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6.5
Overall Rating
10
 Black Hammer #5 Nov 24, 2016

Somehow, Lemire has outdone himself with this issue. The art is excellent, moody, and entirely fitting all the time. The story is a super fresh take on superhero comics by actually focusing and fully integrating the character into the book, instead of slapping an ill-fitting, cookie-cutter story into the life of the character.
9.5
 Black Hammer #4 Nov 24, 2016
9.5
 Gideon Falls #2 Oct 7, 2018
9.5
 Maestros #2 Dec 3, 2017
9.5
 Shade, the Changing Girl #1 Nov 4, 2016

Fast-paced and shocking, like all good punk. But also tightly constructed and coherent, like post-punk.

9.5
 The Fix #2 Mar 5, 2018

This issue sparkles with godly energy. I love the clean, expressive art. Surprisingly great, and now I need to read the rest.
9.5
 Wonder Woman (2011) #4 Nov 21, 2017
9.0
 Batman (2016) #15 Mar 15, 2017
9.0
 Batman (2016) Annual #2 Nov 30, 2017
9.0
 Black Hammer #1 Nov 4, 2016
9.0
 Black Hammer #3 Nov 24, 2016
9.0
 Cosmic Ghost Rider (2018) #2 Oct 6, 2018
9.0
 Detective Comics (2016) #936 Oct 29, 2016
9.0
 Doom Patrol (2016) #2 Oct 27, 2016

An incredible premiere. A diverse, well-fleshed out world already after 22 pages or so. Love the idea too, and it's all so clear and coherent and still impressively unique, unlike a lot of comics I've read lately.
9.0
 Gideon Falls #1 Oct 7, 2018

I go into most new series not expecting much, but this one has floored and genuinely shocked me so far. I love the complex weaving social issues, questioning race and faith. Nothing is black and white. Excellent art too with hard, matter-of-fact lines (really reminds me of Maleev and Lark on Daredevil) and then the demon-things drawn surrealistically like they're really breaking in to this established world. This is an incredible social horror book, and I'm impatiently awaiting the next issue, which somehow is the next-to-last book already(oh no!).

Super funny stuff going on here. The great balance of action and world-building has me excited to read more.
9.0
 Moon Knight (2016) #1 Nov 11, 2016
9.0
 Royal City #1 Mar 11, 2017
9.0
 Silver Surfer (2014) #1 Apr 12, 2017
9.0
 The Fix #1 Mar 5, 2018
9.0
 Thor: God of Thunder #1 Apr 12, 2017
9.0
 Wonder Woman (2011) #2 Nov 21, 2017
9.0
 Wonder Woman (2011) #3 Nov 21, 2017
8.5
 All-Star Batman #7 Mar 15, 2017
8.5
 Batman (2016) #1 Nov 4, 2016
8.5
 Batman (2016) #14 Mar 15, 2017
8.5
 Batman (2016) #23 Nov 21, 2017
8.5
 Batman (2016) #24 Nov 21, 2017
8.5
 Black Hammer #6 Dec 21, 2016
8.5
 Criminal #10 Nov 20, 2017
8.5
 Criminal Vol. 2 #2 Nov 22, 2017

Very tightly executed. Great building of the father-daughter relationship. Deathstroke examines Batman, and the reader can see very well why each are such formidable foes in this universe. Meticulous writing.

8.5
 Deathstroke (2016) #5 Nov 13, 2016
8.5
 Detective Comics (2016) #937 Oct 29, 2016
8.5
 Ether #2 Dec 31, 2016
8.5
 Gideon Falls #5 Oct 17, 2018

Ooh, spooky. I hope the Slippermen are a Genesis reference.
8.5
 Immortal Hulk #2 Oct 6, 2018
8.5
 Infidel #2 May 20, 2018

FUN! I didn't mind the messiness of some of the drawings even, because it seems intentional, like it's admitting that it's a comic book.

8.5
 Kill Or Be Killed #3 Mar 15, 2017
8.5
 Kill Or Be Killed #14 Dec 3, 2017
8.5
 Kill Or Be Killed #16 Mar 2, 2018
8.5
 Kill Or Be Killed #17 May 3, 2018
8.5
 Kill Or Be Killed #18 May 3, 2018
8.5
 Moon Knight (2016) #2 Nov 11, 2016
8.5
 Moon Knight (2016) #8 Nov 14, 2016
8.5
 Redneck #1 Nov 21, 2017
8.5
 Shade, the Changing Girl #2 Nov 13, 2016
8.5
 She Could Fly #1 Aug 29, 2018
8.5
 Silver Surfer (2014) #2 Apr 12, 2017
8.5
 Silver Surfer (2014) #3 Apr 14, 2017
8.5
 The Sheriff Of Babylon #1 Mar 6, 2018

Holy cow, I was expecting sub-par at best after that earlier drivel, but this is actually a chilly, atmospheric read. Snyder writes Mr. Freeze very well from what I've seen, and it seems like this could pan out to be one of Freeze's best stories, of the few there are.

I'm so glad I didn't quit this book after that first act. Wowie Zowie, tremendous art all around. Fantastic back-up too, that has been making me actually care about Duke for the first time.
8.0
 Batman (2016) #2 Nov 4, 2016
8.0
 Batman (2016) #17 Mar 16, 2017
8.0
 Batman (2016) #25 Nov 21, 2017
8.0
 Black Hammer #2 Nov 24, 2016
8.0
 Black Hammer #7 Mar 27, 2017
8.0
 Black Hammer #8 Apr 28, 2017
8.0
 Black Hammer #10 Nov 17, 2017
8.0
 Black Widow (2016) #7 Dec 11, 2016
8.0
 Black Widow (2016) #8 Dec 23, 2016
8.0
 Criminal #7 Nov 20, 2017
8.0
 Criminal #9 Nov 20, 2017
8.0
 Criminal Vol. 2 #5 Nov 29, 2017
8.0
 DC Universe: Rebirth #1 Nov 4, 2016
8.0
 Deathstroke (2016) #8 Dec 23, 2016
8.0
 Detective Comics (2016) #934 Oct 29, 2016
8.0
 Doom Patrol (2016) #1 Oct 27, 2016
8.0
 Doom Patrol (2016) #4 Jan 31, 2017
8.0
 Ether #1 Dec 31, 2016
8.0
 Gideon Falls #3 Oct 17, 2018
8.0
 Gideon Falls #4 Oct 17, 2018
8.0
 Immortal Hulk #1 Oct 6, 2018
8.0
 Kamandi Challenge #3 Apr 8, 2017
8.0
 Kill Or Be Killed #4 Mar 17, 2017
8.0
 Kill Or Be Killed #6 Mar 17, 2017
8.0
 Kill Or Be Killed #7 Mar 17, 2017
8.0
 Kill Or Be Killed #8 Nov 17, 2017
8.0
 Kill Or Be Killed #11 Nov 17, 2017
8.0
 Kill Or Be Killed #12 Nov 17, 2017
8.0
 Kill Or Be Killed #13 Nov 17, 2017
8.0
 Kill Or Be Killed #15 Mar 2, 2018
8.0
 Moon Knight (2016) #3 Nov 11, 2016
8.0
 Moon Knight (2016) #4 Nov 11, 2016
8.0
 Moon Knight (2016) #6 Nov 14, 2016
8.0
 Moon Knight (2016) #9 Dec 30, 2016
8.0
 Moon Knight (2016) #12 Mar 11, 2017
8.0
 Nightwing (2016) #3 Nov 5, 2016
8.0
 Shade, the Changing Girl #3 Dec 7, 2016
8.0
 Silver Surfer (2014) #4 Apr 20, 2017

I expected not to like it based on my sneak-peeking, but it's some light-hearted, lo-fi, funny fun. The messy art is pretty great too, and I'm already warming up to it.
8.0
 Super Sons (2017) #1 Mar 17, 2017
8.0
 Super Sons (2017) #2 Mar 25, 2017
8.0
 Supergirl: Being Super #1 Mar 16, 2017
8.0
 The Few #2 Mar 27, 2017
8.0
 The Few #3 Apr 8, 2017
8.0
 The Fix #3 Mar 5, 2018
8.0
 The Fix #4 Mar 5, 2018
8.0
 The Fix #5 Mar 5, 2018
8.0
 The Fix #7 Mar 5, 2018
7.5
 Action Comics (2016) #975 Mar 27, 2017

The 'Ghost Light' portion is better than the Clayface portion by a lot.
7.5
 Batman (2016) #3 Nov 5, 2016
7.5
 Batman (2016) #16 Mar 15, 2017
7.5
 Batman (2016) #35 Nov 22, 2017
7.5
 Batman (2016) #36 Dec 13, 2017
7.5
 Batman: Creature of the Night #2 Jan 23, 2018
7.5
 Batman: White Knight #1 Nov 19, 2017
7.5
 Black Hammer #11 Nov 17, 2017
7.5
 Black Hammer Annual #1 Jan 31, 2017
7.5
 Cosmic Ghost Rider (2018) #1 Oct 6, 2018
7.5
 Criminal #2 Nov 19, 2017
7.5
 Criminal #5 Nov 19, 2017
7.5
 Criminal #6 Nov 19, 2017
7.5
 Criminal #8 Nov 20, 2017
7.5
 Criminal Vol. 2 #1 Nov 22, 2017
7.5
 Criminal Vol. 2 #4 Nov 29, 2017
7.5
 Criminal Vol. 2 #6 Nov 29, 2017
7.5
 Criminal Vol. 2 #7 Nov 29, 2017
7.5
 Daredevil (2015) #16 Mar 13, 2017
7.5
 Detective Comics (2016) #935 Oct 29, 2016
7.5
 Detective Comics (2016) #939 Nov 6, 2016
7.5
 Detective Comics (2016) #945 Nov 29, 2016
7.5
 Doom Patrol (2016) #3 Nov 14, 2016
7.5
 Doom Patrol (2016) #9 Dec 3, 2017
7.5
 Ether #3 Feb 6, 2017
7.5
 Farmhand #1 Oct 7, 2018
7.5
 Godshaper #6 Nov 18, 2017

Meticulous world-building. I'm not sure why they chose that font. Maybe to humanize and ground these future people. Maybe not. It works for me.

Didn't expect that to be so cute and kind of hilarious.

7.5
 Infidel #1 May 20, 2018
7.5
 Justice League Dark (2018) #1 Aug 29, 2018
7.5
 Kamandi Challenge #1 Feb 6, 2017
7.5
 Kill Or Be Killed #5 Mar 17, 2017
7.5
 Kill Or Be Killed #9 Nov 17, 2017
7.5
 Lone Ranger (2018) #1 Oct 9, 2018
7.5
 Moon Knight (2016) #5 Nov 14, 2016
7.5
 Moon Knight (2016) #14 Mar 1, 2018
7.5
 New Superman #1 Nov 13, 2016
7.5
 Nightwing (2016) #4 Nov 5, 2016
7.5
 Nightwing (2016) #16 Mar 15, 2017
7.5
 Redneck #2 Nov 21, 2017
7.5
 Rock Candy Mountain #1 Mar 2, 2018
7.5
 Royal City #3 Nov 20, 2017
7.5
 Royal City #5 Nov 20, 2017
7.5
 Seven to Eternity #1 Dec 23, 2016
7.5
 Shade, the Changing Girl #7 Apr 8, 2017
7.5
 Slots #1 Dec 2, 2017
7.5
 Supergirl: Being Super #2 Mar 16, 2017
7.5
 Superman (2016) #1 Nov 5, 2016

Gloomy, visceral art and storytelling. A quick read that I wish had a bit more meat to it, and not just the shredded in an aircraft motor kind of meat.

7.5
 The Dregs #1 May 3, 2017
7.5
 The Fix #6 Mar 5, 2018
7.5
 The Fix #8 Mar 5, 2018
7.5
 The Multiversity: Thunderworld Adventures #1 Dec 16, 2016
7.5
 The Sheriff Of Babylon #2 Mar 6, 2018
7.5
 Thor: God of Thunder #2 Apr 12, 2017
7.5
 Trinity (2016) #1 Oct 30, 2016
7.5
 Trinity (2016) #2 Oct 30, 2016

This would be a better issue if it had been drawn the whole way through by Maleev because Kubert feels far too cartoon-y for the issue's mournful tone. Also, Harper Row is a near useless character, and the only successful part of this issue's engagement with her was when she accidentally comforted Batman more than she could know with the word beginning with 'R' at the end of the issue.

7.0
 Batman (2016) #26 Nov 21, 2017
7.0
 Batman (2016) #27 Nov 21, 2017
7.0
 Batman (2016) #30 Nov 21, 2017
7.0
 Batman (2016) #33 Nov 22, 2017
7.0
 Batman: Creature of the Night #1 Nov 29, 2017
7.0
 Batman: White Knight #2 Nov 19, 2017
7.0
 Batwoman (2017) #1 Mar 15, 2017
7.0
 Black Hammer #13 Nov 17, 2017

I like the concept, decent execution so far. The art's stylish, by the dude who drew 'Powers'. This issue was mostly introduction to the eye, the death of the wife, and the enigmatic company Cave works for. The back-ups are gorgeous, and knock the issue up a notch.
7.0
 Criminal #1 Nov 19, 2017
7.0
 Criminal #3 Nov 19, 2017
7.0
 Criminal Vol. 2 #3 Nov 27, 2017
7.0
 Daredevil (2015) #15 Feb 1, 2017
7.0
 Daredevil (2015) #19 Apr 28, 2017
7.0
 Deathstroke (2016) #1 Oct 29, 2016
7.0
 Deathstroke (2016) #3 Nov 5, 2016
7.0
 Deathstroke (2016) #12 Mar 12, 2017
7.0
 Detective Comics (2016) #938 Nov 6, 2016
7.0
 Detective Comics (2016) #940 Nov 24, 2016
7.0
 Detective Comics (2016) #943 Nov 29, 2016
7.0
 Detective Comics (2016) #950 Mar 11, 2017
7.0
 Detective Comics (2016) #951 Mar 12, 2017
7.0
 Doom Patrol (2016) #6 Apr 28, 2017
7.0
 Doom Patrol (2016) #7 Dec 3, 2017
7.0
 Doom Patrol (2016) #8 Dec 3, 2017
7.0
 Ether #4 Mar 16, 2017
7.0
 Ether #5 Mar 16, 2017

Crazy brutal ending, which really solidified a chancing on the second issue for me. So many great questions about humanity already posed. Is our vanity worth the trouble that comes with it? Is it moral to evolve ourselves inorganically? A strong debut.
7.0
 Fantastic Four (2018) #1 Oct 7, 2018
7.0
 Godshaper #1 Nov 18, 2017
7.0
 Godshaper #2 Nov 18, 2017
7.0
 Godshaper #4 Nov 18, 2017
7.0
 Godshaper #5 Nov 18, 2017
7.0
 Hadrian's Wall #2 Nov 24, 2016
7.0
 Hadrian's Wall #4 Dec 24, 2016
7.0
 Immortal Hulk #3 Oct 9, 2018
7.0
 Immortal Hulk #4 Oct 9, 2018
7.0
 Justice League Dark (2018) #2 Aug 30, 2018
7.0
 Kill Or Be Killed #10 Nov 17, 2017
7.0
 Loose Ends (2017) #1 Mar 25, 2017
7.0
 Moon Knight (2016) #7 Nov 14, 2016
7.0
 Mother Panic #1 Nov 14, 2016
7.0
 Nightwing (2016) #2 Oct 27, 2016
7.0
 Nightwing (2016) #5 Nov 14, 2016
7.0
 Nightwing (2016) #9 Nov 28, 2016
7.0
 Nightwing (2016) #10 Dec 7, 2016
7.0
 Redneck #3 Nov 21, 2017
7.0
 Royal City #2 Apr 28, 2017
7.0
 Royal City #4 Nov 20, 2017
7.0
 Seven to Eternity #2 Jan 1, 2017
7.0
 Shade, the Changing Girl #6 Mar 15, 2017
7.0
 Sun Bakery (2017) #2 Apr 8, 2017
7.0
 Superman (2016) #2 Nov 5, 2016
7.0
 Superman (2016) #3 Nov 5, 2016
7.0
 Superman (2016) #7 Nov 25, 2016
7.0
 Superman (2016) #8 Nov 25, 2016
7.0
 Superman (2016) Annual #1 Dec 24, 2016
7.0
 The Fix #9 Mar 5, 2018
7.0
 The Sheriff Of Babylon #3 Mar 6, 2018
7.0
 Trinity (2016) #3 Nov 24, 2016
7.0
 X-O Manowar (2012) #6 Nov 30, 2016
7.0
 X-O Manowar (2012) #7 Nov 30, 2016
6.5
 Action Comics (2016) #973 Mar 17, 2017
6.5
 Batman (2016) #4 Nov 5, 2016
6.5
 Batman (2016) #7 Nov 14, 2016
6.5
 Batman (2016) #29 Nov 21, 2017
6.5
 Batman (2016) #34 Nov 22, 2017
6.5
 Black Hammer #12 Nov 17, 2017
6.5
 Black Widow (2016) #2 Nov 12, 2016
6.5
 Daredevil (2015) #17 Mar 13, 2017
6.5
 Daredevil (2015) #18 Mar 15, 2017
6.5
 Detective Comics (2016) #941 Nov 28, 2016
6.5
 Detective Comics (2016) #944 Nov 29, 2016
6.5
 Detective Comics (2016) #947 Jan 1, 2017
6.5
 Detective Comics (2016) #953 Mar 27, 2017
6.5
 Doom Patrol (2016) #5 Mar 24, 2017
6.5
 Elektra (2017) #1 Mar 13, 2017

It was an interesting choice to jump ahead 200 years in the future. I can understand the reasoning though, the last issue was more of a preface, and here's where the story really lives. It's funny, the ubermensch people call themselves 'Numans', evoking the thought of Gary Numan in me, the emotionally removed electronic artist. A fitting connection.
6.5
 Evolution #1 Nov 30, 2017
6.5
 Fantastic Four (2018) #2 Oct 7, 2018
6.5
 Godshaper #3 Nov 18, 2017
6.5
 Hadrian's Wall #3 Dec 24, 2016
6.5
 Harley Quinn (2016) #2 Apr 9, 2017
6.5
 Loose Ends (2017) #2 Mar 25, 2017
6.5
 Maestros #3 Dec 15, 2017
6.5
 Moon Knight (2016) #11 Feb 6, 2017

The concept only makes sense, in the most violent city in the U.S., the retaliation of the good people may become just as aggressive. That's the gray of Gotham. It's a good crime-noir/superhero book, and it's heading in the right direction so far. I loved Batwoman's cursory noticing of Mother Panic in the sky, it grounded it in the universe and established that other Gotham characters could be making appearances in a darker book that's not afraid to take chances to tell a more present and affecting story.
6.5
 Nightwing (2016) #1 Oct 27, 2016
6.5
 Nightwing (2016) #15 Mar 11, 2017

(Spoilers) I don't want Professor Pyg to just be like any other villain, which is the way it seemed at the end of the issue with his little cliffhanger. I wish writers would stop with the "villain mission statement" thing because it puts them into a box for at least the rest of the arc if not the next few years of stories. Pyg was vibrant, unique, and actually frightening when he first appeared. Then the callbacks to Nightwing history are pretty cool, and a lot of the DC comics seem to be doing that lately, like in Batman 15(?) when Catwoman and Batman have a minor dispute over the way they first met. I really hope these kind of things lead up to something, a major statement and doesn't fizzle out.

Hit it and Quit It!
6.5
 Prophet Vol. 1: Remission Dec 17, 2016
6.5
 Shade, the Changing Girl #4 Jan 13, 2017
6.5
 Supergirl: Being Super #3 Apr 29, 2017
6.5
 Teen Titans (2016) #1 Oct 29, 2016
6.5
 Teen Titans (2016) #2 Nov 24, 2016

I can see why people are having problems with the art. It's inconsistent, and characters don't seem to hold the same face from one panel to the next. I do like Pham's layouts, and the shapes of the faces are appealing. The characters were all unique, and didn't fall into May Sue-dom, which isn't easy to do with superheroes. Though, I guess that might be easier in a team book, because the differences and chemistry and heat between characters is key. The poetry reference is great and develops that inner battle of good and evil in Damian, y'know, the thing that makes him one of the best Batman-related characters.
6.5
 Teen Titans: Rebirth #1 Oct 29, 2016
6.5
 The Few #1 Mar 26, 2017
6.5
 The Few #4 Jun 9, 2017
6.5
 The Few #5 Dec 13, 2017
6.5
 The Fix #10 Mar 5, 2018
6.5
 The Multiversity: Pax Americana #1 Dec 16, 2016
6.5
 The Wicked + The Divine #2 Mar 3, 2018
6.5
 X-O Manowar (2012) #5 Nov 30, 2016
6.5
 X-O Manowar (2012) #8 Nov 30, 2016
6.0
 All-Star Batman #1 Oct 28, 2016
6.0
 Batman (2011) #20 May 22, 2018
6.0
 Batman (2016) #8 Nov 28, 2016
6.0
 Batman (2016) #18 Mar 16, 2017
6.0
 Batman (2016) #28 Nov 21, 2017
6.0
 Batman (2016) #31 Nov 21, 2017
6.0
 Batwoman: Rebirth #1 Mar 12, 2017
6.0
 Black Widow (2016) #1 Nov 12, 2016
6.0
 Black Widow (2016) #3 Nov 12, 2016
6.0
 Black Widow (2016) #6 Dec 11, 2016
6.0
 Dark Days: The Forge #1 Nov 17, 2017
6.0
 Deathstroke (2016) #2 Oct 29, 2016
6.0
 Deathstroke (2016) #13 Mar 16, 2017

A solid issue. I hope the first artist draws Detective more often.
6.0
 Doomsday Clock #2 Feb 12, 2018

A quality issue pointing toward good things. Some awkward pacing, like when the bot is awakened. Some clean art. I recognized most of the beats, and I hope the book goes forward with more surprise.

6.0
 Nightwing (2016) #8 Nov 28, 2016
6.0
 Nightwing (2016) #14 Mar 11, 2017
6.0
 Reborn #1 Dec 9, 2016
6.0
 Royal City #6 Nov 20, 2017
6.0
 Seven to Eternity #4 Mar 11, 2017

It's all getting same-y. Nothing is happening really, and it's all sludged up pacing.
6.0
 Slots #2 Dec 2, 2017
6.0
 Superman (2016) #9 Nov 25, 2016
6.0
 Superman (2016) #15 Mar 24, 2017
6.0
 Superman (2016) #17 Mar 24, 2017
6.0
 Superman (2016) #19 Mar 27, 2017
6.0
 The Fall and Rise of Captain Atom #2 Mar 25, 2017
6.0
 The Wicked + The Divine #1 Mar 3, 2018
6.0
 X-Men: Red (2018) #1 Aug 29, 2018
5.5
 Action Comics Superman: Last Son of Krypton Dec 18, 2016
5.5
 Action Comics (2016) #974 Mar 17, 2017
5.5
 Amazing Spider-Man (2018) #1 Oct 5, 2018
5.5
 Batman (2011) #34 May 22, 2018
5.5
 Batman (2016) #5 Nov 14, 2016
5.5
 Batman (2016) #19 Mar 16, 2017
5.5
 Batman (2016) Annual #1 Dec 7, 2016
5.5
 Black Widow (2016) #4 Nov 12, 2016

Why is this run so slow? Please, less action. Maybe it's what I should've expected from a Black Widow comic. I loved W and S's Daredevil, but I can't seem to get into this.

2 D-cumpresd 4 me. T o o D e c o m p r e s s e d f o r m e .
5.5
 Deathstroke (2016) #6 Nov 25, 2016
5.5
 Detective Comics (2016) #949 Jan 31, 2017
5.5
 Flash (2016) #1 Apr 10, 2017
5.5
 Judas #4 Aug 29, 2018
5.5
 Loose Ends (2017) #3 Mar 25, 2017
5.5
 Mother Panic #3 Mar 10, 2017
5.5
 New Superman #2 Nov 24, 2016
5.5
 Nightwing (2016) #6 Nov 28, 2016
5.5
 Nightwing (2016) #11 Dec 23, 2016
5.5
 Royal City #7 Nov 20, 2017
5.5
 Superman (2016) #5 Nov 14, 2016
5.5
 Superman (2016) #11 Dec 24, 2016
5.5
 Superman (2016) #18 Mar 27, 2017
5.5
 The Multiversity #1 Dec 16, 2016
5.5
 The Multiversity: Mastermen #1 Dec 16, 2016
5.5
 Trinity (2016) #6 Mar 11, 2017
5.0
 Batman (2011) Annual #2 May 22, 2018
5.0
 Batman (2016) #13 Mar 15, 2017
5.0
 Batman (2016) #32 Nov 21, 2017
5.0
 Black Widow (2016) #11 Mar 12, 2017
5.0
 Deathstroke (2016) #7 Nov 25, 2016
5.0
 Detective Comics (2016) #948 Jan 31, 2017
5.0
 Doomsday Clock #1 Nov 28, 2017
5.0
 Hawkeye (2016) #1 Apr 11, 2017
5.0
 Judas #3 Aug 29, 2018
5.0
 Nightwing (2016) #13 Feb 13, 2017
5.0
 Nightwing (2016) #18 Apr 8, 2017
5.0
 Reborn #2 Dec 9, 2016
5.0
 Superman (2016) #6 Nov 14, 2016
5.0
 Superman (2016) #10 Dec 24, 2016
5.0
 The Fall and Rise of Captain Atom #1 Mar 25, 2017
5.0
 The Multiversity: Guidebook #1 Dec 16, 2016
4.5
 Action Comics (2016) #978 Apr 29, 2017
4.5
 Amazing Spider-Man (2018) #2 Oct 6, 2018
4.5
 Batman (2016) #6 Nov 14, 2016
4.5
 Black Widow (2016) #5 Nov 12, 2016
4.5
 Cave Carson Has A Cybernetic Eye #2 Nov 24, 2016

Let's hope something happens with these new freaky dudes next issue, and DC doesn't sit on the hands, as usual. I like the tying together this book does of history running back through Grant Morrison's own well-researched run. Some pretty cool sequences, like star Batman or demon Damians chewin' on owls. A useless Swamp Thing cameo. A bunch of hopping around from place-to-place with minimal explanation. And baby Darkseid? When did that lame shit happen, and why did Batman have easy access to him?
4.5
 Deadman: Dark Mansion of Forbidden Love #1 Nov 13, 2016
4.5
 Elektra (2017) #2 Mar 24, 2017
4.5
 Flash (2016) #2 Apr 10, 2017
4.5
 Hawkeye (2016) #2 Apr 11, 2017
4.5
 Judas #1 Aug 29, 2018
4.5
 Kamandi Challenge #4 Apr 28, 2017

The panel-to-panel storytelling fluidity isn't there, too many panels that seem detached from the panel before's action. Every character is the same; they're all quippy bastards. Some of those quips are funny and the art's alright, that's what the comic has going for it.
4.5
 Maestros #5 Mar 6, 2018
4.5
 New Superman #3 Nov 24, 2016
4.5
 Nightwing (2016) #7 Nov 28, 2016
4.5
 Red Hood and the Outlaws (2016) #1 Nov 12, 2016
4.5
 Shade, the Changing Girl #8 Jun 9, 2017
4.5
 Superman (2016) #4 Nov 14, 2016
4.5
 Superman (2016) #14 Jan 12, 2017
4.5
 Superman (2016) #16 Mar 24, 2017
4.5
 Superman (2016) #20 Apr 29, 2017
4.5
 The Multiversity: The Just #1 Dec 16, 2016
4.5
 Underwinter #1 Mar 24, 2017
4.0
 Action Comics (2016) #977 Apr 29, 2017
4.0
 All-Star Batman #3 Oct 29, 2016
4.0
 All-Star Batman #9 Apr 28, 2017
4.0
 Batman: White Knight #8 May 19, 2018
4.0
 Black Widow (2016) #10 Feb 6, 2017
4.0
 Dark Days: The Casting #1 Nov 17, 2017
4.0
 Deathstroke (2016) #9 Jan 1, 2017
4.0
 Detective Comics (2016) #942 Nov 28, 2016
4.0
 Detective Comics (2016) #954 Apr 28, 2017
4.0
 Detective Comics (2016) #965 Nov 30, 2017
4.0
 Iron Fist (2017) #1 Mar 24, 2017

Gorgeous, strong coloring by Andy Troy really separates the scenes well. Perkins tosses on some decent pencils. The plot is old, 'kung fu master is compelled to remote and mysterious island and tested. The stakes? His title! His life!?'. Not a strong story to pull out of the gates with.

4.0
 Judas #2 Aug 29, 2018
4.0
 Redlands #2 Nov 29, 2017
4.0
 Superman (2016) #12 Dec 24, 2016
4.0
 Superman (2016) #21 Apr 29, 2017
4.0
 The Multiversity: Society of Super-Heroes #1 Dec 16, 2016
4.0
 The Wicked + The Divine #3 Mar 5, 2018
4.0
 Trinity (2016) #4 Dec 23, 2016
3.5
 Batman (2016) #9 Nov 29, 2016

*Spoilers* Sean Murphy has a sharp and moody art style. The faces for men and women are all very similar though. I couldn't tell the difference between Jack Napier, Bruce or Dick at times because Murphy doesn't go out of his way to make their faces distinctive. Murphy seems to be mistaking easter eggs for engaging content. Giving old characters a new spin isn't inherently interesting, like the Duke Thomas thing. Alfred's death was not effective because it was rushed and the audience wasn't given many details either about his ailment or his role in this elseworlds universe.

3.5
 Batman: White Knight #7 May 19, 2018
3.5
 Cave Carson Has A Cybernetic Eye #3 Dec 23, 2016
3.5
 Dark Nights: Metal #1 Nov 17, 2017

With every new issue, my eyes glaze over again. Pretty soon, my eyes will just be white. I'll have gone blind with boredom. It's all just semantics and dreams. Never a good call because nothing ends up happening in reality, something that has become the status quo in comic books. Black Mirror, then Court/City of Owls were such fresh, engaging storylines, and Snyder has mostly gone downhill since then. Though I did enjoy issues 6-8 of All-Star Batman (the finale, 9, was underwhelming). Metal, sadly, is mostly tepid crap, and I don't know why I keep reading. (And seriously, are all of those tie-ins necessary?). You tell a story when a story has to be told. This is all just wallet-milking.

Ooh, Batman's giving off a gummy grimace on the cover. Should be a good one. And it was good... compared to the last issue.

Still feels like this book is exploiting the success of Watchmen. The homages aren't very subtle either with the movie inside of a comic thing. The revival of The comedian seems purposeless so far, and I don't think they'll be coming up with a good reason.
3.5
 Nightwing (2016) #12 Jan 12, 2017

Echoing another review I saw, this comic had some intensely drab colors. The writing was impersonal, seeing how not a single character was introduced until past halfway through. I kind of dig the idea, this is more a comic about relations between humans and all these diverse alien species rather than a constant firefight, 'aliens are bad'-type thing. But this first issue was ineffectual and uneven.

The characters are lifeless. The story is not well-defined, but not in a Grant Morrison 'just-think-about-it', almost avant-garde way, but in a poor writing way. Millar obviously didn't flesh out his universe before he began to write, and is just figuring it all out now.
3.5
 Super Sons (2017) #3 Apr 28, 2017

The plot is tenuous and bland, and seems to have a delusion of grandeur. JRJR's is above-average, the lips are weird and flat, but a few panels were candy. I don't know why I should care about this, and villains are tossed about like Snyder's a little boy, and he can't decide which action figure to play with. Copperhead and Cheshire appear for no reason. The dialogue was generally lame. I can't think of many positives story-wise. The coloring's very nice and a few of the nature shots are pretty.

3.0
 All-Star Batman #4 Nov 13, 2016
3.0
 Batman: White Knight #4 Jan 24, 2018

This is why most artists shouldn't write their own books. The plot is almost nonsense and has mostly been treading water for three issues.

The only thing redeeming this comic is the art, and that's just barely.

Why should the audience care about Shawn Tsang? She's been in one arc before this, and we were given a single issue synopsis of their entire relationship. Nightwing couldn't have possibly held up that falling statue from that angle.

3.0
 Red Hood and the Outlaws (2016) #2 Nov 13, 2016
2.5
 Action Comics (2016) #976 Apr 29, 2017
2.5
 Batman (2016) #10 Nov 29, 2016
2.5
 Bullseye (2017) #1 Mar 13, 2017
2.5
 Detective Comics (2016) #955 Apr 28, 2017
2.5
 Detective Comics (2016) #957 Nov 20, 2017

Awkward pacing on this one. I liked the mirror thing a little. I wish Damian would've seen himself as his own Batman and not just a clone of his father, and I wish Ras' vision of Damian would've been more personalized too, and not just a clone of Ras. Some poor dialogue. Maybe I don't enjoy Pham's art as much as I'd thought. It's not very thoughtful, doesn't push the book any further than the expectation.
2.5
 The Multiversity: Ultra Comics #1 Dec 17, 2016
2.5
 The Multiversity Deluxe Dec 17, 2016

The characters are flat and 1D. The colors are insanely shiny constantly. I did like how much story they packed into this one issue. I did not enjoy the predictability of that story.
2.0
 All-Star Batman #5 Dec 30, 2016
2.0
 Batman (2016) #11 Nov 29, 2016
2.0
 Bullseye (2017) #2 Mar 13, 2017

I don't know why I force myself to read this! The back-up is okay!

Holy shit, Violet Paige is such a bad ass with an overwhelmingly original mouth! She breaks glass in her hands, and it doesn't hurt because she's totally bad ass. She says offbeat, fiery things about Batman... ON TELEVISION. Gather House was just introduced this issue, and apparently it already mattered so much to the readership, that in a climactic finish, this boarding school that we know little to nothing about is blown apart and she fights some dude who umm! S.o. b.a.d.a.s.s.

Safe art. Bland story. All tell, no show. Then there's the poor editing with Kroog's gender and some basic grammar issues.

They're fighting alternate versions of themselves!? That's never been done before! And all of the characters (or should I call them 'husks'?) are entirely interchangeable anyway.
1.5
 Throwaways #1 Dec 31, 2016

Still really shit. Why did Garth survive that magic-smash? It would have been a win-win situation. DC drops a boring character, the audience can see that the stakes are high. Then DC just doesn't revive him ever, and mentions him once in awhile. Dude's bones were literally glowing through his skin when that last cliffhanger hit. Now he's just 'a little cooked'? Lame. And I mean, I don't want senseless death. I just want to know that the writers really are willing to take risks and make these stories consequential, and that they aren't just writing because they're former big names who can sell books based on that.

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