Well,
my OCD is indeed getting the better of me, to a certain extent. No, I'm not
going to restart blogging the New 52 with pages and pages of commentary
[link].
But I have liked having a record of what I read each month ready at hand here
on the blog, as well having a quick link to ComicBookRoundUp.com
[link]'s
compendium of reviews for each issue. So I will put in the work each
month to compile and post that much – yes, starting with “Villains' Month” which I finally finished trudging through a couple of weeks ago. As usual, my reading is delayed by roughly a month from the comics' official on-sale date since I receive my comics by once-a-month shipping from Discount Comic Book Service [link].
As to the news round-up I used to start
with, it was never very thorough in the first place, and I don't like
being constantly negative – which it's too easy to be when talking
about DC these days. Any news items that do compel me to comment will
get their own separate post in a more timely manner.
As to these particular issues, I just
couldn't bring myself to take notes as I went along, and frankly most
of the issues are pretty forgettable. As I figured I would, I
consider this to be basically a wasted month – and the most wasted
money I've ever spent on this hobby. But I do like having the quick
links to various reviewers for myself to refer to if need be,
so I am putting this little bit of work into it before going forward
and hopefully wiping the bad taste of “Villains' Month” out of my
mouth. Truthfully, without the pressure of reading toward writing
something “meaningful” for each issue, I have already enjoyed the
next month's issues (which I've mostly finished already) more than I
can remember in many months. But I do not believe my growing
distaste with the direction of DC Comics is totally due to my own
issues (pardon the pun) – I just do not like some directions they
have taken. More perhaps on those points later.
Anyway, the new introductory
paragraph going forward will read:
A
record of the DC Comics that I read that were released during
September that I received near the beginning of October. Caution:
Linked reviews may contain spoilers! [Link to previous month]
Comics Solicited for 4
September Release
Forever
Evil
#1
Justice
League
#23.1: Darkseid
Earth
2
#15.1: DeSaad
Action
Comics
#23.1: Cyborg Superman
Superman
#23.1: Bizarro
Batman
#23.1: The Joker
Batman
and Robin
#23.1: Two-Face
Detective
Comics #23.1:
Poison Ivy
Comics Solicited for 11
September Release
Aquaman
#23.1: Black Manta
Earth
2
#15.2: Solomon Grundy
Action
Comics
#23.2: Zod
Superman
#23.2: Brainiac
Batman
#23.2: The Riddler
Batman
and Robin #23.2:
The Court of Owls
Comics Solicited for 18
September Release
Action
Comics
#23.3: Lex Luthor
Batman
#23.3: Penguin
Superman
#23.3: H'El
Batman
and Robin
#23.3: Ra's al Ghul and the League of Assassins
Comics Solicited for 25
September Release
Justice
League
#23.4: Secret Society
Justice
League of America
#7.4: Black Adam
Aquaman
#23.2: Ocean Master
Batman
#23.4:
Bane
Batman/Superman
#3.1:
Doomsday
Digital Comics
Smallville
Season 11
Weeks 67-69
Smallville:
Titans
Weeks 1-2
Review
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