(00:00:00) The Geek Matrix reviews DC’s Weekly Comics Releases

This week, that's:

(00:54:02) #AbsolutePower 4

(01:20:39) #DCAllInSpecial 1

(02:05:07) #PoisonIvy 26

(02:23:28) #Shazam 16

(02:50:25) #JusticeSocietyofAmerica 12

(03:20:07) #BirdsOfPrey 14

(03:31:00) #Batman 153

Plus our Honorable Mentions covered each week by Josh! Here’s the run down –

MultiVersus: Collision Detected #2 – 8/10 – This is too entertaining and funny. It shouldn’t be this good for what it is. But I can tell you that I’ve played the game and this comic book is waaay better than the game.

DC's I Know What You Did Last Crisis #1 –7.5/10 - This was okay. Some were better than others. Some art was amazing, some just good. Altogether, better than I was hoping for. The Dr Light Story and Midnighter were both really good.

DC Horror Presents: Creature Commandos #1 – 8/10 – A kick the door in style of introduction to the Creature Commandos and it has me curious what the rest will look like. Good stuff so far for an intro issue.

Plastic Man No More! #2 – 9/10 - This story is something else man. The art aims to be of the lighthearted variety, not super modern. Mopre classic, more cartoony. But I have a feeling that if it didn’t have that, it might be hard for some people to get through. This is an intense book. So far, by far, the best Plastic Man story ever told. This is heartbreaking.

The Nice House by the Sea #3 – 8.5/10 – Man… oh man. Al l can tell you is how good this is because if you aren’t reading it you wouldn’t understand but seriously, if you like horror and myustery… grab up the first series, nice house by the lake, and then move on to this one, nice house by trhe sea. Every issue leaves you hungry for more. Every single one.

My Adventures with Superman #5 – 8/10 – I can’t believe how good a cartoon tie-in book can be on the regular.

The Batman & Scooby-Doo Mysteries #10 – 4/5 graded by Dash. He liked that it was spooky

Scooby-Doo, Where Are You? #130 – 3/5 graded by Dash. He only liked the back up.

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Absolute Power: Task Force VII #7

Green Arrow #16

Harley Quinn #43

Titans #15

The Flash #13

Outsiders #11

Action Comics #1069

Detective Comics #1089 – Brandon

Honorable Mentions

Lobo Cancellation Special #1

Power Girl #13

Absolute Power: Origins #3

Batman: The Brave and the Bold #17

Halloween - The Last Halloween

Zatanna: Bring Down The House #4

We start the show off talking about all things geek, like every week – comics, books, wrestling, action figures and more... And throughout… we kind of get off topic. This week, Josh has willed more McFarlane DC figures into existence! (It’s been like 2 years now without an error???)

(00:00:00) The Geek Matrix reviews DC’s Weekly Comics Releases

This week, that's:

(01:04:13) #AbsolutePowerSuperSon 1

(01:20:27) #WonderWoman 13

(01:29:35) #Superman 18

(01:48:20) #Catwoman 68

(02:05:00) New McFarlane Figures!

(02:14:30) #BatmanSupermanWorldsFinest 31

Plus our Honorable Mentions covered each week by Josh! Here’s the run down –

Jenny Sparks #2 - I can’t say anything else about this book except I hate it. Like, with a passion. And that’s because King turned Captain Atom into an arrogant evil wannabe Dr Manhattan, quite literally he just wants to be a god… this is beyond stupid. Can barely even consider the art. King shits ALL OVER the characters he writes. He sucks and he knows it and great art can’t save it. Nothing redeemable. 3/10.

John Constantine, Hellblazer: Dead in America #9 - This is the grimiest magic-based noir that I’ve ever read and it’s absolutely great. A while lot goes sideways, and Constantine is getting a bit closer… and… the art fits the book so well. And also? This is weird, but Arron Campbell drew a dress on Clarice that may be the prettiest piece of clothing that I have ever seen on a comic book character. 8.25/10

Dark Knights of Steel: Allwinter #3 - I didn’t expect to go into this liking it more than the original. I’m not there quite yet, but I am getting damn close. And the occasional explosive use of color in this book makes it all even more gorgeous. 8/10

Batman - The Long Halloween - The Last Halloween #1 - Catwoman, Gilda, Two-Face. Calendar Man, Jim Gordon, Batman and Robin all pick up where the last installment left off. This was a really fun read for me. I thought it odd at first that the Long Halloween was being expanded upon, but now? Give me the next 9 issues. 7.75/10

Multiversus - Collision Detection #1 - The only thing that I knew to expect from this one is that it’s a video game tie-in. What I didn’t expect was it to be so fun for my 8-year-old to read. He loved it and gives it a 4/5 (he won’t judge on 1-10 no matter how many times I ask).

Joker The World - With an all star cast of writers, artists, colorists, and letterers, going in, you have to know that at least some of this has got to be good, right? Well, it’s a whole bunch of non-connected Joker stories. Some art is great. Some is fantastic, some I’m not a fan of but it fits the story so very well. I don’t quite understand it, normally, I wouldn’t like this kind of thing. But Joker The World was really good. And there’s a Joker the World Free Batman Day Special Edition that might still be at your Local Comic Shop if you’d like a preview to all of them. For the book? It gets 7.5/10

Batman Day 2024: Batman / Elmer Fudd Special #1 - This was a way better story than it deserved to be. Way better. I really enjoyed it. We didn’t need the backup at all in this book, but it wasa fun quick read as well. I am very pleasantly surprised. 8/10

Batman - Elmer Fudd Special Noir Edition #1 - See above, but in black and white.

There’s also a whole bunch of facsimile editions - Crisis on infinite earths, Detective 27, variants and foils, etc. so go check those out as well.

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