OverallAnother strong issue, which uncovers more of the political machinations that are happening in the background. You find yourself not entirely sure who is in the right. Adam Strange and his wife or The Justice League? Is the Pykkt invasion of Earth being entirely manufactured or is it a very real danger? Read Full Review

King keeps the story interesting throughout. If I had any complaint, it is that I wanted more immediately once the issue is over. Not a bad thing. The artwork by Gerads and Shaner is tops as well. They are both doing some of the best works of their respective careers. Read Full Review

Strange Adventures continues to be the most fascinating look at the bleakness of war DC has done in a very long time, even if it's coated in a fantasy/sci-fi veneer. Read Full Review

Shaner and Gerads continue to offer some amazing visuals throughout this issue. Shaner's work on Adam's adventures on Rann are great to look at and have a classic style and feel to them. Almost like they are trying to be idealized versions of events. Gerads has a dark, gritty quality to his pages and they perfectly reflect the reality of the story and its characters. Read Full Review

While this issue gets a little distracted by current events, it still puts forward a great chapter in the STRANGE ADVENTURES series. Read Full Review

For someone like me, there's a lot to love here. There are a lot of little moments of nuance that shine through beautifully and I'm really attracted to storytelling that focuses on a couple like Adam and Alanna where they're on the same page, largely. It's not filled with sniping or distrust or concerns, just forward momentum together with a focus on a better life for their daughter. The time on Rann presents a really neat look at the couple and what they achieve while the earthbound time reinforces just how capable Alanna is in going after exactly what she wants. I love the writing and the artwork is simply stellar, making it one of the most attractive books I'm reading these days. Read Full Review

Hitting the mid-point of this series, and Tom King is setting up Act 2. Since it is a new introduction, the story slows a bit, making this issue slightly weaker. Overall, it is still a great comic, it just doesn't soar to the heights of the previous issues. Read Full Review

The tension building in this comic is like none other, and it's building a pretty great story " but some sort of understanding or pay-off would be nice. Read Full Review

Strange Adventures #5 delivers some good moments as it continues its storys slow build-up. It will be interesting to see where things go from here. Read Full Review

I liked this issue, as it amps up the drama and the impending war while firmly establishing that Alanna is not to be trusted. The pacing and balance of art and detail continue to keep you on your toes. Strange Adventures is a gripping like the best primetime TV, dripping with excitement and delivered with precision. Read Full Review

We're getting to the point in the title where King is going to have to start making some revelations to keep the story moving. There's only so many times he can stretch out some story progression with some distractions. Read Full Review

Strange Adventures #5 doesn't eschew politics, but steps so far away from its earlier assertion that it's possible to simply enjoy the reimagined world of this odd, B-list superhero, and briefly imagine where else this concept could have gone. Read Full Review

Strange Adventures is almost at the halfway mark, and I have gone from confused to intrigued to just bored.  Tom King continues to formulate his mystery based on the lack of any real information, and so, there is no way to play along.  Heck, I am not even sure what the mystery is at this point!  I like the art enough, but the character work lack substance or any reference point, and again, I was bored the whole time reading this issue.  I hope things pick up next issue, because I am about to bail on this book. Read Full Review

This felt so grounded. Almost like a Nolan version of what Adam Strange could be. With every issue the story escalates further and you can just feel the tension with every appearance of Adam and Alanna as the investigation goes on in the background. Doc Shaner and Mitch Gerads both kill it as always.

Throughout this series Alanna has felt very cold and scary, but given the past story and the 30 days of isolation and survivial, it really makes sense for her character to evolve in such a way. Definitely far from the sweet Alanna in the silver age days, but still a very gripping and deeper take on the character.

-Alanna has become my favorite character, shes calculated and always offers interesting sentiments on what the world is pressing her about. It seems like she has cards no one knew we were at the table
-Wish we got some mister terrific, but i assume that he will be a major part of the next issue
-The relationship between the pacing and stories being told feels natural. It is on the slower side, but that allows for taylor to take his time and add multiple small elements to the world, giving it more life.
-Might be the best art in any comic that im reading

Alanna is a fucking savage and I'd read an entire maxiseries purely consisting of this woman smirking at people while she chainsmokes and openly plots against them.

On a more serious note, the mixture of political and war thriller King is weaving here is his best work since Omega Men and The Vision, and Gerads and Shaner give us outstanding art as always.

The scene in the cave with Adam & Alanna drags this issue down. This rest is good. Shaner's art really shines in this issue.

First the positive-artwork is better and I liked the colors the best in this issue so far.
However, the story is just silly. So they are stuck in a cave, hungry/thirsty, then decide to have sex, all of a sudden are out and are now making demands from the rock people that were too much to handle to start with? Absolutely Ridiculous, lol. On a more positive note, Alenna's character was better this issue, but that's it.

It’s moving a little bit weirdly for me, to be honest, though I still like elements.

The series is still really good. King doing what King do best, challenging age-old themes, genres and ideas through a more nuanced and modern lens, similar to what Alan Moore did in his early career. But this issue so far has probably has been the weakest one. The art and contrast styles King, Gerads and Shaner do in this book is top-notch. King's characterization of Alanna and Strange complements the different art styles and approaches.

Alanna is still a relatively intriguing character the clouds the story in suspense and mystery, but she now is also taking time out of Strange's edge in the story. Especially during the Gerads sections of this issue. I want Alanna to be important and integral to the story as well, but not subsiding Adam Strange and his part in the current investigation against him. Though maybe this is intentional by King the more I think about it.

The story was also unnecessarily verbose. Parts of the dialogue didn't need to be here and was honestly just there to take up space. At this point, we are reaching a halfway point. And while the mystery is certainly intriguing, it needs to start peeling back the curtains on this investigation of Strange's daughter. One thing I find too often in comics is that it drags too much and fizzles out by the time something is revealed. Hope this series won't go down that path.
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Yeah, this was pretty bad. The art's spectacular as usual, but I'm struggling to come up with one good thing to say about the writing.

Another boring issue. King once again takes long established characters and just writes them completely different. He just needs to get away from super hero comics. Go back to the original characters like in Sherrif of Babylon otherwise he just butchers characters. I’m also over Mitch Gerads art. There are few, if any, redeeming qualities for this series.

In this moment, fresh after reading this issue, I'm considering dropping this title. The pace is too deliberate for me. I do not like mustache-twirling Alanna. There was an extreme lack of Mr. Terrific in this issue. He's the only reason I was, at all, excited for this issue. And you know what, I'll say it, I think Mitch Gerads' artwork is ugly at points. I just don't care about the majority of what's happening here. I get the plot. I get what's happening. We all feel a little Mr. Terrific when reading a Tom King comic.

Take this quote from a 10/10 review of this very issue: "This is without a doubt the most intellectually engaging comic DC has published since Watchmen. It's execution is at an extremely high level and is just as beautifully illustrated." Now, mind the typo, as you really let that sink in. That's the reader base for this comic. That right there.

I'm just burnt out on this series. It hit me as soon as we got an issue without a compelling character in it.
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