Not gonna lie, at first I thought Boy Thunder was lame, but this issue had me rooting for him. Nice read.
buddyWalrus reviewed Batman / Spawn #1 Dec 13, 2022
Not bad overall. The narration felt a little awkward at times. It felt a bit better after a second read-through. I liked the voices of the characters save for a few lines from Batman. In particular, I didn't like his Asylum "bluff" strategy towards the end. I would've liked to see 5-10 more pages to help develop the story. All in all an OK read with solid art, great action panels and spreads.
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The event of the decade is here: Todd McFarlane and Greg Capullo have reunited for Batman/Spawn!
Two dark heroes, cursed by tragedy, find their paths again crossing…but not by choice! What sinister foe is at work, pitting the Dark Knight against the Hellspawn? From the shadows of Gotham City to New York City, this epic event is the b...
buddyWalrus rated Batman / Superman: World's Finest #8 Nov 19, 2022
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"RECKLESS YOUTH" continues as Superman and Batman struggle to mentor the new Boy Thunder! The Key has drawn the World's Finest team into an impossible dilemma unlike any they've ever faced when the entire city of Metropolis goes into a deadly lockdown!
Not gonna lie, at first I thought Boy Thunder was lame, but this issue had me rooting for him. Nice read.
buddyWalrus dropped Jurassic League (2022) from their pull list Nov 19, 2022
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You know the story: an infant escapes the destruction of its home planet and is deposited on Earth to be raised by human parents. A goddess from a lost city defends truth. A Tyrannosaurus rex dons the visage of a bat to strike fear into evildoers' hearts. This heroic trinity, alongside a league of other super-powered dinosaurs, join forces to save ...
buddyWalrus rated Batman / Superman: World's Finest #7 Nov 19, 2022
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BRAND-NEW STORY ARC! The untold story of Superman's short-lived sidekick is at last revealed, but what secret connection to one of DC's most timeless tales does this story foreshadow? Only time will tell (that's a clue, folks). The next epic arc in the World's Finest saga begins here! INTRODUCING: BOY THUNDER!
buddyWalrus rated Batman / Superman: World's Finest #6 Nov 19, 2022
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THE FLYING GRAYSON FLIES THROUGH TIME! The Dark Knight and the Man of Steel might have been victorious in their battle against the dreaded Devil Nezha (but were they, though? More on that to come, kids...) but there's one thing they forgot in all the madness...Dick! Robin the Boy Wonder is lost in time like some kind of chrono-Home Alone...and to f...
buddyWalrus rated Batman / Superman: World's Finest #5 Nov 19, 2022
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THE FIRST ARC OF WORLD'S FINEST CONCLUDES WITH A SHOCKING FORESHADOWING OF DCU EVENTS TO COME! The sinister machinations of the devil Nezha have run ragged the Man of Steel and the Dark Knight ever since he made his first terrifying debut in Detective Comics #1050...but what secrets does this villain hold for the future of the DCU? Clues abound for...
buddyWalrus rated Batman / Superman: World's Finest #4 Nov 19, 2022
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As Robin and Supergirl race to retrieve the secrets of the Devil Nezha from ancient China, Batman and Superman get more than they bargained for in the present! To save humanity from the fires of the demon, the World's Finest must go toe-to-toe with the protector of Sector 2814...Hal Jordan.
buddyWalrus rated Batman / Superman: World's Finest #3 Nov 19, 2022
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Great Scott! It's a twisted time-travel tale of titanic tenure! In an attempt to get to the bottom of the mystery of the demon, Robin the Boy Wonder and the Supergirl of Krypton venture back in time to China circa 1600 B.C.-running headfirst into the ancient superheroes known as the House of Ji! Meanwhile, Superman and Batman are losing a race agai...
buddyWalrus rated Batman / Superman: World's Finest #2 Nov 19, 2022
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The Man of Steel and the Dark Knight have arrived at the compound of Niles Caulder-the Chief in charge of that strange band of misfits known as the Doom Patrol-but all is not as it seems. While Batman works with Niles to cure Superman of his freakish transformations, a side mission to track a mysterious figure known as "the Demon" attracts the Dark...
buddyWalrus rated Batman / Superman: World's Finest #1 Nov 19, 2022
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The Dark Knight. The Man of Steel. They are the two finest superheroes that the world has ever known...and they're together again in an epic new series from the legendary talents of Mark Waid and Dan Mora! In the not-too-distant past, Superman's powers are super-charged from a devastating chemical attack by the villain Metallo...and the only ally t...
buddyWalrus rated The Strain: Mister Quinlan - Vampire Hunter #5 Nov 19, 2022
Quinlan returns to Rome, attempting to live a quiet life despite the chaos around him, but the Master has other plans. Violence and betrayal abound, changing the course of the vampire hunter's life as his Roman origin story comes to its thrilling conclusion.
buddyWalrus rated The Strain: Mister Quinlan - Vampire Hunter #4 Nov 19, 2022
Quinlan races against time to move the dwindling troops into place and support Tacitus's surge against the Berber horde. Can he hold out against the vampire menace lurking in the desert and fulfill his mission?
o The origin of Mr. Quinlan from The Strain-by Pan's Labyrinth and Pacific Rim director Guillermo del Toro and writer David Lapham...
buddyWalrus rated The Strain: Mister Quinlan - Vampire Hunter #3 Nov 19, 2022
While leading heat-stricken and water-deprived Roman soldiers through the scorching desert to fight back against the Berber hordes, Quinlan uncovers a grave scheme that has the potential to obliterate his troops entirely.
buddyWalrus rated The Strain: Mister Quinlan - Vampire Hunter #2 Nov 19, 2022
Now a champion in the ancient arenas of Rome, Mr. Quinlan finds himself up against the fiercest of all of the gladiators. But his chances of survival outside the arena are even worse, as the Master closes in on Mr. Quinlan after years of searching!
buddyWalrus reviewed The Strain: Mister Quinlan - Vampire Hunter #1 Nov 19, 2022
Dark, gory, horrific vampire tale surrounding the "Born," or the result of a vampire/human offspring. This is a powerful read even with limited prior knowledge of The Strain series. Just picture a half vampire half human as an unwilling gladiator bad ass looking for revenge on the evil entity that spawned him. The voice is well written, cold and flawless, but with just enough humanity to make you more
A vampiric abomination seeks to destroy the monster that sired him. Born as a mistake of a powerful vampire known as the Master and raised in the brutal gladiatorial arenas of ancient Rome, Mr. Quinlan must survive long enough to carry out his mission when his target begins hunting him.
buddyWalrus added Jurassic League (2022) to their pull list Nov 19, 2022
You know the story: an infant escapes the destruction of its home planet and is deposited on Earth to be raised by human parents. A goddess from a lost city defends truth. A Tyrannosaurus rex dons the visage of a bat to strike fear into evildoers' hearts. This heroic trinity, alongside a league of other super-powered dinosaurs, join forces to save ...
buddyWalrus reviewed Jurassic League #4 Nov 19, 2022
Art is improved from the last issue. Love it.
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The trinity of Batsaur, Wonderdon, and Supersaur welcomes a few new monstrous members in the form of Aquanyx, Flashraptor, and Green Torch! But can even a fully staffed Jurassic League stand a chance against Darkseid and his army of corrupted carnivores?
buddyWalrus reviewed Jurassic League #3 Nov 19, 2022
Art takes a small turn for the worse here IMO. But it still fits the aesthetic and does not take me out of the enjoyment.
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With Wonderdon entering the fray to help Batsaur and Supersaur defeat Brontozarro, the Jurassic League has officially formed! But Darkseid's mysterious machinations continue to reveal themselves, and this Triassic trinity might not be enough to stop him. Luckily a heroic hadrosaur has joined the battle. Enter the Green Torch!
buddyWalrus rated Jurassic League #2 Nov 19, 2022
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Bizzarosaur has invaded Supersaur's home village, and now the super-powered sauropod must defend his home and the humans who have raised him since his arrival on Earth. But will he be strong enough to defeat this strange foe, or will he need the help of Wonderdon and Batsaur, who are both converging on his location? A whole new Trinity assembles fo...
buddyWalrus reviewed Jurassic League #1 Nov 19, 2022
Surprisingly enjoyable, but don't expect a sprawling superhero narrative with deep character studies. I read this precisely because I don't care that the premise is utterly ridiculous. The dialogue is simple, the aesthetic unforgivingly cartoonish, yet brutal superpowered fights are maintained, and characters more or less retain their classic motivations in dinosaur form. This should have been a m more
You know the story: an infant escapes the destruction of its home planet and is deposited on Earth to be raised by human parents. A goddess from a lost city defends truth. A Tyrannosaurus rex dons the visage of a bat to strike fear into evildoers' hearts. This heroic trinity, alongside a league of other super-powered dinosaurs, join forces to save ...
buddyWalrus rated Reborn #6 Nov 19, 2022
MINI-SERIES FINALE! The big finale of the smash-hit MILLAR-CAPULLO series REBORN is here. The action-packed climax sees Bonnie taking revenge on past enemies and finding her husband Harry, with Big Tom and Roy-Boy by her side.
buddyWalrus rated Reborn #5 Nov 19, 2022
MILLAR-CAPULLO's epic, sell-out sci-fi fantasy story continues. On Bonnie's intrepid trek to find her dead husband, Roy-Boy has finally picked up Harry's scent. Will the couple reunite, or does the message scrawled in blood spell further danger?
buddyWalrus rated Reborn #4 Nov 19, 2022
MILLAR & CAPULLO's epic sci-fi fantasy story continues. Bonnie and Tom are chained and dragged to Black Wish Mountain, where they are confronted by a vengeful figure from the past. Will they escape to find Harry, or be turned over to Lord Golgotha?
buddyWalrus rated Reborn #3 Nov 19, 2022
MILLAR & CAPULLO's epic sci-fi fantasy story continues. Bonnie is captured by Dark Lands gangsters during her quest to find her missing husband-gangsters who will deliver her to evil General Frost and his boss, Lord Golgotha. But just as all hope seems lost, Bonnie's warrior powers start kicking in.
buddyWalrus rated Reborn #2 Nov 19, 2022
MILLAR and CAPULLO's epic sci-fi fantasy story continues. After her death, Bonnie is reborn in Adystria and has a sword thrust into her hand. As the evils within the Dark Lands get stronger, she is Adystria's only hope: their savior.
buddyWalrus rated Reborn #1 Nov 19, 2022
MARK MILLAR & GREG CAPULLO join forces to create the smash hit sci-fi / fantasy story of the year: REBORN. Where do you go when you die? Not heaven or hell; somewhere else. Somewhere you have to fight to survive. Somewhere the people from the past are waiting for you-the good and the bad.
buddyWalrus reviewed Starhenge: The Dragon and the Boar #5 Nov 19, 2022
Plots/sub plots finally begin to tie in together and move forward in the wake of the narrator's first deadly encounter from the previous issue.
MOR-DREADNAUGHTS invade the palace and attack the URMeanwhile, MERLIN instructs KING ARTHUR as the SAXON threat grows, but is Arthur's ambition causing him to lose sight of the true objective - to protect MAGIC at all cost?
buddyWalrus reviewed Starhenge: The Dragon and the Boar #4 Nov 19, 2022
An abrupt but mostly welcome change in illustrative aesthetic in the first half of this issue (more traditional comic art and panels).
AMBER and DARYL battle the MOR-DREADNAUGHT, revealing unexpected things about both of them! MERLIN conspires to arrange the birth of ARTHUR, the once and future king.
buddyWalrus rated Starhenge: The Dragon and the Boar #3 Nov 19, 2022
MERLIN and UTHER go to battle in HIBERNIA before stealing the giant stones off of Mount Kilaraus with the help of CERNUNNOS. AMBER and DARYL visit STONEHENGE and later face an unexpected horror...
buddyWalrus rated Starhenge: The Dragon and the Boar #2 Nov 19, 2022
MERLIN persuades KING AURELIUS to allow him to start the construction of STONEHENGE. Meanwhile AMBER and DARYL reunite under less than ideal circumstances in Brighton, as future MOR-DREADNAUGHTS prepare to hunt them!
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