BATMAN #61 Written by Tom King Art by Travis Moore, Tamra Bonvillain, and Clayton Cowles Edited by Jamie S. Rich and Brittany Holzherr Published by DC Comics Release Date: December 19, 2018 Batman #61 is yet another devastatingly disturbing cut in Tom King’s surgical dissection of The Dark Knight’s psyche. After the cataclysmic cliffhanger of…
Pushing Through the Pain of HEROES IN CRISIS
Comics like the currently on-going Heroes in Crisis story by Tom King are probably the hardest to critique. I feel like something is wrong with it, yet the subjects around which the story revolves, therapy and trauma, are things about which I know little outside of anecdotal evidence and experience. Or, to re-state the premise…
The Writing on the Wall: Poison Ivy and HEROES IN CRISIS
Way back in 1994, when I was around the age of 10, I remember watching the “House & Garden” episode of Batman: The Animated Series. The main focus of the story, which was written by Paul Dini and directed by Boyd Kirkland, was about how Pamela Isley (Poison Ivy) had been allowed to leave Arkham…
Review: BATMAN #60
BATMAN #60 Written by Tom King Art by Mikel Janín, Jordie Bellaire, Jorge Fornes, Clayton Cowles Edited by Brittany Holzherr and Jamie S. Rich Published by DC Comics Release Date: December 5, 2018 What Happened To The Lights Tom King and Mikel Janín’s part three of “The Tyrant Wing” is filled with bloody fists, beautiful…
Review: MISTER MIRACLE #12
MISTER MIRACLE #12 Written by Tom King Art by Mitch Gerads and Clayton Cowles Edited by Jamie S. Rich and Brittany Holzherr Published by DC Comics Release Date: November 14, 2018 Darkseid is… defeated. And the hero of our tale gets to go on with his life, raise a family, and not worry about the…
Review: BATMAN #58
BATMAN #58 Written by Tom King Art by Mikel Janín, Jordie Bellaire, Clayton Cowles and Francesco Mattina Edited by Brittany Holzherr and Jamie S. Rich Published by DC Comics Release Date: November 8, 2018 When Doves Cry Tom King and Mikel Janín’s Part One of “The Tyrant Wing” is not just a poetic start to…
Review: BATMAN #57
BATMAN #57 Written by Tom King Art by Tony S. Daniel, Tomeu Morey, Clayton Cowles, Mark Buckingham and Andrew Pepoy Edited by Brittany Holzherr and Jamie S. Rich Published by DC Comics Release Date: October 17, 2018 The Coldest of Battles Tom King and Tony Daniel’s conclusion to this short arc “Beasts of Burden” mixes…
Review: HEROES IN CRISIS #1
HEROES IN CRISIS #1 Written by Tom King Art by Clay Mann, Tomeu Morey, and Clayton Cowles Edited by Jamie S. Rich and Brittney Holzherr Published by DC Comics Release Date: September 26, 2018 A murder mystery begins. Heroes are slaughtered. Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman are left to investigate. And two of the unlikeliest…
Review: BATMAN #53
BATMAN #53 Written by Tom King Art by Lee Weeks, Elizabeth Breitweiser, and Clayton Cowles Edited by Jamie S. Rich and Brittany Holzherr Published by DC Comics Release Date: August 15, 2018 Batman #53 is the cathartic climax to the “Cold Days” story and sees Bruce Wayne resolve to rebuild himself from his lowest point.…
Review: MISTER MIRACLE #10
MISTER MIRACLE #10 Written by Tom King Art by Mitch Gerads and Clayton Cowles Edited by Jamie S. Rich and Brittany Holzherr Published by DC Comics Release Date: August 1, 2018 It’s a dilemma that goes back to as far as Abraham and Isaac: if it meant satisfying your god and guaranteeing the lives and…