Greetings and welcome to my blog, 52 Throwdown. What is the purpose of this blog? Well my friends and readers, it is simple: to review all of the new 52 comics from DC as they reboot their entire universe.  I plan to start reviewing as soon as Justice League #1 comes out on Wednesday the 31st of August. I plan to give my honest opinions on these titles and let you know which ones I think should be picked up and which ones should be skipped.

As a long time comics fan, I have mixed feelings about what DC is doing.  It's a very gutsy move with a massive chance of failure but if it pays off, it could be something amazing.  I remain cautiously optimistic and though I will miss a lot of the characters currently in the DCU such as the Stephanie Brown Batgirl and Dick Grayson as Batman, I have hopes they can hook me with some good writing and new directions.

From the start, I have a few titles I am looking forward to.  As a fan of Jim Lee's art and Geoff John's writing, I am really looking forward to the new Justice League.  Being a longtime supporter of the Legion of Superheroes I look forward to their continued adventures and the new Legion: Lost book.  Aquaman actually seems pretty interesting, as does the Grant Morrison Action comics.  After seeing what he did on All-Star Superman and his epic Batman runs, I have faith he can make Superman a character I am interested to read about again.  As for the others well.... let's wait and see.

That's it for now.  Just a brief intro to this blog and its purpose.  See you on Wednesday!


And as always, I get my comics from Tribe Comics and Games in South Austin!  The best comic shop on the South end of town!  http://www.tribecag.com/