Legion of Super-Heroes #11 Review

 

Writer: Brian Michael Bendis

Artist: Ryan Sook

Cover Price: $3.99

Release Date: November 25, 2020

Review by: Comic Boom Rocky - Check out his awesome Youtube Channel by clicking HERE 

I can't believe I am saying this, but I'm interested in what's happening in the future DCU! The myriad of unresolved and evolving plot lines continue to come to a head as the Legionnaires find their ranks spread across the galaxy. The planets of New Krypton, Xanthu, Rimbor , Daxam and Earth play host to a series of threats that, aside from revealing a poorly kept secret regarding Jon Kent's descendants, elude to something very sinister that's about to happen. Are we given any hints as to what that might be? Let's dive in and find out.

The Flash #766 Review and *SPOILERS*

Counterspell

Written By: Kevin Shinick
Art By: Will Conrad, Hi-Fi
Letters By: Steve Wands
Cover Price: $3.99
Release Date: November 24, 2020

*Non Spoilers and Score At The Bottom*

What started with a lot of promise took a really bad turn in the previous issue. This series wasn’t the greatest, but I was at least having fun with the book. Frankly, from a Flash title, that’s exactly what I wanted! However, now we have fallen into a dark place where the story has begun doing things for convenience rather than giving proper reason for those things to happen. With the new problems that the book is experiencing, the old problems which seemed rather minor in the previous issues now are weighing it down even more. We could ignore those problems when the rest of the book had some old school fun in it, but now that the fun has left, those issue stick out like a sore thumb. I’m hoping that the most recent face off with the main villain will bring that excitement back into this series and we can get back on track to where we were before the most previous issue. So, lets jump into this newest issue and see what it has in store for us.

Wonder Woman #767 Review

 

Mind Freak

Writer: Mariko Tamaki

Artist: Rafa Sandoval

Cover Price: $3.99

Release Date: November 25, 2020

I have not been a fan of Mariko Tamaki's run on Wonder Woman thus far.  While it's intriguing seeing Maxwell Lord and Diana work together, the ill-explained nonsense that pushes the book forward is, well, nonsense.  At least Maxwell finally showed his true colors at the end of the last issue so we can get things moving, right?  Well, let's find out...

Suicide Squad #11 Review

 

Writer: Tom Taylor

Artist: Bruno Redondo

Cover Price: $3.99

Release Date: November 25, 2020

It's such a shame this book has to end.  It's one of the few bright spots in my DC Comics reading and review list, but I get it.  It wasn't a huge seller (shame on those who didn't buy it!), and the team doesn't resemble the movie Squad, so why not end it now as DC heads for a two-month Future State break and then who knows what.  Still, it's a bittersweet feeling when you have to review a finale to a book you've been enjoying, but here goes...

Batman Beyond #49 Review

The Lie That Saved Time

Written By: Dan Jurgens

Art By: Paul Pelletier, Norm Rapmund, Chris Sotomayor, Travis Lanham

Cover Price: $3.99

Release Date: November 24, 2020

Present-day Batman Beyond continues now after our hero has traveled back in time with Booster Gold to make sure that Blanque isn't able to put a telepathic timebomb in Bruce Wayne, which will lead to Bruce going crazy in the future and killing Terry McGinnis' brother Matt. Yeah, things have gotten weird for our future Batman, but it only got weirder when our hero went to stop Blanque from terrorizing a neighborhood only to find that one of the victims is a younger version of his dead father. Let's jump into this issue and see if Terry McGinnis can not only save Batman from getting his mind played with, but also make sure that his father is safe....... you know so that he can be born one day. Let's check this out.

Red Hood #51 Review

King Of The Hill

Written By: Shawn Martinbrough

Art By: Tony Akins, Stefano Gaudiano, Paul Mounts, Troy Peteri

Cover Price: $3.99

Release Date: November 24, 2020

Jason Todd has dropped the Outlaws and is going solo as he makes his way back home to Gotham City. With a city full of Bat-Family members, what is Red Hood's place in all of this and what's he going to do to continue to be on the up and up.... and hopefully not get Batman to brutally kick his ass again?...... I guess we'll have to wait and see, but this is the first step in finding out so let's jump into this issue and see what this next chapter in Jason Todd's life holds for him. Let's check it out.

Justice League Dark #28 Review

Getting Right-Side Up

Written By: Ram V

Art By: Amancay Nahuelpan, June Chung, Rob Leigh

Cover Price: $3.99
Release Date: November 24, 2020

Let's get back to our big battle between our Justice League Dark team and the nemesis that's plagued this series since the beginning, the Upside-Down Man. In our previous issue we saw Swamp Thing sacrifice himself to bring the Green into the Otherkind's realm, Khalid falters in using the powers of Doctor Fate, forcing Nabu to bring Kent Nelson in to finish the job, Wonder Woman using the power of Hecate and Zatanna merging with their foe for one final standoff. Let's jump into this issue and see if Zatanna has a plan or if she just wanted to emulate a monster from The Thing. Let's check it out.

Batman/Superman #14 Review

 

Practice?

Writer: Joshua Williamson

Artist: Max Raynor

Cover Price: $3.99

Release Date: November 25, 2020

I have enjoyed this AI/Moonbase/Composite Batman/Superman story because of it's goofy Silver Age feel.  It has let me overlook some of the unexplained nonsense going on with hopes of getting a crazy whack funking ending this month.  Do we get that?  Let's find out...

Detective Comics #1031 Review

I am Spartacus

Writer: Peter J. Tomasi
Art: Bilquis Evely
Colors: Mar Lopes
Letters: Rob Leigh
Cover Price: $3.99
Release Date: November 23rd, 2020

There is a movement in Gotham to de-mask the masks, but does the movement speak for the majority of Gotham's people? Are Nakano and The Mirror working together for this goal? And what the actual heck is Damian up to, running around with Bruce's black book and looking like a medieval peasant?

Action Comics #1027 Review

 

Round and Round

Writer: Brian Michael Bendis

Artist: John Romita Jr.

Cover Price: $3.99

Release Date: November 24, 2020

It's almost over!  A time when Superman fans can wake up from their long slumber and start reading their favorite character again!  We aren't there just yet, but it's so close I can smell it.  I can also smell the stank coming off this penultimate issue.  Is that a spoiler as to how I felt about the issue.  Yep, and I don't care!  We are so close...

Dark Nights: Death Metal The Multiverse Who Laughs #1 Review

Greetings Boils And Ghouls!

Written By: Scott Snyder, James Tynion IV, Joshua Williamson, Patton Oswalt, Amanda Conner,
Jimmy Palmiotti, Saladin Ahmed, Brandon Thomas

Art By: Juan Gedeon, Mike Spicer, Troy Peteri, Sanford Greene, David Baron, Josh Reed, Chad Hardin, Enrica Eren Angiolini, Carlos M. Mangual, Scot Eaton, Norm Rapmund, Hi-Fi, Thomas Mandrake, Sian Mandrake, Deron Bennett

Cover Price: $5.99

Release Date: November 24, 2020

Continuing from Dark Nights: Death Metal #5, where we saw the Darkest Knight's worlds coming to take on our heroes we find ourselves in the middle of.......... an anthology story? Yeah, it's kind of weird that this would simply be random stories, supposedly showing us some of the people and events that make up the Darkest Knight's newly formed worlds, especially after having other Death Metal tie-ins tell more of the story than what seems like the actual event is doing but for whatever reason, we have a book that feels more like Tales From The Dark Multiverse than an actual tie-in to our event, but let's jump into this issue and see if this book, hosted by the Robin King is worth reading. Let's check it out.

PREVIEW: Red Hood #51

Written By: Shawn Martinbrough

Art By: Tony Akins, Stefano Gaudiano, Paul Mounts, Troy Peteri

Cover Price: $3.99

Release Date: November 24, 2020

A new era begins for the Red Hood! With his Outlaw days behind him, Jason Todd returns home to Gotham City. While he plots what’s next for Red Hood, he tracks down a childhood friend now living in the Hill. As Gotham City reels from the effects of “The Joker War,” Jason finds himself caught in the crossfire between vigilante protectors of the historic neighborhood and a rising criminal element intent on seizing power!

PREVIEW: Justice League Dark #28

Written By: Ram V

Art By: Amancay Nahuelpan, June Chung, Rob Leigh

Cover Price: $3.99
Release Date: November 24, 2020

No greater cost than this! As the Justice League Dark’s losses continue to mount, all of Zatanna’s training and adventures have led to a spell that will defeat the Upside-Down Man. But there is always a price. Wonder Woman, Detective Chimp, Doctor Fate, and Man-Bat must contend with their choices and decide how they will move forward after such an explosive ending.

PREVIEW: Dark Nights: Death Metal The Multiverse Who Laughs #1

Written By: Scott Snyder, James Tynion IV, Joshua Williamson, Patton Oswalt, Amanda Conner, Jimmy Palmiotti, Saladin Ahmed, Brandon Thomas

Art By: Juan Gedeon, Mike Spicer, Troy Peteri, Sanford Greene, David Baron, Josh Reed, Chad Hardin, Enrica Eren Angiolini, Carlos M. Mangual, Scot Eaton, Norm Rapmund, Hi-Fi, Thomas Mandrake, Sian Mandrake, Deron Bennett

Cover Price: $5.99

Release Date: November 24, 2020

The DC Multiverse is a collection of alternate-reality worlds where anything is possible. Each world tells the tale of a possible split in reality, or shows how lives vary depending on a single, solitary decision. But now that the Multiverse has been destroyed, the Batman Who Laughs has used his god like power to create a new Dark Multiverse…a collection of 52 evil worlds, each more terrifying than the last. This one-shot offers the curious-and the brave-a glimpse into the nightmare realities that the Batman Who Laughs has created in tales by creators who know what it means to have a truly twisted sense of misfit humor. An Arkham Asylum even more terrifying than what we know? A world of evil Super Pets? All that and more in these new tales of the Multiverse Who Laughs!

PREVIEW: Batman Beyond #49

Written By: Dan Jurgens

Art By: Paul Pelletier, Norm Rapmund, Chris Sotomayor, Travis Lanham

Cover Price: $3.99

Release Date: November 24, 2020

To safely return to his own timeline, Batman Beyond will have to defeat the villain Blanque without being seen by his mentor, the World’s Greatest Detective-Batman! Will Booster Gold help keep Batman Beyond hidden, or will time as we know it become completely undone? You do not want to miss this issue!

PREVIEW: Wonder Woman #767

 

Writer: Mariko Tamaki

Artist: Rafa Sandoval

Cover Price: $3.99

Release Date: November 25, 2020

The final battle between Maxwell Lord and Wonder Woman is here-and it’s winner take all in the war-torn nation of Vlatava! This rivalry has spanned many years and many timelines, but Diana of Themyscira has a thing or two to say to her adversary: “No more!” This will be a fight for the ages-we’ve seen the art, so we know! Plus, don’t miss the return of Liar Liar!

PREVIEW: The Flash #766

 

Writer: Kevin Shinick

Artist: Will Conrad, Clayton Henry

Cover Price: $3.99

Release Date: November 25, 2020

In the final showdown with Dr. Alchemy, the Flash’s powers prove almost useless and his intellect outmatched! How can Barry Allen beat a foe who thinks three steps ahead? The Fastest Man Alive will have to play catchup-but it may not be enough to save himself or Central City.

PREVIEW: Detective Comics #1031

 

Writer: Peter J. Tomasi

Artist: Bilquis Evely, Jorge Jimenez

Cover Price: $3.99

Release Date: November 25, 2020

Damian Wayne has made his move against a familiar threat from Bruce Wayne’s past-so why has the former Boy Wonder targeted none other than Tommy Elliot-a.k.a. Hush? It may have something to do with the Black Casebook that Bruce liberated from The Joker’s territory in the monumental Detective Comics #1027...but how far will Damian go to avenge this grudge from his father’s past?

PREVIEW: Batman: White Knight Presents: Harley Quinn #2

 

Writer: Katana Collins

Artist: Matteo Scalera

Cover Price: $4.99

Release Date: November 25, 2020

Gotham City’s elusive serial killer, the Starlet, and her mysterious benefactor reach the pinnacle of their power, terrorizing the city and teasing the GCPD with strange clues and a famous new victim. Harley goes rogue and hunts down a shocking major lead in the case, but her ruthless style backfires and she puts herself at the mercy of Commissioner Montoya for a shot at redemption. When FBI Agent Hector Quimby becomes an ally in a crucial moment, he and Harley forge a partnership that will soon take them down a familiar and ominous road.

PREVIEW: Batman/Superman #14

 

Writer: Joshua Williamson

Artist: Max Raynor

Cover Price: $3.99

Release Date: November 25, 2020

Enter the Composite Batman/Superman! The Dark Knight and the Man of Steel are trapped inside the Brainiac protocol’s deadly moon base, and this psychotic A.I. will not stop until it has merged with the beings it believes are its creators! And merging is exactly what our heroes are doing, as the deadly new fusion of the World’s Finest duo emerges to wreak havoc in the name of Brainiac! Can Steel and Batwoman turn the tide and save their friends?

PREVIEW: Action Comics #1027

 

Writer: Brian Michael Bendis

Artist: John Romita Jr.

Cover Price: $3.99

Release Date: November 25, 2020

Is Superman on the ropes? An epic battle rages across the skies of Metropolis! The House of Kent, Superman, Superboy, Supergirl, the Legion of Super-Heroes’ Brainiac 5, and Young Justice’s Conner Kent all unite to face an enemy from another dimension unleashed by the Invisible Mafia! This kind of power can lay waste to an entire family of super-people!  All of this plus the future of the Daily Planet revealed! Another epic Superman story for the ages by the team of Bendis, Romita Jr., and Janson!