Above-the-Board Recommendation: The Penguin vol. 2:  All Bad Things Oswald Cobblepot was ready to enjoy life as a normal guy away from all of the chaos in Gotham.  Then he was press-ganged by a zealous federal agent into taking back his criminal empire from his kids.  Now, with the assistance of the crew he put […]

Above-the-Board Recommendation: The Power Fantasy vol. 1 I know I’ve given enough of these spots to comics written by Kieron Gillen, so what’s one more!  This is a comic about superpowered individuals, though the definition of that isn’t probably what you’d expect.  “Superpowered” in this series means that an individual has the destructive capability of […]

Sin is in danger.  No, not the concept of sin, and definitely not the Marvel Comics character with that name.  This is Cynthia “Sin” Lance, sister to Dinah “Black Canary” Lance we’re talking about.  She’s been kidnapped by the Amazons for reasons unknown and Dinah is going to have to assemble a team to get […]

Jonathan Hickman’s time at Marvel has been, to put it mildly, remarkably successful.  “Secret Warriors” overcame a middling first volume to turn into a compelling superhero spy caper, and one of the best Nick Fury stories in decades.  His “Fantastic Four” run was a showcase for the man’s penchant for big idea storytelling that never […]

Some thugs are making trouble down at the Gotham docks and Batman is on hand to take them down.  It sounds like just another night in the city, but something feels off for the title character.  No, it’s not how one of the thugs mutates into a horrific monster before his  eyes.  Or the sudden […]

I finally got the chance to read the first volume of this series when it was released in paperback a while back.  What I found was a familiar superhero story set in the past of the DCU that was energized by the writing of Mark Waid and the art from Dan Mora.  I enjoyed “The […]

At first I wondered why this softcover collection cost $50 when its two hardcover collections were priced at $25.  Where’s the savings there?  Then I found out that it also collected the five-part prequel story “The Long Con” from “Batman:  Urban Legends” as well as some shorts that (I don’t think) were previously collected.  So […]

Batman and his son, Damien, have been having a rough time of it lately.  While the Dark Knight has always had issues with openness and intimacy, they’ve prevented him from doing something  important:  Emphasizing to his son that the death of Alfred Pennyworth wasn’t his fault.  It’s this determination to prove himself that has led […]

Wally West is the fastest man alive.  Fast enough to keep all crime under control in Keystone City.  Fast enough to be a good husband to his wife, and father to his three kids.  Fast enough to be on time for his new job working with Michael “Mister Terrific” Holt.  Yet something’s been off with […]

Friday Fitzhugh’s return to King’s Hill hasn’t gone the way she expected it to at all.  From the death of her best friend Lancelot Jones, to the machinations of the members of Acadian Hall, to the supernatural terrors that come for her and her family, everything about this trip has been a surprise.  Fate, however, […]