Elena Carrillo, Author at Batman News

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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 made a beeline to hang out here--to feed my Batman addiction and sharing my obsession with others.

Detective Comics #1000 review

Elena Carrillo - March 27, 2019

Last year the Guinness World Records recognized Action Comics as the longest-running superhero comic book series. This year Detective Comics no. 1000 pushes the...

Batman #67 review

Elena Carrillo - March 20, 2019

Tom King makes the absolute best of derivation in this 5th installment of the endless “Knightmares” saga. Do yourselves a favor and just forget...

Batman #66 review

Elena Carrillo - March 6, 2019

With “Knightmares: Cat”, Tom King returns to bring us more of our previously scheduled Batman Psychodrama. The label utterly fits: this week’s episode is...

Detective Comics #999 review

Elena Carrillo - February 27, 2019

This is it, everybody! The final issue before we hit the big one-triple-aught. The bad news is, we have to wait until March 27th...

Batman #65 review

Elena Carrillo - February 20, 2019

Joshua Williamson’s “Price” arc continues toward it’s book-jumping crossover conclusion with a chapter titled “The Price of Vengeance” in which payment for Gotham Girl...

Detective Comics #998 review

Elena Carrillo - February 13, 2019

This week’s “Hell and Back” installment of the “Mythology” arc continues the trend of Peter J. Tomasi using rather cliché titles for what’s so...

Batman #64 review

Elena Carrillo - February 6, 2019

We interrupt Tom King's “Nightmare” arc to bring you the first of a four part story from writer Joshua Williamson and artist Guillem March....

Detective Comics #997 review

Elena Carrillo - January 30, 2019

Peter J. Tomasi just accomplished in less than a single issue of his “Mythology” arc all the same angst and drama, questions, fears, and...

Batman #63 review

Elena Carrillo - January 23, 2019

I always look forward to an appearance by John Constantine. Would’ve been awesome if he’d actually shown up. Tom King continues to try our patience...