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| Battle for the Cowl: Oracle #1 |
Of all the radical revamps and reimaginings that DC has subjected its characters to, one of the ones that has actually worked, and worked well, and has actually made the character more interesting has been the transformation of Barbara Gordon aka Batgirl into the wheelchair-bound Oracle, Batman and the DCU’s… |
Johnny Bacardi |
03/27/09 |
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| Captain Britain and MI-13 #10 |
I’m a late convert to the currents exploits of the Captain; I remember when he was introduced, to great fanfare, in a 70’s issue of Marvel Team-Up, and I know he’s been in and out and up and down and all round in the convoluted merry-go-round of the world of… |
Johnny Bacardi |
02/13/09 |
2 |
03/20/09 |
| The Mighty #1 |
Here we have another new DC title, not promoted especially heavily, nor with any relevance to the status quo of the DC Universe in general. Now in theory, I am all for this, I think it’s generally a bad idea to have all of one’s creative eggs in the same… |
Johnny Bacardi |
02/07/09 |
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| HERO SQUARED: LOVE & DEATH #1 |
Those of us who were fans of Keith Giffen and J.M. DeMatteis’ 80’s collaboration on the Justice League books were happy to see them reunite for more lighthearted superhero hijinx for the fledgling BOOM! Studios, five years ago. Man! Has it been that long? Anyway, thing is, though, they didn’t… |
Johnny Bacardi |
01/30/09 |
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| B.P.R.D.: THE BLACK GODDESS #1 |
This, the latest in the ongoing run of miniseries, picks up where the slightly disappointing The Warning left off, with most of the team trying to get back to what they were doing before they were so rudely interrupted by giant mechanical men as well as the everpresent frog creatures,… |
Johnny Bacardi |
01/16/09 |
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| The Invincible Iron Man #9 |
In the interest of full disclosure, I must admit that this, nine issues in, is my first exposure to Matt Fraction’s take on Iron Man. Also, to be even more honest, and at the risk of undermining my credibility when it comes to opining on Marvel comic books, other than… |
Johnny Bacardi |
01/09/09 |
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| DC Universe Holiday Special #1 |
Y’know, DC’s been doing this sort of thing for quite some time now; Christmas-themed stories have long been annual tradition at the Publisher Formerly Known as National Periodical Publications, perhaps not quite up there with gorilla covers, but you get the picture. Some of these were pretty good, even- the… |
Johnny Bacardi |
12/19/08 |
4 |
10/19/09 |
| Jingle Belle: Santa Claus vs. Frankenstein |
Hard to believe that it’s been almost ten years since Paul Dini first introduced us to the exploits of Santa’s hellraising teenage daughter- my, how time flies. Of course, if you’re not familiar with the character in the first place, and I’m sure that applies to many of you, it’s… |
Johnny Bacardi |
12/06/08 |
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| Justice Society of America Kingdom Come Special: Superman #1 |
Boy, that Alex Ross fella sure does polarize the fanbase, doesn’t he? While he has many fans who love his photorealistic, iconic paintings of superpeople, places and things, you’ll find just as many who love to complain that his style is static and dull, and I’ve even seen comparisons to… |
Johnny Bacardi |
11/14/08 |
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| The Sandman: The Dream Hunters #1 |
I must admit to being at a slight disadvantage, I guess, when it comes to this new version of The Dream Hunters; declining to pay the premium price, I passed on the original prose hardcover when it came out in 1999, and didn’t make an effort to search it out… |
Johnny Bacardi |
11/07/08 |
3 |
07/28/09 |
| Hellboy: In the Chapel of Moloch |
It occurred to me, as I was about four or five pages in to this, the latest Dark Horse Hellboy offering, how accustomed I’d become to seeing everybody but Mike Mignola draw the exploits of the hammer-handed demon and his pals. Back in 1996, it would have been hard to… |
Johnny Bacardi |
10/31/08 |
2 |
09/23/09 |
| Unknown Soldier #1 |
As you’d expect since this is, after all, a Vertigo title, this is a new take on DC’s venerable World War II-era Man of 1000 disguises/Man of 1000 ways to mess you up; taking the name more or less literally, the Soldier is presented as a unseen force rather than… |
Johnny Bacardi |
10/24/08 |
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| Final Crisis: Legion of Three Worlds #2 |
I must say that I must tip my hat to how all the myriad Final Crisis tie-ins that I’ve read so far have managed to follow their own paths, and yet still at least maintain a nodding sort of acquaintance with Grant’s central series. It’s a tricky balancing act, I’d… |
Johnny Bacardi |
10/17/08 |
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| Wonder Woman #25 |
While I have never been what you could call a big Wonder Woman fan, I’ve been following the title since Gail Simone revived DC’s long-dormant 1975-76 take on the Beowulf character (of which I am a fan) back in issue #20. I know Ms. Simone is a big fan-favorite, mostly… |
Johnny Bacardi |
10/10/08 |
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| Top 10: Season Two #1 |
When Alan Moore launched his America’s Best Comics line for WildStorm comics back in 1999, it was the wild card of the bunch, the one series that no one really knew what to expect from. Promethea, League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Tom Strong, even the ad hoc assemblage of stories in… |
Johnny Bacardi |
10/03/08 |
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| Solomon Kane #1 |
Although Conan the Barbarian is Howard’s most famous creation, Solomon Kane precedes him- his first published appearance was in the Weird Tales pulp magazine waaay back in 1928. The dour Puritan who wandered the earth, seeking only to punish the wicked in the name of God has had a checkered… |
Johnny Bacardi |
09/26/08 |
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| Batman and the Outsiders #11 |
Right up front, a disclosure: I used to be a regular Batman and the Outsiders reader. That is to say, I used to be a regular reader in the mid-1980’s, when Mike Barr was writing it and the late great Jim Aparo was drawing it, and even then, it was… |
Johnny Bacardi |
09/20/08 |
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| Batman and the Outsiders #11 |
Right up front, a disclosure: I used to be a regular Batman and the Outsiders reader. That is to say, I used to be a regular reader in the mid-1980’s, when Mike Barr was writing it and the late great Jim Aparo was drawing it, and even then, it was… |
Johnny Bacardi |
09/19/08 |
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| Greatest Hits #1 |
There are many reasons why the Beatles became the phenomenon that they were; sure, they had ambition, imagination, and instinctive songwriting skills- but another was that they were presented to the public as four distinct personalities: personable, chipper Paul; caustic, impetuous John; sly, demure George; and humble, lovable Ringo. They… |
Johnny Bacardi |
09/19/08 |
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| Final Crisis: Revelations #2 |
When contemplating all the diverse satellite publications that have spun off and/or attached themselves to the main Final Crisis miniseries, it seems that judging them on their individual merits is like taking a section off of Hieronymous Bosch’s Garden of Earthly Delights and trying to draw a conclusion of some… |
Johnny Bacardi |
09/12/08 |
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