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[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,[...]

[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[...]

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[...]

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[...]

Which will be something quite different for Batman's family of Gotham protectors, at least until the recent addition of Gotham Girl in Tom King's Batman run. What exactly Duke's powers are and how these may help him in his mission in Gotham has yet to be fully explored, but it will probably be further detailed in[...]

The book is being done by Tom King and Mitch Gerads and in an interview with DC All Access, King calls this the most ambitious thing he's ever tried to write They want to try and create a 12-issue series in the epic scope of such DC classics as The Dark Knight Returns, All-Star 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[...]

In Batman #28, despite the awesome guest stars of Deathstroke and Deadshot, they don't get enough time on the page and the story feels rushed.

[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,[...]

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 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[...]

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,[...]

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[...]

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[...]

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[...]

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[...]

And,  because it's Tom King writing, all sorts of nuances, shades of grey and relative moralism between the two sides. And how much of it was all Batman's fault? In today's Batman #25, we see how one choice of Bruce Wayne led to set of actions that may have done some terrible things But that was[...]

In the upcoming Batman #25, the two join forces to take down the Batman. With the creative team of Tom King and Mikel Janin behind the wheel, I'm not worried King is an exceptional writer, and in Batman #25 we take a peek inside of Batman's mind as he tells us how the Riddler and Joker got together[...]

And the storyline that launched Tom King's run on the series a year ago. But it's mostly about Batman. The storyline has been edging towards the idea that Batman was going to stop being Batman That he was to take the advice of his parallel dimensional Batman father And, under the machinations of Dr Manhattan, be taken[...]

Though after reading the final page of Batman #24, you might have worked where it was going and why it existed… Recently with Tom King, David Finch and Mikel Janin, the Batman comic has returned the Bruce Wayne/Selina Kyle storyline to the fore And with indications that Bruce Wayne is no longer going to be the Batman,[...]

He's a hero who loves his city, and is prepared to die for it. And this time he almost does! Tom King flawlessly takes over DC's flagship title and delivers an exciting first issue In a nutshell, Rebirth as a whole is trying to separate itself from DC's New 52 The new take on Calendar Man,[...]

Mitch Gerads variant cover for Mister Miracle #1 Back in January, we learned that Batman writer Tom King was planning another twelve issue series in the tradition of The Vision, Omega Men, and Sheriffs of Babylon In fact, it seemed that King would reteam with Sheriffs of Babylon artist Mitch Gerads for the book, which we[...]

Tightly written, with a powerful tension throughout and continuing the breakneck pacing of the last part of the crossover from The Flash #21, the story is a masterpiece in that respect from Joshua Williamson (who took over scripting of Batman from The Button collaborator Tom King for an issue) The art from Jason Fabok and[...]

Once an author creates a piece it's out for interpretation and internalization, and Barton confirmed he may have read more into the Vision than Tom King intended Even down to reading a panel of Vision flying away silhouetted as a distinguished mark of separating himself from the 'American dream prose' and embracing his 'otherness'. Several SU[...]

In October 2017, DC Comics collects the Grayson run from Tom King, Tim Seeley and Mikel Janin that gave us scenes like this. And this. And this. The Grayson: The Superspy Omnibus is out on 24th October for $99.99 With Dick Grayson, exposed as Nightwing, believed dead, and operating as Agent 37 for Spyral, planted by Batman. This oversize omnibus collects[...]

This was a scene from yesterday's Batman by Tom King and David Finch A "war of jokes and riddles" shared between the Riddler and Batman and the idea that Batman did something very bad indeed Was the Joker involved? Yes It's the Joker Vs The Riddler, and it happened years ago. In June we will see the[...]

I Am Bane is a new story arc kicking off with Batman #16 from writer Tom King and artist David Finch. Both were forced to grow up as orphans, fighting through devastating loss and hardship to become something more One became one of the world's greatest heroes The other, one of its most destructive villains[...]

The original 3Dnado was one of the most frequent causes of resets of the Has DC Done Something Stupid Today counter in history. The regular creative teams of Batman's Tom King and Jason Fabok and The Flash's Joshua Williamson and Howard Porter will write and draw the crossover in April While the regular issues will hold the[...]

By Octavio Karbank Brought on stage were Tom King, David Finch, Scott Snyder, Julie and Shawna Benson, Tim Seeley, Steve Orlando, and James Tynion IV. Tom King and David Finch, the current creators on Batman, kicked things off by discussing the collaborative process they share, with Mr King feeling especially lucky to have someone as talented as[...]

He also gives an unforgiving account of the pressure he felt at DC Comics, his failure to deal with it well, and his troubles since. But one detail is a Black Lightning/Superman comic book called Sources commissioned by DC Comics, written by new Batman writer Tom King especially for Von Eeden to draw when he was both[...]