Deathstroke #8 Review

Written by: Tony S. Daniel and James Bonny
Art by: Tony S. Daniel, Sandu Florea and Tomeu Morey
Cover Price: $2.99
Release Date: July 22, 2015

Running to Stand Still

I don't think that it would surprise anybody to say that this book has a major case of style over substance.  Sure, it would take a major feat for any story to top the consistently incredible art that Daniel's puts on display in this series, but the story has lagged far behind.  The first major arc ended with little fanfare and more questions than answers, but I have to admit, this God killer story had me excited from the get go.  The Terminator has killed almost everything and everyone in the DCU, so why not raise the stakes and have him go after a god?!?  While it sounded promising, last month's start was not as great as I was hoping it would be.  The culprit was the story and we had another book that looked great, but not much else.  That is until Wonder Woman showed up and had me excited for this issue.  Did Diana kick the God Killer story into high gear or was I just worshiping false idols? Let's find out...

DC Comics: Bombshells #1 Review and *SPOILERS*

Written By: Marguerite Bennett
Art By: Marguerite Sauvage
Digital Price: $0.99
Release Date: July 25, 2015

A League of Her Own

*Non Spoilers and Score At The Bottom*

You remember those really awesome and incredibly sexy statues that DC was putting out featuring your favorite female characters done up like 40's bombshell pinups?  Yeah, well I guess they were so successful that DC decided to have them featured in their very own Digital First comic.  It's World War II and with most of America's men on the front line, it looks like it's up to the women of America to keep the country running and for some of them, the streets safe as well.  Let's check out this digital book and see if these bombshells are as live as we want them to be or if they're simply duds.

Batman: Arkham Knight #23 Review

Written by: Peter J. Tomasi
Art by: Ig Guara, Juan Ferreira and Andrew Dalhouse
Cover Price: $0.99
Release Date: July 25, 2015


Did You Ever Meet Anybody You Didn't Kill?


My name is Jim and I am an Arkham Knight fanboy.  I am only talking about this comic as I haven't played a second of the game yet and don't know if I ever will.  Hate me for being honest, but I am a very lazy busy man.  However, every Friday night, I ignore my wife's honey-do list and sit back and read me some Arkham Knight.  It's one of my simple pleasures and after twenty some issues, I have never been disappointed...until last week.   While it was a fun issue, it was also a whole lot of setup and the closest thing to filler that I've seen from Peter Tomasi and this series.  I did mention in my review that it had a crazy cliffhanger ending and I couldn't wait to see what happened next.  Well, now that I've seen it, can I get back to recommending this book to everybody I see on the street or was it another sad night in the Werner house?  Let's find out...

Top 5 Fridays: DC/Marvel Team Ups I Would Like To See

Last week, The twelfth film of Marvel's Cinematic Universe, Ant-Man, was released and it made me think of the rival company. If you couldn't add two and two together, I'm a huge DC fan, but that doesn't mean I HATE Marvel. If we truly 100% hated Marvel, DC would have nothing to stride towards. They are like Sinestro and Hal Jordan (or for you Marvel fans Prof. X and Magneto), equals who need the other to truly be their rival to try and best. In honor of that rivalry, this weeks top 5 is going to be what I think would make interesting cross company team ups. Enough babbling, LETS BEGIN!

Prez #2 Review

Written by: Mark Russell
Art by: Ben Caldwell, Mark Morales, Sean Parsons, Jeremy Lawson
Cover Price: $2.99
Release Date: July 23, 2015

*spoilers below, score and summary are at the bottom*

THE RESULTS ARE IN!!!

... and Beth Ross has been elected the new president of the United States. After an amazing debut issue, Prez #2 still delivers on their dark humor political satire. While last issue takes a couple read through's to fully comprehend what was happening, this issue was much more simple for the reader. We learn more about Beth Ross as her story is uncovered more here than previous issues, so we have our main protagonist fleshed out more along with the beginning of establishing a supporting cast for her.

Harley Quinn and Power Girl #2 Review

Written by: Amanda Conner, Jimmy Palmiotti and Justin Gray
Art by: Stephane Roux, Elliot Fernandez, Paul Mounts and Alex Sinclair
Cover Price: $2.99
Release Date: July 23, 2015

Can I Borrow a Feeling?

To say I was disappointed by last month's premier issue of Harley and Power Girl is an understatement.  Of all the minis announced with the DC You, this book was the one I had pegged as a can't miss.  How could I not enjoy a continuation of one of my favorite teamups in recent memory done by the same writers who gave it to us in the first place?  Well, I didn't enjoy it at all and I blame the lack of fun and story as the reasons.  Sure there were the standard toilet humor and pop culture jokes I usually love from Palmiotti and Conner, but most just fell flat and left me wondering what the hell happened.  There is still time to right the ship and make this story as good as the original, but it really needs to start this month.  Does this issue get things on track and heading towards a glorious end?  Let's find out...

Sinestro #13 Review and *SPOILERS*

Written By: Cullen Bunn
Art By: Brad Walker, Drew Hennessy, Jason Wright
Cover Price: $2.99
Release Date: July 22, 2015

No Jeers, Only Fears

*Non Spoilers and Score At The Bottom*

Hey everyone, I'm getting my Sinestro review out on time this month!  It's a July miracle.......... That's a thing right?  Anyway, the last time we checked in on our favorite Fear Lantern, we saw that Sinestro had his hands full.  Not only was his daughter questioning his leadership skills....... and his ego, but he was also dealing with the fact that someone in his Corps betrayed him and activated a self destruct device embedded in the planet's core of New Korugar.  At least one of those was dealt with in the last issue because we saw that Sinestro because of Lyssa Drak's divination, was aware that something was about to happen to the Green Lantern Corps........... as we saw in Green Lantern and Green Lantern: Lost Army...... Yeah, I'd say something happened alright.  It's just too bad that with three titles about it, we still have no idea what actually went down.  So with with this knowledge, Sinestro fought his daughter Soranik and after handily defeating her, he took her Green Lantern ring and replaced it with one of his own.  Let's hope that Soranik doesn't freak out too much and that Sinestro can do something about his little meltdown problem.  Let's check it out.

Justice League 3001 #2 Review

Written by: J.M. DeMatteis and Keith Giffen
Art by: Howard Porter and Hi-Fi
Cover Price: $2.99
Release Date: July 23, 2015

When You Wish Upon a Starro

I don't care what anyone says, I loved Justice League 3000 and that hasn't changed with 3001. Actually I do care, because I want this book to sell well so I can keep reading and reviewing it.  It's like a Mad Magazine parody of the Justice League that is consistently hilarious with it's crazy characters and take on superheroes and comic books in general.  Last issue may have been labeled as a #1 issue, but it continues the fun from the 3000 run and I had a great time with it as usual.  Of course, there was a bit of controversy with Guy Gardner showing up as a woman (and the reaction that got from Batman and Superman), but people should realize that this book is a spoof and everything is up for grabs.  The big draw this month was the promise of Supergirl showing up and I don't know about you, but my mind ran wild with crazy ideas of what will happen when she meets the Justice League and Superman in particular.  Was this issue as good or better than what I thought up?  Let's find out...

Gotham By Midnight #7 Review and *SPOILERS*

Written By: Ray Fawkes
Art By: Juan Ferreyra
Cover Price: $2.99
Release Date: July 22, 2015

Gotham Is Screwed

*Non Spoilers and Score At The Bottom*

In the previous issue of Gotham By Midnight, we saw that the Precinct Thirteen team were dealing with Sister Justine's death after what I like to call "The Spectre Incident"......... I didn't say that it was a good name, it's just what I call it.  The death of a teammate isn't the only thing that our Midnight Shift have to worry about though because it seems that even after everything that Agent Rook witnessed while he shadowed the team, he's still gunning to shut them down....... So it's a good thing that Lt. Weaver knows a lawyer and we got our debut of Kate Spencer into the new continuity.  Besides all that though, the previous issue balanced the wrap around story with a monster of the week scenario where Corrigan and Drake took down a vengeful spirit.  I'm a fan of the monster of the week type story, but I hope that this series doesn't become known for that by overusing it.  Let's jump into this story and see what our Precinct Thirteen team is doing and if they can stop "the man" from shutting them down.  Let's check it out.

Aquaman #42 Review and *SPOILERS*

Written By: Cullen Bunn
Art By: Trevor McCarthy, Jesus Merino, Walden Wong
Cover Price: $3.99
Release Date: July 22, 2015

King On The Run

*Non Spoilers and Score At The Bottom*

Well, Aquaman has seriously pissed off Mera and whether that attitude is justified or not, Arthur is on the run from his own people.  It all stems from this pseudo invasion that's going on that has the possibility of destroying Atlantis.,,,,,, I guess.  It's all very vague and all we really got from the last issue about that is, these structures began appearing out of nowhere around the world and when they did, some black oil poison began tentacle-ing out........ and doing stuff?  I don't really know, like I said it's all very vague, but apparently if this continues, it means the destruction of Atlantis and since Aquaman went off on his own to deal with the menace and decided that it wasn't all bad because there are innocent people that are attached to this........ You know what?  It's like there's an ancient Atlantis that is forcing it's way into our world and Aquaman is saving the people that need to be saved and Mera is pissed that he's not just destroying the invading force, since Arthur left her in charge of Atlantis and it's people.  So Aquaman is Atlantean Enemy #1 and hopefully in this issue the plot comes together more and I can actually understand what's going down with all the structures and poison showing up and what these ancient Atlanteans that Arthur is saving have to do with it.  Let's check it out.

Wonder Woman #42 Review and *SPOILERS*

Written By: Meredith Finch
Art By: David Finch, Jonathan Glapion, Johnny Desjardins, Brad Anderson
Cover Price: $3.99
Release Date: July 22, 2015

The Game of Strife

*Non Spoilers and Score At The Bottom*

With this being only my second issue of Wonder Woman that I've reviewed, it's weird for me because while I read a bit of this creative team's run, I never got where all the hate was coming from that I'd see people throwing at this book.  Especially after reading the last issue, which I really liked.  In that issue we saw Wonder Woman getting all classy with her new wardrobe and coming across someone who doesn't think Diana has what it takes to be the God of War and because of that, he wants to take it from her.  This mysterious fellow isn't alone though because as we saw at the end of the issue, he had himself some sort of wishing well that he talked to in his basement, that gave him the tools he'll need to complete his task.  You know, just some simple things like a a golden bow and arrow and a Pegasus.  You know, normal.  So let's get into this issue and see if this mystery attacker becomes known to us and if he's able to get the best of Wonder Woman.  Let's check it out.

Grayson #10 Review

Written by: Tom King and Tim Seeley
Art by: Mikel Janin and Jeromy Cox
Cover Price: $3.99
Release Date: July 22, 2015

Killer Issue

I like plenty of things in this crazy little thing called life.  Chicken fried steak, long walks in the park and...actually, I'm a miserable guy that doesn't take pleasure in much at all.  One thing I really don't care for is the spy genre in entertainment.  The closest I get to enjoying anything spy related (and yes, this includes James Bond) is Get Smart and who doesn't enjoy the antics of Agent 86?  You know what I'm saying?  Get Smart?  Oh well, the reason I'm bringing all this up is because I should not enjoy Grayson.  I was pissed off when Nightwing got cancelled and even said I'd boycott this book before it was released.  Of course, I was forced to read and review it by the higher ups here at Weird Science and the rest is history.  Grayson now sits at the top of my favorites list and Agent 36 is sitting next to Don Adams as the greatest spies according to Jim Werner.  Last issue continued the greatness and while I was expecting a little bit more new reader friendliness for the start of the DC You, it was a great issue for those who have been reading since it launched.  Dick was at his best, wooing the ladies and getting away by the skin of his rock hard butt cheeks.  However, he may be guilty of multiple murders and is leaving bodies and making enemies everywhere he goes.  Does this issue give us some answers and continue the greatness?  Let's find out...

Justice League: Gods and Monsters Movie Review

Brave New World

Well the time has finally come. For months, DC has been promoting the world of Justice League: Gods and Monsters for the past few months and for the most part it has been a pretty well received.
The first bout was with the Machinima shorts, each showing off the members in action. While I liked Batman's and blown away by Superman's, I wasn't much a fan of Wonder Woman's Short. In comparison to the other two, this Wonder Woman didn't seem to far fetched and new to me. Granted the killing may be a a little unusual from the norm, but its nothing we haven't seen before.
Wonder Woman became a much more interesting in the second bout of publicity. I am of course referring to the daily digital comics. These not only helped flesh out the characters and backgrounds, but also the world. Personally I loved the Wonder Woman story more than the Superman and Batman stories, but all were fantastic nonetheless.
However you readers don't want to hear me ramble on and on about the build up; You want to hear my opinion on the finale to this tale. Lets dive on in!

We Are Robin #2 Review and *SPOILERS*

Written By: Lee Bermejo
Art By: Jorge Corona, Rob Haynes, Trish Mulvihill, Khary Randolph, Emilio Lopez
Cover Price: $3.99
Release Date: July 22, 2015

Making Friends

*Non Spoilers and Score At The Bottom*

I was shocked by the end of the first issue of We Are Robin at how much I loved it.  I really dismissed this as a throwaway book that was just trying to get younger readers by showing cellphones and young heroes with bad attitudes.  I'm so happy that I was wrong and somehow I completely missed the fact that Duke Thomas was going to be the main character.  This might not mean much to some, but having Duke in this book is a real connection to the rest of the Batman world that easily allowed me slide into this story because I had someone I recognized there to hold my hand.  In that issue we saw that Duke Thomas has been having a hard time since Batman: Endgame because his parents are still missing from when everyone was jokerized and in between being sent to different foster homes, Duke has been secretly searching for his parents.  This eventually leads him to go checking in the Gotham sewers because word on the street was that people are still being found down there.  Too bad that Duke came across a rat faced preacher man instead, who with his army of hobos, plans on setting off bombs across Gotham to show the people that live above......... Well, I don't really know what they want to show them, but whatever it is, I'm sure it has to do with them being dirty hobos and being pissed about it.  Let's check out this issue and see if Duke Thomas can survive his underground encounter with the help of some Robins.

The Flash #42 Review

Written by: Robert Venditti and Van Jensen
Art by: Brett Booth, Norm Rapmund and Andrew Dalhouse
Cover Price: $2.99
Release Date: July 22, 2015

ZOOM!

I may not be the biggest fan of the Flash, but I'm pretty darn close.  In the grand scheme of things, I may still be a greenhorn to some, but I think that has helped me out a bit with this comic book thingee we do and the Flash in particular.  When the New 52 began, I jumped in without any preconceived notions and fell in love with this book and it's hero, Barry Allen.  Yes, Barry Allen was instantly "my Flash" and forty-two issues and two creative teams later, he still is.  However, I'm not here to start a Flash Fan celebration, I'm here to review this issue.  This arc started off strong, with the inclusion of Professor Zoom and the complications he's brought to Barry's world.  That certainly continues this month, but was it any good?  Let's find out...

Cyborg #1 Review and *SPOILERS*

Written By: David Walker
Art By: Ivan Reis, Joe Prado, Andriano Lucas
Cover Price: $2.99
Release Date: July 22, 2015

The Invisible Man

*Non Spoilers and Score At The Bottom*

All I'm saying is, it's about time.  DC Comics went and rebooted it's Universe with the New 52 back in 2011 and here we are four years later and finally getting a solo Cyborg book.  Now this could be a non-issue for some people because we've got a lot of characters that haven't gotten their own titles yet, but the thing that makes it ridiculous to me is............Cyborg is a founding member of the Justice League in this Universe and Aquaman has had two titles!  Who the hell would have predicted that?  Anyway, we pick up with this first issue after the Sneak Peek we saw in May, where Cyborg went and got torn apart......... I blame that sleeker look he was going for after Forever Evil.......... No way that big bad ass version we had of him at the beginning of the New 52 would tear so easy.  Just when we thought that Cyborg was finally going to meet his maker, you know, since he's cheated death twice already, his body went and repaired itself and actually repaired itself with skin instead of machinery.  That was an awesome cliffhanger.  Let's see what Vic Stone is doing with his super sleeker look as we begin his new solo series.  Let's check it out.

The Flash Season Zero #11 Review

Written by: Kai Wu & Lauren Certo
Art by: Phil Hester
Cover Price: $0.99
Release Date: January 26, 2015

Bite Marks

When you think of comic books based on TV shows you generally picture a product and stories that fit in with the series' universe quite nicely.  Normally, that's the case with The Flash Season Zero, but not this time. This issue of the book is nothing short of a love-letter to the sixties, a rather interesting assessment considering this issue's villain was first introduced to fans in a 1994 issue of Superboy. 

Sinestro #12 Review and *SPOILERS*

Written By: Cullen Bunn
Art By: Brad Walker, Drew Hennessy, Jason Wright
Cover Price: $2.99
Release Date: June 17, 2015

Family Squabble 

*Non Spoilers and Score At The Bottom*

Oh man, is this review coming in late, but as I like to tell myself, late at night when I've run out of tears, it's only late if the next issue has come out.  So I have a couple of hours to spare.  As we saw in the Sinestro Annual, there's a killer on New Korugar and our favorite Fear Lantern has to weed out who the killer is and after seeing the back stories to our favorite Sinestro Corps members in the Annual, I'm still not sure about who it could be because really, it could be anyone........even your Mama.  Whoever it is has a big beef with Sinestro and his entire Corps and hell, even the Korugarians Sinestro has saved because as a final act to the killing, this mystery person has set the planet to meltdown from it's underground controls.  Remember, with this being a former prison planet, it's not out of the realm of imagination that whoever was keeping the prisoners there would want a fail safe in case something went wrong.  Voila, planetary meltdown.  Hopefully in this issue we see our tiny mustached master of fear put an end to this mutiny and find out who the traitor is.  Let's check it out.

Injustice: Year Four #12 Review

Written by: Brian Buccellato
Art by: Mike S. Miller
Cover Price: $0.99
Release Date: July 21, 2015

Kill the Messenger

It's no secret that Year Four hasn't been my favorite year of Injustice so far.  Maybe my expectations were too high, but the "Year of the Gods" has been far from heaven sent.  Jokes aside (if you can call that one), Year Four has had numerous problems, but I am a fan of the book and Brian Buccellato and I know in my heart of hearts that he will eventually turn things around.  Is this the issue where the comeback begins?  Let's find out...

We Are Robin #2 Preview

Written By: Lee Bermejo
Art By: Rob Haynes, Khary Randolph
Cover Price: $3.99
Release Date: July 22, 2015


In Gotham City, hundreds of Robins have taken to the streets. But who will be their new leader? And who is the mystery man working behind the scenes?

This series is probably the biggest surprise for me from the new titles that have come out since June.  Initially I pish poshed this title as nothing more than a way to shoehorn young readers in with promises of teenage characters and their cellphone savvy.  Luckily, I was terribly wrong and the first issue just went and "wowed" the hell out of me.  I can't wait to check out this second issue.

Wonder Woman #42 Preview

Written By: Meredith Finch
Art By: David Finch, Jonathan Glapion
Cover Price: $2.99
Release Date: July 22, 2015


To replace Ares as the God of War, Wonder Woman must better understand him – and that means a journey to Ares’ home! You can just imagine what that entails! Plus, learn who is behind the attacks on Paradise Island!

With the previous issue of Wonder Woman really impressing me, I'm really looking forward to what Meredith Finch has in store from us from here on out.  Also, I want to see Wonder Woman's new costume in action.  

Grayson #10 Preview

Written by: Tim Seeley and Tom King
Art by: Mikel Janin and Jeromy Cox
Cover Price: $3.99
Release Date: July 21, 2015

For the first time since FOREVER EVIL, Dick Grayson comes face-to-face with Lex Luthor! 

That's a hell of a solicit, but what really impresses me with this preview is Mikel Janin's art.  It looks great as usual, but I hope we find out one thing...what is under Agent One's turban?!?  I've said it for a while...I think it's a vestigial twin or more specifically, Kuato from Total Recall.  Grayson is already my favorite book in the DC You, but Kuato would make it that much better.  Open your mind...Open your mind...

Cyborg #1 Preview

Written By: David Walker
Art By: Ivan Reis
Cover Price: $2.99
Release Date: July 22, 2015



The machine that gives Cyborg his powers is evolving! The only problem is that machine is his body and he has no idea what’s causing these changes!

This is a title that I've been waiting for since the beginning of the New 52 and while I can't say that I'm familiar with David Walker's work, I know Ivan Reis' so whatever Walker gives us will look amazing.  Cyborg has gone through some changes since his New 52 re-imagining and while I'm a bit concerned that Vic will eventually look like he did in the 80's if his body keeps growing back, I'm just amazed that we finally have this book to look forward to.  If this book is as half as good as the Sneak Peek....... well, everyone should be picking this title up this week.

Batman '66 #53 Review

Written by: Rob Williams
Art by: Ruben Procopio
Cover Price: $1.99
Release Date: January 7, 2015

A Stand Up Guy (Part 2)

It comes as no surprise to me when writers in any medium choose to use the plot device of a villain turned good to push a story forward.  What I always question is why the characters of the universe accept the change in status quo that they are presented with despite their knowledge of what the bad-guy-turned-good is capable of. I can't speak for anyone but myself, but when I see that, it seems like stupidity on the part of the citizens of the world: in this case Gotham City.

Elfquest #1 Fire and Flight Review

If you have listened to our podcast (the latest episode is HERE, by the way), you are well aware about my running joke about Elfquest.  Believe me, it's really about upsetting Eric and has nothing to do with this book or it's creators.  In fact, Elfquest is a book that I've wanted to read since Randy Widmann showed it to me in 7th grade homeroom over thirty years ago.  We were both into Dungeons and Dragons (Blue Expert Set) so he knew I'd certainly be into Elfquest.  He was probably right, but I want you to go back to the sentence with "Randy Widmann" in it and pay particular attention to one important word...Randy SHOWED Elfquest to me.  He didn't hand it to me, he didn't let me page through it, he didn't let me read it.  He showed me the cover and a couple of pages, but he would not let me get closer than a desk length away.  Why?  Because it was his older brother's comic and his older brother was a real asshole.  To tie this into our website, Chet from Weird Science always reminded me of Randy's brother, Ron.  Yes, he was that much of a dick.  So, Randy showed me Elfquest and told me how great it was, but I never got to read it...until now!  Whatever you guys do, don't tell Eric this story because I have so much fun getting him upset over Elfquest and it's creators, Wendy and Richard Pini.  I know that's a horrible thing to admit, but I'm a pretty horrible guy.  Now that we are in agreement on that fact, let's get on with my "Just for the Hell of it Monday" review of Elfquest #1 Fire and Flight.

Note:  This issue and so many more are available for free Here at the official Elfquest site.

The Fly: Outbreak #2 Review and *SPOILERS*

Oh boy, I can't wait to get back into The Fly: Outbreak in this week's horror/sci-fi filled installment of Just For The Hell of It Mondays.  Since I began reviewing books outside of DC Comics for this segment.......... well, I've gone horror crazy since I finally have a release for my love of the genre and even though I stated already that this is a horror/sci-fi joint, I would still place this series of movies into my horror section of my personal DVD/Blu-ray collection.  Only reason I bring that up is that there's a contention between horror fans as to what qualifies as horror and what doesn't........ such as Sci-Fi and the like and the biggest example of something like this would be a Silence of The Lambs..... or a Jaws.  Both would go under horror in my opinion....... and DO!......... at least in my personal Fortress of Solitude.  What does any of this have to do with this week's JFTHOIM book?  Nothing really, I just wanted to talk some more about horror.  Let's get into this second issue of this sequel to The Fly 2 and see if contradicts the rules that have been established in the films more or if it talks it's way out of it.

Justice League: Gods and Monsters #3 Review

Written by: J.M. DeMatteis and Bruce Timm
Art by: Thony Silas and Tony Avina
Cover Price: $0.99
Release Date: July 12, 2015

Up the Institute

I'll give props to J.M. DeMatteis and Bruce Timm for giving us a story that I never saw coming. This is the furthest from a Justice League book featuring Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman than I could have imagined...and I'm loving it!  One of the biggest reasons is the Forever People.  I'm a fan of the team and having them in this book is like getting an extra treat you didn't expect...like an onion ring in your fries or two onion rings in your fries.  I'm sorry, I'm hungry right now and was never known for my imagination.  Anywho, I may love the Forever People, but I don't trust them.  Neither does Superman and whether it's from a true concern or some deeper, more egotistical reasons, last issue ended with him looking for answers.  Does he find any and does it make another kick-ass issue? Let's find out...

Gotham By Midnight #7 Preview

Written By: Ray Fawkes
Art By: Juan Ferrerya
Cover Price: $2.99
Release Date: July 22, 2015


The responsibilities of the Midnight Shift can take its toll on even the bravest. What trials has Lt. Weaver endured – and has he reached his breaking point?

This series runs really hot and cold for me and it's certainly one of the strangest additions to the DC Comics roster.  When I get done reading an issue I tend to really like it, but when the preview initially comes out, I feel like it's a chore waiting to get done.  Oh well, I still like what we've gotten so far and I'm interested in getting the backstories to the rest of the Midnight Shift and for this issue it looks like Lt. Weaver is up.

Weird Science DC Comics Podcast Episode 28: Justice League, Trancers. and the Feud is Over

Eric felt like someone broke his neck so it took two days to record this episode.  This week we learn that Brenden Fletcher and Peter Tomasi may actually like Jim and Eric, but Jim and Eric don't like Grant Morrison and Jesse Eisenberg.  Of course, they talk about all the DC books and news that came out this week and are joined by Ryan and Dan for a podcast party for your ears.

The Flash #42 Preview

Written by: Van Jensen and Robert Venditti
Art by: Brett Booth and Norm Rapmund
Cover Price: $2.99
Release Date: July 22, 2015

Things go from bad to crazy bad when Barry is forced to deal with both Professor Zoom and his father’s unexpected escape from prison!

I know that Professor Zoom is the big draw here, but I loved every minute of Barry's father escaping prison with his z-list villain crew.  I can't wait to see more of that this week...but yea, I'll also take more Zoom as well.  

Harley Quinn #18 Review

Written by: Jimmy Palmiotti and Amanda Conner
Art by: Chad Hardin, Jed Dougherty, Alex Sinclair and Hi-Fi
Cover Price: $3.99
Release Date: July 15, 2015

Cutthroat Gotham

The Gang of Harleys story continues and while it hasn't been a home run yet, it's at least been fun.   Last issue's introduction of Capt'n Horatio Strong as the big bad was pretty damn cool and in case you didn't read the issue, he's Popeye and he's awesome.  Like I said, it's been fun, but that's never been an issue with this book.  It's when Palmiotti and Conner mix the toilet humor and pop culture references in with an engaging story that we get something special.  While the Gang of Harleys has that potential, it hasn't quite gotten there yet.  Does this issue begin the ride down realizing your potential avenue?  Let's find out...