the second issue of this story does nothing but enhance the first. The art work continues to rock, as the does the story. Kirkman has a way of bringing strange and hilarious characters into his stories thats just amazing, and he does that a couple of times over this issue.
  People said in the first issues reviews over and over that this isnt an origional concept. and i can see what they mean. As you read through Haunt, you feel a little Spiderman, a little Spawn, an little Punsiher, and a little Creeper. But its all the best parts of those characters, wraped around a bunch of great character and allot of potential.
 
if you where turned off by issue number one for any reason, give it one more go with this issue. Becuase trust me, you dont want to be the guy who's trying to catch up in TPB's before he starts picking this sucker up on the shelves. I did that with Invincible, and boy did that suck.....

 
 Im a little upset with myself for going to Disneyland Last week instead of picking this sucker up before it was gone. Luckily, there was a second printing, and thats what i got.
 I admit, there is a point in the middle of the story that seems like it waas too quick a transition. If your like me, you skipped back and read the previous coupleof pages again to see if you just missed something, and then it clicks that the event in question was skipped over for whatever reason. Its still obvious what happened, but you get a little turned around by the story skipping ahead a week without a caption.
 .... ok, now that i got that out of the way, you can soak in my buckets of creamy enjoyment that this comic exist!
  Haunt does not LOOK like an origional idea in the slightest. Its been said repeatedly in other reviews that it looks much like a cross between Spawn and Symbiote Spiderman. But like most good stories, you cant judge this one by its coverart.
 the things to look for in this story arent the fights and powers, its the character interactions. You have 2 brothers who cant be more unalike. daniel, a preacher who apparently has weekly apointments with a hooker and hates his life, and Kurt, a killer secret agent who cares a great deal for everyone in his life. Daniel HATES his brother. with a passion. And apparently, he hates Kurt's wife too, like maybe they dated once or she cheated on him with his brother. Something is tehre, and its intense too. And now, as haunt, Daniel is undoubtely going to have to deal with killers and loved ones from Kurt's life.
 
This is the stuff great tv shows are made of. Great thanks to Robert Kirkman and McFarlane for the idea. and You have just got to love the fantastic art that comes from a Ryan Ottley/McFarlane collaboration. 
  This was a good first issue, but trust me... it gets better. I already have issue 2 in my hands, and after over a year  of loving Invincible and Tech Jacket  (both Kirkman creations), and seeing the massive amount of time Spawn has been around, and already having read and loved issue 2, i can just tell that this is going to be a great book to read!

Muppets. You have got to love them. They've retold dozens of stories with their Muppety twists, and most of them have been phenominal.
 Muppet Robin Hood is no exception.
 Asa lifelong Muppet fan, my opinion may be a bit biased, but i'dlike to think its not becuase i hated Muppets in Space and that Muppet Cinderella.
 But their telling of Robin Hood is back on the old "good" track.
 Only a couple of minor issues with this comic. The choice for Fozzy Bear to be Friar Tuck  works, but as a fan i would have rather seen him by Robin's side as Little John. And the idea for the Crusades was eh. 
 But all in all, a great read. If you like Robin Hood, Muppets, or retellings of old classics, pick it up.

 its always nice to see something new in your comics...unless it snot. But luckily, nice was the feeling i got as i finished the five part "The Bat and The Beast" story. 
 The "Beast" in question is the newly introduced Bear, loyal enforcer to the Russian mob who's humanity is in question. Is he a wild beast? or a misunderstood man in a monsters body? 
 Batman travels to Moscow in an attempt to shut down a new Gotham power before he gets there. But the Tsar has the Bear on his side. Much like Batman, the Bear is a myth amongst the criminal underground, but batman soon discovers that the Bear is just as real as he is.
 The coolest parts of this arc are both the Bear meets batman moments, and the overall activity of Batman OUTSIDE of Gotham, and the US for that matter. I could delve deeper into what i mean, but its better if you read it yourself.
 Hopefully this isnt the last we have seen of the Bear.

Not the biggest Flash fan. Nor am i that well versed on the Blackhawks and that era. But this story is... its just good.
 
 My favorite Flash stories have always been the ones where either he had to be in 5 places at once, or when he couldn't use his powers at all. 
 This story puts Barry Allen in the past, having to wait out a broken leg before he can run his way back to the future (hehe...). While there, Flash meets the Black Hawks, and subsequently gets drafted into a war. 
 Its interesting to see Barry in this setting, as he's forced to make some decisions regarding war ethics. His choices may startle you.
  the comic ends with a small tribute to fallen war heroes, which is always nice to see. A must have for fans of Silver age characters.

Ok, if you know anything about the first two parts of this mini, you can pretty much guess the way this third installment rolesout. 
 I've gotta say, so far both " Blackest Night Batman" and " BN Superman" have both done the same thing: brought some interesting thoughts and awesome confrontations to the table... and then kinda petered out at the finish. It seems like they where written to come out BEFORE the main Blackest Night story started, and not halfway through. The stories, while delving epically deeper into the icons their about, fail to give us any new insight or leeway into the BN confrontation itself. 
 Weather or not this will carry on into any of the future BN Tie-in's remains to be seen. 
 So while these tie-in's do absolutely nothing for the overall big picture of the Blackest Night story, they are great reads and fantastic works overall. Fantastic and Misleading.
 and if youre one (like myself) who loves a certain Super dog who never gets enough time to shine, get ready for an epic couple of pages of KRYPTO vs. (a) Black Lantern!

Simply fantastic. I swear there is something in here for everyone. This DCU HALLOWEEN SPECIAL really is the best yet. 
 For the nostalgic, there is a nice Bruce Wayne/ Barbara Gordon/ Dick Grayson era story.  Guy Gardner Pulls through in a GL Halloween Bash on OA (with a bit of heartstring pulling ta boot).  A quicky from the Creeper. A story about The Outsiders filling in for Batman. The new Robin delivers some of his own brand of justice. the Old Robin takes a respectful walk down memory lane on Dia De Muertos. Ravager is hot. Mirror Master (in his own misguided way) actually saves some lives from Bloody Mary. BeastBoy cant catch a break. A horror movie girls night  in (and out i guess) for the ladies of the Teen Titans and Wonder Woman. Clark and Lois working to instill the holiday fear-it into some tough teens. And probably the coolest looking and feeling story  involves the Flash and Superman in, you guessed it, a RACE! (though the ending is guaranteed to make you smile.
 
Cool hero costumes on kids, awesome stories about the heroes and villains we love. Creepy and Campy. Sweet and scary. All rolled into six bucks of comic! Its worth every penny you guys!

 after oh so long, Tim Drake and Connor Kent are together again. 
 As Conner continues to struggle with is identity, he decides that he needs to get a bit more proactive about getting in touch with his best friend Tm drake, who he hasn't talked to extensively since he "came back" . when he finaly tracks Tim down, the two each confide in each other what they have refused to tell everyone else. 
 While most of the action is headed up by Krypto the super dog, this story isnt about the action. Its about two once confident heroes trying to re-discover themselves.  
 If your a fan of the Conner/Tim relationship, you can look forward to another one of those heartfelt conversations that Superman and batman always avoid ACTUALLY having.  
 Conner and Tim are back again... and it just feels right.