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By Molly Jane Kremer and Jarrod Jones. Happy New Comic Book Day! This is Casual Wednesdays With DoomRocket, our latest podcast series where each week we discuss our feelings concerning the comics that mean the most to us, and the industry news that affects us all. This week, MJ & Jarrod speak in eerie, echo-y voices about San Diego Comic Con, the Eisner Awards, and read their reviews for ‘Batman’ #3 and ‘Patsy Walker: Hellcat!’ #8.

Apologies for the acoustics, folks! Please enjoy.

http://doomrocket.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/JJ-Peppers.m4a

cas-wed

Jarrod’s Top 5 Most Anticipated Issues:

Superman #3 — DC Comics/$2.99

Snotgirl #1 — Image Comics/$2.99

Faith #1 — Valiant/$3.99

Second Sight #6 — AfterShock Comics/$3.99

Heartthrob #4 — Oni Press/$3.99

MJ’s Top 5 Most Anticipated Issues:

Batgirl and the Birds of Prey Rebirth #1 — DC Comics/$2.99

Rumble #12 — Image Comics/$3.50

Black Road #4 — Image Comics/$3.99

Betty & Veronica #1 — Archie Comics/$3.99

A-Force #7 — Marvel Comics/$3.99

REVIEWS FOR JULY 20, 2016

BM_Cv3_dsBatman #3

Written by Tom King.

Art by David Finch and Danny Miki.

Colors by Jordie Bellaire.

Letters by John Workman.

JJ: I’ll say this about Tom King’s Batman: this Dark Knight’s a chatty one. After throwing himself off a rooftop to put a mugger’s face into a brick wall, Batman takes a minute and gives a speech to the people he just rescued. “After [the police] leave, you’re going to be scared. Scared for a while. And that’s fine. Be scared. Everyone gets scared. But remember, all that means is…” blah blah and you get it. We’re talking about the third issue of King’s first Bat-run, “I am Gotham”, and from what I’ve read so far, the innovations are few, but the ceaseless, ponderous captions — they are legion. It makes the action that occurs underneath them almost incidental, as if the more interesting moments are happening off panel.

Of course, in the instance of this issue, the most interesting thing is happening off panel. (Hugo Strange is allying himself with Amanda Waller for reasons that remain unknown by the issues’s end.) This week, we get the origin story of Gotham and Gotham Girl, and once you read this issue, their dweeby costume choices and unbridled altruism will make all the sense in the world. I wonder if the bottom will drop out from under them.

Colorist Jordie Bellaire’s sepia tones evoke memories of Christopher Nolan’s Batman Begins, which isn’t a knock at all. But it doesn’t make for a visually exciting book; the browns and yellows just hang on David Finch and Danny Miki’s work, getting the job done with little fanfare. Batman continues to be a visually muted affair, with little dynamism to be found in its palette.

As for David Finch? The artist is visibly chasing after the aesthetic of Greg Capullo. His character’s faces have the thin lips and curiously smug smirks that just scream Capullo, and his version of Alfred Pennyworth is almost a direct facsimile of the former Batman artist’s rendition, right down to the butler’s receding hairline. And there’s no harm in that, I suppose. There’s still more to discover, and I’m locked in for the duration. (Though, side note: did Mark Doyle actually okay the use of the word “piss” five times in this issue, or is everyone at DC on a “Tom King gets a pass no matter what” contingency right now?)

6.5 out of 10

374976._SX640_QL80_TTD_Patsy Walker, AKA Hellcat! #8

Marvel Comics/$3.99

Written by Kate Leth.

Art by Brittany Williams.

Colors by Rachelle Rosenberg.

MJ: Patsy Walker, AKA Hellcat! is consistently one of the funniest and funnest books on the stands, but seeing that this issue is a Civil War II tie-in made me a little grumpy at first (considering I’m not a fan of the crossover). But after I thought about it a little more, I started looking forward to seeing the dour, high-drama CWII through the lens of this lovely comic.

Brittney William’s art is at its typical heights of adorability—li’l chibi Hellcat-getting thrown by She-Hulk a la ‘Fastball Special’ will never get old—and while Rachelle Rosenberg’s colors look good, I miss Megan Wilson this month. She really complemented Williams’ animation-esque style.

I know the creative team gets me (or I get them), reading the introductory caption on She-Hulk’s comatose body reading “I know. Believe me, I know.” America Chavez’s explanation of Civil War II‘s goings-on rings pretty true as well: “…I don’t know. Everything’s really screwed up.” (Just wait till you get to the third issue, America…)

Hellcat #8 has some incredibly touching flashback moments between Patsy and Jen, emphasizing the huge amount of heart this comic has, and its constant emphasis on healthy, empowering friendships between women. This issue just has a little more bitter balancing out the sweet, is all, and it’s enjoyable in spite of and because of it.

Plus, the letter pages are always chock full of readers’ cat pics. You just can’t go wrong with cat pics.

9 out of 10

Check back next week for more from Casual Wednesdays!

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By Molly Jane Kremer and Jarrod Jones. Happy New Comic Book Day! This is Casual Wednesdays With DoomRocket, our latest podcast series where each week we discuss our feelings concerning the comics that mean the most to us, and the industry news that affects us all. This week, MJ & Jarrod speak in eerie, echo-y voices about San Diego Comic Con, the Eisner Awards, and read their reviews for ‘Batman’ #3 and ‘Patsy Walker: Hellcat!’ #8.

Apologies for the acoustics, folks! Please enjoy.

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cas-wed

Jarrod’s Top 5 Most Anticipated Issues:

Superman #3 — DC Comics/$2.99

Snotgirl #1 — Image Comics/$2.99

Faith #1 — Valiant/$3.99

Second Sight #6 — AfterShock Comics/$3.99

Heartthrob #4 — Oni Press/$3.99

MJ’s Top 5 Most Anticipated Issues:

Batgirl and the Birds of Prey Rebirth #1 — DC Comics/$2.99

Rumble #12 — Image Comics/$3.50

Black Road #4 — Image Comics/$3.99

Betty & Veronica #1 — Archie Comics/$3.99

A-Force #7 — Marvel Comics/$3.99

REVIEWS FOR JULY 20, 2016

BM_Cv3_dsBatman #3

Written by Tom King.

Art by David Finch and Danny Miki.

Colors by Jordie Bellaire.

Letters by John Workman.

JJ: I’ll say this about Tom King’s Batman: this Dark Knight’s a chatty one. After throwing himself off a rooftop to put a mugger’s face into a brick wall, Batman takes a minute and gives a speech to the people he just rescued. “After [the police] leave, you’re going to be scared. Scared for a while. And that’s fine. Be scared. Everyone gets scared. But remember, all that means is…” blah blah and you get it. We’re talking about the third issue of King’s first Bat-run, “I am Gotham”, and from what I’ve read so far, the innovations are few, but the ceaseless, ponderous captions — they are legion. It makes the action that occurs underneath them almost incidental, as if the more interesting moments are happening off panel.

Of course, in the instance of this issue, the most interesting thing is happening off panel. (Hugo Strange is allying himself with Amanda Waller for reasons that remain unknown by the issues’s end.) This week, we get the origin story of Gotham and Gotham Girl, and once you read this issue, their dweeby costume choices and unbridled altruism will make all the sense in the world. I wonder if the bottom will drop out from under them.

Colorist Jordie Bellaire’s sepia tones evoke memories of Christopher Nolan’s Batman Begins, which isn’t a knock at all. But it doesn’t make for a visually exciting book; the browns and yellows just hang on David Finch and Danny Miki’s work, getting the job done with little fanfare. Batman continues to be a visually muted affair, with little dynamism to be found in its palette.

As for David Finch? The artist is visibly chasing after the aesthetic of Greg Capullo. His character’s faces have the thin lips and curiously smug smirks that just scream Capullo, and his version of Alfred Pennyworth is almost a direct facsimile of the former Batman artist’s rendition, right down to the butler’s receding hairline. And there’s no harm in that, I suppose. There’s still more to discover, and I’m locked in for the duration. (Though, side note: did Mark Doyle actually okay the use of the word “piss” five times in this issue, or is everyone at DC on a “Tom King gets a pass no matter what” contingency right now?)

6.5 out of 10

374976._SX640_QL80_TTD_Patsy Walker, AKA Hellcat! #8

Marvel Comics/$3.99

Written by Kate Leth.

Art by Brittany Williams.

Colors by Rachelle Rosenberg.

MJ: Patsy Walker, AKA Hellcat! is consistently one of the funniest and funnest books on the stands, but seeing that this issue is a Civil War II tie-in made me a little grumpy at first (considering I’m not a fan of the crossover). But after I thought about it a little more, I started looking forward to seeing the dour, high-drama CWII through the lens of this lovely comic.

Brittney William’s art is at its typical heights of adorability—li’l chibi Hellcat-getting thrown by She-Hulk a la ‘Fastball Special’ will never get old—and while Rachelle Rosenberg’s colors look good, I miss Megan Wilson this month. She really complemented Williams’ animation-esque style.

I know the creative team gets me (or I get them), reading the introductory caption on She-Hulk’s comatose body reading “I know. Believe me, I know.” America Chavez’s explanation of Civil War II‘s goings-on rings pretty true as well: “…I don’t know. Everything’s really screwed up.” (Just wait till you get to the third issue, America…)

Hellcat #8 has some incredibly touching flashback moments between Patsy and Jen, emphasizing the huge amount of heart this comic has, and its constant emphasis on healthy, empowering friendships between women. This issue just has a little more bitter balancing out the sweet, is all, and it’s enjoyable in spite of and because of it.

Plus, the letter pages are always chock full of readers’ cat pics. You just can’t go wrong with cat pics.

9 out of 10

Check back next week for more from Casual Wednesdays!

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