The Nerdy Bird brings you a VERY special anniversary edition of DoubleDCoverage! Reviews/recaps for Batman and Robin #10 & Superman: Last Stand of New Krypton #1 PLUS some super-duper special exclusive extras!!
Hello again GEN readers! It’s Jill a.k.a. The Nerdy Bird back with this week’s installment of DoubleDCoverage. When an insane asylum is reborn things are bound to get messy and when heroes team up, asses are bound to get kicked. Reviews for Arkham Reborn #1 and World’s Finest #1 are ahead. Also, check out my star ratings for my other pulls from last Wednesday!
When I first heard about Batman: Arkham Asylum a year or so ago, I was actually a little worried. I’m a rather huge comic nerd, and Batman has always been one of my top favorites. The world of Batman is rather unique with an inherent darkness not found in many other mainstream comics. On top of that, the game is set in Arkham, a place filled with some of the worst villains ever pondered. Seriously, the Joker beat one of the previous Robins to death. So needless to say, I was rather concerned that the game would not live up to standards set by the comics. However, I have one main point to make about Arkham Asylum: boy, did it ever deliver. Read the full story
July 18th is almost here! That’s right, The Dark Knight—the highly-anticipated sequel to Batman Begins—is almost upon us. “The night is darkest just before the dawn,” and like Harvey Dent goes on to say, “the dawn is coming!”
Many of you are like me and have whipped out your copy of Batman Begins to pump yourself up, re-watched trailers for the new movie, and have taken in the viral glee over the months … but what better way to psyche yourself up for the ultimate Batman experience than by reading (or re-reading) some truly awesome Batman stories?
Hold on to something and find out about eight of my favorite Batman classics—essential to any Bat-fan’s arsenal and coincidentally are all tied to the new movie—right after the jump!
