Title: Futures End Batman Superman Issue 1 Publisher: DC Comics Reviewer: @MetropolisKid Rating: 3/5 Three years ago, I decided to get over my initial shock that DC was rebooting again. I decided I woudl embrace it. If I hated it, at least I had my memories. I was not going to pine for the early years. I was going to look forward. I would … [Read more...]
The New 52 Futures End Action Comics Issue 1 Review
Title: The New 52 Futures End Action Comics Issue 1 Publisher: DC Comics Reviewer: @MetropolisKid Rating: 4 out of 5 Another Futures End tie-in for the all Futures End Event this year to celebrate the third anniversary of The New 52. This year, we jump ahead five years to the time of the weekly Futures End storyline. This issue doesn't directly … [Read more...]
Action Comics 34 & Annual 3 Review
Title: Action Comics 34 & Annual 3 Publisher: DC Comics Reviewer: @MetropolisKid Rating: 4 out of 5 These both came out this week, so I'm lumping them together for the sake of the review. I've already admitted to being a die hard Superman fan, unhappy with the past two decades of comics. I do feel like DC is turning it around for the … [Read more...]
Earth 2 Issue 26 Review
Title: Earth 2 Issue 26 Publisher: DC Comics Reviewer: @MetropolisKid Rating: 5 out of 5 What I had hoped Earth 22 was going to be two and a half years ago, and what the title is today is two different entities. That's not a bad thing. It has been full of surprises and has been something totally different. The Kryptonian, Part 6 finds Val … [Read more...]
Superman Issue 33 New 52 Review
Title: Superman Issue 33 New 52 Publisher: DC Comics Reviewer: @MetropolisKid Rating: 3.9 out of 5 I'm just going to say it. On the day that it was announced that John Romita, Jr. was going to be taking over the art on Superman, I was less than enthused. I've found his art to be uneven at most, and adequate at best. He is not his father. His … [Read more...]
A New Golden Age in Comics
Part 1 of 2 See Part 2: Why it's a horrible time for comic books here. When I was younger, reading comic books was not as easy and accepted as it is today. I remember in high school working as a librarian's assistant just to have my lunches in quiet so I could read comic books. No one came to the library, especially not during lunch. … [Read more...]