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Every Reason I’m So Excited About DC Metal!

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Comic book events are so ubiquitous and overplayed in superhero comics that many active readers meet new events with a combination of fatigue and indignation. In the case of DC Metal, though, I’d encourage you to embrace the magnificent reach of a DC Crisis level event.

I’m insanely excited about DC Metal, with far reaching opening chapters that have delivered the most pure comic book event ecstasy since Marvel’s 2015 Secret Wars became my favorite event of all time. [Read more…] about Every Reason I’m So Excited About DC Metal!

BATMAN: THE TELLTALE SERIES – EPISODE ONE REALM OF SHADOWS REVIEW

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It doesn’t take much to sell me on a new Batman video game. Typically some combination of the words “Batman” and “_legitimately anything goes here_” is an instant purchase.

Nonetheless, I hemmed and hawed for days over Batman: The Telltale Series. Finally, inevitably, I dove in to my first Telltale game. If you’re a comics or Bat-fan, but the choose-your-own-adventure nature of this new Batman video game is throwing you for a loop, this review is for you! [Read more…] about BATMAN: THE TELLTALE SERIES – EPISODE ONE REALM OF SHADOWS REVIEW

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice Review! For Real This Time, Why So Serious?

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The first half of this movie review is largely spoiler-free. The second half is basically ALL spoilers. Please note the designation below so you can easily avoid!

There’s no arguing it: Batman v Superman is divisive. It’s right there in the title, in all the trailers, and now in the critics and audience reviews. There’s Day vs. Night, Man vs. God, Clark vs. Bruce. The movie is combative on a macro level as well, with a battle between wanting so badly for this first entry in the DC Expanded Universe to succeed, and the depressing final product. [Read more…] about Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice Review! For Real This Time, Why So Serious?