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Power Girl #17

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  • Title: Power Girl #17
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  • Writer:Judd Winick
  • Artist:Sam Basri

Batman helps Power Girl track down Benjamin Vitale, the sixth most prosperous arms dealer in the world, who has stolen a Cybernetic Re-Adaptive Stimulant Humanoid.

Sadly Batman only stays around for the first few pages. I say sadly because it’s Power Girl’s thoughts about Dick and the interplay between the two that works best. I like Kara’s take on Dick, and love her comment about how much he sounds like Bruce when he tries to look out for her (and how much he doesn’t when he offers a joke before he swings off into the night).

That’s not to say the rest of the issue involving a confused Power Girl fighting a fetishized weirdo in the Antarctic isn’t fun (’cause you know it is). The fight itself works well as the does the “surprise” ending (which you should be able to guess).

The next issue should have another big throwdown and more answers, but this issue works well on its own (mostly for the early scenes with Batman). Worth a look.

[DC $2.99]

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Comic Rack

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What? Can this be? After all this time? A brand spankin’ new issue of the RazorFine Comic Rack? Fear not true believers, your eyes aren’t playing tricks with you.

We’re here to get you ready with a quick list of all kinds of comic book goodness from DC Comics, Marvel, Image, and a few of those smaller publishers as well. They’re all headed to your local comic shops this week including Batman Beyond, Bruce Wayne: The Road Home – Catwoman, Chaos War, Conan The Cimmerian, Darkwing Duck, Daredevil, Deadpool, Gen13, Green Hornet Year One, Hellblazer, Justice League of America, Power Girl, Ratchet And Clank, Shadowland: Power Man, Skullkickers, The Spirit, Thor: First Thunder, The Walking Dead, and first issues of Carnage, Kick-Ass 2, Loki, Ragman Suit Of Souls, and Soldier Zero.

So pull that old beanbag out of the closet, dust it off, and sit yourself down for all that and more after the jump.

Enjoy issue #101

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Bruce Wayne: The Road Home – Batgirl

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  • Title: Bruce Wayne: The Road Home – Batgirl (One-shot)
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Out of all the Bruce Wayne: The Road Home One-shots so far this is my favorite. Fans of the regular Batgirl comic will get what they’ve come to know and love including some great comedic back-and-forth between Stephanie Brown and Oracle (and Stephanie and Proxy), including one scene which teases something I’ve been waiting for DC to touch on for months – why isn’t Batgirl in the Birds of Prey?

To get back to the story, Batgirl shows up to stop an intruder at Waynetech Research, one she seems sure is Amazo. If you’ve been reading these you know it’s in fact Bruce Wayne moving behind-the-scenes as well as testing various members of the Bat-family.

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Bruce Wayne: The Road Home – Batman and Robin

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  • Title: Bruce Wayne: The Road Home – Batman and Robin (One-shot)
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Even if The Return of Bruce Wayne mini-series isn’t finished yet, it seems like the original Batman is back in action…sort of. In the first of a series of one-shots Bruce Wayne sticks to the shadows as the mysterious “Insider,” checking in on various members of the Bat-family to gauge the readiness and test their abilities.

This issue finds Bruce offering some high praise to Dick Grayson (in narration) for not only taking on the mantle of Batman and wearing it with such confidence, but also making it his own. He also gives Dick high marks for how well Damian is performing as Robin.

As with the other one-shots the thread of Vicki Vale‘s search for proof of Batman’s real identity continues as she has dinner with Thomas Elliot and realizes for the first time the man parading himself around Gotham as Bruce Wayne is anything but.

The most interesting thing about these one-shots is who Bruce decides to tell he is back. He doesn’t let on to either Dick or Damian, but does reveal himself to Tim Drake (here) and a few select others.

Even if the issue jumps the timeline of Bruce Wayne/Batman’s return up faster than the rest of the DCU seems ready for, it’s still a good read, and worth a look.

[DC $2.99]

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Superman #703

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  • Title: Superman #703
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Wow. Just, wow. This might be the most hamfisted story writer J. Michael Straczynski has ever written (and if you’ve seen the last couple seasons of Babylon 5 you know that’s not an easy thing to accomplish).

After an opening scene where Superman basically tortures a random citizen we move straight into the Man of Steel lecturing Batman about needing to look out for the little people. Take a moment and think about that. Superman lecturing Batman about looking out for average citizens. Really? REALLY?!

If that isn’t enough we get the exact doomsday scenario Dick suggests could happen (Superman being attacked by a super-powered crazy in the middle of small town/suburban America) – in the same issue!

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