Off-Topic: Comic Book Reviews

DC's BATMAN 66 #11

As usual, this book delivered great laughs and wonderful entertainment. The art continues to be really strong, though this issue wasn't AS strong as some of the others. I like the way the book has real continuity to it, and this issue references some earlier issues regarding the Joker and other characters. There is also a new twist on the creation of a classic Batman character that did not exist when the original television show came out, much like the Red Hood was explored in an earlier issue. The pacing was bit off, but still the overall story was dynamite.
Storyline: 4.5 Stars
Dialogue: 4 Stars
Pacing: 3 Stars
Art: 3.5 Stars
Overall: 4 Stars

DC's JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #14
This was an interesting comic issue, not because it was particularly moving as a story, but because it kind of felt like an acknowledgment that the book as a whole went off-track somewhere along the way. Each character is reflected upon in light of the FOREVER EVIL crossover, and the groundwork is laid for the new JUSTICE LEAGUE: UNITED book, but overall this felt like an apology and a kind of pining for what might have been. I for one hope that the JLA gets another shot some time in the future, and they don't make the same mistakes they made with this book.
Storyline: 3 Stars
Dialogue: 3.5 Stars
Pacing: 3.5 Stars
Art: 3.5 Stars
Overall: 3.5 Stars

Marvel's NEW GHOST RIDER #3
Well we finally get a better feel for the nature of the New Ghost Rider, and I have to say I like the direction they are going with the character. The ambiguity of whether this new GR is a villain, hero or anti-hero should make for some good mystery and tension going forward. I like the new Robbie Reyes, though there is some danger here of kind of caricaturing his race. The Ghost Rider himself, and the dialogue that is developing between the two sides of the hero, is better. Overall, this book continues to deliver, though the pacing is a bit off and they need to fix that.
Storyline: 4 Stars
Dialogue: 3.5 Stars
Pacing: 3 Stars
Art: 2.5 Stars
Overall: 3.5 Stars

Batman Beyond Universe #10
While this issue jumps around a bit too much, and that messes up the pacing, the INJUSTICE-inspired storyline is really interesting, and I am blown away by how well this comic book is going. The exploration of the alternative histories is done expertly, and that is good because that kind of thing can be messed up very easily in a comic book. There is a lot of mystery and tension regarding who is on who's side in this new battle with the Justice Lords, and the dialogue is solid. Overall, a great book
Storyline: 4 Stars
Dialogue: 4 Stars
Pacing: 3 Stars
Art: 4 Stars
Overall: 4 Stars