Beware the Batman #2

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Beware of the Batman #2Expecting an eminent threat from Professor Pyg, Batman, Alfred, and Katana split up to protect likely targets. Capturing the super-villains minions, the heroes are unaware that his true target is a vacationing CEO and his family.

I’ve never been a big fan of Professor Pyg, but the various misdirection employed by writer Matthew K. Manning works well here and the villain’s motives certainly fit his profile. I was also very impressed with the art by Dario Brizuela (who also did the awesome Scooby-Doo! Team-Up #1) who takes some liberties with the cartoon’s all-black costume by adding some much needed grey, and gives us some cool sepia-colored origins panels for each of our three heroes.

Brizuela’s panels make this one worth grabbing (even if it is a story about the ridiculous environmental terrorist Professor Pyg). I hope to see more of his work both here and on Scooby-Doo! Team-Up. Worth a look.

[DC, $2.99]

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Once Upon a Time in Wonderland – Bad Blood

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Once Upon a Time in Wonderland - Bad Blood

As Alice (Sophie Lowe) and the Knave (Michael Socha) work on a plan to get into the floating tower, unaware that Cyrus (Peter Gadiot) has already escaped his prison, Jafar (Naveen Andrews) puts his latest plan into action by taking the form of Alice’s father (Shaun Smyth). Despite his clever ruse Alice sees through the deception, but that doesn’t stop the wizard from putting her father’s life in danger and forcing Alice’s hand to use her second wish to save his life and return him home.

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An Interview with Adèle Exarchopoulos & Léa Seydoux

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An Interview with Adèle Exarchopoulos & Léa SeydouxPromoting their award-winning film Blue is the Warmest Color, co-stars Adèle Exarchopoulos and Léa Seydoux recently talked with Interview Magazine for the November issue. In the interview the actresses discuss their public dispute with director Abdellatif Kechiche, the film’s explicit sex scenes, the challenging nature of the project and its emotional toll, Ang Lee‘s Lust, Caution, their prosthetic vaginas, winning at Cannes, and their upcoming projects. You can find the pics from the photo shoot inside.

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G.I. JOE: Special Missions #9

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G.I. JOE: Special Missions #9The latest issue of G.I. JOE: Special Missions centers around one of the least heroic members of the team, Bildocker, whose uncanny ability to scavenge, locate, and trade for necessary ordinance and intel is matched by the overweight desk jock’s lack use in the field that certainly separates him from his more heroic teammates.

With Dial Tone along for the ride, Bildocker soon finds himself in way over his head in the bayou’s as a trip to an old friend to get what Roadblock and Mainframe need for their latest mission gets the pair attacked by Cobra troops and in a fight for their lives far from any back-up.

G.I. JOE: Special Missions #9 is an interesting issue because it reminds us that there are many jobs various JOEs are called on to do and not all of them are as heroic as those on the front lines. He may not fit the mold, but Bildocker is a vial member of the team. Although we only get a single issue for his story, I wouldn’t mind seeing Bildocker pop-up again sometime down the line. Worth a look.

[IDW, $3.99]

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