2014 was an incredibly rewarding year to be a comics reader. Veteran creators, like Grant Morrison, Kurt Busiek, and Matt Wagner continued to churn out some of the best work of their career while new creators, like Noelle Stevenson, Babs Tarr, and Tula Lotay had very strong starts. Marvel and DC published their fair share of events, including Original Sin, …
Batman #25 Writer: Scott Snyder Penciller: Greg Capullo Inker: Danny Miki Colours: FCO Plascencia Letterer: Nick Napolitano Publisher: DC Comics Purchase: http://www.comixology.com/Batman-2011-25/digital-comic/50127 Last month’s issue of Batman, Batman #24, is a classic. It is not only a love letter to Batman’s lore, but it also took Zero Year from a novelty event and transformed it …
Batgirl #25 Writer: Marguerite Bennett Penciller: Fernando Pasarin Inker: Jonathan Glapion Colorist: Blond Publisher: DC There are no villains and superheroes in this comic, just human beings trying to survive a disaster that could wipe out everything they know. Batgirl #25 is set during Zero Year after the Riddler cut off the power from Gotham. It is about …
Action Comics #25 Writer: Greg Pak Art: Aaron Kuder, Scott McDaniel (backup) Colors: Arif Prianto, Dan Brown (backup) Publisher: DC Comics Superman has taken quite the beating in the New 52. Multiple creative teams, titles, and crossovers have tried to capture his character for a new generation of fans, but none have completely succeeded. Grant …
Batman #24 Writers: Scott Snyder and James Tynion IV Penciller: Greg Capullo and Rafael Albuquerque (backup) Inker: Danny Miki Colorist: FCO Plascencia and Dave McCaig (backup) Publisher: DC Comics In Batman #24, Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo set out to answer the question, “Who is Batman?” How did Bruce Wayne, angry urban vigilante, become the legendary Dark …
Writer: Scott Snyder, James Tynion IV (backup) Penciller: Greg Capullo Inker: Danny Miki Colorist: FCO Plascencia Publisher: DC Comics The non-linear narrative device is one of the trickiest to use in fiction. At its best, it’s Pulp Fiction or Ulysses. At its worst, it’s The Grudge or the wacky anime Axis Powers Hetalia. However, Batman #23 uses the non-linear narrative to show Bruce Wayne …
Batman #22 Writer: Scott Snyder, James Tynion IV (backup) Pencillers: Greg Capullo, Rafael Albuquerque (backup) Inker: Danny Miki Colorists: FCO Plascencia, Dave McCaig (backup) Though Batman #22 may lack the big action set pieces and reveals of last month’s issues, it has a good deal of visual experimentation from Greg Capullo, Danny Miki, and FCO Plascencia …