It’s been eight years since the vigilante had been accused of murdering DA Harvey Dent and he seems to have disappeared, but that’s fine since Gotham is one of the safest cities around, that is until a mysterious demagogue plans to change all that in a violent communist/reign of terror revolution. To all the crying …
Tag Archive: Batman
Jun 08 2010
Batgirl: Redemption – Adam Beechen
For a Batman title there is an awful lot of murder…by the good guys. Batgirl, not Barbara Gordon, but the ninja assassin Batgirl seeks revenge on her “father” who raised her as a killing machine by, well, by murdering him. There are some exciting moments here, even if Batman seems rather whimpy and Robin far too …
Mar 09 2010
JLA vol. 3: Injustice League – Dwayne McDuffie and Alan Burnett
How I loved those crappy Superfriends cartoons as a kid, mainly for the Injustice League. Finally someone decided to update the image and pit a bunch of nasty villains against the Justice League in a smart and violent way. I had just been talking to Cej about how the villains never seem to pull jobs …
Feb 19 2010
JLA: Kid Amazo – Peter Milligan
What little I knew about Amazo just annoyed me. He’s a robot with all the powers of the Justice League’s superheroes such as Batman and Superman (sure, I have no problem with the Flash and tapping into the “speed force” so he can travel at impossible speeds, but with robots I draw the line). Yet …
Feb 11 2010
JLA: The Hypothetical Woman – Gail Simone
I like Simone’s Birds of Prey work, but this superhero tale wherein those used to fighting earth destroying villains are sucked into political intrigue just didn’t work for me. Maybe because nothing really happened with the characters other than Simone not really capturing them.
Feb 09 2010
JLA/Avengers – Kurt Busiek
If anyone should write the story of the two superhero teams from different publishers having it out due to the machinations of cosmically powerful beings it should be the encyclopedic Busiek. Too bad the story was nothing more than smash, crush, “hey is that my favorite villain in the background?” nonsense.
Dec 28 2009
Justice League of America: The Tornado’s Path – Brad Meltzer
A never gave a damn about Red Tornado. Maybe that’s why I was impressed with this story. It wasn’t for the little twists and cameos brought up in the plot, but the idea that it took such a nothing character and made me care.
Nov 28 2009
Superman/Batman: Public Enemies
It’s not a bad story about the two superheroes who are framed for murder, but, as Cory pointed out, there are far too many Brokeback Mountain moments. Especially apparent when Superman’s girlfriend shows up and Batman leaves in a huff: “Oh, Clark, I wish I could quit you.”
Nov 08 2009
Batman: False Faces – Brian K. Vaughan OR shut-up and let me read the comic myself
What not to do in and introduction: write about how crappy the stories are that you are writing an introduction for. Few things an author can do infuriates me more than when they are belittling their own work. And no, it’s not that they are being open-minded to their flaws; you can do that without …
Sep 05 2009
All Star Batman & Robin, the Boy Wonder vol. 1 – Frank Miller
Miller brought us the groundbreak The Dark Knight Returns, but he also brought us its pathetic sequel. Sadly, this story was closer to the latter. The collection introduces Robin to us and sets the stage for other meetings and events, but I just didn’t find the writing particularly good. I don’t believe that Black Canary …
Sep 02 2009
Great Moments in Comic History: Batman #431
There’s no shortage of Great Moments in Comic Book History. There’s the death of Uncle Ben, the death of Gwen Stacy, the death of Dark Phoenix, the death of Superman (for some reason the “great moments” often involve death). But for me, the truly great moments were the quieter ones, the ones that made me …
Aug 09 2009
Catwoman (Book 1): The Dark End of the Street – Ed Brubaker
Catwoman is dead. Long live Catwoman. Cat-burglar Selina Kyle is presumed dead, but the Catwoman has nine lives. Catwoman returns, with a new costume, this time as a defender of the downtrodden. I enjoyed it.
Aug 05 2009
Birds of Prey, Vol. 1: Of Like Minds – Gail Simone
I really like the idea of having a woman writer focusing on some of the female characters (Oracle, Black Canary, and Huntress) of the DC universe and show how they can be every bit as butt-kicking as their male counterparts. Maybe it will draw in female readership and add respect to the heroes of that …
Jun 03 2009
52 (Don’t) Pick Up: A Comics Review of 52 Aftermath: The Four Horsemen
This seems like filler and sells only on the merits of the goodness that was 52 itself by throwing a giant “52 Aftermath” logo on the cover. The main characters, Batman, Superman, and Wonder Woman did not feel well-written and I did not care about anyone in this story. It felt disjointed at times and …
Apr 19 2009
Critical Response Time: Sean T. Collins on Batman: Knightfall Part I: Broken Bat
In response to Sean T. Collins’ review of Batman: Knightfall Part I: Broken Bat. Please read before continuing for fuller context. I thought this first volume was great as well. The build up was terrific, as best I can remember, which does seem pretty vivid now that I’ve read your review, as I’ve not read …
Aug 04 2008
Dark Knight Notes
Since Paul begged—begged me to post something about the Dark Knight movie, here are some thoughts (spoilers, of course): It’s far from a perfect film. But it’s a good film, and it’s a decent sequel to Begins Unlike Mark, I thought everyone’s acting was fine. Unlike Paul, I didn’t see anything stellar about Ledger’s performance. …
Jul 28 2008
Countdown: Arena – A Comic Series Review
This is me angry that I even spent $5.00 on the whole series which retails for $13.00 at cover price. Countdown: Arena was crap. A story that never need been told. Shit! Shit! Nice Kubert covers is all. It would have been nice (maybe I missed this,) if there was a guide to the different …
Jul 21 2008
Six Flags over the Great State of New Jersey – The Dark Knight Coaster Review
Wednesday 9 July was a good day to visit Six Flags Great Adventure in New Jersey. I was prompted to go, because of the buy-one-get-one-free promotion via coupons at McDonalds. Luckily I did not have to eat that food in order to get this coupon. The Dark Knight Coaster My friend Steve and I entered …
Jul 21 2008
Why So Serious? – The Dark Knight – A Movie Review
Keep an eye out for revisions inspired by a second viewing of this film. Luckily my new hometown of Virginia’s Hampton Roads area has two Imax theatres, so I was lucky enough to see The Dark Knight in this terrific format. The midnight showing for Thursday was sold out, but I made the first showing …
Jun 19 2008
Wonder Woman: The Hiketeia – A Comic Review
Normally I love anything written by Greg Rucka, but I found this story a little too simplistic for my tastes, and the Batman versus Wonder Woman confrontation did not have the emotional impact I expected. Maybe the cover gives it away, or maybe the fight just wasn’t that good. I’d been looking forward to reading …
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