Media Relations / 29 August 2011 / la robusta's final big notes

And, again, another all-DC, all the time entry, in which conclusions are discussed, and the conclusion of The Big One is noted, but not reviewed, because I don't read Action.

And, once again, please note: SPOILERS, SWEETIES!

Questions? Comments? Wonder thongs? Plant related chaos ( Read more... )

So, hey, three weeks of comics to get through. Better get to it, then. But first, a song! (Well, most of one.)



I submit that possibly that doesn't meet the villain's requirements as specified. I mean, who doesn't know that about Bats? Unless she was talking about his ability to sing, in which case, carry on ( Read more... )

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So, let's see how short I can keep some of these.

The Brave and the Bold #33: "Wonder Woman, Zatanna and Batgirl in Ladies Night" (Straczynski/Chiang; DC ( Read more... )

The DC previews in the April issue (for issues and items on sale in June) are alternately giving me a teensy bit of hope, puzzling me and making me a bit sad ( Read more... )

Catching up on some older stuff, some of which got lost in the holiday rush.

Blackest Night: Wonder Woman #2 (Greg Rucka/Nicola Scott; DC)
...OK, look: I don't read the main Blackest Night title -- aside from one stray mention in "Red Robin", it hasn't quite made its presence felt in the Bat corner of the DCU in a way that makes it necessary to ( Read more... )

Angel Annual #1: "Last Angel in Hell" (Brian Lynch/Stephen Moody/Leonard O'Grady; IDW ( Read more... )

Yeah, been a while, hasn't it? So let's see if we can manage a few short(ish) faster-paced reviews, just to get my hand back in, shall we? Let's shall.

Cinderella: From Fabletown with Love #1 (Chris Roberson/Shawn McManus; DC/Vertigo ( Read more... )

Detective 854/855 (Greg Rucka/JH Williams III/Dave Stewart):

...Good lord, this thing is gorgeous!

OK, OK, story first: We finally get the Batwoman series that we've long been promised, as she takes over 'Tec in the absence of Bruce Wayne. And right away, we see her in action in a way that shows us both the similarities and differences between ( Read more... )

Final Crisis 6 of 7, "How to murder the Earth" (Morrison and a plethora of artists; DC): Or, to give the issue the title it should have had, "Batman RIP, penultimate issue." I have certain very definite opinions about that, but I'll leave them aside today ( Read more... )