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Review: Beowulf #4

Satanic sorcery. Grendel. One of the Lost Tribes of Israel. And the origin of Dracula. Beowulf has his hands full. A chockablock-but-lackluster affair from the team of Michael Uslan and Ricardo Villamonte.

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Review: Tales of the Teen Titans #45

The Titans try to move forward with their personal lives following Terra’s death but come under attack from H.I.V.E. again. This low-key, transitional issue offers an understandable exhale following the “Judas Contract,” from the team of Marv Wolfman, George Pérez and Mike DeCarlo.

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Review: The Shadow #5

The Shadow and his crew take to the seas to thwart an assassination plot by the mercenary General Sodom. Frank Robbins steps in for Michael W. Kaluta, joining Denny O’Neil to deliver a surprisingly good period adventure.

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Review: Batman #242

Batman fakes Bruce Wayne’s death and adopts the mob persona Matches Malone in preparation for battle with Ra’s al Ghul. Solid art but silly stories, from creators including Denny O’Neil, Irv Novick and Dick Giordano.

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Review: Batman #229

Solo adventures from both Batman (written by Robert Kanigher) and Robin (written by Mike Friedrich) tap into the zeitgeist of the time. Journeymen Irv Novick and Frank Giacoia provide solid-but-unspectacular support on art.

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