Two weeks ago, the first issue of DC Black Label's newest title, Joker/Harley: Criminal Sanity came into comic shops. I was really interested in reading this series as a Black Label fan, but also because the timing of it coming out aligns with the 3-issue Black Label series by Steven Stejic, Harleen. The two takes on what is ultimately the same character's story makes for good comparison on each author's idea of who Harley is and how she got to the point we are all well-enough familiar with, Harley Quinn. The author of Criminal Sanity is Kami Garcia, known for her Young Adult series, Beautiful Creatures, about a teenage boy in the South who falls for a new student at his school. The town is highly superstitious, and with good reason: the school's newcomer is from a family of actual witches. I read the first book when I was in high school myself. and can attest Garcia is a highly imaginative mind and capable of writing great romance, great tragedy, and great darkness. With this knowledge, I am even more prepared to breathe in the beauty that is her take on Harley Quinn and the Joker's complex relationship. I'll be going over all the basic plot points and characterization from Kami Garcia in her new series! Hold on tight, it's going to get sweaty! Continue Reading for the full review!
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I wasn't sold on this set during the reveal at San Diego Comic Con this year. With so much other comic book and action figure news, it wasn't my top five favorite reveals by a long shot. When it started popping up in GameStop stores recently, and other peoples pre-orders have arrived, I'd started seeing a lot of pictures of the two of them set up, and all the accessories they come with. Suddenly I understood--I need this two-pack in my collection. The color palette, the Miami Vice vibes, the bright pink Hit-Monkey, the suits....I get it now. When I had a reason for a small celebration today, these two were the first thing that came to mind. Continue Reading for the video of the unboxing and a brief summary of my thoughts. DC Black Label's Harleen #110/4/2019 With the launch of DC's new "R-rated" comic line, DC Black Label, we've gotten some seriously unique and inventive comics that otherwise never would have happened. Batman: White Knight showed us a parallel universe just slightly off from ours, where Batman is becoming a public nuisance, and The Joker becomes sane. It's follow-up series, Curse of the White Knight, is currently on it's third issue, and DC recently announced the two series' are officially part of the "Murphy-verse" after writer and artist Sean Gordon Murphy. Murphy is also known for drawing the indie series Tokyo Ghost, which was written by his Curse of the White Knight co-artist, Matt Hollingsworth. Aside from the Murphy-verse, DC Black Label has brought us Batman: Damned, Batman: Last Knight on Earth, and Superman: Year One. All three of those titles have legendary creative teams who've been given much more freedom in their writing than a standard DC comic. It's no wonder every issue published under Black Label sells out! And there's more coming later this year, and early 2020. For now, I'd like to talk about the Black Label series next up on the list to premier: Harleen, by Stjepan Šejić. Harleen promises to be a retelling of her infamous Mad Love origin story, written by her creator Paul Dini. Under Black Label, this series will be able to explore more intensivley the psycological path Harleen Quinzel takes to becoming Harley Quinn. Continue Reading for more on the first issue of this series, and what it means for our favorite Clown Princess of Crime! Discovered at Game Stop for the first time just a few days ago, it seems this figure has been released nation wide! Of the two local stores I checked today, I found two of these Frank Castles. I also saw 3 of the new Stealth Suit Invincible Iron Man figures, and two Giant Man figures. The Giant Man is a re-release of an MCU build-a-figure from a few years back. He's $35, which I see as a little steep for a figure that doesn't come with anything, so I opted out. As for stealth suit Iron Man, he comes with some great parts but Punisher won the day. Continue Reading for my full written review and video! They're a pair as classic to comic fans as peanut butter and jelly. Harley Quinn, the former clown-princess of crime turned "chaotic neutral" force for sometimes-good, and her bestie Ivy, former botanist turned literal plant lady. They've been close friends, confidants, and occasionally something more across decades of history and multiple media formats. But they've just had one of the biggest changes ever in their relationship: death! In Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy #1, writer Jody Houser explores the new, still-changing dynamic between the Sisters of Evil! OK, team name is in the works. Continue reading for the scoop and my ensuing thoughts on this new series! He's here! This figure is a re-release of the 2013 version. The main differences seem to be slightly less accessories on this new guy, but I'm willing to take that loss in return for an overall better looking figure. Unfortunately I do not have a 2013 Maul to compare him to, but I have heard he's a massive improvement, so it works for me! I got this one from Walmart, but you can find him pretty much anywhere that sells Hasbro toys--Target, Barnes and Noble, local comic shops, etc. Click through to see my full video review, as well as my written review and afterthoughts!
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