Void Trip #1 Review

Born to be wild

Written by: Ryan O'Sullivan
Art by: Plaid Klaus
Publisher: Image
Release Date: 22 November 2017
Reviewed by: Andrew McAvoy

This is a tale of Ana and Gabe two psychedelic space froot freaks on the road to the promised land of hippy-paradise, the super-planet Euphoria. There's no fun in taking the direct route, so they are meandering on a trip man, a weird trip. I get the feeling that not everyone likes their counter-culture values though. Let's tune in, turn on, and drop into this issue to see what it's, like, all about man. Or not, man, whatever, anything you want, its like, cool with us.

Gasolina #3 Review

"Frickin-Scary-Monsters are a Gas-Gas-Gas"

Written by: Sean Mackiewicz
Art by: Niko Walter
Colors by: Matt Lopes
Publisher: Image
Release Date: 22 November 2017
Review by: Andrew McAvoy

The third issue in this sun-baked thriller starts to turn up the heat another notch. The sense of unease is growing and Los Queridos are getting more deadly by the issue. For Amalia and Randy who just wanted a quiet life away from it things are getting worse all the time, and they are getting drawn further and further into the violence that seems to be seeping through the land. Oh, and the monsters are becoming increasingly prominent in this book. Let's dive into the pool and see what the water's like this issue.

Weird Science DC Comics Podcast Spotlight: Doomsday Clock #1

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The Ruff and Reddy Show #2 Review and Spoilers

Almost Ready?

Written by: Howard Chaykin
Art by: Mac Rey
Letters by: Ken Bruzenak
Price: $3.99
Release Date: November 22, 2017


You know, everyone has regrets: that girl or guy you wanted to ask out but never quite mustered up the courage to go and talk to; those winning lottery numbers you should have put on, but somehow forgot; the ultra-rare foil cover, poly-bagged edition of that 90s comic you bought seven copies of in the hope they’d actually be worth something at some unspecified point in the future. You know what I’m talking about. In the grand scheme of things, agreeing to review The Ruff and Reddy Show for this website isn’t exactly a huge regret, but that bitter-sweet pang when I think back to the enthusiasm with which I told Jim I’d gladly review this weirdest of the already bizarre crop of Hanna-Barbera titles just won’t go away. I wonder if DC regrets commissioning the thing. Who knows? Maybe they know something I don’t. Well, there’s only one way to find out, isn’t there?

Detective Comics #969 Review

The Real Victim

Written by: James Tynion IV
Art by: Joe Bennett, Sal Regla, Jason Wright and Sal Cipriano
Cover Price: $2.99
Release Date: November 22, 2017

I really was excited to get Tim Drake back, but I have to say, the actual event was...well, uneventful.  I am wondering if we are going to get back to the warning of what Batwoman was going to do to ruin everything and also want to see the eventual reunion of Tim and Stephanie Brown.  Do we get any of that this week?  Let's see...

Nightwing: The New Order #4 Review

You're Our Only Hope

Written by: Kyle Higgins
Art by: Trevor McCarthy, Dean White and Clayton Cowles
Cover Price: $3.99
Release Date: November 22, 2017

This book is one of my favorites out right now and one of the reasons that I am now fully into elseworlds stories.  Before this, I was never a big fan, but with my upset with the main DCU at the moment, getting a cool alt-future story seems like it's just what the doctor ordered.  So, is this month's entry good?  Let's find out...

Justice League of America #19 Review

What's Happening Now

Written by: Steve Orlando
Art by: Hugo Petrus, Hi-Fi and Clayton Cowles
Cover Price: $2.99
Release Date: November 22, 2017

I am not a huge fan of this book.  I want to be, but the combination of poor characterizations, awful dialogue and stories that are nowhere near gripping have pretty much left me wanting...wanting anything different.  Since DC is not in the job of making me happy, at least with this book, I guess I have to just continue trudging onward.  So, is this issue the one that turns it all around?  Let's find out...

The Hellblazer #16 Review & **SPOILERS**

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Sleight of Plan

Writer: Richard Kadrey 

Penciller: Davide Fabbri 

Inker: Jose Marzán Jr. 

Colorist: Carrie Strachan 

Letterer: Sal Cipriano 

Cover Artist: Jesús Merino with Carrie Strachan 

Cover Price: $3.99

On Sale Date: November 22, 2017

**NON SPOILERS AND SCORE AT THE BOTTOM**

Great News! We are starting a new story arc this issue! That means that last one was the conclusion of a three-issue arc! The rarest of comic book plums. Let’s not delay jumping into this new yarn and look at my review of The Hellblazer #16, right now!

The Kamandi Challenge #11 Review

Crazy Wack Funky

Written by: Rob Williams
Art by: Walter Simonson, Laura Martin and Clem Robbins
Cover Price: $3.99
Release Date: November 22, 2017

While Kamandi Challenge has been pretty hit or miss, I still think I am enjoying it overall.  I say "think" because I sometimes struggle with writing the reviews only to laugh it up about it with Reggie on the podcast.  I think it's a matter of my mood going in and then obviously, my mood going out.  I want this book to be crazy fun...not a philosophical statement (I'm looking at you Tom King!) and for the most part, we have gotten a bit more of that.  So, does this penultimate issue give us fun and set us up for the big finale?  Let's find out...

Teen Titans #14 Review and **SPOILERS**

Quote the Wally... What a Bore

Teen Titans #14
"The Return of Kid Flash, Finale"
Script: Benjamin Percy
Pencils: Khoi Pham
Inks: Trevor Scott, Vincente Cifuentes & Norm Rapmund
Colors: Jim Charalampidis & Blond
Letters: Corey Breen
Cover Price: #3.99
On Sale Date: November 22, 2017

Wouldja look at that cover!

Could it be... are we going to get some Titans in-fighting?!

Nah, nothing like that ever happens in this book...

Batgirl #17 Review and **SPOILERS**

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A Thing for Dick

Writer: Hope Larson 

Pencils: Chris Wildgoose 

Inks: Jose Marzan Jr. and Andy Owens 

Colors: Mat Lopes 

Letters: Deron Bennett 

Cover: Dan Mora 

Cover Price: $3.99

On Sale Date: November 22, 2017

**NON SPOILERS AND SCORE AT THE BOTTOM**

Ooh, it’s the end of this weird story arc with all the flashbacks, and we’ll find out if Babs and Dick are gonna go steady! Or probably not, since sexual tension between them has become a hallmark of their relationship. It was Bob Rozakis that introduced that, in the pages of the Batman Family series from the 1970s! Realistically, Barbara should be about six to eight years older than Dick, so them smooching as teens and even young adults would be dodgy. But since The New 52, Convergence, Rebirth, Superman: Reborn, and whatever the hell is gonna happen in Doomsday Clock, who knows what’s in continuity? Check out my review of Batgirl #17, and receive no answers to that question!

Harley Quinn #32 Review and **SPOILERS**

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Hell Hath No Fury Like a Harley Scorned

Writers: Jimmy Palmiotti & Amanda Conner 

Layouts: Bret Blevins 

Finishes: John Timms 

Colors: Alex Sinclair 

Letters: Dave Sharpe 

Cover: Amanda Conner & Paul Mounts 

Cover Price: $2.99

On Sale Date: November 22, 2017

**NON SPOILERS AND SCORE AT THE BOTTOM**

Okay, here’s the end of the “Vote for Harley” story arc! Last we left it, she had pulled herself from the race, so I don’t know if people could vote for her if they wanted to. Maybe the write-in voters will have logged their ballots before Harley stepped down, and possibly other locations with paper ballots will have trouble making this change on the fly. But she can still win the write-in vote, can’t she? I’m going to look that up in my electorate encyclopedia, you can read my review of Harley Quinn #32 in the meantime!

Doom Patrol #9 Review and **SPOILERS**

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De Nada

Writer: Gerard Way 

Penciller & Cover: Nick Derington 

Inker: Tom Fowler 

Colorist: Tamra Bonvillain 

Letterer: Todd Klein 

Cover Price: $3.99

On Sale Date: November 22, 2017

**NON SPOILERS AND SCORE AT THE BOTTOM**

Four weeks ago, during our review of Mother Panic #12 on the Weird Science DC Comics Dot Com Podcast, Chris and I made it seem like we might not see Young Animal books again, or at least the schedule was completely up in the air. With Bug! The Adventures of Forager #5 coming out last week, Doom Patrol #9 out this week, and some real preview pages from forthcoming issues from February’s “Milk Wars” crossover event, I’m happy to say that I must eat humble pie! While I chew on that, check out my review of Doom Patrol #9, right here!

The Flash #35 Review

Why So Serious?

Written by: Joshua Williamson and Michael Moreci
Art by: Pop Mhan, Ivan Plascencia and Steve Wands
Cover Price: $2.99
Release Date: November 21, 2017

Are you ready for Negative Flash?  It's funny, I probably would have said "no" a couple months back, but now that Meena's made her full return, I think I'm into it.  Yea, I really want Joshua Williamson to move forward with something new, but this is one of the last old threads I hope he ties up.  So, is it any good?  Let's find out...

Demon: Hell is Earth #1 Review and **SPOILERS**

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Say You, Say Me

Writer: Andrew Constant 

Penciller: Brad Walker 

Inker: Andrew Hennessy 

Colorist: Chris Sotomayor 

Letterer: Tom Napolitano 

Cover: Brad Walker, Andrew Hennessy, Lee Loughridge 

Cover Price: $2.99 

On Sale Date: November 22, 2017

**NON SPOILERS AND SCORE AT THE BOTTOM**

I did a spoiler-free shorter review for this last week, but now that it’s on sale I can spoil the crap out of this comic book! And I intend to do so, in my review of Etrigan: Hell is Earth #1, right here!

Suicide Squad #30 Review and **SPOILERS**

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Horny For Assimilation

Story: Rob Williams 

Artist: Philippe Briones 

Backup Story Artist: Wilfredo Torres 

Colors: Adriano Lucas 

Lettering: Pat Brosseau 

Cover Artists: Eddy Barrows, Eber Ferreira & Adriano Lucas 

Cover Price: $2.99

On Sale Date: November 22, 2017

**NON SPOILERS AND SCORE AT THE BOTTOM**

Okay, so based on the end of the last issue, Red Wave should be unleashed from its vault on the moon. Do you think it will be anything like New Wave music? I’m hoping that this giant beast will bring the soothing synthetic sounds of the Human League or Ebn Ozn. Only two ways to find out! One: read the issue. Two: read my review of Suicide Squad #30 and budget accordingly!

Action Comics #992 Review and *SPOILERS*

It's About Time

Written By: Dan Jurgens, Rob Williams

Art By: Will Conrad, Hi-Fi, Rob Leigh

Cover Price: $2.99

Release Date: November 22, 2017

*Non Spoilers and Score At The Bottom*

Now that the Oz Effect is over, it's time to deal with the aftermath, where Superman is trying to find hope in a world that Jor-El has shown him is hopeless.  That's right, Mr. Oz is Superman's dad himself Jor-El and at the end of the last issue we see that there might actually be hope for Superman's daddy after all because when Superman broke Oz' staff, it seemed that Jor-El finally realized all the bad that he was doing.  Too bad that he was instantly whisked away by some mysterious power and Superman was sent back to his Fortress of Solitude with little to no answers about what had gone down.  Well, it's time for our Man of Steel to get those answers and he's not going to let a little thing like time stop him.  Let's jump into this issue and check this out.

Batman Beyond #14 Review and *SPOILERS*

Cards On The Table

Written By: Dan Jurgens

Art By: Phil Hester, Ande Parks, Michael Spicer, Travis Lanham

Cover Price: $3.99

Release Date: November 22, 2017

*Non Spoilers and Score At The Bottom*

Alright, we're back to Batman Beyond good and proper from where we left off with Terry going up against Damian Wayne........... I'm so happy because if I had to deal with another one-shot I was going to blow my top.  So yeah, not a lot of prep work going into this issue besides for the killer Batman Beyond suit is now gone, Damian and Bruce love each other again...... which won't come up in this issue at all and we have our heroes back in Neo Gotham where they belong.  Let's jump into this issue and see what Dan Jurgens has been working on while he took two months off.  Let's check it out.

Blue Beetle #15 Review and *SPOILERS*

Forever Young........ Old

Written By: Christopher Sebela

Art By: Scott Kolins, Tom Derenick, Romulo Fajardo Jr., Josh Reed

Cover Price: $3.99

Release Date: November 22, 2017

*Non Spoilers and Score At The Bottom*

Previously, we saw Jaime, Naomi, Paco and Brenda take a road trip to have one last fling before their senior year started and they'd have to worry about what the future would bring with adulthood, but their vacation was put on hold when the foursome found themselves being targeted by an alien spacecraft, which forced Jaime to bug out and defend his friends.  Let's see if the aliens want Blue Beetle to take them to his leader or if they have something more sinister in mind.  Let's check it out.

Wonder Woman #35 Review and *SPOILERS*

Not So Secret Origins

Written By: James Robinson

Art By: Emanuela Lupacchino, Ray McCarthy, Romulo Fajardo Jr., Saida Temofonte

Cover Price: $2.99

Release Date: November 22, 2017

*Non Spoilers and Score At The Bottom*

It's time to jump back into the constantly stalling story of Diana meeting her twin brother Jason and the reason I say that it's stalling is because as soon as we get to an interesting part of the book, we jump back in time to see something that seemed pretty apparent from what we already got and sadly, this issue is staying consistent with that because it's time to jump back in time and see the origin of Jason, even though we spent just talked about that for most of last issue.  Hopefully, we'll get something interesting here, but if it's anything like the last prequel story that we got killing the momentum of this book........ then we're in trouble.  Let's jump into this issue and check it out.

Doomsday Clock #1 Review

The More Things Change, The More They Stay The Same

Written By: Geoff Johns

Art By: Gary Frank, Brad Anderson

Cover Price: $4.99

Release Date: November 22, 2017

It's finally here all you comic loving boys and girls out there.  The event that we've been anticipating since Rebirth was announced and hopefully from this, we get the big reveal about what happened to the DC Universe after Earth-0 was put back together following the events of Flashpoint....... Also, what's up with the ten years being taken out of the timeline.  Really though, there's not a lot to do to catch you up before getting into this besides for the idea that everything that will take place here is a year ahead in the timeline and by the end, the rest of the books in DC's lineup will be caught up to what we're about to discuss.  Let's not put this thing off anymore and dive into the Doomsday Clock.  Let's check it out.

PREVIEW: The Flash #35

Written by: Joshua Williamson and Michael Moreci
Art by: Pop Mhan, Ivan Plascencia and Steve Wands
Cover Price: $2.99
Release Date: November 21, 2017

“Black Hole Rising” part two! Betrayed and broken, The Flash must come to terms with the damage he has caused his friends, family and city, and find a way to repair it…or risk losing those he loves most forever! 

PREVIEW: Doomsday Clock #1

Written By: Geoff Johns

Art By: Gary Frank, Brad Anderson

Cover Price: $4.99

Release Date: November 22, 2017

DC Comics presents to you a 12-issue maxiseries from the critically acclaimed team of writer Geoff Johns, artist Gary Frank and colorist Brad Anderson. You are not prepared for what lies ahead within these pages, good readers.

PREVIEW: Nightwing: The New Order #4

Written by: Kyle Higgins
Art by: Trevor McCarthy, Dean White and Clayton Cowles
Cover Price: $3.99
Release Date: November 22, 2017

When the pursuit of his missing son brings Dick Grayson face to face with his ex, old wounds are reexamined and a tentative new alliance is formed between former enemies. But when a stunning discovery is made about his son’s unique superpowers, the stakes become much higher and Grayson must take the fight straight to the Crusaders!

Injustice 2 #33 Review

Injustice 2 #33

Writer: Tom Taylor

Art Team: Bruno Redondo, Juan Albarran, Rex Lokus

DC Comics

Release Date: November 21, 2017

Cover Price: $.99

The Amazing Amazo

I’ve been begging and begging to get back to the main story of Injustice 2 and much like a spoiled child throwing a tantrum in the store aisle I finally get my wish this week. So let's check in on the cast I've missed the most and see what's cooking.

PREVIEW: Action Comics #992

Written By: Dan Jurgens, Rob Williams

Art By: Will Conrad, Hi-Fi, Rob Leigh

Cover Price: $2.99

Release Date: November 22, 2017

“AFTER EFFECTS”! Crippled by the events of “The Oz Effect,” Superman struggles to regain a sense of hope for humanity. As a strange new threat brews in the background, a faithless Son of both Krypton and Earth must make a choice: stay and fight for his adoptive homeworld, or answer a call from the stars.