Top 5 Comic Book Picks for December 18, 2013

All-New X-Men #20 courtesy Marvel
All-New X-Men #20 courtesy Marvel

All-New X-Men #20 What could make the ferocious, fearless daughter of Wolverine afraid? The young X-Men face the hate of the Purifiers but is it love between X-23 and Cyclops?

 

Black Science #2 After a world of freaky frog warriors what does Rick Remender and Matteo Scalera have in store next for our lost team of heroic scientists? A trippy sci-fi multi-dimensional attack on your senses.

 

Harley Quinn #1 A whole new life for Gotham City’s craziest femme fatale in her own brand new solo series by Amanda Conner, Jimmy Palmiotti and Chad Hardin. Will Harley kill her competition, literally, in her new career? Continue reading Top 5 Comic Book Picks for December 18, 2013

Batman LEGEND OF THE DARK KNIGHT Preview

 

Legends of the Dark Knight Special #1 courtesy DC Comics
Legends of the Dark Knight Special #1 courtesy DC Comics

DC Comics shared a look inside Legends of the Dark Knight 100-page Super Spectacular #1. Two tales starring Batman opposite two of his fan-favorite rogues written by Dan Mishkin and Jim Zubkavich and illustrated by Tom Mandrake and Neil Googe.

 

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In “Without Sin”, a flip of a coin and a trip to the confessional leads Harvey Dent to become the prime suspect in a grisly murder. The disfigured body of a priest dumped at a Gotham City demolition site has all the markings of Two-Face, Continue reading Batman LEGEND OF THE DARK KNIGHT Preview

Top 5 Comic Book Picks for November 20, 2013

Harley Quinn #1 courtesy DC Comics
Harley Quinn #1 courtesy DC Comics

Doctor Who: Prisoners of Time #12 The finale to the year-long storyline featuring every Doctor in searching of kidnapped companions! The surprise villain behind the abductions gave the Eleventh Doctor the impossible choice of saving just one of his many beloved companions! Can he save them all?

 

Harley Quinn #0 The Clown Princess of Crime in her own solo series! Amanda Conner and an all-star roster of artists help the fan-favorite bad girl kick off her own adventures!

 

Sex Criminals #3 No other book like it! They have sex Continue reading Top 5 Comic Book Picks for November 20, 2013

HARLEY QUINN Solo Series

Harley Quinn #1 courtesy DC Comics
Harley Quinn #1 courtesy DC Comics

Harley Quinn in her own series! The bad girl bursts out of the Joker’s evil shadow and into her own book this Wednesday.

 

Amanda Conner and Jimmy Palmiotti will co-write the solo adventures of the Suicide Squad member, Batman rogue and Joker’s crazy lover.

 

“Harley is a complex character and we are going to build on her background, motivations and her home and supporting cast. Sort of what we did with Power Girl but with a mix of a bit more homicidal maniac added in,” Palmiotti told Comic Book Resources. Continue reading HARLEY QUINN Solo Series

Harley Quinn’s New Partner in Crime?

Suicide Squad #25 courtesy DC Comics
Suicide Squad #25 courtesy DC Comics

Evil alliances and bad guys racing each other for ultimate power! Now two squads are gunning for the ultimate weapon!

 

Forever Evil continues in this week’s Suicide Squad #25 in this DC Comics preview.

 

Looks like Harley Quinn could have a new partner in crime?

 

“O.M.A.C is the Crime Syndicate’s target. They’ll do anything to acquire the weapon – including sending a second Suicide Squad in against the first, each team thinking they’re under Amanda Waller’s explicit instructions. Continue reading Harley Quinn’s New Partner in Crime?

The WOMEN Of BATMAN Previews

Harley Quinn #2 courtesy DC Comics
Harley Quinn #2 courtesy DC Comics

An exciting new year for fans of women of the Batman family. Here are some highlights of DC’s books coming in January starring the bad and beautiful women of Gotham City.

 

My favorite cover is for Harley Quinn #2 by Amanda Conner. In the second chapter Harley and Poison Ivy team up to save…puppies and kittens? Conner and co-writer Jimmy Palmiotti bring the mad fun to caper that’s sure to wrong.

 

Batgirl #27 and Catwoman #27 are tie-ins to Gothtopia, John Layman’s final arc of Detective Comics. Knightfall, one of my favorite new villains from Gail Simone’s first arc is back to finish what she started – killing Jim Gordon. Continue reading The WOMEN Of BATMAN Previews

HARLEY QUINN Villains Month Preview

Harley Quinn courtesy DC Comics
Harley Quinn courtesy DC Comics

It’s Mad Love week in DC’s Villains Month as Harley Quinn takes over Batman’s Detective Comics #23.2 Harley Quinn by Matt Kindt.

 

“Following the explosive events of FOREVER EVIL #1, the Suicide Squad has disbanded. No longer a member of a team, Harley Quinn finds herself free for the first time without any ties to a particular group. On her quest for self-discovery, she returns to Gotham City – but it’s not the same place it was before she left it. So naturally, Harley has a little scheme to shake things up,” said DC Comics Editor-In-Chief Bob Harras. Continue reading HARLEY QUINN Villains Month Preview

Harley Quinn’s Gotham City Quest

Harley Quinn courtesy DC Comics
Harley Quinn courtesy DC Comics

Harley Quinn is on a quest! The bad girl will soon star in her own series by Jimmy Palmiotti and Amanda Conner. DC Comics Editor Bob Harras shared a preview of the madwoman’s Villains Month spotlight: Detective Comics #23.3: Harley Quinn.

 

“Following the explosive events of FOREVER EVIL #1, the Suicide Squad has disbanded. No longer a member of a team, Harley Quinn finds herself free for the first time without any ties to a particular group. On her quest for self-discovery, she returns to Gotham City – but it’s not the same place it was before she left it. So naturally, Harley has a little scheme to shake things up. Continue reading Harley Quinn’s Gotham City Quest