John Schaefer

BATMAN THE DROWNING #1     DC COMICS Poor Dan Abnett must have drawn the short straw on this one. And unfortunately even with his skills, he’s not given a lot to work with. “Dan, you get the Aquaman version of Batman and he’s a chick!” Apparently, the even version of the flip-flop gender universe originally shown … Read more

DARK NIGHTS METAL #3     DC COMICS   More depressing storyline. More philosophical debates. More despair. The dark road this story is following is truly a bummer. The only highlight to this latest chapter id the guest appearance of Nightmaster and Detective Chimp. At this point, I ready to chuck this universe and start over somewhere … Read more

Batman The Dawnbreaker #1     DC COMICS Finally, a Dark Nights tie in that has something new and exciting. And while Bruce Wayne being given a Green Lantern ring is nothing new, the idea of young Bruce Wayne getting the ring just moments after his parents are killed is nothing more than inspiring. What young Bruce … Read more

Due to an urgent call from the State of Illinois, I have been at Jury Duty all day. Without a way to get my hands on this week’s new books, I’m going Flashback style and pay a visit to the super secret archives of Comic History hidden somewhere behind the heads on Mt. Rushmore. aising … Read more

ACTION COMICS #987     DC COMICS OMG! WTF! And other expressions of disbelief and aggravation! After months of teasing us, this is what we get?! No spoilers but it’s gonna be hard. With the comic world buzzing with guesses of the identity of Mr. Oz, (my favorite was Ozymandias from Watchman …OZ get it?!) The big … Read more

DASTARDLY & MUTTLEY #1     DC COMICS Well count another one of my childhood favorites totally crushed. After DC’s short lived revamp of the Wacky Races, I had hope for their take on the beloved Dastardly and Muttley in their Flying Machines cartoon. And I couldn’t have been more wrong. While Garth Ennis’s tale is a … Read more

JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #13     DC COMICS Sorry to say that this one has all sort of red flags down. I’ve been trying to get past the fact that the character of Ryan (All-New Atom) Choi has lost a good deal of the charm that made his original All-New Atom series back in 2006 a … Read more

Sandman Special #1     DC COMICS An all-star celebrity cast work magic in reviving the tales of the guardian of dreams. The stories presented here are wonderful remembrances of the comics we read in our youth. The true test of the Kirby fan is the amazing amount of cameos in Dan Jurgens and Jon Bogdanove’s “King … Read more