While cleaning the artifacts Po (Mick Wingert) can’t resist but take a peek at the Mystical Mirror of Yin and Yang which splits his personality into a carefree, humorous Panda and a dark selfish Dragon Warrior.
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The peace jubilee creates a temporary ceasefire between Po (Mick Wingert) and Temutai (Kevin Michael Richardson), the leader of the Qidan Clan. Up first for the pair, each clad in a crown (at a jaunty angle!) is to judge the children’s Kung Fu competition which turns out to be uneventful, that is until it pits Temutai’s nephew against an unknown boy from the next village named Peng (Danny Cooksey).
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Since the reboot all the Bat-titles have had their hiccups so I can’t fault writer Scott Snyder too much if the latest issue of Batman isn’t as good as the first two. Issue #3 showcasing Batman‘s detective skills (THANK YOU!!!) as the Dark Knight Detective uncovers a secret conspiracy hidden in the homes of Gotham City’s wealthiest families for decades.
Greg Capullo’s art feels a little rushed in some of the panels, especially Batman’s fight with the Whisper Gang in the Gotham City subway. Thankfully the fight is saved thanks to a Batman’s ingenious solution to take down the entire gang with the flip of a switch.
As to the Court of Owls, the uncovering of the mystery works well enough, but the conspiracy and super-secret organization full of people dressed up as owls hiding in the homes of Gotham’s most wealthy doesn’t come off any better than it sounds. Issue #3 isn’t a good as I’d like but it’s still the best of the Bat-titles. Worth a look.
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Snake Eyes and the ailing Duke have kidnapped Rodrigo Vargas and taken him to his laboratory in Albania in hopes of finding a cure for the Madness Bug running rampant in Zimbabwe and slowly eating away at Duke as well.
There are a couple of nice moments between Snake Eyes and Duke as the ailing JOE asks his friend to abandon him if the madness makes it impossible to complete their mission. Although Snake Eyes has nothing to say (as usual), you get the feeling he’ll do everything possible to complete the mission except abandon a friend in need.
To help them infiltrate the lab Snake Eyes calls on Kwinn to cash in an old favor. Once in the laboratory, however, the JOEs learn the antidote doesn’t actually exist and there’s a full army of Cobra agents who don’t take kindly to a pair of JOEs hijacking one of their facilities.
There are some nice character moments, and even if more of the action suggested rather than on-panel this time around it looks like next issue should ramp things back up again. Worth a look.
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Despite their initial distrust of each other Hal Jordan agrees to help Sinestro take down the Sinestro Corps and liberate his home planet of Korugar.
The issue also foreshadows a new player in the galactic events of the DCU. Given what they deem is the failure of the Green Lantern Corps the Guardians of the Universe decide they need a new solution to keep the peace. Yeah, I’m sure that will work out well (just like the Alpha Lanterns and New Guardians).
Despite the odd ending that suggests Sinestro might be replacing Hal Jordan on a more permanent basis than anyone assumed, the issue works well enough. However, I am growing tired of Sinestro showing up Hal in every single issue. Once again we get another instance of Hal not knowing how to use his ring. Seriously? I understand you want to show Sinestro as as more experienced, but removing all of Hal’s years of service (which didn’t get rebooted, remember) doesn’t seem like the best option. I like that Hal enjoys his ring, now lets see him know how to use it. Worth a look.
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