Welcome back to another edition of comic book reviews round-up! This week we’ll be covering Absolute Batman #15, Green Lantern Corps #11, Nova: Centurion #2, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #13, Transformers #27, Ultimate Spider-Man #23, and Ultimate Wolverine #12. Find out how these comic books turned out with the latest comic book reviews round-up below.
ABSOLUTE BATMAN #15
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Writer: Scott Snyder
Artist: Jock
Colorist: Frank Martin
Letterer: Clayton Cowles
Absolute Batman #15 nails what it aims to do: tell Absolute Joker’s origin story. Scott Snyder and Jock do so much to provide even greater depth to Absolute Joker’s character. At the same time there is still a mysterious and terrifying aura that radiates from Absolute Joker. It all helps build anticipation for what will happen when Absolute Batman and Joker finally clash in the future. Click here to read the full review.
Overall Rating: 9 Night Girls out of 10
GREEN LANTERN CORPS #11
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Writer: Morgan Hampton
Artists: Wil Conrad, French Carlomagno, and Max Dunbar
Colorists: Lee Loughridge, Ian Herring, Francesco Salaga, and Matt Herms
Letterer: Dave Sharpe
Green Lantern Corps #11 gets across the current chaotic state of the DC Universe post-Fractured Spectrum. Focusing on all the different ways the Green Lantern Corps are tackling the state of the DCU gets across the grander scope for the series. This gave a proper showcase of what each Green Lantern Corps member is bringing to the table as they all split off. That does create a time crunch as we don’t spend dedicated time on one particular story. Instead it’s a bunch of different stories that make up one bigger narrative. It ultimately a trade off that works to make Green Lantern Corps now stand out from other DC titles.
Overall Rating: 8 Night Girls out of 10
NOVA: CENTURION #2
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Writer: Jed MacKay
Artists: Alvaro Lopez and Matteo Della Fonte
Colorist: Mattia Iacono
Letterer: Cory Petit
Nova: Centurion #2 is very much a get the band together type comic book. The first issue got us caught up to where Richard Rider is. Now Jed MacKay, Alvaro Lopez, and Matteo Della Fonte start getting us invested in the supporting cast in this series. That supporting cast comes in the form of a small crew with each of them complimenting who Richard is and elements of his character that aren’t there. It is all gotten across in a show rather than tell way that gets you invested in the cosmic adventure we are on with this series.
Overall Rating: 7.5 Night Girls out of 10
TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES #13
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Writer: Gene Luen Yang
Artist: Freddie E. Williams II
Colorist: Andrew Dalhouse
Letterer: Shawn Lee
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #13 is fantastic start to Gene Luen Yang and Freddie E. Williams II’s creative run. They do a great job tapping into the potential in the foundation left to them by their predecessors. Leonardo, Raphael, Donatello, and Michelangelo being public heroes does a lot for what their dynamic is with each other and the world around them. The added big developments that they are not aware of adds another level of intrigue in what will happen in this series moving forward. Everything that happens in TMNT #13 drives home why this continues to be a must-read series. Click here to read the full review.
Overall Rating: 8.5 Night Girls out of 10
TRANSFORMERS #27
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Writer: Robert Kirkman
Artist: Dan Mora
Colorist: Mike Spicer
Letterer: Rus Wooton
Transformers #27 is the calm before the storm as Robert Kirkman and Dan Mora settle into their run. This is an understandable direction given that the first two issues of their run involved a lot of follow-up on how the most recent Autobots vs Decepticons clash ended. This gave time for many of the Autobots to not just reflect but also start progressing forward with their individual character arcs. There are even things we get revisited on from the opening issues of this series. What that follow-up means along with everything else that is being cooked up for the Autobots, Decepticons, and humans work to build greater excitement for what’s being built.
Overall Rating: 8 Night Girls out of 10
ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #23
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Writer: Jonathan Hickman
Artist: Marco Checchetto and David Messina
Colorist: Matthew Wilson
Letterer: Cory Petit
Ultimate Spider-Man #23 does its job of delivering a strong penultimate chapter for this series. For as much as this is a set-up for the series finale Jonathan Hickman, Marco Checchetto, and David Messina make sure everything progresses to its next natural point. Even the aspects I didn’t like, such as Richard Parker’s continued role in the story, the stuff that works, worked extremely well. The stakes are as high as they can be as Peter Parker faces off against Kingpin and Mister Negative while Harry Osborn and Mysterio make big moves that can impact how Ultimate Endgame starts. That along with other things made Ultimate Spider-Man #23 do everything it needed to have a strong foundation for the finale to build on.
Overall Rating: 8.5 Night Girls out of 10
ULTIMATE WOLVERINE #12
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Writer: Chris Condon
Artists: Alessandro Cappuccio
Colorist: Bryan Valenza
Letterer: Cory Petit
Ultimate Wolverine #12 directly follows up on the previous issue with Logan unleashing his rage and sorrow on Colossus and Magik. The way Wolverine’s attack reflects the turning narrative going on with the people living in the Ultimate Universe complimented each other well. This issue felt like not just a direct follow up of the previous issue of Ultimate Wolverine but also the most recent issue of The Ultimates. It helps create the sense there is something bigger going on and Wolverine’s actions are playing a key role in everything. What that results in with the major X-Men character that appears does a lot to continue the progression of this series.
Overall Rating: 8.5 Night Girls out of 10
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