What?! I couldn’t find another one with speaking in it. So, the reviews are shifting back to the DC universe and it’s all about the cape and the cowl. This week’s Hot Picks will focus entirely on one series, I’ll review two of the books and make recommendations for other books that are available from (Cardiff) Library.

Superman/Batman started back in 2003 (can’t believe its been going that long) and was given to Jeph Loeb (Hulk, Ulitmatum, Ultimate Avengers). At the time he was working with industry favourite Ed McGuinness, although later stories have featured art by a whole range of other artists, and similarly writing duties have also frequently changed.

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Link: http://dcu.blog.dccomics.com/

It's been exciting times with all this DC relaunch news, exciting but exhausting, being on this side of the pond makes it difficult to keep up but here is a collection of all the covers for the relauched Bat Family books with a little bit of comment by me when I think it's needed.

Detective Comics #1 - Tony Daniel

Writing and drawing from Tony Daniel again, he's done it well before just after Batman: RIP, tough job but if anyone can do it, he can. Shame Detective is going back to #1 but I'm certainly not as cut up about it as some fanboys, it just a number dudes.

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Hullo there, well this week is another Trade review with a backstory on the characters and their publishing history, this time from Image comics under the Wildstorm banner comes Gen 13: World's End, this book is written by Scott Beatty (Joker: last Laugh, Robin Year one) and illustrated by Mike Huddleston (Harley Quinn, Captain America Red White and Blue).

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Link: http://ibistro.cardiff.gov.uk/uhtbin/webcat?Language=

Hola amigos, this week is a Batman-a-palooza of a review with two stories of DC’s greatest detective. As with the JSA I’m going to do a quick info bit on what’s been happening and who the major players are in the stories.

First up is Batman: Life After Death, written and illustrated by Tony Daniel (Batman RIP) along with art by Guillen March, Sandra Florea, and Norm Rapmund. This is a good book to pick up after reading Battle for the Cowl as it follows on loosely from the end of that story. So who’s who in this book?

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I honestly can't remember where I found this picture but that doesn't detract for it's beauty. It's the kind of street art that is so good it actually tricks your eyes for s second, I was honestly concerned for the fella standing on the ledge, of course I needn't have been worried with The Dynamic Duo on the case.

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