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Batman: Under The Red Hood

It looks like the newest DC Universe Animated movie is based on Judd Winick’s “Under The Hood” arc. Be on the look out for it this summer, July 27. From… To…

Batman: Streets of Gotham #11 – Review

By: Main Story: Paul Dini (writer), Dustin Nguyen (pencils), Derek Fridolfs (inks), John Kalisz (colors) & Steve Wands (letters).  Manhunter back-up: Marc Andreyko (writer), Jeremy Haun (pencils), John Lucas (inks), Nick Filardi (colors) & Sal Cipriano (letters) The Story: Damien and Abuse face off against Zsasz while the Manhunter looks for her lost kid. What’s [...]

Batgirl #9 – Review

By: Bryan Q. Miller (writer), Lee Garbett (artist), Jonathan Glapion and Richard Friend (inkers), Guy Major (colorist) The Story: The Flood, Part One of Four: It’s a typical evening in Gotham for Batgirl, jumping onto a speeding train while making quirky, distracted comments about gym class. She bursts through the window, making short work of [...]

Batman #698 – Review

By: Tony Daniel (writer), Guillem March (artist), Tomeu Morey (inker) The Story: Riddle Me This, Part One: Batman is called to a weird murder that doesn’t quite fit easy theories. Who shows up to help out and make suggestions? Edward Nigma. No one is comfortable with his help, but he seems to be on to [...]

Batman and Robin #11 – Review

By: Grant Morrison (writer), Andy Clarke (penciller), Scott Hanna (inker) The Story: Batman versus Robin Part Two: Batman explores the cave network beneath the Wayne Manor, surer than ever that Red Robin is right– Bruce Wayne is alive. In the meantime, Robin and Sexton, exploring the graves behind Wayne Manor, are suddenly accosted by four [...]

Red Robin #11 – Review

By: Christopher Yost (writer), Marcus To (penciller), Ray McCarthy and Mark McKenna (inkers), Guy Major (colorist) The Story: Collision, Part Three of Four: Red Robin, Batgirl and Pru are getting their hats handed to them by the seven deadliest killers of the League of Assassins. In the meantime, Ra’s al Ghul is making his play [...]

Detective Comics #863 – Review

by Greg Rucka (writer), Jock & Scott Kolins (art), David Baron (colors), and Todd Klein (letters) The Story: Kate hunts down Cutter in an effort to save her cousin Bette. What’s Good: Much like the rest of the “Cutter” arc, this issue is all about mood and atmosphere.  Everything feels dark, gritty, and generally unpleasant.  [...]

Titans #23 – Review

By: Eddie Berganza (writer), Scott Clark and Adrian Syaf (pencillers), Dave Beatty and Vicente Cifuentes (inkers) What’s Good: This is the first time I’ve seen Eddie Berganza in the writer’s chair. He’s been editing Blackest Night, Cry for Justice, Wednesday Comics, and others up to now, but I think he did a fine job as [...]

Batman #697 – Review

By: Tony Daniel (writer and artist), Sandu Florea (inker) The Story: Life After Death, Part 6… The Conclusion: Batman, with a small army of helpers, descends on the chaos of Devil’s Square in Gotham after the Black Mask has released his toxin. Batman breaks through the enemy lines and makes a run on the Black [...]

Batman & Robin #10 – Review

by Grant Morrison (writer), Andy Clarke (pencils), Scott Hanna (inks), Alex Sinclair (colors), and Pat Brosseau (letters) The Story: Batman and Robin search Wayne Manor for clues left by a lost-in-time Bruce Wayne. What’s Good: Morrison’s series has been filled with a lot of wacky stuff, what with each arc thus far being somewhat independent.  [...]

Batman and Robin #8 – Review

By: Grant Morrison (writer), Cameron Stewart (artist), Tony Aviña (colorist) The Story: Batman vs. Batman, Part Two: Bruce Wayne rises from the Lazarus Pit, but all doesn’t go according to plan. He’s confused and psycho and we get some tantalizing flashbacks that show us why. Problem is, he’s nearly unstoppable and not only drops the [...]

Batgirl #7 – Review

By: Bryan Q. Miller (writer), Lee Garbett (penciller), Trevor Scott (inker), Guy Major (colorist) The Story: Core Requirements, Part Three of Three: Batgirl and Robin aren’t getting along well enough to rescue Batman, so they split up. Robin has got his own set of wheels, so Oracle loans Batgirl something suitable. Then, it’s Batgirl, Robin [...]

Red Robin #9 – Review

By: Chris Yost (writer), Marcus To (artist, despite what it says on the cover…), Ray McCarthy (inker), Guy Major (colorist) The Story: Red Robin comes home, and tries to keep a low profile, but crime awaits and an old friend visits. But then, Batman’s arch-nemesis, the one Red Robin shafted last issue, reveals his plan [...]

Batman and Robin #7 – Review

By: Grant Morrison (writer), Cameron Stewart (artist), Alex Sinclair (colorist) The Story: Blackest Knight, Part One: Pearly and the Pit: Last issue left Damian with five bullets in his body and no feeling anywhere. It also left us with the Red Hood’s rant that Dick was failing Bruce in not finding some Lazarus Pit to [...]

Batman #695 – Review

By: Tony S. Daniel (writer and artist), Sandu Florea with Norm Rapmund (inkers) The Story: Life After Death, Part 4: Smoke and Mirrors: Batman pursues a complex mystery, peeling back layer after layer: the Gene-Corp murders, the Penguin, the Falcone mafia, the Penguin, Catwoman and a stray Falcone sister. He has to rough up a [...]

Batgirl #6 – Review

By: Brian Q. Miller (writer), Lee Garbett (artist), Trevor Scott (inker) The Story: Core Requirements, Part Two of Three: Stephanie wakes up in an ambulance. She gets herself out of there in full Stephanie Brown style and goes on to pursue the kidnapping of the boy she was interested in last issue. This involves spying [...]

Red Robin #8 – Review

By: Chris Yost (writer), Marcus To (penciller), Ray McCarthy (inker) The Story: Council of Spiders, Part Four of Four: Ra’s al Ghul is dead on the floor. The League of Assassins has been outmaneuvered. The Council of Spiders outnumber Red Robin seven to one. Welcome to page one. Now scores get settled. What’s Good: I’ve [...]

Detective Comics #860 – Review

Batwoman by: Greg Rucka (writer), J.H. Williams III (artist), Dave Stewart (colors) The Question by: Greg Rucka (writer), Cully Hamner (artist), Dave McCraig (colors) The Story: For the lead story, this is the final issue of Batwoman’s origin and it pulls together the last three years of her life, from her moment of epiphany, to [...]

Batman #694 – Review

By Tony Daniel (writer and artist), Sandu Florea (inks), Ian Hannin (color), Mike Marts (editor) The Story: Life After Death, Part 3: Someone is sparking a gang war in Gotham. The Penguin is taking the brunt of it while Dick Grayson races to stop it from spinning out of control. In the meantime, after the [...]

Red Robin #7 – Review

By Chris Yost (writer), Marcus To (artist), Dexter Vines (inks), Guy Major (colors) The Story: Tam is hiding from the Council of Spiders as they chop up the league of assassins. Lucius and Alfred discuss Wayne business over tea. One of the Council guys who has been slaughtering the league’s assassins gets hit by a [...]

Batgirl #5 – Review

By Bryan Q. Miller (writer), Lee Garbett (penciller), Sandra Hope & Oliver Nome (guest inkers), Guy Major (colors) The Story: Core Requirements, Part One of Three: Batgirl is in a burning building, taking on some meta called Diesel. She’s not making huge headway, when Oracle (her handler) tells her she’s got company: Batman and Robin. [...]

Detective Comics #859 – Review

Batwoman by Greg Rucka (writer), J.H. Williams (artist), Dave Stewart (colors) , The Question by Greg Rucka (writer), Cully Hamner (artist), Dave McCraig (colors) The Story: First, Rucka told us the Batwoman arc with her lunatic sister and the crazy religious nuts in Gotham. Then, Rucka set the last issue in Kate Kane’s childhood. Now [...]

Batman and Robin #6 – Review

by Grant Morrison (writer), Philip Tan (pencils), Jonathan Glapion (inker), Alex Sinclair (colorist) The Story: Revenge of the Red Hood, Part III: Batman and Robin have more to worry about than just getting out of the clutches of the Red Hood. Dick Grayson is fighting a bigger battle for the soul of Gotham. The Red [...]

Red Robin #6 – Review

by Christopher Yost (writer), Marcus To (pencils), Ray McCarthy (inks), Guy Major (colors) The Story: Council of Spiders, Part II: Yost keeps us jumping in space and time, showing us Red Robin’s operational leadership of the League of Assassins, more of the international past of Vitoria and the present of Vicki Vale in Gotham. Red [...]

Batgirl #4 – Review

By Bryan Q. Miller (writer), Tim Levins & Lee Garbett (pencillers), Dan Davis, Aaron Sowd & Trevor Scott (inkers), Harvey Richards (assistant editor), Michael Siglain (editor) The Story: As always, Miller makes his themes (in this case, the title “Field Test”) do double duty. Stephanie Brown is field testing her new high-tech Batgirl costume. Barbara [...]

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