Last week RJ and I reviewed the comic that introduced the new DC Universe to readers old and new alike, Justice League #1. We were, in a word, underwhelmed. Immensely. To introduce the DCnU in a comic that was just banter and nothing else was nothing short of disastrous, in our humble comic book blogger opinion.

Action Comics #1 was how they should have introduced the new universe. Aside from the obvious parallels – the original Action Comics #1 in 1938 introduced readers to an exciting new character, Superman, who would be the world’s first super hero – the relaunch introduces a radically different Superman, one who takes a more proactive approach towards social justice as opposed to the “big blue boy scout” that we all know and love. (continue reading…)

We’ve often talked of sexual tension in the comics we read, mostly because your Comicgasm editors are such immature man-children. We would never let anything vaguely resembling homosexual relations between your favorite superheroes pass for a cheap joke. You’re welcome.

Anyway, one of the greatest comic book bromances rivalries of all  time would be between Superman and Lex Luthor. However, it can get pretty old and stale, and you wouldn’t fault Superman for looking somewhere else. Somewhere like General Zod’s direction. Also, there’s the reboot. [/cheap shot]

The rest of the story of Lex Luthor being a jealous bitch on Facebook after the cut! (continue reading…)

I know RJ already ranted a bit about this with his last post, but I was planning to bitch about this, so I don’t care. We all know that the DC Universe is going to be relaunched this September, following the conclusion of the yawn-tastic crossover event Flashpoint.

Everything is going to be relaunched with new number 1′s, and our favorite heroes will have their origins and histories changed. The extent of the changes are unknown – we don’t know which previous stories will be invalidated. Aside from the continuity changes, our heroes are also sporting new costumes with designs spearheaded by none other than Jim Lee.

Similar to the narrative shakeup DC made in 1985, Crisis on Infinite Earths, this move is supposed to free DC from the shackles of continuity and give them a fresh slate for better storytelling. The original Crisis’ aftermath was pretty good. It gave us a fresh take on superheroes, like Byrne’s amazing version of Superman and Frank Miller’s timeless Batman: Year One. It was really worth angering all those fans, because EVERYTHING TURNED OUT BETTER THAN EXPECTED. (continue reading…)

Welcome back traveller! Let me, Ade, treat you to this week’s unbelievably-late-but-still-ass-kicking reviews, brought to you only by Comicgasm.

Ok, Black Mask, let’s see some of that pimp hand you’re famous for.

Batman #692

This is Tony Daniel’s first Batman issue. I’m really not too keen on reading his run on Batman because I’ve been left utterly unimpressed by Battle Of The Cowl.

And really, I am disappointed with this issue. There are quite a few problems with this issue – Daniel crammed way too many story threads. (continue reading…)

So I just finished watching Superman/Batman: Public Enemies and I totally wish I could say it rocked on every possible level. I mean, I’m the easiest-to-please comic book fan in the world. Just look at me loving the shit out of Final Crisis while the entire internet exploded in anger and demanded for Grant Morrison’s head on a silver platter. Well, fuck you all, I still love Final Crisis that I want to impregnate it and shit.

But yeah, again. Superman/Batman: Public Enemies disappointed me on so many levels I don’t even know where to start. So let me just rattle off whatever I liked and didn’t like. And be warned, there will be spoilers. (continue reading…)