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Review: Superman #18 (2019) Does Superman's Secret Identity Matter?

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Read this review to find out if Superman #18 is worth buying. About Superman #18 Written by Jody Houser Artwork by Ivan Reis Inking by Joe Prado Color by Alex Sinclair Synopsis: "With Superman’s family scattered across the galaxy, our hero must confront some of his greatest concerns about himself and his place in the galaxy. Legendary artist Ivan Reis joins writer Brian Michael Bendis as they introduce the biggest change in the Man of Steel’s life ever!" On Sale Date: December 11, 2019 U.S. Price: $3.99 If you want to avoid spoilers for this comic then skip to the overall section at the end. Warning: Spoilers for Superman #18 Recap: Superman #18 Superman #18 opens with Superman listening in to a press conference before dropping to the podium. Then it flashbacks to a week before when he mediated the first official gathering of the "United Planets". After the interplanetary fight that almost broke out in Superman #17 and the number of times he's brokered peace it ...

Review: Detective Comics #1013 (2019) Introduces Bat-Fireman and Mr. Freeze's Evil Plan

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Detective Comics #1013 comic panel by Jaime Mendoza Read this review to find out if Detective Comics #1013 is worth buying. If you want to avoid spoilers for this comic then skip to the overall section at the end. About Detective Comics #1013 Written by Peter J. Tomasi Artwork by Jaime Mendoza Inking by Keith Champagne, Christian Alamy Color by David Baron Synopsis:  "Mr. Freeze is so close to reviving Nora but Batman can’t let it happen. Mr. Freeze has never been more vicious or more deadly. There’s nothing more dangerous than a desperate man with a cold gun and Gotham City is going to learn that firsthand!" On Sale Date: October 09, 2019 U.S. Price: $3.99 Warning: Spoilers for Detective Comics #1013 Recap: Detective Comics #1013 This issue picks up after  Detective Comics #1012 last month. To recap Victor Fries aka Mr. Freeze is working to cure his cryogenically frozen wife Nora Fries. Since he's a good scientist he's testing the process. Freeze had his men kidnap ...

Review: Detective Comics #1011 Turns Batman into PREDATOR

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Detective Comics #1011 comic panel by Christian Duce Find out if Detective Comics #1011 is worth buying. Peter Tomasi proves Batman is a hero even without powers or gadgets in the final issue of his three-issue arc. Read this review to find out if Detective Comics #1011 is worth buying. If you want to avoid spoilers for this comic then skip to the overall section at the end. Warning: Spoilers for Detective Comics #1011 When we last left Bruce Wayne, he and several members of Bruce Wayne's company have been stranded on a desert island along with Floyd Lawton aka Deadshot. Deadshot has been hired to kill one of them and Batman is going to stop him. In the last issue, he meets two World War II survivors named only Clarence and Hiroshi who started as enemies being on both sides of the war. But over time they've become friends in their isolated world. Bruce takes some of their stuff to fashion a crude Batman costume and goes out to fight Lawton. When the issue begins the three are...

Review: Superman: Year One #2 Introduces a Superman Sniper and new Super Power

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Superman: Year One #2 (2019) cover artwork by Danny Miki, John Romita Jr., Alex Sinclair Read this review to find out if Superman: Year One #2 is worth buying Superman: Year One #2 by Frank Miller and John Romita Jr. About: Superman: Year One #2 (2019) Superman: Year One #2 (2019) cover artwork by Danny Miki, John Romita Jr., Alex Sinclair Written by: Frank Miller Artwork by: John Romita Jr. Inking by Danny Miki Color by Alex Sinclair Synopsis "Clark Kent’s journey of self-discovery continues in the second installment of Frank Miller and John Romita Jr.’s remarkable reimagining of Superman’s origin story. This chapter takes young Clark to the Pacific coast and beyond, as he discovers a place as sensational as he is…Atlantis! There he meets new people, finds love, clashes with gargantuan beasts and discovers the man he’s meant to be." On Sale Date: Aug 21st, 2019 U.S. Price: $7.99 If you want to avoid spoilers for this comic then skip to the overall section at the end. Wa...

Review: Action Comics #1012 Story is Slow but the Art is Great

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Action Comics #1012 cover by Jamal Campbell Read this review to find out if Action Comics #1012 is worth buying If you want to avoid spoilers for this comic then skip to the overall section at the end. Warning: Spoilers for Action Comics #1012 This Superman comic opens with a faux social media account that includes a tongue-in-cheek reference to Aquaman 2  ("to be mostly water ballet") and a conversation between Clark Kent and Jimmy Olsen. Then it cuts to crime boss Mr. Strong and his men talking about Superman's fight with Red Cloud and how it ended with him retreating. They discuss the ramifications of the "Invisible Mafia" known as Leviathan and how it affects their business. Bendis finds a clever way to keep the comic about Superman even though he's traveling all over the planet for the Leviathan cross-over story. Throughout the comic, they constantly refer to him traveling across the globe and off it. It's an interesting plot device and it works. T...