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Monday, Nov 16
Review: Tangent: Superman's Reign Vol. 2 trade paperback (DC Comics)
I like Dan Jurgens' writing, don't get me wrong. Not only did he pen stories from one of my favorite eras of Superman (and that's before Death of Superman, but also I've dug his Tangent concept and comics through three individual volumes and the first part of Tangent: Superman's Reign.
Thursday, Nov 12
Trade Perspectives: Crossover Comparison - Final Crisis vs. Blackest Night collection
Final Crisis distinguished itself by a general lack of crossovers, though there were some: Justice League of America #21 and #31 dealt specifically with the fallout of Final Crisis, as did Titans #16; we also can't forget the "Last Rites" story that appeared in Batman after Batman RIP. Mo...
Monday, Nov 2
Review: Booster Gold: Reality Lost trade paperback (DC Comics)
A week or so ago we looked at Dan Jurgens' Tangent: Superman's Reign, and in contrast here's Booster Gold: Reality Lost with art by Jurgens and writing by Jurgens and Chuck Dixon. This volume of Booster Gold goes firmly in the "more fun comics" pile; not very much happens here right up until t...
Thursday, Oct 22
Review: Teen Titans: Changing of the Guard trade paperback (DC Comics)
After much back and forth (and some equally just-not-that-funny scenes with a potential Titan called The Face), the new Titans team resolves itself as Wonder Girl, Aquagirl, Kid Eternity, Red Devil, Static, Bombshell, Miss Martian, and Blue Beetle. It's a non-traditional lineup at Ti...
Monday, Aug 24
Review: The Question: Five Books of Blood hardcover/paperback (DC Comics)
The Question's interaction with Batwoman in this volume make me eager to see her with the rest of the DC Universe. As an urban detective, the Question straddles the line of just not quite fitting in with the superhero pantheon, but Renee Montoya's spent so long as a civilian that I'd be inter...
Monday, May 25
Review: Checkmate: Chimera trade paperback (DC Comics)
Checkmate had been one of my favorite new titles coming out of Infinite Crisis, and I'm sad that I can't recommend this last volume. It seems to be the case with Checkmate, Shadowpact, All-New Atom, Blue Beetle and more that a book will start strong, then DC Comics will replace the original c...
Monday, Apr 6
Review: JLA: Salvation Run trade paperback (DC Comics)
Indeed, it's amazing just how many threads from how many different other comics Salvation Run picks up, if you like that kind of thing (else I imagine it's pretty annoying). I wouldn't say Salvation Run resolves anything very well, but certainly there's pieces of Justice League, Outside...
Thursday, Apr 2
Review: Countdown: Arena trade paperback (DC Comics)
Given this, however, I have to admire Champagne. He has Monarch slaughter the L.E.G.I.O.N. completely in the first couple pages, and follows it up with an alternate Nightshade murdering our own; that Nightshade subsequently gets her head ripped off. With seeming glee, Champagne "goes there";...
Thursday, Mar 19
After watching the Watchmen ...
I'm not, as you all know, as up on my Marvel Comics history as I am on my DC Universe, but I wonder if there's better parallels for the Nite-Owl/Rorschach or Blue Beetle/Question team with Marvel than with DC. Blue Beetle as Iron Man and Captain America as the Question doesn't quite work ... Blue B...
Friday, Mar 13
Trade Perspectives: DC Comics Co-Features and Trade Paperbacks
I found quite a bit interesting in DC Comics's announcement (via Newsarama) that they'd be running Ravager and Blue Beetle co-features in Teen Titans and Booster Gold respectively, along with the previously announced Metal Men in Doom Patrol.
Saturday, Feb 28
Beginner's Guide to the Watchmen graphic novel and What to Read Next
That this is a book about Watchmen written by Watchmen artist Dave Gibbons is likely just about all most people want to know. Gibbons talks both about working on Watchmen and also offers more promotional and unpublished art from the series. If you're really into Watchmen, this is a great com...
Monday, Feb 9
Review: Booster Gold: Blue and Gold collected hardcover (DC Comics)
If you ask a crowd to name their favorite Justice Leagues, you'll get a variety of responses: the Satellite era Justice League, for instance, or Keith Giffen's Justice League International; maybe the current Meltzer lineup, or Grant Morrison's Big Seven. One or two fans might even singl...
Saturday, Aug 4
Review: Blue Beetle: Shellshocked
Beetle also makes good use of the DC Universe at large. We see Guy Gardner, sure to appear again, and also Oracle and Black Canary. Ted Kord gets an early mention, as does Dan Garrett, and it's good to see that the Beetle legacy will be an important part of this series. The Phantom Stranger shows u...
Thursday, Jun 21
Review: Infinite Crisis novelization by Greg Cox (DC Comics)
UPDATE: Apparently Amazon has the Infinite Crisis novel at the discount price of $4.99 right now. Get 'em while they're hot.] I've been raving for a little while now about Greg Cox's Infinite Crisis novelization. In short, it's far better than I expected, and frankly stands up as a pretty good...
Sunday, Jun 10
Review: Absolute Watchmen deluxe hardcover (DC Comics)
Update: Just heard on the Collected Comics Library podcast that the Absolute edition of Watchmen is now sold out at DC Comics. (Said podcast also includes a mention of your friendly neighborhood Collected Editions blog. Thanks Chris!)
