Super Sons Annual #1 Review

Dog Days...and Nights

Written by: Peter J. Tomasi

Art by: Paul Pelletier, Cam Smith, hi-fi , Carlos Mangual and Travis Lanham
Cover Price: $4.99
Release Date: November 29, 2017

Annuals Week is never a great time for those following their regularly scheduled books. However, some times you do get a gem that makes you glad that the particular month you are living through has five weeks in it. If you ask me, I like the Annuals that give you a fun time, but also give you a little something to grab onto that actually expands the series it's a part of. Character moments, a little more background, a new villain...the list can literally go on and on. So, why do we always seem to get nonsense? Beats me, but I'm not the one making the sausage, I'm the one trying to tell you if it tastes good. So, does this Super Sons Annual taste good? Let's find out...

Weird Science DC Comics Podcast Spotlight: New Talent Showcase 2017 #1

Check out our Patreon.  For as little as $1 a month, you can help support the podcast! This week's Patreon Spotlight: Patreon Spotlight: Batman - Creature of the Night #1 & Justice League of America Annual #1

Weird Science Comic News Ep 3: Flash Art, Avengers: Infinity War Trailer and Robin: Earth One

Here is a bonus episode of the Comic News Podcast I do over at our PATREON account.  If you like what you hear and want to hear this and over 100 more exclusive shows, head on over and check it out.  This week’s Patreon Exclusive Spotlight will be Batman: Creature of the Night #1 and Justice League of America Annual #1

Dark Ark #3 Review (Aftershock Comics)

Arklife

Written by: Cullen Bunn
Art by: Juan Doe 
Publisher: Aftershock Comics
Release Date: 29 November 2017
Reviewer: Andrew McAvoy 

The problem that you have when you build an Ark and fill it full of mythical monsters, creatures and the like, plus a few humans, is that inevitably it will all end in tears. As the rivalry turns deadly on the Ark it is Shrae, its custodian (our Ark's equivalent of Noah) who is tasked with sorting out the whole sorry mess. Let's see how he's getting on.

Injustice 2 Annual #1 Review

Injustice 2 Annual #1

Writers: Tom Taylor, K. Perkins, Brian Buccellato

Art Team: Marco Santucci, Jamal Campbell, David Yardin, J. Nanjan, Pop Mahn

DC Comics

Release Date: November 29, 2017

Cover Price: $4.99

Injustice 2 for 1

Well this issue frankly snuck in the release schedule on me. I’m usually just fine with a quick little Injustice 2 story on Tuesday to scratch my comic book itch until Wednesday arrives, but this week is one of those crazy fifth weeks of the month, so more Injustice 2 is happening. Rumor from the man who counts clicks (that's Jim) is these Injustice Annuals usually aren't too shabby, so let's check in on this two for one adventure, featuring a Wonder Woman Injustice origin and some Harley goodness.

Aquaman Annual #1 Review and **SPOILERS**

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Aw, Mercy

Writer: Phillip Kennedy Jackson 

Artist: Max Fumara 

Colorist: Dave Stewart 

Letterer: Deron Bennett 

Cover: Max Fumara 

Cover Price: $4.99 

On Sale Date: November 29, 2017

**NON SPOILERS AND SCORE AT THE BOTTOM**

Whee, it’s a fifth week and you know what that means: a bunch of Annuals that may or may not be part of the series continuity! Such a statement makes a fellow like Eric “The Continuity Kid” Shea tremble in his cowboy boots, but I embrace the opportunity to see people stretch their creative wings a bit. I’ve probably been burned more often than not, but I won’t stop believin’! And you shouldn’t stop reading, because my review of Aquaman Annual #1 is just below!

Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps #33 Review and **SPOILERS**

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Cool It Now, Watch Out

Writer: Robert Vendetti 

Breakdowns: Tom Derenick 

Penciller & Inker: Jack Herbert 

Colorist: Jason Wright 

Letterer: Dave Sharpe 

Cover: Francis Manapul 

Cover Price: $2.99

On Sale Date: November 29, 2017

**NON SPOILERS AND SCORE AT THE BOTTOM**

Say…who is this Jack Herbert fellow? I don’t remember seeing that name. How exciting! And on a fifth week, no less…I’m not sure if that will end up being a good or bad thing, all told. But I’m excited to check out the artwork! See what I think by reading my review of Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps #33, conveniently right here!

New Talent Showcase 2017 #1 Review and **SPOILERS**

In Words and Pictures

Written By: See below 

Art By: See below

Cover By: Jim Lee and Scott Williams, Matt Merhoff, Sam Lotfi, Lynne Yoshii, Lalit Sharma and Jagdish Kumar, Minkyu Jung 

Cover Price: $7.99 

On Sale Date: November 29, 2017

**NON SPOILERS AND SCORE AT THE BOTTOM**

Hey, it’s another one of those DC Workshop dealies, where they showcase some work by all the folks involved in the recent session! Last year it was new writers paired with established artists, but this year, reflecting a change in the workshop, it’s new writers paired with new artists! And sometimes established inkers and colorists. And there’s a Scott Snyder story. But it’s still a cool exercise, and I’m sure interested to see what The New Class has to offer! Is Screech still on the cast or what? Get your red pens out and lick your thumb before turning every page of my review of DC’s New Talent Showcase 2017 #1, right here!

Justice League of America Annual #1 Review

Everybody Hurts

Written by: Steve Orlando
Art by: Kelley Jones, Michelle Madsen and Josh Reed
Cover Price: $4.99
Release Date: November 29, 2017

A 40 page issue of Justice League of America?!?  Somebody up there must hate me!  Well, at least we all get to look at the pretty Kelley Jones art!  So, how was it?  Do you really need to ask?

Mystik U #1 Review

Mystik Me

Written by: Alisa Kwitney
Art by: Mike Norton, Jordie Bellaire and Deron Bennett
Cover Price: $5.99
Release Date: November 29, 2017

What a long, strange trip it's been!  I am not sure if everyone is aware, but Alisa Kwitney and Mystic U have been around for years and I am so happy that it's finally coming out.  Announced way back in the days of the DC YOU, it has been pushed back, put on the shelf and probably so many other unmentionable things, that I thought all hope was lost.  But, here it is!  Was it worth the wait?  Let's find out...

Green Arrow Annual #1 Review

Dream Warriors

Written by: Ben Percy
Art by: Eleonora Carlini, Hi-Fi and Tom Napolitano
Cover Price: $4.99
Release Date: November 29, 2017

It's Annuals Week and at the Weird Science Studios, that usually means kicking our feet up, drinking hot chocolate and playing with our actions figures and MIGHTY MEN AND MONSTER MAKER KIT.  Good times!  However, this month, I got stuck reviewing 5 books and while I promise to not let my frustrations affect my scores, I am not a happy camper.  Did Green Arrow Annual turn my frown upside down?  Let's find out...

Batman: Creature of the Night #1 Review

Bat Paw

Written by: Kurt Busiek
Art by: John Paul Leon and Todd Klein
Cover Price: $5.99
Release Date: November 29, 2017

I have really been turning to DC's recent outpouring of mini-series to get my fix of great stories.  Whether they have been Elseworlds, in or out of continuity stories or something somewhere in-between, it seems like the place to be nowadays.  This book just seals the deal once again and while I didn't know what to expect going in, I was so pleasantly surprised by the last page.  I guess I'm kind of burying the lead here, so I'm just going to get on with the review...

Batman Annual #2 Review and *SPOILERS*

Cat and Mouse

Written By: Tom King

Art By: Lee Weeks, Michael Lark, Elizabeth Breitweiser, June Chung, Deron Bennett

Cover Price: $4.99

Release Date: November 29, 2017

*Non Spoilers and Score At The Bottom*

It's been a bit now since Selina Kyle went and said "yes" to Bruce Wayne's proposal of marriage and for our second Annual of Batman we're going to be looking at when the romance really began....... and apparently beyond.  Really though, with this being an Annual one-shot story, there really isn't a lot for me to tell you going into this besides for what I already had.  So with that, let's jump into this issue and see how Batman and Catwoman first became enamored with one another.  Let's check it out.

Injustice 2 #34 Review

Injustice 2 #34

Writer: Tom Taylor

Art Team: Bruno Redondo, Juan Albarran, Rex Lokus

DC Comics

Release Date: November 28, 2017

Cover Price: $.99

Amazo's Animal Farm

How you doing fellow Injustice 2 junkies?  I’ve been on pins and needles for a week now with a cliffhanger hanging over my head I needed to see resolved. Well, that resolution is reached quickly this issue, and it might not please the everyday citizen of Williams, AZ in the Injustice universe. Enough of dancing around whats going on in issue thirty four let's get to reviewing.

PREVIEW: Batman Annual #2

Written By: Tom King

Art By: Lee Weeks, Michael Lark, Elizabeth Breitweiser, June Chung, Deron Bennett

Cover Price: $4.99

Release Date: November 29, 2017

Travel back in time with us to see the early days of the Bat and the Cat. What was Bruce and Selina’s first date? How did this rivalry blossom into romance, and then go right back to being a rivalry again? Tom King reteams with his BATMAN/ELMER FUDD collaborator Lee Weeks to show us a little young love with capes and cowls. And a little crime fighting, too.

PREVIEW: Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps #33

Guard Your Guardians

Writer: Robert Vendetti
Breakdowns: Tom Derenick

Penciller & Inker: Jack Herbert

Colorist: Jason Wright

Letterer: Dave Sharpe

Cover: Francis Manapul

Variant Cover: Barry Kitson and Hi-Fi
Cover Price: $2.99

On Sale Date: November 29, 2017

A new epic begins! “TWILIGHT OF THE GUARDIANS” part one! When the last two Guardians of the Universe are kidnapped by an unknown foe, Hal Jordan and John Stewart form a strike team with Guy Gardner and Kyle Rayner to bring back Ganthet and Sayd.

Hey, a new story arc! I'm excited to see what this will hold. Have a look at some preview pages below for a sneak peek! 

PREVIEW: Aquaman Annual #1

The Way Things Ought to Be

Writer: Phillip Kennedy Jackson 

Artist: Max Fumara 

Colorist: Dave Stewart 

Letterer: Deron Bennett 

Cover: Max Fumara 

Cover Price: $4.99 

On Sale Date: November 29, 2017

Aquaman’s dream of unity between surface and sea has come true! A utopia of human and Atlantean ingenuity, and a symbol of harmony between the two cultures, the city of Crownspire is Arthur Curry’s greatest achievement. There Aquaman, Mera, and Tom Curry live in content. But who built Crownspire? Where is Murk? And what exactly is Tom Curry?

Hmm...I think I know what this is about, but I'm not going to say. You can peep some preview pages below, maybe there will be a couple of clues! 

PREVIEW: New Talent Showcase 2017 #1

Be Cool to Your School

Written By: Tony Patrick, Aaron Gillespie, Al Letson, Owl Goingback, Proctor & Harrell, David Accampo, Scott Snyder 

Art By: Minkyu Jung, Klaus Janson, Pete Pantazis, Lynne Yoshii, Beth Sotelo, Al Letson, Siya Oum, Cris Peter, Matt Merhoff, Dave McCaig, Lalit Sharma, Jagdish Kumar, Sam Lotfi, John Rauch, Ibrahim Moustafa, Romulo Fajardo, Jr. 

Lettered By: Dezi Sienty 

Cover By: Jim Lee and Scott Williams, Matt Merhoff, Sam Lotfi, Lynne Yoshii, Lalit Sharma and Jagdish Kumar, Minkyu Jung 

Cover Price: $7.99 

On Sale Date: November 29, 2017

The latest graduates from the DC Talent Development Workshops show off their skills in stories starring some of DC’s greatest characters. In these tales, Poison Ivy fights an ancient demon, Doctor Fate is confronted by the cost of magic, Red Hood and Duke Thomas face off in a training day simulation and so much more!

It's another one of these showcase thingies that came out last year! I'm interested to see what's what. Check out some preview pages, right here! 

CRISIS ON EARTH X Review and **SPOILERS**

Written By: Andrew Kreisberg. Marc Guggenheim, Robert Rovner, Jessica Queller, Wendy Mericle, Ben Sokolowski, Todd Helbing, Phil Klemmer, Keto Shimizu

Directed By: Larry Teng (Pt. 1), James Bamford (Pt. 2), Dermott Daniel Downs, (Pt. 3), Gregory Smith (Pt. 4)

First Aired: November 27 and 28, 2017

Marvel Madness Comics Podcast Ep. 30

Ep.#30: Renew Your Vows, Silver Sable & Wild Pack, Captain Marvel, & Thanos / Marvel Madness Comics Podcast

Branden and Trevitt wrap up the 4th week of November in style bringing to you four more Legacy books with a female heavy theme this week …. Sex positive podcast here for ya. Well except Thanos of course he loves the ladies but doesn't identify as a lady himself … that I know of.  Anyway as we always tend to do, we get deep into details, and discuss whether or not to buy, borrow, or forget the following titles:

Amazing Spider-Man: Renew Your Vows #13 Review - Marvel Monday

Amazing Spider-Man: Renew Your Vows #13

Writer: Jody Houser

Art Team: Nick Roche, Ruth Redmond

Marvel Comics

Release Date: November 22, 2017

Cover Price: $3.99

Maturing Hero in an Immature Title

Well we’re moving on to our fourth creative team in thirteen issues and I'm thinking that a little much personally and does not bode well for the overall life to this book. . But what the hell do I know other than my enjoyment of the book has declined with each subsequent creative change.  So let's pop in here to Legacy issue #13 and see what's cooking with the Spider family.

Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur #25 Review - Marvel Monday

Blue Moon

Written by: Brandon Montclare
Art by: Natacha Bustos
Publisher: Marvel
Publication date: 22nd November 2017
Review by: Andrew McAvoy

That's right it's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur's turn at the Marvel Legacy roundabout. With this being issue 25 this is an anniversary to celebrate...or should that be milestone? Whatever it is it's all about Moon Girl, and not so much about Devil Dinosaur who has exited stage left. Luckily Lunella has teamed up with some other heroes who are missing their partners. Let's see how this makeshift team holds up.