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Teen Titans #97 – Review

By: J.T. Krul (writer), Nicola Scott (penciller), Doug Hazlewood (inker), Jason Wright (colorist) The Story: Who cares how many there are?  You’ve seen one demon, you’ve seen ‘em all. The Review: If you’re going to dislike a certain writer’s style, it’s probably a good idea to be clear about what turns you off about their [...]

Flashpoint: The World of Flashpoint #2 – Review

By: Rex Ogle (writer), Eduardo Francisco (artist), Stefani Renee (colorist) The Story: Hey Traci—what if I tell you the cards are saying we should hit a resort in Bermuda? The Review: In theory, devoting an entire tie-in to exploring the Flashpoint world and all its various altered locales should have been the ultimate opportunity to [...]

Teen Titans #96 – Review

By: J.T. Krul (writer), José Luis (penciller), Sandro Ribeiro & Jonas Trinidade (inkers), Jason Wright (colorist) The Story: Hasn’t anyone learned by now it’s not a good idea to anger a giant ape? The Review: One key feature of weak writing is when the story makes its points a little too obvious.  In these cases, [...]

Teen Titans #95 – Review

By: J.T. Krul (writer), Nicola Scott (penciller), Doug Hazlewood (inker), Jason Wright (colorist) The Story: First rule of creepy-island exploring: don’t split up!  Geez, doesn’t anyone learn from movies? The Review: Writing these reviews can get a little tricky.  A lot of the times, there’s so much to say even about one issue that parsing [...]

Teen Titans #94 – Review

By: J.T. Krul (writer), Nicola Scott (penciller), Doug Hazlewood (inker), Jason Wright (colorist) The Story: If all you know about Hinduism is the Kama Sutra, let me tell you—there’s nastier where that came from. The Review: In a lot of ways, this current round of Teen Titans has been around each other a pretty long [...]

Teen Titans #93 – Review

By: JT Krul (writer), Nicola Scott (penciller), Doug Hazlewood (inker), Jason Wright (colorist) The Story: It’s getting dark, guys.  Hey Solstice–lend us a light? The Review: There’s a very clear separation between what’s good, what’s bad, and what’s mediocre, but it can be difficult to explain what makes them such, especially when something falls in [...]

Doom Patrol #20 – Review

By: Keith Giffen (writer), Matthew Clark & Ron Randall (pencillers), Art Thibert & John Livesay (inkers), Scott Clark with Dave Beaty, Jose Luis, Scott McDaniel (guest artists), Guy Major (colorist) The Story: Wanted—studio space for four (one miniaturized), open access to power grid, appliances included.  Must love freaks. The Review: With Doom Patrol’s cancellation imminent, [...]

Red Robin #20 – Review

By: Fabien Nicieza (writer), Marcus To (artist), Ray McCarthy (inker), Guy Major (colors) ***Caution: there are a few minor spoilers in here, necessary for the review. Read conclusion first and then you can stop if you want.*** Conclusion: Red Robin #20 was a visually strong issue, but a bit jumbled story-wise. I get the feeling [...]

Teen Titans #91 – Review

By: J.T. Krul (writer), Nicola Scott (penciller), Doug Hazlewood & Scott Kobush (inkers), Jason Wright (colorist) The Story: Teens these days…if they’re not listening to terrible pop music, they’re creating black holes in their schools. The Review: Each of the major teams in the DCU stands for something—the Justice League representing strength in numbers, while [...]

Teen Titans #89 – Review

By: J.T. Krul (writer), Nicola Scott (artist), Doug Hazelwood (inker)   The Story: Bruised Egos: Batman (Dick Grayson) has Robin (Damian Wayne) join the Teen Titans. This is not something that either Robin or the Teen Titans wanted. Action and sniping ensues. What’s Good: I love Damian Wayne as the unhinged psycho Robin. Comics have [...]

Blackest Night: Titans #3 – Review

by JT Krul (writer), Ed Benes (art), Rex Ogle (assistant editor), Brian Cunningham and Eddie Berganza (editors) The Story: The Titans are trapped in a massive slugfest with the dead. What’s Good: Krul did a great job of tying a lot of the feeling of Blackest Night together. Blackest Night is about making every hero [...]

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