Red Lanterns #1 with Blood and Rage

Since the announcement that the Red Lanterns would be getting their own title, I wondered along with others why it was only the Red Lanterns that got a title and not any of the other Corps. Upon reading Red Lanterns number one, the title makes a whole lot of sense.

I will start by saying this book is fantastic from start to finish it is enjoyable this is the kind of issue you can sink yourself into. The book as the title suggests follows the Red Lanterns with Atrocious being the main character in this series and we see the character in a new light with the issue covering the majority of the history of the Red Lanterns as well as history for the Green Lanterns.

Atrocious is dealing with a lack of Rage within him and the Red Lanterns are for the most part all over the place there is no focus within the group. So he must find direction find an emotion to drive him and this leads to a retelling of the history of Atrocious and this is an excellent way for the reader to sympathize with the character and his motives as we see what drives him from the daily news.

Batman and Robin #1 - Born to Kill Review

Batman and Robin’s is off to a solid start with the new number one that long time readers of Batman will appreciate but for new readers they might be a little lost.

As I said if you have been, reading Batman for a while you will be right at home here. If this is your first time reading Batman or if you have just come off Detective Comics, then there are a few things in Batman and Robin that could leave new readers with more questions than answers. Such as who is that character, why are they here and references to previous stories such as Batman Inc and Final Crisis.

This is not be a big deal for anyone that has been reading Batman for sometime and I think that is one of the main problems of this book, It doesn’t ease new readers in as well as it could or should do.

Batwing #1 - The Cradle of Civilization Review

Judd Winick’s first issue of Batwing goes above and beyond expectations cementing its place as one of the top titles in the new 52.

Upon first hearing about the new 52 Batwing was one of those titles that never grabbed my attention I had no real interest in picking it up, I had the impression it would be to similar to other Batman titles.

For that reason you may be wondering why I picked up the title and well it’s simple really, it was purely down to an impulse buy when I was picking up my other comics, I thought I might as well give this title a chance and for the reason it is related to other Batman titles.

I can say without any doubt that I am so glad I picked up this title not only did it exceed my expectations I enjoyed it much more over titles like Action Comics, this is not black Batman as it has been labelled as it is a very different book with a hugely different tone that sets it apart from other Batman titles that creates its own niche.

Justice League #1 Review

After the long wait the new DC Universe is upon us with the first instalment of the new Justice League, does the New 52 hit the ground running or is fail to live up to expectations.

Since the relaunch announcement, speculation has erupted onto what direction the DCU is heading, this led to long time readers to worry about the fate of their favourite characters. People were afraid that the books they had been reading for years would be lost in the wind of change but with recent announcements, DC has tried to lay any of those worries to rest.
If that has yet to convince you then Justice League number #1 should do the job, not only does re introduce staples of the DCU it remains true to the characters while giving it a fresh spin that long time readers will appreciate while retaining the most important factor which is making it accessible for new readers to jump in.