DC Comics Quick Takes for the Week of June 4, 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 June 4, 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!
Poison Ivy #34
Let’s give credit where credit is due- G. Willow Wilson continues to write a compelling comic month in month out whether or not Poison Ivy is a character you even care about. Wilson finds universal themes to address and in this issue we get a look at “commitment to personal belief,” “giving someone unconditional love when they don’t love you back at all,” and “how to help those who don’t wish to help themselves.” All that gets some page time in Poison Ivy #34 and I think it’s the secret to this series being so good. It has a lot in common with Alan Moore’s Swamp Thing from 40 years ago in this respect, it must just be coincidence that both series are about “plant people.” Plus, Wilson never abandons the idea that Ivy IS a villain, she’s not just a misunderstood anti-hero, and she really makes it work!
Justice League: The Atom Project #6
Well, outside of Mike Perkins’ art there’s not really much good to say about this issue. The basic premise is already pretty tiresome and the plot and character work are like picking through sludge, but the characterization of Ray Palmer is downright unacceptable. I guess Ryan Parrott and John Ridley never read any Atom comics or Justice League of America issues with him. Ray Palmer has never felt himself to be an imposter. He’s been a hero for many years…and acted as such. Just because he has powers of being small it hasn’t affected his self worth in the super-hero community. He may have had some troubles in his personal life, but that’s completely unrelated to effectiveness as a member of the JLA. Geez, these writers need to read up on the characters before they write them. If there’s story that presents this previously, it doesn’t mean that it was a good story or it fits the characters history. It really comes off like they’ve never written comics before. Yuck!
Batgirl #8
I’m certainly no expert on Lady Shiva, so how much of this issue incorporates existing history I don’t know. However, bringing in Bronze Tiger and Richard Dragon is a very enjoyable and surprising turn as this issue connects to the Batman and other DC Comics of the Bronze Age with these characters. This issue is quite gripping and interesting. It goes into that “Kung Fu” genre that was en vogue during ’70’s and it really works here. There’s some good character work with Shiva, her sister, Ben Turner and Richard Dragon and it all works and really draws the reader in. This is some good stuff. I’d be interested in a series with these four! Â
What are you reading this ? What were your favorite DC Comics for the week of June 4? Be sure to leave a comment below!
