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7.5
A.X.E.: Eve of Judgment (2022) #1

Jul 19, 2022

A bit repetitive but it might work better if you're not up to speed with Eternals or maybe it will be too much info. Still looking forward to A.X.E. but will skip almost all tie-ins except for what I'm pulling already. Pasqual Ferry is rough and simple on purpose. The excess and rough lines on the male figures vs the female figures is a nice touch but the style doesn't suit the tone of the story. Still, props to him for the eternals designs of sets and the antimatter bomb.

7.0
A.X.E.: Judgment Day (2022): Omega

Nov 10, 2022

It's ok. Has moments but as an end to the Eternals and Judgment Day, it's lacking. The art from Villanova didn't help either because it was muddled and rushed.

8.5
A.X.E.: Judgment Day (2022) #1

Jul 21, 2022

Has me interested after a nice opening. Gillen certainly writes everyone well here and weighs his words carefully. Schiti's art and Gracia's colors are a great fit for this event. Here we go Jim! Toooony Stark plans have me intrigued too.

8.5
A.X.E.: Judgment Day (2022) #2

Aug 11, 2022

Enjoyable event so far with many predictable and not so predictable moments. Gillen is good at this and I like his take on this world. This event also benefits from Immortal and Red being great setup and expanding issues. There is way too much going on here and I suspect the avalanche of tie-ins incoming will expand on those angles. I do want to explore them but can't follow them all since I can't print money or have any more space for useless books. Schiti and Gracia on art make it all look and work well too.

8.0
A.X.E.: Judgment Day (2022) #3

Aug 25, 2022

It's a good read from Gillen but unstable on its own. It is a link to the next and can't carry the weight alone. Schiti and Gracia are doing some nice work which makes it all read much better.

8.0
A.X.E.: Judgment Day (2022) #4

Sep 16, 2022

It's an interesting read but the jumping around is all over for me even when making it personable especially when absorbing the different points of view. I obviously have to re-read this to get a better idea of what I think. The art is great and some pages by Schiti are wonderful but many other panels are not clear enough and too rushed. Still one of the better events we had in years.

7.0
A.X.E.: Judgment Day (2022) #5

Sep 21, 2022

This has all the plot points to work but I just couldn't get into any of the same plans being done again. It took me a while to figure out why I just couldn't get into this event until I remembered how the Eternals by Gillen worked so well with the machine narrating but this one is narrated by the progenitor. That is the main hold up for me because I could follow the machine's narrative while this progenitor is not suited to be narrating this at all. Some scenes make sense then the next 3 are nonsensical and the rules are there are no rules. Then comes the Cap moment at the end and I have to have someone explain to me how Cap gets out of the egg with his shield in hand? Seriously? Just because it's a made up story doesn't mean it can't have logical steps. I'm not even going to discuss the complete loss of meaning to death in comics. Schiti's style is strange yet again when the characters are different from page to page and the progenitor's physique and especially arms drastically change throughout the issue. The guy is very good and delivers some very nice pages but there is plenty of rushed work and inconsistency.

7.0
A.X.E.: Judgment Day (2022) #6

Oct 27, 2022

It's ambitious but it ends with a whimpering pause. I get we're asking the readers to do better and be better but man is this way off the mark. I appreciate Guillen showcasing regular citizens view of events and have proper repercussions even if things will go back to normal as they always do but not as fast as before. I appreciate him dropping some heavy questions about the idea of God and his attributes as existential endeavors to find answers and he did ask some good questions as this made up god can never be truly worthy of judging creations while it is itself a creation no matter how powerful it is. Also the criteria for judging was erratic and unknown. It was the delivery and the pacing of this issue that killed the pondering. I never wanted a huge fight to justify an end to this quest but We needed characters asking better questions and we didn't get that. At least not the ones that count. If you're going to ponder, mate you need to go further because you're only at the surface. We never get proper answers and this final Host was not a good vessel for giving any. Schiti and Fiorelli on art were good but Gracia relied heavily on red tones that it took out of what was happening. I get that doomsday with blood and fire need to have red but it needed nuance. Still he is good overall.

9.0
Absolute Carnage (2019) #1

Aug 9, 2019

Great start and absolute joy to read. Really liked the Eddie and Spidey pages. Never been a fan of Carnage but with Cates and Stegman, I'm willing to give a shot. Also JP Mayer and Martin Jr. did an outstanding job too!

9.0
Absolute Carnage (2019) #2

Aug 28, 2019

You know it's good when you're left wanting more at the end. Spoiled with the last bigger issue so this one felt over too quick. Credit to Donny Cates for creating it. Stegman's art is just wild man! Mayer and Martin complement his style very well.

8.5
Absolute Carnage (2019) #3

Sep 19, 2019

Still good but I feel like I'm missing something because the switcheroo was done weird.

8.0
Absolute Carnage (2019) #4

Oct 18, 2019

It's good. It was saved in the last few pages. Obviously the art is great but the story by Cates is a bit inconsistent. I'll hold full judgement to the end.

8.5
Absolute Carnage (2019) #5

Nov 22, 2019

It definitely was interesting and kept my attention. Ithad me invested in knowing what comes next so props to Donny Cates but the ending is just the end of another arc so a bit of a downer. This would have been weak without Ryan Stegman, Bagley, Mayer and Martin. The art team was fantastic!!

8.0
All-New Guardians of the Galaxy #1

May 6, 2017

Great start. Duggan using some points from the movies to bring you in (not my favorite) before adding some of his zany sauce plus add Kuder's beautiful art and you got a promising story.

9.5
All-New Guardians of the Galaxy #2

May 25, 2017

Man, issue 2 is even better than the first. Duggan brings the action and the humor and the intrigue. Kuder draws his butt off here. Amazing book to look at.

9.0
All-New Guardians of the Galaxy #3

Jun 14, 2017

Wow. Nice Gamora mystery focused issue. Loved it and the art fits very well!!

9.0
All-New Guardians of the Galaxy #4

Jun 28, 2017

8.5
All-New Guardians of the Galaxy #5

Jul 5, 2017

9.0
All-New Guardians of the Galaxy #6

Jul 19, 2017

Fantastic and mysterious story by Duggan. Awesome art by Kuder and lovely colors by Svorcina. I'm excited for the future of this cosmic tale.

8.5
All-New Guardians of the Galaxy #7

Aug 3, 2017

Nice story with beautiful art but just a bit short.

9.0
All-New Guardians of the Galaxy #8

Aug 17, 2017

8.5
All-New Guardians of the Galaxy #9

Sep 8, 2017

Gerry's story still good and Hawthorne's art with Groot and the way he portrayed Rocket's reaction to Groot's ordeal is worth it.

9.0
All-New Guardians of the Galaxy #10

Oct 4, 2017

One of the best books out right now. Duggan is having fun and Kuder is churning out some of his best work!

9.0
All-New Guardians of the Galaxy #11

Oct 11, 2017

Duggan continues his story and fills in all the pieces and solves the mystery bit by bit. Nicely done! The art was good and fits this story well. People complaining about the missing cosmic side, Abnett and Lanning's threads not being part of the Guardians Legacy should be reading this book. It's all there.

9.5
All-New Guardians of the Galaxy #12

Oct 23, 2017

Another Stellar issue with some of the best art by Rod Reis.

8.5
All-New Wolverine #26

Oct 31, 2017

8.5
All-New Wolverine #28

Dec 13, 2017

Enjoyed this issue a lot and loved the dialogue in many instances. Cabal's art is great and fits well with some nice colors by Woodard . Gabby is just too adorable with a new hero codename.

8.5
All-New Wolverine #29

Jan 18, 2018

9.0
All-New Wolverine #30

Jan 31, 2018

8.0
All-New Wolverine #32

Mar 18, 2018

9.0
All-New Wolverine #33

Apr 4, 2018

Taylor and Rosanas pulled it off! Nice work!

9.0
All-New Wolverine #34

Apr 25, 2018

Tom Taylor delivered the goods with this story. Enjoyed it very much. Rosanas crafted some incredible clean art and just crushed it. Woodard applied the right tones of colors to make it pop yet feel subdued! P.S. is it wrong that i enjoyed this more than the Hunt for Wolverine?

8.5
All-New Wolverine #35

May 18, 2018

9.5
Amazing Fantasy (2022) #1000

Sep 1, 2022

Outstanding mix of stories from "Amazing" to OK. The one that stuck with me and is worth the price is Slott's which made me misty eyed especially with the way Cheung channeled Ditko in his art. Rainbow Rowell/Olivier Coipel and Hickman/Marco Checcheto were great too. These anthologies are almost always money grabs but this one had the goods.

8.0
Amazing Spider-Man (2015) #18

Oct 13, 2016

9.5
Amazing Spider-Man (2015) #19

Oct 13, 2016

8.5
Amazing Spider-Man (2015) #20

Oct 21, 2016

Great issue! Slott just knows how to write doc ock!

8.0
Amazing Spider-Man (2015) #21

Nov 17, 2016

8.0
Amazing Spider-Man (2015) #22

Dec 22, 2016

Good issue but i don't think Peter would have went for it that easily no matter how much Ben went through and he wants to help him.

7.5
Amazing Spider-Man (2015) #23

Jan 20, 2017

7.5
Amazing Spider-Man (2015) #24

Feb 22, 2017

8.0
Amazing Spider-Man (2015) #25

Mar 16, 2017

Immonen and Slott work well together and the story flows with good developments. Camuncoli's story with Slott is also good and very promising. But the rest is filler. This is not going to help this book get any new readers.

8.0
Amazing Spider-Man (2015) #26

Apr 14, 2017

Great follow up and this run is looking good. Story and art compliment each other.

8.5
Amazing Spider-Man (2015) #27

May 11, 2017

Slott doing some good work and Immomen is great! Love these issues prepping the clash of Spidey and Osborn. Hope Slott can deliver a good finale!

8.0
Amazing Spider-Man (2015) #28

Jun 9, 2017

Nice issue and great art but it isn't a proper conclusion. Slott is always setting up the next thing that it takes away from the now.

8.5
Amazing Spider-Man (2015) #29

Jun 29, 2017

8.0
Amazing Spider-Man (2015) #30

Jul 13, 2017

8.5
Amazing Spider-Man (2015) #31

Aug 10, 2017

Great end to Parker Industries and maybe Peter Parker as we knew him but not as emotional as it should've been. Immonen in with the awesome art to make it so much better!

9.0
Amazing Spider-Man (2015) #32

Oct 4, 2017

Great one shot and perfect matching art by Smallwood!

9.0
Amazing Spider-Man (2015) #789

Oct 18, 2017

Slott does a great Peter Parker. Pencils by Immonen were so well done and nicely colored by Gracia.

8.5
Amazing Spider-Man (2015) #790

Oct 25, 2017

8.5
Amazing Spider-Man (2015) #791

Nov 16, 2017

Fun!

8.5
Amazing Spider-Man (2015) #792

Dec 13, 2017

Great premise and Fantastic art but feels off in many moments especially spidey's deal with the symbiote. Maybe it's me but it feels a bit much.

7.5
Amazing Spider-Man (2015) #793

Dec 31, 2017

Generic Spidey Venom stuff. Stegman is the bright light here!!

8.0
Amazing Spider-Man (2015) #794

Jan 24, 2018

Good but the setup for what's next is always Slott's undoing. He seemed to do it much better in his early spidey work. It takes away from the Zodiac story not that we needed more from that one but it comes and goes just as quickly leaving me with very pretty art from Immonen/Grawbadger/Gracia to admire and looking forward to the next issue.

8.0
Amazing Spider-Man (2015) #795

Feb 7, 2018

Enjoyable side issue that doesn't advance the plot much. Art by Hawthorne that's easy on the eyes. I especially liked the vibrant colors by Marte Gracia.

8.5
Amazing Spider-Man (2015) #796

Feb 21, 2018

It's the build up to the final showdown. MJ shows up and great Hawthorne art!

8.5
Amazing Spider-Man (2015) #797

Mar 13, 2018

Great stuff! The story starts chillingly with A sinister Osborn well illustrated by Immonen. Hope Slott keeps it going.

9.0
Amazing Spider-Man (2015) #798

Apr 4, 2018

8.5
Amazing Spider-Man (2015) #799

Apr 19, 2018

Great job by Slott making it all feel tense and beautiful art by Immonen/Grawbadger/Gracia!!

9.0
Amazing Spider-Man (2015) #800

Jun 1, 2018

Great stuff. This was more of a greatest hits journey with the Amazing Spider-man artists as it was the finale against Red Goblin. That was a bit underwhelming but Slott still delivered plenty of stories and cameos. Worth the admission ticket.

9.5
Amazing Spider-Man (2015) #801

Jun 22, 2018

Fantastic Homage to Spider-Man issue by Slott showcasing how important he is to us. It's like i'm 10 again reading his book for the first time. The message of this book wouldn't have had the impact it had without the Marcos Martin's art and Vicente's colors. The duo that i loved back in issues 578-579 is just as good as they were back then! Kuddos to Slott and MARCOS Martin for a sweet and heartfelt issue!!

9.0
Amazing Spider-Man (2018) #1

Jul 11, 2018

What a debut by Spencer. He took the character and infused him with his usual humorous style while dramatically bringing Peter/Spidey's world down around him but still leaving room for redemption and oh man what sweet redemption is being teased here. Wonderful read with a lot of words but anything with Ottley's pencils just looks amazing. Kudos to Rathburn and Laura Martin for making Ottley's art even better. You all produced a very pretty thing here.

9.0
Amazing Spider-Man (2018) #2

Jul 25, 2018

Spencer has truly taken what Slott has done and used it well to make a fresh start without feeling like it's disconnected from what has come before it. It really is a fun book to read. Ottley's art is great and is even better thanks to Laura Martin's colors.

8.5
Amazing Spider-Man (2018) #3

Aug 8, 2018

8.5
Amazing Spider-Man (2018) #4

Aug 27, 2018

This a fun book by Spencer that has me enjoying spidey. Has everything i want out of my Spider-Man book. Ottley's pencils are great and once Rathburn inks them, Laura Martin's colors make them look fantastic!

9.0
Amazing Spider-Man (2018) #5

Sep 13, 2018

Well done job by Spencer in his starting arc. Ottley, Rathburn and Martin are keeping the art pretty great!

9.0
Amazing Spider-Man (2018) #6

Sep 27, 2018

Great stuff. Loved Spencer's take here on a mundane story that was well executed. The black Ant bit was too good. Loved the art by Ramos/Delgado that was well inked by Victor Olazaba and the classic Superior Foes flashbacks by Steve Lieber/Rachel Rosenberg. Great all around!

9.0
Amazing Spider-Man (2018) #7

Oct 12, 2018

Great stuff. I continue to enjoy Spencer's humor and love his take on these characters. You know you're good when you make me care about Boomerang. Humberto Ramos and Delgado can be a hit or miss but they again deliver a great one here. Miss the Superior foes with that Lieber spread!

8.0
Amazing Spider-Man (2018) #8

Oct 25, 2018

9.0
Amazing Spider-Man (2018) #9

Nov 15, 2018

Great issue. Better than the last. Picked up those threads and ran with them. I like Spencer's stuff so far. He's handling those angles very well. Ramos and Bandini delivered the goods and fit well together.

9.0
Amazing Spider-Man (2018) #10

Nov 30, 2018

9.0
Amazing Spider-Man (2018) #11

Dec 13, 2018

Great writing and great art. Love it!

8.5
Amazing Spider-Man (2018) #13

Jan 23, 2019

Always entertaining and on point from Spencer. Ottley is doing an outstanding job here!

7.5
Amazing Spider-Man (2018) #14

Feb 1, 2019

It was ok. We're stretching these stories a bit too thin.

8.0
Amazing Spider-Man (2018) #15

Feb 15, 2019

9.0
Amazing Spider-Man (2018) #16

Feb 28, 2019

Great set up. Spencer proves he's fit for ASM. His take on Craven is both heartbreaking and hilarious. I love his use of Black Ant and Taskmaster!! Ryan Ottley, Rathburn and Martin cannot be praised enough!!

9.0
Amazing Spider-Man (2018) #16.HU

Mar 8, 2019

Great writing by Spencer. His use of Spidey's villains and orbit characters is excellent. Made this tie-in well worth the money. Coello's art is just splendid to the point that he needs to be a regular artist on ASM. Delgado's use of color was a great match and well done especially in the present/past scenes effects.

8.5
Amazing Spider-Man (2018) #17

Mar 13, 2019

Enjoyable clever moments from Spencer. I have to say though that the 2 previous issues(16 and 16.HU) were better but I'm still looking forward to this mini event. Ramos, Olazaba and Delgado are always a treat together!

8.5
Amazing Spider-Man (2018) #18

Mar 27, 2019

8.0
Amazing Spider-Man (2018) #19

Apr 11, 2019

It's a good chapter. Moves the needle a bit more but still inching there ever so slowly. Look it's an enjoyable read but nothing outstanding. But to Spencer's credit, I'm here and still here because of his previous writing in the build up. Sandoval is a great match to Ramo's style as they both have weird angles on their silhouettes. Fits well.

8.5
Amazing Spider-Man (2018) #20

Apr 25, 2019

It's entertaining but not groundbreaking. I enjoy it for what it is.

7.5
Amazing Spider-Man (2018) #21

May 22, 2019

I just couldn't get into this one. It's missing something.

7.5
Amazing Spider-Man (2018) #22

Jun 4, 2019

It was a let down for me. Spencer had some good elements but overall Hunted had more misses at the end.

8.5
Amazing Spider-Man (2018) #23

Jun 14, 2019

It's great! Hunted didn't end well for me but the epilogue was much better at easing me into liking the outcomes. Love Spencer's style. Ottley, Rathburn Fairbairn work well together.

9.0
Amazing Spider-Man (2018) #24

Jun 27, 2019

Well here we go for year two and I'm still excited about where Spencer is going. New villain and hopefully new angles. Love Ottley's art and can't imagine it without!

9.0
Amazing Spider-Man (2018) #25

Jul 12, 2019

Pretty good stuff. All of the stories were good and delivered some nice moments (even the last few pages). I'm enjoying this title and steadily been good with some nice art to go along. Finally, I know it's a broken record but the prices on these books is just not gonna help get any new young readers on board if anything some will drop it. I get it it's almost 3 issues worth of material but it doesn't have to be this way. It doesn't bother me, I just drop another Marvel book to buy my ASM. They're only competing against themselves. Too bad!

8.5
Amazing Spider-Man (2018) #26

Jul 25, 2019

It certainly is entertaining and clever stuff from Spencer. Walker and Martin are pretty good too!

8.0
Amazing Spider-Man (2018) #27

Aug 16, 2019

7.5
Amazing Spider-Man (2018) #28

Sep 10, 2019

Well this book has turned into The Spidey Foes with a guest role by Spider-Man. It's enjoyable for what it is but it does not feel like the Amazing Spider-Man book we got last year. I hope we get that focus back on where it is needed.

8.5
Amazing Spider-Man (2018) #29

Sep 13, 2019

It's good and Spencer comes back to what he should've done earlier but OK It's here. Let's see where we go now?

9.0
Amazing Spider-Man (2018) #30

Sep 27, 2019

Yes we're back in business. Spencer and Ottley should be on this book for a while because they're great. All other material was just filler. Peter/Spider-Man and his supporting cast should front and center most issues. I loved issue 24 and 25 a lot. I can handle a one shot here and there but many arcs where Spidey is a sidekick in his own show was just a waste.

8.5
Amazing Spider-Man (2018) #31

Oct 10, 2019

9.0
Amazing Spider-Man (2018) #32

Oct 28, 2019

I quite enjoyed this start to the new arc. Spencer does just enough to keep me guessing with this overdone 2099 world but I'll bite for now. Obviously Gleason's art is incredible and perfect for ASM. Add Wilson's colors and it's a beauty!!

7.5
Amazing Spider-Man (2018) #33

Nov 11, 2019

It's OK. The art is not the problem here even as Gleason is testing out styles throughout the issue. Just the LMD bullet Head banger is worth the price of admission! But Spencer is cramming too much in an issue where Spidey 2099 does nothing. What's the point of leaving threads hanging and starting others and not answering anything about 2099?? Two issues in and nothing just so I go and buy the 2099 event books? NO! Silver Sable's story is OK but not enough to keep me paying attention. I'm always there for ASM but I can't wait for January when we go back to regular schedule.

8.0
Amazing Spider-Man (2018) #34

Nov 22, 2019

Much better than the first 2099 related outings. I'm still skipping the mini-event because it's not grabbing my attention at all mainly because we've seen this before and it's stretched too much. I get that Spencer is laying the ground work for some stuff later on but his structure did not work well in the last issue. There is enough here to keep me interested but my enjoyment comes from Gleason's art that brings the narrative to life.

6.5
Amazing Spider-Man (2018) #35

Dec 10, 2019

The execution of this story is not any better. I can't wait for this poorly executed 2099 nonsense to end. Art was OK.

5.0
Amazing Spider-Man (2018) #36

Jan 1, 2020

This was just bad all around the writing and the art. At least it;s done now and we can move on from this 2099 mess.

8.5
Amazing Spider-Man (2018) #37

Jan 15, 2020

This is where the book should stay. Spencer and Ottley as they established in the first year. Classic Spidey stories feel with new twists.

8.5
Amazing Spider-Man (2018) #38

Jan 27, 2020

It was great!

8.5
Amazing Spider-Man (2018) #39

Feb 14, 2020

8.5
Amazing Spider-Man (2018) #40

Mar 2, 2020

Not bad but the whole picture is coming together and the art is not bad either. ASM needs to get this bus rolling and stop getting distracted.

8.0
Amazing Spider-Man (2018) #41

Mar 16, 2020

It's alright and enjoyable.

8.5
Amazing Spider-Man (2018) #42

Apr 4, 2020

Great story and beautiful art but it read way too quick and was not a Spidey story. Still very enjoyable and would read much better in a collected form.

8.0
Amazing Spider-Man (2018) #43

Jul 9, 2020

Enjoyed it!

8.0
Amazing Spider-Man (2018) #44

Aug 17, 2020

It's a good setup up issue. Hopefully Spencer can do a better one this time around because Hunted was underwhelming. We'll see how Kindred's story shakes out since it's pretty much the whole kit and caboodle of his run. The art was good with Jacinto but Oliveira was not up to the standard of ASM. This books double/triple ships regularly and sometimes getting artists to deliver 24-30 issues a year is quite a demanding. Even with Ottley and Gleason they can't cover it.

8.5
Amazing Spider-Man (2018) #46

Aug 21, 2020

It's a good issue. Still waiting for Sins Rising as a mini event to hit me with it but as an ASM story it's good with plenty of call backs and intriguing questions. Ferreira on art was good but It's just weird to have 3 issues with 3 different artists so far. I get the prelude had a different vibe and the art there was perfect for it but for the main ASM book it takes me out of it to transition through different artists. The cover is wonderful though!

7.5
Amazing Spider-Man (2018) #47

Sep 2, 2020

It's everything I should like especially Spencer's poignant writing but The art didn't work for me and Still feels like we're hovering and waiting for Kindred. The art has great moments and the detail in some scenes is great especially when the characters are masked but the faces and certain layouts took me out of it. Ferreira is good but he needs to work on his craft/faces. the cover is top notch though.

9.0
Amazing Spider-Man (2018) #48

Sep 15, 2020

OK this issue puts the story back on track for me. Spencer is always good with his writing and this is no exception as it let's you in Spidey's head and you really feel connected with his dilemma. Having Bagley on pencils gives it the feel like a classic book. Dell's inks over Bagley's art were tight and Curiel didn't go crazy with his colors which fits the tone.

8.5
Amazing Spider-Man (2018) #49

Oct 10, 2020

It was a great read. I enjoyed the Green Goblin and Spider-Man team-up/conflict because that is the core of Spider-Man story from eons ago and Spencer rehashes it in a good way. Still drags in bits and pieces with the Spidey Squad parts but overall worth a read. Ottley was very good and he will be missed on this book. Ramos and Bagley are veterans and gave their parts a nice feel to them, It wasn't jarring for me because I like all of them plus I was too deep into the story. I can't wait for Kindred and it's about time. The bonus stories were mostly OK and did like the trippy Tradd Moore story and Spidey's curves lol.

8.0
Amazing Spider-Man (2018) #50

Oct 15, 2020

I enjoyed it and was turning the pages in anticipation so Spencer did his job well there and Gleason delivered some tremendous detailed work (Even though his big headed Spidey in some panels has yet to grow on me but everything else is fantastic). But I can't help but feel underwhelmed at the end. I hope there is more to it than that, so we'll see. Two years in and Spencer has not delivered one arc that defines his run yet. It's good and had great moments in sporadic issues but I hope he can put together a full arc/story that resonates with me but maybe it's just me.

8.0
Amazing Spider-Man (2018) #50.LR

Oct 29, 2020

It's good but doesn't appear to be necessary. Vicentini is pretty good!

9.0
Amazing Spider-Man (2018) #51

Oct 29, 2020

Much better than the last one and I have no gripes this time. Love all of the hints and I hope they do deliver. Gleason is just straight fire here. Delgado is perfect on colors.

8.0
Amazing Spider-Man (2018) #51.LR

Nov 5, 2020

I'm following along even as we crowd this thing but we'll see how Spencer and Rosenberg bring it in with so many balls in the air. Vicentini on art duty is great as his style makes this much more enjoyable.

8.5
Amazing Spider-Man (2018) #52

Nov 13, 2020

Very quick read but still good. It's outstanding on the art front from Gleason and Delgado as that kept me in it. I'm still not sold on this story until they deliver. I'm tired of the bait and switch (insert own carrot and stick analog here). I'll revisit when they deliver answers. Next!!

8.0
Amazing Spider-Man (2018) #52.LR

Nov 13, 2020

8.0
Amazing Spider-Man (2018) #53

Nov 24, 2020

A quick read that leans heavily on the Harry Osborn resurrection from way back when. I remember it but not all of its details. Obviously Spencer will address One More Day and there are no winks to be had anymore but will he fix it? I don't believe anything until it happens. These next few issues will be immensely crucial. Bagley's art is classic as ever but Dell's inks made it look like an old sequence which it was so that worked well. And all of the green hues from Delgado were nice too.

6.5
Amazing Spider-Man (2018) #53.LR

Dec 7, 2020

The weakest in narrative and art. I get what they're hinting at but we're stretching this sucker to death. Not necessary as this can be done in 2-4 extra pages in regular ASM. The art change mid book took me out of it too so that's unfortunate.

7.5
Amazing Spider-Man (2018) #54

Dec 9, 2020

It's good at times, hard to read at times and has good art to boot but for a 10 minutes read it's a disappointment at the end of the day for me. We really need to stop dragging stories like this especially with all of the .LR issues because it just dilutes the product and kills the story for me instead of enriching it. I get we need to build drama and I can see great ideas from Spencer that get lost in the sea of the dragged out process. Too bad. I still hold hope they don't finish this without proper answers because I can see them drag this story for another 2 years from now where they will tease OMD/Mephisto yet again. I've become so cynical from the shenanigans they pulled over the years.

8.0
Amazing Spider-Man (2018) #54.LR

Jan 4, 2021

The best LR issue and actually quite an important chapter for this story so finally we end the LRs on a meaningful chapter and Vicentini actually delivered nice pencils for this one that helped the intense drama. Miyagawa just doesn't fit the tone of this book. Very hard to wrap up the threads in one issue but we'll see next.

8.0
Amazing Spider-Man (2018) #55

Jan 4, 2021

Well it didn't deliver the end it hyped so much for 10+ issues. As a chapter to an ongoing story it was great from Spencer! It had the drama build up, the beautiful Gleason art but it ended on a bit of a whimper where Kindred just disappears in a tiny panel with some suspected magic from Norman/Kingpin that somehow took care of the Ultra powerful Kindred that couldn't be killed?? We'll see where it goes next but it's a bit of disappointment. I have called it many issues ago. The ASM board/editors just won't let the OMD story get fixed naturally over a 10 issue story arc, they wanna milk it for the next 50+ issues for another 2 years if they ever resolve it. Mephisto is all over the Marvel landscape right now and is going to be a prominent element in the next big event sometime in the next year or two so that holds up ASM in a drag until we get there. At least that's my guess for now.

8.0
Amazing Spider-Man (2018) #56

Jan 6, 2021

Again as a chapter in the Last Remains story, it's good with an 8 rating and worth the price of admission and even has classic Bagley art to give it an awesome look to boot but the problem is this story got us nowhere near the payoff following the teasing that happened for 10+ issues and going back to 50+ total issues. This is not necessarily Spencer's fault as I would expect the editors/CB/Quesada to have a heavy input in the ASM book especially with OMD. Furthermore it appears ASM is now a weekly book so you gotta stretch those stories to death.

7.5
Amazing Spider-Man (2018) #57

Jan 13, 2021

Still aftermath still DRE I guess? Aside from what came before it, it's fine as is. It's good Spidey/Osborn dynamics with Bagley art, it's as classic as it gets. How can we decompress this story even more...oh wait I said a while ago we're going another 50 issues before we get any real resolution and It looks like that was a good guess. Now let's hope at issue 100 we actually fix OMD and not just do another 100 issues teasing this crap.

7.5
Amazing Spider-Man (2018) #58

Jan 28, 2021

Not bad. Still can't grab me but just enough to keep me interested. The art from Ferreira wasn't as good as previous issues in my opinion.

7.0
Amazing Spider-Man (2018) #59

Feb 11, 2021

This is not bad but it's not great either. I'm glad we're moving going back to the tablets since there are more questions than answers at the moment but I hope we get a closure or at least a connection with what came before instead of dancing around and stretching stuff endlessly. The art was very inconsistent and was bad in some places which didn't help at all.

9.0
Amazing Spider-Man (2018) #60

Feb 25, 2021

It's very good but I have no idea why this wasn't done 5 issues back. I like Spencer but this run has way too much filler and drag. The ideas are great and few issues are exceptional but the sum is very OK. I hope he ends it well. Bagley is fantastic as usual and gives it the classic feel it was going for.

8.0
Amazing Spider-Man (2018) #61

Mar 11, 2021

The suit is not good and aesthetically unappealing in my opinion but the story around it is good and has potential no matter how many times we've done this, I still fall for it. We'll see!

8.5
Amazing Spider-Man (2018) #62

Mar 29, 2021

I actually enjoyed this issue and it felt much better put together than the previous entries. I hope Spencer keeps it going. Gleason's art is nice but that suit just looks off.

8.0
Amazing Spider-Man (2018) #63

Apr 8, 2021

It's a fun issue especially with some of the dynamics but after such a great issue last time it's tough to keep it going. Vicentini is a great match for this book and his style is a nice addition to ASM. I hope he is part of the rotation.

7.5
Amazing Spider-Man (2018) #64

May 17, 2021

Moving the story with nice art but ultimately just another run of the mill Spencer ASM issue. I will always read ASM but I do wish it was better than this.

7.5
Amazing Spider-Man (2018) #65

May 17, 2021

Not bad but not great either. Fun read with fitting dynamic art. I am still underwhelmed by the stories juggling way too many side characters leaving Spider-Man as a supporting character in an average story. Still gonna be here for the conclusion (Maybe? nothing ever truly ends in these books). This book is headed towards a weekly publishing schedule this summer with Sinister War so I am not optimistic on the quality picking up but hope springs eternal!

9.0
Amazing Spider-Man (2018) #66

May 21, 2021

This issue finally clicked for me after so many letdowns. It blended old threads and new ones well to satisfy the negatives I had with the Kindred/kingpin threads. I was wrong to think Spencer was gonna stretch it for another 50 issues but he is actually blending the webs so well in this issue that I enjoyed it tremendously and made the previous problems much better overall now that I look back at them. Bagley's art was good as usual but wasn't his best overall. His classic style was good in many spots that it actually helped me feel like I'm rereading a story from 20 years ago if that makes sense.

7.5
Amazing Spider-Man (2018) #67

Jun 7, 2021

At this point just when I get excited about something, another arc comes in and drags plot points I gave up on from 50 issues ago. Feels like a person I met 3 years ago that's a friend of a friend and then try to remember what we talked about then. Oh well, I will be here to hope for the best that Spencer ties his plot points better this time around. If only the art was good but man where is Bagley or Gleason or Vicentini?? This almost weekly shipping is destroying the art on ASM.

7.5
Amazing Spider-Man (2018) #68

Jun 11, 2021

It still reads busy and unfinished somehow. Maybe the mystery plot points all over the place are not helping. Spencer knows ow to grab your attention but He does carry too much and loses things along the way only to bring them back when you completely forgot about them. But if only the art was great and consistent. The 3 art teams in 1 issue here do not help at all. Once you get used to one, another comes along and slaps your eyes. Again this book is good and the stories are interesting but going almost weekly will destroy the editing and the art.

7.0
Amazing Spider-Man (2018) #69

Jun 23, 2021

This book has too many moving parts and I finally understand why. It just went nuts these last few issues as Spencer is leaving and he's trying to resolve the narrative threads. It does not help that the 3 art teams are not complementary to each other. This is all over the place in all facets.

8.5
Amazing Spider-Man (2018) #70

Jul 9, 2021

Finally we get this train back on track! Good prep work and set up with good art from a single artist: Vicentini with Nice Sinclair colors that flows well together. Why can't we have this instead of cramming crap together all these past issues? I'm actually looking forward to Spencer's last few issues.

7.0
Amazing Spider-Man (2018) #71

Jul 29, 2021

The story is good and I'm all in trying to give Spencer the benefit of doubt to finish but damn man how many fricking artists it takes to have on these books. It takes me out of it the second I see it, I'm done and my interest is gone. Having ASM at 2 or 3 issues a month is stupid unless you plan way ahead and have scripts to artists months in advance. Give Federico Vicentini time...I can wait.

7.0
Amazing Spider-Man (2018) #72

Aug 26, 2021

It is too much and not enough at the same time. Too many hints and switches to keep you guessing but very frustrating at the same time because there cannot be satisfying answers for all these threads. I will still be here to finish this ride simply because after 80+ issues I can't stop now. I am also prepared to forgive as long as Spencer doesn't make this another Chameleon fake out or some BS like that. I gave up on the art way back when, so this is on par with the ping pong ASM has been on for the last few months.

7.0
Amazing Spider-Man (2018) #73

Sep 9, 2021

Confusion here, confusion there and confusion everywhere. It gives 2 answers and leaves 4 unanswered. It came out of nowhere and although I'm happy Sins Past is addressed and "fixed" by Spencer, I can't get my head around Kindred's final form and his relation to Mephisto. I get AI Harrry's work with Chamelion/Mysterio but the link to Mephisto and having demonic abilities to kill and revive whoever is not explained? Maybe next issue. As usual, the art is a mess but what else is new here. I am not as excited by this issue as some as it can't even begin to fix the mess I had to endure this past year with ASM. 875 better deliver but alas I don't have much hope here.

4.0
Amazing Spider-Man (2018) #74

Oct 1, 2021

What a waste. Disappointing in every aspect.

8.5
Amazing Spider-Man (2018) #75

Oct 8, 2021

Great first issue. Just when I think I'm out, Zeb Wells pulls me back in!! Wells is an outstanding writer as usual. I remember liking his writing the best along with Mark Waid in the 550s when there was a team of writers doing ASM after OMD. It is crazy to think that was 13 years ago and we're in a bullpen of writers yet again after a disaster set of issues...Yes Spencer I can't forget the mess you did. I didn't care so much for the back up stories especially because of the subpar art. Speaking of art, Gleason was FANTASTIC!! His inks were not as overpowering as usual so he played it tight and made his foregrounds pop and I liked it very much! Menyz's colors made his art look beautiful! Great start!

9.0
Amazing Spider-Man (2018) #76

Oct 18, 2021

Great issue! Keep it going!

8.0
Amazing Spider-Man (2018) #77

Oct 29, 2021

It's nice. Kelly Thompson does a nice job here although disjointed sometimes, it works for now. I need more though and we need to get there sooner than later. I'm all for slow building but give it some substance and I'll ride with you. I'm a big fan of Sara Pichelli but her art was mixed between outstanding pages that were a 10 and then some panels just felt off and just not the same level. Maybe her health issues are still bothering her and some days are just better than others. But Woodard's colors killed it.

7.5
Amazing Spider-Man (2018) #78

Nov 15, 2021

It's a mixed bag of things working and others are just nonsensical. Thompson's dialogue in some parts sounds odd or off. Morbius was just weird all throughout with no payoff. Sara Pichelli's art wasn't bad because some scenes were fantastic and others are off. Her new style is odd to me but it has its good moments. Also she couldn't finish the whole issue so I assume her health issues aren't gone. I wish her the best!

7.0
Amazing Spider-Man (2018) #78.BEY

Nov 22, 2021

Not worth the price but the story and last page might matter in the long run. A weekly book with tie-ins is a bit much! Squeeze those profits I guess....bad in the long run.

8.0
Amazing Spider-Man (2018) #79

Nov 30, 2021

8.5
Amazing Spider-Man (2018) #80

Dec 7, 2021

This is your standard ASM issue with great art. Much better than the first part. I know where we're going so I hope they throw some curve balls soon otherwise it will be a story I read many many times before. Dowling's art is really good here and Aburtov's colors were a nice match!

7.0
Amazing Spider-Man (2018) #81

Dec 17, 2021

It's OK. Getting a bit tedious and good art won't save this generic story about Beyond is bad but we won't say until issue 18 and just let things go on like this taking the air out of the story. Get a real hook and get the show going with some serious consequences. Good art by Gomez won't save this. Now after Spencer's letdown I am ready for this to be over and move on to the next thing. I am not having fun with ASM and it's a shame.

7.5
Amazing Spider-Man (2018) #82

Dec 29, 2021

It's not bad at all. Ahmed's horror take on ASM is cool and Fornes art is great with nice moody colors from Brown! BUT this was a very short read that felt like a tie-in more than the .BEY issues. Weird setup up for the beyond story and wasted effort in my opinion.

9.0
Amazing Spider-Man (2018) #83

Jan 10, 2022

I am sucker for these AMS issues and this beyond era needed it badly to at least remind you of why you're here in the first place. Ben Reilly isn't getting the service and is rudderless at the moment and I fear the whole thing is waste of time. So I'm glad Gleason brought the focus light back on where it oughta be. Great writing and even better art from Gleason. Hollowell and Fairbairn's colors were great and I couldn't detect when they switched duties so that's impressive.

7.0
Amazing Spider-Man (2018) #84

Jan 10, 2022

Yeah this is very average ASM. The Beyond era is officially a lull spot holder until we get to the next thing. Ziglar is OK. Paco Medina is good and Grundetjern colors were OK (his skin tones are weird though). Can't wait for this to be over already.

8.0
Amazing Spider-Man (2018) #85

Jan 14, 2022

This one actually worked for all the distance we endured to get here, it shouldn't have but it did.

9.0
Amazing Spider-Man (2018) #86

Jan 22, 2022

Zeb Wells brings it every time. I remember he was one of the very few bright things during Brand New Day (along with Waid/Martin) and 13 years later he is still good. His issue with Paolo Rivera with Punisher is one of my favorite ASM post OMD. Here Wells doesn't go crazy, he just takes normal predictable angles and lays them out in way that unfolds well. Dowling elevated this issue too. His art has morphed since the last one he did and it's even better. All the characters look distinct and have their own vibe. The last splash page of ASM history is a thing of beauty. Valenza colored it all spot on.

9.0
Amazing Spider-Man (2018) #87

Jan 31, 2022

What a turn around from the first half. I'm not gonna lie they had us with that messed up mix headed nowhere fast. MacKay is a great writer and he gets to play with dynamics that put a smile on my face. Enjoyed it! Gomez has pumped up his art a notch and delivered some great visuals with vibrant Valenza colors!

8.5
Amazing Spider-Man (2018) #88

Feb 3, 2022

Great chapter heading in the right direction. Wells just knows how to setup up and move things around. Dowling's art style changed in every issue throughout this beyond run. He is still evolving and still finding his style and maybe he went a bit heavy with shadowy figures and pencils in some panels but his inking is great! I get a Alex Maleev vibe sometimes in some panels but he's not there yet. He still has to make his action sequences gel better but it's great stuff overall. Valenza's colors were fitting and his little details like on Maxine's eye shadow were nice.

6.0
Amazing Spider-Man (2018) #88.BEY

Feb 15, 2022

This was OK and passable but felt completely out of place and just another way to get $5 from ASM readers. If I knew it had almost nothing to do with the main story I would have skipped it. The art was also passable and nothing to write home about. Waste of time at the end because these threads serve nothing for this story and the editor tells us so on the last page. Stupid.

8.0
Amazing Spider-Man (2018) #89

Feb 19, 2022

8.5
Amazing Spider-Man (2018) #90

Feb 23, 2022

Gleason is good at this thing. Maybe he'll get a mini soon. Now Bagley is always great as expected. He had 4 or 5 inkers and 3 colorists on here and they all made his pencils shine. Some of those splash pages were a joy.

7.5
Amazing Spider-Man (2018) #91

Mar 3, 2022

It was fun and bit of change from the previous ones. This beyond series doesn't have one unique identity by design and it suffers for it. Kelly Thompson does good and has many good quips but the way the issue goes around itself to get to the end was forced. Sara Pichelli style has changed and she can't finish issues anymore because of her back injuries. It's good but it has changed. The second artist change was jarring and took away from the issue overall.

7.5
Amazing Spider-Man (2018) #92

Mar 14, 2022

5.0
Amazing Spider-Man (2018) #92.BEY

Mar 17, 2022

Nothing is here interesting enough to warrant this book 92.bey existing. A waste of $5.

7.5
Amazing Spider-Man (2018) #93

Mar 31, 2022

It is a tale of many threads that really didn't connect well at the end. They said they wanted to do some drama and something new with Ben Reilly and created Chasm after all this although this was done before in the clone conspiracy where Ben Reilly becomes the "Jackal" after all the shenanigans he went through from being killed over and over again by Miles Warren having his mind become corrupted. The dude will never get a proper treatment because as they said in the issue that Peter Parker and Miles Morales are untouchable so we have to mess with Ben Reilly. He is slowly becoming the new Hank Pym. I'm a big fan of Zeb Wells so I enjoyed his issues the most but this was not a true end but rather a link to his ASM era. So I have high hopes for that. We'll see. All of the artists did great, Gleason and Pichelli were outstanding and Bagley is always welcome on ASM because it just feels right. Valenza on colors was spot on, fresh and bright or gloomy and moody when it needs to be.

8.0
Amazing Spider-Man (2018): Full Circle #1

Oct 30, 2019

Great attempt that somehow worked. The beginning all the way to the second/third part and at the end were tight and beautiful. It got crazy loopy and stupid at the middle but I think Spencer and Duggan pulled off the ending. Also can Smallwood do like 100 issues straight of Spider-Man I'll buy 2 of each!!

9.0
Amazing Spider-Man (2018): Sins Rising Prelude #1

Aug 18, 2020

OK now I'm excited for Sins Rising. This one shot was really good. Spencer as usual does a fantastic job in these character in depth explorations. The whole vibe was dark and borderline horrific in some places. I'm surprised this one was rated T and not Mature, at least it should have been a T+. Don't matter to me but if a young one reads this, they are not getting any sleep for a while. Guillermo Sanna was spot on with his art and fit the tone well. Bellaire was good too with her dark and moody colors and Joe Cramagna made his presence known with some stellar bubble work.

7.5
Amazing Spider-Man (2018): King's Ransom #1

May 17, 2021

OK. Some payoff with a classic Boomerang moment that was long coming but overall it needed me to have had read Daredevil Vol2 to get a better idea of the weight of what just happened. I never read Daredevil because I never cared for the character until Zdarsky wrote it. Good for Daredevil fans but for me it's a meh?? It also needed better art to help the story with sharper art. I don't know why people don't understand that comic books are a visual medium and without proper visuals to enhance the story then I might as well read a book where my imagination can do better.

6.5
Amazing Spider-Man (2018): Chameleon Conspiracy #1

Jul 7, 2021

Again the convoluted story telling that actually doesn't accomplish much for how much it goes on an on gets the better of this story. Again 3 different teams doing the art just kills the flow for me and I couldn't enjoy it because the art changes drastically every 2-3 pages. This feels like running out the clock to what's next. A waste of time and money.

8.5
Amazing Spider-Man (2022) #1

May 10, 2022

Edit: I went back and read it a few more times and it was actually better then I remembered and Romita's art just grows on me for good or bad. Had high hopes for Zeb Wells and concern over Romita Jr. before reading and afterwards, not sure what to think. It wasn't great but it wasn't bad either. It actually read and looked better the second time going through. As if I'm reading a run from 14 years ago that I forgot about. This is the problem with ASM right now because they can't break Peter Parker and that's why Ben Reilly's life is a bigger mess that Peter's. They choose to keep feeding us nostalgia and while that's nice, I am ready for a bit of a shake up. I know I know, MJ's reveal at the end is a shake up but not what I had in mind. We Spidey fans know and don't know what we want at the same time. No wonder they keep killing characters because we just reached a time when we can't escape continuity and many writers can't do an Immortal Hulk with ASM. Romita Jr's art actually looked much better here than the last few years or since Cap's Dimension Z a decade ago. I have to credit Scott Hanna as the inker and Marcio Menyz as the colorists for making it pop and shine. I'll be here because I trust Zeb Wells and he has a lot of credit in the bank. I just hope he doesn't go as Nick Spencer did or Nick Lowe doesn't restrict him too much.

7.0
Amazing Spider-Man (2022) #2

May 26, 2022

This has the mystery and I am intrigued but it gives me the feeling that I do when an ASM story I read 15 years ago that I forgot how it unfolded and I'm re-reading it. It doesn't help that Romita Jr is doing the art because while it is good because of the inker and colorist, it doesn't scream new but more of a call back to what I already saw and read. It's a weird one because while I'm all for classic and sentiment in ASM, this doesn't feel like that. Anyway at least Zeb Wells is doing OK with some "familiar" beats. (Yes the bar is that low after Spencer's run) My hopes are very low right now and I expect nothing but heart break from ASM, so why change now?

8.0
Amazing Spider-Man (2022) #3

Jun 30, 2022

It's good and I did enjoy reading it after letting it sit for a while. Wells is good with his narrative and words so it comes through easily. Romita Jr is consistent so far and Hanna inking/Menyz coloring makes it all look good!

9.0
Amazing Spider-Man (2022) #4

Jul 7, 2022

Nice work by Wells. I loved the switcheroo at the end. Obviously this run like many comics these days read better in collected forms but this one still worked well as a single. I say it again but it needs repeating: Scott Hanna's inks and Marcio Menyz's colors are making Romita Jr.'s pencils look almost as good as it was a decade ago and I hope they stick around. That being said Romita Jr' still has good and bad and you gotta take both like it or not.

8.5
Amazing Spider-Man (2022) #5

Jul 7, 2022

Good!

9.0
Amazing Spider-Man (2022) #6

Aug 1, 2022

It was a very enjoyable issue that felt like a side story off from the main one we had in the arc that just closed so it makes complete sense to me. Yes it is very old school and feels like a story pricked from different eras and mixed in here but somehow it still works for me. Zeb Wells and Mark Waid are the two writers I trust with these stories. The art has never looked better! Ed McGuiness is welcome anytime he feels like it. The guy draws a great Spider-Man and delivered some wonderful pages that still looked consistent even with 3 other inkers and 3 colorists. I like when the team jells together. I can't say I like the back up stories that much. I wish they just do 70 page story and move on but no we gotta get $10 instead of $6.

8.0
Amazing Spider-Man (2022) #7

Aug 11, 2022

It's good but these issues nowadays read much better as tpb or at least 2 or 3. Romita Jr Hanna and Menyz are about the same so it's consistent whether you like or not. I like it although I would take McGuiness in a heart beat.

7.5
Amazing Spider-Man (2022) #8

Aug 26, 2022

Enjoyable shenanigans. I like this run but It's not breaking any new grounds. Enjoyable for now.

7.5
Amazing Spider-Man (2022) #9

Sep 16, 2022

This ASM issue is just out of place with this run except for a few pages. Zeb Wells script falls flat for me. Some of it works and is fun but the dialogue and action sequences are weird. I'm starting to not care about the 6 months gap because there are no answers 9 issues in and so the mystery just disappears for me. The art by Gleason is really good but it didn't help me read and understand this issue especially when Moira and MJ are talking. His choices to represent them in that weird format where I one second MJ is there and then Moira shows up was very confusing. Great art but the script and drawing choices didn't help this one on top of being a tie-in to an event from 2 months ago.

7.5
Amazing Spider-Man (2022) #10

Sep 29, 2022

It's a predictable Tie-in albeit a nice one. Zeb Wells is good with ASM characters but I need more here than a nice little story that beats the same drums as before. Dragotta style is the same but it's ASM with characters that have been pre-defined so he can't do the same flair with East of West's new characters that everyone expects.

8.0
Amazing Spider-Man (2022) #11

Oct 13, 2022

Not bad and actually has all the ASM books elements to work for me so I'm enjoying it. I just wish this 6 month gap mystery isn't hovering around too long because once you hype something and drag it forever then you don't deliver, people just stop caring all together. Romita Jr. and Hanna/Menyz on art just deliver that classic familiar look which works well with these stories. It could be better but it could also be worse. You either like it or you don't.

8.0
Amazing Spider-Man (2022) #12

Oct 28, 2022

8.0
Amazing Spider-Man (2022) #13

Nov 11, 2022

It's good enough but just feels like reading a run I did 10 years ago and forgot the details. It works as an ASM book but nothing earth shattering. Comfort food for 12 minutes.

7.0
Amazing Spider-Man (2022) #14

Dec 8, 2022

It was OK and not a bad setup for an event but this is supposed to be an ASM book. Where is Peter Parker and how in the world is this related to his MJ and Felicia story? I guess we are spreading this over many books and that is just not a good thing for the current story which will have to wait until this is over. Art worked well for the 4 parts which is good but man the ASM office is killing me right now.

7.0
Amazing Spider-Man (2022) #15

Dec 16, 2022

It's plain dumb humor in a story that doesn't require your thinking cap. If you ask questions it all falls apart. I'm just enjoying the amazing Ed McGuiness art that has been inked flawlessly by Rathburn and colored exquisitely by Menyz and even Caramangna lettering was spot on for the tone of this dumb story. I had high hopes for Zeb Wells on ASM but I guess I keep lowering the bar of what's acceptable.

7.0
Amazing Spider-Man (2022) #16

Jan 9, 2023

The dumbest and flimsiest of event premises that I have to ignore in order to enjoy McGuinesse's art. That's it. His fantastic art with some tight inks by Rathburn and beautiful colors by Menyz makes this bearable so I can see an electric scooter get thrown around and enjoy it while I ignore why and how we got here. I can't wait for it to be over.

8.5
Amazing Spider-Man (2022) #17

Jan 12, 2023

As a whole, this Dark Web event is a dud but props to Zeb Wells for his zany humor in this issue because it works here(and only here so far). I love McGuiness's work and his art is a perfect fit here with Rathburn/Menyz's wonderful inks and colors. As the great philosopher of our time once said "No question about it I'm ready to get hurt again"-Michael Scott.

7.5
Amazing Spider-Man (2022) #18

Jan 26, 2023

7.0
Amazing Spider-Man (2022) #19

Feb 13, 2023

It was OK. I just couldn't get into it even with a good premise but it just felt off for me. Also I'm the one dude who doesn't like the Dodsons' art so here we are.

5.0
Amazing Spider-Man (2022) #20

Feb 24, 2023

What a waste. There is no end to this cycle rinse and repeat. Dodsons were poor on art and gave a very rushed job. What a waste of time and money.

7.0
Amazing Spider-Man (2022) #21

Mar 10, 2023

It's a decent first issue in this arc on its own. Basing this ASM run/story on a continuity minor blip that I vaguely remember was not a good option at least for now. Also waiting a year to start this arc is ludicrous especially when the previous issues were all filler low level payoffs. I have to say that Wells is usually a good writer but I'm noticing that these writers are being crushed by the 60 year history of ASM so I'm still waiting for an Immortal Hulk moment but I fear it will never come. These characters are not allowed to grow or move up so we have to keep building just enough to collapse it all and start over. Romita JR is his usual self here and love it or hate it it's just about the same as it has been. Except for kids because those things were ridiculously hilarious with those big heads lol

7.0
Amazing Spider-Man (2022) #22

Apr 25, 2023

8.0
Amazing Spider-Man (2022) #23

Apr 26, 2023

This actually was good after the previous 2 not making me care. Zeb wells nails the urgency with Peter and MJ and actually does a classic setup up here that works. I know the bar is low but here we are. John Romita Jr. is his usual self and does well enough to make it good. No kids yet so we're in the clear ;)

5.0
Amazing Spider-Man (2022) #24

May 1, 2023

2 steps forward and 3 steps back. I have to move to trades because reading this in singles for 20 some issues to find out what happened is agony. But even then I doubt it will improve it. Avoid it if you must but escape it? You can't. I'll wait for the arc conclusion to make a full judgement. I have to say the FF parts were good and Romita Jr. is as he's been so far so it's good/quirky in his usual style. Wells style here is playing with fire. But I'm starting to believe that no writer can even fix ASM and will crumble under the 60 year history and continuity. I hope I'm proven wrong in the future. I wish Spider-Man will get his Immortal Hulk 50 to 100 issues era to bring back order and move Peter Parker forward but as the powers in control at Marvel have said: Peter Parker can never grow up because he has to be sold to new readers over and over again and older readers just have to accept it or exit.

5.0
Amazing Spider-Man (2022) #25

May 11, 2023

It's a very lackluster story where all the beats are recycled from the time gap where the hero can't save the heroine and grew apart and blah blah and then add a very mediocre villain acting like a 50s idea of what a cliched bad guy would be. There is nothing here that inspires or infuses a hint of suspense of hope in building proper characters. A year wasted on the dumbest premise. Zeb Wells and the editors dropped the ball just like on Spencer's run. I don't have hope for ASM ever recovering and this title will continue to sell and top the charts riding on the 60 year old history of cool Thwips and slogans "With great power..." that are both celebrated yet are the main hinderance to its advancement. I will finish the arc then it's sayonara and I'm moving to trades because at least then I will have full arcs to pick and choose from.

5.5
Amazing Spider-Man (2022) #26

Jun 1, 2023

It's not bad and is fine for a finish to an average arc that's there to invoke feelings of sadness, loss and quite possibly anger. Also the art is good from Romita Jr. Hanna on inks and colors by Menyz. The problem is the story itself. First, the antagonist is one of the worst things about this. He and I don't care to remember his name is just as bad as the time-jump-gap and other previously overplayed ruses. Also Paul is a very average character. I just do not care about his story because relating him to the antagonist just does nothing to build any sort of background when the bad guy is a dumb idea. Second, you sprinkle Kamala Khan for a few panels in 25 issues with no build up or explanation then do an info dump for a few pages and expect readers to care about her death in an ASM book? I care about Kamala and was there from 2014 when G Willopw Wilson and Alphona knocked it out of the park for years. So I'm expected to not be pissed off that you just kill her here like that. Yes Wells does enough to make it work but man does it leave a bad taste in your mouth. I'm off singles for this book for the first time in a decade and will follow TPB if they are good. These editors and Wells think they got a golden goose but they have no idea what they're doing and just might strangle it in the process. But don't worry it'll still sell for a while because 60 years of Nostalgia is a hard thing to destroy.

7.5
Amazing Spider-Man Vol. 7: Armed And Dangerous

Nov 18, 2023

After stopping this in singles since the whole Kamala death debacle, I can safely say this reads much better collected. Zeb Wells delivers some decent stories but still underwhelming and not in any meaningful direction. It's fun but Spider-Man and Peter Parker are and will always be stuck in a circular motion storytelling where he is doomed to experience the same things over and over again with nothing really changing. Otto and Norman was fun but it's quickly resolved and it feels redundant. The status quo is tiring man. I've read this before many times over and over. Then we get Felecia and Peter breaking up just like that after what happened. This is just dumb storytelling. Not sure where Zeb ends and where Nick Lowe starts. At least the art was amazing from Ed McGuiness who delivers a near perfect Spider-Man. Kudos to Farmer on inks and Menyz on colors. I can't fault the art here at all. JR Jr was also great and the Mafia wedding was actually going somewhere so we'll see if that delivers... This is was an decent book to read at least until I got to the nonsensical stories at the end because simply put I don't care for spider-boy, I don't care for jackpot and bringing superior spider-man yet again is tiring and stupid at this point. I know this is groundhog day for Spidey but I can't quit it yet. I'll have to wait for Hickman to give me some movement forward in the Ultimate Universe.

8.0
Amazing Spider-Man: Renew Your Vows (2016) #1

Nov 9, 2016

It felt safe for me. I love the art and i liked the story. It's the beginning so we'll see what happens.

9.0
Amazing Spider-Man: Renew Your Vows (2016) #2

Dec 15, 2016

Stegman makes this book look so beautiful with Help from colorist Sonia. Splash pages Galore. Conway writes a great MJ and it's just pure joy to read and look at.

8.0
Amazing Spider-Man: Renew Your Vows (2016) #3

Jan 13, 2017

Good story and great art but the pace needs to pick up......i already said that last issue....seriously you can give everyone time to shine and develop but 3 issues of different angles to the same story can feel slow.

8.5
Amazing Spider-Man: Renew Your Vows (2016) #4

Feb 9, 2017

8.0
Amazing Spider-Man: Renew Your Vows (2016) #5

Mar 23, 2017

8.0
Amazing Spider-Man: Renew Your Vows (2016) #6

Apr 14, 2017

It's nice. Heavy on the nostalgia. Great art!!

8.5
Amazing Spider-Man: Renew Your Vows (2016) #7

May 13, 2017

8.0
Amazing Spider-Man: Renew Your Vows (2016) #8

Jun 26, 2017

8.5
Amazing Spider-Man: Renew Your Vows (2016) #9

Jul 20, 2017

7.5
Amazing Spider-Man: Renew Your Vows (2016) #10

Oct 12, 2017

8.0
Amazing Spider-Man: Renew Your Vows (2016) #11

Oct 12, 2017

7.5
Amazing Spider-Man: Renew Your Vows (2016) #13

Nov 29, 2017

8.0
Amazing Spider-Man: Venom Inc.: Alpha #1

Dec 8, 2017

Good start with nice art.

7.0
Amazing Spider-Man: Venom Inc.: Omega #1

Jan 17, 2018

Standard wrap up issue that's only saved by the beautiful art of Stegman. Black cat coming back to normal ....straight outta left field. Why here? OK then.

6.5
Annihilation - Scourge: Alpha #1

Nov 26, 2019

It was OK. Did not grip me at all and the reveal at the end fell flat for me. Pass.

9.0
Ant-Man & The Wasp (2018) #1

Jun 7, 2018

Fun book through and through. Waid has the voices down for both and Garron's art has never looked better. Very much enjoyed this one!!

9.5
Ant-Man & The Wasp (2018) #2

Jun 25, 2018

Waid's take on these two is great!! I love Javier Garron's art and Israel Silva's colors. Fun book with a deeper idea behind it!

9.0
Ant-Man & The Wasp (2018) #3

Jul 9, 2018

This book is absolutely fun and is what i look forward to reading when it's out. Waid's take and Garron's art with Silva colors is just a great match. Keep it up!!

9.0
Ant-Man & The Wasp (2018) #4

Aug 2, 2018

Great story by Waid and awesome art by Garron beautifully colored by Silva. One of my favorite books because it's just fun!!!

9.0
Ant-Man & The Wasp (2018) #5

Sep 10, 2018

What a wonderful mini series this was. I feel like i need more. Should've been an ongoing. Kudos to Waid for his great writing, Garron for his Amazing art and Silva's beautiful colors. Javier Garron has done an outstanding job here!!

9.0
Ant-Man (2020) #1

Feb 11, 2020

I loved it and was chuckling a few times at the scenarios Zeb Wells cooked up for Scott Lang! Wells was very good in his ASM issues back in the day and he's just as good here. Burnett's art is fantastic and looked tight and well inked. I love his style a lot and with Spicer's beautiful coloring it was just easy on the eyes for me. I recommend it!

8.5
Ant-Man (2020) #2

Mar 2, 2020

Tons of fun and great vibrant art to match. My kinda book.

8.5
Ant-Man (2020) #3

Mar 17, 2020

Great fun! Zeb Wells mixes this one well! Burnett's energetic art is a great match!

9.0
Ant-Man (2020) #4

Aug 26, 2020

Great job! This was well worth the wait and I'm glad Marvel got this last 2 issues to print. Zeb Wells is great in his writing from the recap page to the end. Enjoyed it very much! Burnett's art is fantastic and full of energy that comes through with Spicer's vibrant colors.

9.0
Ant-Man (2020) #5

Aug 26, 2020

Great and fun mini series with heart! If we get more then I'm there for it. I just Hope Burnett comes back too.

9.0
Ant-Man (2022) #1

Aug 2, 2022

Takes you back to a different era! Great job! Reilly and Bellaire are awesome with that classic looking art!

8.5
Ant-Man (2022) #2

Sep 2, 2022

9.0
Ant-Man (2022) #3

Sep 29, 2022

Almost everything coming from Ewing right now is fire. He pays attention to continuity and uses it just at the right dosage to give his stories weight. Tom Reilly delivers remarkable looking classic yet fresh art and Jordie Bellaire makes it all shine with great coloring!

9.0
Ant-Man (2022) #4

Oct 7, 2022

Ewing/Reilly/Bellaire are a great team delivering a nice homage to Ant-Man.

7.5
Astonishing X-Men (2017) #2

Aug 18, 2017

8.0
Astonishing X-Men (2017) #3

Sep 8, 2017

8.0
Astonishing X-Men (2017) #4

Oct 16, 2017

8.5
Astonishing X-Men (2017) #6

Dec 6, 2017

Finally an issue that actually works and mainly because of Del Mundo's art. He just slayed it. I mean Soule's narrative is intriguing from Charles Xavier's point of view but it's still seems disconnected somehow. Maybe that says something about this particular Professor X but i'm just glad that the art elevated the script.

8.5
Astonishing X-Men (2017) #7

Jan 3, 2018

8.5
Astonishing X-Men (2017) #8

Feb 22, 2018

8.0
Astonishing X-Men (2017) #9

Mar 18, 2018

8.0
Astonishing X-Men (2017) #10

Apr 4, 2018

Soule's story moves along with no major shockwaves but Aco illustrates it all beautifully. Facial expressions were off in many panels but his panels layout and compositions are a thing of beauty!

7.5
Astonishing X-Men (2017) #11

May 15, 2018

9.0
Avengers (2016) #1

Nov 7, 2016

Great art! Mike Del Mundo is really the star of this issue. The story has a great premise and well delivered. I loved it!

9.0
Avengers (2016) #2

Dec 9, 2016

Kang by Waid and Del Mundo is better than i thought and i had high expectations.

9.0
Avengers (2016) #3

Jan 6, 2017

Avengers+Kang by Waid and DelMundo is Molto bene!!!

9.0
Avengers (2016) #4

Feb 2, 2017

9.0
Avengers (2016) #5

Mar 1, 2017

Great concept by Waid and awesome art by Del Mundo. This is what i want out of my Avengers stories. Everyone is involved here.

9.0
Avengers (2016) #6

Apr 6, 2017

8.5
Avengers (2016) #7

May 13, 2017

Phil Noto was as good as always. Can't wait for DelMundo to come back! The story is a nice little side adventure for Nadia.

8.5
Avengers (2016) #8

Jun 9, 2017

Great having Avenger X pop in after the mini series and she was a good villain for the team. Nadia must be Waid's favorite new toy and he uses her well. Phil Noto is a great replacement and makes this issue look beautiful but he's no Del Mundo.

9.5
Avengers (2016) #9

Jul 5, 2017

Del Mundo makes Waid's beautiful story look amazing. I just wanted more.

7.5
Avengers (2016) #10

Aug 3, 2017

Well Waid tried and Delmundo gave it his best shot and in some panels they succeeded but overall this tie in didn't deliver and many characters are not well handled starting with Deadpool and Odinson. I might seem harsh but i know Waid and Delmundo can be better. At least there was no redemption for Taskmaster.

9.0
Avengers (2016) #11

Oct 3, 2017

Waid delivers a great issue where the teammates duos bond in the midst of the chaos of their world. Del Mundo delivers a beautiful book and i can't get enough of his art.

8.5
Avengers (2016) #672

Oct 11, 2017

Great work by Waid bringing the old school feel with the new in this story. Fantastic art by Saiz. I'm on board.

8.5
Avengers (2016) #673

Nov 2, 2017

Waid is doing a fine job. Nothing earth shattering but just solid fun storytelling. Would like to see what happens next in Champions with Viv. Miss DelMundo and Saiz but Pina and Diaz hold their own here enough to keep me interested in the story.

9.0
Avengers (2016) #674

Dec 7, 2017

Great work by Waid that's elevated by Saiz's art. Seriously this whole crossover should've been illustrated by Saiz or at least artists of his caliber. It would have felt more coherent. But as a standalone issue, it's the best one so far.

9.0
Avengers (2016) #675

Jan 10, 2018

Great start. Nice mystery with beautiful art.

9.0
Avengers (2016) #676

Jan 17, 2018

Very well done issue that builds on the mystery and keeps the classic Avengers story feel going. Pepe Larraz is fantastic as usual.

9.5
Avengers (2016) #677

Jan 24, 2018

I love this book already. Very classic avenger feel with modern vigor. I think every issue so far was from an avenger's point of view guiding us through the narration and this one nailed Pietro's persona well. The reveals keep coming and the weekly format suits it here because a monthly release wouldn't work as well. Larraz and Curiel continue their fine collaboration that make this book a thing of beauty. Panels, whether in splash pages or small moments are on point. Is it next Wednesday yet?

8.5
Avengers (2016) #678

Jan 31, 2018

9.0
Avengers (2016) #679

Feb 7, 2018

This feels like it was mostly scripted by Ewing. Ewing pulls the curtain back on what's happening and it felt clunky at first as it always does with Big concept writers but he brings it all together towards the end. Jacinto does a nice job following Larraz with the help of the same colorist Curiel, it looked much better and not too jarring. Waid's pseudo-scientific explanation at the end about how Metal Master was able to take Mjolnir was well put and made sense based on the Marvel U science.

8.5
Avengers (2016) #680

Feb 14, 2018

The weekly format is what's best for this kinda story that covers fewer things based on the massive roster of players but still advances the narrative. It would have been a drag as a monthly. Jacinto is doing well.

8.5
Avengers (2016) #681

Feb 21, 2018

Continues to be good overall with everyone on board and the Voyager mystery keeps me guessing. Excellent art by Jacinto, No seriously it's really good. Flatter pages by Perkins. At least David Curiel's colors keep it together. The Hulk tease is going on 3 issues and it will be 2 more before he shows up....just a tad annoying.

8.5
Avengers (2016) #682

Feb 28, 2018

I love the roster and how each issue allows someone to shine. Red Wolf was done well here. Izakse fills in well before we move on to the next artists and Curiel's colors keep the vibe similar between the transitions.

8.5
Avengers (2016) #683

Mar 13, 2018

Great series. Continues to deliver on story and art. Feels classic with modern beats.

8.5
Avengers (2016) #684

Mar 18, 2018

8.0
Avengers (2016) #685

Mar 21, 2018

8.5
Avengers (2016) #686

Apr 2, 2018

Really fun and nice art to match. This series is a welcome change with no real weak issue so far!

8.0
Avengers (2016) #687

Apr 4, 2018

8.5
Avengers (2016) #688

Apr 12, 2018

Great stuff! Quality endures!

9.5
Avengers (2016) #689

Apr 19, 2018

What does it mean to be an Avenger! Great stuff! While all the heroes do their thing a very obscure guy saves the world. Fantastic story and Larraz is a fantastic artist that illustrates it all in a beautiful and epic manner while Curiel's colors fill the pages with every color imaginable. Just fun!!

8.5
Avengers (2016) #690

Apr 25, 2018

9.5
Avengers (2018) #1

May 2, 2018

Just as i finished the very enjoyable No surrender weekly, this fresh start comes along and ups the ante with a splendid first issue. Jason Aaron has done a great job here juggling different sides and times while Ed McGuiness just killed it with his pencils. I knew he was good but he outdid himself here. Well complimented by Morales on inks and beautifully brought to life by Curiel's colors. I truly loved the gold Hues on Thor's panels. Highly recommend this one!

8.5
Avengers (2018) #2

May 18, 2018

8.0
Avengers (2018) #3

Jun 22, 2018

This story feels important but the delivery is lacking. It feels crowded and slow. I like the art by Paco Medina and Ed McGuiness and what Aaron is trying to do but he needs to figure it out sooner than later.

9.0
Avengers (2018) #4

Jul 5, 2018

This issue does a much better job than the last two and brings back the story on track. More coherent story telling by Aaron that does a better job juggling the moving parts and characters while delivering answers in much better way than before. I actually enjoyed this one a lot. Very little McGuiness but Medina picks it up nicely and delivers his best work in sometime. Vlasko and Morales do a nice job inking while Curiel's colors tie it all and make those scenes pop!

9.0
Avengers (2018) #5

Jul 19, 2018

Great stuff. Aaron manages to continue telling a story so big in scope and he succeeds in many things even the ending that is absurd but completely has me on board because of the setup. The art by Medina and McGuiness along with Curiel's perfect coloring has a lot to do with why this comic book succeeds. Medina is doing his best work here!

8.0
Avengers (2018) #6

Aug 23, 2018

The story got too big and while the last issue was great, this finale was rushed and kinda not satisfactory. Aaron had a good idea that took way too long to explain and was hurried at the end. It's still a good book with great art. McGuiness is good as usual and i'm glad Medina is here to make it mesh without being too jarring of a transition. Medina is doing a fine job here!! Also Morales and Vlasco's inks looked tight. Curiel's colors looked beautiful and it helped that he colored the whole issue.

8.5
Avengers (2018) #7

Sep 5, 2018

9.0
Avengers (2018) #8

Sep 19, 2018

I liked this issue very much. I needed the slow down and team developments after what happened. We don't need constant earth shattering action every issue. David Marquez is in top shape here and his craft is amazing. Justin Ponsor makes it all look beautiful. His use of colors and shading is outstanding. These two should be the regulars artists.

8.5
Avengers (2018) #9

Oct 12, 2018

Great story. Aaron is headed in the right direction. I wish Marquez and Ponsor were along for the ride full time. Only down side is the movement of certain characters underwater should've been slowed down a bit. Ahh Stingray, why must they mess with you like that.

10
Avengers (2018) #10

Nov 14, 2018

Outstanding issue from Jason Aaron. His story just got immensely intriguing by all of the insane twists and reveals. That JLA nod was great especially with Agent. Marquez and McGuiness were perfect. Plus Irving, Kubert and Sorrentino delivered even more set up/future stories. This is the best $6 i spent in a long while.

8.5
Avengers (2018) #11

Dec 13, 2018

Aaron does a great job putting things in motion and transitioning between stories. It's a lot of things to juggle but he's successful so far. I would really like what he's hinting at. The art is what keeps me from being 100% in sync with the story. McGuiness and Morales are outstanding in their pages but Smith and his inkers are inconsistant. One page is great and the next is too rushed. I'm just greedy and want McGuiness doing it all.

8.5
Avengers (2018) #12

Jan 9, 2019

Aaron is building quite a roster of a support system. Laying that ground work. Quiet and nice enjoyable issue with complementary art. Ed McGuiness and Cory Smith should work well going forward when Marquez is off.

9.0
Avengers (2018) #13

Jan 24, 2019

8.5
Avengers (2018) #14

Feb 7, 2019

Fun script although a bit too many quips for my taste but the book overall has the right tone for the right moments by Aaron. I love Marquez and Ponsor together!!

8.5
Avengers (2018) #15

Feb 21, 2019

8.5
Avengers (2018) #16

Mar 7, 2019

It's good. Go read it!

8.5
Avengers (2018) #17

Mar 22, 2019

Great stuff! Well played!

9.5
Avengers (2018) #18

Apr 25, 2019

Outstanding issue! I loved the Justice League of America's introduction into the Marvel Universe :-) Since the Squadron Supreme was wasting away, this is a nice way to bring them in. YES the idea has been done before but man is the execution done well. Ed McGuiness is a Master of his craft and he elevates this issue beyond the satirical one it would have been. Morales and Ponsor shine as well!!

9.0
Avengers (2018) #19

May 29, 2019

It's a great issue! I'm not not even reading war of the realms but there is enough here for me to enjoy! That's the way it's supposed to be. McGuiness and Morales are a great combo for some great art. I also think this might've been Justin Ponsor's last colored book from the hospital. His stuff is unmatched!!

8.5
Avengers (2018) #20

Jun 27, 2019

Great story with some hick ups in between and beautiful art. Much trolls smashing which was my favorite part. Also if you think this story is attacking you, maybe check yourself first.... but Yes!

8.5
Avengers (2018) #21

Jul 14, 2019

Solid fun book with some nice team dialogue.

8.5
Avengers (2018) #22

Aug 1, 2019

8.5
Avengers (2018) #24

Sep 30, 2019

It's a Jason Aaron comic so it's fun. A bit drawn out but still entertaining. The art was great too. It's Caselli so of course it's great!

7.5
Avengers (2018) #25

Oct 30, 2019

Good enough wrap up with no real meat to chew on. I guess you gotta leave some for the Ghost Rider book. I enjoyed Aaron's Avengers so far but this is weak stuff although it does look great with Caselli's art.

6.5
Avengers (2018) #26

Nov 26, 2019

A bit of a let down compared to the other origins. This book is dragging right now. The momentum is gone. I hope Aaron gets back to telling the story he teased. Too many fillers right now.

8.0
Avengers (2018) #27

Dec 3, 2019

OK this is a much better direction than the last few outings. Still weirdly put together but I'll hold judgement when the dots are connected. I hope Aaron doesn't just lollygag for arcs at a time because the momentum just dies and the whole thing becomes pointless. I mean we still haven't seen the Squadron Supreme of America for more than 6 months now? What's the point of spending so much time on something just to drop it and not hint at it for more than 6 months and counting??

8.0
Avengers (2018) #28

Jan 1, 2020

9.0
Avengers (2018) #29

Jan 17, 2020

OK it was fun and much better from Aaron. It's a shame that things are dragged out so slowly but at least this issue didn't feel like a shore to read. The art from MsGuinness, Medina, Morales and Keith was fantastic and made it very enjoyable. Those details, ink lines and colors were pretty pretty good!

7.5
Avengers (2018) #30

Feb 5, 2020

It's an OK end to this up and down arc. rushed at times and decompressed at other times. Aaron has great ideas but his delivery was off with some characters doing things just because? Brood Thor as an example was just a waste. Aaron succeeds in tying the story with baby Starbrand and we'll see where that goes but somehow he misses with too many other ones. His Black widow moment was way off but I did like Cap delivering the baby! McGuiness and Manna combined for the art along with Morales on inks and Keith doing colors. The art was OK. McGuiness was sharper the last issue and Manna was decent but nothing spectacular.

7.5
Avengers (2018) #31

Feb 28, 2020

It was interesting for sure as an exploration of who Tony Stark is and where Iron-Man fits in there but three things stand out and don't really work well. One, Tony Stark believes in THE devil (as Mephisto likes to claim) but not God makes no sense to me (But maybe his ego keeps him in denial). Two, How in the world are you gonna drop such a big retcon like that where it just don't fit especially that Bendis recently blew up the whole thing to pieces for no reason. Three, obviously the fatherhood claims by Mephisto are him completely F-ing with Tony's mind but combined with the other retcon becomes too much. Yes some of these threads will be resolved but too much was crammed here. The art didn't help as way too many jarring changes took away from the story. Should've been Zaffino all the way or at least the pre-historic pieces with Lulis on the present sequences.

7.5
Avengers (2018) #32

Mar 16, 2020

It's not bad but has so much potential wasted by stupid things like Namor at a bar getting played by a bartender....seriously? Also the art gets my appetite wet with some amazing opening pages by MsGuinness only to get Manna's art for most of the issue. This bate and switch is killing me and my interest in this story.

7.5
Avengers (2018) #33

Jul 9, 2020

The story was OK. The art was good!

7.0
Avengers (2018) #34

Aug 17, 2020

It's a shore for me to read this book right now. Garron's art and Keith's colors are great but the whole package feels incomplete. The writing is intentionally evasive to evoke suspense but lacks the punch it thinks it's making. I'm still here because I just wanted to have the JLA=Squadron Supreme take on the Avengers as promised last year so every story feels like filler waiting for that showdown.

6.5
Avengers (2018) #35

Sep 1, 2020

Just waiting for the end and something better. The art is nice.

6.5
Avengers (2018) #36

Oct 6, 2020

This is was ok at best. I get what JASON Aaron is trying to do with Moon Knight but did we really need all of these issues to do it. This series is keeping me around just because of what was promised back almost 2 years ago for the JLA knock off with the squadron supreme. But holly cow is this taking forever. I didn't care about the war of the realms or the ghost rider stuff and this Khonshu nonsense takes the cake for dragging out stories that get us nowhere. Javier Garron is great in the art but this book is a shamble of what it promised to be.

6.5
Avengers (2018) #37

Oct 19, 2020

I this point I'm glad it's over. Garron and Keith delivered on the art department but Aaron's stuff was a mix of some good ideas and other stupid ones just dragged over many issues and some overturned in one panel for almost no reason. It is what it is at this point. I'm not optimistic about the phoenix stuff but 37 issues in what am I supposed to do.....quit?? lol

8.0
Avengers (2018) #38

Nov 5, 2020

While the ideas are great and the art is amazing, it's a very frustrating book. This book is moving at a snail's pace. We get it: Mephisto's up to no good and we've been hinting at it for years now. Now we'll spend another 6 issues playing with the phoenix and hint at Mephisto some more. No Coulson and No Squadron Supreme and no resolution to anything, we're just brewing threads for 38 issues with no pay off whatsoever. And now Marvel says this book has hints for its 2021 slate so of course I'm sticking with this because I must like punishment.

6.0
Avengers (2018) #39

Dec 10, 2020

We are trying to set up the phoenix event and have the prehistoric Avengers have meaning but at this point I'm almost done with this series. We are dragging this to death and if only this issue delivered more than a cliched story, I would be more forgiving. The only reason I'm still here is because this is supposed to be an integral series to Marvel plans for 2021 and Mephisto's part of it but 39 issues later it's ridiculous what Aaron+Editors are doing here.

7.5
Avengers (2018) #40

Jan 5, 2021

Good issue by itself away from the previous mess of 39 issues but Aaron is doing it again where he lays it all out and makes you hope for the best but if the last few years are any indication, this will be another disappointment. The main reasons this gets any respect from me is the CAP monologue along with the best art Garron has done in years.

7.0
Avengers (2018) #41

Jan 21, 2021

I gave up on emotionally attaching myself to this book a while ago now and I just enjoy the fireworks and new costumes because that's all there is left below all that prolonged narration by Aaron. It's not as deep as it thinks it is. Garron is fantastic as always.

5.5
Avengers (2018) #42

Feb 4, 2021

why am I still reading this? FOMO I guess.

7.0
Avengers (2018) #43

Mar 4, 2021

6.5
Avengers (2018) #44

Apr 9, 2021

Finally done with book and It was a waste of time for many arcs now. Spinning wheels on nonsense. I'm off this dumb ride. Javier Garron is wasted here. He needs better writers.

7.5
Avengers (2018) #50

Dec 7, 2021

I had to quit reading this book after the Moon Knight and the phoenix arcs debacles and waste of time. I had to pick this up so I can see where we are and I was pleasantly surprised by it. But it is still mostly setup for the next 50 issues where things would go unfulfilled. It reminds me Avengers 700 when I got so excited for the future and was slowly crushed for the next 35 issues. Aaron does what he wants and I get where he's going but man does he need some fine tuning and someone to get him to skip the nonsense for 6 issues and deliver something worth it. Right now the Avengers and X-men main books are just on a holding pattern for most of the time running the clock to get us to some event. Waste of time. With that said I will pick up Avengers Forever and see what he does there. Expectations are below zero right now so who knows? Art wise this book was great!! McGuiness, Kuder and Garron were fantastic! All the colorists were pretty darn good just too many to list'em all.

7.5
Avengers (2018) #51

Dec 29, 2021

Back on this train for the arc to see where we go and Aaron is still at it and his style isn't going to change. I just ask to be entertained at this point with some form of story telling that doesn't take 25 issue to make a point. So this was a good start I guess. Frigeri is a good fit here with good art although some faces need work. Curiel is absolutely spot on with his colors.

7.5
Avengers (2018) #52

Jan 22, 2022

It's not bad with a few descent woven threads. Frigeri is good but his Captain America and especially the face/Mask are just off for me.

6.0
Avengers (2018) #53

Feb 16, 2022

Aaron just tries too hard to explore his unresolved religious issues but this is not the place to do it. The story starts somewhere interesting and ends up where he needs it to be and not necessarily following his logic. It takes away from the previous setup up. I hope Aaron can get some clearance someday and sort out his beliefs because every book I read from him you can clearly see he is struggling and is trying to fit things together but Avengers should not suffer for it.

6.5
Avengers (2018) #54

Mar 17, 2022

Going downhill fast. Thor fights Echo/Phoenix for how many issues then in 2 panels does 180. Just one example of so many threads trying to be made into a story by Aaron but it's not cohesive enough following what was built so far. Frigeri is OK but not a strong as he was at the beginning.

7.0
Avengers (2018) #55

May 7, 2022

A bit better than the Thor nonsense and the art is better with Javier Garron.

7.0
Avengers (2018) #56

May 26, 2022

6.5
Avengers (2018) #57

Jul 13, 2022

We're traversing the multiverse forever looking at what if stories that we hope make sense but how long can this go on? It get tedious and boring after a while and needs to make a landing with some purpose sooner or it's back to the desert that was issues 20 through 47. And with deserts come mirages which is what this Avengers series has been: a desert full of interesting mirages that keep escaping me as soon as I think I get to them. Same thing is happening with Avengers Forever. Jason Aaron can't go on like this until issue 100?

7.5
Avengers (2018) #58

Jul 21, 2022

This series while nicely introducing cool characters that will be wasted away, isn't an Avengers book anymore. I accept that we are on a 30-50 issue drip by drip to the finale and that just kills it for me no matter how well the characters can be sometimes. This book gets a 7.5 mainly because Javier Garron is flexing his art muscles and is killing it with his designs and tight inking. David Curiel is almost out-doing Garron with his wonderful colors. The art makes this issue work. Still it might be time to drop this book and Avengers Forever and wait for the Avengers to start doing some avenging in their own book. I'll give the next issues a shot but I already know the answer.

6.0
Avengers (2018) #59

Aug 13, 2022

What if ramblings continue. This is not an Avengers book. The art is the only saving grace here. Garron and Curiel are the only positives. Can't leave out of sheer commitment and It's almost over but man is Aaron not good at developing and writing the issues between his good concept ones like 710 and 750. Too much garbage in between.

7.5
Avengers (2018) #60

Sep 22, 2022

Nice tie-in that tries to expand on the progenitor's frame of mind through Hawkeye's eyes as he goes about his day. It's not bad but feels like we are talking about a different progenitor here because this doesn't align with what Gillen is doing. Land actually was good on art duty with some good stuff and his usual similar exaggerated faces on all characters was toned down a lot.

7.0
Avengers (2018) #61

Oct 25, 2022

It's just weird how an Avengers book finally has the Avengers show up for 4 panels and just be background characters. You know exactly where we're going but it's just not structured well. This series has all the components and ideas but Aaron and Editors' execution is not good.

5.5
Avengers (2018) #62

Nov 14, 2022

Still here just because why stop now with less than 10 issues to go after 4 years. Fiorelli as an artist is good and has a lot of potential.

7.0
Avengers (2018) #63

Dec 12, 2022

Much better from the previous horrible primer issue that left a bad taste. Still the story lacks a proper connection between these teams that are fighting to kill each other 1 minute and the next are back to back brothers? It just doesn't work. Jason Aaron failed to lay basic explanations in this story like how did any of these teams travel the multiverses in both Avengers books. The starbrand explains this final traverse but all the other dozens/hundreds are without any grounded explanation. The art from Garron is the one positive thing that saves this issue because at least I can enjoy his tremendous work on the pages along with Curiel's wonderful colors.

7.0
Avengers (2018) #65

Feb 6, 2023

It's very fair to say this is a decent issue but the road to get here was marred with long, useless stories and wasted opportunities or just lazy story telling. Javier Garron does an outstanding job as usual. I'm still here since we're so close to the end and I can't wait to stop after 4.5 years of this miserable crap. I just can't quit this close to the end.

6.0
Avengers (2018) #66

Mar 16, 2023

The disappointment here is just...I should be used to it by now. On paper this should work but the weight of the story after 4 years is too much on Aaron who delivers a sub par script with stupid lines and all too predictable stuff. Javier Garron works his butt off here on art and is wasted.

4.0
Avengers Assemble (2022): Alpha #1

Dec 7, 2022

Man what a waste of time and money. Let's oversize this kick off issue and spend half of it on a unnecessary fight and the rest on a horrible idea for Ghost rider who could kill the Doom Above all last issue by himself only to stop him and then depower him because Aaron can't write a proper script ending to his crap saga. This close to the end after 5 years I have to finish and I will never ever read another Jason Aaron book when these Avengers books are done in a few months.

5.0
Avengers Assemble (2022): Omega #1

May 2, 2023

I will never buy or read another Jason Aaron comic. After investing 6 years into this we have a weightless run that promised so much and yet never delivered what it thought it was delivering. I tried and gave it every chance to matter but it will never capture what it did in those early 10 issues or the 50th issue which were the high points that sucked me in and strung me along. Aaron mistakes big spectacle and multiverse explosions with amalgamized characters as substance worth following but the many throw away stories, throw away characters and fake outs stood on shaky ground of a story that really had no real substances or characters worth investing in especially in the last 25 issues of Avengers and Avengers Forever. The only bright spots came from the artists such as Kuder and Garron who did awesome work and made these ideas shine but only superficially.

8.5
Avengers Forever (2021) #1

Dec 29, 2021

I actually liked this one better than Avengers 51. It was fun and enjoyable. Kuder never disappoints and his art is fantastic and well detailed. Keiths's colors were nice too and infused the art well. For now I'm parked here and I already have my expectations at a 3 with Aaron so we can only go up.

9.0
Avengers Forever (2021) #2

Feb 2, 2022

Sometimes I fall for Aaron schtick and I know it yet I can't help but enjoy the over the top stupidity and stupendousness of it. This issue was enjoyable! Aaron Kuder's art was phenomenal with great attention to detail here. The guy kills himself on the page and it shows. Carlos Magno blended his art style to fit Kuder's and the jail cell scenes were spot on. The inkers Scott Hanna, Roberto Poggi and Cam Smith all were just tight. Guru-eFX's colors blended it all very well too. This was a great book to feast your eye on.

9.0
Avengers Forever (2021) #3

Mar 3, 2022

This book just delivers for me and I'm onboard the multi-verse shenanigans even if some things are over the top but it works for me. I can't say that about many Aaron books lately but I remember the Avengers main book's first 10 issues were great before things went off track. It helps to keep that in mind and just enjoy the stupid @#$% coming at us. Especially when Aaron Kuder is the artist. Fantastic art and his work has never looked better. I think that Cam Smith and Scott Hanna's inks over him are seriously the tightest inking I have seen in ages. The lines are perfect. Then Guru eFX delivers outstanding colors from the many different skin tones to Ben Grim's technicolor rocks. I love it when artists gel well together!

6.5
Avengers Forever (2021) #4

Mar 24, 2022

A stitched job that can't keep up with the previous chapters. I just don't care for the Thor nonsense and Aaron Kuder's art is missed.

7.5
Avengers Forever (2021) #5

May 10, 2022

It is what it is. Dumb fun book that's trying to be serious but the depth isn't there. Towe did much better here and that's because I don't have to see any faces so the guy can draw some nice Dooms.

7.0
Avengers Forever (2021) #6

Jun 2, 2022

8.5
Avengers Forever (2021) #7

Jul 14, 2022

This book's scope is way too big but this issue works. You know where we're going but it was well done especially with Aaron Kuder's art. Jason Aaron can be tedious sometimes but I have to enjoy the little things and hope he makes it all mash well at some point.

6.5
Avengers Forever (2021) #8

Aug 30, 2022

Jason Aaron is taking his time to introduce characters but the connection is just not there to the A-team. Aaron Kuder is killing it on art though and he is the only bright spot in this book along with Guru-eFX.

8.0
Avengers Forever (2021) #9

Sep 23, 2022

I immensely enjoyed the first half of the comic book where Jason Aaron Aaron Kuder brought a great story to life That I think needed a bit more time to breath even if I criticized this series before for taking way too much liberty running around. The second half was way too quick and the leap (pun intended) for Carol Danvers came out of the blue. Aaron Kuder's art is so good and he is a great strength for this series. Guru eFx on colors was right on.

5.5
Avengers Forever (2021) #11

Dec 7, 2022

Things are happening and I just don't care for this at all. No idea where anybody is coming from or going. Aaron has dropped the ball here and that fight between Doom above all and Ghost rider ended in a really stupid manner. Towe James's art is not good enough and he needs to work on his faces and figures.

5.5
Avengers Forever (2021) #12

Dec 21, 2022

The fight years in the making and I just don't care even as these characters are re-showing up in splash fashion. Aaron Kuder is the only reason to get this because it makes all the noise happening worth looking at.

7.5
Avengers Forever (2021) #13

Jan 23, 2023

Much better but it's hard to get hyped for the reveal after so many years of filler crap. This run had all the makings of a great one but the structure of the stories and the bloated multiverse characters/scenarios were just not good. Jason Aaron just stuffs too many things with no real sense to how it affects the story. It just becomes noise. Kuder's art makes it all look awesome. I really like Mark Farmer's inks and Frank Martins' colors on his work. Too bad it wasn't for a better story.

5.0
Avengers Forever (2021) #14

Feb 21, 2023

Stuff happens.

6.5
Avengers Forever (2021) #15

Mar 20, 2023

The only reason this is not a 5 is the outstanding art from Aaron Kuder who delivered wonderfully detailed illustrated multiverse art and shenanigans that I wish I cared about but that is on Jason Aaron. Kuder's art is just straight fire! Kudos to him and Frank Martin on colors.

6.5
Avengers: 1,000,000 B.C. #1

Aug 19, 2022

This story was not satisfactory for the build up it had. We could have solved this way back and didn't drag it like this. Why not do this early on over an arc? Oh no we gotta have Thor be mad with the Phoenix for a while just for the heck of it to stretch this nonsense. The Avengers series is really a jumbled mess over 4 years with a few very good singles thrown in to keep idiots like me coming back. Jason Aaron didn't do a good job here at all. Plus his stories are way too much of a therapy session for his own internal monologue. I hope he figures it out for his own sake. Walker's art is good but Dean White's colors experiment in some pages didn't work for me. I know he tried to give it a certain old look but maybe next time. Dean White is a pro and still had some good pages.

8.5
Avengers: No Road Home #1

Feb 14, 2019

Great start. Enjoyable first issue with some pretty good looking art. Hope they make it interesting!

9.0
Avengers: No Road Home #2

Feb 21, 2019

Wow! Yes this team of writers is actually delivering a second issue that's better than the first. Great job by Paco Medina whose awesome pencils and smooth lines are enhanced by Vlasco and Aburtov. I loved how they intertwined the story with Clint Barton's POV. Tough to keep it at this level but i'm hoping they do!

8.5
Avengers: No Road Home #3

Mar 1, 2019

I'm enjoying this book! The ideas are good. Hulk is a bit off in some scenes. Medina's art is just superb!

8.0
Avengers: No Road Home #4

Mar 7, 2019

Nyx's story is good even as present day story gets lost a bit. For me this wasn't as interesting as i thought it would be. The art is nice and the story is good but i was hoping for a bit more. Hope they pick it back up next week!

9.0
Avengers: No Road Home #5

Mar 13, 2019

It's fun. I enjoyed it very much so. Step up from last week. That's all I ask for in these things: fun reading with some nice art and this book has both. I laughed out loud at Hawkeye!

9.0
Avengers: No Road Home #6

Mar 21, 2019

It was great. No matter how the purists see it. This issue was well done by the writing team and Zub's touches were good. It had me interested in Conan and i really don't give a damn about him at all. Sean Izaakse is outstanding here. I think it's his best work yet. Greatly enhanced by Ramos and Menyz's colors which made full service of all hues of the rainbow. Great job everyone!!

8.5
Avengers: No Road Home #7

Mar 27, 2019

7.5
Avengers: No Road Home #8

Apr 6, 2019

First hick up of the weekly event. A bit of a letdown since all of the previous chapters were great! Hope they finish better than this. Barberi's style is ok and maybe it didn't fully match the previous artists but it's OK.

8.0
Avengers: No Road Home #9

Apr 11, 2019

It's better than the last one but felt disjointed at times. The art by Medina and Aburtov is phenomenal and couldn't have been better but the story while succeeds initially at getting your attention with Euphoria's scenes of soul searching purpose, it quickly goes sideways. It's good but feels disjointed at the core especially at the long island scenes. Hope they deliver a special finale but I'm not holding my breath.

7.5
Avengers: No Road Home #10

Apr 18, 2019

9.0
Avengers: Twilight (2024) #1

Jan 19, 2024

A great read from Zdarsky. I like his world building about this distant future that feels inevitable based on our own trajectory today. Some might not like the social commentary but he is spot on. It is the future where new generations can be re-educated and rebuilt into whatever fascist leaders (Domestic or foreign) want because we human beings choose to stay ignorant or are pushed that way by design (Tragedy, etc.) and never learn or easily forget whatever the previous generations have built and gone through to achieve them. It's a classic story that has been done before in media but what makes this one great is the art by Acuna. The glorious art of this man is immaculate and it almost looks like paintings. It's not a 10 because what the heck were those Loki/Avengers origin pages doing? They're great on their own but feel completely disjointed here. We needed more clues.

9.5
Avengers: Twilight (2024) #2

Feb 1, 2024

Almost perfect. I'm a sucker for Old Man CAP. A man destined to always be out of time and out of sync and I love Zdarsky's take on him in this future dystopia. I like that we are getting answers and reveals in a nice pace and this is where a mini series beats a 30 issue slow burn that could go stale unlike a mini. But the star here is Daniel Acuna! His art is phenomenal, beautiful and serves the story with his futuristic design and attention to details that immerses me into it. His stuff belongs in a museum lol

8.5
Avengers: Twilight (2024) #3

Mar 4, 2024

It's a quite nice blend of many topics and ideas addressed many times before but it is done well and has the feel of a movie I watched before yet I continue to enjoy popping it again to re-watch. I like the action here much better and Acuna on art is perfect. To make things pop in darkness is a skill and his rain sequences and the shine on all surfaces is exquisite.

9.0
Avengers: Twilight (2024) #4

Apr 11, 2024

This series is a comic book done right period by Zdarsky/Acuna. I like how it feels, how it reads and how the art is perfectly matched to the tones and fully enhances it. Acuna is fantastic and I love everything art wise here. No notes!

8.0
Big Game (2023) #1

Jan 22, 2024

I like some Mark Millar books and dislike others. It's a mixed bag. Trying to wrap my head around who the characters are since I didn't read all the series and definitely didn't like Nemesis. Still early but looks like it's a straight forward Good vs Bad so far. Pepe Larraz can illustrate the phone book and it'll look fantastic so I'm all about the art.

8.5
Big Game (2023) #2

Jan 22, 2024

It's a good one and gets my attention in good and bad. I hope Millar can make it work without having used shock for shock only instead of building on it. Larraz's art is phenomenal and worth the price of admission. Props to Giovanna Niro for the great colors.

8.0
Big Game (2023) #3

Jan 23, 2024

The effing killings continue but at some point we gotta get this train on track.....right? Anyway still interesting read. But for me this is a book for Larraz to flex his art muscles and he destroys.

8.0
Big Game (2023) #4

Jan 23, 2024

Nice work from Millar. I did enjoy this issue with all of its angles but my unfamiliarity with the prehistoric futuristic (lol) characters hindered my full enjoyment. It would have added more layers if I read all these stories beforehand but I also have kids to feed and you can only read so much Millar before you have to pause. What can you say about Pepe Larraz? He is phenomenal and exquisite in his work, maybe the best of this generation. Giovanna Niro colored his work beautifully.

7.5
Big Game (2023) #5

Jan 24, 2024

It's not bad for a finale but it's a let down after the time travel aspect was leaned on so heavily here. It unravels quickly if you take a minute to think about it. As a popcorn comic book for Pepe and Giovanna to flex their art muscles it's good but as a proper story it feels weak. Still enjoyed it but I really hoped Millar wouldn't MacGuffin this event. Pepe Larraz was fantastic and it's obvious he spent many nights and days on this wonderful art. The art is 10/10

9.0
Black Bolt #2

Jun 16, 2017

Saladin is getting in the groove with a nice supporting cast plus Ward is just trippy!

9.0
Black Bolt #3

Jul 5, 2017

Saladin Ahmed obviuously has a Black Bolt story to tell with a supporting team i would have never thought of or think it would work but he sure does that with twists and more. Ward is a perfect fit with his psychedelic visuals and beautiful colors.

9.5
Black Bolt #4

Aug 3, 2017

Wow Saladin Ahmed and Christian Ward almost had me in tears at the end there. I actually felt for Crusher Creel. Beautiful story telling and art.

8.5
Black Bolt #5

Sep 8, 2017

The last issue was such a high note that even though this one is really good in both art and writing, i somehow felt underwhelmed a bit. Not a negative against it because i wish i can read the next one yesterday.

9.0
Black Bolt #6

Oct 12, 2017

Great work by Ahmed. Nicely paced storytelling that took its time and made the payoff much better at the end. Ward's art couldn't have been better here. He's the perfect fit for this trippy cosmic book.

9.0
Black Bolt #7

Nov 3, 2017

9.0
Black Bolt #8

Dec 6, 2017

black bolt by Ahmed and Ward continues to be top notch. I wish i can read the next chapter already.

9.0
Black Bolt #9

Jan 3, 2018

9.0
Black Bolt #10

Feb 8, 2018

Quality as usual story and art both top notch!

9.0
Black Bolt #11

Mar 14, 2018

9.5
Black Bolt #12

Apr 6, 2018

What a nice ending. Had my doubts about this series when it started but man was it worth the ride! Got misty eyed a few times, so kudos to Ahmed and Ward!!

8.0
Black Cat (2020) #1

Dec 17, 2020

Good start and I don't care for Knull but this tie in is intriguing and doesn't stray from what came before it. Villa's art is good but needs polishing in some panels.

8.0
Black Cat (2020) #3

Mar 3, 2021

7.0
Black Cat (2020) #6

Jun 3, 2021

I'm trying to like this book but just can't get into it. I'll check back later.

8.0
Black Cat (2020) #7

Jun 4, 2021

I'm glad I tried this issue after not caring much last time because the story is well told by MacKay here and I liked it much better. Dowling's art is really good here and it has grown on me. Reber's colors/tones between the 2 different stories was well done! 2 things: 1) Yes the wrap up is quick but feels appropriate with the story. 2) The last page is out of nowhere and adds almost nothing to this issue for me so I'm not sure why it is there. We'll see going forward but I will add this to my pull and find out.

8.0
Black Cat (2020) #8

Aug 3, 2021

8.0
Black Cat (2020) #9

Aug 20, 2021

7.5
Black Cat (2020) #10

Oct 2, 2021

8.0
Black Cat (2020): Infinity Score #1  
9.0
Black Panther (2018) #1

May 24, 2018

Started rocky but ended up being great and it makes sense that Coates might wants us to relate to T'Challa this way. The art of Acuna is what sold me on it and the story being a mystery is a plus.

9.0
Black Panther (2018) #2

Jun 27, 2018

Coates story is good but what makes it above the usual is Acuna's art which is amazing!!

9.0
Black Panther (2018) #3

Aug 27, 2018

Coates is trucking along and i dig what he's doing. Daniel Acuna is a master artist. Period.

8.5
Black Panther (2018) #4

Sep 27, 2018

I'm still going along with the story because we're getting just enough to keep up but I'm not sure i would be here if Daniel Acuna wasn't on art. Acuna is fantastic as usual. Coates needs to get us somewhere.....i don't know where but a few more answers would help the flow better. We'll see.

8.0
Black Panther (2018) #5

Oct 31, 2018

8.5
Black Panther (2018) #6

Nov 30, 2018

Nice issue explaining N'Jadaka side of the story. Beautiful art from Jen Bartel with exquisite colors by Farrell. Great stuff!

8.0
Black Panther (2018) #7

Dec 14, 2018

8.0
Black Panther (2018) #8

Jan 23, 2019

8.0
Black Panther (2018) #9

Mar 4, 2019

The world building is great by Coates but this will read better in one collected volume. It's though to keep track when things are happening in different spots and you forget what happened 30 days ago. Walker and Paitreau are great together although i miss Acuna!!

7.5
Black Panther (2018) #10

Mar 29, 2019

Coates is hitting a wall here where the story progresses but i can't keep track or care about it and both options are bad. It's difficult to stick around but i'll have to see where he goes after that ending. Walker makes it all work together well and probably would've been worse without him.

8.0
Black Panther (2018) #11

Apr 26, 2019

We're here and I can't say that it's a fulfilling issue as it lays out what happened but it's fun and some great art from Walker! Coates isn't there yet in my opinion when it comes to making the heavy beats land right. But I'll keep going since it's still enjoyable.

8.5
Black Panther (2018) #12

Jun 6, 2019

9.0
Black Panther (2018) #13

Jun 28, 2019

Great one! Although this obviously reads much better collected like all Coates's work, I do think I like Acuna's perspective the best.

9.0
Black Panther (2018) #14

Aug 2, 2019

Slow build and finally a chapter by Coates delivers some nice rewards. Even if T'Challa isn't as prominent here, the surrounding characters got plenty spotlight. Daniel Acuna is a master of his craft. This book would not have the same impact without his ridiculously good art.

9.0
Black Panther (2018) #15

Aug 29, 2019

Calm and great issue where T'challa and his supporting cast have to come to grip with what his empire and legacy mean in Earth Prime and galaxies abroad. Very enjoyable issue from Coates with killer Acuna art that makes it look beautiful!!

8.0
Black Panther (2018) #16

Oct 1, 2019

Again this story is moving along but somehow all is mismatched. I still feel like I should have waited and read it all in collected form to enjoy it better. Acuna is perfect again!

9.0
Black Panther (2018) #17

Nov 1, 2019

I quite enjoyed this issue. It took its time to bring certain important characters in and let them breath a bit. Acuna is an absolutely masterful artist so I will miss his art.

7.0
Black Panther (2018) #18

Dec 5, 2019

I think I'm done with this book. This took forever and we've taken an issue just to explain what happened the past 17 issues? Really that's not good.

8.0
Black Panther (2018) #20

Jan 24, 2020

I skipped an issue and came back and it's like I almost missed nothing. So I'm back on as this issue got my interest but the pace is a way too slow sometimes. Also Acuna's pages and cover were fantastic!

7.0
Black Panther (2018) #21

Mar 3, 2020

The ideas are there but the execution and the art killed this issue. Coates tries to swerve back to some earlier scenes with deflective ideas onto the reader but just ended up losing me as it didn't land as he hoped. The art was OK but the lack of movement and energy in these scenes made them fall flat as there was no urgency or sense of direction to the characters or galactic ships. Don't get me wrong, the art was descent but it didn't fit the big galactic scenes and it lacked the right touches to deliver the message of the narrative. Acuna gets criticized for his art and how it's static by some people (I don't know why) but his galactic fights and drama scenes always have energy and I can feel them. Anyway Acuna is coming back to finish the last 4 issues of this book and I hope Coates will end it well because it's dragging right now.

8.5
Black Panther (2018) #22

Apr 4, 2020

Slow as always but it actually works for this issue because of the underlying message. Glad to have Acuna back because El Maestro delivered some pretty great visuals and scenes.

7.5
Black Panther (2018) #23

Feb 25, 2021

A year later and I wish I can enjoy this book but I just want the story to end so I can get closure. Acuna's art makes this worth the $4.

8.5
Black Panther (2018) #24

Mar 30, 2021

It's finally coming together as a story although Coates style is hard to follow especially for all these heroes showing up and all of them being specifically Black heroes with no other heroes of different ethnicities partaking in saving Wakanda? This doesn't make sense for T'Challa to only bring in black heroes when he knows he is going up against an Intergalactic Empire. Maybe I missed something. Daniel Acuna is a Maestro as usual making all of the scenes look FANTASTIC!!!

7.0
Black Panther (2018) #25

Jun 3, 2021

This was OK but a disappointment after going through the whole intergalactic empire of Wakanda stuff for so long. The end was just very unfinished. Maybe the crazy delay was part of the problem but to me it just feels unfinished and so much left on the table. Also how are the only heroes showing up from North America/world only black so what? The other heroes won't save Wakanda or is T'challa stupid enough to only reach out to black heroes. This is a stupid plot point but just takes me out of it. I get we are trying to get a black power moment here but give your allies a place at the table because the Avengers and the X-men can help so why not have them there too??. I mean the Black Panther is the leader of the Avengers so WTF?? Can he not ask them to join in. Let me go to intergalactic war but only invite the black heroes. How is this advancing anything. Dumb if you ask me. Acuna is outstanding as always although some panels seem unfinished with less ink (maybe on purpose?) but not his usual strikingly inked stuff. But his colors were on point.

8.5
Black Panther (2021) #1

Dec 3, 2021

It's good but I expected so much more from Ridley and Cabal is capable of so much better! I mean the art is great but the crazy compositions I grew to expect from him are absent. We'll see where we go from here.

9.0
Black Science #27

Jan 6, 2017

9.0
Black Science #28

Feb 9, 2017

8.0
Black Science #29

Apr 24, 2017

8.5
Black Science #31

Oct 12, 2017

Great as usual. Loved Matteo's pencils and the art was great, especially the nod to Kirby in that splash page with the ship.

9.0
Black Science #32

Oct 19, 2017

9.0
Black Science #33

Nov 20, 2017

You can't go wrong with this book. Remender ups the stakes while Scalera and Dinisio churn out pretty art.

9.5
Black Science #34

Jan 29, 2018

As dependable as ever to deliver the best SciFi in the crispest pulp art around. Great stuff!

9.0
Black Science #36

Jun 19, 2018

8.5
Black Science #37

Jul 15, 2018

8.5
Black Science #38

Sep 11, 2018

8.5
Black Science #40

Jun 7, 2019

It's good. The ending is near and some beats are obvious and can be seen coming 2 pages away but if you like the book, you'll still enjoy the trip. Remender says he's going out of his comfort zone to end this series a different way. I don't know what that means but we'll see. Scalera is always awesome. The only thing destroying these book is the insane wait time between issues. Wait for the trades, it'll read much better.

8.5
Black Science #41

Jul 22, 2019

Remender delivers a fairly good story with a familiar tone done in other media before. But it feels like the correct approach to this chapter. Liked it a lot and with Scalera killing on art and dinisio colors are just perfect you can't go wrong!

8.5
Black Science #42

Sep 10, 2019

It's a good issue and has some classic tropes about choice and anarchy that have been done before but it is needed to be seen from the eyes of Grant Mckay. Let's hope the landing delivers something unexpected. Scalera and Dinisio are a 10 as always!

7.5
Black Science #43

Oct 2, 2019

I'm sorry to say but this finale just did not deliver. I feel for Grant McKay but damn that was not the right thing to do no matter what the alternative realities dictate. The first pages were very poignant and totally had me hooked but lost me toward the end. Also Remender had done a great job all along and had this amazing world built but somehow he fumbled the ending a bit where he tried to juxtapose the ramifications of alternate realities while leaving the door open for something? but who knows what? Matteo Scalera and Moreno Dinisio are perfect as always since the art was not a problem here at all, if anything the art saved this final outing.

8.5
Black Widow (2016) #12  
9.0
Black Widow (2020) #4

Dec 7, 2020

9.0
Black Widow (2020) #5

Feb 19, 2021

Pretty good even if the twist was obvious for me but well done nonetheless. Kelly Thompson is good at this writing thing. Casagrande is awesome as usual but can work on some motion figures for certain positions when characters are moving in action but look static. Still the Hawkeye spread and the other 90% is fantastic!! DeLatorre looks like a pretty good one too. Looking forward to his art on issue 6.

8.0
C.O.W.L. Vol. 1: Principles Of Power  
8.0
Cable (2020) #1

Mar 23, 2020

Fun at times and a bit dull at times but does enough to keep me interested. Noto's art is wonderful and the difference here. Without Noto I will not read this book. PERIOD.

8.0
Cable (2020) #2

Aug 19, 2020

It's not bad. Fun little moments with a nice hook at the end. The art from Noto keeps me coming back.

9.0
Cable (2020) #3

Aug 31, 2020

Duggan is actually making me like Kid Cable (yes he will always be kid cable to me) and the way he has so many threads going is nice. Makes me want to know more. Deadpool is here and Duggan didn't miss a beat. Also That letter toward the end is hilarious. But this book wouldn't work without Noto. Fantastic art!!

8.5
Cable (2020) #4

Sep 11, 2020

I like it and enjoyed reading it. Obviously the art from Noto helps a lot in said enjoyment. So I'm not sure I'll follow it without him. We'll see.

8.5
Cable (2020) #5

Oct 16, 2020

I enjoyed it even if it doesn't appear to tie with X of swords much but Noto's art makes anything worth it.

8.0
Cable (2020) #6

Nov 19, 2020

This one actually made sense in a sea of senseless romps. Duggan and Noto are a great team. But having your 19th chapter trying to make sense and tie up loose ends of the other 18 chapters will take away from it. I actually believe Hickman when he said he was trying to get fired but I guess the editors didn't question anything or even took it further than he even dared to go.

8.0
Cable (2020) #7

Jan 21, 2021

I enjoy this series and Duggan does just enough here to keep me coming back. Well, Noto is half the reason anyway who am I kidding?

7.5
Cable (2020) #8

Feb 19, 2021

It's not bad but not great either. Domino was a fun addition but the whole story didn't land well together. Omitting certain things creates mystery but if the story suffers for it then it's not worth it. Noto was great as usual.

7.0
Cable (2020) #9

Mar 30, 2021

This was like watching someone walk around the neighborhood looking for his lost dog? The most mundane decompressed story telling by Duggan that could have been shown in 3 to 4 pages. Noto is good as usual.

7.0
Cable (2020) #10

May 26, 2021

It is there to usher Cable back to his place so feels almost pointless to have gone through all the mess we did years ago with baby cable. I don't know how Duggan is going to make me care for the last 2 issues. Noto is gonna Noto.

7.5
Cable (2020) #11

Jul 13, 2021

Not Bad!

7.5
Captain America & the Winter Soldier (2022) #1  
9.0
Captain America (2004) #25

Dec 13, 2018

9.0
Captain America (2004) #26

Dec 13, 2018

9.0
Captain America (2004) #27

Dec 13, 2018

9.0
Captain America (2004) #28

Dec 13, 2018

9.0
Captain America (2004) #29

Dec 13, 2018

9.0
Captain America (2004) #30

Dec 13, 2018

9.0
Captain America (2004) #31

Dec 13, 2018

9.0
Captain America (2004) #32

Dec 13, 2018

9.0
Captain America (2004) #33

Dec 13, 2018

9.5
Captain America (2004) #34

Dec 13, 2018

9.0
Captain America (2004) #35

Dec 13, 2018

9.0
Captain America (2004) #36

Dec 13, 2018

9.0
Captain America (2004) #37

Dec 13, 2018

9.0
Captain America (2004) #38

Dec 13, 2018

8.5
Captain America (2004) #39

Dec 13, 2018

9.0
Captain America (2004) #40

Dec 13, 2018

9.0
Captain America (2004) #41

Dec 13, 2018

9.0
Captain America (2004) #42

Dec 13, 2018

9.0
Captain America Vol. 1: Winter Soldier Vol. 1

Oct 26, 2018

8.5
Captain America Vol. 2: Winter Soldier Vol. 2

Oct 26, 2018

8.5
Captain America Vol. 3: Red Menace

Nov 2, 2018

9.5
Captain America (2017) #695

Nov 2, 2017

Fantastic storytelling by Waid and Samnee! Those two are just a dream pair! Samnee's art is a wonder to look at and makes this book feel Classic and Fresh at the same time.

9.0
Captain America (2017) #696

Dec 7, 2017

And another one!

9.0
Captain America (2017) #697

Jan 3, 2018

9.0
Captain America (2017) #698

Feb 14, 2018

9.0
Captain America (2017) #699

Mar 14, 2018

9.5
Captain America (2017) #700

Apr 16, 2018

Waid, Samnee and Wilson just put out a great ending to this mini-story. Not perfect but it hit on so many notes that make it a worthy story of what Captain America is and should be. The second story with Kirby's art just put a smile on my face and had me asking how did Kirby make this art so many decades ago. It's beautiful. The only down side to this comic is the price. Yes we have 18 more pages but if you keep raising prices i have no choice but to drop other books. I can't afford them all especially when multiple issues come out in the same week costing 5-6 dollars. Yes this book is worth the money but i had to skip X-men Blue this week because it was also 4.99. Sorry but this is a short sighted tactic that will hurt the industry long term. Rant over.

8.5
Captain America (2017) #701

May 3, 2018

Nice little story spanning past and future by Waid and a good combo of artists to illustrate it. Romero made it look like Samnee never left..almost. Hughes was a pleasure to see!

7.5
Captain America (2017) #703

Jun 8, 2018

It's OK. A Cap book about Cap but without much Cap for many issues now.....why? Romero's art saves this one.

8.5
Captain America (2018) #1

Jul 9, 2018

Good start and a slow churn from Coates. I like what he's setting up and i hope he does deliver on the big ideas he's going for. Yu's style is a good fit and detailed. It doesn't suffer from being rushed as is the case sometimes.

8.5
Captain America (2018) #2

Aug 1, 2018

8.5
Captain America (2018) #3

Sep 11, 2018

Bet issue yet. Not ignoring Secret Empire and actually building on its main ideas. You cannot just brush that whole disaster aside like it was nothing. The complexities of what America has become today features heavily here. It doesn't go for the easy road either. Coates still has room to improve as his transitions are still off a bit. leinil Yu is in top form and is aided by Alanguilan inks and Gho colors. Beautiful panels.

8.0
Captain America (2018) #4

Oct 15, 2018

It's all there from the creative team. Great script and art. It just has to be structured to flow better.

8.5
Captain America (2018) #5

Nov 15, 2018

Great chapter but i have to say that i read it twice and enjoyed it but it took me 15 minutes to read it twice. Some more exposition to go with the beautiful art from Yu/Alanguillan/Gho would have made more sense to me. I want more to read (yes i know i'm of the minority here). Just like all books nowadays, they read better as a collection. I wish i can wait for the TPB but the story is good and don't want it spoiled.

9.0
Captain America (2018) #6

Jan 1, 2019

8.5
Captain America (2018) #7

Feb 1, 2019

Great stuff. Coates is slowly building to something here and i hope he does deliver. Kubert's art looks good especially with Martin Jr's colors.

8.5
Captain America (2018) #8

Mar 4, 2019

The tension is there and kudos to Coates for creating that environment. Kubert's art was never my favorite but it's OK. Frank martin Jr. makes it better with his colors.

9.0
Captain America (2018) #9

Apr 6, 2019

I somehow enjoyed this one better than the last few ones even though it's still the same inching of the same story which has been a negative on the side stories. Coates managed this script better for sure and had the right tension but he needs to bring in the side stories around better. The art is good by Kubert who's made better by Martin Jr. moody colors.

8.0
Captain America (2018) #10

May 9, 2019

It's good and Coates delivers some good lines and scenes but I have high expectations so I'm still waiting for it to reach next level. Kubert is a legend who delivers some nice panels but I'm ready for another artist. He loses me in some scenes where the art is sub-par. Martin's colors are great and help the art a a lot.

9.0
Captain America (2018) #24

Oct 19, 2020

This actually is a pretty good issue. I stopped reading months ago because the narrative was lost for me and it dragged on without payoff and no sense of direction but I decided to pick this up since Acuna was on art. This issue actually shows Coates strengths as a writer where he takes these moments and deliver on the characters angsts juxtaposing it with others to make his points come through effortlessly. Acuna's art helped tremendously as the settings and faces landed well because it didn't look cartoonish for me as it was before. I wish Acuna can do more issues because they work well together.

7.0
Captain America (2018) #750

Jul 10, 2023

It's just steady and there. The pulse never gets going for this series and it feels like a waste except for the beautiful art from Cranero and RB Silva. The extra stories don't add much and don't justify the $8 price. Marvel is on the cash grab while can business model.

8.0
Captain America Anniversary Tribute (2021) #1

Mar 23, 2021

It is a nice tribute and a collage of great artists giving these classic stories life again!

7.0
Captain America: Cold War (2023): Alpha #1

Apr 28, 2023

This is not good enough from Kelly, Lanzing and Onyebuchi. I'm not excited for the rest of this mini-event. Magno on art on the other hand delivered detailed and moody art that fits the tone but his art is far above what the writing is achieving. Kudos to Carlos Magno for giving a 100% always. Guru-eFX's colors weren't bad either.

6.5
Captain America: Cold War (2023): Omega #1

Jun 22, 2023

Beautiful art from Carlos Magno could not save this event. The fact that you had to have a page of Bucky Cap-Splaining to Steve what happened in this run says it all.

8.0
Captain America: Sam Wilson #12

Oct 13, 2016

9.0
Captain America: Sam Wilson #13

Oct 13, 2016

8.5
Captain America: Sam Wilson #14

Oct 21, 2016

8.0
Captain America: Sam Wilson #16

Dec 22, 2016

Nice one shot for Misty Knight!

7.5
Captain America: Sam Wilson #17

Jan 6, 2017

Nick Spencer...man you said everything that needed said back in the perfect issue when Rage and the Americops clashed and Sam had the best response. We get it man! Only question is when someone needs to be stirring the pot on the victims side......who's speaking for the real good police officer. It's not all one sided issue either? But i digress, this book has not 1 but 2 vampire birds....so yeah :-)!!!

8.5
Captain America: Sam Wilson #18

Jan 20, 2017

8.5
Captain America: Sam Wilson #19

Feb 15, 2017

8.0
Captain America: Sam Wilson #20

Mar 16, 2017

9.0
Captain America: Sam Wilson #21

Apr 14, 2017

Great issue showcasing what this book was about this whole run. Great nod with the cover to Steve Rogers quitting is just the start. Spencer and Acuna make this comic too good!

8.0
Captain America: Sam Wilson #22

Jun 1, 2017

8.0
Captain America: Sam Wilson #24

Jul 26, 2017

7.5
Captain America: Sam Wilson #25

Aug 10, 2017

Nice jusxtaposition by Spencer but the art switch was distracting. Saiz doing the whole issue would have made it better. Not bad but not great either.

9.0
Captain America: Sentinel of Liberty (2022) #1

Jul 1, 2022

Wonderful start here! It has everything I wanted and more. The writers team up looks to be working well! Also Carnero's art is a perfect match for that old time and classic feel while still maintaining the new edgy spy look and feel when needed. But man those Woodard colors are fantastic!!

8.5
Captain America: Sentinel of Liberty (2022) #2

Jul 14, 2022

This book is a far better one than its Sam Wilson counterpart. The story by Kelly and Lanzing is far more intriguing and the suspense building is there. Also the art is fantastic! Carmen Carnero is a fantastic artist and she illustrated the world of CAP/Steve Rogers very nicely. Woodard's colors are also well layered to fit the environments and objects well without being flashy. Just beautiful.

7.5
Captain America: Sentinel of Liberty (2022) #3

Aug 12, 2022

This story had everything you would want in a great Cap/ Steve Rogers book. The dialogue and voices are good, the mystery and intrigue, and even better a lot of beautiful art by Carnero/Woodard. But this issue just didn't land right. Too many holes starting with the shield that had a secret message from its original maker....hhmm but this shield was broken by Thanos decades ago and heck even shattered just a few months ago in Savage Avengers. How has this message remained there untouched for almost a century? Was it put back by whoever rebuilt it? I can't reconcile this point and the new organization aka the new Hydra just hasn't worked for me. Plus the nonsense overplayed bickering between Bucky and Peggy isn't working. I will stay with this book because I will give the writers enough time to answer questions and the art from Carmen Carnero is phenomenal. That splash page in the middle is gold!

7.0
Captain America: Sentinel of Liberty (2022) #4

Sep 8, 2022

8.0
Captain America: Sentinel of Liberty (2022) #5

Oct 6, 2022

The narrative is not as tight as it should be and has may plot holes but with Carmen Carnero on art elevates this book to something worth reading.

8.0
Captain America: Sentinel of Liberty (2022) #6

Nov 11, 2022

As a script and story doesn't make much sense from Bucky's angle. Carnero does the heavy lifting with her art. It has to carry the story and emotions to move the story forward. Without the beautiful art this would have been average.

7.5
Captain America: Sentinel of Liberty (2022) #7

Dec 14, 2022

It's fine as a story but the Outer Circle is just not the big bad that the writers think they are. The main thing to keep up with this book is the Carmen Carnero art that is simply phenomenal 10/10. Woodard's colors here only make it look even better and I like his play with greys and colors in certain pages.

8.5
Captain America: Sentinel of Liberty (2022) #9

Feb 6, 2023

What a visual treat Carmen Carnero's storytelling is! I liked this issue but I was confused for a few pages which hinders a bit but overall I'm on board even if the Outer Circle thing is a joke of an antagonist.

8.0
Captain America: Sentinel of Liberty (2022) #10

Mar 14, 2023

I'm here for Carmen Carnero! The story from Kelly and Lanzing is solid but is nothing without her art. Nolan Woodard's colors are spot on perfect too!

8.0
Captain America: Sentinel of Liberty (2022) #11

Apr 26, 2023

It's a good Cap book and the art from Carnero is phenomenal with Woodard's beautiful colors. I wish I cared more about the outer circle narrative and that's the holding obstacle. I wish Kelly and Lanzing did a better setup. They went too big and You'd have to erase so much canon, history and use so much disbelief that it bogs the story down. It's enjoyable when you erase those elements. I keep reading mostly because Carnero is a master of her craft.

7.0
Captain America: Sentinel of Liberty (2022) #12

May 22, 2023

I'm so cold on this event. Only few issues to go but the pacing, dialogue from Kelly and Lanzing is just not hitting the spot and the art just didn't work for me. To be fair though some action scenes were well illustrated and retro panels to Dimension Z were well planned and colored nicely by Woodard but I've been spoiled by Carnero and she is missed here.

7.0
Captain America: Sentinel of Liberty (2022) #13

Jun 15, 2023

It has its moments but the whole outer circle just doesn't work for me. After that no suspension of belief helps me follow what the characters are doing.

7.0
Captain America: Sentinel of Liberty (2022): Finale

Aug 31, 2023

Carmen Carnero is an awesome artist that elevated this book beyond where Kelly and Lanzing had it. They initially set up the story with such high stakes and epic fanfare but in the end the outer circle running a 100 year game in full control defeated in the easiest way possible. The problem is every point where this story is supposed to get you onboard was a letdown. For example anyone can see that Bucky hasn't turned on Steve and was doing exactly what you'd expect. If this is your first espionage comic or first Captain America comic then yeah it's good but with the back drop of what came before it, it's not up to the standard. I mean you had Bucky with Steve blessing drop Wulfgang Fortunov at Dr. Doom's door and act as if you didn't kill him....alright cheerios our hands are clean and Cap is still the good guy YAY! Problematic. Props to Woodard for the amazing colors all around and especially how he made Nomad's skin and bucky's arm really different.

9.0
Captain America: Steve Rogers #1

Oct 13, 2016

9.0
Captain America: Steve Rogers #2

Oct 13, 2016

8.0
Captain America: Steve Rogers #3

Oct 13, 2016

8.0
Captain America: Steve Rogers #4

Oct 13, 2016

8.5
Captain America: Steve Rogers #5

Oct 13, 2016

9.0
Captain America: Steve Rogers #6

Oct 28, 2016

9.0
Captain America: Steve Rogers #7

Nov 9, 2016

Great script and art. This book is heartbrakingly awesome.

8.0
Captain America: Steve Rogers #8

Jan 1, 2017

8.0
Captain America: Steve Rogers #9

Jan 13, 2017

8.0
Captain America: Steve Rogers #10

Jan 26, 2017

Great story but man do they need a better compliment artist to Saiz.

8.5
Captain America: Steve Rogers #11

Feb 15, 2017

Nick Spencer continues to impress. Best script this week! Art duty is for Saiz only which helps the writing flow. Well done!!

8.0
Captain America: Steve Rogers #12

Feb 22, 2017

8.5
Captain America: Steve Rogers #13

Mar 9, 2017

Great work by Spencer on Zemo here. Art was OK but Saiz is missed. Who is Bob??

9.0
Captain America: Steve Rogers #14

Mar 23, 2017

Great set up issue. Saiz is awesome. I just have so many questions about Elisa Sinclair.

8.5
Captain America: Steve Rogers #15

Apr 6, 2017

9.0
Captain America: Steve Rogers #16

Apr 20, 2017

8.5
Captain America: Steve Rogers #17

May 25, 2017

Great characterization of fascism by Spencer that's undermined by the passable art.

8.0
Captain America: Steve Rogers #18

Jun 28, 2017

7.5
Captain America: Steve Rogers #19

Jul 26, 2017

8.0
Captain America: Symbol of Truth (2022) #0

May 6, 2022

A decent start that feels off in some parts because of the 3 writers I assume. The art on the other hand is amazing from Mattia de Lulis!!

8.5
Captain America: Symbol of Truth (2022) #1

May 12, 2022

Great start from Onyebuchi! Awesome RB "Leipzig" Silva art with Aburtov on colors making it look so fresh.

7.5
Captain America: Symbol of Truth (2022) #2

Jul 13, 2022

The story is clunky in its narrative and transitions but I'll give it a few more issues to see how it works. RB Silva makes it better to follow for now.

6.5
Captain America: Symbol of Truth (2022) #3

Aug 2, 2022

The series is all over the place and it's not holding my interest unlike the Spencer/Acuna series from years ago. The art is very good and is not a problem even with the switcheroo in artists. Might have to drop this.

7.0
Captain America: Symbol of Truth (2022) #12

May 3, 2023

This feels disjointed as an event and I'm not really invested here. R.B. Silva on art is always a treat and he is not the problem here so the event's writing is flat so far.

8.0
Captain Marvel (2019) #1

Jan 11, 2019

It's a good start but still not sold on Thompson's take. Carnero and Bonvillain delivered some really nice pages! Best take in a while at least.

8.0
Captain Marvel (2019) #2

Feb 18, 2019

It's good but a drop since the first. Thompson isn't building this world as the mystery she wants it to be. Things are happening and it's not gelling well. Carnero is awesome in the still frames with great colors from Bonvillain. But when it comes to the fight scenes, Carnero needs to work to improve the perspective of what we're seeing in order to follow the story better.

8.5
Captain Marvel (2019) #4

Apr 12, 2019

Thompson's story is good with some usual tropes and a few surprises too. But holly smokes do Carnero and Bonvillain make it look amazing!

8.0
Captain Marvel (2019) #5

May 14, 2019

It's a decent end to the arc but I need more to keep me around. Carnero is simply outstanding here helped by some rich Bonvillain colors!!

8.0
Captain Marvel (2019) #8

Aug 2, 2019

It's good and I really tried to but I just can't care enough to keep reading. Since Marvel publishes too many books and I'm already spending too much, I gotta drop something if I'm gonna add something else. Sorry Kelly and Carmen!

8.5
Captain Marvel (2019) #16

Mar 28, 2020

8.5
Captain Marvel (2019) #20

Sep 1, 2020

A very fun issue. Thompson is well suited for this book. I dropped it 10 issues ago because it seemed to lose its momentum with the VS Avengers story. Saw good reviews so I decided to see what's up an it's pretty good even without following Empyre. Cory smith's art is nice too. I like the modern looks with the classic feel Especially the way the fight scenes are. War machine's armor looks phenomenal. I'm not sure if Benedetto's inks are the ones bringing that style out but Bonvillain's colors are always a treat.

7.5
Captain Marvel (2019) #27

Mar 22, 2021

8.5
Champions (2016) #1

Oct 13, 2016

8.5
Champions (2016) #13

Oct 23, 2017

7.5
Champions (2016) #14

Nov 16, 2017

7.5
Champions (2016) #15

Dec 20, 2017

I liked it but is it really a conclusion?

8.5
Champions (2016) #16

Jan 17, 2018

I enjoyed this issue for all the pieces put together and wish Waid would do the Visions justice after the epic mini series concluded. So far so good but we'll see where it goes from here. Ramos is his usual self. I've come to appreciate his art that's consistently unique for better or worse.

7.0
Champions (2016) #17

Feb 28, 2018

8.0
Champions (2016) #18

Apr 4, 2018

8.0
Champions (2016) #19

Apr 16, 2018

It's a good start but i'll need more to convince me to stay. Izaakse is great and i love his new designs.

8.5
Champions (2016) #22

Jul 11, 2018

Zub is finally firing on all cylinders and i wish the infinity countdown/Incredible Hulk stuff happened in this book but i get the Marvel corporate bologna. I still don't know what happened with Amadeus cho?? I almost dropped the book but i'm glad i picked this one up. Great developments with all dangling threads. Having Libranda on art is great. Just as good as Izaakse but obviously very different. Marcio Menyz did a splendid job with his colors!

9.0
Champions (2016) #24

Sep 13, 2018

8.0
Champions (2016) #25

Oct 4, 2018

Great start to the arc and not how i thought it was going to go.

7.5
Champions (2016) #26

Nov 13, 2018

9.0
Civil War II: The Oath #1  
8.0
Crossover (2020) #1

Nov 5, 2020

A very solid start with a lot of promise from this premise. I learned a long time ago to never trust the hype.

9.0
Crossover (2020) #2

Dec 10, 2020

I liked this one a lot. Cates is hit or miss for me and this one so far is very good and the art by Shaw matches the vibe very well. I can't wait to read more. The only thing I couldn't believe is seeing Batman still behind bars? I'm sure he's already out and back into the dome by now.

7.5
Crossover (2020) #3

Jan 7, 2021

It s not bad but not great either. I keep getting hyped by Cates and then i read the issues and they are fine and good on their own but the double edge story telling and the extreme hype are not helping the reading experience for me. I will ride it out until issue 6 and see then but my hopes are heading in the wrong direction. Shaw is great on art.

7.0
Crossover (2020) #4

Feb 26, 2021

This book is losing me fast. It's OK but the Cates self service is not for me and it is not helping this story. The tropes are just repetitive now. For the people that love Cates and his books, this is great for you but he lost me somewhere in the middle of his Venom run and King in Black is a waste of time so I don't know what happened but Cates went from High on the list to low fast. I'll give it one more try next month and see. Shaw and Cunniffe are pretty good!

5.0
Crossover (2020) #5

Apr 1, 2021

This is just meaningless for me and I don't care anybody in this book or what or why they're doing what they're doing. I tried really hard to like it but alas it's not setup well with good characters or good backstories. I even had a discussion with one of the guys running my local shop and he said he loved god country but bailed on this book three issue in because of similar reasons. I went on to read X-men by Hickman after this and immediately was struck by how well Hickman has setup his book. Maybe not fair since I care for Laura and the X-men because of previous work but the flow and script for that issue alone is better than 5 issues of Crossover. Also it took 9 minutes to read this issue so that's another point against it...

8.0
Damnation: Johnny Blaze - Ghost Rider #1  
9.5
Daredevil Vol. 1

Aug 10, 2022

I'm catching up on my list from 10 years ago. I read issue 1 a decade ago on the Marvel app and didn't read the rest. I remember loving it but I was not 100% back into comics. I'm glad I bought the whole Mark Waid Daredevil run on tpb and this first volume is tremendous! Waid loves the character and it shows. His style and storytelling still reads great a decade later and I'm sure nobody will dispute that it is a classic by now. Paulo Rivera and Marcos Martin are fantastic. Rivera is just absolutely mind boggling with the styles, architecture, physiques, and character details. Marcos Martin is no slouch and is the best complementary artists to Rivera's style. I also liked Javier Rodriguez's colors since this was his Marvel debut. I can see the influences of Rivera and Martin on his future art. I wish Zdarsky's Daredevil had more of Waid's influences in his run because there is almost no levity in his and it is getting to be too much brooding which just takes the joy out of reading his. Not a problem here since I can't wait to devour Waid & Co. other volumes.

9.0
Daredevil Vol. 2

Aug 16, 2022

It's very good writing by Waid but the sprinkled feel of the plot weakens the landing effects and the different artists take away from the stories unlike the previous one with Rivera and Martin. No surprise that the best issues are when Paolo Rivera is the artist with Javier Rodriguez's colors. Also the lettering by Caramagna in the Mole Man's underground dark lair was perfect!

8.5
Daredevil Vol. 3

Aug 24, 2022

Enjoyable even with the crossover event between Rucka and Waid. Checchetto is great but when Samnee landed it fit like a glove.

9.0
Daredevil Vol. 4

Sep 13, 2022

9.5
Daredevil Vol. 5

Sep 16, 2022

Waid/Samnee/Rodriguez did some good comic booking here! Samnee's art is top notch where all pages and panels are 10s! This dude takes no shortcuts.

8.5
Daredevil Vol. 6

Sep 21, 2022

Great first 3 issues with the usual good storytelling and dynamics from Waid with Rodriguez and Samnee on art duty doing wonders. The 2 Hulk issues from Waid and Scalera just felt out of place and don't fit into this at all. The art and story are good but it doesn't work to squeeze it here.

9.5
Daredevil Vol. 7

Sep 30, 2022

Just pure comic books at its finest. The captivating story from Waid, the perfect art from Samnee and the exquisite coloring from Rodriguez.

9.5
Daredevil Vol. 1: Devil at Bay

Oct 12, 2022

It's so good!!

9.0
Daredevil Vol. 2: West-Case Scenario

Nov 18, 2022

10
Daredevil Vol. 3: Daredevil You Know

Feb 28, 2023

Modern Classic!

9.5
Daredevil Vol. 4: The Autobiography of Matt Murdock

Mar 10, 2023

8.5
Daredevil (2019) #1

Feb 7, 2019

Ver much enjoyed this one. Zdarsky has proven himself already so it's not a surprise anymore. Chechetto creates some cool art. I'm on-board this one!!

9.0
Daredevil (2019) #2

Mar 4, 2019

Very engaging story. Well done by Zdarsky. I feel like he produced an issue that's better than the first. Of course Checchetto and Gho are a nice complimentary art team that builds a fitting environment.

9.0
Daredevil (2019) #3

Mar 28, 2019

9.0
Daredevil (2019) #4

Apr 19, 2019

Yet another great issue. Zdarsky keeps me invested in the story and I like his take on DD. We'll see these two go at it again and I'm sure Castle ain't gonna be happy. Checchetto's art is flawless.

9.0
Daredevil (2019) #5

May 22, 2019

8.5
Daredevil (2019) #6

Jun 4, 2019

The story is hitting all the right tones. I wish the art was different. It's hard to follow checcheto. We were spoiled!

9.0
Daredevil (2019) #10

Sep 6, 2019

Great stuff!!

8.5
Daredevil (2019) #11

Sep 13, 2019

It's good on all fronts. I don't know why this issue felt off to me but I'm on board this Zdarsky train no matter what. Checchetto and Woodard make the book pop again.

8.5
Daredevil (2019) #12

Oct 7, 2019

9.0
Daredevil (2019) #13

Nov 13, 2019

8.5
Daredevil (2019) #14

Dec 10, 2019

Well paced and great art for a smooth series!

8.5
Daredevil (2019) #15

Dec 22, 2019

9.0
Daredevil (2019) #16

Jan 9, 2020

Just beautiful all around. Zdarsky, Fornes and Woodard are just (Insert chef's kiss here mmmaahh)

9.0
Daredevil (2019) #17

Feb 11, 2020

Great work as always but this issue was well paced and even better put together. Kudos to Zdarsky! Fornes art though was great and gave it some crime noir vibes even as the nice colors by Woodard made it pop.

8.5
Daredevil (2019) #18

Feb 24, 2020

9.0
Daredevil (2019) #19

Mar 6, 2020

Excellent! It had everything. What a build up to the last few pages. Checchetto delivers yet again with his detailed beautiful art!

9.0
Daredevil (2019) #20

Jul 9, 2020

8.5
Daredevil (2019) #21

Aug 20, 2020

It's good and frustrating at the same time. As soon as we get some answers we are delayed again and it gets tiresome sometimes because this has been the same idea for over 21 issues. Zdarsky knows what he's doing in some aspects as it is perfectly thought out but I do wish he doesn't drag some other aspects of the story. Chechetto is awesome as usual and fits the mood perfectly with his art.

9.0
Daredevil (2019) #22

Sep 28, 2020

Great drama, plenty of good threads to go around but the best one was the chat with Tony. Zdarsky just keeps building. Mobili, Olazaba and Iacono did a great job too on art.

9.0
Daredevil (2019) #23

Oct 27, 2020

Great work! Very nourishing issue. All gears are moving now and I like it a lot! Zdarsky somehow is really good at this. Chechetto's work is outstanding and he seems to have changed his art a bit too. The edges are tight and hazy at the same time, it's amazing. The body language and the angles are wonderful. Menyz's colors were very complementary to the mood changes.

8.5
Daredevil (2019) #24

Dec 2, 2020

It's very good and Zdarsky plays the beats well. Hawthorne on art is great and he has some awesome pages especially the court splash page but in some spots it looks a bit rough but I'm not sure that's on Mayer's inks or not? Still very good and well worth the ride.

8.5
Daredevil (2019) #25

Dec 2, 2020

Great setup but I'm not sure what to make of certain developments. Wait and see how Zdarsky takes it from here but at least it is delivered well as usual and Chechetto's art is fantastic.

8.0
Daredevil (2019) #26

Jan 28, 2021

Good issue. I don't care about King in Black so this took a dip for me but the narrative still holds and the 2 stories working around each other with 2 different artists actually worked here. Both Hawthorne and Checchetto are great but I have to give a shout-out to the inker Di Benedetto because his inks over Hawthorne pencils were fantastic. Finally that last page was so funny to me because all I can think of was All Might Plus Ultra because of the horns and the creepy forced smile lol now all I'm gonna think about is Hell's Kitchen Smash!!

9.0
Daredevil (2019) #27

Feb 15, 2021

I hate the whole Knull thing but I loved this issue. Zdarsky just knows exactly what buttons to pushh. Chechetto and Hawthorne again are perfect in this combination between the different scenes! Also those inks by Di Benedetto over Hawthorne pencils are sick and made the whole Venomized DD and Matt art POP!!

9.0
Daredevil (2019) #28

Mar 12, 2021

I'm fully onboard this again. Great moments whether you agree or not it is still well crafted with some nice Checchetto art and really good coloring by Menyz.

8.5
Daredevil (2019) #29

May 19, 2021

Consistently consistent!

8.5
Daredevil (2019) #30

May 19, 2021

It's well blended drama. Checchetto and Hawthorne gel well for me even if it shouldn't.

9.0
Daredevil (2019) #31

Jul 13, 2021

Great issue and very eventful dynamics between all threads. Wonderful art from Hawthorne with tight inks from DiBenedetto and nice colors from Menyz.

9.0
Daredevil (2019) #32

Jul 30, 2021

Fantastic work here from Zdarsky! I like the way he does drama and how well it lands for me. This would not hit as well if Mike Hawthorne was not on pencils. His compositions and character poses and facial expressions are tight. Di Benedetto's inks are really striking and I enjoy the way it emphasizes mike's pencils. Menyz on colors makes it all pop! I am gonna miss Mike Hawthorne at Marvel since this is his last book for them. He is one of their best artists this past decade.

8.5
Daredevil (2019) #33

Aug 13, 2021

7.5
Daredevil (2019) #34

Sep 15, 2021

This issue is a bit weird and off in its composition. I see what Chip is trying to convey. It is a fact that prisons don't rehabilitate most of its populations and a lot do go back in. But the way Zdarsky is working it in doesn't gel for me. Also I was wondering how Matt was to get out of prison and the way it happened was weak. Nothing learned and nothing was worth it. Elektra's parts were much better and that is not saying much. Landini did a nice job! I hope we get back to form and finish this run strong.

7.0
Daredevil (2019) #35

Nov 2, 2021

This was OK. Nothing to get me excited for Devil's Reign. It has come down quite a bit these last few issues. The way the fight scenes went down and how the heroes showed at the end was just dumb. The art on the fight scenes was confusing at times and didn't help.

7.5
Daredevil (2019) #36

Dec 8, 2021

It's not bad but man this arc is running on fumes with many threads just moving haphazardly unlike earlier in the run. I get it, we are going into Devil's Reign so we wrap some things up and set other things but it feels disjointed. The art by Garcia was OK and didn't work for me so it took away from my enjoyment.

9.0
Daredevil (2019) Annual #1

Sep 3, 2020

Well done!

8.5
Daredevil (2022) #1

Jul 20, 2022

Good start. Zdarsky is good as usual but Matt's actions need better explanations. Checchetto is amazing as always and man is Matthew Wilson really good with his shades of coloring.

7.0
Daredevil (2022) #2

Aug 18, 2022

This was OK to read and none of the retcon hit as it has for others and just falls flat. I almost don't care at this point and I think I need to step away from this book for a while. Zdarsky has lost a lot of his goodwill from the early dozen issues but Dark Reign was not good. It doesn't help that I'm currently reading the Waid/Rivera/Samnee run and it's much better overall. The art was good and not the problem here. Checchetto and Co are great!

7.0
Dark Web (2022) #1

Dec 16, 2022

It was very OK and the characters had to be reduced back to what they were a while back in order to have this setup make sense. It's forced and feels counterproductive. Kudos to the people that enjoy Kubert's art but it's not for me.

8.5
Dark Web: X-Men #1

Dec 19, 2022

It's a fun issue where Duggan is well within his funny/snarky world. Rod Reis is as great as ever!

9.0
Dark Web: X-Men #2

Jan 9, 2023

Hey at least Duggan can make this dumb Dark Web nonsense work with even dumber heartfelt storytelling mixed with great humor. I enjoyed this one. Noto is very good as usual but Rod Reis's art spreads are absolutely gorgeous.

8.5
Dark Web: X-Men #3

Jan 23, 2023

One of the few bright spots in this dumb Dark Web event. Enjoyed it and loved the art duo of Reis and Noto.

8.0
Deadpool & The Mercs For Money (2016) #1

Oct 13, 2016

7.0
Deadpool & The Mercs For Money (2016) #2

Oct 13, 2016

7.0
Deadpool & The Mercs For Money (2016) #3

Oct 13, 2016

8.0
Deadpool & The Mercs For Money (2016) #4

Oct 13, 2016

8.0
Deadpool & The Mercs For Money (2016) #5

Nov 7, 2016

7.0
Deadpool & The Mercs For Money (2016) #6

Dec 22, 2016

7.5
Deadpool & The Mercs For Money (2016) #7

Jan 20, 2017

7.0
Deadpool & The Mercs For Money (2016) #8

Feb 2, 2017

8.0
Deadpool & The Mercs For Money (2016) #9

Mar 31, 2017

7.5
Deadpool & The Mercs For Money (2016) #10

Apr 14, 2017

It's a tie in issue. Keeps the story going slowly toward the final. Nice art!

9.0
Deadpool (2015) #20

Oct 13, 2016

8.0
Deadpool (2015) #22

Nov 17, 2016

7.5
Deadpool (2015) #23

Dec 9, 2016

Moving the story along....slowly. Duggan had me with Adsit.

8.5
Deadpool (2015) #24

Jan 13, 2017

7.5
Deadpool (2015) #26

Feb 2, 2017

7.5
Deadpool (2015) #27

Feb 15, 2017

8.0
Deadpool (2015) #28

Mar 1, 2017

7.5
Deadpool (2015) #29

Apr 20, 2017

9.0
Deadpool (2015) #30

May 11, 2017

Mike Hawthorne worked his butt off for 80 pages and it's worth the money. Duggan's humor is hit or miss so some scenes feel useless to me but there are enough great things happening that the overall book works. The price will not get new people on board and might get some people to drop it but i was OK with it.

8.5
Deadpool (2015) #31

Jun 1, 2017

Damn Wade why? Great job by Duggan and great art by Lolli.

9.0
Deadpool (2015) #32

Jun 16, 2017

Duggan and Lolli deliver the goods. This is not gonna end well!!

9.0
Deadpool (2015) #33

Jul 13, 2017

Duggan, Lolli and Hawthorne are bringing their A game here.

9.5
Deadpool (2015) #34

Jul 26, 2017

Best issue so far is SE arc. The present parts are nice and funny and look great by Lolli which makes the past sequences only hit hard because of how Duggan cultivated the relationship between Deadpool and Preston for years. The way Hawthorne drew those pages are worth the price of the issue alone. The looks on Preston and Wade's faces will haunt me for a while.

9.0
Deadpool (2015) #35

Aug 31, 2017

9.0
Deadpool (2015) #36

Oct 4, 2017

It had to end. Deadpool can never be happy. Duggan and company have had a great run. It makes me excited for what they planned for him in the future.

6.5
Deadpool (2015) Annual #1  
7.5
Deadpool (2018) #1

Jun 11, 2018

It's ok. Nic Klein's art is on point. Skottie will have to get better. The back up story wasn't good. Again the art here saves it but the writing is missing the mark.

8.0
Deadpool (2018) #5

Oct 5, 2018

It's good but it's still not great. I'm still not sold on keeping up with this one. Duggan built a crazy world that made me care about what's happening. This feels like Daniel way's type of storytelling but it's still missing something. Hepburn and Herring are great as usual!

8.0
Deadpool (2018) #6

Nov 13, 2018

8.0
Deadpool (2018) #9

Feb 11, 2019

It's good but get on with the story already. I'm still not sold on Young as the right writer for Deadpool. Nic Klein though is perfect!

7.0
Deadpool (2019) #6

Aug 25, 2020

Picked this up since I love Libranda's art but wasn't following the series based on the first few issues. It was cute with some nice moments and the art was fantastic but they lost me at the end as yet another character is dying....yes another one. I just can't anymore with everyone dying. How many times do we have to do this story? I'll check back later to see what Thompson makes of it. I hope I'm wrong.

8.0
Deadpool (2019) #7

Oct 12, 2020

It's good.

8.0
Deadpool (2019) #8

Nov 9, 2020

7.5
Deadpool (2019) #9

Dec 18, 2020

It's OK. It's losing me a bit but still onboard.

8.0
Deadpool (2019) #10

Feb 18, 2021

It was good. Too bad it's over.

8.5
Deadpool (2022) #1

Nov 7, 2022

It was fun and it has all the familiar ingredients to make a good story. I hope we get something new from Wong and less familiar beats. Coccolo's art is really good!

8.0
Deadpool (2022) #2

Dec 15, 2022

It was enjoyable but writing Deadpool is tough. This is OK and has some good angle that I'm enjoying but it needs to try new angles or it will get boring quick. Coccolo's art is the hero here because it's perfect.

8.5
Deadpool (2022) #3

Jan 23, 2023

I'm actually enjoying a Deadpool book for the first time in a long while. It's a tough character to get right and Wong is cracking the code in issue 3 with the help of Coccolo on art who makes it all work.

8.0
Deadpool (2022) #4

Feb 25, 2023

7.5
Deadpool (2022) #5

Apr 25, 2023

It was an OK ending. Wong has something here and I hope she gets time to work on her writing and build but I'm off for now and I'll check on the trades later. Coccolo is fantastic and I hope to see more from.

6.5
Deadpool: Back In Black #1  
7.5
Death Of The Inhumans #1

Jul 9, 2018

It was OK. Cates didn't deliver a proper story or even a hint as to why we're here but he spends more time with the King contemplating Rome which i just don't buy at all. That part took away from the emotion Cates was going for with all of the carnage. Too bad i had high hopes. Unfortunately Olivetti's art isn't his best here. He's going for a different style and it just didn't work for me. He's still very good but somehow didn't match his greatness of past. I will continue to read and see where Donny takes us and i have faith in him but this wasn't good.

7.0
Death Of The Inhumans #2

Aug 1, 2018

Cates cannot make me care about this story and i love the Inhumans. I found a book that Cates can't make it work. It had to happen sooner or later. Something in the process of info delivery/dumping just makes the story almost meaningless. My other disappointment is the art. I love Olivetti's style so much but somehow he is not delivering his usual great stuff here. Lines look rushed and he's definitely trying a new style but it's lacking his usual flair. Too bad because i was looking forward to this series. (Back to Venom i go).

8.0
Death Of The Inhumans #3

Sep 11, 2018

This issue has some improvements over the last one and somehow gets to a more coherent direction. The art improved also but maybe i'm just getting used to this new style Ariel Olivetti is trying. It also could be that he's not coloring his own art and it adds to the differences.

7.0
Death Of The Inhumans #4

Oct 8, 2018

This series needed better planning and better art. Both creators (Cates + Olivetti) are great but this fourth issue just doesn't work. From the disconnected story telling which is trying to be continue the mystery but just comes off confusing. The last part is the only thing that saved this story. Olivetti again just doesn't succeed in his new style. Some panels are rushed and the detail i loved about his art before is lacking in many parts. I mean i get trying new things but it's not working for me. I'll be there for the last issue but i really don't know why?

7.0
Death Of The Inhumans #5

Nov 12, 2018

I really tried to like this book and stuck with it but alas it's not good. I guess writing the inhumans is a hard thing to do for recent writers and Donny Cates is no exception. Olivetti's new art style while decent, just hasn't grown on me and isn't as good as his previous work.

6.0
Death of X #1  
8.5
Defenders (2017) #1

Jul 14, 2017

8.0
Defenders (2017) #2

Jul 14, 2017

8.0
Defenders (2017) #3

Jul 14, 2017

8.5
Defenders (2017) #5

Oct 10, 2017

8.5
Defenders (2017) #6

Oct 19, 2017

9.0
Defenders (2017) #7

Nov 16, 2017

Wow David Marquez's action panels are just something else. No need for words.

7.0
Defenders (2017) #8

Dec 22, 2017

It just spins wheels with side stories that add nothing. Deadpool wasn't used well here at all. It's completely wasted space. Duggan just spoiled me i guess. Marquez is his usual good self but the Oeming flashbacks were jarring to me and didn't fit.

8.5
Defenders (2017) #9

Feb 1, 2018

8.0
Defenders (2017) #10

Feb 25, 2018

9.5
Defenders (2021) #1

Aug 13, 2021

Impeccable! This has grabbed my attention like no book did in a little while. Ewing's deep cuts and way with words mixed with Rodriguez's art are a match made for me!

8.5
Defenders (2021) #2

Sep 15, 2021

9.0
Defenders (2021) #3

Oct 11, 2021

Ewing and Rodriguez are perfect for this trippy story! Very enjoyable!

9.0
Defenders (2021) #4

Dec 17, 2021

Ewing and Rodriguez are doing a great job creating newish things and I appreciate the effort to expand things!

9.0
Defenders (2021) #5

Jan 25, 2022

Excellent!

9.0
Defenders: Beyond (2022) #1

Jul 22, 2022

Always a treat to read an Ewing/Rodriguez production!

9.0
Defenders: Beyond (2022) #2

Aug 29, 2022

The Ultimates are back it again! Ewing and Rodriguez are a must read if you want to explore the MU lore.

9.5
Defenders: Beyond (2022) #3

Sep 29, 2022

Ewing/Rodriguez are a great team!

9.0
Defenders: Beyond (2022) #4

Oct 24, 2022

8.5
Defenders: Beyond (2022) #5

Dec 9, 2022

8.5
Demon Days (2021): X-Men #1

Apr 9, 2021

Wonderful!

8.5
Demon Days (2021): Mariko #1

Jun 22, 2021

It's quite good all around!

7.0
Demon Days (2021): Cursed Web #1

Sep 16, 2021

I am not sure if the Japanese is not translated well but this issue felt and read clunky. The dialogue was almost robotic at times. I also can't connect well with Mariko and I'm waiting for that to happen. The art is great in many places but sometimes Momoko's art in some panels lacks the detail that you see in her back page illustrations of creatures.

9.0
Despicable Deadpool #287

Oct 18, 2017

Man i really love what Duggan has done and couldn't be happier to have it illustrated by Koblish. He just knows how to hit the right dark notes with his art to make this story so much better. To be honest i was ready to hate this book before i read it since i loved the Deadpool from the past few years so much. Well my fears are gone and i can't wait for what's next!

9.0
Despicable Deadpool #288

Oct 25, 2017

Really well done by Duggan. Dark and ridiculous at the same time. Koblish's style is a nice fit for this story.

9.0
Despicable Deadpool #289

Nov 9, 2017

9.0
Despicable Deadpool #290

Dec 13, 2017

Duggan's style of mixing drama, suspense and humor plus Koblish's unique grim very detailed style and Nick Filardi's colors just make this book pure crazy comics fun.

9.0
Despicable Deadpool #291

Dec 31, 2017

Fantastic book!

8.5
Despicable Deadpool #292

Jan 10, 2018

8.5
Despicable Deadpool #293

Jan 31, 2018

8.0
Despicable Deadpool #294

Feb 14, 2018

MadCap needed a better ending if this is what it claims it is. Having to follow Madcap's shenanigans for years to end it like this? I get it: Deadpool is his own worst enemy but still felt like it was lacking. I'm hard on Duggan because he's capable of better. Koblish's style lacked the details it had in the previous cable arc so that didn't help. Still a good book by all standards and the last page keeps me wanting more. Edit: I was too hard on Koblish. After looking at it again it's actually no different than his previous books. Maybe different inking? I must've been tired while reading.

9.0
Despicable Deadpool #295

Feb 28, 2018

Why must you make me root for wade like this. It's a testament to Duggan's work to elevate this horrible clown to something more while dragging him down to the abyss. I had to stop after reading the last few pages and just think about it. Lolli again nails the mood like he did back in issue 20.

8.5
Despicable Deadpool #296

Mar 18, 2018

8.5
Despicable Deadpool #297

Apr 4, 2018

9.0
Despicable Deadpool #298

Apr 12, 2018

Great FUN!! I'm very much enjoying Duggan's shenanigans with Wade as he closes out his time with him. Hawthorne is a true artist who is obviously having fun too!!

9.0
Despicable Deadpool #299

Apr 25, 2018

Duggan is going out on a high note. Crafting a nice story for Wade that Hawthorne illustrates with clean lines and impeccable art that Pallot/Bellaire bring to life. Hawkeyes Assemble!

8.5
Despicable Deadpool #300

May 15, 2018

8.0
Devil's Reign (2021) #1

Dec 15, 2021

Good but not great! Daredevil was losing me at the end and this didn't fully bring me back onboard but it was good enough to keep going and hope Zdarsky can bring back the early feel of this series. Checchetto is outstanding as usual and made the book much better especially with those Menyz bright colors!

8.0
Devil's Reign (2021) #2

Jan 12, 2022

Enjoyable event for what it is: a recreation of many elements previously done in other events but from Daredevil's angle of the world but Daredevil (Matt) is just a background character here which is a shame. I only gave it an 8 because Checchetto is insanely good in his detailed art here making it much more enjoyable. Menyz's colors are on point and fitting to the scenes.

7.5
Devil's Reign (2021) #3

Feb 2, 2022

It's OK. I would like this as a daredevil book the hype of an event is not helping. Checchetto is keeping my interest!

8.0
Devil's Reign (2021) #4

Feb 17, 2022

It's good although I am not following the tie ins so I am missing info which makes it harder to enjoy as a stand alone. I fear that my enjoyment would not be as much as it is without the great art from Checchetto and menyz. All the characters and the story are going in a good churn but somehow this whole setup is missing the magical beat drop. Will it ever show up? Because if the last page was supposed to be it then it didn't hit as hard.

7.5
Devil's Reign (2021) #5

Mar 14, 2022

It's fine as an issue but the motions are a bit mechanic. The art is amazing.

7.5
Devil's Reign (2021) #6

May 4, 2022

Good but I think this normal arc would have been more enjoyable as a tight one instead of an event spread out all over. I found myself not caring about many characters here. I'll see what happens in the relaunch and reassess. Checchetto and Menyz are good as always!

7.0
Devil's Reign (2021): Omega

May 26, 2022

I just don't feel this series anymore. It doesn't help that you make me read thunderbolts nonsense that I couldn't care less about. I'll give the relaunch a try and I hope Zdarsky and Checcetto can capture their previous form.

7.0
Dial H For Hero (2019) #7

Feb 6, 2024

This was a let down. A 2-4 page story that should've been part of a narrative with a nice message was stretched for a whole issue. Nothing against the guest artists but Quinones was missed here.

8.0
Dial H For Hero (2019) #8

Feb 6, 2024

Great concept that's nice to read and re-read but You could see that origin story coming from the start of the series. Still kudos for the application by Humphries. Ganucheau on art was nice but Quinones is the MVP of this team.

8.0
Dial H For Hero (2019) #9

Feb 7, 2024

Now this is where we needed to be 2 issues ago because It would've served the story better without overstretched stuff. Still not hitting the heights of the previous 1-6 issues although Humphries does give us some funny bits like the Early Adopter but still he needs to up the level. Quinones is on fire and his style changes are perfect!

8.0
Dial H For Hero (2019) #10

Feb 7, 2024

This story is fun and a celebration of comics and I love it for that but the narrative itself is structured wrong and Miguel is continuously making the same mistake over and over again because we need to showcase 4 Dials and we have 12 issues so it feels disjointed to constantly hurry up and wait. Quinones art styles are perfect! I just keep staring at his art so at least that's worth the entry cost.

9.0
Dial H For Hero (2019) #11

Feb 9, 2024

This put the story back on track and I had so much fun just letting go and enjoying the ride of Super Miguel and LoLo kick you in this story with some old school feels. Joe Quinones did nothing wrong. He was perfect!! That King Kirby art with the krackle and the old school yellowed paper and colors were sublime!! I loved many of the cameos especially the golden age Captain Marvel/Shazzam being the perfect rival to Super Miguel and again Quinones knocks it out.

8.5
Dial H For Hero (2019) #12

Feb 9, 2024

As an end issue, it was cliched but it has heart and was fun and that's what this series was. A celebration of what comic books were, are and will always be as a unique medium. Some elements are always off and forced but the overall journey was worth it especially when Joe Quinones delivered some art masterpieces...no hyperbole.

9.0
Dial H For Hero Vol. 1: Enter The Heroverse

Feb 5, 2024

I enjoyed this book a lot. What a lovely love letter to hero comic books from Humphries and Quinones. It is exactly what I needed to read at this moment. Humphries keeps it simple, emotional and effective. Quinones was able to replicate so many artists and their unique styles from Mobius to Allred to toriyama to Alex Ross and a dozen more. His art skills are impeccable. This book wouldn't work without him. He is the MVP here.

9.0
Doctor Strange (2015) #382

Dec 6, 2017

Well paced storytelling by cates with a nice surprise at the end. Walta fits well in the moody intimate settings.

9.5
Doctor Strange (2015) #383

Dec 20, 2017

The writing has so much perfect mix of suspense, drama and humor mixed with Niko Henrichon's flashback scenes and Gabriel Walta's moody yet very emotional art and Jordie Bellaire's colors make this book very enjoyable.

9.5
Doctor Strange (2015) #384

Jan 17, 2018

Keeps getting better and better. I didn't cared about Doctor Strange and now this is on the top of my list thanks to Cates story and Walta who is producing his best art right now. Along with Bellaire's colors, it has a very unique and beautiful look to it.

9.5
Doctor Strange (2015) #385

Feb 14, 2018

9.0
Doctor Strange (2015) #386

Feb 28, 2018

Just wonderful witty yet dark writing by Cates and beautiful art by Henrichon. Also Annie from misery would be proud of that final page!

9.0
Doctor Strange (2015) #387

Mar 18, 2018

9.0
Doctor Strange (2015) #388

Apr 16, 2018

Cates is fantastic in his writing of Strange and Bats as they circle the pits of Hell-Ception. Niko Henrichon is a treat in this book with his art from splash pages to intimate simple pages that convey the mood perfectly.

9.0
Doctor Strange (2015) #389

Apr 26, 2018

Great wrap up to Da-TAR-nation with plentiful exploration of what Stephen has gotten himself into. Obviously you need to read the mini-event to get all of the goods but i can see it being a SMALL problem as a stand alone. It works really well because both the Chaos and the quiet moments are well illustrated by Niko Henrichon.

8.5
Doctor Strange (2015) #390

May 24, 2018

Sweet and like the breeze it comes and goes leaving a smile on your face. Irving did a great job as usual. Not what i thought i wanted but still a good wrap up with guest artist Zdarsky for a nice chuckle.

9.0
Doctor Strange (2018) #1

Jun 7, 2018

Well done. I enjoyed Waid's take on Strange. I hope the pace picks up a bit. Jesus Saiz's art is a big part of why i enjoyed this first outing.

9.5
Doctor Strange (2018) #2

Jun 25, 2018

Waid has done it. I had my doubts about his style after Cates's take. Man is Waid flexing his writing ability here. But that's just the half of it. This book is beautiful to look at and i found my self asking how does Jesus Saiz do it? It must've taken him a while. Those details, shadows and colors are perfect!

9.5
Doctor Strange (2018) #3

Jul 9, 2018

This book has it all. A great story and narration by Waid, a great tie-in to Infinity Wars and then the best looking art by Jesus Saiz. The best book for me this week!!

9.0
Doctor Strange (2018) #4

Aug 17, 2018

9.5
Doctor Strange (2018) #5

Sep 20, 2018

Fantastic stuff! Great ending to the arc and beautiful art by Saiz. This book is a joy to read!

8.5
Doctor Strange (2018) #6

Oct 5, 2018

I'm glad that was dealt with sooner than later and the story was much better for it. Of course Jesus Saiz not being there takes away from the art for me but Javier Pina isn't a bad second choice.

8.0
Doctor Strange (2018) #7

Nov 13, 2018

It's ok. Pushing it back to twice a month and having 3 artists on isn't helping. The story has my attention but can't match the first arc. Also the art from Jesus Saiz is missed here.

8.5
Doctor Strange (2018) #8

Nov 27, 2018

That ended on a high note and the art was much better in most of the issue. Great!

9.0
Doctor Strange (2018) #9

Dec 7, 2018

When Waid is paired with a great artist like Saiz, it makes for a really enjoyable read. It's gonna be almost 2 months for the next issue to follow on that cliffhanger.

8.0
Doctor Strange (2018) #10

Feb 1, 2019

This was great only because the main story was good. Waid and Saiz work well together. But the rest was mixed bag of nonsense just an excuse for the extra money. Except i have to say that if Acuna's take at the end is a taste of what he can do, then sign me up!

8.0
Doctor Strange (2018) #11

Feb 25, 2019

It's a good ending and bit fast. Still enjoying this book and i hope Waid recreates what he had with the first arc. Saiz is great as usual with a nice assist from Pina!

8.5
Doctor Strange (2018) #12

Mar 29, 2019

Mark Waid is trying to challenge Doctor Strange and it mostly works for this issue but I'll have to see how they progress. Barry Kitson and Scott Koblish deliver some nice art throughout and make it look great!

8.0
Doctor Strange (2018) #13

Apr 26, 2019

It's a very enjoyable story. The execution isn't up to the grandiose of the ideas. But fun story with some nice art!

8.0
Doctor Strange (2018) #14

May 29, 2019

It's good but I do miss the way the story was told through the first few arcs.

8.5
Doctor Strange (2018) #15

Jun 28, 2019

Enjoyable as usual!

8.5
Doctor Strange (2018) #16

Jul 30, 2019

It certainly is entertaining and huge in scope. But the delivery is somehow missing the urgency it's trying to convey. Waid and Kitson are doing some nice work still and I've enjoyed the last few issues. Kitson's line and Koblish's finishes work well together but I do want to see Koblish take a crack at an issue just by himself because I think he'll deliver his unique point of view that I loved in other books. Reber colors were nice and I enjoyed the Splash page with Dr. Strange blow on Galactus. Very clever layering of colors.

9.0
Doctor Strange (2018) #17

Aug 19, 2019

Plenty of great dramatic moments with classic Marvel tales tension by Waid and Kitson! You feel for strange and all he has to endure and yet at the end you're not surprised by the outcome. Also I can't see how they will make him go lower but they will! Kitson rough pencils with Koblish's finishes are at their best in this issue. Beber delivers a classic color palette.

8.5
Doctor Strange (2018) #19

Sep 16, 2019

8.0
Doctor Strange (2018) #20

Oct 7, 2019

5.0
Doctor Strange (2018) Annual #1

Nov 4, 2019

Just when you think Mark Waid is not as good as he used to be, along comes another Dr. Strange book written so bad that makes you appreciate what Waid did the last year and half. And the art did not do this book any favors. Waste of 5 dollars. The cover is the only redeeming thing here!

9.0
Doctor Strange: Damnation #1

Feb 21, 2018

Cates and Spencer craft a great first issue that just has the right amount of suspense, action and humor. Rod Reis's art is a pure joy to look at. I'm on board the Cates train!

8.5
Doctor Strange: Damnation #2

Mar 13, 2018

Great! It feels like a Nick Spencer heavy influence issue. Kudranski's style was a nice match to the story.

7.5
Doctor Strange: Damnation #3

Mar 21, 2018

9.0
Doctor Strange: Damnation #4

Apr 26, 2018

I've truly enjoyed this issue and yes the writing was great and had some nice twists mixed in with cliched stuff but the art by Rod Reis is outta this world awesome. The splash page in the middle put a smile on my face. Fun comic book!

8.5
Dr. Strange (2019) #1

Jan 7, 2020

Great first issue! I hope they have a stronger finish than the last chapter.

8.0
Dr. Strange (2019) #2

Feb 6, 2020

It is classic comic booking from Waid so nothing new from the story telling wise but still an interesting angle that I hope goes somewhere new. Walker is doing a great job as usual and Tartaglia is good on colors.

8.0
Dr. Strange (2019) #3

Feb 14, 2020

It's got the same vibes as in the previous iteration which makes sense since Waid did both. Still waiting for this book to grab me but for now it's classic and enjoyable with some nice art by Walker.

8.5
Dr. Strange (2019) #4

Mar 5, 2020

Great classic feel. I could read this in 1987 or 2027 and like it just as much. Clean and detailed art by Walker/Tartaglia/Fabela makes it very enjoyable.

8.5
Dr. Strange (2019) #5

Aug 11, 2020

Great continuation to the story. Too bad this will not get to finish on its own terms. Waid and Walker/Tartaglia deliver on the classic feel here.

8.5
Dr. Strange (2019) #6

Aug 25, 2020

This was an unfortunate end to a great series that I enjoyed. Not many risks taken by Waid but he had great concepts that ere fun pursuing. Still can't match his first Arc height but a very classic book. Walker's design and art were great too and I appreciate his work here. I hope Waid gets to finish his plans for Strange down the road. Who was sending those messages??

8.0
Empyre: Avengers #0

Jul 20, 2020

Well, Ewing did a decent job setting up the story but if it wasn't for Larraz/Gracia's outstanding art, this would be scored much lower. I'm still very meh about where we're going.

8.0
Empyre: Fantastic Four #0

Aug 10, 2020

It's a FF book that was enjoyable and made me smile just like the current run so that's it. Some misses here and there keep it from being great. No need to read Empyre based on this book alone. Silva, Izaksee and Gracia did well!

9.0
Empyre: Road To Empyre: The Kree/Skrull War #1

Apr 4, 2020

Great intro that's very well put together. I liked the Warners a lot and they deserve a bigger role. I really don't care about the Empyre event but I will check out the next issue....in ahhh June? The art was outstanding and worked so well. Rodriguez is great as usual but de Lulis is killing it here!

6.5
Empyre: Savage Avengers #1

Aug 20, 2020

This gets a 2 for the story by Duggan but is saved by Smallwood's art. What a waste of time except for the art that stops me from throwing it away.

8.0
Empyre: Fallout: Fantastic Four #1

Sep 15, 2020

Fun and good read! That final reveal is intriguing but I'm not the biggest fan of Original Sin so we'll see.

8.5
Empyre: X-Men #1  
8.5
Eternals (2021) #1

Jan 8, 2021

Not knowing too much about them, I actually enjoyed this first issue and the art didn't disappoint since Ribic is a master of setting up worlds and environments. Gillen did just enough to guide me here and I followed along and took a few minutes here and there to connect the dots just fine. His humor though doesn't work well every time so that takes off some. I have to say that Wilson's colors were great overall but I'm not sure why some scenes were so dimmed down with the greyish blue hues. I get the moods they're conveying but it could be a bit brighter.

9.0
Eternals (2021) #2

Feb 11, 2021

Very well done and much better than the the first one. Now the story is much more interesting and the way Gillen structured all the parts out made for a very nice read. Ribic is as good as it gets and a joy to look at. I also like Wilson's coloring better this time around.

9.5
Eternals (2021) #3

Mar 12, 2021

Outstanding stuff from Gillen. I actually took my time and enjoyed reading this one because it made me think. Esad Ribic is absolutely amazing yet again and you cannot say anything more than what was already said. Wilson's colors also are a perfect match!

9.0
Eternals (2021) #4

May 20, 2021

Nice and Slow! Ribic and Wilson are awesome as always.

9.0
Eternals (2021) #5

Jul 13, 2021

Great stuff as usual. I need this book to be an ongoing but alas!

9.0
Eternals (2021) #6

Aug 2, 2021

Very well done!

9.0
Eternals (2021) #7

Nov 15, 2021

9.0
Eternals (2021) #8

Dec 18, 2021

Quality on all fronts!

9.5
Eternals (2021) #9

Jan 24, 2022

I really liked this one a lot. It finally clicked for me after a few unpolished ones that were saved by Ribic's art. Here, it shows Gillen's writing chops that even with the two artists of Ribic and Vilanova it still worked well. I liked Vilanova's style and I don't mind seeing him do an more books but he's no Ribic (nobody can match his style). Props to Wilson for doing great coloring throughout to give it that continuity. Bring on the vengeance!

9.0
Eternals (2021) #10

Mar 15, 2022

This book is absolutely great! Slow cooking yet keeps my attention and delivers well. Gillen is doing some nice things with the Eternals. Ribic and Wilson deliver great art that's 99.5% pure joy to look at but those few panels with Carol Danvers's face were so weird and off that I wish I can be there next to Ribic when he spends hours doing the page and it looks so technical and stunning then still mess up a face like that :-). Thanos on the other hand has never looked better!!

7.0
Eternals (2021) #11

May 5, 2022

9.0
Eternals (2021) #12

May 19, 2022

8.0
Eternals (2021): Thanos Rises #1  
8.0
Excalibur (2019) #14

Nov 17, 2020

It's not bad. Is it very clear what's happening? Not really, but it's obviously failing in the hype department but as a story I'm all in for craziness and weirdness as long as the payoff is worth it. Let's see what happens. Noto is outstanding as always.

9.0
Exiles (2018) #1

Apr 17, 2018

Great start!!

8.5
Exiles (2018) #3

May 15, 2018

8.0
Exiles (2018) #5

Jul 13, 2018

Got better at the end and is helped tremendously by Javier Rodriguez's spectacular art.

8.0
Exiles (2018) #7

Aug 29, 2018

7.5
Exiles (2018) #8

Sep 13, 2018

9.0
Exiles (2018) #9

Oct 17, 2018

Javier Rodriguez's art is worth the ticket alone. Ahmed plays with the 1001 Arabian nights stories and mashes them up with MARVEL characters. It works mostly and it's fun. Put a smile on my face!

8.0
Exiles (2018) #10

Nov 16, 2018

8.0
Exiles (2018) #11

Jan 1, 2019

8.0
Exiles (2018) #12

Feb 4, 2019

It's good. Crazy that it made it to 12 issues but good series overall. Enjoyed it a lot! some issues more than others. The art was fantastic! Javier Rodriguez made it it whole.

9.0
Extermination (2018) #1

Aug 15, 2018

Brisson has delivered a very good first issue with a great story. Of course Pepe Larraz is the star here. His art is so good and i struggle to find a weakness in it. It was made even better by Gracia's colors. I knew his colors were familiar so i checked and he was the colorist for Immonen back in All New X-men in 2013. Gracia made it look very similar and i enjoyed the consistency. Kudos to everyone!!

8.5
Extermination (2018) #2

Aug 29, 2018

8.5
Extermination (2018) #3

Sep 27, 2018

Enjoyed it but a bit of a quick read and that's with me admiring the beautiful art by Pepe Larraz wonderfully colored by Gracia as usual!

7.5
Extermination (2018) #4

Oct 31, 2018

Brisson does enough to make it work. Still not sold on kid cable but the cliffhanger keeps me in. Now Pepe Larraz isn't the artist here and it shows. He did the layouts but the pencils weren't his. Too bad, since he's the main reason i enjoyed the previous chapters. We can't even get a mini series with the same artist?

8.5
Extermination (2018) #5

Dec 19, 2018

Great ending! I liked the way Brisson brought it back around. I like his style and i'm not going into any spoilers here. It was enjoyable. Larraz brought his A game this issue and delivered yet again. Gracia's colors are always nice.

8.5
Falcon (2017) #5

Feb 21, 2018

Great story and fantastic art!

7.5
Fall of the House of X (2024) #1

Jan 5, 2024

This felt like a letdown especially when I know what Duggan is capable of. The start was very promising but then it just kept going down hill and ended sloppily. Let's hope it's better next time. Werneck's art is always beautiful but some panels are very rough like when Nimrod gets spit on with amber by Krakoa. While that's a dumb premise anyway, Werneck's very rough art makes it way too cartoony and it falls very flat. Werneck is a new artist and I do hope he works on these aspects of his art. He still deliver amazing stuff like Polaris's ending page.

7.0
Fall of the House of X (2024) #2

Feb 19, 2024

This was like reading a bulletin point explanation of what's happening. It felt too formulaic to fully digest or enjoy for me. Duggan can do better and has before multiple times but this feels like we're in a hurry or a means to an end. Interesting ideas in some panels are lost in the bigger picture. Lucas Werneck has gotten better and his art is some splash pages is wonderful. Other panels are still in need of attention especially the actions sequences. Finally that M.O.D.O.K. resignation letter is a waste of space. Hickman brought the data pages to prominence but no other writer knows how to use them properly except for Al Ewing.

5.5
Fall of the House of X (2024) #3

Apr 12, 2024

Disappointing and just generic and bland. This reads as if Gerry Duggan gave up and went home early so he is recapping the event for me. What a waste of time. How is Jordan D. White letting this ship?? Art is passable and a waste of time and money. Shame because this is making sure I never pick up another X book after the Krakoa era ends. At least I have Al Ewing/Vecchio and Gillen/Silva giving a 120% to finish this thing PROPER!!

9.0
Fantastic Four (2018) #1

Aug 8, 2018

Quite enjoyed this first issue. The heart is there, the art was great but the price wasn't good.

9.0
Fantastic Four (2018) #2

Sep 13, 2018

Slott is hitting all the right notes. The only downside is this issue needed more room to breathe while facing Entropy. The art is just magnificent. Pichelli's designs are otherworldly and they're finely colored by Gracia!

8.5
Fantastic Four (2018) #3

Nov 14, 2018

7.5
Fantastic Four (2018) #4

Nov 30, 2018

The idea is good but the execution is lacking. Slott needs to get going here. The art on this book is not helping. Pichelli to Caselli to leon in 2 issue is too much. Caselli is great as always but Leon is lacking in detail which made the transition jarring.

9.5
Fantastic Four (2018) #5

Jan 1, 2019

Dan Slott hits all the stops here. I was misty eyed in one page and laughing out loud the next. Hughes and Allred were outstanding and fit their parts the best. Kuder delivered good pages but next to them anybody else will suffer. Kuder is great for this series and i would love to see what he does next. Excelsior!!!

9.5
Fantastic Four (2018) #6

Jan 17, 2019

Outstanding job by Dan Slott and Aaron Kuder. Finally this book gets going and i love it! The story is nicely delivered at a great pace. The art is detailed and fits the ideas well. Marte Gracia & Erick Arciniega as colorits were terrific and made Kuder's art pop. Keep it going guys!!

9.0
Fantastic Four (2018) #7

Feb 28, 2019

Finally this book is working well! All that was needed was a consistent great artist and a meatier story after so much setup. Keep it going now! Slott and Kuder work well together. Slott use of the conflict and team dynamic is excellent. Everything great about FF is here. Kuder's art is flawless and with Gracia's phenomenal colors, I can't look away! Keep them on Marvel!

8.5
Fantastic Four (2018) #8

Mar 28, 2019

Slott has a good handle on these guys and it might feel a bit like an homage to Stan and Kirby's F4 but it works well enough here. Dr. Doom doing good by evil means has got me again asking why now? but we'll see how he gets treated further and maybe Slott will explain it better. This book has 4 artists but somehow it's still good because maybe Yackey colored it all and brought it together. Kuder, Marquez, Caselli and Brown deliver some nice scenes but I hope they find one artist and have him do full arcs before switching again. This book would've been awesome with Kuder alone.

9.5
Fantastic Four (2018) #9

Apr 25, 2019

This checks all of my Fantastic Four elements and it would make Stan and Kirby proud! Yes Doom is back to his old self but based on all that happened before It was expected. I never knew why? Bendis never delivered a real reason anyway. I'm sure the council of RRs will come into play eventually and we will see that version...I hope. The art was fantastic! Kuder being mixed with Paco and Caselli is great!!

8.0
Fantastic Four (2018) #10

Jun 4, 2019

Breezy and fun. On to the next arc!

8.5
Fantastic Four (2018) #11

Jun 27, 2019

Very enjoyable issue with great F4 family dynamic from Slott. Medina and Libranda flowed well together in the art department!!

8.5
Fantastic Four (2018) #12

Aug 1, 2019

Great chapter and beautiful dynamics. Izaakse is great here too with some nice Menyz colors! I just wish one artist will do more than 2 issues at a time. This book needs consistency in the art department.

8.5
Fantastic Four (2018) #13

Aug 16, 2019

9.5
Fantastic Four (2018) #14

Sep 10, 2019

Absolutely marvelous!! Classic Slott story about the 4 family. Loved every panel and just enjoyed the heck outta of it. Medina and Aburtov should be the regular artists on this book or any artists for a whole arc at a time. It gives it the stability it needs so bad.

8.0
Fantastic Four (2018) #15

Oct 4, 2019

A bit of a letdown after such a stellar last issue. The idea is great but the delivery was lacking a bit for me. Having the perspective of the Unparalleded on the story while I go on for pages not understanding what any of the F4 are saying was a turn off for me. I get what they wanted to do but it didn't work for me. The art was great and the transition between artists was noticeable but did not take from the story.

8.0
Fantastic Four (2018) #16

Nov 11, 2019

It's good F4 readin' with nice art from Izaakse.

8.5
Fantastic Four (2018) #17

Dec 16, 2019

8.0
Fantastic Four (2018) #18

Jan 27, 2020

It was good! Some would call them retcons others would call them flushing out old threads and making them new again but whatever it is some work well and others not so much! The concept and ideas are great but the way the story comes apart toward the end. I was there with The Thing until it fell apart in the rubble with the Overseer. So the highs were good but they didn't sustain. The art was mixed artists but it kinda worked overall. Some were clean sharp along with busy, beautiful and border line crowded. The colorist Arciniega makes the blend better. What any comic book needs is consistency and F4 has yet to get a full arc with one artist. Maybe I'm wrong but I can't keep up with how many artist worked on this book the last year and half which kills it for me.

8.0
Fantastic Four (2018) #19

Feb 27, 2020

It's not bad. Slot is doing his thing but I hope we kick it back up a notch. Izaakse is great on art as always.

8.0
Fantastic Four (2018) #20

Mar 28, 2020

8.5
Fantastic Four (2018) #21

Aug 14, 2020

Enjoyable even if I'm skipping Empyre as an event. Media and Izaksee were a good combo!

8.0
Fantastic Four (2018) #22

Aug 25, 2020

It's a Slott book through and through with Spidey as guest star. Can the FF work without the FF, I am not sure but there was just enough to keep me here for the next chapter. Again Medina and Izaksee have mixed art pages here but it worked well.

8.0
Fantastic Four (2018) #23

Sep 11, 2020

It's slott so you get what you expect. It's enjoyable and fun in places but nothing earth shattering. I liked it and I enjoyed it without reading Empyre. I was fine and had nothing spoiled for me. Medina had some amazing composition splash pages but was off on some of his spidey shapes and head quite a few times but it's no biggie, just weird.

9.0
Fantastic Four (2018) #24

Oct 1, 2020

Fun and very enjoyable. I had a smile on my face the whole time. Paco Medina had some nice art here and it fit perfectly. Aburtov nailed it too! Now I'm ready to shake things up next issue and I hope Slott delivers.

9.0
Fantastic Four (2018) #25

Oct 23, 2020

FF is fantastic! Slott was made to write this. You have to bring the family and make it the backbone upon which everything revolves. RB Silva sure brought his A game here and mix it with Aburtov's vibrant colors and it looks very much alive.

8.0
Fantastic Four (2018) #27

Dec 17, 2020

The story is enjoyable so far but it does need some picking up soon. The art change between Silva and Ramirez and Carlos doesn't help. I thought we were over this crap. Can we get one artist to do 5 issues straight please? it's killing this book.

8.5
Fantastic Four (2018) #28

Jan 29, 2021

There is enough going on here to keep you interested but it also has way too many points made that break up the story and the end was just too rushed. This book benefits a lot from Silva's art and Aburtov's colors making it look fantastic.

7.5
Fantastic Four (2018) #29

Feb 16, 2021

5.5
Fantastic Four (2018) #30

May 19, 2021

Useless King in black tie in. Slott tries to advance his story's narrative a bit but feels completely useless and waste of time.

7.5
Fantastic Four (2018) #31

May 19, 2021

Better but still flailing around to catch a narrative. Silva is always an upgrade on art. Slott is usually better at breather issues but I'm still waiting for a bigger picture here.

7.5
Fantastic Four (2018) #32

May 19, 2021

More of the same at trying to juggle many subplots that flail around trying to make a picture but nothing that grips my attention so far. Slott needs to figure out his stuff quick because this book is not fun anymore and needs proper direction. Silva was better than the previous issue with better executed and detailed compositions. Javier Rodriguez is always a nice bonus.

7.5
Fantastic Four (2018) #33

Jun 21, 2021

7.5
Fantastic Four (2018) #34

Jul 29, 2021

Great art from Silva! Slott is gonna Slott so some things land well and others are hard to believe. We'll see how this shakes out in the future.

8.5
Fantastic Four (2018) #35

Sep 17, 2021

This was enjoyable. I was afraid it would be a 20 page story with 80 pages filler but really glad it was a proper anniversary issue story done right. Romita Jr is a hit or miss and his art can be so good in one page and then rushed and lifeless the next but overall it fits the story well to give it that classic feel.

8.0
Fantastic Four (2018) #36

Sep 29, 2021

Slott knows how to weave a narrative together, he just keeps the ball in the air too long and can't close stories out right. So yes this was a good chapter but I want to see conclusions of many threads hanging for way too long but maybe I'm asking for too much here. I normally can spot a shift in artists between pages but Leon and Sanchez fit well together here.

7.0
Fantastic Four (2018) #37

Nov 2, 2021

Too many one shots and fillers going on right now. It's OK if you love the run but not gonna make you stick with it.

7.0
Fantastic Four (2018) #38

Dec 9, 2021

It was OK. This book is back to dragging until we get to the Reckoning then that will decide if I stick with this Slott fest!

7.5
Fantastic Four (2018) #39

Jan 14, 2022

OK! Reckoning War needs to shake things up or I might be done with this run. Slott is fine as an FF writer and he knows his stuff but I need more than fine. We are settings things up for years now but the payoff is just not there. Classic Slott storytelling. Not bad but not great either!

9.0
Fantastic Four (2018) #40

Feb 21, 2022

Finally, the FF book came together after suffering for a while lingering about. Slott is always great in these first few issues of an event, he just has trouble landing the plane. Many threads came together which made reading these past few years worth it. Rachael Stott is a fantastic artist and is made for this. I got some Stefano Caselli vibes in some frames. Aburtov's colors were very complementary to her style. I'm on board for this Slott/Stott train.

8.0
Fantastic Four (2018) #41

Mar 4, 2022

I am actually enjoying so far.

8.5
Fantastic Four (2018) #42

May 3, 2022

7.5
Fantastic Four (2018) #43

May 20, 2022

It's not bad and has enjoyable parts but it's crowded in certain spots and why on earth is the Cormorant appearing out of thin air. The absence from issue 25 to issue 43 just felt unearned and an excuse to bring Doom into the fray. Slott fills the deck with many actors then has trouble juggling the endings so we'll see how he makes this disjointed story into a coherent end. Rachael Stott and Andrea Di Vito worked well together and I couldn't distinguish between the two but the art needs to get better and crisper but I assume that comes with time and practice although time is not on the side of artists at Marvel.

8.0
Fantastic Four (2018) #44

Jul 1, 2022

It tries too much since it took on too much from the get go but it actually does enough to hit the right notes when it counts. It also has misses and clobbered moments but the heart is there. The art was a mixed bag with 3 artists who give good pages and weak ones. I wish Rachael Stott would get enough time to do a whole arc because her first issue was a banger. Now, how to undo the damage with satisfactory resolution? We'll see.

7.5
Fantastic Four (2018) #45

Jul 15, 2022

It was a good send off. Slott does a soft landing with his ideas and give the next team a lot to work with although it feels like we have so many wasted ideas, threads and moments from these past 4 years. Slott did OK and I enjoyed most of his run but I'm ready for a big idea and a cosmic minded writer to take the reigns. Farid Karami's art was good and he has a good grasp on anatomy and action scenes. He delivered some nice visuals that looked nice with Aburtov's vibrant colors!

7.0
Fantastic Four (2018) #46

Aug 30, 2022

This issue was not the place to introduce a new player or maybe do it better. Slott had to tie loose ends way too quickly for the next writer but it was off for me. Overall the series had good moments but many bad ones too. Cafu and Aburtov were great on art.

8.0
Fantastic Four (2018) #47

Sep 22, 2022

A really good FF story with Sue Storm being the leading actor as she deserves to be. Juan Cabal with his good art as usual but his bar is so high that I'm missing his crazy panel designs. I'm still waiting for Waid to come back and give me the Sue Storm: Agent of Shield ongoing we asked for.

8.5
Fantastic Four (2018) #48

Oct 13, 2022

Great FF issue but can't ignore the resolution with Oubliette which was badly handled. Close but no cigar.

8.0
Fantastic Four (2018): Reckoning War Alpha #1

Feb 3, 2022

Good start that got me interested just enough to stick with FF and see what Slott is cooking. Pacheco's art isn't for me. I hope his health gets better. Luckily Magno took over to finish and his pages were FANTASTIC! His details and inking are pure. Guru-eFX's coloring is great as usual.

7.0
Fantastic Four (2022) #1

Nov 14, 2022

It's not bad just disappointing. It's just not a F4 story that should have started the run. This is a filler down the road once you establish your story. Iban Coello is good on art. Going to give this an arc and see where we are then.

7.0
Fantastic Four (2022) #2

Dec 14, 2022

It's not clicking for me especially starting with the side quests while not establishing a main story to anchor it. This feels like a Halloween throw away issue.

9.0
Fantastic Four (2022) #7

Jan 16, 2024

Doom! Great issue from all angles. Many re-used tropes but very well executed nonetheless. Coello/Aburtov on art are great too!

8.5
Fantastic Four (2022) #8

Jan 16, 2024

Great setup from North. Feels like old school Dr. Who and twilight zone world the F4 are in. Fiorelli as a back up artist is very good.

8.5
Fantastic Four (2022) #9

Jan 16, 2024

Great issue and fun play on old school 60s ideas. I was lost sometimes trying to imagine the Alicia/Sue interactions but it worked out well towards the end. I just thank God I have eyes to see beautiful comics and can't imagine not having eyesight. Fiorelli's art is fantastic ;) with nice Aburtov colors.

8.5
Fantastic Four (2022) #10

Jan 16, 2024

Old school science fiction done well like a Dr. Who episode. North is actually doing some nice work. I like these past few issues so much better than the first 6. Only down side here is the art is off for me.

8.0
Fantastic Four (2022) #11

Jan 16, 2024

Enjoyable and fun. One off stories are great but I'm starting to look forward to a connection towards a greater plot point to make these side quests more meaningful. Hard to do but I hope North can pull it off. Coello back on and it fits well.

7.5
Fantastic Four: Antithesis #1

Sep 8, 2020

It's got all of the usual FF story elements. A first issue with some setup that works against it. Some classic feel story that includes #s and meme references don't make it a 21st century comic book. So it's off and mismatched as far as the writing goes. Neal Adams has some brilliant pages mixed with some off pages but not enough to take away from it. It's OK.

9.0
Fantastic Four: Antithesis #2

Sep 29, 2020

I enjoyed this much better than the first issue. Waid is doing his thing with the FF. Neal Adams is amazing in some splash pages and spreads and then off in other panels but it's great overall and I enjoy his style for this book giving that classic feel.

8.5
Fantastic Four: Antithesis #3

Nov 2, 2020

This was an enjoyable read from Classic Waid. Neal Adams is great too!

8.5
Fantastic Four: Antithesis #4

Dec 7, 2020

10
Fantastic Four: Full Circle (2022) OGN

Sep 9, 2022

This is absolutely FANTASTIC! I feel like Stan Lee and Jack Kirby did it. Absolutely the best looking graphic novel this year so far. Alex Ross changes his style and especially his coloring style yet again and he deserves all the praises he's getting. If you enjoy the original FF from the 60s (and who doesn't), this is a no brainer.

8.5
FCBD 2019: Avengers #1  
8.5
FCBD 2020: X-Men #1  
6.5
FCBD 2022: Avengers / X-Men #1

May 11, 2022

Judgement day intro was weak and not enough to give me hope for the event but Gillen has credit in the bank so I'll check it out. OK we gotta stop the Moira nonsense. We went from 0 to 100 in 2 seconds and it's just bizarre now.

6.5
FCBD 2022: Spider-Man / Venom #1

May 11, 2022

I thought ASM was bad then I read the Venom part and boy it was worse. This was dumb. I'm glad it was free. It will not get anybody through the door back to a local comic book shop to pick up either but I hope I'm wrong.

8.0
FCBD 2023: Avengers / X-Men #1

May 8, 2023

This just makes it clear that Uncanny Avengers and X-Men will be tangled and necessary to follow Fall of X. Duggan-verse is here whether you like it or not. The Hickman tease is weak with nothing that makes me want to pick it up. Cassara and Garron are fantastic on art as always but the colors on Garron's figures especially the blue is weird...maybe a printer issue?

8.0
FCBD 2023: Spider-Man / Venom #1

May 8, 2023

ASM by Wells has a good back to form here but man that bad taste from the current run is still there so I'm not sure what to make of this. Gleason should be on the current run. I don't know why they're not putting him in the rotation because his art was phenomenal. I actually enjoyed the Venom tease because of the way Al Ewing makes this story with the goofiest symbiote enjoyable and especially with Cafu on art. I will pick it now and read back from issue 17 as suggested by other people. Again the Hickman tease is weak and I'll be skipping the whole Ultimate Universe stuff.

8.0
Fire Power (2020) #1

Aug 20, 2020

This story has been told so many times that the only thing going for them is Samnee's great art. I'm out.

8.5
Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man (2019) #1

Jan 11, 2019

Great star. Wasn't sure about another Spidey book but this actually worked well!.

9.0
Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man (2019) #2

Jan 24, 2019

Even better than the first issue. Taylor is churning a good one here and i like what Cabal and Woodard are doing on art a lot!

9.0
Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man (2019) #3

Feb 22, 2019

I Can't believe i'm enjoying this book just as much as ASM. Nice work by Taylor, Cabal and Woodard!!

9.0
Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man (2019) #4

Mar 22, 2019

Good end to this arc. Taylor is the right fit with this story while Cabal and Woodard are nice together!

8.5
Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man (2019) #5

Apr 12, 2019

Great issue! Either as a continuation or stand alone. Taylor plays a different card for Peter and Spidey with this multifaceted story. Should be read by all. Cinar's pencils and inks are his very finest ever in my opinion. He nailed both Peter and Spider-Man' looks, movements, warmth and angst. Woodard is the constant colorist to bring it together.

9.0
Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man (2019) #6

May 10, 2019

It's pretty good and a must read Taylor and Cabal are great together! But I still feel that Spectacular Spider-Man 310 is still the best modern Spider-Man single issue.

9.0
Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man (2019) #9

Aug 5, 2019

Great story by Taylor. It could have been better with another issue to stretch those moments with more details by credit to him for making it all fit in one. Lashley and Cabal worked well together as present/past sequences. I thought this book was gonna be redundant but man was I wrong!

9.0
Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man (2019) #11

Aug 29, 2019

It was nice and enjoyable!

8.0
Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man (2019) #12

Sep 19, 2019

7.5
Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man (2019) #13

Nov 1, 2019

Most times people complain that stories are stretched out to a snails pace but here it's done way too quick. I'm trying to stick with this book but it's inconsistent especially the art which was all over the place.

8.5
Geiger Vol. 1

Nov 28, 2023

Geoff Johns delivers a very nice story within a world I would like to have more time with. I devoured it very fast knowing how most of the big events were going to unfold. It also reads quick but I kept admiring Gary Frank's amazing art with Brad Anderson colors that made this story shine. for $10 you can't go wrong. I haven't read any Johns work for years and this was nice work. It felt like reading a Mark Waid story...very good comic-booking. Gary Frank deserves more accolades.

8.5
Generations: Wolverine & All-New Wolverine #1

Aug 17, 2017

9.0
Generations: Sam Wilson Captain America & Steve Rogers Captain America #1

Oct 3, 2017

The best generations book and a great story for Sam well illustrated by Renaud. Spencer ends his run on a good note!

8.5
Generations: Captain Marvel & Ms. Marvel #1

Oct 4, 2017

8.0
Generations: Miles Morales Spider-Man & Peter Parker Spider-Man #1

Oct 9, 2017

The idea is great. The art is wonderful and fits very well. The execution has a few hiccups. Fun read but if you throw some logic in there, this whole thing comes apart real fast. But it's comics, so fun wins every time.

8.0
Genis-Vell: Captain Marvel (2022) #1

Feb 12, 2024

I enjoyed this and while I'm more aware of Rick Jones's Marvel story and less so with Genis-Vell, Peter David delivered enough to get me up to date. I like the fun of it and old school feel and zaniness. The art from Juanan Ramirez is fantastic.

8.0
Genis-Vell: Captain Marvel (2022) #2

Feb 13, 2024

It's good 2nd issue but the time/place/memory hopping around is a bit much to keep track of. It makes sense but I had to think twice about the sequence of events. Still I like how Peter David writes and it doesn't hurt that Juanan Ramirez is doing some fine art too.

8.0
Genis-Vell: Captain Marvel (2022) #3

Feb 13, 2024

Time/place/memory hopping around at its finest and sometimes it feels like we are all over the place. Still I like this series because it has a charm from Peter David's writing and Ramirez delivers great complementary art.

7.0
Genis-Vell: Captain Marvel (2022) #4

Feb 14, 2024

8.0
Genis-Vell: Captain Marvel (2022) #5

Feb 14, 2024

An ending that ties things together too nicely and leaves me wanting something better that may never come. Ramirez on art was worth the ride and although some panels were rushed dues to crazy schedules or whatever, his big splashes and great character moments were very good. He will have a bright future in the biz.

7.0
Ghost Rider (2019) #1

Oct 8, 2019

It's OK. Feels like I've read this type of story before. The art by Kuder is nice!

9.0
Giant-Size X-Men (2020): Fantomex #1

Aug 24, 2020

This a great story even if it's obviously hiding what Fantomex is looking for in the world. It's not just his twin. That will be brought out later. Hickman does his usual hook here and delivers an engaging story. Rod Reis makes it work so well and creates something beautiful. The fact that he's responsible for all of the art and designs is truly worthy of praise.

8.5
Giant-Size X-Men (2020): Tribute to Wein & Cockrum #1

Oct 13, 2020

It was a great read and the art was great on most of the pages, some cartoonish few didn't work but this was mostly enjoyable since I haven't revisited the original X-men books since the 90s.

7.5
Giant-Size X-Statix (2019) #1

Jul 15, 2019

It was OK. Not my cup of tea. The Allreds made it worth the read. I guess I'm skipping next year's new series.

8.0
Green Lanterns #10

Nov 9, 2016

8.0
Green Lanterns #14

Jan 13, 2017

8.5
Green Lanterns #27

Jul 21, 2017

8.5
Green Lanterns #28

Aug 4, 2017

Awesome Green Lanterns world building by Humphries. Some hick ups in the story being forced or quickly moved to fit the plot but still intriguing, Art is hit or miss but good overall.

8.0
Green Lanterns #29

Aug 23, 2017

7.5
Green Lanterns #30

Sep 8, 2017

7.0
Green Lanterns #31

Oct 10, 2017

Totally rushed and wasted at the end here. Nice build up for many great issues that's JUST POOF. "Insert happy ending here" Humphries dissapoints a bit. Too bad because Humphries was having a nice run that sucked me back into the Green lanterns world after being gone for years.

7.0
Green Lanterns #32

Oct 16, 2017

7.5
Grim (2022) #1

May 13, 2022

A concept that has been done before so I'll hold judgement for now but how many times do I have to see one more soul not willing to move to the afterlife story with many caretakers' team ups straight out of the futuristic 80s. Flaviano is absolutely dialed in and his art is crisp, clean and tight lined or muddied when it's suited. We'll see what the twist is but this is a decent start for a good comic to a new reader but nothing ground breaking to someone that has consumed other similar stories.

9.0
Guardians of the Galaxy (2017) #146

Nov 2, 2017

9.0
Guardians of the Galaxy (2017) #147

Nov 16, 2017

9.5
Guardians of the Galaxy (2017) #148

Dec 6, 2017

This book doesn't disappoint. I wish it had more room to breath and stories to be told at the pace Duggan had in mind but even in his last few issues heading toward Infinity Countdown, the story doesn't suffer especially when Marcus To is helming the art duties for a while now giving it a beautiful vision. Old characters popping up helps as well!

9.0
Guardians of the Galaxy (2017) #149

Dec 20, 2017

Duggan totally had me going this issue. I very much enjoy this book and i will miss it. Marcus To has been a nice steady addition and i love his style. He makes it work well and conveys so much even with everyone wearing Nova Corps Helmets.

9.5
Guardians of the Galaxy (2017) #150

Jan 3, 2018

If you approach this as an "end", it will feel like a disappointment that had many things still unresolved. But as part of the series and more of a link to what's next it's pretty good. I've been reading this book for the GOTG and Adam Warlock return was just part of it. Disjointed! Yes but that's more on the premature end than on Duggan. After all of this i still enjoyed reading very much so and look forward to part 2. Kuder's pages were great as usual but i had to get used to his design for Adam Warlock. Marcus To actually made it look much better. Marcus To is a legitimate artist who delivered a nice treat with Herring's amazing coloring!

9.0
Guardians of the Galaxy (2019) #1

Jan 23, 2019

8.5
Guardians of the Galaxy (2019) #2

Feb 22, 2019

9.0
Guardians of the Galaxy (2019) #3

Mar 22, 2019

Very well put together. Cates mostly gets his lines and scenes right to keep the story progressing while managing all of the lines. Some off one liners but the good far out-ways the bad. It looks like Cates is also mixing certain things but I'll wait and see where Wraith is headed. Anyway, he has all of the usual suspects on-board...now's the time to punch it into overdrive. Shaw is great as usual here especially the last few pages where he truly composes those scenes from just the right angles with the right facial expressions to get the mood right.

8.0
Guardians of the Galaxy (2019) #4

Apr 18, 2019

It's good but the bar is high and we have yet to reach it.

9.0
Guardians of the Galaxy (2019) #5

May 18, 2019

8.0
Guardians of the Galaxy (2019) #6

Jun 20, 2019

It was good but somehow still waiting for it to take off. I just can't put my finger on it but it feels off. Maybe because we're running in the same hallways and corridors as before. As far as I'm concerned we can only go up from here.

8.0
Guardians of the Galaxy (2019) #7

Jul 26, 2019

Still on board but I'm not sure I'm fully with where we are headed. We'll see! Cory Smith was great!

8.5
Guardians of the Galaxy (2019) #8

Aug 22, 2019

Very good and emotional issue. Cory smith is a good addition to this book!

7.5
Guardians of the Galaxy (2019) #9

Sep 24, 2019

I like this series but I'm still not 100% in. I might bail on this soon if that last page reveal goes as I expect it to go. Too bad because the last issue was so good.

7.5
Guardians of the Galaxy (2019) Annual #1

Jun 10, 2019

Not essential at all. Al Ewing and Cates stories are good but the other two were clunky and murky maybe by design but it didn't land right for me. Art was good too and nothing spectacular.

8.5
Guardians of the Galaxy (2020) #1

Jan 24, 2020

Great start! Let's go!

9.0
Guardians of the Galaxy (2020) #2

Feb 27, 2020

Greatly enjoyed the second issue compared to the first. It made me add it to my pull list right away as I was hesitant after issue 1. The pace of Ewing's ideas are a great. Add Cabal's art and designs with Blee colors and it was fantastic to look at.

8.5
Guardians of the Galaxy (2020) #3

Mar 25, 2020

9.0
Guardians of the Galaxy (2020) #4

Aug 14, 2020

Awesome comic booking! Ewing delivers great and fun dialogue with plenty of team(s) banter. Marvel boy shines here especially with Cabal's art. Seriously flawless art and hilarious expressions and moments. His panels are well structured pieces. Federico Blee and GURU-eFX’s colors are fantastic too. I'm still smiling just thinking about stupid things like Rocket's mustache.

9.0
Guardians of the Galaxy (2020) #5

Aug 24, 2020

I love this Ewing story much better than the previous Cates one. Tons of great moments that are well put together. Cabal's art is top notch and his compositions are fantastic. I don't think I've seen Blee's color work before but it's pretty good.

8.5
Guardians of the Galaxy (2020) #6

Sep 14, 2020

Great issue where the hero is actually going through the proper channels to get himself fixed. Also a great way to get those quiet conversation moments more weight instead of just dumping them there. Ewing is perfect for this. Takaro was a great artist for this type of issue and I think he nailed it.

8.0
Guardians of the Galaxy (2020) #7

Oct 26, 2020

9.0
Guardians of the Galaxy (2020) #9

Dec 10, 2020

Outstanding Ewing book that's Star-Lord centric with some crazy ideas that were masterfully delivered by Juan Cabal. I always enjoy these weird set ups from Ewing and I hope he gets to deliver on them later as there are some bonkers and tip offs that could either be straight fire or a complete dud. We'll see! Enjoying this book very much and the art is just so good!

8.5
Guardians of the Galaxy (2020) #10

Jan 7, 2021

This was good and actually kept my attention and used the Knull nonsense to advance its own narrative. I don t care about Knull at all like null. Im glad Ewing still played with the concept for his own gain. The art is fantastic as always with Cabal delivering sharp and clean mashups and layouts.

8.0
Guardians of the Galaxy (2020) #11

Feb 18, 2021

It's a good issue and I did enjoy it but some pages felt off and somehow didn't gel as a unit. It's how Ewing writes it where it is great at times and feels vague and unnecessarily disconnected other times. Still a great Guardians book as far as I am concerned and recommend it if you like Ewing's style. Cabal is fantastic as always and Blee's colors were perfect!

9.0
Guardians of the Galaxy (2020) #12

Mar 29, 2021

Well done with this group and this issue felt really nice to read. There are too many characters and it's about to get crazier. I hope some don't get lost. Cabal's art is fantastic as always and he will be missed.

9.0
Guardians of the Galaxy (2020) #13

May 18, 2021

Nice!

8.5
Guardians of the Galaxy (2020) #14

May 18, 2021

Well done! Ewing is good at this thing. Frigeri's art is growing on me too.

8.0
Guardians of the Galaxy (2020) #15

Jun 24, 2021

7.0
Guardians of the Galaxy (2020) #16

Jul 21, 2021

I'm not buying into this story. It just feels like yet another thing I read before. I must be getting too old for these crossovers. Still early so we'll see if Ewing turns it around.

7.5
Guardians of the Galaxy (2020) #17

Aug 19, 2021

Chugging along. Not great but not bad either. Good all around comic book but totally skippable event.

7.5
Guardians of the Galaxy (2020) #18

Sep 24, 2021

This issue as a finale for the last annihilation event is surely a rushed mess with very few merits. Dormammu was never the big bad guy after all....I get it Ewing but it didn't land as well as he wanted and that gets me to the second point which is yet again another GOTG run down the sink. It was very promising and interesting but didn't connect well with people I guess and I don't blame them. At least it was better than Cates's mess. RIP....I'll see you when GOTG-3 comes out.

9.0
Guardians of the Galaxy (2020) Annual #1

Aug 10, 2021

Ewing is a great writer. The humor landed so well for me. I skipped all the other event annuals and picked this up because I follow GOTG and had very low exceptions. Ewing blew them out of the water. Hilarious stuff! Flaviano is the perfect fit for this. The poses and expression in some scenes were tremendous. I need more of these 2 knuckleheads in GOTG and I wish Flaviano does an arc too.

5.0
Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind (2022) #1

Nov 8, 2022

This is not good on the script/writing side but good on the art side from Sandoval and company. Was the mandate from editorial to go real heavy on making this book a bad copy of the MCU GOG? because success: We have a really bad copy of James Gunn's movies. Drax especially was butchered here. All of Al Ewing's improvements especially with Quill are gone. I love the movies and I love the GOG as they are in the comics and they should not be twin copies of each other. Some threads and links can be copied but not like this. Skip a 100%. Marvel comics just don't know what to do with these characters.

9.0
Hellions (2020) #6

Nov 19, 2020

This is a constantly good read and actually trying to tell a story instead of cramming nonsense like the others. I'm glad this is a side quest keeping with the previous narrative. Carnero and Curiel were a great combo!

8.5
Hellions (2020) #7

Dec 7, 2020

This book is growing on me a lot and Zeb Wells's take on this band of misfits is great.

8.0
Hellions (2020) #8

Jan 11, 2021

8.5
Hellions (2020) #9

Feb 5, 2021

Very good and entertaining! Wells and Segovia are great together!

9.0
Hellions (2020) #10

Mar 4, 2021

Zeb Wells is good...really good! Segovia and Curiel did some nice work here too!

9.0
Hellions (2020) #11

May 24, 2021

This was a very enjoyable issue. Wells is too good with this cast. Segovia's art with Curiel colors is fantastic!

9.0
Hellions (2020) #12

Jun 4, 2021

I liked this issue in the scope of the Gala because these guys are the worst even as they strike some sympathy sometimes. Segovia nailed those faces and dynamics! Again Zeb Wells does no wrong in my book or this book.

7.5
Hellions (2020) #13

Jul 10, 2021

8.5
Hellions (2020) #14

Aug 6, 2021

Really good! Always an enjoyable one from Zeb Wells. Some dialog was harder to decipher but maybe just me. Antonia was good but Segovia is the standard for this book!

8.5
Hellions (2020) #15

Sep 10, 2021

Zeb Wells is the most consistent writer in this bunch. He is actually moving the story forward and the editors are letting/helping along much better than the other books. The scripts are always amusing and tight with plenty to shew on. I do miss Segovia as I would have preferred him on art duty this issue but Roge Antonia is not bad, just a bit rushed for my taste. Hellions has been moved up to #1 in the X-line of books closely followed by New Mutants. That's it. I follow X-men by Duggan because Pepe Larraz is a tremendous artist.

9.5
Hellions (2020) #16

Oct 9, 2021

Great issue! This is has turned out to be the best X-Book in the line. Zeb Wells is so good, he made me care about a nanny in an egg costume along with all the misfits in this disaster of a team. Segovia coming back is well appreciated because this is his craft as much as Wells.

9.0
Hellions (2020) #17

Nov 15, 2021

9.5
Hellions (2020) #18

Dec 10, 2021

Who would have thought this would be one of the best titles in the X line of books. Zeb Wells and Segovia did well!!

7.5
Heroes Reborn (2021) #1

May 27, 2021

What if Squadron Supreme/Mephisto story that builds on what Aaron was playing with years ago in the Avengers book before that went down the toilet. This is the only reason I'm reading this to get closure on that angle of the story that went nowhere for 30 issues of nonsense....did I mention the Avengers book was crap...yeah because they stopped that story and dragged the teasing for years then made an event of it called Heroes Reborn. We'll see if that was worth it?? So far the narrative has been done before many times but I'll let that go and enjoy the next chapter. McGuinness, Morales and Wilson are wonderful together which enhances the story a lot.

7.0
Heroes Reborn (2021) #2

May 27, 2021

While some aspects like diving into Hyperion's mind are better than last issue, others like how Steve Rogers was freed was a big question mark. Many pages are just there to make you go pick up the tie-ins. That is stupid because the story should tell you everything you need to know instead of shelling out more money. Still on board here with this but we better deliver details next time otherwise it's not going to work for the whole series to get summary text boxes of whole issues. Keown is OK but Magno was better detailed. McGuiness, Morales and Wilson should do the whole thing because they are as tight as can be.

7.5
Heroes Reborn (2021) #3

Jun 2, 2021

At this point I am done expecting a proper narrative and just taking this for what it is: fun nonsense that's trying to make sense. This one actually did better and made me want to continue with the story even as we are missing too much information. This could have benefited from being a 12 story arc on the Avengers book instead of a cash grab that it is. Federico Vicentini is phenomenal here and I loved his art on ASM. The art made the narrative so much better. McGuiness, Morales and Wilson on the back up are tight as ever.

7.5
Heroes Reborn (2021) #4

Jun 2, 2021

Continuing on the same crazy path as already established, this issue feels somewhat crazier and better even if it suffers from the same problem which is the world building that needs to happens as the issue unrolls and that is very hard to do. Could have been much better as an Avengers series with room to breath and build the Squadron Supreme properly but alas we take what we can get I guess. Good and fun take from Aaron on the idea of a manipulated "Hero" who really is a sociopath on a rampage. Stokoe is outstanding as always and I'm happy I got to witness his crazy detailed art here.

6.0
Heroes Reborn (2021) #5

Jun 8, 2021

The weakest issue so far and you can't pay me to read a batman book right now. The art is also not my favorite style so we can only go up from here.

6.5
Heroes Reborn (2021) #6

Jun 12, 2021

A very uneven and rushed issue as all others were but this one has to be the lowest for me. At this point mindless fun can't keep the engine going. My interest is fading in this series. The art was good but unpolished and inconsistent in some places. D'Urso has a future in this business.

8.0
Heroes Reborn (2021) #7

Jun 22, 2021

This is actually was not bad and better! Aaron plays around with many Marvel and DC staples here but that also was problematic because you could not spend enough time flushing out as it went and many were just throw away. The art was fantastic by Aaron Kuder and those Dean White colors were perfect! The art helped this issue a lot. The problem I have is that this story could have existed in the Avengers book and had time to be flushed out and room to breath so we can have a proper story instead of mentioning the avengers for 2 pages here and there only to have them show up in one page.

7.0
Heroes Reborn (2021): Heroes Return #1

Jun 24, 2021

Not bad but the fun matchups can only go so far without details about why Squadron Supreme of America is better than the Avengers? Details?? What has Mephisto really done here? How Characters end up where they are....too may to count. Again I reaffirm that this could have been addressed properly in the Avengers book where I would have followed along for 24 issues with details instead of getting Moon Knight and Phoenix nonsense for a dozen issues that did nothing for me. McGuiness's art, Morales's inks and Wilson's colors were fantastic!!! One of the only redeeming things here. The last page is a slap in the face as if I will follow the Avengers book again after dragging me along for 30 issues about nothing. You can do better than this. I'm out!

9.0
History of the Marvel Universe (2019) #1

Jul 26, 2019

Great summation of what's what from the beginning. A lot of homework went into this. Javier Rodriguez and Lopez delivered a beautiful spectacle!

8.5
History of the Marvel Universe (2019) #2

Aug 26, 2019

This is my kinda reading. It has that abridged encyclopedia feel to it with some fantastic art by Javier Rodriguez. Obviously if you were looking for a story to link the massive 80 years of History, then you'll be disappointed because that book will likely never be able to be made. It's an insane undertaking to tell the tale of the continuous Marvel U and Waid and his research team did well.

9.5
History of the Marvel Universe (2019) #3

Sep 24, 2019

This is finally at where my early memories of comic book reading days. It was a pleasure to read with some seriously outstanding art from Javier Rodriguez A+. I know it might be a summary of what everyone already knows but to me this is nostalgia done well and I enjoy it immensely! I'm not looking for a story or a payoff.

9.5
History of the Marvel Universe (2019) #4

Oct 21, 2019

Just gorgeous page after page of nostalgia!

9.0
History of the Marvel Universe (2019) #5

Nov 21, 2019

Pure sweet nostalgia with some outstanding and impressive art compositions from Javier Rodriguez. Waid is just a curator for a huge research team so this isn't a story at all and more an impressive look at how continuity at Marvel was somehow maintained but with some issues here and there...and I'm fine with that. This is also had so much stuff crammed in there showcasing how many fracking events happened in recent MARVEL history and it's only getting worse.

9.0
History of the Marvel Universe (2019) #6

Jan 6, 2020

9.5
House of X #1

Jul 25, 2019

Now this is as Hickmanesque as it gets and I love it! The X-men certainly needed new ideas and this is it in my humble opinion. Bold and creative and dense and my kinda comic book. Imagery, charts and sequences that soothe my researcher mind. The art is trully what makes me love it because I have never seen Magneto's cloak look that good and that's just one of the thousands of details that jumped at me in Pepe Larraz's art. Fantastic artist is understatement. He improved his art and I thought it was great before. Gracia's colors are always a perfect match to Larraz's style. Highyly recommend it if you like Hickamn's style.

9.5
House of X #2

Aug 8, 2019

You certainly don't need me to tell you why you should read this one but I will anyway. In one issue Hikcman makes Moira the central most intriguing figure of X-men history period. I needed charts and I got them. Thanks!! Larraz and Gracia are the right choice for this and no single panel is wasted or neglected. Just beautiful work page after page!!

9.0
House of X #3

Aug 28, 2019

Great X-men issue with your traditional story told with Hickman's flare. If this is a preview of his X-men book later then I'm good to go. Because his sense of drama and suspense interwoven between the scenes is spot on and had me on the edge of my seat. But this book would not be this good without the outstanding art of Larraz (the guy is on fire) and Gracia's colors. These guys are just perfect together!

9.5
House of X #4

Sep 5, 2019

Outstanding issue. Hickman is just killing it along with many other X-men along the way. How he manages to deliver the emotional and action hits well....I don't know but they have weight to them. I don't know how he gets out of this one and I don't care because I'm all in. The story will not have the tone or weight it has without the amazing art of Pepe Larraz and Marte Gracia's colors. These two are delivering the best panels I've seen all year! One little thing is this would have been a 10 if Jean had more to do at the end. But we'll see how she's handled later.

9.5
House of X #5

Sep 18, 2019

Brilliantly done. Well researched and put together. What a reveal! No details from me because it has to be read and enjoyed without spoilers. It's amazing how great and uneasy the story feels. Also thanks Bendis! Pepe Larraz's art cannot get any better. It's half the reason this book is what is. Gracia's colors gave it some nice vibrancy. That last page man the sun flare looked too real!

9.5
House of X #6

Oct 3, 2019

Hickman, Larraz and Gracia delivered a great end to House of X and a beautiful beginning for the X-Men. So many possibilities. I'm very excited for the X-Men and that hasn't happened for a long time. Also those two maps hold so many clues....mmmh? Kudos everyone!

9.0
Human Target (2021) #1

Aug 25, 2023

Wonderful narrative, pace and amazing art. Yes king can be predictable in some places but other points are fresh and unpredictable. Greg Smallwood deserves every cent he makes and needs even more because he combines many art types here and spins them with his own style to make it fit this story to the T.

9.0
Human Target (2021) #2

Aug 25, 2023

Keeps the perfect pace with the story reveals and just right on many angles. But I'm here for Greg Smallwood's art which is amazing and engrosses you from start to finish.

9.0
Human Target (2021) #3

Aug 25, 2023

Well color me schmeared! I like it a lot and I can't say enough good things about Smallwood. The feel, pace and aesthetics of this book are well done.

8.0
Human Target (2021) #4

Aug 27, 2023

This one wasn't great as the previous ones and lost me on that last page but Smallwood's art is fantastic so we keep moving.

9.5
Human Target (2021) #5

Aug 27, 2023

Wow! I had to read this one over and over to get the full spectrum of what's happening and who's using who and how the future mimics the past so kudos to Tom King for that setup. Greg Smallwood's art and his coloring is beyond phenomenal! The guy is insanely locked in.

9.0
Human Target (2021) #6

Aug 28, 2023

Christopher Chance said it best to sum up how screwed he was from the get go "It was a good game. went to overtime. But we lost in the end." This is a story about choices and how far can you go before it's too late and where exactly is the point of no return. King does well here. Greg Smallwood is just magic as always.

8.5
Human Target (2021) #7

Aug 29, 2023

Strong narrative and flow. I can see how it's still dragging but the interplay/tension is there and kept my interest. But we know Smallwood is the heavy lifter in this story. Without his amazing art this is an average story. The visuals are the key to this story.

8.5
Human Target (2021) #8

Aug 29, 2023

While it felt like a departure from the main story now that the mystery is over, it still was enjoyable in showcasing the helplessness of Christopher Chance. King is going through the JLI members and had to add his military college Bonaparte/Russian war philosophy of how much acceptable loss are you willing to take in order to win in the end especially when you only have a couple of days left to live. Underestimate a Russian at your own peril. Smallwood action scenes were fantastic and his coloring of impacts reflects the anger from both sides.

8.0
Human Target (2021) #9

Aug 30, 2023

Really good filler issue and great looking too. It works for what it is.

8.5
Human Target (2021) #10

Aug 30, 2023

Enjoyable read is certainly what I would call it. The suspense is gone but the scary aspect of chasing leads while death chases you is worth the read. Smallwood is an amazing artist. Every little thing is perfect. The colors are spot on from angles to curves make it worth every penny.

8.0
Human Target (2021) #11

Aug 30, 2023

The somber emotions are well done but it's not as impactful as it should be. It's going for a different take but I'm just not fully invested. Smallwood makes it read beautifully.

8.5
Human Target (2021) #12

Aug 30, 2023

The ride took a slow course towards the end leaving all the suspense from the first half behind to tell a simple human story about characters trying to escape their fate while denying the inevitable loss. A tale of 2 halves that somehow make a hybrid story that only works in this world. It's not bad as a story but if it wasn't for Greg Smallwood's fantastic art, I would've quit a while ago. So kudos to Greg Smallwood who made it shine.

8.0
Hunt For Wolverine #1

Apr 25, 2018

It's a good story by Soule and it's got mystery but this isn't what i had in mind. Logan was barely there. The art was nice and complimented the stories. Ultimately 6 dollars for a tease is straight gangsta! I'm sad to say i can't buy 12 more issues to follow the story. Love you Logan but i can't afford this.

7.5
Immoral X-Men (2023) #1

Feb 22, 2023

This should have worked much better than it did and I'm not sure why exactly. It had all the elements I was waiting for to drop but maybe that's the problem. It didn't bring enough new angles to the story or to these characters for me. It just showcases the struggles with Sinister and how much worse Emma can get but we already knew all of this. But above all of this the story has a problem because they're all bad here so instead of making Alpha Sinister the core of the story he is diluted and spit back out through the other characters tainted by his DNA. Don't get me wrong Sinister deserves this and more but Gillen doesn't land it as well as I thought it could be.

9.0
Immoral X-Men (2023) #2

Mar 16, 2023

Well done by Gillen! Finally an issue that works. It benefits from the few extra pages but stays away from filling them with the 100 year gap with unnecessary info that would take the focus away. Worldbuilding is needed here but can't work in one issue but a 5 issue mini. Andrea Di Vito on art gets better as the issue went on and delivers great detailed pages. He needs to be in the rotation when Immortal comes back.

8.0
Immoral X-Men (2023) #3

Apr 26, 2023

It was good but the lowest point for the series for me. I'm missing so much info from the 900 year jump that it hurts the story for me. Still a good effort. I wish they spent more time here but what to do? Vitti is decent with the art.

9.0
Immortal Hulk #0

Sep 19, 2020

Well done! Hulk was never a character I cared about or followed until Immortal so I only knew bits and pieces from other titles. These collected old issues are well worth it if you want the context. Art was great and Mattia de Lulis's connecting 10 pages are excellent.

9.0
Immortal Hulk #8

Nov 9, 2018

Great job. Ewing is making Hulk just as feared for his unexpected intelligence as much as what he's capable of doing power wise. Banner is in trouble. Bennett excelled here with his art. Fantastic!

8.5
Immortal Hulk #9

Nov 27, 2018

Great again! Ewing has found his calling. The dual artists Bennet and Simmonds were great as a visual tools for both perspectives.

8.5
Immortal Hulk #10

Dec 6, 2018

Good stuff!

9.0
Immortal Hulk #11

Jan 3, 2019

8.5
Immortal Hulk #12

Jan 23, 2019

9.0
Immortal Hulk #13

Feb 8, 2019

Outstanding work! Ewing has got his perfect book going. Bennett is drawing fantastic pages with some nice coloring from Mounts!!

9.0
Immortal Hulk #14

Mar 8, 2019

Excellent. If you're not reading this book, you need to go back and catch up. Great use of narration by Ewing. He keeps me invested at the turn of every page. Hotz is an excellent artist for this book. Delivered the goods! It was nice to have Mounts do the colors which kept the look matched with previous issues!

9.0
Immortal Hulk #15

Mar 21, 2019

Al Ewing is serving a greatly crafted Hulk story. I never cared about Hulk aside from his HULK SMASH persona and have tried to read some other stuff but wasn't interested. This though has me hooked. More please!! Bennet is back and he's as great as ever. Jose and Mounts complete the team for some splendid visuals that make the book unique.

9.5
Immortal Hulk #16

Apr 4, 2019

Great book by Ewing and great flow. All the new and old elements merged in a beautiful manner! Joe Bennett is outstanding here. His horror show is just crazy. Loved the different inking by Jose and of course Mounts on colors is the icing on the cake!!

9.0
Immortal Hulk #17

May 16, 2019

There is no letting up and the book is consistently great!! I'm so glad this book has picked up many more readers in the last few months which means it has secured time for Ewing to keep telling his story with some special Bennett and Mounts art.

9.0
Immortal Hulk #18

May 31, 2019

10
Immortal Hulk #19

Jun 13, 2019

I don't give 10s haphazardly. So when I say this is a 10.....it's a fracking 10!

9.0
Immortal Hulk #20

Jul 8, 2019

Good comics is good comics. Everyone on the team is killing it! I need to know what's next now!

9.0
Immortal Hulk #21

Jul 18, 2019

They all fall down! Love how a guest artist like Bodenheim doesn't take away from the story but works well. Legit stuff!

9.0
Immortal Hulk #22

Aug 8, 2019

Great issue yet again. Bennett just completes Ewing in this series. The curse of this series is that it's so good that people expect to be blown away every issue. But that's almost impossible. I say Enjoy well crafted issues like this one and remind yourself how there not many like them every week.

9.0
Immortal Hulk #23

Sep 6, 2019

Just a great read! Very enjoyable and intriguing developments on the story front and fantastic art by Bennett and Co on the art. The Hulk has never looked better....or worse!

9.0
Immortal Hulk #24

Oct 3, 2019

When the Immortal Hulk has long term plans! Joe Bennett/Jose/Mounts just make it all look amazing.

8.5
Immortal Hulk #25

Oct 24, 2019

I dig the writing and the art as Ewing and Garcia delivered a great story that set up a whole world worth exploring but is it truly an Immortal Hulk story connected to what I read for 24 issues? I guess yes obviously but I'll hold judgement until further issues explain more. P.S. I did enjoy that Galactus skirt/shorts ? on Hulk.

9.0
Immortal Hulk #26

Nov 7, 2019

This is a well paced issue with great subject matter and awesome art. What else is new?

9.0
Immortal Hulk #27

Nov 22, 2019

9.0
Immortal Hulk #28

Dec 12, 2019

9.0
Immortal Hulk #29

Jan 15, 2020

9.0
Immortal Hulk #30

Feb 5, 2020

Great as always. Just the way Ewing lays it out. One of my favorite reads every time! But it's Bennett's pencils along with Jose's inks and Mounts colors that make it as great as it is. The art team greatly delivers intimate moments along with ridiculous splash pages!

9.5
Immortal Hulk #31

Feb 14, 2020

It's fantastic even more so than usual. Ewing, more than 30 issues in, still finds ways to get me emotional about shady characters I shouldn't care about. I mean Dr. McGown's past sequence intro was perfect and the ending just the same. Matched with great clean art by Javier Rodriguez. I'm still thinking about GlowBoy...damn! Xemnu on the other hand was just as interesting and I love Ewing's dialogue for him. What more to say about Bennet, Jose and Mounts....flexing their art muscles as always! Sometimes we read awesome things illustrated by even better artists and we take them for granted because they become the new normal....well enjoy this run because it's special!

9.0
Immortal Hulk #32

Mar 12, 2020

Great yet again! Ewing and Bennet are becoming like chocolate and peanut butter! The Banner DID dynamic is fascinating and creepy. Hulk is about to get nasty. Dario Agger better hire more people quick because HR can't get them in fast enough. That splash spread of Xemnu feeding is an absolute masterpiece. I didn't even talk about Rodriguez's CRT TVs pages....too many good things are happening!

9.0
Immortal Hulk #33

Mar 31, 2020

Ewing and Bennett flexing! The second half of this issue was nuts!

8.5
Immortal Hulk #34

Jul 18, 2020

9.0
Immortal Hulk #35

Aug 11, 2020

Just when things slow down to build up the layers and the tensions then they get real messed up real fast. Hawthorne is fantastic especially when Morales inks him. The dramatic scenes and faces were well done. Mounts coloring keeps that consistency of hues there even if Bennet isn't on pencils duty.

9.5
Immortal Hulk #36

Aug 21, 2020

Outstanding stuff. What more can you say about this story from Ewing except it's much better when Bennett is back on art duty and he kills it. He was born to draw this book. Add Jose's inks and Milla colors and it's almost perfect.

9.5
Immortal Hulk #37

Sep 18, 2020

I wish I can read this in TPB but it would get spoiled for me and I'm too impatient anyway. Well crafted and beautifully illustrated. Whoever reads this in 2022 when it's all collected is in for a treat.

9.0
Immortal Hulk #38

Oct 16, 2020

9.0
Immortal Hulk #39

Oct 29, 2020

That last page was just messed up. This book is outstanding. Bennett/Jose/Mounts are a killer art team. 11 issues to go and how do you top that? But I need answers.

9.0
Immortal Hulk #40

Nov 24, 2020

What are you looking for? Of course it's good as usual.

9.5
Immortal Hulk #41

Dec 16, 2020

He can do no wrong. Thought provoking dialogue and musings landed so well here. Ewing's use of the Thing is excellent. What else if left to say but the art team of Bennet/Jose/Mounts is as excellent as ever!

9.0
Immortal Hulk #42

Jan 13, 2021

I liked it a lot!

8.5
Immortal Hulk #43

Feb 4, 2021

I enjoyed it!

9.0
Immortal Hulk #44

Mar 12, 2021

Fantastic and just heartbreaking!!

9.5
Immortal Hulk #45

Apr 8, 2021

Chef's kiss!! I am not surprised by anything anymore and the team still finds ways to make me love this book every time!

9.0
Immortal Hulk #46

May 24, 2021

9.0
Immortal Hulk #47

Jun 4, 2021

Well paced and well executed. These story points need to be resolved before we deal with Sterns especially how Jen factors into it. Bennett's art and scenes were phenomenal as always. Jose and Mounts being there all throughout keeps it very tight, bright and familiar.

8.5
Immortal Hulk #48

Jul 9, 2021

Very good talks and the calm before the storm!

9.0
Immortal Hulk #49

Aug 5, 2021

An enjoyable issue where Ewing plays with Hulk's relations to Super Heroes that is both violent and calm right before the bigger storm below. Still ton of questions that I cannot wait to get answers for. Bennett made this book the visual that it is along with Jose/Brabo/Mounts.

10
Immortal Hulk #50

Oct 16, 2021

Nuff Said!

8.5
Immortal Hulk: Great Power #1

Feb 27, 2020

Great one shot! Unnecessary but still very much enjoyable. Taylor and Molina are a great match!

8.0
Immortal Hulk: The Threshing Place #1

Oct 5, 2020

It was good. A bit off with some of the murders even if Hulk has done so in the past but off with Immortal a bit. Not important as far as I can tell to following the main series. Del Mundo is great as usual!

8.5
Immortal She-Hulk #1

Sep 24, 2020

Great addition to the Immortal family. Nicely done. A story that goes through Jen's history back from Empyre, Avengers business, Civil War 2 and others to give a background for what's to come. It's an Ewing/Marvel book that shows different angles of what already happened and even gives you what Jason Aaron has yet to do in his book with Thor and She-Hulk plus the leader. It's a must if you really enjoy Immortal Hulk. But if you're short on cash I'm sure it will be reiterated in the main story.

8.5
Immortal X-Men (2022) #1

Apr 9, 2022

This book has so many angles on so many characters that you can't trust anything you read especially when Sinister is in the driver seat or is he? Goes on to unnecessary territory with the son of Nazareth which adds nothing to the story for me but takes away from it. Werneck was outstanding and it's obvious his art style changed for the better in this series. Now this feels as if we are back on track but I have to see in 6 months where we are after being in the mud for more than a year now.

9.0
Immortal X-Men (2022) #2

May 19, 2022

Gillen has got an intriguing story going and I like it very much! Lucas Werneck is good but only when characters are static and posing. I mean they look fantastic! He needs to work on motion and action scenes and I believe in a few years he will be unstoppable.

8.0
Immortal X-Men (2022) #3

Jul 7, 2022

It's good drama but this didn't hit for me as it did for many here because Destiny by herself or with Raven were never that interesting to me except when they interact with others (Moira or Sinister for example). I do like the concept of nexus events but still hesitant about how it translates into what transpired. But to each his own. Still better than what happened during dawn of X and we're headed in the right direction. Werneck is great especially those vision pages!

7.5
Immortal X-Men (2022) #4

Jul 15, 2022

Has its moments but a bit of mismatch work stitching threads that don't work well together. This has me worried because it's clear that he has to prep for the Gala and for Judgement day but it feels forced for me. Maybe the artists fill-in Bandini threw me off too but she did well enough.

8.0
Immortal X-Men (2022) #5

Aug 7, 2022

The style was OK and it worked but I still can't get into Exodus as a character even with Gillen doing his best. Bandini has a mixed bag of fantastic pages and Ok ones. It was tough to beat the first 2 pages.

8.5
Immortal X-Men (2022) #6

Sep 8, 2022

Very good tie-in and a nice expansive issue on A.X.E. illustrating how an evil man functions in a messed up world. Guillen makes it compelling how fragile Shaw is with how much illusive power he's after. I just have a problem with the transitions especially when the Demon shows up out of nowhere during the council and I'm not sure if it's on Werneck or Gillen but Werneck does a nice job on art and it fits well for an issue with so many inner-monologues, speeches and narratives.

9.5
Immortal X-Men (2022) #7

Oct 13, 2022

This was a great read with very nice misdirection. I wish Gillen did stuff like this in the main Judgement Day books but I'm happy we're getting traction here. Lucas Werneck is wonderful especially with Curiel on colors! I'm glad Guillen and Ewing actually deliver in these tie-in books and not just waste time as has been the case with others.

7.5
Immortal X-Men (2022) #8

Nov 17, 2022

8.5
Immortal X-Men (2022) #9

Dec 9, 2022

Edit: Gillen is cooking but I have to give Werneck his props. Looking back at the art I really like his style and he is improving his action sequences a lot.

9.0
Immortal X-Men (2022) #10

Jan 19, 2023

Nice!

8.5
Immortal X-Men (2022) #11

May 3, 2023

What a great read this was! I can't wait for Ewing to tackle some more Ororo business and go into the incoming fireworks. Great setup and I hope Fall of X delivers. This has been the best book since HOX/POX along with RED. Werneck delivers some mighty damn fine art here too, I do declare ;)

7.5
Immortal X-Men (2022) #12

Jun 13, 2023

I've not enjoyed this issue as much as others I see. The mechanics were a bit too mechanical lol. Maybe it's my dislike of X-Force and the way that series progressed and handled Piotr/Colossus. I'm getting tired of this stuff. Maybe the fall of X will be a nice way to escape the X-men world after 4 years.

9.0
Immortal X-Men (2022) #13

Jul 17, 2023

Well done! Gillen is at home here in this book and his work here almost makes me want to continue with Fall of X but as with the quite council, the fall was set in stone a while ago and no matter what they try, they can't escape it. Werneck really delivers the good. Still, I would suggest to him to work on his movements in fights and attacks portraying magic which were lacking but other than that he's right on the money.

7.5
Immortal X-Men (2022) #14

Aug 10, 2023

It's fine. Fall of X is not off to a great start but we'll see.

7.5
Immortal X-Men (2022) #15

Sep 6, 2023

I feel like I'm wondering through the desert myself trying to find a way to enjoy this series again. Guillen is skilled in his storytelling with Exodus and Xavier but it's not hooking me. I'll see what happens but Fall of X isn't doing it for me. Edit: I forgot to mention Paco Medina on art was nice and he gives Selene that beautifully menacing look.

8.0
Immortal X-Men (2022) #16

Oct 9, 2023

Better!

8.0
Immortal X-Men (2022) #17

Dec 3, 2023

Well oiled machine from Guillen. I enjoy it for all the threads it weaves. Nothing mind blowing but very solid and enjoyable X-Men story that pulls from history and builds towards an interesting future. Juan Jose Ryp is a good artist that somehow fits the tone of this philosophical issue.

9.0
Immortal X-Men (2022) #18

Jan 5, 2024

A very good and intriguing ending to Immortal X-Men. By far the best book in the lineup post Hickman leaving. Gillen could have made it flow better with better narration in the boxes but it still works well when you sit back and think about it. RYP might not have been the best choice here but it's very good and detailed art where there are no shortcuts taken. It drives the book forward but sometimes the emotions or flow doesn't translate for me. Might be me but I do appreciate the effort especially in scenes like where Mother Righteous gets kicked in the face with beauty and Curiel's colors are very nice.

6.5
Incoming #1

Jan 8, 2020

I'm on the fence on this one. Good setup overall and keeps flowing but I already know 90% of this stuff and I spent money already to read it so the 10% new material isn't worth $10. As someone mentioned this should have been the Marvel Comics 1001 and it would have been much better then but the price is an issue for me as it keeps me from picking up other books. This should have been proportionally priced below $5 to get people to pick it up but Marvel has to squeeze us for every dime. We'll see where this goes but as of now I'll check out the Road to Empyre and decide then.

8.0
Infamous Iron Man (2016) #11  
8.5
Inferno (2021) #1

Sep 29, 2021

I have to say as a series that is the true follow up to HOX/POX, it was disappointing. The hype was too high. As a single chapter it suffered from repeating previous beats and trying to lay the ground work for what comes next. Some of its off feel is just pure Hickman typical work but also characters like Moira that finally show up but feel hollow although I'm sure Hickman was going for mysterious. Things weren't supposed to be like this. The last few pages save this one. That being said, I will take this and enjoy it for what it is and hope things would have worked out better in another universe. Schiti and Curiel did a great job. Boy I wish Larraz was on this!

8.5
Inferno (2021) #2

Oct 29, 2021

The tension is there by Hickman and the art is great by Caselli and Curiel. Skipping over some unexplained idiocies, this issue was worth the read as long as I purge the last year from my head. Moving right along to the next one.

9.0
Inferno (2021) #3

Dec 13, 2021

Great issue!! It is very hard to imagine that last year's X-men book was filler material when it could have been these stories fleshed out properly before the bigger bang twists. Alas, I'll enjoy this conclusion arc and hope we can get another event a few years from now. The art was great! I just wish we had one artist throughout it but still all 3 are awesome just not complementary styles.

9.0
Inferno (2021) #4

Jan 6, 2022

It is the best ending we could have considering the situation the X-Office is in right now and that's not a bad thing necessarily. Hickman delivered the ending that ties up some loose ends in spectacular fashion and sets up future writers to play around in his sand box until he comes back someday (one can dream!). We'll never know what the real thing would have been but I'm glad I was there and this issue delivers. We can't get a true HOX/POX ending but this a fitting 2nd course. Valerio Schiti and Curiel were outstanding here and the style and inking kept changing in key scenes and I loved it for that. Kudos to them!

8.5
Infinity Countdown #1

Mar 13, 2018

Duggan and Kuder continue their GOTG shenanigans and i love it. Throw in some more mysteries and we have a nice start to a mini-event that has my attention!

9.5
Infinity Countdown #2

Apr 19, 2018

Great stuff from Duggan. I love that we get to finish the GOTG story with all of their shenanigans. While bringing this infinity story to a broader stage. Good action well complimented by Kuder. The guy is good! Hawthorne isn't bad either and he tackles Adam Warlock's entrance and the last page got me pleased. It's fun!

8.5
Infinity Countdown #3

May 2, 2018

Fun book!! Serious when it needs to be and plenty ridiculous in a Horn of Doom kinda of way!! Duggan makes it all mostly work from PymTron's encounter with Warlock and the Silver Surfer to the GOTG's fight with the Warbringer. The art is fantastic! While both Kuder and Hawthorne are great artists, the mix of the two is just mildly off. Still loving this mini ride and can't wait for the next one.

8.5
Infinity Countdown #4

Jun 7, 2018

Good issue but somehow some of the events didn't resonate well with me. Great art from Hawthorne and Kuder but the narrative felt disjointed still. I'm on board and waiting for the Infinity watch. I just wished this was given time to breath. It's obvious (as has been known for a while now) this would have been told in multiple issues but GOTG was cancelled so events had to be crammed in the Countdown. Duggan is still doing as best as possible.

9.0
Infinity Countdown #5

Jul 19, 2018

Duggan ties up his GOTG loose ends as he sets up the Infinity Wars with Kuder doing his usual great vibrant art. It was awesome seeing his GOTG art one last time except for his kang interpretation which just looked off. But the best part here is the Soul Stone World where Gamora and Hank Pym interact and Dr. Strange trying to re-form an Infinity Watch. Hawthorne delivered beautiful art that fit the intimate tone of his scenes. Jordie Bellaire's colors were outstanding. Duggan manages to get better at the end and has me looking forward to what's next.

9.0
Infinity Countdown: Adam Warlock #1

Feb 7, 2018

Adam warlock's journey is presented by a different Kang (maybe) at least he had me fooled. Combine it with the exquisite art of the Allreds and it's a must buy. Yes the story is lacking more details while trying to establish the mystery but this a very good appetizer and it made me very happy. Also if Kang is that scared then i really wanna know why?

8.5
Infinity Countdown: Prime #1

Feb 21, 2018

Nice primer issue with a classic Duggan flavor and solid Deodato/Martin art.

9.0
Infinity Wars (2018) #1

Aug 1, 2018

This was a great first issue. Duggan delivers a nice setup up for the infinity watch along with loki's quest for answers. Some characters shine while others are background. Will wait and see how they're handled in later issues. Mike Deodato delivered his best art in a long while. From the first page i knew that he brought his A-game to this book. Frank Martin's colors were perfect.

9.0
Infinity Wars (2018) #2

Aug 15, 2018

I'm enjoying Duggan's style very much here and on board this crazy story until the wheels fall off(we'll see). Deodato's art and Martin' colors are top notch but some panels weren't clear which hindered the flow a bit.

7.5
Infinity Wars (2018) #3

Sep 13, 2018

This is getting in WTF territory story wise. Duggan does not have or relay much clarity for motives of characters which leaves me with an empty feeling reading this 3rd chapter. The art saves this issue really. Let's hope it gets better in the next one.

7.0
Infinity Wars (2018) #4

Oct 11, 2018

The story is lacking in proper construction. The narrative isn't clear as to what is happening. It sounds big and important but the details aren't there. Characters show up and i'm supposed to care about them. No time spent on them and where they're from. I can't afford to buy the tie-ins so i'm lost as to who is what and why they're here. Just as fast as they show up, they're divided back to their old selves. I wanted to see Kamala Kang in action and some mash-ups sound intriguing but the time was not spent developing them at all. I'm hard on this issue because i really wanted to get on board the story especially when Deodato Jr. and Martin are great on art even if some panels are unclear and don't help follow Duggan's story. He did much better earlier on. I hope he brings around in the last two.

8.0
Infinity Wars (2018) #5

Nov 9, 2018

This is definitely better than the last chapter. A bit more cohesive but still lacking so many details and information as to what's going on for me to care about. I mean we know what's happening. It's not complicated but why do i care about the story? I loved GOTG book and i'm still here because of it but new readers won't have that background. Great mashups of characters which are maybe the strength of this event are also the weak links because we don't have enough info and development on them. I give it an 8 because i did enjoy Duggan's humor in many parts of the story. But man was this a great idea that wasn't well delivered. Deodato Jr. and Martin are pros at this and their art is great but still some details in the story could be missed because of the static moments that don't translate the script well.

7.0
Infinity Wars (2018) #6

Dec 19, 2018

Average ending. The art by Deodato and Martin is great but the story is just so opened ended with no real finite answers. A few nice nods here and there but this one stings because i really enjoyed the GOTG books by Duggan from the start with Kuder's fantastic art, tagged along with some nice concepts during the Countdown with Hawthorne's beautiful visuals and i was enjoying them. Then came the main event and i liked the first few issues because of what Duggan was building but that all came crumbling down in issue 3. I somehow can't see this ending here justifiable of my spent time and money. I Have yet to read an event worth my time since Hickman's Secret Wars.

8.5
Infinity Wars (2018): Prime #1

Jul 25, 2018

Enjoyed it and is promising. Duggan is doing well so far. Nice art from Deodato matched with great colors by Martin.

9.5
Inhumans: Judgement Day #1

Jan 24, 2018

Now this is the ending that Royals deserved. Fantastic wrap up story by Ewing highlighting how much our crew went through. You got your happy ending now .....well almost. How he managed Maximus, Medusa and Black Bolt voices deserves credit. But ultimately the story is only bolstered by the art team of Libranda/Villarubia and DelMundo. Each delivered it in their own layers of the story and they complemented each other well. The DelMundo phase was just on another level of surreal which fit the tone of those pages well. Anyway Floob!

8.5
Inhumans: Once And Future Kings #1

Aug 14, 2017

9.0
Inhumans: Once And Future Kings #3

Oct 19, 2017

9.0
Inhumans: Once And Future Kings #4

Nov 6, 2017

8.0
Inhumans: Once And Future Kings #5

Dec 8, 2017

Good but a too quickly wrapped up!

9.0
Invaders (2019) #1

Jan 23, 2019

Chip Zdarsky is on a hot streak...no not that kind...the other one. The good kind. I'm sucked in and want to know what happened. Guice and Magno work well together for their perspective sequences. Great start!!

9.0
Invaders (2019) #2

Mar 1, 2019

8.5
Invaders (2019) #3

Mar 28, 2019

9.0
Invaders (2019) #4

Apr 11, 2019

A bit shaky at times but this issue lands the right feelings at the right moments that it works well overall. Charles Xavier gets dragged down yet again. Has the guy caused doom to everyone he touched.....it's a bit much. The art is great and I love the combo for past and present from Guice and Magno.

9.0
Invaders (2019) #5

May 14, 2019

Great suspenseful read with some beautiful art.

9.0
Invaders (2019) #6

Jun 14, 2019

Well Zdarsky just keeps delivering. I never thought I'd be reading all of his stuff and loving his dramas. Magno and Guice are tight in their work and fit well in their respective worlds.

8.5
Invaders (2019) #7

Jul 19, 2019

Drama drama drama with some nice art!

9.0
Invaders (2019) #8

Aug 19, 2019

This is great drama with some sweet art! Zdarsky knows how to real me in with his soap opera!!

8.5
Invaders (2019) #9

Sep 17, 2019

8.5
Invaders (2019) #10

Oct 11, 2019

Great series. This is what Marvel used to be and should do more of. 2in1 and Invaders have proved that Zdarsky should do more drama with legacy characters. Magno and Guice are great as usual!

9.0
Invaders (2019) #11

Nov 19, 2019

Great Invaders book that's ending too quick. Yes it's obvious Zdarsky is rushing some things but I'm sure he was told to wrap it up after 12 issue. Guice and Magno are great together!!

8.5
Invaders (2019) #12

Jan 6, 2020

Cut way too short and it shows as Zdarsky rushed to put a bow on it. Great series and I'm glad it went on as long as it did. Magno and Guice were great!!

8.0
Invincible Iron Man (2015) #14  
8.5
Invincible Iron Man (2016) #1

Nov 17, 2016

Great first issue. Bendis is a lot of miss lately but this is a Hit for me. It made me feel for Riri.

8.0
Invincible Iron Man (2016) #593

Oct 25, 2017

8.5
Invisible Woman (2019) #1

Jul 11, 2019

It's a great start. The first few pages were very confusing. It's hard to follow with snow and no idea who the characters were. Not sure if that's on Waid or Lulis? But after that it was great and absolutely lovely to read. Mattia de lulis is an outstanding artist!

8.0
Invisible Woman (2019) #2

Aug 9, 2019

It's a good book that could be much better since it feels off or clunky at times. Waid's work with Mattia de lulis should only get better as they get familiar with each other's strengths and weaknesses but 3 issues to go, I'm optimistic so we'll see. It's enjoyable though and the art is fantastic!

8.5
Invisible Woman (2019) #3

Sep 17, 2019

8.0
Invisible Woman (2019) #4

Nov 4, 2019

I actually enjoyed reading this one. Nothing ground breaking but a nice story with some great art! Let's land this one nicely.

8.5
Invisible Woman (2019) #5

Dec 5, 2019

Great mini series that needed to be a proper 12 issues to let thing develop properly but other than the crammed feel at the end, It's a good Waid book! Mattia de lulis is a great artist that delivers gorgeous art but he needs to work on his bright daylight scenes because they are too bright so maybe a bit more detailed sky hues and shadows.

8.5
Iron Man (2020) #1

Sep 22, 2020

Great start. Intriguing set up, great sidekick/partner and awesome art from Cafu. I hope Cantwell can keep me plugged in where Bendis and Slott lost me.

9.0
Iron Man (2020) #2

Oct 27, 2020

Great work! I like the setup by Cantwell and Cafu doing the art is a treat!

8.5
Iron Man (2020) #3

Nov 18, 2020

Tony Stark, man of the people. I like it! Cantwell is still off in some pacing sometimes or maybe it's me. Cafu is outstanding and D'Armata colors are matched well!

7.5
Iron Man (2020) #4

Dec 19, 2020

It's enjoyable, has great dialogue and the art is fantastic but I'm not sure why I'm not 100% invested in this Korvac plot. We'll see where Cantwell goes.

6.5
Iron Man (2020) #5

Jan 11, 2021

I just feel nothing for this book. I hope I get to see Cafu in another book down the road.

7.5
Iron Man (2020) #6

Feb 19, 2021

It's not bad and the art is amazing! Well It's better than the previous one and Hellcat gets a good treatment but I fear Cantwell overcorrected with Tony Stark. At least it didn't work in some spots as intended. Mind you I enjoyed it, just small things that's all. Cafu and D'armata are banging on all cylinders!!

8.0
Iron Man (2020) #7

Mar 18, 2021

Best issue yet and it's a bit late for me since it took us a while to get here. It's already off my pull list (twice now during this run and for the last time). I wish Cantwell didn't take so long to develop this arc. This needs 6 issues at best. I love the surprise ending but I guess I'll never know now. Cafu is the only thing that made me stick with book and he delivers spectacularly tight art and D'Armatta colors were very nice yet again! Too bad.

8.0
Iron Man (2020) #9

Jun 14, 2021

After skipping an issue I picked this back up especially with Cafu back. I have to say it was good. I wish Cantwell didn't stretch things because he can do issues like this one much earlier. We did not need 9 issues to get here but maybe I'm not made for slow churning story telling that emphasizes other characters like Hellcat more than the main characters....This is an Iron Man book after all, which I haven't seen in a while.

6.5
Iron Man (2020) #10

Aug 10, 2021

I finally had this book show up after Diamond shipped my store damaged ones so It's been a while. Sometimes the reader and the writers are on different wavelengths. Cantwell and I are on different orbits. I guess this is just not the book for me. I have added and dropped this book from my list 3 times in 10 issues. Never had a ride like this with any other book. As soon as I think it's clicking the next issue just makes it all go south. Some of the decisions making in this and the plot points emphasized are just puzzling for me. Cafu and D'Armatta are outstanding and make it all bearable but that's it for me. I will go away now and leave you guys to enjoy this.

7.0
Iron Man (2020) #13

Oct 23, 2021

I wanted to see where we are and because Cafu is back. It's like I didn't miss a beat. Just really slow storytelling that Gets boring real quick. Interesting ending but the way I've been hooked and disappointed before, I don't expect much. Cafu makes anything worth reading!!

7.0
Ironheart #1

Dec 4, 2018

It's OK. I feel like i would've liked this comic book 10 years ago. Decent story by Ewing with great art (Kudos to Libranda and Vecchio) i'm just not the target audience for this book and i'm looking for different stories. If you already like Ironheart, you'll love it. As for me the search continues. Side note why does Marvel price #1s at $5.? If i knew that before i got to pay for it i would have put it back. Marvel needs comics like these to succeed but pricing it higher for younger readers isn't helping.

8.5
IvX #0

Dec 1, 2016

Great set up issue. Emma is being a cunning villain and i like it. Rocafort is too good here. I miss him on Ultimates. Made the replay of certain events fresh.

8.5
IvX #1

Dec 15, 2016

This is was very good and much better than Death of X. Lemire looks to be a great addition here. X-men behind Emma as a masterful tactician deal a big first blow! Looking forward to the Inhumans counter move. Leinil Yu makes it all look epic!

8.5
IvX #2

Jan 13, 2017

Great writing from Lemire and Soule and awesome art by Leinil Yu because i was really hooked at to what the X-men were doing all along. Medusa's royal prep scenes were cool and also the last part with the inhumans/Eldrac and Wolverine(s) was the best. Inhumans have a plan.....i'm intrigued.

8.0
IvX #3

Jan 26, 2017

7.5
IvX #4

Feb 9, 2017

Story is OK with Mosaic. Plot advancement needs him to succeed. Art is what killed this chapter.

8.0
IvX #5

Feb 22, 2017

Better than the last one. Action and the lines are blurring. I love Garron but he's not a good fit here.

6.5
IvX #6

Mar 9, 2017

Disappointing. This event was on idle for the last few issues that it felt too ruched at the end. Really Medusa just said " Oh why didn't they tell us?" Really!! At least Leinil Yu was good on art to finish this wasted opportunity.

7.0
Jean Grey #7

Oct 10, 2017

8.0
Jean Grey #8

Oct 31, 2017

9.0
Jean Grey #9

Nov 29, 2017

8.5
Jean Grey #10

Dec 13, 2017

8.0
Junkyard Joe Vol. 1

Nov 30, 2023

Good series. It's comfort food comic booking from Geoff Johns. I enjoyed reading it knowing how most of what will happen. The agents leaving at the end was a dumb thing and felt like a quick wrap up instead of what actually would have happened since he'll be back. Still I liked the story's focus on veterans for a general audience. The star here is Gary Frank's art with some sweet coloring by Brad Anderson. Gary Frank is amazing and has unreal ability. I'm sure this book took a while to put together.

9.0
Kang the Conqueror (2021) #1

Aug 20, 2021

Very well done. Not familiar with Kelly and Lanzing but from this one issue they knock it out of the park. Very well done story about can one really escape his nature even if he got another chance again and again? We'll see! Magno's art is truly amazing here and the time it must've took him to make some of those details has to be a lot. No shortcuts or scribbled small panels. Everything was on point from Magno. Great DelMundo cover and beautiful colors from Grundetjern!

9.0
Kang the Conqueror (2021) #2

Sep 24, 2021

Well done! Huzzah!

8.0
Kang the Conqueror (2021) #3

Oct 22, 2021

8.0
Kang the Conqueror (2021) #4

Nov 22, 2021

8.0
Kang the Conqueror (2021) #5

Dec 29, 2021

It got better than the last few but still not very clear at the end. It got lost in its own loop and lost me with it in key moments. I had to re-read a few pages many times looking for clues. Kelly and Lanzing overall had a nice story but they could have been clearer in key moments. It's only an 8 because Magno was not the weak link here. He killed it with the art and didn't take any shortcuts. Grundetjern's colors were great too.

6.5
King In Black #1

Dec 4, 2020

I must be in the minority here. I thought it was OK and very by the book so far. I read way too many Marvel events I guess. I mean threat arrives and destroys everyone and there is no hope and option A,B,C and D fails has been done a million times over. I get it that it's in the journey but still can't get to care for Knull at all. Venom started so well 2 years ago but this just is not the end I was expecting from Cates. Stegman/Mayer/Martin are doing awesome work and at least that is worth the $6. I'm out.

9.5
Kingdom Come Collected

Jan 7, 2022

Alex Ross is easily a 10/10 here. It should be in a museum. Waid's story is captivating. I can't help but compare this to Busiek's Marvels and I enjoyed that story much more than this one. If I read this back in 1996 I'm sure I would have been blown away. Still, This is easily the best DC comic story and art combination I have ever read or seen.

8.0
Magnificent Ms. Marvel #1

Mar 14, 2019

It's a good start.

7.0
Magnificent Ms. Marvel #4

Jun 28, 2019

I think I might not be enjoying Kamala's adventures anymore. Maybe it's the new direction by Ahmed. This is just too predictable and almost dull in some parts. I might have to drop this book after reading it since day one.

7.5
Marauders (2019) #1

Oct 30, 2019

Great premise and great art but I'm not sold on it yet.

8.0
Marauders (2019) #15

Nov 17, 2020

It's good and has some nice interactions between characters. Does it deliver on the hype...NO but as a book chapter, it's good and has some nice Caselli/Delgado art. This should get an automatic 5 just for the art alone! Anything below is just a joke.

7.0
Marvel (2020) #4

Feb 1, 2021

A great story and art by Acuna that's stuck between 2 average tales. the Monsters story has some humor that can't save it and the Abbinanti Thing story has been done many times before and the art can't save that one either. What I need is the Acuna deviants story to be a 6 issue mini with him on art banging it out because I loved it.

8.0
Marvel (2020) #6

Mar 22, 2021

That Greg Smallwood story was a delight to read. Kudos to him for the doing the whole thing from script, art to lettering! But 9 pages at the end of ads is just nonsense for $5. Makes me buy less books from Marvel in the end so just shooting yourself in the foot with this crap. So to recap Greg Smallwood = Very Good and Marvel Comics Corporate = Trash. ;-)

7.5
Marvel Age (2023) #1000

Sep 6, 2023

It's not bad. Some stories are better than others.

8.0
Marvel Comics (2019) #1000

Aug 30, 2019

It's a good compilation of many great one page stories like The Farmer, Till you die, Professor cold call, The tender flakey taste of Weltschmerz along with Ewing's continuity tale as I named it. Strong ones with some meh and goofy ones but more good than bad. Worth reading but also completely skippable. weird book I tell ya.

8.5
Marvel Comics Presents (2019) #4

Apr 29, 2019

Pretty good!

7.5
Marvel Comics Presents (2019) #5

May 30, 2019

This book isn't doing well here. Wolverine from Soule is good but Claremont needed the full 20 pages to tell nightcrawler's story which was confusing. Venom was just a waste of time and space.

9.0
Marvel Comics Presents (2019) #7

Aug 5, 2019

This was actually pretty good. Soule is hit or miss with Wolverine and this chapter is a bit better this time and I think it will read better as a collected edition. Siquera's art is a delight to look at. Subprime Mortgage Man is my new favorite villain and I thought it was a very clever story up until the end when it fell apart and went against its own narrative. Still credit to Ryan North for a pretty great idea and almost perfect chapter that ended up tasting just as bad as the 2008 meltdown. Rod Reis's art is a great match and the facial expressions were well done! Now the Winter Soldier chapter was the weakest in my opinion and forgettable.

7.0
Marvel Comics Presents (2019) #9

Sep 27, 2019

It's OK. Felt a bit underwhelmed by both stories.

8.5
Marvel Knights: 20th #2

Nov 28, 2018

It's a good mystery that has been done before but it's enjoyable even as the fight scene was dragged out needlessly. Cates idea is still intriguing but Rosenberg's script drags in some moments but succeeds in others. The seller for me was Henrichon's art.

8.0
Marvel Knights: 20th #4

Dec 19, 2018

Not bad! Decent script from Ayala. Captured my interest and brought me back after the last issue. Having different scriptwriters working off Cates's plot isn't working out too well. Cassara and Villa delivered some beautiful pages!

8.5
Marvel Knights: 20th #5

Jan 3, 2019

7.5
Marvel Knights: 20th #6

Feb 1, 2019

It was good but not a great ending. It was clunky at times. Did i miss them saying it was the Sentry machine that caused it? I read it in the intro and it felt underwhelming. The art was good but the transition was jarring. Plus Forman has a mixed bag of great shots mixed in with sub-par ones. It's not as well produced as it should've been.

9.5
Marvel Legacy #1

Oct 5, 2017

Great writing by Jason Aaron getting me hyped for the future of Marvel Comics. From Feeling bad for Deadpool to wanting my Logan book RIGHT NOW. The art team on this previewish book was phenomenal. I'm on board for Legacy!

9.0
Marvel Two-In-One (2017) #1

Dec 20, 2017

Nicely done! I'm on board this nostalgia trip.

9.5
Marvel Two-In-One (2017) #2

Jan 25, 2018

This one is even better than the first. If you like the FF4 then this is a must read. Zdarsky has got the tone in just the right mix of serious, funny and emotional. The art of Jim Cheung is in top notch form here with very detailed art while Martin gives it a mix of colors that makes it look old school and modern at the same time.

9.0
Marvel Two-In-One (2017) #3

Feb 15, 2018

Nice. This series is very refreshing. Zdarsky is the perfect guy to write the Fantastic 2. Had my doubts about Schiti but he did a great job and also it helped that Martin stayed as coloring artist. Go get'em!!!

9.5
Marvel Two-In-One (2017) #4

Mar 19, 2018

Zdarsky and Schiti are killing it!

9.5
Marvel Two-In-One (2017) #5

Apr 5, 2018

Fantastic!!(Pun Intended) Zdarsky and Schiti/Martin are doing wonders with this book!

9.0
Marvel Two-In-One (2017) #6

Jun 1, 2018

Great end to the arc and one the best on-goings right now!!

8.0
Marvel Two-In-One (2017) #7

Jun 27, 2018

8.0
Marvel Two-In-One (2017) #8

Aug 1, 2018

It's still a very interesting story and i like the continued spotlight on the fantastic 2 as they hit a very rough patch. But the art by Perez was very rushed/bad and just took me out of the story in many panels....ahh Jim Cheung and Valerio Shiti...I miss you!!! :(

7.5
Marvel Two-In-One (2017) #9

Aug 29, 2018

Good story but the rushed/atrocious art is not helping.

7.5
Marvel Two-In-One (2017) #10

Oct 1, 2018

This series lost so much of its momentum. Those first few issues were pure gold. Zdarsky's finish is good enough but isn't very satisfying. Too bad. The art isn't helping. Ramon Perez...you can do better than this. I've seen it. Anyway we'll see what happens with the reunion.

8.5
Marvel Two-In-One (2017) #11

Oct 31, 2018

Back to form as it's wrapping up. Zdarsky should've had the chance to do more but he does enough with this one. It's obvious this was going to be a longer story but oh well. I was hard on Ramon Perez before but only because his previous chapters were bad. Not here! Perez finally puts in the work on art(pencils+inks) and does a pretty good job overall. I loved the way he drew the Thing!

8.0
Marvel Two-In-One (2017) #12

Dec 4, 2018

Fair wrap up to the story. Obviously it's rushed and we did have all the elements there. But man the art just makes it harder to enjoy. Perez needs to work on his art and faces or maybe it's just rushed. Too bad because this book would be recommended by me as mandatory FF reading for any fan. Zdarsky is worthy of doing FF one of these days and please get Cheung or Schitti or both rotating on art.

9.0
Marvel Two-In-One (2017) Annual #1

Jun 18, 2018

Great hype for the FF!! Doom's exploration by Zdarsky is great!! Shalvey's art is good and has some nice scenes but somehow doesn't fit well.

9.5
Marvels Collected

Aug 26, 2021

Wonderful. I could not put it down. The work and research that Alex Ross and Kurt Busiek did to make this book is quite a feat!

7.0
Mary Jane & Black Cat (2022) #1

Dec 22, 2022

It's not bad but not great either. Jed McKay has to continuously ask through Felicia as to why we're back to this nonsense after much previous development. I get it but detracts from the story for me. This just shows that editorial doesn't know where to go and we have to build only to destroy in order to sell books because Dark Web had to happen no matter what whether there is any common sense in or not. This tracks perfectly along the whole flimsy Dark Web event so far. I hope we get past this event and develop a proper story for this team-up.

8.0
Mary Jane & Black Cat (2022) #2

Jan 12, 2023

7.5
Mary Jane & Black Cat (2022) #3

Feb 21, 2023

This shouldn't be a 5 issue mini series. It needs more. MacKay has done it before and can do it again. Carratu's art is still raw but good.

7.5
Mary Jane & Black Cat (2022) #4

Mar 14, 2023

7.5
Mary Jane & Black Cat (2022) #5

May 3, 2023

It's an enjoyable ride from MacKay and I don't like what's happening on ASM so that's MacKay doing alright here. Disconnect and enjoy is all you can do here but the whole MJ powers premise is weak. Still enough here to like. Carratu's art is good but still raw.

9.0
Meet The Skrulls #1

Mar 11, 2019

Great first issue setting things up. Had me invested in the story from the get go. Great family and allegiances struggle story. Thompson is a great writer because he makes flow naturally. Love Nico's art. It's just the right fit for this story where his scenes setup and angles make it much better. I need the 2nd issue now!!

9.0
Meet The Skrulls #2

Mar 25, 2019

Robbie Thompson is setting up a nice little family of Skrulls who are trying to handle their business on Earth (not Prime but maybe Ultimate Universe?) while dealing with a pesky little hunter. It makes me root for the bad guys. It makes you question motives all around. Especially for the the 2 teenage daughters. Great job Robbie on the story. But to me this wouldn't work without great art to assist and guide the story. Niko Henrichon is fantastic from his angles to compositions that guide the flow to his great facial expressions that guide the moods. Great colors by him as well with an assist from Laurant Grossat and i couldn't tell who did what so that's great job done there!!

8.5
Meet The Skrulls #3

Apr 18, 2019

9.0
Meet The Skrulls #4

May 6, 2019

Great!!

9.5
Meet The Skrulls #5

Jun 10, 2019

Great book!

8.5
Miles Morales: Spider-Man (2018) #1

Dec 17, 2018

Great start by Ahmed. Love me some Garron and Curiel art!

9.0
Miles Morales: Spider-Man (2018) #2

Jan 10, 2019

Great writing by Saladin Ahmed. He has the voices down for these characters even as the story is deconstructed a bit but it's the way it is these days. The art is just splendid. Could not have been any better. Javier Garron and David Curiel gel well together!

9.0
Miles Morales: Spider-Man (2018) #3

Feb 25, 2019

Great stuff from Ahmed. I love his perspective a lot. Not always correct but more often than none. Javier Garron is a star man! Love his lines and faces and wonderful sequences all around! That last shot of everyone at the movies is too good! Curiel matches him with very nice colors!

8.5
Miles Morales: Spider-Man (2018) #4

Mar 25, 2019

Great kinda day off for Miles. I loved reading these for Peter way back when. It works well here! Javier Garron and Curiel are as strong as usual! Was hard to follow the full page/splash museum-biking sequence but other than that, great job!!

8.5
Miles Morales: Spider-Man (2018) #5

Apr 19, 2019

It's a really fun book. Happy to read it. Ahmed is starting to expand things as he should. I enjoy Garron's flawless art so much especially with Curiel's vibrant colors. They make it a breeze.

9.0
Miles Morales: Spider-Man (2018) #6

May 29, 2019

I just love this fun book! It's just enjoyable in its old yet new feel. Ahmed and Garron are a great team! Curiel shines with his colors.

8.0
Miles Morales: Spider-Man (2018) #7

Jun 20, 2019

9.0
Miles Morales: Spider-Man (2018) #8

Jul 12, 2019

Great issue!

8.5
Miles Morales: Spider-Man (2018) #9

Aug 16, 2019

8.5
Miles Morales: Spider-Man (2018) #10

Sep 16, 2019

8.0
Miles Morales: Spider-Man (2018) #12

Nov 14, 2019

6.5
Miles Morales: Spider-Man (2018) #13

Dec 16, 2019

I'm losing interest fast. Oh well another book off the pull list.

8.0
Mister Miracle (2017) #1

Sep 11, 2023

I never cared about these characters but King sets it up in interesting way. I just don't care about these mythological nonsensical dramas in any format just like Asgard over at Marvel.

7.5
Mister Miracle (2017) #2

Sep 11, 2023

This is just weird and I know what King is trying to portray but it just feels off.

7.0
Mister Miracle (2017) #3

Sep 11, 2023

It keeps going in a worse direction to portray the disarray of Scott Free and his life going against his mental anguish in the face of Orion and Darkseid but It doesn't work for me. Mitch Gerards's art fits this well but it doesn't elevate the story for me but it's very good.

7.5
Mister Miracle (2017) #4

Sep 11, 2023

If I didn't buy all the issues, I would have quit already so here goes nothing. Better than the previous one but still a weird setup story wise as I'm waiting for the hammer to fall. The series is dragging its moment and pulling punches to where? Every time I think we're turning the corner , it just goes back to where it started. I'm not sure but I guess we'll keep reading.

7.0
Mister Miracle (2017) #5

Sep 11, 2023

Much needed issue that develops the space or void between these characters but man I don't know how people were giving this a 10. We all are different so NEXT!

7.0
Mister Miracle (2017) #6

Sep 12, 2023

This book doesn't really know what story it wants to tell. King does his thing with them and comes way off. Another clever device that doesn't land the concept of a couple figuring it out as they go mundanely through their crazy life. I get why Barda is doing what she's doing but we still don't know what Scott is really doing and this issue gets you no closer to that.

7.0
Mister Miracle (2017) #7

Sep 12, 2023

A couple having a baby delivery story dressed way up in mythological drama/war. King knows his way here and I know all of these angles well as parent but it really has nothing to tie it to what we just went through. I can't get over the disconnect between what Scott is doing and what Barda is doing. Weird but maybe that's what King is going for. Mitch Gerards's art fits this to the T.

6.5
Mister Miracle (2017) #8

Sep 12, 2023

Where is this going? No idea. King just keeps delivering the new parents' life of mythological creatures and I just don't care about any of this. I'll read the rest only because I wanna know how this ends but man if this was read as single issues, I would have quit caring and dropped it. Mitch Gerards is a great artist and he shows great mix in his art and especially his coloring.

7.0
Mister Miracle (2017) #9

Sep 12, 2023

Straight forward with sleight of hand. King teases but I just couldn't care about the drag with these characters. Mitch Gerards continues to get better and more confortable with these guys and it looks great.

6.0
Mister Miracle (2017) #10

Sep 12, 2023

While some characters act in character and others aren't and I can't get what King is really doing. It always looks cleverly straight forward with a hammer falling and falling that never arrives for 10 issues and man is that a heavy drag. It only works if you care for the characters and I couldn't care less about these mythological characters thinking they are Gods while being as human as it gets. The concept of Gods going through mundane lives is flawed and it just doesn't work. After 10 issues I just don't care for the resolution but still with 2 to go you have to finish.

6.0
Mister Miracle (2017) #11

Sep 12, 2023

At this point just end it because something has to save this series next issue. It can't be this simple. I get the emotional points and call backs and characters coming together to stand up to their tormentors but it's way too flat and simple even with that ending. Again I have to reiterate that the whole Gods concept anywhere is dumb and I mean how can Gods die and we have had many die and go to the bathroom along the way. The concept is flawed to begin with and none are truly powerful so there is always an out and that's why Darkseid can be easily defeated. As Odin said " We are not gods. We are born, we live, we die. Just as humans do." I just can't get past that even as a mechanism for storytelling. It just doesn't work.

4.0
Mister Miracle (2017) #12

Sep 13, 2023

This was not good. Yes it looks good concept wise with amazing art but it is not a good issue ending what was a very disappointing series. I get that Scott Free is stuck in his horrible reality and isn't able to escape so he commits suicide and moves to this Purgatory/Hell/Paradise depending on how this concept is viewed by the different characters. I can understand how King thinks he is making his character come to terms with his broken life and gets passed things but others will not interpret it this way. This is a very problematic view of things and I'm not sure why writers are continuously glamorizing suicide as a way out of any problems. He's happy to stay in his made up alternative reality by killing himself and creating a fantasy because he truly couldn't escape his reality....this is a dangerous message. Rick Rememder did the same thing with Black Science in his finale and that was a disaster of an ending. And don't even get me started on the gods concept who are flawed to the level that they're merely humans masquerading around with horrible and damaged lives. That wasn't even his message but that should have been. I was a bit down on King after reading The Human Target but after Mr. Miracle, I think his best book is the Human Target. His problem is that the series' concepts do not need 12 issues to resolve so we drag and drag endlessly what could have a been a great focused 6 to 8 issues. But honestly if I knew what this series was about I would have never read it or spent money on it. Now I just don't want to pick up Strange Adventures because I imagine the drag somewhere in the middle will annoy the hell out me and the ending will not match the early hype.

8.5
Moon Knight (2017) #189  
9.0
Ms. Marvel (2015) #7

Oct 13, 2016

9.0
Ms. Marvel (2015) #8

Oct 13, 2016

8.5
Ms. Marvel (2015) #9

Oct 13, 2016

8.5
Ms. Marvel (2015) #10

Oct 13, 2016

9.0
Ms. Marvel (2015) #11

Oct 13, 2016

9.0
Ms. Marvel (2015) #12

Oct 28, 2016

7.5
Ms. Marvel (2015) #13

Dec 1, 2016

This issue would get a 9 a month ago but Marvel dropped the ball. Too bad!

8.5
Ms. Marvel (2015) #15

Feb 9, 2017

8.5
Ms. Marvel (2015) #16

Mar 16, 2017

Awesome script and great art by Miyagawa. Wilson writes great supporting characters. Her scene of Nakia is well done. This book is so consistently good that i can't remember reading a bad story since it started.

8.0
Ms. Marvel (2015) #17

Apr 20, 2017

9.0
Ms. Marvel (2015) #18

May 12, 2017

This issue started and didn't feel OK and the art was different by somewhere toward the end i really liked it and the art was actually a nice fit!

9.0
Ms. Marvel (2015) #19

Jun 26, 2017

9.0
Ms. Marvel (2015) #20

Jul 20, 2017

Well done!

9.0
Ms. Marvel (2015) #21

Aug 11, 2017

9.0
Ms. Marvel (2015) #22

Oct 6, 2017

Great work by Willow Wilson addressing topics nobody is approaching in the medium right now. The art was good but i miss the old style so much.

8.5
Ms. Marvel (2015) #23

Oct 19, 2017

9.0
Ms. Marvel (2015) #24

Nov 9, 2017

Beautiful issue both in message and art! Love the dynamic between hero and side kick with Red Dagger. Those clean lines by Olertegui and fall backgrounds colored by Herring are just nice to look at.

9.0
Ms. Marvel (2015) #25

Dec 21, 2017

8.0
Ms. Marvel (2015) #26

Jan 10, 2018

8.5
Ms. Marvel (2015) #27

Feb 21, 2018

9.0
Ms. Marvel (2015) #29

Apr 20, 2018

Great issue. But i wish the Imam scene was longer because Kamala needs help steering the ship. Nico Leon turns in some nice work here too! Loved the birthing scene a lot!

8.5
Ms. Marvel (2015) #32

Jul 15, 2018

8.5
Ms. Marvel (2015) #33

Aug 30, 2018

9.0
Ms. Marvel (2015) #34

Sep 14, 2018

Great chapter! Willow continues her excellent streak. Nico Leon and Herring on art are great too!

7.5
Ms. Marvel (2015) #35

Oct 17, 2018

8.0
Ms. Marvel (2015) #36

Nov 20, 2018

8.5
Ms. Marvel (2015) #37

Feb 5, 2019

Your Typical good Kamala Khan issue! Wilson is playing her greatest hits before the exit!

9.0
Ms. Marvel (2015) #38

Feb 18, 2019

Great as always. Willow Wilson will be missed. She's doing the right thing by leaving. She said all she can. Time for another perspective from Ahmed. The artists were all great! I wish Vasquez was the artist taking over since his pages were the strongest.

7.0
Ms. Marvel (2022): Wolverine #1

Aug 22, 2022

It was OK.

8.5
New Mutants (2019) #1

Nov 8, 2019

Great premise and story that I'm willing to keep reading. It's a bit disjointed in some angles with some characters. That might be because two writers are sharing duties so it feels like different writers might be clashing in style. So I'm docking some points for that. I hope one writer takes the helms alone going forward. The art is superb!! Rod Reis has been killing it for years and I'm glad he's on a book that suits his great style. Obviously it has a similar vibe to Bill Sienkiewicz but feels completely his own. The fact that he does all of the art himself from A-Z is awesome and rare these days!

9.0
New Mutants (2019) #2

Dec 3, 2019

So much better and pure fun. It even made me chuckle a couple of times. Keep the issues to Hickman or Brisson. Don't mix them up in the same issue because it screws up the dynamic. Rod Reis slays it as usual.

7.0
New Mutants (2019) #3

Dec 12, 2019

It's quite clear now that two writers on this book is not working for me. I like Hickman's style and Reis's art. It's simple as that for me. Brisson is writing a whole other book that does not interest me at all no matter how cute and sincere it is. I like Brisson when I read him writing something a 100% but this 35-50%? Brisson is not working for me. I have to stay on this book because I'm here for Hickman and Reis.

7.5
New Mutants (2019) #4

Dec 20, 2019

It's OK. Waiting for Hickamn and Reis because it's night and day. These books should be on a monthly release schedule.

9.0
New Mutants (2019) #5

Jan 13, 2020

This book is so awesome when Hickamn and Reis are on board. It's night and day! Can't believe how much fun this issue was and Reis pumped some beautiful art to match!

8.0
New Mutants (2019) #6

Feb 6, 2020

It is a an upgrade over what has come before it so Brisson and Flaviano did make it better but Hickman and Reis are doing a much better job with this title. I just can't get over the fact that we have two authors with two artists and 2 stories unrelated to each other being told which just messes with me but on the upside I pay for one issue so 2 for 1 is a good deal!

8.0
New Mutants (2019) #7

Feb 26, 2020

The recap while funny was just weird and didn't click with the story for me. The rest of the issue was a good finale. A bit rushed but still good, funny and action filled shenanigans. the art as always does not disappoint because Rod Reis is awesome!

7.0
New Mutants (2019) #8

Mar 3, 2020

It was OK. Classic old school rescue story with some clean Failla art but completely adds nothing....maybe we'll see. I guess Hickman is done with book and I don't know how long I can stick with this group doing the same things over and over.

8.5
New Mutants (2019) #9

Mar 13, 2020

Much better than the previous issue. Brisson picks it up a notch and actually sets a much better set up and I like it. Flaviano also does much better this time too. I like his inking a lot and even though he is experimenting in some pages, I do love his splash pages and the imagery of the new mutant and the use of the braces looks so great!

8.0
New Mutants (2019) #10

Jul 16, 2020

It's good. Concept by Brisson is on point but the delivery is mismanaged. Falviano/Lopez are great though. This issue got an 8 just for that cover by Delmundo.

8.5
New Mutants (2019) #11

Aug 19, 2020

This was an improvement and hopefully can be a sign of better things to come. I enjoyed it much better than the last few issues. Still gonna follow it but it feels like we 're waiting for something and just wasting time sometimes. Again, Flaviano and Lopez on art were great and made the issue look awesome!

7.5
New Mutants (2019) #12

Sep 8, 2020

It's not bad. Good topic but somehow I just wasn't hooked. I'm not sure if I'll continue reading this book. Too many good books out there to stick around here. Is it ending with number 13? Because that would make it easier.

9.0
New Mutants (2019) #13

Oct 16, 2020

Great issue. Brisson saved his best issue for last and as an X of swords chapter it works very well. Rod Reis is a beast and his art is the best it's ever been and it made this story tremendously better.

9.0
New Mutants (2019) #14

Dec 16, 2020

This is the course correction and hopefully a newer direction these characters need. Ayala seems to be right for this book. Rod Reis makes it so enjoyable too. Reis's art style and colors are spot on for this young cast and he delivers an awesome experience.

8.0
New Mutants (2019) #15

Jan 29, 2021

Good take on what's happening in the belly of Krakoa with so many young mutants, it's bound to get messy. Rod Reis is awesome as always but a few panels were a tad off where the details were very minimal and looked bland.

9.0
New Mutants (2019) #16

Feb 25, 2021

Ayala was losing me at first but as the issue kept going she pulled it off and made me enjoy it very much! Although it might feel all over the place, it still worked for me. It's nice comfort food that I can't find in Hickman's book when he goes big ideas and loses small touch like this book is doing. Rod Reis on art being penciler, inker and colorist is masterclass!! He changes and plays around with so much that it took me a while to read because I keep gawking at his style.

9.0
New Mutants (2019) #17

May 26, 2021

I enjoy this book so much! It is juggling a lot but doesn't drop too much along the way. Ayala and Reis are great together.

8.5
New Mutants (2019) #18

Jun 2, 2021

7.0
New Mutants (2019) #19

Jun 18, 2021

The Gala stuff was very pointless for me. While I care about this team and what came before, the first half of this book was subpar. Ayala picks it up towards the end with familiar beats which are the parts I care about. The art here was bad. Coming from Rod Reis's amazing art, it was a shock to see this. Alex Lins needs to work on his craft because this is not ready for primetime. Lins gets his stuff together towards the end and his art improves a bit but man when is Rod Reis back?

7.0
New Mutants (2019) #20

Jul 21, 2021

Rod Reis is sorely missed here. Ayala storytelling is well paced and interesting but Reis's art made it so much better.

8.5
New Mutants (2019) #21

Sep 11, 2021

Very good work from Ayala. The story beats are all right and fun. Rod Reis is back and it is fantastic!! His work is pure gold and he fits this book like a glove!

9.0
New Mutants (2019) #22

Oct 11, 2021

New Mutants is pure goodness. Rod Reis is fantastic!!

9.0
New Mutants (2019) #23

Dec 8, 2021

Ayala and Reis did the thing!

7.0
New Mutants (2019) #24

Feb 16, 2022

9.0
New Mutants (2019) #25

May 20, 2022

This issue shows why this book did not need a reset like the others. Intrigued with the stories' loops and echoes. I am always enjoying Reis's wonderful art and it fits wonderfully in Limbo. Also Duursema had some nice pages making the art switch great and an homage to the old school stories especially with Redmond's coloring! Great team that delivers time and time again!!

8.0
New Mutants (2019) #26

Jul 11, 2022

Steady goodness from Ayala and Reis.

8.0
New Mutants (2019) #27

Jul 18, 2022

I always enjoy Ayala's writing and absolutely marvel at Rod Reis's art.

7.0
New Mutants (2019) #28

Aug 17, 2022

This has gone around for a bit longer than it needed to. It's stalling a bit and it needs new ideas soon.

7.5
Nightcrawlers (2023) #1

Feb 20, 2023

It was OK overall but I was left feeling like I missed important information from previously occurred events here because I never followed Way of X or Legion of X. Too bad because it had good concepts.

7.5
Nightcrawlers (2023) #2

Mar 13, 2023

Way too rushed and many plot points suffer in confusion and characters go by the wayside. But overall it works as Spurrier shows a corrupted world where a religion is hijacked by Mother Righteous's cult. The jumps are way too fast. But I can't really ask for more issues because then it just gets bogged down and stretched unless Al Ewing is in charge. Andrea Di Vito did great work with his illustrations of space, worlds and characters!

7.5
Nightcrawlers (2023) #3

May 1, 2023

This format and series of ideas don't really work well. Too much time in between but not interesting enough to linger about. The writers can only do so much to stuff it in and rush to deliver forced endings. Vitti was good on art.

8.0
Old Man Hawkeye #7

Jul 20, 2018

8.0
Old Man Hawkeye #8

Aug 27, 2018

9.0
Old Man Logan (2016) #16

Jan 6, 2017

9.0
Old Man Logan (2016) #17

Feb 2, 2017

8.5
Old Man Logan (2016) #18

Feb 15, 2017

9.0
Old Man Logan (2016) #25

Jul 13, 2017

8.5
Old Man Logan (2016) #26

Jul 13, 2017

8.5
Old Man Logan (2016) #27

Aug 14, 2017

9.0
Old Man Logan (2016) #28

Oct 5, 2017

Love this book! Brisson is doing well although the story can be dragged a bit sometimes. Deodato is fantastic as usual.

9.0
Old Man Logan (2016) #29

Oct 13, 2017

8.5
Old Man Logan (2016) #30

Nov 2, 2017

Well done. Brisson and Deodato are a nice duo. Only negative is how in the world did Clint survive being crushed by a military truck??

9.0
Old Man Logan (2016) #31

Nov 29, 2017

8.5
Old Man Logan (2016) #32

Dec 21, 2017

8.5
Old Man Logan (2016) #33

Jan 10, 2018

7.5
Old Man Logan (2016) #34

Jan 31, 2018

7.5
Old Man Logan (2016) #36

Mar 21, 2018

9.0
Peter Parker: The Spectacular Spider-Man (2017) #6

Nov 3, 2017

9.0
Peter Parker: The Spectacular Spider-Man (2017) #302

Apr 4, 2018

Quinones should've been on art duty from the get go. Zdarsky's Spidey story is amplified with that pretty fantastic art!!

10
Peter Parker: The Spectacular Spider-Man (2017) #310

Sep 28, 2018

Zdarsky is the complete package here! Outstanding issue! You did good Chip!

8.5
Planet-Size X-Men (2021) #1

Jun 17, 2021

Overall, it was good. Pepe Larraz and Marte Garcia's art alone is worth the ticket. I mean if this didn't have Larraz's art, the score will be a 7. The implications are huge and universe reaching here. While Duggan did a decent job stapling this narrative together, he failed in imitating Hickman's style. I'm not sure why he did that? Maybe following him wasn't going to work out for anybody. His data pages are also not very good. Usually these setup issues will suffer because they have to do the heavy lifting and this one did. I hope he just does his thing with the X-Men book later on and forget trying to be Hickman.....it doesn't work well for many writers.

9.0
Powers of X #1

Aug 1, 2019

Outstanding and well developed story especially for how little time we get for each X Timeline. I for one welcome the extra guides and pages to help set up the worlds which would normally take many issues to explain. It's like a small piece from a novel. Next I wanna see Hickman put in charts and a double page spread detailed timeline to help (although the questions posed aren't going to be answered fully for years?). I do like his delivery style as he delivers the goods and opens so many threads and questions along this story. It's beautiful too because RB Silva and Gracia make it look pretty darn good!

9.0
Powers of X #2

Aug 15, 2019

Great job about in every facet in this issue. Hickman is at his best here while Silva and Gracia bring his ideas splendidly to life.

9.5
Powers of X #3

Aug 22, 2019

Just absolutely fantastic issue. Very much enjoyed the X² world Hickman built and what an exciting read with just a very unexpected finish. Silva and Gracia are just so good that it flows and shines throughout. No bad or unfocused panel.

9.0
Powers of X #4

Sep 12, 2019

The first issue where too many threads are unraveling while it's harder to decipher the whole picture. Not a bad thing, just harder to read as a single issue while easier to read as trade or full story. The wait is the hardest part but luckily this is a weekly series. Anyway This chapter has a lot and many great moments and questions questions questions? R.B. Silva and Gracia are awesome together, the art and color palettes make it worth pondering over the meaning of the choices.

9.0
Powers of X #5

Sep 26, 2019

What a beautiful data dump! In a good way. Now Hickman reveals much more of what has transpired between Charles Xavier (the face of the Xavier-Moira-Magneto X-MOINETO? operation), Forge, Emma and the best Tease of what to come: Namor himself. Hickman just can't let him be happy. Also so many hints on who's doing what and what to expect but also still so many questions. Great work!! Silva and Gracia keep on delivering awesome art with plenty of details to enjoy and ponder over. That aquarium scene was too good among many other detailed Krakoa scenes. Silva is just flexing his talents now!

9.0
Powers of X #6

Oct 10, 2019

As an end to HOX-POX and a re-contextualization of the X-men as a whole, It's easily a 10/10. But as a stand alone issue it is a 9 and still very good and has plenty of great moments and more than enough to satisfy me and give me hope for dawn of X. But did they really have to charge 1 more dollar to print 6 pages of advertisements at the end ?? I still enjoyed this issue very much and Hickman delivered yet again! This has years worth of storytelling ahead just to wrap your head around the ramifications of what Moira and Charles have set upon the world. The fact that the good and bad guys lines have been blurred could take years to dissect since we still don't know who this Charles is truly and what Moira's plan is either? Plus all of these evil men and women on the council is heading for an explosive showdown when the cards are revealed. The art is as usual outstanding and RB silva pencils/inks were only enhanced by Gracia and Curiel's colors!

9.5
Reckoning War: Trial of the Watcher (2022) #1

Mar 18, 2022

This issue is an outstanding "What If" directly part of continuity. Slott was made for books like this. Great writing and ideas with the classic F4 tale rewoven in a cool way! Javier Rodriguez's art is a perfect match for the classic and futuristic worlds. I need those new F4 costumes asap.

8.5
Resurrection of Magneto (2024) #1

Jan 27, 2024

The commitment to Storm in the Ewing-Verse is strong even in a story about Magneto. Enjoyable with potential and phenomenal art by Vecchio.

9.0
Resurrection of Magneto (2024) #2

Mar 6, 2024

Al Ewing just knows how to get my attention and keep me interested. He'll take old ideas and rehash them in new environments with narratives that make you think about them in different angles. Is Magneto good or bad? YES. The judgement is not over nor will he escape his sins but he will try to atone for them but he cannot escape judgement. Luciano Vecchio is delivering some great art that fits this book well. Colors are very good although it was fun (for me) trying to tell when Curiel or Aburtov were coloring the pages. The purple foregrounds give it away lol

9.0
Resurrection of Magneto (2024) #3

Apr 14, 2024

Al Ewing and Vecchio nail another one and make me care for this adventure. Props to people who still care about their craft.

8.5
Return of Wolverine #1

Sep 19, 2018

Nice start. Soule has more mysteries than answers here so we'll see. McNiven just destroys everything on the pages (literally). Inker Jay Leisten and color artist Laura Martin work well with McNiven detailed pencils.

6.5
Return of Wolverine #2

Oct 25, 2018

Very thin story happening here. Not much substance and it all went down on a boat ride that took 10 minutes to read and still can't tell you what's so important about this issue. Then the kiss out of nowhere?? Not Soule's finest work. If the mystery has something to offer then it needed more. Mcniven can't be matched. Shalvey does his best with the fight scenes but it's a huge drop in "quality" due to unmatched styles. Laura Martin's colors were nice though. That was a disappointment.

6.5
Return of Wolverine #3

Nov 29, 2018

I should've stopped reading this book after McNiven's first issue. Soule had a good first issue with awesome art but the concept here after two issues is just stale. The fight that happened a gazillion times over. Shalvey's art is clean and good but sorry i can't get my head away from how much better it would've been with McNiven's. The optimist in me says Soule deserves a chance to at least give his answers next issue, so we'll see.

4.0
Return of Wolverine #4

Jan 17, 2019

I really tried but man is this a stinker. Soule didn't deliver his answers. Well he did but it was a failure at delivering them and just plain stupid. This whole thing wasn't well written, planned or delivered any positive direction for the character. Waste of money and time. Shalvey isn't the right artist for this book either.

6.0
Return of Wolverine #5

Feb 21, 2019

Sigh! If this is how you bring back Logan, then obviously they don't know what to do with him anymore. Soule and the editors failed with this one. Not even McNiven's beautiful art can save it. 6 is for McNiven's art and that's it and that hurts.

9.0
Rise of the Powers of X (2024) #1

Jan 11, 2024

I really like where this book was coming from and where it's going. I wish I had more buildup to where those threads came from but Gillen does a good job blending them. Much better than the messy Fall of the House of X. RB Silva delivered some of his best work in years and those details in all the aspects of his art are much appreciated. You can tell he took no shortcuts and every panel got a 100% of his effort. Him and Curiel on colors are a great combo.

9.5
Rise of the Powers of X (2024) #2

Feb 22, 2024

This is the best issue so far in this event! Gillen is knocking out some great ideas as we close this Krakoan era. I'm glad he took the reigns after Hickman because the way he writes this issue is very enjoyable. I read it while enjoying the art and it took me about 25 minutes to de-cypher all the little hints and loops of the story. RB Silva is phenomenal and his level of attention to detail and his imagination is wonderful. I'm glad he came back to give it that POX feel along with Curiel on colors who is spectacular! Only minor nit pick with RB Silva's art is the way eyes don't have a distinctive pupil but just an iris which takes away from it being perfect.

8.5
Rise of the Powers of X (2024) #3

Apr 15, 2024

Undisputed book for the Fall of X era. Gillen actually plays with Hickman's toys very well. Some things are a head scratcher but the scope and overall story points were pretty spot on especially about how far Charles can go for self preservation. Is he really different than Sinister or Moira? Maybe not but we'll see. His play on how tiny beings believe themselves Gods including the Enigma is right on point but I believe he misunderstood what Voltaire really meant. He was a deist who believed in God (albeit a flawed idea of what a true God is) but that people especially the Catholic church was so corrupt that IF God didn't exist the church would invent one to maintain their corruption of religion and hold on power and greed. Those are two different camps. Don't get me wrong both Gillen and Voltaire are wrong but still it is what it is. RB Silva is fantastic as he's always been and I salute his effort here. I like the foliage he sprinkled every where since it's the FALL of X...get it? lol Curiel on colors is pure enjoyment on top of Silva's art. Thanks for maintaining standards and exceeding them.

9.0
Royals #6

Aug 18, 2017

Fantastic. Finally this Ewing series is getting good and surely thanks to Libranda's art with it's clean sharp lines combined with Villarrubia colors. Art can do wonders for a nice script.

8.5
Royals #8

Oct 5, 2017

Great payoff and Ewing has got me all in on the inhumans. Not sure about Medusa's action but on the art side Libranda is a perfect fit. I hope he continues to do the book with Rodriguez.

9.0
Royals #9

Oct 12, 2017

Great job. Loved this book and the look of it is pure cosmic Inhumans. Ewing tells a great mystery with Javier Rodriguez illustrating it in such a beautiful manner. Still unsure about Medusa and Gorgon but can see how it would happen given how things have been going for years.

9.0
Royals #10

Nov 9, 2017

8.5
Royals #11

Nov 22, 2017

9.0
Royals #12

Dec 13, 2017

Farewell!! Ewing, Libranda, Rodriguez and Bellaire have made me care for the Inhumans more than i did before.

8.5
S.W.O.R.D. (2020) #1

Dec 10, 2020

What are they up to? No good I guess but that's where the fun is. I'm on board with Ewing's crazy ideas. Schiti is great as usual but what's with Gracia's giving everyone red bottom eye lids as if they're all infected ?? Weird look but the rest is greatly done.

8.0
S.W.O.R.D. (2020) #6

Jun 27, 2021

8.0
S.W.O.R.D. (2020) #7

Jul 29, 2021

8.0
Savage Avengers (2019) #1  
7.5
Scarlet Witch (2023) #1

Sep 6, 2023

Interesting premise and great art from Sara Pichelli. Orlando's way of laying the narrative feels off for me.

8.0
Scarlet Witch (2023) #2

Sep 6, 2023

It's better than the previous one but It's headed in predictable territory. I'm enjoying Sara Pichelli art which elevates this but as she falls behind (old back injury) other artists like chris Allen fill in but they can't match her style.

9.0
Scarlet Witch (2023) #3

Sep 7, 2023

Much better as we get going with a nice one off story that could have been 3 issues but I'll take the brevity over a dragged out story any day. Pichelli is a phenomenal artist and when she's clicking she is awesome and she shows it here. The colors by Wilson too were just beautiful. I'm still catching up so the last page keeps me intrigued.

9.0
Scarlet Witch (2023) #4

Sep 8, 2023

Wonderful work. Steve Orlando is actually getting better even if some sentences would not have come out of Scythia's mouth but minor quibbles. Sara Pichelli is on fire and her art is beyond amazing. Having Wilson colors on top is the chocolate drizzle. The spectacle is half the entry ticket and I'm beyond happy to see great art that looks perfect and not rushed.

9.0
Scarlet Witch (2023) #5

Sep 8, 2023

Strength upon strength. You can see the way things will transpire but Orlando does it in a way that makes it feel right. Russel Dauterman as a fill in artist...pinch me because I wish all books had this caliber of artists at their disposal. Dauterman delivered fantastic stuff as always with Wilson making it pop.

10
Secret Empire #0

Apr 20, 2017

Comic books don't get much better than this intro. Great story and awesome art. Spencer outdid himself here with everything. I wish Acuna did the whole thing. His style just fits beautifully. Rod Reis illustrated intro just gave this story a lot of weight. The way this 0 issue ties Pleasant Hill threads along with all of the Cap story from the past year and then builds on them with a masterful takeover by good hearted/evil means Steve is a sight to be witnessed.

9.0
Secret Empire #1

May 3, 2017

Great character work by Spencer packing some lengthy dialogue but the spectacular art by McNiven gives the characters emotional punch and it shows how much Cap isn't really happy with his big win. People will want more action but without the build up it's meaningless. This felt like a typical issue 2. Not Bad just a weird transition. I'm in and just want to keep reading!

9.0
Secret Empire #2

May 17, 2017

Spencer is a great story teller. The fine shift between despair and hope with the resistance interactions is cool to follow and makes me want to see what they do. That final page just opened a whole can of something else. Sorrentino and Rod Reis give us a nice looking book too.

9.0
Secret Empire #3

Jun 1, 2017

Continues to be good. Slows down to touch upon all of the threads but Spencer does a nice job with That. So many nice moments from the Guardians of the Galaxy with the Council to Namor's Atlantis to boomerang. But the best thing here is that the art enhances the story with Sorrentino's Dark themes with a heavily dark toned story and Rod Reis's cleaner more colorful style for more hopeful and beautiful scenes with the mystery Steve and the Lady.

9.0
Secret Empire #4

Jun 15, 2017

Nice Dinner sequence! Still enjoying this event and haven't read anything like this in years. I'm not in a hurry to get it over with. Let Spencer take his time and tell the threads he wants to focus on and we will get the others addressed and answered in the next 6 issues. Inconsistent art but Yu and Rod Reis did well. Where the heck are the Cap Trio? The vanishing point?

9.0
Secret Empire #5

Jun 28, 2017

Great writing that flows moving the pieces ever so slowly, answering mysteries and creating others. Beautiful panel structures by Sorrentino and lovely art by Reis.

9.0
Secret Empire #6

Jul 19, 2017

This event has it all. This issue delivers the twists and the answers to some of the mysteries but only builds other ones so it is perfect drama. The dialogue can be much for some but i thought it was outstanding especially in the Tony ans Steve scene where it hit me. There is tons of action too so it isn't just text box after another. 3 artists but 3 tales and they all fit and by now feel at home in their own world. It's a lot to cover and can have some issues pacing and jumping around but overall i didn't mind because as a whole this story is well done! I'm glad i'm reading this event which is something i haven't said in a while.

8.5
Secret Empire #7

Jul 26, 2017

The story is still very much intriguing but as the narrative shifts, some things didn't help me stay well immersed. I probably just expected more because i was enjoying it immensely. Still very much worth the buy because of all the interesting things that do happen.

9.5
Secret Empire #8

Aug 10, 2017

Great work by Spencer and much better than the last one. Having Acuna doing the art made it beautiful to look at. Wish he was the artist for the whole thing.

9.0
Secret Empire #9

Aug 23, 2017

9.0
Secret Empire #10

Aug 31, 2017

9.0
Secret Empire: Omega #1

Oct 3, 2017

Great finale that probably should have been fit into the main series issue 10. But going back to the Oath at the end of CW2 and all the way to SE Omega, i have to say i'm glad i was part of the ride. Some bumps along the way but well worth it at the end. Sorrentino is too good here. I wish he did the whole book but having bennett offset it with his cleaner style is just how SE was done from the get go.

7.5
Secret Invasion Mission Earth

Dec 9, 2023

It was enjoyable for a basic comicbook story with cool ideas from Ryan North not reaching their potential. It had good moments but wrapped up in a predictable and unfulfilling manner. Francesco Mobili's art is fantastic although when he is colored it looks super dark or maybe that's a print issue. The covers were below par and Mobili should've had better covers for this because his art is the best thing about this.

9.0
Secret Warriors (2017) #2

Jun 8, 2017

Great pace and pure fun dialogue between all characters. Garron' art is a great fit here and adds many more layers to the fun story. I love this book!

8.5
Secret Warriors (2017) #3

Jun 21, 2017

8.0
Secret Warriors (2017) #4

Jul 13, 2017

8.5
Secret Warriors (2017) #6

Oct 10, 2017

The threads from the last issue are slowly moved but the bulk of the story is Quake's quest to find Deadpool. The cover is misleading but what's new. It's well illustrated by Ramirez who's very different from Javier Garron but fits nicely and made me smile a few times with how he put the pieces and characters together. Nice book that needs more readers.

8.5
Secret Warriors (2017) #7

Oct 25, 2017

8.5
Secret Warriors (2017) #8

Nov 16, 2017

8.5
Secret Warriors (2017) #9

Nov 29, 2017

9.0
Sentry (2018) #1

Oct 3, 2018

9.0
Sentry (2018) #2

Oct 3, 2018

9.0
Sentry (2018) #3

Oct 3, 2018

9.0
Sentry (2018) #4

Oct 3, 2018

Jeff Lemire is doing a fine job writing this book. I would have never guessed that Jacinto and Cassara would have worked together as art team on the same book but man it fits perfectly. That probably has something to do with Rain Beredo's colors which are just gorgeous.

9.0
Sentry (2018) #5

Oct 25, 2018

You know it's good when you wish it was an ongoing series. Lemire did well even though there is plenty left to be explored and i hope they bring him back for more. Joshua Cassara delivered some awesome art with an outstanding splash page in the middle. The guy is talented! Beredo's colors fit nicely.

9.5
Seven to Eternity #3

Dec 1, 2016

The best duo at it again. I can't wait for #4

9.0
Seven to Eternity #4

Jan 1, 2017

8.5
Seven to Eternity #5

Apr 18, 2017

8.0
Seven to Eternity #7

Jul 5, 2017

8.0
Seven to Eternity #8

Aug 3, 2017

Still Good. The story and characters are layered. Peeling the onion oh wait! Wrong book. Harren is good but Opena is in a different league.

9.5
Seven to Eternity #9

Sep 8, 2017

It's just a whole much better looking book and story with Opena and Hollingsworth. They bring Remender's ideas to life.

8.5
Seven to Eternity #11

Sep 24, 2018

Good stuff. Remender's world building at its finest. Opena's craft is only enhanced by Hollignsworth colors.

9.0
Seven to Eternity #12

Nov 14, 2018

Outstanding! This chapter is definitely better than the last, script wise but the art By Opena is always stellar. The colors by Hollingsworth were very well put together.

9.0
Seven to Eternity #14

Dec 1, 2020

9.0
Seven to Eternity #15

Dec 20, 2020

What a turn of events. You can see it coming and I held hope for Adam but I'm glad Remender took it this way. Because his character analysis is really well done. The art by Opena is so good you don't even need the words. This can be just an art book and I will be amazed by his craft along with Hollingsworth beautiful colors.

9.0
Seven to Eternity #16

Jan 29, 2021

9.0
Seven to Eternity #17

Aug 10, 2021

This 17 issue series took 5 years to come out and yet the final issue was really worth the wait.

6.5
Silver Sable and The Wild Pack (2017) #36  
8.0
Silver Surfer (2016) #9

Mar 9, 2017

This issue was great and a positive change from the last few weak ones.

8.5
Silver Surfer (2016) #10

Apr 18, 2017

Great one shot and awesome art!!

9.0
Silver Surfer (2016) #12

Jun 28, 2017

10
Silver Surfer (2016) #13

Aug 18, 2017

Absolutely fantastic and very emotional. Slott writes one of the best stories of his carreer combined with The absolutely gorgeous art of the Allreds. 10!!!

10
Silver Surfer (2016) #14

Oct 26, 2017

9.0
Silver Surfer: Black #1

Jun 13, 2019

It's good! It's not a $1000 good but it's $4 good. Cates and Moore are great! I saw that last page coming halfway through the issue. Not bad but It didn't have the punch it should've had....Still looks awesome and worth reading.

9.5
Silver Surfer: Black #2

Jul 18, 2019

Absolutely great! Cates delivers a better second issue than i thought he would. Tradd Moore just kills it every time! Stewart's colors are just splendid!!

9.5
Silver Surfer: Black #3

Aug 15, 2019

Absolutely gorgeous in story and art. Moore, Cates and Stewart are just lights out!

9.5
Silver Surfer: Black #4

Sep 12, 2019

Outstanding book!

9.0
Silver Surfer: Black #5

Oct 31, 2019

Outstanding!

8.0
Sinister War (2021) #1

Jul 14, 2021

This is a good start and what ASM should have been getting into way back when before it went off the rails but nonetheless we are here and it's good but I will not hold my breath with all of these OMD teases. It is all about how we end it and not the journey because the journey was very rocky getting here. Bagley and company fit this book well and are made for classic Spidey.

5.0
Sinister War (2021) #2

Aug 9, 2021

After talking with the people at the Local shop and how many are disappointed with it, I heard from them some dropped it way back and others read it but are not happy. Again I had to wait 5 days to read this book because I just can't do it right now and as expected it was a disappointment. The story progression is at a snails pace and it's just another ASM issue or a tie-in for me. Nothing special and the fact that they had to bring in Brisson as help to write this is just weird. But what's worse is having 4 pencillers and 5 inkers in 1 book is a nightmare for me to read. Anything the story Spencer is trying to convey just goes out the window as soon as the art changes drastically. None of these guys complement each other. I know I keep saying the same thing over and over again but ASM is the last book I'll drop and it hurts me to see it like this.

7.5
Sinister War (2021) #3

Aug 19, 2021

Much better this time around although I remain apprehensive of how certain threads will get resolved by Spencer but I'm still on the train. At least Bagley and company were on art duty for most of the issue. The art shifts later on but not as jarring as previous issues. I still wish one artist gets one issue....what a novel concept! Also whoever the artists (Carlos Gomez?) that did the Sin Eater pages was great and they need to do a whole issue by himself because that page by the dumpster was on point. The inks and colors were very well put together!

6.0
Sinister War (2021) #4

Sep 9, 2021

At this point I just want this to end since all the problems I mentioned before are only getting worse: The bad inconsistent script, bad dialogue and the horrible art management. On top of that the OMD teasing seems like bait and switch as usual. I never ever felt like this reading ASM and it is disappointing.

9.0
Sins of Sinister (2023) #1

Jan 25, 2023

Very good. I'm surprised we didn't get a decompressed 24 issues to address all that transpired here but I bet it would have gotten stale quick. I'm glad they went this way and finally cracked some eggs to make this omelet. Lucas Werneck on art duty is great!

9.0
Sins of Sinister (2023): Dominion #1

May 2, 2023

Well done! An issue that does plenty to save this mini-event. Great work from Gillen to save this sinister timeline from Mr. Sinister by another Sinister and who the heck is already a Dominion? Another new Sinister? This makes it better than Judgement day overall. Paco Medina and Lucas Werneck delivered great art colored all by Valenza seamlessly fitting each artist's style and I'm glad they split it the way they did.

7.5
Spawn: Unwanted Violence #1

Jan 13, 2023

I don't read Spawn so I was a bit lost in this world but McFarlane did alright overall. His narration gives an illusion of meaning to the story but it's not as well structured. Mike Del Mundo is the star here with his painted art and it was great!

8.0
Spider-Force #1  
8.5
Spider-Geddon #1

Oct 11, 2018

Great start. Heavy emphasis on Superior's role and i like it. 2 favorites are down because of him. Jorge Molina delivers some outstanding art, sharp and detailed. I love Curiel's colors over it. It's fun so i'm all in.

7.5
Spider-Geddon #2

Oct 25, 2018

7.5
Spider-Geddon #3

Nov 12, 2018

It's still OK. It's a fun little story that requires a lot of side books to keep up. Not ideal which makes half the book recaps of what's happened in other books that you didn't read because you can't print more money. Still waiting on it to deliver something better otherwise it's a waste.

8.0
Spider-Geddon #4

Nov 28, 2018

It's better than the previous issue and actually managed to entertain me better than i hoped. But still lacks better coordination. The art is great as usual and nothing wrong there at all. Kudos to the artists but Slott's story isn't great and Gage's script needs better developing. Less tie ins and one more issue in this event would've been better.

6.5
Spider-Geddon #5

Jan 1, 2019

8.0
Spider-Man (2019) #1

Sep 18, 2019

It's not bad. I'm curious enough to continue reading. Pichelli's art doesn't hurt either. Yeah the marketing was weird but what does that have to do with the final product? Anyway do you I guess.

7.0
Spider-Man (2019) #2

Oct 21, 2019

This is OK. If Pichelli wasn't drawing this I would have dropped it. Yes the pressure is high since the fanfares of Abrams were played out loud and hyped so much. It rotates between new angles and familiar tones but not mixed well enough to work. It's trying to do something new yet it's repeating the same beats done in Spidey books before it and doesn't quite make you care about its antagonist. I get that we're trying to make it a mystery but it's flat as a device here. Pichelli is what's bringing me back.

6.5
Spider-Man (2019) #3

Jan 1, 2020

The writing is obviously a mixed bag of good ideas implemented in a clunky and disjointed way. Maybe two writers with neither having written any comics is not a good idea....hope they make their ideas come together better. Again the whole Cadaverous villain is a complete waste of time and the story can function with anybody else at this point. Pichelli is actually doing some good work but feels wasted right now.

4.0
Spider-Man (2019) #4

Sep 28, 2020

This is so bad. There is no passion and I feel nothing for these characters. It feels like it's fan made in a really bad way. Henry Abrams has no business doing this. Take a few indie gigs and work on your craft for a few years before you come back. C.B. man come one this script is so bad......what was teh first draft like?? Sara Pichelli and Dave Stewart's time and art are wasted here big time. Just can't get myself to drop it now with one issue left. I just have to finish now and see how bad it can get.

4.0
Spider-Man (2019) #5

Dec 11, 2020

This final issue cannot fix any of the problems with this story and the Writers. First of all Sara Pichelli/Stewart/Coipel were outstanding and they were wasted here and deserve nothing but praise. The Abrams JJ and H and Nick lowe as the editor can take all of the blame here. You cannot fix the script/dialogue and the other problems with 4 issues in 10 pages at the end and try to get completely unearned emotions from me to try to make it what it wasn't. What a waste!

6.5
Spider-Man (2022) #1

Oct 10, 2022

It's fine and Slott is good with Spidey as usual until the spider-verse stuff happens and I just don't care. The first one was good, the second one was a waste of time and I'm over the novelty of it. I have to skip it. Bagley's art is as good as it has been.

8.5
Spider-Man / Deadpool #1

Oct 13, 2016

8.5
Spider-Man / Deadpool #2

Oct 13, 2016

8.5
Spider-Man / Deadpool #3

Oct 13, 2016

8.0
Spider-Man / Deadpool #4

Oct 13, 2016

9.0
Spider-Man / Deadpool #5

Oct 13, 2016

7.5
Spider-Man / Deadpool #9

Oct 13, 2016

8.0
Spider-Man / Deadpool #10

Oct 28, 2016

8.0
Spider-Man / Deadpool #13

Jan 13, 2017

8.0
Spider-Man / Deadpool #14

Feb 23, 2017

Great writing! Great art!! Kelly keeps bringing Mephisto up. Don't mess with me man!

8.5
Spider-Man / Deadpool #15

Mar 9, 2017

Corin and Koblish need to work together more often. This was a really fun chapter. I couldn't stop laughing at Werewolf and Deadpool and Spider-man spidey-sense interaction with Shiklah. Koblish nailed the art.

8.0
Spider-Man / Deadpool #16

Apr 6, 2017

7.5
Spider-Man / Deadpool #17

May 6, 2017

Great story pushing Spider-man to the brink of a meltdown where Deadpool is the voice of reason. Great art is a big plus. The problem is the 2-3 month delays that take away from following the story.

8.0
Spider-Man / Deadpool #21

Oct 12, 2017

8.5
Spider-Man / Deadpool #22

Oct 19, 2017

8.0
Spider-Man / Deadpool #23

Nov 9, 2017

7.5
Spider-Man / Deadpool #24

Nov 22, 2017

7.0
Spider-Man / Deadpool #25

Dec 31, 2017

9.0
Spider-Man / Deadpool #26

Jan 17, 2018

Just when i thought i was out......Robbie Thompson pulls me back in! Great story with fantastic art to match by Hepburn. Too bad this isn't the main story.

8.0
Spider-Man / Deadpool #27

Feb 7, 2018

8.5
Spider-Man / Deadpool #28

Mar 21, 2018

8.0
Spider-Man / Deadpool #29

Mar 21, 2018

6.5
Spider-Man / Deadpool #30

Apr 4, 2018

This story is seriously dragged on and on. Art change isn't helping.

8.0
Spider-Man / Deadpool #31

Apr 20, 2018

This is a better outing than last time. The multiple layers of storytelling while are nice in some aspects in some issues like this one, can also make this story so cumbersome in others. Anyway Thompson is trying to juggle all of the threads and it can be a drag sometimes. Art is a bit better this time around and the story picks back up. Twists being thrown left and right while can be headturning and intriguing, they also can make you lose interest if there are no real answers after 9 issues?? Still onboard because some issues can be so good. Too bad others are a waste.

8.0
Spider-Man / Deadpool #32

May 15, 2018

8.5
Spider-Man: Life Story Annual #1

Aug 26, 2021

This is really good! Zfarsky's take on JJJ is well done just like his Peter Parker Spectacular Spier-Man Annual from a few years ago with the Allreds. Bagley's pencils look really good here because Hennessy's inks and Milla's colors were fantastic!

8.0
Spider-Men II #3

Oct 10, 2017

Bendis can write an issue that doesn't include the main characters and still have you in suspense wanting to find out what comes next. That's a good read (while ignoring some things) and bad at the same time because It's a five issue mini series about the Spider-Men and we don't have that yet. But i'll hold final judgement until the next issue to see where we're going. Pichelli and Ponsor are fantastic as usual.

8.0
Spider-Woman (2020) #1

Aug 11, 2020

8.5
Spider-Woman (2020) #3

Sep 23, 2020

It reads very well and the art is great! We'll see about that twist.

8.0
Spider-Woman (2020) #4

Sep 28, 2020

I liked it but it's a bit off for me compared to the previous ones. Still on board this train though.

7.5
Spider-Woman (2020) #5

Oct 26, 2020

The Dennis Hopeless Spider-Woman run was amazing and coming from that to this just isn't doing it for me. It's way too convoluted for its own good. We're going way out out of our way to make it harder than it is. Why?? Carla Pacheco wants to torture Jessica and then redeem her later but it's just done in a weird way. This is not a bad comic book, it just isn't a great one. Pere Perez is great in his dynamic art but it's Mattia De Iulis that saves the day here with his amazing art. I would probably read this MESS of a book if he was the main artist.

8.0
Spider-Woman (2020) #9

Mar 3, 2021

8.5
Spider-Woman (2020) #10

Mar 22, 2021

8.5
Spider-Woman (2020) #11

May 20, 2021

8.5
Spider-Woman (2020) #12

May 20, 2021

9.0
Spider-Woman (2020) #13

Jul 15, 2021

Absolutely FUN book with non-stop action! Pacheco did a nice job and Pere Perez is fantastic! That first page with the stroller was hilarious.

8.5
Spider-Woman (2020) #14

Aug 20, 2021

8.0
Spider-Woman (2020) #15

Sep 27, 2021

7.0
Spider-Woman (2020) #16

Nov 3, 2021

This book needs to shift away from this story asap and try to expand a bit because it hit a wall.

8.5
Spider-Woman (2020) #17

Nov 24, 2021

Back to being fun and moving away from the redundant previous chapter. Also script writer Karla Pacheco is writing stuff just an excuse for Director Pere Perez to flex his muscles to be witnessed in D'Armata technicolor!

9.0
Spider-Woman (2020) #18

Jan 14, 2022

Very enjoyable issue! I am glad I was surprised by Karla Pacheco angle in this tie-in. Pere Perez is great as always and especially those 2 page spreads and that last page was a gem of art from inking to D'Armata's excellent colors.

9.0
Spider-Woman (2020) #19

Feb 4, 2022

Continues to be excellent from Karla Pacheco! How is Pere Perez been on here for 19 straight and still killing it!!

9.0
Spider-Woman (2020) #20

Mar 6, 2022

Yet another enjoyable and great one by Pacheco where nothing happens. She is having fun here and I like it. Perez still here delivering fun, vibrant and hilarious art.

8.0
Spider-Woman (2020) #21

Apr 9, 2022

Good end but feels sudden. Happy to have 21 issues of the same writer/artist in Pacheco/Perez where it was fun at times but dragged on in others so good overall.

8.0
Star-Lord (2016) #5  
9.0
Storm & the Brotherhood of Mutants (2023) #1

Feb 9, 2023

Nice change up. It fits well and Ewing has to cover so much but it works. Paco Medina started OK but only got better as the issue went on and by the end it I'm glad he's on the next 2 issues.

9.0
Storm & the Brotherhood of Mutants (2023) #2

Apr 24, 2023

Well done as usual by Ewing! Di Vito is quite good too!

8.0
Storm & the Brotherhood of Mutants (2023) #3

Apr 27, 2023

Ewing continues his great work.

9.0
Superior Octopus #1

Oct 4, 2018

Great stuff. I missed this guy a lot. We'll see how it works out in the ongoing but Gage did a great job with this one. I enjoyed his way of making me care for Otto and his plight. Mike Hawthorne is a great artist and he definitely is well suited for this dynamic pseudo-spidey story. Splash page after splash page, his detail level is too good! Von Grawbadger and Bellaire were perfect too!

9.0
Superior Spider-Man (2018) #1

Jan 1, 2019

Absolutely on board this one. Cage obviously can write better than his Spider-Verse 2 lacking a real story event. Kudos to him on this one. The art is outstanding!! Mike Hawthorne pencils and angles are perfect. Add Von Grawbadger's inks + Jordie Bellaire's splendid colors on top and it's simply beautiful.

9.0
Superior Spider-Man (2018) #2

Jan 27, 2019

Gage is warming up. I'm enjoying this story very much. Nice art by Hawthorne, inks by WV Grawbadger and beautiful colors by J Bellaire.

9.0
Superior Spider-Man (2018) #3

Mar 4, 2019

Cage makes it work for Otto and Co to be able to stand against Terrax. Hawthorne's awesome art looks even better with Von Grawbadger inks and Jordie Bellaire sweet colors! Seriously the art is fantastic. Hawthorne is killing it here.

9.5
Superior Spider-Man (2018) #4

Mar 29, 2019

Great issue. Otto is written well by Gage who has a nice supporting cast for him to play off especially Anna Maria. Had me almost shedding a tear for Doc Ock of all people...that's growth through writing right there. Outstanding pencils by HAWTHORNE.....the guy is amazing in his clean details and angles that make all of the emotional moments hit right and deliver with his facial expressions and movements. Hawthorne is unique and is blessing to look at his wonderful work. He's also lucky to have Von Grawbadger perfectly inking his pencils and Jordie Bellaire coloring to make it pop!!

8.5
Superior Spider-Man (2018) #5

Apr 26, 2019

Great issue!!

8.5
Superior Spider-Man (2018) #6

Jun 7, 2019

Great issue. Gage has just the right amount of Otto in here. Hawthorne is killing it on art.

9.0
Superior Spider-Man (2018) #9

Jul 19, 2019

9.0
Superior Spider-Man (2018) #10

Aug 27, 2019

Outstanding work. The whole team is firing on all cylinders right now!! This is good comics right here!!

9.0
Superior Spider-Man (2018) #11

Oct 1, 2019

It's a punch in the gut. But I knew it couldn't last. Gage delivers yet another great issue! Having Hawthorne hit all the stops with his perfectly detailed art along with von Grawbadger's inks and Jordie Bellaire moody colors just makes it a superior issue (It had to be done). I'm there in the first row next issue!

9.5
Superior Spider-Man (2018) #12

Oct 31, 2019

The die is cast! Gage has brought this heartbreak of story to an end and what an experiment this Superior Spider-Otto was. Six years of fun stories had to end. Yes Otto's redemption is what everyone wanted but that is not how stories end I'm afraid. I actually feel like this is a better ending for him no matter how much I don't like it. I will always cherish this Slott baby. Mike Hawthorne, Wade von Grawbadger, and Jordie Bellaire have got to be proud of their effort here. The best art that actually made the story shine from the awesome action to the way it made you feel Otto and Anna's angst.

8.0
Tales of Suspense (2017) #103

Mar 22, 2018

9.0
Tales of Suspense (2017) #104

Apr 19, 2018

Great ending. Rosenberg writes a great 3 team tango where all play their roles well. Foreman has gotten better in the last 2 issues and his art is well complimented by Rosenberg's colors. But this should've been 3-4 issues tops.

9.5
Thanos (2016) #13

Nov 22, 2017

Wow! Cates and Shaw knocked it out of here.

9.5
Thanos (2016) #14

Dec 31, 2017

This feels special. Great team of creators!!

9.5
Thanos (2016) #15

Jan 24, 2018

Complete package here folks. Storytelling and great art. You're not gonna find a better book this week.

9.0
Thanos (2016) #16

Feb 28, 2018

This book is on another level. It's epic throughout and funny when it needs to be at the same time. Kudos to Cates and Shaw for giving us this beauty.

9.5
Thanos (2016) #17

Mar 21, 2018

Hard to see how they top this epic issue but the duo of Cates and Shaw are delivering on every aspect and more. Too bad it will end.

9.5
Thanos (2016) #18

Apr 12, 2018

Thanos Wins!! Kudos to Cates and Shaw they're winners too!! They've delivered a brand new wrinkle on an old Titan. This is the arc i will recommend from now on when a person asks what to read next?

9.0
Thanos (2016) Annual #1

Apr 25, 2018

Pretty entertaining stuff. It's not needed but it sure did put a smile on my face, make me laugh or freaked me out by the darkness of it. Very good mix of stories with matching sets of artists. You don't need to buy it but the Cosmic Ghost Rider should be on your list.

8.0
Thanos (2016): Legacy #1  
9.0
The Best Defense: Doctor Strange #1

Dec 13, 2018

Great job everyone. I hope this duo can do another book together. Well done!

8.0
The Best Defense: Namor #1

Dec 13, 2018

8.5
The Best Defense: The Immortal Hulk #1

Dec 13, 2018

7.0
The Best Defense: Silver Surfer #1

Dec 13, 2018

It's good but this story needed a few more pages instead of cramming important scenes in one page. Latour had me interested in the Silver Surfer's plight with Galactus and has them in a new interesting dynamic but a few things kept me from enjoying it fully. Latour while doing great work on the art front, has not made some scenes stick out more to point out the changing points of view and narratives. A few changes on the color scheme and this book would read better. I know it's hard to illustrate this in the setting he's in but a few background hues either brighter or darker would've helped me.

9.0
The Best Defense: Defenders #1

Dec 19, 2018

Great! Not necessarily a proper team up book but a nice teaser of what could be. Ewing and Bennett are quickly becoming a great duo. I just wish i had more pages for better delivery. Could have been another 5 series mini to delve into all the angles.

8.5
The Clone Conspiracy #1

Oct 15, 2016

9.0
The Clone Conspiracy #2

Nov 9, 2016

Great premise/story with Kaine and fantastic art!

7.5
The Clone Conspiracy #3

Dec 9, 2016

It's not bad but i'll reserve full judgement until i get more answers on ASM 22. Who in the world is behind all of this?

8.5
The Clone Conspiracy #4

Jan 20, 2017

7.5
The Clone Conspiracy #5

Feb 15, 2017

7.5
The Clone Conspiracy: Omega #1  
8.0
The Death of Doctor Strange: Strange Academy Presents #1  
7.0
The Dreaming: Waking Hours (2020) #1

Sep 1, 2020

This was good but I don't see myself coming back. Didn't grip me even though the art by Robles is phenomenal.

8.0
The End (2020): Deadpool #1

Feb 7, 2020

It's a pretty good book by Kelly. It just won't end and that's the point. It had me chuckling a few times but the craziness wouldn't have worked if wasn't for the outstanding art by Hawthorne, Olazaba's inks and Redmond's colors. Also that DeadPoolverine story needs to be real asap.

8.5
The Mighty Valkyries (2021) #1

May 26, 2021

It was interesting enough story wise but it is Mattia de Lulis art that catapults the first story to 8.5 but the second story looked like a cartoon next to it so it was a disservice to have 2 stories with such vastly different styles. Just have Mattia do both. Odd choice??

7.5
The Mighty Valkyries (2021) #2

May 26, 2021

Again the narrative overall suffers from the second story and art sticking out of left field here. Weird?? If Mattia de Lulis wasn't on art I wouldn't even think of continuing with this odd book. The guy is so good with his layers and lighting. A beautifully unique style.

6.5
The Mighty Valkyries (2021) #3

Jun 22, 2021

The stories are just a mess at this point. It feels as if there is too much story and not enough direction which points to two writers not working well together. Two artists on here was a dumb idea. D'Urso has a completely different look than Mattia de Lilus. It does no service to either artists. It feels like watching an adult series then switching channels to a kid's show and then back. Mattia de Lulis's digital art is just amazing and the only reason I come back.

6.5
The Mighty Valkyries (2021) #4

Aug 3, 2021

This book could have been something, it could've been a contender but alas it is not. Aaron and Gronbekk as writers are not complementing each other. Yet another series suffers from mismatched art between two artists that could not be further from each other in style. MATTIA DE IULIS is in a whole other category all by himself and D'Urso is great but next to him her art is not holding up. It is as if I'm watching a James Bond movie and switching channels to watch a Disney cartoon and back again and then back again some more. Whoever made this decision was an idiot and I hope they see that now and never do it again.

6.5
The Mighty Valkyries (2021) #5

Sep 28, 2021

Narrative wise this was a mess and this chapter just went in a carousel of nonsense. Again there is not enough great art can do to save a story. Mattia de Lulis is a fantastic and unique artist but Aaron and Gronbekk just came up with a useless and unnecessary series. I gave it a shot but I cannot trust this duo to do a good job going forward.

9.0
The Nice House on the Lake Vol. 1

Jul 29, 2022

I enjoyed reading this TPB and I can't wait to read the next one. The end of issue 6 had one of the many tropes involved here but I have to admit that many of the angles and ideas are new from James Tynion IV. Still tropes never looked this good with Alvaro Martinez Bueno on art duty. The guy is fantastic with his concepts, character design, angles, moods and inks. But just as important was Jordie Bellaire's colors. She killed it and I haven't seen coloring like this before. Some pages didn't work as well but man the majority were FANTASTIC!! I suspect it reads better collected since I had trouble remembering characters' names a few issue in which was annoying. Why have people with names/attributes/jobs and keep switching back and forth? That bugged me but not enough to ruin the experience.

9.0
The Nice House on the Lake Vol. 2

Jun 3, 2023

Outstanding writing and suspense build from James Tynion when read as a trade. This still suffers from too many characters which some of whom get mixed up for me and I keep finding myself going back and forth to understand what's going on. The art from Alvaro Martinez Bueno is phenomenal. The way he switches styles between pages, panels and issues is nothing like I've seen before. I like the way Jordie Bellaire colors too because of the way she plays and changes her style as the tone and scenes change. This would benefit from another read as a whole before cycle 2 and never in singles.

8.5
The Thing (2021) #1

Nov 19, 2021

I liked it. Oddly paced at times but building a mystery does that so hopefully can get better. Tom Reilly's art is just fun!! Bellaire's colors were exquisite!!

7.5
The Thing (2021) #2

Dec 29, 2021

It went off course with Mosley trying to build and link threads but it was off. Still a fun read but Reilly is the superglue here with really fresh and classic art that is very pleasing to the eye. And oh does Bellaire do him justice with her colors!

7.0
The Thing (2021) #3

Jan 18, 2022

Mosley's script is all over the place with no real coherent narrative. I'm sure the answers will come(I hope) but man is it a weird and choppy setup up. The only reason I'm here is Tom Reilly's fantastic classic yet fresh art! Jordie Bellaire is a great colorist. She does well here and makes it so beautiful.

8.5
The Thing (2021) #5

Mar 6, 2022

And there it is. It had to be that way after all of that. Mosley had a plan but the delivery was all over the place but somehow salvages the end of this issue. Now I'm ready for the end of this and maybe reading it again just to see if It was me or not and how did we get here. Reilly's art is as consistent as can be and the quality is there with the same befitting colors from Bellaire.

8.0
The Thing (2021) #6

May 4, 2022

Wraps up the crazy a bit too fast and clunky at times but it is still very nice to read because of the old feel and nostalgia especially with Tome Reilly's beautiful art and Jordie Bellaire perfect colors.

8.5
The Variants (2022) #1

Jul 20, 2022

Enjoyable read with multiple great scenes. Phil noto's art is fantastic as usual but his figures can be off at times when he makes daredevil and Jessica the same height and body proportions when zoomed out but he fixes it on closeups. I am nitpicking but it's weird to have an undefined daredevil body that looks short.

8.0
The Variants (2022) #2

Aug 3, 2022

Enjoyable but we're 2 issues in and the variants just keep leaving without a clue because we need to make this a 5 issue thing. Weird overdone trope of characters fighting for many issue for the heck of it then leaving just to do again later but I'll hold back for now because maybe Gail Simone will surprise me. Noto is doing great work as usual and better than issue 1.

7.0
The Variants (2022) #3

Sep 6, 2022

Did we really need 3 issues to get here. A lot of forced moves to make the mystery last this long. I just can't get over the trope of characters fighting first for 2 issues and disappearing at convenient times only to reappear when it's time for exposition and explanations to happen. Yeah the reveals are not working for me. This comic move is done to death in comics. This will depend on what the 4th issue does so the rating could change if Gail Simone lands a proper one. I hope I got it wrong so we'll see. The interplay between characters is fine and Noto is great as usual even when he messes up figures sometimes.

8.0
The Variants (2022) #4

Oct 29, 2022

Solid issue that actually gets at the twist that should've happened earlier but it still works. Noto is really good on art but I wish the A/B Jessicas were differentiated better because it was confusing at times.

7.0
The Variants (2022) #5

Dec 15, 2022

7.5
Thunderbolts (2016) #11  
9.0
Timeless (2021): 2021

Jan 11, 2022

It was a good Kang story by MacKay and I did enjoy it but that's because I have been coming into these things with zero expectations. Worth a read if you're a Kang fan. Walker, Land and Bagley all meshed well. I have to say that I was impressed with Bagley because his art was really good here which is amazing for how fast he works but he took his time and had detailed work especially the backgrounds. His inker Hennessy deserves a nice dinner out of this. Overall, I am not eager to find out about the teases but if they pop in my pull list I'll read them but nothing that makes me super excited.

8.0
Timeless (2021): 2022

Jan 7, 2023

I liked what MacKay did with this even as a preview of what I already know is coming. He seems to be good with Kang but as a possible Avengers teaser, I don't know since there was no teams present here. I'll have to see how he handles a team book. Also the ending is too open ended or maybe I didn't get the hints. Land, Zircher, Larroca and D'armata on art were good, detailed and they gelled fine. The backgrounds were very intricate especially in Land's pages and That's commendable because they spent time on them and it shows.

5.0
Timeless (2023) #1

Jan 8, 2024

This lacked any value story wise compared to the previous years 2 issues which were much better in all aspects. The only value here is the great art from Juan Cabal. Jed Mackay had a proper story in both previous outings. This was a waste of time by Kelly and Lanzing. I have no faith in Marvel 2024 comics based on this nonsense.

8.5
Tony Stark: Iron Man #3

Aug 17, 2018

8.5
Tony Stark: Iron Man #4

Oct 8, 2018

8.0
Tony Stark: Iron Man #6

Nov 29, 2018

Great ideas that Slott is playing with and i hope he pursues them well going forward. Great cover and great art.

8.5
Tony Stark: Iron Man #7

Jan 4, 2019

Good concept and great art. Interesting read and i hope Slott delves deeper here. Schiti is in top form!

9.0
Tony Stark: Iron Man #8

Feb 8, 2019

I'm enjoying this book very much! Kudos to these guys!

8.5
Tony Stark: Iron Man #9

Mar 15, 2019

Great fun book! Can't tell when Slott ends and when Zub begins so that's good! Schiti and Rivera were absolutely great with sweet Delgado colors that nicely fit both styles.

9.0
Tony Stark: Iron Man #10

Apr 22, 2019

Well done. Obviously we have a story that's taking a while to unfold even if it's a bit dragged out but I prefer Slott not just wrap everything out too quickly with a nice bow on top. Schiti and Delgado are just on fire and I love the designs and colors!

8.0
Tony Stark: Iron Man #11

May 29, 2019

Good wrap up!

8.0
Tony Stark: Iron Man #14

Jul 30, 2019

It's nice and a Slott comic to the core although I don't know where Zub comes in so that's also a positive. Schiti is great in his work every time. I somehow can't get my self to stick with this book though. War of The Realms didn't help at all.

8.5
U.S.Avengers #6

May 18, 2017

Great book! Like Ewing style a lot and Medina makes it look beautiful.

9.0
Ultimate Spider-Man (2024) #1

Jan 12, 2024

It is very hard to deliver on hype but this book did not disappoint and Hickman made very interesting choices that made me invested and curious about where we'll go. Checchetto's awesome and detailed art and Wilson subdued colors are great together to give this book a nice look. The honeymoon period is in full effect lol

9.5
Ultimate Spider-Man (2024) #2

Feb 23, 2024

Near perfect issue. Is is world breaking or mind blowing? No but just like when you're fasting in the summer and haven't had water for 18 hours, water tastes like the best thing you've ever had in your life. This comic book delivers on what we all wanted albeit from a different angle but it ticks all the boxes and I had a smile on my face the whole time. I even chuckled on that last panel with Peter saying that line. It was mm mmm chef's kiss from Hickman and Checchetto on art is beyond beautiful. Seriously, his Spidey is top ten all time. Top him with Wilson's subdued hues that only highlight what's important and we have a near perfect outing. I can see a turn coming at some point but for now I'm all in and twice on Wednesday. P.S. does he not have a Spidey Sense or am I missing something?

9.0
Ultimate Spider-Man (2024) #3

Apr 16, 2024

Great brick laying work by Hickman and a very enjoyable issue from all angles. Except the final reveal which I'm all for if we get a different wrinkle on that old rivalry. Peter Parker as an older guy trying to learn to be Spider-Man was never on my list of books and from Hickman of all people but here we are. Checchetto with an absolute perfect outing on art. This must have taken a lot of time to do and I thank him and wish his hand/wrist/arm a speedy recovery. Wilson colors him beautifully as always.

9.0
Ultimate Universe (2023) #1

Nov 2, 2023

Nice work from Hickman and awesome art from Stefano Caselli/Curiel. This is actually a story I want to follow just don't make them $7 an issue and people will be there.

9.0
Ultimates 2 (2016) #100  
8.0
Uncanny Avengers (2015) #15

Oct 13, 2016

8.5
Uncanny Avengers (2015) #16

Nov 9, 2016

It's great fun. This book has come a long way.

9.0
Uncanny Avengers (2015) #17

Dec 15, 2016

Duggan knocks it out of the park here. He gets this team and it's so much fun and action. Pepe Larraz is such a great fit. Very underrated book.

8.0
Uncanny Avengers (2015) #18

Jan 1, 2017

9.0
Uncanny Avengers (2015) #19

Jan 13, 2017

Fantastic story with great pacing, art and fun!

9.0
Uncanny Avengers (2015) #20

Feb 22, 2017

Such a great fun story with awesome art by Larraz. Why are you not reading this?

9.0
Uncanny Avengers (2015) #21

Mar 16, 2017

This such a fun book. I liked the way Duggan uses Deadpool and Rogue. Great interactions. Libranda has a lovely style. Anime-ish? but better. I can't explain it but it fits so well and matches Larraz's style.

9.0
Uncanny Avengers (2015) #22

Apr 6, 2017

9.0
Uncanny Avengers (2015) #23

May 13, 2017

8.0
Uncanny Avengers (2015) #24

Jun 21, 2017

7.5
Uncanny Avengers (2015) #26

Sep 8, 2017

7.0
Undiscovered Country #1

Nov 14, 2019

I really tried to like this first issue. But maybe it was over hyped from way too many people as the next big thing and it's not even close to being a good story worth reading let alone a masterpiece that it was made out to be. Yes there was plenty of story to read and dissect in the oversized issue but what i found at the end was lacking any real substance and more a mix of rehashed ideas of what has already been done. Not original at all and those fantasy animals looked really bad which takes me to the art of Camuncoli who I was introduced to when Superior Spider-Man came out and his art was outstanding there back 6 years ago but this here looks like it suffers from being rushed and not as sharp and detailed as it should be. I'll pass on this series especially when the market is saturated with awesome books.

7.5
Vanish Vol. 1

Dec 5, 2023

It's a good comic book idea with many elements used and abused by many stories from movies to comic books. I enjoyed it for what it is but many times it's trying to go hard as Cates likes to do but that takes me out of it. Ryan Stegman delivers his best work since Venom and JP Mayer inks it wonderfully ending up with carpal tunnel in the process :). Sonia Oback's colors were also very good. I hope it's around for the people that enjoy it but I'm out. P.S. I hope Donny Cates all the best and I hope he seeks the help he needs because there many elements that he's struggling with that come through his work.

8.0
Venom (2016) #150

May 25, 2017

Great story by Costa and Tradd Moore who's the star of this book. I see the potential. Costa has to deliver otherwise i will drop the book like i did at issue 3. 2nd story not so much. Robbie Thompson tries to come up with a reason as to why Flash and Venom aren't together anymore and it's lackluster. After reading Venom for a while now with Flash as the host/Agent i expected a better story than the 3 page anticlimactic piece i got. Maybe i expect too much!

8.5
Venom (2016) #161

Feb 9, 2018

9.0
Venom (2018) #1

May 14, 2018

9.0
Venom (2018) #2

Jun 19, 2018

Better than Watchmen!!

9.0
Venom (2018) #3

Jun 27, 2018

9.0
Venom (2018) #4

Jul 25, 2018

Cates is doing exactly what he said he was going to do and he's succeeding at it. This book is like reading a well polished Death Metal album. I know, it's weird in a good way. The art team of Stegman, Mayer and Martin are beyond amazing. Stegman is doing his best work to date.

9.0
Venom (2018) #5

Aug 23, 2018

This creative team is firing on all cylinders! Could be very silly but they make it work well! Great job!

9.0
Venom (2018) #6

Sep 19, 2018

Donny Cates did good. He Has a satisfying and emotional ending to the arc. Stegman is just ridiculous with his art. JP Mayer inks along with Frank Martin's colors were just outstanding.

9.0
Venom (2018) #7

Oct 11, 2018

Continues to be very intriguing and Iban Coello is at home here doing amazing stuff. Cates throwing a few tidbits like the green saliva's significance are nice!

9.0
Venom (2018) #8

Nov 16, 2018

Cates story is obviously well planned which has me hooked. Now the guest artist Iban Coello's art being awesome is just icing on the cake!

8.5
Venom (2018) #9

Dec 6, 2018

Great! More questions than answers but keeps me coming back. Stegman, Mayer and Martin are a dream team!

9.0
Venom (2018) #11

Feb 21, 2019

It's a great book! Liked the dynamic of the story between the two phases illustrated by Stegman and Cassara which made them feel seperate yet connected. Perfect to get Cassara in on this. His work is splendid. Mayer and Martin are still kicking butt. Cates and company are firing on all cylinders providing great suspense and delivery!!

8.5
Venom (2018) #12

Mar 25, 2019

Great drama all around. Cates sets up the symbiote to go off for War of the Realms. Joshua Cassara is outstanding as usual and gives everyone great presence with his body positioning and facial expressions!

8.0
Venom (2018) #13

Apr 29, 2019

It's good. Bunn does his job and gets Venom going or should I say holding while we wait for Carnage. Coello is just well suited for this book and venom. Good fun read but we're on hold for this event which is annoying.

7.5
Venom (2018) #14

May 29, 2019

It's OK. Fun but a whole unrelated story. I guess I'll drop it and pick it back up when Cates and Stegman come back.

8.5
Venom (2018) #20

Dec 4, 2019

Well executed!

9.0
Venom (2021) #17

May 19, 2023

Ewing and Cafu have me intrigued. I tried the first issue for this a while back and it didn't grab my attention and Hitch wasn't the right fit. Now with Cafu doing an awesome job on art and D'Armata on colors, I can see what Ewing is trying to do even with the dumbest and most awesome last page I've seen in a while.

9.0
Venom (2021) #18

May 19, 2023

On its face, it's just a one eyed dude swimming in dead klyntar goo philosophizing to the hand but Al Ewing is writing this one so it's a pure joy to read. The way he goes around with his narrative to lay the connection to the king in black and the beyonders. I never bought into Knull's super villain level/threats from Cates' run even though he had me early one but it became cartoonish. Ewing cuts Knull at the knees and rebuilds in order to hopefully get Eddie away from that whole mess. We'll see if he can deliver on that. It is way too ambitious but man is it well done! Cafu is the perfect fit as his art is fantastic and so well detailed with no shortcuts taken and D'Armata kills it on colors.

7.5
Venom (2021) #19

May 22, 2023

Basic story yet still good from Al Ewing but I'm not really intrigued by this side of the Goblin nonsense. Roge Antonio did fine as fill in artist but Cafu is part of the backbone as to why I liked the previous issues. Also D'Armata's coloring especially the greens were weird. Not sure if he didn't adapt well to Antonio's art or printing issue or he was trying something new? Come back Cafu after you ice your arm.

8.0
Venom (2021) #20

Jun 15, 2023

It's enjoyable nonsense from Al Ewing because he makes it work well and it looks great from Cafu and D'armata.

7.0
Venom (2021) #21

Jul 5, 2023

Great idea but a prolonged execution that underwhelms with great visuals that can only do so much. I'm off and will check back later.

9.0
Venom (2021) #25

Sep 15, 2023

A really nice and fun comic book in general. Al Ewing just knows his way around to make good comic books. Now I just need Ewing and Cafu on Fantastic Four and the Immortal Dr. Doom asap and we'll be golden.

9.0
Venom (2021) #29

Jan 29, 2024

Al Ewing is back on Venom and so am I. I had to read this twice to follow the loops and understand this story and I still got lost in some threads that I'm sure are setup ups for the future. I like it a lot and not many writers can get me thinking and concentrating on this craziness. Cafu is also back on art and he is phenomenal and even better before. D'Armatta colors the heck out it too so I highly recommend this.

7.0
Venom (2021) #30

Feb 8, 2024

This has felt overly done for me. It's down from the height of last issue. It's just that the way Meridius is addressed and Carnage's involvement just feels disjointed. But I'll let Ewing deliver an arc before fully judging it.

8.0
Venom: Space Knight #11

Oct 13, 2016

8.0
Venom: Space Knight #12

Oct 13, 2016

7.0
War of the Realms #1

Apr 4, 2019

I had high expectations but i was disappointed. It's just not for me. I'm taking this event off. I just couldn't get into Aaron's flow and his spider-man talking like a 14 year old just took me right off. Plus all these characters dying again and again is meh. The art is absolutely stunning but that's not enough for me. Also the amount of tie-ins is beyond what i can afford. I Hope everyone else enjoys it!

8.5
We Only Find Them When They're Dead #1

Sep 15, 2020

Intriguing story and as far as first issue goes it does everything I want. Setup the premise, keep me entertained, guessing what's next and make me want to come back for more. Ewing does that very well. I still hold judgement on where we go but very promising start. The art from Di Meo is fantastic and vibrant and is does a lot of heavy lifting here.

6.0
Web Of Venom: Venom Unleashed #1

Jan 10, 2019

This wasn't good. Stegman did a much better job with ASM RYV years ago and nailed the spidey family. Here it was lacking and the horror parts were just too drawn out and lack of words didn't have the intended effect. Sorry but spending 5 dollars on 10 minutes of reading isn't a good investment and then it being less than satisfactory??? Well it sucks. The art was good by Hotz and Gedeon. Too many inkers and colorists to mention but they all worked well together!

6.5
Wild Cards (2022): Drawing of Cards #1

Oct 31, 2022

The art here is phenomenal by Hawthorne, Di Benedetto and Redmond but the story adaptation from Cornell itself is lacking many details and information as to who the characters are and what should I care about any of them. This needed a lot more setup up. I really don't care to continue reading. Too bad because Hawthorne killed it on art as always.

8.5
Winter Soldier (2018) #1

Dec 7, 2018

Higgins and Reis back it again! Good story and great art!

8.5
Winter Soldier (2018) #2

Jan 3, 2019

Higgins and Reis like PB&J!!

9.0
Winter Soldier (2018) #3

Feb 15, 2019

Great comic book. Higgins and Reis just work well together!!!

9.0
Winter Soldier (2018) #4

Mar 14, 2019

It's a great book almost like an mini indie book set in the same universe. Great take with some things done before but it doesn't take away from the great story. Rod Reis is as awesome as ever. Fun!!

8.5
Winter Soldier (2018) #5

Apr 11, 2019

It's a good ending. I feel like 5 issues limits the options here so it's a good wrap up. Reis is great as usual and fills the pages with sorrow.

7.0
Wolverine (2020) #7

Nov 18, 2020

I'm trying to stay with this but it's losing me again. Great ideas that are all over the map and are not coherent enough to gel together. Before it was too little stretched over many issues and now too much crammed into one issue. The pacing was not handled well. If Cassara wasn't lights out with his art, this would be really bad.

8.5
X Deaths Of Wolverine (2022) #1

Jan 27, 2022

OK now this I can deal with but it is a weird setup to do it this way but I'll take it. Federico Vicentini does some great work here and he kills it with some excellent pages but some angles and body poses in certain panels need some work. I can't tell if Martin or Lima was better but colors in certain pages were better and I'll bet it was Martin.

8.5
X Deaths Of Wolverine (2022) #2

Feb 15, 2022

Much better than its counterpart where we're going in circles for no reason. This actually is moving things and building a story. Vicentini's art is really good here for the most part and I find myself going over the scenes details. Nice work!

9.0
X Deaths Of Wolverine (2022) #3

Feb 24, 2022

This side of the story knows what it is about and does it well to usher the Krakoan age forward while the other side is running around like a chicken with no head but at least has Cassara flexing his art muscles. X Deaths should have been the only book out unless we get an X Lives tie-in worth this ping pong game. Vicentini is awesome yet again although some action sequences can improve.

9.0
X Deaths Of Wolverine (2022) #4

Mar 10, 2022

This is so much better than X Lives that you can just read this side and not be bothered although you'll be missing some great art from Cassara. Percy does his best here and although some key points have to be ignored to enjoy the whole setup. I mean the Banshee thing was off but then again all of Krakoa feels off right now. When Percy plays with Hickman's threads, it shines but when he plays with his threads from X-Force and Wolverine it just doesn't have the same sticking power. Vicentini's art has only gotten better or I grew to enjoy it even more than before. It just fits with the vibe.

8.5
X Deaths Of Wolverine (2022) #5

Mar 23, 2022

This was enjoyable but I somehow still feel like the whole series missed the mark. This should have been a Moira-X 10-12 issues mini from Hickman (I know I'm not over it yet) to do it justice especially those Moira pages about the big moves for her lives and the next chapter. We do 2 years with nothing about Moira then we get inferno followed by 5 issues going 100 mph which is a bit fast. But Percy did alright. Vicentini's art is fantastic and Lima colors came through well!

7.0
X Lives Of Wolverine (2022) #1

Jan 21, 2022

This story is Percy following up on his X-Force and Wolverine runs so if you're loving those then boy this is for you! Me, I gave up on wolverine early on and X-force after 25 issues. So this story builds on them and tries to give you something to get your attention going forward. But It's just not enough. I will stick with it for now because it's weekly so the narrative shouldn't take a hit from a monthly release. But the next phase of the Krakoan age post Hickman is sadly off to a rocky start. HOX/POX was such a great story that I feel like I can never be satisfied unless those threads are weaved in here and in Destiny of X. Otherwise I'm out. Nobody has 3 or 5 years to slowly churn something that the original creator didn't want to play with or drag. If the original story is put aside to focus on something else then the story is over. The main reason the score wasn't a 5 is Cassara's art. It's the only real positive here.

6.5
X Lives Of Wolverine (2022) #2

Feb 3, 2022

This is seriously disjointed it's jarring to read and follow. It's retelling things I already know and not saying enough about what I don't know. Absolute nonsense and we haven't even see the full 10 lives revisited. Cassara and Martin art's skills save this again but man is it a grind to follow these shenanigans deconstructed. This only reinforces my dislike for how X-force (2nd year) and Wolverine were written.

7.0
X Lives Of Wolverine (2022) #3

Feb 19, 2022

7.0
X Lives Of Wolverine (2022) #4

Mar 9, 2022

The art continues to shine as Cassara and Martin are the only stellar thing happening here. The narrative just doesn't have the punch that Percy is trying to make it be.

9.0
X Lives Of Wolverine (2022) #5

Mar 16, 2022

It was much better than I thought it would be and after letting go of the dual concept with X Deaths I just had to enjoy the issue for what it it is: a Wolverine tribute with kick ass Cassara art!!

10
X Of Swords (2020): Creation #1

Sep 24, 2020

Outstanding work! This is so well crafted on so many levels by Hickman/Howard. Even the predictable moments work because of how they are portrayed by Pepe. As someone who grew tired of events, I am surprised at how well this landed. Hickman is good when he gets going, I hope the train doesn't get derailed because 22 issues is insane. But I wanted more and more so it's safe to say Hickman knows what he's doing. Larraz art is so well crafted that nothing was this close since his House/Power of X last year (Well maybe Bennet on Immortal is a close second). So much detail was put into this work (Those capes look way too good!) that I can't fathom how many days it took to draw and ink. Gracia's colors were a perfect compliment and even a small thing like the bruised/sick eye of the King's herald looked beautiful. Epic!

9.0
X Of Swords (2020): Stasis #1

Oct 29, 2020

These are the stories I needed more of but just got 2 panels about them and even though they were great I wish I got more from Hickman and Howard about this world. Nevertheless it was a great issue, not as great as the previous installment but with Pepe Larraz everything looks fantastic. Seriously this art belongs in a museum!

9.0
X Of Swords (2020): Destruction #1

Dec 4, 2020

Now that's how it's done. Obviously Hickman and Howard work well together and it shows in these few issues but man is Pepe Larraz killing it with the art. He makes everything have weight and elegance to it. He's an awesome story teller. This event was dragged out to death and hurried at the end so it was a mistake to milk it for 22 issues that barely added anything to the story. This should have been a 6-8 oversized but focused issues. Then again how is Marvel gonna learn if people keep buying it all. I hope they didn't damage the line too much. I'm still here but only because this last issue did a terrific job holding my interest. Fool me once...

8.5
X-23 (2018) #1

Jul 11, 2018

Good start by Tamaki. I'm hoping we get to explore more about what happened to get us here. I love the X involvement here and i'm on board. Cabal's art is spot on and fits the book well. The intro pages alone are worth it. Woodard's colors are just perfect on Cabal's art and set the tone throughout.

8.5
X-23 (2018) #2

Aug 1, 2018

8.5
X-23 (2018) #3

Aug 29, 2018

8.5
X-23 (2018) #4

Sep 13, 2018

8.0
X-23 (2018) #5

Oct 15, 2018

7.5
X-Force (2018) #1

Jan 1, 2019

8.5
X-Force (2018) #2

Feb 5, 2019

It's better than the first but Brisson needs to do better! I know he can too. Burnett's style is great for this series. I liked it because it fits the tone!

9.0
X-Force (2018) #3

Mar 15, 2019

Finally it jelled. Best issue so far.

9.0
X-Force (2018) #4

Mar 15, 2019

Enjoyed this issue very much. Brisson is great here. Yes some things could've been better but overall it's easily the best conclusion in my opinion. Great switcherroos and nice final reveal! I seem to be in the minority but i think Dylan Burnett is actually the best fit for this book. He's killing it and Aburtov is fantastic on colors!!

8.0
X-Force (2018) #5

Apr 6, 2019

It was good. Nice flow and Brisson has some answers for his Extermination story. I wanted more. Maybe we'll get more satisfying details later. Couceiro art can't match burnett but it's good and it's well colored by Aburtov which helps it look better!

7.5
X-Force (2018) #6

Apr 12, 2019

It's a necessary story dump to let us know how it all came about. While it's needed it didn't feel well executed. Brisson moves around and wants to show Stryfe's conflict and his side of the hunt and yes well we get it but not as effective as i thought it would be. On to the next chapter. Couceiro handles the art well but i do miss burnett's unique style which has much more flow and fits the darker tone.

8.0
X-Force (2018) #7

May 14, 2019

It's a good read! Brisson takes a tiny break to set things up instead of just rushing around. I liked the art combo of both timeline with Burnett being very strong with some heavy inking!

8.5
X-Force (2018) #8

May 29, 2019

It's good. Brisson is doing a nice job. Steady and I like it. Hope he amps it up soon though. Burnett's back to full art duty also makes the book much better.

8.5
X-Force (2018) #9

Jun 14, 2019

This book is so much better than all the Age of X-men issues and I'm glad it was untouched by that madness. Much better for it. Burnett is well suited for this. Great look!

8.0
X-Force (2018) #10

Jul 19, 2019

8.5
X-Force (2019) #1

Nov 18, 2019

Good beginning. Things might be what they seem here so I'm intrigued. Never read anything by Percy so it's a good start. Joshua Cassara and Dean white are great for this type of book too.

9.0
X-Force (2019) #2

Dec 4, 2019

OK so both New Mutants and X-Force second issues were much better than the first. Nice work here by Percy playing with the deck of characters. He makes the story steps progress and work very well. Joshua Cassara makes it it look so good! All those details on the gruesome creatures is fantastic and that Jean splash page was a joy to look at.

9.0
X-Force (2019) #3

Dec 13, 2019

Best X-men ongoing right after the main book! Never read anything by Percy but this is great work having X-force truly feel like a black ops even in the mundane stuff! Cassara is an outstanding artist in showcasing the gruesome and the beautiful all at once. Guru-eFX colors were a great match. I didn't pick up on the Dean white absence so kudos to him!

9.0
X-Force (2019) #4

Dec 20, 2019

A story well done with great art. The best X-men book right now!

9.0
X-Force (2019) #5

Jan 13, 2020

It's fantastic as usual and continues to be a perfect companion to the main X-men book. Percy Cassara and White are great again! Also how is Cassara still drawing this on double shipping? His hand is gotta look as beat up as Wolverine was in this issue. Not complaining just feel bad for his arm.

8.0
X-Force (2019) #6

Feb 3, 2020

It's a great outing for Percy making his Black Ops unit confront an enemy that will come back to bite them in the ass. Once again thanks Hank!! The art by Segovia was good and it's obvious he tried to match Cassara but I have to say I have come to think of X-force in Cassara's style so no disrespect to Segovia who's good but Cassara brings a whole other level.

8.5
X-Force (2019) #7

Feb 13, 2020

It's a great setup for Domino and Colossus's stories to be explored and Percy delivered a good comic book but to me the art of Bazaldua took some off from it. Cassara needs to implant another set of arms to draw all of the issues of this book because his art makes this so much better.

7.5
X-Force (2019) #8

Feb 27, 2020

Percy is keeping the pace fast but maybe a tad bit too fast for me and the ending didn't work well. Either way it was enjoyable but the team up was OK with some good moments. Cassara's art makes the book much better for me. Nothing against Bazaldua, it's just not a good fit.

8.5
X-Force (2019) #9

Mar 25, 2020

Back on track. The artist is half the equation and it shows here. Percy's ideas are only enhanced by Cassara's amazing work.

8.0
X-Force (2019) #10

Aug 11, 2020

It was good and worth the read. While it wrapped too fast, it wasn't too bad. I see many people are pissed because of the last few pages. I guess I don't care where it goes as long as it plays out correctly narrative wise. Cassara is still good and delivers some great fauna horror with some nice colors by Guru!

7.5
X-Force (2019) #11

Aug 24, 2020

It's OK. I'm losing interest fast with yet another invasion. Cool ideas from Percy but it's hits and misses. It's the art that takes me out of it. Bazaldua's work here is better than previous issues but man you can't match Cassara's work.

8.5
X-Force (2019) #12

Sep 15, 2020

Beast will never learn as has been foretold and Percy does it well here. It's X-force after all. They're not gonna hug it out. I have to give credit to Bazaldua because his art is so much better here and his inking is night and day different between what came before and this issue. I commend him for taking the time to properly shade his figures and the art is much better for it. I'm sure it took way too long but the end result is worth it.

7.5
X-Force (2019) #13

Oct 12, 2020

It was OK. Nothing to do with X-force. This is a wolverine story with some cards hidden for further development so the main story suffers. And since I'm not reading the solo wolverine book, I feel like I'm missing pieces here?? Bogdanovic is good! The slow X of Swords drip is killing the hype but I'm waiting for the hammer to drop.

7.0
X-Force (2019) #14

Nov 19, 2020

It's crammed and all over the map. Cassara's art saves this one again! It has neat concepts and scenes like Storm's fight but this event should not be stretched over 15 issues and need it crammed in 3. Horrible set up on the editors part.

9.0
X-Force (2019) #15

Dec 17, 2020

9.0
X-Force (2019) #16

Jan 21, 2021

Actually had me thinking and I enjoyed it a lot. Cassara is a master of his craft.

9.0
X-Force (2019) #17

Feb 15, 2021

Excellent!

7.5
X-Force (2019) #18

Mar 18, 2021

It was a good read but the lack of Cassara's art and the main focus on Kid Omega didn't help. The art is a conduit for the story and without proper indicators to navigate the story, you are left to guess as you read which can be frustrating especially when facial expressions are just weird and don't give you clues. Garry Brown's sequential art/faces need to be improved but he is still talented and you can see his craft in the making. Ben Percy doesn't get a pass here because relying Kid Omega to carry this a whole arc is challenging and you need to add more for me to care. Good luck! I'll be here when Joshua Cassara returns.

5.0
X-Force (2019) #19

May 21, 2021

The art killed this one. Garry Brown needs to work on his craft because it is not up to the standard. Marvel comics and editors are to blame for allowing this to be on a top book. Garry brown is a free lancer who got paid and didn't twist arms but was hired by Marvel comics. We can be mad at him but that's misdirected. Percy's narrative wasn't much better to be honest so the quicker I forget this crap the better it will be.

8.0
X-Force (2019) #20

Jun 4, 2021

This was miles better than the last few issues and mainly because the cast is back in action and Cassara is also back in action. Beast is just the worst right now even if the green men plot is getting tedious but it served its purpose. Deadpool was a welcomed distraction! Finally I have to emphasize Cassara and eFx's art because without it this story would be crap.

7.0
X-Force (2019) #21

Jul 10, 2021

7.5
X-Force (2019) #22

Aug 16, 2021

It's a weird issue. It feels like I missed something between the Hellfire Gala and this issue? Anyway this book is too slow. It has fallen on my X-Men books ranking as Hellions is kicking butt and getting somewhere while X-Force has slowed down too much. Gill isn't bad but Cassara is half the team for me so anytime he is not illustrating, it drops. Props to Gil and GuruEfx for keeping it as close as possible.

8.5
X-Men (2019) #1

Oct 17, 2019

The seeds are planted now and we wait and watch the threads develop. Fine job by Hickamn here. Hard to follow HOX-POX because you have pass on some things to bring others to the front although there is plenty of things crammed in here. Tons to shew on and great moments that will definitely lead to some serious conflicts. Yu art along with Alanguilan inks and Gho's colors are great together but somehow off in some instances. There is plenty of detail in this work especially on the forefront of panels but some backgrounds are lacking and layouts don't match sometimes with the actions it's trying to convey. Still, I'll take Yu's art any day of the week and twice on Wednesday!

9.0
X-Men (2019) #2

Nov 15, 2019

This a great comic book that has meat to chew on for days. My favorite read the last few weeks. Hickman had a few hiccups in a few dialogue lines in certain scenes toward the first half. Unless that's intentional, especially the Summers interactions....they're borderline creepy but subtle. Something is going on under obviously unless I'm reading too much into it. I did like the humor in certain scenes a lot. I do think Hickman did pull off a good mix. But the second half more than made up for it. A is the name of the game! Yu is perfect for this just like he was for the Avengers/Eternity book years ago. Gho and Alanguilan are perfect match.

9.0
X-Men (2019) #3

Dec 6, 2019

I guess I'm in the minority that enjoyed this issue. I quite liked Hordeculture and want to know more and also can't wait to see them get what's coming to them. I love the weirdness of it all. The dynamics for all characters involved is on point...yes ALL. I don't remember a Hickman book where he didn't lose me early on before I see payoff but here I have enjoyed all 3 issues so far and can't wait for more. Yu's art is strong as always with no drop in quality so kudos for that! Alanguilan and Gho are great compliments too!

9.5
X-Men (2019) #4

Jan 9, 2020

It only gets better. Hickman brings all aspects of international politics, economics and world history together to give us the best X-men issue yet of Dawn of X. The speeches are delivered so well that the action scenes underneath work great too. Yu, Alanguilan and Gho were a perfect art match for this story!

8.0
X-Men (2019) #5

Feb 3, 2020

I have to be honest and say that my enjoyment of this single issue was dampened because of my ignorance of Serafina and the children of the vault which happened when I stopped following any comics for 15 years. So yeah I was lost and more than just the usual Hickman dropping hints in one issue to be visited 10 issues later kinda of way. I had to read it multiple times and it's good and looks great with Silva art but Hickman is gonna Hickman so hopefully we bring the threads tighter sooner than later. But I will gladly wait for his full plan to be delivered so hopefully he doesn't mess up or the editorial doesn't screw it up.

9.0
X-Men (2019) #6

Feb 13, 2020

Some plans are revealed and many more are shaded but the emotion in this issue was great! Hickman is weaving and weaving. Buffagni and Gho worked very well together. The art was pretty darn good! Also you know that delivery guy was Mystique as you soon as you laid eyes on him but it still worked well because the art sequences and reveal were timed well.

9.5
X-Men (2019) #7

Feb 28, 2020

This is it, the best book issue of 2020 so far. Finally getting into the philosophy and meaning of eternity and immortality within the new Krakoan heaven for the X-Men. Suffice to say it is not going to end well and I can't wait to read more. Leinil Yu's art is well suited for these sequences and he's inking himself as well since Gerry's passing. His art is sharp and splendid. Apocalypse never looked better. Gho's colors were near perfect!

8.5
X-Men (2019) #8

Mar 12, 2020

It's was good. A bit disjointed I think and the first issue that felt off. Still alright and the set up is good. Asrar and Gho did alright!

8.5
X-Men (2019) #9

Mar 31, 2020

8.5
X-Men (2019) #10

Aug 19, 2020

Good issue that actually makes Vulcan more interesting now. Drip Drip. Hickman didn't put enough here to make it as great as what I expected but with the Empyre angle and me not caring for that event didn't help matters. Although Hickman handled it about as well as can be. Yu is his solid self as usual and Gho's colors were perfect. Drip Drip.

9.0
X-Men (2019) #11

Sep 2, 2020

Happy to see Hickman and Yu deliver a good comic book yet again. Not hindered at all being a tie in to Empyre. I'm skipping the event and have no problem following. At this point I feel bad for the people who never read a Hickman series. It reminds me of the Avengers book of 2012 where I felt lost months at a time but then the payoff years later especially after reading the FF books before Secret Wars was really nice. Trade waiting might be better if you can't stand his style.

9.0
X-Men (2019) #12

Sep 21, 2020

The scale is huge. I read it twice and enjoyed it very much. It had to be done because X of Swords is here and we need a primer. I hope we go into more details about what transpired here. If Hickman actually had 6 issues to deliver what this issue was about, people would have rioted and jumped ship so I understand the tight fit. Yu and Gho delivered a great issue and will be missed going forward.

8.0
X-Men (2019) #13

Oct 23, 2020

This issue worked for me even if it was another "let's catch you up fine sir, shall we?" and I see why it made X-men readers from the 90s mad but I wasn't an X-men follower back then so I don't see a problem because Hickman makes Apocalypse's back story fit into X of Swords very well for me and I'm on board. Asrar has some nice pages here which helps the narrative quiet well but some panels were rushed and a bit distracting.

7.0
X-Men (2019) #14

Nov 6, 2020

It's not bad but we've heard and seen almost all of this. The few pages with any new material are not worth the price of admission. It's a great story but stretching like this to build suspense and intrigue just kills any momentum or interest I had. I was all in then we slowed it down then was back in and now I'm just meh and waiting for it to be over already. The art from Asrar and recycled Yu stuff is elevating this story but that's it. Disappointing!

8.0
X-Men (2019) #15

Dec 4, 2020

It's good when he wants it to be. Words and art were great but a little too late if I may say so.

8.5
X-Men (2019) #16

Jan 5, 2021

Great slow paced world building that makes you think about more the political side of this mess the X-Men are in now instead of another Oh look BOOM/BUDDA/BLAM explosion issue. Those will come later but for now words needed to be said and feelings had to be shared and they were. Noto is great for this and his art is sharp as always.

7.0
X-Men (2019) #17

Jan 28, 2021

This is reminiscent of some of Hickman's avengers/new avengers in the day where he just switches gear and it sucks because it just doesn't fit with what came before it. It will mean something way down the road but it just feels off. Booth's art is very 90s with a fresh rinse. I'm meh on it because it works some places and falls flat in others. I hope we get Asrar back soon.

8.0
X-Men (2019) #18

Feb 25, 2021

It's worth the purchase to keep up with the big picture but Hickman is chewing on more than he can tell in his book. He needs two books a month to make sense of this otherwise it doesn't work and feels slow. I know the other X books are part of telling the wider story but they are much more cohesive than this. Still a good story that reads too quick and leaves you hanging almost as much as where you started. Hickamn will not change his style so I already know what I'm in for. I can still complain in vain. Asrar and Gho are great together and their beautiful art helped keep my attention. That cover by Yu though: Chef's kiss!!

9.5
X-Men (2019) #19

Apr 1, 2021

Fantastic finish to this story and I wish I had more to read with these guys. I couldn't get enough. Hickman delivered the goods and more so I am not surprised but what I turn around after last issue. Mahmud Asrar and Gho were terrific and nailed all of it down. Kudos!!

9.0
X-Men (2019) #20

Jun 2, 2021

8.5
X-Men (2019) #21

Jun 11, 2021

Enjoyable and very nice to look at too! Wish Hickman did more with these 20 issues but overall we got more good than bad. I'm hoping phase 2 (or are we at 3 yet??) is better. The art put this above. Dauterman and Werneck need to do more X-Men.

9.0
X-Men (2021) #1

Jul 12, 2021

This was actually pretty good! Yes some characters are written off in some places but overall this issue gets the job done and more. I'm glad Duggan writes as does Duggan instead of trying to be Hickman....you can't so just don't. I have to admit that if Pepe Larraz wasn't on art that it would be an 8 but man can that guy destroy on art and design!! Marte Gracia on colors is very nice. This duo is Gold Jerry! I hope they can do a monthly for a whole arc. Great start.

9.0
X-Men (2021) #2

Aug 7, 2021

This X-men team book is good and Duggan does plenty to make it enjoyable but Pepe Larraz and Marte Gracia are what makes this a must read. Pepe's event worthy art is truly fantastic and without it this book would be much lower in my reading list. Hope they don't burn him out.

9.0
X-Men (2021) #3

Sep 24, 2021

It's the X-Men being super heroes and it's fun. I'm still enjoying it and I like the stupid premise because it is not Hickman being 8 steps ahead in his chess games which can be very dry and methodical but man does it payoff years later. Here Duggan is doing nice regular comic booking but It's Larraz and Gracia that are the stars of the show. Those two are doing art like this is an event and I appreciate their effort!!

6.5
X-Men (2021) #4

Oct 18, 2021

Filler issue that's very forgettable.

7.5
X-Men (2021) #5

Dec 9, 2021

8.0
X-Men (2021) #6

Jan 12, 2022

This issue was confusing toward the end and I had to re-read a couple of times and I even thought my book was missing a few pages? But Duggan is just playing with the narrative and switcheroos hoping to finish it later I guess. I'm reading most of the X-books and I didn't see what went on with Cyclops? Maybe it's just me. Don't get me wrong the two main plot points are great but the delivery was weak and disjointed. Maybe next issue lays it down better. Meanwhile Pepe Larraz is a 10 as always, he's the only reason this is an 8 and not a 7. Gracia is his coloring partner in crime and boy do these two kill it.

8.5
X-Men (2021) #7

Jan 31, 2022

Ok now we are moving somewhere worth following. I hope Duggan doesn't derail his story and the X-Office follows what I think they are going for. Larraz and Gracia are FANTASTIC AS ALWAYS!!

8.0
X-Men (2021) #8

Feb 22, 2022

It's enjoyable while waiting for the hammer to fall. Pina actually changed his style to fit with Larraz's style and it's impressive when artists have such talent. It's great and Gracia doing great color adds to the familiar feel.

8.0
X-Men (2021) #9

Mar 3, 2022

A lot is moving ahead and it was a bit stuffed by Duggan to move things forward before Destiny of X blows up and explore them all in the different books. Villa was a good filling artist and had great setup up for the characters to showcase action and humor well.

8.0
X-Men (2021) #10

May 5, 2022

It works! I like to have this A-Team parallel with the Immortal/Council Team and I like how both deliver on their promise. Pina is really good at adjusting his art to match Pepe Larraz's style and Gracia's colors keep it looking like a mirror.

9.0
X-Men (2021) #11

May 12, 2022

Great issue with Duggan doing his work a bit better around this time but Pepe Larraz is the absolute star here. He can make anything look Magistical! Along with Marte Gracia's energetic colors and this is the best looking art of 2022! The fact that I want more makes me feel better about where we're going.

8.0
X-Men (2021) #12

Jul 6, 2022

It's good but only because the spectacular Larraz and Gracia are on art. Duggan's writing was OK in this issue and overall he was decent but nothing to raise the stakes. Just your typical X-Men action and mild drama, which don't get me wrong, was needed after the year before this series started. It just reads like it's holding out for something that might not work when it drops a year from now.

6.5
X-Men (2021) #13

Aug 19, 2022

Going through the motions and that's bad for a new team. Duggan might have tried to find something here but it didn't work for me. Not a good idea to introduce the new team in a mess of a show. Villa was OK with mixed results. He can have great panels with amazing compositions but then the next ones are OK.

7.0
X-Men (2021) #14

Sep 2, 2022

It just doesn't work. Quick read that tries to prove a point but it doesn't have the hit it thinks it has plus that Cyclops ending was dumb. Villa delivers some nice action sequences but his work just needs more reps to improve his art.

8.5
X-Men (2021) #15

Sep 29, 2022

It's a tale of 2 halves that start with a messy (literally) predictable narrative but ends with some nice pages that grab my attention. This book has to do something new and soon otherwise it's just comfort food and even that gets old after a while. Cassara and Guru eFX on art is exactly the boost it needed because Cassara is always good and his details on Forge's designs are superb.

8.5
X-Men (2021) #16

Oct 21, 2022

This one was up and down and some things like the Summers brothers just don't gel with the story. Saved by the last page and Cassara's amazing art.

8.0
X-Men (2021) #17

Dec 9, 2022

7.0
X-Men (2021) #18

Jan 13, 2023

The X-terminators was one of the worst non-sense I read this year. So that team showing up here just ruined this book which had a good 2 Lauras story to tell.

9.0
X-Men (2021) #19

Feb 20, 2023

Much better issue from Duggan this time around. I like both stories and especially Forge and Monet's venture which made this issue keep my interest. But I have to give it to Stefano Caselli on art who killed it. The details on almost everything from faces (near or far) or towers and windows or railings and their shadows were just splendid. He did nothing wrong here. Federico Blee on colors complemented Caselli well too. It didn't feel like I was reading X-Men Red but actually was tailored to the story. Nice work!

7.5
X-Men (2021) #20

Mar 13, 2023

It's a good drama from Duggan overall but doesn't deliver on its cliffhangers. Last issue he introduced enough interesting points like Knowhere that gets resolved in one panel here and is completely wasted. It's just inconsistent and borderline disappointing. Again many other threads are started but will they deliver? Not sure. Caselli is great as usual and only enhances the narrative.

7.5
X-Men (2021) #21

Apr 27, 2023

This continues to be your getaway X-Men book with ideas that start great and quickly go somewhere required by plot or Knowhere (literally). Caselli's art is great as always.

8.5
X-Men (2021) #22

May 19, 2023

I like the run of the mill prep work that Duggan is doing here. Nothing fancy but just enough to tick all the boxes and put me in the seat for what's coming. Cassara makes it all look fantastic so that's always a plus. The way Cyclops's reflection on the floor was depicted in that one panel was perfect. His textures on the characters must've taken a long time to do and the inking. Man I hope he has a trick to speed up the process. This book has benefited from a great set of artists to keep me enjoying it.

7.0
X-Men (2021) #23

Jun 13, 2023

Duggan delivers some OK X-Men stuff here but it feels like a time wasting stand in. Cassara has great pages and some not so detailed as his usual stuff but the hectic schedule of comics would get to the best artist. It's looking like I'm starting to tire of this X-Men drama post Sins of Sinister. I'll ride it to Fall of X but it's getting stale for me and we need a real shake up but knowing Marvel, these things will be formulaic to the T.

7.0
X-Men (2021) #24

Jul 11, 2023

It's a full bag with way too many things happening so the stories are all over the place. We even get pages with Sunspot in Otherworld plot that just wasted important space because I need to get an Unlimited account to actually read it. You can't waste valuable real estate in a 20 page book on a throw away story while your other 6 plot lines and 3 subplots get 1 or 2 pages each. Cassara on art and Martin on colors were great and are the reason this worked at all. Fall of X is looking like an exit door for me. We'll see.

8.0
X-Men (2021) #25

Aug 7, 2023

6.5
X-Men (2021) #26

Sep 7, 2023

Fall of X continues in the wrong direction. Duggan was doing so well but it's just falling apart narrative wise from ShadowKat to Firestar to the dumb Tony/Emma setup. Maybe I'll change my mind if I was reading Iron-Man but that's the problem with these things. I don't need to read it all and I refuse to and this book is on thin ice. I'm not a fan of Towe's art and his faces just turn me off but others enjoy it so you know tastes and all. I wish Cassara or Caselli were tag-teaming then at least I get to look at a pretty mess.

7.5
X-Men (2021) #27

Oct 9, 2023

Not a bad side quest. Noto is great on art but he can't draw Ms. marvel to save his life.

7.5
X-Men (2021) #28

Nov 2, 2023

Enjoyable X-men book with the usual meat and potatoes from Duggan and great art from Cassara.

7.5
X-Men (2021) #29

Dec 7, 2023

As a standalone it's fine but a wasted side quest that really goes nowhere. We can develop this much better. These things read better collected anyway. The last page won't even be answered for more than a month. Cassara on art is money as always and I love his Doom. Gracia's colors from past to present were great too!

8.0
X-Men (2021) #30

Jan 19, 2024

Worth the read. Duggan and Noto always work well together. Does it all hit...No but as an X-Men book in this era, it is miles better than others. Still I am waiting for Duggan to put all his threads from his books together in a better fashion.

6.5
X-Men (2021) #31

Feb 8, 2024

This series just can't end in a good way. Sandwiched between the real 2 event main books, it really doesn't add much. Duggan has some nice moments for Talon's exit and synch struggle but it just doesn't work together like how Hickman delivered back then. It's a bit hollow. Between that and a really bad Nimrod section, it's not looking good bruv. Noto's art works well for the soft quiet moment between characters but the action looks very bad, static and just brings it to a halt for me. Oh well, so close to the end, I just ride it and then I'm off the train.

7.0
X-Men (2021) #32

Mar 7, 2024

It's fine and it reads OK but I'm just not into what's happening since it feels like I'm reading emotionless sequences. Ok A then B then we add C like a robotic dictation. Don't get me wrong there is attempt at infusing emotions here on every panel but it's not working for me. This should be enjoyable but it's not. The clear winners so far for me are Guillen and Ewing who continue doing great work on their books. Noto is a great artist who does it all including the coloring. His art works well on the still sequences but the action stuff is lacking or he was rushed.

8.0
X-Men (2021) Annual #1  
8.0
X-Men (2021): Hellfire Gala #1

Jul 18, 2022

8.0
X-Men (2021): Hellfire Gala 2023 #1

Jul 31, 2023

This has spectacle, drama and awesome art to make it worth the extra money so Kudos to Gerry Duggan and all the fantastic artists. It sits up there with HOX/POX and Planet-X along with Immortal/Red as high points. But this issue is a series of whiplash acts coming out of the last 2 years where things advanced at a snails pace so the amped up level is just not registering correctly for me. I wish the X office hasn't delayed and slowed things unnecessarily so we had a better landing for Fall of X but hey it is what it is. The Ms. Marvel stuff is still a bitter pill to swallow along with Moira's character destruction are problems and matters not handled well. This issue works as well as it did because the artists from Larraz/RB.Silva/Vecchio/Cassara/Pina/Anka/Dauterman/Lolli/Kubert along with colorists have delivered amazing art. I only care about Immortal and Red and those are the only titles I will continue to follow because of creators. If those go then I will too because mutants massacred then returning to being feared and outlawed has been done to death.

9.0
X-Men: Before The Fall (2023): Sons of X #1

May 5, 2023

Having skipped Legion of X and not being 100% sure about what Spurrier was doing early on with Nightcrawlers, I read this expecting the worst but he has proved me wrong. It started too busy or I'm just unware of what transpired before to give events meaning but it picked up momentum midway and ended strong mostly thanks to the way he used Legion and Mother Righteous. Noto's art also surprisingly got stronger as the issue went along and had some nice splash moments. Noto to nit pick a bit, has to work on his full figure shots because upper bodies don't fit with the bottom parts making the characters weirdly uneven but that's me being picky.

6.5
X-Men: Before The Fall (2023): Mutants' First Strike #1

Jun 15, 2023

There is nothing really wrong nor great about this story but we have seen it and read it many times before. We can't just be doing this all over again. If Fall of X is more of this then it's going to be a pointless repetitive exercise and I'll have to pass.

7.0
X-Men: Before The Fall (2023): Heralds of Apocalypse #1

Jul 7, 2023

We're headed for Fall of X and There is no mystery for me. It's building but I just don't care for it. Al Ewing is always good with his words and setup but as usual this will read better collected in line with previous and future work.

8.5
X-Men: Before The Fall (2023): Sinister Four #1

Jul 14, 2023

Gillen has done a nice job with the Sinisters and this one was worth the read. Medina is great all throughout as usual.

8.0
X-Men: Blue (2017) #10

Sep 8, 2017

9.0
X-Men: Blue (2017) #13

Oct 18, 2017

Blue is just so much better!

7.5
X-Men: Blue (2017) #14

Oct 31, 2017

It's fun but needs a lot more than nostalgia and nice art to keep going.

7.5
X-Men: Blue (2017) #15

Nov 20, 2017

Mojo is just not that interesting at all. If the art wasn't fantastic, this arc would have caused me to drop it. Molina needs to be on a top tier book NOW!

8.5
X-Men: Blue (2017) #19

Jan 11, 2018

8.5
X-Men: Blue (2017) #23

Mar 19, 2018

8.0
X-Men: Blue (2017) #24

Apr 4, 2018

8.5
X-Men: Blue (2017) #31

Jul 13, 2018

8.0
X-Men: Blue (2017) #35

Sep 14, 2018

7.5
X-Men: Forever (2024) #1

Apr 14, 2024

Immortal X-Men Redux is what this is. It's much needed to follow Rise of Powers of X but this could have been part of that book. Maresca on art was very nice.

8.0
X-Men: Gold (2017) #13  
9.5
X-Men: Grand Design #1

Dec 22, 2017

Nicely done. Cool book! Well paced and well researched story. I had to take my time and read and re-read it as i went along and i wanted more. Spent so much time looking at his illustrations.

8.5
X-Men: Grand Design: Second Genesis #1

Aug 1, 2018

I appreciate this book very much even as it zooms past many things and flies way too quick over many plot points. The time it took to put this book together and have it make sense with the complex/convoluted history of the X-men must have been ridiculous. Kudos to Ed Piskor and Alonso for originally green-lighting this book.

8.5
X-Men: Grand Design: X-Tinction #1

Jun 7, 2019

It's a lot to fit in here but Ed Piskor does a good job summarizing and illustrating it.

9.0
X-Men: Grand Design #2

Jan 10, 2018

Fantastic second chapter that reads well combined with the first one but also leaves you wanting more and that's a good sign. Too bad we have to wait a long time. Art is great and fits the book well.

8.5
X-Men: Grand Design: Second Genesis #2

Aug 31, 2018

8.5
X-Men: Grand Design: X-Tinction #2

Jul 8, 2019

It's well put together and worth reading.

8.0
X-Men: Red (2018) #5

Jun 8, 2018

9.0
X-Men: Red (2018) #6

Jul 20, 2018

8.5
X-Men: Red (2018) #7

Aug 27, 2018

8.5
X-Men: Red (2018) #8

Oct 3, 2018

Great take by Tom Taylor. Still needs work on getting the team to feel more natural together. The art from Carmen Carnero is top notch!

8.0
X-Men: Red (2018) #9

Oct 25, 2018

A bit prolonged story but still good with Roge Antonia doing well on art!

8.0
X-Men: Red (2018) #10

Nov 12, 2018

8.0
X-Men: Red (2018) #11

Dec 17, 2018

Rushed and a bit off but still enjoyable. Wish Taylor had time to play with these guys.

8.5
X-Men: Red (2022) #1

May 3, 2022

9.0
X-Men: Red (2022) #2

May 18, 2022

Very well put together and I like it for finally continuing the thread from Hickman's X-Men while mixing the drama and politics of Planet Arrako. Caselli needs no more praise but he will get it because his art is fantastic and sharp with no shortcuts taken.

9.5
X-Men: Red (2022) #3

Jun 30, 2022

Outstanding work from Al Ewing and Stephano Caselli! I am glad I didn't give up on the X-line after Hickman leaving. This is great!!

9.5
X-Men: Red (2022) #4

Jul 11, 2022

Ewing is so good. He does strategic plotting with continuity and Hickman's fragments like no other so far. Back to back great issues. How does he fit so much narrative in one issue is impressive. Every word lands with purpose. I loved how he takes his time to let the threads develop instead of unnecessary and irrational fighting just to reach unearned climatic action. The pressure is on and I will enjoy the payoff. I would have taken points off for the transition between Cabal, Genolet and Sta. Maria sharing duties but I liked how they tackled 3 different scenes and that softens the art transition plus the words and plot landed heavy. If Caselli helmed this, it would have been a 10!

9.0
X-Men: Red (2022) #5

Aug 7, 2022

This series from Ewing is very good even with the absurd! Caselli and Blee make it all look tight!

9.0
X-Men: Red (2022) #6

Sep 15, 2022

Al Ewing has got a way with words. Caselli's consistency on art is great and it is just as important as Ewing's script.

8.5
X-Men: Red (2022) #7

Oct 6, 2022

Great issue! I only wished the data/info page for Isca was done in a spread splash page for it would have been more effective as a tool. Musabekov has delivered some nice and very detailed art and Blee was good too.

9.0
X-Men: Red (2022) #8

Nov 4, 2022

Maria Hill to the 10th power scheming levels here. Ewing is just smooth with his threads merging. Madibek Musabekov did a great job here and should be a rotating artist with Caselli.

9.0
X-Men: Red (2022) #9

Dec 12, 2022

Ewing is moving pieces and making them all interesting. Caselli's art is top notch and looks perfect with no rushes or corners cut. Blee's colors too are just wonderful!

9.0
X-Men: Red (2022) #10

Jan 7, 2023

Steady Eddie of a book as Al Ewing has been. Caselli's art is too good and there is no drop off.

7.5
X-Men: Red (2022) #11

May 11, 2023

This was fine but felt I was re-reading parts I already did with Ororo since similar beats were done in Immortal. Camagni on art was good.

7.5
X-Men: Red (2022) #12

Jun 20, 2023

Al Ewing's writing is great and he makes use of the history of Arakko but it's the setup that gets to me especially for an event that is not looking very exiting as we get closer to it. I might have to switch to tpb in order to enjoy the full thing collected and deal with spoilers. Fall of X has a lot riding on it so we'll see. Art was good from Camagni.

8.0
X-Men: Red (2022) #13

Jul 19, 2023

8.0
X-Men: Red (2022) #14

Aug 21, 2023

Ewing keeps building that Mars world and I like it. In a world where the X-Men are yet again being massacred and persecuted, I prefer to read new stories about new characters and this book keeps doing that. Immortal and Red are worth it because of how creators are approaching their worlds from fresh angles.

8.0
X-Men: Red (2022) #15

Sep 14, 2023

9.0
X-Men: Red (2022) #16

Oct 12, 2023

Al Ewing is creating a book worth reading. All the elements he's building are coming together and he's delivering it with great rhythm and prose as Ewing usually does. I also enjoyed and laughed at the Prince of Power's cameo at the beginning. Great stuff! Cinar and Blee on art duty did well too from the great fight scenes to the menacing Uranos to the Big-A himself.

9.0
X-Men: Red (2022) #17

Nov 9, 2023

Al Ewing is doing his thing here and I'm enjoying it. Cinar and Blee on art were pretty darn good too!

9.0
X-Men: Red (2022) #18

Dec 14, 2023

Al Ewing delivers a fitting end to this fine book. I enjoyed this series a lot when the X-Men were dragging after Hickman left. Yildiray Cinar's art with blee's colors grew on me over time and I'm glad they stuck with an art team. Also the lettering was well done by Ariana Maher especially that double page of the Annihilation Staff. Ewing delivered satisfying endings to almost all the characters.

6.5
X-Terminators (2022) #1

Sep 22, 2022

This is not what I had in mind when it was first described months ago. This is quite the opposite of a mature book. I hope we can get the equivalent of DC's Black label for Marvel so we can actually get some real mature books along with goofy S#$@ like this one.

9.0
Yasmeen #1

Sep 14, 2020

Wow. This a must read book. It was hard not to tear up for Yasmeen, her family and the refugees they represent that we never get to know like this book illustrates it. It does so many things right. Saif Ahmed decisions about what to include and omit and leave Fabiana Mascolo the freedom to draw it on the pages is great. Mascolo's faces and their expressions especially with Yasmeen are fantastic. The only downside I had was being lost a few times between the past and present to figure out which portion of the story I was reading. Small matter that takes away from some of the narrative but I hope they can make it easier in the future.

9.5
Yasmeen #2

Oct 20, 2020

This a heartbreaking issue and it's hard to get through but Ahmed handles it right. He approaches it in a manner that makes it land right and mean something. The juxtaposed scenes from present America and past Mosul are poignant and make you think a lot. I had to stop a couple of times while reading this. The only problem with this comic are some panels that are hard to decipher. Fabiana Mascolo is an outstanding artist. The facial expressions alone evoke so much and guide you in this hard subject. The fact that you can feel the hurt without seeing behind closed doors is telling of how well Mascolo approaches it. No need for explicit content here and that's a wise choice.

9.0
Yasmeen #3

Oct 20, 2020

This story continues to be emotionally tough to read but moves the story forward in a free fall for all elements involved. Everyone around Yasmeen is struggling in different ways but none have the heavy burden that she is carrying. I cannot stress how much troubling this subject is and Ahmed is addressing in a manner that makes it feel very real and makes you want to seek similar people and find out how to help them. The problem is when people mistaking their culture and ethnic background for religious elements and then predicating where the lines are for what constitutes a good Muslim (or catholic or any other religion) is the real danger that leads to violent genocides. Fabiana Moscolo is very good again in delivering great scene composites to show what needs to be shown and hide what must be hidden . Her bright colors on simple lines make it easier to read and get through even in the face of such horror.

9.5
Yasmeen #4

Dec 8, 2020

A very heart breaking and heart filling issue at the same time and a very good job by Saif Ahmed coming up with words that make it feel real and powerful. Fabiana Mascolo has to be given equal credit because her art and the emotions you feel from those faces makes you immerse yourself in the scenarios of all these characters. I took half a point because the setup of some scenes gets confusing between past and present but those are mistakes that can be overlooked with such a quality story. Yasmeen is easily one of the best comics of 2020.

9.5
Yasmeen #5

Jan 5, 2021

This is the book of the year for me. The story has many facets and delves in so many topics from so many angles that Saif Ahmed has to be commended for his excellent work making them gel well even if some steps seem hurried a bit like the mother-daughter confession. Nothing but praise here and even more so for Fabiana Mascolo who is really good at showing us exactly what we need to see and holds what needs to be imagined. Great art that fits this book and makes all characters look like diverse individuals who actually belong in this story.

10
Yasmeen #6

Feb 1, 2021

Excellent end to a very emotional story that made me think long after I was done reading it. Yes it did tie the ends a bit too perfectly but it's the hope I find here that makes it a 10 for me. Saif Ahmed did good here. His partner Fabiana Mascolo brought her A game too and tightened up her art here and it looks fantastic and delivers on all emotions. Can't wait to get the tpb and read it again in one sitting.

9.0
Year Zero #1

Jul 14, 2020

Well done narrative to start this story by Percy. Even as they feel apart, the characters are well juxtaposed in the greater picture. Rosanas is great and very well detailed in his art. every panel looks well researched and fits well with the vibe of what's is going on. Loughridge's colors are a great match too and get the tones and hues across well. Great book and I really dislike the whole zombie thing. I hope it doesn't just become a blow stuff up kinda nonsense. We'll see.

8.5
Year Zero #2

Jul 17, 2020

9.0
Year Zero #3

Aug 14, 2020

Great stories told separately and tied together by how they respond to a world zombified. At least they seem separate but I sure hope Percy has something cooking to bring it all together. A mini series with so many parts has no time to waste and no space to flush it all out so Percy has been great at getting up to speed in this issue while Rosanas illustrates it so well with all the clues right there in the page. Loughridge's use of different color palettes for different characters and locations is smart.

8.5
Year Zero #4

Sep 8, 2020

It's great and delivers the suspense well between all 5 worlds but also could benefit from a few more issues to let some elements develop better. Percy's in his element here. Rosanas is great as always and Loughridge colors all 5 environment with their own hues making it flow well!

7.5
Year Zero #5

Oct 6, 2020

Ending didn't fit considering how good the previous issues were. I'm off the train, this is my stop.

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