FOREVER EVIL #2 Preview

Forever Evil #2 courtesy DC Comics
Forever Evil #2 courtesy DC Comics

Geoff Johns and David Finch are building up to a war between super villains in Forever Evil. The Crime Syndicate invaded our world, destroyed the Justice League, tortured and unmasked Nightwing and rallied DC’s bad guys into an army.

 

In Forever Evil #2 one team dares to take on the new authority on Earth and it doesn’t look hopeful from this cover. Johns tells BuzzFeed what to expect in the next chapter. Continue reading FOREVER EVIL #2 Preview

Top 5 Comic Books for October 2, 2013

All-New X-Men #17 courtesy Marvel
All-New X-Men #17 courtesy Marvel

All-New X-Men #17 Battle of the Atom rages on but Magik takes a time out…literally. If Illyana, young Hank and Bobby are meeting the real future X-Men then who are those mutants in our present? What did young Jean Grey see from her future self to make her surrender?

 

Doctor Who: Prisoners of Time #9 The Ninth Doctor and Rose Tyler star in the latest chapter in the year long mystery of the kidnapped companions! Is Rose the next target? The Time Lord’s mystery villain reveals itself.

 

Forever Evil #2  The Justice League Continue reading Top 5 Comic Books for October 2, 2013

BATMAN, BATWOMAN, BATGIRL and NIGHTWING Changes

Batman and Two-Face #26 courtesy DC Comics
Batman and Two-Face #26 courtesy DC Comics

New creative teams, big finales, huge fights and a big secret of the Dark Knight’s past pack the Batman family of books coming in December courtesy DC Comics. Here are the highlights starting with the “what might have been” adventures of Damian Wayne:

 

Son of Batman #3 Damian Wayne vs. Professor Pyg, Jakanapes and the Joker? Andy Kubert writes a new tale of Damian from the future he co-created with Grant Morrison in Batman #666.

 

Batman #26 Zero Year pivotal moment! Continue reading BATMAN, BATWOMAN, BATGIRL and NIGHTWING Changes

Lex Luthor vs. Batman, More Forever Evil Previews

Forever Evil #4 courtesy DC Comics
Forever Evil #4 courtesy DC Comics

A sign of things to come in 2015’s Man of Steel sequel?

 

Lex Luthor vs. Batman on the cover of Forever Evil #4 is the big highlight of DC’s December comics preview. The Crime Syndicate wiped out the Justice League, invaded Earth, rallied the criminals but in Chapter Four watch for shifting alliances, murder and a showdown between the Superman villain and the Dark Knight.

 

Justice League #26 features the Crime Syndicate in a twisted mirror, mirror homage to Justice League The New 52 #1. Geoff Johns (Forever Evil writer) explores why the Crime Syndicate really Continue reading Lex Luthor vs. Batman, More Forever Evil Previews

Friday Flashback: The Secret Society of Super Villains

Secret Society of Super Villains Volume One courtesy DC Comics
Secret Society of Super Villains Volume One courtesy DC Comics

This inspiration for Flashback Friday is by this week’s DC Comics Villains Month kickoff and Forever Evil #1!

 

Now we know the Crime Syndicate is the real power behind The New 52 Secret Society of Super Villains. These dark alternate versions of Justice League icons have come from another world to conquer Earth.

 

As I perused the Villains Month issues I was taken back to childhood when I remembering gasping when I saw this shocking cover. Imagine a little kid seeing his Justice League heroes literally “trashed” by these ruthless foes! I begged Mom to buy it and I tore through a spectacular showcase for DC’s bad guys. Continue reading Friday Flashback: The Secret Society of Super Villains

FOREVER EVIL #1 Review

Forever Evil #1 courtesy DC Comics
Forever Evil #1 courtesy DC Comics

The world is belongs to the Crime Syndicate.

 

In the of The Trinity War the Justice League is dead.

 

It’s a recruitment time for the Crime Syndicate’s evil army.

 

Who will stop them?

 

It may take a criminal mind!

 

Forever Evil #1 by Geoff Johns and David Finch is a fast-paced, action-packed showcase of the DC Comics criminal underworld and sinister invaders from another world. Continue reading FOREVER EVIL #1 Review

Top 5 Comic Books for September 4, 2013

Forever Evil #1 courtesy DC Comics
Forever Evil #1 courtesy DC Comics

September is Superhero Showdown Month!

In this corner…DC Comics brings on the bad guys with Villains Month and Forever Evil!

And in this corner…Marvel Comics unleashes X-Men from past, present and future in X-Men Battle of the Atom!

The main event is event vs. event! Who will win? Time will tell but here are the top 5 picks of the week:

 

Forever Evil #1 The Justice League is dead. Evil takes over with DC Comics Villains Month! Continue reading Top 5 Comic Books for September 4, 2013