Dr. Fate #1 (1988) Review

"THE RETURN OF DR. FATE"

Writer: J.M. DeMatteis
Penciller: Shawn McManus
Inker: Mark McKenna
Cover Price: $1.25
Release Date: October 11th, 1988

Review by Joey Casco of TheWineStalker.net

In the 4-part miniseries that precedes this on-going title, Kent Nelson died and Nabu inhabits Kent's corpse in order to guide Eric and Linda Strauss, who merge together to become the new Dr. Fate. Eric is in control while Linda hangs out somewhere in there, kinda like a Firestorm deal.

This run gets really weird, and it's not just because Linda is Eric's step-mother and she wants to bump uglies with him. Magic, demons, THE DRACULAS!!! DeMatteis' Dr. Fate is mostly fun, sometimes disturbing, and just effed up! So I'm gonna go ahead and review the first arc.

This issue begins with a mysterious man in a mansion. He keeps saying that he's "the old one", and states "there's no one on this earth more tired than me". But that wraps around at the end of the issue, so how about we start this review by summoning some demons?

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Batman: Damned #3 Review and Spoilers

Long awaited conclusion.  Kind of.

Writer: Brian Azzarello
Artist: Lee Bermejo
Publisher: DC Comics
Release Date: June 26, 2019
Cover Price: $6.99
Review by: Carlos S.

While it has felt like a year since the last issue has come out, the series has finally concluded.  Batman has been running around Gotham with John Constantine to solve the mystery surrounding not only the Joker but his past as well.  There are many questions that were set up throughout the series so let’s see if we have answers that satisfy… 

The Terrifics #17 Review

Writer: Gene Luen Yang

Art: Stephen Segovia, Protobunker, Tom Napolitano, and Dan Mora

Cover Price: $3.99

Release Date: June 26th, 2019

The Terrifics find themselves face to face with a being unlike any they've ever encountered before in this week’s all-new TERRIFICS by Gene Luen Yang. But is this digital deity benevolent...or is this an angry god? Let’s dive in and find out!

The Flash #73 Review and *SPOILERS*

Slow and Steady

Written By: Joshua Williamson, Howard Porter
Art By: Howard Porter, Hi-Fi
Letters By: Steve Wands
Cover Price: $3.99
Release Date: June 25, 2019

*Non Spoilers and Score At The Bottom*

It’s no secret that I am not the biggest fan of this Year One storyline that we are currently in the midst of. It hasn’t added much of anything to the Flash mythos and the most interesting parts were thrown away almost immediately. That being said, there was a glimmer of hope in the previous issue. Sure we were still going through the Greatest Hits but I found myself very entertained by an issue that had injected fun into its’ story. The storyline is still fundamentally flawed but when you make an issue fun, it can become very easy to ignore those flaws. I’m hoping that we get more of that. I’m not enjoying the actual storyline all that much right now but if you can make these repeated scenarios fun for the reader, this book might just turn things around. Let’s just jump in and see where this issue takes us. 

Batman Beyond #33 Review

False Positive

Written By: Dan Jurgens

Art By: Rick Leonardi, Ande Parks, Chris Sotomayor, Travis Lanham

Cover Price: $3.99

Release Date: June 26, 2019

It's time to jump into the future, where we'll pick up on our False Face and The Splitt story line, where previously we saw our future Batman getting his ass handed to him by this fusion thief..... who's also a speedster...... what a weird villain.... I dig it though because I'm all about new villains in this future of Gotham City.  Besides the Splitt and his scavenger hunt throughout Neo Gotham, we also have Bruce Wayne acting a bit weird and by weird I mean he's acting like he's been replaced by a nut in Arkham who's called False Face.  Let's jump into this issue and see if our future Bat Family can put the pieces together and realize that their mentor isn't who he says he is.  Let's check it out.

Detective Comics #1006 Review

Writer: Peter J. Tomasi
Artists: Kyle Hotz, David Baron, Rob Leigh
Cover Price: $3.99
Release Date: June 26, 2019

Review by Joey Casco of TheWineStalker.net

The issue starts off with Detective James Corrigan and his partner Tony Martinez sitting in a diner. Jim is drinking coffee while Tony stuffs his face with a sandwich (Tony even mentions that he never sees Jim eat anything). Then they get a report of shots fired and head to the scene. In an alleyway they find a corpse of a man on his knees with his head up against the brick wall, shot in the head execution style.

Wonder Woman #73 Review

Writer: Steve Orlando

Art: Aaron Lopresti, Matt Ryan, Romulo Fajardo Jr., Pat Brosseau, and Jesus Moreno

Cover Price: $3.99

Release Date: June 26th, 2019

As Wonder Woman and her compatriots travel through the broken realm, Diana relates the story to the first time she left Themyscira in this week’s all-new WONDER WOMAN #73 by Steve Orlando. What other secrets did Dimension Chi conceal and have any of them followed Diana back to our universe? Let’s jump in and find out!

Justice League Dark #12 Review

Believe In Belief

Written By: James Tynion IV

Art By: Alvaro Martinez Bueno, Raul Fernandez, Brad Anderson, Rob Leigh

Cover Price: $3.99
Release Date: June 26, 2019

It's time to get Dark in here as we jump into another installment of the Justice League Dark, where we previously saw the majority of the magical wielders in the DCU held captive by the Lords of Order.  Their only options, die or have their magic and all memories of magic taken away from them.  Not much of a choice really, but for some it seemed like the only way out.  Thankfully, we also saw Wonder Woman and Zatanna confront Mordru in an attempt to get the power to fight against these so-called Lords of Order and with Mordru's magic and the Ruby of Life, we saw these two heroes transformed into the new Lords of Chaos.  Hopefully this new aspect will allow our heroes to turn the tide of battle.  Let's jump into this issue and check it out.

Action Comics #1012 Review

Every Rose Has Its Thorn

Written By: Brian Michael Bendis

Art By: Szymon Kudranski, Brad Anderson, Josh Reed

Cover Price: $3.99

Release Date: June 26, 2019

Just because Event Leviathan has kicked off doesn't mean that you won't get more of it here.  It's all Leviathan all the time right here on Leviathan TV!   Really though, we're diving back into the Secret Syndicate/Invisible Mafia story line that we kind of put on the back burner so that we could have five prologue issues to get ready for the big event...... which is also dealt with here.  It's back now though so get ready for all the Leone, Red Cloud and guys with goofy food names action that you can handle as we jump into this issue.  Let's check it out.

Martian Manhunter #6 Review

Up In Flames

Written by: Steve Orlando
Art by: Riley Rossmo
Colors by: Ivan Plascencia
Letters by: Andworld Design
Cover Price: $3.99
Release Date: June 26,2019

The Martian Manhunter series is at its half-way point, so it's probably about time for a proper origin story. The exact details of what happened on the day Mars burned and J'onn J'onnz became the last Martian have been teased throughout the last few issues, but now it's time to get the full story. Will writer Steve Orlando have some surprises for us? There is, as ever, only one way to find out…

PREVIEW: Wonder Woman #73

Writer: Steve Orlando
Artist: Aaron Lopresti
Cover Price: $3.99
Release Date: June 26, 2019

As Wonder Woman and her compatriots travel through the broken realm, Diana relates the story of the real first time she left Themyscira...and traveled with her mother to a bizarre alternate version of their home, where Empress Hippolyta reigned with an iron fist! But the Empress didn't take too kindly to their territorial incursion...and so Diana was forced to watch as her mother battled for her life against the worst possible version of herself! What other secrets did Dimension Chi conceal? And have any of them followed Diana back to our universe? Find out in this tale by guest-writer Steve Orlando that delivers a crucial piece of G. Willow Wilson's epic storyline!

PREVIEW: The Terrifics #17

Writer: Gene Luen Yang
Artist: Stephen Segovia
Publisher: DC Comics
Release Date: June 26, 2019
Cover Price: $3.99

The mystery of the God Game deepens, and the Terrifics find themselves face to face with a being unlike any they've ever encountered before. But is this digital deity benevolent...or is this an angry god? When the team discovers Simon and Sapphire Stagg on the executioner's block, the answer would seem to be pretty clear! 

PREVIEW: Martian Manhunter #6

Writer: Steve Orlando
Artist: Riley Rossmo
Publisher: DC Comics
Release Date: June 26, 2019
Cover Price: $3.99

Mars burns and the sins of J'onn J'onnz come back to kill him! J'onn will do everything in his power to save his family from H'ronnmeer's Curse-but once they discover the type of Manhunter he really is, will they want to go anywhere with him?  

PREVIEW: The Flash #73

Writer: Joshua Williamson
Artist: Howard Porter
Cover Price: $3.99
Release Date: June 26, 2019

"The Flash Year One" continues! As our hero picks up the pieces from his disastrous defeat at the hands of the Turtle, the rise of the Rogues in Central City gives the Flash renewed resolve. But Barry is still learning to master his abilities, and while an experienced speedster might know how to outrun a gun, this time he may not be so lucky... 

PREVIEW: Detective Comics #1006

Writer: Peter J. Tomasi
Artist: Kyle Hotz
Cover Price: $3.99
Release Date: June 26, 2019

Detective Jim Corrigan has been shot on the streets of Gotham City-and the Spectre must reach out to Batman to help him find the secret assassin!

PREVIEW: Batman: Damned #3

Writer: Brian Azzarello
Artist: Lee Bermejo
Cover Price: $6.99
Release Date: June 26, 2019

The stunning conclusion to the groundbreaking miniseries by the critically acclaimed team of writer Brian Azzarello and artist Lee Bermejo is here! Batman's most baffling case brings him face to face with his worst nightmare in this highly anticipated finale!

PREVIEW: The Silencer #18

Writer: Dan Abnett
Artist: V Kenneth Marion, Sandu Florea
Cover Price: $3.99
Release Date: June 26, 2019

Honor Guest was the greatest assassin you've never heard of-but now the secret is out. In the month since Smoke's devastating attack, the Silencer is on the lam from Leviathan and trying to piece her family life back together, and this is a challenge unlike any Honor has faced before. Will Honor's past continue to plague her, or has she at last earned a peaceful respite from her life of murder and mayhem?

PREVIEW: Dial H For Hero #4

Writer: Sam Humphries
Artist: Joe Quinones
Cover Price: $3.99
Release Date: June 26, 2019

With the Dial finally secured, and on the run from those who want to control the powerful device that can give anyone the powers of a random superhero, Miguel and Summer head to the old Justice League Detroit headquarters with the hope of finding some help in contacting Superman.

PREVIEW: Justice League Dark #12

Written By: James Tynion IV

Art By: Alvaro Martinez Bueno, Raul Fernandez, Brad Anderson, Rob Leigh

Cover Price: $3.99
Release Date: June 26, 2019

Newly powered up by Mordru, the Justice League Dark have become the Lords of Chaos to stop Doctor Fate before it’s too late! But will this deal with the devil cost more than Wonder Woman and her team bargained for?

PREVIEW: Batman Beyond #33

Written By: Dan Jurgens

Art By: Rick Leonardi, Ande Parks, Chris Sotomayor, Travis Lanham

Cover Price: $3.99

Release Date: June 26, 2019

“Lost Daze” part three! Defeated at the hands of the Splitt, Batman radios for help. But Bruce Wayne doesn’t seem to have the same knowledge and experience Terry has relied on over the years from his mentor. Meanwhile, Melanie Walker tries to get to the bottom of everyone’s strange behavior by breaking into Arkham Asylum. Will she make a shocking discovery that will help Terry the way Bruce seems unable to?

PREVIEW: Action Comics #1012

Written By: Brian Michael Bendis

Art By: Szymon Kudranski, Brad Anderson, Josh Reed

Cover Price: $3.99

Release Date: June 26, 2019

Artist Szymon Kudranski joins superstar writer Brian Michael Bendis as the attacks of Leviathan threaten targets across the globe, and the agents of the invisible mafia continue to infect Metropolis in this tie-in to EVENT LEVIATHAN!

Weird Science DC Comics Podcast 233: DC Comics, Teen Titans, Batman, and Daddy Issues

4 Books!  Yep, not many books but plenty of comic talk and nonsense.  Since this is one of the shortest episodes ever, you can head over to to our PATREON and join on up!  You'll get a ton of shows including this week's DC Comics Patreon Spotlight Ep 111: Justice League #26 & Superman Year One #1