Detective Comics #998 Review

Writer: Peter J. Tomasi
Artists: Doug Mahnke, Jaime Mendoza, Mark Irwin, David Baron, Rob Leigh
Cover Price: $3.99
Release Date: February 13, 2019

Review by Joey Casco of TheWineStalker.net

This is Part 5 of the Mythology story arc. Somebody has been targeting the people who made Bruce Wayne into Batman; killing Leslie Thompkins and Henri Ducard, and almost killing Alfred Pennyworth and Bruce's sensei. In Detective Comics #997, Batman and Thaddeus Brown escaped a tank with sharks and piranha and defeated the weird monster that has been doing the dirty work. Now Batman thinks that Hugo Strange is behind this, and he's raided Strange's lab.

The Batman Who Laughs #3 Review

Killer Job

Writer: Scott Snyder
Artist: Jock
Publisher: DC Comics
Release Date: February 13, 2019
Cover Price: $4.99

I have really been enjoying this series so far.  Sure, I am a little confused with everything going on but it's the good kind of confused as I try to figure out the Batman Who Laughs plan as he is one step ahead of Batman.  I mean, how is little old me going to figure things out when Bruce can't, right?  That's the thing about the BWL...he is an evil force of nature and I'm not sure it would be the greatest thing to start thinking like him.  However, that seems to be just what Batman needs James Gordon Jr. to do.  Yea, that'll work out without a hitch.  So, how was this issue?  Let's find out...

Superman #8 Review

Homesick

Written By: Brian Michael Bendis

Art By: Ivan Reis, Brandon Peterson, Joe Prado, Alex Sinclair, Josh Reed

Cover Price: $3.99

Release Date: February 13, 2019

Superboy, Jon Kent is back from his deep space jaunt with Jor-El....... The only problem..... He's aged seven years in that time and now we need to find out what the hell happened to him and if Jor-El is on the level as much as Superman hoped him to be when he originally took Jon away.  Somebody needs to start asking about that out of time and space dimension prison that he had when he went by Mr. Oz, but it seems like nobody wants to talk about that.  Let's jump into this issue and continue our recanting of Jon's seven year summer vacation and find out what's so crazy about Grandpa.  Let's check it out.

Wonder Twins #1 Review

Activate!

Writer: Mark Russell
Artist: Stephen Byrne
Publisher: DC Comics
Release Date: February 13, 2019
Cover Price: $3.99

When all the Wonder Comics stuff was announced, the Wonder Twins was not on the top of my list of books I needed to read, let alone review.  I mean...it's the Wonder Twins!!!!  Well, here it is and to be honest, nobody else wanted to review it so here I am.  So, was it any good?  Let's find out...

Justice League Dark #8 Review and **SPOILERS**

Meet Me After School in Gemworld

Writer: James Tynion IV

Penciller: Alvarez Martínez Bueno

Inker: Raul Fernandez

Colorist: Brad Anderson

Letterer: Rob Leigh

Cover: Martínez Bueno, Fernandez, Anderson

Variant Cover: Kelley Jones & Michelle Madsen

Assistant Editor: Andrew Marino

Editor: Rebecca Taylor

Group Editor: Marie Javins

Cover Price: $3.99

On Sale Date: February 13, 2019

**NON SPOILERS AND SCORE AT THE BOTTOM**

Boy oh boy! It’s another issue of what’s quickly become my favorite title from DC Comics, Justice League Dark! There’s plenty of goings-on to worry about: the Otherkind are hanging out in the real world, Dr. Fate did…something weird to John Constantine and the Phantom Stranger? It’s been so long since we’ve addressed that, I’ve forgotten the details. I’m sure we’ll be brought back up to speed in my review of issue #8, which follows!

PREVIEW: Justice League Dark #8

Here Come the Lords

Writer: James Tynion IV

Penciller: Alvarez Martínez Bueno

Inker: Raul Fernandez

Colorist: Brad Anderson

Letterer: Rob Leigh

Cover: Martínez Bueno, Fernandez, Anderson

Variant Cover: Kelley Jones & Michelle Madsen

Assistant Editor: Andrew Marino

Editor: Rebecca Taylor

Group Editor: Marie Javins

Cover Price: $3.99

On Sale Date: February 13, 2019

“LORDS OF ORDER” part one! Wonder Woman and the Justice League Dark are in a race against time as the Otherkind close in on the rest of the magical community. With the world’s magic failing, the team needs to rally the magic wielders of Earth together. But can they face down Doctor Fate and his newly assembled Lords of Order?!

Why does it feel like the last issue came out a year ago? Well I can't wait to rip into this one! Have a gander at some preview pages, below.

PREVIEW: House of Whispers #6

Russian Doll (of Ezrulies)

Written By: Nalo Hopkinson and Dan Watters

Illustrated By: Dominike “DOMO” Stanton

Colors By: John Rauch

Letters By: AndWorld Design

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: February 13, 2019

Things continue to get worse for Erzulie and her followers in the House of Dahomey. Even her warrior sister-self cannot keep off the pains and troubles that follow each of them like the plague. She fears it may be time to unleash another of her feared personae: Erzulie the Red-Eye, dark lady of sorrows.

Just how many Ezrulies does this lady have inside of her, anyway? And what the heck is an Ezrulie? Maybe the answer is provided in the preview pages below!

PREVIEW: Red Hood: Outlaw #31

Written By: Scott Lobdell

Art By: Pete Woods, Rex Lokus, Troy Peteri

Cover Price: $3.99

Release Date: February 13, 2019

Red Hood and Arsenal began this investigation of the Underlife together in Beijing, and this is where it ends: in an abandoned prison in Mexico. With Roy Harper having passed, Jason Todd finds himself teamed with an ally he couldn’t have imagined—Wingman! (But wait—wasn’t Jason the face beneath Wingman’s mask in BATMAN INCORPORATED?!) When it is all over, Red Hood arrives at a conclusion that will shake the streets of Gotham City…forever?

PREVIEW: Hawkman #9

Written By: Robert Venditti

Art By: Bryan Hitch, Andrew Currie, Jeremiah Skipper, Starkings & Comicraft

Cover Price: $3.99

Release Date: February 13, 2019

The Deathbringers know where Hawkman is—and now they’re coming to Earth to claim him! Carter will need to put all the clues together and fast if he’s going to save the world from mass destruction!

PREVIEW: Superman #8

Written By: Brian Michael Bendis

Art By: Ivan Reis, Brandon Peterson, Joe Prado, Alex Sinclair, Josh Reed

Cover Price: $3.99

Release Date: February 13, 2019

The epic secrets of Superman continue to unfold! A few months in space with his paternal grandfather Jor-El changed Jon Kent forever. With Jon now seeking help from his father, the Man of Steel must learn about the war his son and father fought together and set right the wrongs his father may have unleashed on other worlds. See what changed Superboy in such radical ways as the Unity Saga continues.

PREVIEW: Wonder Woman #64

Writer: G. Willow Wilson
Artist: Jesus Merino
Publisher: DC Comics
Release Date: February 13, 2019
Cover Price: $3.99

There's a god in Veronica Cale's basement...and it's not happy! As the Olympian pantheon begins to be reborn around the globe, each one could become a deadly weapon in the right hands. Unfortunately for Wonder Woman, the literal god of grudges, grievances and gripes is in the clutches of her most virulent foe!

PREVIEW: Wonder Twins #1

Writer: Mark Russell
Artist: Stephen Byrne
Publisher: DC Comics
Release Date: February 13, 2019
Cover Price: $3.99

Exiled from their home planet, alien heroes Zan and Jayna must navigate life as teens on Earth at South Metropolis High School, where they're even bigger outsiders than the typical awkward young adults. Under the watchful eye of Superman, the brother and sister pull monitor duty at the Hall of Justice as interns, while also trying to overcome the pitfalls of Zan's brash confidence and Jayna's shy but streetwise persona. If you think you know the Wonder Twins, think again-this book takes the form of the unexpected.

PREVIEW: The Batman Who Laughs #3

Writer: Scott Snyder
Artist: Jock
Publisher: DC Comics
Release Date: February 13, 2019
Cover Price: $4.99

All the pieces are starting to fit together as the Batman Who Laughs acquires another key element in his plan-one that is linked to the founding fathers of Gotham City and to a legacy started by the Wayne family and protected by none other than Oswald Cobblepot. While the Penguin goes head-to-head with the darkest version of his mortal enemy, Batman is forced to compromise his principles and purge the serum that protects his heart from the deadly Joker Toxin! It's a no-win situation as writer Scott Snyder and artist Jock return to the sociopath they created in "Black Mirror": James Gordon Jr.

PREVIEW: Supergirl #27

Writer: Marc AndreykoArtist: Eduardo Pansica, Julio FerreiraPublisher: DC ComicsRelease Date: February 13, 2019Cover Price: $3.99
Caught in the middle of a Vega System civil war, a powerless Supergirl struggles to rescue as many slaves as she can from the brutal hands of the Citadel. Meanwhile, the Omega Men reel from the discovery that their long-dead colleagues-Nimbus, Harpis and Demonia-are mysteriously still alive! Kara, however, suspects there's more to their grand return than meets the eye...

PREVIEW: Scooby Apocalypse #34

Writer: Keith Giffen, J. M. DeMatteis
Artist: Tom Palmer
Publisher: DC Comics
Release Date: February 13, 2019
Cover Price: $3.99

The final war with Fred and his nanite-powered monster army begins! Is this the end for the Scooby gang, and perhaps all of humanity, or will Daphne's love for her resurrected boyfriend win out in the end? Plus, more super-heroic lunacy with Atom Ant and the Justice League!

PREVIEW: Flash #64

Writer: Joshua Williamson
Artist: Rafael Sandoval, Jordi Tarragona
Publisher: DC Comics
Release Date: February 13, 2019
Cover Price: $3.99

"THE PRICE" part two! The two greatest detectives in the DC Universe take on the one cold case that will tear them apart!
As chief architect of the Sanctuary program that cost so much for so many, especially Wally West, Batman will be held accountable...by the Flash! 
A cold case from the Justice League's past has mysteriously re-opened, and Batman and the Flash-the only two heroes who stand a chance of cracking the case-are at each other's throats! Our heroes must combat a demon from the past while burying their own inner demons in the process...and neither the World's Greatest Detective nor the Fastest Man Alive will ever be the same again! But who is really pulling the strings here? And how does Gotham Girl fit into all this? Friendships will be tested and blood will be spilled in this titanic crossover event...