Tag: November 1987

Comics Reviews: Wonder Woman 10, Firestorm Annual 5, Vigilante 47, Warlord 122

Wonder Woman 10 coverWonder Woman #10 – “Paradise Lost” – Len Wein/George Perez/Bruce Patterson

This one starts on Mount Olympus, with the gods hanging out and discussing the Amazons and Diana’s recent triumph over Ares. Thanks to some subtle suggestions by Pan, Zeus gets it into his head that he should bang Diana (and figures she’ll be grateful for the attention), then move on and bang all the other Amazons as well. The goddesses in attendance don’t like that idea and Artemis goes to find Athena and Hera, swearing that Themiscyra will not turn into a brothel for Zeus’s personal pleasure. Continue reading “Comics Reviews: Wonder Woman 10, Firestorm Annual 5, Vigilante 47, Warlord 122”

Comics Reviews: Legion of Super-Heroes 40, New Teen Titans 37, Suicide Squad 7

Legion of Super-Heroes 40 coverLegion of Super-Heroes #40 – “What Starfinger Touches” – Paul Levitz/Greg LaRocque, Dan Jurgens/Mike DeCarlo, Arne Starr

This one starts with a quartet of Legionnaires (Dream Girl, Element Lad, Timber Wolf, and Star Boy) hanging around in orbit outside Earth’s polymer screen (wearing protective space-suits, of course). Apparently, Dream Girl had a vision that someone would attack Earth in this spot, and that Star Boy would be integral to stopping them. Continue reading “Comics Reviews: Legion of Super-Heroes 40, New Teen Titans 37, Suicide Squad 7”

Comics Reviews: Justice League 7, Infinity Inc. 44, Young All-Stars 6

Justice League 7 coverJustice League #7 – “Justice League … International” – Keith Giffen, J.M. DeMatteis/Kevin Maguire/Al Gordon

This one starts with Guy Gardner waking up in JLA headquarters after being punched out by Batman last issue. Guy is half out of it and crawls under a console to retrieve his ring, but hits his head on the console and knocks himself out again. Elsewhere, Dr. Fate has taken Gray Man (and the rest of the Justice League) to another dimension, where Gray Man finds himself confronted by the beings responsible for making him what he is, the Lords of Order. Continue reading “Comics Reviews: Justice League 7, Infinity Inc. 44, Young All-Stars 6”

Comics Reviews: Batman 413, Detective 580, Outsiders 25

Batman 413 coverBatman #413 – “The Ghost of Masahiko Tahara” – Jo Duffy/Kieron Dwyer/Mike DeCarlo

This one starts with a Japanese tourist getting collared by Batman. Turns out the guy is a known criminal in Japan and Batman wants to know why he’s in Gotham. He admits he heard about a museum robbery but isn’t involved, and Batman lets him go (even giving him back his tanto knife). Continue reading “Comics Reviews: Batman 413, Detective 580, Outsiders 25”