Author: Quinn Morris

Justice League #3 DC Comics Writer: Scott Snyder Artists: Jorge Jimenez and Alejandro Sanchez The year is 1963. A boy finds a strange comic on the ground. The paper is glossy and slick. The art is packed with more detail than the boy ever thought could fit on a page. The colors are blended more smoothly than he’s ever seen. The characters are familiar in some cases and unfamiliar in others. But here’s my guess: this boy from the silver age would understand the story inside perfectly well. He would read the bombastic language, see the mind-boggling scale of…

Batman #50 DC Comics Writer: Tom King Artists: Just So Many, But Mostly Mikel Janin The first part of this review is going to be as spoiler-free as I can make it. I’ll tell you about the art and I’ll tell you if you should read it. The second part is going to be an absolute Smash Bros Switch of spoilers, which is to say: Everyone is here. But enough preface! There’s too much to talk about! There’s no time to waste! I’ve got a lot to say, so let’s get to it! I loved a lot of the…

Come closer, traveler….. What is it you seek? Perhaps, mm, some reviews of last week’s DC titles might not go amiss….? Take a seat by the fire. Warm those wet bones. Listen to… my opinions! Batgirl #24 Actual quotes from Batgirl: “Motorcycle chase. Yes!” “Definitely not a D&D session.” “Piece… of… Cake. Preferably German Chocolate.” …. I’m all for quips, but c’mon. These aren’t quips. These aren’t even jokes. They’re what happens when someone who thinks they aren’t funny tells a joke: a completely regular sentence with a little bit of extra emphasis on one word or another. The things…

Batman: Prelude to the Wedding: Harley Quinn Vs. Joker DC Comics Writer: Tim Seeley Artists: Sami Basri and Jessica Kholine Holy cow, the title of this article has three colons. That’s so many. Anyway. Oh my god, finally! After reading mediocre title after mediocre title, there’s something I can actually recommend to people this week! As always, Tim Seeley’s grasp on character is one of the finest in DC. His Nightwing Rebirth run was consistently excellent, as was his Green Lanterns run. Seeley has in fact been writing the majority of the Prelude to the Wedding issues, and I think that has a lot…

Teen Titans Special #1 DC Comics Writer: Adam Glass Artists: Robson Rocha, Daniel Henriques, Sunny Gho Oh, lordy. Where to begin? Well, the art is hardly passable. At several points in the comic, it’s obvious that the artist either has no idea what a human head looks like or thought a potato was close enough. The quality of line is a little hesitant and thin, and the human anatomy in general never feels quite right. Combine that with inconsistent shading, bland coloring, at times completely invasive lettering, and you’re left with an extremely subpar experience artwise. And the story!…

The Man of Steel #5 DC Comics Writer: Brian Michael Bendis Artists: Adam Hughes, Jason Fabok, and Alex Sinclair As a wise, wise man once said in his review of The Man of Steel #3, “next issue is going to be make-or-break. Either Bendis fixes his mistakes and pulls us onboard for a hell of a time or he doubles down on them and drags us to the bottom along with him.” It is now The Man of Steel #5, and whoever this precognitive wizard is, he was right. Issue #4 tanked, and #5 is doing much the same. It…

Deathbed #5 Vertigo Writer: Joshua Williamson Artists: Riley Rossmo and Ivan Plascencia All right, let’s see if this is an issue of Deathbed. New, vibrant location? Check. The same scintillating, brass-band main characters? Check. Heartfelt character exploration? Check. A whole lot of energetic adventure? Double check. It’s Deathbed all right. My very first review for this site was Deathbed, and it is my distinct pleasure and honor to bring you another review of this absolutely top-tier Vertigo series. God, what a ride! This might be my favorite issue yet. Deathbed is, if you’re unaware, a bloody carnival ride…

Batman #49 DC Comics Writer: Tom King Artists: Mikel Janin & June Chung “You know,” I say, bleeding out on the ground, “I’ve quite liked the last couple of issues of Batman.” “Really?” You ask, also bleeding profusely. “Do you really like that kind of long, drawn-out conversational style?” “Oh, not all the time.” I spit out a tooth that matches a notch in your knuckles. “But I think the approach he’s taking is actually fairly unique, don’t you? I mean, how many comics have you read lately that were just a single conversation?” You wince as you try to…

Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps #46 DC Comics Writer: Robert Venditti Artists: Clayton Henry and Pete Pantazis “God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change.” Oh hey, Gardner’s dad. Don’t see him very often. Wonder what’s up. “The courage to change the things I can.” …not a great dad… “And the wisdom to know the difference.” Uh oh. This week’s Corps (I’m shortening the title to Corps because if you think I’m writing out the full title then I have a very nice bridge to sell you, interest-free for the first twelve months) continues…

The Man of Steel #3 DC Comics Writer: Brian Michael Bendis Artists: Ryan Sook, Jason Fabok, Wade Von Grawbadger, Alex Sinclair It’s not enough. I keep turning it over and over in my head, and it’s just not enough. Not enough context. Not enough motivation. In fact, let’s examine that word, shall we? The following is from www.etymonline.com: Motivation, N: mid-14c., “something brought forward,” from Old French motif “will, drive, motivation,” noun use of adjective, literally “moving,” from Medieval Latin motivus “moving, impelling,” from Latin motus “a moving, motion,” past participle of movere “to move” (from PIE root *meue-…