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  • 39 – Batman All-Year

    39 – Batman All-Year

    If you can say anything about Curt, he sure is persistent. And once again, I do not think we have seen the last of him and his latest scheme.

    I do like how Franka phrased it in this one. It may have been the Summer of Superman, but it is Batman all year round. Are there really 16 Bat-titles on the market right now? She might be right but that does sound like a high number. I do know that the Bat-Titles sell quite well and it has been a good year for it so far. We have Jeph Loeb and Jim Lee on the Hush series in the Batman book and Tom Taylor and mainly Mikel Janin on the Detective Series line. And of course Absolute Batman, which is absolutely destroying the marketplace right now from Scott Snyder and Nick Dragotta. But still, it would be nice if we can get some of those other DC characters in there.

    I have always had a soft spot for the classics like Spectre, Doctor Fate, Hawkman, Deadman and the like. I do wonder if Batman overshadows these other characters. The Comic Book business is tough at the moment so I suppose publishers want to invest in the sure thing and you cannot blame them. But I still wonder how long the Bat-Train will ride.

    Some of you might have wondered where Franka went with the Thursday recommendations. They are still coming but as you can see from current events, her pencil, brush, and quill pen are busy putting together a portfolio with help from her girlfriend Barbara. We, at expatNERD, are definitely cheering them on.

    That is it for now. Have a good week ahead.

    -Marv

  • You’re late

    Howdy folks and welcome back to our regular Thursday programming when your pal Marv recommends something to you, our loyal readership. As you know, Franka hijacked it last week, but really it was a friendly hijack and I did not mind at all. In fact, I do think we can expect her to pop up on these Thursday musings more often.

    This week’s pick is an interesting one because it is actually the second of the three issue series. Now that might not be particularly interesting to you, but if I were to tell you that the first issue came out way back on July 25, 2023, you would punch me in the face for being a liar. But it is true. Ladies and gentleman, please welcome to the store Superman: The Last Days of Lex Luthor #2!

    "Image" of Lex Luthor saying "Your'e Late."

    I still have not read the first issue because I usually wait until the full series comes out so I can digest them in full. So as you can imagine my tummy has been rumbling for quite a while now. This thing pairs up Mark Waid with Bryan Hitch, so the story should prove to be riveting and beautiful at the same time. Hitch is an incredible artist who manages to put in so much detail in his panels it is insane. When I close my eyes I still can imagine his epic first twelve issues on Hawkman that came out back in 2018. And now because this thing is finally coming out, you can and need to grab it now.

    But you do have a conundrum. Because this thing has been so late, DC is pumping out issues #2 and #3 then in about two months you will already have a nice collected edition when #3 hits the stores (I think). So buyers choice on this one. And remember Lex Luthor hates it when you are late so he must have been squirming during this one.

    -Marv