Random DC Comic Reviews

 The Flash # 788 I am living proof  that having duplicate heroes running around the DC Universe is bad for business.(ie; 2 Flash's minus Garrick) Why is that you may ask? Well, I enjoyed Williamson's run so much that when they made the transition back to Wally West, I simply couldn't follow the new run, despite my best attempts to do so, because I became attached to Barry Allen.  It is why I therefore theorize (though I have no evidence to support the claim I'm about to make)  that this may be the reason why Flash sales aren't higher than what they are, because creative is definitely not the problem.  In issue #788, Jeremy Adams brings us a great story about the Rouges being employed by the new mayor of the city Gregory Wolfe, whose out for personal revenge against masked vigilantes in the city (Aka, superheroes). One could argue that the plotline isn't wholly original, but that's okay, because it doesn't have to be. Like altering a cool guitar riff to m...

 Dark Crisis on Infinite Earths #6 I think I've been pretty fair in my assessment of Dark Crisis issues, while others have been panning the series, I've pretty much given every issue I've reviewed on average somewhere between 3 to 4.5 stars, and while there has been plot disappointments, things really didn't break down until now. I'm just going to cut straight to the chase.  For months now, fans have been pondering what this dark entity controlling Pariah is, eagerly awaiting for it to rear it's ugly face in the final issues of Dark Crisis. We even got teased this variant cover for issue 5, of a demonic Grim Reaper entity holding the Anti Monitors decapitated head. The Anti Monitor, arguably one, if not the most threatening villain the DCU has ever encountered.  So who is that apparently has the ability to decapitate the anti monitor? Who is this formidable foe that all the DC heroes must unite together against in a final stand to save humanity. It is.....it is....

  WILDC.A.T.S #1 Old school comic book fans who have been reading for decades often have super teams they've never felt compelled to read, or perhaps were taking a draw down from comics when they became popular, and for me, one of those super teams was Jim Lee's WILDC.A.T.S. In fact, if it wasn't for encountering Grifter in Batman's Urban Legends a few years ago in a backstory written by Mathew  Rosenberg,  I probably would not be doing this review today, but as you have it, I quite liked the character and so here I am, writing a review.  A lot of people don't like Mathew Rosenberg on comic fan forums for some reason, but I think he's a decent writer, I don't rank him up there with the legends of the industry, but he does a job, in short he's readable and his work is enjoyable.  As I've never encountered WILDC.A.T.S. before, I'm not sure if the gratuitous language is what is typically associated in writing this group (they were after all a by pro...

 The New Golden Age  I did a total media blackout on this before I read the issue. The announcement of  Geoff Johns coming back to write the JSA was a big deal amongst DC comic fans, so I did not want to be influenced in anyway by other people's opinions, so no comic reviews, you tube, comic forums or, reddit, before cracking open this book. Thus my thoughts on this issue are as pure and unbiased as I could possibly make them.  The most positive aspect of this comic that stood out for me was the colouring. The inkers are often overlooked, but the deep lush & bright colours in this comic book are amazing. It really helped bring the characters and story to life. So kudos to Nick Filardi & the others (There are a ton of artists & inkers who worked on this book) The art as well in this comic is top notch, but now for the writing.  Geoff Johns is one of my favourite writers of the last 20 years or so, but for me his earlier work is his best, partially bec...

 Batman # 129 I hope when Zdarsky and Ram V are done their respective Batman runs (Legendary in my opinion) they are given the keys of the castle to write about any characters of their choosing outside of the trinity.  I therefore have my fingers crossed that they have a love for the DCU like Geoff Johns did, because I would rather see them writing titles other than Superman/Wonder Woman. As for the review.... I really loved this comic, particulary the showdown between Batman and Failsafe out in space. I love how Bruce Wayne is up against something so formidable he literally has seconds to think of how to outsmart an android hellbent on tracking him down and imprisoning him....or worse.  Just quality stuff by Zdarsky. We read comics for three reasons, 1) the characters, 2) the Writers, & 3) the art. This comic gets an A in all three categories.  4.5 stars out of 5

 SGT Rock Vs the Army of the Dead: Part 2 To my knowledge, Bruce Campbell had no part in writing the classic Evil Dead movies & its subsequent tv series some decades after. He was simply the starring actor, and as such, I wondered if he had the writing prowess to write a captivating comic book, in to which the answer is after reading issue 2 of SGT Rock vs The Army of the Dead is a; resounding yes.  In my first review, I wrote about how I loved the concept and the set up of this story, but it is this issue where Campbell's writing really shines, by setting the mood and the tone of a secret ops mission in world war 2, entrenched in the horror genre, but nothing too gory here, just pure Evil Dead fun and silliness.  I had some SGT Rock comics as a young child and Campbell really brought that team back to life for me, as SGT Rock and company are a band of brothers who have each others back against the imminent threat of being eaten by the undead. If that doesn't get you ...