IDW’s comics illustrating the two presidential candidates last year both left me wanting, mainly because both read like cooking instructions, bullet pointing the facts panel by panel, narrating the story with caption boxes instead of word balloons, and having very few scenes acted out in real time in favor of having them blandly told to the reader. Seems putting political figures in comics is the new trend these days, and most of the time these attempts to get to the fanboy vote have left me cold. If you are a publisher or can help these guys get AVERAGE JOE up, up, and on the shelves in any way, drop Optimous a line."įEMALE FORCE: SARAH PALIN #1 FEMALE FORCE: HILLARY CLINTON #1 Writer: Neal Bailey Read the first full issue on Optimous’ New Blog and see original sketches by fellow Bottleimp. "What if the whole world had superpowers? Find out in the pages of Optimous’ original book AVERAGE JOE. When Optimous Douche isn’t reading comics and misspelling the names of 80’s icons, he “transforms” into a corporate communications guru. After some intense sleuthing he discovers that this new masked man is packing a Batman grade arsenal, leaving everyone to question who this character is and “where did he get those wonderful toys?”īetween this book and the fantastic New Krypton story cascading through the Superman titles, the acrid taste of FINAL CRISIS and RIP are finally becoming a just a slightly annoying after-taste. In my estimation this character choice helps to mature Dick and cements the gravity of the peril facing the original city he called home.Īssuming all of this wasn’t enough for 22 pages, Tim encounters a mysterious new gun toting Batman that is not part of the official “Bat-League”. I’m going to applaud Daniel for this choice rather than fault him. Some reviews are faulting Daniel’s portrayal of Dick for being far too brooding during this crisis, but even the most carefree people out there have their quiet moments of introspection when the shit truly hits the fan. While the ass-kickery was plentiful, the scenes where Dick struggles with whether to don the cowl provided an equal amount of more sedate drama. There is quite simply not a moment to breathe in this comic, and I was elated at this prospect. ![]() To help bring some semblance of order to the complete chaos, Dick Grayson calls in the usual heavy-hitters when Bats goes MIA: Birds of Prey, Squire, Wildcat, Catwoman and Bat-Dyke. Arkham ends up in shambles and every inmate is now loose on the streets of Gotham guided by what I always considered a B-villain up until now, the Black Mask. The petty crooks are performing petty crimes en masse. ![]() Told from the viewpoint of Tim Drake (a Robin I like immensely, but have not spent significant time with since the horrific hologram heavy Robin mini-series in the early 90s), the story starts in mass bedlam. Someone at DC must agree with me, because BFTC is Gotham’s story, not Batman’s. I think we saw this with the last movie what stuck in my mind was Jim Gordon and The Joker, not ol’ gravel voice. Over the years the universe that Batman inhabits has become more engaging and vibrant than the man himself. To be frank, the longer he stays away the better. Yes, it was that good.Īfter reading every action soaked and introspective panel of BFTC, I couldn’t give a flying bat-fuck if Bruce Wayne is in purgatory, the Australian Outback or chomping on a blooming onion at Outback Steakhouse. Also thanks to his stellar work on this title, DC is about to get a few more of my hard earned douche dollars each month, because for the first time in almost fifteen years BATTLE FOR THE COWL (BFTC) made me add the Batman books back to my weekly list of pulls. Those individuals with the unique ability to write an engaging story, nail characterization dead-on, AND are able to draw fantastic images just make me think they are trying too hard in life. #2 Big Eyes for the Cape Guy presents MANGA SPOTLIGHT: SAYONARA, ZETSUBOU-SENSEI-THE POWER OF NEGATIVE THINKING Indie Jones presents… CHEAP SHOTS!īATMAN: BATTLE FOR THE COWL #1 Writer/artist: Tony Daniel (Click title to go directly to the review) BATMAN: BATTLE FOR THE COWL #1 FEMALE FORCE: SARAH PALIN #1 & FEMALE FORCE: HILLARY CLINTON #1 JLA: SALVATION RUN TPB AMERICAN MCGEE’S GRIMM #1 BATMAN: CACOPHONY #3 WATCHMENSCH #1 EX MACHINA SPECIAL #4 ASPEN SHOWCASE: EMBER #1 GRAPHIC CLASSICS VOL 16: OSCAR WILDE A Double Shot at R.E.B.E.L.S. Again, my apologies.Īnd now, on with the reviews! The Pull List ![]() I also just found out that I labeled the issue of TALES OF THE TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES as issue #51 when it was in fact issue #56. The books still looks to be worth checking out. The book is written by Ralph Tedesco and Joe Brusha. Seems I credited STINGERS #1 as written by Raven Gregory in Monday’s SHOOT THE MESSENGER Column. Hey folks, Ambush Bug here with a correction.
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