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Panels: Batgirl: Knightfall Descends
Posted on November 11, 2014 2 Comments
“Maybe I do know what a hero looks like, after all. And she wears black and red.” After questioning whether there are still any heroes left in Gotham, including herself and the Bat family because she fears they’re upholding a status quo, Barbara Gordon decides that there are still heroes out there when she teams […]
Graphic Novel Review Bites
Posted on July 21, 2014 5 Comments
Battlefields, Volume 1: Night Witches by Garth Ennis I happened upon the obituary of Nadezhda Popova and learned of the existence of the Night Witches. Thereafter, I discovered that Garth Ennis had written a series of war stories called Battlefields, with the Night Witches appearing in the first volume. Sometimes, it’s hard to reconcile the […]
Comic Review Bites
Posted on January 28, 2014 Leave a Comment
With thanks to NetGalley for the opportunity to read advanced copies of these graphic novels, in exchange for honest reviews. Red Sonja vol.1: Queen of Plagues The Red Sonja movie is a guilty pleasure, yet I have never read the comic, perhaps for fear of what the industry would do with a metal bikini-clad heroine. […]
Comic Review: Batgirl: Knightfall Descends by Gail Simone
Posted on June 20, 2013 Leave a Comment
Batgirl, Vol. 2: Knightfall Descends by Gail Simone Just dial F for Feelings on this one. My second journey into a Gail Simone book, and let me just say, that I really enjoyed this book. Gail seems to have found her footing in this book and with the character. Much of the campiness that slightly […]
Graphic Novel Review: Batgirl: The Darkest Reflection by Gail Simone
Posted on June 10, 2013 Leave a Comment
Batgirl: The Darkest Reflection by Gail Simone Full disclosure. I stopped reading the New 52 after four comics. I read Mister Terrific #1, Justice League #1, Detective Comics #1, and Swamp Thing #1. Out of those four comics, I was only impressed with Detective Comics and Swamp Thing. Justice League was only “meh” and didn’t […]
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