Category: Comics Reviews

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”

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”

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”

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”

Comics Reviews: Batman 431, Detective 598

Batman 431 coverBatman #431 – “The Wall” – James Owsley/Jim Aparo/Mike DeCarlo

This one starts with a flashback (said to be ten years ago) of Bruce Wayne travelling to a monastery in Korea to learn ancient martial arts techniques from a guy named Kirigi. In the present, Batman has been watching a thug named Ralph Stuart for weeks, hoping to get some evidence to put him away. Stuart is supposedly fearless and Batman was looking forward to testing that, but Stuart suddenly turns himself in and confesses to a bunch of crimes. Continue reading “Comics Reviews: Batman 431, Detective 598”

Comics Reviews: Wonder Woman 27, Firestorm 82

Wonder Woman 27 coverWonder Woman #27 – “From Day Into Night” – George Perez/Chris Marrinan/Will Blyberg

This one starts with Steve Trevor and Etta Candy visiting Themiscyra with Diana. The Amazons have healed Steve’s injuries (from his fight with the Durlans last issue) and most of them are quite happy to meet the son of their former hero, the first Princess Diana. Even Philippus is welcoming towards him, despite her earlier reluctance to allow men on the island. Continue reading “Comics Reviews: Wonder Woman 27, Firestorm 82”

Comics Reviews: Green Arrow 15, Suicide Squad 24

Green Arrow 15 coverGreen Arrow #15 – “Seattle and Die” – Mike Grell/Ed Hannigan/Dick Giordano, Frank McLaughlin

This one starts with Oliver (Green Arrow) Queen and Dinah (Black Canary) Lance having a quiet dinner at a jazz restaurant. Their quiet evening turns loud when some thugs come in to rob the place. Oliver and Dinah start kicking their asses, but almost get shot. They’re saved by a stranger at the bar who pulls out a gun and blows two of the robbers away. Continue reading “Comics Reviews: Green Arrow 15, Suicide Squad 24”

Comics Reviews: justice League International 24, Legion of Super-Heroes 57, New Titans 53

Justice League International 24 coverJustice League International #24 – “The Road Less Traveled” – Keith Giffen, J.M. DeMatteis/Ty Templeton/Joe Rubinstein

This one starts with Maxwell Lord doing a little soul-searching. Apparently when the Gene Bomb went off, it affected Max, which means he has a meta-gene. Having that gene means he has the potential to gain super powers given the right circumstances. But Max can’t help wondering if the sentient computer that manipulated him into forming the new Justice League (as we saw in issue 12) knew about the meta-gene when it chose him as a partner. Continue reading “Comics Reviews: justice League International 24, Legion of Super-Heroes 57, New Titans 53”