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REVIEW: “Talon” #13

(DC Comics, 2013)

Review by Shawn Warner

Written by James Tynion IV
Artwork by Emanuel Simeoni
Color Artwork by Jeromy Cox
Letters by Taylor Esposito

Like most Talon readers I have been having a love/hate relationship with this book for the past few months.  I love the story James Tynion IV told with Scott Snyder back in the beginning but Continue reading

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REVIEW: “Detective Comics” #20

(DC Comics, 2013)

Review by Raymond Jacques

MAIN STORY: “King For A Day”
WRITTEN BY:  Jon Layman
ARTWORK BY:  Jason Fabok
COLOR ARTWORK BY:  Jeromy Cox
LETTERING BY:  Jared K. Fletcher

BACKUP STORY“Empire Of The Son”
WRITTEN BY:  John Layman
ARTWORK BY:  Andy Clarke
COLOR ARTWORK BY:  Blond
LETTERING BY:  Dezi Sienty

This issue is the finale of the “Emperor Penguin” storyline that began in Detective Comics #13 which followed the rise of henchman, Ignatius Ogilvy, from the ranks of The Penguin’s Lieutenant and his calculated dismantling of Oswald Cobblepot’s unbreakable grip on Gotham City’s underworld. Continue reading

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REVIEW: “Justice League” #18

(DC Comics, 2013)

Reviewed by Shawn Warner

WRITER:  Geoff Johns
ARTISTS: Jesus Saiz & Gary Frank
COLOR ART: Jeromy Cox & Brad Anderson

The Grid is a database in Cyborg’s program consisting of nearly every super-human on Earth including their code names, powers and how to contact them. He uses it in Justice League #18 to contact potential recruits needed to free up the core members to deal with the ever-growing demands they find themselves faced with. Continue reading