Tag: Scott Snyder

Graphic Bits Reviews: Batman #41, All-Star Section 8 #1, Constantine: The Hellblazer #1, Earth 2: Society #1, Red Hood/Arsenal #1 and Starfire #1 (New DC Universe/DC You Week 2)

New DC Universe (2015) - Week Two

Don’t have time for long reviews of comics? Then check out these bite sized chunks of comic book goodness designed to get behind the panels and into your hearts. This is Graphic Bits. DC Comics launched its second week of the New DC Universe with no less than two new Batmen! There’s the brand new mainstream design in the highly-anticipated …

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The Court of Owls hit Gotham in ‘Batman Vs Robin’ trailer

Batman vs. Robin - Court of Owls

DC Entertainment and Warner Bros. Animation has released (via IGN) the first trailer for BATMAN VS ROBIN, the next film in the DC Animated Original Movie line. This marks the first time the New 52 villains The Court of Owls have been brought to life. Created by Scott Snyder and artist Greg Capullo in 2011, the timeless organisation …

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Behind the Panels Issue 123 – Panels Awards 2014

Behind The Panels Issue 123 – Panels Awards 2014

Live(ish) from the Panels Cave, deep in the heart of the hollowed-out mountain, it’s the 2014 Panels Awards! With your hosts Richard Gray, David McVay and David Longo. This is Behind the Panels. Welcome to Behind the Panels Issue 123, the comic book show that’s giving out awards. In this issue, we pick our favourite books …

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Graphic Bits Review: Batgirl #35, Batman #35 and Klarion #1

Batgirl #35 - I'm legal, loser!

Don’t have time for long reviews of comics? Then check out Graphic Bits: bite sized chunks of comic book goodness designed to get behind the panels and into your hearts. The DC universe starts all new arcs this week (8 October 2014), with Batgirl flying off in a new direction, Batman back from his self-reflective Zero …

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Behind The Panels Issue 106 – The Wake

Behind the Panels Issue 106 - The Wake

Welcome to Behind the Panels Issue 106, the comic book show that presents its reviews in the form of a dissection. In this issue, Grant Morrison’s Multiversity finally spills out into our reality. We’ll understand it all once we’ve finished reading every comic in history. ALSO Ant-Man begins production in San Francisco, and Marvel has …

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Graphic Bits Reviews: Avengers Assemble #18, Bounce #4, Chin Music #2, Daredevil #30, Justice League Dark #23 and Superman Unchained #3

Daredevil and Silver Surfer - Daredevil #30

Don’t have time for full reviews of comics? Then check out Graphic Bits: bite sized chunks of comic book goodness designed to get behind the panels and into your hearts. This week (21 August 2013), it’s Infinity crossovers, Trinity wars and Superman punching things really hard. Plus Chin Music (Image Comics) finally gets a second issue! You …

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Graphic Bits Reviews: Batman #23, East of West #5, JLA #7 and Saga #13

 Don’t have time for full reviews of comics? Then check out Graphic Bits: bite sized chunks of comic book goodness designed to get behind the panels and into your hearts. This week (14 August 2013), “Zero Year” continues in Batman #23, and it’s the Trinity War in Justice League of America #7. Then things get even …

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Graphic Bits Reviews: Amala’s Blade #4, Batman Inc #13, Daredevil #29, DC Annual #2, Five Ghosts #5, Guardians of the Galaxy #5, Pandora #2, Sex #5, Wake #3 and What If? AvX #4

Amala's Blade #4 - Michael Dialynas

Don’t have time for full reviews of comics? Then check out Graphic Bits: bite sized chunks of comic book goodness designed to get behind the panels and into your hearts. This week (31 July 2013) we bid farewell to both Amala’s Blade (Dark Horse) and Grant Morrison’s Batman Incorporated (DC Comics), while Five Ghosts: The Haunting …

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Review: Batman Annual #2

Batman Annual #2

The second annual for DC’s flagship title introduces a a few new characters, and proves that you don’t have to wear a cape to be a hero. Scott Snyder has had something of a tradition in his two-year tenure on Batman, punctuating his major story arcs with a solo story about a minor character that …

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Graphic Bits Reviews: Batman #22, Batman ’66 #2, Justice League #22 and Superman Unchained #2

Justice League #22 - Trinity War

Don’t have time for full reviews of comics? Then check out Graphic Bits: bite sized chunks of comic book goodness designed to get behind the panels and into your hearts. This week (10 July 2013) we focus on the best of DC Comics with their origin story in Batman #22, a more groovy take in Batman ’66 #2, …

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Best Comics of 2013…so far

Best of 2013 - Behind the Panels

With so many comics coming out every month, it’s hard to know what to choose. Some of them we read because we love the characters, others because they are essential to the canon. Then there’s those handful of titles that stand out as the best of the best. This isn’t meant to be a comprehensive …

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