Batman continues to investigate the citizen criminals, Riddler continues to broadcast and Deb Donovan remains the best new addition to the Bat cast in years in Detective Comics #1,060, written by Mariko Tamaki and Nadia Shammas, penciled by Ivan Reis, inked by Danny Miki, colored by Brad Anderson and lettered by Ariana Maher. In the…
They are the World’s Finest Team, but when things go wrong? Batman and Superman make a deadly pair of enemies. This week, we’re reading three stories of Batman Vs. Superman Injustice: Gods Among Us V.1 (Injustice: Gods Among Us #1-6 [Digital #1-18]) Execution 2001 (Superman V.2 Annual #3) Superman’s Secret Kingdom (World’s Finest Comics #111)…
Number One deals with an outbreak aboard the Enterprise while Pike and Spock are trapped on-world with the “Ghosts of Illyria.” Written by Akela Cooper & Bill Wolkoff, directed by Leslie Hope. Mark Turetsky: This episode has it all! Contact tracing, lockdowns, people engaging in risky behavior in the face of a deadly infection. Sometimes…
If a monk waterskies in the desert with a Nazi dinosaur, am I on acid? It’s either that or Shaolin Cowboy: Cruel to Be Kin #1, with story and art by Geof Darrow, colors by Dave Stewart, letters by Nate Piekos and published by Dark Horse. For a book called A Town Called Terror, we’re…
Bruce, along with Anton, heads to Moscow to find a new mentor, a master of espionage and disguise, to take the next step toward becoming Batman in Batman: The Knight #5, written by Chip Zdarsky, drawn by Carmine di Giandomenico, colored by Ivan Plascencia and lettered by Pat Brosseau. Batman and Superman race to help…
Jason Todd is probably the unluckiest Robin (with apologies to Stephanie Brown): seemingly orphaned, lived on the streets, taken in by Batman only to be killed by the Joker only to be resurrected as a homicidal vigilante. But for decades, it was Jason’s death, not his life, that defined him as a character and added…
In “Children of the Comet,” the Enterprise encounters a comet on a collision course with an inhabited planet, while cadet Uhura harbors doubts about her place in Starfleet. Written by Henry Alonso Myers & Sarah Tarkoff, directed by Maja Vrvilo. Mark Turetsky: We’ve got our first “regular” episode of Strange New Worlds. It doesn’t have…
A “Hotel California” reference here would be pretty lame, right? But there are literally characters checking out and never leaving in Hotell Vol. 2 #5, written by John Lees, drawn by Dalibor Talajic, colored by Lee Loughridge, lettered by Sal Cipriano and published by Artists, Writers and Artisans. There’s a “New Kid in Town,” and…
Jace Fox is still hunting the mysterious and brutal killer in New York, and it’s starting to weigh on him. Will he be able to stop the killer with the help of friends and family? I Am Batman #9 is written by John Ridley, drawn by Christian Duce and Stephen Segovia, colored by Rex Locus…
Hey look at that! They said it couldn’t be done, but we have actually gotten up to 100 stories on the big board! To celebrate, Matt & Will just… picked stuff they wanted to talk about. So this week we finish the Vampire Batman trilogy, we go back to the world of The Long Halloween…
Everybody in the world gets a genie. Each genie grants one wish. Here’s what happens in the first eight seconds. Then the first eight minutes. Eight Billion Genies #1 is written by Charles Soule, drawn by Ryan Browne and lettered by Chris Crank for Image Comics. Mark Turetsky: Welcome, dear reader, to our review of…
Captain Pike and the crew of the USS Enterprise attempt a rescue after a first contact gone wrong, as part of their mission to explore “Strange New Worlds.” Written by Akiva Goldsman & Alex Kurtzman & Jenny Lumet, directed by Akiva Goldsman. Mark Turetsky: Space… the final frontier. Here comes the story of the starship…
Sometimes dead is better. Especially when you’re trying to hide a trio of corpses in Dogs of London #1, written by Peter Milligan, drawn by Artecida, colored by Valentina Bianconi, lettered by Rob Steen and published by AfterShock. The only thing harder than an art heist during a monster attack is stealing gold from the…
In “Hide and Seek,” Picard confronts the demons of his past, Adam Soong confronts his legacy, Rios confronts the grandfather paradox, Raffi and Seven confront the Borg Queen, who is busy confronting the woman inside her. Written by Matt Okumura & Chris Derrick, directed by Michael Weaver. CW: Discussion of suicide and mental illness. Mark…
Batman and Robin are on the hunt for the real killer of Ra’s al Ghul as Batman Inc. tries to protect the Secret Society from the Demon’s Shadow and Deathstroke and family are on the run in Batman #123, written by Joshua Williamson, drawn by Howard Porter, colored by Tomeu Morey and lettered by Clayton…