Unfortunately, the format only allows a short moment at best - they get 10 pages, which isn't a lot of room to build up any kind of narrative (though most stories manage to cover the basics of good storytelling, with a beginning, middle and end - sort of).
So it ends up being more of an artists showcase, and everyone represented here has the talent to move on to a book of his or her own.
The two artists who jumped out at me were Matt Merhoff, who provides a moody and finely-crafted adventure with Poison Ivy, and Sam Lotfi's surreal and dynamic take on Dr. Fate.
I'd love to see more of this sort of thing, but the price is an obstacle - $7.99 is a lot for new talents - and it would be nice to give the writers and artists some more pages to work with - to let them spread their wings more.
Grade: B+
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Who is the character in the bottom right corner?
Kevin, that's Duke, one of Batman's newest assistants - but apparently he doesn't like being called "Robin."
Sigh! He looks like the MadDog character from Marvel.
He does, doesn't he?
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