(W) Scott Lobdell (A) Marcio Takara (CA) Mike McKone
In Shops: Feb 14, 2018
SRP: $3.99
“Date Night”! By day, Artemis and Red Hood are teammates, but tonight they’re going out on their first date. Tonight they’re leaving Crime Alley behind and sampling the finer things Gotham City has to offer, including a surprise visit to the Batcave! With his friends gone for the night, how will Bizarro spend his free time? And what’s the deal with Artemis’ warning from last issue? Answers will definitely be revealed.
(W) Julie Benson, Shawna Benson (A) Marcio Takara (CA) Yanick Paquette
RATED T
In Shops: Jan 10, 2018
SRP: $3.99
“Eco-Deadly!” Tasked with a new mission by the secretive Spyral, Huntress enlists Batgirl and Black Canary to help infiltrate an exclusive tech conference. Searching for an arms dealer masquerading as a tech investor, the Birds of Prey must uncover the mysterious plans for Weather Wizard’s missing wand before the City of Lights finds itself plunged into permanent darkness.
Julie and Shawna Benson serve up a girl powered romp through the woods and the streets of Gotham in Batgirl and the Birds of Prey #14. The Bensons tell a fun tale of Batgirl holding down the fort while her teammates supervise a field trip. Things are quite mundane on both ends until the Birds have to fight off an ancient spirit and Batgirl needs an assist from Poison Ivy and Catwoman to break up a gang turf war. The Birds and Batgirl both end up missing each other but find pleasure in knowing they can handle things on their own.
Marcio Takara‘s low key, throwback-esque art style adds an interesting element to the storytelling structure. There isn’t a hint of male gaze in the work. The panels are rich and inviting and they really help to move the story along.
The Bensons serve up a fun story about the women being able to handle things alone but they’re stronger together. There’s also some extra girl power points given to them for having Catwoman and Poison Ivy be Batgirl’s first choice when she needs back up. It’s a nice message to send that when you’re in trouble you can lean on other women first.
I truly enjoyed this issue. It wasn’t as intense or story arc driven as the things I’m used to but it was a nice change of pace. The issue focused on the simpler and fun campy things about the Birds of Prey. Things are tense enough in the real world so having a mellow, pure, low key fun issue to read was nice escape.
“Field Trip!” Helena Bertinelli, a.k.a. Huntress, thought it would be a good idea to get her class of students out of Gotham City for a day…unfortunately, trouble follows the Birds of Prey wherever they go! Can the Birds complete a mission without this curiously perceptive bunch of kids catching on?
It’s Wednesday which means new comic book day with new releases hitting shelves, both physical and digital, all across the world. We talk a few single comic issues from DC Comics as well as briefly go over three trades. Reviewed are:
Dark Days: The Forge #1 by Scott Snyder, James Tynion IV, Jim Lee, Andy Kubert, John Romita Jr., Scott Williams, Klaus Janson, and Danny Miki.
Legion of Super-Heroes/Bugs Bunny #1 by Sam Humphries, Tom Grummett, and Juan Manuel Ortiz.
Martian Manhunter/Marvin the Martian #1 by Steve Orlando, Frank Barbiere, Aaron Lopresti, Jim Fannine, and John Loter.
Mother Panic Vol. 1 A Work in Progress collecting issues 1-6 by Jody Houser, Tommy Lee Edwards, and Shawn Crystal.
Nightwing Vol. 2 Back to Bludhaven collecting issues #9-15 by Tim Seeley, Marcio Takara, Minkyu Jung, and Marcus To.
Teen Titans Vol. 1 Damian Knows Best collecting Teen Titans: Rebirth #1 and #1-5 by Ben Percy, Khoi Pham, Diogenes Neves, Wade Von Grawbadger, Ruy Jose, Sean Parsons, and Jonboy Meyers
Find out what the trades have in store and whether you should grab yourself a copy. You can find both in comic stores June 14 and bookstores June 20.
Get your copy now. To find a comic shop near you, visit http://www.comicshoplocator.com or call 1-888-comicbook or digitally and online with the links below.
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(W) Tim Seeley (A) Marcio Takara, Minkyu Jung (A/CA) Marcus To
In Shops: Jun 14, 2017
SRP: $16.99
Nightwing takes off for the city of Blüdhaven, hoping to find a fresh start. Instead, he finds foes who’ve waited years for payback against the one-time Boy Wonder as a serial killer stalks the streets, framing him for crimes he didn’t commit. Collects NIGHTWING #9-15!
(W) James Tynion IV (A) Marcio Takara (CA) Eddy Barrows, Eber Ferreira
RATED T
In Shops: May 10, 2017
SRP: $2.99
“League Of Shadows” finale! It’s all out war against the single most ruthless villain Batman’s ever faced: Lady Shiva and her army of nihilistic killers! But at least one member of the team might wind up swallowed whole by the darkness of the League…
(W) James Tynion IV (A) Marcio Takara (CA) Eddy Barrows, Eber Ferreira
RATED T
In Shops: Apr 26, 2017
SRP: $2.99
“League Of Shadows” part five! All of her teammates are broken-or dead. There’s only one fighter left to stand between the League of Shadows and Gotham City’s total destruction. This is Cassandra Cain’s greatest battle-the fight she was born for! Do not miss the most
astounding action sequence of the year!
(W) James Tynion IV (A) Marcio Takara (CA) Eddy Barrows, Eber Ferreira
RATED T
In Shops: Apr 12, 2017
SRP: $2.99
“League Of Shadows” part four! Ra’s al Ghul has the answers Batman needs to take down the League of Shadows…but will he lift a finger to help him? Or would he rather use the League to take care of the Dark Knight Detective once and for all?
It’s Wednesday which means new comic book day with new releases hitting shelves, both physical and digital, all across the world. We’ve got three more volumes from Marvel covering a wide range of characters and years.
Captain Marvel Vol. 3: Earth’s Mightiest Hero collecting issues #1-11 from 2014 by Kelly Sue Deconnick, David Lopez, Marcio Takara, Laura Braga, and Lee Loughridge.
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3: Civil War II collect Guardians of the Galaxy (2105) #11-14 and material from Free Comic Book Day 2016 Civil War II #1 by Brian Michael Bendis, Valerio Schiti, Kevin Maguire, Jim Cheung, John Dell, Richard Isanove, and Justin Ponsor.
Wolverine: Prehistory collecting Wolverine (2003) #32, Logan: Path of the Warlord, Shadow Society, Wolverine: Agent of Atlas #1-3, First X-Men #1-5, Wolverine: Hunger, Wolverine (1988) #1, Before the Fantastic Four: Ben Grimm & Logan #1-3, Wolverine/Cable, Material from Marvel Comics Presents (1988) #93-98, Wolverine: The Amazing Immortal Man & Other Blood Tales, and Wolverine (2010) #1000 by various writers and artists.
Find out what each trade has in store and whether you should grab yourself a copy. You can find all three in comic stores February 15 and bookstores February 28.
Get your copies now. To find a comic shop near you, visit http://www.comicshoplocator.com or call 1-888-comicbook or digitally and online with the links below.
Marvel provided Graphic Policy with FREE copies for review This post contains affiliate links, which means that if you click on one of the product links and make a purchase, we’ll receive a percentage of the sale. Graphic Policy does purchase items from this site. Making purchases through these links helps support the site.
