Derf's Picks of the Week (December 11, 2024)

 

Greetings to all my fellow NERDS!

How have you been?

I hope all has been well.

Here are some titles you may want to pick up while you shop for Christmas.

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DC COMICS

Action Comics #1079

Batman: Dark Patterns #1

Batman / Santa Claus: Silent Knight Returns #3

Black Lightning #2

DC vs. Vampires: World War V #5

Green Lantern #18

Gotham City Sirens: Uncovered #1

Superwoman Special #1

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DYNAMITE

Space Ghost #8

The Terminator #3

Thundercats #10

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IMAGE

Creepshow Holiday Special 2024 #1

Transformers #15

Witchblade #6

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MARVEL

Alien: Paradiso #1

The Amazing Spider-Man #63

Dazzler #4

Deadpool Team-Up #4

The Incredible Hulk #20

The Infinity Watch #1

Laura Kinney: Wolverine #1

Petpool: Pool Party #1

Phoenix #6

Spirits of Vengeance #4

Star Wars: The Battle of Jakku - Republic Under Siege #4

Ultimate Universe: One Year In #1

Ultimate X-Men #10

Uncanny X-Men #7

X-Factor #5

Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man #1

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Well that is all I have for this week.

I hope you saw some goodies that will help spread cheer.

Until next time, get your READ on!

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COMIC COVER OF THE WEEK

Phoenix #6 (Variant)

MARVEL

Cover Art by Pablo Villalobos

R.I.P. Norm Breyfogle

Batman: Holy Terror (Elseworlds) Cover

I am deeply saddened to hear about the death of Batman artist, Norm Breyfogle.  He was truly one of the greats.  In his honor, I share his cover to one of my favorite Esleworld stories ever written, Holy Terror.

R.I.P. Norm Breyfogle

Wonder Woman Wednesday

It's Wednesday, time to show some love for Wonder Woman.

 Here is a piece of fan art inspired by the work of Adam Huges

of a DC Comics Elseworld of Princess Diana.

Comic Review: Batman Scar of the Bat and Reign of Terror (DC Elseworlds)

     Today, I came home a little bit under the weather.  Well, I took my extra time off from work to catch up on some reading.  Thanks to the wonderful world of ebay, I was able to get my hands on a couple of DC Comics Eleseworlds trades.  I am a big fan of the Elseworlds stories from DC.  Anyway, the two trades I read today come from the Batman line.  The first one I read was Scar of the Bat.  Once I finished that title, I read Reign of Terror.  These are both great reads.

     In Batman: Scar of the Bat, we are left pondering what if the caped crusader was one of the Untouchabes with Eliot Ness on his conquest after Al Capone.  The story was brilliant! Max Allan Collins did a great job writing this piece.  Each page had you asking, which one is the "Bat" man?  After a few twists and turns, you are left satisfied.  I highly reccommend this book to any comic or Batman fan.  I give Scar of the Bat a rating of a  strong 8 out of a possible 10.

    


    In Batman: Reign of Terror, we find Bruce Wayne a man of honor in France during the French Revolution.  Sickened by what he sees at what has happened to the land that he loves, he takes the guise of a bat to first free his in-laws from the guillotine or Blade of Death as the locals called it.  After sacing his in-laws, Bruce is foced to act a kinship with the war-scared Herve' Deinte until his identity was revealed.  Batman was surely near death from the hands of Two-Face when a stranger in disguise comes to save him.  You can say it wasa little bridy that saved him, lol.  He is reunited with his wife and they live happyily ever after.  Mike W. Barr is a creative genius for writing this story.  I give Reign of Terror a rating of 8.5-9 very easily.

    

My suggestion, get these books and read them today!