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.

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.

Flashpoint August 10th Reviews

Emperor Aquaman #3
Written by Tony Bedard
Art by Ardian Syf & Vincent Cifuentes

Emperor Aquaman
Issue 3 cover

Up until this point Emperor Aquaman has been one of the best tie ins to the Flashpoint series, though the final issue fails to live up to the expectations and the quality set in previous issues.
A problem with it is that the issue feels rushed. That it has to tie up most lose ends for the final act but it doing so it covers a lot of ground that has previously been covered in both Emperor Aquaman and Wonder Woman and The Furies titles.

One thing that is nice in this issue is that there is a juxtaposition between Aquaman and Wonder Woman, Aquaman comes across as more cold hearted individual with the feeling he is already damned while Wonder Woman is trying to make peace. It shows how desperate things are getting and that the end could be near for both characters.  This is nice setup, but the follow up leads into Flashpoint #4, which seems a bit odd considering that it came out over two weeks ago. It would have made more sense to release this prior to that which would of made for a smoother transition into Flashpoint #4. As battle is raging in the beginning of the issue with no real explanation as to why or what triggered it.  If you have yet to read Flashpoint #4 I would recommend reading this prior that.

Emperor Aquaman is good, but it is just that good. With some wooden dialogue and a pacing that just comes across as feeling rushed the series could have ended on a higher note.

The Dark Knight Rises: On set images of Tom Hardy as Bane

Since the announcement that Bane would be one of the featured villains in The Dark Knight Rises, many have speculated on the direction Nolan was going to take with the character. Up to this point beyond a teaser and a short glimpse in the recent teaser trailer much remained unknown, but that is no longer the case Wick Photography have posted up a few shots from the set of The Dark Knight Rises which features Bane, played by Tom Hardy along with other cast members.

Hit the jump for the full set of images and more.