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Out of Time So do any of you remember when Superman became a being of energy and became Blue? Then something happened (it has been a long time since I read this) and he split into a Red energy Superman and Blue Energy Superman. Well DC has done it again and there are Two Flashes, one Red which is the Flash of our time in the present, and a Blue one from the future. I have to admit I have no idea why Barry is charged with Blue lightening in the future. I either glanced over this tiny detail or it really wasn't explained in the book. I even went back and re-read sections to see if I missed it and couldn't find anything which is a slight pet peeve of mine. We do learn that the Speed Force has been damaged and is tearing apart. Future Barry does mention that he has done some upgrades to the suit but no actual answer as to the Blue energy. If I missed this and you have read this and know the answer please let me know in the comments.  Blue Flash is doing what he can

Deathstroke Vol 1 I have always liked Deathstroke as a villain. I always wanted to know more about why he is able to heal and so strong. I also want to know what happened to his eye. I will have to look that up in my DC Encyclopedia when I have a moment and check out the other comics about him which I was surprised to find when looking on Goodreads. I have to thank NetGalley and DC Comics for allowing me to read and review this. I have to admit the main reason I requested this was because of Dethstroke's run on the show Arrow, and the fact this is written by Tony Daniel. He is an amazing writer and artist. He is one of the few that I know that does both for the books he writes on. I loved his work on Batman: Battle for the Cowl, and his run on the Batman series.  Let me first let you know something about this book. The events in this book come after the Suicide Squad Vol 1 book. I didn't know this before I read this one and have to admit I ran into a spoiler for Suic

Welcome to Gotham Academy I don't know what to think about this book honestly. When I saw this I knew it looked a little young for me. That this would be geared to a younger audience but I have really liked Gotham on fox so thought this might be an origin story line. It isn't but what makes this interesting is that Bruce Wayne seems to know a lot about what's going on in this school so he and Batman pop in and out from time to time. This book feels very much like a Scooby-Doo episode. Meddlesome kids are interested in a possible haunted wing of the school that has been shut down. There are all kinds of symbols and hidden passages in this school that only further deepens the mystery. The story on this was pretty interesting but there were times I felt it kind of lulled. Some cool guest stars in this book but I think I expected more. The art work was pretty good. It doesn't change from what you see on the cover which is nice. I like consistency in a graphic nov

Whispers into Scrams I love this show and I love these books. It has been too long since the 5th season of Walking Dead ended and I'm going through withdrawal. Thankfully my name finally came up on the reserve list for this book at my library. The last book left us with such a cliffhanger that I had been not so patiently waiting for this on. If you do not wish to have this series spoiled for you I would part ways with this post now. There really isn't any possible way to write a review about these books without giving something away at this point.  Last chance to stop now. In the end of the last volume we are made aware of Zombies whom carry weapons and whisper to each other. Can the Zombies be growing in intelligence? At the very end one of these Zombies are killed and when one of our team go to get a closer look they see a seam. These people have skinned walkers and are wearing their skin as a flesh suit to be able to blend in with the Walking Dead. Are these peopl

Desperation Every year there is a big book fair in May and we went this year. I made a killing there. I bought 8 Hardback Steven King novels all in great condition and first editions for 1 or 2$ a piece. One of those books was The Regulators. Since this book comes before it I wanted to make sure I wasn't in the dark with any possible references. So a trip to my library helped me get this book.  Let me just say this book was weird and way to long. There are quite a few parts of this book that drag on and really felt like they didn't advance the story. When the book opens we meet a lovely couple driving across the country on their way home. In the middle of nowhere they are pulled over by a police officer, Worried what is wrong they find out that all it was was a stolen license plate. The officer recommends taking the plate from the front of the car and moving it to the back so they can at least get home. When Peter reaches in to the trunk to get the tool box the offic

You're Making Me Hate You I'm a huge fan of Corey Taylor's. I love music and tend to be at both extremes of the music spectrum. I love Jazz and classics like Sinatra and Dean Martin, but on the flip side I have never grown out of my heavy metal phase. As a matter of fact, as I get older the more I enjoy the release of some face melting metal. Corey Taylor is the writer and lead singer of two bands which are both awesome. He is in Stone Sour and Slipknot. I am a big fan of the Nerdist podcast and I saw that a few months ago Corey Taylor was on there. It was so cool to listen to him talk about all of his struggles when he was younger with drugs and alcohol and how he has moved past that. It is so weird to listen to Corey Taylor talk about his kids and being a Dad. It was also both awesome and weird to find out that Corey Taylor is just a big nerd like myself. Anyway, in the podcast he talked about his new book You're Making Me Hate You and I happened to f

Grayson Vol 1 I was heartbroken to read in Forever Evil that Dick was revealed to be Nightwing in front of the whole world. Faking his death with Batman Dick is now stuck wondering what to do now. Why not join a group of secret spies whose faces are obscured by technology so no pictures can be taken. I love Spies and secret agent movies so I was really curious to see what was going to happen with Dick now that his secret is out. I anxiously waited for this book and I have to say thank you to Netgalley and DC Comics for allowing me to read this and review it for my blog.  I have to admit I was a little lost when I started this. I must have missed the part where Dick joins Spyral. If you are reading this and know what happened or in what book this little tidbit is in please tell me in the comments section. I would live to read the transition between the end of Nightwing and the beginning of Agent 37.  I liked this book but the whole thing felt off. I have been a fan of N

History Lessons I really liked this book. I haven't read much of the Flash since New 52 began but I haven't heard great things about the first couple of volumes. Soon I will get around to catching up. My first volume since New 52 was #4 Reverse . This was a collection of three different stories. The first two take up a single issue but the third story has multiple parts. I'm a sucker for a good superhero team up and who better to start this book with Barry Allen that Hal Jordan. The Flash and Green Lantern have been friends for a long time so it was great to see them teamed up in this first story. Barry even gets to wear the ring for a moment to see just how much effort it takes to be a Green Lantern. This story draws on when Hal and Barry met for the first time which was fun to read. The second story is just Barry and an event that happened years ago coming full circle. The rest of the book revolves around a serial killer who might have been responsible for Barry&

The Stranger What would you do if someone you didn't know dropped a life bomb on you that changed everything? I'm sure everyone has had one of these life bombs go off at some point that caused something we thought was pretty great to change drastically. It is how we react to these that defines what comes next. At least, that's how I feel. I have had several of these events in my life not all good, but the way I adapted and learned from them made me the man I am today. I am going to be honest with you, I have no idea how to write this review without possibly spoiling something. So if you are planning on reading this and want to tread carefully then I leave you with this book was amazing. Now, for the rest of you who are interested in just why I thought this book was amazing bare with me as I try my best to make sense and not ruin the book. This whole book is about these life bombs I mentioned .This stranger walks up to our main character Adam at a meeting for hi