Category: Comics Reviews

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”

Comics Reviews: Justice League International 18, Young All-Stars 17

Justice League International 18 coverJustice League International #18 – “Where No League Has Gone Before” – Keith Giffen, J.M. DeMatteis/Kevin Maguire/Al Gordon

This one starts with the spaceship carrying J’onn J’onzz, Big Barda, Gnort, and Rocket Red suddenly appearing in the far reaches of space thanks to Barda hooking her Mega-Rod into the ship’s warp system. They’re looking for Manga Khan, who took Barda’s husband (Mr. Miracle) while trying to add Earth to his cosmic barter network. Khan’s Cluster isn’t there, so J’onn starts calculating a new destination. Continue reading “Comics Reviews: Justice League International 18, Young All-Stars 17”

Comics Reviews: Batman 424, Detective 591, Green Arrow 9

Batman 424 coverBatman #424 – “The Diplomat’s Son” – Jim Starlin/Mark Bright/Steve Mitchell

This one starts with Robin hearing a woman screaming as he swings by a penthouse apartment. He busts in and finds an asshole named Felipe Garzonas, who attacks him. Robin kicks Felipe’s ass, but his bodyguard (Juan) has a knife and manages to corner Robin. Luckily, Batman saw where Robin detoured to and puts Juan through the wall (literally). Continue reading “Comics Reviews: Batman 424, Detective 591, Green Arrow 9”

Comics Reviews: Wonder Woman 20, Firestorm 75, Warlord 131

Wonder Woman 20 coverWonder Woman #20 – “Who Killed Myndi Mayer?” – George Perez/Bob McLeod

This one starts with Wonder Woman kicking among some street gangs, trying to get a line on who killed her publicist, Myndi Mayer. The cops are investigating too and most of the story is narrated (in Chandleresque prose) by the lead detective, Edward Indelicato. Myndi was found in her office shot in the face. She had a bloody letter-opener in her hand, indicating she fought her attacker, and there were traces of cocaine on her desk. Continue reading “Comics Reviews: Wonder Woman 20, Firestorm 75, Warlord 131”

Comics Reviews: Legion of Super-Heroes 50, New Teen Titans 47, Suicide Squad 17

Legion of Super-Heroes 50 coverLegion of Super-Heroes #50 – “Life and Death and the End of Time” – Paul Levitz/Keith Giffen/Mike DeCarlo

This one starts with the Legionnaires working together to figure out a way to pierce the time barrier and confront Time Trapper so they can make him pay for screwing with history and killing Superboy. Ultra Boy and Timber Wolf retrieve the Time Cube from the Institute, while Rond Vidar (who refuses to explain his sudden resurrection from the dead) helps Brainiac 5 wire everything together. Continue reading “Comics Reviews: Legion of Super-Heroes 50, New Teen Titans 47, Suicide Squad 17”

Comics Reviews: Justice League International 17, Young All-Stars 16

Justice League International 17 coverJustice League International #17 – “Only the Dead Know Bialya” – Keith Giffen, J.M. DeMatteis/Kevin Maguire/Al Gordon

Last issue, Batman, Green Flame, Blue Beetle, and Booster Gold went undercover in Bialya to check out Rumaan Harjavti’s new “secret weapon”. The weapon turned out to be Wandjina, the Thunder God from another dimension who was injured in a nuclear explosion. But Queen Bee had a surprise for Harjavti … Wandjina obeys her commands and he ended up killing Harjavti so she could take over the country. Continue reading “Comics Reviews: Justice League International 17, Young All-Stars 16”

Comics Reviews: Batman 423, Detective 590, Green Arrow 8

Batman 423 coverBatman #423 – “You Shoulda Seen Him” – Jim Starlin/Dave Cockrum/Mike DeCarlo

This is an interesting little character study of Batman seen through the eyes of some cops who run into him over the course of one eventful night. The first cop (Bart) tells how he was trying to talk a junkie out of jumping off a bridge when Batman showed up. The junkie jumped, but Batman was rigged to a safety harness and swung down to catch the kid, giving him a lecture on making the most of his life afterwards. Bart figures Batman might’ve actually gotten through to the kid. Continue reading “Comics Reviews: Batman 423, Detective 590, Green Arrow 8”

Comics Reviews: Wonder Woman 19, Firestorm 74

Wonder Woman 19 coverWonder Woman #19 – “The Witch on the Island” – George Perez/Frank McLaughlin

This one starts with Vanessa Kapatelis waking up still in the protective circle of Wonder Woman’s lasso. She tells her mom and the local cops how Diana fought off Circe’s monsters last issue before being felled by a bolt of energy from the sky. Vanessa still has the scroll from Stavros and gives it to her mom, Julia. Katina, one of the local rebels who have been fighting covertly against Circe’s grip of fear on the local community, tells Julia and Vanessa that Circe must’ve taken Diana to her island. Continue reading “Comics Reviews: Wonder Woman 19, Firestorm 74”

Comics Reviews: Legion of Super-Heroes 49, New Teen Titans 46, Suicide Squad 16

Legion of Super-Heroes 49 coverLegion of Super-Heroes #49 – “A Time to Live” – Paul Levitz/Pat Broderick/Mike DeCarlo

This one starts with Sensor Girl confronting Brainiac 5, Saturn Girl, Mon-El, and Duo Damsel about the secret stuff they’ve been doing (which isn’t so secret anymore since they brought a white dwarf star to Brainy’s lab as a power source last issue). Saturn Girl points out that they haven’t broken any Legion rules, but Sensor Girl is adamant that their plan is wrong. Mon-El’s ready to fight about it, but they’re interrupted when all the Legionnaires suddenly keel over in great pain. Continue reading “Comics Reviews: Legion of Super-Heroes 49, New Teen Titans 46, Suicide Squad 16”