Nubia finds herself face to face with her long lost friend Zillah, a young girl from her past life in Nubia: Queen of the Amazons #3, written by Stephanie Williams, penciled by Alitha Martinez, inked by Mark Morales and John Livesay, colored by Alex Guimaraes and lettered by Becca Carey. Last issue, we learned the…
Failsafe makes its first move against Batman, and the whole Bat family might not be enough to stop it in Batman #126, written by Chip Zdarsky, drawn by Jorge Jimenez, colored by Tomeu Morey and lettered by Clayton Cowles. In the backup, Catwomanâs hunt for the Cobblepot heir reaches a ⌠dead end in a…
Dark Crisis #3 is written by Joshua Williamson, penciled by Daniel Sampere, inked by Sampere, Daniel Henriques and Danny Miki, colored by Alejandro Sanchez and lettered by Tom Napolitano Half of whatâs wrong with this comic can be summed up by this panel. Who the fuck is Lian? No, seriously. Who is she? Has she…
A new creative team takes over in Detective Comics #1,062 as âGotham Nocturneâ begins. Batman encounters a new supernatural threat and begins to feel something happening to him, and something dark rising. The lead story is written by Ram V, drawn by Rafael Albuquerque, colored by Dave Stewart and lettered by Ariana Maher. In the…
Itâs all about the kids, really. On Warworld, we see the origin of the Orphan, and his strange connection to Genesis thatâs been fuelling Mongulâs new plans, in Action Comics #1044, written by Phillip Kennedy Johnson, drawn by Riccardo Federici and Will Conrad, colored by Lee Loughridge, and lettered by Dave Sharpe, with a back-up…
Things havenât been going very well for Blockbuster ever since Nightwing moved back to BlĂźdhaven â and when a police commissioner under Blockbusterâs thumb gets caught on corruption charges, things get even worse. Itâs time for BlĂźdhavenâs crime boss to strike back, in Nightwing #94, written by Tom Taylor, drawn by Geraldo Borges, colored by…
Bruce Wayneâs journey to become Batman brings him closer to home as he stops in New York to learn escapology from one of the greats: Giovanni Zatara. But what else can the Batman-to-be learn during his first encounter with the supernatural alongside Zatara and his daughter, Zatanna? Batman: The Knight #7, is written by Chip…
Villainy Inc. is badder and bigger than ever as the Wonder friends come to a head with Cizcoâs scheme. Wonder Woman #789 is written by Michael Conrad and Becky Cloonan, penciled by Emanuela Lupacchino and Eduardo Ponsico, inked by Wade Von Grawbadger and Julio Ferreiro, colored by Tamra Bonvillain, and lettered by Pat Brosseau. Diana…
Jace gets a new headquarters, Chubb faces the fallout of the arrest of Manray and Montoya comes to New York in I Am Batman #11, written by John Ridley, drawn by Christian Duce & Tom Derenick, colored by Rex Locus and lettered by Troy Peteri. Batman: Urban Legends #17 is an in-between-arcs cooling off issue,…
Deathstroke’s Secret Society attacks Titans Tower in Dark Crisis #2. Written by Joshua Williamson, art by Damiel Sampere, colors by Alejandro Sanchez and letters by Tom Napolitano. The problem with writing about a book like Dark Crisis is that itâs nothing. There is nothing here to engage with. Nothing here to talk about. Its very…
Itâs the start of a new era, as Chip Zdarsky takes over as the writer on the flagship Bat title. Someone is murdering Gothamâs wealthiest, and Batman is on the hunt. But when the trail leads to an old foe, things get out of hand fast in Batman #125, written by Chip Zdarsky, drawn by…
Nubia begins to remember more of her past life, as past begins to collide with the future in Nubia: Queen of the Amazons #2, written by Stephanie Williams, penciled by Alitha Martinez, inked by Mark Morales and John Livesay, colored by Amex Guimaraes and lettered by Becca Carey. When we last saw Nubia in the…
For the Sam-who-would-be-Verdict, the day she met Harley Quinn was the worst of her life. It would be the day she lost all hope in justice, all semblance of the life she knew and become possessed by hate and the murderous need for vengeance. For Harley Quinn? It was Tuesday. The origin of Verdict finally…
Revelations abound as we learn the secrets tying together the citizen criminals and Riddlerâs secret backer in the final issue of this creative team in Detective Comics #1,061, 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 backup,…
âYear Oneâ is an interesting title.Few things seem to carry the inherent prestige in their very evocation as âYear Oneâ. Even decades later, we think of the high-bar and sheer power of David Mazuchelli, Richmond Lewis, and Frank Millerâs classic. And in so doing here in Deathstroke Inc. #10, weâre reminded of the possibilities of…