PREVIEW: Crush & Lobo #7

 

Writer: Mariko Tamaki

Artist: Amancay Nahuelpan

Cover Price: $3.99

Release Date: December 7, 2021

What will Mariko Tamaki come up with next in Crush & Lobo?  She already has Space Vegas so maybe we will see Space Massage Parlors, Space Tennis, or even Space Post-It Notes.  The possibilities are endless...

It's Crush versus Lobo in a knock-down, drag-out father-daughter brawl that might very well destroy Space Vegas by the time these two are done with each other!

PREVIEW: Batman #118

 

Writer: Joshua Williamson

Artist: Jorge Molina

Cover Price: $4.99

Release Date: December 7, 2021

Joshua Williamson kicks off his Batman run with Batman #118 and I am ready to put Fear State in the rearview and get some good Batman action...

New creative team! Start of a new story arc as Batman leaves Gotham! “Abyss” part one! As Gotham celebrates surviving Fear State, Batman retreats alone into the darkness. But when he learns of a mystery involving Batman Inc., it forces the Caped Crusader to leave Gotham for a brand-new adventure! Thrills, chills, and international intrigue await! The Dark Knight begins a new story with superstar artist Jorge Molina and new writer Joshua Williamson!

PREVIEW: Arkham City: The Order of the World #3

 

Writer: Dan Watters

Artist: Dani Strips

Cover Price: $3.99

Release Date: December 7, 2021

Dan Watters continues his Arkham City story and I wonder if it will be overshadowed by the upcoming Shadows of the Bat Weekly Event in Detective Comics...

Solomon Grundy has lived many lives over a great many years. Now, located by Ten-Eyed Man’s strange, but nonetheless effective, methods, he leads Dr. Joy and her many-eyed friend on a tour of the hidden history of Gotham City and the madness at its core

PREVIEW: Suicide Squad #10

Written By: Robbie Thompson

Art By: Eduardo Pansica, Julio Ferreira, Dexter Soy, Marcelo Maiolo, Allen Passalaqua

Cover Price: $3.99

Release Date: December 7, 2021

The Suicide Squad barely manage to steal an alien technology from OA only to find themselves cut off from their transport back to Earth and on the run from Lanterns and Thanagarians. And no backup is coming from Earth because Amanda Waller is under fire from her onetime ally, current-time enemy: Rick Flag!

PREVIEW: One-Star Squadron #1

Written By: Mark Russell

Art By: Steve Lieber, Dave Stewart, Dave Sharpe

Cover Price: $3.99

Release Date: December 7, 2021

Who you gonna call? One-Star Squadron! Meet DC’s superhero team where heroism meets capitalism. This ragtag group of heroes led by Red Tornado is here to provide service with a smile. All you must do is send a request via their on-demand hero app and they’ll answer any call. Whether it’s a children’s birthday party or an alien invasion, no job is too small or too big!

Brought to you by Eisner nominee Mark Russell (The Flintstones, Wonder Twins, Exit Stage Left: The Snagglepuss Chronicles) and Eisner winner Steve Lieber (Superman’s Pal Jimmy Olsen), you’ll want to invest early in this one-of-a-kind miniseries that promises a story filled with heart, heroism, and humor.

PREVIEW: Green Lantern #9

Written By: Geoffrey Thorne

Art By: Tom Raney, Marco Santucci, Maria Lavra Sanapo, Michael Atiyeh, Rob Leigh

Cover Price: $4.99

Release Date: December 7, 2021

With trillions of lives on the line, a ringless John Stewart battles the Mad God for the future state of the universe! Meanwhile, Jo Mullein solves the mystery of the Green Lantern Corps’ battery’s destruction as a new and ancient enemy rises. Is this the end of the Green Lantern Corps or will it lead to a new beginning and a resurrection for the cosmic heroes?

PREVIEW: Superman: Son of Kal-El 2021 Annual #1

Written By: Tom Taylor

Art By: Steve Pugh, Clayton Henry, Romulo Fajardo Jr., Steve Buccellato, Dave Sharpe

Cover Price: $5.99
Release Date: December 7, 2021

Jon Kent’s first days as Earth’s new Superman have been a trial by fire. His actions have already put those he loves in harm’s way. He has stood strong in the path of constant attacks, but the immovable object is about to meet an unstoppable force. Lex Luthor—the man, the myth, the menace—returns to Metropolis.

Nightwing 2021 Annual #1 Review

 

Crowbars and Flashbacks

Writer: Tom Taylor

Artist: Daniel HDR, Cian Tormey

Cover Price: $5.99

Release Date: November 30, 2021

I usually don't get too excited about Annuals, but with Nightwing stuck in Fear State for the past couple of months, I am chomping get at the bit to get a Tom Taylor story all his own.  Throw Jason Todd and the Discoqing suit into the mix and try to keep me away!  Fanboying aside, is this Annual any good?  Let's find out...

Wonder Girl #5 Review

The choice between eternal slavery and death

 Written By: Joëlle Jones

Art By: Adriana Melo, Jordie Bellaire & Pat Brosseau

Cover Price: $3.99

Release Date: November 30, 2021

Wonder Girl #5 is do-or-die time for Yara Flor when she must drink the Elixir of Life to become Hera's champion forever or refuse the "offer" and risk making Hera very unhappy. Meanwhile, Cassie learns that the Amazonian tribes of Themyscira and Bana-Mighdall are not the only warrior tribes in town.

Human Target #2 Review

And then she walked in...

Written By: Tom King

Art By: Greg Smallwood & Clayton Cowles

Cover Price: $3.99

Release Date: November 30, 2021

Human Target #2 continues the detective noir motif by introducing a staple to the genre - the femme fatale - in the from of Justice League International (JLI) member Ice. When Ice pays Christopher Chance a visit out of the blue, it's clear she has more on her mind than a friendly chat, and Chance will ultimately consider whether Ice is more dangerous than the poison slowly killing him.

Batman: The Detective #6 Review

Written By: Tom Taylor

Art By: Andy Kubert, Sandra Hope, Brad Anderson & Clem Robins

Cover Price: $3.99

Release Date: November 30, 2021

Batman: The Detective #6 concludes the mini set in a near-future where Equilibrium sets out to kill everyone saved by Batman, focusing on her biggest target yet -- London. Can Batman, Ducard, and Squire stop her in time?

Batman 2021 Annual #1 Review

 

Don't Ghost(maker) Me!

Writer: Ricardo Lopez Ortiz, James Tynion IV

Artist: Ricardo Lpez Ortiz, Romulo Fajardo Jr., and Clayton Cowles

Cover Price: $5.99

Release Date: November 30, 2021

DC Comics continues giving backup stories Annuals, and that's what we get here in Batman.  Yep, this is a Ghostmaker story continuing from the backups that showed a glimpse at one of Ghostmaker's greatest fights as he went through a gauntlet of baddies to get to... Madame Midas.  Now, if you didn't read those backup stories, James Tynion will fill you in enough that you can jump on here, but the big question is if you did read them, will you care enough to buy this Annual?  Of course, I don't speak for everyone, but here is my answer in review form...

Batman: Fear State Omega #1 Review

 

You Say Omega and I Say...

Writer: James Tynion IV

Artist: Ryan Benjamin, Christian Duce, Riccardo Federici, Guillem March

Cover Price: $4.99

Release Date: November 30, 2021

Whatever you thought of Fear State, we have one last issue of James Tynion Batman to get through before he goes off to all that Substack money.  Sure, the Fear State event is over, but this Omega issue sets up some stuff for Joshua Williamson and Mariko Tamaki while giving us some parting information on some of Tynion's characters that we may or may not see ever again.  It may not feel necessary, but it's more than an afterthought.  How much more?  Let's find out...

Justice League Incarnate #1 Review

 

Step on a Crack...

Written by: Joshua Williamson and Dennis Culver

Art by: Brandon Peterson, Andrei Berssan, Tom Derenick, Hi-Fi, and Tom Napolitano

Cover Price: $4.99

Release Date: November 30, 2021

Joshua Williamson is back with what should be the next step in the BIG stuff going on at DC Comics right now.  I say "should" because mums the word at DC about most things, which has made this "everything matter" Infinite Frontier more confusing than it should be.  Hopefully, this mini and what comes afterward will start giving us that clear roadmap to a more cohesive and exciting DC Universe.  Also, I'd like a trillion dollars and a family who at least pretend to like me.  Oh well, here comes the review...

Action Comics #1037 Review

War Of The Warworlds

Written By: Phillip Kennedy Johnson, Shawn Aldridge

Art By: Miguel Mendonca, Adriano Lucas, Dave Sharpe, Adriana Melo, Hi-Fi

Cover Price: $4.99

Release Date: November 30, 2021

Let's head on back to Warworld and witness the assault that our Superman and the Authority team and leading and hopefully see our heroes come out on top against Mongul and his Lieutenants so that they can free all who are enslaved on the blood riddled world. Previously, we saw our team have a major setback in Superman being revealed to be weakened, and on top of that, Mongul was sporting himself a Kryptonite spear. Yeah, all of this seems pretty dire so let's jump into this issue and see if good can triumph evil. Let's check it out.

Teen Titans Academy #8 Review

Back To School

Written By: Tim Sheridan

Art By: Mike Norton, Hi-Fi, Rob Leigh

Cover Price: $3.99

Release Date: November 30, 2021

Alright, we finally have the Teen Titans Academy feeling like it's catching up to real-time since it wants to do that for some reason, so we have our kids going back to school, and not only that, we've got another round of students making their way to the Roy Harper Academy but with the looming threats of Armageddon and Red X running around, I don't know if we'll have a student body...... or a student dead body... Yeah, I went there.  Let's jump into this issue and see the beginning of what led to our Titans' fate in Future State.  Let's check it out.

Justice League Dark 2021 Annual #1 Review

Sitting Around And Telling Stories

Written By: Ram V, Dan Waters

Art By: Christopher Mitten, Romulo Fajardo Jr., Rob Leigh

Cover Price: $5.99

Release Date: November 30, 2021

It's time to get not just a full issue of Justice League Dark, but an extended Annual issue to get us some full flavor to what our heroes are going up against in their fight against Merlin...... The only problem is... Because of delays or some other nonsense, this Annual issue takes place after issue #71 of Justice League, which depending on when you're reading this, is two issues ahead of where we currently are in our story so there's going to be a bit of a learning curve to this issue. Let's jump into this and see what's what.

Robin 2021 Annual #1 Review

The Dead Speak...... To Flatline

Written By: Joshua Williamson

Art By: Roger Cruz, Victor Olazaba, Luis Guerrero, Troy Peteri

Cover Price: $5.99

Release Date: November 30, 2021

While the Tournament of Lazarus has come to an end, it's time to go back before it began for our Robin Annual, where we'll see some background on some of our favorite and not-so-favorite fighters. Let's jump into this issue and see what's going on with Flatline, The Drenched, Ravager, and Connor Hawke..... and some others but these are my favorites and also, let's get some possible information about the mystery of Respawn. Let's check it out.

The Joker 2021 Annual #1 Review

Good Cop/Dirty Cop

Written By: Matthew Rosenberg, James Tynion IV

Art By: Francesco Francavilla, Tom Napolitano

Cover Price: $5.99

Release Date: November 30, 2021

The hunt for the Joker takes a pause for this Annual issue where we go back in time to Gotham, where we see Jim Gordon as Commissioner still and look at the early days of Joker, Batman, and Jim Gordon trying to clean up the streets from dirty cops. Let's jump into this issue and see how things work out for this tale.