PREVIEW: Justice League Dark #27

Written By: Ram V

Art By: Amancay Nahuelpan, June Chung, Rob Leigh

Cover Price: $3.99

Release Date: October, 27, 2020

Welcome to the Other Place, where the Upside-Down Man rules without equal, and where all the odds are bleakly stacked in his favor. Wonder Woman will tap into the darkest recesses of power, but can she control it? What sleight of mind will Zatanna reveal to her greatest villain, and what sacrifice (or three!) must be made? This issue features a battle so costly that the team’s roster will be forever changed.

PREVIEW: Batman Beyond #48

Written By: Dan Jurgens

Art By: Paul Pelletier, Norm Rapmund, Chris Sotomayer, Travis Lanham

Cover Price: $3.99

Release Date: October 27, 2020

“First Contact” begins! Something is very, very wrong with Bruce Wayne, as he lashes out in anger and tries to kill Batman Beyond! Who else can save him but...Booster Gold?! The greatest hero history never knew is going to take Batman Beyond back in time to the Gotham of old, where Bruce Wayne is Batman-which means Batman and Batman Beyond will meet at last!

Weird Science DC Comics Podcast Ep 322: Death Metal, Treading Water, Future State and Maniac Cop

 

A bunch of books this week, but are they any good?  Listen in and we will at least tell you what we think!   If you would like to help out the podcast and get a ton of exclusive shows in return, head over to our  Patreon (patreon.com/weirdscience), and If you can, please leave us a review on iTunes! We would love to hear from you!  Send us your thoughts, dreams, hopes, corrections...anything to weirdsciencedccomics@gmail.com Also, Check out our Youtube Channel - Weird Science Comics

Batman #101 Review and *SPOILERS*

Fallout

Written By: James Tynion IV
Art By: Guillem March, Tomeu Morey
Letters By: Clayton Cowles
Cover Price: $3.99
Release Date: October 20, 2020

*Non Spoilers and Score At The Bottom*

Well, we hit the 100 issue mark and the Joker War came to an end. Frankly, at least to me, it was an absolute eye sore. Tynion’s run with this book started out with so much promise and all it took was a single crossover to completely reset things for me. Instead of reveling in a new story and how much I’m enjoying it, I find myself wanting to get as far away from the Joker War storyline as possible. That being said, with all the things that happened which will continue to affect Bruce going forward, I’m certain that the Joker War will haunt this book for months and months. The question is whether that will create the opportunity to tell a new story with new circumstances for our main cast, or if it will drag the story down by trying to tie everything back to this one moment. I’m hoping that Tynion will give us some interesting stories now that he isn’t involved with a huge crossover event, but I’ve been burned before. Let’s just try to stay positive and hop into this new issue.

Metal Men #11 Review

With Your Powers Combined...... I Am Alloy!

Written By: Dan Didio, Shane Davis

Art By: Shane Davis, Jason Wright, Travis Lanham

Cover Price: $3.99

Release Date: October 20, 2020

The Metal Men has been a Maxi-Series that I've really enjoyed, not only for the amazing artwork, the cool callbacks to the original series but also... it's not every day you get a Metal Men comic that kicks a little ass, not to mention does something different with the characters. As our series is winding down though some of the aspects of the story are getting a bit convoluted with the Dark Multiverse tie its had since the beginning of the book and that's probably because the Dark Multiverse itself is pretty convoluted, but hopefully, as we get towards the end things will start to right themselves and we can end this series on a high note. Let's jump into this penultimate issue and check it out.

Teen Titans #46 Review

Titans Together

Written By: Robbie Thompson

Art By: Jesus Merino, Cam Smith, Hi-Fi, Rob Leigh

Cover Price: $3.99
Release Date: October 20, 2020

It's the penultimate issue of the Teen Titans and it's a bit of a weird feeling because while I haven't really enjoyed the series lately..... I love the Teen Titans and always want their book to be around. With that though, our heroes are going to close out their series by continuing their task of tracking down the villains that were formerly imprisoned by our heroes and who now are looking for revenge against our heroes and while doing that.... hopefully finding their former leader and the former Robin, Damian Wayne. Their task might get a little easier though because, at the end of the previous issue, it looked like Superboy would be joining their cause. Let's jump into this issue and check it out.

Justice League #55 Review

Quest's End

Written By: Joshua Williamson

Art By: Robson Rocha, Daniel Henriques, Romulo Fajardo Jr., Tom Napolitano

Cover Price: $3.99
Release Date: October 20, 2020

Ever since this title became important again and just wasn't telling random "Tales of the Justice League" stories, I've been enjoying what we've been getting and really dig the idea of making a new Death Metal Justice League team for this tie-in. Pretty much, I just enjoy seeing our heroes win for a change, which never really happened in the lead up to Death Metal or even in the event itself and these tie-in issues are doing something interesting for the overall story. That being said, let's see if my optimism for this continues after this issue. Let's check it out.

Dark Nights: Death Metal: Robin King #1 Review

Yes, Father... I Shall Become A Robin

Written By: Peter J. Tomasi

Art By: Riley Rossmo, Ivan Plascencia, Rob Leigh

Cover Price: $5.99

Release Date: October 20, 2020

Since this Death Metal story seems to want to feature the Robin King so much, even though he just comes off as padding to me to keep characters occupied in a ridiculous, over-the-top manner, it's obvious that we needed a tie-in to the event that features the little, psychopathic Bruce Wayne from the Dark Multiverse that just wants to kill all the heroes...... and somehow can. Let's jump into this oversized tie-in and see if this book can make me stop hating the Robin King. Let's check it out.

Aquaman #64 Review

 

Same Old Song and Dance

Writer: Kelly Sue DeConnick

Artist: Miguel Mendonca, Romulo Fajardo Jr. and Clayton Cowles

Cover Price: $3.99

Release Date: October 21, 2020

If you have been enjoying Aquaman, I am sure you couldn't wait to get back to the wedding!  While I enjoyed Jordan Clark's two-part Jackson Hyde spotlight, it also had me chomping at the bit waiting to see what Kelly Sue had in store when she returned.  Unfortunatley, it felt like parts of the story were left behind to focus on Aquaman vs. Ocean Master.  Let's get into it...

Nightwing #75 Review

 

Clothes Make the Man

Writer: Dan Jurgens
Artist: Ronan Cliquet, Travis Moore
Cover Price: $5.99
Release Date: October 21, 2020

Nightwing is back! Really!!! Dick Grayson is finally back. No Ric or Dicky Boy or any of those stupid ass names! So, what do we get after waiting all this time? Let's find out...

Catwoman #26 Review

 

The Claws are Out

Writer: Ram V

Artist: Fernando Blanco, FCO Plascencia, and Tom Napolitano

Cover Price: $3.99

Release Date: October 21, 2020

Ram V did a good job giving fans a smart Selina who didn't mind getting her hands dirty while filling in during Joelle Jones' run on Catwoman, and that seems like his focus on his run as well.  After the Alleytown setup from the last issue, I was excited to get this story going, and while this issue doesn't disappoint, I think Ram needs to slow things down just a little bit to give fans a chance to catch their breath and enjoy the ride.  What am I getting on about?  Let's find out...

Batman: White Knight Presents: Harley Quinn #1 Review

 

My Babies and My Kids

Writer: Katana Collins and Sean Murphy

Artist: Matteo Scalera, Dave Stewart, and AndWorld Design

Cover Price: $4.99

Release Date: October 21, 2020

It's been a bit since Curse of the White Knight ended, and while I wasn't as hip on the sequel as I was the original, I have been looking forward to this book since DC Comics announced it.  I am a Harley fan, and I think she is one of the better characters in the White Knight Universe, so a solo side-story feels earned.  Plus, I want to see how Katana Collins writes these characters in this universe.  So, is this a good start?  Let's find out...

PREVIEW: Batman: White Knight Presents: Harley Quinn #1

 

Writer: Katana Collins

Artist: Matteo Scalera

Cover Price: $4.99

Release Date: October 21, 2020

The Joker is dead, Bruce Wayne is behind bars...and Gotham City is just starting to redefine itself without Batman.

As Harley Quinn struggles to adjust to her new life as the mother of Jack Napier's twins, an elusive mastermind called the Producer seizes the moment to assemble a crew of villains-starting with the Starlet, a serial killer who murders Gotham's golden age film stars in homage to their silver screen roles.

When a recent, gruesome crime scene suggests a connection to The Joker, the GTO, and FBI agent Hector Quimby turn to Harley as the one person with information that could crack the case. With some help from Bruce, Harley agrees to investigate-but to protect her children and her city from a fatal final act, Harley must flirt with madness and confront her own past

PREVIEW: Batman #101

 

Writer: James Tynion IV

Artist: Guillem March

Cover Price: $3.99

Release Date: October 21, 2020

A new day dawns in Gotham and the horrors of “The Joker War” are just being realized. A bold new direction for Batman begins as Bruce Wayne’s circumstances are forever changed. How did the Joker’s rampage affected the citizens of the city? And why does Cole Cash-a.k.a.-Grifter, now work for Lucius Fox?!

PREVIEW: Teen Titans #46

Written By: Robbie Thompson

Art By: Jesus Merino, Cam Smith, Hi-Fi, Rob Leigh

Cover Price: $3.99
Release Date: October 20, 2020

With Damian Wayne renouncing his role as Robin and leaving the Teen Titans behind, Jon Kent returns from the future and the Legion of Super-Heroes to ask the remaining Titans some tough questions about his best friend. And when Superboy asks questions-he demands answers.

PREVIEW: Justice League #55

Written By: Joshua Williamson

Art By: Robson Rocha, Daniel Henriques, Romulo Fajardo Jr., Tom Napolitano

Cover Price: $3.99
Release Date: October 20, 2020

The motley crew of “Doom Metal” sets sail for the cliffs of insanity, captained by Nightwing-or so he thinks! The team fractures, and Detective Chimp reveals the horrible secret wish in his heart. And speaking of hearts, Hawkgirl will stop at nothing to find Martian Manhunter, even if she jeopardizes the League’s mission and their souls. Part three of this five-issue tie-in to Dark Nights: Death Metal features the debut of a villain so huge he dwarfs all hope. Enter the Omega Knight.