Suicide Squad #2 (1987) Review

"TRIAL BY FIRE"

Writers: Robert Greenberger, John Ostrander
Pencils: Luke McDonell
Inker: Karl Kesel
Cover Price: 75¢
Release Date: March 3, 1987

Review written by Joey Casco of TheWineStalker.net

In Suicide Squad #1 we met the murderous team called Jihad, and at the end of the issue the Suicide Squad were deployed to take them down. Now they're in Qurac outside of Jotunheim, Jihads's hideout on the side of a cliff, ready to invade!

Adventures of the Super Sons #11 Review

Writer: Peter J. Tomasi
Art team: Carlo Barberi, Matt Santorelli, Protobunker, and Rob Leigh
Release Date: June 5, 2019
Cover Price: $3.99
Reviewed by: Jon Wayne

Reinforcements have arrived! And that means it is time once again for us to visit the world’s finest sons! This series has had some high moments, it had some low moments, but we’re on an upward swing as we get closer to the end. Last time, we saw Rex preparing to invade the earth with his army while our titular characters dropped in to make their final stand. Will they get out of this alive? Let’s find out!

The Green Lantern #8 Review

It's Not Easy Being Xeen

Writer: Grant Morrison
Artist: Liam Sharp
Publisher: DC Comics
Release Date: June 5, 2019
Cover Price: $3.99

Grant Morrison gives readers an homage to the old team-ups of old and I am always down with that.  I mean, there is not much more fun than a Green Lantern/Green Arrow romp like the days of Dennis O'Neil and Neal Adams, right?  So, how was it?  Let's find out...

Female Furies #5 Review

Time Wasters

Writer: Cecil Castellucci
Artist: Adriana Melo
Cover Price: $3.99
Release Date: June 5, 2019

It's time to jump back into Female Furies for this penultimate issue.  I have been up and down with this series and while I have some problems with the characterizations and overall pacing of the story, I have loved the art throughout.  I am sure that some reviewers out there are avoiding this book because of its message and while I think that it has dominated the story more than it should at times (more on that later), I won't sit here and say that there isn't a place for it in comics.  The question I have, is this the place, though?  Well, let's jump into the issue and see what's going on...

Batman #72 Review and *SPOILERS*

Last Time on Batman…

Written By: Tom King

Art By: Mikel Janin, Jorge Fornes, Jordie Bellaire

Letters By: Clayton Cowles

Cover Price: $3.99

Release Date: June 5, 2019

*Non Spoilers and Score At The Bottom*

My first issue with the Batman series was not what I had hoped. The previous issue gave us a lot of back and forth between two different timelines that had a tendency to confuse rather than intrigue. There were issues with continuity in it and frankly, it just wasn’t very good. That being said, King really impressed me when this book first started and while we have been in a bit of a slump lately, I choose to hold out hope that he can bring this unruly beast back and have us singing its’ praises once more. However, I still harbor fears that we will continue to trudge through this book with no answers, little progression, and a lack of continuity. I can only hope that those fears and unfounded. So, with that all being said, let’s just jump into this issue and see where it takes us.

Deathstroke #44 Review

Funeral Frenzy

Written By: Christopher Priest
Art By: Fernando Pasarin, Ryan Winn, Jeremy Cox, Willie Schubert
Cover Price: $3.99
Release Date: June 5, 2019


It's time to dive back into Deathstroke, where previously we saw our favorite assassin die at the hands of Emiko Queen, the Red Arrow.  Yeah, we've seen deaths before and we've even seen Slade take a bullet through the head, right where we saw Red Arrow fired her arrow at him, but this issue we're focusing on the funeral of the Terminator and with that....... it looks like he's actually dead.  Let's jump into this issue and see if there's any revelations about the second coming of Slade Wilson.  Let's check it out.

DCeased #2 Review

DC's FRIGHT-FEST


Writer: Tom Taylor
Art Team: Trevor Hairsine, Stefano Gaudiano, Rain Beredo, Saida Temofonte
Cover Price: $3.99
Release Date: June 5, 2019


The 'zombie' special returns from Tom Taylor and company this month, and after issue one's cliffhanger, this was was something I was really looking forward to popping back up. After all, there are still a lot of heroes to check in on, plus we haven't even broached how to solve this problem, on top of all that you know Tom Taylor is just waiting to break your heart at some point too.  So lets jump right in here and discuss what's cooking.

Shazam! #6 Review

Secrets Revealed!

Written By: Geoff Johns
Art By: Marco Santucci, Dale Eaglesham, Scott Kolins, Mike Atiyeh, Rob Leigh
Cover Price: $3.99
Release Date: June 5, 2019


The Magiclands are calling once again and that means it's time to check in on our Shazam! Family and see how they're dealing with their exploration.  Previously, we saw Billy and Mary taking on King Kid in the Funlands, Eugene and Pedro racing to get out of the Gamelands and Freddy and Darla being sentenced to death in the Wildlands.  Yeah, things aren't all pinatas and RC Cola for our heroes, but maybe their savior comes in a strange form.  That's right, Black Adam has entered the story and hopefully he can get past Dr. Sivana, who was blocking his path into the Funlands.  Let's jump into this issue and see what's what and if Billy's biological father showing back up is going to turn our heroes' world upside down.  Let's check it out.

Young Justice #6 Review

Now Leaving Gemworld

Written By: Brian Michael Bendis
Art By: John Timms, Gabe Eltaeb, Wes Abbott
Cover Price: $3.99
Release Date: June 5, 2019

Let's head back into Gemworld so that we can finish up this first Young Justice arc, where previously we saw Tim Drake have his mind opened so that he remembered Conner Kent....... but the Pre-Flashpoint version of him and the Young Justice team of that era..... Too bad that doesn't make much sense from what was going on in the story previously...... you know, since Tim had been friends with Conner in the New 52.  Oh well, let's jump into this issue so that we can see if Brian Michael Bendis can salvage any of this continuity.

Batman/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III #2 Review

Turtles in Time

Writer: James Tynion IV
Art Team: Freddie Williams II, Kevin Eastman, Jeremy Colwell, Tom Napolitano
Cover Price: $3.99
Release Date: June 5, 2019

Batman/TMNT III started off on the right foot by throwing us head first into a world we had no previous knowledge of and did a great job of getting me invested into what was to come.  By the end of the issue and its callouts to the original TMNT run I was completely sold and ready for issue two yesterday.  So let's not beat around the sewer hole any further and discuss Batman/TMNT III #2.

Justice League #25 Review

The Prodigal Sun has Returned

Written by: Scott Snyder and James Tynion IV
Art by: Jorge Jimenez, Alejandro Sanchez, Tom Napolitano, Javier Fernandez and Hi-Fi
Cover Price: $4.99
Release Date: June 5, 2019

The 6th Dimension story is ending just in time to get the Justice League book into the Year of the Villain and it shouldn't be that far a leap.  I mean, the League does have to get back to our Earth (hopefully with Superman) and to do that, they just have to beat older, better versions of themselves...and the World Forger...and a Batman in a suit that can do the old mind control on ya!  No biggie, right?  Well, with Mxy changing up our reality in the meantime, the League better do you know what or get off the pot.  So, how does it all wrap up and is it as good as the last bunch of issues?  Let's find out...

Batman #72 - "Deja Vue"

Written by: Tom King
Art by: Mikel Janin & Jorge Fornes
Colors by: Jordie Bellaire
Letters by: Clayton Cowles 
Cover Price: $3.99
Release Date: June 5th, 2019

Reviewed By: J. Dawn

It feels like just yesterday we were trapped with Batman in an onslaught of twisted, disturbing nightmares. Yet here we are, midway through The Fall and The Fallen. It’s no secret that I’m fond of Tom King’s mannerisms, recurring themes and plot points, but will this “affinity” of sorts continue? Or will my admiration for his work devolve into something more akin to that of my colleagues? Let’s rewind the tape and take it back to the beginning.

PREVIEW: Justice League #25

Writer: Scott Snyder, Jorge Jimenez, and James Tynion IV
Artist: Jorge Jimenez and  Javier Fernandez
Cover Price: $4.99
Release Date: June 5, 2019

The "Sixth Dimension" storyline wraps up in this oversized issue as Superman faces down the World Forger to save the Justice League! Can Superman withstand the might of a being that can create worlds from nothing?! Plus, with the Justice League away, Mr. Mxyzptlk's been wreaking havoc! Can anyone on Earth stand up to the fifth-dimensional menace?

PREVIEW: Female Furies #5

Writer: Cecil Castellucci
Artist: Adriana Melo
Cover Price: $3.99
Release Date: June 5, 2019

Scott Free has escaped Apokolips, and now it's all-out war between that wretched planet and New Genesis. This is good news for the Furies, who now have a clear mission to fulfill: keep Scott Free from joining the other side. That's bad news for Big Barda, who has fallen in love with the future Mister Miracle. It's a race to Earth to see who can get to Scott first, and maybe Barda's last chance to convince her sisters that they don't have to do what Darkseid says anymore-which could be the only way she comes out of this alive herself.

PREVIEW: DCeased #2

Writer: Tom Taylor
Artist: Trevor Hairsine & Stefano Guadiano
Cover Price: $3.99
Release Date: June 5, 2019

Millions are dying every minute. Heroes and villains alike are falling. Can the Justice League unite to find a way to stop the spread of death? Can they save humanity from extinction? Can they even save themselves? The key to survival may hinge on the last moments of one of the World's Finest Heroes...

PREVIEW: Batman/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III #2

Writer: James Tynion IVArtist: Freddie Williams II & Kevin EastmanCover Price: $3.99Release Date: June 5, 2019
Kevin Eastman, co-creator of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, joins series artist Freddie E. Williams II as guest artist for the second issue of BATMAN/TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES III! Krang's true power has been revealed, and now it's up to Batman and the Turtles to stop him, but their only hope may lie with the strange, yet familiar, visitor from another world.

PREVIEW: Batman #72

Writer: Tom King
Artist: Mikel Janin and Jorge Fornes
Cover Price: $3.99
Release Date: June 5, 2019

"The Fall and the Fallen" part three! Is this the end of Gotham City? Bane's army of villains is taking over the city, and Batman's back is against the wall. With all the things Bane has done to him over the last year-from breaking up his wedding to trying to assassinate Nightwing, and then invading Batman's mind to expose his most terrible fears-could this be the worst hate the Caped Crusader has ever encountered? 

PREVIEW: Adventures of the Super Sons #11

Writer: Peter J. Tomasi
Artist: Carlo Barberi and Matt Santorelli
Cover Price: $3.99
Release Date: June 5, 2019

Superboy and Robin have been chased through the galaxy by Rex Luthor and his band of murdering minors...and at last the final battle has begun! Using the Dimensional Cube and a brand-new, shiny army of prison planet escapees, Rex has opened the portal to Earth to start his invasion! But Jon and Damian have an army of their own, and when you're backed by a cybernetic cowboy, an intergalactic ride-share program and several hundred "planeteers," how could you not put up an epic fight?!

PREVIEW: Young Justice #6

Written By: Brian Michael Bendis
Art By: John Timms, Gabe Eltaeb, Wes Abbott
Cover Price: $3.99
Release Date: June 5, 2019

The secrets of Gemworld begin to unlock themselves for the newly reformed members of Young Justice—Tim Drake, Conner Kent, Jinny Hex, Wonder Girl, Impulse and  the new Teen Lantern—but is it too late for the teen heroes to help Amethyst bring some order to her chaotic realm? Fan-favorite artist Elena Casagrande also joins the team as she delivers a look at Jinny Hex’s origins and how she came to be in Metropolis on the day the new Young Justice formed.

PREVIEW: Shazam! #6

Written By: Geoff Johns
Art By: Marco Santucci, Dale Eaglesham, Scott Kolins, Mike Atiyeh, Rob Leigh
Cover Price: $3.99
Release Date: June 5, 2019

Billy Batson finds himself face to face with the one person who could tear apart his family: his father! But when Billy discovers the trouble he’s father is in and the reason he’s sought him out, he’ll have to not only use the power of Shazam to help him, but also fend off the lethal team of Dr. Sivana and Mr. Mind!

PREVIEW: Deathstroke #44

Written By: Christopher Priest
Art By: Fernando Pasarin, Ryan Winn, Jeremy Cox, Willie Schubert
Cover Price: $3.99
Release Date: June 5, 2019

“DEATHSTROKE: RIP” starts here! Deathstroke is dead, secretly killed at the hands of a Teen Titan. As Slade’s closest friends, enemies and frenemies pay their respects (and disrespects) to the World’s Deadliest Assassin, some uninvited guests crash the event—the Legion of Doom! But what do they want with the body of the most lethal man on the planet? And will anyone find out who killed him? A brand-new storyline begins here…with an ending you won’t see coming!