Batman #20
Batman #20 came out a little over a week ago as the last part in a two-part story line. As the current atmosphere of the bat books are despair and darkness, it was nice to have a short break from [...]
Wonder Woman #18 and #19
With these two issues it’s now official: Wonder Woman is my favorite New 52 series. Brian Azzarello’s Amazonian epic had won my affection since the first issue, but it was issue #18 that won my heart, and #19 that had [...]
Human Bomb #1
I picked up Human Bomb almost solely because the cover art and the comic’s name promised me explosions if I read this comic. A quick flip through the comic proved my suspicions were correct. There were explosions. And that’s really all it [...]
What Warner Brothers Should do with the DC Cinematic Universe
News has recently broken that Warner Brothers has thrown out their latest script, for Justice League, which was written by Will Beall. Yes, the same Will Beall, who recently wrote the rather disappointing Gangster Squad. Warner Brothers has also come [...]
Resurrection Man Vol. 1
Lots of superheroes obsess over their costume, the location of their secret headquarters, or the moralities and repercussions of their actions as crime fighters. Mitch Shelly seems to have a completely different sort of problem. He can’t die. Revived for [...]
Rose & Thorn #1
How would you handle multiple personalities? How would you handle a crazy alternate personality? Rose & Thorn, of DC’s New 52, is a fresh take on the golden age Rose and Thorn, a woman with multiple personalities that opposed The [...]
Batman: Year 100
WARNING: THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS Leaping forward in the timeline of a well established comic book character can be very risky business. If you go too far, you lose any interesting connections to the main character. If you don’t go [...]
Wonder Woman #11 and #12
Fun fact: “arco iris” is Spanish for rainbow. Even funner fact: In Greek mythology, Iris was the Goddess of Rainbows. So roughly, “arco iris” means “the bow, or arc, of Iris.” It’s little things like this that makes me love [...]
The Dark Knight Rises
Cast Christian Bale – Bruce Wayne/Batman Tom Hardy – Bane Anne Hathaway – Selina Kyle Joseph Gordon-Levitt – John Blake Gary Oldman – Commissioner Jim Gordon Marion Cotillard – Miranda Tate Morgan Freeman – Lucius Fox Michael Caine – Alfred [...]
Batman Vol. 1: The Court of Owls
The cosmic events of the DC Universe seem to have little effect on Batman canon and vice versa. Every time a company-wide crossover sends waves of retcons throughout the DCU, Gotham City and its inhabitants remain relatively unchanged. Conversely, every [...]
