When the news was announced that all of the DC Universe titles were being renumbered to one, everyone shared mixed emotions. Time has moved on from then and more news and has been shown. One of the things more recently to appear was the logos for both Detective Comics and Batman.   Everyone who has followed the Bat-books or comics in general over the years, knows that logos that appear on the cover change periodically to mark a change. It could be a new creative team, new editor, new storyline. With new number ones, logos are a sure bet.   When I…

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  After the big reveal at the end of Knight of Vengeance #2, I wasn't sure how Brian Azzarello was going to top that issue. In my less than humble opinion, he managed to tie it all up in the best way possible.
The issue opens with Batman storming in to the house, desperate to stop Martha. He sees the scene set…

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Before I started writing this review, I did something I normally don’t do, I looked up some other reviews for this final issue of Secret Six, and to my surprise, the reviews I found all praised the book and said they’d be sad to see it go, and it truly was a heart-wrenching final issue.   Well, now for my thoughts:   I never want to read a comic written by Gail Simone ever again.   We start the issue with Bane and his girlfriend in bed, and Bane’s lady friend…

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Examining Dr. Wayne Part 2
  When I first started to examine the personality of the Thomas Wayne Batman I was convinced he was a broken man with a murderous bent.  As evidence, I pointed out the loss of his son and how, as a mature man, this was a trauma that he couldn’t…

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After months of delays on this series, it's odd to get the fourth issue only two weeks after getting the third issue. Maybe some of my irritation has subsided, maybe I feel like some of the loose threads are starting to come together, maybe I've just had a better lunch. Whatever the reason, this issue angers me a lot less than issue three did.   We open with the mystery thief coming home to find her father being shaken down by…

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As if things couldn’t get any worse for Jim Gordon and Dick Grayson, Scott Snyder yet again puts both of them in very sticky situations. With the Joker loose, Barbara Gordon Sr. exposed to Joker Toxin and the ominous threat of James Gordon Jr., it seems like Snyder is stretching his story out very wide. And unlike other writers even though he does stretch his story out wide he totally makes them relevant, important, scary, and harrowing so much so that I almost…

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  From the opening of the issue, it's clear the Amazons mean business. Diana strategizes in a small room. She's speaking to one of her generals, trying to figure out whether this war is simply dooming earth. Penthesilea, the general, reminds her that war with the Atlanteans is necessary after they killed their queen and destroyed Themyscira. It…

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Long term readers will know that I have been incredibly harsh on this site when reviewing Secret Six. I felt that the dialogue was nothing more than gibberish, the art to be substandard and everyone involved in creating the book more interested in getting your $2.99 or £2.35 than writing something interesting and worthwhile. And then I read this issue.   Secret Six #35 details Bane’s plans to take down Batman and prove himself the best in the world, and break Batman, just like he did…

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The Secret Parts 1 and 2
  We’re having a two for one special here at The Batman Universe so get your discount cards ready and make sure you swipe your I.D. correctly!  OK, we haven’t gotten to that stage yet, but it’s a digital planet so who knows what the future brings.  Fortunately, this review is free and you still get your two…

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As Red Robin reaches its quarter century issue Tim Drake celebrates by taking part in an issue that tries to be action packed, but in the end comes across as shallow and contrived and the slightest bit dull.   Red Robin #25 handles the main plot threads of Tim being forced to impregnate Promise’s sister, but with the help of Cassandra Cain, in her guise of Blackbat, he escapes and finds his way to the hideout of the main villain of the storyline….

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