Review: “Spider-Man: Blue”
Why is Spider-Man melancholy and blue in this heartfelt, very personal, miniseries? The story is familiar, but the execution of it is not what the reader…
Review: “Batman: Batman and Son”
Grant Morrison truly kneels at the altar of Batman. Morrison’s opening salvo in his epic seven-year contribution to the Batman mythos is collected in “Batman: Batman and…
Review: “Satellite Sam, Vol. 1”
There is no lack of ambition displayed by the creators of “Satellite Sam”, an addictive ensemble period piece laced with mystery and sex, set squarely in…
Review: “Mind MGMT, Vol. 01: The Manager”
What is the Mind Management organization? Who is Henry Lyme? What role does the journalist Meru play, if any, in the intrigue and smoke and mirrors…
Review: “The Black Beetle, Vol. 01: No Way Out”
The mysterious masked avenger known as the Black Beetle is on the case! Who is he? Where did he come from? We’ll have to stay tuned…
Flashback Issue Bin: “Justice League of America” #200
As a kid, “Justice League of America” #200 was a perfect thing. A mammoth-sized book at 72 pages and free of a single advertisement for Hostess…
Review: “Batman: The TV Stories”
Holy inspiration, Batman! In the compilation “Batman: The TV Stories”, ten Bat-stories by classic writers and artists of the 1940s, 50s, and 60s are collected in…
Review: “Detective Comics” #27 (2014)
Since the New 52 initiative at DC Comics and the renumbering of all their classic titles, it was bound to happen: another twenty-seventh issue of “Detective…
Review: “Bandette, Vol. 01: Presto”
“Bandette” is like a delicious croissant. Light and airy, it dares you to put it aside and walk away. Before you know what has happened, the…
Deluxe Treatment for Deluxe Books
Whenever I hear announcements of new omnibi or Absolute editions of particular graphic novels or storylines, my imagination naturally wanders to my wishlist of books that…
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