Posted by Dan Greenfield on May 4, 2026
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Scott and Dan pick the comics they’re most looking forward to… — Dan Greenfield, editor, 13th Dimension Batman #9, DC. OK. Nine issues in and I have to say at this point, I’m not sure where this series is headed. I mean, I do know that things with Vandal Savage (and Poison Ivy) are coming to a climax this fall, and it’s about time. It’s just that — and I can’t quite put my finger on why — this series has been less than I expected. It’s had its moments but it feels a bit too loose and disjointed. Staying with it for now, but let’s see how the summer goes. This ish looks like it will lead into the upcoming Barbara Gordon: Breakout series. — The Bat-Man: Second Knight, DC. Hardcover collecting Dan Jurgens and Mike Perkins’ second foray into the early days of Batman, as if it were “real life,” circa 1939-40. Hoping for a third mini, because I really want to see their take on the Dynamic Duo. — Ben 10 #1, Dynamite. My kid — who is now 27 — LOVED Ben 10 when he was a child, so I’m listing this for all you similarly minded fans out there. A great moment: In 2008, we went to a Ben 10 panel at New York Comic Con, and they gave him a jacket — and he looked like he’d jumped right out of the TV screen. A favorite. — The Amazing Spider-Man #28, Marvel. Loooove this variant by Mike Allred, mashing up Silver, Bronze and Modern Age Spidey. — Detective Comics #578 Facsimile Edition, DC. Wrapping up Batman: Year Two. — Steve Rude’s Daredevil and Fantastic Four Variants, Marvel. Oh, just click here. You’ll thank me. — Scott Tipton, contributor-at-large, 13th Dimension The Incredible Hulk Epic Collection: Devolution, Marvel. Bill Mantlo and Sal Buscema’s epic Hulk run continues! — JLA Book Three, DC. The more I look back upon Grant Morrison’s JLA run, the more impressed I am by it. This volume includes his ambitious DC One Million event. — Zatanna by Paul Dini Omnibus, DC. Can’t help feeling like Paul Dini’s Zatanna work is tragically overlooked. A nice fat omnibus volume will take care of...
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