Cat Wyatt 4/25/18 Cat Wyatt 4/25/18

Review: Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps #43

By Cat Wyatt

In the last issue of Hal Jordan, we had the dramatic introduction of the Darkstars. Even since I’ve been anxiously waiting for this issue, as I can’t wait to see what happens next with them. It’ll be interesting to see what a more lethal version of the Green Lantern Corps will look like!

This issue starts off, unsurprisingly, with many criminals and villains dead. All over the galaxy known criminals are being routinely tracked down and taken out. In some cases, we have proof (witnesses) that the criminals attempted to surrender before they were cut down. The most striking example of this was on Planet Xix. A life sentence prison was attacked – all the guards were fine, but every prisoner was killed. The guards and people are outraged – their planet had abolished the death penalty, and they clearly don’t appreciate another force stepping in to override their rules and wishes.

Kelly Gaines 4/25/18 Kelly Gaines 4/25/18

Review: Raven: Daughter of Darkness #4

By Kelly Gaines

Leave it to an ex-demon wife to bring her drama to someone else’s funeral. Raven’s estranged mother, Angela, has returned- and become an extra layer of irritation on an already messy plot. After #3, I wasn’t sure if I wanted to keep reading Raven. History keeps underwhelmingly repeating itself in Wolfman’s recent Raven stories. There’s a promising start, followed by a slow aggravating decline into boredom. You’d think having roughly four interlocking storylines would give readers something to come back for, but none of the plots are explored with enough depth and detail to make them interesting. Instead, the whole thing feels like reading a loosely related anthology of stories about Raven. I will say that issue #4 is a slight step up from issue #3, but Raven Daughter of Darkness has miles to go before becoming a worthwhile series.

Cat Wyatt 4/25/18 Cat Wyatt 4/25/18

Review: Mother Panic Gotham A.D. #2

By Cat Wyatt

Mother Panic Gotham A.D. issue 2 continues the saga started. Violet is on a quest to find her mother, and the latest hint given to her (assuming she’s willing to trust an even more deranged Joker than normal…) has her heading towards Arkham Asylum.

Kelly Gaines 4/25/18 Kelly Gaines 4/25/18

Review: Mera, Queen of Atlantis #3

By Kelly Gaines

What’s something you would never want your adopted kid to see? Your high school yearbook photos? Your erotic film collection? What about walking in on you as you're about to decapitate your brother’s wife? Ocean Master has quite a bit to go before he becomes real family material, but fortunately, Mera is here to help- as long as he doesn’t kill her. Mera Queen of Atlantis #3 is another great chapter in on of DC’s new, and oddly charming, titles. Stuck on land while her body heals, Mera tries to subdue the spread of the Atlantean civil war by acting as an ambassador to the surface world. The separation anxiety may not have pulled her head underwater yet, but the appearance of Ocean Master (Orm) has raised the stakes significantly.

Cat Wyatt 4/25/18 Cat Wyatt 4/25/18

Review: Suicide Squad #40

By Cat Wyatt

Issue 40 of Suicide Squad brings about the conclusion to the latest plotline they’ve been working on lately. The Wall is no longer holding Washington D.C. hostage, and instead is heading directly towards the Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit. Only Waller knows the reason why the Wall would do this, and it isn’t good.

Of course, thanks to the beauty of different perspectives in storytelling, we know exactly what the Wall is up to. He’s going to kill Waller’s daughter, Coretta. Or at least, he’s going to try. Coretta’s wonderful brothers step up and try to protect her, which is quite lovely (makes you wonder how they could ever be Waller’s children, doesn’t it?).

Cat Wyatt 4/25/18 Cat Wyatt 4/25/18

Review: Silencer #4

By Cat Wyatt

The Silencer #4 continues Honor’s epic quest to be free of Leviathan and all of its enemies. In the last issue, we saw her survive against all odds, but it’s incredibly likely that the others will figure out she’s still alive sooner rather than later. She’s going to have to figure out a longer-term plan if she wants to keep her life intact and her family safe.

Cat Wyatt 4/25/18 Cat Wyatt 4/25/18

Review: Batman and the Signal #3

By Cat Wyatt

All good things must come to an end, and thus we’re at the end of the short run for Batman and the Signal. Everything has been leading up to the point, so I know I’m not the only one that’s been looking forward to it. Still, I’ll miss our daylight vigilante and all he stands for.

Cat Wyatt 4/25/18 Cat Wyatt 4/25/18

Review: Wonder Woman #45

By Cat Wyatt

Wonder Woman #45 brings the conclusion to the Amazons Attacked plot, as well as wrapping up a few other running plots. Last we saw Darkseid had successfully brought his plan to fruition, using artifacts to rip open a portal to Themyscira. Grail then popped through the portal and started turning Amazons into a form of Parademons and sending them back through the portal. It’s a total mess, and things are not looking good for Wonder Woman and her allies.

Garrett Hanneken 4/18/18 Garrett Hanneken 4/18/18

Review: Action Comics #1000

By Garrett Hanneken

Hope is important, it pushes us towards something better, and it can make a meaningless life meaningful. We hope for a better future, but we also, as poet Robert Frost points out, hope that the past turned out all right for what it was.

Cat Wyatt 4/18/18 Cat Wyatt 4/18/18

Review: Batwoman #14

By Cat Wyatt

Issue number 14 of Batwoman continues the Fall of the House of Kang plotline. Kate’s sister, Beth, has been kidnapped by Tahani, and it’s safe to assume that her reasons are not in anyone’s best interest. Beth has a supervillian past, she was once known as Alice, and was absolutely lethal with her concoctions. It’s the reason Kate had to place her in the asylum to begin with. But as it turns out that asylum was about as competent at keeping their inmates inside as Arkham is (read: pretty horrible at it, really).

Garrett Hanneken 4/18/18 Garrett Hanneken 4/18/18

Review: Aquaman #35

By Garrett Hanneken

Aquaman has proven to be an epic in the making from issue #25 and so on. Now, 10 issues later from the significant #25 that started the reign of King Rath, readers may wonder if Aquaman is showing signs of slowing down.

Cat Wyatt 4/18/18 Cat Wyatt 4/18/18

Review: Harley Quinn #42

By Cat Wyatt

Every now and then Harley Quinn will release a one shot issue that’s either silly or exploring a new storytelling type. This issue is one of those stories. As you can probably tell from the cover and name of the issue, this is a riff on both Old Man Logan and Mad Max. If you’re not into the random stories Harley Quinn sometimes tells, you could probably get away with skipping this one. Or you could read on and enjoy all of the blatant references and jokes that are made. Your call.

Cat Wyatt 4/18/18 Cat Wyatt 4/18/18

Review: Green Lanterns #45

By Cat Wyatt

In the last issue of Green Lanterns we saw the return of Singularity Jain, and while we all knew this wasn’t going to end well we were powerless to stop what was bound to happen. The issue ended with Jessica getting turned into a black hole (at least I’m assuming that is the case – she could have just been sucked into it, theoretically) that is hovering over the city (creepy). It probably goes without saying that the situation is not good.

Cat Wyatt 4/18/18 Cat Wyatt 4/18/18

Review: Batman #45

By Cat Wyatt

Batman issue number 45 starts off a whole new plot, though it’s worth noting that in a warped way this all still has to do with the buildup towards the wedding. This is one of those issues where you kind of have to take a moment, breathe, and let it run its course until everything is explained. So please do bear with me! The cover should give you a pretty idea of how skewed things have become (for one reason or another) in this issue, as Batman is screaming for the death of Blooster Gold.

Kelly Gaines 4/18/18 Kelly Gaines 4/18/18

Review: Mister Miracle #8

By Kelly Gaines

I’ve been raving about this Mister Miracle run since the first issue like an obsessive lunatic. Why? Because it’s really exciting to see a masterpiece in the making. I wasn’t alive yet when the twelve issues of Watchmen were first released, and I was only two when Kingdom Come got its start- so I doubt I would have been able to grasp the material. Or, you know, read. What I have been here for is the disappointing rise and fall of The New 52, the mediocre introduction of Doomsday Clock, and the complete clusterfuck of character swapping that Marvel’s been trying to sort through.

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DC Announces Injustice vs. He-Man and the Masters of the Universe

Press Release

DC Entertainment and Mattel are joining forces to bring fans of the INJUSTICE Digital First comics and anyone who’s ever screamed “I Have the Power!” at the top of their lungs—an epic quest for the fate of a world in INJUSTICE VS. HE-MAN AND THE MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE.

Jonathan Edwards 4/13/18 Jonathan Edwards 4/13/18

Review: Justice League of America #27

By Jonathan Edwards

Well, here we are at the beginning of the end for Steve Orlando’s Justice League of America, and holy shit is this issue terrible. I mean, Jesus, this book’s been bad in the past, even awful, but this takes the cake. From the utterly laughable premise to the entirely clumsy execution, everything about Justice League of America #27 reads like Orlando isn’t even trying anymore and is instead phoning it in as much as possible. Maybe this is his way of being petty and getting back at DC for canceling his crappy book, or maybe he somehow thinks this is a quality idea. But, it really, really isn’t, and it kind of has to be seen (or at least heard) to be believed.

Jonathan Edwards 4/13/18 Jonathan Edwards 4/13/18

Review: Justice League of America #26

By Jonathan Edwards

As it turns out, “New Life and Death” isn’t just the same type of story “Deadly Fable” was. No, as Orlando shows us with Justice League of America #26, “New Life and Death” is also a retread of “Panic in the Microverse.” Except, this time, it ends exactly how I said “Panic in the Multiverse” should have ended in my review of Justice League of America #17, with the villain willingly sacrificing themselves to save their home. The problem is, in the context of “New Life or Death,” that ending makes no sense. Especially since here it doesn’t matter who sacrifices themselves. But, I’m getting a bit ahead of myself.

Dustin Cabeal 4/11/18 Dustin Cabeal 4/11/18

Review: Sideways #3

By Dustin Cabeal

I live in this weird comic bubble in which I don’t seek out or read other people’s thoughts on comics for the most part. I never read what anyone is saying about a book I’m reviewing because there’s always a chance that it could slip its way into my review. I don’t know how Sideways is being received, but I can almost guess that it’s a mixed bag.

Cat Wyatt 4/11/18 Cat Wyatt 4/11/18

Review: Suicide Squad #39

By Cat Wyatt

Issue 39 of Suicide Squad was left off with the Wall (America’s fantastic new replacement for the Suicide Squad) going rogue, hacking into the Pentagon, and somehow taking every single person in Washington D.C. hostage via possession. Oh, and the Wall will only allow the Suicide Squad team in, anybody else enters the area and every person under his control dies. Now, I have theories about what’s going on here, but it’ll be interesting to see how this all goes down.