Pierce Lydon
Pierce Lydon has been a contributor to Newsarama for over 10 years, writing everything from reviews to deep dive explainers, to interview pieces and best lists.
Latest articles by Pierce Lydon

Hush - meet The Batman director Matt Reeves' possible pick for a sequel villain
By Pierce Lydon published
other Meet Hush, Bruce Wayne's childhood friend turned Batman's mortal enemy

Batman Beyond Neo Year #1 (April 5) advanced review
By Pierce Lydon published
Review April's Batman Beyond: Neo Year #1 walks a tightrope between fan expectation and Terry McGinnis' new status quo

Best Iron Man stories of all time
By Pierce Lydon published
Features Recap the best Iron Man stories of all time, and reunite with the Man in the Iron Armor

Peacemaker - Inside the meta version of Watchmen, DC's Pax Americana
By Pierce Lydon published
Reviews A meta take on Watchmen reveals the Peacemaker's influence on the Comedian

Best Black Widow comics of all time
By Pierce Lydon published
Features Get the red off your ledger by getting these best Black Widow comics on your reading list

The best Wonder Woman stories of all time
By Pierce Lydon published
Features Get better acquainted with our Olympian goddess with the best Wonder Woman stories DC has ever published

Best Shots review: Inferno #1 pulls no punches to set up the perfect ending to Hickman's X-Men
By Pierce Lydon published
Features (9 of 10 rating): Digging into the blistering heat of Inferno #1, the first issue of Jonathan Hickman's X-Men swan song

Best Harley Quinn comic book stories of all time
By Pierce Lydon published
Features Get to know The Suicide Squad's wild-child Harley Quinn through her best comic book stories!

The time Batman turned into a monster truck and 9 of the other strangest Dark Knight incarnations
By Pierce Lydon published
Features Yes, Batman was a monster truck, and that's just one of the 10 weirdest and wildest Dark Knights of all time

Best Batwoman stories of all time
By Pierce Lydon published
Features Na na na na na na na na na.... Batwoman!

Best Shots review - Future State: Catwoman #2 delivers a frenzied conclusion
By Pierce Lydon published
Features Breathless, stylish, frentic, and rewarding

Best Shots review - Future State: Nightwing #2 delivers an exciting checkmate moment for Dick
By Pierce Lydon published
News Andrew Constant and Nicola Scott deliver in the Future State: Nightwing finale

Best Shots review - Future State: Next Batman #4 shines with Batgirls story
By Pierce Lydon published
Features A 'Batgirls' prison break story outshines everything else in Future State: The Next Batman #4

Best Shots review: King in Black #1 "an exciting continuation of Donny Cates' symbiote story"
By Pierce Lydon published
Features A look at Donny Cates and Ryan Stegman's Venom event which takes over the entire Marvel U

Best Shots review: The Other History of the DC Universe #1 "feels especially reflective of our times"
By Pierce Lydon published
Features A grounded look at the DC history that's become etched in our minds

Best Shots review: Batman #103 "about finding yourself in the aftermath of a great trauma"
By Pierce Lydon published
Features James Tynion IV's strongest Batman issue to date with #103

Best Shots review: Punchline Special #1 reveals newest DC character is a murderino
By Pierce Lydon published
Features Punchline Special #1 "almost provide an interesting treatise on what online radicalization might look like in the DCU"

Best Shots review: US Agent #1 "misses the mark"
By Pierce Lydon published
Features The one-time Captain America gets a solo spotlight in US Agent #1

Best Shots review - Batman: Three Jokers "delivers on the promise of the title and little else"
By Pierce Lydon published
Features Geoff Johns and Jason Fabok's long-awaited exploration of Batman, the Joker, and trauma culminates with Three Jokers

Best Shots review: X-Men #13 as a homage to Morrissey and the Smiths
By Pierce Lydon published
Features "Mutants of the world, unite!" in X-Men #13

Best Shots review: Amazing Spider-Man #50 "feels anticlimactic"
By Pierce Lydon published
Features Nick Spencer and Patrick Gleason don't live up to expectations in Amazing Spider-Man #50

Best Shots review: Amazing Spider-Man #850 "impressive"
By Pierce Lydon published
Features Nick Spencer welcomes a who's who of Spidey-creators for this celebratory issue of Amazing Spider-Man

Best Shots review - Batman: Three Jokers #2 "a perplexing entry in the DC canon"
By Pierce Lydon published
Features Geoff Johns and Jason Fabok delve more into the 3 Jokers mystery with the second issue of this Batman spin-off title
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