Countdown to Mystery #1

While not the best issue this week, it definitely enticed me enough to want to come back next month and find out more about each half of this double header issue. The only problem with this issue might be readers' reluctance to pick up a more expensive issue if they are only interested in one part of the story, much like the problem <span style="font-weight: bold;">Countdown to Adventure</span> faces with its dual story nature. With this issue though, I'd wager it was one of the strongest Countdown tie-in mini's so far, so it isn't as big an issue in my opinion. Take a chance on this issue, more than likely you will enjoy at least one of the stories. Read Full Review

When I was a kid, Gerber was my second favorite comic book writer after Steve Englehart. However, any of his on-going series that I really enjoyed a lot seemed to get canceled soon after they begansuch as Mister Miracle (first series #23-25), Void Indigo (a graphic novel and two issues), and Omega the Unknown (only ten issues). Read Full Review