Docs Corner

CAPTAIN AMERICA #697     MARVEL COMICS It’s always good to see stories that are not galaxy spanning, or present situations where the hero could never possibly win. A nice earthy tale spotlighting Captain America’s talents in more human terms. While not a big Kraven fan, he does provide the good Captain with an outlet to showcase … Read more

HAWKMAN FOUND #1     DC COMICS Well DC really hit the nail on the head with this title. (Sarcasm!) This little one-shot provides us with the backstory on Carter Hall’s exploits in the Dark Multiverse. The problem is that it’s not all that interesting and rather confusing. Be ready as spoilers are about to begin. So apparently, … Read more

TALES OF SUSPENSE #100     MARVEL COMICS The rebirth of legendary Marvel titles is a cause for celebration! And with the classic title that gave us Captain America and Iron Man, we are given their heir apparent in Hawkeye and Winter Soldier. In a entertaining story (so far) with both men keeping in other in check as … Read more

BACK TO THE FUTURE #25     IDW COMICS      The big finale to the Uncle Joey storyline brings us full circle and fills in some of the blanks brought up in the movies. We learn what happened to Doc’s mother and where he got his fortune, we learn the real truth behind Uncle Joey’s criminal activities, … Read more

BLACK LIGHTNING COLD DEAD HANDS #2     DC COMICS I always like to double back with issue twos to see if the greatness (or cr@ppiness as the case might be) continues. I am glad to say that this title’s issue two keeps up the high standards. Secondary characters are explored and expanded on, Lightning’s powers are … Read more

MYSTIK U #1     DC COMICS While vaguely reminding me of a popular book/movie series, Alisa Kwitney’s story has a lot going for it. Most of the main characters are long established in the DC Universe going back to pre-New 52 and that includes the instructors so older readers keep your eyes peeled. Enough new characters … Read more

BATMAN WHO LAUGHS #1     DC COMICS While this one-shot (like the others) does not particularly move the storyline ahead, it does have some interesting concepts. The problem is the page count. There just not enough room to explore some of the more interesting concepts and so they are glossed over in a page or two. … Read more

BATMAN LOST #1     DC COMICS Batman is truly lost and so I am. The longer this storyline continues, the more I hope Doomsday Clock can redeem the current DC Universe. Batman running through previous adventures picking out clues as to a possible escape from the Dark Multiverse sounds interesting in principal but falls flat when … Read more

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