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Preview: Detective Comics Annual #1

Detective Comics Annual #1

(W) James Tynion IV (A/CA) Eddy Barrows, Eber Ferreira
RATED T
In Shops: Jan 31, 2018
SRP: $4.99

“Clay”! Here it is: the shocking, heartbreaking origin of Clayface, including his first conflict with Batman! Actor Basil Karlo was on the cusp of fame and fortune…the kind he had dreamed of through his painful childhood…until a accident robbed him of the good looks that took him to the top. But scars don’t make you a monster-only the darkness in your heart can do that-and in the wake of the accident, Karlo’s darkness is revealed!

Scott Snyder, James Tynion IV, Joshua Williamson, and Francis Manapul Team Up in May for Justice League: No Justice

After the conclusion of writer Scott Snyder and artist Greg Capullo’s Dark Nights: Metal, the bestselling Batman talent team will shake the DC Universe to its deepest foundations and do something that even the most passionate fans will characterize as unimaginable and utterly audacious.

This event sets the stage for even more bold and daring storytelling, as Snyder, along with co-writers James Tynion IV and Joshua Williamson plus all-star artist Francis Manapul take readers on an adventure that will break the very boundaries of the DC Universe in Justice League: No Justice, a four-issue weekly miniseries, beginning May 9.

In the announcement Snyder said:

We thought we knew the entire map of the DC cosmos. We thought we had explored all there was to explore. But now we know that all this time the Multiverse was nothing but a fishbowl, and now we’ve been dumped into the ocean, unleashing terrifying new threats, and wondrous new possibilities. Metal opened up channels of storytelling that Francis, James, Joshua and I are excited to explore in a big way. When we’re finished, fans will never look at the Justice League in the same way again.

In this four-issue miniseries, the super-villain Brainiac arrives on Earth with a dire warning for the Justice League: there’s a threat coming to destroy Earth, one that the heroes are ill-equipped to handle. Brainiac thinks he holds the key to victory, but it means combining members of the League with some of the most dangerous villains in the DC Universe and sending them into battle against this extinction-level menace. The stakes are at their absolute highest; if one of these teams fail. It’s game over.

Justice League: No Justice promises to deliver over-the-top blockbuster action, courtesy of artist Francis Manapul.

Manapul added in the release:

I’m laying out the biggest action of my life. The Justice League realizes that they need to expand their reach to become something bigger than they have ever been before. If you thought my work for Justice League: Darkseid War was huge, I’m taking the League to the edge of the cosmos with No Justice. Anyone who has asked for Harley Quinn, Martian Manhunter, Starfire, Zatanna, the Atom, Raven, or Doctor Fate to be in their personal Justice League will stand up and cheer.

This can’t-miss miniseries sets the stage for a “family” of Justice League titles, beginning in June, headlined by Snyder on Justice League with additional titles written by James Tynion IV, Joshua Williamson and more in the coming months.

The miniseries will see teams made up of heroes and villains.

The heroes and villains will be broken up into various teams. Based on images names:

Team Mystery: Starro, Starfire, Superman, Martian Manhunter, Sinestro <- a cosmic group

Team Entropy: Beast Boy, Lobo, Batman, Lex Luthor, Deathstroke <- a brawler group

Team Wonder: Raven, Dr. Fate, Wonder Woman, Zatanna, Etrigan <- a magic based group

Team Wisdom: The Atom, Harley Quinn, The Flash, Robin, Cyborg <- a science based group

Check below for covers and interior pages.

Preview: Detective Comics #973

Detective Comics #973

(W) James Tynion IV (A) Joe Bennett (CA) Guillem March
RATED T
In Shops: Jan 24, 2018
SRP: $2.99

“Fall Of The Batmen” finale! With the team in disarray and facing their most powerful adversary yet, Batwoman must make a critical battlefield choice-one with the power to shatter everything Batman has built! You’ll be talking about this issue for years to come!

Preview: Batman/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II #3

Batman/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II #3

(W) James Tynion IV (A/CA) Freddie Williams II
RATED T
In Shops: Jan 17, 2018
SRP: $3.99

Batman and the Turtles go on the offensive in the belief that they can take Bane down while he’s weakened, due to a lack of Venom on the Turtles’ world. But that’s not true any more! The Turtles’ foe Baxter Stockman has found a way to reproduce the deadly substance that feeds Bane-which means the Dark Knight and the Heroes on a Half-Shell are in for the fight of their lives.

Preview: Detective Comics #972

Detective Comics #972

(W) James Tynion IV (A) Miguel Mendonca, Diana Egea (CA) Guillem March
RATED T
In Shops: Jan 10, 2018
SRP: $2.99

“Fall Of The Batmen” part four! Batman might have overpowered the Victim Syndicate, but they had one last surprise for him: a secret weapon that’s made one of his strongest rogues nearly unstoppable!

Preview: Eugenic #3 (of 3)

Eugenic #3 (of 3)

Publisher: BOOM! Studios
Writer: James Tynion IV
Artist: Eryk Donovan
Cover Artists:
Main Cover: Eryk Donovan
Subscription Cover: Robbi Rodriguez
Price: $5.99

It’s been 200 years since the human uprising. The NuMan culture has stagnated without diversity, but a secret found in Dr. Cyrus Crane’s original notes could save them all.

Preview: Batman/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II #1

Batman/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II #1

(W) James Tynion IV (A/CA) Freddie Williams II
RATED T
In Shops: Dec 06, 2017
SRP: $3.99

The team behind the smash-hit crossover series is back to reunite the Dark Knight and the Heroes in a Half-Shell. When Donatello goes looking for a new mentor to help him improve his fighting skills, he opens a doorway to another reality, hoping to summon the Turtles’ one-time ally, Batman. But instead, he gets sent to Gotham City and someone else comes through the open portal-Bane! Suddenly, there’s a new gang boss in New York and he’s out to unite all the other bad guys under him. Can Donnie get back in time and bring Batman with him to help his brothers before Bane causes irreparable destruction? Co-published with IDW.

Review: Batman/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II #1

The team behind the smash-hit crossover series is back to reunite the Dark Knight and the Heroes in a Half-Shell. When Donatello goes looking for a new mentor to help him improve his fighting skills, he opens a doorway to another reality, hoping to summon the Turtles’ one-time ally, Batman. But instead, he gets sent to Gotham City and someone else comes through the open portal-Bane! Suddenly, there’s a new gang boss in New York and he’s out to unite all the other bad guys under him. Can Donnie get back in time and bring Batman with him to help his brothers before Bane causes irreparable destruction?

Batman/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II #1 picks up where the first volume left off but does so in a way that you don’t need to read the first. Writer James Tynion IV does an excellent job of building off of that first volume without being beholden to it.

The issue has the Foot Clan not too happy with the fact that Shredder and Ras failed in their mission in the first volume and things are a bit chaotic. Over on Batman’s world, the League of Assassins are up to their own thing as well. There’s some solid parallels pointed out through all of this but what the Turtles have that Batman doesn’t is a team of heroes. In this case that comes into play as Donatello is forced to face his role within the Turtles and what he lacks that the others have. This causes him to seek out the advice of Batman and things don’t go as planned. Tynion does a great job of making Donatello’s feelings and issues easy to relate to. It’s a place we’ve all been and in that way he makes the Turtle human.

The art by Freddie Williams II looks solid. I wasn’t completely sold on it when I read the first volume but at this point I’m not sure who else could pull this off. The style works for both worlds and sets of characters and this first issue, the art pops. There’s some great sequences and panels. The art adds to the fun of it all.

The issue is all setup, but does it in a way that’s intriguing and really does well to play off the strengths of each set of characters. The first issue is a slow build but the emotional punch along with some of the twists and reveals make the issue one that’s a solid entertaining read.

Story: James Tynion IV Art: Freddie Williams II
Story: 8.0 Art: 8.0 Overall: 8.0 Recommendation: Buy

DC Comics provided Graphic Policy with a FREE copy for review

Preview: The Woods Vol. 8 SC

The Woods Vol. 8 SC

Publisher: BOOM! Studios
Writer: James Tynion IV
Artist: Michael Dialynas
Letterer: Ed Dukeshire
Cover Artist: Michael Dialynas
Price: $14.99

Every 100 years, the Black City has selected a remote population from Earth and transported them to the woods. These civilizations have not always lived in harmony… but now, they must either fight in unison to turn their weapons against the technology that brought them here in the first place, or meet total elimination in the face of Isaac’s unworldly power. Will this unification of factions be enough, or are they all doomed?

Written by James Tynion IV (Detective Comics, Memetic) and illustrated by Michael Dialynas (Gotham Academy, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles), The Woods Vol. 8: The Final War collects issues #29-32 of the GLAAD Award-winning series.

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