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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: 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: 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: Green Arrow 14, Young All-Stars 22, Suicide Squad 23

Green Arrow 14 coverGreen Arrow #14 – “Moving Target” – Mike Grell/Dan Jurgens/Dick Giordano, Frank McLaughlin

This one starts with Oliver (Green Arrow) Queen and Dinah (Black Canary) Lance attending a production of Cats. As they’re coming out of the theatre, a sniper on a roof across the street takes a shot at Oliver. He’s saved by dumb luck, just like at the end of last issue, but finally realizes someone is gunning for him. Continue reading “Comics Reviews: Green Arrow 14, Young All-Stars 22, Suicide Squad 23”

Comics Reviews: Justice League International Annual 2, Suicide Squad Annual 1

Justice League International Annual 2 coverJustice League International Annual #2 – “Hit or Miss” – Keith Giffen, J.M. DeMatteis/Bill Willingham/Joe Rubenstein

This one starts with Rumaan Harjavti (dictator of Bialya) rummaging through Maxwell Lord’s destroyed office for something that might help him strike back against the Justice League. But someone else had the same idea … the Joker. He’s found Max’s Rolodex, hoping there’s a clue to Batman’s identity in it. Harjavti proposes a trade-off: if Joker eliminates the JLI, Harjavti will use all his resources to narrow down the possibilities of Batman’s secret identity. Continue reading “Comics Reviews: Justice League International Annual 2, Suicide Squad Annual 1”

Comics Reviews: Legion of Super-Heroes 55, Suicide Squad 22

Legion of Super-Heroes 55 coverLegion of Super-Heroes #55 – “Different Paths” – Paul Levitz/Keith Giffen, Ernie Colon, Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez, Erik Larsen/Al Gordon

This one starts with Legion leader Polar Boy worrying about a few Legionnaires who have taken off for personal reasons and fallen out of contact. The rest of the issue is a series of vignettes letting us know what these “missing” Legionnaires are doing. Continue reading “Comics Reviews: Legion of Super-Heroes 55, Suicide Squad 22”

Comics Reviews: Legion of Super-Heroes 54, New Titans 51, Suicide Squad 21

Legion of Super-Heroes 54 coverLegion of Super-Heroes #54 – “Strength in Numbers” – Paul Levitz/Keith Giffen/Mike DeCarlo

This one starts with Polar Boy doubting himself as leader, which he’s been doing a lot lately. He’s worried because a lot of Legionnaires (including most of the heavy hitters) are absent. His fears are justified when he gets a report of a jailbreak on Labyrinth. Apparently the Khundian Garak of the Glow (who we saw imprisoned on Labyrinth last issue) was bioengineered so the energy cells have no effect on him. Continue reading “Comics Reviews: Legion of Super-Heroes 54, New Titans 51, Suicide Squad 21”

Comics Reviews: Legion of Super-Heroes 53, New Titans 50, Suicide Squad 20

Legion of Super-Heroes 53 coverLegion of Super-Heroes #53 – “Hunters and Hunted” – Paul Levitz/Keith Giffen/Mike DeCarlo

Last issue, Magnetic Kid, Lighning Lass, and Tellus went to Braal (Magnetic Kid’s home planet) to help figure out what was causing some unnatural earthquakes. They uncovered a rogue Gil’dishpan named Hywyndr who was using his powers to create the quakes. This issue starts with the trio searching for Hywyndr and walking into an ambush. Continue reading “Comics Reviews: Legion of Super-Heroes 53, New Titans 50, Suicide Squad 20”

Comics Reviews: Legion of Super-Heroes 52, New Teen Titans 49, Suicide Squad 19

Legion of Super-Heroes 52 coverLegion of Super-Heroes #52 – “Rites of Passage” – Paul Levitz/Keith Giffen/Mike DeCarlo

This one starts at Legion headquarters, where everyone is still reeling from Brainiac 5’s sudden departure last issue to return to his home planet of Colu. Brainy left a strange bio-construct to act as a sort of avatar for COMPUTO, but since it looks like a baby Validus, it kinda freaks everybody out. Polar Boy asks Dream Girl to be the new head scientist for the Legion but she refuses, advising him to stop relying so much on other people and figure things out for himself. Continue reading “Comics Reviews: Legion of Super-Heroes 52, New Teen Titans 49, Suicide Squad 19”

Comics Reviews: Legion of Super-Heroes 51, New Teen Titans 48, Suicide Squad 18

Legion of Super-Heroes 51 coverLegion of Super-Heroes #51 – “The Trial of Brainiac Five” – Paul Levitz/Keith Giffen/Mike DeCarlo

As the title says, this issue concerns Brainiac 5’s trial for killing Jaxon Rugarth (aka Infinite Man) last issue by sending him to fight the Time Trapper, knowing they would both be destroyed. Polar Boy is the one who brings the charge, but Saturn Girl argues that Rugarth was already brain-dead, so he had no real life to lose. Continue reading “Comics Reviews: Legion of Super-Heroes 51, New Teen Titans 48, Suicide Squad 18”