Countdown Breakdown #39
Who is Oracle? Well, to know that we actually have to start by discussing Batgirl. In 1966, Barbara Gordon debuted as the daughter of Commissioner James Gordon. She was going to a costume ball dressed as...
Countdown Breakdown #41
Here we are 10 weeks in. How are you all liking things so far? From the reaction I’ve seen on the internet, I’d have to assume that things aren’t going as well in terms of sales for Countdown as they did...
Countdown Breakdown #42
The Riddler. The Riddler, Edward Nigma, is a classic Batman villain, first appearing back in 1948 in Detective Comics #140. I remember Batman #292 (it actually came out the month that I was born in 1977; I...
Countdown Breakdown #43
p>The Teen Titans. It seems like every time I encounter the Titans, they’re having a funeral! I don’t know about you, but if I were a superhero with a teen sidekick, well one, I’d be wondering why I...
Countdown Breakdown #44
The Amazons. I’m not all that interested in them, and I’m not collecting the Amazons Attack mini-series, but they keep showing up in Countdown, so here ya go: The DC Amazons were created by William...
Countdown Breakdown #40
The Penguin. Oswald Chesterfield Cobblepot was been around in Batman comics since 1941, yet even today he doesn’t get the respect he deserves. It’s a shame because he really deserves to be placed...
Countdown Breakdown #45
Forerunner. Wait a minute. How can John talk about Forerunner? She’s a new character? There IS no back-story! Well, perhaps not on this particular character, but there’s definitely some back-story...
Countdown Breakdown #46
The Rock of Eternity was created by the wizard Shazam by combining a rock formation from Heaven with one from Hell in order to capture the Three Faces of Evil, a dragon-like creature. It later held the seven...
Countdown Breakdown #47
All in all, it’s just another brick in the wall. The issue’s title might just be a throwaway nod to both the Source Wall and a Pink Floyd lyric, but in case it ends up being more, I think I’ll give a...
Countdown Breakdown #48
By popular demand, and since I’m just so fond of the guy, here’s a bit more on Jimmy Olsen. Jimmy’s first official appearance wasn’t even IN comics. It was in the radio show The Adventures of Superman...