BATMAN #4 – Matt Fraction & Jorge Jiménez continue a defining run   Batman #4 continues Matt Fraction’s impressive new era with another issue that excels in character, visual storytelling, and world-building. After the previous issue revealed that the Crown of Storms may be used on Arkham inmates, Bruce Wayne decides to visit Dr. Zeller — in his civilian identity for the first time instead of as Batman. What follows is an unexpectedly charming meet-cute. Zeller is so focuse

Batman isn't fighting merely to win; he is fighting to inspire. And this battle, brilliantly rendered by Snyder and Dragotta, is as brutal as ever. Snyder and Dragotta have once again outdone themselves. This entire arc has been an incredibly brutal, at times desperate, and dire experience. They successfully established Bane as an unstoppable, overwhelming force, its the Absolute Knightfall  where the villain attempts to break Batman in every conceivable way. It felt, at time

I recently picked up the first trade of the current Nightwing  run on a total whim, and it honestly blew me away. I've always loved the character—the Chuck Dixon run  from the 90s really set the standard for his voice, and honestly, no one has matched it... until now. The main plot is straightforward: a gang war brewing in Bludhaven  after the leaders of five different mob groups are killed in one night. While that premise sounds like something we've read before, Dan Watters

DC The story picks up from the cliffhanger at the end of issue 1, with Robin (Tim Drake) cornered as the corrupt Gotham PD closes in. As...

DC Comics 12 issues in, and Snyder and Dragotta have no intentions of hitting the breaks. After a brief break exploring Bane's backstory,...