Thursday, August 4, 2022

Batman Beyond: Neo Year #5 Review

 

 

Written by: Collin Kelly, Jackson Lanzing
Art by: Max Dunbar
Colors by: Romulo Fajardo Jr.
Letters by: Aditya Bidikar
Cover art by: Max Dunbar, Sebastian Cheng
Cover price: $3.99
goog_344042331Release date: August 2, 2022

Batman Beyond: Neo Year #5 reveals the secret mechanism the Gotham AI uses to control...everything. Meanwhile, Terry enlists criminal help to find a solution and take the fight back to Lumos.

Wednesday, August 3, 2022

Harley Quinn #18 Review

  

To the Moon, Harley!

Written by: Stephanie Phillips
Art by: Georges Duarte
Colors by: Romulo Fajardo, Jr.
Letters by: AndWorld Design
Cover art by: Jonboy Meyers
Cover price: $3.99
Release date: August 2, 2022

Harley Quinn #18 shoots Harley to the moon with Task Force X on a mission to stop a mutating sample of Element-X from Apokalips from going ballistic. Make sure to bring some snacks because there are no rest stops in SSSPPPAAACCCEEE!

Aquaman: Andromeda #2 Review

 

 

Written by: Ram V
Art by: Christian Ward
Colors by: Christian Ward
Letters by: Aditya Bidikar
Cover art by: Christian Ward
Cover price: $6.99
Release date: August 2, 2022


Aquaman: Andromeda #2 unravels the secrets of the alien ships origins and the exploratory teams sanity. Aquaman and Black Manta make their presence known to selective members of the crew but with very different warnings.

Tuesday, August 2, 2022

Flashpoint Beyond #4 Review

 


 
Written by: Geoff Johns, Tim Sheridan, Jeremy Adams
Art by: Xermánico, Mikel Janín
Colors by: Romulo Fajardo Jr., Jordie Bellaire
Letters by: Rob Leigh
Cover art by: Mitch Gerads
Cover price: $3.99
goog_849238669Release date: August 2, 2022


Flashpoint Beyond #4 brings the mystery closer to a reveal as Dexter Dent assumes a new role on a quest to save his mother. Meanwhile, Eobard Thawne's death sheds light on the true identity of the Clockwork Killer, and it's not who you would suspect.

Batman: Killing Time #6 Review

 

 

An Eye for an Eye

Written by: Tom King
Art by: David Marquez
Colors by: Alejandro Sánchez
Letters by: Clayton Cowles
Cover art by: David Marquez, Alejandro Sánchez
Cover price: $4.99
Release date: August 2, 2022

Batman: Killing Time #6 concludes the mystery with a lengthy sequence of events detailing exactly, precisely, and in minute detail how Clock King orchestrated the theft of the Prize.

Batman #126 Review

 


 Bats from the Past

Written by: Chip Zdarsky
Art by: Jorge Jimenez
Colors by: Tomeu Morey
Letters by: Clayton Cowles
Cover art by: Jorge Jimenez
Cover price: $4.99
Release date: August 2, 2022


Batman #126 puts the entire Bat-family back on their heels when Failsafe charges in to put Batman down. As the fight progresses, each hero sees how ineffectual they are against an unstoppable enemy. Batman finally realizes that the only one to stop Failsafe is... Batman?

The New Champion of Shazam! #1 Review




Marvelous!



Written By: Josie Campbell
Art By: Evan "Doc" Shaner, Becca Carey
Cover Price: $3.99
Release Date: August 2, 2022


Here we go! It's time for another Marvel Family adventure. The only thing though, this is Mary Marvel's time to shine, where our sister to the Mightiest Mortal gets to go off to college to figure out who she is as an individual and not just another face in a "Shazam!" yelling crowd. Let's jump into this seriously pushed-back series and see what's new with Mary Bromfield and how this ties into what we saw previously with Billy, the Rock of Eternity, and the rest of the Shazam! Family as a whole. Let's check it out.

Dark Crisis on Infinite Earths #3 Review




The Looming Darkness


Written By: Joshua Williamson
Art By: Daniel Sampere, Daniel Henriques, Danny Miki, Alejandro Sanchez, Tom Napolitano
Cover Price: $4.99
Release Date: August 2, 2022


Our Dark Crisis has gotten bigger and that's just not because of the name extension. In our previous issue, we saw Titans Tower under siege by Deathstroke and his Secret Society and even though we have two generations of Titans and an entire Academy, they were no match to the Darkness that is infused in Slade Wilson. Thankfully, or sadly, depending where you land on it, no one died in this incursion, and Superman, Jon Kent was able to show up in time to help save the day. Not only that though, but deep in space, we see the Green Lanterns are getting their act together by finding the missing Corps members, and thankfully the lot went and found the greatest among them, Kyle Rayner. So the Justice League is dead, and the Titans have been dismantled, but maybe there's still hope with Jon Kent's new Justice League and a Green Lantern Corps that's getting into the game. Let's jump into this issue and find out.

Tuesday, July 26, 2022

Detective Comics #1062 Review

 

Gothic Knight

Written by: Ram V
Art by: Rafael Albuquerque, Dave Stewart, and Ariana Maher
Cover Price: $5.99
Release Date: July 26, 2022


It's time to welcome Ram V and Rafael Albuquerque onto Detective Comics, and I couldn't be happier.  No, I am not as fond of Mr. V as some are, but he has a huge thing going for him... he isn't Mariko Tamaki!  I am not here to upset the four fans out there that might have liked what Tamaki did on this book, but let's be honest; it was straight-up garbage!  Mariko has her niche (she is an Eisner winner, for Christ's sake), but Batman is not it.     That's fine, though, every writer has their thing, and now that she has freed up some time, she can start working on a sequel to Brush and Hobo or something.  I didn't know I needed to get so much off my chest!  Thank you for giving me the opportunity, like you had any choice, and now let's review Detective Comics #1062.

Harley Quinn #17 Review



Written by: Stephanie Phillips 
Art by: Riley Rossmo
Colors by: Ivan Plascencia
Letters by: AndWorld Design
Cover art by: Riley Rossmo
Cover price: $3.99
Release date: July 27, 2022

Harley Quinn #17 finds the clown princess of crime teaming up with Batwoman and Oracle to stop Verdict from enacting her terrorist plans to bring down the government of Gotham City.

Aquamen #6 Review


What a Bomb!

Written by: Brandon Thomas, Chuck Brown
Art by: Max Raynor
Colors by: Adriano Lucas
Letters by: AndWorld Design
Cover art by: Travis Moore, Adriano Lucas
Cover price: $3.99
Release date: July 27, 2022

Aquamen #6 pulls the world to the brink of war as leaders discuss when or if retaliation against Atlantis is warranted. As Aquaman and his amazing friends begin the slow process of cleaning up and rebuilding, one more painful loss must be endured.

Superman: Space Age #1 Review





Space Age... The Final Misery

Written by: Mark Russell
Art by: Michael Allred
Colors by: Laura Allred
Letters by: Dave Sharpe
Cover art by: Michael Allred, Laura Allred
Cover price: $9.99
Release date: July 27, 2022


Superman: Space Age #1 re-imagines the origin story of Superman and several Justice League members against the backdrop of war and nuclear Armageddon during the 1960s. The story takes a prophetic turn when Clark Kent interviews a strange man named Pariah, who foresees the world's end in 20 years.

Robin #16 Review




Tricks and Traps


Written By: Joshua Williamson
Art By: Roger Cruz, Norm Rapmund, Luis Guerrero, Troy Peteri
Cover Price: $3.99
Release Date: July 26, 2022


In our previous issue, we saw Lord Death Man come to Lazarus Island, looking for help from Damian and crew because apparently Flatline, Damian's "girlfriend" and Lord Death Man's sidekick went on him and was looking to finally end the resurrecting menace. Since we saw at the end of the Lazarus Tournament that Lord Death Man had plans for the heart that Flatline removed from the Boy Wonder, it looks like the Japanese baddie might just be up to one of his tricks. Let's jump into this issue and check it out.

Monday, July 25, 2022

The Swamp Thing #15 Review


Written by: Ram V
Art by: Mike Perkins
Colors by: Mike Spicer
Letters by: Aditya Bidikar
Cover art by: Mike Perkins, Mike Spicer
Cover price: $3.99
Release date: July 27, 2022

The Swamp Thing #15 ramps up the action in the penultimate issue of the series as Swamp Thing gathers his allies together for a last-minute plea to the Parliament of Gears.

Wednesday, July 20, 2022

Dark Crisis: Young Justice #2 Review

 


Writer: Meghan Fitzmartin
Art team: Laura Braga, Luis Guerrero, and Pat Brosseau
Release Date: 7/19//22
Price: $3.99
Reviewed by: Jon Wayne

This series is incredibly frustrating for me. I was excited to read it, I came out of comic reviewing retirement for it, I want to love it, but it is just not good. Any long-time fan of these characters probably feels the same way because of the disrespect to the characters, though maybe if the story made any sense, people could be a tad forgiving. Alas, the plot is a convoluted mess, and the attempts to do meta-commentary are falling flat when the story itself is so lackluster. Let's dive in. Spoilers ahead.

Tuesday, July 19, 2022

Batman / Superman: World's Finest #5 Review




Written by: Mark Waid
Art by: Dan Mora
Colors by: Tamra Bonvillain
Letters by: Aditya Bidikar
Cover art by: Dan Mora
Cover price: $3.99
Release date: July 19, 2022

Batman / Superman: World's Finest #5 puts the heroes at odds when they learn the only way to trap Nezha in his tomb is for a hero to seal the door from the inside... forever. Which hero is brave enough to take on the job, and what will Nezha do when he finds out?