“Bright New Yesterday”
Written by Scott Synder. Drawn by Greg Capullo & Jonathan Glapion.
“Tomorrow”
Written by Scott Synder & James T. Tynion IV. Drawn by Andy Clarke. Continue reading “Batman #0 Review”
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Batman and Robin #0 Review
“Someday Never Comes”
Written by Peter J. Tomasi. Pencilled by Patrick Gleason. Inked by Mick Gray. Colored by John Kalisz. Continue reading “Batman and Robin #0 Review”
Catwoman #12 Review
Written by Judd Wenick. Drawn by Adriana Melo on pencils and Julio Ferreira on inks.
Wenick’s dialogue sparks despite unsatisfying Batman cameo. Two hooves out of four. Continue reading “Catwoman #12 Review”
Batman #12 Review
Written by Scott Synder. Drawn by Becky Cloonan (art) and Sandu Florea (inks, pages 8-11, 19-20). Colored by Fco Plascencia.
Pages 22-28: Co-written by James Tynion IV with art by Andy Clarke.
Not an essential side story to the Batman mythos, but enjoyable. Three hooves out of four. Continue reading “Batman #12 Review”
Dark Knight Rises Review
The Dark Knight Rises is an excellent conclusion to probably the best superhero movie saga in terms of quality. Rises is not a perfect movie and it’s not as fun as The Avengers but Rises still satisfies. Director Christopher Nolan made this movie is a final love letter to loyal Bat fans while remaining dramatically accessible.
Rises is about the nature of heroism. In the final chapter of the Dark Knight Trilogy, Bane executes a major plan to take over Gotham City (Pittsburgh with a coastline!). Bane, built like a classic pro wrestler, shows great cunning in his power grab. Meanwhile, catburglar Selina Kyle prefers, initially, to take whatever valuables she targets.
What about Bruce Wayne? He’s not the man he used to be after leaving the Batman identity behind eight years after Harvey Dent’s death. After meeting Selina, Bruce eventually gains the non-stop fighting spirit and gets into the suit again. Continue reading “Dark Knight Rises Review”