Posted on December 28, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Kyle Higgins (writer), Trevor McCarthy (writer), Guy Major (colorist) The Story: If this were a romantic comedy, it’d be called “Seeing Double-Red.” The Review: Speaking as a former fanfiction reader (and, admittedly, writer), I speak from personal experience when I say that it’s always a bit risky to write the same characters as another [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Barbara Gordon, Batgirl, DC, DC Comics, Dick Grayson, Guy Major, Haly's Circus, Kyle Higgins, Nightwing, Nightwing #4, Nightwing #4 review, Trevor McCarthy | Leave a Comment »
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 [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Barbara Gordon, Batgirl, Batman, Batman Inc., Batman Incorporated, Batman Incorporated: Leviathan Strikes, Batman Incorporated: Leviathan Strikes review, Batwing, Bruce Wayne, Cameron Stewart, Chris Burnham, Damian Wayne, David Zavimbe, DC, DC Comics, Dick Grayson, Dr. Dedalus, Grant Morrison, Halo, Katana, Leviathan, Lord Death Man, Metamorpho, Nathan Fairbairn, Oracle, outsiders, Red Robin, Robin, Stephanie Brown, Talia Al Ghul, Tim Drake | 3 Comments »
Posted on November 22, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Kyle Higgins (writer), Eddy Barrows & Eduardo Pansica (pencillers), JP Mayer, Paulo Siqueira, Eber Ferreira (inkers), Rod Reis & Allen Passalaqua (colorist) The Story: So long, Mr. Haly. Love, the circus freaks. The Review: It’s not surprising most of our heroes’ childhoods remain a bit vague; at that age, there’s little depth to be [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Allen Passalaqua, DC, DC Comics, Dick Grayson, Eber Ferreira, Eddy Barrows, Eduardo Pansica, Haly's Circus, JP Mayer, Kyle Higgins, Nightwing, Nightwing #3, Nightwing #3 review, Paulo Siqueira, Raya, rod reis | 1 Comment »
Posted on November 10, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Gail Simone (writer), Ardian Syaf (penciller), Vicente Cifuentes (inker), Ulises Arreola (colorist) The Story: Just because they headbutt each other doesn’t mean they’re not in love. The Review: Of all the major continuity changes the new DCU brought with it, possibly none of them has incited more outcry and upset than the restoration of [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Ardian Syaf, Barbara Gordon, Batgirl, Batgirl #3, Batgirl #3 review, Black Mirror, Commissoner Gordon, DC, DC Comics, Dick Grayson, Gail Simone, Nightwing, Ulises Arreola, Vicente Cifuentes | 4 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 25, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Kyle Higgins (writer), Eddy Barrows (penciller), JP Mayer & Paulo Siqueira (inkers), Rod Reis (colorist) The Story: Someday, this antiquated, second-rate circus will all be yours. The Review: Keeping up relationships with people takes work. You have to put in the effort to stay up-to-date with their lives, lend them a hand when they [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: DC, DC Comics, Dick Grayson, Eddy Barrows, JP Mayer, Kyle Higgins, Nightwing, Nightwing #2, Nightwing #2 review, Paulo Siqueira, rod reis | 2 Comments »
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 10, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Thomas Pugsley (writer) The Story: You’re not the boss of me now! And you’re not so big, either. The Review: Ever since Aqualad received word from Red Arrow that the team possible had a mole lurking about and he decided to keep it a secret, we all knew it would be only a matter [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Aqualad, Artemis, Billy Batson, Captain Marvel, DC, DC Comics, Dick Grayson, Kaldur, Kid Flash, M'gann M'orzz, Megan Morse, Miss Martian, Monsieur Mallah, Robin, Superboy, The Brain, Thomas Pugsley, Wally West, Young Justice, Young Justice episode 13, Young Justice episode 13 review | 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: Kyle Higgins (writer), Eddy Barrows (penciller), JP Mayer (inker), Rod Reis (colorist) The Story: Who’d have thought they’d lead ya / Here were we need ya / Welcome back, welcome back… The Review: You remember the particular mix of reactions you felt a couple or so years ago when Dick Grayson took over the [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: DC, DC Comics, Dick Grayson, Eddy Barrows, JP Mayer, Kyle Higgins, Nightwing, Nightwing #1, Nightwing #1 review, rod reis | 4 Comments »
Posted on August 25, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Scott Snyder, Kyle Higgins, Ryan Parrott (writers), Trevor McCarthy & Graham Nolan (artists), Guy Major (colorist) The Story: Side-effects may include dizziness, shortness of breath, and murderous rages. The Review: The tagline on the cover of this issue goes, “The secret history of Gotham revealed!” Honestly, I don’t see why they even bother. Every [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Architect, Batman, Batman: Gates of Gotham, Batman: Gates of Gotham #5, Batman: Gates of Gotham #5 review, Blackbat, Cassandra Cain, Damian Wayne, DC, DC Comics, Dick Grayson, Gates of Gotham, Graham Nolan, Guy Major, Kyle Higgins, Red Robin, Robin, Ryan Parrott, Scott Snyder, Tim Drake, Trevor McCarthy | Leave a Comment »
Posted on August 12, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: J.T. Krul (writer), Fabrizio Fiorentino (artist), Kyle Ritter & Ander Zarate (colorists) The Story: Wow Boston—we’re so close now, it’s like you’re in me. The Review: Here’s a pretty good indicator of worthwhile series: when each episode, chapter, or issue has its own agenda yet plays together with the others to form a cohesive [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Amazons, Ander Zarate, Boston Brand, DC, DC Comics, Deadman, Deadman and the Flying Graysons, Dick Grayson, Fabrizio Fiorentino, Flashpoint, Flashpoint: Deadman and the Flying Graysons, Flashpoint: Deadman and the Flying Graysons #3, Flashpoint: Deadman and the Flying Graysons #3 review, Flying Graysons, J.T. Krul, Kyle Ritter | Leave a Comment »
Posted on August 10, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Fabian Nicieza (writer), Marcus To (penciller), Ray McCarthy (inker), Guy Major (colorist) The Story: Boomerang, you should know better than anyone: what goes around, comes around. The Review: Boy, what to say about Captain Boomerang? Conceived during an “anything-goes” era of comics, his stubborn fixation to his weapon of choice in lieu of any [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Batman, Bruce Wayne, Captain Boomerang, DC, DC Comics, Dick Grayson, Digger Harkness, Fabian Nicieza, Guy Major, Marcus To, Mr. Freeze, Ray McCarthy, Red Robin, Red Robin #26, Red Robin #26 review, Tim Drake | 4 Comments »
Posted on August 3, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Scott Snyder, Kyle Higgins, Ryan Parrott (writers), Dustin Nguyen & Derec Donovan (artists), Guy Major (colorist) The Story: Dammit Tim, I’m a detective, not a historian! The Review: With DC’s top creators on blistering track to launch their new lineup come fall and maintain a steady release pace afterward, it’s little wonder the current [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Architect, Batman, Batman: Gates of Gotham, Batman: Gates of Gotham #4, Batman: Gates of Gotham #4 review, Black Bat, Cassandra Cain, Damian Wayne, DC, DC Comics, Derec Donovan, Dick Grayson, Dustin Nguyen, Gates of Gotham, Gotham, Gotham City, Guy Major, Kyle Higgins, Red Robin, Robin, Ryan Parrott, Scott Snyder, Timothy Drake | 8 Comments »
Posted on August 1, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Jonathan Vankin (writer), Renato Arlem (artist), Barb Ciardo (colorist) The Story: Just the what the heck kind of fertilizer are they using around here? The Review: DC has its reasons for the existence Vertigo, and keeping it largely separate from popular continuity. It’s not just that in a Vertigo comic, you can cuss up [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Alec Holland, Barb Ciardo, Batman, Brightest Day, Brightest Day Aftermath, Brightest Day Aftermath: The Search for Swamp Thing, Brightest Day Aftermath: The Search for Swamp Thing #2, Brightest Day Aftermath: The Search for Swamp Thing #2 review, Clark Kent, DC, DC Comics, Dick Grayson, John Constantine, Jonathan Vankin, Kal-El, Renato Arlem, Superman, Swamp Thing, The Search for Swamp Thing | 2 Comments »
Posted on July 20, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Scott Snyder, Kyle Higgins, Ryan Parrott (writers), Trevor McCarthy (artist), Guy Major (colorist) The Story: We’ll cross that bridge when we get there—providing it doesn’t collapse first. The Review: Business is a dirty field; even with the best intentions, it’s pretty difficult to wade into it and come out as clean as you started. [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Batman, Batman: Gates of Gotham, Batman: Gates of Gotham #3, Batman: Gates of Gotham #3 review, Black Bat, Cassandra Cain, Damian Wayne, DC, DC Comics, Dick Grayson, Gates of Gotham, Guy Major, Hush, Kyle Higgins, Oswald Cobblepot, Penguin, Red Robin, Robin, Ryan Parrott, Scott Snyder, The Penguin, Tim Drake, Tommy Elliot, Trevor McCarthy | 2 Comments »
Posted on July 20, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: J.T. Krul (writer), Fabrizio Fiorentino & Alejandro Giraldo (artists), Kyle Ritter (colorist) The Story: Dang it, I thought you said you would never let go! The Review: You probably have noticed in my reviews that I tend to spend a great deal of time talking up the written features of a comic, with only [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Alejandro Giraldo, Boston Brand, DC, DC Comics, Deadman, Deadman and the Flying Graysons, Dick Grayson, Dr. Fate, Fabrizio Fiorentino, Flashpoint, Flashpoint: Deadman and the Flying Graysons #2, Flashpoint: Deadman and the Flying Graysons #2 review, Flashpoint:Deadman and the Flying Graysons, J.T. Krul, Kent Nelson, Kyle Ritter | 2 Comments »
Posted on June 23, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Jonathan Vankin (writer), Marco Castiello (penciller), Vincenzo Acunzo (inker), Barb Ciardo (colorist) The Story: You bloody well better get out of his way—the bloke’s John Constantine, like! The Review: Considering the large scope and cosmic forces involved in Brightest Day, it certainly threw off a lot of people (namely me) when the title ultimately [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Alec Holland, Barb Ciardo, Batman, Brightest Day, Brightest Day Aftermath, Brightest Day Aftermath: The Search for Swamp Thing, Brightest Day Aftermath: The Search for Swamp Thing #1, Brightest Day Aftermath: The Search for Swamp Thing #1 review, DC, DC Comics, Dick Grayson, John Constantine, Jonathan Vankin, Marco Castiello, Swamp Thing, The Search for Swamp Thing, Vincenzo Acunzo, Zatanna, Zatanna Zatara | 3 Comments »
Posted on June 22, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Scott Snyder & Kyle Higgins (writers); Trevor McCarthy (artist); Guy Major (colorist) The Story: This city’s getting way too hot for me—it’s freaking on fire, man! The Review: It’s a well-known phenomenon in fiction that the more effort you put into giving your story background and depth, the more life it takes on. You [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Batman, Batman: Gates of Gotham, Batman: Gates of Gotham #2, Batman: Gates of Gotham #2 review, Cassandra Cain, Damian Wayne, DC, DC Comics, Dick Grayson, Gotham, Gotham City, Guy Major, Hush, Kyle Higgins, Red Robin, Robin, Scott Snyder, The Penguin, Tim Drake, Tommy Elliot, Trevor McCarthy | 7 Comments »
Posted on June 15, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: J.T. Krul (writer), Mikel Janin (artist), Ulises Arreola (colorist) The Story: Ladies and gentlemen, prepare to be amazed, dazzled, and inhumanly butchered! The Review: When it comes to superhero team-ups, you have your classics (Batman and Superman) and your unexpectedly potent combos (Oracle and Black Canary), while the rest fall somewhere between predictable and [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Boston Brand, DC, DC Comics, Deadman, Deadman and the Flying Graysons, Dick Grayson, Dr. Fate, Flashpoint, Flashpoint: Deadman and the Flying Graysons, Flashpoint: Deadman and the Flying Graysons #1, Flashpoint: Deadman and the Flying Graysons #1 review, J.T. Krul, Kent Nelson, Mikel Janin, Ulises Arreola | 3 Comments »
Posted on May 18, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Scott Snyder & Kyle Higgins (writers), Trevor McCarthy (artist), Guy Major (colors) The Story: How’s that song go again? “Gotham Bridge is falling down…” The Review: One special, endearing feature of the DCU is the multitude of fictional hometowns for its heroes. As the characters have grown in stature, so have their cities, to [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Batman, Batman: Gates of Gotham, Batman: Gates of Gotham #1, Batman: Gates of Gotham #1 review, Commissioner Gordon, DC, DC Comics, Dick Grayson, Gotham, Gotham City, Guy Major, Hush, Kyle Higgins, Red Robin, Robin, Scott Snyder, The Penguin, Tim Drake, Timothy Drake, Tommy Elliot, Trevor McCarthy | Leave a Comment »
Posted on May 16, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Fabian Nicieza (writer), Marcus To (penciller), Ray McCarthy (inker), Guy Major (colorist) The Story: Seriously, Tim—what is up with all these women who want you dead? The Review: The detective aspect in a lot of comics has faded in recent years, having become much harder to write on a lot of levels. One: science [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Batman, Bruce Wayne, Commissioner Gordon, DC, DC Comics, Dick Grayson, Fabian Nicieza, Guy Major, Lucius Fox, Lynx, Marcus To, Ray McCarthy, Red Robin, Red Robin #23, Red Robin #23 review, Scarab, Tim Drake, Timothy Drake | 2 Comments »
Posted on May 12, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Grant Morrison (writer), Chris Burnham (artist), Nathan Fairbairn (colorist) The Story: No matter where you go, you can always count on your Bat-family. The Review: Early issues of Batman Inc. made out this series as a world-hopping, adventure extravaganza—which it still is. But recently, Morrison revealed an even bigger scope to Batman’s mission, as [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Batman, Batman Inc., Batman Inc. #6, Batman Inc. #6 review, Batman Incorporated, Batman Incorporated #6, Batman Incorporated #6 review, Bruce Wayne, Cassandra Cain, Chris Burnham, Commissioner Gordon, Damian Wayne, DC, DC Comics, Dick Grayson, Dr. Dedalus, Grant Morrison, Leviathan, Nathan Fairbairn, Nightrunner, Red Robin, Robin, The Outsiders, Tim Drake | Leave a Comment »
Posted on April 13, 2011 by DS Arsenault
By: Peter J. Tomasi (writer), Patrick Gleason (artist), Mick Gray, Keith Champagne and Tom Nguyen (inkers), Alex Sinclair (colors) The Story: Tree of Blood: Dark Knight vs White Knight, Part Three of Three: The White Knight has triggered all of his angels (the families and relatives of the inmates of Arkham) to fall all over [...]
Filed under: DC Comics | Tagged: Alex Sinclair, Batman, Batman and Robin #22, Batman and Robin #22 review, Comic Book Reviews, comic reviews, Damian Wayne, DC, DC Comics, Dick Grayson, DS Arsenault, Keith Champagne, Mick Gray, Patrick Gleason, Peter J. Tomasi, Reviews, Tom Nguyen, WCBR, Weekly Comic Book Review | 3 Comments »
Posted on March 16, 2011 by DS Arsenault
By: David Hine (writer), Guillem March (artist) The Story: Some weird paranormal stuff is going down. Dick Grayson is having some unsettling moral side effects from a wound he got from Azrael. When the Crusader comes to the unsavory parts of Gotham, Batman has his hands full, even with the help of Red Robin and [...]
Filed under: DC Comics | Tagged: Azrael, Batman, Batman #708, Batman #708 review, Bruce Wayne, Catwoman, Comic Book Reviews, comic books, comic reviews, Craig Russell, Crusader, Damian Wayne, David Hine, DC Comics, Dick Grayson, DS Arsenault, Guillem March, Red Robin, review, Reviews, Weekly Comic Book Review | 4 Comments »
