Category: Comics Reviews

Comics Reviews: Wonder Woman 23, Firestorm 78

Wonder Woman 23 coverWonder Woman #23 – “A God Among Men” – George Perez/Will Blyberg

This one starts with Vanessa Kapatelis getting all kinds of attention from her classmates at school because she’s in a magazine article about the Amazons. Vanessa’s friendship with Wonder Woman has made her pretty popular, so much so that she ignores her supposed best friend Eileen (who she never treated all that well, actually) to hang out with the cool kids. Eileen even sticks up for Vanessa with Lucy Spears, but Lucy’s surprised to learn that Barry was Vanessa’s boyfriend, since he didn’t tell her that when they started hanging out. Continue reading “Comics Reviews: Wonder Woman 23, Firestorm 78”

Comics Reviews: Legion of Super-Heroes 53, New Titans 50, Suicide Squad 20

Legion of Super-Heroes 53 coverLegion of Super-Heroes #53 – “Hunters and Hunted” – Paul Levitz/Keith Giffen/Mike DeCarlo

Last issue, Magnetic Kid, Lighning Lass, and Tellus went to Braal (Magnetic Kid’s home planet) to help figure out what was causing some unnatural earthquakes. They uncovered a rogue Gil’dishpan named Hywyndr who was using his powers to create the quakes. This issue starts with the trio searching for Hywyndr and walking into an ambush. Continue reading “Comics Reviews: Legion of Super-Heroes 53, New Titans 50, Suicide Squad 20”

Comics Reviews: Justice League International 20, Young All-Stars 19

Justice League International 20 coverJustice League International #20 – “If It’s Tuesday, This Must Be Apokolips” – Keith Giffen, J.M. DeMatteis/Ty Templeton/Joe Rubinstein

This one starts on Apokolips, with Manga Khan and Virman Vundabar pontificating at each other. Khan has been trying to open trade with Apokolips for decades, but now he finally has something they want … Mr. Miracle. Khan gets a message from L-Ron that the Cluster blew the Justice League ship to hell as soon as it warped in, and that they still haven’t heard back from Lobo (who Khan hired to kill the Leaguers). Continue reading “Comics Reviews: Justice League International 20, Young All-Stars 19”

Comics Reviews: Batman 426, Detective 593, Green Arrow 11

Batman 426 coverBatman #426 – “A Death in the Family” – Jim Starlin/Jim Aparo/Mike DeCarlo

This one starts with Batman and Robin observing some scumbags who are running a child porn ring. The Dynamic Du are supposed to wait for the cops to show up, but Robin gets impatient and jumps in ahead of schedule. After pounding all the punks, Batman gives Robin shit for acting rashly, but Robin shows no remorse, stating that life is just a game. Continue reading “Comics Reviews: Batman 426, Detective 593, Green Arrow 11”

Comics Reviews: Wonder Woman 22, Firestorm 77, Warlord 132

Wonder Woman 22 coverWonder Woman #22 – “Through Destiny’s Door” – George Perez/Bob McLeod

This one starts on Themiscyra, with Diana reading the official tally of votes about whether to open up Themiscyra to outsiders or not. The majority of Amazons voted yes, so that means outsiders will be coming to Paradise Island for the first time in centuries (including males), and some of the Amazons aren’t thrilled with that idea. We get a brief interlude showing some kind of metallic ball heading through space towards Earth. Continue reading “Comics Reviews: Wonder Woman 22, Firestorm 77, Warlord 132”

Comics Reviews: Legion of Super-Heroes 52, New Teen Titans 49, Suicide Squad 19

Legion of Super-Heroes 52 coverLegion of Super-Heroes #52 – “Rites of Passage” – Paul Levitz/Keith Giffen/Mike DeCarlo

This one starts at Legion headquarters, where everyone is still reeling from Brainiac 5’s sudden departure last issue to return to his home planet of Colu. Brainy left a strange bio-construct to act as a sort of avatar for COMPUTO, but since it looks like a baby Validus, it kinda freaks everybody out. Polar Boy asks Dream Girl to be the new head scientist for the Legion but she refuses, advising him to stop relying so much on other people and figure things out for himself. Continue reading “Comics Reviews: Legion of Super-Heroes 52, New Teen Titans 49, Suicide Squad 19”

Comics Reviews: Justice League International 19, Young All-Stars 18

Justice League International 19 coverJustice League International #19 – “No More Mr. Nice Guy” – Keith Giffen, J.M. DeMatteis/Kevin Maguire/Joe Rubinstein

Last issue, Lobo accepted a contract from Manga Khan to kill the Justice League members who were following Khan to get Mr. Miracle back. Lobo attacked them but Big Barda zapped him across the galaxy … right to the JLI Embassy in New York. Lobo’s sudden appearance knocked Guy Gardner back into his old asshole self—yes. Guy’s an arrogant prick again—and he went after Lobo. Continue reading “Comics Reviews: Justice League International 19, Young All-Stars 18”

Comics Reviews: Batman 425, Detective 592, Green Arrow 10

Batman 425 coverBatman #425 – “Consequences” – Jim Starlin/Mark Bright/Steve Mitchell

This one starts with Bruce Wayne opening a letter that was left at police headquarters addressed to Batman. It’s from Jose Garzonas (whose scumbag son died “accidentally” last issue in close proximity to Robin) and contains a photo of Commissioner Gordon tied up in a junkyard. Garzonas wants Batman to “bring the boy”, meaning he obviously thinks Robin killed his son and wants to even the score. Continue reading “Comics Reviews: Batman 425, Detective 592, Green Arrow 10”

Comics Reviews: Wonder Woman 21, Firestorm 76

Wonder Woman 21 coverWonder Woman #21 – “The Cosmic Migration” – George Perez/Bob McLeod

This one starts with Diana, Julia, and Vanessa returning from Myndi Mayer’s funeral. They’re all affected by her death, Diana most of all. She feels guilty, wondering if she lost sight of her mission by getting caught up in the hype around her Wonder Woman identity. She gets a message from Themiscyra asking her to return at once so she takes off, promising Vanessa she’ll be back as soon as she can. Continue reading “Comics Reviews: Wonder Woman 21, Firestorm 76”

Comics Reviews: Legion of Super-Heroes 51, New Teen Titans 48, Suicide Squad 18

Legion of Super-Heroes 51 coverLegion of Super-Heroes #51 – “The Trial of Brainiac Five” – Paul Levitz/Keith Giffen/Mike DeCarlo

As the title says, this issue concerns Brainiac 5’s trial for killing Jaxon Rugarth (aka Infinite Man) last issue by sending him to fight the Time Trapper, knowing they would both be destroyed. Polar Boy is the one who brings the charge, but Saturn Girl argues that Rugarth was already brain-dead, so he had no real life to lose. Continue reading “Comics Reviews: Legion of Super-Heroes 51, New Teen Titans 48, Suicide Squad 18”