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motorik rated Detective Comics #1098 Jun 19, 2025
7.0

Detective Comics #1098

By: Tom Taylor, Lee Garbett
Released: Jun 18, 2025

Batman and the Penguin have found themselves unlikely allies on a mission thathas taken them out of Gotham and into an entirely unexpected new location! Buteven with their powers combined, will they be able to unravel the sinister schemesof a (literally) bloodthirsty immortality cult?

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motorik reviewed Batman & Robin: Year One #8 Jun 18, 2025
10

The best non Absolute Batman comic by miles.

Batman & Robin: Year One #8

By: Mark Waid, Chris Samnee
Released: Jun 18, 2025

The General’s search for Batman and Robin’s true identities comes to Wayne Man-or’s doorsteps! Can the dynamic duo find a way to repel the General’s forces andstill keep their identities secret?!

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George - Jun 18, 2025 (edited)

Absolute Superman Absolute Martian manhunter Dark Patterns Daredevil cold day in hell Batman & Robin year One And you?

daspidaboy - Jun 19, 2025

What is it about Dark Patterns that does detective Batman well compared to other recent attempts?

motorik added Krypto: The Last Dog of Krypton (2025) to their pull list Jun 18, 2025

Krypto: The Last Dog of Krypton (2025)

There will come a day when Krypto stands beside Superman, helpinghim fight off monsters, aliens, and supervillains—a day when this dogwill save his adoptive world thanks to the incredible powers granted himby Earth’s strange yellow sun. But he’s not there yet. Today, Krypto isa normal puppy on Krypton, spending each happy, snoozy, endless day...

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9.0

Krypton is adorable. I love this. Very stressful for animal lovers!
The twist it the end is excellent. Ryan North, you got me again.

Krypto: The Last Dog of Krypton #1

By: Ryan North, Mike Norton
Released: Jun 18, 2025

There will come a day when Krypto stands beside Superman, helpinghim fight off monsters, aliens, and supervillains—a day when this dogwill save his adoptive world thanks to the incredible powers granted himby Earth’s strange yellow sun. But he’s not there yet. Today, Krypto isa normal puppy on Krypton, spending each happy, snoozy, endless day...

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motorik reviewed Aliens vs. Avengers #4 Jun 18, 2025
10

What a blast. As a huge fan of both franchises, this was so special to me. Hickman is one of my absolute favourite writers. He is on such a roll at the moment.

The door is open for a sequel, make it so.

Aliens vs. Avengers #4

By: Jonathan Hickman, Esad Ribic
Released: Jun 18, 2025

FINALE! THE SINISTER PLOT REVEALED!
Earth's mightiest heroes abandoned their home planet to save humanity from the Xenomorph threat. Now, they've arrived on Mars - current refuge of the X-Men. But the twisted machinations of Mister Sinister might spell doom for them all... Don't miss the EPIC CONCLUSION of Hickman and Ribic's CROSSOVER MASTERPI...

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8.0

This was a good isolated story. A pleasant break from Waid's big crossover event.

Batman / Superman: World's Finest #40

By: Mark Waid, Adrian Gutierrez
Released: Jun 18, 2025

A menace is loose in Metropolis, but Superman and Batman can’t do anythingabout it until Clark Kent and Bruce Wayne find a way to escape…a talk show? Willit be up to their friends—Perry White, Lois Lane, Commissioner Gordon, and AlfredPennyworth—to step in and help save the day? Also featuring an all-new cameovariant cover appearance by lat...

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motorik rated Amazing Spider-Man #6 Jun 18, 2025
8.5

Amazing Spider-Man #6

By: Joe Kelly, John Romita Jr.
Released: Jun 18, 2025

HELLGATE'S OPENING...PUNCH!

PETER PARKER's life has been worse. He's got a steady job. BLACK CAT is giving him the time of day again. As SPIDER-MAN, Peter's taken some super-powered punches. But he's never caught the kind of HELL that's in store for him next.

Rated T

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motorik reviewed Superman Unlimited #2 Jun 18, 2025
10

Slott's best work in years. He had been waiting for the opportunity to write Superman for many years, the passion leaps from each page.

Superman Unlimited #2

By: Dan Slott, Rafael Albuquerque
Released: Jun 18, 2025

Superman faces a brave new world—radical change sweeps the globe,and the ramifications of the Kryptonite asteroid reach a fever pitch! Theepicenter of this new Kryptonite power reverberates from the EmeraldCity—a nation-state positioned atop a massive stockpile of this incrediblenatural resource and ruled with an iron fist by the Kryptonite Kin...

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motorik reviewed Absolute Flash #4 Jun 18, 2025
9.5

The story is perfect, as usual.

I don't love the art. Some of the character designs pale in comparison to previous issues but the story is so compelling, it elevates the art.

Next issue please!

Absolute Flash #4

By: Jeff Lemire, A.L. Kaplan
Released: Jun 18, 2025

Wally’s on the run and looking for any safe space to hide out. He findshimself in Central City and meets a kindly man who offers him a place tocrash at the youth mission. But is anyone truly safe when the fastest kidalive comes to their city?

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8.0

Robin & Batman: Jason Todd #1

By: Jeff Lemire, Dustin Nguyen
Released: Jun 11, 2025

Batman has a new Robin: a rash, impulsive, reckless kid with a troubledpast, who Batman was certain he could mold into Gotham’s nextcrime-fighter. But can the Dark Knight save Jason Todd from the darknesswithin himself? And when a mysterious new villain sets his sights onJason, Batman finds himself doubtful that even he has what it takes totrain ...

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Superman Fan rated Action Comics #1087 Jun 12, 2025
9.0

Action Comics #1087

By: Mark Waid, Skylar Patridge
Released: Jun 11, 2025

Witness Mark Waid’s triumphant return to the title alongside rising starartist Skylar Patridge as they take Clark Kent back to his early years on KentFarm. This can’t-miss story, with ties to the present, takes the Boy of Steelto unexpected heights as he figures out what being a hero truly means. Firststop: Metropolis’s Expo of Tomorrow! Will...

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10

Robin & Batman: Jason Todd #1

By: Jeff Lemire, Dustin Nguyen
Released: Jun 11, 2025

Batman has a new Robin: a rash, impulsive, reckless kid with a troubledpast, who Batman was certain he could mold into Gotham’s nextcrime-fighter. But can the Dark Knight save Jason Todd from the darknesswithin himself? And when a mysterious new villain sets his sights onJason, Batman finds himself doubtful that even he has what it takes totrain ...

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motorik liked this:
10

Robin & Batman: Jason Todd #1

By: Jeff Lemire, Dustin Nguyen
Released: Jun 11, 2025

Batman has a new Robin: a rash, impulsive, reckless kid with a troubledpast, who Batman was certain he could mold into Gotham’s nextcrime-fighter. But can the Dark Knight save Jason Todd from the darknesswithin himself? And when a mysterious new villain sets his sights onJason, Batman finds himself doubtful that even he has what it takes totrain ...

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motorik liked this:
9.0

I honestly had high hopes, and somehow it got surpassed. It's nice to see Jason Todd as a young Robin considering how he was unpopular as the successor to Dick Grayson. And I also like how Bruce Wayne here is very reasonable and level-headed, with him not knocking some sense into Jason Todd being a brat. Also Dustin Nguyen's art really works here, it's like a water color painting

Robin & Batman: Jason Todd #1

By: Jeff Lemire, Dustin Nguyen
Released: Jun 11, 2025

Batman has a new Robin: a rash, impulsive, reckless kid with a troubledpast, who Batman was certain he could mold into Gotham’s nextcrime-fighter. But can the Dark Knight save Jason Todd from the darknesswithin himself? And when a mysterious new villain sets his sights onJason, Batman finds himself doubtful that even he has what it takes totrain ...

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motorik rated Jun 11, 2025
10

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motorik reviewed Robin & Batman: Jason Todd #1 Jun 11, 2025
10

Truly delightful.

We are living in the Batman comic renaissance era.

Mark Waid, Jeff Lemire and Scott Snyder. All creating career defining works.

What a time to be alive.

Robin & Batman: Jason Todd #1

By: Jeff Lemire, Dustin Nguyen
Released: Jun 11, 2025

Batman has a new Robin: a rash, impulsive, reckless kid with a troubledpast, who Batman was certain he could mold into Gotham’s nextcrime-fighter. But can the Dark Knight save Jason Todd from the darknesswithin himself? And when a mysterious new villain sets his sights onJason, Batman finds himself doubtful that even he has what it takes totrain ...

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BillyBat reviewed Robin & Batman: Jason Todd #1 Jun 11, 2025
10

I was a huge fan of Robin & Batman by Jeff Lemire, for me it’s an underrated classic that never got the recognition it deserved. So I’m really glad to see that Lemire hasn’t lost his touch. This new volume focused on Jason Todd starts off just as strong, and it’s especially striking to see how much Batman has grown since his early days with Dick Grayson.
With the constant flood of Bat more

Robin & Batman: Jason Todd #1

By: Jeff Lemire, Dustin Nguyen
Released: Jun 11, 2025

Batman has a new Robin: a rash, impulsive, reckless kid with a troubledpast, who Batman was certain he could mold into Gotham’s nextcrime-fighter. But can the Dark Knight save Jason Todd from the darknesswithin himself? And when a mysterious new villain sets his sights onJason, Batman finds himself doubtful that even he has what it takes totrain ...

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motorik added Robin & Batman: Jason Todd (2025) to their pull list Jun 11, 2025

Robin & Batman: Jason Todd (2025)

Batman has a new Robin: a rash, impulsive, reckless kid with a troubledpast, who Batman was certain he could mold into Gotham’s nextcrime-fighter. But can the Dark Knight save Jason Todd from the darknesswithin himself? And when a mysterious new villain sets his sights onJason, Batman finds himself doubtful that even he has what it takes totrain ...

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motorik added Action Comics (2016) to their pull list Jun 11, 2025

Action Comics (2016)

PATH TO DOOM Chapter One
Superman returns to Metropolis just in time to meet the city of tomorrows newest protector: Lex Luthor. But its not long before these dueling titans meet someone unexpected the new Clark Kent! DONT MISS: ACTION COMICS returns to its original numbering with this issue! NOW SHIPPING TWICE MONTHLY!

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motorik reviewed Action Comics #1087 Jun 11, 2025
10

Waid does it again...again!

Action Comics #1087

By: Mark Waid, Skylar Patridge
Released: Jun 11, 2025

Witness Mark Waid’s triumphant return to the title alongside rising starartist Skylar Patridge as they take Clark Kent back to his early years on KentFarm. This can’t-miss story, with ties to the present, takes the Boy of Steelto unexpected heights as he figures out what being a hero truly means. Firststop: Metropolis’s Expo of Tomorrow! Will...

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motorik reviewed Batman: Dark Patterns #7 Jun 11, 2025
9.0

Rock solid old school Batman.

Batman: Dark Patterns #7

By: Dan Watters, Hayden Sherman
Released: Jun 11, 2025

Case 03: The Old Gangs of GothamWhen a dead body is found burned to a crisp in the heart of one of Gotham’s oldestneighborhoods, the Rookery, the Dark Knight Detective finds himself enmeshed in atwisting murder mystery dating back to the early days of the Red Hood Gang.

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10

Batman: Dark Patterns #7

By: Dan Watters, Hayden Sherman
Released: Jun 11, 2025

Case 03: The Old Gangs of GothamWhen a dead body is found burned to a crisp in the heart of one of Gotham’s oldestneighborhoods, the Rookery, the Dark Knight Detective finds himself enmeshed in atwisting murder mystery dating back to the early days of the Red Hood Gang.

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Afre reviewed Batman #160 May 30, 2025
6.0

I am very confused by this whole story.

It's not bad. I think it's perfectly fine.

But this isn't 2003. Releasing this story 22 years later, while acting everything is the same as it was in 2003 is such an odd choice.

Why isn't this a black label book? Loeb clearly doesn't want to play with current continuity and wants to go to what it was back in early 2000s, why more

Batman #160

By: Jeph Loeb, Jim Lee
Released: May 28, 2025

The gentleman’s name is Silence, and his alliance with Hush willdestroy Batman!

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motorik - Jun 11, 2025

Isn't this in the continuity of the Long Halloween and Hush? I've always sort of assumed Loeb had his own corner of DC under his name. A bit like Sean Murphy and his Murphyverse.

Hex - Jun 13, 2025

I never associated Long Halloween with Hush directly. Though most people accept Long Halloween and Dark Victory as canonical so by that measure sure. Not saying that it couldn't be the case but as far as I have experienced and seen from other people, that's never really been a talking point. Hush 1 was rather abrupt as well. It stuck out even then so maybe there is something to that theory.

motorik commented on this:
8.0

It's fun and fine. Nothing special, but entertaining enough.

Ultimate Spider-Man: Incursion #1

By: Deniz Camp, Jonas Scharf
Released: Jun 4, 2025

MILES MORALES CAUGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF A UNIVERSAL COLLISION! Two of today's most exciting writers, DENIZ CAMP (ULTIMATES) and CODY ZIGLAR (MILES MORALES: SPIDER-MAN), join forces for an adventure that will change Miles Morales- and the Ultimate Universe - forever! Drawn by rising star JONAS SCHARF, the brilliantly moody artist who brought you ULTIM...

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motorik - Jun 11, 2025

I'm debating reading this. Is there anything essential to the new Ultimate universe? It doesn't matter how small.

Afre - Jun 12, 2025

Hard to say yet. Currently it's just a enjoyable adventure, don't know if it leads to anywhere.

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Afre reviewed Robin & Batman: Jason Todd #1 Jun 11, 2025
9.0

Finally a comic about Jason being Robin without Bruce being written as an asshole.

Robin & Batman: Jason Todd #1

By: Jeff Lemire, Dustin Nguyen
Released: Jun 11, 2025

Batman has a new Robin: a rash, impulsive, reckless kid with a troubledpast, who Batman was certain he could mold into Gotham’s nextcrime-fighter. But can the Dark Knight save Jason Todd from the darknesswithin himself? And when a mysterious new villain sets his sights onJason, Batman finds himself doubtful that even he has what it takes totrain ...

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motorik - Jun 11, 2025

Oh my word, yes! Your comment is so accurate. I feel like I've waited an eternity for it.

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Afre reviewed Absolute Batman #9 Jun 11, 2025
10

I think it finally hit me.

I have liked this series the whole time. I think it's great, but I have felt like i don't see the hype.

But now I do.

This is amazing.

Absolute Batman #9

By: Scott Snyder, Nick Dragotta
Released: Jun 11, 2025

The latest development in saving the derelict and despondent of oursociety is a facility known as Ark M—a fully operational institution thathas played a rather sizeable part, on purpose or not, in the creation ofevil. And it’s active. So when Bruce tries infiltrate it and distill its secrets,a new villain from Gotham City arrives to deal with t...

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motorik - Jun 11, 2025

Welcome aboard my friend. I'm pleased to see this magnificent run clicking with more and more people.

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daspidaboy reviewed Absolute Batman #9 Jun 11, 2025
9.0

I'm calling it, this is the best Batman series of the 2020s hands down. Nick Dragotta's art finally won me over, and I love Scott Snyder's writing this. One of my biggest problems with modern Scott Snyder is that he often needs half a page to just dump exposition, but its very sterile and boring. But his writing is digestible and easy to understand. I also like how different this Gotham and Bruce more

Absolute Batman #9

By: Scott Snyder, Nick Dragotta
Released: Jun 11, 2025

The latest development in saving the derelict and despondent of oursociety is a facility known as Ark M—a fully operational institution thathas played a rather sizeable part, on purpose or not, in the creation ofevil. And it’s active. So when Bruce tries infiltrate it and distill its secrets,a new villain from Gotham City arrives to deal with t...

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motorik - Jun 11, 2025

It absolutely is. Congrats to Scott and Nick. The real winners are us.

motorik reviewed Absolute Batman #9 Jun 10, 2025
10

The best Absolute comic there is. The most compelling new Batman in decades.

Absolute Batman #9

By: Scott Snyder, Nick Dragotta
Released: Jun 11, 2025

The latest development in saving the derelict and despondent of oursociety is a facility known as Ark M—a fully operational institution thathas played a rather sizeable part, on purpose or not, in the creation ofevil. And it’s active. So when Bruce tries infiltrate it and distill its secrets,a new villain from Gotham City arrives to deal with t...

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motorik reviewed Absolute Green Lantern #3 Jun 5, 2025
7.5

The only weak Absolute series. I suppose it was unrealistic to expect such continued quality.

I'm very new to Green Lantern.

I'm currently reading Geoff John's GL run, which is absolutely magical. I'm also watching the Bruce Timm CGI animated series, which is like a mix between Star Trek and Star Wars Clone Wars.

None of the spirit of any of that is in this comi more

Absolute Green Lantern #3

By: Al Ewing, Jahnoy Lindsay
Released: Jun 4, 2025

Hal Jordan has been overcome by his curse and has turned his sights on Jo!Can the new Lantern figure out how to hold her ground, or will her light be extinguished for good?

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motorik - Jun 7, 2025

Cheers George, appreciate the details. Al Ewing's Hulk run was monumental. I've read a lot of his works and I'm seldom disappointed. The problem here is the premise. Even good dialogue wouldn't save it. It's a mystery story but I find myself uninterested in uncovering it. I've made a personal commitment to read all Absolute series. I'm going to stick with it but it's going to take something special to save it. If indeed, it can be saved.

George - Jun 7, 2025

I want to stick with it but there are a lot of good books on the stands. This is by far the worst absolute book, at the bottom of the stack for me, and I need to cut a few books.

motorik reviewed Amazing Spider-Man #5 Jun 5, 2025
8.5

I'm having a blast reading this. Is it peak Spider-man? No. Is it better than more recent non Ultimate Spider-man? Absolutely.

Amazing Spider-Man #5

By: Joe Kelly, Pepe Larraz
Released: Jun 4, 2025

NO HOPE AGAINST THE HOBGOBLIN!

As HOBGOBLIN's assault tears SPIDER-MAN's mind (and limbs) apart, Kingsley unleashes his wrath on those nearest and dearest to Peter Parker. And this is a deadly race against time Spider-Man can't afford to lose - even as he risks losing his sanity to win!

Rated T

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