Wytches #3 (2014)

Cover:

Hmmm, I think that man is on fire.

Plot:

Sailor has disappeared to somewhere, leaving only a stolen school bus behind.  Her parents are incredibly worried and frantic about it, but not as much as her father, who had a very weird encounter with a peg-legged woman.

Writing:

Good old fashion nightmare fuel.

Our Hero:

Man, I can’t imagine why the cops would think you were drunk when you tell a story like that!

Our Villain:

Do not underestimate that woman with her pixie dust and needle sir!

Our Side Characters:

I’m surprised cops are underreacting the whole, you know, school bus theft.

Horror:

My stomach hurts now.

Dialogue:

Yeah, I think you need to put out that light.

Art:

Just splash that paint all over the place sir!  That’ll make things look better!

Most Memorable Moment:

GAH!!  Blow out the match; blow out the match!!

Final Page:

And now, she is falling straight to Wonderland.

What We Should Take from This Comic:

Things are only getting weirder and more unnerving for this family; which begs a certain question: What is this pledge?

What We Do Take From This Comic:

I’m pro-logging and cutting down tons of trees from now on!

Yay or Nay?

yay

Talon #7 (2013)

Cover:

 

So did he break him?

 

Plot:

 

Casey discovers that Sebastian Clark was the original Grandmaster of the Court of Owls before being discovered by him.  Meanwhile, Calvin Rose is held captive by the current Grandmaster and even if he manages to escape, Batman is still out there.

 

Our Hero:

 

Good thing Calvin’s arms didn’t get yank out of their sockets when he hooked that flying rocket.

 

Our Villain:

 

Well who didn’t see the obviously evil looking man being evil.

 

Our Side Characters:

 

Batman didn’t expect this, did he?

 

Action:

 

Yes, punch that old guy out!

 

Dialogue:

 

Well it’s not like Gotham really has an fresh air anywhere you go.

 

Art:

 

Eww, their inners are made of black goo.

 

Most Memorable Moment:

 

Heh, he just punked Batman.

 

Final Page:

 

Yep, he broke him alright.

 

What We Should Take from This Comic:

 

Casey and her daughter managed to get away, but Calvin wasn’t so lucky himself.  After that brutal beat down by Bane, what now?

 

What We Do Take From This Comic:

 

Bane needs a new mask; it’s not nearly as threatening as he thinks it is.

 

Yay or Nay?

 

Yay

Batman #19 (2013)

Cover:

 

Technically, it was a shotgun, not a pistol.

 

Plot:

 

Six days ago, Batman was investigating the odd and unexplained suicide of a friend of his.  A couple of days later, he is then robbing a bank and running people over with a motorcycle.  What the hell just happened?

 

Our Hero:

 

He’s acting like a detective!  I thought I only see that in Detective Comics now.

 

Our Villain:

 

Eww…

 

Our Side Characters:

 

Hopefully, Jim Gordon has some good health insurance.

 

Action:

 

Man, Batman has great aim when throwing a Batarang at a target he isn’t even looking at.

 

Dialogue:

 

Holy crap!  Less words than usual!

 

Art:

 

Reaper knows how to dress for action.

 

Most Memorable Moment:

 

Huh, I saw a similar scene like this in The Stuff.

 

Final Page:

 

I think a dentist needs to see that mouth of yours.

 

What We Should Take from This Comic:

 

The true villain makes his appearance and Bruce Wayne is in trouble.  How will he get out of this?

 

What We Do Take From This Comic:

 

It’s a miracle!  Snyder’s tone down the narration!

 

Yay or Nay?

 

Yay!

Batman #18 (2013)

Cover:

Hey!  Who let that bird get into the Batcave?

Plot:

Batman’s on a mean streak now, catching the attention of Harper Row, a teenager whose a big fan of his and has been doing some special training.  However, what’s going to happen when two meet face to face?

Our Hero:

I think you need to lose the nose ring.  I think it is a potential hazard in this line of work.

Our Villain:

You know, I’m not surprised people would dose dogs with Venom to make dog fighting more intense.

Our Side Characters:

Batman needs to know it’s alright to change uniforms every now and then.

Action:

Batman’s not in a good mood.

Dialogue:

He’s got a point you know Harper.

Art:

*Flips page * Gah!  Well that a radical shift in style.

Most Memorable Moment:

You know Batman’s grumpy when he knocks a teenage girl through a wooden fence.

Final Page:

Batman: HEY!  You can’t mess with the electric grid like that!

What We Should Take from This Comic:

Batman is going to cool down now after talking with Harper, so perhaps he can get back in the swing of things and actually start focusing on his hygiene again (changing his outfit was a good start).

What We Do Take From This Comic:

Robin?  Yeah right, but then again, you aren’t the first one to be getting way ahead of himself.  Though at least you didn’t kill someone.

Yay or Nay?

yay

Swamp Thing #18 (2013)

Cover:

Considering what happens in this comic, this cover is only more depressing.

Plot:

It’s all over.  Rotworld has ended and Swamp Thing has returned back to the normal timeline, ready to save Abby from the evil Aton Arcane.  However, will this end happily or tragically?

Our Hero:

Man your life sucks.

Our Villain:

YESSSSSSSS!!!!  He’s finally dead!!  Quick, start singing that song from the Wizard of Oz!

Our Side Characters:

Abby no!!  Frickin’ comic making me feel things!

Action:

Impaled!

Dialogue:

Why must you make me feel comic!?

Art:

Abby is both beautiful and haunting all at once.

Most Memorable Moment:

Finally!  I’ve been wanting Swampy to do that to Aton this entire event!

Final Page:

Good luck to where ever you go next my dear leafy friend.

What We Should Take from This Comic:

In the end, Alec and Abby were never truly be together, but the world was saved and the villain finally crushed.  How bittersweet it is.

What We Do Take From This Comic:

See Issue 17?  This is a conclusion!!

Yay or Nay?

Yay!!