PREVIEW: Nightwing #79

 

Writer: Tom Taylor

Artist: Bruno Redondo

Cover Price: $3.99

Release Date: April 20, 2021

Dick Grayson has inherited Alfred’s fortune, a puppy, and a whole lot of questions. Who is Mayor Zucco, and what is her relation to the man who murdered Dick’s parents? What sinister plans does Blockbuster have for Blüdhaven? What kind of dog food is best for a three-legged puppy? To answer these questions, Dick’s going to need a little help from his friends-past and present.

PREVIEW: Superman Red & Blue #2

 

Writer: Chuck Brown, Jason Howard, Dan Panosian, Stephanie Phillips, Steven T. Seagle, Robert Venditti

Artist: Denys Cowan, Jason Howard, Alitha Martinez, Dan Panosian, Duncan Rouleau, Marley Zarcone

Cover Price: $5.99

Release Date: April 20, 2021

Explore the world of Superman in a way you’ve never seen before. Five brand-new stories, a visual tour de force, with only the Man of Steel’s signature colors. There are tales starring Clark Kent, the original Superman, including a showdown with his most tenacious foe, Lex Luthor-but there is also a great space adventure with Val-Zod, the Superman of Earth-2, going up against an amped-up version of Prometheus. And then there is Cyborg Superman, a warped reflection of the real deal, with a mission as opposite to Superman’s as any could be. But no matter how out there the situation gets, it always comes back to the one man and the planet he loves and has sworn to protect-and the people he inspires, young and old.

PREVIEW: The Flash #769

 

Writer: Jeremy Adams

Artist: Jack Herbert, Darko Lafuente, Brandon Peterson

Cover Price: $3.99

Release Date: April 20, 2021

After an accident pushes Wally West into the time stream, the former Kid Flash lands in the body of his onetime partner, Impulse. Now sprinting through the 30th century side by side with the mysterious (and, yeah, ridiculous) Gold Beetle, Wally must uncover what’s causing the destructive explosions that keep propelling him through time and the bodies of other speedsters.

PREVIEW: Catwoman #30

 

Writer: Ram V

Artist: Fernando Blanco

Cover Price: $3.99

Release Date: April 20, 2021

The Riddler revealed that he knows details about Poison Ivy’s whereabouts. Now, after the Riddler has been gravely wounded, Catwoman brings him to be patched up by Alleytown’s less-than-scrupulous medics. Now on the mend, Riddler points Selina in Ivy’s direction-but is he telling the truth, or wrapping her up in another one of his riddles? Meanwhile, the Penguin’s come to realize that enlisting Father Valley to take out Catwoman may have been a mistake and finds himself asking whether he hired a hit man...or inked a deal with the devil himself.

PREVIEW: Batman vs. Ra's Al Ghul #6

 

Writer: Neal Adams

Artist: Neal Adams

Cover Price: $3.99

Release Date: April 20, 2021

It all comes down to this…the final meeting of the Batmen! Ra’s al Ghul’s plan to dominate Gotham City crashes against the will of Bruce Wayne and Matches Malone, as the city’s power grid faces the wave of the future!

Rorschach #7 Review

Writer: Tom King
Artist: Jorge Fornes
Cover Price: $4.99
Release Date: April 14, 2021
Cover Price: $4.99

In the last issue, our nameless detective received a batch of letters between Myerson and Laura that led them eventually meeting and ending up where we are today. Now, the detective has tracked down who sent him the letters and it's... Frank Miller???

Batman: The Detective #1 Review

 

Somebody Is Killing The Children

Written By: Tom Taylor
Art By: Andy Kubert
Colors By: Brad Anderson
Letters By: Clem Robins
Cover Art By: Andy Kubert, Brad Anderson
Cover Price: $3.99
Release Date: April 13, 2021

In Batman: The Detective #1, Bruce Wayne heads to Europe to investigate a Wayne Airlines plane crash that was definitely not accidental. With a little help from Knight and Squire, Bruce learns all passengers have something in common and the terrorists responsible for the crash aren't done connecting the dots just yet. Also, Batman punches a ghost.

Wonder Woman #771 Review

 

Tree Hugger

Writer: Jordie Bellaire, Becky Cloonan, Michael Conrad

Artist: Paulina Ganucheau, Travis Moore

Cover Price: $4.99

Release Date: April 14, 2021

I liked the first issue of Wonder Woman a whole lot.  I always like it when we look at a different pantheon of gods and coming out of Death Metal, the mystery of what's going on with Wonder Woman is intriguing.  So, is this second issue just as good?  Let's find out...

Batman: Urban Legends #2 Review

 Three out of Four Ain't Bad

Writer: Cecil Castellucci, Matthew Rosenberg, Brandon Thomas, Chip Zdarsky

Artist: Eddy Barrows, Ryan Benjamin, Max Dunbar, Marguerite Sauvage, Marcus To

Cover Price: $7.99

Release Date: April 14, 2021

I usually am not an anthology book kind of guy.  Sure, my attention span suffers a huge hit jumping from story to story, but it's also because, for the most part, I never end up enjoying every story in the book.  It comes down to the math, and while some are satisfied with less than a 100% shooting percentage, I get mad if I get stuck with any duds at all.  That's just me, but I don't need nonsense to up the page count and the cover price.  Still, I liked the Batman/Red Hood and Grifter stories in the first issue, so my hopes were high going into this one.  Let's see how it is...

The Joker #2 Review

The Joke's On Them!

Written By: James Tynion IV, Sam Johns

Art By: Guillem March, Arif Prianto, Tom Napolitano, Mirka Andolfo, Romulo Fajardo Jr., Ariana Maher

Cover Price: $4.99

Release Date: April 13, 2021

The Joker series continues and now we know that while the Joker is the title character of this book, this is mostly a Jim Gordon joint and our main plot is about the former Commissioner hunting down the Clown Prince of Crime for some mysterious benefactor. Let's jump into this issue and see if the intrigue continues as we learn more about what Jim Gordon will do with this proposition and if he will in fact kill the Joker when he finds him. Let's check it out.

Superman #30 Review

Ghosts Aliens From The Past

Written By: Phillip Kennedy Johnson, Sean Lewis

Art By: Scott Godlewski, Gabe Eltaeb, Dave Sharpe, Sami Basri, Ulises Arreola

Cover Price: $4.99

Release Date: April 13, 2021

Superman continues with the idea that Jon Kent is looking at his father a little differently, a little more mortal than he did before, and possibly, we may see the Man of Steel fall in battle..... Well, that's what Jon thinks, we all saw Future State and until that future is changed, we all know that Superman is on Warworld, doing Warworld things. We're not there yet though so let's jump into this issue and see the Super Father and Son go off on another adventure. Let's check it out.

PREVIEW: Wonder Woman #771

 

Writer: Jordie Bellaire, Becky Cloonan, Michael Conrad

Artist: Paulina Ganucheau, Travis Moore

Cover Price: $4.99

Release Date: April 14, 2021

Wonder Woman’s adventures through the Sphere of the Gods continue as she embarks on a quest with the cunning Ratashok to search for answers. Something is changing the rules of the Norse afterlife, and it’s up to our hero to set things right. Now she must face warriors and beasts of mythic proportions, starting with the Nidhogg! Can our Amazon Princess survive this staggering serpent?

Meanwhile, in a seemingly simpler time in our hero’s life, a younger Diana continues her journey to uncover the secret behind the scriptures that hold the hidden history of Themyscira. Is she ready for the truth? Or will it change her perception of "paradise” forever?

PREVIEW: Rorschach #7

 

Writer: Tom King

Artist: Jorge Fornes

Cover Price: $4.99

Release Date: April 14, 2021

Cover Price: $4.99

Wil Myerson might have been the creator of Pontius Pirate, the most popular comic in history, before he put on the Rorschach mask and tried to kill a would-be president, but he’s not the only artist who worked on the character. Other artists fell under Wil’s influence, and now all these years later, his more renowned acolyte has fallen sway to Laura, the #1 Myerson superfan. Is it possible she influenced another comic book legend into playing vigilante? The key here is that tape the detective is trying to decipher, the one with the séance that has been haunting him since the very first issue! All this and a cameo by Dr. Manhattan to boot!

PREVIEW: Batman: The Detective #1

 

Writer: Tom Taylor

Artist: Andy Kubert

Cover Price: $3.99

Release Date: April 14, 2021

An epic tale begins that will take Batman on a harrowing, action-packed European adventure in a new miniseries by superstar creators Tom Taylor and Andy Kubert! A horrific tragedy in the United Kingdom sends a very personal and deadly message to the Dark Knight—one that will draw Batman out of Gotham City to investigate! From the moment he lands in Europe, Batman will face a difficult investigation and unheard-of adversaries and find the assistance of a partner once more—all in the hunt for the villain known as Equilibrium! New villains! New allies! A thrilling overseas adventure begins for the Dark Knight!

PREVIEW: Batman: Urban Legends #2

 

Writer: Cecil Castellucci, Matthew Rosenberg, Brandon Thomas, Chip Zdarsky

Artist: Eddy Barrows, Ryan Benjamin, Max Dunbar, Marguerite Sauvage, Marcus To

Cover Price: $7.99

Release Date: April 14, 2021

The new Batman anthology series continues! In part two of Chip Zdarsky and Eddy Barrows’s epic Batman/Red Hood story, Jason Todd has taken a man’s life, and now his mission is to keep the dead man’s young son safe. But Batman plans to take down Jason before he can make another mistake.  

Then, in chapter two of Matthew Rosenberg and Ryan Benjamin’s senses-shattering tale, Cole Cash earns his pay as personal bodyguard to billionaire Lucius Fox, but what led him to Gotham in the first place? How does the mysterious HALO Corporation play into it all? And which Bat-Family character does he have an unfortunate meeting with in this chapter? 

And in part two of Brandon Thomas and Max Dunbar’s epic Outsiders story, see Katana’s perspective on what brought the Outsiders to Japan, who wants her dead, and what her ultimate punishment will be for no longer having her husband’s spirit in the Soultaker sword.  

Plus, Barbara Gordon has identified a citywide system hack from a foe she faced before as Batgirl…but this time around, Babs may have found a way to defeat her for good as Oracle!

Tankers #1 Review and *SPOILERS*

 

Where Jurassic Park meets Aliens . . . Let's Rock!

Written By: Robert Venditti

Art By: Juan Jose Ryp, Andrew Dalhouse

Letters By: Dave Sharpe

Cover Price: $5.99

Release Date: April 7, 2021

Review by: J-Man

*Non Spoilers and Score At The Bottom*

Bad Idea is a new publisher on the market made up of several creators from Valiant comics (think between 2012 and 2017) before the day the publishing company died . . . err changed hands and direction. Tankers is the second series from this up-and-coming publisher. When I saw the synopsis for this series months ago, I was already intrigued. Having read stories by Robert Venditti in the past (Hawkman, X-O Manowar, Green Lantern post-Geoff Johns) and art by Juan Jose Ryp (Wolverine: Best There Is, X-O Manowar, lots of Lady Death), I knew this was a must-buy. The two creators have collaborated on a 12-issue mini-series in the past (Wrath of the Eternal Warrior) and killed it. But maybe that was their one-hit-wonder, and Tankers will go the way of the dinosaurs. Let's find out.