Month: June 2022

Comics Reviews: Batman 415, Detective 582, Outsiders 27

Batman 415 coverBatman #415 – “Millennium” – Jim Starlin/Jim Aparo/Mike DeCarlo

As you can tell from the title, this is a crossover with the Millennium mini-series (as were the first two issues of every DC comic in 1988). This was a company-wide event designed to get people to but comics they normally wouldn’t bother with, just so they’d have the whole story. Basically, Millennium involves the Manhunters, who were created by the Guardians of the Universe a long time ago (pre-Green Lantern Corps) but went rogue. Now the Guardians are planning some big event (called the Millennium) that involves ten humans. But the Manhunters want to stop the Millennium and they’ve planted robotic spies around every superhero, so the big twist is that theoretically anyone (even a long-established character like Lana Lang) could end up being a Manhunter robot in disguise. Continue reading “Comics Reviews: Batman 415, Detective 582, Outsiders 27”

Comics Reviews: 1988 Preview

Well, that’s another year down; 1987 was a year of changes for DC as they showed us the new post-Crisis status quo. 1988 continues in that vein, but things start taking a darker turn with several character deaths during the year. Crisis also seems to have kicked off a slew of crossovers; Legends took place in 1987 and 1988 both starts (Millennium) and ends (Invasion) with a mega-crossover event. This year is also notable because almost every title has two extra issues at the end of the year (called Winter and Holiday issues). Four titles end this year, but I’m adding one (Green Arrow) and I’ll be sticking to the usual format for my reviews. Continue reading “Comics Reviews: 1988 Preview”

Xena Reviews: Season 4, Episode 4

Xena title cardIn Sickness and In Hell – Director: Josh Becker/Writers: Adam Armus, Nora Kay Foster

This one starts with Gabi waking up with fungus growing on her feet and Xena with her hair full of lice (although she refuses to admit it). They’re looking for Argo (in the valley where Xena first found her), since Xena left her here before heading to see the Northern Amazons. They see Argo, but she takes off and Xena figures she’s mad about being left behind. They run into Joxer, who’s promised to defend a village from raiders and naturally needs their help. Continue reading “Xena Reviews: Season 4, Episode 4”