Month: February 2023

Comics Reviews: Green Arrow 17, Young All-Stars 24, Suicide Squad 26

Green Arrow 17 coverGreen Arrow #17 – “The Horseman Part 1” – Mike Grell/Dan Jurgens/Dick Giordano, Frank McLaughlin

This one starts with a dude on a motorbike (the Horseman) stopping off at a roadside strip club. He’s looking for a specific stripper calling herself Dawn, but she’s not there. After pounding the bouncers and torching the owner’s Cadillac, the Horseman leaves. We see Dawn (who apparently likes fetish gear) performing at a different strip club, this one in Seattle. Oliver (Green Arrow) Queen and Dinah (Black Canary) Lance are in the audience and Dinah is surprisingly cool with hanging out at a strip joint. (In fact, it kinda seems like going there was her idea.) Continue reading “Comics Reviews: Green Arrow 17, Young All-Stars 24, Suicide Squad 26”

Comics Reviews: Justice League International 25, Justice League Europe 1, Legion of Super-Heroes 59

Justice League International 25 coverJustice League International #25 – “Repossessions” – Keith Giffen, J.M. DeMatteis/Ty Templeton, Mike McKone/Joe Rubinstein

This one starts with the League surveying the mess from the fight with the Khunds last issue. J’onn wants everyone to pitch in and help clean up, but Blue Beetle and Booster Gold get a message that they have a client for their new repossession business. Continue reading “Comics Reviews: Justice League International 25, Justice League Europe 1, Legion of Super-Heroes 59”

Xena Reviews: Season 5, Episode 19

Xena title cardLooking Death in the Eye – Director: Garth Maxwell/Writer: Carl Ellsworth

This one starts in the future, with a somewhat elderly Joxer buying one of Gabi’s scrolls from some shady vendor in a tavern. Meg’s not too happy about it (maybe jealous because he still carries a torch for Gabi), but a couple of their kids are happy to have him read the story. Continue reading “Xena Reviews: Season 5, Episode 19”

Comics Reviews: Batman 432, Detective 599

Batman 432 coverBatman #432 – “Dead Letter Office” – James Owsley/Jim Aparo/Mike DeCarlo

This one starts with Batman responding to an alarm tripped in a lawyer’s office. He finds a private Investigator (Maxine Kelly) going through the files. She’s got an attitude and ends up leaving before the cops show up, but Batman’s waiting at her place when she gets back. From examining the files she was looking at, Batman has figured out that Kelly is working on the disappearance of Josh Winston, a kid who was snatched seven years ago. Continue reading “Comics Reviews: Batman 432, Detective 599”

Comics Reviews: Wonder Woman 28, Firestorm 83

Wonder Woman 28 coverWonder Woman #28 – “Jungle Sacrament” – George Perez/Chris Marrinan/Will Blyberg

This one starts in England, with the mercenaries who grabbed the captive Khunds last issue showing up at a meeting on Barbara Minerva’s estate. They think it has something to do with the Khund job, but are suspicious enough to bring weapons. Their guns don’t do them much good against Minerva’s alter ego (Cheetah), who stalks and kills them. Continue reading “Comics Reviews: Wonder Woman 28, Firestorm 83”

Xena Reviews: Season 5, Episode 18

Xena title cardAntony and Cleopatra – Director: Michael Hurst/Writer: Carl Ellsworth

This one starts with Cleopatra considering whether to ally with Marc Antony or Brutus, since each of them needs her navy to win their civil war. Continue reading “Xena Reviews: Season 5, Episode 18”

Comics Reviews: Green Arrow 16, Young All-Stars 23, Suicide Squad 25

Green Arrow 16 coverGreen Arrow #16 – “Seattle and Die Part 2” – Mike Grell/Ed Hannigan/Dick Giordano, frank McLaughlin

Last issue, Oliver (Green Arrow) Queen ran into a mysterious assassin and spent the evening drinking with him. Right after Oliver left, some guys arrived and blew up the assassin’s hotel room. Oliver hears the blast and heads back, but the assassin smelled trouble and headed up to the roof just ahead of the explosion. He makes a prodigious leap across to a bridge and Green Arrow prevents his attackers from gunning him down. Continue reading “Comics Reviews: Green Arrow 16, Young All-Stars 23, Suicide Squad 25”

New Trekker Book

Gulliver reads Blood in the WindI got the latest chapter of Ron Randall’s Trekker series (Blood in the Wind) and it’s great as usual. As you can see, Gulliver was quite taken with it. He loves action and there’s plenty of it in this installment (along with some romance and intrigue, just to balance things out).

And this Kickstarter gave backers plenty of rewards, like these cool pins and coin,Blood in the Wind coin and pins

plus a bookmark, stickers, special prints, and a mini-poster.Blood in the Wind swag

Ron’s been so generous with the swag on the last few books, I’m gonna have to build an extra room just to put it all in. But even without the rewards, Trekker is a cool story with great characters and lots of thrills, so check it out. Maybe you’ll catch Trekker fever like I did.

Comics Reviews: Legion of Super-Heroes 58, New Titans 54

Legion of Super-Heroes 58 coverLegion of Super-Heroes #58 – “If Thine Eye Offend Thee” – Paul Levitz/Keith Giffen/Al Gordon

Last issue, Emerald Empress was searching for the secrets of immortality and came to Earth to gather information. She ran afoul of the Legion and ended up taking Polar Boy hostage in the skies above Metropolis, threatening to destroy the city’s powersphere, which would blow the whole city to hell. Continue reading “Comics Reviews: Legion of Super-Heroes 58, New Titans 54”

Xena Reviews: Season 5, Episode 17

Xena title cardKindred Spirits – Director: Josh Becker/Writers: George Strayton, Tom O’Neill

This one starts with some Amazons (the same tribe from last episode, including Cyane, Eris, and Rhea) bathing and discussing how great it is to have Xena, Gabi, and Eve around. Eris mentions that she asked Gabi to be their permanent queen, which doesn’t make Cyane happy. Continue reading “Xena Reviews: Season 5, Episode 17”