At long last, that time we got to see Batman creepin' on Superman and Wonder Woman making out a few months back pays off in Justice League #19. With Bats concerned about what their relationship could mean, we see the classic Dark Knight paranoia come into play in a fantastic issue. Wonder Woman #19 also soars while Red Hood and the Outlaws gets a new creative team.
At Marvel, act two of Age of Ultron goes into full swing with plot twists aplenty, and Daredevil gets a stellar showing from his two vastly different titles.
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DC COMICS
"Batwoman #19 is all about family. Writers J.H. Williams III and W. Haden Blackman explore the complicated web of interpersonal relationships in Batwoman's life and stress tests each and every one of them. Some families we're born into, some families we make, but either way, the people we call family can make us something better than we already are as easily as they can break us down with heartbreaking efficiency. Batwoman #19 runs with this idea as the women in Kate Kane's life drift further away from her while secondary characters like her father and Agent Chase try to solve their own familial problems." -Melissa
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Final Score:
8.8
"After faltering a bit last month in her first outing with the Birds of Prey, writer Christy Marx has found her footing with these characters and they're beginning to come alive in her hands. The Birds haven't had an easy run of things in recent issues, with an increasing number of threats confronting them from without and within their ranks, but issue #19 sees them finally coming together as a team as they learn to trust each other's strengths and compensate for each other's weaknesses." -Melissa
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Final Score:
7.9
"Series writer Ann Nocenti has struggled to find Catwoman's voice and in issue #19, she gets closer to discovering it, even if she isn't there just yet. This issue sees Catwoman infiltrating Arkham Asylum as a part of a JLA mission but it's an interesting premise that doesn't quite live up to its promise. Nocenti fails to establish what's at stake in a way that would grant the story a much needed sense of urgency or significance. That being said, Nocenti uses the Arkham mission as a backdrop for exploring the character's troubled psyche in the issue's most interesting tête-à-tête between Selina and an Arkham shrink who finds her brain isn't as easy to pick as he might think." -Melissa
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Final Score:
6.8
"A whole lot of nothing happens in Tony Bedard and Andres Guinaldo's Green Lantern: New Guardians #19 as the seemingly never-ending Wrath of the First Lantern event trudges on, whether we like it or not. Last issue saw the White Lantern playing the cast like a bunch of fiddles and this issue was ostensibly designed to deal with the aftermath of those events, but it doesn't quite do even that much. The White Lantern ring that fell into Kyle's possession is busy playing an elaborate game of musical chairs with a series of Green Lanterns and it, like the rest of the issue, accomplishes little to nothing of any great substance." -Melissa
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Final Score:
4.9
"It's a great time for comic book revivals of popular 1980's franchises. Last year's He-Man mini-series was an enjoyable revamp of that colorful universe, and one that was begging for a more in-depth project. Luckily, we're getting just that in the form of an ongoing He-Man series. This new series picks up where the last left off (making it less of a jumping-on point than its first issue status would suggest). Skeletor has been overthrown and Eternia restored to normal, but an even greater enemy is about to make their move." -Jesse
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Final Score:
8.3
"Geoff Johns delivers his tightest issue of Justice League yet with a tense thriller that wastes no time sinking its teeth into the juicy story points you want to see explored. The standout scene comes when Batman confronts Superman and Wonder Woman about their relationship, and it’s that insight into the New 52’s superhero politics that make it act as both a piece of sharp writing and a big step towards the upcoming Trinity War. Brought into stunning realization by Ivan Reis, Justice League looks and feels like the flagship DC book that it ought to be." -Joshua
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Final Score:
8.9
"Justice League of America's Vibe is only in its third issue and already there's been a switch-up in writers. Sterling Gates replaces Andrew Kreisberg on the series starting this month. Presumably Kreisberg needed more time to devote to figuring out new ways to show off Stephen Amell's glorious abs on Arrow. A full-time job indeed. And the good news is that Vibe continues along with no real loss in momentum or stark change in voice. If you enjoyed the series in its first two outings, there's no reason to drop the book now. But nor is it going to suddenly win over any new fans." -Jesse
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Final Score:
7.9
"In Nightwing #19, Dick Grayson moves to a new city, where he meets new friends and makes new foes and it's all very exciting in a way Nightwing hasn't been in far too long. Writer Kyle Higgins puts the pep back into Nightwing's step as artist Brett Booth joins him in making Dick Grayson look and sound better than he has in several issues." -Melissa
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Final Score:
8.5
"Red Hood and the Outlaws #19 is James Tynion's first issue as writer as Scott Lobdell hands over the reins. Tynion takes over Lobdell's plot involving the All-Caste, a story arc that has suffered from inconsistent pacing, multiple interruptions due to crossover events with other Bat-titles, and narrative detours within the series itself. Equally inconsistent is the book's art by Julius Gopez. Faces and figures are similarly bizarre and occasionally contorted. Starfire's eyebrows are doing something exceedingly weird as well." -Melissa
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Final Score:
5.5
"Supergirl writer Mike Johnson mercifully foregoes the impulse to have Supergirl and Power Girl meet via a misunderstanding that leads to an impulsive fight, instead opting for a more interesting approach. The immensely powerful ladies are nearly the same person except for several key differences, which allows them to form a strange connection with even stranger ramifications. This isn’t a perfect Supergirl comic, but the presence of Power Girl has infused the title with enough fun energy to make it an enjoyable one." -Joshua
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Final Score:
7.3
"Wonder Woman, the crown jewel of DC’s New 52, continues to shine with fascinating characters and stunning artwork, now with an emphatic take on the treatment of women in comics. Orion’s smug misogyny almost seems comedic, but Wonder Woman isn’t laughing. She makes good on the surprise gatefold cover -- and I love that she is dipping him -- but know that her intentions for her smooch with Orion are anything but what they seem." -Joshua
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Final Score:
9.5
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