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Comic Talk Cafe One Shot #14: “DC Comics Shipping in February 2025”

adminDecember 4, 2024One Shot, Podcast

DC Comics February 2025: Highlights and Reviews

In this episode of Comic Talk Cafe, host Jonathan reviews the upcoming DC Comics releases for February 2025. He shares his opinions on Zatanna, Justice League Unlimited, Absolute Batman, and Absolute Superman. Jonathan also expresses his enthusiasm for Green Lantern Corps Number One and Justice League The Atom Project. He touches on several other titles like Aquaman, Green Lantern, Green Arrow, and different segments featuring female superheroes such as Catwoman and Batgirl. Finally, he highlights his anticipation for the new direction in Green Arrow and the upcoming Challenges of the Unknown series.

00:00 Introduction and Overview

00:12 Justice League and Major Titles

00:36 Absolute Series Highlights

01:08 Spotlight on Individual Heroes

01:41 Green Lantern Corps and Other Picks

03:43 Final Thoughts and Conclusion

Comic Talk Cafe One Shot #12:“Absolutely All In”

Jonathan TowryNovember 20, 2024One Shot, Podcast

Review of DC All In Special: An Intriguing Soft Reset

 In this episode, Jonathan from Comic Talk Cafe reviews the ‘DC All In Special’, a comic linked to DC’s Absolute line comparable to Marvel’s Ultimate line. He explains the aftermath of ‘Absolute Power’, with heroes realizing their mistake of disbanding the Justice League. Jonathan describes the unique dual-cover feature of the comic and discusses characters and plots, including the Justice League’s use of boom tubes, and a surprising twist with Darkseid merging with the Specter. He praises the comic’s artwork and discusses some confusion about the Absolute and DC lines, suggesting DC could clarify the distinctions better. Overall, he finds the special a promising introduction to the new storyline.

00:00 Introduction to DC All In Special

00:32 Overview of Absolute Power

01:08 Comic Book Details and Artwork

02:10 Plot and Key Events

05:37 Darkseid’s Perspective

08:03 Final Thoughts and Conclusion

Comic Talk Cafe Issue #10 “Absolute Power, Superman Adventures, and Batman’s Dinosaur Island”

Jonathan TowryAugust 24, 2024Podcast

Comic Reviews: My Adventures with Superman, Batman and Robin, Absolute Power In this episode, Jonathan and Rachel discuss their recent comic book reads: ‘My Adventures with Superman #3’, which features Superman in early stages dealing with government troubles and his android friend Amazo; ‘Batman and Robin #12’, involving the dynamic duo on Dinosaur Island with intense flashbacks focusing on Robin’s emotions towards Bane; and ‘Absolute Power #1’, a significant DC event where superheroes face a new threat led by Amanda Waller, exploring themes of AI and government control. Each comic is thoroughly reviewed for its plot, artwork, and overall impact.

00:00 Introduction and Hosts

00:27 My Adventures with Superman #3 Review

06:13 Batman and Robin #12 Review

11:23 Absolute Power #1 Review

21:12 Conclusion and Sign-Off

Review: Green Lantern #9

Jonathan TowryMay 2, 2024Reviews

Green is the New Green

This was a nice payoff for the last few issues. It answers a few things but leaves more to be answered. this was a great setup for the next issues to come. I was happy to see the reason for Hal’s ring issues and I’m excited to see where things will go.

The Art: I loved the art in this issue. There were some really cool panel layouts and solid art throughout. there were some great pages that really sold a sense of scale that works great for a story set in space.

The Story: I’ve been out of the loop from GL stories so I was a little lost but the story was still enjoyable as sort of a cap to the last 8 issues.

It’s my hope that the Gl corps gets back to at least some of its former glory. I think it will but it will take time. I’m defiantly along for the ride!