October 13, 2011
Wow, I am speechless.
Still reading? Sorry I was trying to digest The Penguin: Pain & Prejudice Part 1.
Do you remember the movie Big when Josh Baskin is brainstorming about the faux-transformer that went from building to robot? He went on to complain how utterly useless it was, I had similar views on the Penguin. For a supervillian he always came off as pathetic. How can anyone fear a little fat and slow-moving bitter man? Well I will tell you, read Gregg Hurwitz tale on the Birdman, he is more than a late in life Marlon Brando.
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Posted by Obi Wan Canubi
October 12, 2011
I feel like one of the few who enjoyed Simone’s Batgirl #1,
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Posted by xxadverbxx
October 12, 2011
The newest Dynamic Duo races off in this second issue by Peter Tomasi!
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Posted by xxadverbxx
October 12, 2011
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Posted by xxadverbxx
October 12, 2011
The Shade #1, cover by Tony Harris
Starman. Even after everything else Robinson has done, even after the flat-out embarrassment of Cry for Justice, Starman has endured as a shining example of many of the best things serialized superhero comics can offer. Jack Knight remains a memorable creation, and the book Robinson built around him stands up well, even to this day. But, for whatever reason, it’s a feat Robinson has never been able to repeat. With The Shade, a 12-issue mini-series launching today, Robinson returns to Opal City and to the morally ambiguous former villain he popularized.
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Posted by Cal Cleary
October 12, 2011
The second and final review of the already read, reviewed, chew and rehashed #1′s from the DC Reboot. Thanks for bearing with me on the old material, I just couldn’t not review the #1′s
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Posted by Obi Wan Canubi
October 11, 2011
Detective #1
While in the whole of it all I consider Detective Comics the greatest comic book conceptualized to date, past and current, this particular issue also set forth to reach a benchmark quality by which comics are judged perfect in my opinion. As a writer and artist for the debut Tony Daniel was able to not only write a great story, but also visualize for us the image he envisioned for his dialogue and storyboard.
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Posted by Obi Wan Canubi
October 11, 2011
So here it is, the Gotham Round-Up for the relaunch and beyond. Each cycle it is my intention to do a comprehensive overview of the Bat-sociates across the City of the Darkness. While it stands right now that the continuity will not directly interlace and each book is a stand alone for now, but the events that hold true in one will hold true across the DCU. So any character directly connected to the City of Gotham will be reviewed each month.
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Posted by Obi Wan Canubi
October 11, 2011
It’s Tuesday. The day before new books hit the shelves. Let’s look at what’s in store for the new DCU:
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Posted by lebeau
October 9, 2011
It’s time to take on the first round of #2 for the New 52, dishing up one sentence reviews of each ongoing title released this week. They are scored out of five and at the end I have a cumulative leader board (averaging the scores of each title) to show which are consistently excellent, which are on the rise, and which are circling the drain.
I also review limited series, like the new Huntress and Penguin minis, but these are not included in the leader board.
Be warned, there could be spoilers ahead (although I try to avoid them).
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Posted by ikeebear
October 8, 2011
I thought I’d take a peak at two limited series that got launched this week; both of which are wonderfully done.
SPOILER WARNING!
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Posted by xxadverbxx
October 7, 2011
J.T. Krul and team does a little better with this issue. Only a little better though.
SPOILER WARNING!
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Posted by xxadverbxx
October 6, 2011
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Posted by lebeau
October 5, 2011
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Posted by lebeau
October 5, 2011
Spiderman, eat your heart out.
SPOILER WARNING!
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Posted by xxadverbxx
October 5, 2011
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Posted by lebeau
October 5, 2011
I was extremely disappointed in Daniel’s Detective Comics #1, though I’ll state right now he handles the second issue far better.
SPOILER WARNING!
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