Batman #682 (Last Rites) - Capsule Review

By Grant Morrison (story), Lee Garbett (pencils), Trevor Scott (inks), Guy Major (colors)
Grant Morrison takes a trip down memory lane, flashing to key points of Batman’s life while slowly weaving the story into the events happening in Final Crisis. These memories run all over the place, ranging from golden age to modern times. There’s a [...]

Batman: Gotham After Midnight #7 (of 12) - Review

By Steve Niles (writer), Kelley Jones (art and cover), Michelle Madsen (colors)
The Story: Bruce Wayne wrestles with his feelings for Detective Clarkson, while Batman tries to find her missing partner. Detective Lucas’ disappearance at the hands of Killer Croc clears him of being Midnight, but the harder Batman looks for Lucas’ body the further he [...]

Superman #682 - Review

By James Robinson (writer), Renato Guedes (pencils), Wilson Magalhaes (inks), David Curiel (colors)
The Story: The newly arrived Kryptonians are becoming a major problem. Though they’ve been ordered to aid Superman by capturing villains from the American prison system, the altercations they get into by doing so leaves many humans dead (or murdered if you want [...]

Batman #681 (RIP) - Review

By Grant Morrison (writer), Tony Daniel (pencils), Sandu Florea (inks), Guy Major (colors)
The Story: Lots of loose ends are tied up in this conclusion, but there’s plenty of dangling threads left open. The Joker, knowing his role has come to an end, flees the scene as Batman puts a lockdown on Arkham. Despite beating the [...]

Supergirl #35 - Capsule Review

By Sterling Gates (story), Jamal Igle (pencils), Keith Champagne (inks), Nei Ruffino (colors)
This book is somewhat of a mixed bag for me. I’m digging its new direction and how Sterling Gates is making it all fit more closely into Superman continuity, but the art seems aloof at times. More specifically, the facial expressions seem bloated [...]

NEWS: Wildstorm to publish “The X-Files #4″

Scully and Mulder are the targets of a killer from the Tong Underworld who is about to reignite a centuries-old gang war. If Mulder and Scully can’t figure out how this devious criminal can be in multiple places at the same time, San Francisco will erupt in a bloodbath!
Written by Marv Wolfman; Art by Brian [...]

Fables #78 - Review

By Bill Willingham (Writer) Mark Buckingham, Peter Goss and Andrew Pepoy (Art) Lee Loughridge (Colours) James Jean (Cover)
The story: The war against the Adversary has been won and all seems to be well in Fable Town, much to my relief. I had feared that with the main story thread finally wrapping up, this series may have [...]

Detective Comics #850 (RIP) - Review

By Paul Dini (writer), Dustin Nguyen (pencils), Derek Fridolfs (inks), John Kalisz (colors)

The Story: Priced at $3.99, this double-sized issue of Detective Comics delves deeper into Hush’s past, revealing the final days of his mother and how he managed to inherit the family fortune. The conclusion of the Hush storyline not only brings out the [...]

Gears of War #2 - Review

By Joshua Ortega (Writer), Liam Sharp (Artist), and Johnny Rench (Colorist)
Some Thoughts Before The Review: Common sense leads one to the understanding that you shouldn’t go into a Gears comic expecting something exceptional. With that in mind, I found myself pleasantly surprised by how successfully Gears of War #1 brought the game’s world and conflict [...]

Action Comics #871 - Review

By Geoff Johns (Writer), Pete Woods (Artist), Brad Anderson (Colorist), and Rob Leigh (Letterer)
Picking up from the end of Superman #681, Part 4 of New Krypton follows as a mild entertaining read that will leave fans with another “WTF moment,” and wishing for more Kryptonians vs. Doomsday action. In this issue, readers will find a [...]