Comic Book Review: Mister Miracle #1 - DC Comics (2017)

"Meet: Mister Miracle"

Written by Tom King
Art by Mitch Gerads

Mister Miracle seems to be having a bit of an inside of the mind crisis and dealing with friends, family and most importantly himself has been difficult.

The synopsis I gave is on the vague side for a reason.  Mister Miracle is a twelve issue mini-series and issue one is just the jumping off point.  There are more questions than answers at this point.

Mister Miracle opens with our hero lying on the bathroom floor with his wrists slit.  The fallout from it all plays out throughout the book.  At home with Big Barda, on television in talk show format and also in his mind as he thinks back to childhood.  There are also multiple ominous black panels with "Darkseid is" printed in them.  I am absolutely in love with how this book was written and presented.  I don't know much about Mister Miracle or the New Gods for that matter, so please don't let that deter you from picking up this comic book series.  You may need to pick up a second printing, these books were flying off the shelf and sold out at my local comic book shop.

Speaking of local comic book shop, Samurai Comics in Mesa, AZ was where I picked up Mister Miracle #1 and I was pleased that they had the artist for the series, Mitch Gerads in attendance.  I have had the opportunity to chat with Mr. Gerads at multiple cons and comic book store events and it is awesome to hear his insight.  His art style is a bit different than other comic artists as he does every bit of the artistic process.  Mitch does all of his own pencils, inks, and colors.  It is truly incredible that he is able to do all of the artistic duties and he makes it all look amazing as well.  I was able to get the variant cover of Mister Miracle autographed while I was at the comic shop.

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Comic Book Review: Batman #24 - DC Comics (2017)

"Every Epilogue is a Prelude"

Written by Tom King

Pencils by David Finch
Inks by Danny Miki
Pages 1, 4, 8, 10, 12, 16-20

Pencils and Inks by Clay Mann with Seth Mann
Pages 2-3, 5-7, 9, 11, 13-15

Colors by Jordie Bellaire

Batman and Gotham Girl discuss what her future will be.  Batman is also searching for Catwoman As he has some very important things to say to her.

Tom King continues to prove that he is one of the best writers in comic books.  Issue 24 of Batman shows such great sides to the Dark Knight.  Batman is much more revealing on a personal level and he reveals he doesn't know how to be happy.  His unhappy revelation came during Batman's conversations with Gotham Girl during the daytime within this book.  The conversation continues throughout the comic book through colored captions during the nighttime scenes where we see Batman chasing Catwoman.  As the chase draws closer, we get to see Batman talk to Catwoman and it ends with Batman confessing things to her.  The end of the book has fanboys and fangirls everywhere wondering what Catwoman's response will be.

I really enjoyed having multiple artists for this comic.  There were two distinctly different things going on.  Having Clay and Seth Mann doing the artwork for the daytime chat between Batman and Gotham Girl looked wonderful.  They captured Batman's grittiness while still giving softer looks to Gotham Girl.  David Finch and Danny Miki were in charge of Batman's pursuit of Catwoman and the last page with the all-important gesture should be made into a print.  This comic book is excellent.

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Comic Book Review: Batman #21 - DC Comics (2017)

"The Button" Part 1
Written by Tom King
Pencils and Inks by Jason Fabok
Colors by Brad Anderson

Batman is investigating the button that was mysteriously found during the Rebirth comic book.  Upon finding something unexpected, Batman contacts The Flash who was in the middle of a fight.  Before the Flash could dispose of his foes and get to the Bat-Cave, Batman has a visitor.  Don't read any further if you do not want any spoilers.

This is how you kick of a comic book event.  I am all in on finding out more about this mysterious button as this appears to be a Watchmen tie-in.  Batman sees his father from an alternate universe and also gets into a tussle with the Reverse Flash.  Reverse Flash claims to see God at the end of the comic before he looks to be burned away.  It looks like the aftermath of those that cross Dr. Manhattan(or is that just something we are lead to believe?).

Jason Fabok is an absolutely fantastic person to be doing the art for this comic book.  I've been a huge fan of his work for some time and I really enjoy the way he draws all of the heroes and villains of the DC Universe.  I'm looking forward to seeing more of his work as this story progresses.

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Comic Book Review: Batman #6 - DC Comics (2016)

"I Am Gotham" - Epilogue

Written by Tom King
Pencils by Ivan Reis
Inks by Joe Prado, Oclair Albert & Scott Hanna
Colors by Deron Bennett

Gotham Girl is still feeling the effects from Psycho Pirate and that, being coupled with the loss of her brother Gotham, has her in a downward spiral.  Gotham Girl is lost in her own head, fighting crime and talking to her now deceased brother out loud everywhere she goes.  The other problem with Gotham girl fighting crim is thee fact that every time she uses her powers, her lifespan is shortened.  Duke is concerned and expresses these feelings to Batman.  Batman must now figure out what to do to bring some normalcy to Gotham Girl's life.

I'm a huge fan of what Tom King has done thus far with this Batman series.  This issue was interesting due to Batman had to be much more psychological.  Not psychological in the traditional detective way, but in a way of dealing with someone who has been impacted  emotionally to the point of going mad.  The interactions were great and there will be more in upcoming issues I'm sure.

Ivan Reis has quickly become one of my favorite artists.  I'm always happy to see his name on the cover as I know the artwork will be stellar.  I like when great artists get to work on great books and I hope to see him on a title on a regular basis.

With this story ending, it's time for some new things in the Batman series.  Don't wait for the trade paperback if you haven't been following since issue one, go out and start following this series.  Issue #7 will actually cross over with Nightwing #5(another good series).  There's going to be monsters in it, pick 'em up!

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Comic Book Review: The Sheriff of Babylon #1 - DC Vertigo Comics (2016)

Written by Tom King
Art by Mitch Gerads

Iraq in the year 2004 is the setting for this book full of crime and intrigue.  A police officer named Christopher is sent to Iraq to train the police force.  Sofia is a woman on a mission and Nassir had something taken from him that he can never get back.

May 7th, 2016 was Free Comic Book Day and I had just left the movie theater when I decided to head over to Samurai Comics in Mesa, AZ.  Captain America: Civil War was a great movie but that's a blog for a different time.  I stepped into the comic book shop and there were tables lined up with artists and writers from many different comic book series'.  I was able to chat with a few and then I came to Mitch Gerads' table.  He had a sign instructing people to ask about how to receive a copy of The Sheriff of Babylon #2 for free.  Well, I got that and bought #1 so that's what I'm here to review.

This book was awesome!  One issue in and I'm hooked.  I wasn't sure what to expect and I was beyond pleasantly surprised.  This book has a gritty noir-ish feel to it.  There is lots of blood and course language, which is what you would expect from a crime story set in war zone Iraq.  The introduction to the characters were done so well.  You get a good feel for the main three but you also are wanting to learn more.  Tom King did a brilliant job with this first issue.

Mitch Gerads does the art for this book.  When I say art, I don't mean pencils.  I don't even mean he does pencils and inks.  He does it all including the colors.  This is a tough task in a world of deadlines and when I saw some of the city shots my jaw dropped.  Gerads also does a great job with the facial expressions of the characters.

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