Highlight Comic of the Week: Robin Rises Alpha #1

The day has finally arrived and Damian Wayne is back from the dead in, Robin Rises Alpha #1!

Damian Wayne is the son of Batman (Bruce Wayne) and Thalia al Ghul, and depending on who you're talking to, he is the 5th or 6th Robin (and now the 2nd Robin to rise from the dead.) Damian was killed almost a year ago back in early 2013 by the Heretic, an older clone version of himself.

Batman has been through hell and back as he traveled to Apokolips to get back Damian's stolen corpse from Darkseid, along with the help of Batgirl, Red Robin, Red Hood, and Cyborg. Robin Rises leaves off at the final parts of Batman and Robin #37. As we all have been speculating due to the recent hints, Damian is back and with Superpowers.

Damian's homecoming is short lived because he is immediately thrown into fighting for his life against Kalibak in the Batcave. It is at that very moment that Damian discovers his new superhuman strength and ability to fly.

Anyone that knows me knows that I'm a huge Robin fan, so I'm really looking forward to seeing what Peter Tomasi does with Damian Wayne and his new found powers. I love the art work by Andy Kubert in this issue. Especially the part where Alfred is suiting up to battle with whats about to come through the Boom Tube and the reuniting of Bruce and his son Damian. If you're a Robin fan or even if you haven't been reading the Batman and Robin comics, I suggest you go and pickup Robin Rises Alpha #1 that's out now. It's almost safe to say 2015 will be a fun year in comics with Bat and Robin!

Heart Warming Christmas Tales in a Nutcase Kinda way

The Harley Quinn: Holiday Special came out earlier this week, and it was an enjoyable issue full of Christmas cheer in a twisted way.

Harley meets her biggest challenge yet in the first tale titled "The Biggest Foe." 

In the story Harely's dogs and cats end up giving birth to a couple of big litters, to the point where her buddy Tony ends up convincing her she has to give them away. The two decide to give them away by helping people carry their bags to their cars outside of a shopping center. While carrying the bags the two would have conversations with the people to determine if the puppies or kittens were gonna go to a good home. Once they felt they were good people they would quickly slip the animal into their bags. After Harley and Tony were done getting rid of the cute furry creatures Harley ends up feeling guilty about getting rid of them, especially a pug named Aboo, Harley ends up tracking down Aboo and that's where the adventure really begins. Harley is caught sleeping in the house under a Christmas Tree with Aboo by the family she gave him to. That's when a little bratty girl named Cindy thinks that Harley is her new play toy and the only way out for Harley is to make Cindy think she's a "very bad toy."

The next two tales were  a little bit shorter than the first. In "Get Yer Cheer outta my Ear," while Harley is out Christmas shopping she trips and lands face first into the ground giving a pesky bug a chance to jump into her ear. But it's no ordinary bug, this magic bug likes to play Christmas music in the unfortunate victims eardrum driving them crazy. Harley must track down Santa to help her out before she umm...goes  even more insane.

And in the final tale called "Killing Time," Harley discovers a gray hair and the only thing she thinks she must do to fix the problem is to go after Father Time. I don't wanna give too much away on this one, lets just say Harley gets some help from the New Years Baby. The Holiday Special is out now, so go to your local Comic Shop and pickup this issue now!!!