It’s time for another round of comic book reviews. There were a lot of major releases this week to talk about. With that in mind this week we’ll be covering Barbara Gordon: Breakout #7, Blood & Thunder #19, Daredevil #9, Legion of Super-Heroes #3, Power Rangers Unlimited #5, and Transformers #38. Find out how these comic books turned out with the latest comic book reviews round-up below.
BARBARA GORDON: BREAKOUT #7
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Writer: Mariko Tamaki
Artist: Pablo M. Collar
Colorist: Tamra Bonvillain
Letterer: Ariana Maher
Barbara Gordon: Breakout #7 spices up the story by bringing in Two-Face to further complicate our hero’s current situation. In the process Mariko Tamaki and Pablo Collar use this as a way to emphasize how isolated Barbara is being a prisoner inside a supermax prison. That includes showing how this new story arc takes place before Batman: Bad Seeds. Tamaki and Collar use this in the best way of making this a point of emphasis for why Two-Face presence makes things worse for Barbara. Which creates the question of how Barbara will even survive everything that continues to happen to her while locked up.
Overall Rating: 8 Night Girls out of 10
BLOOD & THUNDER #19
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Writer: Benito Cereno
Artist: E.J. Su
Colorist: Msassyk
Letterer: Rus Wooton
Blood & Thunder #19 continues the story of our series leads being on the run. It is a story that is progressing slowly as we see a split of focus between the leads and what Middleditch is up to. The split in the narrative continues to make this current story arc feel like a big transition for the series. We aren’t progressing very far. It is more about how Benito Cereno and E.J. Su are putting these characters in a position for the series to get into a bigger storyline.
Overall Rating: 6 Night Girls out of 10
DAREDEVIL #9
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Writer: Stephanie Phillips
Artist: Lee Garbett
Colorist: Frank Martin
Letterer: Ariana Maher
Mister Fear certainly did not waste time reminding us all why he is one of the most dangerous villains in Daredevil’s rogues gallery. Stephanie Phillips and Lee Garbett go all in on the tactics Mister Fear uses to manipulate a person’s mind to explore all of his target’s fears. Which comes at the worst time possible for Matt Murdock as he is still recovering and getting his mojo back as Daredevil. It is a great test to see how Daredevil can overcome a villain that will push his mental limits.
Overall Rating: 8 Night Girls out of 10
LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES #3
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Writer: Joshua Williamson
Artist: Hayden Sherman
Colorist: Tamra Bonvillain
Letterer: Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou
Legion of Super-Heroes #3 balances telling a grounded story around a family while never losing track of its sci-fi roots. There is a magic in particular to how Hayden Sherman is able to turn a family meeting to have a larger than life feel. Which speak to how well he and Joshua Williamson have gotten over the Persuader as major threats. It is the cold way they approach everything that makes what they end up doing Mekt Ranzz that emphasizes the mountain the Legion must overcome to start this new era off.
Overall Rating: 9.5 Night Girls out of 10
POWER RANGERS UNLIMITED #5
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Writer: Kenny Porter and Joey Esposito
Artist: Alessio Zonno
Colorist: Raul Angulo
Letterer: Ed Dukeshire
The appearance of the Black Turbo Ranger in the previous issue already made a big impact on this series. Now the villain’s appearance may have been one upped by the major character who makes their BOOM! Studios debut in Power Rangers Unlimited #5. That is all done in a way that adds even more intrigue around the dynamic we have between BOOM! Studios Power Rangers’ Billy and the mainline Trini. Meanwhile we have some great character exploration with T.J. Johnson and Taylor Earhardt that is much needed for both characters. All of this, along with the continued development around the Black Turbo Ranger, leads to what’s arguably the strongest issue of the series thus far.
Overall Rating: 9 Night Girls out of 10
TRANSFORMERS #38
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Writers: Robert Kirkman
Artist: Jason Howard
Colorist: Mike Spicer
Letterer: Rus Wooton
Transformers #38 makes the debut of Megatronus Rex a big event. That is thanks to Megatronus Rex waiting no time in making a statement his evolution is more than just a redesign. The impact the Decepticon’s leader makes helps to further several character sub-plots that helps make this another compelling chapter in this Energon Universe series. Click here to read the full review.
Overall Rating: 9.5 Night Girls out of 10
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