Maybe you, like me, don’t get what all of the Harley fuss is about. Maybe you, like me, cringe every time yet another Harley book is announced. Maybe you, like me, wish that DC would pump the brakes on the Harley-mania. But dang if I don’t smile when I look at the cover of this week’s Harley Quinn #6.
Anyway, I don’t think this was an especially good week for the books we cover. “Monster Men” did get a wee bit fun towards the end of Nightwing #6, but it’s too little, too late for me. Thankfully, this week also saw the release of the absolutely phenomenal Green Valley #1 from Max Landis, Gieuseppe Camuncoli, Cliff Rathburn, Jean-Francois Beaulieu, and Pat Brosseau (I credit them all because they’re awesome and they deserve it). Seriously, if you haven’t read it yet, fix that as soon as you can.
Batman #8
Next week is the last part and then we can get on to “Rise of Raptor”, “The Victim Syndicate”, and “I am Suicide”. Looks like we have some killer stories coming up! And that’s good, because I need something to help me forget about this silly arc.
– Brandon (read the full review)
Batman: Arkham Knight: Genesis
Like many video game tie-ins, Batman: Arkham Knight: Genesis feels limited by its inspiration…A nevertheless interesting read, look for it in your local library or at a convention, and then pass it on to the next curious reader.
– Brian (read the full review)
Break from the Bat #8: Max Landis’s Green Valley
…We quickly learn that the world of this book consists as much in its characters as it does in the artists’ magnificent visuals…It’s like we’re learning about these heroes in a mirror instead of through a window, and that allows Landis to establish them in a remarkably small amount of space.
– Brian (read the full article)
Harley Quinn #5
I’ve always praised this series for keeping it tastefully tasteless in the best way. This is the first issue that seems to cross the line a wee bit: heavy sexual innuendo and poopy humor (of the human kind, not the animal kind) was just too much for me personally this time around.
– Elena (read the full review)
Injustice: Year Five #19
Brian Buccellato has pulled off Year Five with flying colors. He’s managed to make the interdimensional intrusion work in a universe already packed full of wacky improbabilities.
– Elena (read the full review)
Justice League #6
In the wake of a disappointing first arc, I was hoping for better from Justice League #6. Hitch continues to depend on verbal revelation where visual revelation would be more natural, and there remains a disconnect between writer and artist that I’ve perceived since #1.
– Brian (read the full review)
Nightwing #6
There’s enough to like here to recommend it, from the snappy dialogue to the great visuals, and the fact that it gets genuinely good in the second half makes it all the better. There are still plenty of problems with the story as a whole, and I doubt we’ll be thinking about it much in six months or so, but a solid use of one of the oldest rogues in the books may go a long way toward redeeming the crossover.
– Jay (read the full review)
Teen Titans Go! digital-issue #35
Surprisingly enough, this may be my favorite Batbook of the week. It’s goofy fun, and right now that’s what I needed.
– Jay (read the full review)
