DJ's Comics Blog

So, in my last Batman review, I alluded to this event taking place. 'The War of Jokes & Riddles' officially began this week, and let me tell you, it was great. The entire issue takes place as Bruce is telling Selina the story of the event. Bruce had been Batman for around a year at this point in time, and the focus of the story is of a conflict between The Riddler and The Joker, where they essentially both want to kill Batman, but is not willing to allow the other to do it. I really recommend that you go and check this first issue out, it is currently £2.49 on Comixology, and is 36 pages, due to it being the 25th issue, and the title has been going for a full year and a bit. As I have said, this issue of Batman is brilliant, and features two of Batman's greatest foes. The art from Mikel Janin is great, along with Tom King's writing, as usual, being stellar. I GIVE THIS ISSUE A RATING OF 8/10.

That was a strange experience I just had while reading this issue. I guess that's just what I get for not reading every title that Marvel released back in 2014 though. (Even though I doubt anyone else read Amazing Spider-Man: Family Business either.) So, apparently, our good buddy Peter Parker, AKA Spider-Man, has a younger sister. I didn't know this. This being the first issue of a new ongoing series, I guess Marvel needed a hook to get readers to buy the next issue, and let me tell you, this one works for me. Throughout the issue I wasn't really sure how to feel, as it wasn't the greatest story I have ever read, and nothing really happened (apart from a possible new love interest for Spidey being introduced.)  What I found funny about this issue however, was Peter making a promise not to miss the movie with Johnny Storm, but obviously he does because he's Spider-Man, but then he does the same with the girl. I am intrigued about where this is going to go, and i

As my first proper post back after my hiatus, I will be reviewing last week issue of All-New Wolverine #21. This issue concludes the Immune storyline, where many citizens of Manhattan were infected with an alien virus. It was discovered that Laura, AKA Wolverine, was immune to the effects of the virus due to her healing factor. Although she attempted to cure everyone herself, it got to be too much, and Doctor Strange located other mutants with healing factors: Old Man Logan, his son Daken, and Deadpool. In short, all of them were slowly overwhelmed by the disease and collapsed, with Laura being the final one, as she did not want to stop, and allow all of the people to die. This caused her to wither and collapse, just like the rest of her allies. I have enjoyed this current iteration of Wolverine, as it was something new, and a natural progression of the character, as Laura is the female clone of the original Wolverine. Tom Taylor really seems to know what he is doing with the cha

For the last few weeks, I've taken some time off from posting things to the blog. I felt that I should prioritise my exams over posting on here, but they are over now so I'll be back now. There will probably be a slightly different  schedule for posts, but I haven't sorted that yet, so I'll keep you all updated via Facebook and Twitter as to when everything will be up. However, I'm unsure of when videos on the Youtube channel will return.

For today's second post, a sad event took place on 9th June 2017. Adam West, who was the man to first bring Batman to our television screens, has passed away aged 88. His take on Batman perfectly reflected the comic books of the time, with a campy and comedic approach to the character. He starred in the 1966 television series and its accompanying film release in 1969, alongside Burt Ward as Robin. After many years, he returned to the role in 2016's 'Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders', which was an animation based on the original 1966 TV series.

Hot off the heels of the Fantastic Four being introduced to Marvel Comics by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, they strived to create a new character, one who the teenagers of the 1960s could relate to on a more personal level. Enter young Peter Parker. Just your typical teenager of the day, who has to deal with the usual problems of a high school student. He gets bullied by Flash Thompson, he has to look after his elderly aunt, after the death of his Uncle Ben. He has to do all of these things with the added baggage of also having super-powers, which he gained after being bitten by a radioactive spider. His origin is now timeless, and instantly recognisable to almost all in the comic book community. His success is vast, with action figures, animated television programs, and a few live action movies (all to different levels of success). The original cover of Amazing Fantasy #15, August 1962 He made his debut in the pages of Amazing Fantasy #15 in August 1962, which so happened to be the

I know that I said there wouldn't be many posts this week, but I just have to talk about Batman #24. Going into 'Every Epilogue is a Prelude', I was just expecting another filler issue, like with the Swamp-Thing story last time out. But this issue cleared up a bunch of plot threads from the Rebirth run so far. The majority of the issue follows a conversation that Batman is having with Gotham-Girl, about what she should do now that she is herself again, and we get some more insight in to why Bruce is Batman, and why he cannot be happy ... because he is scared. This leads directly in to the ending of the issue, where he is talking to Catwoman, and tells her about a diamond that she was stealing when they first met. He tells her how he had bought that diamond afterwards, as he knew that he would need it someday. After this he removes his cowl, drops to one knee, and proposes to Selina. I loved this issue, honestly, and I am intrigued as to what the future holds for Bru

In this instalment of 'Classic Comics', I will be discussing the debut appearance of one of the most iconic characters in all of comic books. I am of course talking about Batman. His debut was a very short one. The full issue of Detective Comics #27 was 64 pages in length, with Batman's story only taking up 6 of those pages. The title of his debut tale is 'The Case of the Chemical Syndicate', and it is written by Bob Kane. The story begins in the house of Commissioner Gordon, who is having a conversation with Bruce Wayne. As they talk, Gordon receives a phone-call about a man who has been murdered, and that the man's son is the prime suspect. Wayne and Gordon head to the man's mansion, where they discover that the son was not behind it after all. They receive another call, from the next victim. Bruce pretends that he is leaving this to Gordon, but secretly dons his Batman persona in order to capture the criminals. After dispatching of the murderers, Ba