![]() Batman: The Brave and the Bold is everything you want in an anthology and more. When an anthology arrives that features multiple stories that could easily serve as solo series in their own right, you know you’re in for a treat. The story serves as a taste for a larger universe many will be wanting more. The costume design is edgy and original, with bat wings attached in a clever way. Batman looks cool, sporting a robot bat he can command and a slick motorcycle. Visuals also hammer home the idea of wonderment, confidence, and togetherness between the couple so very well.Ĭlosing out the book is a black and white Batman tale, “Heroes of Tomorrow.” There’s a futuristic angle on the character, who faces off against a threat that will take out two young boys. The layouts are also fabulous, showing how a quiet scene between Lois and Clark in plainclothes can be as dynamic as a hero punching out Doomsday. Rodriguez continues to show us how wholesome and warm Clark can be. The idea of memory returns beautifully by the end of the issue. That theme is detailed in the captions, depicted via notepad pages in the handwritten font by Simon Bowland, to great effect. This story has an underlining idea about memory and how fleeting it may be. There’s something so effortlessly hopeful about Rodriguez’s art. The fact that Clark, the writer, is being asked to help Superman, the hero, is an interesting angle. Over the course of the story, we learn Lois is asking Clark to do more for the Daily Planet, which is hanging by a thread. Cantwell grabs you at the very start with captions that capture the innocence of Superman as he details a time he went camping. “Superman: Order of the Black Lamp” understands Clark Kent, Lois, and Superman so well. ![]() It’s a great start to a story as we start to fall in love with characters while simultaneously learning they’re all in danger in a way they have no idea. They are then thrust into action to stop a time bomb from destroying a prison, a city, and by the end of the story, maybe the entire world.īrisson and Spokes were great together, with a modern and detailed visual style. This issue sets up the team and their various dynamics between each other. Fans of Wildstorm will note familiar faces, but newbies will get handy character profiles when each is introduced. “Stormwatch: Down with the Kings” is a really good team and espionage book. An interesting point is made that every cop is on the case, which shows how little kids in the clutches of Joker can’t be helped unless a caped crusader may be around.īatman is edgy here, willing to let bad guys get very close to death to make a point. We learn through these scenes Joker has struck before, but nobody is taking him seriously. ![]() Intercut with these scenes is Jim Gordon trying to keep a man alive. Still, he’s got a smile on his face and seems to relish toying with people. He’s very creepy in a serial killer sort of way. We’re introduced via silent film title cards depicting his dialogue. A young girl is alone on a rainy night and stumbles upon Joker. Meanwhile, Joker is playing with his food, so to speak. The unflinching and seemingly uncaring Batman is in line with the earlier days of the character. The story opens with Batman basically terrorizing a criminal. A lot of this is due to Gerads’ art, which is near photorealistic with facial expressions and character acting. “Batman: The Winning Card” is haunting, disturbed, and deeply human. Listen to the latest episode of our weekly comics podcast!
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