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The greatest Superman story ever told, bar none.

"The Last Crusade" serves as a prelude to the "Death in the Family" storyline in Frank Miller's 'Dark Knight Universe' canon. The writing is arguably the best Miller has produced in decades and features consistently fantastic strokes from Romita Jr. It's a much smaller story than "TDKR" or more comparatively 'Master Race', but fits in perfectly with Miller's world of grim tales.

I had to stop reading the issue to come write this review. I have not read Marvel in well over a decade but couldn't resist the allure of Peach Momoko's watercolor cover. Every panel of this comic is incredible. Not only is it a fresh perspective on characters we all know inside and out, but the art is just as good as it gets in the medium.

An exemplary exhibition of the format, untranslatable to any other medium 10/10.

The stuff dreams are made of.

Deliriously gorgeous pulp entertainment.

Easily the most epic New 52 era event is an instant classic on the largest scale imaginable. New Gods clash with old, releasing power the likes of which have yet to dawn upon the cosmos. It is rich in Jack Kirby's lore of the Fourth World and the blockbuster experience you expect it to be.

Thank you guys

One of the most enjoyable issues of an independent comic I've ever read.

I challenge you to find a better example of pure eye popping, mouth watering, color blasting pulp joy.

An intensely rewarding and unorthodox visual experience.

Avant-garde pop art minimalism, gorgeously un-filmable.

Visual storytelling at the highest level. Don't be surprised if Huddleston walks away with an Eisner next year.

More brilliance from this duo, the high concept splash pages that are often museum worthy, you should be reading.

Overwhelming yes but perfect for someone who didn't read these events.

Epic high concept science fiction, rendered to perfection by fantasy lord Esad Ribiç.

One of the greatest pieces of hard fiction you can own.

An excellent concept riffing off elements from notorious fantasy publication 'Heavy Metal', which (not coincidentally) is managed by fellow DC scribe Grant Morrison. It seems to me today's comic book readers have become awfully spoiled. I've been a DC reader for two decades and this is one of my favorite concepts in a long time. Getting to explore the Dark Multiverse and the upside down Batman incarnations is the stuff of dreams for me. The one-shots for these new villains (Dawnbreaker, Red Death, etc) gives more depth to each of the evil entities, presenting them with a tangible fear and building a proper sense of the horrors to take place. Even the smallest characters in DC canon have a place in "Metal", with superstar writer Scott Snyder and real life metalhead Greg Capullo pushing the pen, this is not a series to be missed by fans of the lore.

Now THIS is the kind of Spider-Man story that really interests me. Something completely outside the box (I'd expect nothing less from Matt Kindt). The art is the real show stealer here, full page compositions to tell the story within a story.

Masterpiece

The best hero comics to read are the ones made by people who value the legacy of these characters, and Ewing clearly reveres them.

My favorite series in recent memory gets an excellent spinoff! Getting to see what Weird was doing when he was disappearing continues to build on the lore of the Black Hammer series.

Absolutely stunning, the wonderfully weird world of Black Hammer.

Geoff Johns continues his shaping of the DC Universe with his "Rebirth" theme, this, an introduction leading to an overall bigger story. Rebirth was the only logical step after the end of the New 52. It's purpose was multifold, address missing characters pre-Flashpoint, introduce the Multiverse and successfully integrate DC's most acclaimed property of the last half century, the Watchmen.

DC's Earth-One line is reintroducing us to their greatest icons one volume at a time but with new leases on life. Since these characters exist on Earth-One in the DC multiverse (Not Earth-0), this is not intended to be a retelling of their origin stories but rather an alternate telling of them. This story is one you may already know if you are familiar with Lantern Lore, but the writing is what impresses the most. The novel was seemingly written as if it was expected to be adapted into a feature film, ditching the tired old military protocol of the 'Corps' for a space opera theme that favors the visual storytelling beautifully illustrated here. With vol 2 already on the way we will get to see how the ring continues to unfold this Hal Jordan's universe. As was already shown at the end of vol 1, we know there are much more sinister things on the way. I also highly recommend the Superman Earth One trilogy.

Upgraded my review from 9.5 to a 10 after a second read. It's just page to page artistic madness. This guy does not take any panels off, period. Eagerly awaiting more.

It's a pulp wetdream for comic book readers, you can feel the love he puts into each panel, really wished it had gone 6.

Blow your mind baby.

Gorgeously rendered by Colleen Doran, the pages look like macabre stained glass panels. Love Neil's dark take on the age old tale.

The new gold standard.

Judge this on it's own merit. It isn't 1986 anymore and that's ok. "The Dark Knight Returns" holds it's status today because of the boundaries it broke in its release, not to mention it being a single Batman story for the ages. Just as you wouldn't compare a modern day play with Shakespeare, look at this as an evolution rather than a comparison. Miller, already pushing 60, decides yet again to return to his holy grail, and why not after flame out 'Strikes Again', both deserved redemption. This time he returns with backup in the form of writer Brian Azzarello (Joker/Batman: Damned) and DC legacy artist Andy Kubert (Batman and Son). The story is a classic DC tale of the fabled shrunken and bottle city of Kandor, final remains of the planet Krypton. Upon his release, self appointed cult leader 'Quar father', deems he and his kind the master race of Earth due to their superhuman supremacy absorbed through the rays of Earth's yellow sun. As the story progresses we are introduced to our cast of heroes through the wonderfully strange "Dark Knight Universe" one-shots, featured in Miller's crass art style, more reminiscent of his work in 'Ronin' rather than that of TDKR. The collection of variant covers this series earned (over 70) is an illustrated love letter to not only the Dark Knight but Miller himself, with names like Jim Lee, Brian Bolland and other industry titans all paying tribute. This is a worthy entry to the series and an expansion into Miller's unique world.

Extremely promising start with fantastic art and scope, the twist was much appreciated.

I appreciate some of the origin story, but this issue doesn't really pop like the first until the end, that said I'm sure more greatness is on the way!

Stunning art, love Domino.

Domino <3

Love to see a different artist try (Quinn was on Way of X), hopefully earns its own run.

Three words that forever changed the Marvel Universe.

Outstanding

At last delivering on the promise made four years ago.

A great issue in that it has continued to keep and build tension, while also releasing some.

Perfect to read with my girls who are just learning about the medium.

Amazing stuff, naysayers on Sterelax.

Just a really pure combo of talent here. The lines and colors are something I hope we can see more of soon, top 3 ongoing.

Feverishly colorful with whip-snap 2D pop art, wrapped inside of a 'weird western' decanter and served with a finishing sauce of "didn't see that coming", more please.