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Preview: DC’s Spring Breakout #1

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DC’s Spring Breakout #1

(W) Meghan Fitzmartin, Cameron Chittock, Joey Esposito, Morgan Hampton, Patrick R. Young, Tom Krajewski, Mike Barr, and more (A) Kenya Danino, Vasco Georgiev, Paul Pelletier, Nico Bascunan, and more
In Shops: Apr 30, 2024
SRP: $9.99

Spring has sprung! Flowers are blooming, bees are buzzing, Harley is breaking King Shark out of Belle Reve prison…all is right in the DCU as both heroes and villains face all sorts of different spring breaks. Breaking out of a coffin? Lex Luthor has that covered. Spring break training? Send in Superman! Breaking out of your shell? Batman and Mr. Freeze explore that possibility through a connection in their shared past. Breaking down a worthy adversary? Katana and her sword of souls might just be able to tackle that. And it wouldn’t be a spring break without a Teen Titans beach trip! All these and more in DC’s Spring Breakout!–eight breakout stories to put a spring in your step (is there a zit breakout story? You’ll have to read to find out!)

DC's Spring Breakout #1

Preview: DC’s Spring Breakout #1

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DC’s Spring Breakout #1

(W) Meghan Fitzmartin, Cameron Chittock, Joey Esposito, Morgan Hampton, Patrick R. Young, Tom Krajewski, Mike Barr, and more (A) Kenya Danino, Vasco Georgiev, Paul Pelletier, Nico Bascunan, and more
In Shops: Apr 30, 2024
SRP: $9.99

Spring has sprung! Flowers are blooming, bees are buzzing, Harley is breaking King Shark out of Belle Reve prison…all is right in the DCU as both heroes and villains face all sorts of different spring breaks. Breaking out of a coffin? Lex Luthor has that covered. Spring break training? Send in Superman! Breaking out of your shell? Batman and Mr. Freeze explore that possibility through a connection in their shared past. Breaking down a worthy adversary? Katana and her sword of souls might just be able to tackle that. And it wouldn’t be a spring break without a Teen Titans beach trip! All these and more in DC’s Spring Breakout!–eight breakout stories to put a spring in your step (is there a zit breakout story? You’ll have to read to find out!)

DC's Spring Breakout #1

Review: Suicide Squad Most Wanted: Deadshot and Katana #3

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SUICIDE SQUAD MOST WANTED DEADSHOT AND KATANA #3 CoverAfter Deadshot discovers a shocking secret about his daughter, he’s forced to go toe to toe against the Suicide Squad—and their newest member!

Meanwhile, the mysterious strangers who stepped between Katana and certain death reveal themselves! And while the Suicide Squad may not have heard of the Soultaker, their handler Amanda Waller wants to make sure that Katana is free only as long as she’s helping them take down Kobra!

The third issue of Suicide Squad Most Wanted: Deadshot and Katana is a bit of a mixed bag with Deadshot’s story by writer Brian Buccellato and Katana’s story, by Katana co-creator Mike Barr, falling short.

Lets start with Buccellato and Deadshot. Floyd is dealing with the revelation about his daughter and the death of his parents and now he has one task on his mind, putting a bullet in Amanda Waller. The story is actually interesting, feels pretty fresh for the character, and more importantly adds a lot of depth to him as well. With the Suicide Squad tasked to bring him in, there’s the dynamic of the team also struggling with what to do.

Lots of action, some real drama, great art, it’s a fantastic story that has built up well over the last few issues. Also, a nice twist at the end that should be fun to see where it goes and hopefully there’s some ripples in the DC Universe concerning it outside of this limited series.

The Katana story continues its tone and direction. There’s nothing particularly bad about the story at all, it feels like a retro story in many ways and that’s completely fine for folks who might enjoy that. It’s Katana and the Suicide Squad taking on Kobra and there’s some entertaining bits to the story, but generally I felt it was forgettable. Entertaining, but not something I’d rush out as something I have to read.

Really, this should be two reviews the quality and tone of the two stories are so different, but as a whole, the comic is an average one between the two. There’s the quality of the Deadshot story and the sub-par Katana story. Combined together, it’s a mixed bag.

Story: Mike Barr, Brian Buccellato
Art: Diogenes Neves, Richard Friend, Viktor Bogdanovic Cover: Cary Nord
Story: 7 Art: 7 Overall: 7 Recommendation: Read

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Review: Detective Comics #27

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detective comics 27 coveredBatman is one of the most iconic superheroes of all time. He made is landmark first appearance in Detective Comics #27 in 1939. The incredible influence of The Dark Knight has transformed the comics industry through the decades, and Batman is just as relevant and beloved by fans today as he was when he was firs introduced 75 years ago.

To kick off the celebration of his 75th year, DC Comics assembled an all-star roster of writers and artists to contribute to this special issue of the latest volume’s Detective Comics #27 that clocks in at almost 100 pages.

The issue is a celebration of the character and spans the past, present and future giving us many looks at the character throughout the ages and it’s all very solid. With so many different creators and so many different styles, you’d expect some variance in quality, but here everything is a great read.

The issue also kicks off John Layman and Jason Fabok’s new storyline for the series Gothtopia. It’s a bright, shiny, happy place where dreams come true… as long as you don’t look at things too closely. This first part of the story is a little odd in the fact that we were presented with so many different versions of Batman, at first I thought this was just a different version. After a while I caught on and it’s a cool story so far that has me wanting to check it out further, though maybe not the many tie-ins.

Overall, the issue is a celebration and comes off as such with an amazing line-up of creators. You can see why  he’s so popular and with so many versions shown of him, he really is a character that can fit any age and time. This is a definite buy for fans of Batman and worth checking out if you just want to dive in and check him out.

Story: Brad Meltzer, Gregg Hurwitz, Peter J. Tomasi, Francesco Francavilla, Mike Barr, John Layman, Scott Snyder Art: Bryan Hitch, Neal Adams, Ian Bertram, Francesco Francavilla, Guillem March, Jason Fabok, Sean Murphy
Story: 8.25 Art: 8.25 Overall: 8.25 Recommendation: Buy

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