Mythology is the operating system of the universe. Or, at least it is in a superhero universe. In the first issue of Grant Morrison’s Final Crisis, Darkseid’s herald Libra lets the Secret Society of Villains in on one of the... (Continue reading)
Time Masters: Vanishing Point #2 Time travel stories are among some of my favorite types of sci-fi stories. However, tus far, Time Masters: Vanishing Point is not one of them. This is essentially a Rip Hunter and Booster Gold story,... (Continue reading)
Is Too Much Batman A Bad Thing? If there was any question about popularity at DC I think the recent November Batman solicitations can clear things up. In November alone there are eight “Batman” titles and another nine Batman-related titles:... (Continue reading)
Batman Beyond #3 Adam Beechan throws a few new twists into “Close Encounters,” the most recent part of the Batman Beyond miniseries. This has been an uneven series for me, leaning towards more good than bad, but in my view... (Continue reading)
Streets Of Gotham #15 Ever since Dini apparently took a hiatus from writing Streets and the DC solicits starting to be mere lies about what was actually forthcoming in this series, I have been on the fence about this comic... (Continue reading)
Batman’s New Threads As The Return of Bruce Wayne nears an end a new status quo for Batman and the Batman Family will begin, including a new costume for the man himself. The most notable of differences is the return... (Continue reading)
Batman: Widening Gyre #6 I appreciate creators pushing the envelope, I really do. In Batman’s case it’s what moved him into an era of camp and comedy, as a result of that other creators like Neal Adams and Dennis O’Neil... (Continue reading)
The Return Of Bruce Wayne #4 And the plot thickens. “She’s safe with a qualified Doctor.” I think this line (coming from Vandal Savage) sealed up any suspension I might have had; Doctor Hurt is Thomas Wayne, the devil-worshipper first... (Continue reading)
Batman Beyond #2 “Hush Beyond” continues this week (Last week for some of you, but my store didn’t get it), as the six part Batman Beyond miniseries moves on. The killer on the loose has been dubbed “Hush” by the... (Continue reading)
Biggest Comic News Out Of San Diego Comic-Con 2010 Although the San Diego Comic-Con is welcoming in more and more video game, TV, and movie related announcements it’s still chock-full of comic book news, and despite there being a heck... (Continue reading)
SDCC Day #3 Wrap-Up Wow. Saturday was huge. Avengers movie news, more DC panels, a clearer Walking Dead trailer, interviews and tons more. Oh…and did I mention Avengers movie news? Image Comics A better, yet still bootleg, version of the... (Continue reading)
SDCC Day #2 Wrap-Up Image Comics The Image Comics Show Panel: “More Astounding Wolf-Man will be in Guarding the Globe!” “Gomez is talking about some new projects with Ron Marz — Shin-Ku, about a woman samurai who takes on vampires... (Continue reading)
SDCC Day #1 Wrap-Up From the looks of it Day 1 was significantly bigger than anyone could have expected and although we couldn’t find everything, we packed as many updates as we could. For more info always click through to... (Continue reading)
Batman #701 For anyone who’s been reading Morrison’s run on Batman since at least last year, this was an anticipated issue; not only because it was a missing piece from the RIP storyline but because it was Tony Daniel and... (Continue reading)
The Dark Knight & The Road Home Announced That’s right, since DC Comics doesn’t have enough Batman titles they figured we could use two more. I’ll make sure the moths living in my wallet send a thank you card. Here’s... (Continue reading)