Earth’s mightiest heroes have disappeared – in fact, they appear to never have been, and that seems to have changed everything. No longer the world you know, this new Earth belongs to a dark version of comics’ most iconic superheroes. Written by Jason Aaron, penciled by Ed McGuinness, inked by Mark Morales, colored by Matthew…
It’s a whole new universe for the Green Lantern Corps, and they’ve yet to find their place in it. Being accepted into the United Planets comes with a drastic change in operating procedures, and new mission statements for the Lanterns who’ve been displaced. That’s just the start, though, and the events of this issue might…
Batman dives deeper into the Unsanity Collective, and Simon Saint and the Scarecrow’s plans for Peacekeeper-01 and Gotham start to come into focus in Batman #108 with a lead story written by James Tynion IV, drawn by Jorge Jimenez, colored by Tomeu Morey and lettered by Clayton Cowles. Matt Lazorwitz: “The Cowardly Lot” is at…
This month’s issue finds the pair of super friends facing down the “auteur” behind last issue’s classic Hollywood-inspired hijinks.
New arc, new SuperChat as our SuperBoys take on Action Comics #1030! Written by Phillip Kennedy Johnson, drawn by Daniel Sampere, colored by Adriano Lucas, and lettered by Dave Sharpe, Action Comics #1030 finds the spectre (not that one) of “Future State” looming over the title. Warworld is on the move and Mongul has grand…
In the aftermath of the Joker War, Harley Quinn is trying to find a way to rehabilitate those who joined in on the chaos as the Joker’s clowns, offering them a redemptive path. It turns out Hugo Strange has the same idea – the difference is that he’s got the city’s backing on his side,…
Welcome back to Bat Chat with Matt (and Will!). In Detective Comics #1,035, the mystery of what is happening in Bruce Wayne’s new neighborhood of Fort Graves deepens, as death and mourning couple with corruption in a story written by Mariko Tamaki, drawn by Dan Mora, colored by Jordie Bellaire and lettered by Aditya Bidikar. …
Wally West’s soul is being used by the Speed Force to heal itself – and for reasons unexplained, this involves throwing him into the body of Bart Allen, centuries in the future, for a Flash/Gold Beetle team-up for the ages as they fight a giant, Speed-Force-imbued Dominator. Written by Jeremy Adams, art by David Lafuente…
Bruce Wayne may have lost out on his fortune, but an inheritance of investments from the late Alfred Pennyworth has made Dick Grayson a billionaire. With longtime ally and one-time paramour Barbara Gordon by his side, Nightwing is trying to figure out just what to do with his billions, but in the meantime? There’s pizza…
Welcome back to SuperChat! Spinning out from the pages of BatChat, Super Boys Justin Partridge and Tony Thornley commit themselves to a new never ending battle, diving into the mighty deeds of Superman. This week the Man of Steel’s new direction continues out into the galaxy with Superman #30. Written by Phillip Kennedy Johnson, drawn…
Jim Gordon prepares to hunt down the Joker, as forces align against the Clown Prince of Crime, in The Joker #2, with a lead story written by James Tynion IV, drawn by Guillem March, colored by Ari Prianto and lettered by Tom Napolitano. And in a much less somber corner of DC’s publishing line, Batman…
Wonder Woman continues her trip to Asgard, where she meets an old enemy, a new adversary, and takes a trip up the World Tree in Wonder Woman #771 with a story by Becky Cloonan and Michael W Conrad, art by Travis Moore, colors by Tamra Bonvillain and letters by Pat Broseau. I’ve been eagerly awaiting…
With new universes still cooling off from their recreation post-Death Metal, Earth-3’s mightiest supervillains have yet to come together as a team. The appearance of Starro seems to be forcing their hand, as the mind-controlling conqueror from the stars makes Earth-3 its latest target. The villains of this world aren’t about to go down without…
John Stewart’s got his hands full. Between the United Planets voting on Oa’s membership, trying to solve the mystery of Teen Lantern’s mysterious gauntlet and the Guardians looking to him for advice, there’s a lot for him to handle even before the attack on Oa during an important diplomatic summit. John’s got his hands full…
Batman investigates the Scarecrow’s latest play and the Unsanity Collective, while Harley tries her best to be her best in Batman #107 with a lead story written by James Tynion IV, drawn by Jorge Jimenez, colored by Tomeu Morey and lettered by Clayton Cowles. Matt Lazorwitz: I definitely think this issue considers the upward trend…