Monthly Archives: October 2011

DCnU Month 2 Wrap-Up

Month 2 is finished, and my monthly pull list is changing.  This time I’m removing some titles: gone are Batwing, Catwoman, Red Hood and the Outlaws, and Teen Titans. Judd Winick still fails in so many ways with his writing, … Continue reading

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DCnU’s First 52 Wrap-Up

All right, September’s final issues are out and I’m done writing my reviews and thoughts about the titles. In most of my postings I mentioned if I was going to continue with the title, but I want to review the … Continue reading

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Teen Titans #1

Written by Scott Lobdell, Penciled by Brett Booth, Inked by Norm Rapmund. This is the 2nd Scott Lobdell title in as many weeks, and I find myself having the same feelings for him as I do for Judd Winick.  I’m … Continue reading

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Superman #1

Written and laid out by George Perez, finished by Jesus Merino. Somewhere I read some folks complaining that much of the New 52 books stories suffer from decompression, where the story is being stretched out when it could contain more … Continue reading

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Savage Hawkman #1

Written by Tony Daniel, Drawn by Philip Tan. As I read this issue, I kept finding myself go “hmm” at the slight changes made to the Hawkman character. Carter Hall is now a cryptologist, one who deciphers text or markings.  … Continue reading

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Justice League Dark #1

Written by Peter Milligan, Drawn by Mikel Janin. When you think of the Justice League’s stories, you think of alien invasions or villians wishing to dominate and enslave the world.  A story about a magical character having some sort of … Continue reading

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Flash #1

Written by Francis Manapul and Brian Buccellato, Penciled by Francis Manapul, and Inked by Brian Buccellato. When I picked up my hold this week, I found this issue among my stack because my store had never removed it from my … Continue reading

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Batman: The Dark Knight #1

Written by David Finch and Paul Jenkins, Penciled by David Finch and Inked by Richard Friend. Almost a year ago the previous Batman: The Dark Knight #1 hit the stands amidst a lot of hype that ended up being nothing … Continue reading

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Aquaman #1

Written by Geoff Johns, Pencilled by Ivan Reis, and Inked by Joe Prado. A lot has been made out of this title, and Aquaman in particular, because of how mishandled he has been over his 70 years of publications.  Leading … Continue reading

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Red Hood and the Outlaws #1

Written by Scott Lobdel, Pencilled and Inked by Kenneth Rocafort. This issue seemd “quiet” for the most part, where the potential for action is very obvious.  That doesn’t mean it didn’t have any action (and, if you’ve read the news, … Continue reading

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