DC’s Harley Quinn Romance (DC Comics) I ordered the Washington, D.C. Valentine’s Month issue from an online retailer, so I didn’t have a chance to pick out a cover. I ended up getting a variant cover of Superman & Lois (above), and to my credit, Do It looks like a trashy paperback romance cover, but the joke in the title doesn’t work as well for the book as if Harley Quinn was actually on the cover, like she was in Amanda Conner ( Amanda Conner) (along with Aquaman, in which she co-stars in a story with Harley and some of the other heroines; Superman and Lois only play supporting roles in the romance of the others in this issue) .
It contains eight 10-page stories featuring a refreshing cast of DC Super Characters.
The first story, featuring the couple Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy, created by writer Alexis Quasarano and artist Max Salling, is perhaps the most noteworthy. Not because of the couple it stars, but because of its narrative and style. Poison Ivy wears a dress and “works” at an event for wealthy Gothamites, and Harley appears to be giving her a Valentine’s Day gift, a sort of homemade fanfiction Elseworlds story, imagine this The two were high school classmates on the eve of an event.
Also of note is the Constantine story by Frank Allen and John McCrae, in which at last Giving John a much-needed wardrobe update (the romance element of the story is a bit surprising, with one of John’s partners not exactly the woman he was trying to have coffee with while John was keeping the demon invasion at bay), Raphael Fire and Ice Galentine story by Raphael Draccon, Carolina Munhoz and Ig Guara, featuring more guest stars and cameos, of course , and the Harley Quinn and Aquaman story from Ivan Cohen and Fico Ossio, in which a supervillain-turned-superhero crashes a hero On Galentine’s Day, you’ll find a variety of super ladies, many of whom you’d never suspect have dated, or at least shared a special moment with, the King of the Seven Seas.
The final part of the book is about Batman rescuing a couple on their engagement night, and Superman setting up his cousin Supergirl on a date with Jimmy Olsen (albeit with Karen Starr, not Supergirl), The typical appearances of the Midnighter and Apollo and the Kite Man’s unhealthy romantic obsession with…his own kite…?
Overall, this is a middling anthology, but still of enough interest to make it worth buying for a casual DC Comics fan like myself.
DC Power: Celebrating #1 (DC) Just like in 2021 DC Heroes’ Day and various washington pride special offer, DC Power: Celebrations is a prestigious format, 80-page tome featuring heroes from traditionally underrepresented communities, all written and drawn by creators from the same community. In this particular case, that community is of course Black, which explains the February launch.
I’m pleased to see that the nine stories starring a healthy mix of original heroes (Superman, Black Lightning and his daughters Thunder and Flash, Bumblebee, Cyborg, and Vixen) and legacy heroes, Brother David Once astutely predicting these heroes, they were memorably dubbed as diverse heroes because publishers gave them a laundry list of other white heroes (Green Lantern’s John Stewart and Joe Mullin, Nubian , Aquaman Jackson Hyde, Kid Flash Wally West, Batman Jace Fox).
It’s perhaps understandable why there are so many characters of the latter type, as it’s easier to sell readers a new Green Lantern than to come up with a concept that will captivate fans in the same way that Green Lantern has already been proven to do. A little, but it also seems a bit like cheating, and the characters seem somehow inferior to the white peers they replace or stand alongside. For example, in the decades since his 1971 introduction, it’s been easy to think of John Stewart as a Black Green Lantern or an alternate Green Lantern, while Cyborg or Black Lightning have stood out as heroes in their own right. , the hero happens to be black.
On the other hand, I think for a young black reader, seeing that there’s a black Batman, or Superman, or Wonder Woman, or Aquaman, or The Flash, and thinking that you as a black kid could grow up to be that Man, this is cool. any DC superheroes.
If nothing else happens strength Proving that DC is capable and successful in telling the stories of these two black superheroes.
My favorite story is probably the first one, with Evan Narcisse and Darryl Banks tracing the story of the “Golden Age” hero Wonder Man (actually in 1983 Introduced in World War II scenario) all star squadron), which reappeared recently in Injustice: Gods Among Us: Year ZeroThere he was a member of another Universal Justice Society, Julian Totino Tedesco, who painted a beautiful image of beating Hitler, an image that reappeared. Granted, this may be as much about my fondness for the character as it is about the quality of the story, in which post-war Will Everett, like all superheroes of the period, has been kept under the radar, but never Coming out of retirement to deal with housing issues…and a reprise of the villains from his pages All-Star Debut arc.
The artwork is generally good, and all but one of the stories are better than average. I was particularly impressed by Natacha Bustos, who drew the John Stewart story, and Valentine De Landro, who drew the robot story. Art by Olivier Coipel on the Batman Jace Fox story by: I am Batman Regular writer John Ridely’s work is also impressive, largely because it’s in black and white and therefore looks very different from everything else around it.
Each story ends with an old-style introduction to the main character Who is who in the DC universe?, but with different, often eye-catching art attached (for example, Stewart’s old Jim Lee image was recycled for his profile). These are fun, and in some cases I actually appreciate them, because there are some heroes I either lost track of a long time ago (like the new Aquaman Jackson Hyde, who I know is no longer Aquaman, but with Arthur Corey shares the Aquaman codename) or first meets here (like Batman’s Jace Fox).
The book includes an essay introduction by Ridley that focuses on the importance of representation in comics and his work in the field), as well as posters for some black heroes who didn’t appear in their own stories (such as Steel and Na Tasha, the superhuman beings Valzord and Calvin Ellis, the Signal, and a guy named Bolt… from ” black adam,I think…? ) and some who do (like GL Jo Mullein, Vixen and Bumblebee).
At $10, it’s a great value and contains a ton of superhero comics from rock-solid creators.
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Ant-Man: Anti-Memorial Day (Marvel Entertainment) This collection features recent articles written by Al Ewing ant man The miniseries takes a clever approach to time travel, depicting different points in time as specific comic-book stories of the periods visited. This is accomplished in large part through some monumental artwork by artist Tom Reilly (colored by Jordie Bellaire), who created four issues of the series/ Each issue in the chapter does work in such a different style that it looks like the work of a different artist.
As for why time travel is involved, this allows the series to focus on every Ant-Man, from the original Silver Age Ant-Man Hank Pym to the second and current Ant-Man Scott Lang to the “Incorrigible” Ant-Man Eric O’Grady.
So the first chapter looks very old amazing story The adventures of Ant-Man and the Wasp (the back of this collection contains several original stories from the series from 1959, which make this book more in-depth), are written in a way that is meant to evoke memories of Stan Lee. In the second chapter, which features O’Grady, the art style changes and looks like an incredible approximation The irredeemable Ant-Man The work of pencil artist Phil Hester, the layout is reminiscent of the old series and even features a narrator ant, the way each issue hopeless Did.
As for Chapters Three and Four, Chapter Three is set in the present day and features Long and his daughter Cassie “Stinger” Long, and is the only chapter that doesn’t overtly attempt to mirror the rest of the series, while Chapter Four is set in Long and his daughter Cassie “Stinger” Long are featured. DC one million Comics, since 1998).
Future Ant-Man, for some man-made reason, must go back in time and scan the ants of his predecessor Ant-Man, in the process of fighting the powerful Ultron. Regular Marvel readers will remember that Ultron has currently Combines. He/they also appear in the story and play a fairly important role, so the series is not only about Ant-Man’s legacy, but also where his ancestor currently stands (however, as for Pym/Ultron’s eventual ending, it is left as an open question…to be resolved somewhere).
This is a fantastic comic, cleverly created and well-written, celebrating one of the longest-lived (albeit least likely) heroic lineages in the Marvel Universe.
Comey Can’t Communicate Vol. twenty three (visual media) This is it! This book contains a moment that mangaka Tomohito Oda has been teasing since the beginning of the series, a moment I’ve been a bit dreading for a while, worried that it might mean the series is starting to end, as I’ve seen it said before After many times (maybe 22 times now?), this is my favorite comic series by far.
Tadano finally confessed his feelings to Xiaomei, and Xiaomei reciprocated! This all happens incredibly quickly considering the hundreds of pages of content. First, Mambaji confesses his love to Tadano and asks him out. When he suddenly thinks about Comey, he is ready to accept the fact and admit to himself and Mambaji that he has feelings for Comey. Then, surprisingly, Oda didn’t draw it for a few more volumes, but let Tadano boldly face and confess to Mei!
There’s a great series of splash pages where she receives and processes information.
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Archie Encyclopedia (Archie Comics) Archie Comics’ works, from the publisher’s creations to the latest products, get the encyclopedic treatment. I have some quibbles with some of the information and the book’s usefulness as a reference tool, but overall, I enjoyed it. Overall, I’m a big fan of the Character Encyclopedia and read this book as if it were a book.
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Beachy Barnes: Loose Eggs (Penguin Workshop) I interviewed children’s author David Ezra Stein, perhaps best known for Break the chicken Books, about his debut graphic novel Good comics for kids.
