Elena Carrillo
Woefully under-read in Batman comics and feeling blue over the impending end to Nolan's Dark Knight Trilogy, I set a goal for myself to read every major Batman title since Detective Comics #27 by the time Batman celebrated his 75th birthday. Scratched that goal off my bucket list Summer 2013 and now I hang out here to feed my Batman addiction by sharing my obsession with others.
Detective Comics #996 review
I’m going to get my big criticism of Peter J. Tomasi’s first arc out of the way up front and this is it: these...
Batman #62 review
Batman has bad dreams. This is one of them.
Here’s the thing. I’ll be the first person to complain about boring rote fan service or...
Detective Comics #995 review
Peter J. Tomasi kicks off the countdown to issue no. 1000 in the second part of his “Mythology” arc, titled “Ring Them Bells”. And...
Batman #61 review
Before I say anything else, I just want to give a rousing round of applause to Francesco Mattina for an outstanding poster-worthy variant cover....
Batman Annual #3 review
This title of this book is a bit of spoiler, but I think most of us could see it coming once the themes in...
Detective Comics #994 review
Enter Peter J. Tomasi on writing duties for the flagship title, with an arc titled “Mythology” (first issue, “Raze”). Tomasi doesn’t waste time putting...
Batman Damned #2 review
I know it’s been a whole quarter year since we last saw Batman: Damned on the shelf, but Book Two is worth the wait....
Batman #60 review
Every time I think King’s run has gotten as overheated as it can get, King manages to push it even farther. Maybe some fans...
Batgirl #29 review
“Art of the Crime” closes its arc with some definite weirdness that might leave some of the audience scratching their heads, but which I...
Detective Comics #993 review
I’ve been rough on James Robinson’s “Deface the Face” arc, but I feel like this finale justifies some of my complaints about the illogical...
