Month: April 2022

Comics Reviews: Justice League 7, Infinity Inc. 44, Young All-Stars 6

Justice League 7 coverJustice League #7 – “Justice League … International” – Keith Giffen, J.M. DeMatteis/Kevin Maguire/Al Gordon

This one starts with Guy Gardner waking up in JLA headquarters after being punched out by Batman last issue. Guy is half out of it and crawls under a console to retrieve his ring, but hits his head on the console and knocks himself out again. Elsewhere, Dr. Fate has taken Gray Man (and the rest of the Justice League) to another dimension, where Gray Man finds himself confronted by the beings responsible for making him what he is, the Lords of Order. Continue reading “Comics Reviews: Justice League 7, Infinity Inc. 44, Young All-Stars 6”

Xena Reviews: Season 3, Episode 22

Xena title cardSacrifice II – Director: Rick Jacobson/Writer: Paul Robert Coyle

This one continues right on from last episode, with Hope emerging from her cocoon looking like an exact duplicate of Gabi. Xena tries to kill her, but Hope uses her telekinesis to keep Xena away. Callisto jumps in and Xena buries her under some rock again. Continue reading “Xena Reviews: Season 3, Episode 22”

Comics Reviews: Batman 413, Detective 580, Outsiders 25

Batman 413 coverBatman #413 – “The Ghost of Masahiko Tahara” – Jo Duffy/Kieron Dwyer/Mike DeCarlo

This one starts with a Japanese tourist getting collared by Batman. Turns out the guy is a known criminal in Japan and Batman wants to know why he’s in Gotham. He admits he heard about a museum robbery but isn’t involved, and Batman lets him go (even giving him back his tanto knife). Continue reading “Comics Reviews: Batman 413, Detective 580, Outsiders 25”

Comics Reviews: Wonder Woman 9, Firestorm 64, Vigilante 46, Warlord Annual 6

Wonder Woman 9 coverWonder Woman #9 – “Blood of the Cheetah” – Len Wein/George Perez/Bruce Patterson

This one starts with archaeologist Barbara Minerva having blood drawn by her manservant to feed some kind of “plant god” in an unholy ritual. Minerva has decided she wants Wonder Woman’s golden lasso, so she’s contacted Wonder Woman’s publicist (Myndi Mayer) to arrange a meeting, claiming she’s found an Amazon girdle that may have belonged to Antiope. Continue reading “Comics Reviews: Wonder Woman 9, Firestorm 64, Vigilante 46, Warlord Annual 6”

Xena Reviews: Season 3, Episode 21

Xena title cardSacrifice – Director: David Wharry-Smith/Writer: Steven L. Sears

This one starts with Callisto forcing herself out through a portal to another dimension (where she was trapped in a Hercules episode). Elsewhere, Xena and Gabi are looking for an old friend of Gabi’s from Poteidaia (Seraphin), who’s gotten involved with some kind of cult. Xena’s lip-reading talents tell them the cult is trying to bring back some goddess that they worship. When they realize Seraphin is meant to be a blood sacrifice for the cult, they jump in to help her, but she doesn’t seem all that eager to get away. Xena chases some fleeing cultists and is shocked to run into Callisto, who grabs one of the priests and vanishes. Continue reading “Xena Reviews: Season 3, Episode 21”

Comics Reviews: Legion of Super-Heroes 39, New Teen Titans 36, Suicide Squad 6

Legion of Super-Heroes 39 coverLegion of Super-Heroes #39 – “The One That Got Away” – Paul Levitz/Greg LaRocque, Curt Swan/Mike DeCarlo, Romeo Tanghal

This one starts with Gigi Cusimano (of the Science Police) contemplating something that’ll change her life. We’re not told exactly what it is, but she’s thinking about settling down, she’s holding what looks like a ring box, and she gets a call from Sun Boy urging her to accept his “once in a lifetime” offer … sounds like a marriage proposal, doesn’t it? Continue reading “Comics Reviews: Legion of Super-Heroes 39, New Teen Titans 36, Suicide Squad 6”

Comics Reviews: Justice League 6, Infinity Inc. 43, Young All-Stars 5

Justice League 6 coverJustice League #6 – “Massacre in Gray” – Keith Giffen, J.M. DeMatteis/Kevin Maguire/Al Gordon

Last issue, a guy called the Gray Man took over Stone Ridge, Vermont and lured Dr. Fate there. Gray Man was condemned by the Lords of Order to live in a featureless world devoid of emotion and harvest dream essence from dead people. But he figured out how to use the dream essence like magical energy, escaping from his bleak world and capturing Dr. Fate and Captain Marvel, who the JLA sent to investigate Stone Ridge. Continue reading “Comics Reviews: Justice League 6, Infinity Inc. 43, Young All-Stars 5”

Xena Reviews: Season 3, Episode 20

Xena title cardVanishing Act – Director: Andrew Merrifield/Writer: Terence Winter

This one starts with Xena heading out to take care of something, leaving Gabi to participate in a festival dedicated to Pax, Goddess of Peace. Xena and Gabi’s friend Hadar makes a speech commemorating the end of hostilities between his town and a neighbouring one, but the next day, the golden statue of Pax is gone and the villagers start blaming each other. Xena returns and quickly uncovers a possible suspect … Autolycus, who’s disguised as an old woman. But Autolycus insists he didn’t steal the statue. Continue reading “Xena Reviews: Season 3, Episode 20”

Comics Reviews: Batman 412, Detective 579, Outsiders 24

Batman 412 coverBatman #412 – “The Sound of Silence” – Max Allan Collins/Dave Cockrum/Don Heck

This one starts early Sunday morning, with Batman and Robin finishing their nightly patrol and stopping across from St. Martin’s church to hear the bells chime (which is apparently a ritual Batman observes every Sunday). But this time, the bells don’t ring and they find out someone has stolen the clapper. Commissioner Gordon tells them the same thing has happened to churches and cathedrals all over Gotham and Batman wonders if someone’s trying to send a message. Continue reading “Comics Reviews: Batman 412, Detective 579, Outsiders 24”

Comics Reviews: Wonder Woman 8, Firestorm 63, Vigilante 45, Warlord 121

Wonder Woman 8 coverWonder Woman #8 – “Time Passages” – Len Wein/George Perez/Bruce Patterson

This is kind of a downtime issue that uses a different format for a lot of the story, combining a handful of images with page-long blocks of text. Most of the text is told in the past tense, reminding us of what’s happened in the first seven issues and bringing us up to date on events since last issue. These mini-stories are interspersed with scenes of Cheetah and her manservant heading to the United States to find Wonder Woman … or more specifically, her magic lasso. Continue reading “Comics Reviews: Wonder Woman 8, Firestorm 63, Vigilante 45, Warlord 121”