Tuesday, December 27, 2022

Detective Comics #1067 Review

   

   

Written by: Ram V
Art by: Ivan Reis, Danny Miki
Colors by: Dave Stewart
Letters by: Ariana Maher
Cover art by: Evan Cagle
Cover price: $4.99
Release date: December 27, 2022


Detective Comics #1067 brings the Orgham family plan for Gotham City a few steps closer to fruition with a land deal for the Narrows that completes with explosive speed.

Harley Quinn #25 Review

   

   

Written by: Stephanie Phillips
Art by: Matteo Lolli, David Baldeon
Colors by: Rain Beredo
Letters by: Deron Bennett
Cover art by: Matteo Lolli, Rain Beredo
Cover price: $4.99
Release date: December 27, 2022


Harley Quinn #25 jumps straight into multiverse shenanigans as the Harley Who Laughs arrives to kill Old Lady Harley and regular Harley to be the last Harley across all dimensions. Why? Because it's in the script.

DC Horror Presents: Sgt. Rock vs. The Army of the Dead #4 Review

  

   

Written by: Bruce Campbell
Art by: Eduardo Risso
Colors by: Kristian Rossi
Letters by: Rob Leigh
Cover art by: Gary Frank, Brad Anderson
Cover price: $3.99
Release date: December 27, 2022


DC Horror Presents Sgt. Rock vs. The Army of the Dead #4 continues Easy Company's chase of Hitler's doctor, Morell, over the river and through the woods in Nazi-occupied Germany.

Action Comics #1050 Review

    



Written by: Phillip Kennedy Johnson, Tom Taylor, Joshua Williamson
Art by: Mike Perkins, Clayton Henry, Nick Dragotta
Colors by: Frank Martin
Letters by: Dave Sharpe
Cover art by: Steve Beach
Cover price: $5.99
Release date: December 27, 2022

Action Comics #1050 marks the return of Superman to Earth and the rekindling of his perpetual conflict against his greatest rival - Lex Luthor.

Monday, December 26, 2022

Weird Science DC Comics Podcast Ep 464: Dark Crisis, Batman vs Robin, World's Finest, Nightwing, Flash & Catwoman


This week's podcast has a plethora of books (that means six, people), some mail, and lots of fun!  Dark Crisis on Infinite Earths ends, Batman vs Robin sets up Lazarus Planet, and we get a crazy cliffhanger reveal in World's Finest!  Find out what we picked for our Book of the Week and more!

DCeased: War of the Undead Gods #5 Review

 


Killing It

Writer: Tom Taylor
Art:  Trevor Hairsine, Andy Lanning and Neil Edwards, Rain Beredo, and Saida Temofonte
Cover Price: $3.99
Release Date: December 20, 2022
Reviewer:  Dr. Carl Bryan

“I’ve brought you back from death once before, Dad.  I’ll do it again if I have to. -  Jon Kent to his father…Superman

A greater chaotic force enters the battle and in so doing, threatens reality itself.  Then, as more heroes fall and whole galaxies are lost, the most powerful forces across the cosmos must stop watching from the sidelines and finally act.  All this and Mr. Mxyzptlk!

Tuesday, December 20, 2022

Nightwing #99 Review - Tony Zucco's in Town...With a Few Minutes to Kill!

 


Power Vacuum

Written by: Tom Taylor
Art by: Bruno Redondo, Geraldo Borges, Caio Filipe
Colors by: Adriano Lucas
Letters by: Wes Abbott
Cover price: $3.99
Release date: December 20, 2022


There has been a lot of talk about what Tom Taylor has in store for Nightwing fans in issue #100. But, we can't just forget issue #99, right?!? So, to make things big this month, we get Tony Zucco and I say "big", but that's huge... Especially with Melinda Zucco in the mix! So, what happens when Dick comes face-to-face with his parents' killer? Let's find out...

Dark Crisis on Infinite Earths #7 Review

 




Writer: Joshua Williamson
Artist: Daniel Sampere, Alejandro Sanchez
Cover Price: $5.99
Release Date: December 20, 2022


It's the big finale of the Dark Crisis Event.  Is it any good?  Let's find out...

Batman vs. Robin #4 Review



Written by: Mark Waid

Art by:Mahmud Asrar, Scott Godlewski
Colors by: Jordie Bellaire
Letters by: Steve Wands
Cover art by:Mahmud Asrar, Nathan Fairbairn
Cover price: $5.99
Release date: December 20, 2022



Batman vs. Robin #4 concludes the conflict between father and son with a no-holds-barred battle in the caverns of Lazarus Island. Who will be the last Wayne standing, and where do we go from here?

Stargirl: The Lost Children #2 Review




Written by: Geoff Johns

Art by: Todd Nauck
Colors by: Matt Herms
Letters by: Rob Leigh
Cover art by: Todd Nauck
Cover price: $3.99
Release date: December 20, 2022



Stargirl: The Lost Children #2 continues the sidekick mystery adventure with a trip to the island of lost sidekicks, where a sinister villain, the Childminder, keeps ageless sidekicks for some dark purpose.

Batman / Superman: World's Finest #10 Review




Written by: Mark Waid
Art by: Dan Mora
Colors by: Tamra Bonvillain
Letters by: Steve Wands
Cover art by: Dan Mora
Cover price: $3.99
Release date: December 20, 202

Batman / Superman: World's Finest #10 finds the Boy thunder on the receiving end of Joker's crowbar treatment as Batman and Superman call in the Titans to help find and rescue David.

The Flash #789 Review

  

  

Written by: Jeremy Adams
Art by: Fernando Pasarin, Matt Ryan
Colors by: Matt Herms
Letters by: Rob Leigh
Cover art by: Taurin Clarke
Cover price: $3.99
Release date: December 20, 2022




The Flash #789 ends Mayor Wolfe's weirdly fascist takeover of Central City when the Flash, with some help from Pied Piper, discovers the Mayor is more than meets the eye.

Monday, December 19, 2022

Nightwing #99 Review



Written by: Tom Taylor

Art by: Bruno Redondo, Geraldo Borges, Caio Filipe
Colors by: Adriano Lucas
Letters by: Wes Abbott
Cover art by: Bruno Redondo
Cover price: $3.99
Release date: December 20, 2022

Nightwing #99 sees the return of Tony Zucco to Blüdhaven to take advantage of the power vacuum left by Blockbuster and Maroni. Will Mayor Melinda Zucco join her father so they can rule the city together?

Sunday, December 18, 2022

Batgirls #13 Review

   

   

Written by: Becky Cloonan, Michael Conrad
Art by: Jonathan Case
Colors by: Jonathan Case
Letters by: Jonathan Case
Cover art by: Jorge Corona, Sarah Stern
Cover price: $3.99
Release date: December 13, 2022

Batgirls #13 continues the Freaky Friday adventure from the Batgirls Annual when Steph enjoys Dinner with Siva and Cass plays a game of Daddy Dearest. Meanwhile, Barbara and Bruce call in a favor from a magical friend.

Batman / Spawn #1 Review

   

   

Written by: Todd McFarlane
Art by: Greg Capullo, Todd McFarlane
Colors by: Dave McCaig
Letters by: Tom Napolitano
Cover art by: Everyone DC can find
Cover price: $6.99
Release date: December 13, 2022

Batman/ Spawn #1 finds the Cape Crusader and the Hellspawn on opposite sides of a fight when the Court of Owls present both men with an opportunity to save their respective loved ones on the Anniversary of their deaths.

Danger Street #1 Review

   

   

Written by: Tom King
Art by: Jorge Fornés
Colors by: Dave Stewart
Letters by: Clayton Cowles
Cover art by: Jorge Fornés
Cover price: $4.99
Release date: December 13, 2022

Danger Street #1 follows a small army of C-List and D-List DC characters as they try to improve their lives and end up making a mess. A bloody mess.

Monday, December 12, 2022

WildC.A.T.s #2 Review

   

   

Written by: Matthew Rosenberg
Art by: Stephen Segovia
Colors by: Elmer Santos
Letters by: Ferran Delgado
Cover art by: Stephen Segovia, Elmer Santos
Cover price: $3.99
Release date: December 13, 2022

WildC.A.T.s #2 find Grifter recovering after a narrow escape from a mission gone sideways. His encounter with creepy, masked cultists, armored mercenaries, and the Court of Owls gives him a new sense of purpose in his job with Halo.

Wonder Woman #794 Review

   

   

Written by: Becky Cloonan, Michael Conrad
Art by: Emanuela Lupacchino, Wade von Grawbadger
Colors by: Jordie Bellaire
Letters by: Pat Brosseau
Cover art by: Yanick Paquette, Nathan Fairbairn
Cover price: $4.99
Release date: December 13, 2022

Wonder Woman #794 unveils the grand threat behind the International Milk Company's machinations, signaling the dawn of a new age for the gods of Olympus and the entire Earth.

Tuesday, December 6, 2022

Batman #130 Video Review - The Batgod in Full Effect!

 

   

Writer: Chip Zdarsky
Artist: 
Cover Price: $4.99
Release Date: December 7, 2022

I am a huge Chip Zdarsky fan, but while I have enjoyed his Batman run so far, he may have gone a little too far this time.  Check out my Batman #130 Video Review and find out what he did...

Batman #130 Review

   

   

Written by: Chip Zdarsky
Art by: Jorge Jimenez
Colors by: Tomeu Morey
Letters by: Clayton Cowles
Cover art by: Jorge Jimenez
Cover price: $4.99
Release date: December 6, 2022

Batman #130 finds the Caped Crusader lost in orbit after Failsafe's destruction of the Justice League's moon base. Can Batman make it back to Earth in one piece? Is there anyone left to help him stop the unstoppable?

Batman & The Joker: The Deadly Duo #2 Review

   
  
   

Written by: Marc Silvestri
Art by: Marc Silvestri
Colors by: Arif Prianto
Letters by: Troy Peteri
Cover art by: Marc Silvestri
Cover price $4.99
Release date: December 6, 2022

Batman & The Joker: The Deadly Duo #2 leans into the horror when the nature of Gotham's newest batch of monstrous killers turns out to be monsters in the truest sense. Can Joker help Batman unlock the mystery and find the kidnapped Jim Gordon?

Monday, December 5, 2022

Gotham City: Year One #3 Review

   

   

Written by: Tom King
Art by: Phil Hester, Eric Gapstur
Colors by: Jordie Bellaire
Letters by: Clayton Cowles
Cover art by: Phil Hester
Cover price: $4.99
Release date: December 6, 2022

Gotham City: Year One #3 puts Slam Bradley on the sleuthing trail to find Helen Wayne - dead or alive. When the only lead Slam has left is the mysterious and catlike 'Sue,' Slam snakes his way through Gotham's underbelly to find her.

Monkey Prince #9 Review

   

    


Written by: Gene Luen Yang
Art by: Bernard Chang
Colors by: Marcelo Maiolo
Letters by: Janice Chiang
Cover art by: Bernard Chang
Cover price: $3.99
Release date: December 6, 2022

Monkey Prince #9 takes Marcus's family travels to Metropolis where his Henchparents get a gig working for Lex Luthor. Unfortunately, the gig takes a bad turn when King Fire Bull arrives to steal a special Lexcorp project.

Sunday, December 4, 2022

Justice Society of America #1 Video Review

 

Second Chances
   
Writer: Geoff Johns
Artist: Mikel Janin
Cover Price: $3.99
Release Date: November 29, 2022

After a lot of yelling, fans of the Justice Society of America are finally getting their JSA book, but is it really the book they wanted.  Let's find out in our Justice Society of America #1 Video Review...

Tuesday, November 29, 2022

Blue Beetle: Graduation Day #1 Review

 


Do We Have to Reach?

Writer: Josh Trujillo
Artist: Adrian Gutierrez
Cover Price: $3.99
Release Date: November 29, 2022

While I am not the resident Blue Beetle fan here at Weird Science, Eric Shea is boycotting DC Comic Reviews right now so you are all stuck with me!  So, here is a video review of Blue Beetle: Graduation Day #1...