Keith Hendricks | May 27, 2013
In first issues, we expect to be wowed, but historically shooting for the wow can be a bad investment, as sizzle can fizzle in a few issues time and peter out in an unsatisfying run. For every new X-Men #1 with 6 covers and 2 million copies, there are a dozen like Dazzler, Shogun Warriors, […]
Keith Hendricks | April 28, 2013
We have before us the last issue of Superman Family Adventures. As mentioned in our reviews of previous issues, sales have not been kind to this title. But then, to be fair, DC’s marketing hasn’t been mindful of it either. So lets call this one a comic book that never had much of a chance. […]
Keith Hendricks | March 30, 2013
The penultimate issue of Superman Family Adventures begins with a doomsday meteor carrying Doomsday and crash landing in Metropolis. At the same time, Ma Kent brings Connor (Superboy), Kara (Supergirl), Streaky, and Krypto to tour Metropolis. Doomsday begins to wreck Metropolis, and Superboy and Supergirl go to stop him.
Keith Hendricks | March 9, 2013
Readers of Superman Family Adventures, pint-sized or otherwise, might notice the most recent issue doesn’t begin according to form. Number 10 opens with not a meteor plummeting toward Earth, per usual, but with a Brainiac robot launching itself from the Earth to the Super Satellite. There the robot flips through various disguise program and decides […]
Keith Hendricks | February 14, 2013
On February 8th, DC Comics announced two new projects: The Green Team, by Art Baltazar, Franco, and Ig Guara, and The Movement, by Gail Simone and Freddie Williams III. Much has already been said about how these projects are inspired by the 99 percenters of Occupy Wall Street. The ambition is to use comic books […]
Keith Hendricks | February 4, 2013
For weeks the folks of Aw Yeah Comics have been teasing their new all-ages comic book. Until now, it was announced only that there would be one easily obtainable title, unlike last year’s Aw Yeah Comics #1, which was mail delivery only unless you lived in Skokie, Illinois. Many creators have become attached to the […]
Keith Hendricks | January 30, 2013
After many issues of foreshadowing, Braniac lands on Earth in Superman Family Adventures #9 and abducts Lex Luthor to be his collaborator in an attack on Superman. Braniac flies his spaceship to the Fortress of Solitude, and enlarges the bug robot that he had used to infiltrate the Super Family. A fight is joined, but […]
Keith Hendricks | January 15, 2013
DC Comics posted April solicitations today and revealed the cancellation of four low-performing titles: I, Vampire; Saucer Country; DC Universe Presents; and Superman Family Adventures. What is notable about this round of cancellations is that each of these titles is either critically acclaimed or a fan favorite; in the case of I, Vampire, which is […]
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