Back to Sunnydale

Not since 1989 had a comic book in a weekly format been last attempted in North America (when Action Comics Went weekly for a short while) Then DC's 52 came out last year and everything changed, it seems as though they might have perfected a weekly comic book format.

The Multiverse is back, which is no surprise to anyone who read the last few issues of 52, but what's great about that is the fact we get to see DC's colorful array of lesser known characters in an entertaining and solid story. Duela, Mary Marvel, the Red Hood and some of the Rouges from The Flash make an appearance including Trickster and Pied Piper.

Despite the fact Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman are featured prominently on the cover, they are nowhere to be found in issue #51 (this comic countsdown for 52 weeks) which is pretty enjoyable even without these heavy hitters. Paul Dini is put in charge of this new series, the man behind some of the most interesting scripts on Batman's "Animated Series" in the 90s and one of the most accomplished writers under DC's employ and he delivers in spades.He starts off with a bang with some cool dialogue involving Deesad and Darkseid. Darkseid is my absolute favorite DC villain so I was really glad he will be playing a role in this series. There's also the big shocker at the end of the issue involving a character who's been missing since the end of "Identity crisis." This is going to be a fun read on a weekly basis and I can't wait to read issue #50 later this week.