PREVIEW: Titans #29

Writer: Dan AbnettArtist: Minkyu JungPublisher: DC ComicsRelease Date: November 14, 2018Cover Price: $3.99
"MAROONED" part one! After their battle with Storrm above the Drowned Earth, the Titans find themselves lost...in space! Stranded on an alien planet-far away from their Earthbound responsibilities, with no means of getting home-they're forced to fight against an enemy that has been lurking in the shadows since the inception of this version of the Titans: their own inner demons. And maybe some outer demons as well!

PREVIEW: Wonder Woman #58

Writer: G. Willow Wilson
Artist: Cary Nord
Publisher: DC Comics
Release Date: November 14, 2018
Cover Price: $3.99

"THE JUST WAR" part one! A new era of Wonder Woman begins as best-selling writer G. Willow Wilson (Ms. Marvel) makes her return to DC with art star Cary Nord (Conan, THE UNEXPECTED) joining the series!   Far below Themyscira, Ares, the God of War, has been imprisoned for generations, repenting his past sins. But his new cellmate Grail may have an unexpected effect on him...and the plan they've come up with will change Themyscira-and the world- forever! When Wonder Woman rushes to Eastern Europe to rescue Steve Trevor from a mission gone wrong, she'll find herself face-to-face with a very new, very different God of War!

PREVIEW: Plastic Man #6

Plastic Lasts Forever

Writer: Gail Simone 

Artist: Adriana Melo 

Colorist: Kelly Fitzpatrick 

Letterer: Simon Bowland 

Cover Artists: Jason Badower 

Editor: Kristy Quinn 

Cover Price: $3.99 

On Sale Date: November 14, 2018

-->It all ends here! Will Plastic Man survive an attack by…another Plastic Man? And if he manages that, will he survive a face-off against the super-villain who set up that first battle? And what about the rest of the super-cabal standing by to see the outcome of those fights? And then…you know what? Let’s have some faith in Mr. O’Brian, who has eeled his way out of all sorts of trouble so far.

Let's wrap this puppy up! Set your peepers on summa dem preview pages, how about it?

PREVIEW: Suicide Squad #48

Your Flag Boy and My Flag Boy

Writer: Rob Williams 

Pencils: Diogenes Neves 

Inks: Scott Hanna 

Colors: Gabe Eltaeb 

Letters: Dave Sharpe 

Cover: David Williams & Wil Quintana 

Variant Cover: Francesco Mattina 

Editor: Katie Kubert 

Group Editor: Jamie S. Rich 

Cover Price: $3.99 

On Sale Date: November 14, 2018

-->“SQUAD ON TRIAL” starts here! When Amanda Waller awakens in prison, brain bomb implanted in her head in an ironic twist, there’s only one man who can save her—but does Rick Flag WANT to? Even if Rick could climb out of the whiskey bottle he’s hiding in, swimming in guilt for allowing his former teammates to die, why would he save Waller, when the Task Force X mastermind might be responsible for those very teammates’ deaths? All this while Killer Croc contemplates if life is even worth living…

Oh hey...Rick Flag is back, huh? That's something. Check out some preview pages, right here! 

PREVIEW: House of Whispers #3

Capricious Ezrulie

Written By: Nalo Hopkinson 

Illustrated By: Dominike “DOMO” Stanton 

Colors By: John Rauch 

Letters By: Deron Bennett 

Cover By: Sean Andrew Murray 

Edited By: Molly Mahan 

Associate Editor: Amedeo Turturro 

Assistant Editor: Maggie Howell 

Executive Editor: Mark Doyle 

Cover Price: $3.99 

On Sale Date: November 14, 2018

-->What doctors are calling “Cotard’s Delusion”—the disease Latoya contracted from the mysterious book—is beginning to spread across the Waking World, trapping the souls of its victims in the Dreaming, so that their corporeal bodies are mere husks, waiting for death to take them. Likewise, Erzulie is still trapped within the Dreaming, and her personality begins to shift, expressing fewer of her love-and -desire qualities, and developing more of her warrior persona, known as Erzulie Dantor. She may not be looking for a fight, but what function does a warrior have outside of battle?

Well, looks like...more...things? Have a gander at some preview pages, whaddoya say?

Retro Review: The Adventures of Superman #481 (1991) - "The Big Drain"

Writer: Jerry OrdwayArt: Tom Grummet, Doug Hazlewood, Glenn WhitmoreCover Price: $1
Release Date: August 1991
Review by: Joey Casco

Please go check out Joey's awesome site TheWineStalker.net

This is one of the last Superman comics I still have from my childhood. A survivor of the “sell your comics to buy Magic: The Gathering cards” phase. It’s pretty beat up because I read them over and over again, and I loved to draw so I would recreate a lot of the art. So even though this issue may not be a classic, it is to me.

Retro Review: Superman’s Girl Friend Lois Lane #3 (1958) Review and **SPOILERS**

Parents Just Don’t Understand

Cover By: Curt Swan, Stan Kaye 

Edited By: Mort Weisinger 

Cover Price: 10 cents 

Cover Date: August 1958

Publisher: DC Comics

**NON SPOILERS AND SCORE AT THE BOTTOM**

One of the joys of reviewing a randomly-selected issue of Superman’s Girl Friend Lois Lane every week is that, no matter how insipid and foolish a story might be, I know there’s an even stupider one right around the corner. It’s uncanny, really, because it’s not like something that gets progressively worse. It’s always bad, in an omnipresent sense: Superman’s Girl Friend Lois Lane was dumb, is dumb, and will be dumb, and we are blessed to glimpse its eternity during life’s brief spate. So let us do that, fellow mortals, and take a look at the earliest issue of Superman’s Girl Friend Lois Lane that I have access to, which is number three!

DC Black Label adding Watchmen, Killing Joke and More!

DC BLACK LABEL EXPANDS 2019 SLATE ADDING ‘WATCHMEN’, ‘THE KILLING JOKE’ AND OTHER CLASSIC TALES TO ITS ROSTER

DC announced today that some of its most legendary stories will now be a part of the DC Black Label imprint. The recently launched publishing line, dedicated to giving premier writers and artists the ability to tell unique, standalone stories set outside DC continuity, will release several iconic comic book collections featuring the most famous DC heroes from the archives beginning this December through the end of 2019.

“The DC Black Label line will house the best and most evergreen stories from DC,” says DC Publisher Dan DiDio. “The company has a long history that includes some of the most recognizable and renowned storytelling in comics and we want to honor that history by putting them under one banner.”

The quintessential tales that first inspired the creation of the line include complex and emotionally engaging narratives with stunning visual storytelling from some of the greatest creators in the industry. The list of reprinted collections and their release dates through 2019 can be found below:

THE WORLD'S GREATEST SUPER-HEROES! HOLIDAY SPECIAL ARRIVES In WALMART STORES THIS SUNDAY!

CELEBRATE THE HOLIDAYS WITH WALMART, DC 

AND THE WORLD’S GREATEST SUPER-HEROES! 

 

The 100-Page Walmart Exclusive Arrives in Stores by Sunday, November 11

 

THE WORLD’S GREATEST SUPER-HEROES! HOLIDAY SPECIAL Includes an Original Story Featuring THE FLASH, Plus Popular Holiday-Themed Stories from the DC Vault, Including the Eisner-Nominated BATMAN Short Story “Good Boy,” By Tom King and David Finch 

Chris and Reggie's Cosmic Treadmill ep. 114 - Action Comics Weekly: Green Lantern, Part One (1988)

The Ring's Not the Thing

Greetings, Wednesday warriors! In this episode, ScienCell janitors Chris (@AceComics) and Reggie (@reggiereggie) begins a multiple-part series on DC Comics Action Comics Weekly, published in 1988 and 1989, concentrating on the Green Lantern stories starring Hal Jordan! Featuring work by  Gil Kane, Christopher Priest, Peter David and Tod Smith–and therefore our ring-polishers provide biographical information for each of them. After explaining what this series is and how it came to be, our Oan tour guides pore over issues #601 through #614, exploring Hal Jordan's journey through life, love...and Oprah Winfrey? This is just the beginning of what will prove to be a lot of Green Lantern, you don't want to miss it!

DC Comics Best Covers of the Week: November 7, 2018

Good Enough for the Rubes

I suppose if you're going to treat the interiors as an afterthought, there's no point in going all-out on the covers. I struggled to put together the list this week, though. Here's a tip: the cover should make you want to buy the book. Start with that, and see what you come up with!

Throwback Thursday: Harley Quinn Valentine's Day Special #1 Review (2015)

Date Night

Written by: Amanda Conner and Jimmy Palmiotti
Art by: John Timms, Thony Silas, Ben Caldwell and Aaron Campbell
Cover Price: $4.99
Release Date: February 11, 2015

I have a confession to make, I love Harley Quinn.  I mean the book...or do I?  Thanks to Jimmy Palmiotti and Amanda Conner, I have grown to love the character and that's a big deal because I was never a big fan.  That has all changed thanks to the pop culture references, poop jokes and all-around zany fun that Palmiotti and Conner shove into the book each issue.  That being said, you know what's better than Harley's solo book?  The special issues like this Valentine's Day Special.  These stand-alone issues have been so much fun and this one is no exception.

Throwback Thursday: Harley Quinn: Futures End #1 Review

Volcano Girl

Written by: Amanda Conner and Jimmy Palmiotti

Art by: Chad Hardin

Cover Price: $3.99

Release Date: September 24, 2014

I'll admit, Harley Quinn isn't for everyone.  It's for fun people who like a laugh-out-loud read, not stuffy old jerks who like to be miserable.  What a second, I'm a stuffy old jerk who likes to be miserable and I love it.  I guess Harley Quinn is for everyone.  DC must agree since the book releases twice a month and it's done so without any drop in quality I can see.  Amanda Conner and Jimmy Palmiotti have done a great job and Chad Hardin's art follows suit.  It seems when they get the chance to really shine (like the hilarious San Diego Comic-Con issue) they step it up a notch and blow it out of the water.  This issue is one of those times.  During an Event that I have found lacking, Harley Quinn comes through with a hilarious book that had me laughing the whole time. Oh yea, it also features the return of the Joker which is pretty exciting as well.

Throwback Thursday: Red Lanterns Annual #1 Review (2014)

WAR!!!!!!!!

Written By: Charles Soule
Art By: Miguel Sepulveda
Cover Price: $4.99
Release Date: July 30, 2014

It's finally here people.  The moment I've been clamoring for what seems like forever.  The War against Atrocitus is on and to get you ready for the badassery that is this issue, I'll fill you in on a few key details.  Atrocitus kept Rankorr prisoner and when Guy Gardner's Reds went to rescue him, he was all kinds of crazy and dangerous.  While they were doing the whole rescue thing Atrocitus went to Ysmault and poisoned their magic blood lake and destroyed their power battery.  If that wasn't enough to tip the scales of war, Supergirl is no longer a Red Lantern and Atrocitus has created a new homeworld for his new Red Lanterns complete with magic blood lake.  At the end of the last issue, we saw Skallox betray Guy and go sniveling back to Atrocitus just in time for hundreds of Red Lantern rings emerging from the magic blood lake.  What does this all mean?  It's wartime bitches and I hope you're ready because it's starting here, it's going to get wild and I'm going to SPOIL the shit out of it.  Let's check it out.

Throwback Thursday: Convergence: Superboy #2 Review (2015)

Growing Up

Written By: Fabian Nicieza
Art By: Karl Moline, Jose Marzan Jr., Hi-Fi
Cover Price: $3.99
Release Date: May 13, 2015

*Non Spoilers and Score At The Bottom*

I love the hell out of the Metropolis Kid and while his arrogance and attitude can get a little annoying at times, it's all a part of the character that I love.  There's something about young heroes trying to step up and do the right thing that really draws me in and after reading last month's issue, I was just reminded all over again about how much I love this character and how brash he once was.......... Yeah, he's still pretty brash now, but in the 90's he was all attitude!  So in the last issue, we had our Teen of Steel all upset that he'll never get the chance to be Superman because he's trapped under a dome that stole his powers, but after the dome vanished, he costumed up and was ready to make his mark on Convergence.  The only problem was, he was up against the Kingdom Come Superman, who just wanted Superboy to give up so that they could save both their cities.  Let's see if Superboy's down with the plan, or if he makes Superman work for the win.  Let's check it out.

Throwback Thursday: Tiny Titans: Return to the Treehouse #1 Review (2014)

Bringing Funny Back

Written by: Art Baltazar and Franco
Art by: Art Baltazar
Cover Price: $2.99
Release Date: June 4, 2014

Tiny Titans are everything I love about comics.  It's laughing out loud funny, cute and just makes you feel so warm and fuzzy inside.  What's even better, it's family-friendly fun.  Yep, no arm removing anywhere in sight.  It seems that a good book doesn't have to be dark and gritty.  I thought that was something DC Comics had forgotten.

Art Baltazar and Franco make Tiny Titans a joy for all.  The younger ones get a cute introduction to DC characters in little adventures that they can wrap their minds and hearts around.  I have five boys who love Teen Titans Go! and Batman: The Brave and the Bold, but aren't all interested in reading the New 52.  I had them read Tiny Titans and they all loved it.