DCU Holiday Bash: 2 shorts

Well it is after Christmas. All the gifts have been unwrapped, all the parties have ended, and all the clothes your mom bought for you have been exchanged at the store for clothes you would rather wear. Except for the underwear. Those you are stuck with. Sorry.

Anyway, I do hope you all had a good holiday. Mine was a strange mix between busy and slow. Sometimes all in the same day. But even with all the Christmas events going on, I still wanted to make sure that I was able to keep to my upload schedule. On the other hand, I am lazy, so this week I'm going to do two short, two page comics. So let's turn off our brains and grab some leftover candy canes, this is DCU Holiday Bash: Satan's Little Helper and Just Another Night.

Merry Christmas

I just wanted to wish you all a happy holiday and a Merry Christmas. Thank you everyone who comes to my little back ally blog and enjoys reading my views on comics and such. It does mean a lot to me to know that someone is reading.

DCU Holiday Bash: Present Tense

Bet you didn't know that back in the day, 1997 that is, DC put out a Christmas comic. Well now you do know. DCU Bash is a comic with many short Holiday themed stories all about different characters. All the stories are written by different people and drawn by different artist, plus most stories are ten pages or less, so you can read a few and not feel compelled to keep going if you so wish. This week I'll be looking at the story titled Flash: Present Tense. But do not think I'll just stop after that. There are many more good stories and messages in this comic alone. So lets turn off our brains and grab some ice (it'll make sense later, trust me) it's time to enjoy Flash: Present Tense.

The Ray

DC's newest mini series. And I do have to say, I enjoyed this story. It was funny for the most part and the art is great. The basic plot of this first issue is a simple origin story. A Korean-American lifeguard just happened to get hit with a science light beam. That beam, rather then kill him, gives him superpowers. Lucky for us, he uses his powers for good rather then evil. I think it is thanks to his hippie parents (really, his parents ARE in fact hippies). Anyway, the mini series is off to a good start. A strong hero, a pretty good villain with questionable powers shown at the end, and lots of just funny lines. If you find it and have an extra three bucks, I say try it.

Batgirl: Jolly Ol' St. Nicholas

Okay, I have had enough of any color lantern for a good while. So let's really change gears and go into the Batman Animated Universe. As you might have guessed, there was a comic book that was written by Paul Dini and drawn by Bruce Timm. This comic was made the same way as the animated show. So in a sense, it was like reading storyboards. This is more true for this comic. This story was turned into an episode on the real animated series. But for now, let's turn off our brains and grab some eggnog, it's time to read Batgirl: Jolly Ol' St. Nicholas.

Green Lantern: Larfleeze Christmas Special

Like I said last week, there is a third Sonic Kids story but that story had nothing to do with Sonic as a kid. That was the main reason I did not want to look into that. The other reason? CHRISTMAS!!!!! Yes, as I am sure you are all sick of now, Christmas is here. So for the month of December I'll be looking at Christmas themed comic books. Now if you do not like Christmas or celebrate it, I am very sorry. I am a Christian and I do love Christmas. Plus, this is my blog, I'll do whatever I please here. So with that out of the way, let's turn off our brains and grab some cookies, this is Green Lantern: Larfleeze Christmas Special.