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: [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Aqualad, Artemis, Artemis Crock, Batman, Bruce Wayne, Connor Kent, DC, DC Comics, Harm, J'onn J'onzz, Kaldur, Kaldur'ahm, Karen Beecher, Kid Flash, M'gann M'orzz, Mal Duncan, Martian Manhunter, Megan Morse, Miss Martian, Peter David, Red tornado, Robin, Secret, Snapper Carr, Superboy, Tim Drake, Wally West, Wendy and Marvin, Young Justice, Young Justice episode 18, Young Justice episode 18 review, Zatanna, Zatanna Zatara | 2 Comments »
Posted on November 13, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Andrew R. Robinson (writer) The Story: Someone call the doctor, because this Black Canary’s a total quack! The Review: If I took away one lesson from both my years as a teenager and my years teaching them, it’s that kids of that age tend to resist and resent counseling the most, yet they stand [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Andrew R. Robinson, Aqualad, Artemis, Artemis Crock, Black Canary, Connor Kent, DC, DC Comics, Desaad, Dinah Lance, Forever People, Infinity-Man, Kaldur, Kaldur'ahm, Kid Flash, M'gann M'orzz, Megan Morse, Miss Martian, Robin, Super-Cycle, Superboy, Tim Drake, Wally West, Young Justice, Young Justice episode 17, Young Justice episode 17 review | 14 Comments »
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 [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Aqualad, Artemis, Artemis Crock, Batman, Bruce Wayne, Connor Kent, DC, DC Comics, J'onn J'onzz, Kaldur, Kid Flash, M'gann M'orzz, Martian Manhunter, Megan Morse, Miss Martian, Nicole Dubuc, Robin, Superboy, Tim Drake, Wally West, Young Justice, Young Justice episode 16, Young Justice episode 16 review | 3 Comments »
Posted on October 25, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Greg Weisman The Story: I think this is the beginning of a magical friendship. The Review: Zatanna has a rather complicated place in the DCU and especially with the Justice League. Originally, she came into the League as a rookie, one of its youngest, if not its very youngest, members. While her teammates carried [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Aqualad, Artemis, Artemis Crock, Billy Batson, Black Canary, Captain Marvel, Connor Kent, DC, DC Comics, Dick Grayson, Dinah Lance, Giovanni Zatara, Greg Weisman, Kaldur, Kaldur'ahm, Kid Flash, M'gann M'orzz, Megan Morse, Miss Martian, Red Inferno, Red tornado, Red Torpedo, Red Volcano, Robin, Superboy, Wally West, Young Justice, Young Justice episode 15, Young Justice episode 15 review, Zatanna, Zatanna Zatara, Zatara | 1 Comment »
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 [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Aqualad, Artemis, Artemis Crock, Atomic Skull, Batman, Black Adam, Bruce Wayne, Connor Kent, Count Vertigo, DC, DC Comics, Dick Grayson, Dr. Fate, Giovanni Zatara, Joker, Kaldur, Kid Flash, M'gann M'orzz, Megan Morse, Miss Martian, Nabu, Poison Ivy, Robin, Superboy, Ultra-Humanite, Wally West, Wotan, Young Justice, Young Justice episode 14, Young Justice episode 14 review, Zatara | Leave a Comment »
Posted on October 2, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Jon Weisman (writer) The Story: Four red-chromed elemental robots are better than one. The Review: Nowadays, hardly anyone wonders why, on a league populated by some of the most powerful superhumans on the planet, we need to have Batman around. No one is naïve enough to believe that his explosive Batarangs will turn the [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Aqualad, Artemis, Artemis Crock, Connor Kent, DC, DC Comics, Dick Grayson, Jon Weisman, Kaldur, Kid Flash, M'gann M'orzz, Megan Morse, Miss Martian, Red Inferno, Red tornado, Red Torpedo, Red Volcano, Robin, Superboy, Wally West, Young Justice, Young Justice episode 12, Young Justice episode 12 review | 1 Comment »
Posted on September 24, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Greg Weisman (writer) The Story: Superboy and Miss Martian skip school to go to prison and discover little difference. The Review: At some point in every superhero series, for better or worse, you’ve got to have a villain breakout. If you’re going to gather a bunch of vicious sociopaths with meta-abilities into one room, [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Amanda Waller, Captain Cold, Connor Kent, DC, DC Comics, Greg Weisman, Hugo Strange, Icicle, Killer Frost, M'gann M'orzz, Megan Morse, Miss Martian, Mr. Freeze, Superboy, Young Justice, Young Justice episode 11, Young Justice episode 11 review | Leave a Comment »
Posted on September 17, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Andrew R. Robinson (writer) The Story: Good luck! Try not to get us involved in World War III, hm? The Review: From the start, this show has aimed for a more sophisticated, mature kind of tone, which is still something of an oddity for American cartoons. While the creators’ efforts to produce that kind [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Andrew R. Robinson, Aqualad, cheshire, Connor Kent, DC, DC Comics, Kaldur, Lex Luthor, M'gann M'orzz, Marvin, Megan Morse, Miss Martian, Ra's Al Ghul, Red Arrow, Snapper Carr, Superboy, Wendy, Wendy and Marvin, Young Justice, Young Justice episode 10, Young Justice episode 10 review | 6 Comments »
Posted on August 19, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Jeff Lemire (writer), Pier Gallo (artist), Jamie Grant & Dom Regan (colorists) The Story: Superboy gets by—with a little help from his friends. The Review: Amidst the din and hype over the newest launch of Superboy, with critical darling Lemire at the helm, I remain largely puzzled by the lavish praise on this title. [...]
Filed under: DC Comics | Tagged: Connor Kent, DC, DC Comics, Dom Regan, Eben Took, Jamie Grant, Jeff Lemire, Lori, Phantom Stranger, Pier Gallo, Psionic Lad, Simon Valentine, Superboy, Superboy #11, Superboy #11 review, Tannarak | Leave a Comment »
Posted on August 6, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Too many to list—check out the review. The Story: No offense, Superboy, but honestly, one of you is more than enough. The Review: From the get-go, we knew the Hollow Men would wind up Superboy’s first major opponents in this title, but only in recent issues have we gotten some clarification about their exact [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Andrew Mangum, Bit, Cafu, Connor Kent, DC, DC Comics, Dom Regan, Eben Took, Hollow Men, Jaime Grant, Jeff Lemire, Kon-El, Paulo Siqueira, Pete Woods, Phantom Stranger, Superboy, Superboy #10, Superboy #10 review, Tannarak | Leave a Comment »
Posted on July 18, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: J. Michael Straczynski & Chris Roberson (writers), Diogenes Neves, Oclair Albert, Eddy Barrows, JP Mayer, Jamal Igle, Jon Sibal (artists), Marcelo Maiolo (colorist) The Story: This is a job for Superman! What? He’s not there? Leave a voicemail, I guess…. The Review: No matter how much you get into a superhero comic, at some [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Chris Roberson, Clark Kent, Connor Kent, DC, DC Comics, Diogenes Neves, Eddy Barrows, J. Michael Straczynski, Jamal Igle, JMS, Jon Sibal, JP Mayer, Kara Zor-El, Kon-El, Linda Lang, Lois Lane, Marcelo Maiolo, Oclair Albert, Superboy, Supergirl, Superman, Superman #713, Superman #713 review | Leave a Comment »
Posted on July 18, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen
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 [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Bart Allen, Beast Boy, Cassandra Sandsmark, Cassie Sandsmark, Connor Kent, DC, DC Comics, Doug Hazlewood, Gar Logan, J.T. Krul, Jason Wright, Kid Flash, Kon-El, Nicola Scott, Rachel Roth, Ravager, Raven, Red Robin, Rose Wilson, Solstice, Superboy, Teen Titans, Teen Titans #97, Teen Titans #97 review, Tim Drake, Wonder Girl | 2 Comments »
Posted on July 9, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Jeff Lemire (writer), Pier Gallo (artist), Jaime Grant & Dom Regan (colorists) The Story: It’s like looking in a mirror, isn’t it? Make that several hundred mirrors. In 3D. The Review: It’s sometimes difficult to take teen superheroes seriously partly due to their smaller scale adventures. Their villains tend to be sub-par versions of [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Connor Kent, DC, DC Comics, Dom Regan, Hollow Men, Jaime Grant, Jeff Lemire, Kon-El, Krypto, Lori Luthor, Phantom Stranger, Pier Gallo, Psionic Lad, Simon Valentine, Smallville, Superboy, Superboy #9, Superboy #9 review | 3 Comments »
Posted on June 26, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Paul Cornell (writer), Kenneth Rocafort & Axel Giménez (artists), Brad Anderson (colorist) The Story: And I was like Doomsday, Doomsday, Doomsday, no… Stop singing? Okay. The Review: One thing you’ll notice with a lot of movies nowadays is that they’ll pile on the action to keep you from noticing how little story there is [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: action comics, Action Comics #902, Action Comics #902 review, Axel Giménez, Brad Anderson, Clark Kent, Connor Kent, DC, DC Comics, Doomsday, Doomslayer, John Henry Irons, Kara Zor-El, Kenneth Rocafort, Kon-El, Lois Lane, Paul Cornell, Reign of the Doomsdays, Steel, Superboy, Supergirl, Superman | 5 Comments »
Posted on June 25, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Kurt Busiek (writer), Rick Leonardi (penciller), Jonathan Sibal (inker), Brad Anderson (colorist) The Story: What’s the matter, boy? What? Connor’s stuck in a time-space crisis? Let’s go! The Review: As much love exists between a man and his dog, it has nothing on that between a dog and his boy. As a clone with [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Brad Anderson, Connor Kent, DC, DC Comics, Infinite Crisis, Jonathan Sibal, Kon-El, Krypto, Kurt Busiek, Rick Leonardi, Superboy, Superman, Superman #712, Superman #712 review | Leave a Comment »
Posted on June 6, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Jeff Lemire (writer), Pier Gallo (artist), Jamie Grant & Dom Regan (colorists) The Story: Superboy and the Chamber of Secrets. The Review: The moment Lemire launched this title, he injected a supernatural tone to the Smallville mythos that he many times said he would expand in time. The Phantom Stranger’s multiple appearances heralded significant [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Connor Kent, DC, DC Comics, Dom Regan, Hollow Men, Jamie Grant, Jeff Lemire, Kon-El, Lori Luthor, Phantom Stranger, Pier Gallo, Psionic Lad, Simon Valentine, Superboy, Superboy #8, Superboy #8 review | 1 Comment »
Posted on May 19, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen
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 [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Bart Allen, Beast Boy, Cassandra Sandsmark, Cassie Sandsmark, Connor Kent, DC, DC Comics, Doug Hazlewood, Gar Logan, Garfield Logan, J.T. Krul, Jason Wright, Kid Flash, Kon-El, Nicola Scott, Rachel Roth, Ravager, Raven, Red Robin, Rose Wilson, Solstice, Superboy, Teen Titans, Teen Titans #95, Teen Titans #95 review, Tim Drake, Wonder Girl | 2 Comments »
Posted on May 5, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Jeff Lemire (writer), Marco Rudy with Daniel HDR (artists), Jamie Grant & Dom Regan (colorists) The Story: Superboy discovers what the fuss is all about with these hallucinogenic plants. The Review: Ever since Geoff Johns wrote Superboy as the product of the world’s greatest hero and the world’s greatest villain, this dual nature has [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Connor Kent, Daniel HDR, DC, DC Comics, Dom Regan, Jamie Grant, Jeff Lemire, Karl Kerschl, Kon-El, Lori, Marco Rudy, Psionic Lad, Red Robin, Superboy, Superboy #7, Superboy #7 review, Tim Drake | 3 Comments »
Posted on April 21, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen
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 [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Bart Allen, Beast Boy, Cassandra Sandsmark, Cassie Sandsmark, Connor Kent, DC, DC Comics, Doug Hazlewood, Hindu mythology, Hinduism, J.T. Krul, Jason Wright, Kid Flash, Kon-El, Nicola Scott, Rama, Ravager, Raven, Red Robin, Rose Wilson, Solstice, Superboy, Teen Titans, Teen Titans #94, Teen Titans #94 review, Tim Drake, Wonder Girl | Leave a Comment »
Posted on April 13, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Jeff Lemire (writer), Marco Rudy (artist), Jaime Grant & Dominic Regan (colorists) The Story: Could this be the death of Superboy—again? The Review: Crossover stories can be fun, wild events, but they definitely have a downside as well: call them forced tie-ins. It’s one thing to have certain titles leech into each other during [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Connor Kent, DC, DC Comics, Dominic Regan, Doomsday, Jaime Grant, Jeff Lemire, Marco Rudy, Ray Palmer, Red Robin, Reign of Doomsday, Simon Valentine, Superboy, Superman, The Atom, Tim Drake | 5 Comments »
Posted on March 31, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen
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 [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Bart Allen, Beast Boy, Cassie Sandsmark, Connor Kent, DC Comics, Doug Hazlewood, Garfield Logan, Jason Wright, JT Krul, Kid Flash, Kon-El, Nicola Scott, Rachel Roth, Ravager, Raven, Red Robin, Rose Wilson, Solstice, Superboy, Teen Titans, Teen Titans #93, Teen Titans #93 review, Tim Drake, Wonder Girl | 2 Comments »
Posted on March 9, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Jeff Lemire (writer), Pier Gallo (artist), Jamie Grant (colorist) The Story: Like my alarm clock whenever I want it least, the race between Kid Flash and Superboy is on! The Review: Some people are inclined to call interlude issues—the done-in-ones between story arcs—filler, and there’s just cause for that. Since they tend to have [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Bart Allen, Connor Kent, DC Comics, Jamie Grant, Jeff Lemire, Kid Flash, Kon-El, Krypto, Lori, Pier Gallo, Psionic Lad, Superboy, Superboy #5, Superboy #5 review, Teen Titans | 1 Comment »
Posted on February 26, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: J.T. Krul (writer), Georges Jeanty (penciller), Rob Hunter (inker), Jason Wright (colorist) The Story: These exploding Calculator robots are really harshing these Turkish clubbers’ buzz. The Review: In crossovers, besides the stickiness of mixing up different characters (who may or may not be a good fit for each other), you’ve also got the issue [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Calculator, Cassandra Sandsmark, Cassie Sandsmark, Connor Kent, Damien Wayne, DC Comics, Fabien Nicieza, Georges Jeanty, J.T. Krul, Jason Wright, Kon-El, Red Robin, Rob Hunter, Robin, Superboy, Teen Titans, Teen Titans #92, Teen Titans #92 review, Tim Drake, Timothy Drake, Wonder Girl | 4 Comments »
Posted on February 5, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Too many to list—you’re better off reading the review. The Story: Jor-El does Mission Impossible; Perry White takes a shot with Wildcat; the many lives of Jimmy Olsen; the inconsistent grammar of Bizarro World; Supergirl’s ten-second boyfriend; Lois Lane’s good deed; and Superboy, the Werewolf Slayer! The Review: Annuals may be a grab bag [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Abhay Khosla, Amilcar Penna, Andy MacDonald, Aubrey Sitterson, Bit, Bizarro, Bud Tidwell, Cafu, Chris Beckett, Colleen Coover, Connor Kent, Dan McDaid, DC Comics, Dean Haspiel, Eddy Barrows, Jim Harper, Jimmy Olsen, Joe Caramagna, Jor El, Kara Zor-El, Kon-El, Krypto, Lana Lang, Lois Lane, Neil Kleid, Paul Tobin, Perry White, Santiago Arcas, Steve Horton, Superboy, Supergirl, Superman, Superman 80-Page Giant 2011, Superman 80-Page Giant 2011 review, Ted Grant, The Guardian, Trevor McCarthy, Wildcat | Leave a Comment »
Posted on February 2, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Jeff Lemire (writer), Pier Gallo (artist), Jamie Grant (colorist) The Story: Enter Psionic Lad, master of mental might, escapist of eras…and feigner of friendship. The Review: There’s nothing like time-traveling hijinks to liven up a story. It’s literally twice the fun: the world of the past and the world of the future. Then there’s [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Connor Kent, DC Comics, Jamie Grant, Jeff Lemire, Kon-El, Lori, Pier Gallo, Psionic Lad, Simon Valentine, Superboy, Superboy #4, Superboy #4 review | Leave a Comment »
