The second installment of Grant Morrison’s Batman and Robin hit the stands today. Now that the euphoria of the first issue has worn off, how well does this issue hold up?
Tag Archives: Vigilante
Review: Zorro #14
Dynamite Entertainment’s second Zorro arc comes to a close this issue, and features an ending that includes everything you want in a swashbuckling comic that takes place in colonial Spanish California.
On the Next Major Spoilers Podcast: Dark Victory
This week on the Major Spoilers Podcast, the Major Spoilers Crew takes a look at DC’s Dark Victory by Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale.
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The sequel to the critically acclaimed BATMAN: THE LONG HALLOWEEN, this trade paperback continues the story of an early time in Batman’s life when James Gordon, Harvey Dent, and the vigilante himself were all just beginning their roles as Gotham’s protectors.
Once a town controlled by organized crime, Gotham City suddenly finds itself being run by lawless freaks, such as Poison Ivy, Mr. Freeze, and the Joker. Witnessing his city’s dark evolution, the Dark Knight completes his transformation into the city’s greatest defender. He faces multiple threats, including the seeming return of a serial killer called Holiday. Batman’s previous investigation of Holiday’s killings revealed that more than one person was responsible for the murders. So the question remains: who is committing Holiday’s crimes this time? And how many will die before Batman learns the truth?
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Eminem/Punisher: Kill You
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Marvel Comics has teamed up with Eminem and XXL magazine to celebrate his anticipated upcoming album Relapse with an all-new story featuring the renowned rapper and Marvel’s notorious vigilante, The Punisher, in Eminem/Punisher: Kill You.
Back from a three-year hiatus, Eminem is set to grace two XXL covers posing as The Punisher for the magazine’s June issue on stands May 5, two weeks before his fifth solo album, Relapse, hits stores May 19.
A special collector’s edition, the magazine also includes the first part of an exclusive collaboration between XXL, Shady and Marvel Comics — Eminem/Punisher: Kill You — a special edition Punisher comic book starring Eminem and created by Marvel Comics.
Review: Supergirl #40
Superwoman Revealed
Kara Zor-El has been plagued by the mystery of Superwoman’s identity for four issues now. For those that have been following closely, the clues to her identity are there, you just need to know where to look.
Review: Zorro #12
Enter Bizorro
As Zorro continues to protect the lands and citizens of California from tyrannical officials, a plot to bring the masked vigilante down begins to form, as another thrilling adventure of Senor Zorro arrives from Dynamite Entertainment. Only twelve issue in, and it is easy to see why so many are digging this series.
Review: Zorro #11
Return with us now to those thrilling days of yesteryear, when California hadn’t become a state, and Spain ruled via governors and magistrates. Gold is about to make land owners very rich, and corruption runs rampant. Who will protect the innocents of the land?
Zorro, Zorro, the fox so cunning and free,
Zorro, Zorro, who makes the sign of the Z!
Review: Black Lightning: Year One #3
Power Struggle
Black Lightning continues his first year of protecting Suicide Slum, trying to change his old neighborhood for the better, and finding it extremely difficult every step of the way. Issue #3 arrived last week, dropping readers right into the holiday season, and right into big trouble for DC’s first black superhero.
Justice League Of America #20
Or, “Whatever Happened To That Flash Kid?â€
How many people think that “Wonder Woman Dipped In Honey” is going to bring us the hits like “Russian Ballerina In Leather Panties” did so long ago? I’m sure, somewhere, there’s an entire newsgroup dedicated to things like that. Maybe “rec.arts.comics.superheroines.food.fetish?” Either way, several months ago, at the end of the Lightning Saga, Wally West returned from the dead and and to League membership, but then took a spontaneous leave of absence. If you read ‘Flash,’ you may know where he’s been, but it may be a surprise as to why he has yet to return…
Daredevil: Blood of the Tarantuala One-Shot
Or, “Hell’s Kitchen has more than one cook…â€
Okay, so I admit that even though the street-level vigilante/hero is just about my favorite genre (right after patriotic based heroes); it has been years since I read Daredevil. Matter of fact, the last time I picked the book up regularly was the days of the “Fall from Grace†back in 1994. As a matter of fact, my reading of Daredevil has always been sort of like an awkward date. You really enjoy the time you spent on the date, but there are other things going on and you get distracted. Then you realize how long it has been, and like a guy who forgot to make his post-date phone call, you feel odd about stepping back into that place. That was kind of how I felt when I picked DAREDEVIL: BLOOD OF THE TARANTULA up to review.