retcon_D reviewed DC vs. Vampires #12 Dec 31, 2022
Unfortunately, this series really fell off for me after issue 6. I really wanted to like the latter half of this title, but ultimately it fell flat. It seems like James Tynion either wrote or had a majority of control over the first arc, then gave it off to someone else, which obviously looks to be the case as Rosenberg also writes this.
Granted, I do enjoy Matthew Rosenberg as a writer more
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The cataclysmic final issue of the bestselling series will end with a bang and a whimper! Green Arrow will lead humanity’s final charge from the blood mines of Smallville. Supergirl’s mission to get off-world comes to an explosive end. And it’s Batgirl versus Nightwing for the fate of the entire planet-the stakes couldn’t be higher as the f...
Dex Rober rated The Nice House on the Lake #1 Dec 31, 2022
Everyone who was invited to the house knows Walter-well, they know him a little, anyway. Some met him in childhood; some met him months ago. And Walter’s always been a little…off. But after the hardest year of their lives, nobody was going to turn down Walter’s invitation to an astonishingly beautiful house in the woods, overlooking an enormo...
Dex Rober reviewed Dark Web: X-Men #2 Dec 31, 2022
This ahd no right to be as fun as it was-
REUNITED AND IT FEELS SO BAD!
Some reunions - like those with an evil ex who rules a dimension of demons - are not so great. Sometimes even having your AMAZING FRIENDS at your side isn't enough to save things.
Rated T+
Dex Rober reviewed DC vs. Vampires #12 Dec 31, 2022
Holy sh*t. I really rally wasn't expecting that ending.
Tynion is f*cking awesome at making horror interesting.
The cataclysmic final issue of the bestselling series will end with a bang and a whimper! Green Arrow will lead humanity’s final charge from the blood mines of Smallville. Supergirl’s mission to get off-world comes to an explosive end. And it’s Batgirl versus Nightwing for the fate of the entire planet-the stakes couldn’t be higher as the f...
Dex Rober rated DC vs. Vampires #6 Dec 24, 2022
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Batman gets the upper hand on the vampires who have infiltrated the Justice League...but the Vampire King finally reveals himself, and it will be the most jaw-dropping moment of 2022! The shocking, bestselling series reaches its blood-drenched halfway point!
Dex Rober rated Something is Killing the Children #27 Dec 24, 2022
Leaving death and tragedy in her wake, a grief-burdened Erica hunts for the terrifying Duplicitype.
With nothing left to lose and seemingly no one in her corner, Erica is faced with a choice to reach out to an unexpected source of help, or find herself dealing with both a monster and her human enemies alone...
Dex Rober rated House of Slaughter #10 Dec 24, 2022
After journeying through a watery hell, Edwin finally returns home to the House of Slaughter, but his problems might be just beginning...
New horrors loom in the next chapter of the epic adventure from the world of Something is Killing the Children!
Dex Rober rated House of Slaughter #9 Dec 24, 2022
Edwin finally comes face-to-jaws with the legendary monster he's been hunting - against all odds, will he be able to survive the encounter?
Meanwhile, we return to the past, where a young child faces a very different kind of watery terror...
Dex Rober rated House of Slaughter #8 Dec 24, 2022
The SCARLET arc of House of Slaughter continues as Edwin's search for a legendary monster goes horribly amiss.
Adrift on Lake Michigan, can Edwin survive with only the torn pages of his journal as makeshift S.O.S. notes? And what memories of his past cases will surface as he clings to life?
Dex Rober rated DC vs. Vampires: All-Out War #6 Dec 24, 2022
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The grand finale! With the dying embers of their hope rekindled at the eleventh hour, what’s left of John Constantine’s Suicide Squad attempts to traverse the badlands with precious cargo in tow. But just as final victory over the vampires and their endless night seems all but assured, the team must contend with their most powerful and terrifyi...
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"HULK PLANET" PART TWO!
Starship Hulk has found what should be the ultimate paradise - an entire planet of Hulk-like creatures thriving under the heat of a gamma star. But Bruce can't shake thoughts of the past or the nagging suspicion that Monolith isn't being totally honest about what she wants from the Hulk. And then there's the matter of th...
Dex Rober rated House of Slaughter #7 Nov 26, 2022
After his shocking discovery of what is actually lurking in the town, Edwin is faced with a choice that will change his life forever: wait for a Black Mask to arrive and risk losing the monster, or take on the creature himself...
Discover Edwin's story and dive even deeper into the expanding world of Something is Killing the Children with...
Dex Rober reviewed DC vs. Vampires #11 Nov 26, 2022
An good combo of blackbuster action, horror tension, crazy comedy and character moments. Can't wait for the finale.
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Humanity's final battles against King Nightwing and his vampire armies have seemingly failed on all three fronts. Who lives? Who dies? As all hope is extinguished, will the surviving heroes be able to stop the extinction of the human race?
Dex Rober rated Something is Killing the Children #26 Nov 26, 2022
With the last person in her corner gone and the Order of St. George closing in, Erica finds herself totally alone and without a prayer.
Can she take on the terrifying Doppelganger Duplicitype by herself, or is this the end of her story?
Dex Rober rated Something is Killing the Children #25 Nov 26, 2022
With over two million copies of the series sold to date, the first arc of Erica's mission in Tribulation reaches its shocking conclusion in this milestone anniversary issue that no Something is Killing the Children fan will want to miss!
While Erica's blades are occupied with an entity unlike anything she's faced, she receives a phone call...
Dex Rober rated DC vs. Vampires: All-Out War #5 Nov 26, 2022
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Betrayed and out of options, the pitiful remnants of the team head to a bleak and desolate Central City for one last Hail Mary as Baron Cinder's terrifying lieutenants close in. Will a Marvel Family showdown at the end of the world snuff out humanity's last hope, or will the team's final desperate gamble pay off?
Dex Rober rated DC vs. Vampires #10 Oct 28, 2022
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The war for Earth takes a decisive turn as the heroes prepare to strike back! Can Supergirl and her team in Australia escape to space? Will the Birds of Prey's infiltration of Gotham City go unnoticed by the Vampire King? Can Green Arrow save the human cattle from the Blood Farm? The shocking answers await!
Absolute Z to the 4 reviewed DC vs. Vampires: All-Out War #4 Oct 20, 2022
Gets a 4.0 thanks to the backup which isn't great but is readable.
As for the main story, no comic has ever left me feeling this stupid. The artwork leaves me lost, the plot and dialog confused. It all goes right over my head. I have a feeling everything is actually quite simple, but obscured due to art I find difficult to understand despite the use of shading and some tones, and dialog more
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With Baron Cinder and his lieutenants kept occupied by the mother of all diversions, the team attempts a daring raid on the Blood Farm to retrieve the one person who can bring sunlight back to the world. However, they have not reckoned on the terrifying presence of the Baron's vampire knights-familiar faces whose blades are every bit as bloodthirst...
I actually thought these last two issues were a little better overall (for the main story), but I think this book is being carried by the backups, which are generally much more interesting. It doesn't help that this feels like it's being written for the trade (unlike the main series, which works well on an issue-by-issue basis) so it feels like we're being given the story in pills.
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New Arc - HULK PLANET!
Thoroughly shaken by his battle with Thor and Titan's impact on his friends, Bruce Banner decides that his best company is himself - and only himself. As he sets Starship Hulk on a far away course, he begins to reckon with what it means to be healthy - and encounters an alternative to isolation he'd never thought to dream...
Dex Rober rated DC vs. Vampires: All-Out War #4 Oct 20, 2022
With Baron Cinder and his lieutenants kept occupied by the mother of all diversions, the team attempts a daring raid on the Blood Farm to retrieve the one person who can bring sunlight back to the world. However, they have not reckoned on the terrifying presence of the Baron's vampire knights-familiar faces whose blades are every bit as bloodthirst...
Dex Rober rated DC vs. Vampires: All-Out War #3 Oct 20, 2022
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The apocalyptic Suicide Squad team are planning for an all-out assault at the Blood Farm when one of Gotham's daughters finds them first. Batwoman gives them the chance to risk it all to save one of their own...but will this new mission give them the power they need to take on the mysterious Lord Cinder and his lieutenants? Or are they playing righ...
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"BANNER OF WAR" FINALE
The time for victory has come! In the final installment of the epic crossover between the HULK and THOR series, Marvel's two heaviest hitters expend their rage on one final, brutal brawl that will answer once and for all which of these heroes is the strongest. But in a fight between gods, monsters and men, what becomes of...
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"BANNER OF WAR" PART THREE!
In the third installment of the epic crossover between the HULK and THOR series, Iron Man interrupts a pivotal moment of Hulk and Thor's battle to settle a score. Equipped with new "Celestial Hulkbuster" armor of his own design, Tony is convinced that he can ensure Thor's victory and Hulk's capture. But sometimes wha...
Dex Rober reviewed DC vs. Vampires #9 Sep 29, 2022
This is probably the series with the stupidest title that keeps me to the edge of my seat month to month.
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Road trip! Our heroes split up and spread out across the globe to prepare for the final strikes against the vampire kingdom! Will Green Arrow's mission force him to battle one of his oldest friends? What horrors await the Birds of Prey inside the ruins of Gotham? And does Black Manta's secret mean a watery grave for Supergirl?
Dex Rober rated DC vs. Vampires: All-Out War #2 Aug 27, 2022
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The survivors of a horrifying vampire attack, led by Deathstroke, take shelter with Talia al Ghul. With intel from a hero recently saved from vampirism, John Constantine prepares them for a (suicide) mission, while Midnighter goes through every scenario in his head and finds out the dark truth. Meanwhile the mysterious vampire Lord Cinder has becom...
Dex Rober reviewed DC vs. Vampires #8 Aug 27, 2022
This one was great.
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THE BATTLE FOR EARTH CONTINUES IN THIS BLOODTHIRSTY SERIES! The surviving heroes put their various plans in motion in their last attempt to save humanity! The Birds of Prey are out for blood and head back into the heart of the vampire kingdom: Gotham City! Supergirl must cross a vampire-infested ocean and Green Arrow's mission is...just too horrify...
Dex Rober rated DC vs. Vampires #7 Jul 20, 2022
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The nightmarish second arc begins! The Earth is now cloaked in darkness as the victorious vampire empire has taken full control. Pockets of humanity can still be found, and they struggle to live but hope fades with every darker day. The leaders of the last surviving resistance force-Green Arrow, Batgirl, and Supergirl-hatch a desperate plan to save...
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"SMASHTRONAUT" Part 6 of 6!
The first arc of Donny Cates and Ryan Ottley's mind-blowing Hulk saga reaches its epic climax as Bruce Banner's control over Starship Hulk slips...and something much worse takes the wheel...
Rated T+
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"SMASHSTRONAUT" PART 5 OF 6!
• As President Thunderbolt Ross rains down gamma-irradiated hell, Bruce Banner's Starship Hulk experiment faces its toughest field test yet - this time, it might crack under the pressure.
• Bruce Banner thinks his control over the Hulk is now absolute... but what if he's wrong?
RATED T+
Dex Rober rated Something is Killing the Children #24 Jun 28, 2022
While Cutter's machinations continue to unfold at the House of Slaughter, Erica has tracked a terrifying new enemy within a small town in New Mexico.
With her past quickly catching up with her, Erica must don the mask once again and head into the heart of the danger if she wants any hope of stopping this monstrous entity.
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Just a comment, but Tynion wrote the entire Barbara Gordon stuff, so he probably both parts (specially given how prominent she is in the ending). It's interesting to see different people's opinions, because I agreed with you that this second half was getting a bit flat for me... Until this issue. I actually thought this one was great.
I gotcha, a fair point all things considered. I really do love the premise and concept of the book, and it hooked me for the first few issues. I wanted to love it, but I ultimately didn't. 100% agreed with you on seeing other opinions on the book. I should note, though, that this title and a few others, ex: Task Force Z, Human Target, and the like, are the titles that really are pushing the boundaries for DC in a hugely positive way, and I'm all for it.