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Picked this up on a whim and really enjoyed it.

Very very good. This reminds me of Alex + Ada from Image. I'm looking forward to seeing how this plays out.

I'm reminded of Gruenwald's brilliant work with Squadron Supreme and I'm loving Aaron's trolling of the alt-right here. 🤣🤣🤣

The conclusion seems to have very little to do with the story arc that got us here.

The humor here is corny to say the least. I'm afraid this not really going anywhere, just a jokey, smashy romp. If that sounds fun, you might dig it.

Very fun! Beautiful artwork!

A fun read!

Perfect!

If you really want to hear about it, the first thing you'll probably want to know is where I was born, an what my lousy childhood was like, and how my parents were occupied and all before they had me, and all that David Copperfield kind of crap, but I don't feel like going into it, if you want to know the truth. In the first place, that stuff bores me, and in the second place, my parents would have about two hemorrhages apiece if I told anything pretty personal about them. They're quite touchy about anything like that, especially my father. They're nice and all--I'm not saying that--but they're also touchy as hell. Besides, I'm not going to tell you my whole goddam autobiography or anything. I'll just tell you about this madman stuff that happened to me around last Christmas just before I got pretty run-down and had to come out here and take it easy. I mean that's all I told D.B. about, and he's my brother and all. He's in Hollywood. That isn't too far from this crumby place, and he comes over and visits me practically every week end. He's going to drive me home when I go home next month maybe. He just got a Jaguar. One of those little English jobs that can do around two hundred miles an hour. It cost him damn near four thousand bucks. He's got a lot of dough, now. He didn't use to. He used to be just a regular writer, when he was home. He wrote this terrific book of short stories, The Secret Goldfish, in case you never heard of him. The best one in it was "The Secret Goldfish." It was about this little kid that wouldn't let anybody look at his goldfish because he'd bought it with his own money. It killed me. Now he's out in Hollywood, D.B., being a prostitute. If there's one thing I hate, it's the movies. Don't even mention them to me. Where I want to start telling is the day I left Pencey Prep. Pencey Prep is this school that's in Agerstown, Pennsylvania. You probably heard of it. You've probably seen the ads, anyway. They advertise in about a thousand magazines, always showing some hotshot guy on a horse jumping over a fence. Like as if all you ever did at Pencey was play polo all the time. I never even once saw a horse anywhere near the place. And underneath the guy on the horse's picture, it always says: "Since 1888 we have been molding boys into splendid, clear-thinking young men." Strictly for the birds. They don't do any damn more molding at Pencey than they do at any other school. And I didn't know anybody there that was splendid and clear-thinking and all. Maybe two guys. If that many. And they probably came to Pencey that way. Anyway, it was the Saturday of the football game with Saxon Hall. The game with Saxon Hall was supposed to be a very big deal around Pencey. It was the last game of the year, and you were supposed to commit suicide or something if old Pencey didn't win. I remember around three o'clock that afternoon I was standing way the hell up on top of Thomsen Hill, right next to this crazy cannon that was in the Revolutionary War and all. You could see the whole field from there, and you could see the two teams bashing each other all over the place. You couldn't see the grandstand too hot, but you could hear them all yelling, deep and terrific on the Pencey side, because practically the whole school except me was there, and scrawny and faggy on the Saxon Hall side, because the visiting team hardly ever brought many people with them. There were never many girls at all at the football games. Only seniors were allowed to bring girls with them. It was a terrible school, no matter how you looked at it. I like to be somewhere at least where you can see a few girls around once in a while, even if they're only scratching their arms or blowing their noses or even just giggling or something. Old Selma Thurmer--she was the headmaster's daughter--showed up at the games quite often, but she wasn't exactly the type that drove you mad with desire. She was a pretty nice girl, though. I sat next to her once in the bus from Agerstown and we sort of struck up a conversation. I liked her. She had a big nose and her nails were all bitten down and bleedy-looking and she had on those damn falsies that point all over the place, but you felt sort of sorry for her. What I liked about her, she didn't give you a lot of horse manure about what a great guy her father was. She probably knew what a phony slob he was. The reason I was standing way up on Thomsen Hill, instead of down at the game, was because I'd just got back from New York with the fencing team. I was the goddam manager of the fencing team. Very big deal. We'd gone in to New York that morning for this fencing meet with McBurney School. Only, we didn't have the meet. I left all the foils and equipment and stuff on the goddam subway. It wasn't all my fault. I had to keep getting up to look at this map, so we'd know where to get off. So we got back to Pencey around two-thirty instead of around dinnertime. The whole team ostracized me the whole way back on the train. It was pretty funny, in a way. The other reason I wasn't down at the game was because I was on my way to say good-by to old Spencer, my history teacher. He had the grippe, and I figured I probably wouldn't see him again till Christmas vacation started. He wrote me this note saying he wanted to see me before I went home. He knew I wasn't coming back to Pencey. I forgot to tell you about that. They kicked me out. I wasn't supposed to come back after Christmas vacation on account of I was flunking four subjects and not applying myself and all. They gave me frequent warning to start applying myself--especially around midterms, when my parents came up for a conference with old Thurmer--but I didn't do it. So I got the ax. They give guys the ax quite frequently at Pencey. It has a very good academic rating, Pencey. It really does. Anyway, it was December and all, and it was cold as a witch's teat, especially on top of that stupid hill. I only had on my reversible and no gloves or anything. The week before that, somebody'd stolen my camel's-hair coat right out of my room, with my fur- lined gloves right in the pocket and all. Pencey was full of crooks. Quite a few guys came from these very wealthy families, but it was full of crooks anyway. The more expensive a school is, the more crooks it has--I'm not kidding. Anyway, I kept standing next to that crazy cannon, looking down at the game and freezing my ass off. Only, I wasn't watching the game too much. What I was really hanging around for, I was trying to feel some kind of a good-by. I mean I've left schools and places I didn't even know I was leaving them. I hate that. I don't care if it's a sad good-by or a bad goodby, but when I leave a place I like to know I'm leaving it. If you don't, you feel even worse. I was lucky. All of a sudden I thought of something that helped make me know I was getting the hell out. I suddenly remembered this time, in around October, that I and Robert Tichener and Paul Campbell were chucking a football around, in front of the academic building. They were nice guys, especially Tichener. It was just before dinner and it was getting pretty dark out, but we kept chucking the ball around anyway. It kept getting darker and darker, and we could hardly see the ball any more, but we didn't want to stop doing what we were doing. Finally we had to. This teacher that taught biology, Mr. Zambesi, stuck his head out of this window in the academic building and told us to go back to the dorm and get ready for dinner. If I get a chance to remember that kind of stuff, I can get a good-by when I need one--at least, most of the time I can. As soon as I got it, I turned around and started running down the other side of the hill, toward old Spencer's house. He didn't live on the campus. He lived on Anthony Wayne Avenue. I ran all the way to the main gate, and then I waited a second till I got my breath. I have no wind, if you want to know the truth. I'm quite a heavy smoker, for one thing--that is, I used to be. They made me cut it out. Another thing, I grew six and a half inches last year. That's also how I practically got t.b. and came out here for all these goddam checkups and stuff. I'm pretty healthy, though.

Sing, O goddess, the anger of Achilles son of Peleus, that brought countless ills upon the Achaeans. Many a brave soul did it send hurrying down to Hades, and many a hero did it yield a prey to dogs and vultures, for so were the counsels of Jove fulfilled from the day on which the son of Atreus, king of men, and great Achilles, first fell out with one another. And which of the gods was it that set them on to quarrel? It was the son of Jove and Leto; for he was angry with the king and sent a pestilence upon the host to plague the people, because the son of Atreus had dishonoured Chryses his priest. Now Chryses had come to the ships of the Achaeans to free his daughter, and had brought with him a great ransom: moreover he bore in his hand the sceptre of Apollo wreathed with a suppliant's wreath and he besought the Achaeans, but most of all the two sons of Atreus, who were their chiefs. "Sons of Atreus," he cried, "and all other Achaeans, may the gods who dwell in Olympus grant you to sack the city of Priam, and to reach your homes in safety; but free my daughter, and accept a ransom for her, in reverence to Apollo, son of Jove." On this the rest of the Achaeans with one voice were for respecting the priest and taking the ransom that he offered; but not so Agamemnon, who spoke fiercely to him and sent him roughly away. "Old man," said he, "let me not find you tarrying about our ships, nor yet coming hereafter. Your sceptre of the god and your wreath shall profit you nothing. I will not free her. She shall grow old in my house at Argos far from her own home, busying herself with her loom and visiting my couch; so go, and do not provoke me or it shall be the worse for you." The old man feared him and obeyed. Not a word he spoke, but went by the shore of the sounding sea and prayed apart to King Apollo whom lovely Leto had borne. "Hear me," he cried, "O god of the silver bow, that protectest Chryse and holy Cilla and rulest Tenedos with thy might, hear me oh thou of Sminthe. If I have ever decked your temple with garlands, or burned your thigh-bones in fat of bulls or goats, grant my prayer, and let your arrows avenge these my tears upon the Danaans." Thus did he pray, and Apollo heard his prayer. He came down furious from the summits of Olympus, with his bow and his quiver upon his shoulder, and the arrows rattled on his back with the rage that trembled within him. He sat himself down away from the ships with a face as dark as night, and his silver bow rang death as he shot his arrow in the midst of them. First he smote their mules and their hounds, but presently he aimed his shafts at the people themselves, and all day long the pyres of the dead were burning. For nine whole days he shot his arrows among the people, but upon the tenth day Achilles called them in assembly- moved thereto by Juno, who saw the Achaeans in their death-throes and had compassion upon them. Then, when they were got together, he rose and spoke among them. "Son of Atreus," said he, "I deem that we should now turn roving home if we would escape destruction, for we are being cut down by war and pestilence at once. Let us ask some priest or prophet, or some reader of dreams (for dreams, too, are of Jove) who can tell us why Phoebus Apollo is so angry, and say whether it is for some vow that we have broken, or hecatomb that we have not offered, and whether he will accept the savour of lambs and goats without blemish, so as to take away the plague from us." With these words he sat down, and Calchas son of Thestor, wisest of augurs, who knew things past present and to come, rose to speak. He it was who had guided the Achaeans with their fleet to Ilius, through the prophesyings with which Phoebus Apollo had inspired him. With all sincerity and goodwill he addressed them thus:- "Achilles, loved of heaven, you bid me tell you about the anger of King Apollo, I will therefore do so; but consider first and swear that you will stand by me heartily in word and deed, for I know that I shall offend one who rules the Argives with might, to whom all the Achaeans are in subjection. A plain man cannot stand against the anger of a king, who if he swallow his displeasure now, will yet nurse revenge till he has wreaked it. Consider, therefore, whether or no you will protect me." And Achilles answered, "Fear not, but speak as it is borne in upon you from heaven, for by Apollo, Calchas, to whom you pray, and whose oracles you reveal to us, not a Danaan at our ships shall lay his hand upon you, while I yet live to look upon the face of the earth- no, not though you name Agamemnon himself, who is by far the foremost of the Achaeans." Thereon the seer spoke boldly. "The god," he said, "is angry neither about vow nor hecatomb, but for his priest's sake, whom Agamemnon has dishonoured, in that he would not free his daughter nor take a ransom for her; therefore has he sent these evils upon us, and will yet send others. He will not deliver the Danaans from this pestilence till Agamemnon has restored the girl without fee or ransom to her father, and has sent a holy hecatomb to Chryse. Thus we may perhaps appease him." With these words he sat down, and Agamemnon rose in anger. His heart was black with rage, and his eyes flashed fire as he scowled on Calchas and said, "Seer of evil, you never yet prophesied smooth things concerning me, but have ever loved to foretell that which was evil. You have brought me neither comfort nor performance; and now you come seeing among Danaans, and saying that Apollo has plagued us because I would not take a ransom for this girl, the daughter of Chryses. I have set my heart on keeping her in my own house, for I love her better even than my own wife Clytemnestra, whose peer she is alike in form and feature, in understanding and accomplishments. Still I will give her up if I must, for I would have the people live, not die; but you must find me a prize instead, or I alone among the Argives shall be without one. This is not well; for you behold, all of you, that my prize is to go elsewhither." And Achilles answered, "Most noble son of Atreus, covetous beyond all mankind, how shall the Achaeans find you another prize? We have no common store from which to take one. Those we took from the cities have been awarded; we cannot disallow the awards that have been made already. Give this girl, therefore, to the god, and if ever Jove grants us to sack the city of Troy we will requite you three and fourfold." Then Agamemnon said, "Achilles, valiant though you be, you shall not thus outwit me. You shall not overreach and you shall not persuade me. Are you to keep your own prize, while I sit tamely under my loss and give up the girl at your bidding? Let the Achaeans find me a prize in fair exchange to my liking, or I will come and take your own, or that of Ajax or of Ulysses; and he to whomsoever I may come shall rue my coming. But of this we will take thought hereafter; for the present, let us draw a ship into the sea, and find a crew for her expressly; let us put a hecatomb on board, and let us send Chryseis also; further, let some chief man among us be in command, either Ajax, or Idomeneus, or yourself, son of Peleus, mighty warrior that you are, that we may offer sacrifice and appease the the anger of the god." Achilles scowled at him and answered, "You are steeped in insolence and lust of gain. With what heart can any of the Achaeans do your bidding, either on foray or in open fighting? I came not warring here for any ill the Trojans had done me. I have no quarrel with them. They have not raided my cattle nor my horses, nor cut down my harvests on the rich plains of Phthia; for between me and them there is a great space, both mountain and sounding sea. We have followed you, Sir Insolence! for your pleasure, not ours- to gain satisfaction from the Trojans for your shameless self and for Menelaus. You forget this, and threaten to rob me of the prize for which I have toiled, and which the sons of the Achaeans have given me. Never when the Achaeans sack any rich city of the Trojans do I receive so good a prize as you do, though it is my hands that do the better part of the fighting. When the sharing comes, your share is far the largest, and I, forsooth, must go back to my ships, take what I can get and be thankful, when my labour of fighting is done. Now, therefore, I shall go back to Phthia; it will be much better for me to return home with my ships, for I will not stay here dishonoured to gather gold and substance for you." And Agamemnon answered, "Fly if you will, I shall make you no prayers to stay you. I have others here who will do me honour, and above all Jove, the lord of counsel. There is no king here so hateful to me as you are, for you are ever quarrelsome and ill affected. What though you be brave? Was it not heaven that made you so? Go home, then, with your ships and comrades to lord it over the Myrmidons. I care neither for you nor for your anger; and thus will I do: since Phoebus Apollo is taking Chryseis from me, I shall send her with my ship and my followers, but I shall come to your tent and take your own prize Briseis, that you may learn how much stronger I am than you are, and that another may fear to set himself up as equal or comparable with me."

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us, we had nothing before us, we were all going direct to Heaven, we were all going direct the other way--in short, the period was so far like the present period, that some of its noisiest authorities insisted on its being received, for good or for evil, in the superlative degree of comparison only. There were a king with a large jaw and a queen with a plain face, on the throne of England; there were a king with a large jaw and a queen with a fair face, on the throne of France. In both countries it was clearer than crystal to the lords of the State preserves of loaves and fishes, that things in general were settled for ever.

In my younger and more vulnerable years my father gave me some advice that I've been turning over in my mind ever since. "Whenever you feel like criticizing any one," he told me, "just remember that all the people in this world haven't had the advantages that you've had." He didn't say any more, but we've always been unusually communicative in a reserved way, and I understood that he meant a great deal more than that. In consequence, I'm inclined to reserve all judgments, a habit that has opened up many curious natures to me and also made me the victim of not a few veteran bores. The abnormal mind is quick to detect and attach itself to this quality when it appears in a normal person, and so it came about that in college I was unjustly accused of being a politician, because I was privy to the secret griefs of wild, unknown men. Most of the confidences were unsought - frequently I have feigned sleep, preoccupation, or a hostile levity when I realized by some unmistakable sign that an intimate revelation was quivering on the horizon; for the intimate revelations of young men, or at least the terms in which they express them, are usually plagiaristic and marred by obvious suppressions. Reserving judgments is a matter of infinite hope. I am still a little afraid of missing something if I forget that, as my father snobbishly suggested, and I snobbishly repeat, a sense of the fundamental decencies is parcelled out unequally at birth.

Maybe have the turtles actually in the turtles book, instead of just the last page. Just a thought. Nice artwork.

Great script, great artwork. I thoroughly enjoyed this issue.

Welcome to the "Let's $h!t on Tom King" homepage so glad you could join us. All of your favorite reviewers are here to squeeze out a hot deuce on the comic that they supposedly paid money for, even though they have hated every issue for the past two years. Would you like a review? I'm sorry we only drop deuces over here. There are possibly professional critics on this website, but ignore them. Pay attention to the guys taking dumps, it's much more fun.

I remember the original from back in the day, it was OK, much like this is just OK. The concept is pretty decent but the execution has two major problems for me: (1) It is covered in 90s-esque EXTREEEEME stank (2) It reads like a treatment for film or television, this story, the way they are telling it, does not need to be in comics

Decent script, the artwork smells.

Rosemary's Baby level creepy. Well done, Mr. Bunn.

Loved the original run, but this equine character has been pulverized well past its initial demise.

A giant leap forward from issue #1. This issue seems more consistent with the tone and style of Stray Bullets, Silverfish, Young Liars, standard David Lapham crime/noir/weirdness. I'm wondering if he took a heavier hand creatively in this issue. No way of knowing. Issue one had a lot of NBC 10pm drama style narration. It's gone in issue 2. Nevertheless, I liked this issue and recommend the series.

The main story is compelling, but over in a flash. I'll keep buying this for the main feature, but know AHOY is sticking with the "comic magazine" format with a shorter feature and a lot of extras that do not interest me. I'll deal.

Loved this issue and every TMNT book from IDW. My friend would do a really good job drawing all of the Turtles. Can I give you his contact info? He may have already sent it to you, but I really believe in him.

Valiant is firing on all cylinders! These books are reliably great, especially the books by Kindt and Lemire.

Perfect.

Great issue. Quite a but of expository dialog explaining how we got here. I'm glad they are taking time to catch up new readers, but this was really boring for the day one fans. Besides the long intro, the script is great and so is the art. Valiant is on to something here and has been for a while, not quite Marvel, DC, Image, or Dark Horse's style. Can't quite put my finger on the difference, but it's distinctly Valiant. Hope the company and their IP stand the test of time.

I usually skip annuals. I should have skipped this. A one-shot of no consequence.

I enjoyed this. Clever turn at the end.

((((((spoilers)))))) ((((((spoilers)))))) ((((((spoilers)))))) ((((((spoilers)))))) ((((((spoilers)))))) ((((((spoilers)))))) ((((((spoilers)))))) Bishop snuck up behind Leonardo and killed him with his little sunglasses? now i KNOW y'all are trippin!

entertaining though anti-climatic. i'm not saying this was a bad issue, it's just that this series never really gets my blood going. there are never really and "WOW" or 'HELL YEAH" moments. the story just trudges along slow and steady like a little turtle. i am happy that the main focus is on the ninja turtles finally. the turtles do have some cool moments and and decent dialog. i was also happy to see Leonardo actually get to use his spiritual Astral Plane abilities. that was actually very cool now that i think about it. Leonardo in the Astral plane with glowing eyes and glowing swords. pretty cool. i just think the art could have been a bit more dynamic to sell it better. plus the fight was too short. the pacing of this series dose drag! this arc is very unbalanced. the first 3 issues dragged and then the conclusion is crammed into this one little issue. things are definitely improving for this series. but it still is a far cry from excellent.

I'm on the fence. I hope they let go of the Flashpoint-style "Why doesn't anyone remember MY earth?" schtick. This needs its own plot ASAP.

Pretty darn good. Hints of God Country by D. Cates (buy that if you haven't already).

The shiznit.

Friggin great.

How the hell did I miss this? Brilliant.

this is a synthetic imitation of a Turtles comic. *****SPOILERS AHEAD***** it was laugh-out-load hysterical seeing Donatello beating up that inflatable Titanus doll. and Raphael socking Casey in the mouth (though predictable) was also really funny. this story fails as a Turtles comic, but totally wins as a parody.

Loved it.

What a pleasant surprise! I pick up many Image #1s in a whim. I'm so glad I bought this one! Horror in Space is done often in comics and movies, but not necessarily done well. Layman and Chan have figured out the magic formula for high quality in this genre. I'm in!

I read this a few times. Didn't like it on the first read because not much happens. After a couple more reads, I see it as an epilogue, not adding to the plot, but giving us a look at how the characters have been affected by the whole arc. I think this issue will make much more sense in a collected edition. Admittedly, this might just be me trying to find something to like in a so-so issue because I typically like this creative team.

As a movie, I can see this working, As a comic, it stinks.

For 8 bucks, I was hoping for one big story, got several short confusing ones. There are too many characters, too many plot lines, and too many forgettable villains. The art is fine, but a little plain and Bagley-esque for each of the multiple artists. I'm disappointed.

Great script, but what the hell happened to Cary Nord?

This was fun

Classic Morrison. His best work since All Star Superman. Similar in tone to Slott's Silver Surfer, but much weirder.

if you're a fan of his writing you are in for a real treat. if you're not a fan, best stay away. there's a lot to keep up with. and you'd better read it slow and carefully.

Picked this up on a whim even though I didn't really enjoy issue #1. This issue is better, but it still reads like discount Kelly Sue DeConnick, specifically discount BPlanet. Nice artwork!

Solid. This makes me want to revisit Bachalo's older issues of X-men.

This was a lot of fun. Great twist on the last page. I could do without the gore, but it wasn't too bad. I'm interested to see what happens next.

I enjoyed reading this, although the pacing is a bit choppy. Interested to see where this goes.

I am on board with the feminist message of this book, but the script could be a little more artful in its execution. Look at Bitch Planet by Kelly Sue DeConnick, similar message, but that is a damn good book. BP is compelling, has thoughtful pacing, and leaves the reader wondering what will happen in the next issue. Man-Eaters is just too on the nose and seems to be the same joke over and over. I'm not interested in what happens next for these characters. Sadly, I'm out.

Very funny and great artwork. Hoping this bodes well for the Uncanny relaunch. Oh, and c-gate can taste Mojo's yellow schwanzstucker.

The first two issues were fantastic. Now... it's not. It is a lot of talking heads, with moderately interesting dialogue, and adequate indie-style minimalist artwork. The issue ends with somewhat of a cliffhanger and then it says that this is the end of the first arc. Really? This was an arc? Was there a "middle" and "end" that I missed? This seemed like all "beginning." Next issue is in December? My LCS already racks this book in the dreaded "lower quantity" section. I am the first (perhaps only?) user to review this book and it has been out for a couple of days. I suspect the creators are waiting for the trade sales (of a slight 4 issues) to help gain traction for issue 5. I honestly wish you luck. Sadly, I'm out. Cue Tiffany singing "Could've been so beautiful..." :-/

Script stalls a bit after the momentum from last issue, still fun

Great artwork, great script, fun book!

I really wanted to like this, but it is goes so hardcore into anything-goes type fantasy, I'm out. Nice artwork.

I love what Peter David did with Shatterstar in his run on X-Factor. This was nothing like that. Don't waste your money as I did.

The story is fine but the visuals are way too gory for my taste. If you like graphic horror, this may be your thing.

I really enjoyed this. It's a straightforward vigilante story, not incredibly original, but incredibly fun. I'll stick around for #2!

The script by Lemire is consistently enjoyable. The artwork looks like a Kickstarter book.

Enjoying this

Great artwork, mediocre script. I hope that the Future Foundation, especially the Richards kids, get written out of this series soon.

The artwork is great (the face thing doesn't bother me), the team lineup is interesting, and the script mostly works. Aaron seems to be writing in the style of the MCU, especially for Thor and Black Panther. I actually like this. My only complaint is the dialogue for Hulk (formerly She-Hulk), I wish Aaron didn't write her to be such a twit.

DC delivers a satisfying package of story/artwork without gettting too nutty. I felt a little shafted by the price tag, but It was worth it to not read about some cockamamie crossover.

It's perfect. King is even topping his work on Vision. Just astounding. Maybe Batman can be this good, too? Please?

The script is all over the place and the artwork... hard to believe McNiven pencilled this whole issue.

Really wanted to love this, but it was just ok. I'm enjoying the Terrifics but this just isn't as good. Needs more heart and humor.

Don't like the new direction. Lazy horror. Boring.

Goes where you think it will. Kirkman seems to be on autopilot cashing checks from AMC.

I was ready to drop this book after the opening arc, but this one-shot is damn good. I get that the characters are supposed to be super smart, but they predict modern English in 1,000,000 B.C.? Aaron could have found a work-around. Oh well, still really fun.

I own every issue of Stray Bullets. I have a general idea of what's happening in this issue. Lapham seems to alternate between straight up noir/crime arcs (love them!) and issues or full arcs that are flashbacks/hallucinations/dreams/who knows. This issue is the latter. I appreciate that this book is free from editorial meddling, but this is way off the rails. It's either brilliant, way before its time, or complete nonsense. Only Lapham knows for sure.

Disappointing conclusion to the arc.

BRODOK?!?! Eff this book.

I'm a bleeding heart liberal and I thought this was pretty boring.

I was enjoying this series, but this ending seemed abrupt.

An intriguing mystery

Pretty good, except for the goofy Flash dialogue.

I liked the comic, but 6 bucks is ridiculous.

The story is average, but the artwork is glorious.

Just OK.

The script is OK, but whoa, the artwork is all over the place. I tried this as a jumping on point, jumped right off.

Surprisingly, just OK.

Always enjoyable.

Would be a fine first issue of a mini, but it's an ad for SEVERAL minis. I enjoyed this, but I'm out.

Impulse buy, an Image #1, it was fine, didn't interest me enough to purchase #2.

Bendis finally came with help from Jurgens.

So glad to have this series back!

An amusing 60 seconds of reading.

King is a proven talent with other titles. Is he having an intern ghostwrite this? Great artwork though!

Great script, great concept, went by too quickly. LOVED IT!

Not my thing, but maybe yours? Seemingly pointless fantasy.

Beautiful artwork and a love letter to Zzzzzzzzzz.... Remember when Batman was a detective?

We are witnessing a classic in progress

The best indie comic on the stands is somehow coming from the DCU. We are through the looking glass!

Great artwork, compelling setup, I'm interested in seeing what happens next.

This reads like a Nic Cage straight-to-video movie. One cliche after another. Tries to be noir but fails miserably. Stick with Brubaker.

Be sure to drink your Ovaltine.

I'm new to Bloodshot, but this seemed like a good jumping on point. Script was OK but the artwork was beautiful, especially the coloring, hyper-realistic images.

Not much of a script. We never find out much about the characters or why all of this is happening. Satanists do the darnedest things!

Part slice of life, part crime, part nonsensical horror. Aimless and ugly. After the last page, I dropped Gasolina straight into la basura.

BATMANIUM?!?!?!?!? I'm out. Nice artwork though.

It's fine, just a lot of tangents from the main story. The main... saga. :-)

Really wanted to like this. It looked like a mix of Local and LDB when I flipped through it in the store right before i bought it. It's not terrible, it's just not very good.

Building up tension, seems like a lot of action is coming next month.

Mostly gore and not much story in this one. It only took one minute to read. I have a feeling this will read better in a collected edition.

Worth 25 cents.

I can't remember enjoying an X-book this much since Whedon's run on Astonishing.

We are in for a Vision level series.

Beautiful artwork, but skippable.

It's excellent. Minus 1 because it's over.

Surprisingly great. Hit a bunch of nostalgia buttons for me, AND I can't wait to see wait happens next. Hard to pull off. My only gripe is the changing artists. Just have Romita draw the whole thing.

The first issue of BP that does not work. This reads and looks like fan-fic.

Intriguing. Gory parts were a bit much though.

Keeping up the quality. Love it.

I love it, but this does not work in short installments. It will be a fantastic graphic novel when collected.

I liked it but I would prefer a New Gods book from Allred instead. Can't see this lasting more than 6 issues.

Ellis makes you wait for the action, but he REALLY delivers.

Bought this on a whim. Fun and funny, worth 4 bucks.

Mutant deportation? Remember when this book was a metaphor for racism? Now it's just about racism. Too on the nose. Boring.

Fantastic.

I enjoyed it, but it's not a must-read. After all of these comics we still have no more insight into the Engineers than we did at the end of the film,

Didn't grab me enough to pick up issue #2. It was fine, I just don't care what happens next.

I bought this after reading the stellar reviews here. This is either parody or fan fic. I'm not interested in either.

Well paced, exciting, best book out.

The short Wendigo backup story was cool. The main feature smelled.

One helluva TV script, one terrible comic book script.

The script, though very brief, is OK. The "art" stinks.

Fantastic!

It's fine, not great. Recycling the prejudice theme for the billionth time. I like the 80's lineup of characters. I like the tension between Kitty and Colossus. Giving Rachel the new name of "Prestige" is the worst idea ever. 5 bucks for 5 minutes of reading is hard to justify. If you are going to emulate Claremont's work from the 80's, try using at least 20% of his word count.

Great. This went by too fast.

I really want to like the X-men in some way. Marvel has made this difficult. It's time to let go of the time travel stuff, but Marvel has doubled down on this. The original X-men are here to stay? I guess? Old Man Logan is still in the present, not the future? Marvel, please let go of time travel for a moment, tell a good story. This one is OK. Surprisingly, Lady Deathstrike is the most interesting thing.

Picked this up on a whim. Loved it. It reminds me of Busiek's Conan run.

10 bucks?!? I hate to say it, but John Byrne was right, this story is poo. Miles Morales is my Spider-man for now.

This series is fantastic. Noir at its finest, better than Brubaker.

Not terrible, but not good. Darth Maul deserves more effort.

So the interesting story about the guy who is aware of alternate earths ends with a whimper. The bad lady is tricked by Jessica and Captain Marvel. Luke and Jessica are still mad at each other. In short, not much happens. I LOVED the original Alias series. This one stinks. With the same writer and artist for this relaunch, how the hell did this happen?

This sucked. And I'm a bleeding heart liberal.

Great issue, very funny, no mention of jizz for a change.

There is a fine line between fun and corny. This book has taken a giant leap into corn country.

Very good, but it doesn't quite live up to the promise of last issue's ending. We get another cliffhanger here. Will the next issue be worth the wait? I hope so.

Only 2 issues in and it's already my favorite ongoing. Just the right balance of Ellis weirdness and conventional superhero storytelling.

Pretty terrible, and I like Bendis. That cliffhanger about She-Hulk? No info. Jim Rhodes is still dead. Iron Man is still mad. The end.

Not good, but great fun if you like the movie.

It felt like: What has DC editorial decided to do about Wonder Woman's conflicting origin stories? You won't find out here. Buy Wonder Woman #1 to maybe possibly find out!

It was fine, but it went by too quickly, about 90 seconds of entertainment.

Every issue gets a little better, near perfect this time.

Feels like issue #1 again, where is this going?

I really enjoyed this. If you like Bendis in general, you will like it, if not, move along. My only complaint is the focus on Inhumans instead of mutants. Inhumans are boring as f. Please stop trying to make Inhumans replace mutants.

I'm intrigued. The artwork could be better.

A total re-hash of Civil War, just replacing Speedball with a random Inhuman. And I usually like Bendis. Frowny face. The artwork is great though.

Very enjoyable. If only Johns could write all of the new series that this will launch. Too bad DC only has a few decent writers.

Good, but getting bogged down in phony politics, a la Attack of the Clones.

Loved it

Kudos for working in Poe saying "pal" again, but where was "I've got a bad feeling about this!"??? The artwork is beautiful, but I would like more Poe in my Poe comic.

Much better than 1st issue, loved it.

Practically perfect in every way.

This comic purports to be against exploitation but is simultaneously exploitative. Oh, the irony!

Sadly, this is terrible. I love Cloonan's writing on Southern Cross. Dillon is perfect as always here. But the script for Punisher #1, hoo boy, how did this get past an editor? It reads like bad fan-fic or a B movie script. No story to speak of, just gratuitous violence. Huge disappointment.

I was really enjoying this until the graphic story about male bodily fluid. The Superior Foes vibe switches to Garth Ennis on meth and never fully recovers.

I'm enjoying the hell out of this book. Waid and Samnee do a great job playing with the pacing for action sequences.

Pretty darn good. The artwork is the strongest part. Poe says "pal" a few too many times.

Poor artwork with almost no backgrounds. Hokey story with weak dialog. Cheap plot devices: Let's go get my stolen purse without the cops because my phone case has sentimental value? You couldn't have thought up a better way to get these two together? This book could have said and meant a lot, it doesn't.

It reminds me of Alias-era Bendis. I really enjoyed it. However, If I were a hardcore Iron Man fan, I would be disappointed with how little Iron Man is actually in this issue. Needs a new title.

I really want to like this. Ramos and Lemire are both great, just not with this title. Can we please have a decent X-title to buy on a regular basis? There hasn't been one since Remender's X-Force run.

The Scientology allusions are more overt, and it really works. The gore is over the top for me, but this is very clever writing.

45 wonderful seconds of entertainment.

Good, but it's time to get Peter Parker out of this series.

Good, but they could have stretched out the Vision plot over several more issues.

Great mix of weirdo cosmic stuff and down to earth human stuff.

Great to have characters from the Vader series in this book.

Good, but the "meta" part sucked.

May-day! May-day! This book is crashing like the Hindenburg. Bring back Ramos STAT. Or anyone willing to draw backgrounds, Despite the credit here, the interiors are NOT by Ramos.

The political message could have been delivered more artfully.

Sadly, it was a dull read.

This book is near-perfect.

Simple, but great fun.

We don't need flashbacks, we've all read the original Old Man Logan.

My favorite ongoing Star Wars book, never a disappointment.

I'm enjoying it, but it's getting confusing.

This is the Spider-man you've been looking for.

Good, but this feels like a one-shot for side characters.

The artist has a hard time filling in for Ramos and no one cares about Weird World.

Really enjoying this

Getting even more weird.

My expectations were low, but this was a lot of fun. Great "SNIKT" scene. On my pull list now.

Just when the book seems to be going somewhere interesting, we get a crummy twist ending.

The gentrification story was the weakest so for G. W. Wilson and Ms. Marvel. Still not terrible.

After reading the whole series, the only essential issues are 1 and 9.

Perfect.

Wow, great stuff here!

Story seems to be headed in new directions, I like it.

Uh-oh. It's starting to wander, I'm worried.

I liked it, even though it has some prequel stank on it.

Better than the last issue, still not very interesting.

It could be much better.

Fantastic!

Two stinkers in a row for JLA.

The villains are a snooze. Please bring back any of Spidey's rogues.

I'm mesmerized by Ramos' art, but the script is poop.

Glad to see these two together, didn't need to see his donger though.

More street level and not as cosmic as her Avengers adventures, I'm enjoying it.

Simone seems to be having a lot of fun writing this madcap book, I dig it.

Not the book I was hoping for, but I'll stick around to see what Robinson does with Jim Hammond.

I'm enjoying this series.

A fun, quick read.

Too much gore for me. Is this Vertigo or Avatar?

That's it?!?

A boring issue by Saga standards. Still good.

I love the artwork from Ramos. But the script, yeesh. Old Wolverine and young Jean should be dead in this timeline, but they're not, how could this happen?!? Zzzzzzz......

It's OK. MJ is in it for a moment. I want to like this, but I'm bored.

Very good, although the ending is telegraphed in advance.

For Robinson's sake I'll give it a few issues. So far, bad. Off to a bad start.

This is an enjoyable book about AI in the real world, much like Alex+Ada. But this isn't a Vision book. And for Eff's sake, it's synthOzoid, not synthEzoid. Read Avengers #57.

This went directly into the garbage can after reading.

Very nice.

Nothing ground-breaking here, but I had fun. I'll pick up issue 2.

It's a decent book, but I don't feel compelled to buy the next issue.

Huge improvement over the first issue. This is more focused yet still weird and scary. I enjoyed it.

Not Spencer's best, still very good

A fun story with beautiful artwork, and no mention of prequel shiz

This was great, especially since solo Wolverine books are usually terrible. It was a quick and fun read, but FIVE BUCKS?!? Entertainment at a buck a minute is too steep for me,

I haven't enjoyed Cap this much since Brubaker's run.

Not what I expected from a Cap book, but I'm digging what Spencer is doing here. Nice change of pace for Cap.

This series started as a madcap romp and turned into one big apology. Bummer. I hope Robinson feels some catharsis after writing this and turns in some awesome scripts for his upcoming books with Marvel. And I'd love to see more Saviors!

Feature story was great, backup was a snooze.

Tarantino does Christian mythology. It doesn't work.

With the new books well underway, who gives a crap?

If only Allred's brilliant artwork had a half decent script to accompany it. The story is whimsical tripe.

Fantastic artwork, story just OK.

I was hoping for something as compelling as The Black Hood, a wonderful series from the Dark Circle imprint. Unfortunately, it's utter garbage. Kudos to Rachel Deering for getting a lettering gig. The rest of you, back to the drawing board.

This looked like typical nihilistic crap (every Garth Ennis book from Avatar, anyone?) when I flipped through a few pages at the store. I passed. After seeing all the great reviews I went back and bought it. I enjoyed it. Surprisingly, there's a story here. Unfortunately, the art is still Avatar style.

Best new series of 2015.

Derivative of Lovecraft, but if that's your thing, you'll probably dig it. A lot happens in this one issue, could have been spread over 12.This is Simone stretching out of her comfort zone into super-weird, could have been great, but it's just OK.

Beautiful artwork, terrible script.

Great premise, horrible execution. This reads like self-published garbage you get talked into buying in the back row at a comic convention. It has a losing combo of trite dialog that's dying to be witty and high school art class drawings. I read the whole thing and dropped it right in the trashcan.

The Madam Masque stuff is great. Doom out of the mask is a snooze.

Very much like the movies, accessible and fun. It's RDJ as Tony Stark and that's a good thing.

A great first issue, Scott's work has improved quite a bit, Rucka starts a fun ride. It felt short though.

The issues don't have much to do with each other, besides Poe's parents being in each story. No big reveals, no twists, no double crosses. There is no plot that connects these 4 issues, although it's a pretty tour of the "new" SW universe.

Too campy/corny for me.

Make it stop!

The main feature was great. I like the new premise. The crappy back-ups were a waste of ink and paper.

A crummy commercial. They forgot to include "Be sure to drink your Ovaltine."

A perfect first issue. Starts out feeling like 80s slice of life, then we take a quick left turn into (spoiler)... hard sci-fi. I'm in for the long haul.

Rock solid.

Not bad, not quite worth five bucks though.

Bit of a stumble

Clunky script and disappointing artwork. This is my last issue.

Fantastic.

Great rush of nostalgia from seeing Luke's home from A New Hope.

Just blasted through the first two issues. Loved it!

Sad to see this series end. Get all the trades!

Big letdown after a great first issue. It's a retreading of a worn out storyline.

I'm lovin' it.

I usually enjoy this series, but this issue was boring.

Kot's stuff is hit and miss, this is a hit for me.

Just OK.

Fun stuff.

Not as good as the first issue, but still entertaining.

Comes across as a parody of a Warren Ellis book. Bloody awful.

I'm a big fan of G-Rod's artwork from Locke and Key, same great stuff here, but the script is clunky and I don't care what happens next.

Great artwork, but deaths in super-hero events are kind of a hack thing to do, especially with the reset button coming in October.

Happy to see the characters on the last page!

Great script, but the artwork (especially the faces) could be more consistent.

Great 1st issue.

Carbon copy of the original with a few changes at the end.

MJ and the kid are hardly in it.

Hats off to DC for celebrating diversity, but this is not a great "jumping on" point. Confusing for new readers.

Remember when this book was a Jason Bourne-ish thriller? Way to kill your own book.

The Prequel Stank is strong with this one.

Getting better.

I loved it.

Funny and honest.

Weird, but I liked it.

Fun finale.

Great artwork, clumsy script.

Great to see "SNIKT" again.

Despite the constraints of a crappy crossover, it's not bad.

The least crappy Secret Wars book.

Pretty good, but character development at a minimum.

Nice artwork, script is poop.

Old guys talk. JSA appears on the last page.

Just OK by Saga standards.

Wait, what?

Yawn. Nice artwork though.

A lot of talking about sadness. Still good.

Fun book, bummer ending though.

Can we just skip to the end?

1st issue was great, 2nd issue is disappointing. Hope the 3rd is better.

I wanted to like this, and I do love Allred's artwork, but the gimmick of a loopy maze was downright annoying.

As a fan of the mid 80s BATO, this was a kick to read. Still avoiding the main Convergence series. The crossover references here had me throwing up in my mouth a little. This is DC saying, remember this fun book? You're having a good time reading it, right? YOINK! SUCKER! You get a reboot! And you get a reboot! And you get a reboot! Still liked the homage to the old series, worth 4 bucks. But seriously DC, eff u in the a.

A beautiful send-off for the FF.

A fun yet violent guilty pleasure, like every Liam Neeson movie from the last decade, except Neeson is a kid with Asperger's this time.

Great work from Dino and Waid.

Good premise, nice artwork, but the dialog is clunky as hell.

This was hilarious. Super goofy and fun. Alex De Campi makes it work.

I really enjoyed this.

Reminds me of Morrison's classic run on Animal Man. Highly recommended!

Is this the same series that I was enjoying? Snore.

The best chapter from the Black Vortex crossover event, which isn't saying much.

Boring.

Scary as always.

Not bad, but not good enough for me to buy issue two.

What did I just read?

Beautiful artwork, insipid script.

Very good, but the reporter gimmick is unnecessary. Just tell the story.

Millar trying to sell another idea to Hollywood. This movie has already been made a dozen times. Nice artwork though.

Big changes!

Just OK.

Fantastic.

Loved it!

Starting to wander a bit. Still good.

An impulse buy. Not bad at all.

Picking up steam.

Discount Grant Morrison.

I expected the story to be a complete throw-away, but I didn't expect the great Art Adams to phone this one in.

Snooze-fest.

Stunning work as always from Brubaker and Phillips.

Sorry to see this one go.

KSD is killing it!

Surprisingly good. I'll check out #2.

Been there, done that, boring.

A half-decent series takes a detour through poop-town.

Great art, script might as well have been a transcription of the phone book.

Almost perfect, just wish it didn't allude to the prequels. Vader shouldn't be talking about his Anakin days at all.

Not terrible, just unoriginal and not intriguing enough to warrant a purchase of number two. A similar premise was done very well by Ken Garing in Planetoid, and Bitch Planet by KSD is currently knocking it out of the park.

Impressive!

Five bucks and five minutes I'll never get back.

The main story is alright, but the backup: WTF?

Way too many ideas have been thrown together here. Sadly, it's a convoluted mess.

The guy with Asperger's rocks. Can the story just be about him and not the high concept "small town for villains" premise?

Very enjoyable, but they need to cut down on direct quotes from the movies.

Scary as hell.

The trouble with Brubaker noir is that it does not work in short installments. I'm sure the trade will be great, but this issue had me asking myself, "Why don't I trade wait this stuff?"

Quite good, but I don't think I'm the intended audience. I'm puzzled by the comic book industry's obsession with recruiting new, young, female readers. At 4 bucks a pop, it ain't gonna happen.

Clever writing, great artwork, everything I love about reading comic books.

There's not much here without the cliffhanger. I'll get #2 but I'm not subscribing at the moment.

Pauley Shore meets Dean Koontz in a John Hughes Universe

Surprisingly great. I bought this issue on a whim and now I'm a subscriber.

Total poop.

Huge disappointment. The ending is too tidy and cute.

Yowza! A huge step backwards.

Best issue so far

I loved the script, but the artwork is horribly inconsistent and heavy-handed.

LDB is pretty cheery so far. I'm happy for him since I've grown attached to the character over the years. But "depressed" is in the title. Perhaps a name change to Li'l Pretty Much Doing Alright Boy.

Loving the slow burn. Not for everyone, but I dig it.

Pretty darn good, but I could do without Nomad. And please no Batroc, worst villain ever. Artwork is beautiful though.

Stunning!

"Killing Joke" level greatness.

IN 7 MONTHS... Hickman will be off this book. Hallelujah!

Oh, infinite sadness! I really wanted to like this, but the art is sloppy and the writing is in serious need of an editor with common sense.

A perfect comic book. Even better than "Severed." Scary and well crafted in every way. @ Educated Reader: "pedal stool" ?????? WTF

Perfection.

Highly enjoyable. I wasn't a fan of Forever Evil, so this is a welcome new direction for me.

Predictable, but fun.

It's a big eff-ewe to longtime fans and shameless pandering to a desired audience that will never set foot in a comic shop.

Caligula under water.

A boring trip through Magneto's memories.

Great artwork, but She-Thor gets very little screen time.

Southern Bastards, volume 2.

I love the Purple Man, and I have a feeling the Purple Kids are going to be my new FAAAvorite (any Stern fans out there?). Every issue reminds me how good super-hero comics can be. Thank you Mr. Waid!!!

This issue will give you a headache if you think about the time travel mixed with dimension jumping. Really bad choice to have a "flash-sideways" like this. Please undo this Bendis!

No "temporal" or "atemporal" in this issue. Some funny moments. HOLY COW, I ACTUALLY LIKED THIS BOOK!!!

Nothing groundbreaking here, but I was entertained. I'll stick with the series.

Best series on the stands!

Great art, but the non-fight with Creed was a bummer.

Time for a plot.

Reminds me of Slott's run, fun stuff.

A nihilistic downward spiral. Good times.

Secret Wars 2 was better.

Holy mother of god, just read the g.d. will already!!!

I really enjoyed the regular part of the issue. However... Can the crappy filler in the back really be called "bonus material" if we're paying an extra buck for it?

A depressing labor to get through. Nice artwork though.

Progress! One "temporal" but no "atemporal." Hickman, for real dude, lay off the time travel and multiverse jumping for ONE FRIGGIN' ISSUE. Let the Avengers fight Ultron or something. Let someone crack a joke. Make with the fun.

The first good Superman story of the Nu 52!

Somehow, this book has a flash-sideways.

Nicely done!

I lak ih a lah.

Loved it.

Not the farewell I had hoped for. Sad face.

AW YEAH! This book kicks so much a$$. Magneto is a street-level bad-a$$ and I love it.

Super-fun issue! My only complaint is that it is over so quickly.

So happy to write that this book is the shiznit. I LOVE IT! Noir perfection from beginning to end. I'm in for the full run.

I enjoyed this issue until I was reminded that they need to READ THE F@#%ING WILL ALREADY!!!

More trees in your book called "Trees," please.

Fantastic as always. Top-of-the-stack reading!

I love Simone, but there is no story here. Wonder Woman fights Batman's rogues and wins. The end. EVS's artwork is beautiful.

It was just OK, not interesting enough to get me to buy #2.

Goblin demon was amazing, but the clone shiz stinks.

Straight up perfection. Sorry to see Ellis go! Dropping after this (SAD FACE).

I enjoyed it, but I ain't buying all of the tie-ins!

The opening was BORING but by the end I was thinking SUBSCRIBE.

I've read and loved every issue of SiP, and I have no clue what Mr. Moore is going for here. It's neither fun nor funny. It makes me want to go back and read the original SiP and forget about Kids.

Great creative team, great book.

Best X-book going. Bummer that Rucka is leaving.

Nothing really wrong with it, but I'm not interested enough to buy #2.

Really great. Makes me want to go back and read the whole series again.

READ THE FRIGGIN' WILL!!!!

Eisner bait? Yes. Enjoyable? No.

This was fun.

Like Saga without the heart

Please stop using the words "temporal" and "atemporal."

It might make sense when the story is collected, but this issue stinks on its own. Where are the friggin' trees?!?

I'm starting to wonder if Hickman can write an issue without using the words "temporal" or "atemporal."

A great series, but this it reads SO much better in trades. Single issues are so fast-paced, you're done in a few minutes.

Fun to see Rocket but this feels like filler.

I liked it. Wraps up a lot of stuff from Battle of the Atom. Angel's on a bike to take X-23 on a date, she doesn't want to be carried.

Great art, but sadly, no laughs. Check out Tales from the Con.

I bought this because of the mention of Brubaker/Phillips in the teaser. Not even close.

It's OK, but I'm not intrigued enough to buy #2.