Spotlight is on and it's shining on Justice League of America #12. How is the start to the hunt for Ray Palmer? Find out now!
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Friday, August 11, 2017
Weird Science DC Comics Podcast Spotlight: Justice League of America #12
Spotlight is on and it's shining on Justice League of America #12. How is the start to the hunt for Ray Palmer? Find out now!
Injustice 2 #18 Review
Animal Behavior
Writer: Tom TaylorArtist: Daniel SamperePublisher: DC ComicsRelease Date: August 9, 2017Cover Price: $0.99
It’s been somewhat of a long trip, though enjoyable none the
less, but we finally seem to be in the meat of this story or at least getting
to it. We have team Bat (or should I say team Barbara?) catching on to Ra’s and
his teams plan and looking to make a move. It’s not exactly apparent that this
is leading to the ultimate showdown itself, but the ride so far has been
infinitely enjoyable. So now that Team Bat has made a move and looks to enter
Ra’s’ underground encampment will the story continue being great or will it
take another Supergirl-esque sidestep? Find out after the jump.
Wednesday, August 9, 2017
Justice League/Power Rangers #5 Review
Justice League/Power Rangers #5 Review
Writer: Tom
Taylor
Art Team: Stephen
Byrne
Boom / DC
Comics
Release
Date: August 9, 2017
Cover Price:
$3.99
Go, Go Justice Rangers!!!
Well look at
what we have here folks. Justice
League/Power Rangers decided to return to local comic shelves this week, a mere
3 months since its last issue pulling a Dark Knight III: Master Race on us all,
returning like the ex-girlfriend we were all too happy to see return after
leaving us high and dry in the past. I even forgot to get my review up last
night because it was that out of my mind.
However we’re not here to debate the release schedule of titles, we’re
here to review them … so let’s get down to business, try to remember what
happened in issue #4, and see if issue #5 reignites the passion for this
series.
Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps #26 Review and **SPOILERS**
Writer: Robert Venditti
Penciller: Rafa Sandoval
Inker: Jordi Tarragona
Colorist: Tomeu Morey
Letterer: Dave Sharpe
Cover: Sandoval, Tarragona and Morey tomeu
Cover Price: $2.99
On Sale Date: August 9, 2017
**NON SPOILERS AND SCORE AT THE BOTTOM**
Are we gonna see Space Ape in action?
Please let us see Space Ape in action. Find out
if we do in my review of Hal Jordan and
the Green Lantern Corps #26, just below!
New Super-Man #14 Review and **SPOILERS**
Writer: Gene Luen Yang
Pencils: Billy Tan
Inks: Karo
Color: Hi-Fi
Letters: Tom Napolitano
Cover: Philip Tan/Elmer Santos
Cover Price: $3.99
On Sale Date: August 9, 2017
**NON SPOILERS AND SCORE AT THE BOTTOM**
Oh man oh man oh man it’s New Super-Man time! My favorite time of the month! I keep waiting
for this comic to get the axe, but it keeps chugging along. And I love it!
There’s so much more I want to see from this series, I hope it stays around for
a long time. So no more negative thinking! From now on, I expect to get a new
issue of New Super-Man for review
every single month, just like I did this month! Check out my review if you
don’t believe me!
Superwoman #13 Review and **SPOILERS**
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Feels Good to Be Bad
Script: K. Perkins
Pencils: Stephen Segovia
Inks: Art Thibert
Colors: Hi-Fi
Letters: Josh Reed
Cover Art: Ken Lashley & Hi-Fi
Cover Price: $3.99
On Sale Date: August 9, 2017
**NON SPOILERS AND SCORE AT THE
BOTTOM**
Okay, so the way I see it, K. Perkins got the last
arc of Superwoman, which would have
been his first arc, to set things up for himself going forward. With this
issue, we should be “going forward,” if you catch my drift. I didn’t hate the
last few issues I reviewed, so I’m excited to see what this title holds! Join
me, won’t you? Read my review of Superwoman
#13, right now!
Suicide Squad #23 Review and **SPOILERS**
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Nabbing Frost for the Boss
Story: Rob Williams
Art: Gus Vasquez
Colors: Adriano Lucas
Lettering: Pat Brosseau
Cover: Eddy Barrows & Eber Ferreira & Adriano
Lucas
Cover Price: $2.99
On Sale Date: August 9, 2017
**NON SPOILERS AND SCORE AT THE
BOTTOM**
Last issue, Amanda Waller tasked the Task Force X
with capturing Killer Frost and Batman, and it sent the internet all in a
tizzy. What fresh hell does this comic book have to unleash on an unsuspecting
Twitterverse this time? Check out my review of Suicide Squad #23 and find out!
Flash #28 Review
Put on Your Recap
Written by: Joshua Williamson
Art by: Carmine Di Giandomenico, Hi-Fi and Steve Wands
Cover Price: $2.99
Release Date: August 9, 2017
Here we go, Barry Allen has Negative Speed Force powers...or does he? I know one guy who wears an eye patch and a headband that wasn't so sure and while I usually would blame him for being a dummy, I kind of blame Williamson a bit more. It did seem like Barry's Negative Powers may have dissipated, but it now looks like that isn't the case. So, I am excited to see what it all means to Barry and everyone else. Is it good? Let's find out...
Detective Comics #962 Review
Do You Want to Know a Secret?
Written by: James Tynion IV
Art by: Alvaro Martinez, Raul Fernandez, Brad Anderson and Sal Cipriano
Cover Price: $2.99
Release Date: August 9, 2017
I have enjoyed the Intelligence story overall, but I did say last issue that things were starting to seem stretched out a bit. Maybe it is the twice a month shipping or trying to make it fit into a full trade, but things felt a bit more padded. I still have enjoyed it and have been looking forward to this finale for two weeks. So now that it's here, how was it...
Harley Quinn #25 Review and **SPOILERS**
Writers: Amanda Conner & Jimmy Palmiotti
Artist: Chad Hardin
Back-Up Writers: Jimmy Palmiotti & Paul
Dini
Back-Up Pencils: Bret Blevins
Back-Up Inks: J. Bone
Colors: Alex Sinclair
Letters: Corey Breen
Cover: Amanda Conner & Alex Sinclair
Variant Cover: Frank Cho
Cover Price: $3.99
On Sale Date: August 8, 2017
**NON SPOILERS AND SCORE AT THE BOTTOM**
Hey, it’s another oversized twenty-fifth issue!
More pages for an extra buck. Could be a good deal, depending on the story. I’m
wondering which of the ninety-eight stories currently running in Harley Quinn will they pick? No need to
wonder, since my review of Harley Quinn
#25 is right here!
Gotham Academy Second Semester #12 Review and **SPOILERS**
Story: Brenden Fletcher, Becky Cloonan & Karl Kerschl
Script: Brenden Fletcher
Pencils: Adam Archer
Inks: Sandra Hope
Background Paints & Colors: MSASSYK
Breakdowns: Rob Haynes
Letters: Steve Wands
Cover: Karl Kerschl
Cover Price: $2.99
On Sale Date: August 9, 2017
**NON SPOILERS AND SCORE AT THE BOTTOM**
This is it! The very last issue of Gotham Academy Second Semester! Will it
go out with a bang, or will there be a meandering story where characters mostly
stand around and talk a lot and then a bang at the end? There’s only one way to
find out, so let’s clean out our lockers and make up our last credit by reading
my review of Gotham Academy Second
Semester #12!
Newsboy Legion/Boy Commandos Special #1 Review and **SPOILERS**
Story and Art By: Howard Chaykin
Colors By: Wil Quintana
Letters By: Ken Bruzenak
Cover By: Chaykin & Quintana
Cover Price: $4.99
On Sale Date: August 9, 2017
**NON SPOILERS AND SCORE AT THE BOTTOM**
Last week, I reviewed New Gods Special #1 and confessed that the Fourth World is not my
favorite Jack Kirby stuff. Well, I have another confession, right here in the
introduction: the Newsboy Legion is
one of my favorite Jack Kirby (and Joe Simon) creations! I love the Golden Age
stuff, I love when they teamed up with Jimmy Olsen in the 1970s, and I loved
when they were Cadmus-generated clones right around the time of Superman’s
death…his first death…his first real death…never mind. Point is, I am
jazzed for this comic book! So let’s stop jawing about it, and check out my
review of Newsboy Legion/Boy Commandos
Special #1, right here!
Justice League of America #12 Review
Don't Stop Believing
Written by: Steve Orlando
Art by: Ivan Reis, Marcelo Maiolo and Clayton Cowles
Cover Price: $2.99
Release Date: August 9, 2017
It's about time we get back to the search for Ray Palmer. I mean, you would think that Ryan would be going nuts after all this time, but we can all sit back and enjoy the main reason I was excited for the JLA book in the first place. Is it a good start? Let's find out...
Action Comics #985 Review and *SPOILERS*
Metropolis' Finest
Written By: Rob Williams
Art By: Guillem March, Hi-Fi, Rob Leigh
Cover Price: $2.99
Release Date: August 9, 2017
Release Date: August 9, 2017
*Non Spoilers and Score At The Bottom*
Okay, the Superman Revenge Squad has been put down and now it's time to get into another bit of action, only this time we've got Rob Williams and Guillem March driving the adventure forward. There isn't much to say to get you ready for this comic except that Superman's had a pretty hard time lately with everything he's been dealing with and now he's got the move to Metropolis to worry about now that things have finally calmed down. Yeah, that's about it. Let's jump into this issue and see what this creative team has in store for us. Let's check it out.
Supergirl #12 Review
The Furious Me
Written by: Steve Orlando
Art by: Robson Rocha, Daniel Henriques, Micheal Atiyeh and Steve Wands
Cover Price: $3.99
Release Date: August 9, 2017
I am a big Supergirl fan...just not a fan of this particular book. It kills me because while I would love to overlook it's shortcomings and just enjoy Kara and the gang, I can't. The dialogue and art has been subpar and the stories just haven't been good. Well, with a new arc and new artist (Robson Rocha) starting up, hope springs eternal. Can this be the issue where it all comes together and I can start recommending it to all the kids down at the rec center? Let's find out...
Red Hood and the Outlaws #13 Review and *SPOILERS*
Flowers For Bizarro
Written By: Scott Lobdell
Art By: Dexter Soy, Veronica Gandini, Taylor Esposito
Cover Price: $3.99
Release Date: August 9. 2017
Release Date: August 9. 2017
*Non Spoilers and Score At The Bottom*
Bizarro has sure been working himself into a frenzy lately and after learning that his body was dying from all the stress he was putting on it, maybe fighting Solomon Grundy in the last issue wasn't the best thing for him......... Yeah, it actually ended up killing him, but thankfully, Lex Luthor showed up on the scene and electrocuted the hell out of Red Hood and Artemis so that he could take a closer look at his former science experiment and it's hopefully here where we'll see him bring our favorite misunderstood hero back to life. Let's jump into this issue and see if Lex continues being the hero that I love him being or if he starts falling back on old habits and becomes a heel. Let's check it out.
Titans #14 Review and *SPOILERS*
Et Tu, Pizza
Written By: Dan Abnett
Art By: Brett Booth, Norm Rapmund, Andrew Dalhouse, Josh Reed
Cover Price: $3.99
Release Date: August 9, 2017
*Non Spoilers and Score At The Bottom*
Oh, there's a traitor in the Titans and it's time to find out who! Previously, we saw Omen visit Psimon at Rikers Island Prison, where she learned of a traitor among them and that there's a darkness coming that apparently she's the omen for........ but all of the Titans are omens in my mind after dealing with everything that got this series started in Titans Hunt so I don't worry too much about things like omens and what they may mean........ especially since darkness has been foretold since Rebirth began. Anyway, let's jump into this issue and find out who our traitor is so hopefully we can whoop their asses and get back on the hunt for Bumblebee's stolen memory. Let's check it out.
Tuesday, August 8, 2017
Batgirl and the Birds of Prey #13 Review and *SPOILERS*
Let It Bee
Written By: Julie Benson, Shawna Benson
Art By: Roge Antonio, Breno Tamura, Allen Passalaqua, Chris Sotomayor, Josh Reed
Cover Price: $3.99
Release Date: August 9, 2017
*Non Spoilers and Score At The Bottom*
It's time to get to the finale of this arc and find out if the Birds of Prey can stop Poison Ivy before she tears apart all of Terracare and possibly Calculator's family in the process. You'll recall from the previous issue that Poison Ivy had Catwoman steal a vial from Terracare that the company desperately wants back, but since Catwoman had already given the vial to Poison Ivy, it seemed like it was up to Black Canary and Huntress to get Calculator's family back by using a little undercover finesse. Yeah, that didn't quite work out though because Poison Ivy was already doing a little undercover work herself within Terracare and after discovering something, she went berserk. Let's jump into this issue and see how the Birds of Prey handle this situation.
Mister Miracle #1 Review
I Believe in Miracles
Written by: Tom King
Art by: Mitch Gerads and Clayton Cowles
Cover Price: $3.99
Release Date: August 9, 2017
I am not a fan of the New Gods or Mr. Miracle in particular, but I am excited to become one. Yes, I am putting a whole lot on Tom King's shoulders, but I've seen pictures of him on Twitter and I think he's strong enough to support me. Sure, I do like to visit a buffet now and again and really love fast food, but I try to stay in as good a shape as a man my age can. I mean, I haven't run a marathon, but I play basketball on the reg and stay as active as a comic book reviewer can. Okay, enough about my eating and exercise, let's get on with the review...
PREVIEW: Detective Comics #962
Written by: James Tynion IV
Art by: Alvaro Martinez, Raul Fernandez, Brad Anderson and Sal CiprianoCover Price: $2.99
Release Date: August 9, 2017
“INTELLIGENCE” finale! Ascalon, the deadly artificial intelligence created by the Order of St. Dumas, is ready to replace Azrael and purify Gotham City…and all that stands in the way of the world’s most flawless computer brain is the mind of Batman himself!
PREVIEW: Mister Miracle #1
Written by: Tom King
Art by: Mitch Gerads and Clayton CowlesCover Price: $3.99
Release Date: August 9, 2017
PREVIEW: Action Comics #985
Written By: Rob Williams
Art By: Guillem March, Hi-Fi, Rob Leigh
Cover Price: $2.99
Release Date: August 9, 2017
“EVE OF DESTRUCTION” part one! Superman finds himself side by side with Lex Luthor once more, but is his former foe truly committed to being a hero, or is it just a ruse to gain the Man of Steel’s trust? As world events point to something dark on the horizon, the mysterious Mr. Oz makes his final move against the Man of Tomorrow.
Release Date: August 9, 2017
“EVE OF DESTRUCTION” part one! Superman finds himself side by side with Lex Luthor once more, but is his former foe truly committed to being a hero, or is it just a ruse to gain the Man of Steel’s trust? As world events point to something dark on the horizon, the mysterious Mr. Oz makes his final move against the Man of Tomorrow.
PREVIEW: Batgirl and the Birds of Prey #13
Written By: Julie Benson, Shawna Benson
Art By: Roge Antonio, Breno Tamura, Allen Passalaqua, Chris Sotomayor, Josh Reed
Cover Price: $3.99
Release Date: August 9, 2017
“SOURCE CODE” finale! Oracle’s past entanglements with Gotham City’s underworld have gotten the Birds in deep trouble as Calculator, Catwoman and Poison Ivy all pull the team into their own dark agendas! Even if they can get themselves out of this mess, the question remains: Does Oracle really belong with the Birds of Prey, or is he a criminal at heart?
“SOURCE CODE” finale! Oracle’s past entanglements with Gotham City’s underworld have gotten the Birds in deep trouble as Calculator, Catwoman and Poison Ivy all pull the team into their own dark agendas! Even if they can get themselves out of this mess, the question remains: Does Oracle really belong with the Birds of Prey, or is he a criminal at heart?
PREVIEW: Titans #14
Written By: Dan AbnettArt By: Brett Booth, Norm Rapmund, Andrew Dalhouse, Josh Reed
Cover Price: $3.99
Release Date: August 9, 2017
“THINGS FALL APART!” With a traitor in their midst, the Titans reach their breaking point as Nightwing reveals his shocking prime suspect! As tempers flare and distrust spreads, the team is forced to face a new conspiracy—and the Titans must save Manhattan from the nefarious Trident!
PREVIEW: Red Hood and the Outlaws #13
Written By: Scott Lobdell
Art By: Dexter Soy, Veronica Gandini, Taylor Esposito
Cover Price: $3.99
Release Date: August 9. 2017
“THE LIFE OF BIZARRO” part two! Bizarro is dead…or is he? To save Bizarro’s life, Red Hood and Artemis must turn to Lex Luthor, Bizarro’s creator, who claims he can resurrect their fallen friend. But what plans does Luthor have for his one-time companion? The battle for Bizarro begins here!
Release Date: August 9. 2017
“THE LIFE OF BIZARRO” part two! Bizarro is dead…or is he? To save Bizarro’s life, Red Hood and Artemis must turn to Lex Luthor, Bizarro’s creator, who claims he can resurrect their fallen friend. But what plans does Luthor have for his one-time companion? The battle for Bizarro begins here!
PREVIEW: Suicide Squad #23
Story: Rob Williams
Art: Gus Vasquez
Colors: Adriano Lucas
Lettering: Pat Brosseau
Cover: Eddy Barrows & Eber Ferreira & Adriano
Lucas
Variant Cover: Whilce Portacio & Alex Sinclair
Cover Price: $2.99
On Sale Date: August 9, 2017
“KILL YOUR DARLINGS” part three! Amanda Waller’s gone off the
reservation! She’s ordered Task Force X to go full-on super-villain and
take down the Justice League! No, not that one—they tried that before!
This time she wants Batman’s new Justice League of America driven before
her—dead or alive—and the Suicide Squad is happy to oblige.
Oh, the controversy the last issue caused! Do you think Batman will change clothes in a phone booth and take out the villain with heat vision? Maybe it will turn out he got bitten by a radioactive bat and now has super-bat powers! Look at some preview pages, see what you can suss out!