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5 (2) 4 (11) 3 (3) 2 (5) 1 (0) 3.7 starsAverage score of 17 user reviews
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What has happened to Judd Winnick? 1
I've said it before: as a fan of Winnick's previous work, I suppose I just expect a lot more from his writing. This issue finds Batman bumbling around during a battle with Clayface and a throw-away b-list villain, Blanco. Winnick makes turning Grayson into an inept, untrained idiot look easy. What the heck? Don't worry, Judd. It's not like Dick's been kicking crime's butt almost as long as Bruce. Something else that really got under my skin: "Boorah." As an active duty Marine, the constant use ...
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The start of a great comic book blockbuster 0
I have to admit to not being Geoff Johns' biggest fan. He likes to delve very deeply into the DC universe mythos to the point of tedium and droll fanboy nostalgia. If that's your cup of tea, Johns doesn't disappoint with Blackest Night #1. The first few pages are 100% unadulterated Geoff Johns' uninteresting dialogue and campy, flag-waving, fist-pumping heroics. He also, during his stint with the GL series, seems to have sucked any humanity out of Hal Jordan and turned him into Clark Kent with a...
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Paul Dini continues to prove himself as the seminal Batman scribe 0
Wolfman who? Starlin what? With well over a decade of penning some of the Dark Knight's greatest yarns, including everything from the animated series to the printed page, Paul Dini has become the Batman scribe of our generation and his talent in storytelling, and the artistic chemistry he shared with Dustin Nguyen during their Detective run, carries over to the new ongoing Streets of Gotham. Readers will hit the ground running with this first issue that attacks the new Batman from a completely d...
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Enough with the sentimental bull-sh*t. We get it! 0
I was terribly disappointed with the first issue of Judd Winnick's return to Batman. Maybe my hopes were just a bit too high, but another sentiment saturated story about Dick coming to terms with Bruce's death was not what I was expecting. He's gone; Dick is reluctant; we got that already. We've practically been bludgeoned over the heads with this for the past few months. We've all said our goodbyes and made our peace and look forward to Bruce coming back in the future. If you need to see a more...
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Matt Wagner's foul-mouthed adult book outdoes itself 0
This first chapter of Grendel: Behold the Devil reintroduces us to Hunter Rose for the Grendel's 25th anniversary. And what an anniversary it is! This gritty and graphic book opens not with an action sequence but its bloody aftermath, Wagner's beautiful black, white, and red artwork in great form. With excerpts from the Devil from the Deed story arc, Behold the Devil is so well-written and interwoven with mystery and intrigue that you won't be able to stop reading. Can even the methodically elus...
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One of the greatest literary works. Period. 1
I've been a fan of Mike Carey's work on Lucifer for some time now, and, everytime I go back to reread any of his series, it never ceases to re-amaze me. This book is disturbing, and not just disturbing in all the grotesque and/or spooky ways that might come to mind, but rather it's disturbing how fond of Satan Carey makes you through this medium. The way Carey writes the Morningstar, you might think that Mike Carey was possessed and is writing all of this from a first-hand account! The eloquence...
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The Batman series gets stranger (if that's even possible) 0
Neil Gaiman's "Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader" Part 1 is another step for the Batman series toward the edge of insanity. With the disembodied voice of Bruce Wayne conversing with another mysterious disembodied voice and questioning the proceedings of his own wake, Selina Kyle and Alfred Pennyworth "say a few words" on behalf of the departed, giving different and ridiculous renditions of how they were responsible for killing Batman in what seem like alternate realities.As the death of Ba...
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One of the best BFTC tie-ins 0
In this first chapter of Azrael: Death's Dark Knight, "Simple Sacrifices," the reader is introduced to a renegade Azrael who is murdering Gotham PD undercover officers, to the cabal known as the Order of Purity, to an enigmatic group of villains pursuing the Order's Suit of Sorrows, and to a former police officer, Michael Lane, steeped in the mysteries of Batman's death. With great cover art by Guillem March and even more impressive interior artwork by Frazer Irving, Fabian Nicieza's first issue...
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What ever happened to Evil Ink's Second Stage Turbine Blade? 0
Unfortunately, Claudio Sanchez's Image debut pales in comparison to his unfinished Evil Ink saga. Amory Wars Second Stage Turbine Blade, Part 1 is the watered- and dumbed-down skeletal remains of its former glory, gutted of all the original's substance and singularity. I suppose Sanchez assumed all of his readers were already caught up on the hard to find Evil Ink version of the story and felt it wouldn't be necessary to do anymore than briefly cover the story's background and characters. It is ...
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The beginnings of a rich sci-fi epic 0
Jonathan Hickman, with the superb visuals of Ryan Bodenheim, brings us a richly textured and wonderfully detailed story of a planet that has survived through some of the most modernly relevant threats imaginable. As we follow the narrative of Red Mass' precognitive main character, Marcus, Hickman and Bodenheim lead the reader to the greatly imagined and rendered environments of medieval Britain and a future Britain, which are as of yet indiscernibly linked. With a threat from outerspace becoming...
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Get reacquainted with Barry Allen 0
This somewhat tedious reintroduction to Barry Allen as the Flash seems a laborious read at times. The issue thankfully has enough mystery, clever humor, and genuine drama between the scenes of forced nostalgia that it makes up for Flash: Rebirth #1's few shortcomings. From the violent opening act to Bart's indignation toward his grandfather's return to Barry being dumbfounded by the modern public's "speed", there are some very noteworthy scenes in "Lightning Strikes Twice." Van Sciver's art is b...
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A worthy companion to the BFTC crossover 0
While not really serving to substantially propel Tony Daniel's BFTC series in any direction, this stand alone one-shot revolving around Commissioner Gordon expounds upon the hopeless situation of Gotham's police department. McGraw does a great job of telling this story in the aftermath of Arkham's destruction, considering the constraining number of pages he's forced to pack it into, and the key element that shines through in this issue is the coming to terms with Batman's fate. And, though Mandr...
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Warren Ellis writes the Initiative's magnum opus 0
Bringing together one of the most ecclectic and interesting ensembles of super-villains, Norman Osborn, Venom, Bullseye, Moonstone, Songbird, Radioactive Man, Swordsman, and Penance, Ellis strikes the spark for one of the most volatile post-Civil War series.As Norman Osborn coerces villains into becoming his new Thunderbolts, the aftermath of Civil War has the American media treating this sinister super-group like the Beatles.This first issue of "Faith in Monsters" is a great introduction to Ell...
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An outstanding and darkly comedic one-shot 0
This issue of War Journal is such an exemplary Punisher story, it's up there with the best of the other more mature Punisher yarns, and it definitely stands head and shoulders above the rest of War Journal.It's Stilt-Man's wake and a motley crew of B-list villains has assembled at the pub where the viewing is taking place. Hilarity ensues as the imbibed villains become nostalgic, sentimental, and infuriated with eachother, leading to a drunken brawl.One lecture from a friendly neighborhood super...
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A rushed mess of an issue hampers the astounding Civil War series 0
While reading Civil War #6, it quickly becomes apparent that Mark Millar is scrambling to wrap up the series with the succeeding issue. After Civil War has progressed so cintillatingly well over the past five issues, this sudden rushed and scatter-brained issue comes as a shock to the system.All of the events seem to be thrown together haphazardly with no build to the climax. All of the wonderful character interactions and the emotional struggles seem thrown to the wayside to expedite the progre...
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Tony Daniel proves he's more than a great artist (spoilers) 0
I have to admit being skeptical going into Battle for the Cowl. Its striking parallels to the aftermath of Superman's death in the 90's made me a bit reluctant to give it a chance, but I'm very pleasantly surprised with this first of three issues that anchor the BFTC crossover story. Tony Daniel's artwork is still as impressive as it was during his tenure with Grant Morrison on Batman: RIP, but in this issue his writing is what really made this comic an enjoyable experience. Rife with drama, int...
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A solid start for a new Punisher series (spoilers) 0
This first issue of the Punisher's Dark Reign series, sees Frank Castle attempting to assassinate Norman Osborn with a Skrull sniper rifle, only to have his bullet plucked from the air by the Sentry just before it hits its mark. In a desparate scramble to evade capture, Frank plays a destructive game of cat and mouse with Sentry. After being badly injured, Castle is about to be apprehended by his pursuer, but the ever-prepared Punisher, holding a detonator, bluffs the Sentry with the threat of a...
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