Tom King Archives

Batman Annual #2 cover by Lee Weeks
Thankfully, some writers like Tom King here do take opportunities to show how things may end for our beloved heroes. You can really get how the relationship between this two works, and it has had me more invested in the romance between Bruce Wayne and Selena Kyle than I ever have before It's elevated it to[...]
Batman #36 cover by Clay Mann and Jordie Bellaire
Plus, great writers like Tom King and Scott Snyder are highly skilled at showing those various sides of the Bruce Wayne. Is he one of my favorite DC heroes again? No, not yet at least Do I still think he is way overused in the DC Universe? Yes certainly Can he still be insufferable in the[...]
Batman #37 cover by Mikel Janin
The colors add a lot of depth and atmosphere of their own. So, the epilogue to the saga of the Batman-Hater is yet another recommendation of a Batman comic from the phenomenal Tom King, Clay Mann, and Jordie Bellaire This comic is one of the most joyous experiences one could get from a comic, and it[...]
batman #36
[rwp-review-recap id="0"] Batman #36 from DC Comics by Tom King, Clay Mann, Seth Mann, Jordie Bellaire, and Clayton Cowles starts a new arc — one that actually makes for a fun jumping-on point for new readers, too. Exploring how Batman and Superman view their friendship, urged on with the news of Batman's engagement to Catwoman, the issue[...]
DC Holiday Special
[rwp-review-recap id="0"] This year's DC Holiday Special contains another collection of short, festive holiday-themed tales featuring an array of characters from across DC's Universe, told by some of the top creators from the publisher including Tom King, Shea Fontana, Denny O'Neill, Jeff Lemire, Giuseppe Camuncoli, Steve Epting, Phil Hester, Joshua Williamson, Neil Googe, Christopher Priest, Greg[...]
Batman Annual #2
[rwp-review-recap id="0"] Batman Annual #2 from DC Comics by Tom King, Lee Weeks, Michael Lark, Elizabeth Breitweiser, June Chung and Deron Bennett continues the trajectory that King and his many wonderful collaborators have taken the Dark Knight on: an emotional exploration of the heart of the Batman and the importance of his relationships with the world[...]
Mister Miracle
[rwp-review-recap id="0"] Mister Miracle #4 from DC Comics by Tom King, Mitch Gerads, and Clayton Cowles is an intimate affair, part courtroom drama, but the players a gaudily dressed 'gods' and the setting is an apartment living room Let that settle in for a second, that peculiar, confusing juxtaposition: that's Mister Miracle, and that's why this series is fast[...]
Batman
[rwp-review-recap id="0"] Batman #33 by Tom King, Joelle Jones and Jordie Bellaire marks the first issue in a new arc after the game-changing proposal, or rather it's answer, from the last issue. Batman and Catwoman are engaged For some reason, this engagement has led them to a desert country that is so marred by war and criminality,[...]
Batman Gets A Rebirth Statue From Kotobukiya
Not to mention the book, written by Tom King, continues the stellar work on the character these last few years that started with Scott Snyder Now, we get a statue based on this newer incarnation. Batman Rebirth Kotobukiya Statue #gallery-1 { margin: auto; } #gallery-1 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 50%; } #gallery-1 img { border: 2px solid #cfcfcf; } #gallery-1 .gallery-caption { margin-left: 0; } /* see[...]
dick grayson
We can't guarantee 100% accuracy- in fact, our accuracy may be much lower than that – but we can guarantee that it's better than looking at a bunch of unfinished pages. In this episode of Improbable Previews, we get a sneak peek at Batman #33 by Tom King and Joelle Jones Will this issue feature a shocking revelation about[...]
Mister Miracle
[rwp-review-recap id="0"] After the frankly superb Mister Miracle #1, Mister Miracle #2 by Tom King and Mitch Gerads from DC Comics has a lot to live up to And while it doesn't play with the form as much, or make as deeply cutting observations into complex human issues through the medium of brightly coloured superhero adventure,[...]
Mister Miracle
[rwp-review-recap id="0"] So, the long-anticipated Tom King and Mitch Gerads Mister Miracle series is finally starting! #1 is finally out Of course, how could I forget about this one? Everyone kept screaming its name at me every time I mentioned that, hey, DC doesn't use a large chunk of its character catalogue right now, as if[...]
mister miracle
But Mister Miracle #1 by Tom King and Mitch Gerads, which Bleeding Cool reviewed here with a 10/10 rating, has sold out from Diamond Comic Distributors on the day it was published as retailers put in record reorder numbers. And as a result, copies of the comic have been burning through eBay, selling for as much as[...]
Mister Miracle
That comic was Mister Miracle #1 by Tom King and Mitch Gerads. Mitch Gerads variant cover for Mister Miracle #1 King, rightly celebrated as a new master of the form, and also apparently at bringing me to tears that marvellous sonuvabitch (he's done it so far with Vision, The Omega Men and even Batman), teams up with[...]
superman
It's telling instead of showing, and I don't care if it's "supposed" to be a summary of events — it still doesn't make for good storytelling (this frustration is directed at a commenter on my Batman review, not at Batman writer Tom King). Art by Mikel Janin and June Chung Both comics kind of glorify war in[...]
Batman
[rwp-review-recap id="0"] Batman #28 from DC Comics by writer Tom King and artists Mikel Janín and June Chung is the next part in The War of Jokes and Riddles Bat-event, as Bruce continues his post-coital story of his biggest early failure in his career as Batman. This issue features Batman being pushed far enough to almost kill,[...]
The Batman Hater Strikes Back: Batman #26 Review
With this reading of him in mind, it makes it hard to feel sympathy for the more intimate depiction that comes from his own comics by writers like Scott Snyder and Tom King The fact that he seems incapable of personal growth by design does not help. That being said, I definitely understand where Joe's reading[...]
Batman
Batman in this issue plays the role of narrator, mainly, and through this narration Tom King shows a side of Batman that is very interesting and powerful. Batman essentially provides exposition on each of the early victims, giving us little tastes of backstory that heightens the sense of loss and damage caused by their deaths[...]
Batman
Today's latest issue of Batman is the second part of the big Batman event, The War of Jokes and Riddles by Tom King, Mikel Janín and June Chung However, it also seems to continue another thing that has been noticed in DC books since Rebirth. Now DC is not unknown for making changes to their continuity,[...]
A Batman Lover Comes To The Dark Knight's Defence
Recently, my fellow Bleeding Cool writer Joshua Davison reviewed Batman #25 by Tom King, Mikel Janin and June Chung He gave it a rather average score of 5 out of 10 I also reviewed the very same issue and gave it the somewhat more favourable score of 10 out of 10. Now, some seem to be[...]
A Batman Hater Reviews Batman #25: No One Understands My Pain (Or My Mad Stacks)
The fact that he has genuine mental health issues makes the character unique, and he gathers the best spinoff heroes this side of Spider-Man. However, like Spider-Man, his spinoff characters tend to be a lot more likable than him, like Nightwing, Red Hood, Batwoman, and Batgirl. Before you say anything, I do at least like Spider-Man, but[...]
Tom King Teases Two Pages Of Mister Miracle #1
Some comic book retailers got to read Mister Miracle #1 by Tom King and Mitch Gerads, the Sherrif Of Babylon team reuniting for another one of those twelve issue stints that King is now famous for. So what did they think? Guys. I just got to read Mister Miracle #1. This is the book of the year[...]
Batman
Written by Tom King, with artwork by Mikel Janín and June Chung, this issue also marks an anniversary since the start of Batman in Rebirth. And as setup, it's intense. Cover by Mikel Janín and June Chung The incredible artwork by Janín and Chung adds to this intensity, like the start of a HBO drama[...]