SENSATION COMICS #13 Written by Barbara Kesel Art by Irene Koh, Emma Vieceli, Laura Braga, and more Published by DC Comics Release Date: August 19, 2015 What starts out as a friendly run on the beach becomes a meta-human brawl as Wonder Woman battles Superwoman for all-out supremacy. Which Amazon will best the other, and…
Review: SECRET SIX #5
SECRET SIX #5 Written by Gail Simone Art by Dale Eaglesham, Tom Derenick, and Jason Wright Published by DC Comics Release Date: August 19, 2015 Some secrets can’t be kept, no matter how hard we try. That’s the case with Big Shot and his wife, as the Six gets the full story of how they…
Review: BLACK CANARY #3
BLACK CANARY #3 Written by Brenden Fletcher Art by Annie Wu and Lee Loughridge Published by DC Comics Release Date: August 19, 2015 Find yourself a chair. Sit down. Read Black Canary #3. If you do things in that order, you might be okay. But if you forget step one or two, you might just fall…
Review: MARTIAN MANHUNTER #3
MARTIAN MANHUNTER #3 Written by Rob Williams Art by Eddy Barrows Published by DC Comics Release Date: August 19, 2015 Okay, so this one is just gettin’ freaky, y’all. Martian Manhunter has been a surprising book for me, as Williams and Barrows go deeper down the sci-fi well I find myself drawn in deeper and…
Review: JUSTICE LEAGUE #43
JUSTICE LEAGUE #43 Written by Geoff Johns Art by Jason Fabok and Brad Anderson Published by DC Comics Release Date: August 19, 2015 Superman and Luthor trapped on Apokolips together. Batman takes control of a chair that knows every secret of the universe. Wonder Woman comes face-to-face with the sister she never knew. And amid…
…And Now, A Haiku: ACTION COMICS #43
…And Now, A Haiku features a haiku poem inspired by a comic released each week. Some will be silly, some will be serious…all will be haiku. This week, the subject is ACTION COMICS #43 by Greg Pak & Aaron Kuder. *SPOILER WARNING – THIS HAIKU CONTAINS SPOILERS ABOUT THE CONTENTS OF ACTION COMICS #43* Shadows strong, you’re weak.…
Review: EARTH 2: SOCIETY #3
EARTH 2: SOCIETY #3 Written by Daniel H. Wilson Art by Jorge Jimenez and Alejandro Sanchez Published by DC Comics Release Date: August 12, 2015 It’s been a year since planetfall, and this new world is no longer new enough not to have a bit of drama. Cities are rising. Terry Sloane is on…
Review: DC COMICS BOMBSHELLS #1
DC COMICS BOMBSHELLS #1 Written by Marguerite Bennett Art by Marguerite Sauvage Published by DC Comics Release Date: August 12, 2015 The year is 1940. The world is at war. Troubling times hit America and our allies and enemies abroad in equal measure. Who will rise up to save us when the chips are…
Review: GOTHAM ACADEMY #9
GOTHAM ACADEMY #8 Written by Becky Cloonan, Brenden Fletcher Art by Karl Kerschl, Serge LaPointe, Msassyk Published by DC Comics Release Date: August 12, 2015 Every issue of Gotham Academy feels a bit like coming home. Coming home, that is, to a gigantic old castle that serves as a boarding school for Gotham’s finest young…
Review: BATMAN #43
BATMAN #43 Written by Scott Snyder Art by Greg Capullo, Danny Miki, FCO Plascencia Published by DC Comics Release Date: August 12, 2015 So, I could handle this Gordon-as-Bats thing going on a bit longer, if it’s gonna keep on being this damn good. Snyder and Capullo change up the pace in this issue, giving…