DC Original Graphic Novel Rundown @DCComicsKids @DCComics
There’s a new batch of DC original graphic novels coming up, and trust and believe these will be on my shelves (and if my Kiddo has anything to say about it, my home shelves are included).
Shazam! Thundercrack, by Yehudi Mercado, (Feb. 2023, DC Comics), $9.99, ISBN: 9781779505026
Ages 8-12
Yehudi Mercado is the perfect author/illustrator to bring this fun Shazam tale to comic book life.…
I recently had the opportunity to check out Bruce Wayne: Not Super from DC Comics. The story is from Stuart Gibbs and the artwork is from Berat Pekmezci, and it is obviously about Batman.
The middle-grade graphic novel follows a teenage Cape Crusader going to school with every other DC character. Heroes and villains all going to school together is a funny concept that I think is pulled off well here.
What’s the joke about Batman? He’s just a rich kid with no powers, so what happens when he goes to a prep school with Superman, Wonder Woman, Flash, Green Arrow, etc.? Bruce has to come to grip with having no powers and how that affects his daily interactions with his classmates.
Bruce’s alienation at being powerless directly conflicts with his goal of being a vigilante hero for Gotham City. His camaraderie with Dick Grayson (Robin) helps him work through his feelings on wanting to be Ferretman Batman.
Aging adult characters down to young teens can come with their own difficulties, but I think Pekmezci nailed it. The artwork is very good throughout this book.
It may not be everybody’s cup of tea, but I really dig these “Elseworlds” stories that place the heroes in completely weird situations. And, what’s weirder than a middle/high school full of super-powered kids!
Clearly, I wasn’t the intended audience for this book, but I think those kids will have a great time reading this.
Thank you Netgalley and DC Entertainment for sending this book for review consideration. All opinions are my own.
Review: 'The Flash' #771 Gives Wally Hope In The Darkness
Review: ‘The Flash’ #771 Gives Wally Hope In The Darkness
Wally West’s journey in the Speed Force so far has been a series of joyful adventures through the legacy of The Flash. But in The Flash #771, the DCU’s most celebrated speedster revisits his own legacy, and that means a journey back to his darkest hour…
Cover by Brandon Peterson
This journey is a gleeful artist’s jam, with a ton of heart, and a twist that you might dread even though it’s…
stories by Judd Winick, G. Willow Wilson, Brandon Thomas,
Mark Buckingham, and Daniel Warren Johnson
art by Ibrahim Moustafa, Valentine De Landro, Berat
Pekmezci, Mark Buckingam, and Daniel Warren Johnson
cover by Amanda Conner
ON SALE: 7/20/21 $5.99 US | 40 PAGES | FC | DC
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card stock variant cover by Art Adams US $5.99
card stock variant cover by Miguel Mercado US $5.99
prestige format
There’s no dog in the Multiverse quite like Superman’s real best friend, Krypto!
Join us this month for an epic retelling of Superman’s canine companion’s origin story, along with four additional tales about the Man of Steel, including one that proves that even in his secret identity Clark Kent is just as super. While Superman is known for his larger-than-life heroism, in this issue we tell the story of a delicate infant rocketed through the unforgiving universe! Also, meet for the first time the man rescued by Superman more often than anyone else in the Multiverse. And follow Pa Kent as he learns what it really means to be the father of a superhero.
You won’t want to miss the penultimate issue of this star-studded anthology celebrating the Man of Steel!
Writer: Jeremy Adams
Art: Kevin Maguire, Howard Porter, Berat Pekmezci, Brian Hitch, Max Raynor, Scott Kolins, Tom Derenick, Fernando Pasarin, Oclair Albert, Brandon Peterson, Mike Atiyeh, and Steve Wands
Publisher: DC Comics
Price: $3.99
Release Date: June 15th, 2021
Wally West hops through speedsters faster than Scott Bakula can say Quantum Leap in this week’s FLASH #771 by Jeremy Adams.…
Superman Red & Blue #5
stories by Judd Winick, G. Willow Wilson, Brandon Thomas,
Mark Buckingham, and Daniel Warren Johnson
art by Ibrahim Moustafa, Valentine De Landro, Berat
Pekmezci, Mark Buckingam, and Daniel Warren Johnson
cover by Amanda Conner
ON SALE: 7/20/21 $5.99 US | 40 PAGES | FC | DC
5 of 6
card stock variant cover by Art Adams US $5.99
card stock variant cover by Miguel Mercado US $5.99
prestige format
There’s no dog in the Multiverse quite like Superman’s real best friend, Krypto!
Join us this month for an epic retelling of Superman’s canine companion’s origin story, along with four additional tales about the Man of Steel, including one that proves that even in his secret identity Clark Kent is just as super. While Superman is known for his larger-than-life heroism, in this issue we tell the story of a delicate infant rocketed through the unforgiving universe! Also, meet for the first time the man rescued by Superman more often than anyone else in the Multiverse. And follow Pa Kent as he learns what it really means to be the father of a superhero.
You won’t want to miss the penultimate issue of this star-studded anthology celebrating the Man of Steel!