DC Universe Presents #17 – Review

By: Joe Keatinge (story), Ricken (art), Pete Pantazis (colors)

The Story: Arsenal proves that you can do a lot with a quarter if you know how to use it.

The Review: I hadn’t planned to review this issue so soon; after all, it wasn’t as if DC Universe Presents was ever much of a hot title before now.  But when I went to pick it up at my favorite comic book shop on Wednesday, I was surprised to discover it had sold out.  Seriously?  I then made a call to my back-up comic book shop, who informed me (on Thursday morning!) that they only had one copy left, which is the one I eventually bought with no little amazement.

I can’t say I completely understand what made this particular issue of DC Universe Presents such a must-buy, but I have some thoughts.  Surprisingly, Red Hood and the Outlaws is actually one of the most popular titles from DC (ranking in the top 25 for the last few months).  Besides his starring role in that title, Arsenal has also figured pretty prominently in Young Justice, so he’s got quite a bit of exposure lately.