More Fun Comics #78 (1942) Review

Writers: Jerry Siegel, Gardner Fox, Mort eisinger, Joe Samachson, Manly Wellman
Pencilers: George Papp, Cliff Young, Bernard Baily, Howard Sherman, Paul Norris, Mort Meskin
Inkers: See Pencilers
Cover Price: 10¢
Release Date: April 1st, 1942

This issue of More Fun Comics really shows what was so great about classic comics from way back in the day. There's a pirate ship going around with its crew robbing and murdering all over the place and the cops can't seem to catch up with them. But a grown ass man and a child dressed up like Robin Hood stop them using a futuristic speed boat. Then a magic man named Doctor Fate takes on criminals pretending to be wax statues. There's plot holes, there's ridiculousness, and it's all just so good that the faults we would hold against today's comics don't even matter.

Batman #73 Review and *SPOILERS*

On The Range

Written By: Tom King
Art By: Mikel Janin, Jordie Bellaire
Letters By: Clayton Cowles
Cover Price: $3.99
Release Date: June 19, 2019

*Non Spoilers and Score At The Bottom*

Needless to say, I was not too pleased with the latest issue of Batman. Have a “catch-up” issue in the middle of a story that we’ve all been reading for 70+ issues is absolutely horrible. Not to mention the fact that I haven’t been too pleased with this current story arc to begin with. This book needs to do some serious leg work in order to get me back on board with it. Unfortunately, that isn’t exactly Tom King’s style. However, it is always better to remain positive when it comes to these things. That way, an issue can come out and surprise you and reinvigorate your enjoyment of the series as a whole. At least, that’s what I’m hoping happens with this new issue but we won’t really know for sure until we jump in and see what this week’s Batman has in store for us.

Justice League #26 Review

Monitor Duties

Writer: James Tynion IV
Artist: Javi Fernandez
Publisher: DC Comics
Release Date: June 19, 2019
Cover Price: $3.99

I have been liking the Justice League book and while Scott Snyder announced that he is making this into an Event book had me excited initially, I am a little bit concerned.  I mean, I love and think that the Justice League book should be the place to be in the DCU, but calling it an Event book brings certain expectations with it and also brings out the boo birds who are looking for anything to complain about.  So, did this first issue calm my nerves a bit?  Let's see...

Nightwing #61 Review

Dousing The Flames

Written By: Dan Jurgens

Art By: Ronan Cliquet, Nick Filardi, Andworld Design

Cover Price: $3.99
Release Date: June 19, 2019

The fire monster Backburn is causing a ruckus in Bludhaven and it's up to our Nightwing team to stop it and figure out who the monster is.  Right now, the Nightwings have a suspect in Melissa Stapleton, the daughter of an injured police officer back when Malcolm Hutch was in the academy, who is someone that has stated that she wants the Bludhaven PD to burn in hell....... So yeah, she's at the top of the list, but for anyone who's been reading this book we really only have two new characters for this arc, Melissa Stapleton and her father Walter, who's in a coma.  These are our suspects for Backburn, let's jump into this issue and see what our Nightwings do to save their city.  Let's check it out.

Aquaman #49 Review and *Spoilers*

The Tide is High

Writer: Kelly Sue DeConnick

Art: Viktor Bogdanovic, Jonathan Glapion, Daniel Henriques, Ryan Winn, Sunny Gho, and Clayton Cowles

Price: $3.99

Release Date: June 19th, 2019

Kelly Sue DeConnick takes readers on a trip down memory lane and reveals how Aquaman ended up on the Island of Misfit Gods while talking to Mommy Shark all in this week’s AQUAMAN #49. Let’s dive in and see the true shocker to this outstanding issue!

Teen Titans #31 Review and **SPOILERS**

Sidney Poitier?

Written By: Adam Glass
Art By: Bernard Chang, Marcelo Maiolo, Rob Leigh
Cover Price: $3.99
Release Date: June 19, 2019

Well, it feels like it's been a minute since I've done a review here.  I'd apologize... but I don't assume anyone noticed.

Anyhoo, today we're going to attempt to shake off the write-rust when we examine a long-awaited Father-Daughter Reunion!

Superman: Year One #1 Review

Writer: Frank Miller
Art Team: John Romita Jr
DC Comics Black Label
Release Date: June 19, 2019
Cover Price: $7.99

Smallville Uncut - SPOILER FREE

The DC Black Label is starting to pick up steam on the release schedule and thankfully so. I don't know about anyone else, but these 'elseworlds' DC books are where I've made my home lately, as far as dollars spent go, because frankly I have no trust in many of the creatives or management at DC to provide a cohesive story otherwise. New 52, DC You, DC Rebirth, and a '100 issue on-goings' have tested my patience, with little to no payoff, and this is where it's led me, to the one or two books released monthly on the Black Label, and a few crossovers here and there featuring other properties.  So what does the latest Black Label title, Superman: Year One, have in store? Lets discuss.

Batman #73 “An Injection of Uncertainty and Mystery”

 
Written by: Tom King
Art by: Mikel Janin
Colors by: Jordie Bellaire
Letters by: Clayton Cowles
Cover Price: $3.99
Release Date: June 19th, 2019
Reviewed By: J. Dawn

*Spoiler Review – Non Spoilers and Score at the Bottom*

With issue #73 we arrive at the penultimate issue of “The Fall and the Fallen”. This arc has been a bit of an oddity, focusing more on exposition than story advancement. Will that trend continue here, or will it come time to shift gears and rev things up? Let’s take a look.

PREVIEW: Justice League #26

Writer: James Tynion IVArtist: Javi FernandezPublisher: DC ComicsRelease Date: June 19, 2019Cover Price: $3.99
After being off-planet for so long, the Justice League must try to pick up the pieces of their lives-but Lex Luthor has other plans. If he has his way, he'll show all of humanity that the Justice League will never be there in the world's time of need!

PREVIEW: Superman: Year One #1

Writer: Frank Miller
Artist: John Romita Jr
Cover Price: $7.99
Release Date: June 19, 2019

From the burning world of Krypton to the bucolic fields of Kansas, the first chapter of SUPERMAN YEAR ONE tracks Clark Kent's youth in Kansas, as he comes to terms with his strange powers and struggles to find his place in our world. DC BLACK LABEL is proud to present the definitive origin of Superman as rendered by the legendary comics creators Frank Miller and John Romita Jr.!

PREVIEW: Batman #73

Written By: Tom King
Art By: Mikel Janin, Jordie Bellaire
Letters By: Clayton Cowles
Cover Price: $3.99
Release Date: June 19, 2019

"The Fall and the Fallen" part four! Batman has been defeated by Bane's minions and chased out of Gotham. As a last-ditch effort to save his son from the lonely fate of being Batman, his father from another universe, Thomas Wayne, a.k.a. the Flashpoint Batman, is taking Bruce to the far ends of the Earth to try to give him the one thing that will cause him to give up crime-fighting for good.

PREVIEW: Aquaman #49

Writer: Kelly Sue DeConnick
Art: Viktor Bogdanovic, Jonathan Glapion, Daniel Henriques, Ryan Winn, Sunny Gho, and Clayton Cowles
Price: $3.99
Release Date: June 19th, 2019

The truth about how Aquaman lost his memory is finally revealed! But can Arthur handle the shocking truth? Whom will Queen Mera decide to marry? And how will Arthur escape the jaws of the terrifying Mother Shark? The tides of changes are upon us, and it all leads to next month's landmark AQUAMAN #50! 

PREVIEW: Teen Titans #31

Written By: Adam Glass
Art By: Bernard Chang, Marcelo Maiolo, Rob Leigh
Cover Price: $3.99
Release Date: June 19, 2019

Lobo brought Crush into this world…and now he’s gonna take her out! But the timing couldn’t be worse for the Teen Titans, with Damian’s secret prison exposed to the rest of the team, not to mention Deathstroke’s death looming over them—can the team put their drama aside to help Crush battle her deadbeat dad? Or will Lobo be the final nail in the coffin for the newest Teen Titans?

PREVIEW: Nightwing #61

Written By: Dan Jurgens

Art By: Ronan Cliquet, Nick Filardi, Andworld Design
Cover Price: $3.99
Release Date: June 19, 2019

Blüdhaven is burning! Ric Grayson and the Nightwings are helpless against the rampage of Burnback. Will they be able to pull themselves together as a team in order to prevent Blüdhaven from becoming ash? Confronted with their most dire threat yet, Ric and the Nightwings must find a way to come together if lives are to be saved.