Tag: DC Comics

The Secret Society of Supervillains (1976 – 1977) (revisited)

Writers: Gerry Conway, David A. Kraft, Bob Rozakis Artist: Pablo Marcos, Vince Colleta, Ernie Chua, Rich Buckler, Bob Layton, Dick Ayers, Jack Abel, Joe Orlando,

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Batman: Offworld #1-3 (review)

Writer: Jason Aaron Artist: Doug Mahnke DC Comics, November 2023-January 2024 We have admired comic book writer Jason Aaron’s work for a long time. Some

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Action Comics #1061 (review)

Writer: Jason Aaron Artist: John Timms DC Comics, March 2024. Reading Superman stories involving Bizarro, a flawed duplicate of Superman first appearing in 1958, is

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Batman: The Imposter (collected edition) (review)

Writer: Mattson Tomlin Artist: Andrea Sorrentino DC Comics, 2021 If we had to choose the best superhero comic book so far this decade, it must

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THE DEMON #6-8 (1990) (revisited) —“God is not a theory”

Writer: Alan Grant Artists: Val Semeiks, Denis Rodier DC Comics, 1990 SAYING THE TRUTH will set you free is horribly false when you glimpse a

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Happy 40th birthday, Frank Miller’s Ronin (revisited)

Writer / artist: Frank Miller DC Comics, 1983-1984 Critiquing this comic brings your reviewer a deep sense of nostalgia: being baffled by the cost and

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The Human Target #12 (review) – a eulogy for Christopher Chance

Writer: Tom King Artist: Greg Smallwood DC Comics (Black Label), 2022-2023 DC Comics chose to publish this title under its Skunkworks imprint Black Label for

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Cold Blood, Libel, and Forlorn Love: Adventure Comics #431 – #440 (1974-5) – The Spectre (revisited)

Writer: Michael Fleisher Artist: Jim Aparo DC Comics, 1974-1975 Recently, your reviewer has been revisiting stories from his childhood, including Adventure Comics. Adventure Comics was

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POISON IVY (review)—”Seduced by life and death”

Writer: G. Willow Wilson Artists: Marcio Takara, Arif Prianto DC Comics, June 2022 AN ALIEN GARDENER arriving to cultivate the planet would have to worry

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Happy 40th anniversary, Batman and the Outsiders

Writer: Mike W. Barr Art: Jim Aparo DC Comics, July 1983 to April 1986 Wherever the Bat signal appears, dollar signs follow. American superhero character

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