The cover of DC Pride 2023 with Dreamer, Poison Ivy, Superman, Steel, and Robin.
Why You Should Read DC Pride 2023

“Love is Lightning” by Grant Morrison, Hayden Sherman, Marissa Louise and Aditya Bidikar “And Baby Makes Three” by Leah Williams, Paulina Ganucheau and Frank Cvetkovic “Hey, Stranger” by Nadia Shammas, Bruka Jones, Tamra Bonvillain and Frank Cvetkovic “Subspace Transmission” by A.L. Kaplan and Aditya Bidikar “Anniversary” by Josh Trujillo, Don Aguillo, and Lucas Gattoni “Lost […]

Christopher Knighton

May 30, 2023

The Green Arrow family all together in some back alley street.
Green Arrow #1 Review

Written by: Joshua Williamson Art by: Sean Izaakse Coloring by: Romulo Fajardo Jr. Lettering by: Troy Peteri Editing by: Ben Abernathy Now, I would never say I’m a huge Green Arrow guy. I am a huge Black Canary guy because she’s the bees-knees and needs her own book. But Green Arrow is cool too, and […]

Christopher Knighton

April 26, 2023

On the feature image for the Best Comic Books of 2022 we have Batman, Boom-Boom, and Yua Steelrose.
Top Ten Comic Books of 2022

If you know me and what I read, you should not be surprised to learn that SomethingCentral’s top ten favorite comic books of 2022 are still DC and Marvel-dominated, X-Men-dominated specifically. While there wasn’t anything not from the Big-two last year, you may be surprised by this year’s best spots.  I expanded my horizons this […]

Christopher Knighton

January 4, 2023

Batman / Spawn with the Dark Knight's face in the background and the Hellspawn in the foreground.
Batman / Spawn #1 Review

Written by: Todd McFarlane Art by: Greg Capullo Inking by: Todd McFarlane Coloring by: Dave McCaig Lettering by: Tom Napolitano Editing by: Ben Abernathy, Marie Javins Batman / Spawn is a rare book where I think it would have been better with no narration. Maybe even no dialogue. I say this because Greg Capullo reminds […]

Christopher Knighton

December 14, 2022

Members of the Justice Society who aren't in the New Golden Age, including Wildcat, Stargirl, Dr. Midnite, and Huntress.
The New Golden Age #1 Review

Written by: Geoff Johns Art by: Diego Olortegui with Jip Mayer and Scott Hanna, Jerry Ordway, Steve Lieber, Todd Nauck, Scott Kolins, Viktor Bogdanovic, Brandon Peterson, Gary Frank Coloring by: Nick Filardi, John Kalisz, Matt Herms, Jordan Boyd, Brad Anderson Lettering by: Rob Leigh Editing by: Marquis Draper, Andrew Marino, Katie Kubert I should love […]

Christopher Knighton

November 9, 2022

The large cast of Batman Incorporated.
Batman Incorporated #1 Review

Written by: Ed Brisson Art by: John Timms Coloring by: Rex Lokus Lettering by: Clayton Cowles Editing by: Ben Abernathy Batman Incorporated has a history of putting the spotlight on characters who wouldn’t normally get the time of day. Grant Morrison’s New 52 run with the title made me a fan of Beryl Hutchinson‘s Squire […]

Christopher Knighton

October 12, 2022

Tim Drake Robin takes down a criminal.
Tim Drake: Robin #1 Review

Written by: Meghan Fitzmartin Art by: Riley Rossmo Coloring by: Lee Loughridge Lettering by: Tom Napolitano Editing by: Jessica Berbey, Arianna Turturro, Ben Abernathy I have a strange relationship with Tim Drake. I never liked him as Robin, he just never interested me when he wore the Robin mantle. But, I fell in love with […]

Christopher Knighton

September 28, 2022

The Flash runs through a shattered multiverse on the cover of Dark Crisis on Infinite Earths.
Dark Crisis on Infinite Earths #4 Review

Written by: Joshua Williamson Art by: Daniel Sampere Coloring by: Alejandro Sanchez Lettering by: Tom Napolitano Editing by: Chris Rosa, Paul Kaminski This is the first issue of this event with the name change. Changing it to Dark Crisis on Infinite Earths is a cash-in, but hardly the worst one. If I tried to argue […]

Christopher Knighton

September 7, 2022

Batman on the cover of Ram V's Detective Comics.
Detective Comics #1063 Review

Written by: Ram V Art by: Rafael Albuquerque Coloring by: Dave Stewart Lettering by: Ariana Maher Editing by: Arianna Turturro, Jessica Chen, Ben Abernathy Ram V is one of my favorite writers in comic books right now after his work on These Savage Shores. Rafael Albuquerque is an all-star artist who perfectly matches Ram V’s […]

Christopher Knighton

August 24, 2022

The Justice League of DCeased: War of the Undead Gods attack Darkseid.
DCeased: War of the Undead Gods #1 Review

Written by: Tom Taylor Penciling by: Trevor Hairsine Inking by: Andy Lanning Coloring by: Rain Beredo Lettering by: Saida Temofonte Editing by: Ben Abernathy DCeased: War of the Undead Gods picks up right where the last DCeased book left off. Some of our lost heroes are back, reunited with their loved ones, and yet, the […]

Christopher Knighton

August 10, 2022

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