Comics Reviews: Wonder Woman 8, Firestorm 63, Vigilante 45, Warlord 121

Wonder Woman 8 coverWonder Woman #8 – “Time Passages” – Len Wein/George Perez/Bruce Patterson

This is kind of a downtime issue that uses a different format for a lot of the story, combining a handful of images with page-long blocks of text. Most of the text is told in the past tense, reminding us of what’s happened in the first seven issues and bringing us up to date on events since last issue. These mini-stories are interspersed with scenes of Cheetah and her manservant heading to the United States to find Wonder Woman … or more specifically, her magic lasso. Continue reading “Comics Reviews: Wonder Woman 8, Firestorm 63, Vigilante 45, Warlord 121”

Comics Reviews: Legion of Super-Heroes 38, New Teen Titans 35, Suicide Squad 5

Legion of Super-Heroes 38 coverLegion of Super-Heroes #38 – “The Greatest Hero of Them All” – Paul Levitz/Greg LaRocque/Mike DeCarlo, Arne Starr

This one starts with some Legionnaires (Brainiac 5, Blok, Invisible Kid, Sun Boy, plus Superboy) returning from the present to Superboy’s past in Smallville. They ran into the present-day Superman (in his own title) and found that he isn’t the grown-up version of Superboy as everyone previously thought. Continue reading “Comics Reviews: Legion of Super-Heroes 38, New Teen Titans 35, Suicide Squad 5”

Comics Reviews: Justice League 5, Infinity Inc. 42, Young All-Stars 4

Justice League 5 coverJustice League #5 – “Gray Life, Gray Dreams” – Keith Giffen, J.M. DeMatteis/Kevin Maguire/Al Gordon

This one starts in a small town called Stone Ridge (in Vermont), where some people witness a car accident and try to help the victim. But they’re acting a little weird and we see that the Gray Man (who we saw a couple issues ago) is in Stone Ridge, spreading his melancholy over the town. Dr. Fate senses the Gray Man and comes to investigate, but Gray Man doesn’t seem too worried. Continue reading “Comics Reviews: Justice League 5, Infinity Inc. 42, Young All-Stars 4”

Comics Reviews: Batman 411, Detective 578, Outsiders 23

Batman 411 coverBatman #411 – “Second Chance” – Max Allan Collins/Dave Cockrum/Don Heck

This one starts with Two-Face robbing a bank (the Second National Bank, naturally) in broad daylight, figuring it’ll be safe since Batman only comes out at night. Sure enough, Bruce Wayne is attending a meeting at the hospital where he’s offering to fund some more free clinics. He hears about the robbery and goes to see Commissioner Gordon as Batman. Continue reading “Comics Reviews: Batman 411, Detective 578, Outsiders 23”