Posts tagged DC Comics
Grifter #3, Suicide Squad #3, Demon Knights #3, Mister Terrific #3
Unfortunately, it’s time to start cutting titles from the pull list—and this week it’s a 50/50 split. Tune in to see which titles made it (and which ones got the axe)!
Justice League #2, Batman #2, Nightwing #2, Red Hood and the Outlaws #2
I missed these titles the first round, so I’m playing catch up with Justice League, Batman, Nightwing, & Red Hood and the Outlaws. Tune in for my take on Gotham Week (with a side of Justice).
Grifter #2 - Cole Cash has some serious problems; namely, voices in his head and an APB for his arrest. But the real question is, will this story pick up before I decide to drop it?
Demon Knights #2 - Looks like Demon Knights is going to be more of a team book than previously thought. That could pay off in the long run, but right now it’s a little muddled.
Mister Terrific #2 - Michael Holt faces his first major antagonist in this issue: the all-new villain, Brainstorm. Will Mister Terrific hold his spot as Pick of the Week? Tune in to find out.
Suicide Squad #2 - The Squad is turning out to be a better story than I anticipated, but it’s not without its issues. Harley Quinn may be a psycho (okay, she clearly is) but she can still be portrayed with some respect, no?
This week marks the first round of #2’s for DC’s New 52. My picks for this week:
Batwing #2 - Massacre is still on the loose, but Batwing isn’t out of the fight just yet.
Men of War #2 - Sadly, Men of War hasn’t made good on its promise of soldiers vs. metahumans. Tune in to find out why this title gets the axe.
Huntress #1 - Paul Levitz and Marcus To may have the strongest female hero in the DCU. Tune in to find out why Huntress trumps the rest.
OMAC #2 - Brother Eye won’t leave Kevin Kho alone, and the reader is the beneficiary on this fun title by Dan Didio and Keith Giffen.
Detective Comics #2 - I like what Scott Snyder is doing with Swamp Thing, but so far I prefer Tony Daniels’ Detective Comics over Snyder’s Batman. So sue me.
The New 52 continues! My picks for this week:
Grifter #1 - Cole Cash is happy to simply part fools from their money, but what happens when he starts to hear voices that no one else can?
Demon Knights #1 - King Arthur’s court has fallen, and Merlin has merged the demon Etrigan with an unprepared Jason Blood. Why? Only Merlin knows…
Suicide Squad #1 - Hardened criminals pressed into service as a black ops squad. What could go wrong?
Mister Terrific #1 - Michael Holt finally gets his own comic in this action-packed, well-rounded debut. My pick of the week, and well worth reading.
It’s Week 2 for DC’s New 52, and the first big release day. Hot this week are Detective Comics #1 (the first official Batman comic of the relaunch) and Batwing #1, the Batman of Africa.
Also up: Justice League International #1 begins the United Nations’ answer to the Justice League, while Dan DiDio & Keith Giffen pay homage to Jack Kirby with O.M.A.C. #1 and DC’s war comic begins with Men of War #1.
It’s finally here—for better or worse, DC Comics has relaunched their entire universe into The New 52. Justice League #1 is the first collaboration between writer Geoff Johns and superstar artist Jim Lee—and the first issue of the whole New 52.
The big news at DC is The New 52, a complete relaunch of the superhero line, with each title returning to #1. Like many folks, I’ve become a little disenfranchised with mainstream superhero stories, but I’m cautiously optimistic. However, I find the constant reminders that DC is committed to Diversity somewhat curious.
For the record, I’m pro-diversity. What I don’t understand is: Why the hype?
DC has been trying to reflect the diversity of the real world for years, to varying degrees of success. And keep in mind that diversity can mean race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, age, ideology—any number of factors.
What I find suspect is that DC’s idea of diversity is to cast a minority character into an existing comic legacy; in other words, to give them a hand-me-down.
When I was a kid, I recieved a lot of clothing in the form of hand-me-downs. As an adult I realize this was a way for my parents to save some much-needed funds in order to take care of me and my three siblings. I understand, and I’m thankful.
But as a kid, it kinda sucked. “I got you some new clothes!” becomes less fun when you realize said clothes are in a garbage bag filled by an older kid at church (or, more likely, his mother).
And that’s how I feel about some of the recent doings at DC. Don’t see what I mean? Let’s take a look at the examples of diversity that have been touted lately, by both DC and the attendant media.
