Bronwyn Carlton

The Reaching Hand had a Detective Wayne where people are being scared to death. Rockumentary was, I guess, Clark, Ollie, Barry, and Arthur as the Beatles, heh, but also turns the DC Universe into a music universe, pretty cool (heh, even here Harley and Ivy were ‘Alternative’). The Babysitter one was-- heh- The Incredibles eat your heart out. Vigilantes in 3B was… weird. Barbara and Dinah in the same apartment going after Catwoman. Superman Jr. Is No More has Junior quitting, but, coming back when his Dad dies. ScandalGate has a President Superman, and was very very drippy and weird. World’s Apart was… dude, yikes. Silver Age Elseworlds were all short cool stories. Dark Night of the Golden Kingdom is in the future where Superman has lost his nerve? It was different. Metropolis, like the movie not the city, was interesting. Batman Nosferatu was what I was expecting as well as sorta being a sequel to Metropolis. Blue Amazon is also a companion to the previous two, and just as weird. And then there’s JLA Act of God. That was okay, I liked some of it, but didn’t like the Wonder Woman/Superman stuff.

It was a fun bunch of stories and I’m psyched that they’re collecting all of these sorts of stories, because sometimes they’re hard to find.… (meer)

A spinoff from Neil Gaiman's Sandman and Books of Magic series, this graphic novel is a collection of stories featuring characters from the land of faerie. The first few tales focus on the machinations involved in Auberon's ascendance to the throne when he was but a boy. Its the strongest part of this collection and its a pity that the story comes to an abrupt end just as the story is building up steam. Presumably the story is continued in future collections. The rest of this collection is a gathering of short odds and ends which don't really stand out in any way. Fans of Sandman etc. may want to have a look in, but otherwise, there's not enough substance here to attract newcomers.… (meer)