Simon DelMonte's Profile

Settles into a calm, mature groove with great art.

An interesting mix of the whimsical and the dark. Not many can pull this off.

So according to at least one writer, the DC Universe is purely Christian. Ick.

Ho won Earth is a thug like Vandal Savage police commissioner? And yes, i know thugs like him are doing stuff in the real world, but within the context of a Batman comic, this many no sense.

A notch lower than the first issue since it's mainly action and not plot. But great action.

A fun issue that doesn't require anyone reading a single page of anything else. Only think I am not sure about is college age Mary hitting on high school kid Clark.

The return of Giffen and DeMatteis to Booster and friends is wonderful. The Jurgens stuff is just okay, even if Jurgens created Booster.

Solid story but doesn't outdo the origin Paul Levitz wrote.

Could have been a great series. But you can't both write for the trade and have instant high sales.

Given Smith's somewhat confusing track record with comics, this was a lot better than I expected. The Quitely-style art is a big reason. So is the script.

Generally good anniversary story, but suffers from DC's unwillingness of late to have a single long story. Best moment is Adams's not so subtle jab at the Spurrier run on Flash.

Remember when anniversary issues were big deals, often the end to epic stories? These are fun little tales but there is nothing special about them, like Waid just couldn't be bothered going big.

Sadly, McKay was just getting going by this issue. If Marvel is going to insist books sell well instantly, the storytelling can't be decompressed anymore.

And just like that we are back to the fun that goes with Wally and fmaily. North is a good choice to pick where Adams left off (and to allow us to all forget Spurrier was ever on the book).

Hampton is showing definite skill writing Guy and that alone is pretty unusual since DC undid all his character growth after Rebirth. Still not sure what to make of not really John and not really Katma. Great art.

Enough here between the art and Rucka's clear devotion to Kate to make it worth trying, but this is not a first issue that will sell readers who aren't already invested in both Kate and the weird crime religion.

Fun issue but loses a point for being part of a crossover no one really needs.

Stellar first issue, though maybe a bit of a plot hole here or there. But reads great, looks great, and hews to Priest's take on Slade as beyond redemption but still very human.

Pleased to report that Vertigo is as vulgar as ever. Hard pass.

The story is fun, but it's hard to be very excited by the 15th reimagining of Earth-3. Grant Morrison did it perfectly, and the Brave & the Bold cartoon had the most fun. Everything else is unnecessary.