Posted in Batman, Book Review, Comic book, Comics, Comics and Worldview, DC Comics, tagged Batman, book review, Comic book, Comics, Comics and Worldview, DC Comics on March 24, 2023| 14 Comments »
Pastors also need a break from heavy theological reading! So here’s a Batman comic book review!
Ty Templeton and Kelley Puckett. The Batman Adventures Volume 1. Burbank, CA: DC Comics, June 2, 2015. 240 pp.
5 out of 5
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Did you ever watched the Batman Animated Series from the 90s? If so this comic might be for you! This gave me nostalgia reading this volume; fortunately there’s four total volumes and this present volume is 240 pages of fun reading!
Posted in Batman, Book Review, Comic book, Comics, Comics and Worldview, DC Comics, tagged Batman, book review, Comic book, Comics, Comics and Worldview, DC Comics on January 20, 2023| 20 Comments »
Pastors also need a break from heavy theological reading! So here’s a Batman comic book review!
Tom Taylor. Batman: The Detective. Burbank, CA: DC Comics, February 15th 2022. 160 pp.
5 out of 5
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I have not read much of Batman comics from DC Comics that was published since 2020 since like many things with post 2020 things have gotten weird but I made an exception with this comic book and I’m glad I did read this one on Batman the detective with the story by Tom Taylor. I enjoyed it since many Batman comics is heavily about fighting action rather than a “mystery” story, which is interesting since Batman is supposed to be a detective of sorts. But this story here is a detective story where Batman is trying to solve a mystery of whose behind a certain rampage of crime and murder.
Posted in Book Review, Comics, Comics and Worldview, DC Comics, tagged book review, Comics, Comics and Worldview, DC Comics on December 31, 2022| 20 Comments »
Here are the last two comic books I read for 2022. Why Comics for this blog? Because sometimes Pastors also need a break from heavy theological reading.
Doug Moench, Byron Preiss, etc. Elseworlds: Batman Volume One. Burbank, CA: DC Comics, April 26th 2016. 523 pp.
4 out of 5
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If you are a Batman fan, you might be interested in reading Batman in different time period both the historical past and far future. And if this describes you then this volume would be something you might want to get since it collects various stories from DC Comic’s Elseworlds which presents various stories that takes place in alternative worlds. I really think this is such a cool idea and allows writers and illustrators to exercise more creativity artistically and with story-telling.
Posted in Batman, Book Review, Comic book, Comics, Comics and Worldview, DC Comics on October 29, 2022| 10 Comments »
This is a guest post while I’m away overseas. This is by Kent. He blogs here.
4 out of 5
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Pastors also need to undergo overseas missions! So here we are, a Batman comic book review from another superhero fan! And talking about missions, the Batman (extended) family has two, so let’s dive in from the top of the tallest Wayne skyscraper down to the streets of Gotham.
Posted in Batman, Book Review, Comic book, Comics, Comics and Worldview, DC Comics, tagged Batman, book review, Comic book, Comics, Comics and Worldview, DC Comics on August 5, 2022| 19 Comments »
Pastors also need a break from heavy theological reading! So here’s a Batman comic book review!
Paul Dini and Alan Burnett. Batman: The Adventures Continue Season Two. Burbank, CA: DC Comics, June 14, 2022. 208 pp.
5 out of 5
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Do you like the Batman Animated Series from the 90s? If so this comic might be for you! Earlier this year I read and reviewed Batman: The Adventures Continue Season One. I enjoyed it a lot and I felt it was one of the better works published by DC Comics these days since sometimes new materials seems to be filler, too much backstory, it was too dark, the story was lame or the creative team was advancing socially divisive agenda. I just want good story telling and both this one and the earlier volume delivered. Plus this echoed the artwork and characters of Batman the animated series as a kid and I got nostalgic joy reading both books. This trade paperback edition that collects the second year’s issues (season 2 issues 1 through 7). They even had one of the screen writers from the Animated Series as one of the writers for this “Batman: The Adventures Continue” series.
Posted in Book Review, Comics, Comics and Worldview, Doc Savage, Graphic novel, worldview dilemmas in movies and comics, tagged book review, Comics, Comics and Worldview, Doc Savage, Dynamite Entertainment, Graphic novel, Pulp on July 8, 2022| 17 Comments »
A weekend fun comicbook reading review…because sometimes a Pastors need a break from heavy reading!
David Avallone. Doc Savage: The Ring of Fire. Runnemede, NJ: Dynamite Entertainment, November 14, 2017. 96 pp.
4 out of 5
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Have you heard of the pulp comic book hero name Doc Savage? This is the first time I read a story about Doc Savage, a character that is popular in pulp magazine stories in the 1930s and 1940s. In this modern retelling of Doc Savage in comic book form by Dynamite Entertainment the story takes place in 1938 and involves Pacific Island, secret conspiracy plots and also the Japanese Navy and fascinating of all Amelia Earhart. If you know your history you would remember Amelia Earhart was a woman famous pilot who unfortunately disappeared in her plan in the Pacific.
Posted in Book Review, Comics, Comics and Worldview, Graphic novel, The Shadow, worldview dilemmas in movies and comics, tagged book review, Comics, Comics and Worldview, Dynamite Entertainment, Graphic novel, Pulp, The Shadow on June 20, 2022| 14 Comments »
A weekend fun reading review…because sometimes a Pastors need a break from heavy reading also.
Cullen Bunn. The Shadow: The Last Illusion. Runnemede, NJ: Dynamite Entertainment, May 25, 2016. 144 pp.
5 out of 5
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Have you heard of the pulp 1930s era superhero name the Shadow? He’s one of the oldest superheroes from the pulp age whom the creator of Batman “borrowed” the concept of the Shadow (I am saying this as a fan of Batman). Older generations would hear about the adventures of the Shadow on Radio; that was way before my time. In this modern retelling of the Shadow you see that the character the Shadow fight crime and pursue a mystery with twists and turns. As someone who love the references to the 1930s in comics this satisfied my interests and the story was worthwhile! I am glad Dynamite Entertainment have printed this story about the Shadow on trade paperback collecting all the issues for this story arc and I hope they would have more stories of the Shadow in the future (I think I am almost done with all their recent stories of the Shadows that they published).
Posted in Batman, Book Review, Comic book, Comics, Comics and Worldview, DC Comics, tagged Batman, book review, Comic book, Comics, Comics and Worldview, DC Comics on April 30, 2022| 21 Comments »
Pastors also need a break from heavy theological reading! Haven’t done one of these for months, so here’s a Batman comic book review! I actually read this back in January but forgot to write a review!
Paul Dini and Alan Burnett. Batman: The Adventures Continue Season One. Burbank, CA: DC Comics, June 1, 2021. 208 pp.
5 out of 5
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Do you like the Batman Animated Series from the 90s? If so this comic might be for you! One of the screen writers for the Animated Series is one of the writers for this “Batman: The Adventures Continue” series and there’s a feel of the 90s Animated Batman: Its gritty but also not over the top or gory, it has stories that are interesting and other characters are explored including villains. This trade paperback collects issues 1 through 8.
Posted in Book Review, Comics and Worldview, Graphic novel, Jeph Loeb, Superman, worldview dilemmas in movies and comics on January 21, 2022| 14 Comments »
Pastors also need a break from heavy theological reading! So here’s a comic book review!
Jeph Loeb. Captain America: White. New York, NY: DC Comics, November 15, 2016. 160 pp.
5 out of 5
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Want to read the story of Captain America and his partner Bucky? This is a story of World War Two, fighting fascism, camaraderie and memories of those who died. I picked up this graphic novel because whenever the writer Jeph Loeb and the artist Tim Sale team up they typically give readers a great story and wonderful nostalgic artwork that gives a historical mood. I thought this book is really good and in the same vein as Loeb and Sale’s previous titles that I enjoyed: Batman: The Long Halloween, Superman for All Seasons and Daredevil Legends, Vol. 1: Yellow.
Posted in Batman, Book Review, Comic book, Comics, Comics and Worldview, DC Comics, tagged Batman, book review, Comic book, Comics, Comics and Worldview, DC Comics on December 20, 2021| 23 Comments »
Pastors also need a break from heavy theological reading! So here’s a Batman comic book review! After a long weekend of teaching youth group, teaching systematic theology on Saturday night and sermon prep, I need a break! I haven’t posted one of these once in a while!
Grant Morrison. Batman: Gothic. New York, NY: DC Comics, January 1, 1986. 128 pp.
5 out of 5
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Want to read a fun 1980s Batman adventure? If so this story might be for you. I have to take a break from some of the newer Batman especially with DC Comics trying to bring in political agendas here and there mixed in with some issues that seems to be more fillers than anything worthwhile when all I wanted is just some good old fashion good story of a hero taking on a bad guy as a break from everything political around me. So while I haven’t read as much comics this year nevertheless I’m glad there’s 80s Batman to enjoy.
Posted in Batman, Book Review, Comic book, Comics, Comics and Worldview, DC Comics, tagged Batman, book review, Comic book, Comics, Comics and Worldview, DC Comics on October 2, 2021| 13 Comments »
Pastors also need a break from heavy theological reading! So here’s a Batman comic book review!
Brian Augustyn. Batman: Gotham by Gaslight. New York, NY: DC Comics, March 12, 2013. 112 pp.
5 out of 5
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Can you imagine Batman being a crime fighting superhero during the Victorian era of the late 1800s? I think that would be a cool setting for Batman! And this trade paperback edition definitely did not disappoint! This is part of DC Comic’s alternative world series they called Elseworlds where they have various characters in different era. Previously I have read a story from the Elseworlds series titled Batman: The Blue, the Grey, and the Bat in which Batman is a hero during the era of the American Civil War. I enjoyed that story enough that when I heard of this story (Batman: Gotham by Gaslight), I knew I had to read it! As I researched more about this book I learned that this is the first volume in this series. Although this Trade Paperback edition was published in 2013 originally the issues that’s collected in this volume was published in 1989. I started being a fan of Batman comics relatively late compared to most fans (in my late 20s) and have found stories like this one from the 1980s were really enjoyable.
Posted in Batman, Book Review, Comic book, Comics, Comics and Worldview, DC Comics, tagged Batman, book review, Comic book, Comics, Comics and Worldview, DC Comics on June 17, 2021| 31 Comments »
A Pastors also need a break from heavy theological reading! So here’s a Batman comic book review!
Scott Snyder. Batman: Gates of Gotham. New York, NY: DC Comics, February 7th 2012. 144 pp.
5 out of 5
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There is a rather different feel to this Batman story, in a refreshing kind of way! Its part-mystery, part-Gothic, part-Steampunk and part-Noir. And yet it does all that in a way that didn’t feel it was forced or trying to do everything but failing in doing anything. I appreciate these dimensions to the story of this Batman graphic novel and felt the uniqueness kept me going in reading this (and I haven’t read much comics so far in 2021!).
Posted in Batman, Book Review, Comic book, Comics, Comics and Worldview, DC Comics, tagged Batman, book review, Comic book, Comics, Comics and Worldview, DC Comics on December 28, 2020| 11 Comments »
A Pastors also need a break from heavy theological reading! So here’s a Batman comic book review!
Lee Bermejo. Batman: Noël. New York, NY: DC Comics, November 2nd 2011. 112 pp.
4 out of 5
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A Batman Christmas story? Can it be? Indeed! I enjoyed this comic book that is a Batman’s version of Charles Dickens’ famous story A Christmas Carol, but modern and updated in the world of Gotham. I enjoyed it perhaps more than some of the reviewers online and hope some of the people’s negative remark might not turn people away and perhaps my review can add some balance consideration!
Posted in Batman, Book Review, Comic book, Comics, Comics and Worldview, DC Comics, tagged Batman, book review, Comic book, Comics, Comics and Worldview, DC Comics on November 28, 2020| 11 Comments »
A weekend leisure reading review…because sometimes Pastors also need a break from heavy theological reading! Finally a Batman review for some of you fans! I haven’t read any comics for months but got to read this for this long holiday weekend, this has bee a busy season of ministry.
Tom King. Batman, Volume 12: City of Bane Part 1. Burbank, CA: DC Comics, April 14th 2020. 144 pp.
4 out of 5
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Looking for a Batman story to read as a fun read? This is worthwhile. Having been disappointed with some of the recent Batman volumes from the last two years which felt like fillers and the story is presented in a disjointed fashion in this particular volume it seems DC Comics picked up their game and gives us a good story. Here the writer Tom King did a good job with focusing on a plot and the artistic team also delivered. This volume collects Batman issues number 75-79.
Posted in Batman, Book Review, Comic book, Comics, Comics and Worldview, DC Comics, tagged Batman, book review, Comic book, Comics, Comics and Worldview, DC Comics on September 19, 2020| 13 Comments »
A weekend leisure reading review…because sometimes Pastors also need a break from heavy theological reading! For more on blog on comments check out our “Collection of Posts: Superheroes, Comics and Worldview Series.”
Mike Barr. Batman: Year Two 30th Anniversary Deluxe Edition. Burbank, CA: DC Comics, November 28th 2017. 176 pp.
5 out of 5
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Want to read some fun old school (late 80s/early 90s) Batman adventures? This title volume might be for you! Having read some of the recent volumes of Batman from the new Rebirth series I felt I needed a break from things “new” and maybe explore some just good old fashion Batman fight against crime and villain. I’m happy to say this work delivered!
The Domain for Truth 