Ho hum, DC Comics released a new Supergirl #1 today. But wait, Krypto also appears along with a brief appearance by Streaky.
Wednesday, May 14, 2025
Sunday, May 11, 2025
Black Canary: Best of the Best #4-6
Happy Mother's Day and we continue with a look at the Black Canary: Best of the Best mini-series from DC Comics. Issue four has a great cover featuring Dinah Lance aka Black Canary kissing Oliver Queen aka Green Arrow. The issue starts with Hal Jordan aka Green Lantern talking and having a beer with Oliver. The fight between Lady Shiva and Black Canary continues with round four. Ted Grant aka Wildcat is taken away in an ambulance after being beaten by Lady Shiva. There is a flashback with him introducing a young Dinah to Oliver in his gym and it did not go smoothly. In another flashback, Dinah is having shots with her mom as they talk about Ollie.
Both Black Canaries are in their costumes on the cover of issue five. This issue starts off with a flashback of the mother in a hospital bed with her daughter sitting nearby in a chair. In the present, found five of the battle between Lady Shiva and Black Canary starts. Flashback to both Black Canaries in costumes talking after taking down a purse snatcher. There are some great flashback scenes at the hospital. The first being Dinah and Ollie hugging in the waiting room. The second shows her hugging her mom in the hospital room.
The sixth and final issue of Black Canary: Best of the Best mini-series starts with Vandal Savage visiting the young Dinah in the hospital. She tells him that her mother is dying. They talk about his cure for her and how she has to take a dive in the sixth round. The fight between Lady Shiva and Black Canary continue with the former pulling the blonde wig off the latter. There is a flashback of young Dinah talking to herself and losing it. The end of the fight is epic but so is the aftermath.
Saturday, May 10, 2025
Black Canary: Best of the Best #1-3
DC Comics released Black Canary: Best of the Best in November 2024. The following ad was in that issue and promised Lady Shiva vs. Black Canary.
Lady Shiva does start fighting Black Canary in the first issue. What surprised me the most was that the original Black Canary also appears.
Issue two continues the fight between Lady Shiva and Black Canary with flashbacks of the latter being trained by her mother. There are also flashbacks of a young Dinah when her mother was active as Black Canary. We also get to see her dad, Larry Lance, who is a cop.
Issue three opens with Ted Grant aka Wildcat being interviewed ringside. He has also been in Black Canary's fight with Lady Shiva. Batman pops up in a flashback and becomes Dinah's sparring partner. Green Arrow and Vandal Savage appears in another flashback. In the present day, Ted Grant attacks Lady Shiva in the ring when Black Canary goes down.
Thursday, May 08, 2025
Space Quest #1 Cover Gallery
Space Ghost and Jonny Quest team up in a new mini-series from Dynamite Entertainment. Space Quest #1 was released this week and is set in 1965. If you're a fan of the Hanna-Barbera cartoons, then this is a must for you.
Tuesday, May 06, 2025
Goodnight Jackson "Butch" Guice
Sad news according to An ‘X-Men' Legend Has Died: Jackson Guice Was 63. He co-created Apocalypse for Marvel and Resurrection Man for DC Comics. The artist also did work for several independent comic companies.
Sunday, May 04, 2025
Science Fiction Sunday: Happy Star Wars Day 2025
Here's a neat collectible for science fiction fans wanting to celebrate Star Wars Day:
Saturday, May 03, 2025
Superhero Saturday: Killer Kobra: The Hunt Begins
When I first saw the cover for Killer Kobra: The Hunt Begins #1, I thought DC Comics was rebooting their super villainous Kobra group. Instead, Zenoscope Entertainment is introducing a new "shadowy vigilante that strikes with the fury of a thousand venoms." Basically, he's a monster hunter that uses the cobra school of kung fu.
The issue actually starts with a group of college students hiking in the Ozarks during their Spring Break. They are attacked and killed by a Bigfoot. The issue then switches to Philadepia (yes, that's how they spell it), where Killer Kobra out of costume is sparring with a talking mongoose named Chopstick. He looks at a photo of his parents before getting a call about the Bigfoot attack. The action shifts to a mysterious man ordering a mysterious woman agent to bring in or eliminate Kobra and Chopstick. We switch back to the hero and his animal sidekick who finds trouble in a roadhouse in the Ozarks. He easily wins the fight with his mastery of Cobra Kung Fu but is chased off by the bar owner with a rifle. The pair make their way to the campsite but is attacked by the Bigfoot. Killer Kobra, now in full costume, does his fancy martial arts moves against the huge creature, who retreats. He and Chopsticks chases the monster in the woods in a comical chase scene before the issue literally ends on a cliffhanger.
This was a pretty good first issue and I love the running gag with Chopsticks being mistaken for a ferret. I highly recommend reading Killer Kobra: The Hunt Begins #1 if you like a little humor with your martial arts superhero.
Sunday, April 27, 2025
Archie is Mr. Justice #1-3 Cover Galleries
If you haven't been reading Archie is Mr. Justice series, then you should. Each issue spotlights the different relationships that being a superhero brings. The first issue focuses on Jughead and Archie's relationship. There is also a cool alternative cover paying homage to the very first Superman cover on DC Comics' Action Comics #1.
Archie is Mr. Justice #2 focuses on Veronica becoming Visionary and there is a cool alternative cover that pays homage to DC Comics' Crisis on Infinite Earths #17 (death of Supergirl).
The third issues focuses on Betty's relationship with Archie as Mr. Justice. There is also a cool alternative cover paying homage to Marvel's Amazing Spider-Man #50.
The next issue is going to be spotlighting Reggie as Kid Wicked and will be the final issue of this mini series from Archie Comics.
Wednesday, April 23, 2025
Women Wednesday: Power Girl #20
DC Comics released Power Girl #20 (2025) today and it's the final issue of that series. Karen Starr has triumphantly returned to Metropolis. But there’s a problem… the person using that alias isn’t Power Girl! Paige can’t just stand by as this new Karen gets involved in ventures and schemes she would never dream of. It’s up to her to expose this imposter before they ruin her reputation for good!
Sunday, April 20, 2025
Saturday, April 19, 2025
Hot Wheels Batman: Arkham Asylum Batmobile 2025 Metalflake Dark Gold Version
I was surprised to find this metalflake dark gold version of the Hot Wheels Batman: Arkham Asylum Batmobile 2025 at the local Dillons store this morning. It has a metalflake dark gold paint job and blue tinted windows. It's #2 in the Batman subset and #54 in the main set.
Friday, April 18, 2025
Summer of Superman Special #1
Happy Superman Day 2025 for Action Comics #1 was published eighty-seven years ago today on April 18, 1938). To celebrate that and the fact that the movie, Superman: Legacy, will be released this summer, DC Comics dropped Summer of Superman Special #1 this week. The story sets up what's to come and I can't wait.
Superboy and Krypto appears in the first part of the story that basically focuses on his relationship with Lana Lang. The second part deals with her wedding with John "Steel" Irons.
Thursday, April 17, 2025
The Fantastic Four: First Steps Official Trailer
Here is the official trailer for The Fantastic Four: First Steps movie coming July 25, 2025:
Wednesday, April 16, 2025
Women Wednesday: Catwoman #75 Cover
DC Comics dropped Catwoman #75 today and the cover rocks the original sins of Selina Kyle. Unfortunately, I can say that the intererior rocks as much but it's a good story.
Thursday, April 10, 2025
DC vs. Vampires: World War V #8
I can't believe that Countdown to Halloween 2024 Day 15: DC vs. Vampires: World War V #3 was my last post about the horror series. DC vs. Vampires: World War V #8 is now out and the cover features Ra's al Ghul wearing Batman's costume. John Constantine joins several magic users trapped in the House of Mystery. Deadman possesses a baby and speaks to Ra's al Ghul aka BatGhul and Green Lantern Alfred Pennyworth.
This issue also features part one of "Wildcat: Going the Distance" as a backup story that finds Wildcat looking for his son, Tommy. This almost makes up for what happens to him in the current JSA issue.
Wednesday, April 09, 2025
Women Wednesday: Fire & Ice: When Hell Freezes Over #1
Fire & Ice: When Hell Freezes Over #1 from DC Comics is a sequel to Fire & Ice: Welcome To Smallville. The issue starts in New Kooey, Kansas, which is "a landlocked tropical island five miles from Smallville." The hair saloon called The Mane Event is on fire thanks to Ice Sneezing. Fire tries to put it out with her ice powers but the robot, L-Ron, shows up with a fire extinguisher. Yes, you read that right for the Amazo robots had switched their powers. Zatanna, Black Canary, Doctor Light and Martha Kent also appear. If you enjoyed Fire & Ice: Welcome To Smallville then you will like Fire & Ice: When Hell Freezes Over.
Tuesday, April 08, 2025
Stranger Things and Dungeons & Dragons: The Rise of Hellfire #2 Cover A
Stranger Things and Dungeons & Dragons: The Rise of Hellfire #2 is finally out from Dark Horse Comics. I'm still digging the story jumping back and forth between 1979 and 1985. I still have yet to watch a single episode of Stranger Things.
Thursday, April 03, 2025
Absolute Green Lantern #1
I read Absolute Green Lantern from DC Comics last night. Hal Jordan is not the ring bearer this time around. He is best friends with John Stewart and Sojourner "Jo" Mullein. Jo ends up becoming Green Lantern while Hal becomes the Black Hand (he's not called that, but he does have a black hand). Abin Sur appears briefly but I'm sure we'll see more of him in future issues (he's not wounded and looks very alien-like). Guy Gardner is mentioned by his first name, but you can kind of guess that's who they are talking about. An interesting beginning and I can't wait until the next issue.
Wednesday, April 02, 2025
Goodnight Val Kilmer
Sad news for Val Kilmer, film star known for ‘Top Gun,’ ‘Batman Forever’ and ‘Tombstone,’ dead at 65. He passed away from pneumonia on Tuesday, April 1, 2025. In addition to the previous mention movies, he also starred in Willow, The Doors, The Saint, Tombstone and so many more.
Val Kilmer
(December 31, 1959 – April 1, 2025)
Monday, March 31, 2025
Absolute Martian Manhunter #1
All I can say about Absolute Martian Manhunter #1 from DC Comics is that it was really trippy. The colors are amazing. There are six variant covers but I'm only showing cover A in this post.
Yes, we get to see the family of the FBI Agent John Jones. I'm really digging his son as seen on this page:
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