Faces of Evil
As I’ve mentioned before, I’m not a big fan of company wide events. For some titles the company wide event works, almost like it was planned, but for the larger majority, the company wide event gets shoe horned in a way that pulls the reader away from the story because of the “Hey, look what we’re doing!†style of writing. Fortunately, for Booster Gold the Faces of Evil event works only because there is time travel involved.
In issue #71 of the Major Spoilers Podcast, we ran down our Goats and Gods of 2008. In one of my gods categories, I listed five comics that I enjoyed very much in 2008. Here’s a more detailed breakdown of my faves.
Man, I wish these had been ready for the holidays of this year. Instead, I’m going to have to wait until 2009 to send my Major Spoilers Minions to the toy stores looking for these awesome figures. Take the jump for the three packs, and the Justice League Unlimited Fan Collection figures.
For want of a knife the kingdom was lost
Forget the time jumping, continuity screwing, reality messing tale that’s occurring in some of those other books. If you really want your mind tweaked, readers need to check out the latest time jumping, continuity screwing, reality messing tale that’s happening in Booster Gold. Unlike that other book that doesn’t explain anything, Booster Gold #15, kicks off a new story arc that not only doesn’t explain everything, but does it in a way that makes sense – providing you’ve read the previous 14 issues.
Leading up to the upcoming Green Lantern: Blackest Night mini-series, DC has a whole series of Origins and Omens stories that lay the groundwork for things to come. Take the jump for the first rundown of issues.
Here is the New Comic Release list for comics scheduled to be in stores December 10, 2008. There may be items on this list that are not shipped at the last minute, or new material may be added. Check with your local retailer for more details.
This list was last updated November 08, 2008.
I love it when a plan comes together. Wait, there’s a plan?
One of the great things about the Blue Beetle series is how the writers who have taken on the challenge of this series are able to bring the collected group of heroes together to fight a common enemy. While the big bad doesn’t get his comeuppance in this issue, it’s good to see everyone come out of the woodwork to give aid to our favorite beetle in blue.
In which time travel becomes even more confusing
If I had the ability to travel through time, there are many things I’d try and go back and fix in order to make the future better. One thing I know I don’t want to do is travel to a future where a giant starfish has taken over the planet and I’m being cast into a pit of spores.
Here is the New Comic Release list for comics scheduled to be in stores November 12, 2008. There may be items on this list that are not shipped at the last minute, or new material may be added. Check with your local retailer for more details.
This list was last updated October 10, 2008.
Well this can’t be good if it is true. Newsarama is reporting Robin, Nightwing, and Birds of Prey will all be ending their series in February 2009. Is this because of the Morrison RIP Batman title, or something else? It can’t be sales, because Blue Beetle, Booster Gold, and many other titles sell a lot fewer issues than these big supporting Batman tie-ins titles.
If the rumors of Robin being somehow behind R.I.P., that could explain why Chuck Dixon left the series in a very bizarre fashion, and why the Robin series may be coming to an end. Nightwing ended up on the operating table in Batman #680, awaiting a lobotomy, so that could point to an end there. Joker makes a return appearance in Birds of Prey, but I doubt DC would be foolish enough to carry the current storyline out for another three months just to see the torture of Barbara Gordon. Of course if Batman #666 is any clue, Barbara does eventually become commissioner of Gotham City, so that could be an out for this series as well.
The three series – coincidentally all originally written by Chuck Dixon, fleshed out the world of Batman in the comics, showcasing the original Robin, Dick Grayson, as Nightwing, Tim Drake as Robin and Barbra Gordon in Birds of Prey.
Sounds like DC may be lashing out at Dixon on this one…
Is everything Morrison’s doing? Will fans react in favor or opposition to these changes if DC has really drunk the Morrison Kool-aid?
Is this the end of all good things Batman, or will we see these series relaunch with new number ones in a few months?
It’s so bizarre…
Robin #183, Nightwing #153, and Birds of Prey #127 will end the Batman-related titles era, leaving only Batman and Detective Comics carrying on DC (and Warner Bros.) top selling property.
Sigh, it’s times like these that make me glad I’m reading more and more indie titles, and why I like what Frank Miller is doing in All-Star Batman and Robin. Don’t let this ruin your day completely, as we all now reboots are just around the corner following the Battle for the Cowl storyline.
Echinoderms. Why’d it have to be echinoderms?
You gotta love time travel. Not only do you get to warp the universe around you to make all the bad things go away, you also get to warp the universe around you to make the good things happen. Such is the case with the greatest hero no one has ever heard of and his Time Lord Chrononaught Time Master son. What? That’s a spoiler that was revealed like… three issues ago! Oh Geez, gimme a break! Here, put this starfish on your face, and the bad spoiler man will go away.
Here is the New Comic Release list for comics scheduled to be in stores October 15, 2008. There may be items on this list that are not shipped at the last minute, or new material may be added. Check with your local retailer for more details.
This list was last updated October 13, 2008.