BATGIRL #1
Barbara Gordon (Oracle) is waiting at Stephanie Brown’s (The New Batgirl) breakfast table to talk to her.
BATMAN: STREETS OF GOTHAM #3
Mr. Zsasz leaves a tailor dead as he heads out in his new suit.
Action Comics #875
The first issue in the new direction for the title is a pretty solid one. The artwork looks very dynamic, and we find out the NIghtwing and Flamebird are on Earth to stop 6 Kryptonians that escaped the Phantom Zone. We also find out the secret ID of each Nightwing (Chris Kent) and Flamebird (Thara Ak-Var). 3 out of 5 Justice Leaguers.
Put It On The Stack.
Faces of Evil : Deathstroke #1
Great Issue. A brief origin recap before we see a Ravager/ Deathstroke battle. Slade starts anew and has a new apprentice by the end of the issue. 4 out of 5 Titans. Put It on the Stack.
For those that asked , here are the images below from Final Crisis #6 that show Batman being hit with Darkseid’s Omega beams and then the resulting Superman / Batman Image that ended the issue.
Marvel will be up later on today or early tomorrow.
Justice Society of America #22
The final chapter of the Gog saga ends rather abruptly as Superman-KC tears off his head and mounts him to the source wall. Then he heads back to his time and we get to see his world age all the way up to 1000 years in the future. OK issue but a really quick ending for Gog. 3 out of 5 JSA-ers.
Some good reads this week:
Action Comics #872 New Krypton Part 7
Metallo and Reacton kill some Kryptonians, Luthor takes over Brainiac and unleashes his robots, and the Creature Commandos return. Great artwork, Great story. 4 out of 5 Batmen.
Small week for DC so only a few quick fire reviews:
Justice Society of America #21
The Gog saga continues as the JSA learns his true purpose and the real price of asking Gog for help. Solid issue, but a little slower moving than the past couple of parts. 3 out of 5 JSAers.
Terra #3
Terra goes to the center of the Earth to return home and find help for Geo-Force. Ok Issue, always enjoy Conner’s artwork. 2 out of 5 Batmen.
Thought I would change it up this week. There will be a full review of one Marvel book and a full review of an indy book followed by their own quick fire reviews.
Birds of Prey #124
Cool Issue with some guest stars and an Oracle Joker confrontation that leaves the Crown Prince of Crime with a new "smile". 3 out of 5 Bat-Villains.
Justice Society of America The Kingdom #1
Another chapter in the saga of GOG and the 2 JSA teams. Moves a little slower than the past two parts, but the last page sets up a very interesting JSA issue next week. 3 out of 5 JSAers.
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There may be some more later if there is time this weekend:
Amazing Spider-Man #577
Just a horribly ugly issue artwork wise. For a major book in the Marvel U to look like this is a shame.
Zero out of 5 Spider-Villains. Just like the Black Cat this issue is bad news.
Justice Society of America Kingdom Come Special : Superman #1
A simply stunning book artwork wise. Great origin on how Super-Man KC made it to Earth 1. 5 out of 5 Dark JLAers.
Written by Geoff Johns ; Art by Pete Woods; Cover by Alex Ross
The New Krypton saga continues with some very interesting developments. Lex Luthor is recruited to General Lane’s program to try to decipher Brainiac’s files. The General is also behind the source of most of the action of this issue in the form of a newly unleashed Doomsday. Superman and Supergirl take the fight to Doomsday and they are then joined by about a dozen Kryptonians as they fight Doomsday to the moon. Once there they kill the monster. Meanwhile two disenfranchised Kryptonians decide that General Zod was right and they attempt to release him from the Phantom Zone only to be quickly defeated by the new Nightwing and Flamebird. Johns is quite possibly the best superhero writer in the business right now and this book is fun and action packed. Woods artwork is very detailed, especially his backgrounds. Overall this book gets 4 out of 5 Justice Leaguers.
