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About Joe Grunenwald

Joe Grunenwald is a writer and editor from Dayton, OH, who has been reading comics since before he could read. He has a BA in English, which he earned in part by somehow getting away with writing a thesis about Animal Man. Follow him on Twitter at @joegrunenwald.
Latest Posts | By Joe Grunenwald
Comic Review: Red Hood & The Outlaws #1
11 months ago

Comic Review: Red Hood & The Outlaws #1

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One of the more interesting concepts to come out of DC Comics’s Rebirth initiative is the revamped Red Hood & The Outlaws. Where the title previously featured Jason Todd, …
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Comic Review: Batgirl & The Birds of Prey: Rebirth #1
12 months ago

Comic Review: Batgirl & The Birds of Prey: Rebirth #1

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The original birds are back together at last. Sure, Batgirl and Black Canary have teamed up somewhat regularly over the past year or so – it helps in that …
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Comic Review: Nightwing: Rebirth #1
12 months ago

Comic Review: Nightwing: Rebirth #1

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Of all of the characters so far to receive the Rebirth one-shot treatment, it’s perhaps most appropriate for Nightwing. After all, Dick Grayson had given up the role entirely …
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Comic Review: New Super-Man #1
12 months ago

Comic Review: New Super-Man #1

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There’s no better feeling than when you read a comic and you’re just floored by it. It could happen for in-story reasons – maybe something important, crazy, or otherwise …
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Comic Review: Batman #2
1 year ago

Comic Review: Batman #2

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The first issue of the latest Batman series was, to put it plainly, bonkers. Essentially Batman’s Kobayashi Maru, the issue was an incredible no-win action sequence that played out …
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Comic Review: Justice League: Rebirth #1
1 year ago

Comic Review: Justice League: Rebirth #1

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When I think of the Justice League, I always think in terms of size. For as long as I’ve been reading them, Justice League stories have been huge affairs …
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Comic Review: Steve Rogers: Captain America #2
1 year ago

Comic Review: Steve Rogers: Captain America #2

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Warning: this review contains mild, non-specific spoilers for Steve Rogers: Captain America #2. Read no further if you wish to remain completely unsullied.

“Hail Hydra.” With two simple words, …
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Comic Review: Detective Comics #935
1 year ago

Comic Review: Detective Comics #935

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I love a Batman Family comic. For years I was way more interested in the ancillary characters of the Batman universe – Robin, Batgirl, the GCPD – than I …
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Comic Review: Wonder Woman #1
1 year ago

Comic Review: Wonder Woman #1

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When the Rebirth initiative was announced, I was admittedly very skeptical. Nearly the only thing we knew for the months leading up to the DC Universe: Rebirth one-shot’s release …
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Comic Review: Titans: Rebirth #1
1 year ago

Comic Review: Titans: Rebirth #1

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The Titans are back. It’s been over a dozen years since DC has published an ongoing series featuring the original lineup of the Teen Titans – Dick Grayson, Donna …
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Comic Review: Jughead #7
1 year ago

Comic Review: Jughead #7

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After a six-issue storyline about the army secretly taking over Riverdale High, Jughead shifts gears with its latest issue, launching a two-parter focused on the friendship between the titular …
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Comic Review: Superman #1
1 year ago

Comic Review: Superman #1

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For the first time in a long time, Superman has a completely new status quo. Coming into Rebirth following the events of the “Last Days of Superman” storyline, this …
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