World Comic Book Review

28th March 2024

Batman – Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II #1 (Review)

Batman/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II #1 DC Comics, December 2017 Writer: James Tynion IV The title of Batman/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II immediately communicates that this is a blatant attempt to leverage two marketable brands in order to attract each property’s respective fanbases. With such endeavours, the goal typically is to boost sales, usually at … Read more

DC Universe Holiday Special 2017 (Review)

DC Universe Holiday Special 2017 DC Comics, December 2017 Writers: Various (Christopher Priest, Jeff Lemire, Dennis O’Neil, Tom King, Greg Rucka, Various, Joshua Williamson, Shea Fontana) ‘Tis the season. DC Universe Holiday Special 2017 is a 96-page comic book from American publisher DC Comics. It serves as a holiday special featuring many of its mainstream … Read more

Happy Thirtieth Birthday, Amanda Waller

May 1987 saw the conclusion of the comic book series Legends, a six issue title from American comic book publisher DC Comics. Perhaps the most significant development from Legends was the creation and introduction of the character Amanda Waller into DC Comics’ continuity. In the pages of the first issue of Legends, a uniformed and … Read more

Justice League of America Annual #1 (Review)

Justice League of America Annual #1 DC Comics, November 2017 Writer: Steve Orlando Justice League of America Annual #1 features the Justice League brand in the title, but – unlike the cross-promotional underpinnings of many of the titles published by American comic book company DC Comics titles this year – does not focus on any … Read more