“Now You Sea Me, Now You Die” Writer/Artist: Erica Henderson Letterer: Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou Review By: Kendra Smart Harley Quinn 2024 Annual is out this week and what a fun and quirky ride. A story crafted by Erica Henderson who packs a triple whammy providing story, art, and colors. Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou comes in with his tremendous talent for lettering. A vacation is definitely what is on a lot of people’s minds lately! The main cover by Erica Henderson features adorable artwork with a fashion flair. It reminds me of the 90’s gossip and teen mags, like Teen Vogue, that featured the latest ..read more

“DC’s Spring Breakout” Writers:   Joey, Esposito, Thomas Krajewski, Meghan Fitzmartin, James Reid, Cameron Chittock, Morgan Hampton, Patrick R. Young, and Mike W. Barr Artists: Vasco Georgiev, Kenya Danino, Nico Bascunan, Wes St. Clair, Gavin Guidry, Paul Pelletier, Marco Santucci, and Scott Kolins Color Artists: Vasco Georgiev, Emilio Lopez, Ivan Plascencia, Nico Bascunan, Eren Angiolini, Rico Renzi, John Kalisz, and Arif Priant0 Letterers: Jame, Carlos M. Mangual, Tom Napolitano, Nico Bascunan, Josh Reed, Becca Carey, and Josh Reed Review by Carl Bryan DC’s Spring Breakout is the ..read more

“The Secret Origin Of Bea Bennet, Pirate Queen!” Writer and Artist: Travis Moore Color Artist: Alex Guimarães and Ivan PlascenciaLetterer: Wes Abbott Review by James Attias Nightwing Annual 2024 is the life story of someone who has been alongside Nightwing through some of his darkest times… And we didn’t even know it!  Ric’s Gal  The Wonderful Steve J Ray is currently trapped in the 5th Dimension by the nefarious imp Yar-J-Evets, so I’m picking up the escrima stick in his absence for this great annual! This story written and drawn by the wonderfully talented Travis Moore takes us on ..read more

An old picture of a bearded masked man with pointy bat ears recently took the internet by storm with the claim that it is the actual true inspiration and origins of Batman. The photo and new “origin” was provided by a man named Jake Shearer on the “Travel Scotland Goals Group” Facebook group. According to Shearer the man in the picture is named “Wayne Bruce (descendant of Robert the Bruce)”.  Allegedly, Wayne Bruce wore the mask to beat on criminals in 1880’s Scotland.  “Little know[n] fact that Scotsman Wayne Bruce (descendant of Robert the Bruce) was the inspiration for The Batman ..read more

Sideshow Collectibles has just added the lovely new Batman: The Adventures Continue Fine Art Print, by artist Dan Mora, to their growing collection. Racing across Gothams’ dark rooftops, the Bat Family seem to be enjoying themselves as the Bat-Signal lights up the night sky. Whoever is causing trouble won’t know what, or who, hit them. Ahead of the colony is Robin, swinging a grappling hook and laughing, behind him, letting him take the lead, is Batman with a smile on his usually scowling face. Nightwing and Batgirl are further behind, both to be outmatched in this pursuit, enjoying the famil ..read more

Sideshow Collectibles: Painting The Batgirl Premium Format Figure Sideshow Collectibles have just released a video showing Chie Izuma hand painting the stunning Batgirl Premium Format Figure they added to their collection at the beginning of the year. It’s truly incredible watching Izuma turn a colorless shell into a beautiful Batgirl and screaming Clayface. You can tell that she’d gone through lots of trial and error to get the colors absolutely perfect, just how she gives the illusion of black armor without actually using it. With a careful eye for detail, she splatters mud over the he ..read more

Batman: Dark Age #2 Writer: Mark Russell Artist: Michael Alred Color Artist: Laura Allred Letterer: Dave Sharpe Review by Carl Bryan Welcome to Batman: Dark Age #2. Guilty as charged. When a young and aimless Bruce Wayne finds himself incarcerated, he looks for a way to shorten his sentence and return to his charmed lifestyle. Little does he know, signing up for a tour with the army in Vietnam will change him forever. No it’s not Sergeant Rock over his platoon,,,introducing Sergeant Ra’s al Ghul! Mark Russell, and Mike Allred return to give audiences a look at Batman as a figure in Ameri ..read more

“Happy New Me”, and “Quin-Zel: Cosmic Corsair” Writers: Tini Howard and Erica HendersonArtists: Natacha Bustos and Erica Henderson Colors: Nick Filardi and Erica HendersonLetterers: Steve Wands and Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou Review by Kendra Smart Harley Quinn #39 is upon us finally! When last we left our brave heroine, she had not only celebrated her birthday but also renewed her sense of purpose in her pathway towards who Harley Quinn is. Her recent probation has had her doing community service as a teacher, this is a big reason she wants to use her own smarts, her own drive. She wants to help p ..read more

“Good Old Bruce” Writer: Tom King Artist: Rafael De Latorre Color Artist: Marcelo Maiolo Letterer: Clayton Cowles Review by Philip Clark The Penguin #9 continues King’s incredible run with this character. Penguin’s got Batman running all over Gotham trying to pick up the sprinkled clues in this issue. Edging closer and closer to a war between children and father, tensions are rising in Gotham now that Cobblepot’s back in town. Flock, or Family? Things seem to be coming to a climax within the pages of The Penguin. Batman’s playing into Oswald’s flippers perfectly, everything is lining up ..read more

Gotham Nocturne: Act Three – “Crescendo” – Part one, and “Cassandra’s Story”. Writers: Ram V and Alex Paknadel Artists: Javier Fernandez and Robbi Rodriguez Color Artists: Dave McCaig and Patricio DelpecheLetterers: Ariana Maher and Steve Wands Review by James Attias Detective Comics #1084 feels like a fresh start. It’s a good read, and dare I say it… quite entertaining?! He’s Back! I haven’t hidden the fact that Ram V’s run on this title hasn’t been my favorite, but I do try and pride myself on being fair and not judging all comics the same way, and tarring them all with the same brush, and ..read more