Kara's Comic Blog

The Bat Ladies! :)

2012-02-13T18:22:00.000-08:00

This Comic Book Week............February 8th, 2012 btw :)............I thought about how odd it is that DC has decided to release Batgirl & Batwoman in the same week............so it is Kara's bat lady week!!!!!!

Batgirl #6 (DC)
"Possible last words of a passenger on the Titanic: 'This isn't going to end well.'"~Barbara "Babs" Gordon / Batgirl

writer: Gail Simone
penciller: Ardian Syaf
inker: Vicente Cifuentes
colors: Ulises Arreola
letterer: Dave Sharpe
cover art: Adam Hughes
asst. editor: Katie Kubert
editor: Bobbie Chase
(Batman created by Bob Kane)

"A House Made Of Spun Glass" is a wonderful of 2 women living parallel lives & 1 of them is fortunate enough to have a family that ♥ her while the other 1 has cut her self off from all but her career...........it is just funny that 1 of the 1st woman's family is Bruce Wayne............Batman natch! ;)

Babs is fighting against a new enemy named Gretel who has mind control powers tied to the # 338.............& she has used them on Bruce.............so we get to see Babs solve a mystery & fight Batman................& we find out Bruce & Babs feelings toward each other! & it all gets rounded out with more of Babs' past..........although we still do not know if she was ever Oracle. :(

Babs' story is driven by Gail Simone's fabulous writing which can be funny & caring & exciting all at once! I have gushed over her writing before though! :)

Misters Syaf & Cifuentes & Arreola's art work is absolutely lovelie in this ish! Perhaps the best of the series! Gretel is a great looking new enemy for Babs & Babs' mom looks more distinctive from Babs this ish...........but may be I am just in ♥ over the hug Babs & Bruce share! :)

I can only point to 2 things that I was less than happy about............Babs looks like a teen ager when she should be a grown woman & I miss Oracle! :( Or is that only 1 thing? `;S

But this may be my favorite ish of this series so far so I will have to go back to 1 of my past favs to honor the "new" Batgirl..............

RATING: 9 Stephs out of 10!!!!

Batwoman #6 (DC)
"So...you like the new uniform?"~Cameron Chase

writers: J.H. Williams III & W. Haden Blackman
penciller & cover: Amy Reeder
inkers: Rob Hunter & Richard Friend
colorist: Guy Major
letterer: Todd Klein
associate editor: Harvey Richards
asst. editor: Rickey Purdin
editor: Mike Marts

"To Drown The World Part One" sees Kate Kane in her new role as an agent of the Department Of Extranormal Operations with her.............partner?.............Cameron Chase.

This story is about Kate trying to find the children that she has been looking for for most of this series. We jump around in time to see the different characters.............Kate as Kate, Kate as Batwoman, Cameron Chase, Kate's father & cousin Bette................Flamebird natch! ;)..................Detective Maggie Sawyer, the villain named Maro.............in a story that is very much non linear but is very fulfilling by the end! Fabulous job by Misters Williams & Blackman! :)

The art work is by the new team lead by Amy Reeder............she is very very very very good.............but J.H. Williams III art work is why we have a Batwoman! But Amy Reeder I think will make Kate her own eventually! :)

Perhaps it is not the best ish of the series but Kate is as ever a joy to read! ♥

RATING: 8 Stephs out of 10!!!!

Sorry that I did not have a review last week...........I had some trouble getting to a computer to put it all together..........thanx to frequent contributor The Velvet Cyclone for his fill in sketch :*)..........I hope that you all enjoyed this week! *hugs&kisses!* ツ

Oopsie! :(

2012-02-07T17:01:00.001-08:00

I am soooooo sorry! I have had some technical problems & can not blog this week!

See you all next week? *kisses!* ;;(

Aquaman #5 (DC)

2012-01-30T15:09:00.000-08:00

"Did you hear about what happened to Aquaman? He got lost in the desert."~unnamed news person

writer: Geoff Johns
penciller: Ivan Reis
inkers: Joe Prado & Eber Ferreira
colorist: Rod Reis
letterer: Nick J. Napolitano
assistant editor: Sean Mackiewicz
editor: Pat Mccallum

(Aquaman created by Paul Norris)

Kara's Comic for Comic Book Week January 25th, 2012 is..................drum roll..................Aquaman #6!

"Lost" continues Geoff Johns' fabulous story line that is making Arthur Curry 1 of the true icons at DC that he should be! While addressing all of the jokes about how Aquaman is less than important in a world with Kal-el & Princess Diana & Bruce Wayne & Barry Allen & Hal Jordan, Aquaman continues to prove all of the jokes wrong. For instance in this ish a disbelieving soldier finds out that Arthur has super hearing! :)

This story begins with Aquaman dropping from the sky in to a desert...............& the scene as well as the breath taking Ivan Reis art work instantly won me over! ♥

The ish then tells of the fight that Arthur has against a mysterious may be Atlantean force that results in him flying through the air & landing in the desert. Aquaman with out water in the worst possible way.........which of course leads to the joke of the quote that I started this write up with..........conveniently not mentioning that Arthur fell from space! 9,9

Aquaman so far has been quick funny stories that any 1 should be able to jump right in to & enjoy! I highly recommend it.............particularly since next ish is "Mera Versus The World"!!!!!!!! yay!

Oh! & this ish gets bonus credits because to my knowledge it is the 1st in the new 52 to show a man in his under wear!!!!!!! :9

yah i thought artie would be a briefs man 2! but more importantly, DC, let us see some more! ;9

& the rating for this month is..........................

RATING: 8 fishies out of 10!!!!

Until next week, ♥ you all! ツ*

♥☃ Winter Wonder Land! ☃♥

2012-01-23T18:08:00.000-08:00

This Comic book week of January 18th, 2012, is Kara's 1st Winter Wonder Land!!!!! :)

For some reason I missed this 1 year ago! 9,9

"It's for the other guys, too."~Commissioner James Gordon
Batman #5 (DC)
(Scott Snyder, Greg Capullo, Jonathan Glapion)

In "Face the Court" Batman has been captured by the Court Of Owls & is now trapped in a maze & no body knows where he is........Scott Snyder & Greg Capullo are both fabulous but whom ever decided to play with the page lay outs the way the did made this ish go to another level of greatness!!!!!!! ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥

9 snow flakes!!!!!!!!!
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"Appears to be a horse."~Captain Of The Thames Bat
Wonder Woman #5 (DC)
(Brian Azzarello, Tony Akins)

Look at the cover of this ish..........that big icky fishie thing is the Greek god Poseidon! The new Wonder Woman has just been taking all common thinking & throwing it away & I am ♥ing it!!!!!! "loudes" is just the most recent ish in a string of originality! :)

8½ snow flakes!!!!!!!!
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"Babs, we were together last night, right?"~Dinah Lance Drake / Black Canary
Birds Of Prey #5 (DC)
(Duane Swierczynski, Jesus Saiz, Javier Pina)

I have been very undecided on how much I like Birds Of Prey but this ish has Dinah & Babs back together & I am more & more liking Starling & Ivy..............& "Chokepoint"...........besides being a cheesie name..............brings lots of mystery to the spyish like story!

7½ snow flakes!!!!!!
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"Oh gods, Kara, what are you doing?!"~Kara Zor-el / Supergirl
Supergirl #5 (DC)
(Michael Green, Mike Johnson, Mahmud Asrar)

Kara goes home to Argo City in "Homecoming" but does not find all that she expected..............not as ♥ breaking as I had hoped that it might be, but very enjoyable. Not the best ish of the series but still good! :/

7½ snow flakes!!!!!!
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"Captain America is down."~Giant H.A.M.M.E.R. Agent
The Avengers #21 (Marvel)
(Brian Michael Bendis, Renato Guedes, Jose Magalhaes, Jason Keith)

This was a fun ish as Norman Osborne sends H.A.M.M.E.R. after the Avengers in a very unique way as Jessica Drew proves that she is 1 tough lady...........but why is Storm on the cover while she is unconscious for the whole ish? ':S

7 snow flakes!!!!
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"So what happened last night?"~♥Dick Grayson / Nightwing♥
Nightwing #5 (DC)
(Kyle Higgins, Eddy Barrows, Paolo Siqueira, Eber Ferreira)

Oh my precious Dick! I ♥ you & your comix but "'Til Death Do Us Part" was just kindof ickie & cluttered & confusing..........it was not bad! Just not as fabulous as I have come to expect. & it did not quite feature the fun active visceral art work that the fighting with Saiko had in past ishes...............but I knew I did not like that Raya! >:(

7 snow flakes!!!!
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Thanx 4 reading! *hugs&kisses!* ツ*

The Shade #4 (DC)

2012-01-16T17:50:00.000-08:00

"It was April 14, 1944. And I confess, until that day, my only anti-German act had been abstaining from Pumpernickel."~The Shade

writer: James Robinson
penciller: Darwin Cooke
inker: J. Bone
colorist: Dave Stewart
letterer: Todd Klein
cover artist: Tony Harris
variant cover artist: Darwyn Cooke
editor: Wil Moss

Kara's comic for Comic Book Week January 11th, 2012, is a slice of the past, "Times Past: 1944~Family Ties Part III"!

I just thought that this ish was fabulous! As The Shade says in the quote above this is a story about a past time that turns out to fit right in with the rest of this mini series some what amazingly! With only 6 parts to tell a whole story James Robinson still manages to write a fill in story recalling his Starman series that made The Shade the character that he is now but further the story line just the same..............with art work by Darwyn Cooke & J. Bone & Dave Stewart that just finishes a wonderful package!!

The story takes place in World War 2 when The Shade was a villain but decides for a very important reason that he must protect Darnell Caldecott...........a millionaire British / American industrialist who dedicated to fighting the Nazi menace. So The Shade recruits 2 golden age super heroes(?) by offering them important information..............1 that is very recognizable & the other that surprised me too much to spoil it for any of you that may read the story! ;)

If any of the rest of the new 52 continues to be cancelled I hope that The Shade might be a replacement!

RATING: 9 shades out of 10!!!!!!

lol! I just noticed an important clue on the cover to 1 of the 3 mysteries in this story! Can you guess what it is? ツ*

Fatale #1 (Image)

2012-01-09T18:45:00.000-08:00

"So here's how my entire life went off the tracks in one day."~Nicolas Lash

writer: Ed Brubaker
artist: Sean Phillips
colors: Dave Stewart

Kara's first comic for 2012 & the Comic book week January 4th, 2012 is Fatale "Book One: Death Chases Me"..................simply amazing!!!!! 8O

As just the latest in a string of dark filme noire like stories by Ed Brubaker & Sean Phillips Fatale looks like it will be just as fabulous as all of the others................the story is dark & mysterious as is the main character Josephine who the it appears as if it will circle around. & the art work is so very well suited as it is dark & inky with muted colors but descriptive & detailed & sexy at the same time...............♥ it! :)

The tale so far is about Nicolas Lash who is the executor of his father's friend's estate. The friend is a detective story writer & Lash meets the grand daughter of the writer's lost love at his funeral..................who just happens to have the same name & face as her grand mother. Mr. Lash then finds an unpublished manuscript & we begin to read the story of what is probably the writer & grand mother meeting.

I can not stress that Mr.s Brubaker & Phillips are sooooooooooo enticing with all of their collaborations! Last week I said that their "Criminal: Last Of The Innocent" was my fav mini series of last year & "Sleeper: Season 1" is 1 of my fav TPBs............trade paper backs natch!.............ever! You should try these gentle mens' work out! :)

RATING: 8 filme noires out of 10!!!!!!!

When I think of filme noire I think of this 1st for some reason! Bye! *mwah!* ッ*

The 1st Annual Kara Awards!!!!!!! ;*)

2012-01-01T20:29:00.000-08:00

Happy New Year all you fabulous friends that I have & have not met! *hugs&kisses!* :*)

Here in the 1st week of 2012 I am going to pick my favs from 2011 & grant them a prestigious Kara Award or an SG! & to assist me I would like to welcome Mister Iron Man himself..............ROBERT DOWNEY JUNIOR! lol! ;9

All of the greatest comix start with a great story & all of the greatest stories start with a great writer...........the nominees for Kara's Favorite Writer are..........

Gail Simone for Secret 6, Birds of Prey, Batgirl & Fury of Firestorm!
Scott Snyder for Detective Comics, Batman, American Vampire & Severed!
Chris Roberson for Cinderella: From Fabletown With Love & iZombie!
Bryan Q. Miller for Batgirl & Smallville!
Ed Brubaker for Criminal: The Last Of The Innocent, Captain America & Secret Avengers!