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BATMAN by Grant Morrison: In The Grip of The Black Glove

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There is a hole at the center of everything. A mystery that can never truly be solved, even by the world’s greatest detective. And within that hole lies a trap waiting to be sprung.

Grant Morrison’s seven-year run on Batman is the story of Bruce Wayne being confronted with threats older than time and greater than reality. It’s the story of one man’s struggle to defeat evil that may come at the cost of his sanity.

While this long-unraveling story of The Dark Knight being broken down physically and mentally may seem like deconstruction, Morrison’s Batman is the story of one man rising to defeat evil again and again until he becomes something unchained by time and space. [Read more…] about BATMAN by Grant Morrison: In The Grip of The Black Glove

Crackin’ Crisis: DC’s 1st Anti-Crisis Event — Death Metal #1 Review!

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Dark Nights: Death Metal is the sequel to 2017-2018’s Dark Nights Metal, one of my three favorite comic book events of all time, bringing back the creative superteam of Scott Snyder, Greg Capullo, Jonathan Glapion, and collaborators, amplifying everything that made the original a success to 11. Death Metal’s ambitions are impossibly grand, seeking to unify the history of DC’s Crisis events and the particularly discordant recent years into one epic saga.

Today I’ll answer:

  • How does Death Metal fit into the legacy of DC Crisis events?
  • What makes this an Anti-Crisis?
  • What are the Watchmen Connections to Death Metal?

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The Road to DC’s Death Metal – 2020 Anti-Crisis Event!

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I’ll tell anyone who will listen that DC’s Dark Nights: Metal is one of my favorite comic book events of all time, and creators Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo are back for round two in 2020 with Dark Nights: Death Metal.

On today’s Road to DC Death Metal I’ll investigate:

  • How did we get here and what comics should you understand prior to the event?
  • My theories, predictions, and hopes for Death Metal
  • And whether Death Metal can save DC Comics from its current malaise!

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Krakin’ King: Strange Adventures #1 Review – Can Tom King Pull Off Another Miracle?

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The highly anticipated follow-up to Tom King and Mitch Gerads all-time great Mister Miracle arrives today with Strange Adventures #1, a 12 issue DC Black Label limited series bringing in artist Evan “Doc” Shaner on an Adam Strange story. It’s without question one of the most anticipated comics of 2020.

Today I’ll answer:

+ Who is Adam Strange?

+ Why are King, Gerads, and Shaner following Mister Miracle with this character?

+ What is Strange Adventures doing that sets itself apart from standard superhero comics?

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Dark Detective – Steve Englehart vs DC Comics, and Everyone Else

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Steve Englehart is one of the great, unsung heroes of the Bronze Age. Englehart got his start as a member of the Crusty Bunkers (a team of largely uncredited artists who helped out at Neal Adams’ studio), where his official role was as a proofreader, although Englehart has said he coscripted stories for Eeire as well as Marvel work like Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos, Iron Man, and The Incredible Hulk. [Read more…] about Dark Detective – Steve Englehart vs DC Comics, and Everyone Else