{"id":151883,"date":"2020-03-03T22:58:17","date_gmt":"2020-03-03T22:58:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/comicattack.net\/?p=151883"},"modified":"2020-03-03T23:01:33","modified_gmt":"2020-03-03T23:01:33","slug":"chirpin-tuesday-reviews-02-26-20","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/comicattack.net\/chirpin-tuesday-reviews-02-26-20\/","title":{"rendered":"Chirpin&#8217; Tuesday Reviews 02\/26\/20"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><strong>Action Comics #1020 (DC)<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>Martin:<\/strong> 3.5\/5 stars. The best part of this isSuperman reconnecting with the Young Justice team. Confusing time-wise, but entertaining, are the showdown between Supes\/YJ\/JL\/Legion of Doom\/Leviathan. Disappointing is the art.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><strong>Amethyst #1 (DC)<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>Martin:<\/strong> 4\/5 stars. Great re-imagining of Amethyst&#8217;s origin that expertly straddles the line between fantasy, mystery, &amp; superhero. The opening sequence with Amy and her &#8220;earth parents&#8221; is spot on, but the really compelling part is the mystery in Gem World.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-151886\" src=\"https:\/\/comicattack.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/batman-88-195x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"195\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/comicattack.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/batman-88-195x300.jpg 195w, https:\/\/comicattack.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/batman-88.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 195px) 100vw, 195px\" \/>Batman #88 (DC)<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>Martin:<\/strong> 4\/5 stars. Tynion&#8217;s story is unfolding slowly, but it&#8217;s so engaging, it seems like it&#8217;s moving faster than it is: he knows how to put enough info to keep things interesting without giving away too much. Plus the new Batman gadgets are fun!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><strong>Batman\/Superman #7 (DC)<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>Martin:<\/strong> 4\/5 stars. Start of a new arc, with really intriguing characterizations of Zod &amp; Ra&#8217;s al Gul. While I wanted the Zod truce to last longer, it&#8217;s so well explained here that I can&#8217;t complain. Much more than a villain team-up.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><strong>Detective Comics #1020 (DC)<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>Martin:<\/strong> 3.5\/5 stars. I really like the visuals, &amp; the story is intriguing but a bit convoluted right now. Two-Face is one of Batman&#8217;s more complicated villains, but he&#8217;s almost unrecognizable here. Hopefully this will be explained later.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><strong>Dial H for Hero #12 (DC)<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>Martin:<\/strong> 5\/5 stars. The end of 1 of my favorites comics. @samhumphries writing &amp; characterization is emotional &amp; compelling, &amp; the art by @Joe_Quinones especially the spread with homages to comics of decades past, is fantastic. My comic of the week.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><strong>Isola #10 (Image)<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>Martin:<\/strong> 4.5\/5 stars. Of course the art &amp; colors are amazing as always, but the way the story unfolds is so well-done, keeping the level of mystery &amp; tension high, with a fantastic cliff-hanger ending. Summer 2020 (next issue) can&#8217;t come soon enough!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-151884\" src=\"https:\/\/comicattack.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/dial-h-12-195x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"195\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/comicattack.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/dial-h-12-195x300.jpg 195w, https:\/\/comicattack.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/dial-h-12-666x1024.jpg 666w, https:\/\/comicattack.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/dial-h-12-768x1181.jpg 768w, https:\/\/comicattack.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/dial-h-12-999x1536.jpg 999w, https:\/\/comicattack.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/dial-h-12.jpg 1301w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 195px) 100vw, 195px\" \/>Justice League #40 (DC)<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>Martin:<\/strong> 3.5\/5 stars. It&#8217;s jarring to read this after last issue&#8217;s ending; you have to know that this takes place in the past, &amp; last issue&#8217;s end will play out this summer in an event comic. It almost reads like a fill-in story.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><strong>Justice League Dark #20 (DC)<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>Martin<\/strong>: 4\/5 stars. Start of a new arc involving the different Parliaments out of balance due to the rules of magic being re-written last arc. Wonderful, creepy visuals &amp; a spectacular, beautiful black-&amp;-white page with Abigail Arcane.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><strong>Justice League Odyssey #18 (DC)<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>Martin:<\/strong> 3.5\/5 stars. I&#8217;ve been ready to give up on this series a few times, but each time the following issue drags me back. The writing, characterization, &amp; goals of Epoch this issue have me hooked, &amp; Dex-Starr makes me laugh.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><strong>Leviathan Dawn #1 (DC)<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>Martin:<\/strong> 4\/5 stars. I&#8217;m a sucker for mysteries &amp; spy stories, especially when they involve a mis-matched group of some of my favorite characters, including the Question. This mini-series is off to a much more auspicious start than Event Leviathan.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-151885\" src=\"https:\/\/comicattack.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/lois-lane-8-195x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"195\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/comicattack.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/lois-lane-8-195x300.jpg 195w, https:\/\/comicattack.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/lois-lane-8.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 195px) 100vw, 195px\" \/>Lois Lane #8 (DC)<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>Martin:<\/strong> 4\/5 stars. This should be re-named &#8220;Lois &amp; Renee&#8221; and I am here for it. Rucka&#8217;s writing for Renee is top-notch, &amp; the Lois parts, while few &amp; far between, are strong. Superman showing up at the police station was great.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><strong>Year of the Villain: Hell Arisen #3 (DC)<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>Martin<\/strong>: 4\/5 stars. This has been an entertaining mini-series &amp; this issue is no different with some unpredictable actions by DC&#8217;s most unpredictable villain. But despite the fun, it seems a bit disconnected from the main DC universe.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><strong>Young Justice #13 (DC)<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>Martin:<\/strong> 4.5\/5 stars. I was really looking forward to the Warlord parts of this story, and this did not disappoint! Having Warlord creator Mike Grell illustrate a bunch of almost poster-like pages of his creation is icing on the cake!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">martin@comicattack.net<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Action Comics #1020 (DC) Martin: 3.5\/5 stars. The best part of this isSuperman reconnecting with the Young Justice team. Confusing time-wise, but entertaining, are the showdown between Supes\/YJ\/JL\/Legion of Doom\/Leviathan. Disappointing is the art. Amethyst #1 (DC) Martin: 4\/5 stars. Great re-imagining of Amethyst&#8217;s origin that expertly straddles the line between fantasy, mystery, &amp; superhero. 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