Previews time! Highlights this week are the final issue of Batman before the relaunch and the latest issue of Gladstone's School for World Conquerors. Seriously, if you haven't checked that one out, you're missing out on a great series. You can still probably (maybe) find the first three issues in your shop. Buy them and then buy #4 on Wednesday. You'll thank me. Now, for the Previews!
Batman #713
- Written by Fabian Nicieza
- Art by Steve Scott & Ryan Winn
- Cover by Tony S. Daniel & Ryan Winn
Over the years, Dick Grayson has worn several guises: First, he was Robin the Boy Wonder, then Nightwing, and finally Batman. But now that Bruce Wayne has donned the cape and cowl once again, Dick finds himself at an identity crossroads.
I'm thinking about getting this issue because it's written by Fabian Nicieza, whom I've loved on Red Robin, and it looks like a nice lead-in to Scott Snyder's run after the relaunch. However, his last issue of Detective Comics will have some of the same (so I hear), so will this be superfluous? I guess it comes down to how well it's done.
Status: In Consideration.
Daredevil #2
- Written by Mark Waid
- Pencils & Cover by Paolo Rivera
DAREDEVIL'S BACK...BUT NOT EVERYONE'S HAPPY!
Given his recent past, Matt Murdock has a lot to answer for and Captain America is doing the cross-examining. Daredevil's quickly learning that burned bridges with his friends and former allies aren't easy to repair particularly when Klaw, the Master of Sound, is on his tail!
I didn't end up picking up #1 last month, but I'm still considering it. I'll see how this second issue fares in the review circles and see if this is really going to be a special run. Then I'll decide if I can fit it in amongst all the other books I'll be starting to pick up soon.
Status: In Consideration.
DC Retroactive: Batman – The '90s
- Written by Alan Grant
- Art & Cover by Norm Breyfogle
Alan Grant and Norm Breyfogle revisit a pair of villains closely associated with their original run on The Caped Crusader: The Ventriloquist and Scarface! Released on a technicality one year after being arrested, this bizarre duo is determined to reclaim their status in the upper echelon of Batman's Rogues Gallery. This "lost tale" of the era spins directly out of DETECTIVE COMICS #613, reprinted in this issue!
I didn't pick up the '70s book, didn't want to even look at the '80s book (I didn't care for The Reaper in Year Two very much), and I probably won't get this, but I love The Ventriloquist and Scarface. Okay, so I've only really seen them in The Batman (the animated series from a few years ago), but their episodes were some of the best ones.
Status: In Consideration.
Gladstone’s School for World Conquerors #4
- Written by Mark Andrew Smith
- Art & Cover by Armand Villavert
The Skull Brothers battle an army of ancient Egyptian monsters while cupid's arrow strikes Mummy Girl and Kid Nefarious! And what secrets do comic books featuring the parents of our supervillains-in-training reveal about Gladstone’s past? After this shocking discovery nothing will ever be the same.
Loving. This. Book. It's much more complex than I thought it would be — and that's a great thing. It probably would've been really fun if it didn't have the complexity, but with it, it's now one of my favorite books. I read it to my kids and they love it as much as I do. (Warning for parents: It does have a little rough language. Nothing major, just a damn
here and there that I skip over, but my almost 10-year-old sees them, obviously. Otherwise it's — so far — fine for all ages.)
Status: Buying It.
Spider-Island: The Amazing Spider-Girl #1 (of 3)
- Written by Paul Tobin
- Pencils by Pepe Larraz
- Cover by Patrick Zircher
Spider-Girl's powers are back! But she's not the only new web-slinger in Manhattan, and Spider-Girl's oldest and deadliest foes, the spider-hating Society of Wasps, have declared a WAR ON SPIDER ISLAND. Can even Spider-Girl's new powers save her against an entire army of Hunter Wasps? And why does Spider-Girl find herself fighting on the same side as... the Hobgoblin, and Kingpin himself?!!
I had wanted to read the Spider-Girl series (and now that it's been canceled after 8 issues, I wish I had). So, do I pick this up? If I can fit it, probably. Otherwise, I think it'll be a trade-wait with the regular series.
Status: In Consideration.
X-Factor #224
- Written by Peter David
- Pencils by Emanuela Lupacchino
- Cover by David Yardin
About to give birth and on the run from mutants, demons and gods alike, Wolfsbane turns to the only ones she feels she can trust: her own kind. But even with the help of THE PACK, will Wolfsbane and her baby survive the ordeal? And considering some believe the baby to be the harbinger of the end of the world, do we even want them to?
I'm always behind on my X-Factor reading, aren't I? I'm still loving it, though. Which is why I tend to save it for later in my monthly reading.
Status: Buying It.
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