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Waid is at his best when he doesn't have to worry about continuity and can just create the version of Superman and the version of Lex Luthor he's always had in mind. And we get a great, noble Superman and delightfully arch Luthor. The art is also amazing - the combo of Hitch and Nowlan brings out the best in both. The only flaw here is that Waid doesn't quite get us an ending to match the rest.
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Superman: The Last Days of Lex Luthor Collected
Written by MARK WAID Illustrated by BRYAN HITCHThe superstar creative team of Mark Waid and Bryan Hitch tell a DC Black Label story exploring a dying Lex Luthor, his relationship with Superman, and a quest to save the greatest criminal mastermind of our time.Superman learns Lex Luthor is dying, and he wants the Man of Steel to help him find the cur...
A letdown as it turns into just action. Great art but not much of a mystery left.
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The Peril of the Brutal Dark: An Ezra Cain Mystery #6
Terror rains from the sky! The anvil of Hephestus crackles with unfathomable power! Will the Brutal Dark finally unleash the power of the gods and reduce New York City to rubble? Witness the heart-stopping finale of the very first Ezra Cain mystery!
Should have seen that coming. Though this does contradict things we saw in the Priest series.
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Deathstroke: The Terminator #5
As the timer runs out on his latest job, Slade Wilson comes face-to-face with his greatest nightmare…himself! Another Deathstroke is on the loose in the DCU, and everyone’s a target. Will Slade get his kill, or is he about to be terminated?
Generally entertaining if a bit murky despite the colorful art.
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Zatanna #4
Zatanna Zatara is the Prime Magus. But what is a Prime Magus? Join us as Zatanna reveals the beginnings of its concealed history, tells stories of her Greatest Tour thus far, and hints at the secrets and mysteries that continue to lie in wait.
Wherein Batman plays fast and loose with his secret identity and the smart scientist lady is utterly and completely objectified. And someone remind me when Bruce Wayne got rich again?
And yet this is a better comic than anything King, Loeb, or Zdarsky have done lately.
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Batman #5
A night out with Bruce Wayne goes off the rails immediately for Dr. Annika Zeller-it seems her experimental Crown of Storms has her marked for death. And if they survive the legendary 000 Gang, they'll still have to confront the sinister assassin known as The Ojo!
North is striking an incredible balance between fun and serious, and giving us a Wally who is at once goofy and very competent. This one is at the top of my read list every time now.
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Flash #35
Flash confronts Heat Wave on the sea floor—and in doing so has a breakthrough about how he can help the most people with his Flashes of Insight! After consulting with Mr. Terrific, Wally begins using the Speed Force—in combination with lightspeed passes throughout the city—to gather more data than he’s ever done and begins using it to help people b...
Fun but I guess Kyle hasn't been on Earth since 2010 since he is utterly clueless about social media.
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Green Lantern #37
There’s only one rule you need to abide by when going online, and Kyle just broke it. “Don’t feed the trolls!” takes on new meaning when a series of death threats pointed at Odyssey reveal a malevolent force that doesn’t take kindly to being mocked by Earth’s Green Lantern!
Fun but the cast of Warlord is pretty dull and not enough Superman and Batman. Thankfully, Waid writes the best Robin.
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Batman / Superman: World's Finest #53
The brutal battle between Batman and a magically amped Superman threatens the entire realm of Skartaris! How can Robin and Warlord hope to shut down a fight of such magnitude?
Feels a bit padded and doesn't really cover a lot of new ground, and dear lord Prof. Stein has been utterly ruined as a character. But the art is great.
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The Fury of Firestorm #4
Lorraine has tracked down Dr. Martin Stein, but what she learns in the processcould mean the end of Firestorm and Ronnie Raymond!
Slightly scattered but quite readable overall.
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JSA #21
The New God Metron takes Doctor Fate, Stargirl, Jakeem, and Kid Eternity back to the events of the DC ALL IN SPECIAL in search of Jim Corrigan after his defeat at the hands of Darkseid. Meanwhile the rest of the JSA continues its battle against the Spectre as it searches for its new host!
Both surprisingly good and surprisingly good at examining what a Bizarro World should be like.
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Bizarro: Year None #2
Trapped on a backward planet of backward doppelgängers doing backward versions of everything they would normally do, the extremely frontward Jimmy Olsen and Perry White find themselves wondering: Will we ever get home again? At least their host—a backward version of Superman—seems to be accommodating of their stay. But if everything is backward on ...
Solid but the scenes in the emotional space doesn't quite work.
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Green Lantern Corps #18
Powered up from his time in the Emotional Expanse, Guy Gardner and leaders from the other Corps work to fast-track Corps Leader Jessica Cruz’s plan to unify all emotion as the rest of the Lanterns hold off an armada of super-advanced Manhunters in Aya bodies on their way to Oa!
All it took for this comic to become good was Renee.
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Batwoman #4
Batwoman has declared war against the Dark Faith, and the body count continues to rise. As her actions raise alarms among friends and foes alike, the Question has come to Petalon in search of answers. But what she uncovers will force Kate into the most desperate fight of her life. If you thought last issue’s climax was shocking, just wait until you...
Pretentious, ugly, boring, unreadable A sad throwback to those terrible Vertigo comics of the 90s that thought being fake-profound and using ugly art was clever.
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Deadman #1
The Deadman enters the Next Level! In the millisecond following his murder, the soul of shifty circus aerialist Boston Brand was commandeered by the goddess Rama Kushna, who deputized the erstwhile performer’s ghost with a sacred spectral assignment: the Custodian of All Souls! Now Brand floats—begrudgingly—through this bluegreen purgatory we call ...
Having Rose along hearkens back to the golden age of the Priest run on Deathstroke.
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Deathstroke: The Terminator #4
Slade’s got a job to do, and he can’t afford any distractions. Enter: Ravager, his deadly daughter. But is she here to save Deathstroke or kill him? It’s Take Your Kid to Work Day in this very special, kill-crazy family reunion issue.
Fun but padded, and not nearly enough of the title characters. And the cast of Warlord isn't very interesting.
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Batman / Superman: World's Finest #52
Batman and Travis Morgan, the Warlord, must work together to combat the greatest threat to this underground kingdom—the Tyrannosorcerer! But where is Superman? In search of a new way to augment his powers that will shock you!
Fun but silly.
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Green Lantern #36
What’s it like running into your ex-girlfriend, who is also a superhero and happens to be the daughter of Earth’s Green Lantern, after a few years? Well, why don’t you come along and find out as Jade returns to help, and Kyle investigates a series of murders involving several fast-food joints all around L.A.!
Really fun and smart comic, with a great shoutout or two.
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Flash #34
Mr. Terrific is helping Wally understand the new superpower he’s been experiencing and has come up with a way to test it. But when that results in the Flash seeing a vision of a dark future—okay, maybe not that dark but at least “concerning”—Central City overrun by a Gorilla Army!—he knows precisely where he needs to go to stop it. Can one man, eve...
Two things can be true:
- This is a good comic.
- This is not a love letter to the classic Firestorm comics.
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The Fury of Firestorm #3
Lorraine is on the hunt for the only person who can bring Ronnie back from the brink: Martin Stein. But what did Martin do to cause such a rift between him and Ronnie to begin with?
Too bad the adventures of Flip Minnow are not intended to be their own thing.
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The Muppets Noir #4
This final thrilling issue reveals everything! Well, most things! One! At least one thing will be revealed! Probably! Kermit The Frog’s detective persona, Flip Minnow, finally meets the mysterious Meringue (a.k.a. Miss Piggy) in his private detective office – and now it’s time to reveal the dark secrets (or at least one secret) that will lead them ...
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