Category: Comics Reviews

Comics Reviews: Batman 419, Detective 586, Green Arrow 4

Batman 419 coverBatman #419 – “Ten Nights of the Beast III” – Jim Starlin/Jim Aparo/Mike DeCarlo

In the last couple of issues, a Russian super-agent called KGBeast has (with help from his Iranian associate, Salari) been eliminating people crucial to the development of the Strategic Defense Initiative. He’s already killed six of the ten people most important to the SDI and this issue opens with him taking out number seven, a general named Ridwell. KGBeast uses a Stinger missile to blow up a plane that Ridwell and Agent Bundy of the CIA are travelling on. Continue reading “Comics Reviews: Batman 419, Detective 586, Green Arrow 4”

Comics Reviews: Wonder Woman 15, Firestorm 70, Warlord 128

Wonder Woman 15 coverWonder Woman #15 – “Swan Song” – Len Wein/George Perez/Bruce Patterson

This one starts with Diana having a sexy dream about Superman, and apparently it’s not her first. She’s been seeing his image everywhere and he almost seems like a god, considering all his power. Diana’s attraction to him confuses her and she can’t talk to Julia about it because Julia’s visiting family in Greece. Elsewhere in Boston, a guy breaks into the headquarters of Ogawa Electronics and hacks into their computer, gathering information about someone called Silver Swan. Continue reading “Comics Reviews: Wonder Woman 15, Firestorm 70, Warlord 128”

Comics Reviews: Legion of Super-Heroes 45, New Teen Titans 42, Suicide Squad 12

Legion of Super-Heroes 45 coverLegion of Super-Heroes #45 – “Unlucky Streak” – Paul Levitz/Greg LaRocque/Mike DeCarlo, Arne Starr

This is an extra-long anniversary issue, with guest art from Kurt Schaffenberger, Curt Swan, Dave Cockrum, Mike Grell, Keith Giffen, and Dick Giordano. It has a very nostalgic tone, focusing mostly on Lightning Lad (and Saturn Girl and Cosmic Boy) and a lot of it is just retellings of classic Legion stories. We got a glimpse of the overall premise last issue, with the three Luck Lords plotting something to do with Garth (Lightning Lad) Ranzz and this story starts with them still scheming. Continue reading “Comics Reviews: Legion of Super-Heroes 45, New Teen Titans 42, Suicide Squad 12”

Comics Reviews: Justice League International 12, Infinity Inc. 49, Young All-Stars 11

Justice League International 12 coverJustice League International #12 – “Who Is Maxwell Lord?” – Keith Giffen, J.M. DeMatteis/Kevin Maguire/Al Gordon

This one continues from last issue, with a rather upset Metron wanting to know why the Justice League suddenly busted into his lair. Since Mr. Miracle knows Metron, it’s up to him to calm the riled New God. With his unmatched intellect, Metron soon realizes that the League was drawn to this place just as he was, in the hope of starting a conflict between the two parties. Continue reading “Comics Reviews: Justice League International 12, Infinity Inc. 49, Young All-Stars 11”

Comics Reviews: Batman 418, Detective 585, Green Arrow 3

Batman 418 coverBatman #418 – “Ten Nights of the Beast Part II” – Jim Starlin/Jim Aparo/Mike DeCarlo

This one starts with Batman summing things up from last issue: a super-powered assassin called KGBeast has come to the United States (unsanctioned) to kill people associated with the Strategic Defense Initiative. He’s already eliminated four key targets, leaving another six whose deaths could cripple SDI permanently. Five of them are already in protective custody, but one (Sylvia Burrows) hasn’t been notified because she’s staying with her boyfriend. Continue reading “Comics Reviews: Batman 418, Detective 585, Green Arrow 3”

Comics Reviews: Wonder Woman 14, Firestorm 69, Warlord 127

Wonder Woman 14 coverWonder Woman #14 – “For the Glory of Gaea” – Len Wein/George Perez/Bruce Patterson

This one starts with Diana returning to Paradise Island after taking care of the Manhunter robot that was impersonating Pan (which happened in Millennium). She gets back to the chamber where she left her mother (Hippolyte) last issue and finds Heracles (now flesh-and-blood) holding up the entire weight of Paradise Island on his shoulders. Continue reading “Comics Reviews: Wonder Woman 14, Firestorm 69, Warlord 127”

Comics Reviews: Legion of Super-Heroes 44, New Teen Titans 41, Suicide Squad 11

Legion of Super-Heroes 44 coverLegion of Super-Heroes #44 – “Quislet’s Story” – Paul Levitz/Greg LaRocque/Mike DeCarlo

This one starts with Brainiac 5 examining the miniature “black hole” in Quislet’s quarters and concluding it isn’t necessarily linked to his (and Wildfire’s) disappearance. Brainy and Polar Boy leave to attend to other matters, while Tellus and Invisible Kid remain to wonder where their teammates vanished to. Continue reading “Comics Reviews: Legion of Super-Heroes 44, New Teen Titans 41, Suicide Squad 11”

Comics Reviews: Justice League International 11, Infinity Inc. 48, Young All-Stars 10

Justice League International 11 coverJustice League International #11 – “Constructions” – Keith Giffen, J.M. DeMatteis/Kevin Maguire/Al Gordon

This one starts with Maxwell Lord welcoming J’onn J’onzz and Captain Atom to his office. Max looks pretty good for someone who was shot a couple issues back, but he has a problem and was hoping J’onn and Captain Atom’s friends from Millennium (especially Superman and Green Lantern) could help him with it. Continue reading “Comics Reviews: Justice League International 11, Infinity Inc. 48, Young All-Stars 10”

Comics Reviews: Batman 417, Detective 584, Green Arrow 2

Batman 417 coverBatman #417 – “Ten Nights of the Beast” – Jim Starlin/Jim Aparo/Mike DeCarlo

This famous storyline begins with a bunch of DEA agents waiting on a deserted beach to catch some smugglers. Instead they run into a pair of mysterious (and completely silent) guys, one of whom is a powerhouse who kills every agent without even dropping the huge box he’s carrying. Later in Gotham, a top Soviet official named Andrei Yevtushenko tells an assembly of CIA and FBI gents (plus Commissioner Gordon) about a secret Soviet program called Hammer. It was disbanded and the leader killed himself, but he set one last plan into motion: Operation Skywalker. Continue reading “Comics Reviews: Batman 417, Detective 584, Green Arrow 2”

Comics Reviews: Wonder Woman 13, Firestorm 68, Vigilante 50, Warlord 126

Wonder Woman 13 coverWonder Woman #13 – “Demonplague” – Len Wein/George Perez/Bruce Patterson

This one starts with Hippolyte still reeling from finding Heracles turned to stone, but still tormented by the Harpies despite his new form. She can’t spare much compassion for him, as she’s determined to go deeper beneath Paradise Island to find her daughter Diana, who’s currently undergoing the Trial of the Gods. Continue reading “Comics Reviews: Wonder Woman 13, Firestorm 68, Vigilante 50, Warlord 126”