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Definitely an intriguing start here. This is a lot of Alfred, which is certainly a choice initially. However, I think that it worked nicely as a way to introduce Bruce and give his origins. Furthermore, I think we got to see a solid amount of Bruce as himself and as Batman here, so I can't complain too much. I feel as though Snyder is building an interesting world here and I'm definitely looking forward to seeing where things go. Dragotta's art was good as well, although I do think that it worked best when he drew the larger characters such as Black Mask and Batman, himself.

Still enjoying this, but this was also a bit of a slower issue. A slower pace isn't automatically bad or anything, but you have to make it work. Furthermore, I didn't find Dragotta's art to be as good as it was in the first issue. Nonetheless, there's a good amount of interesting things going on, so, hopefully, the next issue sees things pick up a little bit.

A well-written issue here, in my opinion. If you're going to have, relatively, a lot of dialogue in an issue, it needs to be done well. I don't know that this had "a lot" of dialogue, but I think it feels that way with how certain pages had a lot of smaller panels. Either way, I think Snyder did a nice job here. Dragotta did a solid job on the art, as well, although I don't think he's gotten to the same level of quality with his art as he did with the first issue, unfortunately.

I really liked the story here. It was probably my favorite yet. However, I just can't get past the art. It worked better in the slower sections where there was mainly dialogue, but, it was just not great when it came to anything action-related or anything with a faster pace. I'm not even fully sure I want to score this as high as I am because of Walta's art, but Snyder's origin story here was just really, really good.

Still pretty interesting as we near the end of the first arc. I'm assuming that was Barbara Gordon that briefly encountered Bruce as he was going under the city, so I'm interested to see how Snyder & Dragotta follow up on that. Otherwise, just good stuff. This is still my least favorite of the current trio of Absolute books, but that's really saying something about the other two when I'm scoring this as high as I am.

The best issue of the series so far. Some nice art from Dragotta here, the story from Snyder had a great balance, in terms of its pacing, and some really cool moments coming from both the action-centric sections and the more character-focused sections of the book. I'm really looking forward to whatever comes next.

My least favorite issue so far, but still a good one nonetheless. Martín does a better fill-in job here than Gabriel Walta did back in Issue #4, which was nice. I'm really looking forward to more of this version of Mr. Freeze. Furthermore, hopefully we get Man-Bat, Poison Ivy, and Hugo Strange in the near future after they were referenced here.

A good ending to this two-part arc. Martín continues to do a really nice job with his interiors here, in my opinion. They really fit the tone set by Snyder's story. Speaking of which, the story was solid as well. Hoping to see Mr. Freeze pop up again in the future, possibly with Dragotta getting to draw him on the inside of the book this time.

A really good issue, in my opinion. Dragotta's interiors really clicked here, for me, especially with how he drew Bane throughout. Looking forward to more purely based off of that. However, I feel this was a stronger start to an arc than the initial #1, which is good. I already really enjoy this take on Bane and I'm hoping the momentum of this book continues.

The best issue of the series yet, in my opinion. Really intrigued by everything going on at Ark M, and I'm looking forward to learning more about all of that. Furthermore, I really enjoyed how Snyder tied Bruce & Waylon's past to what was currently going on in the story. Speaking of Waylon, I do think the teeth on the Killer Croc design are a little much, but I appreciate what they're going for. Maybe I'll like it more as time goes on.

First thing's first, I liked this overall. You can see that by my rating. However, I have to say that this spent quite a bit of time on a hypothetical. It's a very interesting hypothetical...but, around half the issue goes into it, and I don't know that I needed it to be that long. In any case, it's still really cool to see Bane's vision for Bruce. Mann's art throughout is certainly interesting, to say the least. I liked it in some places, but it wasn't my favorite in others. Overall, I liked this as a whole, but it was definitely the weakest installment of this current arc so far.

Great stuff. Spoilers incoming, by the way. Bane, essentially, creating Penguin, Two-Face, and Riddler was actually insane. Really looking forward to seeing more of the three of them in the future. Shifting to the present, it's nice to, finally, see Selina show up after really only appearing in flashbacks thus far. As usual, I'm very intrigued to see what comes next from this book.

A lot of really good developments here, primarily building to Bruce's "final(?)" confrontation with Bane in the next issue. Really looking forward to seeing how that plays out, particularly with how crazy a lot of the rest of the book has been. Snyder & Dragotta have stepped it up with this arc so far and I hope not just that the next issue ends the arc strongly, but also that they can keep up this level of quality as the series continues past that.

Holy peak, Batman. Let me get this out of the way really quickly. Harren and McClaren both did really good jobs here and I liked what they gave us here. That said, Johnson knocked it out of the park with the main story. That story, on its own, gets a 10/10 for me. Warren and McClaren's stories were just gravy. Batman hitting a One Winged Angel was just insane and I loved it so much. The story as a whole, was fantastic, with us seeing a little more of Bruce's origins as Batman. The art, of course, simply rocked throughout. Johnson is, truly, masterful.

Fantastic conclusion to this arc. I have some minor gripes, but they’re very minor. Largely, this ruled. Very anime-esque in terms of the action and power levels within it, which is something I particularly enjoyed about it. Very glad that Bane wasn’t completely killed here, though, and I’d really love to see how things play out if (hopefully “when”) he returns, especially with how this issue ended.

Not quite as great as the previous issue, but still a super interesting read nonetheless. Genuinely very intrigued in this version of Joker and I’m really looking forward to more of him, especially with him returning to Gotham by the end of this. Just incredibly twisted, but not in a way that feels too wacky, if that makes sense. In any case, yeah, I really enjoyed this one. Super cool to see Jock do the interiors here, as well.

Great one-shot here that gives some further context to Joker and Ark M/Arkham, along with teasing some stuff to come in the main title. I do wonder how much of this was written by Snyder and how much was written by Tieri, who isn't someone I particularly "expected" to be involved here. In any case, I think Hixson was a really nice fit for this book, particularly with the setting and overall tone. All in all, strong stuff here.

A fun crossover story here. Nothing insanely great, but still really good. Very cool that this establishes that Diana is taller than Bruce, who’s already, like, really tall. Dragotta did a pretty nice job throughout this, in my opinion, and I especially liked the quieter moments Snyder added in here, like with his dad and the ending with Waylon, for example.

I liked this a really good amount, but I do feel as though it’s the weakest issue since the first half of the Absolute Zero arc (which was also pretty good). I’m not really complaining about the quality of the book itself, because, as seen by my rating, I quite liked it. However, I feel that the Abomination arc really took this title to the next level and, now, I’m back to feeling similarly to how I felt in the before said arc. Very far from a bad, or even average, book, but one that I’m more “really liking” rather than “loving.” Hopefully that changes back to the latter as the series continues, but, even if it doesn’t, I’m still liking this book a lot, as I previously said. This version of Poison Ivy is super interesting and I’m looking forward to the next issue. I will say that this felt like it had a lot being packed into it, though. Court of Owls feels like it’s coming slightly out of nowhere, but I’m definitely willing to let Snyder cook.

Glad to say I liked this a little more than the last issue. It's still not back up to the level of being "great" in my opinion, but it's still really good stuff. I didn't mention it in my review of the previous issue, but I think Canete did a pretty solid job filling in on the interiors here. Him being a guest artist definitely makes sense, and I think he proved to be a good choice. Anyways, yeah, this was good. Definitely a bit of a turning point for Bruce, and I'm very interested to see where this takes him, and the story as a whole, moving forward. I do think this still has the "problem" of having a lot of things going on in one issue, but I felt that it was handled better this time around.

Yay, a great issue. A lot of stuff is going on, but it's all super interesting. Scarecrow is one of my favorite Batman villains in Earth-0, so I was very much looking forward to seeing what Snyder & Dragotta would do with him here in Earth-Alpha. While we only get him for a few pages here, I'm already hooked and need more. I do worry that there are too many villains being introduced in such a short amount of time, but I'm trusting that things will all come together in the long run. In any case, very much looking forward to seeing more of the Robins in the next issue, as any one of them showing up in this book has been a topic of discussion for quite some time, let alone all five of them at once.

I'm now realizing that I forgot to mention this whole thing in my review of the previous issue, so I'll bring it up here. The notion that Bruce becoming Batman being something that was manufactured unbeknownst to him is an idea that I think could be really good if the execution is right, so I'm really interested to see if we get more on that in the future. Aside from that, though, this was good. Not as good as the previous issue, but still good. Still liking Scarecrow here, and I think the writing for Bruce has been consistently strong. Honestly, one of the best parts of the entire series. Though, there were certain spots that I feel could have been improved. For instance, it felt like the conversation between Waylon and Eddie was primarily there to tease Harvey as Two-Face and Ozzie as Penguin. In any case, I liked this quite a bit and I'm hoping we can actually get a decent amount of content with the Robins in the next issue, as this cover made it seem as though they'd be prominent in this issue when, in reality, they really only showed up on the last few pages.

Really solid start. I wasn't really sure what to expect from this one. With Absolute Green Arrow, there were a lot of hooks going in (slasher horror, killing billionaires, the mystery of who Green Arrow is, etc.). Here, there wasn't really much to go off of aside from the solicitation itself (which I did feel was on the more generic side) and the fact that we're focusing on a character introduced in Absolute Batman. All of that said, I thought this was pretty good. I definitely felt that Bengal's art was the strongest aspect of this, but I didn't think Grayson was bad on the writing duties either. I don't mention Snyder because I do have a feeling that he's more of a story consultant on this, rather than a full-on writer, in that he's there to make sure that nothing conflicts with plans for Absolute Batman. I could be 100% wrong about that, though. Anyways, there were spots where I felt that the writing wasn't the most interesting, but I do definitely think enough was done to keep me consistently invested and, now, looking forward to the next issue (Especially with the newest introduction to the Absolute Universe: Cassandra Cain. Very excited to see this universe's version of her).

A fantastic one-shot focusing on some of the main antagonists of the current Absolute titles. Really enjoyed what was done with them here and I'm really excited for the direction going forward. What happened with Ollie was not what I was expecting at all, so I'm very intrigued to learn more details about the upcoming Absolute Green Arrow series. Though, arguably the biggest thing that happened here was after we got the title/credits page. Spoiler, but we, finally, have Lex Luthor in the universe and I'm already incredibly interested. Really enjoying the Absolute line right now.

A super intriguing start here. A lot of unanswered question that I'm looking forward to learning more about. While the format of the flashbacks and flash-forwards messed with things just a tad, at least in my opinion, I did think Lemire put this together very well overall. Robles delivers on some super clean interiors, as well.

A quick read, though I guess that makes sense with The Flash, right? Jokes aside, this was good. I really like the idea of Wally suffering from anxiety, which I thought was well done throughout this issue and the previous. I'd like to see more of The Rogues, as I do like the designs for most, if not all, of them. This is helped by Robles, who does awesome work with the interiors here, in my opinion.

Good stuff once again. Really liking Grodd already, which is good. I'm looking forward to seeing him and Wally together more. Furthermore, I hope to learn more about The Rogues, as I'm interested in their connections to Wally's father and that whole group. All things considered, this continues to be a good, relatively fast-paced read.

My least favorite issue of the series thus far, but still a good one that brings about a lot of interesting developments. Nice to see Linda introduced in this book, and I was also super stoked about the tease towards the end in regards to Heatwave, Wizard, Firestorm, and another unnamed character. Firestorm, in particular, is intriguing to me, as he doesn't have a strong link to Flash over in mainline DC.

Similarly to the previous issue, I didn't find this as strong as the first three, unfortunately. That said, there's still a good amount to like throughout. I continue to like Wally & Grodd together. I also thought this version of Heatwave was hideous, in a good way, although I wish we could have gotten more of him. Maybe we will, as I presume he was captured by Thawne after his encounter with Wally?

A nice interlude issue giving us a quick origin of how the Rogues came together. Yes, they have history that isn't delved into here, but it wasn't all that necessary, at least for now, in my opinion. That said, I liked it a good amount throughout. Furthermore, it was really nice to see Robles back on the art duties. I feel like the book wasn't the same without him.

Nick Robles is gone again, but Moore is not an artist I'll complain about whatsoever. He does some really nice work throughout this issue, as well. Also, the story is really back on track, which is nice. It feels like a lot happened here, but it wasn't too overly-stuffed, either. I'm hoping this title does nothing but continue to improve.

The best issue yet, which is something I'm really glad to say. A super interesting "origin" of sorts for Barry Allen, giving us a look into quite a bit of history for not just Barry, but for the entire program that sets us up in the world we're in now for this series. Moore on this book again was awesome as well.

Pretty strong first issue here. I had high hopes for this series after seeing the cover, hearing about the tone of the book, and seeing some of the previews. While I did like this a lot, it wasn't really as "slasher horror" as I thought it would be. A lot of this focuses on Dinah and what's going on in her life at this point in time, as well as diving into her history with Ollie. It's all written well, but this felt like more of a drama that featured horror elements whenever the Longbow Killer was present. That said, I really liked this. Albuquerque's art fits the book pretty well, in my opinion, and I'm, especially, glad to see him being involved with the universe after what happened with Absolute Superman. All of that said, I'm really looking forward to seeing where this all goes.

Was super excited to see Ewing attached to a Green Lantern title, and he definitely delivered. Linsday is an artist I haven't really seen a whole lot of, but I like his work here. I particularly think he does a fantastic job of showing the fear in Hal's eyes, with his interaction with the cop at the beginning being when I first noticed it. I know that, after this was announced, Ewing mentioned this would be more horror-based. With what I saw from Lindsay here, I think he can prove himself to be a great choice for this book. Aside from the art, the story was really well-paced and super interesting, in my opinion. Really looking forward to what comes next from this side of the Absolute Universe.

I didn't like this quite as much as the last issue, but I still really enjoyed it. I do think Lindsay's art looked better this time around, which is good. I can see why it may not be some people's favorite, but I like it for what it was. Aside from that, the story from Ewing continues to be intriguing. I thought the ending was really good, in particular, though I don't know why we got those last two pages when John wasn't in the diner with Jo & Hal for the rest of the story.

Another super intriguing issue here. This is definitely a slow burn, but I don't mind when what we're getting is interesting. Luckily, there's enough here to keep my attention. I would like for, at least, some answers soon. I don't want everything at once, obviously, as you wouldn't want everything spelled out for you as it's happening. However, I'd like SOMETHING soon.

I feel like a broken record, as I continue to call this series "interesting," but that's what it is. Luckily, I liked this issue better than the last two (which were still good). A lot of mystery continuing here and I'm looking forward to more clarity as to what's going on. It felt like we got some kind of answers here, but then we got Jo seeing all of that stuff by "phasing(?)" into Abin Sur.

I feel very similarly to the way I've felt over the course of the whole series. This is good and interesting, with a lot of good mystery surrounding it. I completely trust Ewing here, as I know how good he is. Lindsay is putting out good work here as well. I definitely see the manga/anime comparisons, though he's won me over with his work thus far.

Still enjoying this quite a bit. I completely understand why this is a lot of people's least favorite Absolute title, but I'm glad to say that I'm into it. Not only is Lindsay's art continuing to improve, but I was also happy to be learning more about the lore of what's going on with the Lanterns in this universe.

Super intriguing pivot from the regular, ongoing story with Jo and the rest. A nice expansion of the lore we got in the last issue, and I think both Howard and Rossmo did a good job filling in here. I'm really interested to see how all of this comes back to what's going on on Earth.

Yeah, it was really good. The subject matter and what the story was showing was probably the strongest of the whole run thus far, but I do wish things were paced a little better. We really flew through Jo's history here, though I believe that was part of the point, particularly with lines like "I like fast." Despite any relatively minor complaints, I really enjoyed this quite a bit. Loved the reoccurring panels throughout this, as well, and I just thought his was a great way to make Jo a more compelling character.

Not as strong as the last issue, but still really good. Kotian's interiors were nice here, though some panels were better than others, in my opinion. I appreciate that his style felt somewhat similar to Jahnoy Lindsay's, but also distinct from it at the same time. In any case, I'm still pretty interested in the ongoing stories and I'm looking forward to, hopefully, seeing everything come together.

A surprisingly gruesome issue here, with Jo pulling bullets out of her body and, eventually, stabbing Goldface in the eye with pliers. Super cool stuff there, and the rest was pretty good, as well. Kotian's interiors continue to be nice, and I'm still consistently enjoying this book. I still think I should be liking this more with Ewing on the writing duties, but not every book needs to be the greatest thing ever, I suppose.

Nice to see Lindsay back on interiors for this very interesting issue, though I don’t know if there’s anything new for me to say. Things are moving along, but I’d still really like to learn more about what’s going on with the Lanterns, and what’s going on with characters like John, Guy, Tomar-Re, and Sinestro, specifically.

Really enjoyed this one, despite the interior art changing in certain spots. I feel that Ewing is doing a really nice job of advancing the plot and story without dumping out answers to everything at once. I consistently feel that I’m getting enough to satisfy me for an issue, while also having enough left unanswered for me to remain invested.

Certainly an...interesting issue. I didn't dislike the issue at all, but it felt very out of place amongst the rest of the series. The main tie to the past twelve issues is the mention of "Blackstars." That's really it, unless I'm forgetting something or if I missed something. Though, that goes to my point of this having very little prominent ties to the ongoing plot of the book. I'm intrigued to see if this ends up becoming more important in retrospect, but, as of now, it was a neat read, but definitely a bit odd.

Glad to say that I enjoyed this more than the previous issue, particularly with us getting back to the ongoing story here. I thought the conversations happening amongst the cast were interesting, and I think Kotian continues to be really solid with his interiors. I will say that I did think the way this started off, based on how #12 ended, was a bit strange, but we did get a very brief explanation as to why that was. In any case, a good read here and I'm looking forward to more.

I don’t care, this rocked. Super cool issue with a lot of great moments throughout. Really loved what we got with Jo and Tomar-Re, as I felt that there was a nice balance of awesome action and nicely-written character stuff. Sinestro entering the story has me very intrigued, as well.

Wow, this blew me away. I hadn't read anything by Camp when this was initially announced, so I was unsure how to feel about this. After reading Ultimates, though, I definitely got a lot more interested. That said, this is a different thing entirely, and I mean that in a good way. Camp continues to really establish himself as one of the most exciting rising stars in comics. Furthermore, I have to mention Rodriguez, as well, who continues to also deliver on amazing work with this book.

Another awesome issue. Rodríguez continues to absolutely nail it on the art duties, and Camp provides a thoroughly intriguing story that has a really nice balance between dealing with the weird space stuff from the main character(s) and real-world political issues. Camp, in particular, is really becoming one of my favorite writers in the game right now.

Great stuff once again. Whereas the previous issue focused a bit on xenophobia, this leans more into terrorism and how it functions. I really liked the political commentary here, as I typically do with Camp. Not just with the terroristic aspects of this, but with everything throughout. One standout moment, in particular, is when John is arriving home and describing his relationship with the Martian (who's name is now "confirmed" to be be J'onn J'onzz??).

The best issue since the first one, in my opinion. The idea of a heatwave in Middleton bringing out the worst in just about everyone is relatively simple idea, but Camp and Rodríguez just execute it so damn well. This book is making an incredibly strong case to end up being my favorite Absolute DC title, man. Camp really knows how to write complex, yet intriguing and relevant stories. Furthermore, Rodríguez time and time again puts out absolutely beautiful, gorgeous art. What a fantastic team we have here.

Another really good issue. Particularly enjoyed what was done throughout with people's shadows. I feel like I don't really have much to say outside of what I've been saying about this book already. Camp & Rodríguez continue to put out an absolutely fantastic book month after month. Really stoked that this got extended to 12 issues.

A great finale for the first arc here. Camp & Rodríguez killed it once again here, and I'm really looking forward to seeing where the book goes when it returns for the next arc. Really loved that the ending was a bit of a callback, of sorts, to the ending of the first issue with the importance of having a physical copy.

I thought this was a pretty good prelude issue to the event. I'm glad Zdarsky and Williamson got stories in here relating to their, respective, current runs on Batman and Superman, though I'm a little confused as to why King didn't have something with Wonder Woman, considering she's part of the heroic trinity with the two aforementioned heroes. It's not like her series doesn't have any tie-in issues for the event. Either way, I thought everything here was built up well, and I thought all three stories were good, especially in terms of balancing being a lead-in to Absolute Power and being a solid story by itself. The way Jay acted in the first story was a little annoying, though.

I skipped over Dark Crisis and Knight Terrors, so I wasn't sure how this year's DC event would turn out. As for now, I can say it's started off fairly strong. Waid proves to be a good choice for this. Aside from Amanda, to an extent, I think he wrote everyone well here and I think the story is definitely interesting. I won't hold the way Ollie is written here against this, though I'm not sure how this came to be whatsoever, even after it was introduced over in his current ongoing book. Aside from that, Mora, of course, delivers some awesome work here. The first few pages with Superman, alone, were great. Really looking forward to seeing how this one plays out.

A good, action-packed issue here. I really liked DIck taking charge and directing the rest of the heroes. Mora's art was also just fantastic throughout this. That said, I do wish this had a little more time to breathe. At times, it felt like we were just jumping around without much time to process everything going on.

Another super solid issue here. Mora's art is definitely the highlight for me. The story itself the Waid's writing of it art both good, but I, once again, found the pacing to be a little too fast for me here. This might have been better as a 6-issue series. Hopefully the next issue wraps things up nicely, though.

A solid read, although I don't think I needed this to be as long as it was to get the point across. Interesting that we're getting tension between Jon and Jay, even if it was momentarily resolved for the time being. I read all of Tom Taylor's Superman: Son of Kal-El series, and I don't remember a whole lot of Jay's character from it, so I wouldn't really mind him fading into the background a bit. I'm intrigued to see whether or not the, what I perceived to be, romantic tension between Jon and Nia is followed up, as I assume she won't end up being dead or she'll be resurrected somehow.

Another super solid issue to close things out, in my opinion. Mora's art was definitely the highlight of this, though. For example, literally the first page when he focuses on Amanda's eyes. Just spectacular. The story here was entertaining as well. I especially enjoyed Amanda not being able to remember any of her intel at the end. I do appreciate that we finally got some sort of explanation as to Ollie's alliance with Amanda, but I do think it could have been handled better in Joshua Williamson's Green Arrow series tie-ins instead of being largely ignored. Anyways, I'm interested to see what comes in Justice League Unlimited, as well as all of the other DC books for All In.

Very good motivation for Amanda provided here. She's been a looming threat in the DC Universe for ages now, and I really appreciate this delving into her past. This had some pretty solid art as well, but Ridley's story is what really shines here. Of course, it could have been better, but I'm pretty happy with what we've gotten so far.

Not quite as good as the first issue, but still good nonetheless. This series continues to give us interesting motivations for Waller prior to the events of the main Absolute Power series and her whole "overarching villain arc" in general. I just hope this mini closes out strongly.

A pretty solid ending, in my opinion. I thought Amanda being ousted from her family was written well here, and I thought it was a good way to really push her over the edge. All things considered, though, while I did enjoy this, it wasn't entirely necessary the story or anything. At least it was good, in my opinion.

Fine for what it was, but I thought it was super weird that this just cut to Steve Trevor before the fight with the Amazon robot was done. I understand that it's implied that Billy, Mary, and Black Adam were all captured, but I just felt that it could have been executed better. I don't know.

Solid story and art here, though nothing particularly spectacular. I don't think I've read anything by Layman prior to this, but I do believe he has potential. That said, I'm interested to see how Titans goes when he takes over from Tom Taylor and isn't tied to an event.

I really liked the Amazo robot here gaining will and the exploration of that. Everything else was good throughout this, including Santucci's art, but that aspect was definitely the highlight of this issue. Hopefully the rest of the series continues to get better from here, as I've liked each issue better than the last so far.

A pretty solid story. I especially really liked the narration for Failsafe here. I hadn't read anything by Pichetshote before, but I'm interested to see what he does within DC's Absolute Universe. I remember seeing his name attached to it somewhere, at some point.

Another solid story for this miniseries. I think this could have been a bit stronger, especially with the flashbacks to earlier in Barry's life, but this was still enjoyable and I liked the explanation as to how Barry is able to phase through matter. Woods put out some pretty nice art throughout this, as well. By the way, I might have missed something, but I didn't realize Barry had that haircut currently.

An interesting issue here to say the last. I appreciated seeing the perspective of the Amazons during the time of Absolute Power #3, though I think things could have been executed a bit better. Either way, this was solid for what it was. I did like the last few pages with Steve Trevor connecting things to Tom King's current Wonder Woman series, though.

This was solid, but nothing spectacular. I likely would have rated this lower had it not been for Galán's really nice art. It definitely reminds me of the work of artists like Rod Reis and Matteo Scalera. Oh yeah, one other thing I wanted to point out was how funny I found that line from Ghost-Maker about Batman Incorporated not being "big enough." It was definitely too big for the series to put enough focus on one or two characters at a time.

Another strong debut issue for the Absolute line. I don't currently know whether or not I would place this above Batman overall, although I would consider this premise to be a stronger and/or more unique one thus far. Like Batman, I think this has the potential to be great, as I did enjoy the world being built throughout this. Hopefully I'm right about that.

I was more into this than the previous issue, which currently makes me believe this is my second-favorite of the Absolute line (currently). The way Lois described Kal-El is accurate, which is something I've really liked about both issues. What I'm referring to is the notion of him being rather quiet at certain times, and being more confident at other times. Sandoval's art was nice here, as well.

Another really well-done issue here, in my opinion. Sandoval's art is great throughout, and Aaron provides some awesome character work as well. My main complaint about this is that I think it ended a little too soon. I just wish there was a tiny bit more here. However, this was still really good stuff and I continue to look forward to what's next.

Definitely my favorite issue so far. Even though Kal-El wasn't in the issue until the second half, he was so cool when he finally showed up. The focus on Lois was nice and well-written, also. I'm really happy with the way Aaron has handled her character thus far.

A very well-written issue depicting what happened at the end of Krypton, which felt particularly relevant in the current landscape in the real world. I have to acknowledge Sandoval, as well, as he's doing a fantastic job on the interiors, plus this cover especially.

A pretty good epilogue that shows the relation between this universe's Kal-El and the Kents. I would have liked a little more between them, and maybe we'll end up getting that in future issues, but I still enjoyed it. Giandomenico does a nice job of filling in here, as well. I may not have enjoyed this as much as some other issues of the book thus far, but I'm still really looking forward to what's next. Also, in a bit of a spoiler, I don't know why I was as surprised as I was to see Ra's al Ghul at the end.

A crazy Brainiac-focused issue here. I didn't quite love this as much as some others seemed to, but I still enjoyed it for what it was. Giandomenico's interiors complimented the story nicely, in my opinion. Brainiac killing those Omega soldiers in the way that he did as was absolutely insane, by the way.

Definitely an intriguing start to this new arc. Absolute Ra's al Ghul proves to be another crazy villain for Absolute Superman, and I'm looking forward to the two of them going against one another at some point. Aside from that, it was nice to have Kal-El back in the book after missing the last issue for focus on Brainiac. The dynamic between him, Lois, and Jimmy is interesting and it's another thing I'm looking forward to more of.

A really good second-part to this arc. The art was great throughout, in my opinion, and I'm really enjoying the story Aaron is cooking up here. Lots of political undertones that, unfortunately, have strong connections to today's real world. Also, the confrontation between Lois and Ra's in the first half was really well-written. Super tense.

Wow. One of the best issues thus far, in my eyes. First off, Giandomenico's art is fantastic here. Some really great pages. The story here was amazing as well. Pretty major spoiler alert right here, so don't continue reading if you haven't read the issue yet. Anyways, yeah, Talia being revealed as Primus was pretty crazy. Not where I thought they were going with the story, but I do really like it and I'm really looking forward to the next issue now. Oh yeah, the scene with Kal-El and Jor-El was really nice, as well.

Didn't enjoy this as much as the last two issues, but it was still really good stuff overall. Giandomenico continues to do a nice job filling in for Rafa Sandoval here. Although, the writing is what took this down for me a bit. The story is good, but some of the dialogue wasn't my favorite. Furthermore, I felt as though the story jumped around just a little too much for me. In any case, this was still another really good book and I'm looking forward to what's next.

A great read. Really nice to see Sandoval back on the interiors, as I feel like he's such a great fit for this book. Furthermore, I really liked the developments with Kal-El here, and I'm looking forward to them, hopefully, being built upon as the series continues.

Loved this start. This is the book I was looking forward to the most from the initial three books from the Absolute DC line, and it truly delivered. Sherman's not an artist I'm super familiar with, but I think his style fits incredibly with the setting we're placed into here. Furthermore, I'm already incredibly intrigued with the world Thompson has begun to build here. Her characterization of Diana and Circe were both well-done, in my opinion, as was the relationship between the two. The plot itself didn't advance a whole lot here, but this was more about setting the stage before anything else. Really looking forward to seeing where this one goes.

Not as good as the previous issue, but still a really good one. Sherman's art continues to look great, and I liked how Thompson wrote the relationship between Diana and Steve. Diana, in particular, has just been handled greatly thus far. All things considered, this series is two-for-two when it comes to awesome issues. This continues to be my favorite of the Absolute line thus far.

Awesome issue from this series, once again. Everything I've praised the last two issues for is what I would praise for this one. Thompson and Sherman are really crafting up great stuff with this one (Spoiler art coming next, just in case you're looking at reviews without having read the issue yourself yet). Diana cutting off her right arm for Steve was insane, and I'm looking forward to seeing more of their relationship going forward.

This book just continues to be fantastic. The flashback with Circe was great, with some super cool stuff in the present also. Diana enlarging her sword to slice through the Tetracide was a wild moment that fit right in with the vibe of this series. Just loving this run.

Yeah. Great stuff once again in my favorite issue thus far. Sherman continues to put out career-defining work, while Thompson presents a beautifully-crafted story and script. I'm so glad this has delivered, and then some, after being my favorite of the initial three Absolute books that were announced.

The change of the interior art from Hayden Sherman to Mattia de Iulis was a little jarring, but it fits with this story, in my opinion, and Iulis is absolutely fantastic. So, I can't really complain that much. Aside from that, this was a well-written first half and I'm looking forward to more.

Really good second half of this arc. Iulis continues to deliver, even if his style is still VERY different from Hayden Sherman, the regular series artist. As for Thompson, she just keeps on hitting home runs. She's absolutely (no pun intended) killing it with this series so far.

My least favorite issue of the series thus far, which I think it saying something when I'm still giving it as high of a score as I am. Nice to see Sherman back on the interiors, and Thompson still puts together an intriguing plot for this new arc. As always, looking forward to reading and learning more about this world.

A great second part to this new arc that I'm glad to say I liked better than the first. Sherman continues to deliver on the art duties, and I'm really liking the mythology Thompson is bringing to the table here. Looking forward to the next interaction between Wonder Woman and Dr. Poison, assuming they do interact again.

Another great issue as we reach the halfway mark of this current storyline. I've really loved the flashbacks we've been getting with Diana and Circe in Hell, and we got an awesome one here. As for the stuff in the present-day, that was really good, as well. Kind of a spoiler incoming here, but I was not ready for Ferdinand to go so soon. Hopefully he's not dead yet and we get to see him again.

This book continues to be so damn good. My favorite issue since the outstanding fifth one. Both Thompson and Sherman are just killing it on this series. Really loved Diana's characterization here, once again. Furthermore, Sherman has been doing some really nice panelling over the course of the series, and it doesn't stop here. Also, of course, super glad to see that Ferdinand is okay.

Yes yes yes. That's what I'm talking about, man. This book is so good. The second larger arc of this book ends with another home run from Thompson and Sherman. I continue to, truly, adore Diana's characterization. Loved that she let Clea go free in order to find out whether or not she's the way she is because of being trapped in the maze, or if it's just who she really is as a person. Also, I think this is the first time Atlantis and/or Atlanteans have been mentioned in the Absolute Universe? Perhaps an Arthur Curry appearance is in the cards?

Really great start to this mini-arc, of sorts. I wasn't sure what to think of Beraga's interiors upon seeing the first page or so, but I ended up liking it quite a bit as the book progressed. While I still prefer Hayden Sherman, Beraga's work is nothing to dismiss. The cost of Diana using her magic having a physical representing is a super interesting idea that I'm really looking forward to seeing more of, even if it's likely only in the next issue.

A pretty solid start here. I'm gonna give this a little bit of a higher score than the more recent issues of Williamson's current Superman series, since I liked Sandoval's art a lot. All things considered, though, I'm definitely interested to see where this story goes.

Not as strong as the rest of the issues in this story, but this was still good, especially Sandoval's art. Hopefully the backup story with Brainiac Five ends up being important, because I wasn't super into it here.

Still a super solid read here, but just not up to the level as the first few issues of this story. The backup story, also, was just fine as a whole, though I did like the ending shot. Hopefully Superman #15 gives us a strong ending.

A pretty good opener that does a good job of establishing emotional stakes for this series from the start. As a fan of Taylor's run with Son of Kal-El, I'm glad to see this continuation maintain quality. I'm not quite sure how I feel about the Injustice universe coming into play soon, but I'm a fan of both of the games, so hopefully everything works out. Excited to see where this mini goes from here!

Man, this book is two-for-two on having a good ending. However, I will say this one's ending is better. Not sure how I feel about Ultraman getting his neck snapped out of nowhere like that, but good lord was it done well. Plus, as I alluded to earlier, Injustice Superman's final words of the issue were fantastic. As for the rest of the book, I enjoyed the conversation between Jay and Lois, as it gave a look into what it's like for the both of them in being with a superhero. This was just solid, good stuff all around.

I really enjoyed this. I understand why some people might be frustrated with the sudden deviation from the Ultraman plot, but this storyline is super interesting to me. Seeing Jon explore the Injustice universe creates a compelling experience. Jon is faced with different versions of Damian, Bruce, and his father that are different, yet also the same. Plus, his realization at the end of the issue of what Clark is really like in this universe was very well-done, in my opinion.

Another pretty good issue for this series. Not quite up there with the previous issue, but still really entertaining. We get a little more of Jon exploring and learning more about the Injustice universe, and I thought his short interaction with Alfred was nice. I also enjoyed the two pages with him and Damian, and I'm glad we're going to see more of them together in the next issue after how this one ended. Speaking of which, I thought that his meeting with this alternate Jay was cute. Overall, I thought that this was a well-written book full of nice character moments, and I'm looking forward to seeing how things go in the final third of this series.

The penultimate issue of this miniseries acts as a nice set-up for the final installment. These characters continues to be written well under Taylor, and Jon learning more about the major events of this universe is still interesting to read. Clark being a bit blinded by Jon's presence makes sense and I think it's a good story, especially with Damian being upset about it. As for the ending, I'm interested to see how Harley and Clark's interaction will play into Issue 6, speaking of which, I'm excited to see Jon confront Clark as well.

While I did like this issue, I think it was a little bit of an underwhelming ending to a miniseries I was really enjoying. Don't get me wrong, I still liked this, but I feel like there should have been more here. What I mean by that is that I think Jon and Kal-El should have fought for a bit as they argue their points, which is what we usually see in comics. Then, you have them talk more the way they did here. That's just my idea, but my point is that I feel like this could have been executed better. Nonetheless, I still enjoyed this issue and I'm interested to see what was going on on the final page and how he'll fit into the Beast World storyline starting in November.

I'm going to start this review off by saying that I had no interest in reading any of the New Golden Age titles going into them. Not because of any ill-will; I just wasn't interested in the characters. However, after hearing people complain about Alan Scott, I decided to check it out. His title was the one I'd be the most interested in reading, especially considering I, personally, am a member of the LGBTQ+ Community and I heard this story would deal with his life as a closeted gay man. After reading, I wouldn't call this one of the best books I've read by any means, I still enjoyed it and I'm interested enough to read more. The strongest part of this, in my opinion, was what I decided to read this book for: the depiction of Alan's struggles being gay in the 30's and 40's. While I do hope that continues to be covered throughout the series, my main hope is that the story itself gets a little more interesting.

A definite step-up from the previous issue, in my opinion. While I don't feel as though that this did a whole lot to advance the main story of the miniseries, I just thought that this was a really good depiction of what LGBTQ+ people went through decades ago. DerbyComics did a really good review here, so I would definitely recommend that you check that out. I don't give as high of a score to this as they did, but I generally agree with what was said in their review. My main hope now is that we can get back into the main story and that it ends up being fairly interesting, considering that the next issue marks the halfway point of the miniseries.

This wasn't quite as powerful as the previous issue, but I did enjoy it a good amount. The overarching story of the murder mystery was interesting, though I especially enjoyed the interactions between Alan and Spectre. You could argue that it's a little bit preachy, but I thought it was fairly well-written. Tormey continues to do a really nice job with the art as well, especially with Spectre.

I thought this was a well-done origin of Red Lantern here. I honestly don't really understand how some people can dislike this as much as I've seen. It's not anything groundbreaking or incredibly unique, but I think it's still an interesting and fairly well-written story. I think Sheridan did a good job with the dynamic between Alan and Vlad. I also thought it was pretty funny that Alan lured Vlad in just to absolutely deck him in the mouth.

Pleasantly surprised by this one. I don't think I've read anything by either Humphries or Borges prior to reading this, so I really had no basis for expectations going in. That said, Humphries did a pretty good job here, in my opinion. Nothing groundbreaking, but we get a solid mystery, along with some pretty well-done character interactions for Jessica with Luke Cage and Typhoid Mary, respectively. The former was especially a tense read. Also, Borges impressed me with his interiors here. Sure, there are still things that can be improved upon, but this was still a pretty solid outing for him. Actually looking forward to the next issue.

Good. This one definitely turned up the humor a bit, which was fun. I think I preferred the previous story to this one, but I also really enjoyed Borges's art, hence why I'm giving this the same score. This felt more like it deserved the "Red Band" title than the first one, as well, though it hasn't been incredibly violent, at least not yet. In any case, looking forward to more.

Didn't like this as much as the first two issues, though I did like it overall. This time around, it felt like Humphries was trying just a little too hard to be funny by spamming swear/curse words. For me, if it's overly done, it gets a little cringey. This wasn't really cringe for me, in this instance, but I could see it starting to get to that point. However, I still thought the story was intriguing and I'm still invested enough to continue and see where things go.

Not a bad start, but I was expecting a bit more from this. Especially with Ewing writing it. I don't mine the more grounded take with Venom, or even the mystery as to who the symbiote has bonded with. I think those are both fairly interesting concepts, but the execution was just...a little lacking for me, unfortunately.There just wasn't as much for me to latch onto here as I would have liked. That said, however, I think there's potential here. Plus, I know Ewing is capable of great comics. Hopefully I'm not let down in the end.

I'm gonna make a prediction right now by hopping on the "the new Venom is Paul" train. I feel as though, with Ewing writing this, the identity of the All-New Venom will be someone not even in the initially proposed list of suspects. I feel like actually going with one of them is a little too obvious. Aside from that, this was a solid read, but still a little disappointing considering this was written by Ewing. Gómez's art is definitely a highlight, though.

Definitely an intriguing start. First and foremost, Quitely's art is certainly something. It's nice and not so nice at the same time, and I don't really have a definite opinion on it quite yet. Aside from that, there are a lot of interesting things introduced by Morrison here, particularly the idea of Superman dying sooner rather than later. This was very much a setup issue, and I'm looking forward to seeing how the rest plays out.

A nice improvement over the last issue, though both were good. I liked Quitely's art more this time around, and I also found Morrison to have a more compelling and engaging story to tell with this one. I've never really fully bought the idea of people not being able to figure out that Clark Kent is Superman, so seeing Lois really struggle with that reality was certainly something, but I still really enjoyed this.

Not where I was expecting this to go with how the last issue ended, but I still enjoyed it for what it was. It would have been nice to see Lois use the powers more, though, aside from flying around a bit and being able to breathe on the moon. Quitely's art continues to be fairly nice here, as well.

I, honestly, don't have much to layabout this one. I don't really know what I was expecting from this series, exactly, but it wasn't this. I'm hoping Lex Luthor comes back soon, though. He was set up to be the main antagonist in the first issue and he hasn't been seen since then.

The best issue yet, in my opinion. Morrison proves that they have a really solid grip on Lex's character, and I think they did a nice job with Clark as well. What really makes this relatively special is the writing for Lex and Clark's conversation throughout the issue. Quitely's art is good, as well, but Morrison's writing shines here.

Wow. Not where I thought this issue was gonna go based on the solicitation, but it was still very good and the best one yet, in my opinion. This is the level of quality I was expecting when I first starting reading this book, and I'm glad we finally got there with this issue and the last. Hopefully Morrison and Quitely maintain it, as we've just gotten to the halfway-point.

Kinda crazy that we went from my favorite issue of the series to my least favorite with this one. Maybe it's because I've never been super into Bizarro, although there were good moments here. Enough for me to give as high of a rating as I am, at least. I could also be rating it a little higher because of how much I've liked the rest of the book, though.

Again, I'm not incredibly into Bizarro. Although, I did still enjoy this for what it was. I did like Morrison writing Clark to talk like the Bizarros to get through to them. Quitely's art was pretty good throughout and I think it really fit with this particular story.

A nice step-up from the last two Bizarro-heavy issues. I liked the story with Bar-El and Lilo here, and I thought their dynamic with Clark was an interesting one to explore, even if it's just for this one issue. Quitely's art continues to be nice, as well, and I thought it especially fit in towards the end.

A really nice issue here. I especially loved THAT page, of course. Also known as the one almost everyone shares from this series, in which Clark saves Regan before they commit suicide. Rightfully so, by the way, That page is very emotional and very well-crafted. Either way, this was good stuff.

Interesting penultimate issue here. I liked seeing Lex getting a stronger focus here and I'm really looking forward to what I'm guessing will be some sort of confrontation between him and Clark in the next issue. I'm really hoping said issue sticks the landing nicely for this series.

A really nice finale to the series, in my opinion. Superman's perseverance was handled greatly by Morrison here, and I think they showed how well they understand the character. Furthermore, I wasn't too sure on Quitely's art at the beginning of this series, but he definitely sold me as time went on. A really good read throughout with this one.

This was a really solid first issue that does a nice jo of establishing the story for the rest of the miniseries. I think the twist regarding who the team is working with was executed well, especially. Another stronger point of this book was Godlewski's art, in my opinion.

I liked this one more than the previous issue, as this just reached the 8/10 mark for me. For whatever reason, I just found the story a bit more interesting and more well-written this time around. Godlewski's art continues to be nice as well. I hope the quality of this series continues to go up or, at least, stay the same as it is currently.

A solid issue that really picked up towards the second half. I very much agree with what DerbyComics stated in their review, in that this is dealing much more with a larger narrative than a good chunk of the other Fall of X runs have. While others have felt more self-contained within each issue, this continues to build one ongoing story and it does so nicely. That's something I really like about this miniseries and I hope it continues until the end.

I'm genuinely shocked I'm enjoying this series this much. I don't mean to knock the characters or the creative team, but I had never previously been all that interested in Alpha Flight until now. Even here, I only decided to read this because it's part of Fall of X and I think Brisson is a good writer. All of that said, I really enjoyed this issue and I thought it was the best one yet. The story continues to be well-put-together and I also enjoy Godlewski's art. Good stuff all around with this one.

I wasn't the biggest fan of how this ended, but I did think the issue was really solid as a whole. There's nothing really new for me to say about this issue that I haven't already brought up in my reviews for the previous four issues of this miniseries. Brisson wrote a good, engaging story and Godlewski provided some pretty nice art. This was definitely one of the best Fall of X miniseries.

This was an entertaining start that establishes the current story for Peter, as well as a bit for the future. Speaking about the former, we have the stuff with Tombstone. I found this pretty enjoyable, as it just felt like some classic gang/mobster stuff. As for the latter, the Mary Jane situation was not what I was expecting at all. Nonetheless, I'm not going to post a 1/10 review because of that, mainly due to the fact that I don't really care that much. Not that I dislike the character by any means, because I actually like Mary Jane as a character. However, I just don't NEED her to be with Peter to make me enjoy the run. Is it somewhat disappointing after the way Nick Spencer's run was going? Sure, as I felt like Spencer's run should have ended with a proposal or even a marriage after his teasing of it earlier in the run. Yet, I can manage with Peter and MJ not being together here as long as it provides a good quality story, which is what this book is.

Kind of annoyed over the misleading cover and such, but I'm not going to let that alter my thoughts on the book itself. With that said, this was just a good comic, as the previous issue was. Although I am interested by the Norman stuff here, the story with Tombstone is the highlight of this book for me. Him going back to his old ways after being disrespected has been done well, and I'm just really enjoying it. This is just good.

This was my favorite issue of the run yet. Tombstone is written incredibly here, in present-day and in his backstory. In present-day, he's an absolute badass. In the present-day, he has a great origin, of sorts, that gives us a sense of how he came to be the way he is. Aside from Tombstone as a character, the main story of this title remains interesting. As I said in my review of the first issue, this feels like a classic gang/mobster story, which is very entertaining when done well. Also, very glad the cover of this issue isn't misleading like last time ;)

The Tombstone story continues to be engaging here, as Peter is straight-up deceived into thinking he's in Harlem and into doing Tombstone's work for him. Great stuff here, and I'm glad Tombstone had no intentions of hurting Robbie. Although it can be argued that it's taking some time to get to the MJ stuff, I'm still entertained by what we're getting here.

Despite the outrage over Mary Jane, this series continues to be very good. I liked that, although he was tricked by Tombstone in the last issue, Peter was able to end up using that whole situation in his favor as it shows that the both of them are smart people without making either of them seem "dumb." Overall, this was an engaging first arc for this run and I hope Tombstone makes a return to this title in the future.

A fun milestone issue here that, in my opinion, is dragged down a little bit by the backup stories. Quickly speaking about the main story, it was an entertaining one that does a great job of showcasing Peter's wit and just how fun Spider-Man is in general. The villains arguing amongst themselves was inevitable, but it was still enjoyable and I liked that it was the reason the Sinister Adaptoid went crazy and lost. Moving to the backups, they weren't necessarily BAD stories, but they were just a little unnecessary. The first story is nice for what it is and I don't have much to say about it. As for the second story, I don't really know why we needed a Jimmy Kimmel story. It was fine, but not my favorite. Lastly, the third story was just kind of there on the last page. It was a neat concept, but there wasn't enough there for me to enjoy it that much. Nonetheless, this was still an entertaining book overall.

This run has been very engaging so far, and our first issue after the milestone "one-shot" maintains that quality. Despite being a villain, Adrian's motivations for going after Peter are understandable and make their eventual confrontation at the end of the book all the better. Plus, Peter and Norman's interaction, featuring Mary Jane and Kamala, was well-done and showcased that Norman's sins being "eaten" doesn't mean everyone is going to magically forgive and/or forget his past. A great issue here overall.

An enjoyable wrap-up to this "mini-arc" of sorts. The bulk of this issue was Peter fighting Vulture, and it was a lot of fun to read. It just felt like a classic comic book fight. Plus, Peter being Peter with his witty mid-fight dialogue is always a treat when written well, and this was exactly that. As for the ending of the issue, I thought that Norman's reasoning for not getting on the glider to help Peter was great, as Wells is establishing him as a character the reader can get invested in. Despite the hate surrounding the Mary Jane & Paul situation, this book is honestly really good.

While this is a fairly fun issue, it feels a little unnecessary. The story is fine, but not the best. Although, Spider-Man and Wolverine teaming up is still fun here. The main highlight here, in my opinion, is Gleason's always fantastic art. I really wish we could have Gleason back on ASM full-time, as he's probably one of my favorite current Spider-Man artists, if not my absolute favorite.

Man, if it wasn't for Dragotta's art in this issue, I probably would have given this a 10. Don't get me wrong, the art in this book isn't the worst I've ever seen, but I just was not a huge fan of it here. There were some sections I liked, but there were others where things just looked wonky. One example of this is when Peter yells at Norman to leave, and his face looks too spaced out. I feel as though even John Romita Jr. would have done this more justice. However, the story from Wells here is absolutely fantastic. A.X.E. was a fantastic event, and the tie-ins I did great were enjoyable as well. This issue is no exception. This issue is jam-packed with heart and emotion, as it's full of heartfelt moments for Spider-Man fans. Overall, this Judgment Day issue was a hit (aside from the art), in my opinion.

This was a pretty interesting first issue for this new Hobgoblin storyline. While I do think we should be getting to the 6-month gap before people stop caring or it becomes too big of a mystery for what the eventual reveal is, this is still an enjoyable read that provokes a nice amount of intrigue. Plus, this features some of Romita's best art in this run yet, in my opinion. I particularly like how he draws Hobgoblin, which is good considering Romita is one of his creators. All in all, this was a good issue for the beginning of this story and I'm interested to see how everything develops.

While the Hobgoblin stuff here is entertaining, the highlight here for me is the interactions between Peter and Norman. Norman has been a consistently enjoyable character for the majority of this run, and this issue is no different. I'm glad that, so far, we haven't been getting him revert back to being the Green Goblin, as I think this "good guy" story can and should go on for at least a while longer.

An entertaining conclusion to this storyline that, like the Tombstone arc before it, leaves the door open for more. As I said in my review for the previous issue, I've really been enjoying Norman in this series and I continue to do so here. He almost falls back into the Green Goblin mindset for a brief moment before being stopped by Peter, who is very fun in this issue as well. His mid-air fight with Roderick and Ned is enjoyable and Romita's art is solid. Good stuff once again from this book.

This was a well-done issue that catches us up on what Ben and Janine have been doing since the ending of the last ASM run. While I'm not typically a fan of the art changing mid-issue, I think this was a better usage of that and the art, mostly, fit with the different scenes being depicted. Overall, I think this issue does a good job of building interest and intrigue going into Dark Web.

This was a pretty fun first issue for the Dark Web crossover, which I was not expecting. Don't get me wrong, I wasn't expecting this to be bad, but I was expecting this to be a more serious storyline. The tone set in the previous issue made it seem that way, in my opinion, but this was still very entertaining.

A dip in quality for Dark Web here, but still entertaining. I will say that, despite the amount of fun I had reading the previous issue, I do wish this issue had a more serious tone. After the way Ben was built up in Issue 14, this just feels like a weird direction. Nonetheless, this is still enjoyable.

Don't get me wrong here, I'm still enjoying the current story, but it's just not as good as the stuff we were getting prior. The humor here is fun, but it is getting a little too much for me with the build we saw in ASM #14. Maybe if this was the tone set in said issue, this wouldn't be as much of a problem. Even then, I just, in general, wish this was a more serious story after the way Ben has been acting since the end of the Beyond storyline.

The balance between humor and seriousness is better balanced here, in my opinion, which allows for a more enjoyable read. While he still has some funny lines, Ben feels more like he's out for blood than he has previously, which is great. While I do think Rek-Rap is a dumb character, he's dumb in an entertaining way. I could see him getting used beyond this storyline, but he's not someone I'm strongly anticipating the return of.

Not a bad story, but it left a bit to be desired for me. It's very much filler, but that's what I expected with the guest team of Joe Kelly & Terry Dodson. Although the story was a bit lacking, I did particularly enjoy some of Kelly's dialogue and comedic stuff. As for Dodson, that man can virtually do no wrong, in my opinion. As usual, his art was great.

While I did, personally, enjoy this a bit more than the first part, it still was kinda average. One thing I wasn't a huge fan of was the dialogue during the fights. Maybe it's just an issue I, alone, experienced, but I felt as though it was a bit difficult to figure out what was going on during the action sequences, while also reading what was being said. As I stated in my review of the previous issue (#19/#914), this is issue also very much filler, which was to be expected with the guest creative team. On the other hand, this issue did get me more excited for one thing in particular. That being the relationship between Peter and Felicia. I've always preferred the two of them together as opposed to MJ or Gwen. I'm hoping that it's something that goes much farther than these two issues. However, I also wouldn't be surprised if it ends so they can go back to Peter & Mary Jane. Fingers crossed Peter and Felecia are long-term!

A solid first issue to the arc that many have been waiting for, myself included. I've seen the upcoming villain in covers that have been released, but I thought he was a new character. As another user said in their review, I had to look Rabin up to find out who he was. However, I'm not going to let that change my score. This issue had just enough for me to want to find out more, and it helps that I've been wondering what "Peter did" since that whole aspect was first brought up in a promo for the first issue of the series. While this was still a good issue, I'm hoping things pick up a little bit in #22.

A very science-heavy issue here. This advanced the story a bit from the previous issue just enough to keep my interest. I'm not quite sure how I feel about the villain and the overall plot so far. After waiting nearly a year for this, it doesn't feel quite as "epic" as I had expected. Hopefully it will pick up with the next few issues, but this has yet to live up to the long wait thus far. This isn't to say that this issue wasn't good, because it was still a fairly solid issue. The whole "god/deity" storyline isn't what I was expecting, but it's still enjoyable and I did enjoy seeing Mary Jane's husband show up in this new world and seeing the spider device Peter's holding in the first pages of Issue 1 finally show up. All in all, this was a solid issue, but I really hope the story starts to pick up very soon.

A solid step-up in quality from the previous issues of this arc. We now get an understanding of why Peter was pretty much "on the outs" with a lot of people at the beginning of this series, as he gets aggressive with Norman in front of May, runs from Johnny & Ben, and absolutely BONKS Steve in the face with his shield (I wasn't expecting that whatsoever, but it was one of my favorite parts of this issue). The ending was a solid setup for the next issue, as well.

I'll start this off by saying that this isn't nearly as bad as some people will have you believe. While I would say this story has been a bit disappointing after initially introducing the question of what Peter did about a year ago at this point. That's not to say this is bad, though, because it's not, in my opinion. Yes, this isn't the best book by any means. However, the stuff in the beginning with Peter and the Fantastic Four was done well. One of this story's strengths has been capturing Peter's desperation to get back to Mary Jane. The ending also gives a solid explanation of how Mary Jane's children came about, also. All in all, solid stuff.

Another case of people going insane over the fact that Peter and Mary Jane aren't together. While the villain here isn't that interesting to me, the rest of this book is cool. Seeing Mary Jane and Paul's time together as nice, which is something I probably think because I don't immediately hate Paul. MJ spent like four years in this dimension unsure of whether or not she would ever return home again, so it's completely understandable that the two of them got together, especially after they found the two kids and took them in. As for everything after we're caught up to speed, I think it was done well. Peter's confrontation with the Fantastic Four and Captain America shows how sour of a note things were left on before Issue 1 of this run, and it was just good writing, in my opinion. Along with all of that, I didn't even realize there was a backup story in this issue until I got to the end of the main story. Rainbow Rowell's backup is very much a random, slice of life story, but that's something she's proven to excel at with her She-Hulk run. As I've stated in previous reviews, I like the pairing of Peter and Felicia and I hope it's something that stays for a while. This issue gets an extra 0.5 just for the nice backup. All in all, don't listen to the people trashing this book into oblivion.

I had the death of this issue spoiled for me before it came out, so it kind of lessened any effect it had on me. However, I'm not going to let that change my rating of this book in any way. Briefly talking about the rest of this issue, I will say that it was an entertaining read and that, despite my lack of interest in the villain, I just liked it overall. Now, let's talk about that death. When the Fallen Friend one-shot was announced, I noticed that the reveal of more details was the same day that this came out, so that got the initial gears turning in my head of who that could be about. For me, it seemed that Norman would be the one to go. He's been a big part of this run and he's been one of my favorite characters throughout. After all of the changes he's gone through, I thought he would have the biggest impact. However, I still wasn't 100%. I thought that it could, maybe, be Mary Jane. A lot of this run has had to do with the mystery of what happened with Mary Jane, specifically what happened between her and Peter, who Paul is, and why they have children together. Those were the main two people I thought would have the most emotional impact based on the story being told in the last twenty-five issues. However, as we all know, I ended up being wrong, as Kamala took the hit. My complaint about this isn't that she died, because I'm sure she'll be back in no time. My main complaint with this is that Kamala, while in multiple issues of this series, hasn't been a main character here. Yes, she's been here, but only for a few pages at a time. Kamala has never been a big part of a story in this run, which makes it all the more confusing as to why this had the build it did. If Kamala had been in this run more prominently, I would have been completely fine with it. However, it just feels like they decided to kill Ms. Marvel to get her some buzz before The Marvels comes out in November. While the rest of this issue was good, I really hope this death leads to something good down the line (Hopefully a new Ms. Marvel series).

I think that this was a good issue following the newsworthy, to say the least, Issue 26. You can read how I feel about Kamala's death in my review of that issue, but I thought that this did a nice job of making Peter and Norman feel the impact of what happened. Norman, once again, feels guilty for his past sins and I'm glad that we got (and appear to still be getting) some follow-up to the end of Gold Goblin. As for Peter, him being a bit more violent (as seen in the beginning of this issue during his & Felicia's encounter with Shocker) is an understandable direction for him following Kamala's death. As for the stuff with Doctor Octopus, as another user stated in their review, I can't believe this issue made me feel bad for a set of robotic arms. I'm interested to see where things go with him, especially after the announcement that Superior Spider-Man is supposed to return sometime in the near future. On top of things, we got another case of good art from McGuinness. Speaking of McGuinness, the cover is great and it's crazy how this homage came out just two days after the passing of the legendary John Romita Sr. (if you haven't seen his cover for Amazing Spider-Man #55, go check it out; it's a great cover).

Not a bad issue here, but not this run's best. After Peter was shown to be dealing with Kamala Khan's death in the last issue, it feels largely ignored here. After Issue 27, it felt as though that her death was going to be weighing on him for quite some time. Either way, this was a fun and enjoyable story that manages to maintain my interesting going into the next issue. While I don't think this is the best issue of the series whatsoever, the enormous amount of hate this run is currently getting is still undeserved, in my opinion.

The ongoing story here is good and entertaining, but I can't help but agree with the criticisms about this issue surrounding Kamala's death in Issue 26. In Issue 27, we really felt the fallout of her death and how it was impacting Peter. In the last issue and in this one, her death is completely ignored and Peter is back to normal. We don't see that more aggressive and frustrated side of him we saw two issues ago. I was reading through Afre's review and, while I do rate this higher than them, they bring up a lot of points that I agree with. Read their review for said points, as I won't bring them up directly here. Aside from all of that, I do actually enjoy the story here with Norman and Otto. I'm looking forward to seeing how this progresses, especially with new Superior Spider-Man content announced for sometime in the near future.

This was a solid issue. The tonal shift between this storyline and the previous continues to be felt, but Wells is able to make it make some sense on the final two pages. Yes, the previous three issues, as well as this one, have been a lot more fun and lighthearted compared to Issues 21-26, but it allowed Peter and Norman to be distracted from Kamala's death for a little bit. I do still think it's a little weird, especially considering the first issue of this current arc started out with Peter being clouded by her death, but at least we got some sort of explanation. As for the story itself, it wasn't bad at all and it just felt like a solid comic book story. Nothing more and nothing less. With the return of Superior Spider-Man coming up, I'm pretty sure Otto will be showing up in Dan Slott's current Spider-Man run if he hasn't already (At the time of this writing, I have yet to read it). I'm just hoping this series can rise back up to the quality it was during its first 18 issues. I think Wells is a very talented writer and this run gets a over-hated a bunch.

I'm not quite sure that I needed the amount of pages this had, but it was still enjoyable. The main story was good and I'm glad we've finally gotten back to Tombstone. I'm thinking this will act as a prelude of sorts for the upcoming Gang War crossover, which is something I'm really excited for. The first five issues of this series dealt with gangs and such, and they were great. One problem I had with the issue, however, was the handling of Peter and Felicia's breakup. Their relationship didn't really get a large focus in the first place, but it felt like their breakup was super hasty and rushed. I didn't want them to breakup in the first place, but I think, if it was gonna happen, it could have been executed a lot better. As for the rest of the issue, I thought it was a fine collection of stories that mainly acted as a preview for other Spider-related books. In this one issue alone, we get previews/preludes to Superior Spider-Man, Spider-Woman, AND Spider-Boy. Plus, we get two random Spider-Man stories from Albert Monteys and Cale Atkinson. They were funny and cute stories, but I don't really think they needed to be here. All things considered, I think this issue had more than it really needed, but, overall, it was an enjoyable over-sized issue.

Was this my favorite issue of the series? No, I wouldn't say so. However, it's one I feel very positively about following how critical readers, myself included to a relatively much lesser degree, have been of the series since around Dark Web. We get Peter having kind of a weird conversation with Felicia after their break-up and we get a little bit of follow-up on Randy and Janice after the events of the last issue. I wasn't super into these parts of the book, but I appreciate their inclusion. After this, though, we get to what has me really excited about the future of this title. Peter and Norman's relationship has been one of the highlights of this run for me throughout, and that content continues to be good here. What really intrigues me is the final few pages, in which Peter is injected with the essence of Norman's sins. I think this could prove to be a really good storyline if done right. We only have four issues until we're scheduled to get into the Gang War crossover, which really interests me as well, so I hope this story isn't something that was shortened to fit that timeline. With that in mind, I do trust Wells to make this good, especially because I think he literally has to if he wants to shut up the outrage brigade (credit to KittyNone for that fantastic name. All things considered, I think this might be the beginning of the fresh start I think this run has needed and I'm really excited to see where the next few issues take us.

After the super intriguing setup we saw in the previous issue, this book dives right into the darker direction that was teased in Issue 32's cliffhanger and I think it works very well. This is very much about Peter basically getting revenge for what happened between him and Kraven during Kraven's Last Hunt. My favorite part of this had to be the final few pages, as it was just a crazy way to leave things off until the next issue. All things considered, I really like the darker direction this book is taking and I think it's really revitalized the title after a long period of mixed feelings.

Before I get into this book, I just wanted to say that this is one of Romita Jr.'s best main covers on this run so far, if not his very best. Moving on, I continue to enjoy the "Spider-Man's Hunt" storyline. I said this in my review of the last issue, but it reigns true here as well, in that this darker direction has really been helping out this series. Peter getting revenge on people who have wronged him in his life is entertaining to read, and I particularly thought his interaction with Norman was well-written. I don't want to jinx it, but with this storyline and Gang War coming up in November, things continue to look up for this run.

I wasn't as into this as the previous three issues, but I still enjoyed this. Peter confronting MJ and Paul was kind of funny to me, given the real-life hate some "fans" have towards Paul. However, I did enjoy that section of the book, as well as his fight with Kraven. As for Norman, I know it's probably too much to ask from Marvel to keep him "good," but I really hope he doesn't delve back into the Green Goblin persona. At least not for a while, as I've really enjoyed him since his sins were removed. It was a really good tease on the final page, though.

I'll start this review by saying that, much like a few other people I've seen reviews from, the placement of this feels kind of odd. This is supposed to follow up on events from Dark Web, which we haven't really gotten much on since the initial storyline ended with Issue #18 (AKA late-January of this year). With that in mind, I don't necessarily have a big problem with it. I just think it's a bit weird. Moving on, while not the best issue this series has seen, it's still a fun, solid read. I don't love the character, but I think I enjoy Rek-Rap more than most. I also am interested by the Repossesor's role in this story, especially after realizing who he actually is (The debt collector, Gus, first seen in the opening arc of this series). Plus, while I'll always miss Patrick Gleason doing interiors, I enjoy McGuinness' art here and I completely agree with what Derby stated in their review, in that his art is a great fit for this story.

I liked this one a lot more than the previous issue. Rek-Rap is actually the highlight of this issue. Zeb's writing with him is genuinely pretty funny and I always found myself entertained whenever he was directly involved with whatever was happening, which was the bulk of this issue. Plus, I enjoyed the Repossessor here and I'm intrigued to see what happens next with him basically swallowing Peter at the end.

Red-Rap is genuinely becoming one of my favorite characters and I can't believe it. Aside from that, this was a pretty solid issue, though I didn't like the sort of sudden switch we got from the Rek-Rap stuff to the Gang War "prologue.' Both sides of the issue were cool, but it just felt like too sudden of a switch, in my opinion. Either way, I'm looking forward to Gang War and I just really hope it delivers.

A really good introduction for this event. I don't know how I feel about the stuff with Miles, but I really enjoyed everything else. Hammerhead getting absolutely beaten with the bat was just great. I'm really looking forward to the rest of Gang War after reading this.

I think it's kind of funny that the team on the cover of this fights together for a few pages and then, all of a sudden, just disbands to go protect different areas of New York so they can have their own books. Regardless, this was an entertaining issue. I liked the Tombstone stuff here especially, as Wells has done a good job writing the character since the first arc of this series. There was also some good humor with Spider-Man and She-Hulk towards the latter half.

A little bit of a step down in quality for Gang War, in my opinion, but I did enjoy this. Romita Jr.'s art is solid and the story from Wells is still fairly interesting. I do like Beetle trying to step up to Tombstone's position. I did feel as though there as a lot packed in here at times, but I still liked this. Hopefully things pick up a bit more with the next issue.

I liked a majority of what we got here, though I do feel like this jumped around a lot. While the latest issue of Miles Morales: Spider-Man felt like things were being rushed through, this just felt like jumping around to different characters involved in Gang War. Like I said, I liked a good chunk of it, but I also felt like there wasn't a lot of room to breathe.

I thought this was a pretty solid issue with some not great art. The story from Wells remains fairly interesting, though I also feel it's not at the heights it was when this storyline first started. As for Romita Jr.'s art, I just really wasn't feeling it this time around. I haven't been the biggest fan of this art in this run in general, but this was especially not good in certain spots for me, with one particular example being when Spider-Man and She-Hulk go off the top of the building. I think I may have rated this a 7.5/10 had it not been for the art we got here.

Gang War is still not as good as I was hoping for, but this isn't a bad issue or anything. Romita's art is very hit-or-miss again here. I do think I'm one of the few who doesn't think Beetle's current costume isn't ugly, but I also wish it was better. As for Wells's writing, though, I do think it's good overall. I just wish I was a little more invested in what's going on.

Gang War was a bit of a disappointment, but I didn't hate this. I will say that I did like the way this ended, referring to Tombstone's closing words here. I hope this means there's still more story for him, as his storyline with Peter back in this run's first arc was the best this series has consistently been.

This was the best issue of the series since the Spider-Man's First Hunt storyline. I acknowledge that I may be overrating this a bit, but this is the most I've enjoyed this title in six months. Despite the dip in quality and the amount of people trashing Wells online for this run, I know he's a good writer and I've been waiting for this run to get better. This just felt a lot more personal and intimate than what we've been getting with something like Gang War, and I think that worked towards the book's benefit greatly. Plus, Carnero's art fits really well with the story. I was hoping she'd be on the series more regularly, but that doesn't seem to be the case with her being announced for Eve L. Ewing's Exception X-Men run. I'll take one more issue with her over nothing, though, as she was announced for Issue 46.

Man, I was just talking about how much I was enjoying this book again with the last issue. Don't get me wrong here, this wasn't a bad issue by any means, but it's also definitely a step down from #45, in my opinion. I liked the stuff with Sandman and I'm interested to see where that goes, but I also get the feeling that it's a storyline that won't get revisited for like ten more issues or something. We already have the Chasm & Hallows' Eve two-issue arc after this, followed by a Blood Hunt tie-in issue (for some reason), and then the Green Goblin story starting with #50. Hopefully all of that stuff is good, but I just wish this title would stop introducing things that won't get any follow-up or even be mentioned for a while.

A bit of a step-up from the previous issue, in my opinion. I was really liking Carmen Carnero's art in the last two issues, but Nauck does a pretty nice job here as well. I'd definitely prefer him on the book than John Romita Jr. right now. Aside from the art, the story was engaging as well. There wasn't anything particularly unique or groundbreaking about it, but it was entertaining for what it was. Hopefully the ending the sticks the landing in the next issue.

Another pretty solid issue for the series here that follows up on the previous one fairly well. Nauck continues to be a good guest artist and I'd definitely welcome him to do more issues for the series. I just wish this had someone better than John Romita Jr. for the main artist. It looks like we're getting Ed McGuinness for the next few issues, though (with one possibly featuring Nauck instead), which is great. As for the story itself, it was good. I'm glad that the stuff with Sandman seems to be continuing in some capacity with the Sinister Six's involvement in the next story arc.

A good tie-in issue here, but I can't help but wish this was another issue of the Amazing Spider-Man: Blood Hunt miniseries. Especially since Wells wrote this issue and Justina Ireland is writing the miniseries. I think it would help to make things a little more cohesive. Also, I feel as though the previous arc could have been stretched out a bit more and it could have ended here, rather than only being two issues. Thus, the Blood Hunt miniseries could have been four issues instead of three. Either way, this was a good read thanks to Wells. As for Romita Jr., he had some solid work here, but he's still not my preferred artist on this title.

Not a bad read, but also a weird way to continue from ASM #49. As Psycamorean and Afre pointed out in their, respective, reviews, Peter's attitude towards the vampires is odd. In the aforementioned ASM #49, we saw an interesting development of Peter realizing that the vampires he's facing used to be normal humans, thus causing him to become more careful when fighting them. However, that seems to be largely ignored here. I don't know if that was a miscommunication between anyone, but it was just weird here. Aside from that, this was a solid story, but nothing all that special. It didn't help that I'm not the biggest fan of Ferreira's art. Hopefully things pick up a bit with the next issue.

This was fine, I guess. I'm having a bit of trouble getting interested in this. Ferreira's art is solid, but nothing incredible. As for Ireland, the story is purely "fine." I wouldn't call this a bad comic, because it's not. It's just that the stories of Morbius working with vampires to find a cure for his vampirism and Peter working with Misty Knight and Lizard aren't currently doing enough for me. "Morbin' time" being said in a canon Marvel book is the best thing about this, for me.

A fine finale. Everything went back to normal, as predicted. I'm not really sure how I feel about Ireland writing the main Amazing Spider-Man book with Joe Kelly after Zeb Wells wraps up, but I'm hoping she does nothing but improve.

This is the type of book where it's evident how much the team loves the characters they're working on. I love Reilly making his style to something out of a 60's comic for the majority of this issue, whereas it's more sleek and modern when we're in 2549. As for Ewing's writing, the dialogue fits right in with the time period. While it fits in with 60's book, it's not too far into it to a point where it's super distracting. The majority of this issue could have been a 60's Ant-Man/Tales to Astonish book, and an entertaining one at that. However, what makes this all the better is the context surrounding this. As CrazyForRAMU pointed out in their review, the joke made about Namor putting the Fantastic Four in a movie isn't just a throwaway joke. As I stated in the beginning of this review, this is a book where it's evident how much the team cares about the characters they're working on. This was an interesting and strong start to this miniseries, and I'm intrigued to see where this goes.

We're two-for-two with this series as we move from Hank Pym to Eric O'Grady. While the last issue very much fit in with the Silver Age style of comics, this one feels more modern, which is what I would hope for with an Iredeemable Ant-Man story. The art from Reilly very much fits into this 2000's era as well. This era-specific art was seen in Issue 1 as well, where I felt as though his art was giving off a 1960's feel throughout the Hank story. What truly boosts this is how feel Ewing writes everything. He makes Eric an entertaining character to read over the course of this issue while also continuing to build the mystery of who this new Ant-Man is. We're halfway through this shorter miniseries and I'm looking forward to reading Scott Lang's story in Issue 3.

I wasn't quite as into this issue as I was the previous two, but it's still a really good book. Ewing has done a fantastic job of giving the three different "Ant-Men" their own unique voices so far and that's evident here as well. Before we get into the set-up for Issue 4, we get a pretty fun adventure with Scott and Cassie going against Black Ant. As for Reilly's art, he once again has a change in his style in this series. This time around, things look modern, in that it looks like something he would do in a current comic book. Of course, this fits with the majority of this issue taking place in the present. Over the course of this series, I feel as though Reilly has altered his art in order to fit with the time period, which is something I've really enjoyed. I'm really looking forward to seeing how this all ends and I hope the team sticks the landing.

I thought this was a really good ending to a great miniseries devoted to honoring the legacy of Ant-Man. My thoughts on this issue are pretty consistent with what I've been saying about this title for the last three issues. Ewing delivers good scripts that give each of the different "Ant-Men" unique voices and personalities. I think that bringing them together for this time-jumping story was an awesome idea that he made work really well. When it comes to Reilly's art, he was fantastic throughout and that doesn't change here. If you've read my reviews for Issues 1-3, you'll know that I've always brought up his changing art style in this run. That's evident here once again. Although, we have seen glimpses of this sleeker version of his modern style over the course of the series from the glimpses into Zayn's time period. Overall, I really enjoyed this miniseries and I would definitely call it a must-read for Ant-Man fans.

Not a bad start, in my opinion. I was hoping for a little more considering the creative team, but I do think there's definitely potential for this to get better. My main gripe is that it felt like we were going through a lot of things that should have been covered with more space, if that makes sense. Either way, good writing with good art.

I feel pretty similarly to how I felt with the previous issue. I liked what we got here, but it also doesn't feel like there's a lot of time to breathe. Furthermore, I do think some of the dialogue was a little bland in certain spots. Hopefully this can improve soon, as there are ideas I like here, as well as the fact that I like both Adams and Timms.

My favorite issue thus far, which I think can, at least in part, be attributed to the improvement in pacing. Whereas the first two issues constantly kept things moving, largely to its detriment in my opinion, this slows things down a bit to focus on Arthur's interactions with Arion and Vivienne, as well as the motivations for the latter two characters.

A super intriguing start, even if I didn't enjoy it as much as many other seem to have. First and foremost, Camp does a really nice job of building this time-scattered world throughout the issue, and I think it's something that could definitely be explored further. Zawadzki's art compliments everything nicely, as well. My main gripe here is that things just felt like they were jumping around a lot. This may be, at least, one of the points, but it just doesn't entirely work for me, personally. I still really liked this overall, though.

Good lord. Definitely an intense issue here. I don't know if "enjoyed" is the right word, but I thought this was a fantastic examination of so many relevant concepts in today's world. Camp is continuing to establish himself as one of the next big names in comics with The Ultimates over at Marvel, Absolute Martian Manhunter at DC, and, now, this book.

Wow, this was absolutely fantastic. This really blew me away by the end. Incredibly and scarily relevant to our current world, specifically in regards to immigration in the United States. I'm almost speechless. Camp & Zawadski really put out something special here with my favorite issue of the series so far. This was just so profound and expertly-crafted.

Man, this is a great book. I feel like I can't praise Camp enough these days. He's genuinely one of my favorite writers in the game right now, if not my absolute favorite. Here, along with the amazingly talented Zawadzki, he depicts the way life seems to pass us by incredibly swiftly. It can be hard to, truly, feel present in your life with everything that goes on simultaneously, and this reflects that really well. Just another outstanding issue for this series.

I didn't like this quite as much as the last two issues, but this one still reinforces my feelings that this is a, truly, fantastic book. I continue to absolutely love this book with every issue that comes out, and I hope it's a series that ends up running for a long time. Camp & Zawadzki's depiction of trauma and everything that can come with it was, genuinely, outstanding. Zawadzki, especially, gets to shine here with his page and panel layouts. He really plays with and changes around the typical characteristics of those, which helps to provide a much more unique experience while reading.

I don't even know what to say about this. Genuinely, one of the most heartbreaking single issues I've ever read. I think it's my favorite issue of the series so far. At the time of this writing, only three single issues have ever made me cry, and this was the third. Camp & Zawadzki continue to both be just fantastic at what they do. Just absolute experts. I don't know what more I can say. What a ride this was.

Great stuff, once again. I think it's a testament to how amazing this series is that this was one of my least favorite issues of the series up to this point, and I'm still giving it the rating I am. Really appreciated the more comedic take this took towards the central issue(s), even if it's more of a dark dramedy, if anything. This issue, in particular, has been cool to see other people's feelings on, as it's one that I think can be interpreted in quite a few different ways. I see it as representing multiple things myself, including the desensitization to all of the death that happens every single day, living with one or more disabilities/medical conditions, and coming to terms with one's own mortality. Love this book.

Utterly heartbreaking. Time after time, this book manages to deal with multiple topics in such an interesting, thought-provoking, and emotionally resonant way. What a book this is. Loved that this was on newsprint, as well, as it only made the book better. Definitely one of the more experimental issues of this series, and I really enjoyed that side of it. This series just hurts so much in the best way possible.

I was really hoping for a lot more here. I decided to pick this up since I wanted to read something Iceman/Bobby Drake. While I think I'll end up seeing the miniseries through since it's only five issues, there isn't a lot here to get me interested. I like Romeo bringing Bobby back and the tension they now have, but I thought it was super weird that Bobby kissed some random guy he saved from Orchis. If Bobby and Romeo have an open relationship, then it makes sense. However, that isn't outright stated here or even hinted at to my knowledge. The overall plot of this isn't enough to fully sell me on this either. I don't know, it just felt like it was missing that something to kick it into the next gear. I will say that I thought Carratù's art was pretty good and it might have been the best part of this book.

This was an improvement over the first issue, in my opinion. Though, I do feel as though the writing as a little hit-or-miss. There were some strong moments, with one example the interaction between Bobby and his mom towards the end. However, I felt as though some of the other dialogue throughout was somewhat basic. With that in mind, I enjoyed this issue as a whole and I'm hoping the book continues to improve with Issue 3.

A solid issue for the midway point of this miniseries. Yes, it's a bit of a step down from the previous issue, but I still enjoyed it more than Issue 1. Some of the dialogue felt a little generic, something I mentioned in my review of Issue 2, but the story itself was entertaining enough and it was far from bad or anything. Hopefully Spider-Man showing up in the next issue helps to bring up the quality of this run.

Possibly the best issue so far with this one. Spider-Man being a guest star, of sorts, in this definitely helped. Carratù's art was really solid as well, and it has been throughout these past four issues. Back to the story, though, this was a fun team-up that kept me engaged throughout. While nothing spectacular, it was fairly enjoyable and it's always nice to see Peter and Bobby together.

A really solid ending to a miniseries I wasn't feeling all that much in the beginning. Aside from Carratù's nice art, Orlando put together an entertaining and fairly well-written finale that handled its main character, Bobby, nicely. As a matter of fact, I think Orlando's writing of Bobby, as a character, has been a stronger aspect of this miniseries. I wouldn't be opposed to Orlando writing more of him in the future. My only hope would be that the story is a little more interesting the next time around.

Solid stuff from Aaron and Garrón here. As a reader of this series from the beginning, I can only hope for a grand conclusion. While I haven't been the biggest fan of this storyline, I do appreciate the setup in the final pages. As a fan of the majority of this series, I hope the final bits of this current arc can deliver.

Jed MacKay continues to be one of the best current writers today with this great team-building issue. I was expecting either Tony or Sam to be the leader of the team, but I'm very happy it's Carol. Plus, she's written very well here which makes it all the better. Referencing something that was mentioned in another user's review of this issue, I enjoyed seeing Carol check in with every member of the new team and including acknowledgement of their current situations. Plus, I totally forgot about last year's Timeless issue, so it was super cool to see Kang on the final page. I've been enjoying MacKay's Moon Knight and Doctor Strange runs so far, so I'm hoping this maintains the same kind of quality. So far, it's lived up to the hype.

This didn't pack the same punch as the first issue did, but I still really enjoyed it. As another user pointed out in their review, we don't get as much character work as we did in Issue 1. Instead, we get more superhero stuff, which is also good. MacKay has proven to be excellent at writing dialogue in his current Moon Knight run, and this is no exception to that. Carol and Kang's meeting in Null-Time was very well-done, and I liked the other members of the team were put to use throughout this issue by having their actions tied-in with said meeting in Null-Time. Sam's section of that was my favorite of the bunch. Overall, this series is two-for-two so far and I can't wait to see where this storyline with Kang goes.

This was another really good issue for the series. It wasn't quite up there with the first two, but it was still really enjoyable. We finally see the Ashen Combine after having them initially shown online months ago. There isn't much to them yet, but I'm not sure that there needs to be. I trust MacKay to make this really good, as I've enjoyed every book I've read from him. Something I particularly liked about this was Carol's leadership being focused on. This is something that's had a focus on it in the past two issues, which I've enjoyed, and I liked it once again here. Carol can be hot-headed and I liked that, after talking with T'Challa, she actually strategizes instead of just rushing into the fire. With the stage, seemingly, set for some battles in the very near future across the globe, this series continues to maintain my interest as we go into Issue 4. Villa has some good art here and MacKay continues to be great on whatever series he's writing.

MacKay continues to pump out well-written stories like it's nothing, and this was another example. The Ashen Combine are established as crazy powerful villains already, and I thought their, respective, battles with different members of the Avengers were great. Something else I appreciated was the change in costume for Iron Man and Black Panther. It was a lot more notable with Iron Man, but I also noticed Black Panther's costume being updated to match the one seen in his current run from Eve L. Ewing. All things considered, this was another strong issue for this series and I'm excited to see what comes next.

Another awesome issue here in what I would consider the best one yet. MacKay continues to establish The Ashen Combine very nicely here, and I really enjoyed the interaction with Sam, T'Challa, and The Impossible City. The ending of it was a great ending rally for the penultimate issue of this current story arc. I also particularly enjoyed the interactions between Carol and Lord Ennui. Ennui is probably the most interesting of this new group, although all of the members are cool in their own, respective, rights. Along with the story, Fiorelli's art is pretty good here and I think he'd make a great rotating artist for this run with C.F. Villa. All things considered, I loved this issue and it's another example of Jed MacKay being one of the best writers at Marvel right now, if not THE best.

Another issue from this series I really enjoyed. I think story moving between each of the different team members was balanced well, even if they only got a few pages at a time. After building the Ashen Combine throughout the past few issues, MacKay made every Avenger in the fight look great. I especially enjoyed how he handled Thor here. I was only a couple pages into this book before I knew I would love it. Can't wait to see what's next, especially with the next issue apparently being focused on Vision.

Yeah, this was super cool. The bulk of this is somewhat of a flash-forward projected into Scarlet Witch's mind by Nightmare and it's incredibly well-done. MacKay is just fantastic once again here, as he establishes a huge threat and builds the heroes up to their mightiest in order to win, only for them to, seemingly, lose. However, we don't get to see the end since Wanda becomes aware of Nightmare's presence. Either way, this was a really strong start to this new arc in one of the best issues of the series yet, in my opinion.

Great issue once again with this series. I wasn't incredibly into the Twilight Court here, but I still do find them intriguing. What really makes this issue for me, along with Villa's super solid art, is how MacKay continues to nail the characters. My only hope, for now, is that the Twilight Court gets more interesting sooner rather than later.

Not my favorite issue of the series, but still a really good one. MacKay did a good job of establishing each Avenger and each member of The Twilight Court when it comes to their abilities and skill-sets. I really enjoyed him building upon this set-up by having each Avenger, essentially, switch places in order to win. I also enjoyed the art from Mortarino here. I don't remember seeing art from them previously.

A really well-written issue once again from MacKay. I really enjoyed the ominous feeling throughout this one, especially in the latter half when Thor and Wanda confront Nightmare. Plus, I'm glad to see Villa back on the art duties. I think he did a really nice job here and I'm happy he's, supposedly, drawing Issue 11 as well.

This wasn't the strongest issue or anything, but I thought it was pretty fun. MacKay used this as a way to slow things down a bit and give the characters a chance to catch up with one another in certain regards, specifically the duos of T'Challa & Thor and Vision & Wanda. I understand that the large amount of focus on Jarvis might put some people off, but I found it entertaining.

I thought this was fun for what it was. The Avengers getting involved in the current X-Men situation is cool and I appreciate this stuff going past just the "X-books." This wasn't my favorite issue or anything, but I still think this was a fun read. MacKay seems to have a nice grasp on the characters and I also thought Mortarino did a super solid job on the art duties.

Another super solid issue that ties in with the current X-Men situation. With this issue, I feel very similarly to how I felt with the previous one. This was a nice, entertaining resolution of sorts to this smaller story. I'm really looking forward to seeing what MacKay does with Blood Hunt.

I was really interested to see how this new team gelled together with the main team being featured in the main Blood Hunt miniseries. I think everyone here is written well, something MacKay is no stranger to doing, especially Steve. I think he has a really solid grasp on the character and I'm looking forward to seeing how things go with the next two issues. Additionally, I'm very glad to see Hercules and Kate on the roster as well. Neither of them have gotten super prominent roles recently, so this is a nice change, even if it's just during Blood Hunt.

Another fun tie-in issue with Blood Hunt. Villa's art was a little rough on certain pages, but I still liked it overall. As for MacKay, I, once again, think he nailed the characters. I could totally read a Hercules miniseries from him after reading how he writes him here. I'm looking forward to seeing how this wraps up.

A fun conclusion to a fun arc overall. I think MacKay, especially, writes a good Hercules and I'd really like to see more of him whether it's in this series or somewhere else. I'm not currently caught up on Al Ewing's current Immortal Thor run, but I would imagine he would nail Hercules as well.

Not terrible by any means, but a bit disappointing considering this has been an almost 70-issue run. This is a mixed bag of good moments and bad moments. A lot of this felt a bit rushed, even Robbie's "death." The last few pages felt like everyone's stories being "wrapped up" (until we get MacKay's new run), but it just didn't feel as satisfying as it had the potential to be. However, I'm very glad Robbie isn't truly dead and I really hope we can get more of him in a book very soon, as he's been one of my favorite characters in Aaron's Avengers.

This series has been very hit-or-miss for me so far. This latest crossover storyline with the main Avengers title has been kind of "whatever." I enjoyed the letter from one of the Steve's this issue, but there hasn't been enough build for that character to really make me care. Yes, I feel for him and his situation, but, to my knowledge, this is the first issue we've really met him. The same goes for the other Steve and his moment with the Mjolnir. On the other hand, the action in this book was solid and I enjoyed seeing the characters trying to take down the literal Planet Doom. Aaron's Avengers run is something I've really enjoyed since the start, so I hope he can bring everything together into a good conclusion.

Some outstanding art from Kuder is the best part of this issue. Aaron's scripts aren't bad whatsoever, but this story just doesn't have enough behind it to make me as invested as I know I could be with such a large-scale story. With one issue left in this storyline (Omega), I just really hope the conclusion is worth it.

I thought this was an intriguing start to this series that establishes the characters and the mystery going forward. If you enjoyed Ewing's Wasp miniseries and his Ant-Man miniseries, this is definitely something for you to check out. The majority of this has some investigating with Janet as she tries to figure out what happened after how her aforementioned miniseries ended, and I thought it was nicely done. This issue, as a whole, is primarily setup, which is to be expected. In this case, the set up is definitely interesting, especially considering the final few pages. All things considered, I don't know that I'm completely "sold" on this series quite yet, but I will be adding it to my pull and checking out the next issue. If anything, this was a pretty solid start.

I thought that this was a super intriguing start to this miniseries. Acuña's art can get really congested on certain pages, but I really enjoyed it overall. As for Zdarsky's story, I thought it was good. I'm usually interested by alternate timelines/universes where we see different iterations of already familiar characters, so I could be a bit biased there. However, I still thought Zdarsky wrote a compelling story with this issue that does a nice job of setting the stage for what's to come.

Good read once again. I liked Acuña's art as a whole here more than Issue 1, but I was just a little less interested in Zdarsky's story this time around, so it evened out to another 8.5/10 score. Either way, I'm really intrigued by the world being built here and I think Zdarsky does a great job writing Steve.

The best issue yet. Zdarsky continues to do a fantastic job here. I don't know that this story is anything particularly revolutionary or unique, but the execution of it all is what makes it great. He does a really nice job with Steve's character, and I found Thor's arrival absolutely epic. It definitely helps when you have Acuña making everything look awesome.

Good stuff once again. Zdarsky and Acuña continue to do great jobs in their respective departments. I don't really have much to say about this other than that. I like the dynamics between everyone and I hope the final third of the miniseries delivers.

It's good, though I was expecting a little more from this creative team. Really surprised to find that this is, as far as I know, an ongoing. It doesn't really seem like a concept that would deem an ongoing series necessary, but I could be totally wrong. We'll see how it goes. I liked what we got here and I'm definitely interested enough to continue on with it. Nahuelpan's interiors were really nice throughout.

This was my first issue of Tynion IV's Batman, and I liked it. It doesn't quite hook/sell me on this series as a whole yet, but the main reason I initially decided to come back and read from here was because I was able to get the single issues and because the Fear State event interested me. As for this issue, it was solid and I think it lays a little bit of groundwork in terms of what's to come from this series after Joker War.

Following the fallout of Joker War in the previous issue, we're now able to delve more into an actual new storyline. Clownhunter and Ghost-Maker are both interesting characters that show potential, but there isn't anything here to make me invested in them quite yet. Tynion IV writes an enjoyable story here, and the art from both D'Anda and Pagulayan is solid. All things considered, I like a good amount of the ideas presented here.

This series continues to only get better, in my opinion. I was sitting on a solid 8.0 for this issue, but Batman flipping all of Ghost-Maker's "accomplishments" on him by showing that he was looking at the bigger picture the whole time was just so good. Plus, everything else worked nicely here as well. Clownhunter is kind of dumb and annoying, but he's supposed to be. He's a teenager that has yet to find his footing, and I think it'll be interesting to watch him do so sometime down the line, in the event that he's used past this storyline. I'm not usually a fan of the art changing mid-issue, but it makes sense here and I don't mind it. Overall, this was a pretty good issue that maintains by interest going into #104.

I wanted to like this more than I did. However, the art is the main thing holding this back for me. In my eyes, the art is pretty inconsistent. We do not need multiple artists on one issue and this is a prime example of that. The stuff with Nightwing looks fan-made to me and not in a good way. It's not the worst art I've ever seen or anything, but it's not something I want to look at when reading a professional DC comic. The best art comes from my favorite section of the book, in which Dick talks about Bruce's history with Ghost-Maker. Everything else felt solid-to-poor. I think the main takeaway from this is that you only need one artist on an issue at a time.

This was a step-up following the previous issue. If you read my review for Issue 104, you'd know that my biggest issue with it was the art. This time around, the art feels cleaner and more consistent. However, I still maintain the stance that we don't need multiple artists on one issue. I do think that this works when two stories are being told in two different times, but it should not be the common occurrence it is here. Speaking more about the story, I like the dynamic between Batman and Ghost-Maker. I think having Ghost-Maker in Gotham presents the opportunity for some interesting stories. Overall, a solid issue as DC heads into Future State.

This was a pretty enjoyable first issue for Batman following Infinite Frontier. Batman and Ghost-Maker continue to be fairly enjoyable together, and everything else was interesting as well. Scarecrow is one of my favorite Batman villains, so I'm excited to see him get a big spotlight with the Fear State event. Speaking of said event, I thought this laid some good groundwork for it and I'm intrigued to see how it develops. Plus, it's really great to have just one singular artist on this title again. It also helps when said artist is the incredible Jorge Jimenez. Along with this issue, the backup Robin story was entertaining. I'm probably not going to read the follow-up in Detective Comics, but I am planning on checking out Williamson's Robin run once I finish collecting all the singles.

Fear State continues to take shape in this slower, but still enjoyable, issue. I don't know that we need Harley Quinn here, considering the fact that she has her own book, but I can't complain all that much since I enjoyed her stuff here as well. As far as the main story goes, I thought that Tynion builds the uneasiness well and I'm still intrigued by this storyline. Speaking about the backup story, I thought it was a fun story, but nothing special. Lopez's art doesn't really get good until Ghost-Maker puts on his suit. I don't know what it was, but the way he drew him without the suit just looked wonky.

While the main story does continue to be kind of slow, it's still enjoyable and nicely written. Miracle Molly is an intriguing character and I think she has potential, like Ghost-Maker and Clownhunter, to be a good character. I will say that I am a bit mixed on her design. It almost feels like half of it is cool and half of it is just meh. As for the Ghost-Maker backup story, this wasn't quite as good as the first one. It started off nicely, but dwindled a bit during the "backstory" section of it. Hopefully it picks up with the next issue, as I've been liking Ghost-Maker more and more.

Despite some of the other reviews here, this was my favorite issue of this storyline yet. The main story was pretty well-written and I'm glad we're finally getting more action in the next issue. Plus, the backup just clicked with me in a way it hasn't yet. It's an entertaining story for Ghost-Maker and it feels like a great reflection of what he's all about. Hopefully this series can maintain the quality it's gotten to with this issue, as I really like the concept of it all.

Glad to say that this was the best issue of the storyline yet, in my opinion. I really enjoyed the main story. Batman's fight with Peacekeeper-01 throughout the issue was entertaining and probably the best part of this for me. It also helps that, as usual, Jimenez does some incredible work with his art. The backup story here is the best it's been as well. Ghost-Maker's winning strategy in this issue was great and it was the best use of the flashbacks they've been doing thus far, in my opinion. All things considered, this book is really firing on all fronts and I can only hope that quality is maintained as we get closer and closer to Fear State.

The final issue of Batman before Fear State is a pretty good one that finally brings Batman to Scarecrow after the past few issues have opened with Batman's dream sequences. I'm really loving Jimenez's art in this run, but that's to be expected at this point. The backup wasn't quite as good Issue 110's, but it was still entertaining and I'm looking forward to seeing Ghost-Maker finally face all of his adversaries in the annual.

I thought this was a good issue that officially starts the Fear State event. Tynion's writing here is rock solid and he maintained my interest throughout this issue. Despite this being a good amount of recap, there's enough new information here to make this worth the read. As for Federici's art, I've seen good and bad reviews of it, but I enjoyed it. I thought it fit right in with the theme of this storyline, despite some minor hiccups on certain pages. All things considered, I thought this was a good Alpha issue that establishes where all of the main characters are at before we really delve into Fear State.

This was a good start to the proper Fear State storyline for Batman. Jimenez continues to put out fantastic work here, and Tynion's story is certainly intriguing. Batman is basically cracked out of his mind because of Scarecrow and I thought it was interesting to see him that way, as opposed to him always having his guard up completely without error. The backup story isn't bad either. I actually like Clownhunter and I think he has potential to become a pretty good character. It will just depend on how he's handled in the future.

This was another well-written issue from Tynion, but I do think it's time for the pace of this story to pick up a bit. I enjoyed this issue, but we're three issues into Fear State and it doesn't feel as though much has actually happened. As for Jimenez, I don't think I need to write much about how good he is at his job. He seems to always to great work, and this was not an exception. As for the backup story, I'm not as into it as I was in the previous issue, but it was still enjoyable. I am glad it's only three issues, though, because it's nothing extraordinary. The art is pretty cool in it, though.

This was the best issue of the main story yet when it comes to Fear State. However, I will say that the book as a whole is a bit dragged down by the backup story. Speaking about the former, I really enjoyed this and, if you read my review for Issue 113, you'll know that I got exactly what I wanted here. The first two issues, while written well and overall good issues, were slower in their pace. I think, for a big story such as this, the story needed to pick up a bit, and that's precisely what happened here. The action with Peacekeeper-01, Peacekeeper-X, and Batman were great and allowed Jimenez to showcase, once again, just how great he is. Moving to the backup, the last installment wasn't as engaging as the first, and this one doesn't do anything more than said installment, unfortunately. As I said in my review in the previous issue, I actually do like Clownhunter and I think his character has potential, but this story hasn't done that much for him, in my opinion. As of now, I don't plan on reading the continuation of the story in Batman: Urban Legends. I'm not typically a huge fan of backup stories, but I can only hope the next one is better if this title is going to keep them going.

Another good issue for Fear State, but not quite up there with the best issues of this story. The plot progresses forward a bit and, while there is some action here, the pace does slow back down. Not quite as slow as it was before the previous issue, but it's noticeable. I also wish Jimenez was drawing the whole thing, but it is what it is, I suppose. Bengal isn't a bad artist whatsoever. One thing I am very happy about is the backup story. If you read my review for the previous three issues, you would know I wasn't the biggest fan of the Clownhunter story despite my defense of his character. This new Batgirls backup was actually pretty good and helped me solidify my 8.5 rating over giving this an 8.0, as I just thought it was a fun time with some great art. It actually sold me on trying Cloonan & Conrad's Batgirls run.

When it comes to the main story and the backup, this was a case of both not being quite as good as what came before them. However, I still enjoyed both. The main story moves forward nicely and it does feel like things are set up for the end. Plus, Jimenez is back to art duties for the whole thing and he continues to be great. As for the backup, it was another engaging read. While the main highlight was Corona's art, the writing is fun as well and the story as a whole once again sells me on trying Cloonan & Conrad's Batgirls series. Hopefully both stick the landing as we head into the final issue of this series before Joshua Williamson takes over.

While the ending to this large-scale storyline felt a bit rushed, which is weird considering it had 6 issues of build and then 6 issues of the main story, I still enjoyed this. Of course, you have the fantastic Jimenez on the art duties. Plus, Tynion writes the story and its characters well enough to keep me engaged until the end. Moving to the backup, it was another fun read that solidifies my interesting in checking out the Batgirls run it preludes. I don't have a whole lot to say about this issue, other than that I enjoyed it despite some of the overall story's pacing being off.

This was a pretty fast-paced conclusion to the Ghost-Maker backup stories, but I really enjoyed it. The story was just fun, but I wasn't crazy about the art. Lopez's art is very stylized, and I think it worked in some places and not so much in others. Some of it just looked to obscure/abstract for my liking. Nonetheless, I enjoyed the final chapter of this Ghost-Maker story and I'm looking forward to reading more of him.

I was a fan of this event, but this didn't hit as well as everything that came before it. While the follow-up on certain aspects of Fear State is appreciated, this did feel kind of unnecessary. Tynion writes a solid conversation between Bruce and Jonathan, but I just feel like we didn't need this. I feel like a few pages could have been added to Batman 117 to include the stuff with Miracle Molly, Amanda Waller, Peacekeeper-01, Poison Ivy, and Clownhunter. It also doesn't help that there were five different artists here. I actually did some math and figured out that it averaged out to 6 pages per artist. However, the artist who got the bulk of the 30 pages was Federici, who did 16. Duce & Hairsine did 4, while Benjamin and March did 3. I think they either should have had one artist do the stuff with Bruce and Jonathan, while another does the other scenes, or they should have just had one artist throughout. Nonetheless, this set up some fairly interesting ideas for the future, but didn't add to the Fear State event as a whole all that much.

A fantastic start to Zdarsky's run on Batman. This was an issue was looking forward to for quite some time after hearing how good Zdarsky's Daredevil run is, and I'm glad to say I wasn't disappointed. With his great scripts and Jimenez's fantastic art set the stage for this Failsafe arc, which is somewhat of a callback to 2000's JLA: Tower of Babel. Penguin making it seem like Batman killed him was not what I was expecting, but, already knowing what Failsafe's function is, I knew they were gonna have to find a crazy way for Failsafe to come after him. Speaking of Penguin, the fake-out with him in hospital and Tim being in the hospital after being shot was done very well, in my opinion, as was Bruce's commentary about the latter. To avoid constantly repeating myself, I'll just say that this was an awesome book.

This was a great follow-up to the previous issue. After being teased before, Failsafe is fully established here as a super dangerous threat to Batman. One thing I liked in particular was the fact that he was solely after Batman and nobody else. Even when the rest of the Bat-Family tried stopping Failsafe, they were basically swatted away so the focus could be turned back to Batman. I also really enjoy how Zdarsky writes Bruce's narration/inner monologue as well. Zur-En-Arrh returning was something I did not expect whatsoever, but it does create intrigue. As for the backup story, it was a good read just like the one from the #125. Zdarsky just knows how to write man.

The best issue of this arc yet. Batman brings out the Zur-En-Arrh persona to fight Failsafe alongside Robin. Jimenez does great once again, especially during the action sequences. His work feels smooth and rough at the same time, I absolutely love it. As for Zdarsky's scripts, he's able to heighten the emotional investment here when the main Batman finally takes over again. I'm sure most know that Bruce views Tim and the other Robins as his children, but it's nice to see him actually say it out loud (even though it's technically in his subconscious in this instance). The arrival of Superman on the final page of the main story is awesome, as well. The way it's written by Zdarsky and the way Jimenez draws the scene creates a ominous feeling that is just great. As for the backup, it continues to be great as well. Selina confronting Oswald after he faked his death was a really interesting scene. It feels like Oswald is ready to move on for the most part, while also displaying some lingering villainous outlooks and qualities. Great stuff all around.

Another fantastic read from this series with the main story AND the new backup story. Starting with the main story, we, somewhat, get what we got with Failsafe in #126. This time, Failsafe takes on the Justice League instead of the Bat-Family. Failsafe's takedowns for Superman and Black Canary were my favorites of the sequence. As for the titular character, this issue was a great showcase of his dedication to "the mission." Despite being badly wounded, Bruce does everything in his power to make sure the people around him are safe and/or taken care of. In the final pages, Bruce is taken to Atlantis by Aquaman, in which the stage is set for an epic showdown between Batman and Failsafe. Quickly moving to the backup, this was done very well, in my opinion. Romero's art really adds to the tension and uneasiness built with the story itself. The book continues to be fantastic.

This run has just been absolutely stellar. One highlight from the first half of the book is Arthur defending Bruce by letting the Atlantean guard know just how many times Bruce has saved the planet. Moving on, the bulk of this book was Batman facing Failsafe after #128's amazing setup. Gladly, this did not disappoint. Along with great inner-narration from Zdarsky, he also writes a fantastic fight between Bruce and Failsafe that ends with the former seemingly stranded in space. I can understand why some people might think this is a little absurd, but I personally enjoy it and believe we've seen crazier things happen. As for the backup, it continues to be even better than the Catwoman one (which was entertaining in its own right). Romero's art is a great blend of a classic feel with suspense and tension that create almost a psychological thriller. All in all, the main story and the backup story come together to make this a, simply, outstanding book.

This was an awesome finale to the first arc of Zdarsky's run on Batman. Like another user said, Batman literally falling back to Earth from space is an absolutely crazy idea in theory. However, Zdarsky makes it work, and he does so to great effect. If there's one thing Zdarsky has captured greatly over the course of these first six issues, it's Bruce's dedication to what he's phrased as "the mission." The man literally crashes down to Earth from the moon and picks himself back up to face Failsafe. Plus, Zdarsky tugs at the heartstrings a bit by having Tim, seemingly, lose Bruce right in front of his eyes. Speaking of which, the final page of the main story provokes many questions and a lot of intrigue surrounding where exactly Bruce ended up. While I do wish there was a little more closure here, this was still a satisfying finale to this arc and I really hope we're able to revisit this in some way in the near future. In this book's backup story, we get the conclusion of the Zur-En-Arrh: Year One three-part-arc that remains fantastic. I said it in my reviews of #128 and #129, but I'll say it here as well. Leonardo Romero's art just goes so incredibly well with this story. As for the story itself, it's very well-done and tells a great story of restraint. Amazing stuff from this run once again.

This was a good start to this alternate universe storyline that sets up a lot of intrigue. While I do miss Jimenez working on interiors, Hawthorne isn't bad whatsoever. I appreciate the world building taking place here as this new story gets started. I particularly enjoy this version of Commissioner Gordon, while I also find this take on Harvey Dent interesting. This issue's backup story is also done very well. Here, we see Tim almost going into a spiral of sorts in the aftermath of #130's main story. While the fight scene is enjoyable, it's Tim's conversations with Jon and Dick that are the best part of this. You can sense the latter two just trying to help and be supportive to Tim, who's starting to almost push them away. All this considered, this was a good start to Zdarsky's second arc of this run.

Enjoying this new alternate universe storyline. I'm a big fan of world building, and I liked what Zdarsky did with that here. Speaking of Zdarsky, I really enjoy the way he writes Bruce's inner narrative (not sure if that's what it's called). As for Hawthorne's art, it was solid, but I do have to say it's definitely a bit of a step down from the amazing Jorge Jimenez. Back to the story itself, the ending did exactly what it was supposed to by making me interested to read the next issue :) (The backup story was pretty good as well).

While I wish the meeting with Alfred was explored a little more, I understand why it wasn't in this issue. My favorite part was probably the fight between Harvey and Bruce. It wasn't the longest fight, but the dialogue and narrative were great. With the ending, it'll be interesting to see what's going on with the Arkham Caves. I will say that Hawthorne's art is good in some places (ex. Bruce vs Harvey), and a bit lacking in others (ex. third-to-last and second-to-last pages). However, Zdarsky keeps me interested with great scripts (Solid backup story as well).

The main story was interesting, which isn't anything new for this book. Plus, the backup story was a lot better than I expected, featuring some emotional moments with Tim and his mother. I would have given this issue an 8.5, but that backup was just surprisingly good.

This was a fairly satisfying finale to the Bat-Man of Gotham arc. I might have liked a little more substance to the actual story, but it was solid for what it was and Bruce traveling to all the different universes is what boosts the grade of this up for me. Seeing Bruce meet with various different iterations of Batman was super cool, including Michael Keaton's version, the Dark Knight Returns version, the version from the Batman Beyond Animated Series, and even Adam West's version. The latter was especially fun, considering that Bruce later used his shark repellant. Plus, the ending where Tim finds Bruce was very heartfelt. This issue was almost a love-letter to Batman and I'm excited to see where the run goes from here.

I thought that this was a good way to continue things after the past two arcs without jumping into another 6-issue arc right out of the gate. This acts almost as a prelude to the upcoming Batman and Catwoman crossover (Gotham War), and I thought the stuff with Bruce and Selina was well-written. I thought Bruce being updated on what's been going on in Gotham since he left could have had a little more spent on it, but it's not necessary by any means. Bruce trying to deflect his friends and family checking on him throughout the issue, only for them to end up having a big family dinner with him was so heartfelt and was my favorite part of this issue. Plus, the stuff with Zur-En-Arrh was pretty good in the main story AND the backup. I'm not sure how I feel about Corona's art in said backup, but Ortega's art in the main story was absolutely fantastic.

With the second part of Gotham War in the books, I liked this a bit more than the Battle Lines one-shot. Bruce is truly on edge and starting to lose it here, which makes for an entertaining read. Plus, Jimenez's art just makes it better. He's able to convey this more crazed state Bruce is in very nicely. I also enjoyed the rest of the Batfamily trying to stop Bruce, especially Tim towards the beginning of this issue. All things considered, I've enjoyed the two issues of Gotham War we've gotten so far and I just hope it continues to be good. The real test comes with the next part, Catwoman #57, in my opinion. I enjoyed the co-written one-shot, Battle Lines, and I've consistently been enjoying Zdarsky's Batman run. As for Tini Howard's Catwoman, while not terrible by any means, it's taken a downturn for me since Issue 50. Hopefully, Gotham War is what Howard needs to fully get back on track.

While this crossover has not been my absolute favorite by any means, I think the amount of hate it's getting is a bit unwarranted. It's pretty much a given that Jimenez's art is fantastic. When it comes to the story, of course it can be better. However, it's not absolutely terrible like some will have you believe. The interactions between Bruce and Dick are really good. While I thought the parts with Vandal were interesting, it felt a bit disconnected from the rest of the story at times. All things considered, while I did enjoy this issue, this hasn't been my favorite story and I'm getting ready to move on from Gotham War.

After Gotham War ended up being a bit of a disappointment, this issue provides a nice amount of hope for the series going forward. I do think the opening Failsafe storyline was the peak of this run up to this point, despite me also enjoying the Bat-Man of Gotham story as well. However, I think this new story has all the potential to be really, really good. Aside from Jimenez's usual fantastic art, we're finally getting Zur taking more control over Bruce in a bit of a continuation of the early backup stories with him and Joker. On top of the really interesting main story, we also get a pretty good backup one with Vandal Savage. While I didn't really care all that much for him in Gotham War, I'm genuinely intrigued to see where his story goes after this.

Another really interesting issue for the Mind Bomb storyline. Zdarsky is putting together a really interesting story here in both the main story and the backup with Vandal. I know people have been getting tired of the multiverse with it being used more and more frequently, but I think Zdarsky does it well enough here for it to be entertaining. Plus, Jimenez's art is, as per usual, fantastic. As for the backup, as I alluded to earlier in this review, I enjoyed it. I wasn't all that into him being in the Gotham War event, but this issue and the last one have made him so much more intriguing to me.

A nice ending to this arc that gives us a quick transition into the upcoming Joker: Year One storyline. Zdarsky has done a great job thus far of writing Bruce's inner narrative, and that continues here. I really enjoyed seeing him outsmarting Zur to the best of his abilities. Plus, Jimenez continues to do a fantastic job on the art duties. We didn't just get one great artist, though, as we had some really nice art in the backup from Nguyen. Speaking of that backup, Zdarsky handled Zur well here also. I'm really looking forward to seeing where this all goes next. I wasn't the biggest fan of Gotham War, but things are really looking up for this series.

Man, I don't know. For the most part, I've really enjoyed Zdarsky's work on this title. However, for whatever reason, this just didn't work for me all that well. I don't think it's a bad book, but it's not my favorite either. Aside from the odd placement of this storyline, I also found it, personally, a little hard to follow at times. Camuncoli had some pretty solid art, though. I liked looking at the pages Sorrentino did, but I also don't particularly understand their purpose. All things considered, this was definitely the weakest issue of Zdarsky's run thus far and I really hope this is just a minor bump in the road.

I think this was a step-up from the previous issue, but there's still a lot to be desired here, unfortunately. I still don't really get why we're getting this story at this point in the series instead of it just being a separate limited series or something. However, the story itself also is still a bit confusing and I'm not sure how I feel about Sorrentino's art suddenly becoming hyperrealistic in certain places and not others. It's great art, don't get me wrong, but it's just a bit strange to me.

I'm probably giving this a higher score than I should, given that this whole storyline was just odd any way you slice it, but there were certain moments here I enjoyed. Firstly, I liked that Jim had a lot of time to shine here. Secondly, I actually liked the ending of this. Yes, it doesn't really give us any explanation as to what the point of all this was and it doesn't even really feel like the ending to a story in general, but I still, personally, thought it was a cool moment. Hopefully this series can get back on track with the next arc's return to the present.

It feels like things are getting back on track following the Joker: Year One storyline. I didn't dislike that story, but it also wasn't my favorite. The placement of it seemed really strange at the time, and it still is mostly, but I'm glad it's at least being addressed here. Either way, I was interested by Zur/Failsafe replacing Bruce and the way he went about it and I'm really interested by this storyline. Hopefully Zdarsky can bring this title back to the quality it was at when he first started on it twenty issues ago.

I'm still really enjoying this storyline, especially when it focuses on Damian and Failsafe. I will say it's kind of weird that the backup story was at the beginning of the book, but I'm not complaining.

Loved this issue, as I thought it was the best one for Dark Prisons yet and the best one overall in a while. I especially liked Bruce's flashbacks and the sections with Failsafe. Zdarsky's voice for Bruce continues to be great as well, in my opinion.

A very good finale to this arc. Jiménez's art is top-notch once again and it only makes this book better. I liked that there wasn't a backup story this time around, as I felt like there was more room for the main story. I'm really looking forward to what's next and I hope Zdarsky can maintain this level of quality like he was in this run's initial arc.

I loved the high-stakes action of the previous issue, but, sometimes, slower issues are just better. I really loved the stuff with Bruce and his clone, and I'm also super interested in the direction this series is going. Gotham War and Joker: Year One were weaker points of this run for me, but I'm really loving this title again like I was with the first Failsafe arc. Hopefully Absolute Power doesn't get in the way of that.

Very, very good. I wasn't always into Cowan's art, but I did think it was pretty solid overall and it did fit the great story being told. I'm not typically a fan of the art changing mid-issue, but the way this was laid out made it work and it also helps that Jiménez is fantastic. Hawthorne also did a solid job, as always, with the backup. The main story, itself, is surely what stands out here, as it's a well-written, more grounded story about a criminal in Gotham. That said, the backup was also nice for what it was. It earns the "tie-in" label for this issue, and I think this was the best way to go about it if DC wanted this labelled that way.

A bit of a harsh decline in quality following how good I thought the last issue was. This was fun for what it was, but it also wasn't anything spectacular. I wasn't super into the backup story, either. I wouldn't call it bad, but I was definitely hoping to be done with it as soon as I could so I could continue reading through the event.

A pretty solid issue here that was definitely an improvement over the previous. The main story was good, and I especially enjoyed how Darkseid was introduced towards the end. The backup story was nice as well, and I hope Dinah's involvement in Green Arrow #16 will lead to, at least, some answers regarding his current motives during this event.

A good start to this new arc with some great art from Jiménez. There were a lot of interesting things set up here, in my opinion, and I'm looking forward to more. I know Zdarsky is very capable of good Batman stories, but certain spots of this run haven't been my favorite (see Joker: Year One and the last two Absolute Power tie-ins).

Another good issue here. There's still a lot that I like throughout this, however, it does feel like things are moving a bit fast. It's far from enough for me to not like the book, but I do wish we could have more time to flesh some of this stuff out a bit. In any case, this was incredibly solid and I'm still invested.

The best issue of this current arc yet, in my opinion. Fornés was a great pick to do the interiors for this issue. He can definitely draw action and faster-paced stories, but I think he really excels when he's doing stories like this one, in that this had more character work. Hoping that Zdarsky continues the momentum of this arc and ends up finishing his run strong.

The weakest issue of this arc thus far, unfortunately, which is a shame after how much I enjoyed the last issue. Nonetheless, this was still good. I do think the faster pace for this story is hurting just a bit. Furthermore, I wasn't super into Gordon's interactions with Riddler towards the end. It was fine and everything, but just not my favorite. In any case, I'm still looking forward to the next issue. I'm hoping Zdarsky closes out the run strong.

I don't know, I liked it. The political commentary became even more prominent here, but I didn't dislike that. I did like the story, even if a lot of the pacing was pretty quick. I particularly enjoyed Bruce's interactions with Wil and Jim towards the end of the issue. Really well-written conversations, in my opinion. That said, it's important to note that this was the last issue of Zdarsky's run on Batman. What I'll say is that it's not bad whatsoever. I think I like it, overall, more than some people. However, it started off very strong with Failsafe and even Bat-Man of Gotham, to an extent. I also liked MIndbomb. There was a dip in the second half of Gotham War and with Joker: Year One, but I think things came back to form very nicely with Dark Prisons. Alas, at the end of that, the Absolute Power tie-ins didn't end up being my favorite (with the exception of #150). So, I'd say Zdarsky's run was a good one overall, even if this ending was far from the best issue of it.

Hm. I liked this quite a bit. I will say that I think this lacked a big hook at the end, as others have already stated. However, there is a lot to like throughout this issue. First and foremost, it's nice to see...actual light on Gotham. I can't remember the last time I saw Gotham depicted in the daytime. Furthermore, I like the blue costume. Is it my favorite? No, as I do prefer black-and-grey on Bruce. However, I can't deny that this new costume looks great and I think it fits the tone Fraction set here. As for the actual story, I thought it was well-done. Slightly underwhelming ending aside, Batman is depicted as more of a superhero than a vigilante, if that makes sense. I really liked that here. I don't need every Batman series to be dark and brooding, even if that is the mood/tone I typically enjoy with the character. Vandal's section of the book sets up intriguing stuff as well, and I'm looking forward to how that plays out, as with the run as a whole. Things are looking...bright.

Really appreciated that Robin was added to the corner box on the main cover of this. Anyways, another really good read. This continues to be lighter than the majority of the past few years of the main Batman title, in terms of tone, but I like it. As I said in my review of #1, not every Batman story needs to be dark, gritty, and brooding. Fraction shows a very solid grasp on the characters here, and Jiménez continues to absolutely nail it on the art. What a guy he is.

Not quite up to the level of the previous two issues, but still pretty enjoyable. A lot of interesting developments here that I'm looking forward to seeing the follow-ups on. Jiménez is still awesome at his job, by the way. I feel like I have to point it out in every issue he draws, because he deserves every bit of praise he gets. I'd love him to draw something other than Batman, considering he's been on the title pretty consistently for, at least, 5-6 years now? If not more? However, he's just too good that I can't really complain about him staying on the title.

Really like Minotaur and his whole deal already. Wondering how long he'll actually stick around. Anyways, yeah, good stuff again. Fraction writes an interesting and enjoyable story that's drawn greatly by Jimenéz. Four-for-four with this duo, unsurprisingly. Hoping Vandal isn't going to continue to be ignored, though.

Another fun read for this run. I think Zeller could have been a bit more interesting as a character, but what we got here was solid. This was constantly moving throughout, which I did like. Story was pretty enjoyable, though this is almost a showcase for how good Jiménez is. Damian messing up at the end there wasn't something I was, particularly, expecting, though I'm intrigued to see what comes of it.

Good stuff to close out this first arc. I do think the book, as a whole, has been a little weirdly structured, but I'm still rating this just as an issue, rather than as a complete story. Anyways, yeah, this was good stuff. Jiménez continues to be an absolute stud and I think the story continues to be intriguing. Tim taking a break from being Robin wasn't where I saw this going, but I do hope it gives way to a good story in future issues.

Yeah, this was great. My favorite issue of the run thus far, honestly. Of course, I need to mention how cool that foldout sequence was, but the story itself here was just super engaging. Joker isn't one of my absolute favorite Batman villains, but I do like him a good amount and I thought Fraction wrote their conversation pretty well. The hook at the end of this was pretty strong, also, and probably the strongest ending of any issue in Fraction's issues so far. Really looking forward to what comes next.

Didn't dislike Sook's interiors here at all, but I don't quite like them as much as what Jiménez has been putting out in the previous seven issues. Not a super jarring change, but still noticeable. In any case, this was good. I was the most invested when this focused on Bruce and Alan, but I thought everything else was written fairly well, also. Though, there were certain spots of this that were structured a little oddly. Nothing major, but slightly confusing (at least, to me) while reading. Overall, however, I enjoyed this a good amount.

Pretty good stuff here once again. I think Sook's art was stronger than it was in the previous issue, though I do think that's likely due to Grawbadger being on the inking duties this time around. In any case, I liked it. Aside from that, I felt the story was pretty engaging. I appreciate that we've been going back into the Vandal-centric stuff with this issue and the previous one, but it's also, somewhat, at the expense of the Minotaur. Hoping he comes back soon, as I found him to be pretty interesting. Though, I don't know how long it'll be before he returns, with Bad Seeds coming up for Batman and that, very likely, continuing the focus on Vandal.

Really nice issue that could seem like filler, but, it really isn't. If you've been reading this run from the start, you know that Vandal has been going after Batman and trying to diminish his presence/prominence/importance/etc. in Gotham City. Even in this specific issue, we see Vandal attempting to do that. Here, we get Batman giving a very public response to Vandal that shows his resistance and reassures any supporters he has, inside the "Bat-Family" and outside of it. Sure, it's not a super huge advancement of the ongoing plot, but I don't think that "filler" is necessarily the right word for it.

I genuinely don't understand a lot of the hate for this book. Batman has been good since the start of Zdarsky's run on it. As for Catwoman, I've mainly enjoyed Howard's run on it, even if the last chunk of issues weren't my favorite. Speaking of that latter run, I feel as though it's gotten an unnecessary amount of criticism. I feel as though that criticism has now come to this one-shot. It's crazy to see a majority of the people hating on this book are also shifting the blame to Howard as much as they can. I'm not going to act as though I think Howard is one of the greatest writers ever or even one of the absolute best out there currently. Personally, I would consider Zdarsky a better writer than her based solely on what I've read in this moment in time. However, to act like this being "bad" is Howard's fault and not Zdarsky's is so annoying. Rant/tangent aside, I enjoyed this and I thought it was an intriguing start to this crossover. The art wasn't my favorite, but I didn't feel like it was bad or anything.

I don't think this is as bad as some people have been making it out to be. Gotham War hasn't been the greatest event thus far, but it's not absolute garbage. Sure, this may not have necessarily been a must-read or anything, but this is a solid read for Red Hood fans and even for those reading the current Joker series that Rosenberg's been writing (which is another series that falls even more under "not as bad as some people make it out to be). Either way, while not the strongest issue of the Gotham War crossover, I still thought this was an enjoyable issue.

Look, I've done my best to be positive with this crossover, as I've genuinely liked it thus far, despite some bumps in the road. However, this just really lost me. It's not even a bad book, in my opinion. I just found myself getting more bored as time went on. I think the start of this issue was solid and I actually enjoyed the relationship between Jason and Rose, aside from that weird "sex in the bushes" line from the latter. However, it just continued to get less and less interesting for me. I've been enjoying Rosenberg's Man Who Stopped Laughing series with Joker, but this was just not it.

I, personally, don't think this was as bad as others believe it to be, but I can also see why a lot of people aren't fans of this. Either way, there was a fair amount of stuff I liked here, but this feels like it deviated away from the initial point of the crossover a bit. At the very least, the ending leaves me interested to see where both Batman and Catwoman will go next in their respective series.

Certainly an interesting start here. It already feels as though this book has a lot of different characters to balance. I mainly decided to pick this book up for Ghost-Maker, who I've enjoyed since he showed up during James Tynion IV's Batman run. The same goes for Clownhunter, but he didn't get much focus here. The other standouts in this issue, for me, are Jiro and El Gaucho. Jiro having a journey in order to discover his true identity as a hero has a lot of potential and I hope it goes well. As for Gaucho, he could definitely be somewhat of a rival for Ghost-Maker as this series moves forward. I hope this book is able to manage all of those previously mentioned characters well, along with the group of others involved also.

Good follow-up to the opening issue. I'm not quite sure how this book is going to balance all of their characters after introducing a few more here. Ghost-Maker's storyline is the best thing going here, which is good for me since he's the main reason I decided to read this title. Phantom-One certain provides some interest, especially given the tease of him a few pages earlier when Clownhunter got in the middle of Ghost-Maker's conversation with Skyspider. As for everyone else in the book, it felt like we cut to them from Ghost-Maker only for each team to get a couple of pages before eventually cutting back to Ghost-Maker. While I am primarily reading for Ghost-Maker, the other ongoing stories hold this book back for me, as they don't create nearly as much interest, despite being solid.

The majority of this book was pretty good, but the rest of the team's stories just hold this back a bit for me. I really wish this could be a Ghost-Maker book and not Batman Incorporated. Everything was done well, but then we get a cut to the other teams for a page each. Phantom One is already an interesting character by almost bringing a new perspective on the dynamic between Batman and Robin. All in all, the main story continues to be pretty good, while everything else is a little lacking for me.

This book has so much potential to be truly great, but, as another user pointed out, the large cast and all of the other ongoing plots aside from the main one just really drag this down. I just don't think there's enough room in a comic for all of these characters, especially considering that there isn't much interest built in them. Whenever I start reading about the other characters, I find myself anticipating when we'll get back to the plot with Ghost-Maker, Clownhunter, and Phantom-One. It was cool to see the other antagonists of the side stories coming together and tying everything back to the main plot, but I really hope this book can just get a bit more focused.

I don't know what happened here. I was really enjoying the main story with Ghost-Maker, Clownhunter, and Phantom-One, but this just didn't hit for me like the previous four issues. Not to say I didn't enjoy it, because I did, but it was just a bit of a step down for me. It doesn't help that I have a smaller amount of investment for a lot of the side characters in this book, which I'm not quite sure is the fault of Ed Brisson or the fault of DC for trying to pack all of these characters into one book and make them all focused on at once.

While I do believe this is slightly more focused than the previous arc, I'm not as interested in this storyline with Professor Pyg than I was with the Phantom-One and his team. However, there were some bright spots, including the pages with Ghost-Maker and El Gaucho. Hopefully this picks up as things progress, because I still feel that his book as great potential.

While I still wasn't that interested in Professor Pyg here, everything else was a step-up in quality from the previous issue. Ghost-Maker continues to be the book's most interesting character. The inner conflict he faces involving his worldview versus Batman and the Batman Family is entertaining to read. I'm not sure how I feel about Joker Inc. being teased at the end of the book, but I knew something was happening to Raven Red's dad as soon as he said, "I'm not going anywhere." Hopefully Joker Inc. defies my expectations proves to be a good idea.

I was a bit skeptical of Joker Incorporated when I first saw it in solicitations, I wasn't sure how I felt about it. Even here, I'm not 100% sure how I feel about it, but I do think Joker's reasoning for creating it makes complete sense. The final page of this issue gives me more hope that Joker Incorporated will be a good storyline, so hopefully things pick up in Issue 9. Speaking about this book as a whole, Psycamorean points out a great point in his review that I agree with, in that this title just has so many characters in it. As much as I like Gray Wolf, there's a part of me that hopes he leaves the team like he talked about in this issue so that things can be spread out a little more. An example of this is that, after his father's death in the last issue, Jiro is in this issue for like a page or two and then forgotten about for the rest of the book. While it's still been an enjoyable read, I really hope this run can become a little more focused in the future. Quality over quantity reigns true here, in my opinion.

I don't know how many times I can say this, but there are just too many characters to focus on in this series. While I do enjoy a good chunk of the stories happening here, there's not a lot of room for the reader to get as invested into these characters and stories as they could be. Nonetheless, Timms's art continues to be good and the various storylines Brisson brings here are good-to-solid. We're nearing a year of this book and it still has the problem I mentioned here and nearly every, if not absolutely every, review I've written for this series.

This was honestly my favorite issue of the series so far. While still a little all over the place at times, this felt a noticeably more focused than the rest of this series has been thus far. While various members of the team are located in multiple different parts of the world throughout, all of their situations really feel like they all fit into the overarching story that Joker Incorporated brings. Plus, the story itself here is enjoyable and interesting, as the team is seemingly being forced to break possibly the biggest Batman rule there is.

It's a shame that this book has only been at its best when it's coming to a close. Don't get me wrong, I've enjoyed every issue of the series thus far, but this issue and the previous one were the best in the series so far, in my opinion, and we only have one more to go. This and Issue 10 have just felt smoother and the different stories/situations from each members/sub-group have felt more connected with the title's overarching plot, which was one of my biggest issues with the series. That said, I wasn't expecting Joker Incorporated to be this good. I certainly thought it would be interesting, but this has been a pretty cool story so far and I'm looking forward to seeing how everything wraps up in the next issue.

I thought this was a great read. Moore does a really nice job with his scripts, in my opinion. He writes everyone well here and I liked the added layer to Joker's origin here. Of course, the story of Joker formerly being Red Hood and falling into a vat of chemicals was well-established before this, but I think the additional story aspect of Joker's family and what led him to taking that job as Red Hood in the first place just makes it better. Plus, Bolland does a fantastic job depicting everything. At first, I read the Deluxe Edition I have from 2008. I didn't find the colors bad or anything, but reading the story with the original coloring by John Higgins makes this, as a whole, so much better. So, I'd strongly recommend you to read this with Higgins's original coloring, whether it's an original copy or a collection featuring said colorist.

What a way to start off this miniseries. Firstly, Fabok's art is outstanding here. He's so detailed with his pencils and it's evident with just about every single page. As for Johns, he takes Alan Moore & Brian Bolland's fantastic Killing Joke one-shot from 1988 and builds upon it to craft a story with a ton of emotional weight and great writing along with it. This was just a spectacular first issue.

Though not at the heights of the first issue, in my opinion, this was still another strong read for this miniseries. Fabok's art delivers once again and Johns continues to put out a super interesting story. I don't really know how I feel about the stuff towards to end with Barbara and Jason, but it doesn't drastically alter my score of this issue or anything.

A great conclusion to this miniseries, in my opinion. I pretty much feel the same about this as I felt about the last two issues. I think I could have done without the Barbara and Jason romance aspect of this, but everything else worked very well. Fabok delivered fantastic art and Johns built upon Killing Joke in a super intriguing way. All things considered, I thought this was a spectacular miniseries from a really good team.

A nice start, although I must say I was hoping for more. Rucka and DaNi is a duo that I feel had a lot of promise and I do still think this has a lot of potential to become better than what it is here. That said, this was a bit slow, without much being established. Perhaps this might work better if it were placed at a different point in the series, though I did like it overall. Rucka does a nice job making the dialogue intriguing, though I do have some problems with the art. I really like DaNi's style, but, as of now, I'm not completely sold on it suiting a superhero book well. There were multiple panels and pages where I really enjoyed her work, but there were others (notably the scenes with more motion/action) that I didn't find to be as strong, unfortunately. All of that said, though, I liked this overall and I do feel there's potential for this to become something great.

This is the Next Level launch I was looking forward to the most, and, unfortunately, it's been underwhelming thus far. I do like this book, but I don't love it, either. DaNi's art is pretty hit-or-miss in this issue, and I feel the same way I did in the previous issue. As for the story, I liked it a bit less than #1. Kate's interactions with her dad and just the second half of the book, in general, are fairly intriguing, but I think everything could have come together in a stronger way.

Glad to say I liked it better than #2, but I still think this book is capable of being better with the creative team that we have. Though, again, I do think this was an improvement over the previous issue. DaNi's interiors felt stronger here, despite nagging issues I have with them still being present. Rucka continues to provide a solid story, but I think I'm still about as interested as I was beforehand. That said, really hoping this book continues to do nothing but keep improving.

I've been a fan of this franchise for as long as I can remember, so, of course I was going to pick this up. Really liked the sound of the direction, and I think the modified looks of the aliens largely look super cool. That said, this is, essentially, the first episode of the original TV series...with some tweaks. I'm wondering if Ben being able to turn into Heatblast so quickly after being Four-Arms is an intentional difference, as he usually has to wait longer before transforming again. I could get into the differences and such for a while, so let me just talk about the story. The story itself is fun and good, as it is largely just the first TV episode, which was already good. I think Casey was able to maintain how engaging it is, while also modernizing it a bit. However, it's not everything that I was hoping for with the way it's been hyped up recently. That said, I do understand that this is just the first issue and you have to get the origin out of the way before really diving in, so I'm hoping that's what's happening here. Still really looking forward to seeing how this plays out. Right now, it's good.

A great start here that does a really effective job of establishing Bill's character to new readers while also setting the stage for what's to come. This was my first major exposure to Johnson's art, and it's absolutely fantastic. He makes every action scene dynamic and impactful, but is also able to depict a great detail in the slower scenes as well. Every page is just awesome to look at, and that's not even talking about the writing. On top of his art, Johnson puts together a super compelling story. Bill's inferiority complex with Thor is a fairly simple concept, but Johnson builds upon it very nicely and, almost, tragically here. All things considered, I thought this was a strong first issue that really fired on all fronts.

Finally reviewing the book whose cover my (current) profile picture came from. Luckily, it's a fantastic read. Johnson absolutely kills it with his art. Every page is so detailed and enthralling. I also was not expecting to see Bill hit the Rainmaker, but I loved it. The story he puts together, though, continues to be compelling and just great. I like the dynamic between Bill and Skurge, as their interactions with each other were a ton of fun throughout this. Along with that, the emotional weight of Bill's journey is still felt hard here. I think Johnson has found a nice voice for Bill and I think this is just an awesome book overall.

We're at the midway point of this miniseries now and it continues to be awesome. I've gushed a bit about Johnson's art and his writing in the past two issues, and those sentiments still remain here. I especially liked the interaction between Bill and Skutt. The first half of the book, we get some nice, character-driven writing and in the next, we get a bunch of engaging, well-drawn action. Johnson can really do it all.

We're one issue away from the finale and this was another great read. I could, generally, talk about Johnson's writing and art, but I would just be repeating myself from my reviews of the previous three issues. What I can say about this one, specifically, is that I liked how Johnson went through Bill's past and I think he did an effective job of building and developing the relationship between Bill and Skutt.

This, and the rest of the miniseries, absolutely rocked. Bill hitting Surtur with Made in Japan through a giant spike was a truly incredible thing to see. Throughout this book, Johnson has proved he does well at pacing and balancing different tones. The action here was great, with some truly awesome splash pages, but even just the talking and emotion of this book hit just as hard, if not even harder. Bill may have been able to "fix" himself physically, but his emotional scars are far from healed and they will continue to stay deep within him.

I will admit that I was expecting a bit more from this issue based on how much I enjoyed Thompson's Black Widow series, but I still did enjoy it a good amount. The bulk of this issue is setting up the team, which is completely understandable. I'm not super knowledgeable with most of these characters, so that may have attributed to my score. Harley is the one I know the most about. Black Canary and Batgirl I know a little bit about. As for Big Barda and Zealot, especially, I know little-to-nothing. That said, I did enjoy all of the team members. I think the team has an interesting dynamic that will be shown more as we really get into this story. Plus, I really liked how this book ended. Meridian showing up and finally laying out the mission after it wasn't really talked about at all in the issue was cool, but I loved Harley's reaction to it. As a matter of fact, I don't really get the outrage surrounding Harley here. I do understand some of the disappointment about her inclusion on the team, I don't think it's anything to be THAT upset about and I didn't think she was ever really overbearing or annoying in this issue. All things considered, this was a good debut issue that shows potential for this series to just get better as the story develops.

While we got through the formation of this team in Issue 1, I must say I was expecting them to start getting into the actual mission this time around. However, I still enjoyed what we got with the team actually planning and preparing for everything. I'm looking forward to seeing the team and King Shark trying to get into Themyscira in the next issue, and I'm a little bit surprised at how much I'm enjoying Harley in this series after a lot of people seemed to be upset at her inclusion in this series.

My favorite issue yet. Thompson and Romero are putting together a pretty fun and engaging story with this series so far. Surprisingly enough, some of this issue's strongest moments deal with Harley. I like how Thompson is building the relationship with her and Dinah and I'm looking forward to seeing how they develops. Plus, Romero does some really good stuff with his art. It's very unqiue and I think it fits well with the story. I'm definitely interested to see the team face Wonder Woman in the next issue and I hope the quality of this series continues to go up like it did here, for me.

I thought this was a nice start for this series. It was definitely intriguing, if nothing else. Cabal's art is pretty solid here, though I'm not sure how much it fits with this series, for me. Either way, I thought Ridley put together an interesting premise by showing the sleeper agents T'Challa has implemented and exploring that a bit. Plus, I also liked the way Ridley wrote about democracy and he changing political system of Wakanda. All things considered, I think Ridley did an effective job of telling a thought-provoking story that leaves the reader wanting more.

Two-for-two on interesting issues here. I liked Ridley depicting the reactions of multiple sleeper agents to T'Challa telling them that the program is done. I, especially, liked Kimura's story in this issue. I also wanted to point out that I think Ridley writes T'Challa nicely. His distrust of just about everyone is truly felt when I read Ridley's dialogue.

I think, with the main story alone, I would have given this an 8.5/10. I thought it was, once again, well-written and I liked the interactions T'Challa had with Storm and Gentle. I will say that I preferred Moustafa's art to Cabal's, though both were good. I'm not usually a fan of the art changing midway through the issue, but, at least, everything we got was good and the change in artists actually made a little sense with the setting changing from Earth to Arakko. As for the backup stories, they didn't really do much for me. Ba's story had some nice art, but the story and writing were lacking for me. Ridley's second story about Tosin wasn't bad, but it was a little bit of a letdown after hearing so much hype and speculation surrounding Tosin when this was coming out. For both of these backups, I felt like they kind of dragged on too long and I feel like these pages could have been used to make the main story longer or, perhaps, these just didn't need to be here at all.

I wish Cabal's art was a little more dynamic and detailed, especially with the fight in the final few pages between T'Challa and Omolola. That said, though, I'm still really liking the story Ridley is putting together here. There are a good amount of interesting threads I think can be effectively capitalized on as the story progresses.

Another really interesting issue from Ridley & Cabal. I think Ridley has continuously done a really nice job of building the tension amongst these characters and the situation as a whole. I like Cabal's smooth art, but Ridley's writing is the strongest aspect of this book, for me.

This was another good issue on Ridley's part, as I'm still intrigued by the story he's telling. Not everything worked as well here as it has in the past, but it's still a nice read. As for Landini, I wasn't the biggest fan of his art here. Most of it was solid, but there were certain pages/moments where faces just looked strange. Hopefully his art improves, as it looks like he's, at least, working on the next two issues as well.

Another lower point for this series, unfortunately. Though, it's not a bad book whatsoever. I still find Ridley's story fairly enjoyable, though I don't feel as though it's up to the quality it was once at. I can't really pinpoint it specifically, but it's not quite as engaging. As for Landini, I found his art a bit better overall, though I do think I would look for a different rotating artist for this series with Juann Cabal. I did like the work Ibrahim Moustafa did in in Issues 3 & 4.

I felt as that, for the conclusion of an 8-issue arc, this could have been a lot better. Especially considering how good the first few issues of it were. However, this was probably the worst issue of the series, unfortunately. Unlike certain other readers, I didn't think this was a bad book. Though, I felt like Ridley just dropped the ball a bit here. I think he set up a super intriguing story dealing with power, trust, and politics, only for it to lead to a generic battle with a bit of an underwhelming ending, in my opinion.

I don't think this was up to the heights of the beginning of this run's first arc, but I thought this was an improvement over the last few issues. Although I do believe some stuff with The Colonialist is a little on the nose, but that didn't take away from my enjoyment of this book too much. Hopefully this storyline can build upon some of the interesting ideas from the aforementioned previous arc and use them a little more effectively than that arc did.

I liked this more than the first part. I feel as though the gripe I talked about in my review of Issue 9 was improved upon a bit here, and I just found Ridley's to be better this time around. One thing I didn't mention in my review of the last issue that I should have is Peralta's art. I think he did a really good job in the previous issue and he did so again here. In my opinion, it was a great decision to make him the main artist going forward.

The ending reveal...is certainly interesting. Aside from that, I thought this was a good issue. This was well-written for the most part. I'm not sure how I feel about how Captain America was written here at times, but that didn't take too much away from my enjoyment of this. Also, I felt as though Peralta's art wasn't as good as the previous two issues, though it wasn't bad by any means.

I'm losing interest in this storyline fast. I don't think this is a bad book whatsoever, but I just found certain things weird here. For example, Ridley continues to write a bit of an odd Captain America here. I agree with Psycamorean, in that I'm not really a fan of it. This is really starting to feel like the end of this run's first arc, in that there's some intriguing ideas with execution that isn't the best.

Yeah, I liked how Captain America was written here even less than the last two issues. I think I can see what Ridley is trying to do, but I just don't think it works with Steve's character, personally. It's a shame, as I started out really enjoying this series. This is a solid book and story overall, but Ridley just leaves a bit to be desired.

This story has not been the most interesting to me, unfortunately. However, this issue wasn't bad. T'Challa was the main reason this book had my interest, as the other characters didn't really do much for me (aside from Namor, but his most enjoyable moment for me was him laughing his ass off when T'Challa was being told he's no longer a citizen). Overall, I hope Ridley puts out something just a bit better for the next issue, as it will be the last one until the new run.

A solid ending for this series. A lot of the ideas established here are certainly interesting when it comes to seeing how they'll play out in Eve L. Ewing's upcoming run, but there was just more to be desired here and from this run as a whole. A lot of this run had intriguing ideas without the best execution. Nonetheless, this issue gives Ridley's 15-issue run a solid finale.

Following the ending of the last series from John Ridley, I wasn't sure what to think going into this issue. After learning more, the concept intrigued me, Allen's art looked super cool, and I like T'Challa's new design. Now that I've finally read it, I can say that I like what Ewing and Allen are putting together and I'm very interested to see where things go from here. I like that this seems to be making T'Challa more of a street-level hero, despite being on the current Avengers roster. The letter at the end from Ewing said that she wanted to explore more of Wakanda outside of the capital, and I think that's a great idea. This was something that was seen a little bit in Ridley's run, and I'm really glad it's being dived into more here. Plus, Allen's art throughout the book is very nice. This was a good opening issue and I'm looking forward to seeing how this story unfolds.

Another pretty good issue here. The previous issue was a lot of setup, and this builds upon that a bit. The two highlights of this book for me have to do with Beisa and Deathlok. Firstly, the confrontation between Beisa and T'Challa was pretty cool and I thought their conversation was well-written. Beisa shows promise and I'm intrigued to see what comes of her in this series. As for the second highlight, the scientists taking control of Deathlok is intriguing and I'm looking forward to seeing how his eventual face-off with T'Challa plays out. I do wish my copy of the book didn't display the wrong preview, however. I'm not sure if it comes up on any digital versions, but at the end I was shown Taurin Clarke's main cover for Issue 4 instead of Issue 3.

This series continues to maintain a good pace that keeps my interest. Ewing has done a fairly solid job of making Beisa a likable character and I'm looking forward to learning more about her as this series progresses. I don't have that much to say about this issue, but I thought T'Challa bringing up his wedding with Ororo was funny.

This was my favorite issue of the series so far. While I would have enjoyed the fight with Deathlok going a bit longer, I enjoyed what we got. I really liked the building of the relationship/alliance between T'Challa and Natima. This kind of relationship is not something new in comics, but I do think this instance was well-written, which is all that matters to me. I really like the direction this book is going and I hope it continues to get better and better.

I've never read anything by Eaton before, so I was interested to see how this ended up. After reading, I can say that Eaton really has potential, but I don't think she's really defined her writing style, in terms of comics, quite yet. This doesn't feel particularly unique when it comes to the dialogue, which can feel a little overwritten at points, actually. Despite that, this is still a solid read. I liked a good amount of what we got here, especially the art. The first time I remember seeing Karami's work was in Issue 5 of Saladin Ahmed's current Daredevil run, and I absolutely loved it. I'm glad to see his art was really good here, as well, and it's great to hear he'll be doing the other two issues of this. Overall, this was a solid book that definitely has the potential to become better as it continues.

I wish I was more into this, like everyone else seems to be. For whatever reason, it was a bit difficult for me to get invested in what was happening here. Maybe it was because I was a bit tired while reading this, I don't know. If anything, Karami's art was the best part of this, as I thought it was pretty good throughout.

I wouldn't call this a bad series, but I just couldn't really get into it, unfortunately. I felt like there was a little too much focus on the different gods for my liking. Furthermore, I just didn't care that much about whatever T'Challa was doing.

I thought this was a pretty interesting start. It's nothing particularly amazing, but I found it engaging throughout. I like the way Phillips writes Clint especially. I also really enjoyed the subversion in the ending twist. Of course you'd think Clint isn't guilty of whatever crime he's being accused of. That said, though, I'm sure we'll end up getting some added context as to why Clint did it to begin with.

A pretty solid one-shot. The best part of this was the training montage, in my opinion, although that's partially due to Vecchio's great art, which was definitely one of the highlights of this issue as a whole. I did enjoy the story of Natasha training her symbiote overall, though.

This was a fast first issue for this series, but it definitely does a good job of establishing mystery and intrigue for what's to come. This is my first book from Hill, so I wasn't really sure what to expect here. As for Casagrande, I first saw her art in Kelly Thompson's great run on Black Widow, so I was really glad to see her here. Her art is, once again, fantastic and one of the best parts of this book. Going back to the story itself, I like the new characters that are established and I'm interested to see where things go from here. Adana is already a crazy villain solely based on the fact that Blade cut off her head and she caught it in her hand.

I liked that the pace of this slowed down a bit here, as the first issue went by pretty fast. The story here is good, but at times it felt a little run of the mill. However, I still enjoyed a good amount, given my 8/10 rating. Plus, Casagrande's art is absolutely outstanding and definitely one of the strongest parts of this book, if not THE strongest. She's just on a different level with her art and I will always look forward to a book featuring her work.

For whatever reason, this worked a lot better for me than the first two issues. Don't get me wrong, the first two were both good, but this really clicked with me. The opening was really cool and it, once again, established Adana as a crazy powerful villain. Then, we got Blade killing Lord Daido in awesome fashion. I will say I would have liked if that part went longer, but it was still cool. I also really liked the setup of the mission going forward, as I think it creates an interesting premise. Plus, the addition of Doctor Strange at the end also has great potential for some really good content in Issue 4 and, possibly, beyond. This was definitely the best issue so far and I'm really looking forward to where this goes next.

I don't know what happened, but we went from my favorite issue of the series so far to my least favorite so far. This one just felt a bit rushed, in my opinion, especially the ending. I feel as though this could have used a few more pages to flesh things out a little better. I did like how Hill wrote Doctor Strange, though.

I'm glad to see Casagrande fully back on the art duties, but Hill's writing hasn't been my favorite here or in the previous issue. A good chunk of these feels rushed without much time to really digest the scenes. Hopefully this series can get back on track with Dracula being brought in.

A bit of a step-up from the last two issues, in my opinion. The story felt a bit more consistent and concise here, which I was glad about. Also, Ferguson did a pretty nice job filling in for Elena Casagrande here. I didn't even realize he was a different artist at first when I looked at the first page. Hopefully this series can maintain the upwards trajectory in quality, or at the very least stay at this level.

I know this read more like a Blade & Hulk one-shot, but I still enjoyed it for what it was. Pinti did a really solid job on the art duties, and I think Hill wrote a relatively simple, yet simultaneously interesting story. It wasn't anything revolutionary, but I enjoyed it. That said, though, I hope this series gets back on track with only three more issues left to go.

Another super solid issue as we near the end of the series. Once again, it's nice to have Casagrande back doing the art. She always does a really nice job. As for Hill's side of things, I thought the story was good and entertaining. I especially enjoyed the interactions between Blade and Draven. One other point I want to make is about Bald going to Hell. I understand that it's not something he may typically do, but I think it's good for writers to not put the characters they write in the same situation(s) over and over again. Blade going to Hell is cool, in my opinion, and I'd be happy to read it instead of constantly reading about him fighting vampires.

I'm glad this book as been able to maintain this level of quality. I enjoyed the first three issues, especially #3, but then things took a hard turn at #4 & #5. Though, it's all been good reading. Here, Hill and Pinti do a good job in their respective roles. I'm not sure how I feel about this series doing a bit more comedy (at least from what I've noticed), but it's entertaining. I just hope the next issue sticks the landing, especially with the battle between Blade and the Adana being built since the beginning.

A really quick issue and I don't think it worked as well here as I would have liked. It felt like certain moments should have gone on for longer, such as the scene with Draven and Rotha. I felt like I didn't have enough time to really digest that. I just wish this had a little more substance to it, especially with it being the final issue before Hill does the Midnight Sons tie-in series for Blood Hunt. I wonder if that's the new Blade series referenced in the back of the book, or if Marvel is doing another Blade series once said Midnight Sons book is wrapped up.

A lot of this is establishing the context and world around Poke, but it's good and interesting. The last few pages are what really hooked me, though. Really hoping this dives deep into the realization that the society you've been surrounded by for so long may not be as good as it's made out to be. Camp has been killing it with just about every title he's working on, so I have high hopes for this going forward. Also, Morian is a great choice for this book. His style fits the world very well.

Very glad to say that I liked this even more than the first issue. Honestly, a great read here. This time around, we get to know two human protagonists, in Cara and Rabbit, as they encounter Poke. Camp did a great job quickly establishing the dynamic between the mother and daughter, while also giving a good amount of emotional weight for them. Additionally, Morian, once again, gives us some really nice pages. I especially enjoyed the last few. Really looking forward to what's next, now that we've gotten one zombie-focused issue and one human-focused issue.

I didn't think this was as good as the previous issue, but it's still a really good read. Something I just noticed while reading this, that I think is an incredibly interesting and great concept, is having the lettering be styled different between the zombie and the humans. It was easy to overlook with the first issue being primarily focused on the former and the second issue being primarily focused on the latter. However, now that the two sides get around an even amount of focus, each, here, it's a lot more noticeable. I especially like that distinction when you consider that it's shown that the zombies and the humans are either speaking different languages from one another or are just unable to understand each other, with everything being automatically translated for the reader. I feel like the way a comic is lettered is pretty easy to not think much about for most readers, so it's really cool to see that have more importance to the actual story here.

Still really interested to see where this is all going. Mush following Poke back to the humans was, definitely, on the more predictable side, but I still enjoyed it and I'm looking forward to the next issue. Morian continues to be a great fit for this book, and I'm really liking how unique his style feels.

A lot of interesting things here. Firstly, I really enjoyed how Camp wrote Rabbit's narration. It threw me off at first, but, then, I realized what he was doing. Rabbit is a small child...so, her narration should read like the thoughts of a small child, right? Furthermore, I felt that he did a really nice job of writing it that way. Especially loved the misunderstandings of words that led to her saying things differently (ex. "Yemen" instead of "Heaven"). Another thing that was more odd was how Cara's death was handled. Really seems like something that could have been depicted or, at least, heavily implied on the page? Instead, we just get Rabbit mentioning it at the start of the issue. I don't know, I just felt that it, perhaps, should have been a bigger deal? In any case, I really enjoyed what we got here and I'm very much looking forward to the next issue.

I don't think it matters that much, but I'll preface this by saying I read the Red Band Edition. Now, this book was awesome. It truly feels like a large-scale event in a good way. MacKay establishes pretty much all of the major players in the story going forward and introduces us to the villains, which all seem pretty cool. I'm looking forward to seeing more of them and learning more about them. I was glad to hear MacKay was getting to do an event, and he definitely delivered. As did Larraz, who does a great job drawing everything, as per usual. Now, about that ending. I guessed it by the end of the third-to-last page, but it was still really, really good. A bit of a bold move, in my opinion, but a welcome one at that. All things considered, this first issue was a hit and I'm fully invested in this.

Once again, I'll preface this by saying I read the Red Band Edition. I don't think it matters all that much, though. This issue didn't pack as much of a punch as the first one, but I didn't really expect it to. This was a fun read that gave the heroes a relative win following how the last issue went down. Everyone seems to be coming together now and I'm glad about it. Larraz's art was fantastic again, as well. I will say, though, the ending of this was a little sudden. I'm not upset at it or anything, as it was a little shocking, but I'm just hoping we get an explanation as to how this happened in the next issue.

Another pretty good issue. Again, I read the Red Band Edition. There wasn't much difference between this and the Standard Edition, but it's still kinda cool. Anyways, yeah, this was good. Some of the dialogue is a little wonky, but this is still nice middle issue for the heroes to rally before the conclusion. Sam's speech was really good, also, and I appreciated that it called back to MacKay's current Avengers series.

I continue to really enjoy this. As with the previous three issues, I, once again, picked up the Red Band edition of this. Anyways, yeah, this was pretty cool. Kind of a big spoiler here, but I couldn't help but smile at Marc being resurrected as a result of Khonshu being freed. I'm really looking forward to seeing how this all wraps up.

One more time, I'm prefacing this review by stating that I got the Red Band Edition. Anyways, this was a very good conclusion, in my opinion. Larraz killed it on the art and MacKay wrote everyone super well. I was slightly annoyed by Varnae/Blade saying his weakness to the heroes right before said weakness (Brielle) showed up and took him down, but it wasn't a huge deal. That said, this was an awesome event series from a pair of fantastic creators.

I'm not super into anthologies, but I thought I'd give this a chance since I'm going to be reading everything else for Blood Hunt. Russell & Quinn's story with Hawkeye was fun, but nothing all that special. Quinn's art was super clean throughout, but I felt like Russell's story was lacking something. It was good overall, though. Cage & Garrón's story was my favorite of the three. It wasn't incredible or anything, but it had good action while also developing the relationship between Man-Wolf and Jonah as much as it could in the amount of pages it had. Finally, we have Schultz & Chang. Unfortunately, this was the one I liked the least of the bunch. I, personally, just found it a little more difficult to get invested in it. Dagger's inner-monologue on the first couple of pages also wasn't my favorite. It looks like this team will be returning in the next issue, so I hope things pick up a little bit there. Overall, this was a solid read that had some bright spots and some more "eh" spots, but nothing bad or anything.

Definitely one of the books of all time. Seriously, though, I just could not get invested in this one. Andrews & Lins's story was probably the best, but it felt a bit disjointed at times. As for Nocenti & Baldeón's, it felt even more disjointed than the previous one. Baldeón's art was solid, but Nocenti's story just felt super odd and strange. Even Schultz & Chang's story wasn't great. It certainly wasn't as interesting as their story in the last issue. I don't know, maybe it's because I'm reading this while a little tired, but I really struggled to get into this issue.

An improvement over the last issue, but I'm still not incredibly into this. The first story of the bunch was solid, though I do feel like more could have been done there. I understand that there isn't a lot of room in one book for three different stories, but I also think I was left unfulfilled, if that makes sense. As for the second story, I don't really know what to think about it, honestly. I mean, I thought it was kind of a weird story, in a good and cool way. Simultaneously, though, it felt like it didn't neatly fit in with Blood Hunt. Lastly, the third part of the continuing story from Schultz just didn't really do much for me. Hopefully that side of things can close out strongly with the next issue.

Maybe I'm being a little harsh here, but I didn't care too much for this. It was nice to see Silver Surfer in the first story, but I also felt like said story didn't really go anywhere. The second story with Satana is one of the main reasons my score wasn't just a 5.0/10, as I did find it enjoyable, especially the art. The final part of the third continuing story, however, was very "fine." Them deciding to be a team felt super rushed and it's something that especially annoys me in stories, whether comics or not.

I thought this was a fairly solid debut issue for this series all in all, but I do have certain gripes with it. Firstly, this was sort of an issue I had with the Graduation Day miniseries before this, but some of the dialogue here wasn't the best. I think part of it can be attributed to Trujillo wanting to introduce or re-introduce the characters that will be featured in the series going forward. However, there was some stuff I really liked, such as Jaime having to deal with the growing conflicts between humans and The Horizon or how the issue ended with Ted. All things considered, while I did feel like this was kind of a mixed bag for an issue that's primarily set-up, I do feel mostly positive on this one and I think the potential is there for this series to be good.

A bit of a step-up from the previous issue, in my opinion. Following the large amount of setup that was seen in the first issue, Trujillo is now able to really get into the story here. Speaking of which, I thought it was engaging and fairly well-written. There are certain moments that are a bit rushed, in my opinion, and there are certain moments where I wasn't the biggest fan of the dialogue. All of that said, though, there was a good amount of stuff that I did like here. For example, I liked the dialogue between Oo'Li and her father, which I think could lead to some interesting plot developments. Overall, I think this is a step in the right direction for this series and I hope that trend continues.

I feel very similarly with this issue to how I felt with the previous one. There's a mix of things I didn't care for that much along with things I did like. My opinion on this as a whole, which can be seen by my rating, is mainly positive. I'm intrigued by the direction of Jaime not being able to pull the trigger on the Blood Scarab, especially. It's not anything that hasn't been done before, but it can be a good story when executed well.

This series continues to improve quality-wise with this issue, in my opinion. There are still things here that aren't my absolute favorite, but I think that Trujillo is really getting into a nice groove when it comes to his writing. I really like the direction Jaime is going in right now. The inner-conflict that comes with crossing a line of violence isn't a new story to superhero books, but I think it's being handled and executed in an interesting way here.

This series continues to be at its beast as we approach the end of this arc. Trujillo does a nice job of building the tension and intensity throughout this issue, and I think Guitérrez's art only makes those feelings stronger. I especially liked how Blood Scarab ended up being absolutely unfazed by the big attack in the final few pages.

This was a nice ending to this arc, although I'm not sure how I feel about Jaime suddenly being teleported away at the end of this. On one hand, I think it's a nice way to allow the series to go into a new story without immediately having to do a lot of follow-up on this arc, but on the other hand, I also feel as though this issue would have been better had it ended on Jaime sitting there digesting what just happened. Either way, I liked this and I'm looking forward to what comes next.

This was the best issue of the series yet. I think Trujillo did a nice job of balancing this as being a transition issue, between Scarab War and the next storyline, and as a tribute issue to the late, great Keith Giffen. I appreciated the use of different artists to convey different time periods, as I think it adds a really nice touch by making each period feel unique. This had another sudden ending like the issue before it, but this series continues to be good overall and I continue to look forward to what's coming next.

A solid opening for this miniseries. Jaime's struggles with transformation, his role in life, and his future are established well. Some of the dialogue wasn't my favorite, but I do like the overall story as a whole and this issue builds some interest to see where things go. Seeing Superman eat elote was not something I expected to see in a comic, but it's very much welcome.

A bit of a step down in quality from the previous issue, but this still maintains my interest. A lot of the dialogue is somewhat generic, to me, especially from Jaime. Dynastes has some intrigue to her, but I think a little bit more could have been done to build that mystery here. Nonetheless, this was still an enjoyable read.

Another solid issue from this series that could be better. I think the mentor-relationship between Starfire and Jamie has great potential, but it's not fully realized here (at least not yet). However, the conversation the two have with each other was probably my favorite part of this book. I wasn't expecting the introduction of another beetle (which is now becoming sort of a Power Rangers situation with multiple different colors), but hopefully it's interesting. Speaking of which, I'm not sure how many more villains they can fit now that Fadeaway has returned following the first issue. I just hope that this miniseries doesn't lose focus as we head into the second half.

A good issue where Jaime hits a low point after messing up Victoria's lab and letting Fadeaway flee the scene. Everything that comes before was solid setup, featuring enjoyable dialogue and solid character work with Jaime. The setup at the end with Batman and the other heroes peaks a bit of interest as well, as it seems like Jaime will be coming face-to-face(s) with some prominent DC heroes in the very near future.

A fairly entertaining issue that, despite its flaws, manages to tell an interesting story. Jaime can be a bit of an annoying character here, but it's understandable considering the stress he's under with his current situation and how he's been recently been feeling, emotionally. Nonetheless, this was an enjoyable read that sets up The Horizon coming to Earth and facing Jaime, as well as the other two beetles, in the next, and final, issue of the miniseries.

While I do believe that this finale started strong by testing Jaime as a hero and as a leader, it dragged down a bit for me during the conversation with The Horizon. It wasn't bad by any means, but I do think it was a tad bit weird for Jaime to, almost impulsively, give this alien race permission to live in a city he just recently moved to himself. However, I appreciate the setup for the ongoing series announced at the same time of this issue's release, which is something I currently plan on checking out when it releases in September.

Possibly the new weakest point of the crossover? That said, though, this is still good stuff. It may feel like a bit of a side quest, but it does set up Cable's involvement in the event and I like all of the character dynamics here. Plus, Note's artwork is always a pleasure to look at.

Another strong issue for X of Swords as we get into the final few issues. Noto's art delivers once again here, and I thought Duggan wrote a really good story. Cable hesitating and basically getting demolished by Bei was interesting, and I really liked Gorgon's battle with White Sword and his One Hundred Champions also.

I thought this was a solid start, but not as gripping as it could have been, in my opinion. I really like the idea of Cable in this dystopian future fighting for a group of enslaved people, but it just doesn't come together as nicely as the premise sounds, unfortunately. Some of the dialogue and narration just doesn't do it for me. Plus, Henderson's art is pretty rough. I don't think it's bad, but I do think it could definitely be improved upon.

Super solid milestone issue. I liked everything we got here, though how much ranges, albeit I think that there's a certain range of quality that was maintained throughout. That said, I thought the first story was well-done. It was kind of a shame to see Silva not draw the last issue of Symbol of Truth, so it was nice to see him draw this last Sam Wilson story from Onyebuchi (8.0/10). The main Steve-focused story was the strongest of the bunch, in my opinion. My sentiment about Silva in the first story is the same towards Carnero in this one. Aside from that, though, I thought this was the best-written story and I felt that it did a nice job being relatively self-contained (of course, though, still heavily stemming from Sentinel of Liberty) while also leaving the door open for more from Lanzing & Kelly, which should be what the Finale one-shot is (8.5/10). Moving to the "backup" stories, I did fell that of Williams & Stott was one of the weaker ones here. I think the potential is there, but a good chunk of Sam's dialogue just felt a bit generic to me (7.0/10). The fourth story picked things back up, as I really enjoyed Steve's flashback to his youth and reconnecting with his friend from that time, Arnold. The story was a bit wordy, though I can understand with the whole story only being four pages. However, I think DeMatteis showed a great grasp of Steve as a character all throughout this one (8.0/10). The fifth story from Jurgens is one that I feel similarly to how I felt with the previous one from DeMatteis & Pichelli. Really just a "look at how great Steve is" story, but, luckily, that works for me. Jurgens's interiors were really nice here, as well (8.0/10). The sixth story from Ziglar & Williams took a slight dip in quality from the past two stories, but I still enjoyed it. There wasn't as much substance as with most of the stories in this issue, but I still found Steve and Sam's interactions to be enjoyable (7.5/10). The final story from Simone & Acuña, I think, really should have been one of the strongest, considering those two names. However, it was definitely on the weaker side, for me. Acuña's interiors were great, as per usual, but I can't help but feel a bit underwhelmed by Simone's story. Not bad by any means, but I just feel that she's capable of something much stronger (7.0/10). In any case, a cool one-shot story that continues/concludes some of the work from the Sentinel/Symbol runs, while also providing some neat extras.

I thought this was a pretty solid start for this run. Straczynski takes a lot of time delving into Steve's past with this issue, and I thought he did it really well. My favorite parts of this issue took place in the flashbacks. However, the stuff taking place in the present is good as well. I don't know that we needed to spend as much time on the villain as we did, but I still enjoyed it. I agree with what Mout stated in their review, in that I'm not entirely sold on him yet, but I think the potential is there. As for Saiz, his art is really nice and I think it fits well with Straczynski's story. All in all, while this was an entertaining start for this series, I hope the next issue starts to bring more developments pertaining to the ongoing plot.

A good issue here and I think this story is finally going to pick up more steam with the next issue. From my perspective, it seems that this issue and the first one have been establishing Steve's past and building up how good of a person he is, which is something we should already know. Plus, they've been building up Asmoday/Travis as a big villain. Both issues have been good and entertaining reads, but I just hope Issue 3 adds a little more excitement to this story.

Pretty intriguing issue that quickly proves to be fairly essential reading for Lanzing & Kelly’s Sentinel of Liberty series. I do wish they could have just called it a Winter Soldier Special or something, but that doesn’t change that the book was good. Walker provides sold interiors, and I appreciated the context and such we got for the Outer Circle.

Far from bad, but definitely a bit underwhelming considering how good both Captain America titles have been going up to this point. Again, I don't think this is bad, but I do think that this is doing a lot of work to catch people up on certain things if they've only been reading one of the two books, or neither of them. Also, the line Sam says when he saves Misty was just...ew. Sorry, but I straight-up did not like that. Anyways, I thought Magno's interiors were solid, but not the best, which didn't particularly help things. However, I'm hoping that, with all of this out of the way, perhaps things will improve going forward.

A nice finale, in my opinion. Not everything here was my favorite, but I think this came together well enough for what it was. I definitely think this could have been handled better, though, but I think that Lanzing, Kelly, and Onyebuchi put together a story that was, ultimately, satisfying. I also felt that Magno's art landed better for me here than in the Alpha one-shot, so that was nice.

A pretty good start to this series. Really nice art from Carnero throughout this issue, in my opinion. As for the writing, I enjoyed Lanzing & Kelly's voice for Steve here, and I found the story itself to be well-written and intriguing. There were a few pages that went a bit long, to me, but I still really liked this overall. Looking forward to what's next, especially after the last page Bucky was in.

Another really solid issue for this book, although I didn't like it quite as much as the first issue, unfortunately. That said, Carnero's art throughout this was probably the strongest points. She's killing it on just about every page of this book, man. It also helps when you have, like, two double-page spreads and one splash to help highlight how good you are.

Right back up, in terms of quality. Carnero delivers fantastic work here yet again, and I found the story more intriguing this time around. I really like the concept of the Redacted, and I'm looking forward to seeing more of that as the series continues. Additionally, I'm looking forward to Steve and Bucky's, respective, stories coming together at some point.

My favorite issue of the run thus far. First and foremost, Lanzing & Kelly have a great understanding of Steve Rogers. Their voice for him is outstanding, honestly. They use that grasp on him to give him multiple great moments throughout this issue, while simultaneously not making everything feel crammed in. Additionally, Carnero continues to provide incredibly solid art over the course of this. Really, really good book.

This book continues to be the best its been with this issue. Everything is firing on all cylinders, just like I said in my review of #4. Great art, great writing, great drama. I don’t really know what else to say. Really enjoying this book.

This continues to be great. Once again, Lanzing, Kelly, & Carnero all do their, respective, jobs very well here. Carnero, in particular, gets to shine a bit more than usual here with the fight scene between Steve and Bucky having little-to-no dialogue. That said, of course, she pretty much killed it. I especially liked the way she drew Bucky’s face as he was holding Steve’s arm before dropping him.

A bit of a slower start to this arc, but I do really like it nonetheless. Carnero’s art continues to be great, especially. I’m hoping that the story, itself, picks up a bit now that we seem to, presumably, have things more established for the rest of this arc’s issues. Looking forward to more.

I liked this a good amount, but it almost felt like filler for the sake of filler, at times. The main thing that happens here, in terms of advancing the ongoing story, is that we learn it was “M.O.D.O.C.” who removed the memories of the, now, Invaders. There’s even a full splash page that’s directly followed by a double-page spread. Although, it’s hard to complain a lot when both of those looked great, thanks to Carnero. In any case, I hope we get more plot developments and story furtherance in the next issue.

Arguably one of the series’s weakest issues, unfortunately, but still one that I enjoyed. Carnero continues to the most consistently good-to-great aspect of this book, with her layouts really getting the opportunity to shine this time around. Additionally, while not as much as previous installments, I’m still interested to see what happens next in this story. I do think M.O.D.O.C. is intriguing.

One of this arc’s stronger issues, though a good chunk of it is really “made” by Carnero’s interiors. I’m really enjoying the work she’s been doing in these last few issues, in terms of her double-page spreads. She continues to be, simply, great at what she does. In any case, Lanzing & Kelly’s story is pretty good, as well, and I’m hoping the next issue ends this arc strongly.

A good ending to the arc, though I am glad to be going into a new one after this. Don’t get me wrong, I quite liked this. However, I feel it would have begun to lose me if it went any longer. That said, I’m interested to see where things go with this crossing over with Tochi Onyebuchi’s Symbol of Truth series for the first time in Cold War.

Continuing to feel better about this crossover. It's still not the best either title has been, but it's improved with each issue, I feel. We're at the halfway point here, and I hope it continues to get better and better. Also, would have been nice if Carnero was able to draw the interiors of this and not just the cover, but I think Erofeeva did a really solid job of filling in.

Pretty good. Not quite as much as Symbol of Truth #13, but still enjoyable. Erofeeva continues to do a really solid job filling in here, and the story is still interesting. I was hoping we'd finally get to the group get to Ian in this issue, but I understand that being saved for the final part of the crossover. Hopefully it doesn't disappoint.

Not as strong as a good chunk of this run, but still an enjoyable conclusion to Lanzing & Kelly's time on Steve Rogers. I do feel as though I could have read the two of them writing Steve for a while longer, but I'd also rather get a strong run on the shorter side than an "okay" run that went longer. Not that I think the quality would have diminished had they continued on the book. Rather, I think the opposite. However, I'm just trying to look at this in a more positive light. In any case, a consistently good run gets a good ending, in my eyes.

A solid story that's really here to establish the fact that Steve and Sam will both, simultaneously, be going by Captain America. That said, I don't know that I really needed the story here, but I still thought it was good. The best part of the whole issue was the art from Iulis, in my opinion. Didn't even realize he was doing the interiors, so that was a pleasant surprise.

A strong start for this book. Admittedly, Steve is (as of now) my preferred Captain America between him and Sam, though both of them have their own, unique, things I like about them. In any case, I really like the idea of both of them having books going simultaneously, without just slapping "Sam Wilson" and "Steve Rogers" at the front of the title. Also, it's really interesting that Sam's book is the one that's getting the legacy numbering, rather than Steve's. As for this actual book, it's good and entertaining. I do think Sentinel of Liberty had a better first issue, but I'm very glad to say that both were pretty good.

A fun read, but not as good as the first issue, in my opinion. Silva continues to be very solid on the art duties, but I just didn't find the story as intriguing as it was before, unfortunately. Though, I'm definitely still invested enough to keep going. Deadpool showing up was cool, and I'm interested to see whether or not he'll stick around, and for how long if he does.

I think I liked this more than the previous issue, but it also hasn't managed to reach the heights of the first issue, for me. That said, still good and interesting. The art continues to be a strong point, and I'm interested in the story focused on Sam. However, I can't say that I can say the same about what Joaquin is up to, at least for now.

Unfortunately, the weakest issue so far. I like a lot of the ideas in this book, and I do like this book overall, but it just feels as though the execution is leaving a little to be desired. The art has consistently been really good, but Onyebuchi is beginning to lose me a little here. Like I said, though, I still like this for what it is, but I also feel that things have been going downhill after the first issue's strong start.

Glad to say that this first arc had a relatively strong ending. I was worried with how I was feeling about the rest of the issues (bar the first), but this ended up being pretty good. Especially liked the stuff with Sam and T'Challa throughout this. I'm really looking forward to how this book continues with all that. Unfortunately, I'm still not that interested in what Joaquin is doing, so I'm hoping that can be improved upon in future issues.

Pretty interesting start to this new arc. Onyebuchi’s writing is, easily, the best part of this. Guara’s interiors were largely solid, though I was missing R.B. Silva throughout. In any case, this was good and I’m looking forward to more. Nothing much else for me to say, really. Though, I was a bit surprised at the prime minister dying, particularly with the way it was depicted.

I think I would have liked this a little more had Guara's interiors been just a bit stronger. They weren't bad by any means, but they were definitely a bit underwhelming. That said, I'm still enjoying how this has been written. I think Onyebuchi has a solid voice for Sam and, while this may not be the absolute greatest story out there, I'm consistently invested enough in this series to continue.

While I felt better about Guara's interiors this time around, I, simultaneously, thought that Onyebuchi's script took a bit of a dip here. Not bad at all, but not as interesting as the previous issue, unfortunately. Also, I know that misleading covers has been a thing for decades in comics, but it's still worth pointing out that the cover of this has very little to do with the actual contents of the issue.

Good lord, I really despise the "you're gonna wanna see this" line. I always hear that dumb tone of voice in my head whenever I hear it. Aside from that, though, this was good. Silva back on the interiors is definitely a plus, as his work is consistently pretty clean. Glad to see Joaquin finally getting prominence in the story again, as well.

Story is definitely getting more interesting here. I liked that Joaquín was getting more prominence, but I didn't know how to feel about him randomly entering Sam's current situation. Now having read this, I liked it a good amount and think it works well for the story. Looking forward to seeing how this arc wraps up in the next issue.

A, relatively, pretty strong conclusion to this arc. Both Onyebuchi and Silva were really popping off with this one, honestly. Some of Onyebuchi's best writing on the title thus far, in my opinion. I thought everything was paced well, and Silva drew everything very nicely. Both this and Sentinel of Liberty have been consistently good and enjoyable titles, so I'm definitely intrigued to see how the Cold War crossover goes.

An improvement over the initial Alpha issues of this event, but I'm still not finding myself completely sold on the whole thing. Of course, hence my rating, I liked this issue. However, I do feel it has pulled down the quality of the Cap books thus far. We're only two parts in and I've already felt an increase in quality, so I'm hoping Sentinel of Liberty #12 and the issue following it continue that trend. I was just hoping for a stronger start.

Again, this crossover continues to improve with each issue, which has been really nice to see. Sure, the group isn't much closer to retrieving Ian, but I do think what has been happening has been fairly well-written, nonetheless. Though, I do hope them getting to Ian is something we can, at least, get a lot more progress on in Sentinel of Liberty #13, as there's only that issue and the Omega #1 one-shot left in Cold War.

Nice finale to this series. It would have been nice for it to continue, but I also don't mind it ending here, either. It also would have been cool if R.B. Silva was the interior artist for this issue, but I think Carlos did a nice job here. I'm glad we were able to get back to Joaquín in this issue, even if his situation was left a bit open-ended. This run was something I felt was consistently solid, so I'm happy that it ended on a good note. Hopefully there isn't too much time between this and the next Sam-centered run.

Definitely an interesting start here. I'm not the biggest fan of Bazaldua's art, but it was solid here and there's nothing for me to really complain about all that much. However, similarly to a book Bazaldua was also recently on, Red Goblin, the strongest thing about this book is the writing. While it does seem to have some similarities to the plot we'll be getting later this month in the MCU's The Marvels, that doesn't make me dislike it. While I'm not completely sold on Yuna's character, I do like her and I think she has potential to be good. I like the new villain, The Omen, as well, and I'm looking forward to learning more. All things considered, this was a really solid beginning to this series that gained my interest going forward.

A solid read, but not as good as the first issue, unfortunately. Though, there is a good amount to like here. I like Yuna, I think Carol is written fairly well, and I think Bazaldua actually did a pretty nice job on the interiors throughout. I'm not the biggest fan of Bazaldua, but her work here is some of the strongest, overall I've seen from her.

I know I was just praising Bazaldua's art in my review of the previous issue, but I can't lie when I say that I'd rather Coleman completely take over the art duties of this book. I definitely enjoyed looking at the pages more whenever he was drawing them. That said, the story here is still good and enjoyable. I knew that dragon was Clea from the first time she was shown, but that didn't really change my enjoyment of this.

Glad to say I enjoyed this more than the last two issues. Both of those were good and entertaining, but I thought this reached that next level that the first issue managed to. In any case, I really enjoyed both Yuna and Carol throughout this, as I thought they and the story itself were written in a way that made this issue consistently fun. Furthermore, I felt that the last few pages left thing off on an intriguing note going into the next issue.

Another solid read. Certain spots felt rushed, particularly the section with Yuna’s family, but I still ended up liking this overall. Bazaldua continues to put out good interiors, and I like the voice Wong has for both leads. Hopefully Hulkling and Wiccan getting pulled into this ends up being good and worthwhile, beyond just having them appear in something just to do it since they don’t have their own book.

One of the run’s stronger issues thus far. I typically love a plan coming together, so I ended up enjoying this. Additionally, I was very glad to see Coleman working on the interiors again. Jan Bazaldua hasn’t been bad at all, but I’ve definitely preferred Coleman’s interiors over hers. In any case, I’m still liking this book a good amount and I’m looking forward to more.

A bit swift, in regards to the pacing, but still an enjoyable book nonetheless. Bazaldua is back on interiors and she mostly does a nice job. I appreciate the more heartfelt tone Wong was going for with parts of this issue, but, again, I can’t help but feel that certain spots were a little rush, particularly when the ritual happens. Though, I’m still liking this and I’m still invested enough to want to know what happens next.

A surprisingly quick read for me. Perhaps it was due to there being more action than usual. Anyways, another good issue. One of the run’s better issues, though, they’ve all been good thus far. It’s a shame this only has two more issues left. Not everything has been my favorite, but I do think it’s a good and entertaining book pretty consistently.

Good issue once again. It’s a shame that the next issue is the last. This has been far from my favorite comic out there, but I do think it’s been a fun and enjoyable run really consistently. Hoping that the next issue closes things out strongly.

Just like that, nearly everything gets wrapped neatly in a bow. It was a solid run for what it was. Never my favorite book, but it is a shame that it’s ending already. Would have liked to see more Yuna, in particular. Especially since it’s very likely that she never appears again after this, or, if she does, it’ll be a very minimal amount.

Wasn’t sure what to expect with Jenkins writing Carol, but I ended up liking this a good amount. It definitely helps that Werneck is drawing this, which he does a very good job of doing, in case you were wondering. Though, I think Jenkins shows himself to have a fairly good grasp on the character and I’m looking forward to more.

Not quite as good as the first issue, but still enjoyable, for sure. Werneck’s interiors remain a strong point for the book, though I have to say that I did slightly prefer what we got from him in the previous issue. As for the story, Jenkins is still doing a solid job with it, but I just felt a little less engaged. Hopefully the next issue picks things back up, though I think it’s important to note that I thought this was far from bad.

I'm going to preface this review by saying that, as of this writing, I have not read the previous 10 issues of Carnage under Ram V. I'm getting into this for the Carnage Reigns crossover coming up, so I thought the writer change might be a good place to start for this series. While it definitely feels like I'm jumping into a story part-way, it also feels like the start of a new story. I plan on reading the previous 10 issues eventually, but these are my thoughts for now. This was a pretty solid and entertaining read, even without reading those aforementioned issues. I think Paknadel has a solid voice for Cletus, and I enjoyed how he wrote his interactions with Ken. Antonio provided some good art here as well. Funny enough, I don't really have that much to say about this other than that I enjoyed it and I'm looking forward to reading more.

Another entertaining issue from Paknadel. I like the way he's been writing both Cletus and Ken, and I'm actually looking forward to the Carnage reigns crossover based on how this one ended. Plus, while Roge Antonio gave us some pretty solid art in the last issue, I really enjoyed Manna's here and I'm glad it seems as though he'll be the artist for the series going forward.

While I would call this the weakest issue of the Carnage Reigns crossover thus far, it's still a fairly enjoyable read. I continue to think Paknadel writes Cletus well, but I'm a little indifferent towards Galán's art. For some reason, I thought we were getting Francesco Manna for the rest of this series, which would have been great. While I do like Galán's art here, I wasn't the biggest fan of how he drew Cletus here, for whatever reason. I liked his art more in other spots, but I feel as though Manna is a much better fit for a character like Carnage.

This continues to be a fun crossover with this issue here as we get into the second half. While I was feeling a bit confused as to why Red Goblin was included in this when reading this crossover's previous issue (Red Goblin #5), I must say that I liked how he was written here alongside Miles. I do feel a little underwhelmed when thinking of this as the final issue of this run, but I also understand that the story being told here doesn't actually end until the Carnage Reigns: Omega one-shot.

I wasn't sure what to expect from Grønbekk on Carnage. I don't particularly care for Carnage as a character, though the issues I've read (at the time of this writing) of his previous series were good. As for Grønbekk, she writes solid books, though I haven't been incredibly into her issues on the current Venom series with Al Ewing. What we get here is pretty much in line with everything else I've read form her, in that it's a solid story with potential to be more. Hopefully we see that potential realized as the story progresses.

A pretty solid issue here, but I do feel like this has the potential to be better. This started out really strong with Cletus's first kill of the issue, but I began to lose a bit of interest as time went on. That said, though, I did think this was an improvement over the first issue as a whole, so I'm glad to see that. Hopefully it continues to get better as time goes on.

This was the best issue so far, in my opinion. It took me a little bit to get into Flash's side of the story, but the Cletus side was super interesting and nicely-written, in my opinion. Also, it ended up getting absolutely brutal. Carnage isn't a character high up on my personal rankings and I was also a bit hesitant about Grønbekk writing this, but I hope she can keep this up.

A solid issue, but nothing spectacular. I don't really have all that much to say about this one. Everything inside was good and I thought the fight between Carnage and Anti-Venom was neat, but I wish I was a little more invested in this.

A relatively strong issue here, in my opinion. I do feel as though recounting certain events from Grønbekk's Venom #31 works both to this issue's benefit and detriment. On one hand, I think this different perspective allows the story to grow and become fuller. However, the re-use of a fair amount of dialogue without much alongside it makes it feel like it's just re-hashing a bit to fill space. Either way, I liked this issue and I continue to be interested as to where this current story goes.

I think I would have liked this a lot more if it was on its own and not a part of the Symbiosis Necrosis crossover. I feel as though this started out continuing that storyline, but it ended up going in a different direction. I didn't dislike it on its own, but I was left a little confused as to how this was the end of a four-part story. The art was pretty good all throughout this, also.

Maybe it's because I read the last issue, like, eight months ago, but this was just solid. The art is good here, and the story is perfectly fine. That said, I don't really have much of a connection with and/or strong interest in Carnage, so I'm ready for this series to be over, unfortunately.

Wasn't super into this ending, if you can call it that, unfortunately. I don't know why Marvel didn't just keep this going with the next few issues being Venom War tie-ins, as opposed to ending this run and continuing it in a new miniseries. Especially since Grønbekk and Pérez are both working on it.

A pretty good start to a crossover I was a little unsure about going into it. I think this already has the potential to be really good, but I do think this issue was formatted a bit weird. We get the main story right from the get-go and it continues all the way until we get the title page. Then, we get stories about Scorpion, Jefferson, and Agent Gao. While all of them are enjoyable, I just found it a bit odd, personally. Either way, I enjoyed everything here and I'm looking forward to the rest of the crossover.

An entertaining finale to what's been a really solid crossover. I was initially a little skeptical about this going in, but it ended up delivering. Ohta's art throughout is really good and only makes the book better. As for Ziglar's writing, it wasn't anything groundbreaking, but it was fun. Good stuff all around with this one and the crossover as a whole. I'm looking forward to what's coming next for Miles, Normie, and Cletus. Especially so with Miles, as I really enjoyed the first arc under Ziglar.

This was my first Catwoman book and I enjoyed it. Leon's art here is absolutely fantastic and and it creates a beautiful setting for this series. As for the writing, I think Howard writes Selina well. While I do think the amount of words here can be a little much at times, I agree with what another user stated in their review, in that said writing carries the plot of this book forward a lot. There was a lot that was set up here, but I enjoyed just about all of it and I think there's a lot of intrigue created here for the series going forward. Overall, I would say that this was a strong first issue for Howard's run on Catwoman.

I'm not really sure what I think of Valmont at this point, but this was still a well-written issue. This feels like a slower burn, but we're given enough from this issue to maintain interest going into Issue 41. The art here from Leon is also great, just as it was with the previous issue. While I would like the pace to pick up a bit, I can't complain when the story is still intriguing.