Superman: Man of Tomorrow #2 Review

Written by: Robert Venditti
Pencils: Paul Pelletier
Ink: Drew Hennessy
Colors: Adriano Lucas
Letters: Clayton Cowles
Cover Price: $0.99
Release Date: April 27, 2020

Growing up I was just okay with Superman. I collected and read his comics in the late 80's and early 90's, but I didn't come to adore the character until I became a parent. He's become my favorite superhero to read, and sadly the last two years have been difficult. I even dropped both Action Comics and Superman from my pull list last summer after giving their current writer a whole year.

These 99¢ "digital firsts" are giving us fans the opportunity to read comics at a pretty great deal without leaving our house during a deadly global pandemic, and it features writers and artists who aren't working on the main books for those characters. So I was very excited about Superman: Man of Tomorrow, and I haven't been disappointed.

The Flash: Fastest Man Alive #1 Review

Watching the Ships That Go Sailing

Written By: Gail Simone

Art By: Clayton Henry, Marcelo Maiolo

Letters By: Rob Leigh

*Non Spoilers and Score At The Bottom*

Once again, we have come together to review one of DC’s digital-first issues and frankly, my expectations are a little high right now. The last one I read was very well done and had a lot of emotional impact in it. Now, perhaps I shouldn’t allow myself to expect so much as these issues don’t even have the same themes or the same creative teams. If anything, I should probably expect less but I digress. I hope all of our readers have been staying safe during this troubling time and I wish you the best going forward. For now, though, let’s jump into this new digital-first issue and see where it takes us.

Gotham Academy #1 (2014) Review

Head of the Class

Written by: Becky Cloonan and Brenden Fletcher
Art by: Karl Kerschl
Cover Price: $2.99
Release Date: October 1, 2014


I really am at a loss on how to start this review.  I'm a grown man with five boys and here I am lying down and reading Gotham Academy, feet up behind me, giggling to myself and wishing I was a student in the book.  Please, let me enroll now!  I know that this book will draw lots of comparisons to Harry Potter and for good reason...it's so magical.  I may not be the target age, but I don't care. I'm in.  DC, I'll forgive you for the Futures End Event and any other misstep if you keep giving us books like this.

Conan the Slayer #1 (2016) Review

Conan, What is Best in Life?

Written by: Cullen Bunn
Art by: Sergio Davila, Michael Atiyeh and Richard Starkings
Cover Price: $3.99
Release Date: July 13, 2016

Hey guys and gals and welcome back to Throwback Thursday where I throw up reviews from the past for you to read in the present.  It's like a literary time machine...of the worst kind!  This is my review of Conan the Slayer from the Summer of 2016 which I am going back to since this week debuted the new Wonder Woman/Conan series.  Enjoy!

Harley Quinn Invades Comic Con International: San Diego #1 (2014) Review

I Want My Hurl Gurl

Written by: Amanda Conner and Jimmy Palmiotti
Art by: Paul Pope, Javier Garron, Damion Scott, Robert Campanella, Amanda Conner, John Timms, Marco Failla,
   Dave Johnson and Stephanie Roux
Cover Price: $4.99
Release Date: July 16, 2014

What could be more fun than going to Comic-Con International?  Going there with Harley Quinn, of course.  Yep. Harley has trekked across the country and has arrived just in time for SDCC, but she's not there just to buy comics and see the stars.  Nope, she's brought her portfolio and she's ready to make that comic book creator money.  You know, the big bucks like Amanda Conner and Jimmy Palmiotti make.

Bloodshot: Reborn #14 (2016) Review

The Bloodshot Squad

Written by: Jeff Lemire
Art by: Mico Suayan, David Baron and David Lanphear
Cover Price: $3.99
Release Date: June 29, 2016


As our site branches out a little from are all DC all the time, each of us has run into an experience like I have with this book.  I love Jeff Lemire and have been intrigued by the character of Bloodshot for a while, but because we painted ourselves into a specific corner, there was no time or reason to read it. That has changed now and when I saw Valiant declare that this issue was an "ALL-NEW ARC! ALL-NEW JUMPING-ON POINT!", I figured I'd dive right in.  So, was Valiant telling the truth and did I know what was going on enough to be comfortable reviewing it?  Yes and and big Yes!  Here is my review...

Nightwing #70 Review

I Smell the Cap

Writer: Dan Jurgens
Artist: Ryan Benjamin, Scott Hanna, Rain Berado, and Andworld Design
Cover Price: $3.99
Release Date: March 18, 2020

I know that most fans of Dick Grayson want to leave Ric behind and get some Dick back in their lives.  Hey, I want Dick as much as the person, but I also want to get something satisfying out of Ric while we're stuck with him.  Is that too much to ask?  I don't think so, but let's get on with the review...

Batman #89 Review and *SPOILERS*

Moving Along

Written By: James Tynion IV
Art By: Carlo Pagulayan, Guillem March, Danny Miki, Tomeu Morey
Letters By: Clayton Cowles
Cover Price: $3.99
Release Date: February 19, 2020

*Non Spoilers and Score At The Bottom*

Tynion’s first story with this book has been going pretty smoothly at this point. Sure, there has been a ton of exposition but Tynion clearly has a story that he wants to tell and he can’t tell it without all of that context. That being said, in the previous issue, he reigned it in a little bit and we finally got some of the first bits of story progression. However, I’m hoping that he follows up on that by continuing it in this issue. We took a couple issues to set things up and start the ball rolling but we need that momentum to carry through this storyline. There’s nothing wrong with keeping the audience in suspense but refusing to give them anything and instead just give them questions upon questions, many will tune out. So, let’s hop into this latest issue and hope that Tynion knocks this one out of the park.

Weird Mystery Tales #1 (1972) Retro Review

Writers: Howard Purcell, Jack Kirby, Mark Evanier, Steve Sherman

Pencilers: Howard Purcell, Jack Kirby

Inkers: Jack Abel, Mike Royer

Cover: Michael Wm Kauta

Cover Price: 20¢

Release Date: June 7th, 1972

Weird Mystery Tales is one of the horror-tyoe books that DC published back in the day, along with House of Mystery and House of Secrets.

Our host here is named Destiny; a pale man with a purple cloak and hood, and it's his job to log the follies and mysteries of mankind into the Cosmic Log. 

Wonder Woman Earth One Vol. 1 (2016) Review

Beautiful Beginnings

Written by: Grant Morrison
Art by:  Yannick Paquette, Nathan Fairbairn and Todd Klein
Cover Price: $22.99
Release Date: April 12, 2016

I will start this review by declaring my undying love for Wonder Woman, but also admit that I am no scholar when it comes to her history.  For Christ's sakes, there's a whole lot I don't know about my own wife's past, so when dinner party conversation turns towards William Moulton-Marston or even George Perez, I excuse myself and try to find the guy handing out the cocktail weenies.  I do love me some weenies.  Again, no scholar.  However, I have been around the block a few times and know enough to realize that Wonder Woman has had a varied past that includes multiple origins and interpretations that sometimes blend together and sometimes don't.  That usually is a recipe for disaster, but Wonder Woman always seems to rise above it all to remain the shining light of beauty, power and wisdom.  I think this book is a prime example of just that.  Grant Morrison combines her mixed history into a new version, but never forgets to give fans the character they know and love.  That's all fine and dandy, but is it any good?  Let's find out...

Mighty Morphin Power Rangers #0 (2016) Review

Teenagers With Attitude

Written by: Kyle Higgins, Steve Orlando and Mairghread Scott
Art by: Hendry Prasetya, Daniel Bayliss, Corin Howell, Matt Herms, Jeremy Lawson, Ed Dukeshire and Jim Campbell
Cover: Price: $3.99
Release Date: January 13, 2016
Publisher: Boom! Studios


Like the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles that I just started reviewing recently, I was not a big fan (I was beyond the targeted age range) of the Power Rangers when they hit the scene.  I actually had a friend who was into them, but that was more of a Pink Ranger thing than anything else, but because of him, I knew a bit more about the show than I admitted to anyone else.  If truth be told, I actually liked it for it's over-the-top goofiness, but until this review, haven't really dealt much with them over the years.  So, why am I reviewing this issue?  Mainly because I love Kyle Higgins and haven't been able to review any of his books lately since he is not doing much of anything at DC Comics these days.  Since I can force the Power Rangers into our whole "Saturday Morning Weirdness" concept, it's all a free pass to get back to reviewing one of my favorite writers and hopefully get a few smiles and laughs along the way.  With all that being said, if I come across as a moron concerning the Power Rangers mythos, please forgive me since I am a big dummy.  On with the review...

Delete #1 (2016) Review

Memorable

Written by: Jimmy Palmiotti and Justin Gray
Art by: John Timms, Bill Tortolini and David Curiel
Cover Price: $4.99
Release Date: March 2, 2016
Publisher: 1First Comics

I am a huge Jimmy Palmiotti and Justin gray fan, so it upset me when this book slipped by me weeks ago.  Sure, we are pretty much an all DC Comics site, but I try to stay in the know and this sort of thing is why.  I guess I was a big dummy at the beginning of March, or at least blind.  We can agree, I was probably both.  While I am never going to change my IQ for the better (believe me, I've tried), I finally opened my eyes and saw the awesome Amanda Conner cover for this book as well as three of my favorite creators (John Timms being the third) printed right there in bold letters.  So, it shouldn't be any bit of a surprise that I would grab the opportunity that Just for the Hell of it Monday presents and review this #1 issue.

Rick and Morty #2 (2015) Review

Flaunt the Goods

Written by: Zac Gorman
Art by: CJ Cannon, Ryan Hill and Marc Ellerby and Crank!
Cover Price: $3.99
Release Date: May 13, 2015
Publisher: Oni Press

Way back when (actually in September 2015), I reviewed Rick and Morty #1 (HERE) and really enjoyed it.  Well, last night I couldn't sleep and ended up watching six episodes of the cartoon and right then and there, decided to get back to reviewing the series for our Just for the Hell of It Mondays thingee.  The one thing that I like about this series is that it does have a continuous storyline which also made me go back and read issue #1 again.  Damn you, Zac Gorman, making me work and all.  Now that I am up to speed again, here is my review for Rick and Morty #2...

Back to the Future #1 (2015) Review

But Marty,  Everyone Calls You Chicken!

Written by: Bob Gale, John Barber and Erik Burnham
Art by: Brent Schoonover, David Witt, Kelly Kirkpatrick, Dan Shoening and Luis Antonio Delgado
Cover Price: $3.99
Release Date: October 21, 2015
Publisher: IDW Publishing

I'm continuing my 80's retro Just for the Hell of it Mondays with a comic book based on my favorite 80's movie of all-time, Back to the Future.  I am a bit upset that I missed doing this on Back to the Future Day (10-21-16) when it came out, but we are a DC Comics site and this is an IDW book.  So, I may be late to the party, but I brought cocktail weenies and everyone loves cocktail weenies!  This mini series is not the full blown sequel I thought it was going to be, but instead, a collection of stories that fill in some of the cracks in the movies.  If that's not exciting enough, they are written by Bob Gale who was a writer on all three films as well as co-producing them and the animated series.  Because of Gale's involvement,  I was hoping the two stories in this premier issue had the Back to the Furture magic I love.  Well, do they and does it translate into a good comic book?  Let's find out...

Goldie Vance #1 (2016) Review

The Secret of...

Written by: Hope Larson
Art by: Brittney Williams, Sarah Stern and Jim Campbell
Cover Price: $3.99
Release Date: April 13, 2016
Publisher: Boom! Studios

These are the kind of books that I'm glad we have our Just for the Hell of it Mondays review reprieve. If you are new to our site, we are a DC Comic site (hence the "DC Comics" in our name) and while we enjoy reading and reviewing every single comic from our favorite publisher, we...Okay, some of you are already rolling your eyes because in fact, we may read and review every comic that comes out each and every week from DC Comics, but we don't always enjoy them.  I even suspect that Eric may be going insane because of our strict review guidelines and his stable of books.  So, we decided a while back that we would open up Mondays up as a day to review whatever the hell we please.  Somehow, though, I can't always kick my DC habit and that's where this review comes in.  First, Hope Larson writes it and she will be writing Batgirl when Rebirth hits and I want to get familiar with her beforehand and second, there is a Lumberjanes/Gotham Academy first look in the issue, so I was going to buy it just for that anyway.  I guess there is a third reason...it looks kick ass!  So, how was it?  Let's find out...

Invader Zim #2 (2015) Review

Track or Catch...Nobody Rides For Free

Written by: Jhonen Vasquez and Eric Trueheart
Art by: Aaron Alexovich, Megan Lawton, Simon Troussellier, J.R. Goldberg and Warren Wucinich
Cover Price: $3.99
Release Date: August 19, 2015
Publisher: Oni Press

I am back with another review of Invader Zim from Oni Press and while I type this, my youngest son is busy watching the show.  He actually saw the comic as I gathered my stuff for review and wanted to know what it was.  After assuring him (maybe lying a wee bit) that is wasn't "something old", I put on episode one and he is still watching it after five minutes which is a win in my house.  So, I will keep you updated as I review Issue #2 of Invader Zim.