Screaming Enigma's Profile

Good lord. What a book. I love this series. What an ending that does just an outstanding job encapsulating not just so many themes from this book, but the thesis of the Absolute Universe as a whole. Camp & Rodríguez completely stick the landing here with one of the book's best issues, if not its very best. There isn't really more I can say other than that, if you haven't read this series, you need to. Just a beautiful work of art.more

Outstanding book with a lot of fantastic political commentary. Near the end of its run, this is really coming for Wonder Woman's place as my favorite Absolute title. I loved the first six issues of this, but this second half has taken my love for this book even further. Camp and Rodríguez are elite level talent, and they've consistently proved it on this title. Camp, particularly, as he's just ins anely good, particularly so with metaphors and symbolism.more

Another great issue where Camp continues writing highly interesting and well-thought-out political commentary, along with solid story progression, and Rodríguez continues drawing gorgeous art to accompany it. One of my main complaints about this, though, is that I would have liked a little something more from those scenes with Bridget and Tyler. The last page with Bridget imagining herself killing John was definitely intriguing, but the rest of it was almost meandering. The White Martian has definitely possessed Tyler, but I'd like to see further development of that point, especially with only two more issues left in the series.more

The best issue so far. I think this manages to continue it's very thoughtful commentary on social issues, while also making it a bit more understandable for a wider audience of readers. That said, very well-done representation of mental health issues, particularly those of self-deprecation in this case. This was especially resonant for me, as someone who has had experienced poor mental health quit e a bit. Anyways, yeah, loved this one.more

Fantastic. Loved both sides of the story here when John and the Martian separated, particularly that of the latter. The political messaging is sure to upset "those" people, but I very much liked it and thought it was well-done. Unfortunately, very representative of the United States here in the real world. In any case, this was another great issue with both Camp and Rodríguez firing on all cylinde rs.more

We're back and this book continues to be great. Another issue I had to sit with for a bit before appreciating how good it is, which isn't a bad thing at all. Very intrigued to see how this second half of the series plays out, especially with the book initially only being six issues. I was gonna say that I hope Camp doesn't run out of good ideas, but I feel like that would probably be a silly thing to propose.more

Really good writing, as per usual. Although, I do think Snook's work here was the weakest interiors the series has seen thus far, unfortunately. I still liked what we got here, in terms of the art, but I also felt that it wasn't quite as good as I would have hoped for. I can definitely see why he was chosen as a fill-in artist, though, as his style appears rather similar to that of Hayden Sherman.

A great finale for this arc. The ending of this, in particular, had a big hand in boosting my score a bit for this, as I, genuinely, felt the strain on Diana's heart after being teleported back to Hell without saving Barbara, or before even being able to let her, or anyone else, know what's going on and/or why she suddenly vanished. Looking forward to how this continues to play out.

Great characters moments for both Diana and Zatanna here. Really hoping we get to see the latter of the two more following the conclusion of this arc. I think this take on her is super cool, and I feel as though there's a lot of potential with her, particularly in terms of character exploration and just overall storytelling. As for this issue, it was just another great one overall.

Not the best issue of the arc, but still another great read. It's been hard for this series to deviate from greatness, honestly. Well-written and well-drawn characters. The latter is even true when Sherman isn't drawing the interiors, as the selection of fill-in artists has been really good. I still prefer Sherman on this book, but I can't complain with artist like Mattia de Iulis or Matías Bergar a. Very interested to see if this trend continues when Dillon Snook fills in, starting on #21. Anyways, this was very enjoyable.more

Great read. Super fun action and great writing for the characters throughout this. One thing I really love about this book is seeing all of the capabilities/possibilities of Diana's magic. Having the witch/magic aspect to her character provides so much potential for wild powers, and it's always cool seeing what she can do. Oh yeah, amazing work from Sherman here, as well, which is no surprise.

Beautiful story and beautiful art. As it was when he drew the second arc of this title, Iulis being on the interiors is a little jarring for me when I'm so used to Hayden Sherman, or even Matías Bergara more recently. Really great art, so I can't complain, but it still throws me off a bit. In any case, what really pushed this to the 10/10 score, for me, was the storytelling from Thompson. Just a s uper compelling story that had me a bit emotional. Further proof that this take on Wonder Woman might be the best one.more

Super interesting first issue for this arc. All of the praise I’d give this book, I feel, are things I’ve said a thousand times at this point. Thompson & Sherman doing this version of Wonder Woman is fantastic and amazing. Sherman’s panel layouts are, especially, so gorgeous and unique. Love this book.

Fantastic issue for the first Absolute team-up. Was very stoked to see this title get the first “part” between the two, and they set a high standard. Sherman is back on interiors and they’re as great as ever, and Thompson continues to write this so incredibly well. Really looking forward to the inevitable crossover bringing all of the Absolute heroes together.

Great ending to this two part arc. Bergara did an awesome job filling in on interiors here, and Thompson’s writing continues to shine brightly. Really enjoying her voice for this take on Diana, which is a particular strong aspect about this issue. Very much looking forward to seeing how she and Hayden Sherman handle Absolute Batman in the next issue.

Great stuff, once again. I would have preferred if Sandoval did all of the interiors here, but it wasn't really distracting much whenever Cifuentes took over. The art was consistently good, and I also very much enjoyed the story here. I wasn't expecting Hawkman to side with Superman the way he did so soon into him appearing in the title. I figured that would be more of a slower burn, but I'm not m ad at it at all.more

Great follow-up to the previous issue. Really liked the introduction for Steel here, and I'm really hoping we get more of him in the future. I feel like he has the potential to be very interesting. Additionally, I liked King Shazam here quite a bit, and I'm looking forward to seeing where this all goes, particularly with Hawkman joining the fight between him, Superman, and, now, Steel.

Super cool start to this new arc. Nice to see Sandoval back on the interiors, as I think he did a very solid job throughout this one. The story here was cool, as well, though not the book's best. It felt like Aaron was trying to cram in the introductions of both King Shazam and Steel, while also continuing the ongoing story of the book. Not a bad thing on its own, but something I think could have been executed a bit better.more

The best issue of this arc, in my opinion. Ferreryra's interiors landed the best they have thus far, which I think might have to do with the darker environment. Additionally, I just really enjoyed virtually everything Aaron presented here quite a bit. Really liked this as a mix of its own story, as well as being a tease for what's to come with in the title. Very intrigued to see "King Shazam" in t he next arc and I'm also looking forward to Rafa Sandoval back on interiors, even though I did really enjoy Ferreyra's work in this arc.more

Another great issue. This book has really been on a roll, and I'm very glad about it. Both Aaron & Ferreyra are putting out strong work here, though, I am looking forward to Rafa Sandoval's return, as I've really been enjoying the covers he's been doing for this arc and I'd very much like to see him draw Superman with the blue suit on the inside of the book. In any case, very interesting dialogue between Superman and Hawkman, and I'm very intrigued to see what more happens with Lex Luthor in the future of this series.more