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Top Comics for September 9, 2014

BMFE_Cv1_2D_ds_540a442b342611_44061374Batman Futures End

5 years into the future – Bruce Wayne is creating an army with dangerous science to continue his war on crime. What happened to Bruce and Gotham City to force him into such desperate measures.

 

Death of Wolverine #2

Logan’s mutant healing factor is gone, an old enemy has put a bounty on his head attracting the world’s most ruthless hunters. The search for the answers takes him back to Madripoor and one step closer to his final battle. Continue reading Top Comics for September 9, 2014

ARMY OF BATMEN? FUTURES END Preview

BMFE_Cv1_2D_ds_540a442b342611_44061374Welcome to the future of Gotham City and the DC Universe.
Batman Futures End shows us the dramatic new measures Bruce Wayne is using in his war on crime?
Is Bruce going to far with dangerous, strange science?

 
All this month every issue will be set 5 years in the future.

 

In last week’s Detective Comics Futures End, Bruce was forced with work with Riddler.
What surprises do Scott Snyder and Ray Fawkes for this future Batman adventure and could it tie into the Batman Eternal weekly and Endgame, the next arc by Snyder? Continue reading ARMY OF BATMEN? FUTURES END Preview

ARROW Casts RA’S AL GHUL

Ra's Al Ghul image courtesy DC Comics
Ra’s Al Ghul image courtesy DC Comics

DC Comics announced Matt Nable (Riddick, The Killer Elite) has been cast as Ra’s Al Ghul on The CW series Arrow. The super villain was mentioned in Season Two but will be the main nemesis for Season Three.

 

Ra’s Al Ghul is the immortal leader of the League of Assassins from Batman comics and producers describe this version “as proud and unforgiving, Ra’s is a ruthless strategist, a master of martial arts, and a shaper of history. He carries the wisdom of the ages, and protects some of its greatest secrets.” Continue reading ARROW Casts RA’S AL GHUL

DETECTIVE COMICS FUTURES END Review

Futures End: Detective Comics #1 courtesy DC Comics
Futures End: Detective Comics #1 courtesy DC Comics

Batman and Riddler together again!

In Detective Comics Futures End the Dark Knight and master of manipulation are working together as allies?

September 2014 is the third anniversary of The New 52 reboot of the DC Universe. Every book this month is jumping five years into the future.
“Anniversary” by regular Detective Comics co-writer Brian Buccellato is set in the near future but ties into two recent arcs.
It’s the anniversary of The Zero Year Blackout (from Scott Snyder’s Batman: Zero Year New 52 origin of the Dark Knight) and Calendar Man is threatening Gotham City. Julian Day’s family tragedy fuels his systematic crimes but his latest scheme is a copycat crime with a deadlier twist. Continue reading DETECTIVE COMICS FUTURES END Review

Top Comics for September 3, 2014

Batman Eternal #22

Just when thought you knew where this was going the story took a turn like a batarang! A classic villain made their New 52 debut but are they the evil mastermind behind the ultimate destruction of Bruce Wayne and Gotham City. Who is the Architect?

 

Death of Wolverine #1

Logan’s healing factor is gone and his most ruthless enemies are closing in for the kill. Charles Soule and Steve McNiven bring you the last adventure of the fan-favorite X-Man. The first of a four-part final story as the once-immortal mutant meets his maker. Continue reading Top Comics for September 3, 2014

JASON FABOK Joins JUSTICE LEAGUE

Justice League #36 courtesy DC Comics via Buzzfeed
Justice League #36 courtesy DC Comics via Buzzfeed

After drawing the Dark Knight Jason Fabok is taking on DC’s biggest heroes.

 

DC Comics announced Fabok will join Geoff Johns with Justice League #36 this November.

The artist tells Buzzfeed how he got the news:

 

“Over the past 4 years, I’ve had the opportunity to launch Batman:Eternal with Scott Snyder and an amazing cast of writers, work on the legendary Detective Comics with John Layman and draw the character of my dreams, Batman. I’m so thankful and blessed for these opportunities in my career. How could it get any better? Continue reading JASON FABOK Joins JUSTICE LEAGUE

BIG BAD of BATMAN ETERNAL Revealed?

Batman Eternal #21 courtesy DC Comics
Batman Eternal #21 courtesy DC Comics

I’m back in!

Batman Eternal is an ambitious epic story giving fans of every era a chance to see every ally, enemy and supporting cast member of the Dark Knight’s world.

 

The weekly series has veered, ebbed and flowed but Batman Eternal #11 this week is a like a jolt of adrenaline with major revelations, story curve balls and jaw-dropping surprises.

 

Batman confronts Carmine Falcone.

Alfred Pennyworth shows why he’s the most badass butler in history.

One cast member’s true allegiance is exposed.

 

But the biggest shocker…the criminal mastermind behind the whole story may have been revealed! Continue reading BIG BAD of BATMAN ETERNAL Revealed?

Top Comics for August 20, 2014

Batman and Robin #34 courtesy DC Comics
Batman and Robin #34 courtesy DC Comics

Batman and Robin #34 Bruce Wayne’s mission to recover and resurrect Damian puts him on a collision course with Lex Luthor! The Dark Knight is going into the dreaded domain of Darkseid to recover Damian’s body. Before Bruce leaves, Batgirl, Red Hood and Red Robin join him the Batcave for a fateful meeting of the once and future Robins. Who will join Bruce on his against on all odds journey to Apokolips. Peter Tomasi and Patrick Gleason continue Robin Rising by pushing Batman into a showdown the Luthor and possibly Darkseid.

 

The Fade Out #1 A brand new mystery from the kings of crime noir comics! The first project from Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips’s epic Image Comics agreement. A dead starlet, a noir film stuck in reshoot hell, a haunted screenwriter and a ruthless studio boss are the start of a the team’s ambitious new mystery set in old Hollywood. Continue reading Top Comics for August 20, 2014