I am so glad I picked up Doom Patrol on a whim! I loved the second issue as much as the first. And I'm really looking forward to the coming of Rita Farr. She's great!

And Wonder Woman is great! I liked the Barbara Minerva issue a lot. I had a few problems with the first few issues but this series got really good really fast.

Among the other comics I got this week, I liked Batgirl and the Birds of Prey #3, Astro City #39 and Haunted Horror #24.

As for Detective Comics #942 ... let's say my reaction was a little more ... muted.

What went before: Roy is a criminal. Roy is a cop. These things are not contradictory, as Roy already figured out at a young age that the police can get away with anything. But Roy is not as smart as he thinks he is, so he and his equally corrupt partner Mac are now heavily in debt to a psychopathic crimelord. In order to pay him off, Roy is now taking any sidejob that comes his way. His recent turn as bodyguard to a local celebrity ended with her being murdered though. But no worries! Roy is on the case and he already found the killer... because he hired him.

Summary: Roy has tracked down Matty, the meth-addict Roy hired to break into the celebrity's house to steal her stuff (a reporter Roy met years ago has a side-business selling celebrity objects). Matt brings Roy to his accomplices and quickly Roy figures out that these guys are actually not the killers, but maybe there is a clue among the items they stole?

Plot: The second story-arc of The Fix is coming along nicely. We get some new characters and like always they are all corrupt, fitting along the two corrupt police officers, the corrupt IA officer, the corrupt Mayor, the corrupt producer and many others. I think Mac's new partner in customs is the only character I've seen so far that is not corrupt. I'm waiting for Roy and Mac to meet up again though, as that part of the story is interesting me the most: in a previous issue Mac was assigned to customs in order to smuggle some drugs past custom, but during that time he became true friends for the first time in his life with the police dog he's partnered with. We jump for some short scenes to characters previously introduced, but with little introduction here, so it's not very new-reader friendly. Like many of Image's titles, this is a title best right in full. Still the individual issues have enough happening in them.

Art: drawing comedy without going too cartoony is tough, but Lieber is doing a great job and Spencer lets him have some pages without text to show his craft at storytelling. I'm having a hard time thinking of artists that could replace him without losing the spirit of this comic. The Spencer/Lieber team are becoming like Brubaker/Phillips to me: they are mostly doing one type of story, but they are really good at it.

Grade: 8/10

One of the reasons I signed on to Marvel Unlimited was because I wanted to read the Moench run on Moon Knight...only to learn they didn't have that. I've tried a few of the more modern runs that they did have though and I enjoyed those. Is this run something that's pretty easy to jump into or should I get some back ground info?

I'm not that familiar with the supporting cast but I imagine a little google-fu would catch me up, I might try and see if I can pick up the first few issues on the cheap...or actually if it's at #7 the first few might be on Unlimited.

Wonder Woman #8: an interesting break in the current story to spotlight Barbara Ann Minerva. For me, the story had a very golden age feel to it. Barbara has had trouble with men, starting with her father striking down her flights of fancy as a child and in her career as an adult. It seems her fate has been intertwined with Wonder Woman's since the beginning as Barbara has been searching for the Amazons and Paradise Island. I am sure all this will tie in and be part of the big mystery of Wonder Woman's now convoluted past and why she cannot find her way home. A great read and nice art. 8/10

Superwoman #3: I used to complain that modern comics could be read in three minutes or less. It took me a solid 20+ minutes to get through Superwoman #3. Lots and lots of words. It is almost like this issue would be a script for a tv show. I applaud Jimenez for being so ambitious, but there was so much going on in this issue--and it didn't work for me. The scenes regarding the treatment of prisoners came across as preachy and I did like Lana's reaction (she wasn't having any of it). The art was nice and reminded me of Dodson art. The scenes with Luthor and his sister were very melodramatic. I had very high hopes for this book, but I am finding that this book is not for me. 3/10

I agree. I am hoping Rucka is setting Barbara/Cheetah up to be a reoccurring adversary/ally for Wonder Woman. The world he is creating for Wonder Woman is slowly coming into place and I hope the big mystery of where the Amazons and Paradise Island are will be a big payoff. So far, Rucka's set up has me hooked! Future stories I hope to see involve Wonder Woman and Steve's relationship, the Diana Prince ID, and establishing Donna Troy's past. Based on the Titans book, I am assuming Donna's true past will mostly be restored and the Donna recently seen in Wonder Woman was caused by the timeline being messed with.