Honorable Mentions: June 13, 2020

It was a quiet, but quite Batman-tastic, week! 

As you can tell, we unfortunately don't have an episode for you this week. Partially because of a very small pull from our local comic shop, and partially because this week was incredibly busy. Stay tuned, though - we'll be back next week! In the meantime, here's our picks for this week - let us know what you think in the comments! 

Honorable Mention Highlights: June 10, 2020​

• Joker 80th Anniversary 100 Page Super Spectacular (W: Brian Azzarello, Paul Dini, Dennis O'Neil, Scott Snyder, Tom Taylor, James Tynion IV, Others; A: Rafael Albuquerque, Lee Bermejo, Simone Bianchi, Tony S. Daniel, Mikel Janin, Jock, Jos Luis Garcia-Lopez, Eduardo Risso, Riley Rossmo, Others) 
• Batman: The Adventures Continue #1 (W: Paul Dini, Alan Burnett; A: Ty Templeton)
• Batman Secret Files #3 (W: James TynionIV, Vita Ayala, Mariko Tamaki, Dan Watters, Philip Kennedy Johnson; A: Sumit Kumar, Andie Tong, Riley Rossmo, John Paul Leon, Victor Ibanez)
• Adventureman #1 (W: Matt Fraction; A/CA: Terry Dodson, Rachel Dodson) 

Joker 80th Anniversary 100 Page Super Spectacular 
A must read for Joker fans. DC really let their writers and artists flex in this one, and it gets really twisted FAST. Also, there's a joke about the Batman Damned controversy, so that's always fun.

Batman: The Adventures Continue #1
Batman: The Animated Series is a hard act to follow, considering it's cult-following status and incredible influence on the IP as a whole. While it's certainly still early and was enjoyable in its own right, the book hasn't quite shown it has legs just yet, with a relatively ho-hum plot line that felt more about character name dropping than properly building off it's predecessor. Here's to hoping issue two starts gain a little more traction.

Batman Secret Files #3
This particular edition of Secret Files focuses on the group of assassins that recently were unleashed on Batman by the Designer. It's a nice look at the challenges Batman faces, since sometimes he can seem like a character who just can't be stopped by anything. Some pretty decent fight sequences, too!

Adventureman #1
I love a book that drops you into the middle of the drama, and this book definitely does that. First you're hit with a pulpy, old-school styled hero team, then you're in modern day with a beautifully developed lead character that has nothing to do with the previous half of the book... or so we think. Beautiful art, a solid definition of the world, I am DEFINITELY here for more.