DC Comics Quick Takes for the Week of March 26, 2025
Sometimes, there isn’t enough to say for a complete review, but there is still something to be said. That’s what Quick Takes is about. It would be difficult to review EVERY comic I read in a week, but I’ll always have something to say. So, here’s to something new…Quick Takes for the Week of March 26, 2025. Be sure to comment on what you’re reading and enjoying this week and check out the full reviews for the week at DC Comics News!
Justice League Unlimited #5
This is a solid issue. There’s a good amount of action as the story progresses forward. It doesn’t feel quite as contrived as some of the previous issues have. There’s a moment where it feels like it’s about to be too much, but in the endit’s not overstuffed Waid finds a way to make it all fit. Mark Waid is trying to connect some of the ancillary titles like The Atom Project and does a good job with it. Bart Allen-Impulse gets a nice moment this issue. The final page brings into focus the upcoming crossover with World’s Finest.
Meamorpho: The Element Man #4
This series continues to be very entertaining. There are some genuinely humorous parts and some of them don’t rely on being over 50, having read this comic in the sixties, or being familiar with the parlance of the Go-Go-Check era. That said, there is something missing. I can’t be sure of what it is, but this comic needs something. It’s close enough to being brilliant that you can almost taste it. Definitely worth checking out. It’s something unique!
Black Canary: Best of the Best #5
There are two things that are good about this issue and for that matter the entire series. After some awkward moments in the first issue, I think Ryan Sook found his way with this book. The cover to this issue is especially nice and the interiors are good as well. Seeing both Canaries together looks great. Some of the moments with Dinah and her mom are solid. Were they told in a different context they would resonate more. And, if they seemed to fit in better with previous versions of her history. Unfortunately, King’s go to move of “misery” and “unhappiness” sucks much of the fun out of seeing the two together. Black Canary I training Black Canary II is something King has added and it works for his story so he can emphasize the misery for both of them. Originally, the younger Dinah sought out training on her own against her mother’s wishes. The older Dinah hating cops is weird too because her father was a cop (Secret Origins #50). King has made Dinah, Sr. about as unlikable as possible, but hey, that’s what King does. King also is ignoring the great character work between Shiva and Black Canary that Gail Simone developed in Birds of Prey about 20 years ago. Not having any context for this fight continues to bring down this series. It’s just violence for violence’s sake. If you are into that, I suggest seeking help, not read this series. Like all of King’s work, he’s in his own world with his own set of rules and continuity. Everything you want to know about Black Canary has already been done better (see Birds of Prey) and and this doesn’t add anything of value. Visually it’s entertaining and it has some nice short bits with Dinah grieving, but other wise, you’ll wish you hadn’t let King mess with Black Canary.
Green Lantern #21 (Legacy #588)
Well, this issue ramps things up as everything intensifies. There’s just a couples between Odyssey and Kon-El and it immediately does more for him than everything in the past 10 years- what HAS been going on with him, maybe Jeremy Adams will tell us?!?!?! Plus, Adams doesn’t forget Carol and Hal. The new status of their relationship continues to develop and it continues to be captivating. There’s a super-villain surprise at the end of the issue that doesn’t take long to develop. It’s an idea that could’ve left things open ended, but Adams wisely brings it to the fore immediately. There’s a lot of action too in another well balanced issue. What’s not to like?
Batman #158 (Legacy #923)
Wow. Sometimes feeling like you’ve gone back in time when reading a comic is good. While some are hoping that Jim Lee and Jeph Loeb’s return to the pages of Batman for a sequel to their seminal “Hush” storyline will be a return to great comics of 20 years ago, it actually does more than that. This comic manages to grab the feel of Batman comics from even further back to the Bronze Age. There’s some Denny O’Neil and Neal Adams here as well as Gerry Conway, Len Wein, Jim Aparo, Don Newton and Doug Moench. This is a great start to a storyline and while it references recent status quo that has happened since the original Hush story, it blends it into the classic much more effectively than Batman or Detective Comics has in a while. There’s no B.S. in this issue. It’s just great comics. There’s Batman as detective in this issue, the Bat-family is firmly in play, and Loeb has an angle on the Joker that’s certainly not seen often. Jim Lee is doing some great work in this issue, he’s never been a favorite, but his storytelling is quite good here. This is going to be a special storyline and I believe it will live up to hype and expectations. Don’t be surprised if Batman surpasses Absolute Batman as the sales juggernaut for DC!
What are you reading this ? What were your favorite DC Comics for the week of March 26? Be sure to leave a comment below!
