Days Of Hate #5 Review

Every Picture Tells a Story

Written by Ales Kot
Drawn by Danijel Zezelj
Colored by Jordie Bellaire
Published by Image
Reviewed by: Andrew McAvoy


This is a book that has stayed consistently good through its four issues up to now. One mild concern that I have had with it is that it is a very dark book in both story and appearance. In fact, I think that the pages are a little too hard to make out at times due to the vast swathes of black silhouette. Anyway, the last issue left us on tender hooks as we saw Huan seemingly turn informant (like Eric Shea she informed) on her former partner Amanda.

Delta 13 #1 Review

Unlucky 13

Writer: Steve Niles
Artist: Nat Jones
Publisher: IDW Publishing
Release Date: May 23, 2018
Cover Price: $3.99

I was really looking to forward to reading this one as it appeared to appeal to my sci-fi tendencies,
sadly though I was left with a comic of where I was trying to work out which character was which, a
dull color palette with a not so compelling story, which I will try unpick.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Urban Legends #1 Review

Colorized in a Half Shell

Writer: Gary Carlson
Artist: Frank Fosco
Publisher: IDW Publishing
Release Date: May 23, 2018
Cover Price: $3.99

Review by: Ron Freilich

“Urban Legends” is the latest Turtle offering from IDW and is unique in that it reprints an older ongoing TNMT series originally published by Image Comics back in 1996.
The series was originally simply titled “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles”, published in black and white and ran for 23 issues before being canceled and unfortunately was never completed.
What makes this reissue campaign different is that the series isn’t being collected into a trade paperback or a hardcover right out of the gate but is instead being re-released in its entirety in a single issue format on a monthly basis, but this time is done in full color!  The plan here is to re-release all 23 original issues, and then to finally finish out the series with 3 additional brand new issues by the original creative team some twenty plus years later!

Star Trek: Discovery: Succession #2 Review

Warp Speed

Writer: Mike Johnson, Kirsten BeyerArtist: Angel HernandezPublisher: IDW PublishingRelease Date: May 23, 2018Cover Price: $3.99Review by: Joey Galvez


Ok so I’ve been a horrible Trekkie and haven't seen any episodes of Star Trek Discovery, but reading Star Trek Discovery Succession has sparked my interest. Writers Kirsten Beyer and Mike Johnson do a very good job in bringing me up to speed.  This issue takes place after season #1 and the U.S.S Discovery has returned to their original timeline one year later. The imperial flagship Charon has been destroyed by rebels and Emperor Georgiou is believed to be dead.

Black Hammer: Age of Doom #2 Review

Lucy in the sky with demons

Written by: Jeff Lemire 
Art by: Dean Ormston 
Colors by: Dave Stewart 
Publisher: Dark Horse Comics 
Reviewed by: Andrew McAvoy 

This review is being typed up the very day that Dark Horse Comics announced a new hardcover collection of Jeff Lemire and Dean Ormston’s Black Hammer including all thirteen issues of the first Black Hammer series, the series annual, plus bonus material from the artists involved in the series.

Skyward #2 Review

These (magnetic) boots are made for walkin'

Written by: Joe Henderson
Art by: Lee Garbett
Colors by: Antonio Fabela
Letters by: Simon Bowland
Publisher: Image Comics
Reviewed by: Andrew McAvoy

I review off digital files but I usually buy the books I like on New Comic Book Day so that I can own a hard copy. The first issue of this series was remarkably hard to get my hands on, and I managed to scoop up a copy before the price went way up.

Gasolina #8 Review

Homeland Defense

Written by: Sean Mackiewicz

Art by: Niko Walter
Colors by: Matt Lopes
Letters by: Rus Wooton
Publisher: Image
Review by: Andrew McAvoy

Every time I read this book I get my expectations subverted. Not in a Rian Johnson way...in a good way! I always think its going to go in one direction and then it hauls me in a different one. That suggests to me that the final spectrum of this series is going to be very wide, and it could hit a very high issue count. That excites me as it makes me think this could be a cartel-alien equivalent of The Wire. Let's go down in the hole and see what this issue was all about.

Hit-Girl #4 Review

Somewhere nice and hot

Writer: Mark Millar
Artist: Ricardo Lopez Ortiz
Colorist: Sunny Gho
Letters: Melina Mikulic
Cover Art: Amy Reeder
Publisher: Image Comics
Reviewer: Andrew McAvoy 





And now the end is near, and so I face the final bloodbath. Yes, fancy an adventure set in Columbia that makes jokes about Soviet weaponry and has more violence in one book than the entirety of Netflix's Narcos series? Well then I have the very book for you, come hither and I'll share with you the secret of combining side splitting hilarity with ultra-violence...

Chris and Reggie's Cosmic Treadmill ep. 91 - Groo the Wanderer #1 (1982)

Gag Barbarian

What ho, fair comics enthusiasts! In this episode, professional barbarians Chris (@AceComics) and Reggie (@reggiereggie) indulge their wanderlust when they read Sergio Aragones' Groo the Wanderer #1, published by Pacific Comics in 1982! After a bio on Sergio and the issue's "translator" Mark Evanier, they dive right into the fray of the first issue, detailing every page. After a break, they come back to wrap up the info about the creators, then tell the history of Pacific Comics. Plus, a little etymology lesson on the word "barbarian!" All this, and a couple of nice reviews found on Stitcher. This episode is more fun than a tankard of mead, you don't want to miss it!

DC Comics Best Covers of the Week: May 23, 2018

A Variance in Story

I'm gonna start off this week comparing two covers that, in conjunction, made me chuckle. They're not altogether bad covers on their own, but I've included them as Honorable Mentions because I felt like it. So this week, you get SEVEN covers on the list instead of just five! Everyone knows only the top three matter anyway, though. Let's get to it!

Motherlands #5 Review

We're The Top Dogs, Dummy

Written by: Si Spurrier
Art by: Rachael Stott, Felipe Sobreiro, and Simon Bowland
Cover Price: $3.99
Release Date: May 23, 2018

Well, here we are, another month and another issue of this series. After four disappointing issues, I am nowhere near excited to jump into this one. While I still bank on the concept being really cool, we never get to see any of these new and different "strings" anymore, and instead, have resigned to more and more boring conflict between mother and daughter. Every time the two seem to be getting along a little bit more, it gets ripped out from under them and they start over in the next issue. I find this series a chore to get through, and I'm not really looking forward to digging into this issue, but let's give it a shot.

Suicide Squad #42 Review and **SPOILERS**

Union of the Snake

Writer: Rob Williams 

Pencils: Jose Luis 

Inks: Jordi Tarragona 

Colors: Adriano Lucas 

Letters: Pat Brosseau 

Cover: Guillem March and Wil Quintana

Assistant Editor: Andrew Marino

Editor: Mike Cotton 

Group Editor: Brian Cunningham 

Cover Price: $2.99 

On Sale Date: May 23, 2018

**NON SPOILERS AND SCORE AT THE BOTTOM**

Having made the choice not to have children, I can’t help but be suspicious of those that have. I mean, it’s categorically proven that dogs are better than children. So what are these people playing at? Worst of all, a lot of these folks would pervert justice and society just for the favor of their smelly offspring. Don’t believe me? Take a look at Suicide Squad #42, which I have reviewed right here!

The Hellblazer #22 Review and **SPOILERS**

Take it Personal

Writer: Tim Seeley 

Penciller: Davide Fabbri 

Inker: Christian Dalla Vecchia 

Colorist: Carrie Strachan 

Lettering: Sal Cipriano 

Cover Artist: Tim Seeley with Chris Sotomayor 

Editor: Kristy Quinn

Group Editor: Jim Chadwick 

Cover Price: $3.99 

On Sale Date: May 23, 2018

**NON SPOILERS AND SCORE AT THE BOTTOM**

The royal wedding…or a royal wedding, at least, happened this past weekend, and I was alarmed to find out that more Americans watched it on television than British people. I guess ceremonial pomp and circumstance is old hat in the United Kingdom, what with their changing of the guards at Buckingham Palace and Interring of the Youngest Duke in the walls of the Castle of London being common, regularly-occurring events. I wonder how John Constantine would have handled it? I imagine he’d smoke a Silk Cut in church and be summarily kicked out. Let’s see what he’s up to now, in The Hellblazer #22, my review for which commences below!

Batgirl #23 Review and **SPOILERS**

A Kiss From My Beloved

Writer: Hope Larson 

Pencils: Minkyu Jung 

Inks: Jose Marzan Jr. 

Colors: Mat Lopes 

Letters: Deron Bennett 

Main Cover: Dan Mora 

Editor: Brittany Holzherr

Group Editor: Jamie S. Rich 

Cover Price: $3.99 

On Sale Date: May 23, 2018

**NON SPOILERS AND SCORE AT THE BOTTOM**

You know, when we left last issue with Batgirl figuring out that she was caught in some kind of recursive loop inside her mind, I sort of thought that was it for the story: she figured out the problem, and it was therefore a matter of time before she broke out of her mental funk and saved the day. Turns out I was wrong, and here’s an entire issue dedicated to how Babs frees herself from her stinkin’ thinkin’. Uh, if she does at all, that is! If you want to find out whether Batgirl wins or not, you’ll have to read my review of issue #23! But just to give you a little hint, she does just fine.

The Terrifics #4 Review and **SPOILERS**

The Worst Family Reunion

Storytellers: Doc Shaner & Jeff Lemire 

Colors: Nathan Fairbairn 

Letters: Tom Napolitano 

Cover By: Doc Shaner 

Assistant Editor: Andrew Marino 

Editor: Paul Kaminski 

Group Editor: Marie Javins 

Cover Price: $2.99 

On Sale Date: May 23, 2018

**NON SPOILERS AND SCORE AT THE BOTTOM**

With the introductory story arc in the bag, it’s time to see what this series is really all about. Will it really be the wry send-up of Marvel’s Fantastic Four that everyone expects? Or will it be…less wry? Time to jump in with both feet and find out by reading my review of The Terrifics #4, commencing now!

Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps #45 Review and **SPOILERS**

Join or Guy

Writer: Robert Vendetti 

Artist: Ethan Van Sciver 

Colorist: Jason Wright 

Letterer: Dave Sharpe 

Cover: Doug Mahnke, Jaime Mendoza and Wil Quintana 

Assistant Editor: Andrew Marino

Editor: Brian Cunningham 

Cover Price: $2.99 

On Sale Date: May 23, 2018

**NON SPOILERS AND SCORE AT THE BOTTOM**

Don’t you think the Darkstars should have an application process? It’s cool that they specifically recruit new members, but there should really be some kind of “rush week” for folks looking to join, but who haven’t yet committed themselves to murderous justice. Maybe they’re just looking for the right organization to give them the opportunities! This must be covered under Equal Opportunity Employment laws. Hey, why not read my review of Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps #45, right here? Maybe it will help you on the Darkstars test later.

Mother Panic: Gotham A.D. #3 Review and **SPOILERS**

Family the in Death A

Written By: Jody Houser
Interiors Drawn By: Ibrahim Moustafa
Interiors Colored By: Jordan Boyd
Back-Up Drawn By: Paulina Ganucheau
Lettered By: John Workman
Cover By: Tommy Lee Edwards
Edited By: Molly Mahan
Executive Editor: Mark Doyle
Cover Price: $3.99
On Sale Date: May 23, 2018

So, this is the first issue of Mother Panic since the announcement that the Young Animal line is being cancell... er, ending with their sixth issues, as it was always intended.

And suddenly all of the urgency is taken out of my sails.  Are we in for truncated stories... or will the creators be able to bring their series' to a satisfying end?

Guess we're going to be finding out!

Flash #47 Review

War of Two Worlds

Written by: Joshua Williamson
Art by: Howard Porter, Hi-Fi and Steve Wands
Cover Price: $2.99
Release Date: May 23, 2018

“FLASH WAR” part one! Barry Allen and Wally West…at war?! The long-rising tension between mentor and former sidekick is brought to a head when the Renegades of the 25th century come to claim Iris West for the murder of Eobard Thawne…but that’s only the beginning of a plot that will change the future of The Flash forever! By the end, it will be Flash versus Flash in a mythology-shaking event!

The Silencer #5 Review

The Stroke of Death

Storytellers: Viktor Bogdanovic and Dan Abnett
Art by: Viktor Bogdanovic, Mike Spicer, and Tom Napolitano
Cover Price: $2.99
Release Date: May 23, 2018 

I've mostly been liking this book, so does the inclusion of Deathstroke get me even more excited for this? Surprisingly, no it doesn't. Read on to find out why.

Mera: Queen of Atlantis #4 Review

Treading (Under)Water

Written by: Dan Abnett
Art by: Lan Medina, Norm Rapmund, and Veronica Gandini
Cover Price: $3.99
Release Date: May 23, 2018

Desperate for a new ally in the fight for the soul of Atlantis, Mera turns to her ex-husband Nereus, the king of Xebel! But even after winning his favor in a deadly clash, can someone like Nereus ever be trusted? And what of Ocean Master’s promise to return to the surface? Is there anyone Mera can trust?

Wonder Woman #47 Review

The Dark Gods Must Be Crazy

Written By: James Robinson

Art By: Stephen Segovia, Rick Leonardi, Romulo Fajardo Jr., Saida Temofonte

Cover Price: $2.99

Release Date: May 23, 2018

The Dark Pantheon are here.......... or the Dark Gods as they're called in this issue, and it's up to Wonder Woman to get to the bottom of what that actually means.  Too bad she has to go through Supergirl to find out.  Let's jump into this issue and see what the broken Source Wall has brought us this time and if it's too much for Wonder Woman and her brother Jason to handle.  Let's check it out.

Justice League: No Justice #3 Review

Out Of Time

Written By: Scott Snyder, James Tynion IV, Joshua Williamson

Art By: Riley Rossmo, Marcus To, Hi-Fi, Andworld Designs

Cover Price: $3.99

Release Date: May 23, 2018

Let's check back in on our Justice League teams of Entropy, Mystery, Wonder and Wisdom as they try to save Colu from being devoured by the Omega Titans.  Previously, it seemed that while our heroes and villains got to where they needed to go in order to enact Brainiac's plan, they just didn't know what to do and by the end of the last issue, I had no idea what they could do either.  Hopefully, that changes here as we get our penultimate issue to this mini event, where maybe, just maybe....... we'll get some answers to what's going on here.  Let's jump into this issue and check it out.

Batman Beyond #20 Review

Easy Come, Easy Go

Written By: Dan Jurgens

Art By: Marco Castiello, Mark Morales, Wil Quintana, Travis Lanham

Cover Price: $3.99

Release Date: May 23, 2018

Now that Payback's been taken care of and we're onto a new story, maybe we can see if Matt McGinnis has what it takes to be the Robin Beyond that we all want him to be......... you know, except for Terry.  Let's find out as we jump into this story and see what's going on in Neo Gotham, thirty-five years from now.  Let's check it out.

Detective Comics #981 Review

The Last Victim

Written by: James Tynion IV
Art by: Eddy Barrows, Eber Ferreira, Adriano Lucas and Sal Cipriano
Cover Price: $2.99
Release Date: May 23, 2018

“Batmen Eternal” finale! This is it—the unbelievable conclusion of James Tynion IV’s Batman epic! It’s the last stand of the Gotham Knights, fighting a monster they helped inspire...and a destiny they won’t accept! What will become of the greatest crime-fighting team Gotham City ever saw?

PREVIEW: Flash #47

Written by: Joshua Williamson
Art by: Howard Porter, Hi-Fi and Steve Wands
Cover Price: $2.99
Release Date: May 23, 2018

“FLASH WAR” part one! Barry Allen and Wally West…at war?! The long-rising tension between mentor and former sidekick is brought to a head when the Renegades of the 25th century come to claim Iris West for the murder of Eobard Thawne…but that’s only the beginning of a plot that will change the future of The Flash forever! By the end, it will be Flash versus Flash in a mythology-shaking event!

PREVIEW: Mera: Queen of Atlantis #4

Written by: Dan Abnett
Art by: Lan Medina, Norm Rapmund, and Veronica Gandini
Cover Price: $3.99
Release Date: May 23, 2018

Desperate for a new ally in the fight for the soul of Atlantis, Mera turns to her ex-husband Nereus, the king of Xebel! But even after winning his favor in a deadly clash, can someone like Nereus ever be trusted? And what of Ocean Master’s promise to return to the surface? Is there anyone Mera can trust?

PREVIEW: Detective Comics #981

Written by: James Tynion IV
Art by: Eddy Barrows, Eber Ferreira, Adriano Lucas and Sal Cipriano
Cover Price: $2.99
Release Date: May 23, 2018

“Batmen Eternal” finale! This is it—the unbelievable conclusion of James Tynion IV’s Batman epic! It’s the last stand of the Gotham Knights, fighting a monster they helped inspire...and a destiny they won’t accept! What will become of the greatest crime-fighting team Gotham City ever saw?