DC Comics from Lunar Distributors for February 7, 2023

DC COMICS:

Batman #132 (Cover A Jorge Jimenez), $4.99
Batman #132 (Cover B Joe Quesada Card Stock Variant), $5.99
Batman #132 (Cover C Stanley Artgerm Lau Card Stock Variant), $5.99
Batman #132 (Cover D Derrick Chew Card Stock Variant), AR
Batman #132 (Cover E Stanley Artgerm Lau Foil Variant), AR
Batman #132 (Cover F Mike Hawthorne Card Stock Variant), AR
Batman And The Joker The Deadly Duo #4 (Of 7)(Cover A Marc Silvestri), $4.99
Batman And The Joker The Deadly Duo #4 (Of 7)(Cover B David Mack Batman Variant), $4.99
Batman And The Joker The Deadly Duo #4 (Of 7)(Cover C David Mack Catwoman Variant), $4.99
Batman And The Joker The Deadly Duo #4 (Of 7)(Cover D Liam Sharp), AR
Batman And The Joker The Deadly Duo #4 (Of 7)(Cover E Marc Silvestri), AR
Batman And The Joker The Deadly Duo #4 (Of 7)(Cover F Sanford Greene), AR
Batman Spawn #1 (One Shot)(2nd Printing Cover A Greg Capullo Batman Variant), $6.99
Batman Spawn #1 (One Shot)(2nd Printing Cover B Greg Capullo Spawn Variant), $6.99
DC Universe By Dwayne McDuffie HC, $39.99
Flash #792 (Cover A Taurin Clarke)(One-Minute War), $3.99
Flash #792 (Cover B Daniel Bayliss Card Stock Variant)(One-Minute War), $4.99
Flash #792 (Cover C Serg Acuna Card Stock Variant)(One-Minute War), $4.99
Flash #792 (Cover D Mateus Manhanini Black History Month Card Stock Variant)(One-Minute War), $4.99
Flash #792 (Cover E Scott Kolins Card Stock Variant)(One-Minute War), AR
Flash #792 (Cover F Taurin Clarke Foil Variant)(One-Minute War), AR
Gotham City Year One #5 (Of 6)(Cover A Phil Hester & Eric Gapstur), $4.99
Gotham City Year One #5 (Of 6)(Cover B Jeff Spokes), $4.99
Gotham City Year One #5 (Of 6)(Cover C Tony Shasteen), AR
House Of El Volume 3 The Treacherous Hope TP, $16.99
Joker The Man Who Stopped Laughing #5 (Cover A Carmine Di Giandomenico), $5.99
Joker The Man Who Stopped Laughing #5 (Cover B Lee Bermejo), $5.99
Joker The Man Who Stopped Laughing #5 (Cover C Clay Mann), $5.99
Joker The Man Who Stopped Laughing #5 (Cover D Simone Di Meo), AR
Lazarus Planet Next Evolution #1 (One Shot)(Cover A David Marquez & Alejandro Sanchez), $4.99
Lazarus Planet Next Evolution #1 (One Shot)(Cover B Derrick Chew Card Stock Variant), $5.99
Lazarus Planet Next Evolution #1 (One Shot)(Cover C Crystal Kung Card Stock Variant), $5.99
Lazarus Planet Next Evolution #1 (One Shot)(Cover D Tyler Kirkham Card Stock Variant), $5.99
Lazarus Planet Next Evolution #1 (One Shot)(Cover E Sumit Kumar Card Stock Variant), AR
Lazarus Planet Next Evolution #1 (One Shot)(Cover F David Marquez & Alejandro Sanchez Foil Variant), AR
Monkey Prince #11 (Of 12)(Cover A Bernard Chang)(Lazarus Planet), $3.99
Monkey Prince #11 (Of 12)(Cover B Sami Basri Card Stock Variant)(Lazarus Planet), $4.99
Monkey Prince #11 (Of 12)(Cover C Bernard Chang Card Stock Variant)(Lazarus Planet), AR
Poison Ivy #9 (Cover A Jessica Fong), $3.99
Poison Ivy #9 (Cover B Terry Dodson Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Poison Ivy #9 (Cover C Sweeney Boo Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Poison Ivy #9 (Cover D Dan Mora Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Poison Ivy #9 (Cover E Rian Gonzales Card Stock Variant), AR
Poison Ivy #9 (Cover F Mindy Lee Foil Variant), AR
Poison Ivy #9 (Cover G Terry Dodson Foil Variant), AR
Scooby-Doo Where Are You #120 (Cover A Derek Fridolfs), $2.99
Static #1 (Polybag Fascimile Edition), $9.99
Static Shadows Of Dakota #1 (Of 6)(Cover A Nikolas Draper-Ivey), $3.99
Static Shadows Of Dakota #1 (Of 6)(Cover B Chase Conley Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Static Shadows Of Dakota #1 (Of 6)(Cover C Olivier Coipel Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Static Shadows Of Dakota #1 (Of 6)(Cover D Dan Hipp Card Stock Variant), AR
Static Shadows Of Dakota #1 (Of 6)(Cover E Chase Conley Foil Variant), AR
Static Shadows Of Dakota #1 (Of 6)(Cover F Olivier Coipel Foil Variant), AR
Swamp Thing Volume 3 The Parliament Of Gears TP, $16.99

--------------------

#IReadsYou Review: SCOOBY-DOO, Where Are You? #118

SCOOBY-DOO, WHERE ARE YOU? (2010) #118

DC COMICS

STORY: Ivan Cohen; Sholly Fisch

PENCILS: Walter Corzan; Scott Neely

INKS: Horacio Ottolini; Scott Neely

COLORS: Silvana Brys; Jason Lewis

LETTERS: Saida Temofonte

EDITORS: Courtney Jordan; Alex Antone (reprint)

COVER: Walter Corzan and Silvana Brys

32pp, Color, $2.99 U.S. (December 2022)

Ages 8+

“And the Winner Isn't...”

Welcome, dear readers, to my continuing journey through the Scooby-Doo, Where Are You? comic book series, which began publication in 2010.  I continue to renew my subscription so that I can continue to review this series for you, dear readers.

Scooby-Doo, Where Are You? #118 opens with “And the Winner Isn't...,” which is written by Ivan Cohen and drawn by Walter Carzon and Horacio Ottolini.  The story finds Mystery Inc.:  Scooby-Doo, Shaggy, Fred, Daphne, and Velma … making a silent film?!  Actually, the gang is helping film a promotional short for the upcoming “Movie Awards.”  However, a ghost, calling itself the “Silent Phantom” is determined to ruin the show.

The second story, “Dial 'E' for Eeeeeeeeek!” is, as usual, a reprint story and is written by Sholly Fisch and drawn by Scott Neely.  [This story was originally published in Scooby-Doo, Where Are You? #32 (cover date: June 2013).]  The story finds Mystery Inc. invited to the studios of notorious film director, Alfred Hatchplot.

He is known for his scary movies that make audience jumpy, but now, he claims that something is making him jumpy.  It seems that Hatchplot is being haunted by the menaces from his filmograpy, including the dark birds from his film, “The Annoying Birds.”  Can Scooby and the gang solve this case before these menaces start targeting them?

Scooby-Doo, Where Are You? #118 is a nice movie-themed issue.  The opening story “And the Winner Isn't...” is produced by one of my favorite Scooby-Doo comic book creative teams, but it is actually not a winner.  However, it does have an unusual ending regarding the villain, one that I don't recall ever seeing in a Scooby-Doo comic book, TV series, or film.

“Dial 'E' for Eeeeeeeeek!” is a nice spoof of Alfred Hitchcock and his films.  Alfred Hatchplot is a rather tame take on Hitchcock, who supposedly could be quiet a tyrant on his film sets.  The shower scene in Psycho, which is arguably Hitchcock's most famous film, gets a nice send-up as a movie entitled “Whacko.”  Shaggy and Scooby even take a spin around Psycho's infamous shower scene with a bathtub scene of their own.

Scooby-Doo, Where Are You? #118 is an improvement over issue #117, which would have been a disaster if the reprint story had not saved the new story.  So grab your popcorn and “Scooby Snacks” and read issue #118 or maybe watch a Scooby-Doo movie.  And until next time, Scooby-Dooby-Doo!

B

[This comic book includes a seven-page preview of the DC Comics original graphic novel, “Green Lantern: Alliance” by Minh Lê and Andie Tong.]

Reviewed by Leroy Douresseaux a.k.a. "I Reads You"

https://www.dccomics.com/

https://twitter.com/DCComics

https://www.facebook.com/dccomics

https://www.youtube.com/user/DCEntertainmentTV

https://www.pinterest.com/dccomics/

https://www.periscope.tv/DCComics/1ZkKzezXwZdxv

The text is copyright © 2022 Leroy Douresseaux. All Rights Reserved. Contact this blog or site for syndication rights and fees.

------------------------

Amazon wants me to inform you that the affiliate link below is a PAID AD, but I technically only get paid (eventually) if you click on the affiliate link below AND buy something(s).

DC Comics from Lunar Distributors for December 20, 2022

DC COMICS:

Absolute Swamp Thing By Len Wein And Bernie Wrightson HC, $100.00

Batman Catwoman HC (Book Market Edition), $39.99

Batman Catwoman HC (Direct Market Edition), $39.99

Batman Killing Time HC (Book Market Edition), $29.99

Batman Killing Time HC (Direct Market Edition), $29.99

Batman Superman World’s Finest #10 (Cover A Dan Mora), $3.99

Batman Superman World’s Finest #10 (Cover B Dan Schoening Card Stock Variant), $4.99

Batman Superman World’s Finest #10 (Cover C Dan Mora Holiday Card Stock Variant), $4.99

Batman Superman World’s Finest #10 (Cover D Brandon Peterson Card Stock Variant), AR

Batman Superman World’s Finest #10 (Cover E Al Kaplan Card Stock Variant), AR

Batman The Silver Age Omnibus Volume 1 HC, $99.99

Batman Urban Legends #22 (Cover A Jamal Campbell), $7.99

Batman Urban Legends #22 (Cover B Travis Mercer), $7.99

Batman Urban Legends #22 (Cover C Hayden Sherman), $7.99

Batman Vs. Robin #4 (Of 5)(Cover A Mahmud Asrar), $5.99

Batman Vs. Robin #4 (Of 5)(Cover B Simone Di Meo Card Stock Variant), $6.99

Batman Vs. Robin #4 (Of 5)(Cover C Sweeney Boo Card Stock Variant), $6.99

Batman Vs. Robin #4 (Of 5)(Cover D John Giang Era Card Stock Variant), AR

Batman Vs. Robin #4 (Of 5)(Cover E Tony Harris Card Stock Variant), AR

Books Of Magic Omnibus Volume 3 HC (The Sandman Universe Classics), $125.00

Catwoman #50 (Cover A Jeff Dekal), $5.99

Catwoman #50 (Cover B Sozomaika Card Stock Variant), $6.99

Catwoman #50 (Cover C Stjepan Sejic Card Stock Variant), $6.99

Catwoman #50 (Cover D Nathan Szerdy Holiday Card Stock Variant), $6.99

Catwoman #50 (Cover E Tula Lotay Card Stock Variant), AR

Catwoman #50 (Cover F Sozomaika Foil Card Stock Variant), AR

Catwoman #50 (Cover G David Marquez DC Spawn Card Stock Variant), AR

Catwoman Lonely City HC (Book Market Edition), $29.99

Catwoman Lonely City HC (Direct Market Edition), $29.99

Dark Crisis On Infinite Earths #7 (Of 7)(Cover A Daniel Sampere & Alejandro Sanchez), $5.99

Dark Crisis On Infinite Earths #7 (Of 7)(Cover B Clay Mann Card Stock Variant), $6.99

Dark Crisis On Infinite Earths #7 (Of 7)(Cover C Viktor Bogdanovic Infinite Crisis Homage Card Stock Variant), $6.99

Dark Crisis On Infinite Earths #7 (Of 7)(Cover D Tony S Daniel Card Stock Variant), $6.99

Dark Crisis On Infinite Earths #7 (Of 7)(Cover E Felipe Massafera Card Stock Variant), $6.99

Dark Crisis On Infinite Earths #7 (Of 7)(Cover F George Perez Tribute Card Stock Variant), $6.99

Dark Crisis On Infinite Earths #7 (Of 7)(Cover G Dan Mora Dawn Of DC Card Stock Variant 1), $6.99

Dark Crisis On Infinite Earths #7 (Of 7)(Cover H Dan Mora Dawn Of DC Card Stock Variant 2), $6.99

Dark Crisis On Infinite Earths #7 (Of 7)(Cover I Dan Mora Dawn Of DC Card Stock Variant 3), $6.99

Dark Crisis On Infinite Earths #7 (Of 7)(Cover J Dan Mora Dawn Of DC Card Stock Variant 4), $6.99

Dark Crisis On Infinite Earths #7 (Of 7)(Cover K Ian Churchill Card Stock Variant), AR

Dark Crisis On Infinite Earths #7 (Of 7)(Cover L Kyle Hotz Card Stock Variant), AR

Dark Crisis On Infinite Earths #7 (Of 7)(Cover M Daniel Sampere & Alejandro Sanchez Foil Card Stock Variant), AR

Dark Crisis On Infinite Earths #7 (Of 7)(Cover N George Perez Tribute Virgin Foil Card Stock Variant), AR

DC Vs. Vampires All-Out War #6 (Of 6)(Cover A Alan Quah), $3.99

DC Vs. Vampires All-Out War #6 (Of 6)(Cover B Mico Suayan Card Stock Variant), $4.99

DC Vs. Vampires All-Out War #6 (Of 6)(Cover C James Stokoe Card Stock Variant), AR

DCeased War Of The Undead Gods #5 (Of 8)(Cover A Howard Porter), $3.99

DCeased War Of The Undead Gods #5 (Of 8)(Cover B Ben Oliver Homage Wraparound Card Stock Variant), $4.99

DCeased War Of The Undead Gods #5 (Of 8)(Cover C Kael Ngu Acetate Card Stock Variant), $4.99

DCeased War Of The Undead Gods #5 (Of 8)(Cover D Jay Anacleto Card Stock Variant), AR

DCeased War Of The Undead Gods #5 (Of 8)(Cover E Sun Khamunaki Card Stock Variant), AR

Death Of Superman 30th Anniversary Deluxe Edition Hardcover Bookplate, AR

Death Of Superman 30th Anniversary Deluxe Edition HC (Book Market Edition), $39.99

Death Of Superman 30th Anniversary Deluxe Edition HC (Direct Market Edition), $39.99

Flash #789 (Cover A Taurin Clarke), $3.99

Flash #789 (Cover B George Kambadais Card Stock Variant), $4.99

Flash Volume 17 Eclipsed TP, $19.99

G.C.P.D. The Blue Wall #3 (Of 6)(Cover A Reiko Murakami), $3.99

G.C.P.D. The Blue Wall #3 (Of 6)(Cover B Steve Epting Card Stock Variant), $4.99

Harley Quinn The Animated Series Legion Of Bats #3 (Of 6)(Cover A Yoshi Yoshitani), $3.99

Harley Quinn The Animated Series Legion Of Bats #3 (Of 6)(Cover B Dan Hipp Card Stock Variant), $4.99

Harley Quinn The Animated Series Legion Of Bats #3 (Of 6)(Cover C Reilly Brown Card Stock Variant), AR

Harley Quinn Volume 1 No Good Deed TP, $16.99

Nightwing #99 (Cover A Bruno Redondo), $3.99

Nightwing #99 (Cover B Jamal Campbell Card Stock Variant), $4.99

Nightwing #99 (Cover C Mario Fox Foccillo Holiday Card Stock Variant), $4.99

Nightwing #99 (Cover D Dan Mora Card Stock Variant), AR

Nightwing #99 (Cover E Bruno Redondo Text Card Stock Variant), AR

Nightwing #99 (Cover F Dan Mora Card Stock Variant), AR

Nightwing #99 (Cover G Javier Fernandez DC Spawn Card Stock Variant), AR

Nubia Queen Of The Amazons HC, $24.99

Rogues HC, $29.99

Scooby-Doo Where Are You #119 (Cover A Derek Fridolfs), $2.99

Stargirl The Lost Children #2 (Of 6)(Cover A Todd Nauck), $3.99

Stargirl The Lost Children #2 (Of 6)(Cover B Mike Maihack Card Stock Variant), $4.99

Stargirl The Lost Children #2 (Of 6)(Cover C Crystal Kung Holiday Card Stock Variant), $4.99

Stargirl The Lost Children #2 (Of 6)(Cover D Sean Cheeks Galloway Card Stock Variant), AR

Strange Adventures TP, $29.99

Superman Birthright The Deluxe Edition HC (Book Market Edition), $49.99

Superman Birthright The Deluxe Edition HC (Direct Market Edition), $49.99

Titans United Bloodpact #4 (Of 6)(Cover A Eddy Barrows), $3.99

Titans United Bloodpact #4 (Of 6)(Cover B Derrick Chew Card Stock Variant), $4.99

Titans United Bloodpact #4 (Of 6)(Cover C Matt Haley DC Holiday Card Card Stock Variant), $4.99

Titans United Bloodpact #4 (Of 6)(Cover D Dexter Soy Card Stock Variant), AR

---------------------

DC Comics from Lunar Distributors for November 22, 2022

DC COMICS:

Action Comics #1049 (Cover A Steve Beach)(Kal-El Returns), $4.99

Action Comics #1049 (Cover B Nathan Szerdy Card Stock Variant)(Kal-El Returns), $5.99

Action Comics #1049 (Cover C Roger Cruz ’90s Cover Month Card Stock Variant)(Kal-El Returns), $5.99

Action Comics #1049 (Cover D Mario Fox Foccillo Kal-El Returns Arc Card Stock Variant)(Kal-El Returns), AR

Batman And Scooby-Doo Mysteries #2 (Cover A Dario Brizuela), $2.99

Batman And The Joker The Deadly Duo #1 (Of 7)(Cover G Marc Silvestri Foil Card Stock Variant)(LCSD 2022 Edition), AR

Batman Black And White Box Set, $105.00

Batman Fortress #7 (Of 8)(Cover A Darick Robertson), $3.99

Batman Fortress #7 (Of 8)(Cover B Ken Lashley Card Stock Variant), $4.99

Batman Gotham Knights Gilded City #2 (Of 6)(Cover A Greg Capullo & Jonathan Glapion), $4.99

Batman Gotham Knights Gilded City #2 (Of 6)(Cover B Mike Perkins Card Stock Variant), $5.99

Batman Gotham Knights Gilded City #2 (Of 6)(Cover C Video Game Card Stock Variant), $5.99

Batman The Audio Adventures #3 (Of 7)(Cover A Dave Johnson), $3.99

Batman The Audio Adventures #3 (Of 7)(Cover B Michael Allred Card Stock Variant), $4.99

Dark Crisis The Dark Army #1 (One Shot)(Cover A Gleb Melnikov), $5.99

Dark Crisis The Dark Army #1 (One Shot)(Cover B Werther Dell’Edera), $5.99

Dark Crisis The Dark Army #1 (One Shot)(Cover C Taj Tenfold), $5.99

Dark Crisis The Dark Army #1 (One Shot)(Cover D Taj Tenfold Foil Variant), AR

DC Horror Presents Sgt. Rock Vs. The Army Of The Dead #3 (Of 6)(Cover A Gary Frank), $3.99

DC Horror Presents Sgt. Rock Vs. The Army Of The Dead #3 (Of 6)(Cover B Francesco Francavilla Card Stock Variant), $4.99

DC Horror Presents Sgt. Rock Vs. The Army Of The Dead #3 (Of 6)(Cover C Christopher Mittan Card Stock Variant), AR

DC Mech #5 (Of 6)(Cover A Baldemar Rivas), $3.99

DC Mech #5 (Of 6)(Cover B Dan Mora Card Stock Variant), $4.99

DC Mech #5 (Of 6)(Cover C Ricardo Lopez Ortiz Card Stock Variant), AR

DC Mech #5 (Of 6)(Cover D Dan Mora Card Stock Variant), AR

DC Vs. Vampires #11 (Of 12)(Cover A Guillem March), $3.99

DC Vs. Vampires #11 (Of 12)(Cover B Nathan Szerdy Card Stock Variant), $4.99

DC Vs. Vampires #11 (Of 12)(Cover C Steve Beach Card Stock Variant), AR

Deathstroke Inc. #15 (Cover A Mikel Janin), $3.99

Deathstroke Inc. #15 (Cover B Felipe Massafera Card Stock Variant), $4.99

Deathstroke Inc. #15 (Cover C Kendrick Kunkka Lim Card Stock Variant), AR

Detective Comics #1066 (Cover A Evan Cagle), $4.99

Detective Comics #1066 (Cover B JH Williams III Card Stock Variant), $5.99

Detective Comics #1066 (Cover C Kyle Hotz ’90s Cover Month Card Stock Variant), $5.99

Detective Comics #1066 (Cover D Colleen Doran Card Stock Variant), AR

Detective Comics #1066 (Cover E JH Williams III Ink Card Stock Variant), AR

Harley Quinn #24 (Cover A Matteo Lolli), $3.99

Harley Quinn #24 (Cover B Lee Bermejo Card Stock Variant), $4.99

Harley Quinn #24 (Cover C Jonboy Meyers ’90s Cover Month Card Stock Variant), $4.99

Harley Quinn #24 (Cover D Lesley Leirix Li Card Stock Variant), AR

Harley Quinn #24 (Cover E Ludo Lullabi Card Stock Variant), AR

Human Target #9 (Of 12)(Cover A Greg Smallwood), $4.99

Human Target #9 (Of 12)(Cover B Cully Hamner), $4.99

Human Target #9 (Of 12)(Cover C Francesco Francavilla), AR

Other History Of The DC Universe TP, $19.99

Punchline The Gotham Game #2 (Of 6)(Cover A Gleb Melnikov), $3.99

Punchline The Gotham Game #2 (Of 6)(Cover B Derrick Chew Card Stock Variant), $4.99

Punchline The Gotham Game #2 (Of 6)(Cover C Ejikure Card Stock Variant), $4.99

Punchline The Gotham Game #2 (Of 6)(Cover D Dan Hipp Card Stock Variant), AR

Punchline The Gotham Game #2 (Of 6)(Cover E David Nakayama Card Stock Variant), AR

Punchline The Gotham Game #2 (Of 6)(Cover F Sozomaika Foil Card Stock Variant), AR

Superman And The Authority TP, $16.99

Tim Drake Robin #3 (Cover A Max Dunbar), $3.99

Tim Drake Robin #3 (Cover B Dan Mora Card Stock Variant), $4.99

Tim Drake Robin #3 (Cover C Todd Nauck ’90s Cover Month Card Stock Variant), $4.99

Tim Drake Robin #3 (Cover D David Talaski Card Stock Variant), AR

Tim Drake Robin #3 (Cover E Rian Gonzales Card Stock Variant), AR

Young Justice Targets #5 (Of 6)(Cover A Christopher Jones), $3.99

Young Justice Targets #5 (Of 6)(Cover B Meghan Hetrick Card Stock Variant), $4.99

#IReadsYou Review: THE BATMAN & SCOOBY-DOO MYSTERIES Extravaganza #1

THE BATMAN & SCOOBY-DOO MYSTERIES EXTRAVAGANZA #1
DC COMICS

STORY: Ivan Cohen; Sholly Fisch
ART: Dario Brizuela; Randy Elliot
COLORS: Franco Riesco; Silvana Brys
LETTERS: Saida Temofonte
EDITORS: Michael McCalister
COVER: Dario Brizuela with Franco Riesco
40pp, Color, $4.99 U.S. (August 2021)

Ages 8+

Batman created by Bob Kane with Bill Finger

“Glove Story” and “Going Bats”

The Batman & Scooby-Doo Mysteries was a 12-issue comic book maxi-series that DC Comics published began publishing in 2021 and concluded this year (cover dated:  June 2021 to May 2022).  The series brought the characters from both the Scooby-Doo, Where Are You? and Batman comic book series together.  Over the past five decades, Mystery Inc.:  Scooby-Doo, Shaggy, Fred, Daphne, and Velma have joined Batman and (often) Robin to solve mysteries across various entertainment mediums.

The first few issues of The Batman & Scooby-Doo Mysteries sold well enough that DC Comics published The Batman & Scooby-Doo Mysteries Extravaganza #1.  This one-shot comic book reprinted The Batman & Scooby-Doo Mysteries issues #1 and #2 (cover dated June and July 2021) under one cover as a double-sized issue.

The Batman & Scooby-Doo Mysteries Extravaganza #1 begins with The Batman & Scooby-Doo Mysteries #1 and the tale entitled “Glove Story.”  It is written by Ivan Cohen and drawn by Dario Brizuela.  “Glove Story” opens inside the “Gotham City Museum of Culture.”  Batman has called Mystery Inc. to help him with a mystery that even he cannot solve.  It seems that an exhibit featuring Batman's different costumes over the years has been robbed.  What's missing, you ask?  The gloves on one of the costumes are not the original ones.  So how can Scooby and the gang help Batman?  Well, it is a question of time in a story that guest stars Robin and Alfred Pennyworth.

Next up is The Batman & Scooby-Doo Mysteries #2 and the story, “Going Bats.”  It is written by Sholly Fisch and drawn by Randy Elliot.  “Going Bats” opens with Mystery Inc. helping Batman and Robin capture The Joker in order to stop his latest plot.  As a reward, Batman takes Scooby, Shaggy, and the gang to visit the trophy room in the Batcave.  The visit is ruined when a ghost shows up in the Batcave and starts agitating the bats that live there.  Can Mystery Inc. and Batman and Robin solve this mystery before all the secrets of Batman and the Batcave are exposed.

THE LOWDOWN:  As a child, the most important characters in my life were Batman and Robin and Scooby-Doo and company (and Josie and the Pussycats).  Two of my all-time favorite animated television episodes are the team-ups of Batman and Scooby-Doo in two Season One episodes of “The New Scooby-Doo Mysteries” (1972-73).  They are “The Dynamic Scooby-Doo Affair” (Episode 2, September 16, 1972) and “The Caped Crusaders Affairs” (Episode 15, December 16, 1972).  So I'm always excited about such a union, except that I never got around to reading any issues of The Batman & Scooby-Doo Mysteries until now via The Batman & Scooby-Doo Mysteries Extravaganza #1.

“Glove Story” is a nonsensical tale of time travel, but it is drawn by one of my favorite Scooby-Doo comic book artists, Dario Brizuela.  “Going Bats” is the better of the two stories.  It is written by one of my favorite Scooby-Doo comic book writers, Sholly Fisch, and drawn by one of my other favorite Scooby-Doo comic book artists, Randy Elliot.  It is also a very clever Joker tale, which I won't detail, for you, dear readers, in order to avoid spoilers.  I can say that it is the reason that I am giving this issue the grade I am.

Colorists Franco Riesco (“Glove Story”) and Silvana Brys (“Going Bats”) dress these stories in beautiful hues; they helped to make The Batman & Scooby-Doo Mysteries one of the prettiest DC Comics of 2021.  And it would not be a Scooby-Doo comic book without the lovely lettering of the great Saida Temofonte.

The first issue of a second The Batman & Scooby-Doo Mysteries series recently hit comic book shops.  Fear not, dear readers, I have gone the subscription route this time, so I'll start posting reviews as soon as the issues start arriving.

I READS YOU RECOMMENDS:  Fans of the union of the worlds of Batman and Scooby-Doo will want The Batman & Scooby-Doo Mysteries Extravaganza #1.

B+
★★★½ out of 4 stars

Reviewed by Leroy Douresseaux a.k.a. "I Reads You"


https://www.dccomics.com/
https://twitter.com/DCComics
https://www.facebook.com/dccomics
https://www.youtube.com/user/DCEntertainmentTV
https://www.pinterest.com/dccomics/
https://www.periscope.tv/DCComics/1ZkKzezXwZdxv


The text is copyright © 2022 Leroy Douresseaux. All Rights Reserved. Contact this blog or site for syndication rights and fees.

----------------------

Amazon wants me to inform you that the affiliate link below is a PAID AD, but I technically only get paid (eventually) if you click on the affiliate link below AND buy something(s).

#IReadsYou Review: SCOOBY-DOO, Where Are You? #117

SCOOBY-DOO, WHERE ARE YOU? (2010) #117
DC COMICS

STORY: Ivan Cohen; Sholly Fisch
PENCILS: Valerio Chiola; Dario Brizuela
INKS: Valerio Chiola; Dario Brizuela
COLORS: Valerio Chiola; Franco Riesco
LETTERS: Saida Temofonte
EDITORS: Courtney Jordan; Kristy Quinn (reprint)
COVER: Valerio Chiola
32pp, Color, $2.99 U.S. (October 2022)

Ages 8+

“Beast of Eatin'”

Welcome, dear readers, to my continuing journey through the Scooby-Doo, Where Are You? comic book series, which began publication in 2010.  I continue to renew my subscription so that I can continue to review this series for you, dear readers.

Scooby-Doo, Where Are You? #117 opens with “Beast of Eatin',” which is written by Ivan Cohen and drawn by Valerio Chiola.  The story finds Mystery Inc.:  Scooby-Doo, Shaggy, Fred, Daphne, and Velma on morning television.  Scooby and Shaggy have joined Juliana Perez to launch her new TV segment, “International Eats.”  However, a Sasquatch is stealing all the food for the show.  Can the gang solve the mystery before Shaggy and Scooby starve?

The second story, “Snack Attack” is, as usual, a reprint story and is written by Sholly Fisch and drawn by Dario Brizuela.  [This story was originally published in Scooby-Doo, Where Are You? #37 (cover date: November 2013).]  The story finds Mystery Inc. in the middle of a terrible situation.  They have visited five grocery stores, and none of them has any “Scooby Snacks.”  They have just visited a sixth store, and the situation is the same – no Scooby Snacks.

The gang decides that it is time to visit “Deauboy Bakeries,” the factory that produces Scooby Snacks.  There, the owner, Mr. Deauboy, informs them that he hasn't produced any Scooby Snacks in a month and that he has shut down the factory.  The villain behind this is even more shocking.  It a monstrous version of the Scooby Snacks mascot, “Skippy Snackerdoodle.”  Can Mystery Inc. bring this monster hound to heel?  Can they save Scooby Snacks for Scooby's … and Shaggy's sake?

“Beast of Eatin'” is a convoluted story, something about former spies and betrayed feelings.  At times, the story really isn't coherent, and Valerio Chiola's art and graphical storytelling can't really crack the contrived nut of this story.

Luckily, the reprint story, “Snack Attack,” is pretty straight-forward.  If you've every wondered about Scooby Snacks, what they are and where they come from, Sholly Fisch, one of the best Scooby-Doo comic book writers, offers his behind-the-scenes look at Scooby's favorite go-to-snack.  The story is drawn by one of my favorite Scooby-Doo comic book artists, Dario Brizuela.

Scooby-Doo, Where Are You? #117 follows two really good issues, #115 and #116, and only the reprint story keeps #117 from being a disaster.  Because of the “Scooby Snacks” story, I will recommend #117 to collectors of Scooby-Doo comic books.  And until next time, Scooby-Dooby-Doo!

B-

★★½ out of 4 stars

[This comic book includes a seven-page preview of the original graphic novel, “DC League of Super-Pets: The Great Mxy-Up” by Heath Corson and Bobby Timony.]

Reviewed by Leroy Douresseaux a.k.a. "I Reads You"


https://www.dccomics.com/
https://twitter.com/DCComics
https://www.facebook.com/dccomics
https://www.youtube.com/user/DCEntertainmentTV
https://www.pinterest.com/dccomics/
https://www.periscope.tv/DCComics/1ZkKzezXwZdxv


The text is copyright © 2022 Leroy Douresseaux. All Rights Reserved. Contact this blog or site for syndication rights and fees.

-----------------------

Amazon wants me to inform you that the affiliate link below is a PAID AD, but I technically only get paid (eventually) if you click on the affiliate link below AND buy something(s).

DC Comics from Lunar Distributors for October 11, 2022

DC COMICS:

American Vampire Omnibus Volume 2 HC, $125.00
Batgirls #11 (Cover A Jorge Corona), $3.99
Batgirls #11 (Cover B Audrey Mok Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Batgirls #11 (Cover C Rian Gonzales Card Stock Variant), AR
Batman And Scooby-Doo Mysteries #1 (Cover A Dario Brizuela), $2.99
Batman Incorporated #1 (Cover A John Timms), $3.99
Batman Incorporated #1 (Cover B Jorge Molina Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Batman Incorporated #1 (Cover C Derrick Chew Card Stock Variant), AR
Batman Incorporated #1 (Cover D Jeff Spokes Glow In The Dark Card Stock Variant), AR
Batman Urban Legends #20 (Cover A Max Dunbar), $7.99
Batman Urban Legends #20 (Cover B Jorge Corona), $7.99
Batman Urban Legends #20 (Cover C Edwin Galmon), $7.99
Batman Vs. Robin #2 (Of 5)(Cover A Mahmud Asrar), $5.99
Batman Vs. Robin #2 (Of 5)(Cover B Greg Capullo Card Stock Variant), $6.99
Batman Vs. Robin #2 (Of 5)(Cover C Francis Manapul Card Stock Variant), $6.99
Batman Vs. Robin #2 (Of 5)(Cover D Rafael Sarmento Battle-Speed Card Stock Variant), AR
Batman Vs. Robin #2 (Of 5)(Cover E Clayton Henry Card Stock Variant), AR
Black Adam #1 (Special Edition), AR
Dark Crisis Worlds Without A Justice League Green Arrow #1 (One Shot)(Cover A Clayton Henry), $4.99
Dark Crisis Worlds Without A Justice League Green Arrow #1 (One Shot)(Cover B Megan Huang), AR
Dark Crisis Worlds Without A Justice League Green Arrow #1 (One Shot)(Cover C Clayton Henry Foil Variant), AR
Dark Crisis Worlds Without A Justice League Green Arrow #1 (One Shot)(Cover D Nik Virella), $4.99
DC Horror Presents Soul Plumber HC, $24.99
DC’s Terrors Through Time #1 (One Shot)(Cover A John Mccrea), $9.99
DC’s Terrors Through Time #1 (One Shot)(Cover B Steve Beach VHS Variant), $9.99
DC’s Terrors Through Time #1 (One Shot)(Cover C Karl Mostert), AR
Flash The Fastest Man Alive #2 (Of 3)(Cover A Sebastian Fiumara), $5.99
Flash The Fastest Man Alive #2 (Of 3)(Cover B Juan Ferreyra Card Stock Variant), $6.99
Flash The Fastest Man Alive #2 (Of 3)(Cover C Jorge Corona Card Stock Variant), AR
Flash The Fastest Man Alive #2 (Of 3)(Cover D Ricardo Lopez Foil Card Stock Variant), AR
Future State Gotham #18 (Cover A Simone Di Meo), $3.99
Future State Gotham #18 (Cover B Carlos Danda Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Jurassic League #6 (Of 6)(Cover A Daniel Warren Johnson), $3.99
Jurassic League #6 (Of 6)(Cover B Juan Gedeon Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Rogues #4 (Of 4)(Cover A Sam Wolfe Connelly), $6.99
Rogues #4 (Of 4)(Cover B Leomacs), $6.99
Rogues #4 (Of 4)(Cover C Kaare Andrews), AR
Superman Son Of Kal-El #16 (Cover A Travis Moore)(Kal-El Returns), $3.99
Superman Son Of Kal-El #16 (Cover B Ariel Colon Card Stock Variant)(Kal-El Returns), $4.99
Superman Son Of Kal-El #16 (Cover C Megan Huang 90s Bedroom Card Stock Variant)(Kal-El Returns), AR
Teen Titans Academy Volume 2 Exit Wounds HC, $29.99
Wonder Woman #792 (Cover A Yanick Paquette), $4.99
Wonder Woman #792 (Cover B Joelle Jones Card Stock Variant), $5.99
Wonder Woman #792 (Cover C Lucio Parrillo Black Adam Movie Card Stock Variant), $5.99
Wonder Woman #792 (Cover D Zu Orzu Card Stock Variant), AR
Wonder Woman #792 (Cover E Crystal Kung Cheetah Costume Card Stock Variant), AR
Wonder Woman Evolution HC, $29.99

--------------------

#IReadsYou Review: Scooby-Doo, Where Are You? #116

SCOOBY-DOO, WHERE ARE YOU? (2010) #116
DC COMICS

STORY: Derek Fridolfs; Sholly Fisch
PENCILS: Randy Elliot; Dario Brizuela
INKS: Randy Elliot; Dario Brizuela
COLORS: Silvana Brys; Candace Schinzler-Bell
LETTERS: Saida Temofonte
EDITORS: Courtney Jordan; Jessica Chen and David Piňa (reprint)
COVER: Derek Fridolfs with Silvana Brys
32pp, Color, $2.99 U.S. (August 2022)

Ages 8+

“Sight for Scared Eyes”

Welcome, dear readers, to my continuing journey through the Scooby-Doo, Where Are You? comic book series, which began publication in 2010.  I continue to renew my subscription so that I can continue to review this series for you, dear readers.

Scooby-Doo, Where Are You? #116 opens with “Sight for Scared Eyes,” which is written by Derek Fridolfs and drawn by Randy Elliot.  The story finds Mystery Inc.:  Scooby-Doo, Shaggy, Fred, Daphne, and Velma are tying up the case of “the Ogre of Oglesby Orchard” when Velma's glasses are broken.  So the gang is off to see the optometrist at “Made in the Shades,” where Velma can get an eye exam and new glasses.

However, the office is being haunted by a giant cyclops that keeps crashing around the place.  While Velma struggles to believe her eyes, the rest of Mystery Inc. sets its sights on solving the mystery of this one-eyed monstrosity.

The second story, “Jinkies” is, as usual, a reprint story and is written by Sholly Fisch and drawn by Dario Brizuela.  [This story was originally published in Scooby-Doo, Where Are You? #61 (cover date: November 2015).]  The story opens with Mystery Inc. in court for the trial of Rob Felony, who was haunting his condominium as “the Sublet Specter.”  While on the witness stand, Velma suddenly sees a ghostly jurist … that no one else sees!  If Mystery Inc. can't solve this strange new mystery, Velma's strange vision could help set Rob Felony free.

Both of the stories in Scooby-Doo, Where Are You? #116 have as a theme, Velma's eyesight and her glasses.  Also, both stories are produced by some of this series' best contributors, writer Sholly Fisch, artists Randy Elliot and Dario Brizuela, and also Derek Fridolfs, who has been both writer and artist for this series, and is a writer, here.

“Sight for Scared Eyes” works quite well because it accurately captures a few things one can expect during a visit to a doctor:  waiting rooms, grumpy patients in the waiting rooms, harried assistants, and testy doctors.  Fridolfs also casually drops a clue about the end of the story at the beginning.

“Jinkies” seems a bit more implausible, even beyond the usual implausibility of Scooby-Doo, but Sholly Fisch offers a nice spin on the threat of wireless technology.  He also uses as a premise something of which we Scooby-Doo fans rarely consider.  How would any of Mystery Inc.'s cases stand up in court?

So, I recommend Scooby-Doo, Where Are You? #116 to all Scooby-Doo comic book fans.  Like issue #115, it is one of the best issues of the series of the last two years, and it is rare for this series to have consecutive exceptional issues.  And until next time, Scooby-Dooby-Doo!

B+

[This comic book includes a seven-page preview of the original graphic novel, “Green Arrow: Stranded” by Brendan Deneen and Bell Hosalla.]

Reviewed by Leroy Douresseaux a.k.a. "I Reads You"


https://www.dccomics.com/
https://twitter.com/DCComics
https://www.facebook.com/dccomics
https://www.youtube.com/user/DCEntertainmentTV
https://www.pinterest.com/dccomics/
https://www.periscope.tv/DCComics/1ZkKzezXwZdxv


The text is copyright © 2022 Leroy Douresseaux. All Rights Reserved. Contact this blog or site for syndication rights and fees.

-----------------------

DC Comics from Lunar Distributors for August 16, 2022

DC COMICS:

Aquaman And The Flash Voidsong #3 (Of 3)(Cover A Mike Perkins), $6.99
Aquaman And The Flash Voidsong #3 (Of 3)(Cover B Vasco Georgiev), $6.99
Batman #125 (2nd Printing Cover A Chip Zdarsky), $5.99
Batman #125 (2nd Printing Cover B Jorge Jimenez Foil Card Stock Variant), AR
Batman One Bad Day The Riddler #1 (One Shot)(Cover A Mitch Gerads), $7.99
Batman One Bad Day The Riddler #1 (One Shot)(Cover B Jim Lee Variant), $7.99
Batman One Bad Day The Riddler #1 (One Shot)(Cover C David Marquez), AR
Batman One Bad Day The Riddler #1 (One Shot)(Cover D Mikel Janin), AR
Batman One Bad Day The Riddler #1 (One Shot)(Cover E Brian Bolland), AR
Batman One Bad Day The Riddler #1 (One Shot)(Cover F Giuseppe Camuncoli Premium Variant), $7.99
Batman Superman World’s Finest #6 (Cover A Dan Mora), $3.99
Batman Superman World’s Finest #6 (Cover B Terry Dodson Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Batman Superman World’s Finest #6 (Cover C Rafa Sandoval Swimsuit Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Batman Superman World’s Finest #6 (Cover D Trevor Hairsine Card Stock Variant, AR
Batman Superman World’s Finest #6 (Cover E Nick Bradshaw Card Stock Variant), AR
Batman The Knight #8 (Of 10)(Cover A Carmine Di Giandomenico), $4.99
Batman The Knight #8 (Of 10)(Cover B Riccardo Federici Card Stock Variant), $5.99
Black Adam #3 (Cover A Irvin Rodriguez), $3.99
Black Adam #3 (Cover B Rafa Sandoval Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Black Adam #3 (Cover C Rahzzah Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Black Adam #3 (Cover D Emanuela Lupacchino Swimsuit Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Black Adam #3 (Cover E Rafa Sarmento Card Stock Variant), AR
Catwoman #46 (Cover A Jeff Dekal), $3.99
Catwoman #46 (Cover B Sozomaika Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Catwoman #46 (Cover C Jeff Dekal Swimsuit Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Catwoman #46 (Cover D Tula Lotay Card Stock Variant), AR
Dark Crisis Young Justice #3 (Of 6)(Cover A Max Dunbar), $3.99
Dark Crisis Young Justice #3 (Of 6)(Cover B Jorge Corona Card Stock Variant), $4.99
DC Vs Vampires All-Out War #2 (Of 6)(Cover A Alan Quah), $3.99
DC Vs Vampires All-Out War #2 (Of 6)(Cover B Lesley Leirix Li Card Stock Variant), $4.99
DC Vs Vampires All-Out War #2 (Of 6)(Cover C James Stokoe Card Stock Variant), AR
DC Vs Vampires All-Out War #2 (Of 6)(Cover D Ejikure Swimsuit Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Duo #4 (Of 6)(Cover A Dike Ruan), $3.99
Duo #4 (Of 6)(Cover B Jessica Fong Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Flash #785 (Cover A Taurin Clarke)(Dark Crisis), $3.99
Flash #785 (Cover B George Kambadais Card Stock Variant)(Dark Crisis), $4.99
Harley Quinn #20 (Cover A Jonboy Meyers), $3.99
Harley Quinn #20 (Cover B Derrick Chew Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Harley Quinn #20 (Cover C Ryan Sook Homage Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Harley Quinn #20 (Cover D Jay Anacleto Card Stock Variant), AR
Nightwing #95 (Cover A Bruno Redondo), $3.99
Nightwing #95 (Cover B Jamal Campbell Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Nightwing #95 (Cover C Nicola Scott Swimsuit Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Nightwing #95 (Cover D David Talaski Card Stock Variant), AR
Robin And Batman HC, $24.99
Sandman #1 (Facsimile Edition)(2022), $3.99
Scooby-Doo Where Are You #117 (Cover A Valerio Chiola), $2.99
Swamp Thing Volume 2 Conduit TP, $16.99
Teen Titans Raven Beast Boy And Beast Boy Loves Raven Box Set, $59.99
Wonder Woman Black And Gold HC, $39.99
Wonder Woman Volume 2 Through A Glass Darkly TP, $19.99

-----------------

DC Comics from Lunar Distributors for July 19, 2022

DC COMICS

Superman ’78 HC, $24.99
Nightwing #94 (Cover C David Talaski Card Stock Variant), AR
Nightwing #94 (Cover B Jamal Campbell Card Stock Variant, $4.99
Nightwing #94 (Cover A Bruno Redondo), $3.99
New Teen Titans Volume 14 TP, $29.99
Looney Tunes #267 (Cover A Walter Carzon), $2.99
Legends Of The Dark Knight TP, $19.99
Justice League Vs The Legion Of Super-Heroes #4 (Of 6)(Cover B Travis Moore Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Justice League Vs The Legion Of Super-Heroes #4 (Of 6)(Cover A Scott Godlewski), $3.99
Justice League Dark The Great Wickedness TP, $16.99
Jurassic League #3 (Of 6)(Cover B Gustavo Duarte Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Jurassic League #3 (Of 6)(Cover A Daniel Warren Johnson), $3.99
Green Lantern Season 2 Volume 2 Ultrawar TP, $17.99
Flash #784 (Cover B Bengal Card Stock Variant)(Dark Crisis), $4.99
Flash #784 (Cover A Taurin Clarke)(Dark Crisis), $3.99
Fables #153 (Of 162)(Cover B Mark Buckingham Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Fables #153 (Of 162)(Cover A Qistina Khalidah), $3.99
Duo #3 (Of 6)(Cover B Jessica Fong Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Duo #3 (Of 6)(Cover A Dike Ruan), $3.99
DC Vs. Vampires All-Out War #1 (Of 6)(Cover D Ejikure Card Stock Variant), AR
DC Vs. Vampires All-Out War #1 (Of 6)(Cover C James Stokoe Card Stock Variant), AR
DC Vs. Vampires All-Out War #1 (Of 6)(Cover B Kael Ngu Card Stock Variant), $4.99
DC Vs. Vampires All-Out War #1 (Of 6)(Cover A Alan Quah), $3.99
DC League Of Super-Pets The Great Mxy-Up TP, $9.99
Dark Crisis Young Justice #2 (Of 6)(Cover B Nikola Cizmesija Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Dark Crisis Young Justice #2 (Of 6)(Cover A Max Dunbar), $3.99
Checkmate TP, $19.99
Catwoman #45 (Cover C Sozomaika Card Stock Variant), AR
Catwoman #45 (Cover B Jenny Frison Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Catwoman #45 (Cover A Jeff Dekal), $3.99
Blood Syndicate Season One #3 (Of 6)(Cover B Jamal Igle Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Blood Syndicate Season One #3 (Of 6)(Cover A Dexter Soy), $3.99
Black Adam #2 (Cover F Rafael Sarmento Foil Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Black Adam #2 (Cover E Rafael Sarmento Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Black Adam #2 (Cover D Simone Di Meo Card Stock Variant), AR
Black Adam #2 (Cover C Brandon Peterson Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Black Adam #2 (Cover B Rafa Sandoval Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Black Adam #2 (Cover A Irvin Rodriguez), $3.99
Batman The Knight #7 (Of 10)(Cover B Riccardo Federici Card Stock Variant), $5.99
Batman The Knight #7 (Of 10)(Cover A Carmine Di Giandomenico), $4.99
Batman Superman World’s Finest #5 (Cover D Alexander Lozano Card Stock Variant), AR
Batman Superman World’s Finest #5 (Cover C Pete Woods Card Stock Variant), AR
Batman Superman World’s Finest #5 (Cover B Francesco Mattina Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Batman Superman World’s Finest #5 (Cover A Dan Mora), $3.99
Batman Secret Files TP, $19.99
Batman And Scooby-Doo Mysteries Volume 2 TP, $12.99
Artemis Wanted #1 (One Shot)(Cover C Becky Cloonan Card Stock Variant)(One Shot), AR
Artemis Wanted #1 (One Shot)(Cover B Kamome Shirahama Card Stock Variant)(One Shot), $6.99
Artemis Wanted #1 (One Shot)(Cover A Matteo Scalera)(One Shot), $5.99
Aquaman And The Flash Voidsong #2 (Of 3)(Cover B Vasco Georgiev), $6.99
Aquaman And The Flash Voidsong #2 (Of 3)(Cover A Mike Perkins), $6.99
52 Omnibus HC (2022 Edition), $175.00

--------

#IReadsYou Review: SCOOBY-DOO, Where Are You? #115

SCOOBY-DOO, WHERE ARE YOU? (2010) #115
DC COMICS

STORY: Derek Fridolfs; Sholly Fisch
PENCILS: Walter Carzon; Robert Pope
INKS: Horacio Ottolini; Scott McRae
COLORS: Silvana Brys; Heroic Age
LETTERS: Saida Temofonte; Dezi Sienty
EDITORS: Courtney Jordan; Kwanza Johnson (reprint)
COVER: Derek Fridolfs with Silvana Brys
32pp, Color, $2.99 U.S. (June 2022)

Ages 8+

“Ready Player Run!”

Welcome, dear readers, to my continuing journey through the Scooby-Doo, Where Are You? comic book series, which began publication in 2010.  I continue to renew my subscription so that I can continue to review this series for you, dear readers.

Scooby-Doo, Where Are You? #115 opens with “Ready Player Run!,” which is written by Derek Fridolfs and drawn by Walter Carzon and Horacio Ottolini.  The story finds Mystery Inc.:  Scooby-Doo, Shaggy, Fred, Daphne, and Velma at the headquarters of “Playtel,” the board game company.  Fred answered an ad so that the whole gang could “playtest” Playtel's latest game.

But Playtel has a surprise for all the testers.  They want to give players a new experience, and that means transporting players into virtual reality versions of their games via VR goggles.  But there is a glitch … err … gremlin in the VR system.  The “Grim Gamer” is out to win at all costs, and Mystery Inc. has a new mystery to solve.

The second story, “Endgame” is, as usual, a reprint story and is written by Sholly Fisch and drawn by Robert Pope and Scott McRae.  [This story was originally published in Scooby-Doo, Where Are You? #10 (cover date: August 2011).]  Mystery Inc. is attending the “World Video Game Championships,” which is sponsored by the video game company, Gamestation.

Competitors include the Tendo Brothers, Mario and Luigi, and the legendary player, Zelda.  But a ghostly figure, “The Pinball Wizard,” is demanding that this championship tournament be shut down.  Now, Gamestation's Laurie Kraft is desperate to save the tournament, so Mystery Inc. has another mystery to solve.

Right from the start, one reason for me to like “Ready Player Run!” is that it comes from Walter Carzon and Horacio Ottolini, one of my favorite Scooby-Doo comic book art teams.  Combined with Sivana Brys' lovely colors, “Ready Player Run!” looks gorgeous.  Writer Derek Fridolfs, another Scooby-Doo comics favorite, offers a cleverly constructed story right out of the kind of real-world corporate espionage that must be rampant in the video game industry.  I like this story, and I think it would make a good plot for one of those direct-to-DVD Scooby-Doo movies.

“Endgame” is written by another of my favorite Scooby-Doo comic book writers, Sholly Fisch, and is drawn by another of my favorite Mystery Inc. art dream teams, Robert Pope and Scott McRae.  The plot and the villain are good, but not great.  However, the story has a crazy last act – Shaggy and Scooby in a dance-off!  Yes, it's as fun as it sounds.

So, I recommend Scooby-Doo, Where Are You? #115 to all Scooby-Doo fans because it is one of the best issues of the series in the last year or so.  And until next time, Scooby-Dooby-Doo!

B+

★★★½ out of 4 stars

[This comic book includes a seven-page preview of the original graphic novel, “Primer” by Jennifer Muro, Thomas Krajewski, and Gretel Lusky.]

Reviewed by Leroy Douresseaux a.k.a. "I Reads You"


https://www.dccomics.com/
https://twitter.com/DCComics
https://www.facebook.com/dccomics
https://www.youtube.com/user/DCEntertainmentTV
https://www.pinterest.com/dccomics/
https://www.periscope.tv/DCComics/1ZkKzezXwZdxv


The text is copyright © 2022 Leroy Douresseaux. All Rights Reserved. Contact this blog or site for syndication rights and fees.

---------------------

Amazon wants me to inform you that the affiliate link below is a PAID AD, but I technically only get paid (eventually) if you click on the affiliate link below AND buy something(s).

DC Comics from Lunar Distributors for June 21, 2022

DC COMICS:

Aquaman And The Flash Voidsong #1 (Of 3)(Cover A Jay Anacleto), $6.99
Aquaman And The Flash Voidsong #1 (Of 3)(Cover B Vasco Georgiev), $6.99
Batman Superman World’s Finest #4 (Cover A Dan Mora), $3.99
Batman Superman World’s Finest #4 (Cover B Derrick Chew Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Batman Superman World’s Finest #4 (Cover C Freddie E. Williams II Card Stock Variant), AR
Batman Superman World’s Finest #4 (Cover D Riley Rossmo Bizarro Card Stock Variant), AR
Batman Superman World’s Finest #4 (Cover E Dan Mora Card Stock Variant, AR
Batman The Knight #6 (Of 10)(Cover A Carmine Di Giandomenico), $4.99
Batman The Knight #6 (Of 10)(Cover B Riccardo Federici Card Stock Variant), $5.99
Black Adam #1 (Cover A Irvin Rodriguez), $3.99
Black Adam #1 (Cover B Rafa Sandoval Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Black Adam #1 (Cover C Lucio Parrillo Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Black Adam #1 (Cover D Mikel Janin Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Black Adam #1 (Cover E Travis Mercer & Danny Miki Team Card Stock Variant), AR
Black Adam #1 (Cover F Crystal Kung Card Stock Variant), AR
Black Adam #1 (Cover G Cully Hamner Card Stock Variant), AR
Black Adam #1 (Cover H Lucio Parrillo Card Stock Foil Variant), AR
Catwoman #44 (Cover A Jeff Dekal), $3.99
Catwoman #44 (Cover B Jenny Frison Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Catwoman #44 (Cover C Sozomaika Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Dark Crisis Young Justice #1 (Of 6)(Cover A Max Dunbar), $3.99
Dark Crisis Young Justice #1 (Of 6)(Cover B Todd Nauck Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Duo #2 (Of 6)(Cover A Dike Ruan), $3.99
Duo #2 (Of 6)(Cover B Takeshi Miyazawa Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Earth-Prime #6 (Of 6) Hero’s Twilight (Cover A Kim Jacinto), $5.99
Earth-Prime #6 (Of 6) Hero’s Twilight (Cover B TK TK Card Stock Variant), $6.99
Fables #152 (Of 162)(Cover A Qistina Khalidah), $3.99
Fables #152 (Of 162)(Cover B Mark Buckingham Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Flash #783 (Cover A Brandon Peterson & Michael Atiyeh)(Dark Crisis), $3.99
Flash #783 (Cover B Bengal Card Stock Variant)(Dark Crisis), $4.99
Jurassic League #1 (Of 6)(2nd Printing Cover A Juan Gedeon), $3.99
Jurassic League #1 (Of 6)(2nd Printing Cover B Juan Gedeon Foil Card Stock Variant), AR
Milestones In History #1 (One Shot)(Cover A ChrisCross), $9.99
Milestones In History #1 (One Shot)(Cover B Doug Braithwaite), $9.99
Nightwing #93 (Cover A Bruno Redondo), $3.99
Nightwing #93 (Cover B Jamal Campbell Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Nightwing #93 (Cover C Nick Robles Pride Month Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Nightwing #93 (Cover D Serg Acuna Card Stock Variant), AR
Nightwing Fear State HC, $24.99
Scooby-Doo Where Are You #116 (Cover A Derek Fridolfs), $2.99
Superman’s Pal Jimmy Olsen’s Boss Perry White #1 (One Shot)(Cover A Steve Lieber), $4.99

-------------------------

DC Comics from Lunar Distributors for April 19, 2022

DC COMICS:

Batman Superman World’s Finest #2 (Cover A Dan Mora), $3.99
Batman Superman World’s Finest #2 (Cover B Tim Sale Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Batman Superman World’s Finest #2 (Cover C Pete Woods Card Stock Variant), AR
Batman Superman World’s Finest #2 (Cover D Jorge Jimenez Card Stock Variant), AR
Batman The Knight #4 (Of 10)(Cover A Carmine Di Giandomenico), $4.99
Batman The Knight #4 (Of 10)(Cover B Riccardo Federici Card Stock Variant), $5.99
Blue And Gold #8 (Of 8)(Cover A Ryan Sook), $3.99
Catwoman #42 (Cover A Jeff Dekal), $3.99
Catwoman #42 (Cover B Jenny Frison Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Catwoman #42 (Cover C Sozomaika Card Stock Variant), AR
Catwoman Lonely City #3 (Of 4)(Cover A Cliff Chiang), $6.99
Catwoman Lonely City #3 (Of 4)(Cover B Cliff Chiang), $6.99
Catwoman Lonely City #3 (Of 4)(Cover C Annie Wu), AR
Dark Crisis LED Acetate Poster, $24.99
DCeased Dead Planet TP, $19.99
Earth-Prime #2 (Of 6) Superman & Lois (Cover A Kim Jacinto), $5.99
Earth-Prime #2 (Of 6) Superman & Lois (Cover B Photo Card Stock Variant), $6.99
Flash #781 (Cover A Brandon Peterson & Michael Atiyeh), $3.99
Flash #781 (Cover B Nikola Cizmesija Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Infinite Frontier HC, $39.99
Nice House On The Lake #8 (Of 12)(Cover A Alvaro Martinez Bueno), $3.99
Nice House On The Lake #8 (Of 12)(Cover B Bilquis Evely Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Nightwing #91 (Cover A Bruno Redondo), $3.99
Nightwing #91 (Cover B Jamal Campbell Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Nightwing #91 (Cover C Serg Acuna Card Stock Variant), AR
Refrigerator Full Of Heads #6 (Of 6)(Cover A Mateus Manhanini), $3.99
Refrigerator Full Of Heads #6 (Of 6)(Cover B Juan Ferreyra Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Robins #6 (Of 6)(Cover A Baldemar Rivas), $3.99
Robins #6 (Of 6)(Cover B David Talaski Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Sandman Volume 2 TP (Book Market Edition), $34.99
Sandman Volume 2 TP (Direct Market Edition), $34.99
Scooby-Doo Where Are You #115 (Cover A Derek Fridolfs), $2.99
Trial Of The Amazons Wonder Girl #2 (Of 2)(Cover A Joelle Jones), $3.99
Trial Of The Amazons Wonder Girl #2 (Of 2)(Cover B Babs Tarr Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Wonder Woman Evolution #6 (Of 8)(Cover A Mike Hawthorne), $3.99
Wonder Woman Evolution #6 (Of 8)(Cover B Dave Johnson Card Stock Variant), $4.99

#IReadsYou: Review: Scooby-Doo, Where Are You? #114

SCOOBY-DOO, WHERE ARE YOU? (2010) #114
DC COMICS

STORY: Sholly Fisch; Alex Simmons
PENCILS: Valerio Chiola; Robert Pope
INKS: Valerio Chiola; Scott McRae
COLORS: Valerio Chiola; Heroic Age
LETTERS: Saida Temofonte; Travis Lanham
EDITORS: Courtney Jordan; Michelle Siglain (reprint)
COVER: Derek Fridolfs with Jeremy Lawson
32pp, Color, $2.99 U.S. (April 2022)

Ages 8+

“Jailhouse Shock”

Welcome, dear readers, to my continuing journey through the Scooby-Doo, Where Are You? comic book series, which began publication in 2010.  I continue to renew my subscription so that I can continue to review this series for you, dear readers.

Scooby-Doo, Where Are You? #114 opens with “Jailhouse Shock,” which is written by Sholly Fisch and drawn by Valerio Chiola.  The story finds Mystery Inc.:  Scooby-Doo, Shaggy, Fred, Daphne, and Velma  at a local police station, after closing their most recent case involving bank fraud and someone masquerading as a Yeti.

Before they can leave, they learn from Sarge, the head of the station, that the building is being haunted.  The haunt is none other than the ghost of the notorious early twentieth century bank robber, Muggsy Derringer, who claims to want revenge.  The real Muggsy, however, was hunted down a century ago in Chicago, so why would his ghost be haunting this police station?  It is up to the gang to find out?

The second story, “Dead & Let Spy” is, as usual, a reprint story and is written by Alex Simmons and drawn by Robert Pope and Scott McRae.  [This story was originally published in Scooby-Doo #106 (cover date: May 2006).]  Mystery Inc. is meeting the spymaster “G,” who wants the gang to help his nephew, J.Z. Bang, a teen secret agent.

J.Z. is used to dealing with spies and secret agents, but his latest adversary, a freelance agent called “Cadaver,” uses spooky tricks, such as employing monsters and ghouls.  The teen secret agent is trying to gather the ten pieces of a new invention created by the eccentric Dr. Ooh.  He needs help fighting off a menagerie of creeps that look as if they are a rogues gallery from a horror film festival.  Are the monster-hunting talents of Mystery Inc. just want J.Z. Bang needs?

The funniest thing about “Jailhouse Shock” is that Mystery Inc. knows from the beginning that the ghost of Muggsy Derringer is a fake.  Well, at least Shaggy and Scooby-Doo are willing to sell the idea that they are facing a real ghost.  While Sholly Fisch's story is funny, I still haven't bought into Valerio Chiola as an appropriate artist for a Scooby-Doo comic book.  He draws the Mystery Inc. characters well enough, but all the other character are awkwardly drawn.

“Dead & Let Spy,” the reprint tale, is a better story and it is also drawn by one of the better Scooby-Doo comic book artists, Robert Pope, inked here by Scott McRae.  Pope's graphical storytelling is fast paced, from beginning to end, and he offers an impressive menagerie of monsters.  The monsters J.Z. Bang faces include the classic Scooby-Doo creep, the Yeti, which first appeared in “Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!” (1969-70) Season One, Episode 17 as the “Snow Ghost.”  I think writer Alex Simmons has come up with a scenario that would make a nice Scooby-Doo graphic novel and perhaps, be excellent source material for an animated Scooby-Doo film.

B

6 out of 10

[This comic book includes a six-page preview of the original graphic novel, “Teen Titans Go! DC Super Hero Girls: Exchange Students!” by Amy Wolfram and Agnes Garbowska.]

Reviewed by Leroy Douresseaux a.k.a. "I Reads You"


https://www.dccomics.com/
https://twitter.com/DCComics
https://www.facebook.com/dccomics
https://www.youtube.com/user/DCEntertainmentTV
https://www.pinterest.com/dccomics/
https://www.periscope.tv/DCComics/1ZkKzezXwZdxv


The text is copyright © 2022 Leroy Douresseaux. All Rights Reserved. Contact this blog or site for syndication rights and fees.

------------

Amazon wants me to inform you that the link below is a PAID AD, but I technically only get paid (eventually) if you click on the ad below AND buy something(s).

DC Comics from Lunar Distributors for March 8, 2022

DC COMICS:

Batgirls #4 (Cover A Jorge Corona), $3.99
Batgirls #4 (Cover B Michael Cho Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Batgirls #4 (Cover C Jonboy Meyers The Batman Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Batgirls #4 (Cover D Paulina Ganucheau International Women’s Day Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Batgirls #4 (Cover E Rian Gonzales Card Stock Variant), AR
Batman And Scooby-Doo Mysteries #12 (Of 12)(Cover A Dario Brizuela), $2.99
Batman Urban Legends #13 (Cover A Kim Jacinto), $7.99
Batman Urban Legends #13 (Cover B Karl Mostert & Trish Mulvihill Variant), $7.99
Batman Urban Legends #13 (Cover C David Marquez Variant), $7.99
DC Horror Presents The Conjuring The Lover HC, $24.99
DC Poster Portfolio Dark Nights Metal TP, $24.99
Detective Comics #1056 (Cover A Irvin Rodriguez), $4.99
Detective Comics #1056 (Cover B Lee Bermejo Card Stock Variant), $5.99
Detective Comics #1056 (Cover C Puppeteer Lee The Batman Card Stock Variant), $5.99
Detective Comics #1056 (Cover D Jorge Fornes Card Stock Variant), AR
Future State Gotham #11 (Cover A Simone Di Meo), $3.99
Future State Gotham #11 (Cover B Mike Bowden Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Green Arrow Stranded TP, $9.99
I Am Batman #7 (Cover A Ken Lashley), $3.99
I Am Batman #7 (Cover B Francesco Mattina Card Stock Variant), $4.99
I Am Batman #7 (Cover C Dike Ruan Card Stock Variant), AR
Joker #13 (Cover A Giuseppe Camuncoli & Cam Smith), $5.99
Joker #13 (Cover B Kim Jacinto), $5.99
Joker #13 (Cover C James Harren), $5.99
Joker #13 (Cover D James Stokoe), AR
Justice League Vs The Legion Of Super-Heroes #2 (Of 6)(Cover A Scott Godlewski), $3.99
Justice League Vs The Legion Of Super-Heroes #2 (Of 6)(Cover B Travis Moore Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Naomi Season 2 #1 (Of 6), $3.99
New Teen Titans Volume 13 TP, $29.99
Nubia And The Amazons #6 (Of 6) Trial Of The Amazons Bana-Mighdall Tattoo, AR
Nubia And The Amazons #6 (Of 6)(Cover A Alitha Martinez)(Trial Of The Amazons), $3.99
Nubia And The Amazons #6 (Of 6)(Cover B Kyle Baker Card Stock Variant)(Trial Of The Amazons), $4.99
Nubia And The Amazons #6 (Of 6)(Cover C Juliet Nneka International Women’s Day Card Stock Variant)(Trial Of The Amazons), $4.99
Superboy And The Legion Of Super-Heroes Tabloid Edition HC, $39.99
Superman Action Comics Volume 1 Warworld Rising TP, $16.99
Superman Son Of Kal-El #9 (Cover A Bruno Redondo), $3.99
Superman Son Of Kal-El #9 (Cover B Travis Moore & Tamra Bonvillain Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Superman Son Of Kal-El #9 (Cover C Janaina Medeiros International Women’s Day Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Superman Vs Lobo #3 (Of 3)(Cover A Mirka Andolfo), $6.99
Superman Vs Lobo #3 (Of 3)(Cover B Daniel Warren Johnson), $6.99
Teen Titans Academy Volume 1 X Marks The Spot HC, $29.99
Titans United #7 (Of 7)(Cover C Cat Staggs International Womens Day Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Trial Of The Amazons #1 (Of 2) Themyscirans Tattoo, AR
Trial Of The Amazons #1 (Of 2)(Cover A Jim Cheung), $4.99
Trial Of The Amazons #1 (Of 2)(Cover B Rose Besch Card Stock Variant), $5.99
Trial Of The Amazons #1 (Of 2)(Cover C Team Jen Bartel Card Stock Variant), AR
Trial Of The Amazons #1 (Of 2)(Cover D Rafael Albuquerque Card Stock Variant), AR
Trial Of The Amazons #1 (Of 2)(Cover E Rose Besch Fluorescent Ink Card Stock Variant), AR
Y The Last Man Compendium Volume 2 TP, $59.99

-------------------

DC Comics from Lunar Distributors for February 15, 2022

DC COMICS

Aquaman The Becoming #6 (Of 6)(Cover A David Talaski), $3.99
Aquaman The Becoming #6 (Of 6)(Cover B Khary Randolph Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Batman The Caped Crusader Volume 6 TP, $24.99
Batman The Detective HC, $24.99
Batman The Knight #2 (Of 10)(Cover A Carmine Di Giandomenico), $4.99
Batman The Knight #2 (Of 10)(Cover B Riccardo Federici Card Stock Variant), $5.99
Batwing Luke Fox TP, $29.99
Detective Comics #1053 (Cover A Irvin Rodriguez), $4.99
Detective Comics #1053 (Cover B Lee Bermejo Card Stock Variant), $5.99
Detective Comics #1053 (Cover C Jorge Fornes Card Stock Variant), AR
Flash #779 (Cover A Brandon Peterson), $3.99
Flash #779 (Cover B Jorge Corona Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Flash #779 (Cover C Alexis Franklin Black History Month Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Green Lantern #11 (Cover A Bernard Chang & Alex Sinclair), $4.99
Green Lantern #11 (Cover B Alan Quah Card Stock Variant), $5.99
Green Lantern #11 (Cover C Alexis Franklin Black History Month Card Stock Variant), $5.99
Joker War Saga TP, $29.99
Justice League #72 (Cover A Yanick Paquette), $4.99
Justice League #72 (Cover B David Marquez Card Stock Variant), $5.99
Justice League #73 (Cover A Yanick Paquette & Nathan Fairbairn), $4.99
Justice League #73 (Cover B Kyle Hotz Card Stock Variant), $5.99
Nightwing #89 (Cover A Bruno Redondo), $3.99
Nightwing #89 (Cover B Jamal Campbell Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Nightwing #89 (Cover C Bengal Card Stock Variant), AR
Nubia And The Amazons #5 (Of 6)(Cover A Darryl Banks), $3.99
Nubia And The Amazons #5 (Of 6)(Cover B Juni Ba Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Nubia And The Amazons #5 (Of 6)(Cover C Alexis Franklin Black History Month Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Robins #4 (Of 6)(Cover A Baldemar Rivas), $3.99
Robins #4 (Of 6)(Cover B Jen Bartel Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Scooby-Doo Where Are You #114 (Cover A Valerio Chiola), $2.99
Suicide Squad King Shark #6 (Of 6)(Cover A Trevor Hairsine), $3.99
Suicide Squad King Shark #6 (Of 6)(Cover B Tim Seeley Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Superboy And The Legion Of Super-Heroes Tabloid Edition HC, $39.99
Supergirl Woman Of Tomorrow #8 (Of 8)(Cover A Bilquis Evely), $4.99
Supergirl Woman Of Tomorrow #8 (Of 8)(Cover B Janaina Medeiros), $4.99
Wonder Woman #784 (Cover A Terry Dodson & Rachel Dodson), $4.99
Wonder Woman #784 (Cover B Will Murai Card Stock Variant), $5.99

----------------

#IReadsYou Review: SCOOBY-DOO, Where Are You? #113

SCOOBY-DOO, WHERE ARE YOU? (2010) #113
DC COMICS – @DCComics

STORY: Ivan Cohen; Terrence Griep Jr.
PENCILS: Valerio Chiola; Anthony Williams
INKS: Valerio Chiola; Jeff Albrecht
COLORS: Valerio Chiola; Paul Becton
LETTERS: Saida Temofonte; Jenna Garcia
EDITORS: Courtney Jordan; Joan Hilty (reprint)
COVER: Derek Fridolfs with Jeremy Lawson
32pp, Color, $2.99 U.S. (February 2022)

Ages 8+

“Unboxing Day”

Welcome, dear readers, to my continuing journey through the Scooby-Doo, Where Are You? comic book series, which began publication in 2010.  I continue to renew my subscription so that I can continue to review this series for you, dear readers.

Scooby-Doo, Where Are You? #113 opens with “Unboxing Day,” which is written by Ivan Cohen and drawn by Valerio Chiola.  The story finds Mystery Inc.:  Scooby-Doo, Shaggy, Fred, Daphne, and Velma in Cooper's Woods.  They are there to help their friend, DIY television star, “Builder Billy,” and his sister, Betty.  It seems a ghostly dryad, a forest spirit from Greek mythology, is vexing Billy's attempt to build a box fort treehouse.  Can Mystery Inc. solve the mystery of the dryad in time to help Billy and Betty build the treehouse?

The second story, “Elf King Swing” is, as usual, a reprint story and is written by Terrence Greip Jr. and drawn by Anthony Williams and Jeff Albrecht.  [This story was originally published in Scooby-Doo #49 (cover date: August 2001).]  Mystery Inc. is in Germany to help an old chum, Baron von Gerhard a.k.a. “Willie.”  His legacy:  a barony, a dense forest, and Munehof, his family's ancestral home, are being threatened by “The Elf King.”  It is a figure right out of Germany's literary history, and he wants to claim Willie and Mystery Inc. as his own.  Can our heroes solve the mystery of the Elf King and save the von Gerhard legacy.

Scooby-Doo, Where Are You? issues #111 and #112 were two of the best issues of this series that I'd read in some time.  Issue #113 is not so hot.  The new story, “Unboxing Day,” does have an interesting angle in the treehouse building, but the dryad does not cut it as a villain, as far as I'm concerned.

The reprint story, “Elf King Swing” does not interest me at all, so it is best that I say nothing.  However, I do want to note that it references “Erlkonig,” the famous poem by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, concerning a supernatural being that stalks a young boy who is on horseback with his father.

So, I will only recommend Scooby-Doo, Where Are You? #113 to people who collect Scooby-Doo comic books.  And until next time, Scooby-Dooby-Doo!

C

4 out of 10

[This comic book includes a six-page preview of the original graphic novel, “Superman of Smallville,” by Art Baltazar and Franco.]

Reviewed by Leroy Douresseaux a.k.a. "I Reads You"


https://www.dccomics.com/
https://twitter.com/DCComics
https://www.facebook.com/dccomics
https://www.youtube.com/user/DCEntertainmentTV
https://www.pinterest.com/dccomics/
https://www.periscope.tv/DCComics/1ZkKzezXwZdxv


The text is copyright © 2022 Leroy Douresseaux. All Rights Reserved. Contact this blog or site for syndication rights and fees.

----------------

DC Comics from Lunar Distributors for February 8, 2022

DC COMICS:

Batgirls #3 (Cover A Jorge Corona), $3.99
Batgirls #3 (Cover B Kim Jacinto Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Batgirls #3 (Cover C Rian Gonzales Card Stock Variant), AR
Batman And Scooby-Doo Mysteries #11 (Of 12)(Cover A Eddy Barrows & Eber Ferreira), $2.99
Batman Catwoman #10 (Of 12)(Cover A Clay Mann), $4.99
Batman Catwoman #10 (Of 12)(Cover B Jim Lee & Scott Williams), $4.99
Batman Catwoman #10 (Of 12)(Cover C Travis Charest), $4.99
Batman Detective Comics Volume 1 The Neighborhood HC, $29.99
Batman Urban Legends #12 (Cover A Karl Mostert & Trish Mulvihill), $7.99
Batman Urban Legends #12 (Cover B Jorge Molina), $7.99
Batman Urban Legends #12 (Cover C Anand Radhakrishnan), $7.99
Batman Volume 2 The Joker War TP, $16.99
Black Manta #6 (Of 6)(Cover A Valentine De Landro), $3.99
Black Manta #6 (Of 6)(Cover B Sanford Greene Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Dark Nights Death Metal #1 (Of 7)(Soundtrack Special Edition Rise Against With Flexi Single Broken Dreams Inc.)(2nd Printing), $24.99
Dark Nights Death Metal #2 (Of 7)(Soundtrack Special Edition Grey Daze With Flexi Single Featuring Anything Anything)(2nd Printing), $24.99
Dark Nights Death Metal #3 (Of 7)(Soundtrack Special Edition Denzel Curry With Flexi Single Featuring Bad Luck)(2nd Printing), $24.99
Detective Comics #1052 (Cover A Irvin Rodriguez), $4.99
Detective Comics #1052 (Cover B Lee Bermejo Card Stock Variant), $5.99
Detective Comics #1052 (Cover C Jorge Fornes Card Stock Variant), AR
Flintstones The Deluxe Edition HC, $49.99
Future State Gotham #10 (Cover A Simone Di Meo), $3.99
Future State Gotham #10 (Cover B Mike Bowden Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Harley Quinn The Animated Series The Eat Bang Kill Tour #6 (Of 6)(Cover A Max Sarin), $3.99
Harley Quinn The Animated Series The Eat Bang Kill Tour #6 (Of 6)(Cover B Derrick Chew Card Stock Variant), $4.99
I Am Batman #6 (Cover A Olivier Coipel), $3.99
I Am Batman #6 (Cover B Francesco Mattina Card Stock Variant), $4.99
I Am Batman #6 (Cover C Alexis Franklin Black History Month Card Stock Variant), $4.99
I Am Batman #6 (Cover D Khary Randolph & Emilio Lopez Card Stock Variant), AR
Joker #12 (Cover A Giuseppe Camuncoli & Cam Smith), $5.99
Joker #12 (Cover B Gerardo Zaffino), $5.99
Joker #12 (Cover C Jonboy Meyers), $5.99
Joker #12 (Cover D James Stokoe), AR
Justice League #72 (Cover A Yanick Paquette), $4.99
Justice League #72 (Cover B David Marquez Card Stock Variant), $5.99
Justice League 2021 Annual #1 (Cover A Sanford Greene), $5.99
Justice League 2021 Annual #1 (Cover B Felipe Massafera Card Stock Variant), $6.99
Justice League By Scott Snyder Deluxe Edition Volume 3 HC, $39.99
Legion Of Super-Heroes Before The Darkness Volume 2 HC, $49.99
Monkey Prince #1 (Of 12)(Cover F Bernard Chang Gold Foil Red Envelope Card Stock Variant), AR
Pennyworth #7 (Of 7)(Cover A Jorge Fornes), $3.99
Strange Love Adventures #1 (One Shot)(Cover A Yanick Paquette), $9.99
Strange Love Adventures #1 (One Shot)(Cover B Amanda Conner), $9.99
Suicide Squad Blaze #1 (Of 3)(Cover A Aaron Campbell), $6.99
Suicide Squad Blaze #1 (Of 3)(Cover B Matias Bergara), $6.99
Superman Son Of Kal-El #8 (Cover A Dan Mora), $3.99
Superman Son Of Kal-El #8 (Cover B Travis Moore Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Titans United #6 (Of 7)(Cover A Jamal Campbell), $3.99
Titans United #6 (Of 7)(Cover B Kael Ngu Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Wonder Woman #784 (Cover A Terry Dodson & Rachel Dodson), $4.99
Wonder Woman #784 (Cover B Will Murai Card Stock Variant), $5.99

-----------------

DC Comics from Lunar Distributors for January 11, 2022

DC COMICS:

Batgirls #2 (Cover A Jorge Corona), $3.99
Batgirls #2 (Cover B Hicham Habchi Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Batgirls #2 (Cover C Rian Gonzales Card Stock Variant), AR
Batman And Scooby-Doo Mysteries #10 (Of 12)(Cover B Dario Brizuela), $2.99
Batman No Man’s Land Omnibus Volume 1 HC, $125.00
Batman Urban Legends #11 (Cover A Jorge Molina), $7.99
Batman Urban Legends #11 (Cover B Karl Mostert), $7.99
Batman Urban Legends #11 (Cover C Arist Deyn), $7.99
Batman Vs Ra’s al Ghul HC, $24.99
Books Of Magic Omnibus Volume 2 The Sandman Universe Classics HC, $150.00
Detective Comics #1048 (Cover A Irvin Rodriguez), $4.99
Detective Comics #1048 (Cover B Lee Bermejo Card Stock Variant), $5.99
Detective Comics #1048 (Cover C Jorge Fornes Card Stock Variant), AR
DMZ Compendium Volume 2 TP, $59.99
Future State Gotham #9 (Cover A Simone Di Meo), $3.99
Future State Gotham #9 (Cover B Mike Bowden Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Harley Quinn The Animated Series The Eat Bang Kill Tour #5 (Of 6)(Cover A Max Sarin), $3.99
Harley Quinn The Animated Series The Eat Bang Kill Tour #5 (Of 6)(Cover B Mike Hawthorne Card Stock Variant), $4.99
House Of El Volume 2 The Enemy Delusion TP, $16.99
I Am Batman #5 (Cover A Ken Lashley), $3.99
I Am Batman #5 (Cover B Francesco Mattina Card Stock Variant), $4.99
I Am Batman #5 (Cover C Nikola Cizmesija Card Stock Variant), AR
Joker #11 (Cover A Giuseppe Camuncoli & Cam Smith), $5.99
Joker #11 (Cover B Jim Cheung), $5.99
Joker #11 (Cover C Kael Ngu), $5.99
Joker #11 (Cover D Karl Kerschl), AR
Justice League Vs The Legion Of Super-Heroes #1 (Of 6)(Cover A Scott Godlewski), $3.99
Justice League Vs The Legion Of Super-Heroes #1 (Of 6)(Cover B Travis Moore Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Pennyworth #6 (Of 7)(Cover A Jorge Fornes), $3.99
Robin And Batman #3 (Of 3)(Cover A Dustin Nguyen), $5.99
Robin And Batman #3 (Of 3)(Cover B Rafael Albuquerque), $5.99
Titans United #5 (Of 7)(Cover A Jamal Campbell), $3.99
Titans United #5 (Of 7)(Cover B Kael Ngu Card Stock Variant), $4.99

DC Comics from Lunar Distributors for December 21, 2021

DC COMICS:

Batman Catwoman #9 (Of 12)(Cover A Clay Mann Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Batman Catwoman #9 (Of 12)(Cover B Jim Lee & Scott Williams Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Batman Catwoman #9 (Of 12)(Cover C Travis Charest Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Batman Fortnite Foundation #1 (One Shot)(2nd Printing Greg Capullo & Jonathan Glapion Cover), $4.99
Batman One Dark Knight #1 (Of 3)(Cover A Jock), $6.99
Batman One Dark Knight #1 (Of 3)(Cover B Cliff Chiang), $6.99
Batman One Dark Knight #1 (Of 3)(Cover C Lee Garbett Blackout Variant), AR
Batman Vs Bigby A Wolf In Gotham #4 (Of 6)(Cover A Yanick Paquette), $3.99
Batman Vs Bigby A Wolf In Gotham #4 (Of 6)(Cover B Brian Level & Jay Leisten Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Catwoman #38 (Cover A Yanick Paquette), $3.99
Catwoman #38 (Cover B Jenny Frison Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Catwoman Lonely City #2 (Of 4)(Cover A Cliff Chiang), $6.99
Catwoman Lonely City #2 (Of 4)(Cover B Cliff Chiang), $6.99
Catwoman Lonely City #2 (Of 4)(Cover C Marguerite Sauvage), AR
Fables Compendium Volume 4 TP, $59.99
Green Lantern Volume 1 Invictus TP, $19.99
Justice League Incarnate #2 (Of 5)(Cover A Gary Frank), $4.99
Justice League Incarnate #2 (Of 5)(Cover B Jorge Fornes Card Stock Variant), $5.99
Justice League Incarnate #2 (Of 5)(Cover C Kyle Hotz Card Stock Variant), AR
Legends Of The Dark Knight #8 (Cover A Belen Ortega), $3.99
Legends Of The Dark Knight #8 (Cover B Christian Ward Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Legends Of The Dark Knight #8 (Cover C Jorge Fornes Card Stock Variant), AR
Nightwing #87 (Cover A Bruno Redondo), $3.99
Nightwing #87 (Cover B Jamal Campbell Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Nightwing #87 (Cover C Bruno Redondo Bottom Top Card Stock Variant), AR
Nightwing #87 (Cover C Bruno Redondo Card Stock Variant), AR
Nightwing #87 (Cover D Bruno Redondo Bottom Connecting Card Stock Variant), AR
Nubia And The Amazons #3 (Of 6)(Cover A Alitha Martinez), $3.99
Nubia And The Amazons #3 (Of 6)(Cover B Jamal Campbell Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Refrigerator Full Of Heads #3 (Of 6)(Cover A Marcio Takara), $3.99
Refrigerator Full Of Heads #3 (Of 6)(Cover B Maria Wolf Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Robins #2 (Of 6)(Cover A Baldemar Rivas), $3.99
Robins #2 (Of 6)(Cover B Nick Robles Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Scooby-Doo Where Are You #113 (Cover A Valerio Chiola), $2.99
Suicide Squad King Shark #4 (Of 6)(Cover A Trevor Hairsine), $3.99
Suicide Squad King Shark #4 (Of 6)(Cover B Livio Ramondelli Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Supergirl Woman Of Tomorrow #6 (Of 8)(Cover A Bilquis Evely), $4.99
Supergirl Woman Of Tomorrow #6 (Of 8)(Cover B Steve Rude), $4.99
Wonder Woman Evolution #2 (Of 6)(Cover A Mike Hawthorne), $3.99
Wonder Woman Evolution #2 (Of 6)(Cover B Meghan Hetrick Card Stock Variant), $4.99

---------