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Prince? Assassin? Both?

The Boy Wonder by Juni Ba, Chris O'Halloran, Aditya Bidikar

March 11, 2026 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

When I learned that Dick Grayson was only one of several Robins I was probably in my thirties. How could this be? I mean Bruce Wayne stayed the same, why didn’t Robin? Did he really need to be Nightwing? Red Hood? Red Robin? What does this prove?  Honestly, I don’t know if it has to prove anything, but in Juni Ba, Chris O’Halloran, Aditya Bidikar (and others) The Boy Wonder they collected some of the stories that focus on the newest addition the SuperHero of […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History, Mystery, Romance, Science Fiction, Sports, Suspense, Young Adult Tagged With: action, Aditya Bidikar, adventure, Batman, Chris O'Halloran, Damian Wayne, Juni Ba, Juni Ba, Chris O'Halloran, Aditya Bidikar, Robin, superheroes

BlackRaven's CBR18 Review No:85 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History, Mystery, Romance, Science Fiction, Sports, Suspense, Young Adult · Tags: action, Aditya Bidikar, adventure, Batman, Chris O'Halloran, Damian Wayne, Juni Ba, Juni Ba, Chris O'Halloran, Aditya Bidikar, Robin, superheroes ·
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A new way into Batman comics

Absolute Batman 1-6 by Scott Snyder & Nick Dragotta

May 13, 2025 by kittenkong42 1 Comment

Last year Wayne Family Adventures got me back into DC Comics and then I heard about the ‘Absolute’ universe which seemed a good entry point back into actual monthly comics. What’s the Absolute Universe? Having now read back there was a run of comics called Absolute Power which led to a finale in which Darkseid gained control over a new universe – an Elseworld – shared by its heroes. It’s a bleaker, darker, world in which our known heroes have new origins that have removed […]

Filed Under: Featured, Graphic Novels/Comic Books Tagged With: Absolute Universe, Batman, DC Comics, Scott Snyder & Nick Dragotta

kittenkong42's CBR17 Review No:3 · Genres: Featured, Graphic Novels/Comic Books · Tags: Absolute Universe, Batman, DC Comics, Scott Snyder & Nick Dragotta ·
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Harley’s Boys…er… Hyenas

Harley Quinn's Bud and Lou: Trouble Times Two by Ben Hed

December 9, 2024 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

The title, Harley Quinn’s Bud and Lou: Trouble Times Two by Ben Hed is exactly what you expect from a hero/villain comic/graphic novel, and that makes this a fun read. It is comforting, and yes, it is cheesy and goofy and has way bad puns, but I want more of Bud and Lou! They are perhaps the coolest hyenas since The Lion Kings Shenzi, Banzai, and Ed.  Hed is the author and illustrator of several comics, but the only one I know I have read […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Mystery, Suspense, Young Adult Tagged With: animals, Batman, Ben Hed, Harley Quinn, hyenas, Pets, super villains, superheroes, Wonder Woman

BlackRaven's CBR16 Review No:587 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Mystery, Suspense, Young Adult · Tags: animals, Batman, Ben Hed, Harley Quinn, hyenas, Pets, super villains, superheroes, Wonder Woman ·
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Scooby Doo, where are you Batman?

The Batman & Scooby-Doo Mysteries, Vol. 1 by various

Greener on the Other Side (Batman / Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures) by Matthew K. Manning and Jon Sommariva

July 31, 2024 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Like comics? Like cartoons? Like fun mashups? See below for some possible fun. So you like Batman? And you like Scooby Doo? Well, The Batman & Scooby-Doo Mysteries, Vol. 1 is a fun way to get your fix of both. While we have the Batman villains, the Scooby Doo humor comes into play. Various stories (with Batman, different Robins, Nightwing, Joker, Batgirl and more, some new to me, or maybe just lesser known overall) intertwin the DC universe with the Scooby Gang. There is even […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Mystery, Short Stories, Young Adult Tagged With: Batman, Darío Brizuela, DC Comics, Ivan Cohen, Jon Sommariva, Matthew K. Manning, Matthew K. Manning and Jon Sommariva, Randy Elliott, Scooby-Doo, Scott Jeralds, Sholly Fisch, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, various

BlackRaven's CBR16 Review No:340 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Mystery, Short Stories, Young Adult · Tags: Batman, Darío Brizuela, DC Comics, Ivan Cohen, Jon Sommariva, Matthew K. Manning, Matthew K. Manning and Jon Sommariva, Randy Elliott, Scooby-Doo, Scott Jeralds, Sholly Fisch, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, various ·
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May 2024 Leftovers

The Brass Verdict by Michael Connelly

Interior Chinatown by Charles Yu

Batmanga: The Jiro Kuwata Batmanga, Vol. 1 by Jiro Kuwata

Magic: The Life of Earvin "Magic" Johnson by Roland Lazenby

Somebody Owes Me Money by Donald Westlake

When the Sacred Ginmill Closes by Lawrence Block

The Curse: The Colorful & Chaotic History of the LA Clippers by Mick Minas

Jerry West: The Life and Legend of a Basketball Icon by Roland Lazenby

You Will Know Me by Megan Abbott

Craft in the Real World: Rethinking Fiction Writing and Workshopping by Matthew Salesses

June 5, 2024 by Jake Leave a Comment

June already? Sheesh. The Brass Verdict**** Ever since John Grisham lost his fastball in the late-90s, I’ve mostly forsaken legal thrillers. But I like the Bosch series and I wanted to read something LA-based and this delivered. It’s a fun plot with some legit exciting twists. Will probably go back to it at some point or maybe watch the show. Interior Chinatown*** I wish I liked this one more than I did. The satire is razor sharp, the story is deep and the pain is […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Fiction, Mystery, Non-Fiction, Science Fiction, Sports, Suspense Tagged With: #writing, AAPI, basketball, Batman, Charles Yu, craft in the real world, Donald Sterling, Donald Westlake, gymnastics, hard case crime, harry bosch, Interior Chinatown, Jerry West, Jiro Kuwata, lawrence block, legal thriller, los angeles, Los Angeles Clippers, Magic Johnson, manga, Matthew Salesses, Matthew Scudder, megan abbott, Michael Connelly, Mick Minas, Mickey Haller, movies, mystery, NBA, New York City, Noir, Roland Lazenby, Somebody Owes Me Money, sports, the Brass Verdict, When the Sacred Ginmill Closes, writing craft, You Will Know Me

Jake's CBR16 Review No:81 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Fiction, Mystery, Non-Fiction, Science Fiction, Sports, Suspense · Tags: #writing, AAPI, basketball, Batman, Charles Yu, craft in the real world, Donald Sterling, Donald Westlake, gymnastics, hard case crime, harry bosch, Interior Chinatown, Jerry West, Jiro Kuwata, lawrence block, legal thriller, los angeles, Los Angeles Clippers, Magic Johnson, manga, Matthew Salesses, Matthew Scudder, megan abbott, Michael Connelly, Mick Minas, Mickey Haller, movies, mystery, NBA, New York City, Noir, Roland Lazenby, Somebody Owes Me Money, sports, the Brass Verdict, When the Sacred Ginmill Closes, writing craft, You Will Know Me ·
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Holy Graphic Novels Batman

Batman/Catwoman by Tom King (Author), Clay Mann (Illustrator), Lee Weeks (Illustrator), Liam Sharp (Illustrator), Michael Lark (Illustrator)

Batman Wayne Family Adventures Vol 1 by C. R. C. Payne (Author), Starbite (Illustrator)

May 17, 2024 by dreadpiratekel Leave a Comment

Batman/Catwoman I’m not very knowledgeable about the current state of DC Comics, so I chose this collection because a) I had heard that this was outside of the main canon, and b) thanks to Batman Returns and Selina Kyle’s appearances in Batman: The Animated Series I have become a fan of the Bat/Cat relationship.   So a graphic novel that was about those characters?  Count me in! I guess alphabetical order wins out because this story is really about Selina Kyle, the Catwoman of the […]

Filed Under: Graphic Novels/Comic Books Tagged With: All the Bat Kids, Bat-Cow, Batman, C. R. C. Payne (Author), Starbite (Illustrator), catwoman, graphuc novels/comic books, So many Bat Kids, Tom King (Author), Clay Mann (Illustrator), Lee Weeks (Illustrator), Liam Sharp (Illustrator), Michael Lark (Illustrator)

dreadpiratekel's CBR16 Review No:22 · Genres: Graphic Novels/Comic Books · Tags: All the Bat Kids, Bat-Cow, Batman, C. R. C. Payne (Author), Starbite (Illustrator), catwoman, graphuc novels/comic books, So many Bat Kids, Tom King (Author), Clay Mann (Illustrator), Lee Weeks (Illustrator), Liam Sharp (Illustrator), Michael Lark (Illustrator) ·
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