pickMr. Chance acts as a decoy target for the wealthy. While standing in for Lex Luthor, he is poisoned. With only 12 days to live, he must solve his own murder. This story is well written as an adult thriller, with astounding color schemes (so evocative of the ‘60‘s mod movement). The only downside is that this is part one of a two-part story. So far, I‘m hooked and can‘t wait to read the rest!
so-soThe first part of the two-part Dark Moon Rising series, which are expanded and modernized versions of early Batman.
Batman has his first encounter with Hugo Strange, who is doing weird genetic experiments that end up going wrong, and he ends up with giant, brain-dead cannibals that he uses to kill the gangsters he‘s borrowed money from to get them off his back.
I think it's a good story but the finished book is very poor.
I was disappointed.
pick19/100 Green Arrow has always been one of my favorite superheroes, much more interesting than Marvel's Hawkeye. Green Arrow's origin story was pretty much the same, but updated and streamline. Queen was still the reckless, alcoholic playboy, he still ended up on the desert island with the drug runners, it's just more gritty and violent than earlier versions of his origin. 3.75/5
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panFinished this Metal Earth AT-ST model while listening to the Batman Returns novelization. Pretty disappointing. The narrator was all over the place with his voices, Max Shreck being particularly rough. There was a lot more misogyny from the Penguin in this adaptation, which was weird. Stick with the movie.
pickWe meet a new Green Lantern, Sojourner Mullein, in the furthest reaches of space, assigned to a city with a population-wide ‘emotion suppressant‘ in place. No violent crime has occurred here in hundreds of years, until now. What starts as a murder mystery, slowly expands into an exploration of what it means to keep the peace in a multi-species society rebelling against the status quo. A fantastic story with a great new character. Recommended!
pickHow can you not read a book with this cover?
Charlie's uncle dies and leaves Charlie his estate: billions of dollars and his supervillain lair. And cats and dolphins.
This is not my typical kind of book but I loved it. It's fun and there are cats!
so-soFun story. The characters felt pretty flat and, well, cartoonish—especially the villain. I thought everything came too easily to the main character. The idea of body paints that confer superpowers is very cool.
The art is incredibly fluid and vibrant. I felt like I was watching a really well-animated movie (Lilo and Stitch came to mind) instead of reading a book at times!
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pick2nd book of the year down!
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns by Frank Miller
I love how dark this version is. It gets pretty graphic at some points. I also like how it tells a tale of an older Batman which really wasn‘t told until this point. Can‘t forget the awesome artwork!
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pick14/100 Once a year, Batman & Superman agree to meet on the anniversary of the death of a close friend. The story follows each as the two characters change, through various DC storylines like the Death of Robin (Jason Todd), the Death of Superman at Doomsday's hands, and the breaking of Batman by Bane. Well told and heart-felt, with great art by Dave Taylor & Robert Campanella. 4 ⭐⭐⭐⭐
