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Batman #9

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batman-9-coverThe Night of Owls continues as Batman fights off an army of Talons inside the Batcave while dressed in an armored Bat-suit designed for the most hostile and alien places on Earth, and armed with a pet dinosaur and an army of bats that come in the nick of time.

Most of the issue deals with the fight in the cave but I do wonder why so many Talons were sent after Bruce Wayne (who they didn’t yet know was Batman) when the other targets didn’t garner so much attention.

The back-up story features Alfred‘s father Jarvis in his final days of service for the Wayne family and his attempts to leave Wayne Manor and make it back home only to be stopped by a member of the Court of Owls.

I wish the last few pages had dealt with the Night of Owls other than a mostly forgetable back-up story. I’m also not thrilled with writer Scott Snyder’s attempt to rope Alfred’s family into the seemingly all-encompassing Court of Owls arc. Worth a look

[DC, $2.99]

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Comic Rack

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It’s a new week so it must be time to talk about comics! Welcome to the RazorFine Comic Rack boys and girls. Pull up a bean bag and take a seat at feet of the master as we offer you this quick list of all kinds of comic book goodness set to hit comic shops and bookstores this week from all your favorite publishers including DC, Marvel, Dark Horse, Archie, Dynamite, Image Comics, and others.

This week includes Adventure Time, Birds of Prey, Blue Beetle, Captain Atom, Catwoman, Cobra, Conan the Barbarian, Danger Club, Daredevil, Fury MAX, Ghostbusters, Glory, Hellblazer, Invincible Iron Man, Jughead, Justice League, Mondo, New Mutants, Nightwing, Planet of the Apes, Red Hood and the Outlaws, Richie Rich, Saga, Saucer Country, The Shade, Simpsons Comics, Sixth Gun, Supergirl, Uncanny X-Men, Winter Soldier, Wonder Woman, X-Factor, the first issues of Dancer, Hardcore, and the final issue of Locke & Key: Clockworks.

Enjoy issue #176

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Avenging Spider-Man #7

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avenging-spider-man-7-coverThis comic was a hell of a lot of fun. I haven’t been picking up Marvel’s new version of Marvel Team-Up featuring Spider-Man and a current and former Avenger co-stars but the pair of Spidey and She-Hulk in this issue was too good to pass up.

After the pair take down a giant sewer monster Spidey follows She-Hulk to the Egyptian Exhibit of a local museum hoping for a free meal and some nerdy fun. When he sees some mysterious hooded figures entering the museum the wall-crawler springs into action. And that’s where the fun really begins.

The story has to do with a mystical cat statue, a cult of cat worshipers, and Bastet (the goddess of cats). It also includes She-Hulk growing a tail and Spidey putting on a cow’s head and impersonating a god. Yeah, you gotta pick this one up.

She-Hulk has been far underused in the Marvel Universe of late and any time she’s game to show for another issue here I’ll be sure to pick it up. Must-read.

[Marvel, $3.99]

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Green Lantern #9

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The secret of the Indigo Tribe is finally revealed as Hal Jordan tracks down Natromo, Keeper of the Indigo Light. Jordan learns that years ago Abin Sur freed the world of Nok from invaders who had subjugated the tribe and turned them into slaves.

For a comic with this much monologue, Green Lantern #9 moves at a pretty good pace. The discovery of an Indigo Light which could bring out compassion and remorse in even the most vile creature lead Sur and Natromo to create an army out of the worst killers and sadists in the known universe to fight the biggest threat the universe has ever known – the Guardians of the Universe.

I would have liked to have gotten the Indigo Tribe backstory a couple of issues back (or even way back when the group was first introduced well before the New 52 reboot). The introduction of the Guardians as the universe’s greatest threat opens up several new possibilities and alliances. The idea of making a remorseful army of the worst creatures in the galaxy is an intriguing one. However, it has one major flaw which Hal Jordan stares both Hal and Sinestro down in the comic’s final panel. Worth a look.

[DC, $2.99]

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Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Nine #9

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btvs-season-nine-9-coverAs Spike and the Buffybot track down a former enemy, and old friend, who is responsible for Buffy’s consciousness being trapped in the robot, Xander and Dawn help Detective Dowling hunt down his former partner turned zompire, and Buffy’s unprotected body finds herself at the mercy of crazy slayer with a grudge Simone.

Although I’m still a little disappointed but the abrupt change of direction the series took in the last couple of issues, there are some nice moments here. Andrew coming clean with why he put Buffy’s mind in a Buffybot has just the right mix of misplaced generosity and foolishness that the character has always been known for.

The callback to Xander slaying Jesse in the series opener “Welcome to the Hellmouth” was a nice touch and seems to be returning to more clear-cut version of vampires taking over (instead of taking on the character traits of) their human hosts than we saw in the last couple seasons of Angel.

The final panel suggests we’re going to get to see Buffy vs. Buffy in the next issue, which certainly works for me. Worth a look.

[Dark Horse, $2.99]

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