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Batman: The Return of Bruce Wayne TPB Review
2011, DC Comics
Story: Grant Morrison
Art: Chris Sprouse, Frazer Irving, Yanick Paquette, Cameron Stewart, Ryan Sook, Lee Garbett
Like Superman and Captain America before him, Batman was always going to best the Grim Reaper and return to the DCU – even though technically he was never dead. It was more a question of when (re: how long DC could … read more
Posted in Graphic Novel Reviews
Tagged Batman, DC Comics, Grant Morrison, graphic novels, superhero comics, Superman
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DC Universe Online: Legends #1 Comic Review
DC Comics, $2.99
Story: Marv Wolfman, Tony Bedard
Art: Howard Porter, Livesay, Adriana Melo, Norman Lee
Colours: Carrie Strachan
DC Universe Online: Legends sits in the rather unenviable position of being a comic book based on a video game based on a comic book. However, DCUO is no ordinary video game but an MMO; an online realm that will continue … read more
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Tagged Batman, comic books, DC Comics, DC Universe Online, superhero comics, Superman
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Superman: Earth One Graphic Novel Review
2010, DC Comics/Titan Books
Story: J. Michael Staczynski
Pencils: Shane Davis
Inks: Sandra Hope
Colour: Barbara Ciardo
J. Michael Staczynski updates the Last Son of Kryton’s origin for the inaugural release from DC’s new Earth One imprint; the publisher’s latest attempt to attract new readers with monthly titles that are free from all the cumbersome continuity and convoluted history which … read more
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Tagged DC Comics, Earth One, graphic novels, J. Michael Straczynski, superhero comics, Superman
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Dominic Pace Demands Role of Lex Luthor in New Superman Movie
It’s hardly new for the fanboy uni-mind to decide that, technically, it owns the comic franchises it so loves and therefore has the right to dictate how Hollywood produces all comic adaptations, and Zack Snyder’s recently announced Superman: Man of Steel is likely to attract more scrutiny than any other superhero movie in development.
Actor Dominic Pace is currently campaigning … read more
Posted in Comic Movie News
Tagged comic book movies, DC Comics, superhero movies, Superman, Zack Snyder
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Action Comics #894 Review
$3.99, DC
Story: Paul Cornell
Art: Pete Woods
Colours: Brad Anderson
Yup, it’s part 5 of ‘The Black Ring’, which shall forever more be referred to as ‘that issue of Superman with Death in it’.
I’m not quite sure why it’s so jarring to see Neil Gaiman’s Goth-girl incarnation of Death chatting with Lex Luthor. Early issues of The Sandman… read more
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Tagged comic books, DC Comics, Neil Gaiman, superhero comics, Superman
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Justice vol. 1 Graphic Novel Review
2006, DC
Story: Jim Krueger, Alex Ross
Script: Jim Krueger
Art: Alex Ross, Doug Braithwaite
It has always been one of those great contradictions that, despite the potentially omnipotent powers of the various Justice Leagues combined, the DC Universe is still very much like ours. Poverty, famine and political corruption still persist, and the superhero populace appears content to accommodate … read more
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Tagged Alex Ross, Batman, DC Comics, superhero comics, Superman
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DC: The New Frontier TPB Review
DC Comics
Story, Art: Darwyn Cooke
Colours: Dave Stewart
It would be easy to dismiss Darwyn Cooke’s The New Frontier as another retro inspired reinterpretation of the currently stagnated superhero genre. Essentially, that is all it is. Comparisons to James Robinson’s The Golden Age are also inevitable, but Cooke avoids that book’s descent into darker themes, fastening a multitude of … read more
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Tagged Batman, DC Comics, Justice Society of America, superhero comics, Superman
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