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Absolute Batman #2 by Scott Snyder - Review
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Sometimes it only clicks at the second attempt. With Absolute Batman #2, my enthusiasm for Scott Snyder and Nick Dragotta’s alternative world of the Dark Knight has finally taken hold.And I’m glad that at least with this new, fresh continuity, DC is keeping up the enthusiasm for Batman that... more »
Absolute Superman #1 by Jason Aaron
Absolute Superman of all things!Looks like DC and Jason Aaron have managed to surprise me once again.They're both generally quite good at that, so it's not really all that surprising that they've joined forces to surprise me.Anyway, what I'm trying to say is that Jason Aaron and Rafa... more »
Touring the DC All-In Initiative | Episode 1
We’ve finally been inducted into the DC Retailer Pantheon! That means we now get early access to previews of comics coming out months in advance. And the timing couldn’t be better with DC’s All-In and Absolute Universe offering loads of fresh starts and jumping-on points. Naturally,... more »
Top single issues recommendations - September 2024
Simone's Top 44 - The Ultimates #3: I'm still not impressed with the Ultimates at the moment, but this issue introduced one of my favorite characters into this Ultimate universe: She-Hulk (don't worry, no spoilers, she's on the cover!). I love how they reinvented her, and after reading the last... more »
Poison Ivy #25 by G. Willow Wilson - Review
For the silver anniversary of my favorite series (yes, I’m just going to commit to that), we were served a green buffet with Poison Ivy #25, which was unexpectedly nutritious.What initially looked like a nice anthology, like a good collection of various short stories from different creative... more »
Minor Arcana #1 by Jeff Lemire - Review
So here it is, the first issue of Minor Arcana, Jeff Lemire’s major project at Boom Studios. The whole thing is planned as a series of four books (Wands, Swords, Cups, Pentacles), which will be released in a Deluxe Hardcover version at some point. Of course, it’s Boom afterall.But... more »
Aliens vs Avengers #1 by Jonathan Hickman - Review
Occasionally there are such issues like Aliens vs Avengers, such titles, where every page screams, you must find me amazing. Where critics and readers also radiate a rare unanimity. Where even the speculators cause stupid prices after a short time.Where I then almost feel bad because I... I just can’t... more »
Universal Monsters: Frankenstein #1 by Michael Walsh
All titles in the Universal Monsters line have (at least this) one thing in common: the first issue always feels too short.Not „too short“, in the sense of badly edited or rushed, but more like a good pop song that you want to put on repeat, or better still, like the first episode of a... more »
Paranoid Gardens #2 by Gerard Way - Review
Paranoid Gardens is definitely the strangest, wackiest and most surreal series in my pullbox right now, and it captivates me like magic.But why does it captivate me so much, even though issue #2 only confuses me even more. Although, it’s not even that. Gerard Way and Shaun Simon don’t actually... more »
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Nightwatcher #1 by Juni Ba
I like what IDW is doing with the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles franchise.Not to say it needed a freshen-up but, yeah, it kinda needed a freshen-up. No complete makeover but a few new influences, new authors, new approaches, a fresh wind, a few people from the outside who see New York from more than... more »