In volume one of Rucka’s newest Wonder Woman run, something is very wrong. Our protagonist doesn’t trust her memory – everything from her birth onward is shrouded in mystery. Was she created by clay and a prayer? Is Zeus her father? How did she come to leave her home and enter our world? Is she the god of war? Wonder Woman doesn’t know. Rucka’s decision to make the powerful protagonist such an unreliable narrator is a good one. If Wonder Woman isn’t in control of […]
Do Not Enter The Dragon
Like everyone else in the world, I went through a very enthusiastic Bruce Lee phase. Mine was in college. I kept his movies on repeat in my living room. My roommates could walk in at any time and see something new on tv. In retrospect, it was the most coordinated thing I managed in college. A close second was the time I got really into Dance Dance Revolution and had two metal pads for 24/7 action. I nabbed most of this six-issue Bruce Lee series […]
So Many Batmans
I don’t know much about Batman Beyond other than the fact that the big brother from Boy Meets World did the voice for Batman in the cartoon. That is pretty cool and enough to pique my interest. It turns out the YA section of my local library has a ton of DC trade paperbacks, and I found this bad boy there so I gave it a go. In the Batman Beyond world (which has a Gotham meets cyberpunk aesthetic), Bruce Wayne is an old man […]
Fab Babs Becomes Batgirl
While Batman is famous for lurking in the shadows, Beatty and Dixon’s Batgirl is in the shadows for an altogether different reason. Barbara Gordon is the daughter of Gotham’s top cop, Commissioner Jim Gordon. No matter she does, she’s Commissioner Gordon’s daughter. Perhaps that’s one of the reasons that the Commish doesn’t want his daughter fulfilling her dream of becoming a cop. “One in the family is enough!” he says. Does he mean one family member under constant scrutiny, or just that he doesn’t want […]
Rocketeer Superfans Need this Hardcover
The premise of The Rocketeer is simple: It’s the late 1930s. Hotshot sky circus pilot Cliff Secord is down on his luck and doesn’t see much of a future. The only bright spot in his life is his girlfriend, Betty, a rising starlet in Hollywood. Unfortunately, their romance burns hot and Secord finds a way to cause drama. Things change when he finds some kind of prototype jetpack and mask. He plans to impress Betty and make money off of the costume, but public use of […]
Great Harley and Ivy Stories, Non-Bus Friendly Art
Harley and Ivy is a followup to Dini and Timm’s Mad Love, a Harley Quinn-centric collection I gave a hearty five stars to only a month ago. While Mad Love was about Harley and Joker, this book follows the hijinks of two of Batman’s more famous villains. The main story in this collection is a fun around-the-world adventure in which Harley and Ivy cause trouble in Gotham, traipse through an exotic rain forest, and make their debuts in Hollywood. The varied settings provide opportunities for a […]
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