Welcome back to another edition of comic book reviews round-up! This week we’ll be covering Absolute Wonder Woman #12, Black Cat #2, Green Lantern #27, Immortal Legend Batman #2, Justice League Unlimited #11, Mighty Morphin Power Rangers/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III #2, Street Sharks #1, Storm #12, Ultimate Spider-Man #21, and Void Rivals #23. Find out how these comic books turned out with the latest comic book reviews round-up below.
ABSOLUTE WONDER WOMAN #12
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Writer: Kelly Thompson
Artist: Hayden Sherman
Colorist: Jordie Bellaire
Letterer: Becca Carey
Kelly Thompson and Hayden Sherman deliver the best issue of this series to date with Absolute Wonder Woman #12. This issue is a testament to Wonder Woman’s incredible will power to overcome everything she faces in the never-ending maze. No matter what challenge she is thrown, see her rise above it all to finally find her way back home. By doing so Wonder Woman’s actions are shown to have immediate ramifications. These ramifications create so many questions about what is going on in the Absolute Universe. Those questions create so many intriguing things set-up you’re left excited to see how they’re developed.
Overall Rating: 10 Night Girls out of 10
BLACK CAT #2
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Writer: G. Willow Wilson
Artist: Gleb Melnikov
Colorist: Brian Reber
Letterer: Joe Caramagna
Black Cat #2 drives home the magnetic aura that Felicia Hardy carries. It is something not every character has but Felicia has it that makes her such a fun and compelling series lead. G. Willow Wilson balances the witty and thoughtful side of her character. Mixing that in with seeing how she operates as a hero creates a fun story. The only let down is the true antagonist for this mini-series that the final page sets up. It’s a reveal that doesn’t hit as was intended.
Overall Rating: 7 Night Girls out of 10
GREEN LANTERN #27
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Writer: Jeremy Adams
Artist: Xermanico
Colorist: Romulo Fajardo Jr.
Letterer: Dave Sharpe
Green Lantern #27 is pure set-up for the finale of “The Starbreaker Supremacy” storyline. The developments in this issue are certainly necessary, especially the second half of this issue. These developments will have ramifications beyond this storyline. That alone makes this issue important. Though it does not mask the set-up nature of this chapter. But as a Green Lantern fan, seeing all the Lantern Corps does deliver on the hype. That’s all the penultimate chapter needs to do, and Green Lantern #27 accomplishes it.
Overall Rating: 8 Night Girls out of 10
IMMORTAL LEGEND BATMAN #2
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Writers: Kyle Higgins and Mat Groom
Artists: Erica D’Urso and Dan Mora
Colorist: Tamra Bonvillain
Letterer: Becca Carey
Immortal Legend Batman #2 shows that the universe we’ve been introduced to has so many corners to be explored. The way Kyle Higgins and Mat Groom adapt Batman’s methods to being a Power Rangers-esque hero is just cool to see. The action, when we get to it, is fast paced and energetic. The only problem this issue runs into is that it takes a while to get to the fun action. And as we see with Nightwing and Robin’s appearance in this issue, some of that time could’ve been used to develop other aspects of this series. Hopefully the next issue has a better balance, as Immortal Legend Batman is an Elseworld with a ton of potential for cool takes on classic characters.
Overall Rating: 6.5 Night Girls out of 10
JUSTICE LEAGUE UNLIMITED #11
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Writer: Mark Waid
Artist: Carmine Di Giandomenico
Colorist: Tamra Bonvillain
Letterer: Ariana Maher
Justice League Unlimited #11 is a loud, action-focused comic book. There is an intensity to the action that as the reader you get the feeling Mr. Terrific and the other Leaguers are running out of time. Creating that level of urgency helps this issue not just feel like it is pure set-up for DC K.O. It doesn’t escape setting up the upcoming DC Comics event but at least the omega threat level is firmly put over.
Overall Rating: 7.5 Night Girls out of 10
MIGHTY MORPHIN POWER RANGERS/TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES III #2
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Writer: Ryan Parrott
Artist: Raul Angulo
Colorist: Vincenzo Federici
Letterer: Ed Dukeshire
The death of Splinter is an event for the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles that will always have a major impact. Mighty Morphin Power Rangers/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III #2 is proof of that with how it changes the dynamic with the entire cast of this crossover. But while the heroes may need a chance to mourn Splinter’s death Lord Zedd and Shredder don’t provide that chance. Lord Zedd and Shredder use this to fully execute their plan in how they’ve tapped into the Morphin Grid. In doing so we get scale to this story that is even bigger than the previous two crossover comics.
Overall Rating: 9 Night Girls out of 10
STORM #12
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Writer: Murewa Ayodele
Artist: Mario Santoro
Colorist: Fer Siguentes-Sujo
Letterer: Travis Lanham
While Storm #12 concludes the “Thunder War” storyline it doesn’t firmly wrap up everything. If anything, Storm #12 can be seen as the season finale for this first act of Murewa Ayodele’s greater Eternal Storm saga. The “Thunder War” ending in this way is satisfying because the cosmic story built with Storm at the center couldn’t just end with this story. Storm #12 leaves things at a stop that leaves you hoping we see what is next in the Eternal Storm saga soon.
Overall Rating: 9 Night Girls out of 10
STREET SHARKS #1
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Writer: Stephanie Williams
Artist: Ariel Medel
Colorist: Valentina Pinto and Jonathan Dobbso
Letterer: Jeff Eckleberry
Street Sharks #1 delivered exactly what it needed to be. This is a comic book that is nostalgia at its finest. There is plenty of nostalgia in the story Stephanie Williams and Ariel Medel tap into. At the same time, they do make this feel like a continuation of the animated series with an episodic tone to this debut issue. If you grew up a fan of the Street Sharks make sure to pick this up. Click here to read the full review.
Overall Rating: 8 Night Girls out of 10
ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #21
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Writer: Jonathan Hickman
Artist: David Messina
Colorist: Matthew Wilson and Erick Arciniega
Letterer: Cory Petit
Ultimate Spider-Man #12 has so many things to like about it that where it ends up faltering is even more disappointing to see. Everything that has to do with Mr. Negative and Gwen Stacy’s Mysterio crew is fascinating. Unfortunately, because of time management issues we don’t get to see other characters get time to shine, such as Spider-Man’s only having a cameo appearance. Hopefully the remaining issues of Ultimate Spider-Man will do a better job managing the time left to fully tap into the potential of the Sinister Six war. Click here to read the full review.
Overall Rating: 6.5 Night Girls out of 10
VOID RIVALS #23
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Writer: Robert Kirkman
Artist: Conor Hughes
Colorist: Patricio Delpeche
Letterer: Rus Wooton
Void Rivals #23 continues the game changing move from the previous issue and gets over how big a shift this development is. Robert Kirkman and Conor Hughes drive home how Proximus “uniting” the Agorrians and Zertonians has wide Energon Universe implications. Dedicating time to the multiple angles of how characters react differently to this event adds to the grand nature of this. It all creates greater intrigue into exactly how this will impact the Energon Universe as a whole.
Overall Rating: 8.5 Night Girls out of 10
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