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"Joker/Harley: Criminal Sanity Secret Files" Writers: Kami Garcia and Edward Kurz. MD Artists: David Mack, Jason Badower and Mico Suayan Additional Art By: Mike Mayhew and Cat Staggs Color Artist: Annette Kwok Letterers: Richard Starkings and Comicraft’s Tyler Smith Review by Kendra Hale Everyone’s An Artist Joker/Harley: Criminal Sanity Secret Files  #1 came out this week! It honestly just made us want issue #5 that much more! When we left Harley in  Issue #4  she was getting what she’d been searching for, a face to face with the Joker himself. This wonderful, bonus issue gives us an in-between issue in which we get inside information on the background of the series itself. Let’s dive right in, eh? Sneak Peeks With  Joker/Harley: Criminal Sanity Secret Files  #1, all the crew from the previous four issues come back. The Secret Files are set up as though we’rev watching a flashback episode. We get to see a lot of what’s led us to what’s coming in issue #5. ...

Article by Steve J. Ray On a special edition of the DC Comics News Podcast, the crew sits down with one of the stars of the DC Universe series Doom Patrol , the amazingly talented April Bowlby! She talks about her experiences working on this fantastically weird series, how her character, Rita Farr / Elasti-Woman, has changed over the last two seasons, the unfinished season two finale, her podcast 75 Reads , and much more. Enjoy! CLICK HERE FOR APPLE PODCAST USERS CLICK HERE FOR SPOTIFY Be sure to subscribe to the DCN Podcast on Apple Podcasts or head on over to Spotify, Stitcher, or Google Play, as we are now on all those platforms as well, and if you like what you hear, please give us a 5-star rating and review! If you don’t use any of those, you can listen to our interview with April Bowlby in the player  below: Follow April Bowlby on Twitter:   www.twitter.com/AprilTheBowlby Also be sure to follow the DCN team below: Brad Filicky:   www.twitter.com/filickyb1 Kelly Gain...

The Spider-Man Clone saga is one of the most reviled story lines ever. It featured the return of Spider-Man's clone Ben Reilly, but also dragged Spider-Man through one of the strangest, series of conspiracies and narratives that the franchise have ever seen. But... is it really as bad as the internet would have you believe? Come with us as we review the Clone Saga story arc by story arc as we uncover how one of comics' most infamous series holds up today. "The Final Adventure"  Spider-Man: The Final Adventure #1-4 Writer: Fabian Nicieza Artist:  Darick Robertson Review by Eric Lee This mini-series is an amusing chapter in the Clone Saga. It was created to give Peter and Mary Jane closure on their personal story. However, like many occurrences in the Clone Saga, things did not go as planned. More on that in the end. The last time we saw Peter and MJ, they walked off into the sunset to raise a family and retire from superheroics. Now they live in Po...

"Dumb Patrol" Director: Jessica Lowrey Writers: Tamara Becher-Wilkinson and Eric Dietel Starring: Dianne Guerrero, April Bowlby, Joivan Wade, Matt Bomer, Brendan Fraser, Timothy Dalton, Abigail Shapiro, Stephanie Czajkowski, Karen Obilom, Mark Sheppard, Irene Ziegler, Tommy Snider, Bethany Anne Lind, Stephanie Czajkowski, Avis-Marie Barnes, Jhemma Ziegler, Hannah Aline, Shay Mack and Chelsea Rivero. With Riley Shanahan, Matthew Zuk and the voice of Lex Lang Review by Steve J. Ray In space, no-one can hear you scream, "WHAT THE FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU... !" Last week we saw the Chief blow Cliff out of the air lock, after rescuing Dorothy from the moon. This time we see the - ahem - fallout from those events. Here's WBTV's synopsis of "Dumb Patrol": Miranda helps protect the Doom Patrol from some truly terrible ideas, after a mysterious package arrives at Doom Manor. Rita's visit with the Cloverton beekeeper leads her to confront her lingering mommy is...

"The Anatomy Of A Joke" Writer: Cecil Castellucci Artist: Robbi Rodriguez Color Artist: Jordie Bellaire Letterer: AndWorld Design Review by Fay Clark Leaving Barbara in such a terrifying situation in  Batgirl #46  broke my heart, so, as soon as  Batgirl #47  came out, I needed to know what the creative team had in store for our red headed heroine. There was such a creeptastic atmosphere in the last few pages of the previous issue, that there had to be some pure, tension filled crazy coming next. Well… DC delivered. You’re the biggest joke I can think of There was a part of me that immediately knew I was going on a roller coaster ride, yet I was still hoping it was going to be a ruse. Cecil Castellucci took me on a ride, but I’m still deciding whether I actually liked it or not! There’s so much going on that I want to yell about from the rooftops, but I’m still in shock. The new plot-line being set up truly is a work of art. Castellucci clearly knows what she’s doing ...