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 BATMAN/SUPERMAN WORLD’S FINEST #7     DC COMICS Who remembers Nova? The heroic identity that Superman created after losing his super-powers in World’s Finest Comics #178 (July 1968). Well I do and I almost squealled with glee when the Nova costume reappeared on the cover of issue #7! Mark Waid and Dan Mora really know how … Read more

 MIDNIGHT SUNS #1     MARVEL COMICS Having grown up on Gary Friedrich and Mike Ploog’s Monster of Frankenstein, Gerry Conway and Mike Ploog’s Werewolf By Night, and of course all the talented names associated with Marvel’s Tomb of Dracula series, everytime Marvel reintroduces a new horror series, I hope to get to relive those glory … Read more

 DARK CRISIS ON INFINITE EARTHS #4     DC COMICS After the moral abomination that was issue #3, I was surprized when this was in my pile for reviews. But after the initial thumb through, it had enough to peak my interest. Many of the plot points here are nothing new. Heroes trapped in their own … Read more

 DC’s SAVED BY THE BELLE REVE  #1     DC COMICS While I give DC credit for continuing to come up with reasons to have these 80 page specials, They always seemed to be a mixed batch. With 8 tales of school high-jinx throughout the DC Universe, not all of the stories really jumped out at … Read more

 DC MECH #2     DC COMICS And just like that, the Justice Society is gone (and no old Hawkgirl’s appearance here does not count! She’s only there to make the team more Justice League Unlimited cartoon based.) And what we are left with is exactly what I had thought. A young version of the Justice … Read more

BATMAN SUPERMAN WORLD’S FINEST #6    DC COMICS Mark Waid continues to prove that he is the master of real dialog even in a one issue story like this. And the fact that we don’t seem to be concerned with time travel consequences, works out here. Due to the stories of Ray Bradbury and Lewis … Read more

 DARK CRISIS WORLDS WITHOUT A JUSTICE LEAGUE GREEN LANTERN #1      Any time you have a title that is longer than the amount of space I have on the page, we have a problem. Luckily, I didn’t have to identiify the book as being from DC Comics because DC has a monopoly on the … Read more

 DARK CRISIS #3     DC COMICS For the past few months, all I have heard about is the return of the Justice Society! But I’ve heard that before. I believe DC has promised me the return of the Justice Society at least three other times and failed to deliver. Cameos and flashbacks do not count. … Read more

DC MECH #1     DC COMICS Sigh, not another Mech book?! What is it that makes comic companies think that creating armored warsuits for their popular heroes is a hot ticket item. Mech suits reek of a 1990’s action figure gimmick that has long past it’s prime. The problem here is that writer Kenny Porter’s … Read more

     HAD A FEW FRIENDS POP IN WHILE REVIEWING AND DECIDED IT MIGHT BE A CHANCE FOR SOME FRESH PERSPECTIVE. SO I GIVE YOU THIS WEEK’S GUEST REVIEWS!   MANGA Z #1     ANTARCTIC PRESS (REVIEWED BY LILY S.)  Antarctic Press returns to it roots and starts out a new Manga title with ties … Read more