Batman: Urban Legends #1 Review

 

The Legend is Real

Writer: Stephanie Phillips, Matthew Rosenberg, Brandon Thomas, Chip Zdarsky

Artist: Eddy Barrows, Ryan Benjamin, Laura Braga, Max Dunbar, Marcus To

Cover Price: $7.99

Release Date: March 9, 2021

We could debate all day and night over the need for another Bat Book at DC Comics.  It always comes down to money anyway, and Batman brings in the cashunda!  So, I will not tell you that we need a new Batman book, but I am going to tell you that I need a Batman book written by Chip Zdarsky!  Here it is, and he's brought some friends with him.  Let's get into the review...

Rorschach #6 Review

Follow the Clues

Writer: Tom King

Artist: Jorge Fornes
Colorist: Dave Stewart
Letters: Clayton Cowles
Cover Price: $4.99
Release Date: March 9th, 2021

As our nameless Detective continues his investigation, he finally gets his hands on the letters that were exchanged between Myerson and Laura that brought them together and would eventually lead to the assassination attempt that started this story off. And that's entirely what this issue is. It's those letters, set to the imagery of course.

Wonder Woman #770 Review

 

The Land of Ice and Snow

Writer: Jordie Bellaire, Becky Cloonan, Michael Conrad

Artist: Paulina Ganucheau, Travis Moore

Cover Price: $4.99

Release Date: March 9, 2021

After what happened to Diana in Death metal and then Infinite Frontier, I was unsure what we would get from a solo Wonder Woman book. I wouldn't have been surprised if this was a Hypolita or Nubia book!  Thankfully, it is not (though I want more Nubia!), and I hope that people give this a shot because this first issue has me intrigued.  Let's get into it...

Superman #29 Review

Time Is Not On Superman's Side

Written By: Phillip Kennedy Johnson, Sean Lewis

Art By: Phil Hester, Eric Gapstur, Hi-Fi, Dave Sharpe, Sami Basri, Ulises Arreola

Cover Price: $4.99

Release Date: March 9, 2021

With Future State behind us, it's time to see what a Phillip Kennedy Johnson Superman series actually looks like in a present setting and while I complained previously about not getting enough Superman in those Future State books, that was a whole separate animal that needed to do what it was doing so I'm willing to let that slide and go with this with an open mind and see what kind of Superman tales we'll get out our Man of Steel's new writer. Let's jump into this issue and see what this era of Superman holds in store for us. Let's check it out.

Green Lantern: Season Two #12 Review

 

You Don't Have to Be An Alien to Enjoy It, But It Helps

Written By: Grant Morrison
Art By: Liam Sharp
Colors By: Liam Sharp
Letters By: Steve Wands
Cover Art By: Liam Sharp
Cover Price: $4.99
Release Date: March 9th, 2021

In Green Lantern Season 2, #12, Hal Jordan is marooned on Athmoora without his ring, fighting against "plastic" toy versions of nearly every villain he's ever encountered. The Golden Ones have formed an alliance with Hector Hammond to destroy Jordan and feast on the restrained intelligence of Athmoors, restrained by the Intelligence Engine Jordan's predecessor, Abin Sur, put in place years ago. With no way to win in a head-on battle, Jordan tries to make a deal.

The Joker #1 Review

Killing The Boogeyman

Written By: James Tynion IV, Sam Johns

Art By: Guillem March, Arif Prianto, Tom Napolitano, Mirka Andolfo, Romulo Fajardo Jr., Ariana Maher

Cover Price: $4.99

Release Date: March 9, 2021

The Joker is the star of his very own new monthly series and that adventure starts here in the post-Joker War/Infinite Frontier era of DC Comics. Arkham has been reduced to ruin after the events of "A-Day" and the city of Gotham is in the grip of fear wondering what the Joker will do next. Really though, the Joker should wonder what's coming at him next because in this issue we'll explore Jim Gordon as he tries to pick up the pieces of his life after being infected by the Batman Who Laughs, leaving the police force and mourning the loss of his psychopathic son, James Gordon Jr. What will this new life for the once Commissioner look like and what does it have to do with the Joker? Let's jump into this issue and find out.

PREVIEW: Superman #29

 

Writer: Phillip K. Johnson, Sean Lewis

Artist: Sami Basri, Phil Hester

Cover Price: $4.99

Release Date: March 9, 2021

Writer Phillip Kennedy Johnson jumps from DC Future State back to the present for a two-part story that spans Superman and Action Comics this month!  In “The Golden Age,” Jonathan Kent steps back to examine his father’s legacy. When a monstrous foe from outer space attacks Clark-and nearly kills him!-this young hero must consider the fact that his father died once before, and the Legion of Super-Heroes told him he could die again. Any threat could be the one-including this one!  And in the new backup “Tales of Metropolis” story, writer Sean Lewis (DC Future State: Superman of Metropolis) and artist Sami Basri (Harley Quinn) follow Jimmy Olsen on a quest to meet of some of the city’s more colorful denizens, beginning with Bibbo Bibbowski!

PREVIEW: The Joker #1

 

Writer: Sam Johns, James Tynion IV

Artist: Mirka Andolfo, Guillem March

Cover Price: $4.99

Release Date: March 9, 2021

Following the events of Infinite Frontier #1, The Joker is the most wanted man in the world! But the Clown Prince of Crime is several steps ahead of law enforcement and he’s on the run overseas. James Gordon, facing retirement, realizes this is the manhunt of his life and the last piece of a storied career…but what mysterious and deadly forces are also in pursuit of The Joker?

And in the backup story, following the events of the smash-hit Punchline #1, DC’s most controversial new villain navigates the infrastructure of Blackgate Penitentiary-while on the outside, Harper Row takes up the mantle of Bluebird to stop her brother from falling under Punchline’s influence.

PREVIEW: Wonder Woman #770

 

Writer: Jordie Bellaire, Becky Cloonan, Michael Conrad

Artist: Paulina Ganucheau, Travis Moore

Cover Price: $4.99

Release Date: March 9, 2021

What. Is. Happening?! Wonder Woman just woke up in the middle of battle, with rampaging hordes of mythological beasts bearing down on her! Not even the Princess of the Amazons can survive such an assault, but that’s okay-it’s just another day in Valhalla! The warriors here spend their days fighting and their nights drinking-and if they die in combat they’ll be resurrected in time for the party. Strange, though, that no one seems surprised to see Wonder Woman in this crowd. It’s up to Diana to find out why things are going wrong in the Sphere of the Gods-and whether it has anything to do with what landed her in the Norse afterlife.

PREVIEW: Rorschach #6

 

Writer: Tom King

Artist: Jorge Forns

Cover Price: $4.99

Release Date: March 9, 2021

Common tragedies can bind two people together, sometimes in all the wrong ways. The investigation into a famous comic book creator’s relationship with a deranged young girl takes the detective to places he never wanted to go. Witness how a woman raised to fear the squid invasion and distrust facts seeks a man whose creations embody strength, justice, and truth, and compels him to trade his paper heroes for flesh and blood.

PREVIEW: Batman: Urban Legends #1

 

Writer: Stephanie Phillips, Matthew Rosenberg, Brandon Thomas, Chip Zdarsky

Artist: Eddy Barrows, Ryan Benjamin, Laura Braga, Max Dunbar, Marcus To

Cover Price: $7.99

Release Date: March 9, 2021

Batman may be the biggest name in Gotham City, but there are lots of other heroes-and villains-who will get a turn to shine in Batman: Urban Legends, a brand-new monthly series tying into the biggest events in Gotham City. The series begins with these can’t-miss tales:

• Superstar writer Chip Zdarsky enters the world of Gotham City with celebrated Detective Comics and DC Future State: Robin Eternal artist Eddy Barrows for a six-part story chronicling Red Hood’s investigation of a new drug sweeping through Gotham. It’s a night that will change his life forever-and put him in Batman’s crosshairs.

• Writer of the DC Future State “Grifters” story Matthew Rosenberg picks up where he left off, continuing from the pages of Batman #101! Superstar artist Ryan Benjamin joins the team as we learn why Cole Cash is in Gotham in a tale that hints at what Halo might be...and we also get Batman vs. Grifter-round two!

• New Harley Quinn writer Stephanie Phillips and DC Future State: The Next Batman artist Laura Braga join forces for a Harley tale set just before the launch of her new series. Harley’s determined to sort out her history with Poison Ivy-but first, she’ll have to find her!

• Coming off the DC Future State “Outsiders” tale, writer Brandon Thomas begins a three-part saga reuniting Black Lightning, Katana, and Metamorpho. But this reunion quickly turns into a confrontation with a figure from Katana’s past, in a story drawn by fan-favorite artist Max Dunbar (Champions, Dungeons and Dragons, Judge Dredd)!