SUNDAY CLASSICS: Batman: The Killing Joke
SUNDAY CLASSICS: Batman: The Killing Joke
Journey back to the Spring of 1988 on this Sunday morning, with Comic Watch and ‘Batman: The Killing Joke’.
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Dragonfly & Dragonflyman #1: The Alpha and the Omega
Dragonfly & Dragonflyman #1
Dragonfly & Dragonflyman #1 (Peyer, Krause, Troy) is an issue that demands full attention, not just for its storytelling methods, but also for its overall message.
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Absolute Carnage: Weapon Plus #1: Hulkverine Smash Puny Symbiote!
Absolute Carnage: Weapon Plus #1
Absolute Carnage: Weapon Plus #1 (MacKay, Raffaele, Sanchez-Alamara): The bittersweet nature of being a superhero is very rarely is this portrayed as well as it is with this issue of Weapon H. Jed MacKay homes in on all of this and makes a concise fun story out of it.
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Archie #708: The Plot Thickens
Archie #708
‘Archie #708’ (Spencer, Tamaki, Jarrell) accelerates the story after a brief narrative holding pattern, bringing several story elements together elegantly.
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New Mutants #1: Krakoa, Feast of Java
NEW MUTANTS #1
New Mutants #1 (Brisson, Hickman, Reis, Lanham): What do you get when you throw together a rag tag team of mutant revolutionary wunderkind with a rag tag group of reprobate space pirates? Bloody blissful bedlam.
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Harleen #2 (of 3): I’d Love to See You Smile One Day
Harleen #2
Though it starts a bit slower than the initial issue in the miniseries, Harleen #2 (Sejic, Downie) is every bit as complex and intriguing, diving deep into the psychological monstrosity that is the Joker and how the descent of Dr. Harleen Quinzel really began.
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American Gods: The Moment of the Storm #6 Laura Goes To Town
AMERICAN GODS: THE MOMENT OF THE STORM #6
American Gods: TMOTS #6: Russell, Hampton, Fabry, Brown, Mack, Lange, Parker) a perfect blend of plotting and art leads us to payoff we’ve waited so long to see.
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Wonder Woman Annual #3: Gorilla Warfare
Wonder Woman Annual #3 (Orlando, Marion, Florea) features a riveting Diana vs. Grodd battle and a setup for a major new villain who’s close to Diana’s heart!
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Gotham City Monsters #2: Come Together, Right Now
Gotham City Monsters #2
‘Gotham City Monsters #2’ (Orlando, Nahuelpan, Mulvihill, Napolitano) continues to be a refreshingly solid read, crafted with great care by all involved.
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Crone #1: Of Unfinished Business and Untapped Potential
Crone #1
Crone #1 (Culver, Greenwood, Simpson, Brosseau) has a lot of potential, but it relies greatly on tropes and imagery from other staples of the sword and sorcery genre. Time will tell if this story escapes blending in too much with its predecessors.
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Black Panther #17: Know Your Place!
Black Panther #17: Know Your Place!
Black Panther #17 (Coates, Acuna): There may be a traitor in the ranks! Killmonger, dead and buried, but not for long as a Klyntar symbiote seek to destroy the Black Panther. Storm has a strong woman-to-woman talk with Nakia to clarify relationship status with T’Challa.
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November vol. 1: Then It’s the End of the World
November vol. 1
November vol. 1 (Fraction, Charretier, Hollingsworth, Ankeny) is a curious, well-written thriller that will leave readers wanting more from future volumes.
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