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‘Batwoman’ #38: a step forward, a step back

Batwoman #38 Written by Marc Andreyko Art by Juan Jose Ryp Published by DC Comics Batwoman marches on towards its rather unfortunate cancelation. In doing so, Marc Andreyko has been presenting one of the most refreshing Kate Kane stories to date: a bizarre yet entertaining team up with heroes, anti-heroes, and villains across both Gotham’s …

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‘Wonder Woman’ #38 is unfocused and soulless

Wonder Woman #38 Written by Meredith Finch Art by David Finch Published by DC Comics When it was announced, the main draw of Meredith Finch’s run on Wonder Woman was that it would be something new. Barring Scott Snyder’s Batman, Wonder Woman was one of the few New 52 books which retained a long term …

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From Dr. Manhattan to Batman and Superman: Three of the Best DC Films

From humble beginnings as comic book characters, both Batman and Superman have emerged as globally recognisable icons. Whether they appear on the silver screen or as virtual slot icons on mobile websites such as au.royalvegascasino.com, they now front lucrative franchises that generate billions of dollars on an annual basis. These franchises will both gain a …

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The Flash, Ep. 1.10, “Revenge of the Rogues” an infectiously fun blend of special effects, comedy and drama

The CW’s hit series came back from its mid-season break with “Revenge of the Rogues,” an action packed hour juggling many subplots and further building the DC universe. When last we saw our hero, he was defeated by the mysterious Man in the Yellow Suit, but thanks to a wild card in Firestorm, the Scarlett Speedster made out with his life. That encounter played heavily into the show’s mid-season premiere which opens with Barry’s narration changed to reflect his battle with the Reverse Flash, followed by Barry working on improving his speed through various training exercises that force him to dodge drones piloted by Cisco (How cool was that?).

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‘Earth 2: World’s End’ #15 drops the ball

Earth 2: World’s End #15 Written by Daniel H. Wilson, Marguerite Bennett, Mike Johnson Art by Scott McDaniel, Eduardo Pansica & Paul Neary, R.B. Silva & Walden Wong, Jorge Jimenez, Robson Rocha & Guillermo Ortego, Tyler Kirkham, Eddy Barrows & Eber Ferreira Published by DC Comics Another week, another issue of Earth 2: World’s End. …

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Astro City # 19 continues down a well-trodden path

In last month’s Astro City, the first part in a multi-issue story about the past and future of longtime Astro character Quarrel, Busiek and co. told the story of Quarrel’s early life and the events that set her on the road to heroism. It was, and still is, a fine origin story, but the issue felt mostly like set-up for something more rewarding to come, a story more focused on Quarrel’s present, as she and Crackerjack near what passes for retirement age for crimebusters. A good origin story, even as deftly executed as we saw last month, still feels like old ground for superhero comics, and the prospective of a comic focusing on an aging hero’s choice to finally hang up the tights seems like a much more interesting and less-travelled idea for a story.

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‘Earth 2: World’s End’ improves ever so slightly in #14

Earth 2: World’s End #14 Written by Daniel H. Wilson, Marguerite Bennett, & Mike Johnson Art by Scott McDaniel, Eddy Barrows & Eber Reffeira, Eduardo Pansica & Marc Deering, Jorge Jimenez, Robson Rocha & Guillermo Ortego & Tyler Kirkham Published by DC Comics Rolling into its second half, Earth 2: World’s End #14 does something …

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‘Earth 2’ #30 continues its transformation into a tie-in

Earth 2 #30 Written by Marguerite Bennett & Mike Johnson Art by Andy Smith & Trevor Scott, Tyler Kirkham, Cliff Richards & Thony Silas Published by DC Comics At this point, reviewing what is in theory Earth 2 seems like a moot point. If the last two issues say anything, it’s that this series is …

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‘Action Comics’ #1 features a young, socially conscious Superman

Action Comics #1 Written by Grant Morrison Pencilled by Rags Morales Inked by Rick Bryant Colors by Brad Anderson Published by DC Comics Before going into Action Comics #1, which was one of the big launch titles of the DC New 52, I’d like to preface things by saying that this is the first article in a nineteen part series …

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Halfway through ‘Earth 2: World’s End’ at #13

Earth 2: World’s End #13 Written by Daniel H. Wilson, Marguerite Bennett, & Mike Johnson Art by Scott McDaniel, Tyler Kirkham, Jack Herbert & Vicente Cifuentes, Jorge Jimenez, Robson Rocha & Guillermo Ortego, Stephen Segovia & Jason Paz Published by DC Comics With now thirteen issues out, Earth 2: World’s End has reached the halfway …

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‘The Gutters’ is the ultimate comics industry parody

First and foremost, The Gutters was a twice weekly webcomic that made fun of various aspects of the comics industry. It took the comics news of that week and spinned into something hilarious and self-contained with a rotating cast of artists, including ones you might know like Annie Wu (Hawkeye), Darick Robertson (Transmetropolitan), Joe Eisma (Morning Glories), Nick Bradshaw (Wolverine and the X-Men), and even comics legend Neal Adams, who pencilled a heartfelt tribute to the late Joe Kubert in 2012. The humor of The Gutters is highly topical. However, in the tradition of the best MAD Magazine strips or SNL sketches, it can act as a nice time capsule to 2010 when people were arguing whether Steve Rogers or Bucky Barnes (or Clint Barton) should be Captain America, or 2012 when the circle of snark around Before Watchmen and if it was doing irreparable damage to comics was going on.

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‘Batwoman #37:’ at the Devil’s crossroads

While Batwoman has had an awkward run thanks mostly to interference by DC editorial and the infamous marriage fiasco, Marc Andreyko seems to be rounding out the end of this sadly mistreated title with grace. Finally unshackled from the tone of Williams III and Blackman’s run, the currently story line of Batwoman teaming up with various heroes, antiheroes, and villains from across the DCU’s mystical and criminal undergrounds is starting out strong.

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Back to bad basics in ‘Earth 2: World’s End’ #12

After a surprisingly pleasant side step last week, ‘Earth 2: World’s End’ returns to form with scatter shot story and a ten member art team. It’s quite the loss as last issue was a much better paced and tightly focused read and now once again the audience is subjected to a confused mess of a plot with changing art every two to four pages.

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10 Best Comics of 2014

2014 was an incredibly rewarding year to be a comics reader. Veteran creators, like Grant Morrison, Kurt Busiek, and Matt Wagner continued to churn out some of the best work of their career while new creators, like Noelle Stevenson, Babs Tarr, and Tula Lotay had very strong starts. Marvel and DC published their fair share of events, including Original Sin, …

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A call to action would be nice in ‘Wonder Woman’ #37

‘Wonder Woman’ #37 Written by Meredith Finch Pencils by David Finch Published by DC Comics Coming off from the start of a brand new story arc and creative team, ‘Wonder Woman’ #37 is very lacking in story and has fluff for artwork. The opening arc continues as Wonder Woman feels that she’s torn between her …

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‘Batman’ #37 is a whirling dervish of psychological horror

Batman #37 Written by Scott Snyder (Backup written by James Tynion IV) Pencilled by Greg Capullo (Backup art by John McCrea) Inked by Danny Miki Colors by FCO Plascencia (Backup colors by Michelle Madsen) Published by DC Comics Some of the best Batman stories are where a villain (usually someone like Scarecrow or Dr. Destiny) gets in his head, warps …

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Everything Burns in ‘Earth 2: World’s End’ #10

‘Earth 2: World’s End’ #10 Written by Daniel H. Wilson, Marguerite Bennett, & Mike Johnson Art by Scott McDaniel, Jack Herbert & Vincente Cifuentes, Jorges Jimenez, Eddy Barrows & Eber Ferreira, and Jan Duursema & Drew Geraci Published by DC Comics With two and a half months under its belt, the real flaws of ‘Earth …

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Astro City # 18 Feels Bogged-Down with Set-Up

What happens when a superhero starts to get old? Not Dark Knight Returns old, but just old enough that running around in long underwear on rooftops seems even more inadvisable than usual, and thoughts of “what comes after?” start to creep in. This is the question that Astro City # 18 stets out to grapple with in a multi-issue story starring Quarrel, an Astro City regular enjoying her first time at the forefront of a story. But while Quarrel’s story has a lot of potential, the first installment feels first and foremost like setup for what’s to come later, the foundation on which the story to come can be built, and as such is only a somewhat satisfying read.

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The Flash, Ep. 1.09, “The Man in the Yellow Suit”

The Flash, Season 1, Episode 9, “The Man in the Yellow Suit” Written by Todd Helbing & Aaron Helbing Directed by Ralph Hemecker Airs Tuesdays at 8pm ET on the CW In “The Man in the Yellow Suit”, written by Todd and Aaron Helbing, Barry Allen finally meets the man responsible for his mother’s murder. This week, Dr. Wells …

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Sleeping through the apocolypse is easy in ‘Earth 2: World’s End’ #9

‘Earth 2: World’s End’ #9 Written by Daniel H. Wilson, Marguerite Bennett, & Mike Johnson Arty by Scott McDaniel, Tyler Kirkham & John Livesay, Stephen Segovia & Jason Paz, Robson Rocha & Guillermo Ortego, Eduardo Pansica & Walden Wong Published by DC Comics It’s time to do the regular ‘Earth 2: World’s End’ analysis again …

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‘Earth 2’ actually hits a dud with #29

‘Earth 2’ #29 Written by Marguerite Bennett & Mike Johnson Pencils by Andy Smith; Inks by Trevor Scott Published by DC Comics ‘Earth 2’ #29 marks the torch passing from series writer Tom Taylor to Marguerite Bennett and her fellow ‘Earth 2: World’s End’ writing team. Unfortunately, it’s off to a rough start as #29 …

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‘Secret Six’ #1: locked in a room with a bunch of maniacs

After three years, Gail Simone returns to the popular and critically praised ‘Secret Six.’ However this isn’t a continuation of the much beloved team, but a full reboot. Most of the classic villains for hire aren’t to be found save for a few familiar faces. The rest is comprised of either brand new characters and a couple of villains from Simone’s ‘Batgirl’ run.

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The Flash, Ep. 1.08, “Flash vs. Arrow” immensely entertaining and frequently hilarious

We’ve already seen plenty of exchanges between The Flash and Arrow since Barry Allen first debuted in “The Scientist”, but this episode marked the first major crossover between the two shows. The writers focused a great deal on the sheer entertainment in seeing these two heroes square off, and the end result is a fun, lighthearted, action packed adventure that knows exactly what it wants to be and executes it well. As DC and Warner Bros. prep Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice to kick-start their interconnected big-screen universe, “The Flash vs. Arrow” proves their small screen worlds are miles ahead of the game.

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