Rich kids in Gotham are being kidnapped. Luckily, Robin’s a rich kid now so he makes the perfect bait. Tim talks Bruce into announcing the adoption on the cover of Fortune so the kidnappers are sure to know about him. The best moment? Realizing that on this case, Batman’s the sidekick. Who wants to read…
Reviewers of Brian K. Vaughn’s Pride of Baghdad have compared it to one of the best known stories that uses animals as metaphors, the middle school lit staple Animal Farm. Like George Orwell, Vaughn uses only animals as characters and from their vantage point comments on the actions of men. In Pride, it’s the U.S….
For the first time in the series, I find myself truly annoyed by “52.” I can put up with Lobo, and I can put up with filler issues, but not both. To start, let’s talk about what actually goes down this week. John Henry Irons opens things, helping fight a fire in some building. He’s…
This week, for the second week in a row, we’re going to try a new roundtable discussion of a current release, or, as we call it, the Book of Doom. Not that it’s necessarily the best thing that came out for the week, but, rather, it’s the book that all of us contributors to the…
Welcome to the first edition of the LOD Book of Doom, featuring Green Lantern #13, written by Geoff Johns, art by Ivan Reis. It’s the continued adventures of Hal Jordan as he battles the cyborg Superman and a world of Manhunters. Hal is trying to save the other GLs that have been imprisoned by the…
A relatively light week for yours truly. I also picked up Truth, Justin and the American Way #4, but I’m a few issue behind in that mini so I haven’t read it yet, and probably won’t for a while. On to the reviews! 52 Week 19 Skeets is evil? That’s a twist I didn’t see…
This week in “52,” we’re given a big bucket full of question marks. It seems that everywhere you turn in this story, there are more reasons to scratch your head and wait until the next week. It’s compelling, but I’m starting to feel like a dunce, since I really have no clue where it’s all…
The Doomers are pleased to introduce our newest feature (joining the likes of 2005 in review, weekly 52 reviews and, uh… other… stuff…). Swing by every Saturday to check out all your favorite members of the Doom Family giving a quick review of the weekly Book of Doom. We’ll announce each week’s choice on Wednesday…
It’s heartening to hear that the comic book version of the 9/11 Commission Report is selling well. That would mean it’s serving its intended purpose of carrying the message of the report to those who don’t have the time, patience, etc. to wade through nearly 600 very technical and occasionally bureaucratic pages. I’m not saying…
I gave Nightwing a chance. I really, really did. Out of all the One Year Later books, his was the one I found myself most interested in. During the events of Infinite Crisis, they gave Nightwing the type of push that usually ends with the hero dying (ie, Superboy, Hawkeye, etc), so I naturally assumed…