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The Platonic Batbook

August 30, 2017 by Halbs Leave a Comment

My BFF Nate and I have been friends for twenty years. He’s been around for all of my hobbies and pursuits (woodcarving, video games, comics, Krav Maga, kayaking, alcoholism, podcasting, camping). He knows me better than almost anyone and knows all about my life-long Batman obsession. So when he said, “Halbs, this Batman comic is great,” I knew it would be great. And it is great.  One of the reasons it’s great is the writer – Geoff Johns. He is the current chief creative officer […]

Filed Under: Graphic Novels/Comic Books Tagged With: Batman, DC Comics, Gary Frank, Geoff Johns

Halbs's CBR9 Review No:37 · Genres: Graphic Novels/Comic Books · Tags: Batman, DC Comics, Gary Frank, Geoff Johns ·
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Small Victories: At Least They Aren’t Wearing Heels Most of the Time

December 27, 2015 by Quorren Leave a Comment

 I started reading the Birds of Prey series back in CBRIV and then I learned that Gail Simone didn’t start off writing the series and what I thought was Birds of Prey Volume 1 was actually Volume 3.  And since I’m a completionist, I had to go back and get the real Volumes 1 and 2. And if Volume 1 is any indication, I can see why DC essentially rebooted the series with Volume 3 when Simone took over.  I knew Simone was heralded as […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Science Fiction Tagged With: Batgirl, Birds of Prey, Black Canary, Chuck Dixon, Gary Frank, Graphic Novel, Huntress, Jordan B Gorfinckle, Matt Haley, Oracle, Quorren

Quorren's CBR7 Review No:84 · Genres: Fiction, Science Fiction · Tags: Batgirl, Birds of Prey, Black Canary, Chuck Dixon, Gary Frank, Graphic Novel, Huntress, Jordan B Gorfinckle, Matt Haley, Oracle, Quorren ·
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