Suicide Squad #2 Review

Fin Fang BOOM!

Writer: Tom Taylor
Artist: Bruno Redondo, Adriano Lucas, and Wes Abbott
Cover Price: $3.99
Release Date: January 29, 2020

If Tom Taylor and Bruno Redondo wrote and illustrated the phone book (are they still a thing?  Don't "OK Boomer" me!), I would be first in line to buy it.  Their Injustice is one of my favorite comic books of all-time, and if you haven't read it, do so immediately and then thank me later...with cheesesteaks and soft pretzels!  When DC announced they were the new creative team bringing back the Suicide Squad, I couldn't wait for the first issue, and even after being slightly underwhelmed, I am still on board with what they are cooking up.  Does this issue reward my faith?  Let's find out...

Justice League Dark #19 Review

Threefold Pain

Written By: James Tynion IV

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

Cover Price: $3.99

Release Date: January 29, 2020

I don't know if any of you know this, but magic is in trouble....  Yeah, that's been the tagline it seems since this series began, but now it's time to see if our Justice League Dark can fight against the Injustice League Dark and maybe get a win for the good guys for a change and maybe get magic in a little less trouble........ until the Upside Down Man pops back up and puts the whole thing back in trouble.  That's right, there's a whole lot of trouble going on here, but with Diana being given her body back from Circe's control, it's time to end this chapter of our story and see where our JLD team go from here.  Let's jump into this issue and check it out.

Action Comics #1019 Review

Super Villain Team-Up

Written By: Brian Michael Bendis

Art By: John Romita Jr., Klaus Janson, Brad Anderson, Dave Sharpe

Cover Price: $3.99

Release Date: January 29, 2020

Let's head on back to Metropolis to see if Superman will be able to take on the Legion of Doom now that we found out in the previous issue that Leviathan has joined their ranks......... and maybe also find out why Mark Shaw would join a group that wants to destroy the Multiverse....... or why with a big plan to destroy the Multiverse would the Legion of Doom take time to put themselves at risk to recruit Leviathan.  Let's jump into this issue and see if any of these things can be answered.  Let's check it out.

The Flash #87 Review and *SPOILERS*

Stick to the Status Quo

Written By: Joshua Williamson
Art By: Christian Duce, Luis Guerrero
Letters By: Steve Wands
Cover Price: $3.99
Release Date: January 29, 2020

*Non Spoilers and Score At The Bottom*

We have just been treated to an amazing story by this creative team as the climax of said story has now come and gone. However, we now get to deal with the aftermath which may prove to be just as exciting. King Cold is defeated and Central City has been returned to normal, but the Speed Force is still in flux and still very dangerous so Barry chooses to turn himself in. He does this to make sure nobody else is put in danger because of him. If done right, this can lead us right into another engaging storyline and I know Williamson has the ability to do that. However, whether he will or not is another story. Let’s jump into this latest issue and see where the story takes us.

Justice League #39 Review

The Spoilers of Victory
Written by: Scott Snyder
Art by: Jorge Jimenez, Daniel Sampere, Juan Albarran, Alejandro Sanchez, Hi-Fi, and Tom Napolitano
Cover Price: $3.99
Release Date: January 29, 2020

I give credit to Scott Snyder for going big for his Justice League run.  DC was in a tight bind with Doomsday Clock going through delays, and Snyder stepped up, proclaimed this book was going into Event Mode, and made it so.  Unfortunately, that "go big or go home" attitude didn't allow this book to breathe much during its 39 issues, and some big questions went unanswered.  All that is in the past now with the final issue of Snyder's run here.   Do we get a satisfying conclusion?  Let's find out...

Detective Comics Annual #3 Review

One Man's Worth

Writer: Peter J. Tomasi
Artist: Sumit Kumar
Colors: Romulo Fajardo Jr.
Letters: Tom Napolitano
Cover Price: $4.99
Release Date: January 29th, 2020

Our Annual story opens up with a flashback of Alfred in his spy days escaping a Ukrainian town made to look like an American one to train Soviet spies. He's stolen something and has been recognized, and he flees in a car while being chased. It's then that he calls Agent H for help, and they send a plane with a rope ladder to extract him from the vehicle while he's driving.

PREVIEW: Detective Comics Annual #3

Writer: Peter J. Tomasi
Artist: Sumit Kumar, Eduardo Risso
Cover Price: $4.99
Release Date: January 29, 2020

Of all the mayhem and madness that "City of Bane" visited upon Batman's world, the death of Alfred Pennyworth had the greatest impact. As Bruce struggles to pick up the pieces of his life, the absence of the man who had always helped him is felt with devastating consequences. With new storm clouds brewing on the horizon, does Bruce Wayne have what it takes to honor his dearest friend's memory?

PREVIEW: The Flash #87

Writer: Joshua Williamson
Artist: Rafael Sandoval, Jordi Tarragona
Cover Price: $3.99
Release Date: January 29, 2020

"Rogue's Reign" aftermath! Central City is in ruins! The Rogues are on the run! The Speed Force is in chaos-and the Flash's powers make him too dangerous to remain free! But who can bring him in? Plus, a surprise character returns from Barry's past with a grave warning about his future!

PREVIEW: Green Lantern: Blackstars #3

Writer: Grant Morrison
Artist: Xermanico
Cover Price: $3.99
Release Date: January 29, 2020

The epic conclusion to this twisted rewrite of DC Universe history! Will Hal Jordan and his fascist band of Blackstars sublimate the entire universe to the diamond will of Controller Mu? Can the timeline ever be restored before more of Earth's heroes perish?

PREVIEW: Justice League #39

Writer: Scott Snyder
Artist: Jorge Jimenez
Cover Price: $3.99
Release Date: January 29, 2020

In the wake of the Justice/Doom War, the Justice League finds themselves stranded at the far end of the universe and facing a challenge they've never faced before. But what will they find on their journey? Has their battle with Perpetua had consequences reaching farther across the cosmos than they ever imagined? Superstar scribe Scott Snyder says farewell to the Justice League with a special story that both winds down all the things he started in issue #1-and nods toward everything that comes next in the DC Universe.

PREVIEW: Suicide Squad #2

Writer: Tom Taylor
Artist: Bruno Redondo
Cover Price: $3.99
Release Date: January 29, 2020

After the absolute carnage of Suicide Squad #1, a new Task Force X has been assembled-even before the bodies of teammates and friends have had a chance to cool! What's left standing may be the most capable and uncompromising Suicide Squad ever brought together. But it's also the most divided. Forced to fulfill the agenda of a cruel new taskmaster, this Squad might survive their next mission, but they may not survive each other.

PREVIEW: The Last God #4

Writer: Philip Kennedy Johnson
Artist: Ricardo Federici
Cover Price: $4.99
Release Date: January 29, 2020


Beyond the edge of creation lies the Black Stair. And beyond it, amidst the void, he waits. Mol Uhltep, the Last God. This is the tale of those who claimed to slay him, and the world they doomed with their lies.  With the wraith of King Tyr and Mol Uhltep hot on her trail, and the Last God's foul curse worsening, Queen Cyanthe must rally her surviving allies within the walls of the Guild Eldritch's newly restored stronghold, the Pinnacle, and convince them to join her on her quest to travel past the edge of creation once more and do what she could not 30 years ago: kill the Last God, Mol Uhltep, once and for all.  In the past we watch as young Tyr and the first fellowship delve into the depths of the very same fortress 30 years earlier, where they uncover a terrible secret guarded by the dead. It will change the course of their lives forever...assuming they can survive.

PREVIEW: Justice League Dark #19

Written By: James Tynion IV

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

Cover Price: $3.99

Release Date: January 29, 2020

It's Wonder Woman versus Circe in an all-out brawl for the fate of the magical world! Does the Justice League Dark stand a chance against their evil counterparts? Maybe, but one of our heroes will have to make a deal with their greatest enemy to secure a power that could turn the tide of this Witching War! Will it be enough? Find out in the thrilling conclusion to this tale!

PREVIEW: Action Comics #1019

Written By: Brian Michael Bendis

Art By: John Romita Jr., Klaus Janson, Brad Anderson, Dave Sharpe

Cover Price: $3.99

Release Date: January 29, 2020

One of the biggest battles in Superman history tears through Metropolis as the super-villain team-up of Lex Luthor, the Legion of Doom, and Leviathan come to change Superman's city forever! The blockbuster creative team of writer Brian Michael Bendis and artists John Romita Jr. and Klaus Janson create a Superman epic for the ages-as the Man of Steel deals with the public disclosure of his secret identity!