Batman

[caption id=“attachment_451” align=“alignleft” width=“195” caption=“Batman #5”] [/caption] Eric’s Book Eric: I have to say that this week there was no shortage of great, great stories. I almost chose Daredevil #8 for my entry this week because I thought Waid did such a great job on the writing. There were neat twists, great dialogs, and an overall fun plot that ties into the story Dan selected in Week 5. Dan: Plus it would have been a neat twist to see a book that I read and champion being selected by you instead. ...

[caption id=“attachment_191” align=“alignleft” width=“195” caption=“Batman #3”] [/caption] Eric’s Book: Eric: Alright, it’s time for some Comic POW! Dan: Fight! Eric: So, for this week’s POW! I selected Batman #3, written by Scott Snyder with art by Greg Capullo. Basically, Batman is being hunted by some group associating themselves with the Owls of Gotham Lore. Last issue they tried to kill Bruce Dan: Are owls scary now? Eric: Well, according to Alfred, they hunt Bats, so perhaps they should be! ...

[caption id=“attachment_68” align=“alignleft” width=“193” caption=“Justice League #1”] [/caption] The dust has settled on DC’s new 52 and the second month’s worth of comics have been released. The first month was obviously great for sales. Many of the titles went into third or fourth printings. But what effect did it have on my comic selection? I’ve always been more of a Marvel guy although I’ve enjoyed Batman cartoons and movies. Before the new 52 I’d started collecting Detective Comics, Batman and Robin, and Gotham City Sirens. The new 52 piqued my interest since the books were supposed to written for new readers, like me, to be able to just jump right in. So I added Justice League, Justice League International, Catwoman, Batman, Batman: The Dark Knight, Suicide Squad, Nightwing, Teen Titans, Red hood and the Outlaws, Birds of Prey, Batwoman, Supergirl, Superboy, Action Comics, and Superman to my pull list. So in the first month they definitely got what they wanted: people trying out books they’d never considered before. I know I’d found myself bored whenever I’d looked through a Superman book. ...