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Monday, October 3, 2022

DC Comics from Lunar Distributors for October 4, 2022

DC COMICS:

Absolute Doomsday Clock HC, $125.00
American Vampire Omnibus Volume 1 HC (2022 Edition), $125.00
Batman #128 (Cover A Jorge Jimenez), $4.99
Batman #128 (Cover B Gabriele Dell’Otto Card Stock Variant), $5.99
Batman #128 (Cover C Francesco Mattina Card Stock Variant), $5.99
Batman #128 (Cover D Ryan Sook Card Stock Variant), AR
Batman #128 (Cover E Jock Foil Card Stock Variant), AR
Batman #128 (Cover F Guillem March Card Stock Variant), $5.99
Batman Knightwatch #2 (Of 5)(Cover A Marcelo Di Chiara), $2.99
Batman The Long Halloween Haunted Knight Deluxe Edition HC, $49.99
Black Adam The Justice Society Files Doctor Fate #1 (One Shot)(Cover A Kaare Andrews), $5.99
Black Adam The Justice Society Files Doctor Fate #1 (One Shot)(Cover B Photo Card Stock Variant), $6.99
Constantine Distorted Illusions TP, $16.99
Dark Crisis On Infinite Earths #5 (Of 7)(Cover A Daniel Sampere & Alejandro Sanchez), $4.99
Dark Crisis On Infinite Earths #5 (Of 7)(Cover B Ivan Reis & Danny Miki Card Stock Variant), $5.99
Dark Crisis On Infinite Earths #5 (Of 7)(Cover C Mateus Manhanini Identity Crisis Homage Card Stock Variant), $5.99
Dark Crisis On Infinite Earths #5 (Of 7)(Cover D Ariel Colon Card Stock Variant), AR
Dark Crisis On Infinite Earths #5 (Of 7)(Cover E Mikel Janin Card Stock Variant), AR
Dark Crisis On Infinite Earths #5 (Of 7)(Cover F Daniel Sampere & Alejandro Sanchez Foil Card Stock Variant), AR
Dark Crisis On Infinite Earths #5 (Of 7)(Cover G Perforation Trading Card 1 Of 2 Card Stock Variant), $6.99
Dark Crisis On Infinite Earths #5 (Of 7)(Cover H Perforation Trading Card 2 Of 2 Card Stock Variant), $6.99
Dark Crisis The Deadly Green #1 (One Shot)(Cover A Goni Montes), $5.99
Dark Crisis The Deadly Green #1 (One Shot)(Cover B Felipe Massafera), $5.99
Dark Crisis The Deadly Green #1 (One Shot)(Cover C Steve Beach Foil Variant), AR
Gotham City Year One #1 (Of 6)(Cover A Phil Hester & Eric Gapstur), $4.99
Gotham City Year One #1 (Of 6)(Cover B Ryan Sook), $4.99
Gotham City Year One #1 (Of 6)(Cover C David Marquez), AR
Hardware Season One HC, $29.99
I Am Batman #13 (Cover C Georges Jeanty Hispanic Heritage Month Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Joker The Man Who Stopped Laughing #1 (Cover A Carmine Di Giandomenico), $5.99
Joker The Man Who Stopped Laughing #1 (Cover B Lee Bermejo), $5.99
Joker The Man Who Stopped Laughing #1 (Cover C David Nakayama), $5.99
Joker The Man Who Stopped Laughing #1 (Cover D David Nakayama Madness Foil Variant), $5.99
Joker The Man Who Stopped Laughing #1 (Cover E Blank Variant), $5.99
Joker The Man Who Stopped Laughing #1 (Cover F Francesco Mattina), AR
Joker The Man Who Stopped Laughing #1 (Cover G Ben Oliver), AR
Joker The Man Who Stopped Laughing #1 (Cover H Haining), AR
Jurassic League #5 (Of 6)(Cover C Dan Mora Hispanic Heritage Month Card Stock Variant), $4.99
MAD Magazine #28 (70th Anniversary Issue), $5.99
Monkey Prince #7 (Of 12)(Cover A Bernard Chang), $3.99
Monkey Prince #7 (Of 12)(Cover B Marcus To Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Monkey Prince #7 (Of 12)(Cover C Dexter Soy Card Stock Variant), AR
Multiversity Teen Justice #5 (Of 6)(Cover A Robbi Rodriguez), $3.99
Multiversity Teen Justice #5 (Of 6)(Cover B Stephanie Hans Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Multiversity Teen Justice #5 (Of 6)(Cover C Lee Bermejo Black Adam Movie Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Poison Ivy #4 (Of 6)(Cover C Sozomaika Card Stock Variant)(Corrected Printing), $4.99
Poison Ivy #5 (Of 6)(Cover A Jessica Fong), $3.99
Poison Ivy #5 (Of 6)(Cover B Stjepan Sejic Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Poison Ivy #5 (Of 6)(Cover C David Talaski Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Poison Ivy #5 (Of 6)(Cover D Tula Lotay Card Stock Variant), AR
Poison Ivy #5 (Of 6)(Cover E Stjepan Sejic Foil Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Superman #1 (Facsimile Edition)(2022), $6.99
Sword Of Azrael #3 (Of 6)(Cover A Nikola Cizmesija), $3.99
Sword Of Azrael #3 (Of 6)(Cover B Steve Beach Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Sword Of Azrael #3 (Of 6)(Cover C Jorge Corona Card Stock Variant), AR
Task Force Z #12 (Of 12)(Cover C Chris Batista Hispanic Heritage Month Card Stock Variant), $4.99
Trial Of The Amazons HC, $29.99
Young Justice Targets #3 (Of 6)(Cover C Adrian Gutierrez Hispanic Heritage Month Card Stock Variant), $4.99

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Wednesday, September 7, 2022

#IReadsYou Review: GEIGER #6

GEIGER #6
IMAGE COMICS/Mad Ghost

STORY: Geoff Johns
ART: Gary Frank
COLORS: Brad Anderson
LETTERS: Rob Leigh
EDITOR: Pat McCallum and Brian Cunningham
COVER: Gary Frank with Brad Anderson
VARIANT COVER ARTISTS: Jerry Ordway with Brad Anderson; Paul Pelletier and Norm Rapmund with Alex Sinclair; Gary Frank with Brad Anderson
48pp, Colors, 4.99 U.S. (September 2021)

Rated “T+/Teen Plus”

Geiger created by Geoff Johns and Gary Frank

“Man vs. Machine”

Geiger is a comic book series from writer Geoff Johns and artist Gary Frank.  Published by Image Comics, Geiger is set on a dying Earth in the years after a nuclear war ravaged the planet and focuses on a “walking bomb” hero.  Colorist Brad Anderson and letterer Rob Leigh complete the series' creative team.

Geiger is set 20 years after the nuclear conflict known as the “Unknown War” ravaged the planet, turning Earth into a dying world.  In the state of Nevada, desperate outlaws battle for survival in a world of rapidly disappearing resources and supplies.  In Boulder City, Nevada, there resides the fearsome man known by many names:  Joe Glow, The Meltdown Man, and the Walking Bomb, to name a few.  But before the war, he was simply a man named Tariq Geiger.  So who or what is Geiger, now?

Geiger #6 (“Man vs. Machine”) opens with the narrator providing a grand intro for the latest chapter of the tale of Geiger, which includes a bit of a side story about “The Unnamed.”  Back to 2050, the King of Vegas has a map and plots his planned conquest of NORAD.

Meanwhile, in NORAD, Geiger and the children, Hailee and Henry, race to escape this prison, and Hailee is forced to give Henry some bad news.  Geiger is determined to protect these children, but in order to do that he will have to battle “Junkyard Joe.”  And this is one opponent who won't go down as easily as the others did.  Plus, Hailee makes a friend and a benefactor (of sorts) in Rick.

THE LOWDOWN:  As first issues go, Geiger #1 was mostly an introduction, kind of like a prologue.  It introduced the title character, Geiger, giving readers a look at who he was in the past and a glance at who he is now.  By the time we reached this sixth and final issue of the first volume and story arc of Geiger, we have a lead character that is revealed and world that is more revealed to the readers.

Geoff John brings all the emotions, feelings, thrills, and scares of the previous issues and funnels them into the series' best issue yet.  All I can say is that it was a blast, a thrill, and a joy to read, and it also left me anxious to discover what comes next.  Apparently, there will be a spin off and a “Geigerverse.”

As Geiger has progressed, Gary Frank's art captured the emotions and passions of intimate moments and the crazy violence of the action scenes.  Here, Frank delivers page after page of explosive power, particularly in the Geiger vs. Junkyard Joe battles.  Brad Anderson's colors don't just capture the best moments; they also make many great moments.  Rob Leigh's lettering keeps this story steady through several violent showdowns and maintains a balance in this volatile issue.

This creative team delivers a winner in Geiger #6, and they also leave us wanting more.  I did not know what to expect from Geiger in the beginning, other than it being another star-driven creator-owned comic book project from Image Comics.  Now, that I know what I know, I confident in recommending this exceptional series.

I READS YOU RECOMMENDS:  Fans of Geoff Johns and Gary Frank will want to check out Geiger.

A
9 out of 10

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


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Thursday, July 7, 2022

#IReadsYou: GEIGER #5

GEIGER #5
IMAGE COMICS/Mad Ghost

STORY: Geoff Johns
ART: Gary Frank
COLORS: Brad Anderson
LETTERS: Rob Leigh
EDITOR: Pat McCallum and Brian Cunningham
COVER: Gary Frank with Brad Anderson
VARIANT COVER ARTISTS: Jerry Ordway with Brad Anderson; Paul Pelletier and Norm Rapmund with Alex Sinclair; Gary Frank with Brad Anderson
32pp, Colors, 3.99 U.S. (August 2021)

Rated “T+/Teen Plus”

Geiger created by Geoff Johns and Gary Frank

“God Bless America”


Geiger is a comic book series from writer Geoff Johns and artist Gary Frank.  Published by Image Comics, Geiger is set on a dying Earth in the years after a nuclear war ravaged the planet and focuses on a “walking bomb” hero.  Colorist Brad Anderson and letterer Rob Leigh complete the series' creative team.

Geiger is set 20 years after the nuclear conflict known as the “Unknown War” ravaged the planet, turning Earth into a dying world.  In the state of Nevada, desperate outlaws battle for survival in a world of rapidly disappearing resources and supplies.  In Boulder City, Nevada, there resides the fearsome man known by many names:  Joe Glow, The Meltdown Man, and the Walking Bomb, to name a few.  But before the war, he was simply a man named Tariq Geiger.  So who or what is Geiger, now?

Geiger #5 (“God Bless America”) opens with a recitation of the story up to this point.  Then, after a hard encounter with “the Organ People,” Geiger is in a state of radioactive disarray, and the children, Hailee and Henry, are in the custody of remnants of the old world.  These mysterious new figures are excited to now have the “nuclear football” that was in the children's possession, but they want to know how their late mother, Carolina, came to have it.

When a heartbreaking revelation causes Geiger to break with this happy paradise, their new pals call upon an ancient warrior.  Meanwhile, the King, formerly “the Prince,” and his “Nuclear Knights” continue to track Geiger.

THE LOWDOWN:  As first issues go, Geiger #1 was mostly an introduction, kind of like a prologue.  It introduced the title character, Geiger, giving readers a look at who he was in the past and a glance at who he is now.  Geiger #2 went inside Las Vegas.  With Geiger #3, Geoff Johns began to excavate the heart of the character drama and the passion of old grudges and conflicts.  With Geiger #4, Johns executed his first game changer – in terms of Geiger and the children's fates – and readers got a Mad Max 2/The Road Warrior action sequence.

Geiger #5 is the penultimate issue of the series' first story arc.  Geoff Johns offers the series' most emotionally fulfilling chapter, and he elevates the children from mere pawns into major characters that deliver turning points in the narrative.

As in the third issue, Gary Frank's art captures the emotions and passions of intimate moments and of pivotal scenes in Geiger #5.  The storytelling pours the hotter blood of the relationships of the past that shape the present of Geiger's narrative.  Close-ups are painfully familiar, but that makes this fifth issue in which things seem to matter the most.

I'm all in on Geiger now, and I highly recommend it.

I READS YOU RECOMMENDS:  Fans of Geoff Johns and Gary Frank will want to check out Geiger.

A
★★★★+ out of 4 stars

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


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Thursday, April 21, 2022

#IReadsYou: GEIGER #4

GEIGER #4
IMAGE COMICS/Mad Ghost

STORY: Geoff Johns
ART: Gary Frank
COLORS: Brad Anderson
LETTERS: Rob Leigh
EDITOR: Pat McCallum and Brian Cunningham
COVER: Gary Frank with Brad Anderson
VARIANT COVER ARTISTS: Brad Walker; Shawn Martinbrough; Gary Frank
32pp, Colors, 3.99 U.S. (July 2021)

Rated “T+/Teen Plus”

Geiger created by Geoff Johns and Gary Frank

“The Organ People”


Geiger is a comic book series from writer Geoff Johns and artist Gary Frank.  Published by Image Comics, Geiger is set on a dying Earth in the years after a nuclear war ravaged the planet and focuses on a “walking bomb” hero.  Colorist Brad Anderson and letterer Rob Leigh complete the series' creative team.

Geiger is set 20 years after the nuclear conflict known as the “Unknown War” ravaged the planet, turning Earth into a dying world.  In the state of Nevada, desperate outlaws battle for survival in a world of rapidly disappearing resources and supplies.  In Boulder City, Nevada, there resides the fearsome man known by many names:  Joe Glow, The Meltdown Man, and the Walking Bomb, to name a few.  But before the war, he was simply a man named Tariq Geiger.  So who or what is Geiger, now?

Geiger #4 (“The Organ People”) opens with another flashback reveal of Tariq's past life.  Now, it's time for Geiger and the siblings, Hailee and Henry, to begin their journey to the place on the map the children's later mother, Candace, gave to them.  Early in the journey, they meet “the Organ People,” and things change.

Meanwhile, back in Vegas, the identity of “the Beast” is revealed.  Plus, rival casino bosses strike a dangerous bargain.

THE LOWDOWN:  As first issues go, Geiger #1 was mostly an introduction, kind of like a prologue.  It introduced the title character, Geiger, giving readers a look at who he was in the past and a glance at who he is now.  Geiger #2 went inside Las Vegas.  With Geiger #3, Geoff Johns began to excavate the heart of the character drama and the passion of old grudges and conflicts.

With Geiger #4, Johns executes his first game changer – in terms of Geiger and the children's fates.  Readers, however, will love the Mad Max 2/The Road Warrior action sequence and the A Boy and His Dog vibe.

In the third issue, Gary Frank's pencil art captures the emotions, passions, and hotter blood of the relationships of the past that shape the present of Geiger's narrative.  In this fourth issue, Frank goes back to the kind of action comic book art and graphical storytelling that he regularly executes as a superstar superhero comic book artist.  He makes Geiger #4 a bracing read.

I'm all in on Geiger now, and I highly recommend it.

I READS YOU RECOMMENDS:  Fans of Geoff Johns and Gary Frank will want to check out Geiger.

A
8 out of 10

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


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Tuesday, March 1, 2022

#IReadsYou Review: GEIGER #3

GEIGER #3
IMAGE COMICS/Mad Ghost

STORY: Geoff Johns
ART: Gary Frank
COLORS: Brad Anderson
LETTERS: Rob Leigh
EDITOR: Pat McCallum
COVER: Gary Frank with Brad Anderson
VARIANT COVER ARTISTS: Jeff Lemire; Lee Weeks; Gary Frank
32pp, Colors, 3.99 U.S. (June 2021)

Rated “T+/Teen Plus”

Geiger created by Geoff Johns and Gary Frank

“Fallout”


Geiger is a new comic book series from writer Geoff Johns and artist Gary Frank.  Published by Image Comics, Geiger is set on a dying Earth in the years after a nuclear war ravaged the planet.  Colorist Brad Anderson and letterer Rob Leigh complete the series' creative team.

Geiger is set 20 years after the nuclear conflict known as the “Unknown War” ravaged the planet, turning Earth into a dying world.  In the state of Nevada, desperate outlaws battle for survival in a world of rapidly disappearing resources and supplies.  In Boulder City, Nevada, there resides the fearsome man known by many names:  Joe Glow, The Meltdown Man, and the Walking Bomb, to name a few.  But before the war, he was simply a man named Tariq Geiger.  So who or what is Geiger, now?

As Geiger #3 (“Fallout”) opens, a flashback reveals Tariq's past life when he began his fight against cancer.  Back in the present, Tariq, now known as “Geiger,” has saved two siblings, Hailee and Henry, from Nightcrawlers.  What will he do with these kids … when all he wants to be is alone?

Meanwhile, another flashback reveals Geiger's first encounter with the young King of Camelot and his Knights.  With this King spoiling for revenge, Geiger may have to take a serious look at whatever these two children's plans are.

THE LOWDOWN:  As first issues go, Geiger #1 was mostly an introduction, kind of like a prologue.  It introduced the title character, Geiger, giving readers a look at who he was in the past and a glance at who he is now.  Geiger #2 went inside Las Vegas.

With Geiger #3, Geoff Johns begins to excavate the heart of the character drama and the passion of old grudges and conflicts.  It feels like the third issue is the first one with some real emotion in the story.

In this third issue, Gary Frank's pencil art captures the emotions, passions, and hotter blood of the relationships of the past that shape the present of Geiger's narrative.  Frank conveys the evil and petulance of the fake boy king in a way that strikes out at the reader, while he reveals Tariq/Geiger in layers that finally opens up the character to readers.  Brad Anderson's colors, however, keeps this “revealing” from dispelling the mystery by painting color and shadow in equal measure.

I'm all in on Geiger now, and I highly recommend it.

I READS YOU RECOMMENDS:  Fans of Geoff Johns and Gary Frank will want to check out Geiger.

A

[This comic book includes a preview of Ordinary Gods #1 by Kyle Higgins and Felipe Watanabe.]

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


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Wednesday, January 5, 2022

#IReadsYou Review: GEIGER #2

GEIGER #2
IMAGE COMICS/Mad Ghost

STORY: Geoff Johns
ART: Gary Frank
COLORS: Brad Anderson
LETTERS: Rob Leigh
EDITOR: Pat McCallum
COVER: Gary Frank with Brad Anderson
VARIANT COVER ARTISTS: Bryan Hitch; Mahmud Asrar; Gary Frank with Brad Anderson
32pp, Colors, 3.99 U.S. (May 2021)

Rated “T+/Teen Plus”

Geiger created by Geoff Johns and Gary Frank


Geiger is a new comic book series from writer Geoff Johns and artist Gary Frank.  Published by Image Comics, Geiger is set on a dying Earth in the years after a nuclear war ravaged the planet.  Colorist Brad Anderson and letterer Rob Leigh complete the series' creative team.

Geiger is set 20 years after the nuclear conflict known as the “Unknown War” ravaged the planet, turning Earth into a dying world.  In the state of Nevada, desperate outlaws battle for survival in a world of rapidly disappearing resources and supplies.  In Boulder City, Nevada, there resides the fearsome man known by many names:  Joe Glow, The Meltdown Man, and the Walking Bomb, to name a few.  But before the war, he was simply a man named Tariq Geiger.  So who or what is Geiger, now?

Geiger #2 opens with a flashback into Tariq's past life.  Then, the story moves fully into Las Vegas.  There, a waitress in the fiefdom of Camelot has a plan to save her children – her older child, daughter Hailee, and younger child, son Henry – from the perverted desires of the thugs that rule Camelot.

Carolina's plan involves a powerful relic from before the war.  Will this relic bring hope or finish what the war started?  It depends on who gets Carolina's prize – the “Casino Warlords of Las Vegas” or the monster called Geiger.

THE LOWDOWN:  As first issues go, Geiger #1 was mostly an introduction, kind of like a prologue.  It introduced the title character, Geiger, giving readers a look at who he was in the past and a glance at who he is now.  Honestly, Geiger #1 was not Geoff Johns or Gary Frank's best work.

Still, I was intrigued by the concept, and Geiger #2 starts to deliver on the series' potential.  I thought that once writer Geoff Johns took readers into Las Vegas the intensity would rise, and it does.  If Geiger is the hero of Geiger the comic book, Las Vegas, in the form of “Casino Warlords,” will be the source of the villains and adversaries.  From what we see of Vegas, I think Johns is promising lots of conflict and action-driven drama.

In Geiger, Frank's pencil art is rougher and less refined than his usual work, which, as I wrote before, is a good thing here.  Geiger is dark, and perhaps, it will be apocalyptic, so with colorist Brad Anderson, Frank is preparing us for action, but not the shiny, superhero kind.  I think I should keep following Geiger … for the time being.

I READS YOU RECOMMENDS:  Fans of Geoff Johns and Gary Frank will want to check out Geiger.

A-
7.5 out of 10

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



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Saturday, November 27, 2021

#IReadsYou Review: GEIGER #1

GEIGER #1
IMAGE COMICS/Mad Ghost

STORY: Geoff Johns
ART: Gary Frank
COLORS: Brad Anderson
LETTERS: Rob Leigh
EDITOR: Pat McCallum
COVER: Gary Frank
VARIANT COVER ARTISTS: Erik Larsen; Jason Fabok; Gary Frank
32pp, Colors, 3.99 U.S. (April 2021)

Rated “T+/Teen Plus”

Geiger created by Geoff Johns and Gary Frank

Geiger is a new comic book series from writer Geoff Johns and artist Gary Frank.  Published by Image Comics, Geiger is set on a dying Earth in the years after a nuclear war ravaged the planet.  Colorist Brad Anderson and letterer Rob Leigh complete the series' creative team.

Geiger #1 opens 20 years after the nuclear war known as the “Unknown War” ravaged the planet, turning Earth into a dying world.  In the state of Nevada, desperate outlaws battle for survival in a world of rapidly disappearing resources and supplies.  But there is still time for myths and legends.

In the wasteland that was Boulder, Nevada, there is man even the most fearsome avoid.  People have given him a multitude of nicknames:  Joe Glow, The Meltdown Man, the Monster of Boulder City, the One Who Walks Outside Without a Suit, the Walking Bomb, and the Man of Mass Destruction, to name a few.  But before the war, he was simply a man named Tariq Geiger.  So who or what is Geiger, now?

THE LOWDOWN:  As first issues go, Geiger #1 is mostly an introduction, kind of like a prologue.  This first issue introduces the title character, Geiger, giving readers a look at who he was in the past and a glance at who he is now.

Honestly, Geiger #1 isn't Geoff Johns or Gary Frank's best work, but it is intriguing.  One has to consider what they have done as a creative team, such as the recently acclaimed Doomsday Clock, a sequel (of sorts) to Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons' legendary comic book, Watchmen.  So Johns and Frank are not going to deliver “perfect ten” comic books every time they drop a new issue or graphic novel.

Frank's pencil art is rougher and less refined than his usual work, which is a good thing here.  It is as if Frank is letting readers now that Geiger isn't some superhero fast food or dessert.  Frank's compositions and graphical storytelling are edgy and bleak, and it all looks like he is indicating that he is embarking on something quite different from past works.  To go along with this, colorist Brad Anderson offers earthy tones instead of his usual bright superhero comics colors.

Writer Geoff Johns seems to be mixing genres in the creation of Geiger.  The post-apocalypse apparently has crime lords, mutants, and loners.  Geiger has elements that are similar to those found in Harlan Ellison's short story, “A Boy and His Dog” and in the Mad Max films.  There are probably elements from other fictions that I don't recognize, and future issues could reveal even more.  Letterer Rob Leigh keeps the pace nice and easy so that readers can slowly figure their way around Geiger.

Geiger intrigues me, but honestly, I am not sure that I would keep reading Geiger if I had to buy it.  But since I don't have to pay for it, I'll keep reading … for the time being.

I READS YOU RECOMMENDS:  Fans of Geoff Johns and Gary Frank will want to check out Geiger.

B+
7 out of 10

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



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Monday, June 22, 2020

DC Comics from Diamond Distributors for June 24, 2020

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MAR200546    JUSTICE LEAGUE DARK #23 KYLE HOTZ VAR ED    $3.99
MAR200622    LEGENDS OF THE DARK KNIGHT MATT WAGNER HC    $49.99
MAR200585    LOW LOW WOODS #6 (OF 6) (MR)    $3.99
MAR200586    LOW LOW WOODS #6 (OF 6) JENNY FRISON VAR ED (MR)    $3.99
MAR200587    PLUNGE #4 (OF 6) (MR)    $3.99
MAR200588    PLUNGE #4 (OF 6) GARY FRANK VAR ED (MR)    $3.99
MAR200562    RED HOOD OUTLAW #46    $3.99
MAR200563    RED HOOD OUTLAW #46 PHILIP TAN VAR ED    $3.99
MAR200566    SUICIDE SQUAD #6    $3.99
MAR200567    SUICIDE SQUAD #6 JEREMY ROBERTS VAR ED    $3.99
MAR200572    SUPERMANS PAL JIMMY OLSEN #11 (OF 12)    $3.99
MAR200573    SUPERMANS PAL JIMMY OLSEN #11 (OF 12) BEN OLIVER VAR ED    $3.99
MAR200574    TEEN TITANS #42    $3.99
MAR200575    TEEN TITANS #42 KHARY RANDOLPH VAR ED    $3.99

Wednesday, December 18, 2019

#IReadsYou Review: DOOMSDAY CLOCK #2

DOOMSDAY CLOCK No. 2 (OF 12)
DC COMICS – @DCComics

[This review was originally posted on Patreon.]

STORY: Geoff Johns
ART: Gary Frank
COLORS: Brad Anderson
LETTERS: Rob Leigh
COVER: Gary Frank with Brad Anderson
VARIANT COVERS: Gary Frank with Brad Anderson
32pp, Color, $4.99 U.S. (February 2018)

Rated “T+” for Teen Plus

Watchmen created by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons

“Places We Have Never Known”

Watchmen was a comic book written by Alan Moore and drawn by Dave Gibbons and published by DC Comics in 1986 and 1987 as a 12-issue maxiseries (a term DC still uses).  Doomsday Clock is a new 12-issue miniseries (or “maxiseries”) from DC Comics.  It is written by Geoff Johns; drawn by Gary Frank; colored by Brad Anderson; and lettered by Rob Leigh.  Doomsday Clock will introduce characters from Moore and Gibbons' Watchmen into the main DC Comics Universe.

Doomsday Clock #2 (“Places We Have Never Known”) opens on the world in which Watchmen is set, a world that is about to die.  Ozymandias, the man who betrayed the world because he schemed to bring about peace among nations and mankind, has a new scheme – to save the world... again!  But he needs to find Dr. Manhattan, whom he has tracked to another Earth, one similar to his own.  So Ozymandias, Rorschach, and the homicidal duo, the Marionette and the Mime, take a trip to that Earth.

Meanwhile, in Gotham City, Bruce Wayne is locked in a mortal struggle to keep Lex Luthor from taking over Wayne Enterprises.  Wayne and Luthor are the two smartest men in the world, so what will they think of of Ozymandias and Rorschach's wild tales from another world?

After thirty years of watching DC Comics fuck the Watchmen chicken real hard, I was skeptical about Doomsday Clock.  But I gots to keep it real.  I really like this, and I like Doomsday Clock #2, more than I liked the first issue, which I really enjoyed.

Between the Batman: Earth One series and this, Geoff Johns is writing some excellent comics featuring Batman, and this one is so delicious.  Rorschach vs. Batman; Ozymandias vs. Lex Luthor; the conniving and murderous Marionette and Mime; and a surprise pop-up hero/villain.  It is Geoff John's Christmas present to DC Comics fans.

As I wrote in my review of the first issue, Gary Frank is no Dave Gibbons, but Frank is quite good and his drawing style is similar to Gibbons.'  For all that he is stylish and skillful, Frank is a superb storyteller.  Practically every panel is a visually striking image, and every panel drives the story forward.  Wow, Frank's art could create a fanboy riot.

Now, I am not so sure that Geoff Johns and Gary Frank can not produce in Doomsday Clock something nearly as good as Watchmen.  Doomsday Clock may never be as memorable as Watchmen, but it could come close to being as good...

9 out of 10

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


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Tuesday, October 1, 2019

Review: DOOMSDAY CLOCK #1

DOOMSDAY CLOCK No. 1 (OF 12)
DC COMICS – @DCComics

[This review was originally posted on Patreon.]

STORY: Geoff Johns
ART: Gary Frank
COLORS: Brad Anderson
LETTERS: Rob Leigh
COVER: Gary Frank with Brad Anderson
VARIANT COVERS: Gary Frank with Brad Anderson; Gary Frank; Dave Gibbons (lenticular cover)
40pp, Color, $3.99 U.S. (January 2018)

Rated “T+” for Teen Plus

Watchmen created by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons

“That Annihilated Place”

Watchmen was a limited series comic book written by Alan Moore and drawn by Dave Gibbons.  It was initially published by DC Comics in 1986 and 1987 as a 12-issue maxiseries (a term DC still uses).  Since that time, DC has published the entire series in numerous paperback and hardcover collections and limited editions.

Doomsday Clock is a new 12-issue miniseries or “maxiseries” from DC Comics.  It is written by Geoff Johns; drawn by Gary Frank; colored by Brad Anderson; and lettered by Rob Leigh.  Doomsday Clock will introduce characters from Moore and Gibbons' Watchmen into the main DC Comics Universe.

Doomsday Clock #1 (“That Annihilated Place”) opens on November 22, 1992 on the world in which Watchmen is set.  The story opens in the aftermath of the apparent revelation of Ozymandias' scheme to bring peace among nations and mankind to the Earth (as seen in Watchmen #12).  However, the world is now on the brink of destruction, and Ozymandias is a wanted man.

Rorschach, whose diary revealed Ozymandias' scheme, is believed to be dead, but he is alive and in prison.  Is this the same Rorschach who was once a colleague of Ozymandias and later, his ultimate challenger?  And what does Rorschach want of a fellow prisoner?

In the thirty years since it first published Watchmen, DC Comics has not been able to publish any superhero comic book that was nearly as popular or as influential as Moore and Gibbons' masterpiece.  While I think that Watchmen was one of the best comic books of its time, I don't think that it is the “greatest comic book of all time,” as some think, and I have moved on.

DC Comics has not, and that is why it published, beginning in 2012, “Before Watchmen,” a series of miniseries (and a single-issue comic book) set in the world of and taking place before Watchmen.  Because DC cannot move on and/or cannot replicate Watchmen, we now have Doomsday Clock, a kind of sequel.

I have to admit to liking Doomsday Clock #1.  The first issue intrigues, but it requires that readers have more than a passing knowledge of Watchmen in order to fully enjoy it.  Geoff Johns is nowhere near as good or as imaginative a comic book writer as Alan Moore, but Johns, at times, can be quite good and inventive at times, also.

While Gary Frank is no Dave Gibbons, Frank's drawing style is similar to Gibbons', and Frank is stylish and skillful.  I also think that Frank has the talent to deliver great comics works, but thus far in his career, he has only produced pretty art in a number of high-quality comic books that are often little more than entertainment product – McComics, if you will.  Some of those I would call exceptional, but, like a lot of comic book artists, Frank has yet to find a writer that can not only bring out of his best work, but also challenge him to deliver a masterpiece.

So I do not think that Geoff Johns and Gary Frank will produce in Doomsday Clock anything nearly as impressive or as memorable as Watchmen.  I do think Johns and Frank could produce a comic book that is better than most superhero comic books that DC Comics currently publishes or has published in the last 30 years.  Doomsday Clock #1 hints that it could happen.

A
8 out of 10

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


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Monday, December 3, 2018

DC Comics from Diamond Distributors for December 5, 2018

DC COMICS

OCT180479    ADVENTURES OF THE SUPER SONS #5 (OF 12)    $3.99
SEP180538    BATGIRL TP VOL 04 STRANGE LOOP REBIRTH (RES)    $19.99
OCT180483    BATMAN #60    $3.99
OCT180484    BATMAN #60 VAR ED    $3.99
SEP180548    BATMAN DETECTIVE COMICS TP VOL 08 ON THE OUTSIDE    $16.99
SEP180554    BATMAN REBIRTH DLX COLL HC BOOK 03    $34.99
MAY180571    BATMAN THE GOLDEN AGE OMNIBUS HC VOL 06    $125.00
OCT180489    BORDER TOWN #4 (MR)    $3.99
OCT180494    CURSE OF BRIMSTONE #9    $2.99
OCT180496    DEATHSTROKE #38 (ARKHAM)    $3.99
OCT180497    DEATHSTROKE #38 VAR ED (ARKHAM)    $3.99
SEP180426    DOOMSDAY CLOCK #8 (OF 12)    $4.99
SEP180427    DOOMSDAY CLOCK #8 (OF 12) VAR ED    $4.99
OCT180500    DREAMING #4 (MR)    $3.99
SEP180574    GOLDFISH TP (MR)    $24.99
OCT180504    GREEN ARROW #47    $3.99
OCT180505    GREEN ARROW #47 VAR ED    $3.99
OCT180506    GREEN LANTERN #2    $3.99
OCT180507    GREEN LANTERN #2 VAR ED    $3.99
OCT180508    HARLEY QUINN #55    $3.99
OCT180509    HARLEY QUINN #55 VAR ED    $3.99
SEP180583    HARLEY QUINN TP VOL 01 HARLEY VS APOKOLIPS    $16.99
SEP180586    INJUSTICE 2 HC VOL 04    $24.99
SEP180589    INJUSTICE 2 TP VOL 03    $16.99
OCT180515    JUSTICE LEAGUE #13    $3.99
OCT180516    JUSTICE LEAGUE #13 VAR ED    $3.99
OCT180474    MARTIAN MANHUNTER #1 (OF 12)    $3.99
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OCT180475    MARTIAN MANHUNTER #1 (OF 12) VAR ED    $3.99
SEP180594    MERA QUEEN OF ATLANTIS TP    $16.99
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OCT180524    NIGHTWING #54 VAR ED    $3.99
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OCT180538    SUICIDE SQUAD BLACK FILES #2 (OF 6) (RES)    $4.99
SEP180615    TRINITY TP VOL 04 THE SEARCH FOR STEVE TREVOR    $16.99
OCT180547    UNEXPECTED #7    $2.99
OCT180548    UNITED STATES VS MURDER INC #4 (OF 6) (MR)    $3.99

Monday, May 28, 2018

DC Comics from Diamond Distributors for May 30, 2018

DC COMICS
APR180156    AQUAMAN JABBERJAW SPECIAL #1    $4.99
APR180157    AQUAMAN JABBERJAW SPECIAL #1 VAR ED    $4.99
MAR180249    BANE CONQUEST #11 (OF 12)    $3.99
NOV170359    BATMAN KNIGHTFALL OMNIBUS HC VOL 03 KNIGHTSEND    $99.99
APR180173    BATMAN PRELUDE TO THE WEDDING ROBIN VS RAS AL GHUL #1    $3.99
FEB180283    BATWOMAN TP VOL 02 WONDERLAND REBIRTH    $14.99
APR180158    BLACK LIGHTNING HONG KONG PHOOEY SPECIAL #1    $4.99
APR180159    BLACK LIGHTNING HONG KONG PHOOEY SPECIAL #1 VAR ED    $4.99
MAR180233    DOOMSDAY CLOCK #5 (OF 12)    $4.99
MAR180234    DOOMSDAY CLOCK #5 (OF 12) VAR ED    $4.99
APR180160    FLASH SPEED BUGGY SPECIAL #1    $4.99
APR180161    FLASH SPEED BUGGY SPECIAL #1 VAR ED    $4.99
MAR180288    GREEN ARROW ANNUAL #2    $4.99
MAR180285    GREEN LANTERNS ANNUAL #1    $4.99
FEB180303    INJUSTICE GROUND ZERO TP VOL 02    $16.99
MAR180232    JUSTICE LEAGUE NO JUSTICE #4 (OF 4)    $3.99
APR180145    MAN OF STEEL #1 (OF 6)    $3.99
MAR180303    RAVEN DAUGHTER OF DARKNESS #5 (OF 12)    $3.99
FEB180310    SCOOBY DOO TEAM UP TP VOL 05    $12.99
APR180162    SUPER SONS DYNOMUTT SPECIAL #1    $4.99
APR180163    SUPER SONS DYNOMUTT SPECIAL #1 VAR ED    $4.99
FEB180311    SUPERGIRL BEING SUPER TP    $16.99
FEB180313    SUPERMAN BY MARK MILLAR TP    $29.99

Wednesday, January 31, 2018

Review: JUSTICE LEAGUE VS. SUICIDE SQUAD #1

JUSTICE LEAGUE VS. SUICIDE SQUAD No. 1 (OF 6)
DC COMICS – @DCComics

[This review was originally posted on Patreon.]

STORY: Joshua Williamson
ART: Jason Fabok
COLORS: Alex Sinclair
LETTERS: Rob Leigh
COVER: Joshua Fabok with Alex Sinclair
VARIANT COVERS: Amanda Conner with Laura Martin; Gary Frank with Brad Anderson
40pp, Color, $3.99 U.S. (February 2017)

Rated “T” for “Teen”

The Justice League is the greatest superhero team in the world (at least, in the DC Comics universe).  The Suicide Squad is the deadliest team of super-powered individuals on the planet.  Now, these two teams clash in DC Comics' event, crossover miniseries, Justice League vs. Suicide Squad.  Published weekly, this series is written by Joshua Williamson; drawn by Jason Fabok; colored by Alex Sinclair; and Rob Leigh.

Justice League vs. Suicide Squad #1 opens in Death Valley, California for some deadly doings at The Catacombs, the most top secret prison in the world.  But the main action is in the nation of Badhnisia.  That is where we find Deadshot, Captain Bommerang, El Diablo, Enchantress, Killer Croc, Killer Frost, and Harley Quinn.  They are Amanda Waller's “Task Force X,” also known as “Suicide Squad,” and they are there to stop a super-powered zealot from destroying the nation as part of some kind of vague, but ominous religious rite.

The execution of said mission draws the attention of the Justice League:  Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, Cyborg, Flash, and Green Lantern-Simon Baz and Green Lantern-Jessica Cruz.  They are ready to shut Task Force X down for good.  Let's get ready to rumble!  Wait!  Another bad-ass group wants to join the fun.

I could be cynical about Justice League vs. Suicide Squad, but to be honest, I wanted to read this as soon as I heard about it.  So how is Justice League vs. Suicide Squad#1.  It's good with some nice slow boiling and building of tension, but it only teases the climax.  This first issue suggests that the entire six-issue series won't be padded with extraneous scenes in order to get to six issues – at least it seems that way.

It's OK to like this even if you aren't the biggest superhero comic book fan or reader.  C'mon, you know you want it.  The Justice League and the Suicide Squad were bound to tangle; it's only natural.  Also, series artist Jason Fabok is proving that he can handle drawing and storytelling in big superhero comics with big characters and even bigger stories, and I like looking at his art.  Hey, gotta run.  I have a few more issues of this series to read.

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


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Monday, November 20, 2017

DC Comics from Diamond Distributors for November 11, 2017

DC COMICS

SEP170265    ACTION COMICS #992    $2.99
SEP170266    ACTION COMICS #992 VAR ED    $2.99
SEP170437    ASTRO CITY #49    $3.99
MAY170373    BAT SIGNAL PROP    $300.00
SEP170270    BATGIRL #17    $3.99
SEP170271    BATGIRL #17 VAR ED    $3.99
SEP170281    BATMAN BEYOND #14    $3.99
SEP170282    BATMAN BEYOND #14 VAR ED    $3.99
AUG170332    BATMAN THE SHADOW THE MURDER GENIUSES HC    $24.99
AUG170331    BATMAN YEAR TWO 30TH ANNIVERSARY DLX ED HC    $29.99
SEP170283    BLUE BEETLE #15    $3.99
SEP170284    BLUE BEETLE #15 VAR ED    $3.99
AUG170333    CHALLENGERS OF THE UNKNOWN BY JACK KIRBY TP    $29.99
MAY170374    DC ICONS DOOMSDAY SUPERMAN DEATH SUPERMAN DLX AF 2 PK    $75.00
SEP170351    DEMON HELL IS EARTH #1 (OF 6)    $2.99
SEP170291    DETECTIVE COMICS #969    $2.99
SEP170292    DETECTIVE COMICS #969 VAR ED    $2.99
JUL170444    DOOM PATROL #9 (RES) (MR)    $3.99
JUL170445    DOOM PATROL #9 VAR ED (RES) (MR)    $3.99
AUG178462    DOOMSDAY CLOCK #1 #1 (OF 12) 11 57PM RELEASE VARIANT ED    $4.99
SEP170245    DOOMSDAY CLOCK #1 (OF 12)    $4.99
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AUG170356    FABLES DELUXE EDITION HC VOL 15 (MR)    $39.99
SEP170295    FLASH #35    $2.99
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SEP170363    GOTHAM CITY GARAGE #4    $2.99
SEP170306    HARLEY QUINN #32    $2.99
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SEP170313    HELLBLAZER #16    $3.99
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SEP170441    IMAGINARY FIENDS #1 (OF 6) (MR)    $3.99
SEP170310    JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #19    $2.99
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SEP170364    KAMANDI CHALLENGE #11 (OF 12)    $3.99
SEP170365    KAMANDI CHALLENGE #11 (OF 12) VAR ED    $3.99
SEP170395    LOONEY TUNES #240    $2.99
SEP170372    NIGHTWING THE NEW ORDER #4 (OF 6)    $3.99
SEP170391    RUFF & REDDY SHOW #2 (OF 6)    $3.99
SEP170392    RUFF & REDDY SHOW #2 (OF 6) VAR ED    $3.99
SEP170396    SCOOBY DOO TEAM UP #32    $2.99
SEP170323    SUICIDE SQUAD #30    $2.99
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AUG170342    SUPERMAN AMERICAN ALIEN TP    $19.99
SEP170338    TEEN TITANS #14    $3.99
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SEP170346    WONDER WOMAN #35    $2.99
SEP170347    WONDER WOMAN #35 VAR ED    $2.99
AUG170345    WONDER WOMAN THE GOLDEN AGE TP VOL 01    $24.99

Tuesday, March 21, 2017

DC Comics from Diamond Distributors for March 22, 2017

DC COMICS

JAN170226    ACTION COMICS #976    $2.99
JAN170227    ACTION COMICS #976 VAR ED    $2.99
JAN170241    BATGIRL #9    $2.99
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JAN170348    BATMAN 66 MEETS WONDER WOMAN 77 #3 (OF 6)    $3.99
SEP160382    BATMAN ANIMATED NEW BATMAN ADVENTURES CATWOMAN AF    $28.00
SEP160383    BATMAN ANIMATED NEW BATMAN ADVENTURES RIDDLER AF    $28.00
JAN170235    BATMAN BEYOND #6    $2.99
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DEC160380    BATMAN BY BRIAN K VAUGHAN TP    $16.99
JAN170249    BLUE BEETLE #7    $2.99
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DEC160371    CYBORG TP VOL 01 THE IMITATION OF LIFE (REBIRTH)    $16.99
JAN178347    DARK KNIGHT III MASTER RACE #2 (OF 9) 3RD PTG    $5.99
JAN178348    DARK KNIGHT III MASTER RACE #3 (OF 9) 3RD PTG    $5.99
AUG160368    DC DESIGNER SER SUPERMAN & LOIS LANE BY FRANK STATUE    $250.00
AUG160372    DC REBIRTH JUSTICE LEAGUE ACTION FIGURE 7 PACK    $100.00
JAN170255    DEATHSTROKE #15    $2.99
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JAN170259    DETECTIVE COMICS #953    $2.99
JAN170260    DETECTIVE COMICS #953 VAR ED    $2.99
DEC160406    DMZ TP BOOK 03 (RES) (MR)    $24.99
NOV160274    DOOM PATROL #5 (MR)    $3.99
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JAN170263    FLASH #19    $2.99
JAN170264    FLASH #19 VAR ED    $2.99
DEC160395    FLINTSTONES TP VOL 01    $16.99
JAN170341    FUTURE QUEST #11    $3.99
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JAN170275    HAL JORDAN AND THE GREEN LANTERN CORPS #17    $2.99
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JAN170281    HELLBLAZER #8    $2.99
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OCT160309    JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA BRONZE AGE OMNIBUS HC VOL 01    $99.99
JAN178349    KAMANDI CHALLENGE #1 (OF 12) 2ND PTG    $4.99
JAN170364    LOONEY TUNES #236    $2.99
DEC160394    LOONEY TUNES GREATEST HITS TP VOL 02 YOURE DESPICABLE    $12.99
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JAN178350    SUPER SONS #1 2ND PTG    $2.99
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JAN170318    WONDER WOMAN #19    $2.99
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Tuesday, February 10, 2015

DC Comics from Diamond Distributors for February 11, 2015

DC COMICS

DEC140369     ARROW SEASON 2.5 #5     $2.99
DEC140406     ASTRO CITY #20     $3.99
NOV140310     BATMAN DARK NIGHT DARK CITY TP     $16.99
DEC140322     BATMAN ETERNAL #45     $2.99
NOV140294     BATMAN THE DARK KNIGHT TP VOL 04 CLAY (N52)     $16.99
DEC140408     COFFIN HILL #15 (MR)     $2.99
OCT140394     COFFIN HILL TP VOL 02 DARK ENDEAVORS (MR)     $14.99
DEC140273     CONSTANTINE #22     $2.99
OCT140355     DC THE NEW FRONTIER DELUXE ED HC     $49.99
DEC140275     EARTH 2 WORLDS END #19     $2.99
AUG140365     FABLES COMPLETE COVERS BY JAMES JEAN HC NEW ED (MR)     $49.99
DEC140412     FABLES THE WOLF AMONG US #2 (MR)     $3.99
DEC140416     FBP FEDERAL BUREAU OF PHYSICS #18 (MR)     $2.99
DEC140359     GREEN LANTERN CORPS #39     $2.99
DEC140349     HARLEY QUINN VALENTINES DAY SPECIAL #1     $4.99
NOV140338     HELLBLAZER TP VOL 10 IN THE LINE OF FIRE (MR)     $19.99
DEC140371     INJUSTICE GODS AMONG US YEAR THREE #9     $2.99
DEC140289     JUSTICE LEAGUE 3000 #14     $2.99
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DEC140288     KLARION #5     $2.99
DEC140367     MORTAL KOMBAT X #2 (MR)     $3.99
DEC140295     NEW 52 FUTURES END #41 (WEEKLY)     $2.99
DEC140298     NEW SUICIDE SQUAD #7     $2.99
DEC140401     SCOOBY DOO WHERE ARE YOU #54     $2.99
NOV140313     SCRIBBLENAUTS UNMASKED A DC COMICS ADVENTURE TP     $14.99
NOV140303     SECRET ORIGINS TP VOL 01 (N52)     $14.99
NOV140208     SECRET SIX #2     $2.99
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DEC140376     SMALLVILLE SEASON 11 CONTINUITY #3     $3.99
OCT140362     SUPERMAN KRYPTON RETURNS HC (N52)     $24.99
DEC140320     WORLDS FINEST #31     $2.99

DC COMICS/DC COLLECTIBLES

AUG140386     DC COMICS BOMBSHELLS HAWKGIRL STATUE     $124.95
AUG140378     SUPERMAN MAN OF STEEL STATUE BY GARY FRANK     $79.95


Tuesday, March 4, 2014

DC Comics from Diamond Distributors for March 5 2014

DC COMICS

JAN140284 ACTION COMICS #29 $3.99
DEC130298 ANIMAL MAN TP VOL 04 SPLINTER SPECIES (N52) $14.99
NOV130167 BATMAN SUPERMAN ANNUAL #1 $5.99
JAN140305 BATWING #29 $2.99
JAN140293 DETECTIVE COMICS #29 (GOTHTOPIA) $3.99
JAN140295 DETECTIVE COMICS #29 COMBO PACK $4.99
JAN140274 EARTH 2 #21 $2.99
JAN140378 FAIREST #24 (MR) $2.99
DEC130197 FOREVER EVIL #6 $3.99
DEC130201 FOREVER EVIL #6 COMBO PACK $4.99
JAN140251 FOREVER EVIL ARKHAM WAR #6 $2.99
JAN140266 GREEN ARROW #29 $2.99
JAN140311 GREEN LANTERN #29 $2.99
JAN140313 GREEN LANTERN #29 COMBO PACK $3.99
DEC130313 HARLEY QUINN WELCOME TO METROPOLIS TP $19.99
NOV130240 HAWKWORLD TP NEW ED $14.99
DEC130344 HELLBLAZER SHOOT TP (MR) $14.99
JAN140380 HINTERKIND #6 (MR) $2.99
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Friday, April 5, 2013

DC Entertainment Announces "We Can Be Heroes" Year Two

DC Entertainment Kicks-Off Year Two of We Can Be Heroes Giving Campaign

We Can Be Heroes offers one-of-a-kind experiences and limited edition items designed to unlock the giving power of fans and raise funds to fight the hunger crisis in the Horn of Africa.

BURBANK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Get something good. Do something great.

This is the theme of the second year of DC Entertainment’s We Can Be Heroes giving campaign designed to raise funds and awareness for the devastating hunger crisis in the Horn of Africa.

Inviting fans to stand shoulder to shoulder with the Super Heroes of the Justice League and the creators who bring them to life, DC Entertainment President Diane Nelson today proudly announced a collection of exciting new initiatives that will support the continued success of the We Can Be Heroes (http://www.WeCanBeHeroes.org) giving campaign.

“We hope to build upon last year’s very successful inaugural campaign, which raised more than $2 million and helped change the lives of more than 5 million people,” said Nelson. “You don’t need a super power to be a hero. One small act can make you a hero and a lot of small acts can save millions of lives.”

This is the second year of the biggest philanthropic initiative in DC Entertainment and its parent company, Warner Bros.’, corporate history. It is designed to raise funds to benefit more than 8 million men, women and children in the Horn of Africa. The various 2013 program initiatives offer unique Super Hero experiences and limited-edition merchandise to engage, excite and empower legions of supporters.

The first of such initiatives starts Tuesday, April 2 with the launch of a Super Hero-themed crowdfunding campaign. Made up of several mini-campaigns throughout 2013, each will feature members of the Justice League – Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, The Flash, Aquaman and Cyborg – and will be hosted on Indiegogo, the world’s largest crowdfunding platform (www.indiegogo.com/at/WeCanBeHeroes).

The first phase of the campaign (April 2 through May 7) will focus on Batman, featuring one-of-a-kind experiences and limited edition items related to one of DC Entertainment’s most popular Super Heroes. Additional phases will follow, featuring other members of the Justice League. Several levels of donation incentives have been created in order to encourage participation. From signed graphic novels and video games, to the opportunity to meet your favorite creators, to being drawn into a Batman graphic novel, there is something for every fan.

“Crowdfunding is the perfect platform for We Can Be Heroes. The more fans contribute, the more they can get! Those with fewer dollars to offer will find there is something that shows their support for the campaign and their love of these Super Heroes, and those with more to donate will find that their contribution level directly ties to the level of collectability and special access offers that every fan wants,” said Nelson.

Donation Incentives Include:

•“Batman: Earth One Vol. 1” hardcover (signed, sketched, and numbered by the writer and artist)

•We Can Be Heroes t-shirt featuring original Batman artwork by Jim Lee

•Warner Bros. Animation studio tour featuring a meet and greet with the legendary creators behind “Batman: The Animated Series,” “Batman Beyond,” “Batman: The Brave and the Bold” and “Beware the Batman”

•Invitations to the exclusive DC Entertainment VIP Event at 2013 Comic-Con International: San Diego

•Comic-Con International: San Diego Experience with Geoff Johns and Gary Frank, including two passes to the already sold-out event, airfare and hotel room. Opportunity to be drawn into a Batman graphic novel and receive the original art of appearance (personalized & signed by the artist)

Additional elements of the We Can Be Heroes giving campaign include Super Hero-inspired vehicles, an online auction and digital bundles – all designed to harness the passion fans have for their favorite Super Heroes and transform it into critical funding to fight the hunger crisis:

•Justice League-inspired vehicles: Over the last six months, DC Entertainment has partnered with KIA Motors to bring the World’s Greatest Super Heroes to life by combining automotive styling with comic book art. The partnership, which has yielded seven individually customized vehicles to date, harnesses the talents of legendary comic book artist and DC Entertainment Co-Publisher Jim Lee, who has collaborated on the design of each car with his vision for each iconic member of DC Comics’ Justice League.

•In addition to the seven KIA vehicles inspired by the individual Super Hero characters, the DC Entertainment-KIA partnership will culminate with a fully-drivable custom car, also designed by Jim Lee, that encompasses each member of the Justice League to be auctioned off at 2013 Comic-Con International: San Diego to raise money for the cause.

•Online Auction: The online auction will also include other highly unique items such as a collection of original pieces of comic book character artwork, entitled Darkness & Light, which was custom commissioned and created by contemporary artists for the benefit of We Can Be Heroes.

•Digital Bundles: An online fundraising initiative that offers fans a suite of popular digital comic books, movies, games, and music from DC Entertainment and Warner Bros. with the opportunity to set a percentage of the purchase price to go to the We Can Be Heroes campaign.

All funds raised will benefit the campaign’s humanitarian aid partners - Save the Children, International Rescue Committee and Mercy Corps - to deliver food, medicine and other resources critical to the survival of people in Ethiopia, Somalia and Kenya.

For more information on We Can Be Heroes, visit www.WeCanBeHeroes.org. For more information specifically on the Batman Crowdfunding Campaign on Indiegogo, log on to www.indiegogo.com/at/WeCanBeHeroes.


About DC Entertainment
DC Entertainment, home to iconic brands DC Comics (Superman, Batman, Green Lantern, Wonder Woman, The Flash), Vertigo (Sandman, Fables) and MAD, is the creative division charged with strategically integrating its content across Warner Bros. Entertainment and Time Warner. DC Entertainment works in concert with many key Warner Bros. divisions to unleash its stories and characters across all media, including but not limited to film, television, consumer products, home entertainment and interactive games. Publishing thousands of comic books, graphic novels and magazines each year, DC Entertainment is the largest English-language publisher of comics in the world. In January 2012, DC Entertainment, in collaboration with Warner Bros. and Time Warner divisions, launched www.WeCanBeHeroes.org —a giving campaign featuring the iconic Justice League Super Heroes—to raise awareness and funds to fight the hunger crisis in the Horn of Africa.

Sunday, February 10, 2013

I Reads You Review: JUSTICE LEAGUE #7

JUSTICE LEAGUE #7
DC COMICS – @DCComics

WRITER: Geoff Johns
PENCILS: Gene Ha
COLORS: Art Lyon
LETTERS: Patrick Brosseau
COVER: Jim Lee and Scott Williams, with Alex Sinclair
VARIANT COVER: Gary Frank with Brad Anderson
40pp, Color, $3.99 U.S.

Rated “T” for Teen

“The Villain’s Journey” Prologue

Why am I just reviewing the seventh issue Justice League now? This month will see the eleventh issue published since #7 first appeared. Well, the reason is a compilation of excuses: infrequent trips to a not-near-enough local comic book shop (LCS), finances, time, acquisition, etc. You might add that I was reluctant to read an issue of The New 52 Justice League that Jim Lee did not draw. That’s a shame because this issue’s artist, Gene Ha, delivers some nice looking pages.

Justice League #7 opens in present day Baltimore, Maryland. An army biological warfare specialist named Dr. Samuel Street was exposed to the “Spore” virus. Now, Street is a villain called “Spore,” and he creates “Seeds,” which are mindless flesh-eating creatures that he can control telepathically. Plus, Street/Spore is holding his ex-wife hostage. Enter the Justice League: Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, Green Lantern, Flash, and Cyborg.

This story has a second focus, Colonel Steve Trevor. Wonder Woman’s would-be lover, Trevor is head of A.R.G.U.S. – Advanced Research Group Uniting Super Humans. A.R.G.U.S. is both a support group for the Justice League and an intermediary between the League and the U.S. government. Now, Trevor faces a Congressional debriefing, and these members of Congress want answers.

I think this issue stands out because of the focus on Steve Trevor. Writer Geoff Johns gives us the same action and squabbling that he has written into the Justice League since the series’ re-launched back in 2011. Johns gets personal with Trevor, showing both the man of action and the man who is a good boss and a lovesick puppy. Gene Ha is the right artist for Trevor’s story, and he certainly does some good action scenes for the League. Still, Ha’s subtle touch in drawing faces better serves this character focus on Steve Trevor.

Justice League #7 has a back-up feature. Once again, DC Comics is trying to do something with Shazam-Captain Marvel. This time with Johns and artist Gary Frank, and perhaps I can say that maybe it works a little better than the previous efforts over the last 30 years. But in the long term, dark Captain Marvel just won’t work. There is something inherent in the character that suggests light-hearted fantasy. DC and its writers just don’t seem to have the imagination, with a few exceptions, to do anything really interesting with this character.

B+

[Justice League currently includes a Shazam back-up story by Geoff Johns (writer), Gary Frank (artist), Brad Anderson (colors), and Nick J. Napolitano (letters).]

Reviewed by Leroy Douresseaux


Sunday, January 6, 2013

2012 Comic Book Bin Awards Announced

written by Leroy Douresseaux

I am also a writer and quasi-editor for the website, the Comic Book Bin. A few years ago, the Bin initiated the Binnies (or BINnies), the site’s very own comic book awards.

The guy behind Binnies is writer/editor, Zak Edwards, who announced the results of the 2012 Binnie Awards (the Third Annual Binnies) at the end of this past week:

http://www.comicbookbin.com/Welcome_to_the_2012_Binnie_Awards.html

Third Annual Binnie Awards Winners and runner-ups:

Best New Series: Saga
Runner-Up: Hawkeye

Best Mini-Series: Bedlam
Runner-Up: Before Watchmen: Minutemen

Best OGN: The Underwater Welder
Runner-Up: Wild Children

Best Anthology: Dark Horse Presents
Rocketeer Adventures 2

Best Ongoing Series: Batman
Runner-Up: Rachel Rising

Best Artist: Terry Moore
Runner-Up: Matt Kindt

Best Writer: Scott Snyder
Runner-Up: Jonathan Hickman

Best Comic Adaptation: The Avengers
Runner-Up: The Dark Knight Rises

Biggest Surprise/Best Moment: Death of Agent Coulson
Runner-Up: Marvel NOW!

Biggest Disappointment: DC Comics
Runner-Up: The Dark Knight Rises

Best Publisher: Image Comics
Runner-Up: Valiant


For your interest, dear reader, here, is how I voted:

Best Writer:
Chris Ware – Building Stories (Pantheon Books)

Best Artist:
Chris Ware – Building Stories

Best New Series (An ongoing series that debuted this year):
Bad Medicine by Nunzio DeFilippis and Christina Weir and Christopher Mitten (Oni Press)

Best Ongoing Series
Naruto by Masashi Kishimoto (VIZ Media)

Best Mini-Series (The series should have either started or ended this year):
The Rocketeer: Cargo of Doom by Mark Waid and Chris Samnee with Scott Dunbier as editor (IDW)

Best OGN (original graphic novel):
Batman: Earth One by Geoff Johns and Gary Frank (DC Comics)

Best Anthology (we sometimes collapse this and OGN together if we can't fill up the space)
The Judas Coin by Walter Simonson (DC Comics)

Best Moment/Biggest Surprise
Marvel Comics: The Untold Story (HarperCollins) – a history of Marvel Comics by Sean Howe

Biggest Disappointment:
The Dark Knight Rises (Warner Bros. Pictures)

Best Comic Adaptation:
The Avengers (Walt Disney Pictures/Marvel Studios)

Best Publisher
VIZ Media