Comics Fondle

So, Batman breaks up with the Outsiders because Geo-Force is pissed Batman didn’t let him know Geo-Force’s country was in trouble. It’s a whole new, super-shallow Batman here from Barr–there are some pointed lines about the team doing well “for once,” which he got over a long time ago, as well as lines about Dick […]

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Wow. Mike W. Barr has really done something here. He’s turned in the most sexist superhero origin I’ve ever even heard of. Looker is a homely woman–as homely as a woman in a mainstream comic book can get, anyway–who gets turned beautiful. With this change, she can finally give her husband what he deserves, which, […]

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The Outsiders go to space–and are apparently the only superheroes on the planet, as Superman, Wonder Woman or Supergirl could have handled these issues’ crisis in a matter of moments–and Halo falls in love (again). … Maybe there’s some problems with suspense (there isn’t any–it’s unlikely Halo’s going to die after being kidnapped–and it’s kind of odd how easily she’s taken out), but it’s fine.

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It shouldn’t come as a surprise, but Chuck Dixon doesn’t write lesbians well. They come off like a special episode of “Melrose Place,” their relationship ostensibly just character, but really muted sensationalist fodder.
But otherwise, I’m impressed with how well the new Batman and the Outsiders turned out. While Dixon still writes Batman like a psychotic, […]

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DC cheaped out on the art for this annual apparently, as Dave Ross’s figures occasionally look like something a kid might do. His faces, though not good, at least show some sign of work.
For Metamorpho’s wedding, Barr does a sequel to an old Metamorpho comic (the second appearance), which I suppose ought to be cool. […]

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