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REVIEW: Batgirl #2

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Or – “Batwoman Stole Most Of Her Old Look Anyway…”

I think that the cover of issue #2 has hit on what has been bothering me about this relaunched character:  Barbara Gordon, while essentially the same, has been considerably de-aged conceptually.  It’s nearly impossible to imagine the mid-30ish Oracle, a former Congresswoman and a match for Bruce Wayne himself in the shoes that the first issue put her.  This cover shows a young woman of maybe 25 years of age, and with that realization, something clicked in my head, putting issue #1 in a whole new light.  Will #2 give me more food for thought?

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REVIEW: Hawk & Dove #2

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Or – “My Spell-Check Wants To Call It ‘Hank & Dave’.”

So, this artist called Rob Liefeld is a big draw on a high-profile relaunch of a title called ‘Hawk & Dove.’

I expect that Dukakis will really start pushing for the White House soon, and I hear there’s this thing called a “Stealth Bomber” in the works…

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NEW 52 REVIEW: I, Vampire #1

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Or – “Titles With Commas Are Harder To Alphabetize…”

Part of me wanted to dismiss this book as nothing more than an attempt to cash in on the post-Twilight vampire proliferation, but then I remember how good the original run of “I, Vampire” was back in the day.  To put this in perspective:  With the sole exception of the issue featuring ‘The Poster Plague,’ I do NOT own an issue of House of Mystery that doesn’t feature I, Vampire or Dial H For Hero (and those Dial H issues are usually too spendy for my comic spending habits.)

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NEW 52 REVIEW: The Fury Of Firestorm #1

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Or – “Most People Forget About His First Series…”

For those keeping track, Firestorm dates back to 1978, and DC’s disastrous expansion of their publishing line right at the point where a combination of recession, paper shortages and nationwide storms made it even LESS profitable to be in the business of distributing paper pamphlets.  He’s been revamped, relaunched, murdered at least once, merged, rebuilt and redefined so many times since then that this first issue can’t HELP but be a step in the right direction, even if it’s another Grifter.  Given the creative pedigree involved, though, it would be 2/3 of the way to impossible for this book to be that bad.

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NEW 52 REVIEW: Voodoo #1

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Or – “The Most Unlikely Relaunch Title, Even Moreso Than Grifter…”

I’ll say this for the relaunch:  They certainly seem to be willing to take chances as well as ready to try and bring back all manner of readers with the depth and breadth of their titles.  Most interestingly for me is the fact that there are THREE Wildstorm titles (which is to say, three former 1990′s Image titles) in play out of 52 books.  Stormwatch was mostly okay, Grifter was quite drab, and now we see the former WildCAT called Voodoo take her place in the spotlight…  But will her feature dance please the crowd?

(On an unrelated note: I defy any of you to say “New Fifty-Two Voodoo Review” ten times in a row without smiling.  It’s physically impossible, I tell you!)
 

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NEW 52 REVIEW: The Savage Hawkman #1

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The New 52 has given us a new look at characters from throughout DC’s long history, and Hawkman goes all the way back to the earliest days of the DCU. Does this fresh take on Hawkman fly like an eagle, or is it a turkey, set to crash and burn?

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NEW 52 REVIEW: DC Universe Presents #1

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Or – “Have Y’Ever Noticed How Deadman Looks A Lot Like Daredevil?”

Daredevil’s second costume is ridiculously similar to Deadman’s: Short boot cuffs, short gloves, red bodysuit, big D symbol on the chest.  (I suppose Daredevil is technically a Double-D, but…

…

Y’know, there’s no good way for that sentence to have ended.)  Either way, the new DCU wouldn’t be the same without Boston Brand and his body-hopping exploits.  But what does the new status quo bring our favorite ghostly presence?

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NEW 52 REVIEW: Red Hood & The Outlaws #1

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Or – “Keepin’ Your Gingers Numbered For Just Such An Emergency…”

So, I have a confession:  I don’t always read my comics first thing on Wednesday.  That said, I managed to hear about the controversy about characterization in this book BEFORE I read it.  Now, as for how it affected my enjoyment of the book?  For that, we have to digress, just a bit…

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NEW 52 REVIEW: Captain Atom #1

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Or – “Hey, Look!  More Ditko!”

An interesting thing (at least interesting for ME) about the DC Relaunch has been seeing the balance of titles, decades, classic creators and even other comic book companies that are represented in the mix of books.  We’ve seen Grifter (1990s; Wildstorm; Jim Lee), O.M.A.C. (1970s; DC Original; Jack Kirby), Static (1990s; Milestone; Dwayne McDuffie & Denys Cowan), and even the Blue Beetle (1940s/1960s/1990s; Fox Features/Holyoke/Charlton/AC Comics; Will Eisner/Steve Ditko/Keith Giffen/Six Dozen Other Guys).  Now, Charlton Comics’ original Silver Age Steve-Ditko-created nuclear man returns, but will we even recognize him?

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NEW 52 REVIEW: Supergirl #1

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Or – “The Last Daughter Of Krypton Is Back!”

AND she’s no longer dressed like a red-sun-powered lap-dancer at Scores.  This issue is the New 52 book that I found myself most surprised to be anticipating, so it will be interesting to see how the whole thing shakes down.

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NEW 52 REVIEW: Blue Beetle #1

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Or – “Relaunching A Character From The Long-Ago Year 2006…”

When DC first announced that they were going to relaunch all their titles with a new #1, I worried that all the same characters were going to come back.  Thankfully, the lineup is a bit more diverse (in more ways that one) than the post-Brightest Day offerings, and more importantly, characters like Blue Beetle would get another shot in the limelight.  But will it take this time?

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NEW 52 REVIEW: Frankenstein – Agent of S.H.A.D.E. #1

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Or – “FIRE BAAAD!”

Part of me desperately wants to point out that ‘Frankenstein’ was the name of the doctor who created the creature, and that in the most correct sense, this book features Frankenstein’s Monster in action.

That part of me, however,  is a colossal douche, and thus, I am ignoring him.

(Also: It’s pronounced ‘en-cy-clo-paeee-dee-ah.’)
 

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