BATMAN #21 Written by Scott Snyder and James Tynion IV Art by Greg Capullo, Danny Miki, and Rafael Albuquerque Release Date: June 12, 2013 It can be argued that every Batman story is an origin story. It’s hard to think of another character who is so singularly defined by the moment of his creation, a…
Review: EARTH 2 ANNUAL #1
EARTH 2 ANNUAL #1 Written by James Robinson Art by Cafu, Julius Gopez, and Cam Smith Release Date: May 29, 2013 If you’ve been following the publicity around the first Earth 2 annual, and you’re buying the issue solely for the promise of a new, mysterious Batman, you’re going to find yourself just a bit…
Review: FF #7
FF #7 Written by Matt Fraction Art by Michael Allred Release Date: May 15, 2013 Comic books aren’t supposed to be normal. At the very least, comic books are supposed to be unusual, and at their best, superhero comic books should be things of wonder — unique, extraordinary, and gloriously weird. At their very, very…
Review: BATMAN #20
BATMAN #20 Written by Scott Snyder and James Tynion IV Art by Greg Capullo, Danny Miki, and Alex Maleev Release Date: May 8, 2013 If the past few years of Batman can be described in terms of the transition from the Grant Morrison era to the Scott Snyder era, what’s striking is not just the…
Review: DOCTOR WHO: PRISONERS OF TIME #4
DOCTOR WHO: PRISONERS OF TIME #4 Written by Scott Tipton and David Tipton Art by Gary Erskine Release Date: April 17, 2013 1. Doctor Who: Prisoners of Time, is a twelve issue miniseries from IDW in which each issue centers on one of the eleven incarnations of The Doctor along with one or more of…
Review: BATMAN AND RED ROBIN #19
BATMAN AND RED ROBIN #19 Written by Peter J. Tomasi Art by Pat Gleason and Mick Gray Release Date: April 10, 2013 Batman and Red Robin #19 is a busy comic. There are no fewer than three guest stars, two of whom are called out on the cover, but there’s still apparently room for a…
Review: BATWING #19
BATWING #19 Written by Justin Gray and Jimmy Palmiotti Art by Eduardo Pansica and Júlio Ferreira Release Date: April 3, 2013 Can a poor man be Batman? Before we get to that question, let’s tie up the loose ends, because for all the teasers, that’s what Batwing #19 is really about. Sure, there’s a new…
Review: CONSTANTINE #1
CONSTANTINE #1 Written by Ray Fawkes and Jeff Lemire Art by Renato Guedes Release Date: March 20, 2013 There are two ways to try to evaluate DC’s new Constantine title. The first is to try to compare it to the once glorious but recently cancelled Hellblazer title. Longtime readers might fear that a mainstream DC…
Review: BATMAN AND ROBIN #18
BATMAN AND ROBIN #18 Written by Peter J. Tomasi Art by Pat Gleason and Mick Gray Release Date: March 13, 2013 It’s hard to say in comics whether death is a thing that lasts, especially for a Robin. Jason Todd was dead for about 15 years, but he’s been back for almost ten, and headlining…
Review: SWAMP THING #18
SWAMP THING #18 Written by Scott Snyder Art by Yanick Panquette Release Date: March 6, 2013 Swamp Thing #18 was solicited as an “epilogue” to Scott Snyder and Jeff Lemire’s shared alternate reality Rotworld event, but anyone who read last month’s “finale” knows that it was nothing of the sort. After spending months (of our…