Review Search: John J. Hill
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Batgirl #12Batgirl, meet Proxy. Proxy, meet Batgirl. Thus ends the first year of this "Batgirl" series. This issue offers a bit of fun getting to that point.
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July 18th, 2010 |
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Superman #701“Grounded” begins with Superman in Philadelphia, where he handles all sorts of problems including reminding us of the importance of obeying traffic laws.
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July 14th, 2010 |
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Wonder Woman #600There's something for everyone in "Wonder Woman" #600, but overall it's not as strong as one would hope.
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June 30th, 2010 |
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Superman #700This "Giant-Sized Anniversary Issue" may have plenty of pages, but I wouldn't say there's a whole lot to celebrate.
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June 28th, 2010 |
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Power Girl #13“Power Girl” hits the stands this week boasting a “New Team! More Power!” I don’t know about the “More Power!” part, especially since Tim Allen isn’t part of this new team.
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June 26th, 2010 |
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Power Girl #12Power Girl spends the day with Terra, while a succession of villains return.
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May 31st, 2010 |
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Superman: War of the Supermen #4The story of the "War of the Supermen" started on May 1, and draws to a close twenty-five days later. That makes this a pretty good approximation of one hundred minutes, as far as publishing goes.
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May 26th, 2010 |
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Superman: War of the Supermen #3"Superman: War of the Supermen" is finally heating up, even as the inevitable conclusion is around the corner.
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May 22nd, 2010 |
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Adventure Comics #11In which everything happens exactly as you expected.
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May 14th, 2010 |
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War of the Supermen #1Superman against 100,000 people with the same powers? Tough odds.
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May 5th, 2010 |
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Superman #699A transitional issue between one "Last Stand" issue and another, with some nice artwork by Bernard Chang.
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May 4th, 2010 |
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War of the Supermen (FCBD)As far as free comics go, this one is not bad, but DC set the bar awfully high with last year's "Blackest Night" #0. This is no "Blackest Night."
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May 1st, 2010 |
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Power Girl #11The climactic showdown with the Ultra-Humanite. Another great-looking issue.
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April 22nd, 2010 |
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Superman #698As a middle chapter of "The Last Stand of New Krypton," remarkably little happens.
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March 26th, 2010 |
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Batgirl #8It was bound to happen. This "Batgirl" series hits its hiccup issue. Hopefully it doesn’t get derailed by it.
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March 12th, 2010 |
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Justice League: The Rise and Fall Special #1Green Arrow's actions in "Justice League: Cry for Justice" come to light here, and the reaction is just what you'd expect. After all, there wouldn't be much of a story otherwise, right?
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March 10th, 2010 |
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Superman #697Superboy and Mon-El talk about the absence of Superman, which, in a book titled "Superman" should be ironic. Instead it's just a decent read.
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March 1st, 2010 |
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Power Girl #9Power Girl has a rough day from the beginning as she accidentally flashes her neighbor, never makes it to the bank, and has to fight Satanna and her animal minions.
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February 18th, 2010 |
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Batgirl #7"Batgirl" is slowly finding its way, but it's not quite there yet.
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February 11th, 2010 |
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The Question #37A clever and smart “Blackest Night” tie-in that can’t help but fall prey to the formula of the event.
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February 4th, 2010 |
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Doom Patrol #7Keith Giffen keeps throwing ideas at the wall, but I'm not sure any of them are going to stick.
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February 3rd, 2010 |
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Superman #696Not an awful lot happens in "Superman" this month, but it's still entertaining; doubly so with some great art.
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January 30th, 2010 |
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Starman #81A worthy epilogue to the legendary Robinson "Starman" run.
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January 21st, 2010 |
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Blackest Night: JSA #1: "Blackest Night: JSA" continues to expand the saga of "Blackest Night" throughout the DC Universe. This series makes way too much sense, given how many potential Black Lanterns are in some way connected to the JSA.
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December 23rd, 2009 |
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Batman: Streets of Gotham #7Easily Paul Dini's best issue to date, "Batman: Streets of Gotham" reads like a disturbing episode of "Batman: The Animated Series."
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December 21st, 2009 |
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Power Girl #7A funny, entertaining issue that’s hampered by a clichéd and unoriginal plot. The talent is there, the story just doesn’t let it shine through like it should.
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December 19th, 2009 |
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Justice League of America #40"Justice League of America" is overly violent and a little monotonous. Oh boy.
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December 19th, 2009 |
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Batgirl #5The Batman corner of the DC Universe gets kinda cozy and more than a little bit awkward in this issue as Batman and Robin -- Dick Grayson and Damian Wayne -- cross paths with the new Batgirl.
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December 10th, 2009 |
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DCU Halloween Special 2009 #1Continuing a DCU tradition, this issue features a bunch of fan favorite characters celebrating the Halloween season. The efforts put forth for the stories contained in this issue -- as well as the results -- are mixed.
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October 27th, 2009 |
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Blackest Night: Batman #3Of all the spin-off "Blackest Night" mini-series so far, it's Batman that turns out to have the winner.
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October 19th, 2009 |
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Strange Adventures #8The series you forgot existed ends in a way that is rather forgettable.
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October 8th, 2009 |
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Wednesday Comics #12Many satisfying conclusions, and a job well done.
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September 23rd, 2009 |
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Wednesday Comics #11The weaker strips in "Wednesday Comics" are still on shaky ground, but the best pages are still worth the price of admission.
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September 18th, 2009 |
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Batgirl #2Pacing problems make this a difficult book to read despite its interesting characters and good art.
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September 16th, 2009 |
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Blackest Night: Batman #2"Blackest Night: Batman" takes supplemental material and makes it a fabulously entertaining read.
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September 12th, 2009 |
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Superman #691"Codename: Patriot" tries to end with a bang, but it's really more of a thud.
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August 31st, 2009 |
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Batgirl #1Barbara Gordon is in the new "Batgirl" comic. Is she wearing the cowl? I promise not to spoil it, but will give you my assessment of the issue.
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August 21st, 2009 |
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Superman: Secret Files 2009"Codename: Patriot" has begun over in the Superbooks. This is a pricey way to get caught up to speed, but for the most part, it is very informative.
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August 16th, 2009 |
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Blackest Night: Batman #1More Deadman than you'd probably expect, but that's a good thing, right?
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August 13th, 2009 |
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Wednesday Comics #6Halfway through the 12-week “Wednesday Comics” series and the quality remains high with gorgeous art and ever-improving writing.
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August 12th, 2009 |
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Superman #690"Superman" #690 is titled "The Setup" but it's really half setup, half stalling tactic.
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July 30th, 2009 |
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Wednesday Comics #3One third of the stories are great, but just as many are less than spectacular.
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July 27th, 2009 |
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Power Girl #3The first arc of "Power Girl" wraps up in a super-heroic way, complete with a knockdown, drag-out brawl, a team-up, and a threat headed our way next issue.
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July 23rd, 2009 |
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Wednesday Comics #1"Wednesday Comics" doesn't just live up to the hype, it actually surpasses it. It really is that cool.
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July 8th, 2009 |
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Wednesday Comics #1Art is king in DC’s new 12-issue weekly series that recalls the Sunday comics pages, using a broadsheet format. 15 pages of gorgeous art on giant pages. Not too shabby.
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July 8th, 2009 |
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Power Girl #2"Power Girl" is already losing a little bit of its oomph, with far too much of the issue devoted to drawn out fight scenes and little forward momentum.
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June 23rd, 2009 |
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Superman #688Mon-El's adventures in the "Superman" title continue. At what point does it become false advertising? Mini rant aside, Robinson continues to bring great adventures to Mon-El's life, including some subtle hints to recent DC newsmakers.
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May 30th, 2009 |
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Strange Adventures #3So, is Synnar the Weird or is the Weird Synnar? And what happened to the Lady Styx growing out of a woman’s head last issue?
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May 13th, 2009 |
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Power Girl #1For the first time ever, on any Earth, Power Girl gets her own ongoing series. This is the perfect jumping on point for any reader and should have been alongside "Blackest Night" on Free Comic Book Day.
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May 10th, 2009 |
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Superman #687Renato Guedes provides stunning visuals to James Robinson's latest "Superman" issue starring Mon-El.
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April 30th, 2009 |
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