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Marvel Previews Picks: April 2020

Above-the-Board Recommendation: How to Read Comics the Marvel Way #1 (of 4) Reading (superhero) comics can be harder than it looks.  Sometimes that’s because the creators have created complex works that demand more from the reader than simply reading left-to-right in straight lines.  Other times that’s because the creators are so hopped up on fame, […]

Batman: Damned

There’s really only one question to ask regarding this miniseries.  Is it any good once you take Batman’s penis out of it? The flagship title for DC’s Black Label imprint sparked immediate infamy when it launched and the Caped Crusader’s batawang was visible in one scene.  In addition to spiking demand for this issue, it […]

Outer Darkness vol. 2: Castrophany of Hate

I’ll say this right off the bat:  The first volume was not a fluke.  Vol. 2 of “Outer Darkness” cements its status as the best Image launch I’ve read this year.  Writer John Layman and artist Afu Chan serve up some more inspired stories in the series’ vein of “Star Trek” by way of “Ghostbusters” […]

Immortal Hulk vol. 5: Breaker of Worlds

Four-fifths of this volume can be described as “good.”  You get the same quality writing and art from Al Ewing and Joe Bennet, with Ryan Bodenheim doing solid work on the opening issue, as they move the story forward.  First by going backward with a look at the leader of Shadow Base, Gen. Reginald Fortean, […]

The Batman Who Laughs

If “Dark Nights:  Metal” had one breakout character, it would be The Batman Who Laughs.  Not according to me, however. The idea of a Batman whose mind was infected, literally, by a toxin inside the Joker’s body which only emerged upon his death wasn’t the right kind of dumb for my tastes.  Seeing Batman and […]