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Batgirl #6 – Review

Posted on February 14, 2012 by Minhquan Nguyen

By: Gail Simone (writer), Ardian Syaf (penciller), Vicente Cifuentes (inker), Ulises Arreola (colorist) The Story: Let that be a lesson to ya—never trust a woman who changes her hair color daily. The Review: Of all the members of the Bat-family, Barbara Gordon as Batgirl may be the most obvious rip-off of its patriarch. Unlike the [...]

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Penguin: Pain and Prejudice #5 – Review

Posted on February 14, 2012 by Minhquan Nguyen

By: Gregg Hurwitz (writer), Szymon Kudranski (artist), John Kalisz (colorist) The Story: It’ll be a while before anyone in Gotham rents The Birds again. The Review: In these modern times, we don’t see too much of the villain of pure evil anymore. It may have been the thing once to have characters who committed crimes [...]

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Batman and Robin #6 – Review

Posted on February 10, 2012 by Minhquan Nguyen

By: Peter J. Tomasi (writer), Patrick Gleason (penciller), Mick Gray (inker), John Kalisz (colorist) The Story: Not one of your typical father-son bonding times, but to each his own… The Review: Since family has been such a prevalent motif in this series, it got me reflecting on the special relationship between our titular stars. It [...]

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I, Vampire #5 – Review

Posted on February 2, 2012 by Minhquan Nguyen

By: Joshua Hale Fialkov (writer), Andrea Sorrentino (artist), Marcelo Maiolo (colorist) The Story: You’re one to talk, Batman—most people think you’re a vampire, too. The Review: Throwing in any guest star of the Dark Knight’s caliber can be a risky business. As a major character with an established, popular fan-base, people have certain expectations of [...]

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Justice League #5 – Review

Posted on January 25, 2012 by Minhquan Nguyen

By: Geoff Johns (writer), Jim Lee (penciller), Scott Williams, Sandra Hope, Mark Irwin, Joe Weems (inkers), Alex Sinclair, Gabe Eltaeb, Tony Avina (colorists) The Story: I’ll give this for Hal—the kid takes a lickin’ and keeps on tickin’. The Review: Look, I get it. Even with a whole cast of perfectly formed, likable characters, you’re [...]

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Batgirl #5 – Review

Posted on January 13, 2012 by Minhquan Nguyen

By: Gail Simone (writer), Ardian Syaf & Vicente Cifuentes (artists), Ulises Arreola (colorist) The Story: As if Gotham doesn’t have enough problems without an Occupy movement. The Review: Back in the days when I was blithely pursuing an English major, totally ignorant (or at least in denial) of the fact that I had no idea [...]

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Batwoman #5 – Review

Posted on January 12, 2012 by Minhquan Nguyen

By: J.H. Williams III & W. Haden Blackman (writers), J.H. Williams III (artist), Dave Stewart (colorist) The Story: Screw the Ghostbusters—Batwoman’s on the case! The Review: Kate Kane as Batwoman faced a lot of scrutiny from the moment she came into existence, and although her sexual preferences were the most controversial, I think even if [...]

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Batman and Robin #5 – Review

Posted on January 12, 2012 by Minhquan Nguyen

By: Peter J. Tomasi (writer), Patrick Gleason (penciller), Mick Gray (inker), John Kalisz (colorist) The Story: Damian, I’d say you have a bright future as an artist—for S&M fetishists. The Review: Way, way back in my review of Batgirl #17, I talked about how Damian Wayne, for all the different interpretations he’s been given under [...]

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Penguin: Pain and Prejudice #4 – Review

Posted on January 11, 2012 by Minhquan Nguyen

By: Gregg Hurwitz (writer), Szymon Kudranski (artist), John Kalisz (colorist) The Story: It’s only fair, Penguin, that you give Hitchcock credit for half your evil plan. The Review: Like the vast majority of comic book villains, Penguin lacked much of the depth that made so many of his brethren standouts. He had a recognizable appearance, [...]

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Detective Comics #5 – Review

Posted on January 5, 2012 by paladinking

by Tony Salvador Daniel (writing & pencils), Szymon Kudranski (art), Sandu Florea & Rob Hunter (inks), Tomeu Morey (colors), and Jared K. Fletcher (letters) The Story: Batman has to fight through a mob of Occupy Gotham Joker fans to catch a killer. The Review: Thus far, I’ve found Tony Daniel’s Detective Comics to be one [...]

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Justice League #4 – Review

Posted on December 23, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen

By: Geoff Johns (writer), Jim Lee (penciller), Scott Williams (inker), Alex Sinclair & Gabe Eltaeb (colorist) The Story: Vic, would this be a bad time for me to suggest you star as the new Bionic Man? The Review: I admit, I had mixed feelings when I heard Cyborg was going to join the Justice League. [...]

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Batman Incorporated: Leviathan Strikes – Review

Posted on December 22, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen

By: Grant Morrison (writer), Cameron Stewart & Chris Burnham (artists), Nathan Fairbairn (colorist) The Story: Now that’s a boat ride you’re not bound to forget. The Review: While it’s unclear where Batman Inc. fits into this refreshed DCU, with everyone still in the youth of their vigilante careers, it’s obvious Morrison’s grand idea for the [...]

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My Greatest Adventure #3 – Review

Posted on December 20, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen

By: Too many to list—check out the review. The Story: Robotman in the jungle! Garbage Man meets Batman! Tanga flies with whales! The Review: Back in my creative writing days, I had a professor (shout-out to Ron Carlson) who would talk to us about the hump of fiction known as the “Big Fat Middle,” the [...]

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Batman and Robin #4 – Review

Posted on December 18, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen

By: Peter J. Tomasi (writer), Patrick Gleason (penciller), Mick Gray (inker), John Kalisz (colorist) The Story: If Alfred had been a Blackhawk, a “Hawkaaa!” would be very appropriate here. The Review: I’ve often marked Tomasi as one of the great character writers in DC’s stable of storytellers, up alongside Paul Cornell and Gail Simone. But [...]

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Justice League International #4 – Review

Posted on December 13, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen

By: Dan Jurgens (writer), Aaron Lopresti (penciller), Matt Ryan (inker), Hi-Fi (colorist) The Story: This is how the world ends—as a flashing, neon disco light before obliteration. The Review: This issue picks up where we left off last time, with Booster Gold and Batman fending off a legion of golems as they attempt to prevent [...]

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Penguin: Pain and Prejudice #3 – Review

Posted on December 10, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen

By: Gregg Hurwitz (writer), Szymon Kudranski (artist), John Kalisz (colorist) The Story: Penguin goes on a blind date. The Review: Speaking as someone who was born with a negligible share of good looks, I can say with some experience that when you have a less than magazine-worthy appearance, you have to work a little harder. [...]

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JLA: The Age of Wonder – Review

Posted on December 7, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen

By: Adisakdi Tantimedh (writer), Galen Showman & P. Craig Russell (artists), Dave McCaig (colorist) The Story: I say, up in the sky! It’s a bird, it’s a plane—oh, wait, those don’t exist yet. The Review: I wasn’t sure how to classify these DC Comics Presents books. Even though they’re released as “issues,” they really represent [...]

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Young Justice Episode 18 – Review

Posted on November 20, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen

By: Peter David (writer) The Story: Will Artemis and Zatanna come to “Harm”? It’s a “Secret.” Yeah, I went there. The Review: Unlike the Teen Titans, which brought kids together to learn the value of friendship and heroism, David’s interpretation of the adolescent vigilante on the original Young Justice comics emphasized their most irritating qualities: [...]

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Justice League #3 – Review

Posted on November 17, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen

By: Geoff Johns (writer), Jim Lee (penciller), Scott Williams (inker), Alex Sinclair, Hi-Fi, Gabe Eltaeb (colorist) The Story: Those ain’t no flying monkeys! The Review: One of the more intriguing elements to this version of the Justice League is the youth they project. Appearance-wise, they all look around their late twenties or early thirties, and [...]

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Penguin: Pain and Prejudice #2 – Review

Posted on November 12, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen

By: Gregg Hurwitz (writer), Szymon Kudranski (artist), John Kalisz (colorist) The Story: You’d have to be crazy to accuse him of having an Oedipus complex. The Review: One thing you have to reflect on is that the Joker, Scarecrow, Riddler, and all the other crazies of Arkham make only a portion of Gotham’s darkness. They [...]

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Young Justice Episode 16 – Review

Posted on November 8, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen

By: Nicole Dubuc (writer) The Story: It’ll be the end of the world unless Young Justice saves us. So yeah, goodbye Earth. The Review: While the assumption is that the members of Young Justice will take over for their iconic forebears someday, you’re not really inclined to take the notion seriously. After all, time doesn’t [...]

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Justice League International #3 – Review

Posted on November 5, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen

By: Dan Jurgens (writer), Aaron Lopresti (penciller), Matt Ryan (inker), Hi-Fi (colorist) The Story: Actually, I can believe it’s not the Justice League. The Review: On the topic of super-teams that need to distinguish themselves from the Justice League, let’s turn our attention to one of the most obvious offenders. We mustn’t forget that for [...]

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Justice League #2 – Review

Posted on October 19, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen

By: Geoff Johns (writer), Jim Lee (penciller), Scott Williams (inker), Alex Sinclair (colorist) The Story: You know, I guess it’s not a new-fangled Rubik’s cube after all. The Review: While the debut issue of this series had quite a lot of fun, engaging material to it, it also had the disappointment of a false promise. [...]

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Batman: Year One (Film) – Review

Posted on October 19, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen

By: Tab Murphy (writer), Sam Liu & Lauren Montgomery (directors), Bryan Cranston, Eliza Dushku, Benjamin McKenzie (voice actors) The Story: Uplifting a depraved city takes more than just putting on some tights, you know. The Review: No matter how grim cartoons get, we still rarely think of them as truly edgy or dangerous, at least [...]

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Young Justice Episode 14 – Review

Posted on October 16, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen

By: Kevin Hopps (writer) The Story: You have to hate it when villains catch on to the value of teamwork. The Review: Over the course of this series, we’ve seen a lot of interconnected plotlines, a neat feat for a cartoon, one for which the show’s writers should give themselves a hefty pat on the [...]

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