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Writer: James Tynion IV Pencils: Julius Gopez    Hey, geeks! It's Wednesday again and that means MOAR COMICS! Today we've got Red Hood and The Outlaws #23. Don't forget to check out the facebook page where I'll be featuring weekly freebies from across the internet! www.facebook.com/GeekinPodcast    Anybody who's been in ear shot of me since New 52 started knows this is my favorite comic coming out of DC. While I miss Kenneth Rocafort's artwork, Julius Gopez's art really works for the story. And this was such a great Roy-centered issue. Roy's wit and sarcasm keep me grinning through the first half. Nothing big and serious happens this issue, outside of bringing all ours heroes back into a central location.    I'll admit that I'm a little torn lately, I love the Roy and Kori dynamic, but I have to admit, I really really enjoy the play back and forth between Roy and Jade. It's just so much fun. Mostly because Jade is so CRAZY!    ...

SPOILERS. IF YOU HAVEN'T READ THIS ISSUE, I'M ABOUT TO RUIN IT FOR YOU. I've never been a huge Flash fan. I like the character fine, but mostly in a team setting. He's perfect in the Justice League, but his own book just never really appealed to me. But the cover grabbed me. I'm a huge GL fan and I've always enjoyed Hal and Barry's friendship. This story is exactly what I needed to read. So much in the DC (and Marvel, but that's another post) is huge, epic, world-ending, life-or-death of everything as we know it stuff. And it's getting a bit tiresome. Big story arcs are great, but I need a break in between. And this is exactly what I needed. Barry meets Hal for drinks as buddies, not as heroes. They're goofing off before Hal has to go back to running Oa. They end up getting teleported to another planet where they're forced to fight in a gladiator arena. Apparently, as shown in a flash back, this is all part of the adventure they had when they...

Welcome to the third comic review! Today I'm going to try to focus a little more on Marvel, but then it's right back into DC! They've really had my attention lately with the New 52.   First of all, I've always been a Marvel guy. I grew up on X-Men and the various X-Titles and understood the Summers Family Tree before I could do multiplication. But this past few months, I've seen barely anything come out of Marvel that I've enjoyed, and that saddens me a great deal. That being said, I'm going to do a review of two series, both of which I love, but one of which I'm not currently liking. Ready? Too bad.           Journey Into Mystery Kieron Gillen is a literary god. Everything he's done with this series has had me giddy to read the next issue. I love his writing style, how he's made these characters REAL, and he's taking Loki in a direction no ever has before. He's ranking up there with Neil Giaman, Geoff Johns, R.A. Jones, Christopher Yost ...