Fantastic Universes

Article by   Steve J. Ray Catwoman  and the  Joker  will celebrate 80 years in comics very soon. Not only are DC celebrating the event with bumper comics, fans will also get to wear 80th anniversary masks featuring iconic versions of the characters. Artist Ryan Sook has recreated visages from the DC archives, based on illustrations by some of comics’ all time great Joker and Catwoman illustrators, for fans to pick and choose from… or to track down and collect the complete set! Here’s the full press release, direct from DC: 80 years ago, The Joker and Catwoman both made their comic book debut in 1940’s  Batman  #1. To celebrate the longevity of these fan-favorite and globally recognized characters, timed to  The Joker 80 th  Anniversary 100-Page Super Spectacular #1  and  Catwoman 80 th  Anniversary 100-Page Super Spectacular #1  this April, some of the most iconic looks of DC’s original rogues will be captured in a s...

Article by Steve J. Ray At first I missed it, but Batman/Catwoman writer Tom King, and his longstanding collaborator, artist Mikel Janín, have teased a pregnant Catwoman on their Facebook and Twitter feeds! Check this out! Any tried and tested Bat-Fan will be having kittens at this news! Here’s a link to the original post: Tom King ✔ @TomKingTK 6,840 3:09 PM - Feb 19, 2020 Twitter Ads info and privacy 1,719 people are talking about this What do you think? This is one mother of a storyline, isn’t it? What do you make of a pregnant Catwoman? Part of the new Tom King 12 issue mini-series? Please let us know your thoughts! It’s BatDad and CatMomma!

“The Devil Made Me Do It” Writers: Adam Glass and Robbie Thompson Artists: Eduardo Pansica and Julio Ferreira Color Artist: Marcelo Maiolo Letterer: Rob Leigh Review by Steve J. Ray Summary Teen Titans  #39 doesn’t just start off a new story arc, it also introduces a new co-writer and an all new art team to the series. Thankfully we still have the brilliant Adam Glass co-writing, and series regulars; color artist Marcelo Maiolo and letterer Rob Leigh on-board, helping the transition run smoothly. Bernard Chang fans (and who isn’t?) fret not, as he’s still providing some gorgeous covers. Djinn was trapped in her ring during the battles against  Lobo and the Other , now Robin, Kid-Flash, Crush, Roundhouse and Red Arrow are on a collision course with Djinn’s brother, Elias, the original genie and a demonically nasty piece of work. It’s “Djinn Wars” Part One, aptly titled “The Devil Made Me Do It.” Positives Adam Glass has been doing incredible work on this s...

“Take Your Choice” Writer : Ebony Gilbert Director:  Tara Miele Starring: Ruby Rose, Rachel Skarsten, Meagan Tandy, Nicole Kang, Camrus Johnson, Dougray Scott, Sam Littlefield,  Sebastian Roché,  John Emmet Tracy,  Elizabeth Anweis,  and Rachel Maddow Review by Steve J. Ray I have to say that  Batwoman  is on fire right now, and episode 12 “Take Your Choice” is shocking, suspenseful and full of twists, turns and truly great character moments. From The Crisis crossover onwards this show has found its voice and personality; it’s taken the ball and scored touchdown after touchdown, week after, week, after (two week gap), after week. The CW’s scheduling and skip weeks are really annoying, but more often than not, as is the case here, the wait has proven to be well worth it. Take Your Choice We left  episode 11  on a real cliffhanger, with Alice (and her parallel world doppelganger Beth) reeling in what looked like mutual a...

"Arena Of Death" Writer: Dan Jurgens Artists: Scot Eaton and Wayne Faucher Color Artist: Hi-Fi Letterer: Tom Napolitano Review by Steve J. Ray Titans – Burning Rage  #7 was an unexpected surprise, and a welcome one at that. Alongside  Superman: Up In The Sky ,  Wonder Woman: Come Back To Me  and the brilliant  Batman: Universe , this series collected the new 12 page stories that originally saw print in the (extremely hard to find outside of the U.S.A.)  Walmart 100 Page Giant  anthology comics. All the aforementioned collections ran for six issues, so imagine my surprise when a seventh issue of  Burning Rage  appeared in my inbox! If you haven’t been reading this gem of a title, then the collected trade paperback should go on your “must buy” list, particularly because of the extra 24 pages of fun you’ll be getting! (You really should pick up  Batman: Universe  too). Reader’s Digest Si...