Who is Bane? In the DCU, one of the myriad small countries is a place in the Caribbean called Santa Prisca. This nation first showed up during a story involving Vic Sage, the original Question. It later became better known as... (Continue reading)
Secret Six #17 Roll Call: Bane, Catman, Deadshot, Jeanette, Ragdoll, Scandal, Black Alice Bad Guys(?): Amanda Waller, Multiplex, Virtuosa, Nightshade, Bronze Tiger, Rick Flag, Count Vertigo REALLY Bad Guys: Black Lanterns- Yasemin, Fiddler, Psi, Manticore, Ravan, Punch Warning, as ever, my reviews contain spoilers. Hi,... (Continue reading)
DC Comics is presently doing a major event called Blackest Night. It’s crossing over into many of their titles, and spawning assorted limited series. Personally, I’m largely giving it a pass, as I don’t like either the concept or the... (Continue reading)
Gail Simone and Nicola Scott are out, John Ostrander and J. Calafiore are in, and with an issue absent of our familiar chaos that should be a minor bridge from one story to the other, Secret Six #15 ends up... (Continue reading)
Gail Simone in a Newsarama interview said “all I can say is wait until Issue #14.” and good lord, she was not joking. Secret Six #14 was packed FULL of story, action, and shock and is an immediate favorite. I saw... (Continue reading)
Ok, if you don’t read the title, you likely won’t get this. Yes, the meter is off and some rhymes are questionable. A is for Arkham, where most of them belong. B is for Bane, without Venom STILL strong. C is for Catman who... (Continue reading)
Secret Six #12 marks a full year for the title and I want to send out a big congratulations to Gail Simone, Nicola Scott, and anyone else who’s helped give us a years worth of great comic books. As... (Continue reading)
Originally I wasn’t going to cover this, due to it not being big news or anything, but after giving the new cover to Secret Six #15 (by Daniel LuVisi) another hard look I said, “What the hell. It’s a slow... (Continue reading)
Courtesy of DC’s The Source we got blessed with some Secret Six #12 previews and I gotta say, this title just seems to get better and better. Last month Wonder Woman interuptted things while the six traded punches and it... (Continue reading)
Secret Six #11 The great thing about the Secret Six is the multiple dimensions of story elements a writer like Gail Simone has to play with. And although it’s a team of villains, they go through all of the same ups... (Continue reading)
Just when I started getting my monthly Secret Six itch DC’s The Source gives us some beautiful #11 previews! Perfect timing! This being the second issue in the new slave trade plot it looks like things pick up exactly where they... (Continue reading)