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.

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.

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.

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?

Aquaman / The Flash: Voidsong #2 Review

Written by: Collin Kelly, Jackson Lanzing
Art by: Vasco Georgiev
Colors by: Rain Beredo
Letters by: Troy Peteri
Cover art by: Mike Perkins, Rain Beredo
Cover price: $6.99
Release date: July 19, 2022


Aquaman / The Flash: Voidsong #2 take their fight to the streets and the bottom of the sea to stop the alien threat that's stopped the entire world. Unfortunately, our heroes soon learn the aliens aren't here by accident.

Jurassic League #3 Review

Written by: Juan Gedeon, Daniel Warren Johnson

Art by: Rafa Garrés

Colors by: Mike Spicer

Letters by: Ferran Delgado

Cover art by: Daniel Warren Johnson, Mike Spicer

Cover price: $3.99

Release date: July 20, 2022

Jurassic League #3 wages war on two fronts as the Dino-Holy Trinity faces off against Dino-Bizarro and Dino-Giganta while Dino-Green Lantern, Dino-Flash, and Dino-Aquaman are attacked by Dino-Joker and Dino-Atrocitus.

Blood Syndicate #3 Review

Written by: Geoffrey Thorne

Art by: Juan Castro, ChrisCross

Colors by: Will Quintana

Cover art by: Dexter Soy

Cover price: $3.99

Release date: July 20, 2022

Blood Syndicate #3 brings a new crew together as Rolando is introduced to Carlos's Bunker for the first team strategy session while Hannibal burns down the city in his hunt for recruits.

The Flash #784 Review

Dream Until Your Dreams Come True

Written By: Jeremy Adams

Art By: Amancay Nahuelpan, Jeremy Cox, Rob Leigh

Cover Price: $3.99

Release Date: July 19, 2022

.The search for Barry Allen continues with our Dark Crisis tie-in. In the previous issue, we saw the West kids go and muck things up when Wally got Wallace West, Jesse Quick, Max Mercury, and Jay Garrick together to search the Multiverse for Barry Allen's signature and Irey and Jai decided to take the hero-ing into their own hands. This separated our heroes into three worlds, Jesse and Max into the Mad Max world, Jai and Irey into the Batman/Flash amalgam, and Wally and Wallace into Barry's dream world, where Pariah imprisoned him. The big question is..... What the hell happened to Jay Garrick? Let's jump into this issue and see if we get that answer and also find out what everyone else is up to in their search. Let's check it out.

Black Adam #2 Review

The Power Of Family

Written By: Priest

Art By: Rafa Sandoval, Matt Herms, Willie Schubert

Cover Price: $3.99

Release Date: July 19, 2022

In our first issue of Black Adam, it seemed that our former foe of Shazam! is now dying after a confrontation with Desaad and a fake Darkseid, but instead of simply going gently into that good night, Adam decided that his power should live on and with that he has chosen a descendant of his to inherit his power. The only problem is..... at least from my point of view from what we got in the previous issue, the descendant and heir apparent is an insufferable, walking-pop culture-dispenser. I can only hope that his new character, Malik White can calm down a bit and I can get on his side but as of right now, this series hasn't grabbed me the way I wanted it to. Let's jump into this issue and see if that can change.

Dark Crisis: Worlds Without A Justice League #1: Superman Review

 

Same Old Same Older

Written by: Tom King

Art by: Chris Burnham, Adriano Lucas, and Troy Peteri

Cover Price: $4.99

Release Date: July 12, 2022

I have seen a lot of crazy theories floating around social media about this book.  Some say this book will de-age Jon Kent.  Others say this issue will end with an announcement that Tom King is taking over the Superman book.  I can only guess that these rumors have been whispered down the lane by fans who aren't reading the Dark Crisis Event or any of the issues that lead up to it... or maybe, like Kal-El, they are in their little dream world where wishes do come true!  I'm not here to judge fans, just this issue, so let's get to it!

Batgirls #8 Review

Written by: Becky Cloonan, Michael Conrad

Art by: Robbi Rodriguez

Colors by: Rico Renzi

Letters by: Becca Carey

Cover art by: Jorge Corona, Sarah Stern

Cover price: $3.99

Release date: July 12, 2022

Batgirls #8 concludes the two-parter adventure as Babs and Sick infiltrate the Iceberg Lounge to save Seer from the Saints while Batgirl #1 and Batgirl #2 play Oracle Jr. on the rooftops above. Of course, the plan never works out as expected.

Rogues #3 Review

Don't Monkey Around

Written by: Joshua Williamson

Art by: Leomacs

Colors by: Jason Wordie

Letters by: Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou

Cover art by: Sam Wolfe Connelly

Cover price: $6.99

Release date: July 12, 2022

Rogues #3 finds Snart under Gorilla City police interrogation when he's offered a deal he can't refuse.  When the Rogues' greatest heist finally begins, everything goes according to plan until it doesn't, and when things go wrong, they go spectacularly wrong.