Nightwing #81 Review

O Brother, Where Art Thou?

Writer: Tom Taylor

Artist: Bruno Redondo

Cover Price: $3.99

Release Date: June 15, 2021

I always start these Nightwing reviews by telling you how much of a Nightwing and Tom Taylor fan I am.  It's because while everyone is going (lady) gaga over this book, I am waiting for it to hit with me.  I did give the first issue a perfect score, mind you, but since then, it feels like Taylor is treading water in a sea of fan service, and I'm worried that he could run out of time as he did with his excellent Suicide Squad book.  So, did this one pump up the jam and get me back on board?  Let's find out...

Catwoman #32 Review

 

Tell Me Everything That's Not Important

Writer: Ram V

Artist: Evan Cagle

Cover Price: $3.99

Release Date: June 15, 2021

Ram V has done a damn good job of making this book feel important.  I love Selina, and I love any time she gets more eyes on her book, and tying it into the Magistrate stuff going on is sure to do that.  It also doesn't hurt that it's been a good book on its own as well.  So, do things ramp up even more, this issue?  Let's find out...

Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow #1 Review

 

Art By: Bilquis Evely

Colors By: Matheus Lopes

Letters By: Clayton Cowles

Cover Art By: Bilquis Evely, Matheus Lopes

Cover Price: $4.99

Release Date: June 15, 2021

In Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow #1, it's Supergirl's 21st birthday, and she's decided to go to a planet with a red sun so she can forget about invulnerability or superpowers or her responsibilities as a hero... and get drunk. Meanwhile, a young native girl named Ruthye is tracking down the man who killed her father. When their paths cross, Supergirl becomes Ruthye's choice to help avenge her father, whether Supergirl likes it or not.

The Flash #771 Review

A Need For Speed....... Force

Written By: Jeremy Adams

Art By: Kevin Maguire, Howard Porter, Berat Pekmezci, Bryan Hitch, Max Raynor, Scott Kolins, Tom Derenick, Fernando Pasarin, Oclair Albert, Brandon Peterson, Michael Atiyeh, Steve Wands

Cover Price: $3.99

Release Date: June 15, 2021

Let's jump back into our Quantum Leap style story where Wally West finds himself leaping from speedster to speedster throughout time where there's a disturbance in the Speed Force that our Fastest Man Alive has to disperse before it explodes into a catastrophic life-ending scenario.  As we saw at the end of the last issue it looks like Wally has jumped into the body of Reverse Flash when he's about to be inducted into the Legion of Doom but there's something funny about the way that this scenario looks so let's jump into this issue and find out what's going on with this strange body-hopping situation.  Let's check it out.

Static: Season One #1 Review

He'll Put A Shock To Your System

Written By: Vita Ayala

Art By: Chrisscross, Nicholas Draper-Ivey, Andworld Design

Cover Price: $3.99

Release Date: June 15, 2021

It's been the better part of a decade but Static is finally back in one of those weird "Season" things that comics have started doing and while I don't like comparing comics to television shows...... for a lot of reasons, but for this moment I don't like doing it because there's a chance that a show won't get picked up for a second season. Yeah, you can say that a comic can get canceled but at least I feel like I know what's going on when we stick to comic terms. Anyway, that's neither here nor there, what's right in front of us is Virgil Hawkins making his way back on the scene with a new reimagined origin for my favorite hero to come out of the Milestone Universe. Let's jump into this and see what our #1 issue looks like.

PREVIEW: Static Season One #1

 

Writer: Vita Ayala

Artist: ChrisCross

Cover Price: $3.99

Release Date: June 16, 2021

Cover Price: $3.99

At long last, the most famous face of the Milestone Universe is making his shocking return!

Bullied nerd Virgil Hawkins wasn't the kind of kid you'd normally find on the streets at a protest– but like everyone else in the city of Dakota, he was fed up. Unfortunately, the first time he stood up to raise his voice, the world turned upside down. The experimental tear gas released that day left some of his classmates maimed or dead…but it left Virgil, and others, with stunning new abilities. Virgil has power inside him now — real power, the ability to channel and manipulate electromagnetic fields. But there's anger burning inside him, too. What is he supposed to do about all of this? And first and foremost — what is he supposed to do about his bullies, now that they've got superpowers too?

PREVIEW: Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow #1

 

Writer: Tom King

Artist: Bilquis Evely

Cover Price: $4.99

Release Date: June 16, 2021

Kara Zor-El has seen some epic adventures over the years, but finds her life without meaning or purpose. Here she is, a young woman who saw her planet destroyed and was sent to Earth to protect a baby cousin who ended up not needing her. What was it all for? Wherever she goes, people only see her through the lens of Superman’s fame. Just when Supergirl thinks she’s had enough, everything changes. An alien girl seeks her out for a vicious mission. Her world has been destroyed, and the bad guys responsible are still out there. She wants revenge, and if Supergirl doesn’t help her, she’ll do it herself, whatever the cost. Now a Kryptonian, a dog, and an angry, heartbroken child head out into space on a journey that will shake them to their very core.

PREVIEW: Nightwing #81

 

Writer: Tom Taylor

Artist: Bruno Redondo

Cover Price: $3.99

Release Date: June 16, 2021

Dick Grayson trades out his escrima sticks for a magnifying glass and a sleuth hat to investigate Blüdhaven’s new mayor, Melinda Zucco, and find out how the daughter of the man who murdered Dick’s parents came to power in Nightwing’s city. But his investigative adventure is cut short when he comes face to face with the most horrendous villain in the history of Blüdhaven-HEARTLESS.

PREVIEW: Catwoman #32

 

Writer: Ram V

Artist: Evan Cagle

Cover Price: $3.99

Release Date: June 16, 2021

Who is Selina Kyle? That’s the question that Father Valley has taken to the streets to find out. From her humble beginnings as an Alleytown kid to her greatest heists as Catwoman, all will be revealed. Because when Father Valley asks a question, it’s best to answer...but when he’s already quoting verses, pray that it’s not already too late for you. Proverbs, 25:2.

PREVIEW: The Flash #771

 

Writer: Jeremy Adams

Artist: Tom Derenick, Bryan Hitch, Scott Kolins, Kevin Maguire, Fernando Pasarin, Berat Pekmezci, Brandon Peterson, Max Raynor

Cover Price: $3.99

Release Date: June 15, 2021

The Legion of Doom, Teen Titans Academy, Max Mercury’s Wild West origins, and more! Wally West’s leaps from speedster to speedster throughout time draws to a close as he begins to realize why he’s been sent on his quest by the Speed Force and what might be behind it. But with one last stop before he’s allowed to go home, will this journey break Wally forever or return him to glory?

DC Comics Ep 363: Detective Comics, Justice League Last Ride, The Joker, Hopitals & Not Umlauts

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