Wonder Woman #782 Review

 

Deadman Fix All Tales

Writer: Becky Cloonan, and Michael Conrad

Artist: Marcio Takara

Cover Price: $4.99

Release Date: December 14, 2021

I haven't loved the Wonder Woman book in quite some time.  There have been a few bright spots, but it's been years since fans have had a solid run.  I have had the feeling for a long time that DC Comics has just handed out the book as an assignment than finding someone with a story they were passionate about telling.  Because of that, we keep falling back on the same tropes and cliches that might seem reasonable to new readers but have grown tiresome to long-time readers.  This run is no exception and throws in many weird things besides.  Cloonan and Conrad somehow think that the Phantom Zone (and some other odd things) is a part of the Multiverse and that Deadman can possess a dead man.  I get the joke there, but it isn't what the character does.  Oh well, let's see what is going on in this issue.

Robin & Batman #2 Review

Teen Titans GO!!!

Written by: Jeff Lemire

Art by: Dustin Nguyen, and Steve Wands

Cover price: $3.99

Release date: December 14, 2021

Robin & Batman #2 follows the Dynamic Duo as batman takes the newly-minted Boy wonder on a very special field trip for his birthday. A trip to the Justice League satellite. When they arrive, Dick finds wonders he'd never imagined existed and meets heroes he's only ever heard about. But nothing compares to the excitement (and possible trouble) he experiences when he's introduced to a collection of sidekick teens with a Titan-ic thirst for adventure.

Batman: Urban Legends #10 Review

 

'Tis the Season...

Writer: Meghan Fitzmartin, Tini Howard, Sam Johns, Dan Watters

Artist: Alberto Jimenez Alburquerque, Nikola Cizmesija, Christian Duce, Karl Mostert

Cover Price: $7.99

Release Date: December 14, 2021

Most people will be jumping into this issue of Urban Legends to see what Tim Drake is up to next, but I am here for the Tweedledee & Tweedledum story myself.  That's what I like about this book. Everyone can find something to like here, but in the end, is it all worth the hefty price tag?  That's what we are here to find out, so let's jump into it!

Batgirls #1 Review

Double Trouble for a New Generation

Written by: Becky Cloonan, Michael Conrad

Art by: Jorge Corona, Sarah Stern, and Becca Carey

Cover price: $3.99

Release date: December 14, 2021

Batgirls #1 catches up with Cassandra Cain, Stephanie Brown, and Barbara Gordon as they move into their new flat and establish a more secure base of operations away from the watchful eye of the Seer.

Wonder Girl #6 Review

A lot of Assembly Required

Written by:  Joëlle Jones

Art by: Leila Del Duca, Jordie Bellaire, and Pat Brosseau

Cover price: $3.99

Release date: December 14, 2021

Wonder Girl #6 casts Yara Flor down into the dark pit of Tartarus as punishment for rejecting Hera's offer to become her immortal champion. Farther from home than she ever thought possible, Yara encounters bizarre witches and giants before a final confrontation with Eros. Meanwhile, Cassie and Donna Troy get to know the Esquecida tribe during their joint mission to rescue Yara.

Teen Titans Academy #9 Review

Reunited And It Feels So Good

Written By: Tim Sheridan

Art By: Mike Norton, Hi-Fi, Rob Leigh

Cover Price: $3.99
Release Date: December 14, 2021

Let's head on back to school to check in on the possible future of the Teen Titans with the students that we want to love, but who at this point don't really feel all that fleshed out or even used a lot. Previously, we saw the start of what led to Future State and the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse when Brat-Girl and Gorilla Gregg were tampering with the H-Dial but that wasn't the most important thing to happen in the last issue, no. We saw Roy Harper return home to Titans Tower and now it's time to see how this reunion plays out. Let's jump into this issue and check it out.

I Am Batman #4 Review

Magistrate 2.0

Written By: John Ridley

Art By: Stephen Segovia, Christian Duce, Rex Lokus, Troy Peteri

Cover Price: $3.99

Release Date: December 14, 2021

Let's head on back to Gotham to see how Jace Fox is making out in being the next Batman. Previously, we saw Jace protecting his mother and police officers from the Seer's Moral Authority group who have been manipulated into becoming a vigilante group that believes that they are special and the only real ones who can take their city back from the masks and freaks who want to make it their own. That was only the beginning though as Tyler Arkadine, the man who put Jace Fox on this path to begin with was extradited to Gotham to face human trafficking charges was murdered in his cell. Let's jump into this issue and see if we can learn the truth about what's actually going on in Gotham and if it's too much for our new Batman to handle.

Titans United #4 Review

Invaders From Tamaran

Written By: Cavan Scott

Art By: Jose Luis, Jonas Trindade, Rex Lokus, Carlos M. Mangual

Cover Price: $3.99

Release Date: December 14, 2021

Let's get back to what I'm calling a seven-issue Hypertime story since we're essentially just dealing with an out-of-continuity story that features the Titans we see on the HBO Max show. In our previous issue, we saw our Titans going after Lady Vic for her connection to what Cadmus has been up to with collecting DNA from superheroes so that they can copy their powers, while Starfire's evil sister Blackfire was orbiting the Earth in her spaceship, torturing Superboy so that she could determine the extent of his powers...... even though it seemed like Superboy's powers were fading previously. Let's jump into this issue and see if we can make this strange mystery clearer or if things will continue to be shrouded. Let's check it out.

The Joker #10 Review

There's A Problem With Junior

Written By: Matthew Rosenberg, James Tynion IV, Sam Johns

Art By: Francesco Francavilla, Tom Napolitano, Belen Ortega, Alejandro Sanchez, Becca Carey

Cover Price: $5.99

Release Date: December 14, 2021

The hunt for the Joker continues after the previous Annual, where we saw a glimpse into the past and witnessed more reasons why Jim Gordon hates the Clown Prince of Crime. While taking a look into Gotham's past, where Batman and Batgirl were beating up bad guys and our new Commissioner Gordon was cleaning up the GCPD, that Annual issue felt more like taking all the narration boxes that we get in a normal issue of the Joker and expanding on it with an oversized issue. I'm not sure that we need to see more about why Jim Gordon doesn't like our title character because he tells us every issue it feels like but let's continue our look into the past with this issue of the Joker.