Batman #142: A Secondhand Joke
Batman #142
The Zur-En-Arrh plot gets lost in a stale, well-worn Joker story with Batman #142 (Zdarsky, Camuncoli, Nesi, Sorrentino, Sánchez, Stewart, Cowles). #Batman #DCComics #Joker
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Red Hood: The Hill #0 – Welcome to the Neighborhood
Red Hood: The Hill #0
Red Hood: The Hill #0, for better or for worse, offers readers a small taste of what to expect from the upcoming mini-series with a set of reprints that directly establish important motifs and characterizations for Jason Todd. #RedHood #DCComics
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Shazam! #8: You’re in My House Now
Shazam! #8
concludes its second arc with deep and profound character moments that promise to get built upon in the story down the road, @MarkWaid #GoranSudzuka #IveSvorcina @DanMora_c #TroyPeteri & #DCComics #Shazam #BlackAdam
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Birds of Prey #6: You Win Some, You Lose Some
Birds of Prey #6
reveals the aftermath now that the dust has settled from the team’s battle at Themyscira. Wrapping up the first arc of this series, it’s clear there is still work to be done for Black Canary. #DCComics @79SemiFinalist @Leo_Romero #BirdsofPrey #BlackCanary
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Suicide Squad: Kill Arkham Asylum #1: Criminals, Psychos, and a Shark
Suicide Squad: Kill Arkham Asylum #1
does an excellent job of capturing elements from the games into a comic book medium, from @themightylayman #JesusHervas #DaveBaron @andworlddesign, #DCComics. #SuicideSquadKillTheJusticeLeague #SuicideSquad
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Poison Ivy #19: Nothing More Terrifying Than Reality
Poison Ivy #19
strips away the series’ hallmark psychedelia in a compelling exploration of one of life’s mundane horrors: abuse. #GWillowWilson #MarcioTakara #ArifPrianto @Hassan_OE #PoisonIvy #LGBTQ #DCComics
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Kneel Before Zod #2: Prepare for War
Kneel Before Zod #2
is a twisted and tense issue. What began as a character focused series is the previous issue, has now grown into a war drama that holds readers’ attention until the last page. #JoeCasey @danmcdaid @troypeteri #DCComics #Zod
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Fire & Ice: Welcome to Smallville #6: Trust One Another
Fire & Ice: Welcome to Smallville #6
fantastically concludes one of the most unique series to come out of DC’s current publishing line, by @JoanneStarer @NatachaBustos @TerryDodsonArt #RachelDodson @TBonvillain #ArianaMaher, & #DCComics #FireandIce
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Dead X-Men #1: Time Keeps on Slipping
Dead X-Men #1
is, in every sense, a beautiful, thrilling, ticking time bomb of a book. You don’t want to miss out. @steve_foxe @scharf_jonas @thebernardchang @carratu_art #ClaytonCowles @frankmartinbox #XMen #MarvelComics #FallofX
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Throwback Thursday: Alpha Flight Special #1
It was all a dream. Scott Lobdell, Simon Furman and Pat Broderick give us this previously untold tale on Alpha Flight’s origins!
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Spider-Boy #3: Spider-Boy Meets World
Spider-Boy #3
is a fun addition to the Spider-Man franchise, setting Bailey on a path that helps further define his character by @DanSlott #PacoMedina @TyTempleton @ErickArciniega @deezoid @JoeCaramagna #MarvelComics #SpiderBoy
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Avengers Inc. #5: Assemble!
Avengers Inc. #5
Rushed and under-developed, Avengers Inc. #5 while be sure to please continuity hounds but disappoints as a satisfying ending to the story at hand. #MarvelComics #Avengers #Wasp #AntMan
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