The Full Run: FINAL CRISIS #1
Comic book events are designed to be welcoming to new readers, or at least those with a cursory knowledge of a given publisher’s universe. They embrace a broad strokes approach to storytelling, capturing big...
Singles Going Steady 7/24/2019 – Move Over Xavier, Hickman is Here
For the first time in a good long while, the X-Men are at the forefront of the comic community's consciousness - and for good reasons too! Jonathan Hickman's much anticipated run has begun, but that's not all...
San Diego Comic Con July 2019
Hi. I attended my first San Diego Comic Con last weekend. I attended Thursday and Friday only. I wanted to share my experience at this comic con. Disclosure, I attended as a volunteer. What did I do...
Singles Going Steady 7/17/2019 – Silver Age Bliss Starring Jimmy Olsen
With some other projects in the works, there wasn't time to review many of this week's books. However, we still managed to enjoy some Silver Age bliss and a tech-noir mystery. Superman’s Pal Jimmy...
The Full Run: Final Crisis – Prologue
If there are two overarching themes found in the works of Grant Morrison, they are metatextuality and all stories matter. Both of them can be found in the pages of Final Crisis, arguably the most polarizing...
Collecting Profile: Batgirl
Batgirl first appeared in Detective Comics 359 (January 1967) published by DC Comics written by Gardner Fox and drawn by Carmine Infantino She is the daughter of police commissioner James Gordon....
5.0
Review: Batman Universe #1 Is One Of The Best Batman In Years
DC Comics (w) Brian Michael Bendis (a) Nick Derington (c) Dave Stewart When It was previously announced that Brian Michael Bendis was making his way over to DC Comics I turned and told my friend,...
Critical Mass: Are We Over-Analyzing Superhero Comics?
One topic that’s been popping up on a more frequent basis is the idea of “Batman is terrible.” I get it. Batman has been thought of in recent years as a Republican power fantasy: a rich white guy with...
Singles Going Steady: DC Only Edition
It was a pretty big week for DC, as they released several great books. Two highly anticipated series saw their debut issues, while another reached its conclusion after two weird years. Oh, and Green Lantern...
1.5
SUPERMAN: YEAR ONE #1 is Painfully Mediocre
DC Comics (w) Frank Miller (a) John Romita Jr. (i) Danny Miki (c) Alex Sinclair Since its initial announcement, readers have braced themselves for the release of Superman: Year One. Many expected a...