PREVIEW: Freedom Fighters #10

Written By: Robert Venditti
Art By: Eddy Barrows, Eber Ferreira, Adriano Lucas, Andworld Design
Cover Price: $3.99
Release Date: October 23, 2019

Uncle Sam is mad as hell, and he's not going to take it anymore! As revolution takes the nation by storm, the spirit of America is running through Uncle Sam's veins as strongly as it ever has, and he's going to use that boost to take on the whole Nazi army! But is this power and the aid of the Freedom Fighters enough to liberate his great nation and end the Nazi regime for good?

PREVIEW: Batman Beyond #37

Written By: Dan Jurgens
Art By: Sean Chen, Sean Parsons, Chris Sotomayor, Travis Lanham
Cover Price: $3.99
Release Date: October 23, 2019

In the wake of his fateful showdown with False Face and the Splitt, the Batman of tomorrow has gone missing! With the Caped Crusader AWOL and Neo-Gotham facing the threat of one of the deadliest villains it's ever known, a new hero is needed! Bruce Wayne will turn to friends both old and new in order to keep his city safe, but that won't be enough. Fortunately, a new and mysterious protector will arrive on the scene, taking flight to save the city!

PREVIEW: Action Comics #1016

Written By: Brian Michael Bendis

Art By: Szymon Kudranski, Brad Anderson, Dave Sharpe

Cover Price: $3.99
Release Date: October 23, 2019

Clark Kent, defender of the truth! The Daily Planet is under siege as the streets of Metropolis prepare for a gang war! The invisible mafia is invisible no more, and the streets of Metropolis will burn if the truth does not get out. All this and another dive into the secrets of DC’s newest teen sensation...Naomi!

PREVIEW: Justice League Dark #16

The Primordial Joy-Buzzer

Writer: James Tynion IV 

Pencillers: Alvaro Martínez Bueno & Fernando Blanco 

Inkers: Raul Fernandez & Fernando Blanco 

Colorist: Brad Anderson

Letterer: Rob Leigh 

Cover: Yanick Paquette & Nathan Fairbairn

Variant Cover: Toni Infante 

Editor: Brittany Holzherr 

Group Editor: Brian Cunningham 

Cover Price: $3.99 

On Sale Date: October 23, 2019

Deep in the basement archives of the Hall of Justice, home to the most dangerous magic the Justice League has ever encountered, there is an artifact so powerful it could rip the world in half. Circe knows it's there, and with the Injustice League Dark at her side, nobody can stop her from obtaining it. The Witching War strikes close to home in its deadliest chapter yet!

Ooh! They're going to do the thing they ain't done yet! Have a gander at some preview pages, how about it?

PREVIEW: Batgirl #40

Mother, Where is My Father?

Writer: Cecil Castellucci 

Artist: Carmine Digiandomenico 

Colorist: Jordie Bellaire 

Letterer: Andworld Design 

Cover: Carmine Digiandomenico & Ivan Plascencia 

Variant Cover: Javi Fernandez and Matt Lopes 

Editor: Brittany Holzherr 

Group Editor: Brian Cunningham 

Cover Price: $3.99 

On Sale Date: October 23, 2019

Oracle makes her move to confront the creator who abandoned her... Batgirl! But first she must get our hero's attention, and she's got her sights set on Burnside. With the help of her new minions, the Terrible Trio, Oracle's plans for revenge could mean the end for this hip Gotham neighborhood!  

Oh no! The world's most powerful supercomputer in android form! And the Terrible Trio are going to be there, too. Check out some preview pages, hah?

PREVIEW: Aquaman Annual #2

A Festivus for the Rest of Us

Writers: Kelly Sue DeConnick and Vita Ayala 

Artist: Victor Ibañez

Colorist: Jay David Ramos 

Letterer: Clayton Cowles

Cover: Victor Ibañez 

Assistant Editor: Andrea Shea 

Editor: Alex Antone 

Group Editor: Brian Cunningham

Cover Price: $4.99 

On Sale Date: October 23, 2019

A "Year of the Villain" tie-in issue! When an assassination attempt on Aquaman tears through Amnesty Bay's Founders Day festival, tensions between Aquaman and the people of his city reach an all-time high. Worse, Aquaman's dog Salty has gone missing! Can Aquaman save the festival and find his dog before Amnesty Bay tears itself apart?

If Aquaman saves the festival, will that keep the blonde frat boys from taking over the rec center? Have a look at some preview pages, right here!

SECOND COMING #4 Review

Writer: Mark Russell

Art: Richard Pace, Leonard Kirk, Andy Troy, and Rob Steen

Publisher: AHOY COMICS 

Price: $3.99

Release Date: October 23rd, 2019 

Jesus Christ is missing and Sunstar recruits a team of lesser costumed heroes (who resent his great power) to assist him in the search for the Son of God in this week's all-new SECOND COMING #4 by Mark Russell. Let's fly into this heavenly tale and see what is in store for our King of Kings.  

Justice League #34 Review

Portal Power

Writer: James Tynion IV, Scott Snyder
Artist: Bruno Redondo, Howard Porter, Hi-Fi and Tom Napolitano
Cover Price: $3.99
Release Date: October 16, 2019

I am so ready for the Justice/Doom War to get things going and that means I want this DCU to change and if that means 5G, Newer New 52, or Rebirthier Rebirth, I am so in.  I have been enjoying this Justice League book but seeing a bit of an escape plan here with Perpetua and the 6th Dimension stuff, I have hope, even if it's just a sliver.  So, what went on in this issue, and was it any good?  Let's find out...

Aquaman #53 Review and **SPOILERS**

Maurer? I Hardly Knew ‘Er

Writer: Kelly Sue DeConnick

Pencils: Robson Rocha & Eduardo Pansica

Inker: Daniel Henriques & Julio Ferreira 

Colorist: Sunny Gho 

Letterer: Clayton Cowles 

Cover Price: $3.99 

On Sale Date: October 16, 2019

**NON SPOILERS AND SCORE AT THE BOTTOM**

Back into the perpetual shallow end of the pool that is Aquaman! I wonder how much of the issue we’ll cede to backstory this time.

Nightwing #65 Review

Family Reunion

Written By: Dan Jurgens

Art By: Ronan Cliquet, Nick Filardi, Andworld Design

Cover Price: $3.99
Release Date: October 16, 2019

Bludhaven is without power and the people are rioting in the streets...... and you thought Gotham was bad.  While I can't tell you why the city is having rolling blackouts or what Lex Luthor exactly gave the Talon, William Cobb for his offer, I can tell you that William is looking to get his Great Grandson Dick Grayson into the Court of the Owls like he was always supposed to be and with our title character going by Ric now and having no memory of his past as Nightwing, William Cobb sees this as the perfect time to act.  Let's jump into this issue and see if we get any answers to this Year of the Villain story.  Let's check it out.

Teen Titans #35 Review

What's A Hero?

Written By: Adam Glass
Art By: Bernard Chang, Marcelo Maiolo, Rob Leigh
Cover Price: $3.99
Release Date: October 16, 2019

After the big reveal that Roundhouse was using Djinn's ring against her will and seemingly going against his own team, I couldn't wait to jump into this issue to see if we got a "say it ain't so" moment because I was crushed at last issue's cliffhanger because against everything I originally thought about Roundhouse...... that beautiful blue ball went and stole my heart and I can't see him being the evil figure that he looked like at the end of last issue.  Let's jump into this issue and see who Roundhouse really is.  Let's check it out.

Flash Forward #2 Review

More Darkness Than You Can Shake A Stick At

Written By: Scott Lobdell

Art By: Brett Booth, Norm Rapmund, Luis Guerrero, Troy Peteri

Cover Price: $3.99

Release Date: October 16, 2019

It's the redemption of Wally West...... or what we're hoping is the redemption of Wally West because boy did that speedster go and break our hearts in Heroes In Crisis and now that we see the aftermath of that story here and the idea that Wally is in prison for the murder of his friends and fellow superheroes.... not to mention framing Booster Gold and Harley for said murders........ it's time to run into the Multiverse?  Yeah, there's a Dark Multiverse infection spreading throughout the Multiverse and it's up to Wally West and a stick from Tempus Fuginaut to save the day and with it..... hopefully, himself.  Let's jump into this issue and check it out.

Metal Men #1 Review

Weird Science

Written By: Dan Didio

Art By: Shane Davis, Michelle Delecki, Jason Wright, Travis Lanham

Cover Price: $3.99

Release Date: October 16, 2019

We haven't seen the Metal Men for a long time, not including the Legends of Tomorrow six issue mini from a couple of years ago, but who knows if that was ever in continuity or not, but they're finally back with their own maxi-series, where I'm sure Mercury will tell us that he's the only metal that's liquid at room temperature.  It's silly, but it takes something as small as that for me to get a smile on my face when thinking about one of the strangest teams that DC Comics has to offer.  Let's jump into this issue and see what Nth Metal has to do with these heroes and if Will Magnus is starting to go off his rocker like he did Pre-Flashpoint.  Let's jump into this issue and check it out.

Tales From The Dark Multiverse: Batman: Knightfall #1 Review

Knightcrawl

Writer: Scott Snyder, Kyle Higgins
Artist: Javi Fernandez
Cover Price: $5.99
Release Date: October 16, 2019

While I am a bit worn out with the Dark Multiverse stuff right now, I am looking forward to these "Tales" as a bit of What If? action that I hope will be some fun.  Yea, I know what you're thinking, "Jim, this is Dark Multiverse stuff, that's not me and the kids down at the malt shop call fun!"  Well, get off my back 50's generic teen!  I mean fun in a crazy, wack, funky way that these types of books can bring when done right.  So, did Snyder, Higgins, and Fernandez do it, right?  Let's find out...

Batman #81 Review and *SPOILERS*

Part of the Family

Written By: Tom King

Art By: John Romita Jr., Mitch Gerads, Klaus Janson, Tomeu Morey
Letters By: Clayton Cowles
Cover Price: $3.99
Release Date: October 16, 2019

*Non Spoilers and Score At The Bottom*

We need something new! This is what I’ve been hearing over and over from Batman fans when it comes to this book and I’m inclined to agree with them. Things need to pick up in this book. We are nearing the end of Tom King’s run with this book and we need to end on a high note. We’ve had plenty of issues setting up the City of Bane storyline and unfortunately not too many of them have been taking place in the actual city. Now that we are all back in Gotham, we need to move forward. We’ve been in a holding pattern on this book for what seems like forever and it’s time to stop. We are begging for something more now so let’s jump into this book and hopefully, this issue gives us what we have been craving.

PREVIEW: Justice League #34

Writer: James Tynion IV, Scott Snyder
Artist: Jim Cheung
Cover Price: $3.99
Release Date: October 16, 2019

"The Justice Doom War" part five! All Hypertime is breaking! If it blows, all of reality will follow after-which would be just fine for Lex Luthor, who is ready to prove to the evil goddess Perpetua that he's the bad man for her. The Justice League is attempting to do what they can, chasing the Legion of Doom across the time-sphere. If the Totality is put back together, the whole Multiverse will tip toward Doom...and have consequences that reverberate throughout the DC Universe-assuming it's not destroyed in the process.