I, VAMPIRE #11 Written by Joshua Hale Fialkov Art by Andrea Sorrentino Release Date: July 25, 2012 It’s vampires versus zombies. Not really sure what else needs to be said. Centuries old, supernatural title character Andrew Bennett is walking a perilous line. He’s taken it upon himself to simultaneous police and protect his race by…
Review: ALL-STAR WESTERN #11
ALL-STAR WESTERN #11 Written by Jimmy Palmiotti & Justin Gray Art by Moritat, Scott Kolins Released July 25, 2012 Jonah Hex is fighting the Court of Owls as much as Batman these days (though 13 decades removed) and this issue brings the surprise twist of another player in 19th century Gotham – the worshipers of…
Review: NATIONAL COMICS: ETERNITY #1
NATIONAL COMICS: ETERNITY #1 Written by Jeff Lemire Art by Cully Hamner and Derec Donovan Release Date: July 25, 2012 There seems to be no shortage of press on DC Comics’ splashy new publishing initiatives over the last 11 months, with the New 52, Before Watchmen, Sandman, and the upcoming Zero Month rotating on center…
Review: DC UNIVERSE PRESENTS #11
DC UNIVERSE PRESENTS #11 Written by James Robinson Art by Bernard Chang Release Date: July 18, 2012 In the concluding chapter of a three-issue tale, DC Universe Presents: Savage brings FBI profiler Kass Sage face-to-face with the copycat serial killer she’s been pursuing with the assistance of her father. The trick is, Kass’s father is…
Review: BATMAN: EARTH ONE HC
BATMAN: EARTH ONE HC Written by Geoff Johns Art by Gary Frank and Jonathan Sibal Release Date: July 4, 2012 There are eight million stories in Gotham City; this is just one of them. Batman is easily the most adaptable character at DC Comics, if not in all of superhero comics. He’s been a vampire,…
Review: BEFORE WATCHMEN: MINUTEMEN #2
BEFORE WATCHMEN: MINUTEMEN #2 Written by Darwyn Cooke (Backup by Len Wein) Art by Darwyn Cooke (Backup by John Higgins) Release Date: July 11, 2012 Now, we are officially cooking with gas. Minutemen was clearly the launch book for DC’s look back at the Watchmen universe for a reason. It could easily be seen as…
Review: BATGIRL #11 and VOLUME 1 HC
BATGIRL #11 BATGIRL VOL. 1: THE DARKEST REFLECTION Written by Gail Simone Art by Ardian Syaf and Vicente Cifuentes Release Date: July 11, 2012 Batgirl’s first encounter with her newest foe Knightfall continues and it seems the villain’s reach in Gotham City is more than she bargained for. A criminal heiress who spent time in…
Review: INFINITE CRISIS OMNIBUS
INFINITE CRISIS OMNIBUS Written by Geoff Johns, Greg Rucka, Judd Winick, Gail Simone, Bill Willingham, Dave Gibbons, et al. Art by Phil Jimenez, Ivan Reis, Jesus Saiz, Dale Eaglesham, Ian Churchill, George Perez, et al. Release Date: June 27, 2012 The DC Universe faced its darkest days in 2005. This is the complete story of…
Review: HE-MAN AND THE MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE #1
HE-MAN AND THE MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE #1 Written by James Robinson Art by Philip Tan Release Date: July 4, 2012 This latest incarnation of the He-Man comic book series, brings a different take to the Masters of the Universe; Skeletor has already won, and He-Man must reconnect to the hero within. I have read…
Review: BATMAN #10
BATMAN #10 Written by Scott Snyder, James Tynion IV Art by Greg Capullo, Rafael Albuquerque Release Date: June 13, 2012 The Night of the Owls continues with Batman #10 by Snyder and Capullo, one of the hottest teams in comics and the simple and fast review of this book is one word: “great”. Month after…