(This review may contain spoilers for the story content.) Introduction: St. Paddy's may have been two weeks ago, but the month of March is green, so before the month ends (I know I'm cutting it close), I wanted to review a comic that epitomizes green. Deciding to present you, my readers, with two emerald-clad heroes for... Continue Reading →
Teen Titans: Then & Now Review
(This review may contain spoilers for the story content.) Introduction: Hello, valued readers. Today's comic review is on a story arc that I have known I had wanted to review for a while but kept putting off because I did not want to oversaturate this review blog with Titans tales. However, whenever I would reflect... Continue Reading →
Aquaman #0 (2012) Review, an Origin Story
(This review may contain spoilers for the story content.) Introduction: Over this weekend, the film's opening weekend, DC's Aquaman, starring Jason Momoa, has achieved a domestic gross of about $67.4 million. The film has had solid, although not necessarily stellar, reviews, and plenty of people are continuing to buy tickets to see this superhero story in theaters. To... Continue Reading →
Subway Presents: Justice League #1-4 Review
(This review may contain spoilers for the story content.) Introduction: Hello, everyone. For this latest review, I stumbled across Subway Presents: Justice League while I was reading some comic issues from DC Comics this week. This comic "title" is actually a set of advertisements for Subway™ that DC Comics published in their issues in 2011. Each "issue"... Continue Reading →
Titans/Young Justice: Graduation Day Review
(This review may contain spoilers for the story content.) Introduction: Today's review brings me back to where my heart lies: with young heroes, particularly the Titans from DC Comics. I love the Teen Titans, and I love Young Justice, largely because so many of its members become Titans. On this Friday, many college students are... Continue Reading →
Batman / Deadman: Death and Glory Review
(This review may contain spoilers for the story content.) Introduction: For Halloween, I figured that it would be appropriate for my next review to be on Batman, a hero who operates during the dead of the night, and Deadman, a hero who saves the day now that he is dead. Specifically, I am reviewing Batman/Deadman: Death and... Continue Reading →
Titans West! Titans East!—Teen Titans Vol 1 #50-52 Review
(This review may contain spoilers for the story content.) Introduction: Returning to DC Comics, my next comic review is on Teen Titans Vol 1 #50-52 (1977). These three issues from the original comic series encompass a three-issue, multi-part story that introduces Titans West, a splinter group of the Titans stationed on the West Coast, as opposed... Continue Reading →
Starfire meets…Starfire?—New Teen Titans Vol 1 #18 Review
(This review may contain spoilers for the story content.) Introduction: In juxtaposition to my previous blog post about a multipart story, this post focuses on a singular issue: New Teen Titans Vol 1 #18, published in 1982 by DC Comics. This issue, written by Marv Wolfman and drawn by George Pérez, features the New Teen Titans... Continue Reading →
Teen Titans Spotlight: Jericho Review
(This review may contain spoilers for the story content.) Introduction: For my first review, I wanted to cover a comic that means a lot to me. I love the entire era of New Teen Titans/New Titans era of Titans titles (1980-1996) from DC Comics, so I wanted to choose a comic story from that era. I... Continue Reading →