Storyline: Zur En Arrh
Date: July 2, 2008
Price: $2.99
Writer: Grant Morrison
Artists: Tony Daniel, Sandu Florea, and cover by Alex Ross

Synopsis: Part 3 of “Batman R.I.P.”! Batman’s mysterious adversary has won. All is lost for the Dark Knight. Bruce Wayne is now deranged and dissociated, wandering homeless in the alleys of Gotham City. Is there a chance that Bruce can rebuild his Batman identity from scratch, or is this truly the end for one of the world’s finest heroes?

This is a multi-author review, in which two writers have offered a review of this comic.  Please click through to read both reviews after the jump!

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Storyline: Invaders Part 1 (of 12)
Date: May 7th, 2008
Price: $2.99 US
Writer: Jim Krueger and Alex Ross
Artist: Steve Sadowski

Synopsis: The original Invaders (Captain America , Bucky , Human Torch , Toro , and the Sub-Mariner) return in a twelve issue maxi-series by the award winning team behind EARTH X, Justice and Project Superpowers .The greatest super-team of World War II finds themselves transported from the battlefields of the Second World War to a future they never imagined! Now, the Invaders find themselves confronted by two teams of Avengers who want desperately to believe these heroes are who they say they are, while Tony Stark faces his greatest challenge since the Civil War as he must deal with the “return” of Steve Rogers. Confronted by a world they barely recognize, the Invaders will have to show two teams of the Earth’s Mightiest Heroes just what kind of power, courage and sheer determination it took to defeat the forces of unrelenting evil in the Twentieth century. In fact…they may just have to do it again in the Twenty-First.

Opinion: Avengers Invaders is the first book of a series dealing with the idea of a time warp.  The comic does a great job of detailing the super heroes of World War 2 and their strengths, powers, and quirks.  It’s all narrated by one of the human infantry that worked with them in the war.  The art in the part of the book is great, showing the battle scenes and the true horror that a war can bring

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Storyline: Batman in the Underworld
Date: May 28, 2008
Price: $2.99 US
Writer: Grant Morrison
Artists: Tony Daniel and Sandu Florea

Synopsis: Continuing “Batman R.I.P,” the epic story that will change the legend of the Dark Knight forever! As the life of Bruce Wayne takes an interesting turn with Jezebel Jet, the life of Batman falls into the ultimate downward spiral.

Opinion: Ah, now this book was much, much better. It starts with a bang as Batman is looking for answers, visibly at the end of his rope with the games being played at his expense. Commissioner Gordan makes a small allusion to the fact that Batman might be a bit paranoid, which adds to the them of questioning Bruce Wayne’s sanity in this issue.

We get more of a peek into the mastermind behind this whole affair, and it does help to outline a bit of what’s going on. What’s even more interesting is the conversation Gordan has with an editor about running some smear information about the Wayne family. This little bit is a WOW moment for sure, revealing some possibilities that if were brought to light would definitely make for a weird public perception; regardless of if they’re true or not.

Overall this was a much better issue than the last one, and I definitely didn’t feel as lost.

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The solicit information for Uncanny X-Men indicates that the Divided We Stand story arch comes to an end in issue #499. In the aftermath of Messiah CompleX the X-Men have been without a shared vision to guide the team, and it appears that in essence Xavier’s dream has died. Will Uncanny X-Men #500 mark the beginning of a new direction for our beloved X-Men? You bet your sweet genes it will!

Read more after the jump to see Alex Ross’s cover and what he had to say about it, as well as what’s in store for our X-Men in issue #500.

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