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Batman: Dark Victory Review Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale spring into action with their latest Batman novel, 'Dark Victory.' This is the sequel to 'Long Halloween' and packs a lot of the old feelings of the early Batman comics. The time frame is just after Harvey Dent has been scarred forever and turned psychotic, emerging as the villainous Two-Face. Batman and Jim Gordon are struggling to accept their friend’s loss, as well as figure out whether Dent can be saved from his madness.Superman: World Of New Krypton #4 Review Effective storytelling is all about devising new ways to stick your lead character in difficult situations – between the proverbial rock and a hard place, if you will. Superman in particular is one of the most notoriously difficult characters to write in that regard, as his near invulnerability and unwavering morals make it almost impossible to figure out ways to make the Big Boy Scout sweat in a convincing manner.The best thing you can say about Superman: World of New Krypton is that writers Greg Rucka and James Robinson have found a way to get under the Man of Steel's impenetrable skin, and that's no small feat by any stretch of the imagination. The series still has a number of significant flaws, but the fact that it's found a way to challenge DC's flagship hero in such an inspired way makes it a worthwhile and very entertaining addition to the character's long history. Review: New Mutants #1 This is Marvel’s 2nd attempt to resurrect the old “New Mutants title which ran for 100 issues from the mid-80s to the early 90s. Like many comic readers, I was a big fan of this series. Although New Mutants had been canceled, it really just transformed into the new series “X-Force” with Cable at the helm along side some of the old characters and some new ones. Sometime later, Marvel published a forgettable three issue mini-series in 1997 that reunited the original members. However, in 2002, Marvel began a new monthly titled which would have some of the old New Mutant characters training new recruits. This title was very good and I collected it, but it was short lived and like it’s predecessor, it transformed into another title called “New X-Men”.So I was surprised to see a few months back in Previews that Marvel was going to bring back the original New Mutants once again in their own book. I’m not complaining. As I said I loved that book and the characters and it’s nice to see them all back as the plain old New Mutants. So does this book hold up along side the previous series? I say so far yes. Review: 'Flash: Rebirth #2' Flash: Rebirth #2 is a definite step up from the first issue, but it's still a few miles short of a marathon. With two less than stellar issues in the can, I'm forced to accept the fact that this mini-series probably won't kick the Flash franchise into higher gear in the same way Green Lantern: Rebirth did for its characters. But there's always a chance. Despite the faults, this Geoff Johns' story just got quite a bit more interesting thanks to the final few pages here.Batman: Battle for the Cowl #2 Review It's hard to not look at "Batman: Battle for the Cowl" as a strange marriage between "No Man's Land" and "Knightfall," two of the more prominent Batman stories in recent memory. Like "No Man's Land," the villains are massing for control of Gotham City now that Batman has vanished, with only a small handful of heroes left to try and fight. And, like "Knightfall," the role of Batman is being seized by an outsider, the battle for the cowl mentioned in the title. The problem is, these two stories don't connect very well.Even with extra pages in each issue, "Batman: Battle for the Cowl" feels cramped and overrun. The story leaps from one scene to the next with such speed and abruptness that it's a little disorienting, but not in a good way. Most of this issue alternates between Batman's allies going up against the new fake Batman, Review: Batman: Battle for the Cowl #1
Daniel continues what Denny O’Neil started in his recent storyline of Nightwing refusing to take on the mantle of the Batman and being insecure about even thinking about doing so as he feels he’s not worthy to even step in his shoes. I’m assuming that’s something the editors of Batman want as a theme in the Bat-books right now. I’m not crazy with that direction as I feel Dick should be a hell of a lot more confident and sure of himself and want to take on the roll to honor his surrogate father.
As I said before, Gotham is slipping deeper into chaos. Things get even worse as Black Mask uses Arkham inmates in an effort to take over Gotham City. What’s cool is that Daniel incorporates villains from one of my favorite Batman stories “Arkham Asylum: Living Hell”. This story introduced some great villains in Humpty Dumpty, Jane Doe, and the Great White Shark. Review: Flash: Rebirth #1
In "Final Crisis," Barry Allen" returned from the dead and, apparently, in the yet unfinished "Final Crisis: Legion Of 3 Worlds," so did Bart Allen, Kid Flash. As such, “The Flash: Rebirth” #1 opens with Keystone City celebrating its Flashes.The tail falls short of the drama of "Green Lantern: Rebirth's" opening, which featured a near death Kyle Rayner as the only person in the galaxy strong enough to resist the gravest evil in the universe crash landing on Earth. "Flash: Rebirth" starts with a Flash Festival. Flash: Rebirth is an improvement of artwork compared to Green Lantern. Ethan Van Sciver has skillfully merged his attention to detail with less of the outlandish geometrically outlandish style of old. Flash: Rebirth is more grounded and allows the coloring to elevate the look of the book. I know that Flash: Rebirth is not suppose to be a Green Lantern: Rebirth copy nor would we want it to be. So far the first issue is lacking in excitement but at the same time it may be setting a nice table for things to come with "Barry" and the other Flashes. It looks like we are heading toward a site of how the other Flashes are all vested with one another and can lead to some compelling stories. |
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Since Batman’s “death” in “Final Crisis,” we have seen Gotham City slip deeper and deeper into chaos. This issue reveals that Nightwing has now become the leader of The Network which brings together all of the heroes who are allies of Batman or who have operated in Gotham in the past. Daniel also brings in Knight and Squire from Morrison’s Batmen of all Nations storyline. The reintroduction of the Batmen of all Nations is one of the few things that I’ve liked about Morrison’s run. I particularly like Knight and Squire and I would love to see a miniseries focusing on them set in the UK.
When "Green Lantern: Rebirth" was released in October 2004, it revitalized Hal Jordan after years of dormancy. Hoping that Flash: Rebirth could do the same things for Flash that Green Lantern: Rebirth did for the Lantern, DC Comics has brought the same team together again for Barry Allen -- The Flash. On paper, you would think that this is a great idea...it worked once, why wouldn't it work twice?
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