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BatSledge added Absolute Green Lantern (2025) to their pull list Apr 2, 2025

Absolute Green Lantern (2025)

AL EWING AND JAHNOY LINDSAY GET COSMIC IN THE ABSOLUTE UNIVERSE! Without the Corps...without the ring...without the willpower, what's left is the Absolute Green Lantern!

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BatSledge reviewed Absolute Green Lantern #1 Apr 2, 2025
9.0

Another fantastic Absolute debut issue. This one takes what we know about the DCU GL mythos and completely flips it on its head, starting with a very ominous prologue involving Hal Jordan, followed by what appears to be a horrific and mysterious cosmic disaster that strikes an American city. Without giving away spoilers, it seems like the characters we knew to be heroes may not all be in this un more

Absolute Green Lantern #1

By: Al Ewing, Jahnoy Lindsay
Released: Apr 2, 2025

AL EWING AND JAHNOY LINDSAY GET COSMIC IN THE ABSOLUTE UNIVERSE! Without the Corps...without the ring...without the willpower, what's left is the Absolute Green Lantern!

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Batman: The Long Halloween: The Last Halloween (2024)

In 1996, writer Jeph Loeb and artist Tim Sale teamed for Batman: The Long Halloween, an award-winning 13-chapter saga that spawned multiple sequels and stands as the most influential Batman story of its era. Now, Loeb returns to the world of The Long Halloween for its long-anticipated final act: Batman: The Last Halloween, an all-new 10-part myster...

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8.0

The story is starting to feel a lot more decompressed than previous Halloween series, and the subplot with Gilda Dent is being parceled out in very small doses. Still, I really enjoyed this issue, particularly with the amazing artwork and the antics of Joker and Catwoman.

Batman: The Long Halloween: The Last Halloween #5

By: Jeph Loeb, Bill Sienkiewicz
Released: Feb 26, 2025

IT'S VALENTINES DAY IN GOTHAM! In 1996, writer Jeph Loeb and artist Tim Sale teamed up for Batman: The Long Halloween, an award-winning, 13-chapter saga that spawned multiple sequels and stands as the most influential Batman story of its era. Now, Loeb returns to the world of The Long Halloween for its long-anticipated final act: Batman: The Last H...

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BatSledge reviewed Justice League Unlimited #5 Mar 28, 2025
9.0

I’m enjoying this new arc more than the previous one. Great twist ending, but the biggest highlight for me was Waid writing Impulse just as if he never left the title almost 30 years ago. Others have tried to yet mostly failed when it comes to capturing his personality and speech. Best issue so far!

Justice League Unlimited #5

By: Mark Waid, Dan Mora
Released: Mar 26, 2025

THE CLOCK IS TICKING! The keys to the mysterious superterrorist organization Inferno begin to be revealed as the Justice League realizes it's an intergalactic threat led by one of their oldest foes! Time is running out to save the world with the help of...the Legion of Doom?

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BatSledge reviewed Flash #19 Mar 28, 2025
3.0

Once again, this never-ending mish-mash of cosmic sci-fi nonsense barely has any coherence to it. Things happened and I don’t understand why, despite all of the nonsensical exposition. I just want it to end. There is at least the new Absolute Flash book that just launched with a much better version of Wally, which I’m going to follow each month in place of this nonsense. This is the last ph more

Flash #19

By: Simon Spurrier, Vasco Georgiev
Released: Mar 26, 2025

THE RISING TIDE OF ANGER! While The Flash uses his new abilities to serve both the Justice League and his family on Skartaris, the fury above and below ground can't be controlled--to what lengths will Wally West push himself to figure out the source of the conflict?

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BatSledge reviewed Green Arrow #22 Mar 28, 2025
4.0

Echoing my complaints from the previous issues, this storyline continues to give new meaning to the term “decompressed”. This whole storyline continues to feel padded with each chapter. It seems like the team had a storyline that could be told in 3-4 issues that has been stretched into 6. In this issue alone, we get 3 pages with numerous panels of Ollie racing around on a motorbike. He’s more

Green Arrow #22

By: Chris Condon, Montos
Released: Mar 26, 2025

THE FRESHWATER KILLS STORYLINE CONTINUES! Green Arrow dives deep into his past to uncover a startling truth--but is it too late? As Green Arrow races to uncover the mystery of the Freshwater Killer's origins, Detective Benny Ben tez finds herself alone and in the killer's sights.

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BatSledge reviewed Superman #24 Mar 28, 2025
8.0

So great to see the culmination of several years’ worth of story threads all rolling up to an explosive end game! I’m glad the other shoe finally dropped with Mercy and SuperCorps. Next issue should be epic!

Superman #24

By: Joshua Williamson, Eddy Barrows
Released: Mar 26, 2025

NO MERCY! Big changes at Supercorp mean the ascent of Mercy Graves as the new CEO! Lex's confidant is now calling the shots and rebelling against her Super-boss...but what does the Man of Steel have to say about all this? Plus, Superwoman and the Justice League devise a plan to put Doomsday under lock and key forever...but it will take a risky arms...

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BatSledge reviewed Green Lantern #21 Mar 28, 2025
8.0

Adams continues to do a great job weaving multiple storylines, giving plenty of air time to Hal, Kyle, Carol, and others while both cosmic and earth-bound plots take center stage. I do think that the Sorrow storyline is losing steam as it drags out across multiple issues, so hopefully that gets resolved soon.

Green Lantern #21

By: Jeremy Adams, Jack Herbert
Released: Mar 26, 2025

ENTER STARBREAKER! Everything is emotional as Hal makes his way back to Kyle, Superboy, and Odyssey, who attempt to fend off attacks from the Sorrow and an even bigger threat--Starbreaker! Make way for a cosmic battle for pieces to a new power battery that spells doom for the universe.

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10

If this is not a candidate for comic/story/art of the year then I may as well stop reading and travel back in time to Mars. OMG I seldom if ever get blown away by a story but i couldn't find a single word that didn't have a meaning......to the whole team an DC......Please take a bow for that was utter perfection........Jonn

Absolute Martian Manhunter #1

By: Deniz Camp, Javier Rodriguez
Released: Mar 26, 2025

DENIZ CAMP AND JAVIER RODRIGUEZ TRANSFORM THE ABSOLUTE UNIVERSE! Beyond Mars...beyond physical form...beyond Human Understanding...all that's left is the ultimate alien: the Absolute Martian Manhunter!

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Ulf reviewed Absolute Martian Manhunter #1 Mar 26, 2025
10

One word: incredible.

Hands down the best #1 of the Abolute line. If the philosophy of the Absolute line is to swing for the fences while retaining the spirit of the character, the Absolute Martian Manhunter team just won the World Series.

Absolute Martian Manhunter #1

By: Deniz Camp, Javier Rodriguez
Released: Mar 26, 2025

DENIZ CAMP AND JAVIER RODRIGUEZ TRANSFORM THE ABSOLUTE UNIVERSE! Beyond Mars...beyond physical form...beyond Human Understanding...all that's left is the ultimate alien: the Absolute Martian Manhunter!

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10

This is an amazing first issue that draws you in and allows you to experience the same confusion that John is feeling. He is experiencing new feelings and sensations that he doesn’t know how to interpret. What he’s experiencing is Martian Vision, as the story makes very clear, and he’s sharing his headspace with a new, out of this world roommate. This storytelling team is finding new and t more

Absolute Martian Manhunter #1

By: Deniz Camp, Javier Rodriguez
Released: Mar 26, 2025

DENIZ CAMP AND JAVIER RODRIGUEZ TRANSFORM THE ABSOLUTE UNIVERSE! Beyond Mars...beyond physical form...beyond Human Understanding...all that's left is the ultimate alien: the Absolute Martian Manhunter!

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BatSledge reviewed Absolute Wonder Woman #6 Mar 27, 2025
9.0

Gorgeous fill-in art and a dramatic change of setting, combined with a thrilling flashback and origin story for Pegasus, keeps this book riding high once again!

Absolute Wonder Woman #6

By: Kelly Thompson, Mattia de Iulis
Released: Mar 26, 2025

THE SHOCKING ORIGIN OF DIANA'S DEADLY WEAPONS! Diana defied the will of the gods in leaving Hell, and Hades, lord of the underworld, takes that personally...but when he interrogates her, her tales surprise him. Will it change her fate? Kicking off a two-part guest arc from the breakout artist of The Cull, Mattia De Iulis--and featuring a surprising...

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daspidaboy reviewed Batman #158 Mar 26, 2025
6.0

This is very much a clear cash grab. I have never been a fan of Jeph Loeb given his racist comments toward Asian (as I am Vietnamese). However I do respect and admire that Jeph Loeb is a good writer. He has written out Batman bangers like Batman The Long Halloween, Dark Victory, and I even like his current series The Last Halloween. Like that final part of his Long Halloween trilogy is actually gr more

Batman #158

By: Jeph Loeb, Jim Lee
Released: Mar 26, 2025

THE HOTLY ANTICIPATED SEQUEL TO THE SMASH-HIT STORYLINE! Jeph Loeb! Jim Lee! An all-new epic saga begins here. Hush returns!

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BatSledge added Absolute Flash (2025) to their pull list Mar 25, 2025

Absolute Flash (2025)

JEFF LEMIRE AND NICK ROBLES SPEED INTO THE ABSOLUTE UNIVERSE! Without the mentor...without the family...without the Speed Force, what's left is the Absolute Scarlet Speedster!

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BatSledge added Absolute Martian Manhunter (2025) to their pull list Mar 25, 2025

Absolute Martian Manhunter (2025)

DENIZ CAMP AND JAVIER RODRIGUEZ TRANSFORM THE ABSOLUTE UNIVERSE! Beyond Mars...beyond physical form...beyond Human Understanding...all that's left is the ultimate alien: the Absolute Martian Manhunter!

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BatSledge reviewed Batman #158 Mar 25, 2025
8.0

This eagerly-anticipated sequel grabs you by the throat and doesn’t let go in this first chapter. I did find that Batman got taken out a little too easily at the start, mainly because the plot required this to happen. Also, Talia makes a very random appearance and then disappears, again because the plot required someone to help the Caped Crusader. The art is great, but not Jim Lee’s best com more

Batman #158

By: Jeph Loeb, Jim Lee
Released: Mar 26, 2025

THE HOTLY ANTICIPATED SEQUEL TO THE SMASH-HIT STORYLINE! Jeph Loeb! Jim Lee! An all-new epic saga begins here. Hush returns!

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BatSledge reviewed Batman & Robin: Year One #6 Mar 25, 2025
8.0

Continuing the very good storytelling by this superb team, we enjoy more deep dives into the formative early days of the Bruce/Dick relationship, framed around an interesting villain. Couldn’t ask for a better Year One story than this.

Batman & Robin: Year One #6

By: Mark Waid, Chris Samnee
Released: Mar 19, 2025

A TRAP IS SET... Robin is caught in the General's clutches, and it's up to Batman to rescue his intrepid young protege. The Dark Knight knows he's running headlong into a trap, but is the General really prepared for Batman like he thinks?

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BatSledge reviewed Nightwing #124 Mar 25, 2025
3.0

This storyline is a mess. The most action that Dick sees in this issue is giving blood to save people we don’t care about. The writer seems to be making this stuff up as he goes along, and throws new nonsensical random elements into the mix just cuz. I miss the Tom Taylor days, even the lesser-Taylor days near the end of his run. Skip this book, the sales are circling the drain.

Nightwing #124

By: Dan Watters, Dexter Soy
Released: Mar 19, 2025

TIME FOR A HEIST! To save the lives of one of Bludhaven's gangs, Nightwing must stage a heist on Spheric Solutions. But revelations of the corporation's true sinister nature threaten to shatter his very reality.

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8.0

A truly outstanding cliffhanger ending and dynamic artwork are offset a bit by a plot that doesn’t move the story forward so much as sideways. More great work from Waid, but this middle chapter gets a bit repetitive with its themes.

Superman: The Last Days of Lex Luthor #2

By: Mark Waid, Bryan Hitch
Released: Mar 19, 2025

THE LONG AWAITED SECOND ISSUE ARRIVES! Superman continues his mission to find a cure for what's killing Lex Luthor. When the present has no answers, maybe the future will! But will the Legion of Super-Heroes help Clark find a cure for a man like Luthor?

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BatSledge reviewed Detective Comics #1095 Mar 20, 2025
9.0

The storyline ratchets up the tension in a gripping chapter that feels like it’s leading to a resolution, while at the same time opening up a new mystery in its final pages after several exciting narrative twists.

Detective Comics #1095

By: Tom Taylor, Mikel Janin
Released: Mar 19, 2025

ASEMA'S BLOODY REIGN OF TERROR CONTINUES! Batman has employed the full force of the Bat-Family to uncover the mystery of the murders that continue across Gotham. But even Batman's most trusted allies have failed at preventing the deaths of young men at the hands of the bloodthirsty Asema. But who is Asema? As the World's Greatest Detective unravels...

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BatSledge rated Titans #21 Mar 20, 2025
7.0

Titans #21

By: John Layman, Pete Woods
Released: Mar 19, 2025

RAVEN IN THE CLUTCHES OF THE PSYCHO-PIRATE! Overly emotional empath Raven has completely lost it--and she's taking the Titans with her. Of course, she's being nudged along by the psycho-est of the psychos, Psycho-Pirate! And he's got a plan: first Raven, then the Titans...then the world!

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BatSledge reviewed Absolute Batman #6 Mar 20, 2025
9.0

Snyder and team stick the landing to “The Zoo” with this dark, action-packed, emotional and FUN final chapter!

Absolute Batman #6

By: Scott Snyder, Nick Dragotta
Released: Mar 19, 2025

THIS IS IT! CATCH UP TO ARC ONE BEFORE THE START OF ARC TWO! Bruce Wayne, a young man who has built his entire life on leveling up, on becoming a bigger man than both his enemies and the obstacles that stand in his way, will have to break down the Black Mask and his gang of Party Animals. Will he be able to do this without the help of his unlikely ...

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BatSledge reviewed Absolute Flash #1 Mar 19, 2025
9.0

This is yet another stellar Absolute launch, and my personal favorite of all the Absolute first issues. It’s an adrenaline-soaked thrill ride with lots of mysteries thrown in for good measure. If this book is anything like Lemire’s Animal Man from the New 52, we are in for an absolute treat!

Absolute Flash #1

By: Jeff Lemire, Nick Robles
Released: Mar 19, 2025

JEFF LEMIRE AND NICK ROBLES SPEED INTO THE ABSOLUTE UNIVERSE! Without the mentor...without the family...without the Speed Force, what's left is the Absolute Scarlet Speedster!

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BatSledge reviewed Batman and Robin #19 Mar 14, 2025
9.0

This story continues to thrill even as we hit the 6 month mark! A mix of great character work and a scary new villain keeps the momentum going. This team hit the ground running when they took over the book last fall.

Batman and Robin #19

By: Phillip Kennedy Johnson, Javi Fernandez
Released: Mar 12, 2025

JASON TODD TO THE RESCUE?! As Memento's reign of terror continues, the city's inhabitants find themselves locked in fear as Gotham awaits his next move. Meanwhile, Damian Wayne doubts if Batman and Robin are enough to save their city. Are the Dynamic Duo truly helping to keep Gotham safe, or does their presence simply enable violence and villainy t...

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BatSledge reviewed Green Lantern Corps #2 Mar 14, 2025
8.0

Another great chapter that moves the story forward. Solid foundation for this latest incarnation!

Green Lantern Corps #2

By: Jeremy Adams, Fernando Pasarin
Released: Mar 12, 2025

SINESTRO...BACK IN GREEN?! The Lanterns return to Thanagar, decimated in the aftermath of the Civil Corps! But this time John Stewart and company are fighting with Hawkwoman by their side. Meanwhile, the mystery of the Fractal Lanterns deepens, as Atrocitus seeks revenge for the theft of his powers! So why is the answer seemingly within the remains...

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Jonn McLoed reviewed Absolute Superman #5 Mar 12, 2025
10

I've been reading Superman nearly all my 61 years. Long before I could read words , I could look at the wonderful pictures of a man that came to save us all. The story so far I have enjoyed but the art today by Rafa Sandoval brings me full circle to why I love comics. His art alone is worth everything to a real fan of Superman
.Absolutely the best interior art yet. Before anyone says this or more

Absolute Superman #5

By: Jason Aaron, Rafa Sandoval
Released: Mar 12, 2025

BRACE YOURSELF FOR A HEARTBREAKING TALE OF THE FINAL FATE OF KRYPTON! Kal-El's life with his parents in the rural Redlands of Krypton is a happy one. But when that entire existence is suddenly threatened, the Els have no choice but to make a stand...and fight for the truth!

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NerdDadBrad - Mar 19, 2025

Love the review, loved this book, I'll be reading your review on my podcast Lunchbreak reviews!

BatSledge reviewed Aquaman #2 Mar 13, 2025
8.0

Improves over the previous issue with a much stronger “hook” to pull in the reader. I’m interested in seeing where Adams takes us. Artwork is gorgeous!

Aquaman #2

By: Jeremy Adams, John Timms
Released: Feb 12, 2025

ATLANTIS...OBLITERATED! After the shocking events of Aquaman #1, Arthur Curry is now a king without a home! But is hope truly lost? The answer lies in Aquaman's mysterious new water-morphing abilities, and a portal into the unknown. Earth's uncanny undersea hero must train like never before to stand a chance of recovering Atlantis from its untimely...

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BatSledge reviewed Action Comics #1084 Mar 13, 2025
4.0

This storyline was a waste of time and resources. I barely cared about any of the characters or their motivations. Poorly plotted, very little character development of any depth, no action except for a weak page or two of a very lame fight with paper-thin villains. John Ridley shouldn’t be writing Superman stories. Such a comedown after Waid’s epic.

Action Comics #1084

By: John Ridley, Inaki Miranda
Released: Mar 12, 2025

YOU CAN'T HANDLE THE TRUTH! Superman is on the verge of discovering who's been luring reformed villains back to a life of crime, but the question remains--why? When he tries to convince Scorch to help him, they're ambushed by a mysterious organization that holds the answers he's searching for. Is Superman ready to face the truth?

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BatSledge reviewed Absolute Superman #5 Mar 12, 2025
10

This was the book’s first perfect issue as we see the end of Krypton brought to vivid, horrifying life thanks to the incredible creative team. I was brought to tears witnessing Kal experience the gut-wrenching loss of his parents, his dog and his planet in a way that countless earlier DCU retellings have failed to measure up to. It also gives this Superman a clear mission statement that the re more

Absolute Superman #5

By: Jason Aaron, Rafa Sandoval
Released: Mar 12, 2025

BRACE YOURSELF FOR A HEARTBREAKING TALE OF THE FINAL FATE OF KRYPTON! Kal-El's life with his parents in the rural Redlands of Krypton is a happy one. But when that entire existence is suddenly threatened, the Els have no choice but to make a stand...and fight for the truth!

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NerdDadBrad - Mar 19, 2025

Love the review, I'll be featuring it on my podcast Lunchbreak Reviews, check it out.

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