9/17: Ame-Comi Girls #2 ($0.99) The team continues their fight against Braniac’s attacks.   9/18: Batman: Arkham Unhinged #43 ($0.99) Wayne Manor is under attack, and Bruce being in Arkham City, it’s up to Robin and Nightwing to fend off Hugo Strange’s attacks.   9/19: Batman Beyond (2012-) #12 ($0.99) The Jokerz’ attacks intensify and Batman seems cutoff from people he usually relies on.   Batman 80 Page Giant (2010) #1 ($3.99) Tales of horror are spotlighted in 2010’s 80 Page Batman special.   Batman 80 Page Giant (2011) #1 ($3.99) Batman’s extended network of fellow costumed heroes are spotlighted…

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  12/27: Batman: Arkham Unhinged #11 ($0.99) Learn more about the henchmen, The Abramovici Twins.   12/28: All-Star Western (2011-) #4 ($3.99) Jonah’s travels through Gotham with Dr. Arkham now takes him into the underbelly of the sewer systems.   Batman: Gotham Knights #52 ($1.99) The Joker interjects himself into the war between Hush and Riddler in the third part of 2004’s Pushback story.   Batman: Shadow of the Bat #50 ($1.99) Batman faces off with many of his most recent B-List foes in the first part of 1996’s Nightmare on Gotham story.   Batman: The Dark…

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  Batgirl (2008) #1-6 ($1.99 each) 2008’s Adam Beechen penned Cassandra Cain Batgirl mini-series as Cass goes after her father.   Batman #713 ($1.99), Batman (2011-) #1 ($2.99) HOLY PERFECT TIMING BATMAN!  August of 2011’s finale to the first volume of Batman’s titular title, freshly legally digitized the same day as the “New 52” era first issue of Batman, written by Scott Synder.   Batman #1,000,000, Robin #1,000,000, Young Justice #1000000 ($1.99 each) Continuing the DC One Million epic Bat Universe pieces.

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The State of the Dick Grayson Batman
Part Two
    It was nearly a year ago when I asked, “why can’t Dick Grayson remain as Batman?” In fact, amidst the rumors of his imminent demise I had asked, “What’s wrong with more than one Batman, when there is more than one Green Lantern?”   Apparently DC heard my plea and put Grant Morrison on the case. We know have Batman Inc. and the guardian of Gotham…

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Before we begin this review of JLA #53 which concludes the “Omega” storyline let’s take a quick look at how JLA #52 ended.   With Batman on his knees.   You read that right. Batman on bended knee, hands out and head bowed in supplication.   “I kneel before the Omega Man.”   Now in today’s abbreviated parlance that is a real “WTF” moment. So when I picked up my copy of JLA #53 this past week I was eager to see how low the Caped…

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The issue starts with Supergirl and Jesse Quick racing around the Monitor, doing chores and talking about losing loved ones and fate, when they are visited by a woman claiming to be the Green Lantern of her world and in need of help. Jade is then seen talking to Faust about the Starheart when she is alerted. And then we see Dick sparring with Donna Troy who assures Dick that her bottom line is that now, even though…

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This is pretty much a filler, come down issue, which is good considering how intense the ride was in the last few months for the JLA.   Dick appears only in wrap around scenes at the start and end of the issue. Supergirl is seen lugging a giant saxophone into the Bat-Bunker at the start of the issue, which apparently is Dick’s “memento” from a battle he and Supergirl had versus “the Murder Maestro” to which Dick said it reminded…

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It's time for another 2-in-1 showcase spectacular as we wrap up "The Dark Things" crossover that ties in with Brightest Day.   We begin with JSA #42, with Kyle Rayner joining the fun on the dark side of the moon. After Kyle explains his mission, Obsidian convinces Jade to join with him, and they are merged into a being controlled by the Starheart, and yet both have their own voices speaking through it. So Kyle and Jadesidian…

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Two comic books for the price of one review this month as we continue the JLA/JSA The Dark Things crossover Brightest Day tie-in event.   We start in JSA #41 where we see that a Starheart controlled Obsidian and Dr. Fate have taken out the Shade and Faust, and capture Wildcat and Jay Garrick Flash. And we see the JSA All Stars try to hold their ground while all sorts of chaos is going on. The combined…

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In the 1960s, writer Bob Haney got the idea to take all the younger characters in the DC Universe and mash them together as a team. Not unlike the very successful Justice League Of America. And so in the summer of 1964, in the pages of Brave and The Bold #54, Robin, Kid Flash and Aqualad teamed up. A year later, in issue 60 the team got its first female member in Wonder Girl, and a name, Teen Titans. And by 1966 the team would have its…

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