Dr. Fate #5 (1989) Review

THE NIGHT OF BRAHMA, PART FOUR:

MIDNIGHT

Writer: J.M. DeMatteis

Penciller: Shawn McManus

Inker: Mark McKenna
Letterer: John Costanza
Colorist: Lovern Kindzierski

Cover Price: $1.25

Release Date: March 7th, 1989

Review by Joey Casco of TheWineStalker.net

To read the other reviews of this arc, check out the "The Night of Brahma" label. 

Kent Nelson is dead but Nabu inhabits Kent's corpse to mentor the new Dr. Fate, Eric Strauss, who was a 10 year old boy aged up to an adult by Nabu. But the catch is that Eric must merge with his stepmother Linda in order to become Fate. Joined by a shapeshifting demon named Petey and a lawyer named Jack Small (who has had his body taken over by a Lord of Chaos named Typhon), they must all stop the Lords of Order from bringing about the end of the world. And to do that they must find Order's chosen champion, a vampire named Andrew Bennett, who is trying to bring about the end of the world so he can finally die.

The Terrifics #19 Review and **SPOILERS**

Me Am Excited

Writer: Gene Luen Yang
Artist: Max Raynor
Colors: Stephen Downer
Letterer: Tom Napolitano
Cover: Dan Mora
Variant Cover: Arist Deyn
Assistant Editor: Dave Wielgosz
Editor: Paul Kaminski
Cover Price: $3.99
On Sale Date: August 28, 2019

**NON SPOILERS AND SCORE AT THE BOTTOM**

Hey hey! I’ve been away! But now I’m back! And ready to attack! This review of The Terrifics #19, the first issue I’ve read in months.

Dial H for Hero #6 Review and **SPOILERS**

Just For One Day

Writer: Sam Humphries

Artist and Cover: Joe Quinones
Additional Inks: Scott Hanna
Colorist: Jordan Gibson
Letterer: Dave Sharpe
Assistant Editor: Andrea Shea
Editor: Alex Antone
Group Editor: Brian Cunningham
Cover Price: $3.99
On Sale Date:August 28, 2019

**NON SPOILERS AND SCORE AT THE BOTTOM**

Hey-ooo! It’s the final issue of Dial H for Hero…that Jim is willing to cover on the podcast, that is. Not only that, but it’s the first issue I’ve read since #3 came out. And this one I was barely comprehending even when I did read it! Let’s see if I can figure it all about in my review of Dial H for Hero #6!

Explain It!

Batgirl #38 Review and **SPOILERS**

“Who’s Oracle?” She Said, and Tried to Look the Other Way

Writer: Cecil Castellucci

Artist: Carmine Digiandomenico

Colorist: Jordie Bellaire

Letterer: Andworld Design

Cover: Carmine Digiandomenico & Ivan Plascencia

Variant Cover: Joshua Middleton

Editor: Brittany Holzherr

Group Editor: Brian Cunningham

Cover Price: $3.99

On Sale Date: August 28, 2019

**NON SPOILERS AND SCORE AT THE BOTTOM**

You all know the drill by now: ol’ Reggie was incapacitated for a few months and didn’t read  any current DC Comics books during that time! This puts me about four issues out on Batgirl…can I keep up with the breakneck pace of this series and hop right back on? What do you think?

Justice League Dark #14 Review and **SPOILERS**

Take it Back to the Start

Writer: James Tynion IV

Penciller: Alvarez Martínez Bueno
 Inker: Raul Fernandez
Colorist: Adriano Lucas
Letterer: Rob Leigh
Cover: Guillem March and Arif Prianto
Variant Cover: Clayton Crain
Editor: Brittany Holzherr
Group Editor: Brian Cunningham
Cover Price: $3.99
On Sale Date: August 28, 2019 

**NON SPOILERS AND SCORE AT THE BOTTOM**

It’s been a little while, huh? I was away, in some other magical dimension for a while. But I have returned, and just in time to review Justice League Dark #14!

Wonder Woman #77 Review

Give a Little Bit of Love to Grow

Written By: G. Willow Wilson
Art By: Jesus Merino, Vicente Cifuentes, Romulo Fajardo Jr., Pat Brosseau
Cover Price: $3.99
Release Date: August 28, 2019

We got Themyscira back, Veronica Cale got Isadore back and Chetah stabbed Aphrodite in the back (not really, but I have a thing going here!), so what are we going to get this week...Sir Mix-a-Lot?  I doubt it, but anything's possible.  So, do we get a little Oakland bootie all up in here?  Let's find out...

Batman: Curse of the White Knight #2 Review

Writer: Sean Murphy
Art Team: Sean Murpy, Matt Hollingsworth, AndWorld Design
DC Comics Black Label
Release Date: August 28, 2019
Cover Price: $4.99

Bat Zorro

The first issue of Batman: Curse of the White Knight was a lot more of a continuation of the previous series than a fresh jumping on point for anyone who may have missed the fun the first time around.  Personally I'm just fine with that, sometimes you have to go back a few issues to understand whats going on now, that's just the nature of comics. So we picked up where the last series left off, with new connections to the Wayne family and Gothams past coming to light, meanwhile Azrael is thrown into the mix and I was excited to see where this all went again. Sean Murphy grabbed me again so lets see whats continuing to simmer in issue two.

Martian Manhunter #8 Review and Spoilers

Too Deep?

Written by: Steve Orlando
Art by: Riley Rossmo and Ivan Plascencia
Letters by: Andworld Design
Cover Price: $3.99
Release Date: August 28, 2019

Is this book hitting its stride? It's an interesting question and one that any reviewer worth his salt should be able to answer. The short answer is "I think so, yes," but there remain nagging unresolved doubts in my head which plague my mind like a swarm of nonsense-infected gnats and I'm beginning to think that I can't see the wood for the trees. Those doubts are mostly about the overall story of this series and the time it's taken to get us to this point. Put bluntly, the creative team have dithered and dallied when a more direct approach might have been better. But, what do I know? I'm just a reviewer at the end of the day. I'm probably missing something obvious. Hmmm… Well, let's get on with issue 8, shall we?

Red Hood: Outlaw #37 Review

School of Hard Knocks

Written By: Scott Lobdell

Art By: Kenneth Rocafort, Steve Firchow, Troy Peteri

Cover Price: $3.99
Release Date: August 28, 2019

Now that Jason Todd has gotten an offer from Lex to become a teacher to the next generation of meta-humans, I think that this book is going to go in a weird, new and hopefully interesting place, which really, it's needed because while I do enjoy this title, it does come off as stale every now and again and a this feels like something that will keep it pretty fresh for at least the Year of the Villain.  Let's head off to the classroom now and see Jason's first round of students and what they're about.  Let's jump into this issue and check it out.

Batman Beyond #35 Review

High Toned

Written By: Dan Jurgens

Art By: Rick Leonardi, Ande Parks, Chris Sotomayor, Travis Lanham

Cover Price: $3.99

Release Date: August 28, 2019

Thirty-five years from now, Terry McGinnis and the rest of the future Bat-Family are having themselves some trouble because not only are they dealing with a villain with super speed, who can split into two, but we also have the Beyond version of False Face, who can take over your life completely and leave you an amnesiac mess.  That's exactly what's happened to our hero and hopefully Bruce Wayne has something up his sleeve to not only take down the villain, but also save Terry.  Let's jump into this issue and check it out.

Freedom Fighters #8 Review

Homeward Bound: An Awful Journey

Written By: Robert Venditti

Art By: Eddy Barrows, Jack Herbert, Eber Ferreira, Adriano Lucas, Andworld Design

Cover Price: $3.99
Release Date: August 28, 2019

We're Earth-X bound as we go to check in on our Freedom Fighters team and find out how their assault against the Nazi menace is doing.  Hopefully, a little better than last issue because while they seemed to escaped the PlaSStic men, it seems that bubblegum bullies took Doll Woman and replaced her within our group of heroes with one of their own.  Yeah, that can't end well.  Let's jump into this issue and see if our Freedom Fighters can overcome or if they'll be rubbed out by the Ratzis.  Let's check it out.

Detective Comics #1010 Review

Bad news, psycho...

Writer: Peter J. Tomasi
Artists: Christian Duce, Luis Guerrero, Rob Leigh
Cover Price: $3.99
Release Date: August 28th, 2019

Review by Joey Casco of TheWineStalker.net

In the last issue a plane carrying a bunch of bigwig CEO's and Bruce Wayne was hijacked by Deadshot, only to be taken down by a lightning strike and crash landing on an island somewhere in the Pacific.

Superman #14 Review

Use The Force-d, Bendis

Written By: Brian Michael Bendis

Art By: Ivan Reis, Joe Prado, Oclair Albert, Alex Sinclair, Wes Abbott

Cover Price: $3.99
Release Date: August 28, 2019

Maybe, just maybe this will be the issue of Superman where we finally learn something about Rogol Zaar or maybe he's just go away and never return....... which would also be acceptable at this point.  Either way, we had Superman and Jor-El go to the destroyed remnants of where Krypton used to be in the previous issue so let's jump into this one and see what Superman's pappy's plan is.  Let's check it out.

The Flash #77 Review and *SPOILERS*

Get the Band Back Together

Written By: Joshua Williamson
Art By: Rafa Sandoval, Jordi Tarragona, Tomeu Morey
Letters By: Steve Wands
Cover Price: $3.99
Release Date: August 28, 2019

*Non Spoilers and Score At The Bottom*

Flash is in an interesting place. We just started this new storyline and the first issue of it was really great. That being said, the story seems like it is going to feature one of the worst parts of Williamson’s run, the new forces. Now, hopefully since we set them all up in the Force Quest storyline, we won’t have to deal with overly long introductions to each of these characters but it’s hard to tell. I’ve decided to stay positive about this storyline for now. After all, I was a huge fan of the previous issue and if this new issue continues to give us that quality of the story, then this will be a VERY enjoyable set of issues. Let’s just jump into this issue and see where it takes us.

Action Comics #1014 Review

A Five Pound Bag

Written By: Brian Michael Bendis

Art By: Szymon Kudranski, Brad Anderson, Rob Leigh

Cover Price: $3.99

Release Date: August 28. 2019

Get your journalistic hats on because we're heading to Metropolis, looking for a scoop...... or maybe we're just looking for a decent Superman story.  Either way, we're Metropolis bound and in our previous issue we saw Lex Luthor offer Red Cloud help with her powers, Rose & Thorn going after drug dealers in Suicide Slums and the Daily Planet doing Daily Planet things.  Yeah, there's a lot of things on the surface in this book, but somehow nothing ever seems to be happening.  Hopefully all that changes here so let's jump into this issue and check it out.

Batman/Superman #1 Review

I Need a Shot

Writer: Joshua Williamson
Artist: David Marquez, Alejandro Sanchez, John J. Hill
Cover Price: $3.99
Release Date: August 28, 2019

While I usually try to avoid anyone who is infected as a general rule, I was pretty excited to figure out the mystery of who the Batman Who Laughs got to.  The problem is, DC decided to ruin a big part of it by just announcing a bunch so they could solicit some future books.  Way to go!  I mean, now I'm stuck with the mystery of if I am as sick of the Batman Who Laughs as I think I am.  Well, let's see if I can crack this case...

Justice League #30 Review

Gotta Get Back In Time

Writer: James Tynion IV, Scott Snyder
Artist: Jorge Jimenez
Publisher: DC Comics
Release Date: August 28, 2019
Cover Price: $3.99

It's time to get our Justice/Doom War on, but if you've been paying attention, you may be wondering why Doom isn't first in that equation.  Yea, Lex is kicking most of the ass so far and with Year of the Villain just getting started, I'm not so sure it's going to change here.  Is that such a bad thing, though?  The answer is YES!  So, let's see if the Justice League can tip the scales a bit back towards Justice this week.

PREVIEW: Justice League #30

Written By: James Tynion IV, Scott Snyder

Art By: Jorge Jimenez, Alejandro Sanchez, Tom Napolitano
Cover Price: $3.99
Release Date: August 28, 2019

The "Justice Doom War" starts here! The Lex Luthor the League has known and fought is no more, replaced by an apex predator version of Lex, powered by Perpetua with a goal of bringing tragedy to the DC Universe. Now that Lex has powered up villains across the cosmos, he marshals his own troops, sparking a war between the Legion of Doom and the Justice League that will span space, time and the Multiverse itself. This is the start of the next big Justice League event, with consequences affecting "DC's Year of the Villain" and beyond!

PREVIEW: Batman: Curse of the White Knight #2

Writer: Sean Murphy
Artist: Sean Murphy, Matt Hollingsworth, Andworld Design
Cover Price: $4.99
Release Date: August 28, 2019

The Joker's plan is in full swing-with a single devastating secret and his puppet strings controlling the elites, the Clown Prince and his new recruit, Azrael, are ready to eliminate Batman and obliterate the Wayne family's legacy. With Gotham City's identity and institutions hanging in the balance, Gordon makes a surprising public announcement-but The Joker's response will send the Bat-family and the GTO spiraling.

PREVIEW: Detective Comics #1010

Written By: Peter J. Tomasi
Art By: Christian Duce, David Baron, Rob Leigh
Cover Price: $3.99
Release Date: August 28, 2019

In part two of “Take Your Shot,” Batman confronts Deadshot only to learn he’s come to Gotham City to enlist the skills of the World’s Greatest Detective! Can the two of them work together—or will their opposing ideologies get the best of them?

PREVIEW: Batman/Superman #1

Writer: Joshua Williamson 
Artist: David Marquez, Alejandro Sanchez, John J. Hill
Cover Price: $3.99
Release Date: August 28, 2019


Up in the sky, in the dark of the night, trust no one-for the Secret Six walk among us. Spinning out of the devastating events of the Batman Who Laughs, Superman and Batman are together once more in an all-new monthly series-and they're facing a terrifying new threat that could strike from anywhere. The Dark Knight and the Man of Steel must journey into the depths of Gotham City to learn which of their fellow heroes has been transformed into the horrifying horseman of their most dangerous and deranged foe ever. Our heroes will need to fight to survive, but an even more dangerous question lurks in the shadows: Can Superman and Batman even trust each other?

PREVIEW: Wonder Woman #77

Written By: G. Willow Wilson
Art By: Jesus Merino, Vicente Cifuentes, Romulo Fajardo Jr., Pat Brosseau
Cover Price: $3.99
Release Date: August 28, 2019

The Greek god Hephaestus forged the mythological sword called the God Killer. With its eldritch energies, the sword’s wielder can lay waste to armies and, most notably, slay even the mightiest of immortals. Meet its new owner: Cheetah. And that spells bad news for Wonder Woman”.

PREVIEW: The Flash #77

Written By: Joshua Williamson
Art By: Rafa Sandoval, Jordie Tarragona, Tomeu Morey, Steve Wands
Cover Price: $3.99
Release Date: August 28, 2019

“Death of the Speed Force” continues! The Speed Force is collapsing, and its destructor is here...to save the day?! The Strength, Sage and Still forces have placed a dangerous strain on the force that empowers the DC Universe’s super-speedsters, and the Flash is about to face the impossible choice of saving his friends’ lives or losing his powers forever!

PREVIEW: Martian Manhunter #8

Written By: Steve Orlando
Art By: Riley Rossmo, Ivan Plascencia, Andworld Design
Cover Price: $3.99
Release Date: August 28, 2019

Diane Meade has fully investigated J’onn J’onnz, but in order for the two of them to be ready to stand against Charnn’s greatest threat, she must forgive him and reveal the story of the true John Jones! Charnn’s Martian experiments continue and change the life of Ashley Addams, and human civilization, forever!

PREVIEW: Justice League Dark #14

Circe's Revenge XXI

Writer: James Tynion IV 

Penciller: Alvarez Martínez Bueno 

Inker: Raul Fernandez 

Colorist: Adriano Lucas 

Letterer: Rob Leigh 

Cover: Guillem March and Arif Prianto 

Variant Cover: Clayton Crain 

Editor: Brittany Holzherr 

Group Editor: Brian Cunningham 

Cover Price: $3.99

On Sale Date: August 28, 2019

The rules of magic have changed forever, and the Justice League Dark is ready to keep the peace in the magical world! But that peace will be shattered as Circe takes center stage, gathering a team of magic’s most dangerous monsters to take control of magic once and for all!

 Circe's back and you're gonna be in trouble! See some preview pages, below!