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For once, the Caped Crusader listens and brings his new team for their first mission. Batman: Detective Comics #987 cover by Eddy Barrows, Eber Ferreira, and Adriano Lucas The Outsiders are finally taking shape again with Detective Comics #987 Like the previous iteration, the team is intended to handle the global threats outside of the Justice League's[...]

The team Arthur chooses to fight the Squad is pretty damn cool. Aquaman #39 art by Joe Bennett, Vicente Cifuentes, and Adriano Lucas Joe Bennett joins up as artist for this issue While I would have Riccardo Federici do art for Aquaman forever if it were possible, Bennett is a damn good artist and brings a more[...]

Black Lightning is on his way to help too. Batman: Detective Comics #986 cover by Eduardo Pansica, Julio Ferreira, and Adriano Lucas Batman: Detective Comics #986 completes this leg of the new Outsiders story, with Batman, Black Lightning, and Orphan finally taking the fight back to Karma. Much of the comic is Batman fighting Karma while Orphan tries[...]

In the heart of the city, Karma makes his next move, and it's ghastly. Detective Comics #985 cover by Eddy Barrows, Eber Ferrieria, and Adriano Lucas This issue caught me off guard with how dark it gets; Karma's plan is outright horrific, and he has the makings for a memorable Batman villain His tirades about the Bat-Family[...]

Batman arrives soon after, but even this trio may be unable to stop this mysterious rogue. Batman: Detective Comics #984 cover by Eddy Barrows, Eber Ferrieira, and Adriano Lucas Karma gets more-or-less the starring role in Detective Comics #984 We get a brief glimpse of him acquiring his helmet before watching him trounce Batman, Black Lightning, and[...]

His first recruit is Black Lightning, who works out of Metropolis and just suffered his own setback. Detective Comics #983 cover by Eddy Barrows, Eber Ferreira, and Adriano Lucas Detective Comics #983 is a perfect example of showing over telling. What sticks out the most in reflection is its understanding that not every reader will be that familiar[...]

Can Red Robin be saved? Can Gotham? If so, what does this mean for the Gotham Knights? Detective Comics #981 cover by Eddy Barrows, Eber Ferreira, and Adriano Lucas With Detective Comics #981, we reach the climactic finale to James Tynion IV's fantastic run on the classic title. The fight between the Knights and Brother Eye actually only[...]

These are gnats unworthy of his time, so he sends Monsieur Mallah to deal with these intruders. Titans Annual #2 cover by Paul Pelletier, Andrew Hennessy, and Adriano Lucas I have rarely been so invested in a comic book relationship as I am now in the one between the Brain and Monsieur Mallah These two need to[...]

New writer Brett Lewis will join artists Shawn Martinbrough and Adriano Lucas on the last set of issues of the comic created by Robert Kirkman, who in his high school senior yearbook was voted most likely to become so filthy rich he can create a comic book he doesn't even have to write or draw himself[...]

Donna Troy is the only one who can help him, but can she escape the Watchtower in time? Titans #22 cover by Paul Pelletier, Andrew Hennessy, and Adriano Lucas The stakes are raised in this issue of Titans, as the Justice League are shown insufficient to the task of stopping the Brain and Monsieur Mallah from destroying[...]

Admittedly, Barrows' art doesn't match all that well with that of Fernandez and Ferreira, and having three artists on a regular 20-page comic is odd. John Kalisz and Adriano Lucas cover the color art, and that holds steady throughout with the dimmer shades one would come to expect of Gotham. Batman: Detective Comics #977 continues to up[...]

They worry that he's hit a backslide, and Donna sends Nightwing and Wally West to check on Arsenal. Titans #21 cover by Paul Pelletier, Andrew Hennessy, and Adriano Lucas The Titans crumble further this issue as Arsenal's judgement is called into question by the rest of the team The scenario could arguably be played better We know[...]

Wally is unsure whether there is still a future for the team. Off-page, Omen and Tempest are trying to see if their relationship will work, and Bumblebee is spending time with her family. Titans #20 cover by Paul Pelletier, Andrew Hennessy, and Adriano Lucas The bulk of the story focuses on Arsenal, Cheshire, and the Intergang plot[...]

Of course, we also see how the Batman first stepped into Karlo's life. Detective Comics Annual #1 cover by Eddy Barrows, Eber Ferreira, and Adriano Lucas This was a great time to retell the origins of Clayface, given the events of Detective Comics #973 It follows up the tragedy of "Fall of the Batmen" aptly, and it[...]