Category: Comics Reviews

Comics Reviews: Legion of Super-Heroes 34, New Teen Titans 31, Suicide Squad 1

Legion of Super-Heroes 34 coverLegion of Super-Heroes #34 – “Forgotten Foe” – Paul Levitz/Greg LaRocque/Mike DeCarlo

Last issue, Saturn Girl, Dream Girl, Brainiac 5, and Chameleon Boy escaped from the prison planet where they’d been confined and brainwashed. The first planet they come to after escaping is Naltor, Dream Girl’s homeworld, where they’re welcomed by the High Seer (Beren). Turns out they spent weeks on the prison planet and things have changed on Earth in that time, with the Legion being disbanded and their headquarters shut down. Continue reading “Comics Reviews: Legion of Super-Heroes 34, New Teen Titans 31, Suicide Squad 1”

Comics Reviews: Justice League 1, Infinity Inc. 38

Justice League 1 coverJustice League #1 – “Born Again” – Keith Giffen, J.M. DeMatteis/Kevin Maguire/Terry Austin

This one starts with Guy Gardner (or the One True Green Lantern, as he calls himself) sitting in JLA headquarters waiting for the rest of the new team to show up. As we saw a couple weeks ago, the old JLA was dissolved (and a couple of its members killed), but a new team got together after the Legends mini-series to carry on the legacy. Continue reading “Comics Reviews: Justice League 1, Infinity Inc. 38”

Comics Reviews: Batman 407, Detective 574, Outsiders 19

Batman 407 coverBatman #407 – “Friend in Need” – Frank Miller/David Mazzucchelli

This is the final chapter of the Year One story that redefines Batman’s origin. As you’ll see, this storyline is just as much about James Gordon’s beginnings as it is about Batman’s. This one starts with Gordon and his partner (Sarah Essen) still messing around, even though Gordon is married and his wife is pregnant. They both feel guilty about the affair and Essen has put in for a transfer, but in the meantime they’re still canoodling. Continue reading “Comics Reviews: Batman 407, Detective 574, Outsiders 19”

Comics Reviews: Wonder Woman 3, Firestorm 58, Vigilante 40, Warlord 116

Wonder Woman 3 coverWonder Woman #3 – “Deadly Arrival” – Len Wein/George Perez/Bruce Patterson

This one starts with Hermes showing Wonder Woman around Boston, telling her to get ready to face Ares and stop whatever plan the God of War has to wipe out humanity. They’ve already dropped Steve Trevor off at a base hospital in Concord and now Hermes says he’s going to show Diana her proper path. Continue reading “Comics Reviews: Wonder Woman 3, Firestorm 58, Vigilante 40, Warlord 116”

Comics Reviews: Legion of Super-Heroes 33, New Teen Titans 30

Legion of Super-Heroes 33 coverLegion of Super-Heroes #33 – “Forgotten Planet” – Paul Levitz/Greg LaRocque/Mike DeCarlo, Arne Starr

Last issue, a quartet of Legionnaires (Saturn Girl, Dream Girl, Brainiac 5, and Chameleon Boy) found themselves on a strange planet with a bunch of others, all mind-controlled to be placid field workers. Saturn Girl’s natural psychic powers broke her mind-control and she freed her teammates. They decide to look for a way off the planet, but also want to know who brought them there in the first place and why. Continue reading “Comics Reviews: Legion of Super-Heroes 33, New Teen Titans 30”

Comics Reviews: JLA 261, Infinity Inc. 37

JLA 261 coverJustice League of America #261 – “Last Stand” – J. M. DeMatteis/Luke McDonnell/Bob Lewis

This one begins with Professor Ivo thinking about his actions of the last few issues, which have resulted in the deaths of Steel, Vibe, and Gypsy. (Gypsy’s not really dead, she’s back with her family, but Ivo doesn’t know that.) Ivo is doing another therapy session with a robot analyst and he blows the robot up when it points out how wrong he is to take out his frustrations on the JLA … especially since this new JLA has never even met him before. Continue reading “Comics Reviews: JLA 261, Infinity Inc. 37”

Comics Reviews: Batman 406, Detective 573, Outsiders 18

Batman 406 coverBatman #406 – “Black Dawn” – Frank Miller/David Mazzucchelli

This is the third chapter of the Year One storyline that redefined Batman’s origin. Last Issue, Batman ended up in an abandoned building and police commissioner Loeb (who’s crooked) ordered his SWAT team (also crooked) to firebomb the place and kill Batman, who’s declared war on corruption in Gotham. Continue reading “Comics Reviews: Batman 406, Detective 573, Outsiders 18”

Comics Reviews: Wonder Woman 2, Firestorm 57, Vigilante 39, Warlord 115

Wonder Woman 2 coverWonder Woman #2 – “A Fire in the Sky” – Greg Potter/George Perez/Bruce Patterson

This one starts with Colonel Steve Trevor (a war hero who’s managed to piss off some of his superiors because he testified about their warmongering attitudes) is called in to see General Kohler, who’s not a fan. Kohler orders Steve to fly out in a storm to coordinates in the middle of the ocean, taking Captain Slade with him. Steve wonders about the mission, but can’t disobey orders, so he and Slade take off. Continue reading “Comics Reviews: Wonder Woman 2, Firestorm 57, Vigilante 39, Warlord 115”

Comics Reviews: Legion of Super-Heroes 32, New Teen Titans 29

Legion of Super-Heroes 32 coverLegion of Super-Heroes #32 – “Forgotten Heroes” – Paul Levitz/Greg LaRocque/Mike DeCarlo

This one starts with Imra (Saturn Girl) Ardeen waking up in some kind of work camp with her Legion flight ring gone. Everyone around her is very placid and uncomplaining, eagerly going out to work in the fields harvesting crops and doing other chores. Imra tries mind-reading some of the others, but realizes they’re being controlled and have very strong psychic blocks put in place to keep them from remembering who they are. Continue reading “Comics Reviews: Legion of Super-Heroes 32, New Teen Titans 29”

Comics Reviews: JLA 260, All-Star Squadron 67, Infinity Inc. 36

JLA 260 coverJustice League of America #260 – “Flesh” – J.M. DeMatteis/Luke McDonnell/Steve Montano

Last issue, the robot Professor Ivo sent to kill Gypsy rebelled against its programming and spared her, taking her home to her family. J’onn J’onzz showed up outside the house and ran into the robot. Naturally, they start pounding each other and J’onn urges the robot to transcend its programming again. The android refuses, saying Gypsy never harmed Ivo but J’onn (and the rest of the original JLA) did. Continue reading “Comics Reviews: JLA 260, All-Star Squadron 67, Infinity Inc. 36”