First Look: Joker: Killer Smile #2

Written by Jeff Lemire

Interior art and Cover by Andrea Sorrentino

Colors by Jordie Bellaire

Variant Cover by Kaare Andrews

DC BLACK LABEL - PRESTIGE PLUS FORMAT - APPROX. 8.5" x 10.875"

In Shops: Dec 18, 2019

SRP: $5.99

Ben Arnell promised his wife and child one thing: even though he spends his days attempting to reach the bottom of The Joker's insanity, he would never bring that madness home. No matter how dark the work gets, he would never allow The Joker's craziness to tear their family apart.

And in that, he failed.

The Eisner-winning creative team of Gideon Falls kick their blackhearted chronicle of The Joker's destructive influence into high gear with an issue that turns the entire story on its head, with disastrous consequences for Dr. Arnell!

First Look: DC's Suicide Squad Character Lineup by Bruno Redondo

Bestselling Injustice 2 Team of Writer Tom Taylor and Artist Bruno Redondo Reunite for the Wildest Version of Suicide Squad Yet!

Task Force X—nicknamed the Suicide Squad—unites some of the DCU's unlikeliest villains for its bloodiest series ever! This new version of Task Force X by writer Tom Taylor and artist Bruno Redondo is already riddled with new villains—any of whom could die on a mission or be dispatched by the mysterious leader who has replaced Amanda Waller.

The Squad's new mission is to neutralize a group of international super-terrorists known as the Revolutionaries. But when the surviving Revolutionaries join the Squad, all hell breaks loose! Who can Harley Quinn and Deadshot trust when their new teammates are the very people their crew was assigned to kill? The Suicide Squad doesn't just need to worry about surviving their next mission...now they have to survive each other!

Below, meet the new Suicide Squad in a series of character sketches by Bruno Redondo. Suicide Squad #1 hits shelves on December 18th, 2019.

Rebirth Rewind: Green Lanterns #9 (2016) Review

THE PHANTOM LANTERN: PROLOGUE

Released: October 19th, 2016

Writers: Sam Humphries

Pencils: Robson Rocha

Inks: Jay Leisten

Colors: Blond

Letters: Dave Sharpe

Cover Price: $2.99

Review written by Joey Casco of TheWineStalker.net

Because I can only really do one Retro Review (I realize this isn't really retro) a week I realized it would take me forever to get to this arc, which is probably my favorite arc in all of Rebirth, so my plans have changed and I'm skipping ahead.

This issue is the prologue to The Phantom Lantern, and it's the story of the man who would become The Phantom Lantern, Frank Laminski. Man this guy was such a good villain. I wish they'd bring him back for another story somewhere.

First Look: Wonder Woman: Dead Earth #1

Written by Daniel Warren Johnson

Interior, Cover and Variant Cover artwork by Daniel Warren Johnson

Colors by Matt Spicer

Lettering by Rus Wooton

DC BLACK LABEL - PRESTIGE PLUS FORMAT - APPROX. 8.5" x 10.875"

In Shops: Dec 18, 2019

SRP: $6.99

Princess Diana of Themyscira left paradise to save Man's World from itself. She failed. Trapped alone in a grim future after a centuries-long sleep, Diana must protect the last human city from titanic monsters while uncovering its secret of this dead Earth—and how she may be responsible for it.

First Look: DCeased: Unkillables!

DCEASED: UNKILLABLES
3-issue mini-series on sale February—April 2020
48 pages each

Written by Tom Taylor

Art by Karl Mostert and Trevor Scott
Covers by Howard Porter
card stock variant covers by Francesco Mattina
$4.99 US (CARD STOCK VARIANT COVERS $5.99)

Horror movie homage card stock variant cover to DCeased: Unkillables #1 by Yasmine Putri
Horror movie homage card stock variant cover to DCeased: Unkillables #2 by Ben Oliver

3-issue mini-series on sale February—April 2020
48 pages each

First Look: Superman #18

Superman #18

Written by Brian Michael Bendis

Cover and Interior art by Ivan Reis and Joe Prado

Colors by Alex Sinclair

In Shops: Dec 11, 2019

SRP: $3.99

The secret is out! In a story already making headlines, Superman's family is scattered across the galaxy, and our hero must confront some of his greatest concerns about himself and his place in the galaxy. Legendary artist Ivan Reis joins writer Brian Michael Bendis as they introduce the biggest change in the Man of Steel's life ever!

There it is...the one-page preview of Superman telling the world he is also Clark Kent.  Is anyone else confused that the story is called "The Truth"?  That's what the Superman Identity reveal story was called three years ago.  Have they forgotten all about that or is everyone afraid to tell Brian Micheal Bendis after he got so happy coming up with it?

First Look: Far Sector #2

Written by N.K. Jemisin
Interior and Cover art by Jamal Campbell
In Shops: Dec 11, 2019
SRP: $3.99

Writer N.K. Jemisin (the award-winning author of The Broken Earth and Inheritance science fiction trilogies) and artist Jamal Campbell (co-creator of Naomi) continue the story of rookie Green Lantern Sojourner "Jo" Mullein when Far Sector #2 hits shelves on December 11. Jo’s investigation of the first murder in 500 years hits a snag when the murderer is murdered. Whatever's going on, it's something to do with Switchoff, a highly illegal genetic cocktail that restores dangerous feelings to the emotionless citizens of the City Enduring...

Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy # 3 Review and **SPOILERS**

Gathers Moss

Written by Jody Houser

Pencils by Adriana Melo

Inks by Mark Morales

Colors by Hi-Fi

Cover by Mikel Janin

Variant Cover by David Finch & Steve Firchow

Letters by Gabriela Downie

Editor: Alex Antone

Assistant Editor: Andrea Shea

Group Editor: Jamie S. Rich

Cover Price: $3.99

November 13, 2019

**NON SPOILERS AND SCORE AT THE BOTTOM**

Hey, you know I reviewed the first issue of this miniseries…for reasons I don’t recall I missed reviewing the second issue…and now I’m back for the third! So check out my review of Harley Quinn & Poison Ivy, right here and now!

Far Sector #1 Review and **SPOILERS**

Far, Far Away

Story: N.X. Jemsin

Art & Color: Jamal Campbell

Lettering: Deron Bennett

Cover: Jamal Campbell

Variant Covers: Shaen Martinbrough, Jamie McKelvie

Assistant Editor: Maggie Howell

Editors: Andy Khouri, Jamie S. Rich

Cover Price: $3.99

On Sale Date: November 13, 2019

**NON SPOILERS AND SCORE AT THE BOTTOM**

So what do we have here…a Green Lantern book, out on the Young Animal imprint. So is this an out-of-continuity Green Lantern story, or a regular GL story where people say “fuck” a lot? Well, both things will turn out to be true, as you’ll find in my review of Far Sector #1, right here!

Gotham City Monsters #3 Review and **SPOILERS**

Monsters 11

Written by: Steve Orlando
Art by: Amancay Nahuelpan
Colors by: Trish Mulvihill
Letters by: Tom Napolitano

Cover by: Philip Tan & Jay David Ramos

Assistant Editor: Dave Wielgosz

Group Editor: Jamie S. Rich
Cover Price: $3.99
Release Date: November 13 2019

**NON SPOLERS AND SCORE AT THE BOTTOM**

It’s that gang of DCU monsters that are being aligned with Gotham City for some reason! I mean, Killer Croc makes sense, but Frankenstein? Orca? And what about the new faces, Claygirl and whatsizname, the Red Beast or whatever? Well, we’re gonna find out “whatever” in this review of Gotham City Monsters #3, right here!

Catwoman #17 Review

Written by: Joelle Jones
Art by: Joelle Jones, Laura Allred, and Saida Temofonte
Cover Price: $3.99
Release Date: November 13, 2019

Catwoman is an odd book to include with the Year of the Villain stuff.  Catwoman's only real villain right now is Raina Creel and what could Lex offer her, a new nose?!?  So, it makes sense that the offer went to Selina herself, though I am pretty sure she won't do anything that crazy with it since she will eventually be heading off with Batman to...who knows, really!  That's Bat and Cat stuff, though, so we will just move along.  So, does the Year of the Villain give Joelle Jones something fun to play with?  Let's find out...

The Dollhouse Family #1 Review

ONE BY ONE GO DOWN

Writer: M.R. Carey
Layouts: Peter Gross
Finishes: Vince Locke
Colors: Cris Peter
Letters: Todd Klein
Cover Price: $3.99
Release Date: November 13th, 2019

Review written by Joey Casco of TheWineStalker.net

The Dollhouse Family is a little difficult to describe, as it does a lot of jumping around between two stories a century and a half apart, and it's very weird. But man, I really liked it. And I liked it, even more, the second time I read it.

Wonder Woman #82 Review

Another Day In Paradise

Writer: Steve Orlando
Artist: Kieran McKeown, Scott Hanna, Romulo Fajardo Jr., and Pat Brosseau
Cover Price: $3.99
Release Date: November 13, 2019


Steve Orlando jumps back on Wonder Woman and I am hoping he is just what the doctor ordered for this book.  It is a bit odd to jump into an ongoing "event" like Year of the Villain, but crazier things have happened.  So, does Orlando give the book the boost it needs?  Let's find out...

Detective Comics #1015 Review

A Cold Day in Gotham

Writer: Peter J. Tomasi

Pencils: Doug Mahnke & Jose Luis
Ink: Christian Alamy, Keith Champagne, Mark Irwin, Matt Santoreli
Colors: David Baron
Letters: Rob Leigh

Cover Price: $3.99

Release Date: November 13th, 2019

Review by Joey Casco of TheWineStalker.net

Mr. Freeze has finally brought his beloved Nora back and cured her of her terminal cancer, thanks to Lex Luthor's offer. But he's left plenty of test subjects behind that Batman must try and save, who are being kept in temperature-controlled tanks in the Batcave. While Bruce, Alfred, and Lucius try to cure Freeze's victims, Mr. & Mrs. Freeze are out on the town.

Justice League Odyssey #15 Review

DEAD SPACE

Writer: Dan Abnett

Art: Will Conrad
Colors: Rain Beredo, Pete Pantazis
Letters: Andworld Design

Cover Price: $3.99

Release Date: November 13th, 2019

Review by Joey Casco of TheWineStalker.net

With Orion being unmasked in the last issue, the giant block that was transported to the ship with Jessica Cruz has taken form into an Eskaton in order to kill him. Eskatons are the harbingers of the end times for the Fourth World. When the time comes for the Fourth World to die, the Eskaton wake up and consume the New Gods. Whelp, that time has come.

Hawkman #18 Review

Sky Tyrant's In Flight, Afternoon Affright

Written By: Robert Venditti

Art By: Pat Olliffe, Tom Palmer, Jeremiah Skipper, Starkings & Comicraft

Cover Price: $3.99

Release Date: November 13, 2019

Moving forward with the Secret Six of the Batman Who Laugh's infection, we now see Carter Hall taking on some really interesting fashion choices......... which the infection somehow causes and the once high and mighty Hawkman will have to deal with the fact that for someone who usually is saving lives in order to complete his endless reincarnations, he now only wants to kill.  Let's jump into this issue and see if this brings about any rules or anything that makes sense with this whole infection nonsense or if it will continue on like the rest, where any goes and nobody really has any idea what they're writing about.  Let's check it out.