While I still wish it was a shockingly transformative piece of DC Universe canon, the “Elseworlds” style DCeased event by Tom Taylor, Trevor Hairsine, Stefano Guadiano, and Rainier Beredo is a hit, and a highly enjoyable one at that. [Read more…] about DCeased Reading Order & Review!
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Essential Plastic Man Comics Reading Order!
Eel O’Brian, aka Plastic Man, is one of the DC heroes I found most surprising as I got into comics. While his powerset is reminiscent of the Elongated Man (or Mister Fantastic), Eel’s a former criminal who never stops making outlandish jokes. Plus, Plastic Man’s origins date back to creator Jack Cole’s work in the 1940’s Golden Age of comics! [Read more…] about Essential Plastic Man Comics Reading Order!
Adam Strange Reading Order!
If you wanted to point to a single hero that exemplifies the Atomic Age, you couldn’t do much better than Adam Strange. [Read more…] about Adam Strange Reading Order!
The Batman Who Laughs Reading Order!
Take a little bit of Batman, a little bit of Joker, and a whole lot of Dark Multiverse, and you get the 2017 introduction of DC Comics’ The Batman Who Laughs. The name is a play on “The Man Who Laughs,” itself a well beloved retelling of the Joker’s early days by writer Ed Brubaker and artist Doug Mahnke (and of course their comics work is named for a silent film that is often attributed to inspiration for the Joker’s creation!). [Read more…] about The Batman Who Laughs Reading Order!
The Essential Lois Lane Comics!
There are no small characters. Not even ones who stand next to giants.
Lois Lane is popularly thought of an adjunct to Superman. A mortal with no powers save the ability to ask a question and turn Clark down for a date. But she’s so much more than that.
She can be brave, brilliant, cunning, and utterly unique. There can be — in fact, has been — a world without Superman. But I can’t think of DC main continuity without Lois Lane.
I’m here to show why that is. [Read more…] about The Essential Lois Lane Comics!