Review Search: DC Comics
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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 #2Zombie fun -- well, violence -- and a breakneck pace make this a great summer event.
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August 13th, 2009 |
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Green Lantern Corps #39This is a heap of intergalactic madness, and it's quite a good complement to "Blackest Night."
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August 13th, 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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Adventure Comics #1Geoff Johns, Francis Manapul, and Clayton Henry successfully show that both Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes have a place in today's comic market.
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August 12th, 2009 |
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The Red Circle: The Hangman #1"The Red Circle" event kicks with "The Hangman," but hopefully the remaining characters will have a slightly less cliché origin to be told.
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August 8th, 2009 |
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Superman: World of New Krypton #6The S-shield numbering flips here, starting with a new #1, and changing to a red background. Appropriate considering "Codename: Patriot" involves a bit of military posturing.
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August 8th, 2009 |
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Doom Patrol #1The all-new Doom Patrol hit the shelves and one of the members checks out. Why the Doom Patrol? "'Challengers of the Unknown'" was already taken," says Robotman.
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August 6th, 2009 |
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The Mighty #7This is becoming more and more of a horror comic, and it's quite good.
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August 6th, 2009 |
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Justice League: Cry for Justice #2Not as laughably quotable as the first issue, this campy comic goes for the high drama and almost succeeds in its own way.
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August 5th, 2009 |
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Batman: The Brave and the Bold #7J. Torres and J. Bone – the creative team from "Alison Dare" – join forces in this team-up between Batman and the Doom Patrol.
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August 2nd, 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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Justice League of America #35The Royal Flush Gang attack Las Vegas and the Justice League arrive to thwart them. Well, at least some of the Justice League.
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July 30th, 2009 |
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Justice Society of America #29A new era begins for the Justice Society of America -- New members! New threats! New creative team! New review!
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July 29th, 2009 |
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Detective Comics #855J.H. Williams III. Cully Hamner. Best drawn superhero comic book you’re going to see this month. Guaranteed.
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July 29th, 2009 |
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The Outsiders #20It's a rare misstep from Peter J. Tomasi in a story that really took too long for an introduction to the latest "The Outsiders" revamp.
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July 28th, 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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Supergirl #43The latest issue of "Supergirl" makes me happy for the appearance of New Krypton, because it makes stories like this possible.
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July 25th, 2009 |
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Final Crisis: Legion of 3 Worlds #5"Final Crisis: Legion of 3 Worlds" finally crosses the finish line, but it's easy to forgive with such a satisfying conclusion.
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July 23rd, 2009 |
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Gotham City Sirens #2Poison Ivy and Harley Quinn want to know Batman’s identity and they’ll do anything to get Catwoman to tell them.
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July 23rd, 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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Final Crisis Aftermath: Dance #3It’s convention season in the DCU as the Super Young Team attend one devoted to them! Expect big crowds, long lines, overpriced foods, and a supervillain attack. Just like San Diego.
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July 22nd, 2009 |
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Blackest Night: Tales of the Corps #2So I bought a comic with a Red Lantern, a Star Sapphire, and an Orange Lantern in it. No this isn't a joke. Why do you say that?
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July 22nd, 2009 |
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Action Comics #879Captain Atom joins the ranks of the second features in this issue featuring another installment about the Kryptonian sleeper agents.
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July 19th, 2009 |
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Titans #15The "S" doesn't belong on the cover of this issue of "Titans," featuring a re-introduction of Tempest, the hero formerly known as Aqualad.
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July 19th, 2009 |
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Final Crisis Aftermath: Escape #3The inmates move to escape, but their captors introduce a new device: the wheel. What will spinning it result in?
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July 16th, 2009 |
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Blackest Night #1Is this comic excessive?Yes. But the excesses are epic and this creative team makes them worth reading about.
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July 16th, 2009 |
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Blackest Night #1n a week besieged with undead and creepiness, DC offers up their event of the summer. This review is relatively spoiler-free.
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July 15th, 2009 |
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Blackest Night: Tales of the Corps #1"Blackest Night: Tales of the Corps" tackles two familiar Lanterns and one new addition, but these origin stories don't quite spark enough interest.
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July 15th, 2009 |
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R.E.B.E.L.S. #6"R.E.B.E.L.S." continues to be a wildly entertaining space opera that showcases Tony Bedard's skills as a writer.
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July 12th, 2009 |
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Green Arrow/Black Canary #22The cover sets Green Arrow up as the second feature, essentially making this Black Canary's book.
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July 11th, 2009 |
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Booster Gold #22This Booster Gold arc is old-school fun, but the Blue Beetle isn't even that.
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July 11th, 2009 |
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Superman: World of New Krypton #5Courtroom Kryptonian drama and a surprise ending from Robinson, Rucka, and Woods. But it's not enough.
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July 11th, 2009 |
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The NobodyJeff Lemire's Vertigo graphic novel puts his unique spin on the horror genre.
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July 9th, 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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Batman #688Dick complains about fighting with a cape and struggles to earn Damian’s respect just like he did in another Bat-book only a week ago. Too bad Frank Quitely couldn’t draw this book, too.
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July 8th, 2009 |
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Green Lantern #43Billed as a Prologue to "Blackest Night," this issue welcomes Doug Mahnke to the Green Lantern corner of the DC Universe, just in time for a world of creepiness.
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July 8th, 2009 |
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The Mighty #6I was worried "The Mighty" might lose steam with the loss of Peter Snejbjerg, but it's just as, um, mighty as ever.
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July 6th, 2009 |
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Batman Confidential #31"Batman Confidential" begins to introduce a monstrous Russian bear, but this story is slow-moving if beautiful.
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July 5th, 2009 |
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Batman and Robin #2Grant Morrison's new book isn't just "Batman" with a fancy title, it really is about "Batman and Robin" in more than one meaning of the phrase.
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July 2nd, 2009 |
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Jonah Hex #45A kind of Crisis on Infinite Westerns has entered stage two in this issue.
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July 2nd, 2009 |
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Final Crisis Aftermath: Run! #3This series gets better every issue. In its own absurd way.
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July 2nd, 2009 |
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Green Lantern Corps #38The "Emerald Eclipse" storyline concludes, but this issue doesn't serve to simply mark time nor does it sit as a transition issue. This is an issue for Lantern fans -- new and old -- to start taking the journey into "Blackest Night&quo
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July 1st, 2009 |
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Justice League: Cry for Justice #1The long wait for the James Robinson-penned Justice League title is over! Wait. This is the first James Robinson Justice League title. The one that got him the gig to write the other one.
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July 1st, 2009 |
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The Last Days of Animal Man #2"The Last Days of Animal Man" is entertaining, but that exposition dump in the middle is painful.
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June 29th, 2009 |
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Wonder Woman #33"Rise of the Olympian" concludes with heads rolling, vows being made and characters stepping down paths they never imagined. It also happens to be a heck of a read.
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June 28th, 2009 |
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Detective Comics #854Sometimes, it really is worth the wait.
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June 25th, 2009 |
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Gotham City Sirens #1"Gotham City Sirens" seems like a good idea, but the series needs a backbone, and fast.
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June 25th, 2009 |
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