7.8
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80th Anniversary 100-Page Super Spectacular | 3 issues |
8.5
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80th Anniversary 100-Page Super Spectacular: Green Lantern #1
Jun 23, 2020 |
There's really no reason not to pick this issue up if the emerald light has ever tickled your fancy. There's something for every Lantern fan in this issue, whether it's a character or a generation. A lot of good memories, nostalgia and what feels like a complete love for these characters from the creative teams involved. |
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7
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80th Anniversary 100-Page Super Spectacular: Robin #1
Mar 18, 2020 |
If you've read any over-sized anniversary or celebration type issues you know what to expect out of this spectacular, you have a bunch of short stories, where some are going to be better than others, but my biggest complaint is that we don't actually deal enough with Robin stories and focus more on the characters who have been Robin simply remembering their time as the Boy Wonder and putting those skills to present-day situations. It's still fun overall, but by the end, I wanted more. |
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8
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80th Anniversary 100-Page Super Spectacular: Joker #1
Jun 9, 2020 |
If you've ever been a fan of the Clown Prince of Crime and happen to still be reading comics...... then there's absolutely no reason you shouldn't be getting this issue and checking out the many interpretations of one of the highest tier villains to ever come out of comic-dom. Some of the biggest creative teams in DC Comics are here for the celebration and there's no reason you shouldn't join them. |
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8.5
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Action Comics (2011) | 1 issues |
8.5
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Action Comics (2011) #23.1
Sep 5, 2013 |
Man do I love Cyborg Superman, and the New 52 version is not letting me down. I was really worried when I saw that the new incarnation wasn't Hank Henshaw, but as of right now, well I'm still worried but this issue was a great Villain's Month installment. We get some post Krypton back story of Zor-El, and the machinations of a newly formed Cyborg Superman. The artwork is great, the story was interesting, all I can really say is, check it out. |
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6.7
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Action Comics (2016) | 80 issues |
9
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Action Comics (2016) #957
Jun 8, 2016 |
For this first issue of Action Comics now that it's gone back to its classic numbering, Dan Jurgens is throwing everything except the kitchen sink at you in a wonderfully crazy way that somehow works beyond my belief. I had so much fun reading this comic because it bridged the gap between when I first started reading Superman to what we're dealing with currently and by the time I was finished with it I had to have someone slap the dopey grin off my face because that's how happy this issue made me. We've got great art, a story that intrigues the hell out of me so really, what are you waiting for? Go out and get yourself some Action Comics already. You won't be sorry. |
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7
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Action Comics (2016) #958
Jun 22, 2016 |
Action Comics continues its big over the top battle, but where the previous issue threw a ton of things at us, each more WTF than the last, this issue really only continues the fighting while giving us glances at the things we really want to see. Yeah, it's still an enjoyable issue and has great art all the way through, but it just didn't have the presence that the last issue had that got me all ga-ga for Action Comics. |
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7
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Action Comics (2016) #959
Jul 13, 2016 |
Action Comics continues to give us over the top action and while it looks great with Tyler Kirkham rocking the art, it's starting to become a "been there done that" situation because on top of this happening every issue....... we've already seen this for the most part in the Death of Superman. Even with that though, the mysteries of this series continue to intrigue even though the answers are being divvied out at a snails pace. Hopefully the action can be balanced out better in upcoming issues because I just want more out of this comic......... but not from the art, that's right where it should be. |
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7
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Action Comics (2016) #960
Jul 27, 2016 |
While the mysteries of this book don't seem to be close to be being resolved....... or even any clues given, we do get more out of this issue than simple fighting, what with the inclusion of Wonder Woman and Doomsday now on the hunt for something to punch other than Superman's face. The art in this book is amazing as always and while I can't wait to get some answers out of this book, it's still a fun ride along the way. |
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6.2
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Action Comics (2016) #961
Aug 10, 2016 |
While we may be leading to something in the next issue of this series from the events here, it seems like too little too late at this point because even with a new development added here, it's still the same old song and dance that we've been dealing with since the renumbering of this series. On top of that I also didn't think that the art was as strong as it's been previously and while I've been hoping for something to change here, the art wasn't what I was talking about. |
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7.8
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Action Comics (2016) #962
Aug 24, 2016 |
Our "Path To Doom" story comes to a close with this issue and while all the mysteries that we've been dealing with might not be revealed here, what we do have is a conclusion that seems to have a ton of heart, great character work and awesome looking art. Yeah, it's still a comic about Superman fighting Doomsday, but it seemed to work better here than it has previously and because of that when I finished this issue I had a smile on my face.......... I just would have liked a little more on the revelatory side of things. |
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7
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Action Comics (2016) #963
Sep 14, 2016 |
While you might have come to this issue looking for a Superman story, what you get instead is a Clark Kent story and that's probably more interesting, especially from what we saw during the last story arc. I can't wait to get to the bottom of this mystery and hope that things aren't drawn out as much as they were with Doomsday because I can't wait another arc to get a dollop of information. That being said, there was enough interesting things to this story to keep me upbeat and the art was great. |
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7.5
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Action Comics (2016) #964
Sep 28, 2016 |
The mysteries just keep coming in this series and while this might piss off some......... you know, since we're not dealing with the ones we already have, I found that the character interactions are what really made this story worth reading and why I'm not pulling my hair out about nothing being explained yet. With that, I really loved the art in this book and kind of look forward to seeing more of Clark Kent in the role he's currently playing. |
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7.5
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Action Comics (2016) #965
Oct 12, 2016 |
Yeah, this issue adds more mysteries to all the ones we already have, but even with that nonsense, this is still an enjoyable issue that puts Lois Lane front and center and if there's something that I love from bringing this Pre-Flashpoint Superman family into this continuity, it's Lois Lane........ Well, really it's the entire Superman Family, but I love this Lois too. The art is great throughout and I hope we can stick to this story for awhile so we can get some closure somewhere from Action Comics. |
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6.3
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Action Comics (2016) #966
Oct 26, 2016 |
While I was originally all about Lois getting some panel play in this series, this issue didn't really give us anything new and left a big question I had just hanging and it doesn't look like we're going to get any explanation to what got this arc started in the first place. The art was fine, but this issue was just boring in the long run. |
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7
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Action Comics (2016) #967
Nov 9, 2016 |
While you won't get any real answers out of this issue to all the big questions we've had surrounding this series, what you will get is the beginning of a new story that really looks interesting....... and maybe the beginnings to some of those answers we so desperately want....... maybe. We've got great art though all the way through and all of our previous stories converging here, which gets me pretty excited. |
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6.5
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Action Comics (2016) #968
Nov 23, 2016 |
While this issue is pretty much just a big ass fight scene, there are some enjoyable moments along the way and some excellent art depicting it all. If you're like me though, you'll still be exhausted from all the fighting we got from Doomsday at the beginning of this series and feel that it's just a little overplayed here, while we're all waiting for answers to all the lingering mysteries left out there. |
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6.5
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Action Comics (2016) #969
Dec 14, 2016 |
Not a lot goes down in this issue besides for getting a little background information about our Godslayer L'Call and what he's all about. It's a tad disappointing that we can't find a happy medium between balls to the wall action and none at all, but we still get a book that's full of amazing art and even with my disappointments here, I still can't wait to read the next issue. |
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7
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Action Comics (2016) #970
Dec 28, 2016 |
There really isn't much to this issue besides for an extended backstory on L'Call, but even with that, there's enough here to enjoy and have a good time with this book. The art is fantastic as always and even though there's not a lot of progression here, I'm still intrigued about where this story is going. |
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8.5
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Action Comics (2016) #971
Jan 11, 2017 |
While we still get a shit load of fighting in this issue, with our previous cliffhanger just being a clever ruse to buy some time, I like the direction that this arc is taking and love the fact that we keep moving between our Superman story and our Lois story....... because really, we have a lot of things to deal with in this series and constant movement isn't a bad thing. The art in this issue is really enjoyable and I can't wait to see what else Jurgens has in store for us. |
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8
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Action Comics (2016) #972
Jan 25, 2017 |
We end our Men of Steel arc with this issue and man is it satisfying. We not only continue to develop the story of human Clark Kent, but also get a intriguing conclusion to Lex Luthor's future despot possibility. The art is great and my only real complaint here is the amount of time used to simply show Lex and Superman duking it out with their foes. |
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8
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Action Comics (2016) #973
Feb 8, 2017 |
We've got ourselves a duel story going on here and while I love that we're moving along at a fast pace to tell as much story as possible, I found myself mad that we couldn't focus on just one....... either one, it didn't matter. The point is, they're both interesting stories that I need to have the answers to and I can't wait to see what we get next, especially if the art remains as strong as it is here. |
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6.8
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Action Comics (2016) #974
Feb 22, 2017 |
While I've been loving that we've been getting two stories going on in this title, I have to say that after the developments of this issue, my main focus on which story I care about has changed because after waiting so long to get an answer to a mystery here, things seem to be getting rushed to a conclusion and the story just feels off because of it. The art is still great though and I'm still interested in this arc, I just hope that things can wrap up in a satisfactory manner. |
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7
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Action Comics (2016) #975
Mar 8, 2017 |
Well, we certainly get a reveal in this issue and while I'm not totally on board with it because it doesn't make sense to the timeline that we've been given, I'm sure a lot of people are all happy about it because it brings a legacy character back onto the page. Personally, I feel that it cheapens the story overall, but with that I had a good time reading this issue and I thought that the art looked great the whole way through. |
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6.5
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Action Comics (2016) #976
Mar 22, 2017 |
Well, our conclusion to the Reborn arc is here and while we do get to see something new and interesting out of it, nothing is really explained about the hows or whys of all this going down. Plus, it seems that the antagonist to this story really had no reason to be here other than to fix Superman's secret identity problem. We did have some excellent art in this issue though and I'm eager to see if the writers of the Superman books will present us with something to make this arc more understandable because after getting all of this thrown at us....... I need some sort of explanation. |
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5.8
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Action Comics (2016) #977
Apr 12, 2017 |
While you won't get any real answers in this issue about what went down in the conclusion of the Reborn arc, you will get the setup for what this new arc is all about and it looks pretty bad ass....... Too bad that the majority of this issue felt like a re-run that you've seen a hundred times before. The art was great in this issue, but the answers were lacking and so was my excitement by the end. |
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8.7
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Action Comics (2016) #978
Apr 26, 2017 |
This issue finally gives us the reveals that we've been looking for about how the Universe has changed in our post Reborn world and I'm intrigued as hell and actually think that the ways that the writers have used two histories and made them one is quite satisfying. Yeah, we still have some inconsistencies, but I'm hoping they are explored further as the series progresses. Besides all that though, the art was fantastic in this issue and the reveal of our big bad of this arc is something that I can't wait to read. |
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7.8
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Action Comics (2016) #979
May 10, 2017 |
Action Comics continues to delight, especially in the villain category. That's right, we're getting bigger and badder villains with each issue and even the proper debut of one of my favorites of all time. Yeah, it doesn't always make sense, but I'll go with it because I'm having a good time and having excellent art the whole way though doesn't hurt either. |
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6.8
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Action Comics (2016) #980
May 24, 2017 |
This issue of Action Comics, while still enjoyable for the most part was really just a chance for Dan Jurgens to catch new readers up on who the villains of this story are and what their motivations for hating the Man of Steel stem from........ While giving us the original origin for Cyborg Superman instead of explaining how he became human for the beginning of this story. That being said though, the art was great and even with the filler we got, I'm still excited for the continuation of this story. |
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7.5
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Action Comics (2016) #981
Jun 14, 2017 |
This issue moves fast as hell and doesn't get us much further than where we were in the previous issue, but it had enjoyable art and added a new dynamic to the story that doesn't bode well for our hero. I liked this issue enough and had some fun with it, but in the long run I just wish we'd get more story each issue. |
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6.5
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Action Comics (2016) #982
Jun 28, 2017 |
This issue takes too damn long to get started because it wastes half the book it felt on making sure that everyone was up to speed with what's been going on up till now and the story suffers for it. Yeah, it picked up towards the end and gave us an awesome reveal of things to come, but by that point it felt like too little too late for me. The art was great though and I'm still interested in this story, I just wish it would pick up the pace a bit because playing catch up every issue is killing me. |
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6.4
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Action Comics (2016) #983
Jul 12, 2017 |
While we get to a pretty cool cliffhanger in this issue, everything else just felt lackluster in the long run because while we're supposed to be excited for the big battle against the Superman Revenge Squad and The Super-League, there really wasn't much there and the art was mixed for me because I wasn't a fan of how some of the villains looked and how the color in this issue seemed completely drowned out. I hope things pick up in the following issue because right now, this arc just seems to be spinning its wheels and not giving us much, which seems crazy for how big it initially felt. |
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6.4
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Action Comics (2016) #984
Jul 26, 2017 |
While I enjoyed this issue more than I thought I would, there's still a bunch of problems with it in the long run and a lot of elements to this issue just came off forced to get us to a conclusion and setting all our characters back to their proper status quo so that we can move on from here. The art was amazing though and there's a bunch to like about this issue, but overall, it wasn't the best conclusion to this arc. |
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6
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Action Comics (2016) #985
Aug 9, 2017 |
The concepts of how the characters in this issue interact with one another comes off feeling odd for how much we've seen their relationship grow since Rebirth and while I wish that was the only thing that I wasn't a fan of in this issue, the art here wasn't that great either and at the end of the day I am hopeful that we'll get something memorable out of this arc, but sadly it won't be from this issue. |
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4
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Action Comics (2016) #986
Aug 23, 2017 |
Concepts are thrown out at us in this issue that seem to come out of nowhere and make little sense to me and if that wasn't enough to raise your blood pressure, it all seemed to be filler to get us to our conclusion so that we're all ready for Mr. Oz' big reveal in the next arc. I wish I could say that the art was strong here to try and make this sound better, but that too was pretty weak and I walked away from this issue and and this two issue arc wishing that I didn't read it. |
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6
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Action Comics (2016) #987
Sep 13, 2017 |
While Mr. Oz is revealed in this issue, which gives us a pretty cool cliffhanger, the rest of the issue just felt off because of the character's complete change of demeanor in everything we've seen up to this point. Yeah, the art was great and we saw a side of Superman, which we rarely get to see, but overall, this issue just felt forced to reveal Oz, whether it really makes sense to what we've seen or not. |
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6
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Action Comics (2016) #988
Sep 27, 2017 |
Well, if you wanted to know a single incident that happened to Jor-El once he was saved from Krypton's destruction, then you'll get exactly what you want out of this issue and while I understand we have to have some setup moving forward, this seemed to move at an even slower pace than I ever expected it to and we really haven't moved that much forward in this story besides for Superman seeming like he may believe who Mr. Oz says he is. |
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6.5
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Action Comics (2016) #989
Oct 11, 2017 |
While we see Jor-El doing more to achieve his "We have to leave Earth because people are shitty" goals in this issue, a lot of what goes down here seems to be just a rehash of what we've seen previously in this arc. With that though, the art in this issue is great and a new element to the agents of Oz was presented here and it gets me a bit more curious about what we'll see in the next coming issues. |
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7
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Action Comics (2016) #990
Oct 25, 2017 |
While a lot of this issue rehashes the same old things that we've been seeing from this arc, it does eventually get exciting and makes me really interested in what we're going to get from the next issue. The art in this issue is great and it finally feels like we're getting somewhere with the Oz Effect. |
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6.8
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Action Comics (2016) #991
Nov 8, 2017 |
The Oz Effect finale comes at us this issue and while the majority of this arc just seemed like filler to get us here, this issue at least answers some questions that have been plaguing me since this arc began and leads us pretty decently into the Doomsday Clock. The art in this issue was great, but all in all I just wish that this arc would have had more weight behind it because while I enjoyed the ending, it didn't seem as big as it should. |
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8.5
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Action Comics (2016) #992
Nov 22, 2017 |
Superman's going to get some answers about everything we've wanted to know about since Rebirth began and I couldn't be happier because the momentum of this issue just kept building and building right up to the cliffhanger, which didn't even put on the brakes there. I'm all about this arc already and while I wasn't the biggest fan of all the art we got here, the story was strong as hell and I can't wait to get more. |
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6
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Action Comics (2016) #993
Dec 13, 2017 |
While the story that we're dealing with in Action Comics seems really important, this installment to that arc really isn't........... you know, unless you want to know the basics about Booster Gold or see the set up for a Lois Lane story. Besides that though, not much Superman or Krypton in this issue and that was pretty disappointing. Thankfully, the art was decent though, I just wanted more out of the story at hand. |
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6
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Action Comics (2016) #994
Dec 27, 2017 |
If you want some time travel jargon that may or may not make sense to you....... Well, you'll get it here along with some fights from an alternate timeline and Lois talking about things we learned last issue. With that nonsense though, the art looks good in this issue and there are some parts of this that seem at least interesting. |
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5.8
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Action Comics (2016) #995
Jan 10, 2018 |
Where this arc started out really cool, it has quickly become just a retelling of Booster Gold's origin and if you're not that familiar with the character than maybe you could dig this, but if you are....... Well, there really isn't much going on here. Just Booster Gold and Superman taking jaunts around time. |
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6.5
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Action Comics (2016) #996
Jan 24, 2018 |
While I haven't been the biggest fan of this arc, this issue does at least go into some interesting territory whether it matters or not in the long run because of the time travel aspect to this story. Thankfully though, we don't have more of Booster's backstory forced in and get great art the entire way through. Not the best issue, but definitely not the worst of this arc. |
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8
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Action Comics (2016) #997
Feb 14, 2018 |
Our Booster Shot arc continues here and where I felt that this story has been pretty mediocre, I have to say that this issue caught me by surprise with how many risks it's taking and how far it's willing to go. Yeah, consequences really don't mean anything in a time travel story, but I really enjoyed what we got here and loved the art way more than I thought I would from what we got in the previous issue. |
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8
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Action Comics (2016) #998
Feb 28, 2018 |
Our Booster Shot arc comes to a close with this issue and like the previous one, it's pretty damn satisfying. The art in this issue is amazing and the time travel concept was used perfectly to give us a wrap around that makes everything from this arc come together nicely, while opening doors to future stories. |
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7
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Action Comics (2016) #999
Mar 14, 2018 |
While there is extensive recap of things we've dealt with in this series and even from the last arc, this issue of Action Comics actually left me with "the feels" by the end of the book, as it was just a love letter to the character about why is he the world's greatest superhero. |
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8.5
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Action Comics (2016) #1000
Apr 17, 2018 |
We're all celebrating Superman with this issue and who doesn't love a celebration? Really, this is an anthology issue that just feels good in looking at all the aspects our Man of Steel represents throughout his long life and with some of the best creators that DC Comics has to offer throwing their love into this issue, there's really no reason not to pick this up. |
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6
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Action Comics (2016) #1001
Jul 25, 2018 |
While Superman balances out arson investigations and his career in this issue, I'm sitting back and wondering why the hell we're getting the boring parts to Superman's life in something called Action Comics. The art here was great, but I'm seriously worried about the state of Superman under the helm of Brian Michael Bendis from what we've been getting. |
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7
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Action Comics (2016) #1002
Aug 22, 2018 |
This issue of Action Comics picks things up a bit for me compared to the previous issue and I'm happy as hell for that because I was really worried there for a bit. Between the characters in this issue and the art that depicts them, you get a pretty decent installment to this comic that really starts upping the ante of the story with its cliffhanger. |
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7
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Action Comics (2016) #1003
Sep 26, 2018 |
While this is still my favorite Man of Steel title that we have right now, this issue felt a bit forced in a lot of its actions and off in a lot of its dialog. With that, we still have a really cool situation going on with our antagonists in this series and I look forward to seeing more of them. I just wish that we'd get more out of each individual character because it feels like they're really not doing much each issue. |
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7
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Action Comics (2016) #1004
Oct 24, 2018 |
Discovering where Superman's marriage stands in this issue was the high point of the book and for the most part, I think it was really well done. Yeah, Lois' dialog was odd as hell and some of her reasons behind things seem off, but all in all, I look forward to continuing my Bendis Action Comics journey and finding out what he has planned for the long haul of our hero. |
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6
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Action Comics (2016) #1005
Nov 28, 2018 |
While you do get some decent reveals to some old things and some new things in this issue, the majority of the book was a bit of a bore as we continue to take the action out of Action Comics and focus on the day job of Clark Kent. The art is great, but the story is getting a bit boring because of how secretive everything is being handled here. |
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6
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Action Comics (2016) #1006
Jan 2, 2019 |
Superman's taking on a big Red Cloud and....... Well, it goes on for way to long and you don't really get anything out of it by the end. Yeah, the art looks great in this issue and we have ourselves an interesting cliffhanger, but there really isn't a lot of substance to this book overall. |
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8
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Action Comics (2016) #1007
Jan 30, 2019 |
While we kind of leave our previous story behind it seems, what we get out of this issue instead is what I've wanted from this series all along and I left this hoping that Action Comics can continue to be more like this. We had comedy, drama, action, romance and it all fit together so well and when you combine all that with awesome art....... Well, you have a winner. I'm not saying this issue is perfect, I'm only saying that it's on the right path. |
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6
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Action Comics (2016) #1008
Feb 27, 2019 |
We've got some great art here and the continued destruction of major players in the DCU, but as for an individual issue in this storyline, it left me wanting a bit and didn't seem to have enough of the mystery that Bendis wanted to push to fill out an entire issue as things we saw previously were just reiterated here. I still look forward to this arc, but I hope that the story is as big as this initial mystery makes it appear. |
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5
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Action Comics (2016) #1009
Mar 27, 2019 |
If you read last issue......... Well, you're really not missing anything here except for the cliffhanger. With that said though, you do get excellent art throughout the issue, it's just you don't get any new story and that's pretty damn frustrating for a monthly title. |
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5.5
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Action Comics (2016) #1010
Apr 24, 2019 |
With beautiful art this issue accomplishes........ pretty much nothing. Beautiful art though..... really. There really isn't much to say about this issue besides if you were really looking forward to a page dedicated to having a look at Clark and Lois' undercover identities' back story....... Well, you have that, but this gag didn't do much to this story and I find myself bored with Leviathan already. |
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6.5
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Action Comics (2016) #1011
May 22, 2019 |
While the art remains one of the highlights of this series for me, the story is presented in a way that makes you want to think it's really big, while not really doing much to progress what our heroes are doing and for the most part, we're really not all that further along than where were left off last issue besides for Lois having a new story to write. There's some fun to be had, but not enough story to really keep me as hyped as I want to be. |
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5.4
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Action Comics (2016) #1012
Jun 26, 2019 |
With the introduction of an older character in this issue you'd think there would be some pretty interesting things happening here, but ultimately, this is pretty boring as we're shown that there may be a conspiracy on top of a secret syndicate which I don't fully understand either and if that wasn't enough we still have big bad Leviathan making his rounds. With all that going on I have no idea why I wasn't having fun. Still though, you get some decent art for most of the book, I just wish the story would pick up. |
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6
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Action Comics (2016) #1013
Jul 24, 2019 |
We continue to take baby steps in this issue to learn anything about anything as Brian Michael Bendis makes the inner workings of the Daily Planet the focus of this book. That being said though, we do have Leviathan offering people things, Lex offering people things, Rose and Thorn getting offers and Leone getting presents. There's things going on here, they just don't seem to be going anywhere. The art is great though and I look forward to hopefully getting some answers about Red Cloud coming up. |
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5
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Action Comics (2016) #1014
Aug 28, 2019 |
If you're looking for anything to be resolved in this issue...... well, you're going to be disappointed, but if you want two to three more things added instead, that really don't go anywhere, where character continue to have awkward dialog, then maybe this is for you. I wasn't a huge fan of the art this issue and really, I'm just looking for anything interesting to happen here because I find myself bored reading this book. |
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5
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Action Comics (2016) #1015
Sep 25, 2019 |
If you read last issue and Naomi's own mini-series than you're all caught up here because besides for the idea that Naomi's come to Metropolis for Superman's help in understanding her powers and the looming threat of the ruler of her birth world one day coming back to this one, there's nothing to this issue at all. Thankfully though, the art in this issue is very nice, but that's about all I was happy with here. |
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5
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Action Comics (2016) #1016
Oct 23, 2019 |
If you're a fan of Naomi...well, you get her here. She's not really doing much or giving you any real new information...but she's here. Beyond that, you might get a cliffhanger that could lead to something, but really, this is just another issue that may look great but offers little else. |
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3.5
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Action Comics (2016) #1018
Jan 1, 2020 |
Action Comics continues to disappoint this issue with not only its art, but also in its wonky way that it wanted to tell this story....... and by story I mean a hodge podge of different ideas just thrown at the page. Nothing about this issue felt good or really thought out and by the end I just hoped that our cliffhanger reveal leads to something interesting, but from what I've seen from this title and the character revealed, I'm not expecting much. |
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3.5
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Action Comics (2016) #1019
Jan 29, 2020 |
We have the meeting of the villains this issue and while I usually love situations like this, there really isn't anything going down here besides for the group consensus, "Superman bad" and even with that, it feels odd that Leviathan would join up with anyone like the Legion of Doom. On top of that, the art is disappointing and I would just like more of anything out of this title because right now it feels like I get nothing issue to issue. |
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3
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Action Comics (2016) #1023
Jul 21, 2020 |
Red Cloud is pissed and now it's an all-out war between the Superman Family and the Invisible Mafia, but who knows what that actually means since we really know nothing about the Invisible Mafia still and with Bendis writing terrible versions of our heroes. The art in this issue was........ something I hope to never see in DC Comics again and the story was just so ridiculous that it felt more like a fever dream than an actual progression in a story. |
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5
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Action Comics (2016) #1029
Mar 23, 2021 |
If you read Phillip Kennedy Johnson's first official issue of Superman or the first part of this arc running between Superman and Action Comics..... then you pretty much read this one. Yeah, we're progressing our story a bit but it feels like we're trying to tie ourselves into Future State a little too soon to me, not to mention that I hope you read and understood what we got out of Midnighter in Future State because we'll be continuing it here. Overall, I wasn't a fan of either of our stories in this issue of Action and the art wasn't for me either. |
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6.5
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Action Comics (2016) #1030
Apr 27, 2021 |
There's a lot of cool ideas in this issue, I just wish that they were all thrown at us at the same time because it feels like it's kind of cluttering the story and not having enough time to really flesh things out beyond just saying something is happening and moving on before explaining why it's happening. There's some fun to be had here and some decent interactions between the characters involved, not to mention that the art looks great. I just wish I felt half as strongly about the backup because that story and art does nothing for me. |
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6
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Action Comics (2016) #1031
May 25, 2021 |
The concept of our Superman section of Action Comics feels very familiar to the concept that the Superman title is doing right now, but thankfully it feels like this title is doing it better. I just wish that this book felt like it had more substance and was dropping its backup, because while I love the art and the concept of the Superman parts of this book, the backup isn't bringing me anything |
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7
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Action Comics (2016) #1032
Jun 22, 2021 |
While a lot of the Action Comics element to this story feels like it's stacking mystery upon mystery, I do feel that it is intriguing enough to keep me interested, while also giving me great art on top of it. So while that's a plus, the Midnighter backup, while probably the best so far, isn't something that feels like it belongs here and I don't think I'll ever be a fan of the art style that goes with it. |
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7
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Action Comics (2016) #1033
Jul 27, 2021 |
Action Comics, while making some weird choices is still a pretty interesting read that looks great. I just hope that we get more information about both the Warworld refugees and the genesis object because both aspects are still so mysterious that I'm not sure what to make of either, but they're definitely more enjoyable than the Midnighter backup which continues to offer pretty much nothing. |
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6.9
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Action Comics (2016) #1034
Aug 24, 2021 |
While the Superman section of Action Comics remains pretty strong, that Midnighter backup does little besides up the price of the book and I can't wait for it to be over. With that, I'm still hoping that the Superman section can find better pacing than it has here because the way it splits up what story it wants to tell just leaves both sections feeling weaker than they should, which sucks because separately they both seem like really important stories that I wish we could concentrate on. |
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7
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Action Comics (2016) #1035
Sep 28, 2021 |
This is a bit of a down issue as far as progression is concerned, even though we're essentially moving forward completely here. It just feels like out of nowhere we're going to Warworld and because of that we have to have some sweet tender moments, which I really appreciate, I just wish the rest of the story felt like it came together in a way that felt right with the pacing of this arc so far. I loved the art throughout but don't know why this series needs a backup that doesn't do anything. |
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6
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Action Comics (2016) #1036
Nov 9, 2021 |
While both the main story and backup look great, there's not a whole lot of anything going on in either. Yeah, Superman and the Authority make it to Warworld where we'll see what the new status quo for Mongul really is, but once you get to that point you can't unsee that it's just Thanos and the Black Order and this aspect just makes everything feel small overall, not to mention that we immediately have to nerf our main character to make everything else we've seen make sense. |
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8
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Action Comics (2016) #1037
Nov 30, 2021 |
The stakes have raised this issue with the battle between Superman and the Authority against Mongul and his Lieutenants, not to mention a fun backup featuring everybody's favorite Martian. The art is great throughout and I find myself excited to read the next issue...... and a little worried. This is what I totally needed though to get me back on the Action Comics trolley. |
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8.5
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Action Comics (2016) #1038
Dec 28, 2021 |
Action Comics is upping its game lately and thankfully this issue continues that trend as we see the aftermath of the epic defeat of our heroes in the previous issue. While things seem gloomy for Superman and the Authority I love the way that this issue plays with the elements of hope and how Superman will never give up. The art is fantastic and the Martian Manhunter backup is a great step up from the backups we've had previously. |
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9
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Action Comics (2016) #1039
Jan 25, 2022 |
With great art and great storytelling throughout the main story and the backup, Action Comics has become what feels like one of the biggest books that DC Comics is putting out. There's drama, heart, and impeccable pacing that makes sure that the new concepts for Mongul and Warworld feel important throughout, not to mention a deep dive into continuity with the backup that is trying to bring to light the villains of Martian Manhunter that we barely ever get. |
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8.5
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Action Comics (2016) #1040
Feb 22, 2022 |
Action Comics continues to be a great book in both its main story and backup and that goes for the art as well. Yeah, I think that the art of this issue isn't quite as good as we got previously in our main story, but the Martian Manhunter backup looks so great that the full page of J'onn J'onzz in the story will remind you why he's our favorite Martian. Some great stuff coming out of this book and it remains something that I look forward to each and every issue. |
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7.5
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Action Comics (2016) #1041
Mar 22, 2022 |
While this issue of Action Comics is still enjoyable it seems that the main story and the backup have found a lull point in their story where the progression slows down a bit and sadly, the way that we do this in the main Action Comics story is show a Midnighter montage that doesn't do his story enough justice in my mind and while the main story's art is alright, that too seems to be a down a bit. Still love this story and the Martian Manhunter backup but this issue was a little down for me. |
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7.8
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Action Comics (2016) #1042
Apr 26, 2022 |
While we've seen Superman inspiring others to hope on Warworld, we get a bit of a side story here that is totally welcome because while we all love the whole hopeful Superman thing, it feels like it's been a crutch to the storytelling and at this point, I'm looking for a little more. That more that I'm looking for starts out well here and with great art throughout and a great Martian Manhunter backup, this series remains a must-read. |
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7.8
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Action Comics (2016) #1046
Aug 23, 2022 |
The art is a bit of a mixed bag for me overall, but boy did I enjoy our main Action Comics story because while this story has been all about showing Superman being super without his powers, this issue just cranks that up to eleven but none of it ever feels forced or out of place for what's going on. I just wish that the art and the backup were as strong overall, even though the backup does offer some fan service and some good times. |
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6.5
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Action Comics (2016) #1047
Sep 27, 2022 |
Action Comics #1047 gives us something big.... Superman is back! It's just too bad that he's still dealing with Warworld shenanigans and looks like he'll be doing it for the foreseeable future. Thankfully though we have some great art and Phillip Kennedy Johnson taking a stab at reworking Metallo into the mix, which I can't wait to see. Sadly though, the backup feels like nonsense...... But hey, at least we have Metallo..... and Superman back. |
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7
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Action Comics (2016) #1048
Oct 25, 2022 |
Superman vs. The New Gods is not something I was expecting out of this story but I'm certainly here for it and hope that this story expands on what the new status quo of the New Gods is in our Infinite Frontier landscape. Overall though, the backup is kind of weak, but the main story more than makes up for it in both plot and art so I'm happy with the direction we're going right now. |
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5.3
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Action Comics (2016) Annual | 3 issues |
6.5
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Action Comics (2016) Annual: 2022
May 31, 2022 |
While I did enjoy the art in this Annual and the Mongul aspects of our story, I would have liked the whole thing to be about Mongul and his rise to be the Mongul that is since we're working with a new continuity for the character and don't really know anything about the background that Johnson is using. Instead, though we get a weird Clark Kent story added in to fill up our page space that just continues to let you know that Superman is a really good guy..... and so are his parents. |
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5.9
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Action Comics (2016) Annual: 2021
Jul 13, 2021 |
While all the Superman Family members of the future look cool and distinct, the story in this Annual feels a bit odd all together with its new ideas about classic things, its discontinuity with other Future State stories, and ultimately, it didn't feel like it needed to be as long as it was for the story it was telling, but that being said, the book looked great and if you wanted a younger version of the Future State House of El character then I'm sure you'll enjoy this story but sadly, I wanted more out of it. |
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3.5
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Action Comics (2016) Annual: Midnighter 2021
Aug 31, 2021 |
While I was looking forward to the romance angle of Apollo and Midnighter being the thing that brought some actual heart to this story, it really felt like an afterthought to more punching and shooting that just has become monotonous in this overall tale and this Annual didn't do much to make this story feel worthwhile and the art remains something that I'm not a fan of at all. |
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6.9
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Action Comics (2016) One Shot | 2 issues |
7.3
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Action Comics (2016): Warworld Apocalypse #1
Aug 30, 2022 |
We've got a lot of artists on this book, but thankfully it doesn't hinder the overall final story of Superman Vs. Mongul. The only thing to really hinder it is a feeling of being rushed to the finish and while some obvious cracks in the storytelling show, the overall product was still enjoyable and I look forward to seeing where and when we continue on some of the future stories that were set up here. |
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6.5
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Action Comics (2016): Special #1
May 2, 2018 |
If I was only grading this comic on the first story by Dan Jurgens than this score would be a whole lot higher, but with the added out of continuity stories that just felt like DC was desperately trying to continue the hype of Action Comics #1000, it actually took away for how cool this issue would have been with that first single story alone. Overall, you have some decent creators working on this issue and the book looks great for the most part, but Dan Jurgens should have gotten this issue to himself for how important his story is to Superman's mythology overall. |
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7.1
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All-Star Batman | 10 issues |
7
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All-Star Batman #1
Apr 5, 2020 |
If you're like me, you've really been missing Two-Face in the many titles featuring Batman, but because this is a re-imagined version of the character, you won't find continuity continuing where we left off with Harvey Dent shooting himself in the head...... which may be a good thing because it's hard to come back from that, but I'm a fan of continuity. Anyway, with that we have our Two-Face story and a backup featuring Duke, which while it looks great, left me confused as hell. This is a weird book that I hope rounds itself out as the series progresses. |
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7
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All-Star Batman #1
Aug 10, 2016 |
If you're like me, you've really been missing Two-Face in the many titles featuring Batman, but because this is a re-imagined version of the character, you won't find continuity continuing where we left off with Harvey Dent shooting himself in the head...... which may be a good thing because it's hard to come back from that, but I'm a fan of continuity. Anyway, with that we have our Two-Face story and a backup featuring Duke, which while it looks great, left me confused as hell. This is a weird book that I hope rounds itself out as the series progresses. |
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7.5
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All-Star Batman #2
Sep 14, 2016 |
While I found myself a bit frustrated at trying to remember when each event happened from this issue to the previous one because of all the jumping around in time we've done so far, I found myself enjoying this issue as Snyder doles out a bit more information about what our story is all about, while pitting Batman against some of his best, yet seldom seen rogues. |
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8
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All-Star Batman #3
Oct 12, 2016 |
All-Star Batman is somehow still kicking things up a notch after throwing the kitchen sink at us last issue and I'm pleasantly surprised just how intrigued I am at where this story is going. Also, I found myself enjoying the Cursed Wheel backup more than I have here too because of how it's finally feeling like it's throwing Duke front and center and actually having things for him to do. Sadly, I'm still not a fan of the art in this series and even though I find myself enjoying the story more, I don't think I'll ever really get into the art for this arc. |
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7
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All-Star Batman #4
Nov 9, 2016 |
While this issue doesn't have the punch that the previous issues have had on me, there's still a lot to enjoy about it and a hell of a lot of action that just shows how prepared Batman really is for any situation. Yeah, the backup still feels off, but the art there was probably the best I've seen so far. All in all, this is still an interesting series, but by the end of the issue I just wanted more. |
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6.5
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All-Star Batman #5
Dec 28, 2016 |
We wrap up our "My Own Worst Enemy" story with this issue and while the interactions with Batman and Two-Face are pretty great, I feel like the conclusion was forced a bit, especially with our side stories. Hopefully we'll have a bit of a continuation with our revelations of Alfred's part of this story in the further installments, but for this there just wasn't enough to really get excited over. The biggest problem I have with this issue and really the whole story arc is the art, but even with that this was a decent arc that kept me entertained and intrigued along the way and I can't wait to see what we get next. |
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8
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All-Star Batman #6
Jan 11, 2017 |
I have to say that this installment to All-Star Batman is probably the most interesting it's been with not only the storytelling, but also the visuals that are depicting it......... Not to mention, it also brings us Mr. Freeze and who doesn't want more Mr. Freeze in their life? We've got a really "cool" story with Freeze and probably the best chapter of the Cursed Wheel backup that we've gotten so far that seems to promise that we'll get some definitive answers about where Duke belongs in the Bat Family and what his name will be. |
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7
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All-Star Batman #7
Feb 8, 2017 |
In this issue of All-Star Batman, we got ourselves a really interesting look at Poison Ivy and the desperation that Batman's feeling when it comes to the events of this story arc. Yeah, I had some problems with some of the art and the backup this issue, but for the most part I had a really good time reading this and find myself looking forward to what's coming next. |
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6.8
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All-Star Batman #8
Mar 15, 2017 |
While Mad Hatter fans will be happy to get the villain front and center in this issue, the overall feeling of this story that I walked away with was just confusion as we move closer to finding out who the real person is behind the events of the last few issues. The art was decent though and I enjoyed the backup, I just wish that the stylized nature of telling this story was a little bit more up front so that I could finish this book not feeling like a big dummy about the events that went down. |
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6.3
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All-Star Batman #9
Apr 19, 2017 |
The ends don't justify the means with this one because while I enjoyed a large chunk of this issue and the art that accompanied it, I have trouble understanding what the point of everything we dealt with in this arc was. Yeah, there were callbacks to the last three issues and explanations about them, but they don't really pan out for me and the parts of the story that I enjoyed the most had nothing to do with the whole of this arc..........and the backup to this issue was really disappointing for what it seemed we were leading to. |
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5.7
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Aquaman (2011) | 12 issues |
6.5
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Aquaman (2011) #41
Jun 25, 2015 |
It seems like all our heroes in the Justice League are getting drastic makeovers this month and in a world where Superman's depowered and Batman's a robocop, it would be easy to overlook a character like Aquaman, but boy can I tell you that this is the most powerful Aquaman that you've ever seen........ It's just too bad that the story didn't do all it could to grab readers right away with a sufficient amount of exposition to make us at least feel like we know what's going on and the art really left me wanting more. The power ups and the ending should keep you interested in finding out more about this story, but I can't help but feel it could have been better. |
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3.5
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Aquaman (2011) #42
Jul 23, 2015 |
Aquaman has a new look and a new mission, but I really don't know what any of that means because besides for what feels like only an initial idea about what this arc should be, this story doesn't seem to be going anywhere. Pretty much if you read the previous issue, you're caught up on all the information that you'll get here. Just a really disappointing issue with equally disappointing art. Hopefully this series picks up from here on out because as of right now, this story does nothing for me. |
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6.7
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Aquaman (2011) #43
Aug 27, 2015 |
I have not liked this story at all, so believe me when I tell you that this is the best that we've gotten so far from the writing and the art. There are still problems throughout the overall story that I hope get resolved and the art is something that I'll never be able to get behind, but both aspects to this issue improve from what we've been given so far from this creative team. |
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2.5
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Aquaman (2011) #44
Oct 1, 2015 |
This book continues to be terrible and I don't know why anyone would continue to read it...... except maybe if you're one of those "the glass is three quarters full" kind of optimistic freak and you're simply hanging on to see if anything can be salvaged from this train wreck of a story. So yeah, the story just isn't there and sadly, neither is the art. There isn't a damn thing that is redeeming this story at this point. |
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3.8
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Aquaman (2011) #45
Oct 28, 2015 |
This entire issue of Aquaman felt really forced and when you really get down to it, everything our hero gleamed from his experiences in this story was all just him jumping to conclusions....... that's no way to tell a story, especially one as convoluted as this has been. I can say that the art seems to be improving with each issue and thankfully, I no longer feel pulled out of the issue when confronted with a deformed looking hero. Still some rough patches, but improving nonetheless. Aquaman has just been a mess lately and this issue doesn't do anything to help that out. |
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7.8
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Aquaman (2011) #46
Nov 26, 2015 |
Aquaman finally steps up in this issue and becomes something that I want to read. Not only was the plot line spelled out for us, but the artist change really made this issue wonderful to look at as well. For anyone who's dropped off of this title, this may be the issue that gets you back on board and don't worry about not knowing what's going on because this issue will catch you up and at least for me, keep you on board. This is just a wonderful surprise that this series could rise out of the ashes from nowhere and be something that I'm excited about again......... Hopefully I'm not just getting over zealous here, but if the creators keep up what they're doing now, this could be something awesome in the long run.......... or until the story arc is over and we get a creative change....... Oh well, this is still a good issue. |
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5.8
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Aquaman (2011) #47
Dec 24, 2015 |
While you'll get the Justice League helping out in this issue, their inclusion doesn't do much but make you scratch your head as to when this story line went down because it's just a mismatch of New 52 looking heroes and DCYou ones, while other League members aren't involved at all. Just another issue that's getting us closer to the end of the arc that spends the majority of it's pages showing Aquaman fighting his own people and while it wasn't bad and looked really good. It just wasn't that interesting. |
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6.5
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Aquaman (2011) #48
Jan 30, 2016 |
Even though this conclusion to the Thule story came off very rushed and had little to no consequence, I have to say that I found myself enjoying it for what it was............ and while some of that might have been me simply knowing that this was the end of this story arc, it's still a decently fun read with excellent art all the way through. Don't go doing something silly like jumping on to this title here if you've been staying away, but for those of you who have been trudging through this story arc, it's a decent enough way to end it and knowing that we'll be moving on to something new next issue might hype that excitement up a little. |
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8.5
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Aquaman (2011) #49
Feb 25, 2016 |
Aquaman is back with Dan Abnett on writing duty now and the tone has seriously changed from what it was............ and goddamn, it is so enjoyable. While we have a whole new problem rearing it's ugly head in Aquaman's world, it's almost dealt with as a non threat because of how subtly it's thrown in throughout this issue so that we could take the time and just breath and laugh with our hero and his friends. On top of all of this we have great art throughout and while it may be a bit early to say........ I think Aquaman is back! |
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6
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Aquaman (2011) #50
Mar 31, 2016 |
If you're into big ass fight scenes and forced jokes than this issue may just be for you, but personally I found the whole thing just a little heavy handed in padding out this over-sized fiftieth. Aquaman just repeated the same things over again, while fighting a big ass monster, but despite these things that I wasn't on board with, I found myself liking some of this issue and continue to like the direction that this series is taking. Also, we have some kick ass art and colors rocking this issue so that doesn't hurt. |
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5.5
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Aquaman (2011) #51
Apr 20, 2016 |
While I loved the art and the colors in this issue, this story just seemed to stop in its tracks while our heroes made wild conclusions about the villain without much of an explanation why. This is very dialog heavy and the dialog we get isn't really interesting and this whole issue just seems to come off as a way to prolong this story because we don't get any real answers to anything we had in the previous story, besides for the subconscious motives that our villain might have had about murdering folk........... but damn, do the artwork and colors look nice. |
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5
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Aquaman (2011) #52
May 18, 2016 |
Aquaman #52 quickly wraps up our Dead Water story arc so that we can get into Rebirth next month and because of this quick wrap up, this conclusion comes off really lackluster and just leaves things that readers might have been really interested in....... like me....... lie. We do have some fantastic art and colors in this book, but besides that, there isn't a lot to get excited about here. |
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6.0
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Are You Afraid of Darkseid? (2021) | 1 issues |
6
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Are You Afraid of Darkseid? (2021) #1
Oct 5, 2021 |
While ultimately this issue is just here to have some fun with your favorite DC Comics characters during the spooky season, I'm not sure if it's really worth it in the end because the spooky stories that are told here are barely spooky stories. That being said though, even with the inconsistent feel of things going on in this book, you can still have some fun but personally, it just wasn't as much fun as I had hoped for. |
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7.2
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Arkham Manor | 6 issues |
7
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Arkham Manor #1
Oct 22, 2014 |
Now I can't say that I'm really a fan of this art style, but for the most part I can get beyond it and have a good time. Only real thing I can't get behind is the way Batman looks. Hopefully that won't be a problem in the future because I really don't like not likely the way Batman looks. Does that make sense? For the most part though this story actually grabbed me and I'm intrigued to see where it goes. Not a shabby first issue, I just would of liked a little more background for the beginning of the story. Go check it out and have fun wrapping your mind around something that sounds as ludicrous as Arkham Manor. |
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7.8
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Arkham Manor #2
Nov 26, 2014 |
It sounds kind of dickly of me to say this but I'm really surprised that Arkham Manor is turning into a story that I want to read. I wasn't really sold on the first issue but after reading this I'm on the Arkham Manor trolley and it's weird but it feels more like Detective Comics than Detective Comics does. If you were like me and not completely sold on this series, you owe it at least another chance and I think that this issue will change your mind. Go check it out. |
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8
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Arkham Manor #3
Jan 20, 2015 |
This series is strange to me because from the get go I never saw how it could be an ongoing, but after hearing it was cancelled and knowing it was only going to be a mini, it really became a lot bigger in my mind and this issue really does a good job at solidifying that thought. It's Batman locked in with the worst of the worst and things just keep going sideways for our hero. I can't wait to see how this series closes and what it will mean for Wayne Manor. Go check it out and add a great companion piece to your Batman and Batman Eternal collections. |
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8
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Arkham Manor #4
Feb 4, 2015 |
A lot of things are going on in this issue and I was surprised how little was actually about the story we've been dealing with. Yeah, it's in Arkham Manor and has to do with it's residents but this issue seems to put the whole "find the killer" plot on hold until the very end. Even though that comes off sounding like a negative, this was a really fun issue that let us explore the characters of Arkham more and gave us some insight into what will go down in other comics that deal with Gotham. |
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7
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Arkham Manor #5
Feb 26, 2015 |
While the hunt for The Spider comes to a close, Batman goes after what should have been the focus of this series all along with the deteriorating mind of Seth Wickham........ Which I'm all about. For this issue though, the conclusion of the killer in Arkham comes off a bit anticlimactic and I just hope that in the final issue next month we find out more about The Spider because as it's been left, it comes off unneeded and really just a filler to get Wickham to be the main focus of the story. Even with my complaints though, Arkham Manor still manages to be entertaining and if you've been reading so far, there's no reason to stop now. |
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5.5
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Arkham Manor #6
Mar 30, 2015 |
This was a very anticlimactic ending to a very strange and short series. I don't know if this series had always planned on being six issues but for as abruptly as this ended........ I kind of hope not. This has been a decently fun series throughout, I just wish this ending brought a little bit more to the table. |
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7.5
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Arkham Manor One Shot | 1 issues |
7.5
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Arkham Manor: Endgame #1
Apr 3, 2015 |
Arkham Manor Endgame does a capable job in delivering both an Endgame tie-in and an Arkham Manor epilogue. While I wish that this would have had more to do with characters that were featured in Arkham Manor, Frank Tieri writes a fun escape story that is jam packed with Rogues galore. The book suffers a bit due to many artists, but by the end I really got into it. Finish up your Arkham Manor story and get yourself a different perspective on what's going down during Endgame with this issue. |
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7.2
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Arrow: Season 2.5 | 11 issues |
8.5
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Arrow: Season 2.5 #1
Sep 2, 2014 |
Do you know what's good about this comic? It actually feels like the show and man was I worried that it wouldn't. As for the first chapter in a story, it's fast paced action and humor really grabbed me by the boo boo and made quite an impression. If you're a fan of the show, then this is a must and even if you're curious about it check it out too, because it's cheap and it's a great quick read that will leave you wanting more. |
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8.3
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Arrow: Season 2.5 #2
Sep 16, 2014 |
While not as impactful as chapter 1, this chapter did do a lot to continue the story and begin to lay out the pieces to this series and possibly the plot lines to season 3 of the television show. We can only go up from here, so make sure you continue to read this title to get all the info leading up to the season premiere. |
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8.5
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Arrow: Season 2.5 #3
Oct 2, 2014 |
I've really been liking this prologue to Arrow's new season and it's felt so much like the television series that I haven't had any real complaints so far. Well that's about to end, because while I've really enjoyed the art of the entire series so far, there was a glaring mistake in a couple of panels that completely ruined a good reveal and made me do a double take to make sure I knew what I was reading. But besides for that, this series is really heating up and I hope it maintains the level of awesome that it's held so far. Check it out. |
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5.3
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Arrow: Season 2.5 #4
Oct 13, 2014 |
While the art to this book is consistently great and really captures the look of the actors of the show, I really can't recommend this issue because it's a complete backtrack to show us the supposed origin of the new Brother Blood, but does it by just showing us what happened in an episode last season of the show. I know these are short issues and there's a lot to convey in a small amount of space, but this origin seems like something that could of been said in a brief conversation, because really it's not all that exciting and definitely not the stunning origin that the description promised. Hopefully now that this story is out of the way we can get back to telling actual stories that happened in between Season 2 and 3. |
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8
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Arrow: Season 2.5 #5
Oct 31, 2014 |
Like usual, the art in this book is great. All the characters look like their actor counterparts and I really don't ever have anything bad to say about it. For the story, well I'm really happy that shit is going down. After last issue I was a little afraid that this series would continuously use flashbacks, but that doesn't seem to be the case and all my worries were for not. Go check out this digital title as shit starts getting real from Starling City to Corto Maltese to Kahndaq. |
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7
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Arrow: Season 2.5 #6
Nov 15, 2014 |
As usual, the art in this book continues to be spot on and really does it's finest to convey these characters for the paneled page. But the story on the other hand seems to be all over the place showing multiple stories and not hanging on one long enough to really get us hooked. It's still fun to read and look at, but it could do more to really immerse us in the world of Arrow. The highlight for me here was the short backup about the Suicide Squad's return and their mission to Kahndaq. It's complete exposition but it really intrigues me to see the story that will come from it. |
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8
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Arrow: Season 2.5 #7
Dec 2, 2014 |
I've really been digging this Arrow series and while at times it feels like characters are thrown in all willy nilly, it doesn't really affect the storytelling. They're there, we know that they'll have a part in the current season of the show, so I'm okay with it. A little background never hurt anyone. I'm still mainly in this though to see what we'll get from the Suicide Squad backup because that's been interesting the whole way and I kind of wish that they would of gotten their own comic because even though we've only gotten a page or two every two weeks of that story, it's been keeping my excitement going. So check it out and see how our hero got out of the last chapter's cliffhanger. |
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4
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Arrow: Season 2.5 #8
Dec 14, 2014 |
With this chapter of Arrow we were presented with a story where nothing really happened and the things that did happen were boring as hell. Definitely not a chapter of this series to gain readers and possibly one to lose the ones it had. A boring story with a boring backup but I'll remain hopeful that the next chapter will put us back on track. |
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8
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Arrow: Season 2.5 #9
Jan 17, 2015 |
Even though some of the drama is lost because of our knowledge of things from Season 3, the series really works well with the restrictions about what stories and developments it can tell. The art is great and for the most part the dialog is spot on with what I know the characters to sound like. So far it's been a really fun digital title and this issue is no exception. |
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8.5
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Arrow: Season 2.5 #10
Jan 20, 2015 |
This issue of Arrow 2.5 might be one of my favorites because it's doing it's damnedest to try and get us back to a straight forward story. Recently we've had things happening that seem to be thrown in "just because" like Count Vertigo showing up for no reason, but here we have developments that should take our heroes from point A to B with an outlined mission. It's just a really enjoyable issue and I can't wait to see what comes from it. |
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5
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Arrow: Season 2.5 #11
Feb 17, 2015 |
If you're looking for Arrow and Oliver Queen, you won't find them here. This is a straight up story about the Suicide Squad and their exploits in Kahndaq and with art failing to live up to what we've come to expect from this series, this is probably the worst issue so far. |
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5.9
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Bane: Conquest | 12 issues |
6
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Bane: Conquest #1
May 3, 2017 |
I'm really worried that this first issue will turn a lot of people off because I found it to be a hard thing to get into, but hopefully the readers stick around because as long as Chuck and Graham haven't lost a step from their earlier days at DC Comics, this should be something totally worth getting invested in. Too bad that doesn't show right now. I loved the art and the nostalgic feels that this book gave me, but the story isn't quite there yet. |
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7.5
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Bane: Conquest #2
Jun 7, 2017 |
I was surprised with how much fun I had reading this issue for as straight forward and quick as it was, but we had great interactions, it furthered the story and had fun art all the way through. Hopefully the series continues on feel that this issue had because if that's the case, this throwback type series may just become something that I look forward to every month. |
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6
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Bane: Conquest #3
Jul 5, 2017 |
While this isn't a Batman story, Batman might have been the biggest problem that I had in this issue because the character just felt off. Yeah, maybe it's a ploy for something down the line that our hero is just letting play out, but here he just didn't feel right and the rest of the story just felt lackluster from where we left off previously. The art continues to be awesome and I'm still invested in this story, but right now it seems that we're just on a roller coaster ride, where the story just keeps making my interest go up and down. |
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5.5
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Bane: Conquest #4
Aug 2, 2017 |
Where I was hoping that this series would finally pick up now that it seems we have the catalyst for the "Conquest" angle to this book, instead we see Bane playing games and losing at them, while we try to figure out Russian terms and slang. This issue just isn't that interesting and while I continue to love the art in this book, the story already feels like it's gone on too long. |
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4.9
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Bane: Conquest #5
Sep 6, 2017 |
Bane: Conquest continues to disappoint in this issue because at the end of the day, nothing really went down here besides for Bane looking like a chump and no amount of him blowing through Russian bad guys is going to make up for that. Yeah, the art in this series continues to be stellar, but that's not enough to make up for being bored through an entire issue. |
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6.8
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Bane: Conquest #6
Oct 4, 2017 |
While this series has seen its share of unimpressive issues, this chapter feels like it may start giving us something exciting. Yeah, I don't understand what the motivations are for Bane to take up this undertaking, but I had a good time reading it, loved the art and am interested in seeing where it goes. |
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6.5
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Bane: Conquest #7
Nov 1, 2017 |
While this issue isn't as great as the previous one was, what with us finally getting a direction with the book, it did manage to continue our story's progress in a fun way and besides for Bane being a dope, which really sucks, I still continue to look forward to series. |
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7
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Bane: Conquest #8
Dec 6, 2017 |
Even for a setup issue, this installment to Bane Conquest continues to be fun and gets me excited for what's to come with the final four issues. The art is as gorgeous as it always is and in the end I wish we would could have seen a little more of what's going on in this issue setup and to have Bane kick a little more ass. Still a fun issue regardless. |
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4.8
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Bane: Conquest #9
Feb 7, 2018 |
Bane's army may have been recruited this issue, but the way we got there was pretty boring overall and really disappointing in the fact that not all of the characters were spelled out and now I'm left here wondering who the hell is actually on the team. The art continues to be the strongest part of this series and while I still need to know how this ends, this issue let me down a lot. |
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4.5
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Bane: Conquest #10
Mar 7, 2018 |
While the introduction of Kobra seemed to give this series a second wind, the lead up to Bane's final battle against them has become boring has hell and just focuses on convoluted plans to get us where we need to be with people who aren't even all named and it's a bit of a disappointment. Hopefully, this series gets back to being interesting for the final issues. |
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6.5
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Bane: Conquest #11
May 30, 2018 |
While the character development and pacing of this series has never been a priority of the creators and doesn't become one in this issue, the hilarity that ensues because of this issue's premise was enough to keep me entertain the whole way through, not to mention the excellent art. Is this a great series or issue? No, but this installment was at least fun and entertaining and at this point, I'll take what I can get. |
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5.1
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Bane: Conquest #12
Jun 27, 2018 |
While I was hoping for a big over the top and fun ending to this year long story, what I got instead was a lot of nothing that really came off like there was no real story planned at all because characters just go away in this like it was supposed to continue and I can't get any real kind of satisfaction from that. I love the art and the portrayal of the main character, but this finale was a big letdown. |
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7.5
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Bat-Mite | 5 issues |
7.5
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Bat-Mite #1
Jun 4, 2015 |
Bat-Mite is here and while it wasn't the laugh riot I expected it to be, it was funny enough and made me want to continue the Bat-Mite experience. The cartoony style of art really worked in telling this story and the promise of more hero cameos in the future gets me really excited about how Bat-Mite is going to make his mark in this world. Definitely a book you should pick up for a nice break from the norm....... don't worry, you've earned it. |
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8
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Bat-Mite #2
Jul 1, 2015 |
This is one of those supposedly "funny" books we've been hearing about lately and you know what? It might as well be called UPS because it delivers........ You like that? Bat-Mite's adventures in "fixing" heroes is hilarious here as we have Hawkman up as our first victim and Corin Howell's art is perfect for depicting the ridiculousness of this book. So if you enjoyed the first issue of Bat-Mite, which you should have, go and get this because it's even better. |
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9
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Bat-Mite #3
Aug 5, 2015 |
Bat-Mite meets Damian Wayne....... right there should be enough of a selling point for anyone. These two characters contrast so much, that hilarity just ensues and this issue quickly became my favorite so far of the series. The art continues to be great and Dan Jurgens really hits a home run with the pairing of these two characters. So much fun. |
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7
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Bat-Mite #4
Sep 3, 2015 |
Bat-Mite continues to be fun as hell, but sadly this story falls a little short when compared to the previous issue. Yeah, I know you should base an issue on it's own merits, but it's hard after we had such a great pairing with Bat-Mite and Damian Wayne last month. This is still fun and looks great though, but Booster just didn't have much to do. The real hero of this book to me is Gridlock and after reading this issue, I'm rooting for the bad guy. |
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6
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Bat-Mite #6
Nov 5, 2015 |
Bat-Mite is gone from our comic book shelves, but not from our hearts as we end this mini and even though some of the humor was hit or miss at times, I still had a good time with this series and this finale. It's just one of those "funny" books that you could pick up and have a larf with and not have to worry about any of that bothersome continuity. Really, I just love looking at this book because the art team from beginning to end has been fantastic and all in all, I had a fun time with this mini-series and I think anyone would. |
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6.5
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Batgirl (2011) | 17 issues |
5
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Batgirl (2011) #24
Oct 9, 2013 |
This issue didn't bring us anything new. We see some really fun action scenes between Batgirl, and the police, but after that it's just more misery. I can't wait until we get done with this story arc, where we find out that Jim Gordon Jr. is still alive, or Batgirl just mans up and decides what she is doing is right. All the self loathing has gone on to far. because of Villain's month we were given a break of two months between issues, and I found myself forgetting where we were, and now next month is another break with Year Zero, which will make this story go on even more. I just hope we can get back to a Batgirl that is fun. |
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7.2
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Batgirl (2011) #25
Nov 13, 2013 |
Yet another Zero Year Tie-In that isn't needed, but I found myself enjoying this story none the less. Even though it's a pre Batgirl story, it feels a bit more like Batgirl then the current timeline. Both give us Barbara without the Bat suit, but this one gives us less depression, and whining. So win there. All in all this story gives us a lot of inner monologue to the psyche of Barbara Gordon that will shape her to become the hero we all know and love, and the artwork surrounding it set the depressing, and hopelessness nature that we felt from the people of Gotham. Maybe not the best Zero Year Tie-In, but it keeps you interested. |
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7
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Batgirl (2011) #26
Dec 28, 2013 |
I have really not liked this Batgirl: Wanted story arc, but this final issue has certainly caught my attention, and like Batgirl at the end, I finally feel hope again. The real star of these books for me has been Alex Garner the cover artist. Who has given me a new understanding in how good a comic can look. So go out, and get this last issue of Batgirl: Wanted, which took forever to get to because of Villain's Month, and Zero Year, to complete your Batgirl experience. But mostly just get it to remind yourself that new things are on the way, and we'll never have to see Batgirl going around dressed as a ninja again. |
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9
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Batgirl (2011) #27
Jan 16, 2014 |
It's kind of sad how much I love this issue. I has everything I want in a Batgirl title, a fun loving capable hero, with a grim dark story. The only problem is it takes place in a dream world, and I'm afraid that it will have no bearing on future issues. But my fears aside, this was a fantastic issue, and would recommend it to anyone, who has an appreciation for good stories. By far my favorite issue of the new year, and I hope it continues in this fashion, dream worlds aside. |
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9.5
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Batgirl (2011) #28
Feb 12, 2014 |
Like last month we're given another tremendously dark, and moving story. Emotions run high in this issue dealing with a new villain, and a little psychology into the character Strix, and what she must endure emotionally. Simone, and Pasarin have given us a beautiful book filled with dark flawed characters, and I can't wait for more on this story. Batgirl has taken a turn, and it's a turn for the better, where she just might become my most anticipated book each month. Keep making me feel Gail. |
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8
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Batgirl (2011) #29
Mar 12, 2014 |
While it's not as good as last issue's beginning, this is a very good installment. Only problem I have is Batgirl seemed really distracted in how good looking Silver, and Miss Targa were. It just seemed out of character for how Batgirl is usually so focused on her missions. It was out of place, and it kept creeping back into the issue. But my gripes aside, I had a lot of fun reading this issue, and the series seems to be bringing some fun back into the title. Which is all I asked for during the Batgirl: Wanted story. So eat some garlic, cover your neck, and dive into a this month's Batgirl. |
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5
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Batgirl (2011) #30
Apr 9, 2014 |
Well I really don't know what to make of this Batgirl story. It was chock full of possible spoilers to the conclusion of Forever Evil which is annoying, and seemed to only work as a way to piss people off. While this is only a filler issue, it takes us back to the dark depressing time of Batgirl Wanted, and I really wish I hadn't just read this issue. Nothing was really here to satisfy my Batgirl hunger, and left me really disappointed. So read at your own discretion. |
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7
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Batgirl (2011) #31
May 19, 2014 |
Now I enjoyed this issue, but it seemed a bit to cut and dry. Now this just might be the beginning of things, but reading the issue it just comes off more of a one shot then something to get excited about in the future. But I enjoyed it, and hope to see Ragdoll again some time soon. |
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7.5
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Batgirl (2011) #32
Jun 14, 2014 |
We've been dealing with a lot of dark and paranormal type stories lately in Batgirl, but it's time to get back to the mission. This issue begins what should be a really interesting battle between our hero Batgirl and her New 52 nemesis Knightfall. I can't wait, and even though this wasn't the most exciting issue of the series, it sure gets you ready for what's to come. So check it out, and make sure to continue because shit's getting real for Batgirl. |
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8
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Batgirl (2011) #33
Jul 10, 2014 |
It looks like Barbara has snapped back to the angry woman I thought we had seen the last of. Well traces of her at least. While the issue starts out with raging Barbara, by the end she's back to the calculating cool headed hero I want her to be. With this being the setup for the main fight next issue, I have to say that Simone did a great job keeping me entertained, and getting all that bothersome exposition out of the way in a interesting way. So while this is a good issue, it just wets your palate for what's to come next. Check it out so you're not left in the dark for the next issue.. |
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9
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Batgirl (2011) #34
Aug 14, 2014 |
I really dug Gail Simone's farewell to her run here. Creating a massive scenario dealing with Barbara's primary big bad since the start of the run and leaving our hero with a new personal outlook on life. It's just a wonderful issue and I'm really sad to see Simone go. So if you've been a fan of this run, you'll definitely want to check this one out, because the feel is there and also some badass action that will keep your peepers glued to the pages. Go get it! |
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3
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Batgirl (2011) #35
Oct 9, 2014 |
So that's the new Batgirl........ Man if this is what comics will one day become, then I'm out. All the trendy hipster talk, all the girls with their upwards inflection in everything that they said....... Was that just me? Oh and why does everything have to revolve around texting and the interwebs? Yes I know people enjoy those things but they don't like them drilled into their freaking skulls............ I get it you're hip and modern. Damn was I unhappy with this issue and I haven't even brought up the Riverdale style of art. Guess what? I don't like it. It's just like a fanboy to hate new things and new takes on the things that they love, but I don't think that's the case here and I hope it doesn't last too much longer. |
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3.5
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Batgirl (2011) #36
Nov 12, 2014 |
While I came into this book with an open mind and tried to put away my hate for last month's issue, this comic just wouldn't let me. Everything I hated about the last issue was present here and I really can't recommend this book to anyone. I'll lay off on the art because it's Babs Tarr's style and as her style, it's fine but it just doesn't work in Batgirl. Barbara Gordon has been turned from a strong female character to one that is just embarrassing. RIP Batgirl. |
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5
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Batgirl (2011) #37
Dec 11, 2014 |
I continue to wonder what anyone can see and enjoy with this direction of Batgirl. I don't know if I'm just too old to get it or if I'm too stuck in my ways and just want what I know because I don't think I'll ever be able to get into this style of the book. It's just become a girl in a cowl that does stuff online and that's not a superhero to me. I do have to say that this issue did have one of the most powerful panels in any issue of Batgirl I've ever seen and I have to give the creators credit where it's due, but even being haunted by that image (in a good way), it doesn't make this book good. |
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2.5
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Batgirl (2011) #38
Jan 15, 2015 |
There has got to be some grand design to this series where the writers will bring Batgirl back to her former glory at some point because as of right now it seems that she keeps getting worse and worse and I never thought that I could hate Batgirl. Everyone seems to love this new take on the character and how young and carefree she's become but all I see with each issue is another way to show how Barbara has become a thrill seeking, selfish, celebrity wannabe brat. There's no redeeming quality to this issue and all it seems to accomplish is to alienate the people that loved the character and the idea of a strong female lead. |
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7
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Batgirl (2011) #39
Feb 19, 2015 |
I have been a avid hater of this new take on Batgirl, so it surprised the hell out of me that when I finished this issue that I didn't hate it. Yeah, it still has some problems in the way that Batgirl is presented but it really does it's damnedest to try and tell us that Barbara Gordon is on her way back to the character that we all knew and loved. So yeah, that's pretty awesome. Add that to a mind blowing cliffhanger and you have yourself the best issue of Batgirl of Burnside. |
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7
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Batgirl (2011) #40
Mar 18, 2015 |
Finally the issue I've been waiting for. Batgirl has put her need to take selfies and becoming a internet celebrity behind her as she acts like the hero she's supposed to be and man am I happy about that. A really nice conclusion to this story arc that has had me grinding my teeth at every issue but here it feels like the tone has finally shifted and this version of Batgirl might be something that I can finally get behind.......... Hopefully. |
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5.8
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Batgirl (2011) Annual | 1 issues |
5.8
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Batgirl (2011) Annual #2
May 5, 2014 |
This was a very different kind of story than I was expecting when I first picked it up. While I admire the emotional arc the story took, I ultimately wasn't a fan, and thought it was a strange way to redeem Poison Ivy of betraying her team way back when. It takes a long time, and a lot of dead bodies to get to Ivy having emotions, and Batgirl accepting her roommates trust in people. While I would love to say that the art is a plus in the issue I can't and felt that Ivy just looked strange, and Batgirl seemed to have spasms and facial tics the entire issue. I'm sure a lot of people will love this emotionally charged story, but it just didn't do it for me. |
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7.8
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Batgirl (2011) One Shot | 2 issues |
6
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Batgirl (2011): Endgame #1
Mar 19, 2015 |
While I don't understand the point of this being a silent issue, it was welcomed because the art in this issue was just fantastic. If you need to get all of the issues that are sporting the Endgame title, then this doesn't really matter because you're going to pick it up anyway, but this is such a quick read that I don't really see the point of it. |
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9.5
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Batgirl (2011): Futures End #1
Sep 10, 2014 |
This was a brilliant ending to Simone's run on Batgirl and the accompanying artwork by Javier Garron fit this issue like a glove. It was a action packed, tear jerking, love provoking finale that we normally could only hope for. Just a joy to read and emotionally jarring to know that it's the end. Definitely something you will need to read for Futures End, because it's definitely one of the best this event has had to offer so far. Check it out. |
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6.5
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Batgirl (2016) | 4 issues |
7.8
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Batgirl (2016) #35
May 22, 2019 |
The fight is on between our hero and the Terrible Trio. It's just too bad that a bigger fight for Barbara Gordon's life if going on without her knowing it. This was a really entertaining issue that does some really interesting things to the character moving forward. Really though, this has been the best Batgirl we've gotten in years and I'll be sad to see Mairghread Scott leave this title. |
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7
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Batgirl (2016) #36
Jul 3, 2019 |
While this story comes to a close, I find myself sad that Mairghread Scott's time on this book is over because she's certainly done the most for this character in years. With that we have some awesome art from start to finish and my biggest problems with the issue is how things have to be quickly wrapped up with the dangling plot lines, but maybe this is just somewhere for our next writer to start. |
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7
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Batgirl (2016) #37
Jul 24, 2019 |
While I found the art lacking during the action of this book and want to know more about our character receiving Lex's offer.... or how that character is even a thing, I did enjoy myself during Cecil Castellucci's first issue of Batgirl and enjoy that she's easing us into her run by showing us the familiar. There's definitely some room for improvement here, but overall I look forward to see where this series goes for this writer's run. |
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4
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Batgirl (2016) #41
Nov 28, 2019 |
Batgirl continues to disappoint as Cecil Castellucci seems to think that Burnside was the pinnacle of our hero's history....... which means Batgirl comes off dumb, nothing is explained and ultimately, we just get a boring book. Thankfully, the art here was pretty good because at this moment I'm just looking for something to like out of this title. |
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6.0
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Batgirl and the Birds of Prey | 22 issues |
6.5
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Batgirl and the Birds of Prey #1
Aug 17, 2016 |
This installment of Batgirl and The Birds of Prey doesn't have the same impact on me that the previous issue had and that's because both the writing and the art seemed to be off a bit from what we got for the Rebirth issue........ Not to mention our heroes acting really strange when presented with a crime. Overall, I still look forward to this series, I just hope that it picks up from here. |
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7.8
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Batgirl and the Birds of Prey #2
Sep 14, 2016 |
While we do get some action in this issue, the places where this shines is the calm moments, where we get to take a look into the mindset of our heroes and see if they truly are in over their heads. The art works really great and the colors really shine through the darkness and I find myself really caring about Batgirl taking down the person who stole her old persona. |
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5.5
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Batgirl and the Birds of Prey #3
Oct 12, 2016 |
The action and the dialog in this issue felt really off from the get go and we get really nothing to move this story forward from what's presented here. With all of that, the art in this issue isn't really to my liking either and ultimately I find myself just being disappointed with this series. |
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5.8
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Batgirl and the Birds of Prey #4
Nov 9, 2016 |
Batgirl and The Birds of Prey still doesn't feel like that strong of a comic and even though I enjoyed getting some backstory in this issue concerning Huntress' motivations, the rest of the issue just wasn't that interesting. Luckily, this issue looked great though and was probably some of the strongest art that we've seen in this series. |
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7
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Batgirl and the Birds of Prey #5
Dec 14, 2016 |
While I'm still struggling to enjoy this series, I have to say that this issue was a breath of fresh air with its inside meta jokes and also because it answered one of the many questions that we've had with this jam packed first arc. The art looked great and I find myself for the first time looking forward to what the next issue will bring. |
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5.5
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Batgirl and the Birds of Prey #6
Jan 11, 2017 |
While pretty much everything with Huntress is decent in this issue, that's about as far as I can go with complimentary aspects to this book...... well, that and most of the art is okay, but even that has problems throughout and overall, this story just seemed to be here to get the Birds team to constantly fight some Snake-Men and crack wise about the situations they were in. I really hope this series gets better because I really want to like it, it's just hard to right now. |
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5.5
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Batgirl and the Birds of Prey #7
Feb 8, 2017 |
While we did solve a mystery that's been looming in the background of this series since it started, the entire issue surrounding it really gave us nothing. The book did pick up at the end for me and I found myself really enjoying the art, but the story just doesn't seem to be there. |
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6
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Batgirl and the Birds of Prey #8
Mar 8, 2017 |
While things still seem a bit clunky in the storytelling of this series, I do have to say that I am interested to see how the guest star of this arc plays with our Birds team and that I really enjoyed the art in this issue. |
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7
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Batgirl and the Birds of Prey #9
Apr 12, 2017 |
While we spend a lot of time dealing with a training montage, I really found myself having a good time with this issue and look forward to seeing what we get in the next installment......... Yeah, that's mostly due to a bad ass cliffhanger, but I'll take what I can get from this series. The art was decent throughout and I'm happy to finally get excited from this series. |
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6.3
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Batgirl and the Birds of Prey #10
May 10, 2017 |
Birds of Prey continues to be a so-so book that gives you a pretty straight forward story with not a lot of stakes involved, making it seem less important when compared to other DC books. That being said, it's not a bad issue and the art really works for these characters. |
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5.5
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Batgirl and the Birds of Prey #11
Jun 14, 2017 |
While I wanted to really like this issue because of how I thought the series had been getting better, overall it turned out to be pretty weak sauce that gave us some more backstory to one of our characters until completely switching gears to become something else that doesn't jive with what's going on in other DC books right now. The art in this book is still great, but the story came off kind of boring and even tried to force a mental health PSA into the middle of it that just felt odd as hell. |
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7.5
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Batgirl and the Birds of Prey #12
Jul 12, 2017 |
This issue of Birds actually gets me really excited because it feels like the biggest story we've gotten from this series so far and I love the inclusion of all the characters........ even if Catwoman feels off. The art is great and I'm happy to be excited for whatever we get next out of this arc. |
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5.5
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Batgirl and the Birds of Prey #13
Aug 8, 2017 |
Batgirl and the Birds of Prey continues to underwhelm as its story and art feel uneven as hell. Yeah, we had an art change in this book, which is understandable, but for where our heroes end up at the end of this issue, you'd never know that shit was just getting real at the beginning of it and everything just ends up feeling like it doesn't belong with the rest of the books coming out of DC right now. |
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5.5
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Batgirl and the Birds of Prey #14
Sep 13, 2017 |
While this had the initial promise of being a fun one-shot, by the end, it just became a silly story that didn't really go anywhere and didn't make any sense from what we got within it. The art was decent though, but ultimately, this is a story that no one really needs to read because it's not important and it's just not as fun as it should have been. |
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6.5
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Batgirl and the Birds of Prey #15
Oct 11, 2017 |
You'll definitely get a huge cast of characters in this book and while that's cool and the reasons behind it are cool, it doesn't follow through completely with how some of the characters act, why they're doing what they're doing or why they're even there. I look forward to where this story goes, but as of right now, some of the elements just seem thrown out there just because. |
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5.5
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Batgirl and the Birds of Prey #16
Nov 8, 2017 |
While I was optimistic that this arc may propel this series into the major leagues of DC titles because of the scope of the dilemma, not to mention the amount of characters it's sporting, after reading this issue I see that we just have a big problem with a whole lot of characters, but sadly, the problem is already being taken care of and the majority of characters really have nothing to do. |
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4.5
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Batgirl and the Birds of Prey #17
Dec 13, 2017 |
Manslaughter comes to a conclusion this issue, but it doesn't quite hit the mark since the majority of the issue is just people standing around and discussing what's going down until they all just come together at the end to finish things off as quickly as possible. The art is really good, but all in all the story was really lackluster and this series just continues to be sub par. |
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4
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Batgirl and the Birds of Prey #18
Jan 10, 2018 |
The Birds of Prey are in Paris for a few days to thrill, but the end result wasn't too thrilling and at this point I think that this title needs a complete overhaul because I find myself bored by the end of each issue more often than not and besides for mentioning two of our characters' lives during the DCYou era and referencing characters and groups within the DCU, there isn't much to this story at all. |
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7
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Batgirl and the Birds of Prey #19
Feb 14, 2018 |
We begin a new arc with this issue and the Bensons are coming out like they have something to prove because goddamn, this is probably one of the best issues they have written, where they actually show us stakes to the whole superhero life and what it means to be a part of the Birds of Prey. The art is great besides for a few confusing scenes, but overall, I look forward to getting more issues like this one here. |
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6
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Batgirl and the Birds of Prey #20
Mar 14, 2018 |
While this story still has some fun merits, a lot of what we got here felt a bit odd and forced to get us to where this story needs to be and that's a shame for how strong I felt the previous issue was and for what I was hoping we were going to get going forward. With that, the art in this issue is great, I just wish that the Benson's would have had more time to tell what could be a really cool story in a way that felt natural. |
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5.2
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Batgirl and the Birds of Prey #21
Apr 11, 2018 |
The Birds of Prey are on the offensive this issue, but other than a big fight at the end and a character having problems out of nowhere, there isn't much to this issue besides for some really decent art and a intriguing cliffhanger. Hopefully the next and final issue of this series bring this whole last arc together because right now, besides for the first issue, this arc has been kind of lackluster. |
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5.5
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Batgirl and the Birds of Prey #22
May 9, 2018 |
While I'm sure that fans of this series will find something to love in this issue, I felt that it came off a bit forced to try and wrap everything up that it needed to and while we do get a decent send off for Huntress, the progression of her arc here, like the rest of the story felt rushed. I love the art in this, but besides that, there isn't much I'm going to miss from this series ending. |
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8.0
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Batgirl and the Birds of Prey: Rebirth | 1 issues |
8
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Batgirl and the Birds of Prey: Rebirth #1
Jul 20, 2016 |
Batgirl and The Birds of Prey comes out swinging in this Rebirth issue by catching new readers up to speed about our heroes and their working relationship, while creating a threat that is so close to home that the only resolution is getting the band back together to deal with it. The art works great depicting these characters, who are fresh out of their own titles, which had unique art styles and this issue does them both justice in creating a similar style, while making this their own. I really look forward to continuing Birds of Prey and I think everyone should give it a shot. |
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7.2
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Batman '66 | 4 issues |
7.5
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Batman '66 #66
Aug 9, 2015 |
The introduction of Bane to this series is a stroke of genius because even people who aren't fans of the original television show will want to check out his inclusion and the re-imagining of the character. With that though, you still have all the Batman '66 style goodness that you love and have come to expect from this series. I don't know if this story will be something great by the end, but as of right now, Jeff Parker has my attention. |
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8
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Batman '66 #67
Aug 22, 2015 |
You get so many different versions of Bane that you've loved throughout your comic and cartoon enjoying experiences that this is an issue and even a story arc that anyone who digs the character should get in on. We get all the camp and fun that we expect from this series and with Chief O'Hara disguised as a mariachi singer...... well, that should be enough for even the stingiest of buyers. Go finish up your Bane introduction and get this issue. |
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7
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Batman '66 #68
Sep 6, 2015 |
Holy nightmares Batman, it's the Scarecrow's debut! I love the inclusion to this character to this series and the fun that Jeff Parker gives to this origin story, but my main complaint is that this is all we get. A one and done. Hopefully though, Jeff Parker continues to add to Batman's rogues of this world because so far I've loved every addition that we've gotten. |
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6.3
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Batman '66 #69
Oct 5, 2015 |
While this issue rocks the first appearance of Killer Croc in the Batman '66 world, I can't say that it was treated like a big deal with how little Croc actually had to do here. At least we had some hilarious writing that really compliments the ideals of Batman and Robin in this world and I found myself really enjoying the art....... I just really really wish that Killer Croc had been handled a little better and seemed to have more of an impact than a simple henchman with scaly skin. |
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7.2
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Batman (2011) | 13 issues |
8.5
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Batman (2011) #23.3
Sep 19, 2013 |
For those of you boys and girls out there, that don't think The Penguin is a proper villain, than this issue is for you. No kidding by the end of this issue if you don't have chills then your probably dead, or Mr. Freeze, either way it leaves you feeling frightened by the Penguin, and what he might do in the future to secure his empire since the Emperor Penguin story line in Detective. The artwork wasn't spectacular, but I feel it really worked for this story, and this character. Also guess what. No origin story, woo! But if your looking for a Gotham that should be ravaged by power outages, and street crime, and a wide open insane asylum, well sadly you won't find it here. I don't really know what that means as for timeline, but I won't let it hold me back from enjoying this issue, and neither should you. Check it out. |
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8.5
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Batman (2011) #41
Jun 10, 2015 |
Even Batman purists have to get off their high horses to check out this new Batman because the idea alone is enough to get people wondering and talking about how this is going to play out. I had a great time reading this issue and while you might not get a refined Batman approach to justice here, you do get one hell of a backstory about why Jim would consider this new undertaking. I'm fully on board with anything that Snyder throws our way after reading this. |
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6.5
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Batman (2011) #42
Jul 8, 2015 |
While I love seeing Jim Gordon in the role as Batman, this story just plays like a re-run of last issue as Batman is forced to go up against another super powered baddie. The real enjoyment to the story doesn't come until the final pages and because of that, this issue comes off a bit flat. Hopefully next issue picks up and shows us something new. |
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9
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Batman (2011) #43
Aug 12, 2015 |
If you've been wondering what's been going on with Bruce Wayne since Endgame, well this is the Batman issue that you've been waiting for. If that wasn't enough to get you interested, it's also told with some of the most heart warming dialog that I've seen from this title in awhile and I just found the whole experience beautiful. Go get some Batman and get the answers you've been dying to find out since March. |
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4
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Batman (2011) #44
Sep 9, 2015 |
This really feels like a refurbished Detective Comics story and while some might say that isn't a bad thing, it really upheaves us from our current story line and offers us nothing for what we've been dealing with..... you know, except having Mr. Bloom in one panel of a story that takes place five years ago. It's just a real letdown after having such a great cliffhanger last month and not dealing with any of the aspects to that story here. |
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7
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Batman (2011) #45
Oct 14, 2015 |
The Batman story moves along here and sets up some interesting things to look forward to like the future of Jim Gordon as Batman and what's really going on inside Bruce's head. While I would have liked to see more of the physical consequences that go along with being Batman here, I found myself enjoying this issue and can't wait to see where it goes. |
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6
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Batman (2011) #46
Nov 11, 2015 |
While Mr. Bloom seriously ups his threat level here, the pacing of the story feels off at times and even makes me feel like I missed an issue do to all the things that are thrown out here like they're common knowledge. There are so many things that are going on in this story that it's hard to keep track in what's going on, especially Bruce's personal life because it's basically just thrown in for no reason besides to remind people that the character they know and love is still alive and to tease readers that he may return. Even though I thought that some of the story didn't mesh right, the art was great as always and I hope that this story arc can truly become epic so we'll all have fond memories of Jim Gordon's time as Batman in the future. |
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8
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Batman (2011) #47
Dec 9, 2015 |
I found myself really enjoying this issue because it really had a more positive tone with what appeared to be good overcoming evil and probably because we really saw Jim Gordon pulling off being Batman. While Mr. Bloom's plans are still shadowed away for a future issue, the events here will really get you excited for what's to come going forward. Just a lot of fun all the way through, even if some of it came off as really convenient in the end. |
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7
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Batman (2011) #48
Jan 20, 2016 |
While you won't find out the secret origin of Mr. Bloom in this issue, you do begin to see his plans for the city laid out, while continuing the story of the amnesiac Bruce Wayne and his journey to becoming Batman again. This is all a setup issue, but the setup is interesting enough and as always the art looks great. I just wish we could put a handle on what Mr. Bloom can actually do because every damn issue it seems that he's got a new ability. |
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7.8
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Batman (2011) #49
Feb 10, 2016 |
Bruce is all about being Batman again in this issue and with that we get Scott Snyder's "Machine" that was shown during Detective Comics #27 and what it has to do with our former hero regaining his former glory. This is a strange, but fun issue that shows how determined Bruce is in doing what needs to be done, even in his memory impaired state and while things aren't perfect to me with it's execution, it's pretty awesome seeing a hero reborn. One thing going in that might leave people a little put off is that we have a different art team on this issue, but with their devotion to keeping this book feeling like it has since the New 52, we end up with a really good looking issue. |
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6.5
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Batman (2011) #50
Mar 23, 2016 |
While it's great seeing Batman back in action again and having his genuine interactions with Jim Gordon, this over-sized issue is hurt by the lack of characterization and motivation by our villain Mr. Bloom. While I was patiently waiting throughout this story arc for the whys and hows about this character, we were given nothing here about it. Just Batman getting back down to business....... and don't get me wrong, that is awesome all the way through, I was just expecting a little more from this story to have it make sense to me overall. |
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9
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Batman (2011) #51
Apr 28, 2016 |
Batman #51 hits all the right notes as it catches us up on what's going on in Gotham, while re-acclimating us to the Batman we've missed. This is just a beautiful issue that relies on the narration to tell us a story about what Gotham is, while we follow Batman throughout the night and with great art and a story that offers up plenty of feels, this is definitely a issue that you won't want to miss. |
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5.8
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Batman (2011) #52
May 11, 2016 |
While we get that all important #52 on this issue, I can't say that this story feels all that important or even worthwhile because while it tries to give us the feels that the previous issue did, it sadly didn't come close and gave us a throwaway villain to boot. I know I shouldn't compare this issue to the previous one, but it's really hard not to when they seem to be trying to do the same things and this one just comes up short. |
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8.7
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Batman (2011) Annual | 1 issues |
8.7
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Batman (2011) Annual #4
Sep 30, 2015 |
Get to know your former hero! For this Annual we take a break from Jim Gordon to focus on Bruce Wayne and what his life is like now that he...... well, what it's like now that he has no idea what it was like before. We get great callbacks to past stories, while putting a pin in the Arkham Manor series as well. Just a really solid story that shows us that even without the cape and cowl..... or a memory of the cape and cowl, that Bruce Wayne isn't someone to toy with. We've got all that and a art style that really compliments this story....... So what are you waiting for? Go get some Batman! |
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4.8
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Batman (2016) | 29 issues |
6.5
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Batman (2016) #26
Jul 5, 2017 |
While the art in this issue is fantastic, I have to say that the story itself was a bit boring until the end, where I thought it picked up because we finally had the Joker seeming to act like himself again, but even with that, the Riddler continues to feel weird and our title character barely makes an appearance at all. I still look forward to the War of Jokes and Riddles moving forward, but this issue, with the previous make me question whether I actually should. |
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6.5
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Batman (2016) #27
Jul 19, 2017 |
While you miss out on all the interesting stuff going on throughout Gotham City in this issue, what you get instead is the origin of Kite-Man and if knowing why the villain says "Hell Yeah" over and over again is your idea of a good time....... Well, this issue just might be for you. The art is amazing though, but the characters in this story continue to feel strange and we're missing out on the majority of the story it seems, while Batman continues to create his own villains......... even if they are ridiculous. |
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5.5
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Batman (2016) #28
Aug 2, 2017 |
The War rages on, but like usual, we don't get to see most of it and are told what's going on through narration and since this arc is taking place in the past, all tension that somebody important might die is completely lost. All in all, Batman comes off terrible at being a superhero in this issue and while I still love the art, the War of Jokes and Riddles is just really wearing on me. |
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5
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Batman (2016) #29
Aug 16, 2017 |
If you've thought that the War of Jokes and Riddles was stalling up to this point.......... well, you haven't seen stalling like this before and while it stalls, it also throws continuity and timelines to the wind and makes our characters look terrible in the process. I'm so ready for the War of Jokes and Riddles to be over because it seems that each issue keeps getting worse and worse. |
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5
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Batman (2016) #30
Sep 6, 2017 |
Everything you thought the War of Jokes and Riddles hinged on is thrown out the window in this issue because nothing seems to make sense anymore to what we were given previously. Motives for why are villains are at war, reasons why Batman can't just stop the villains in their tracks...... all gone and wrapped up with a Kite-Man narration, which sadly, is the best part of this story. The art is amazing, but I just can't deal with this War of Jokes and Riddles anymore because there seems to be no rhyme or reason to anything. |
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5.3
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Batman (2016) #31
Sep 19, 2017 |
One positive thing that I can say about this issue is that unlike a lot of the others, it at least makes sense within the arc and doesn't go out of its way to go against what it's already told us. That being said, there isn't much to like with this issue because there's really nothing to it besides for getting everyone out of the way so that Batman can finally come out and tell us and Catwoman what the hell his biggest regret is. The art continues to be phenomenal in this, but the art has never been the problem with the War of Jokes and Riddles. |
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4
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Batman (2016) #32
Oct 4, 2017 |
While you do get an answer from Selena about whether or not she'll marry Bruce Wayne........ don't expect much else because what you get in this issue is half of the book doing nothing, while the second half just throws a forced ending at you that doesn't make much sense and even makes you wonder why you've been a Batman fan for so long if this is his past. The art was as decent as always, but the War of Jokes and Riddles from a story point, did nothing but disappoint. |
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6.3
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Batman (2016) #33
Oct 18, 2017 |
While I think that some of the character choices in this issue come off strange as hell, I did find myself enjoying the majority of the story that took place in Gotham. Really though this is an odd issue that is setting up the next arc and while I didn't love or hate it completely, I'll keep an open mind with going forward. As for the art...... well, that was a mixed bag for me too. |
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5
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Batman (2016) #34
Nov 1, 2017 |
Dialog is repeated and scenes are extended for no real reason......... which if you've been reading Batman for a bit now, you're probably used to it and if you don't mind this, you might actually enjoy this issue, but overall, even with the art being decent, I find this story to be a whole lot of nothing with cheesy dialog just so we could get to the cliffhanger. |
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7
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Batman (2016) #35
Nov 15, 2017 |
While there are still parts to this issue that don't make any sense to me, the majority of the issue was really well written and gave you a deeper look at how the people closest to Batman see him, all with great art the whole way through. Hopefully, this can continue so that I can finally feel like I'm a Batman fan again........ Even if it doesn't though, I had a decent time with this issue and what it gave us. |
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5.1
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Batman (2016) #36
Dec 6, 2017 |
If you want Batman to explain how great Superman is and vice versa then maybe this issue is for you. As for me though, Batman and Superman are more than just dramatic teenagers who refuse to make a telephone call and in the end, this issue doesn't jive with the relationship that our World's Finest team should have. |
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5
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Batman (2016) #37
Dec 20, 2017 |
A lot of dialog from last issue is repeated here, while we have new dialog repeated throughout as our World's Finest and their significant others spend a night at a fair, where they're forced into a nonsensical situation. The art is decent, even if it's not a style I really enjoy, but overall, this story just makes our heroes feel weird, while it works up to a wanna-be Flash/Superman race that feels ridiculous by the end. |
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5.5
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Batman (2016) #38
Jan 3, 2018 |
While this issue starts out feeling like a really cool detective story, the pieces quickly fall apart as things start making less and less sense just to get us to the big reveal at the end. The art in this issue was decent, but overall, this story is pretty damn thin. |
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6
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Batman (2016) #39
Jan 16, 2018 |
While the idea for the story was fun, it was something that was done previously and in my mind better. Even with that though, we got a decent cliffhanger that seems like it will bring a new dynamic to the Bat/Cat engagement and what it means to be the person who would marry the Batman. The art in this issue is amazing, but there's barely anything in this story and it moves at a breakneck pace, not to mention that Wonder Woman's dialog felt extremely off. |
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5.3
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Batman (2016) #40
Feb 7, 2018 |
Our Super Friends arc comes to a close and by the end...Well, we really learn nothing besides for if Batman will cheat on Catwoman and for how interesting the story concept was with the Gentle Man and the dimension full of man's sins manifested, that's not enough. The art looked great, but all in all, the story was just dull and full of the normal King tropes that just pad out of the issue until it's over. |
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4.5
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Batman (2016) #41
Feb 21, 2018 |
Poison Ivy makes her villain debut in Tom King's run of Batman, even though she's not a villain in other books and with that...She's just a villain. Nothing really happens in this issue and it takes twenty pages to tell four pages of exposition and setup. The art is great, but like normal, there isn't much going on here. |
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4.5
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Batman (2016) #42
Mar 7, 2018 |
Ivy's takeover of the world continues here and with that......... Batman and Catwoman do and say things that feel odd and the story feels really thin with the only motive behind our villain's actions being linked to The War of Jokes and Riddles. While the story and dialog suffer here, the art continues to be amazing.......... so at least we have that. |
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3.8
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Batman (2016) #43
Mar 20, 2018 |
The "Everyone Loves Ivy" arc comes to a close with this issue and with it.......... everything we've explored for the last two issues are thrown away to give us an ending that doesn't make sense with the rest of not only this arc, but with Tom King's own continuity to this series. The art is still great, but not as great as its been and with that, this series sinks even lower than it's been in my mind. |
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4
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Batman (2016) #44
Apr 4, 2018 |
While some may like this issue because they're getting all excited about the upcoming wedding and maybe because they like wedding preparations for some reason but this issue was just another in a long line of boring, underwritten issues that fails to answer any of the lingering questions we have about what's going on in this run of Batman. The biggest takeaway from this is that you at least have some decent art as Catwoman does her thing throughout the night. |
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3
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Batman (2016) #45
Apr 17, 2018 |
Just when you thought it was safe to jump into a Batman book, we're presented with a story that makes no sense at all and is full of misrepresented characters that come off as shells of their former selves and that's before we even get to characters who are supposed to be different. The art in this issue is okay, but everything in the story is garbage and it really feels like this title has hit a new low. |
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3.5
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Batman (2016) #46
May 2, 2018 |
Batman continues to be disappointing this issue because instead of trying to make this ridiculous story make sense in what Booster Gold is actually doing, it instead just references the issues that came before it so that it can just move into a big "wow" moment that doesn't mean anything in the end because we're dealing with an alternate timeline. Thankfully, the art continues to be great because, besides that, there isn't much reason to still pick up this book. |
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4
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Batman (2016) #47
May 16, 2018 |
This arc finally comes to an end and while this issue is everything you'd expect it to be to get back to our status quo, Booster Gold comes out of this looking like one of the worst characters ever and I just really hope that whoever takes on the character next just forgets all about this arc. The art is great, but the story is nonsense. |
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5
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Batman (2016) #48
Jun 6, 2018 |
The Joker's in town but sadly, he's not bringing the fun with him. While this issue is better than the nonsense we've been getting lately, it just doesn't get me on the other side of the fence where I can start enjoying this title. The art isn't for me, even though I usually love Mikel Janin and in the end, we have an issue where there's a lot of talking, but it just doesn't have a lot to say. |
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5.1
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Batman (2016) #49
Jun 20, 2018 |
While this issue is literally nothing when it comes to story, there are a few conversations in this issue that may delight readers and the art here isn't too bad either. Yeah, I'm not a fan of this book, but this issue at least gave some insight into characters that felt legitimate and for that, I like this issue more than anything we've been getting out of Tom King lately. |
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3
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Batman (2016) #50
Jul 4, 2018 |
This is the culmination, recap and reiteration of Tom King's Batman run so far and since I haven't been a fan of that...Well, I'm not a fan of this either. All that and the ending doesn't make any sense at all. At least at the end of the day I can say that the pictures looked pretty. |
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4
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Batman (2016) #51
Jul 18, 2018 |
Batman continues to disappoint with a story that doesn't make sense within itself to get the setup that we need to see it. It's just more forced nonsense that's trying to show our hero unhinged after his failed matrimony, but everything in this issue comes off feeling ridiculous at the parts when it's not just out right boring. |
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5.2
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Batman (2016) #52
Aug 1, 2018 |
Two issues after Bane supposedly broke the Bat and it seems like Bruce is getting his shit together. Hopefully that means that he'll be getting more interesting stories because while this issue makes more sense to me than what we got previously, it's still pretty dull and I'm just waiting to turn that corner where I can start appreciating Batman as a character again. I'm a fan of the art this issue, but I'm already pretty bored of jury duty. |
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3.5
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Batman (2016) #53
Aug 15, 2018 |
Bruce Wayne talks for an entire issue about.......... Well, nothing really. It's just some faux deep moments that fail to do anything other than bore the shit out of me as we get another issue of nothing. The art is decent, but I'm stuck just sitting here, wondering what happened to Batman. |
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4
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Batman (2016) #54
Sep 5, 2018 |
If you're looking for a refresher into Dick Grayson's origin or an issue where Dick Grayson comments on lame villains than look no further because this is the issue for you. If you're looking for a decent Batman story though, then you're going to be a tad disappointed. There just isn't much here besides awkward dialog and forced moments and at the end of it all, the art is the only thing that I really enjoyed about this issue. |
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7.5
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Batman (2016) Annual | 1 issues |
7.5
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Batman (2016) Annual #2
Nov 28, 2017 |
While I can't say that this Annual will add anything big to the Batman mythos, what it does do though actually makes Batman and Catwoman's love for one another a bit more endearing for the way that their romance begins. The art in this issue is great and while I still don't care for the constant repeating dialog that we get from this title, the story outshines that and makes it almost bearable. |
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4.5
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Batman / Catwoman (2020) | 6 issues |
6
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Batman / Catwoman (2020) #5
Jun 1, 2021 |
While the majority of this issue felt like filler with strange characterizations, the present-day story added some intrigue to the comic overall, and the art remained being the thing I look forward most to out of this series. Hopefully, with the Phantasm bit of our story here, this will lead to more interesting things for her as the rest of the series progresses..... and maybe it will lead to Batman actually doing something in this book. |
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5
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Batman / Catwoman (2020) #6
Aug 17, 2021 |
While the art remains something I love in this series, the story is just chock full of nonsense that doesn't want to do anything but make Catwoman look crappy (IMO) and while that may change down the line, we're halfway through this book and nothing about it really feels all that thought out or compelling in the long run. I can only hope that things change for the second leg of this story because amazing art will only take you so far. |
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4.5
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Batman / Catwoman (2020) #7
Sep 7, 2021 |
While a lot of people will love Liam Sharp's contribution to this issue, it left me wishing that Clay Mann was still the artist because it's essentially the only redeeming quality for me in this series as the story just doesn't do anything and when it tries, it feels weird and on the verge of being horrible to the characters it's presenting. Hopefully though, since we didn't get much story in the first half of this series, maybe we'll start getting things picked up with the rest of this series but if this issue is any indication, I'm not going to hold my breath. |
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4
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Batman / Catwoman (2020) #8
Oct 19, 2021 |
It seems like this story is finally trying to find its point but by the reveal that we get here, I'm still not sure what that could be. The timeline transitions are getting back to being ridiculous in trying to follow and the past and future stories just feel like a way to pad at the issue at this point because they spend so much time not doing anything. Man, this is a rough series. |
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3
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Batman / Catwoman (2020) #9
Dec 21, 2021 |
If you were looking for this series to finally pick up and go somewhere... Well, like me you'll be sorely disappointed. There's a lot of Liam Sharp fans out there but sadly I'm not a fan of what he's doing with this book and didn't really care for how anything looked this issue and as for the story..... I still feel like I'm waiting for something to happen to make this feel like more than just a vehicle to destroy The Phantasm now that she's in continuity. |
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4.5
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Batman / Catwoman (2020) #10
Feb 8, 2022 |
While I love that Clay Mann is back on this book because I love his style, the story itself doesn't bring much beyond some fighting and a revelation behind Joker's motivations that don't make me very excited at all and won't have any lasting effects on his mythos throughout other Bat-books. There's not much here, but at least it looks nice. |
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5.8
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Batman / Superman (2013) | 7 issues |
5.5
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Batman / Superman (2013) #3.1
Sep 25, 2013 |
I would of really preferred a straight forward story of Remembrance Day like the book started. But what we got was a cluttered story that didn't seem to know what it wanted to be. The artwork by Brett Booth was fantastic like always, but when I end a story and I don't know what exactly went on, I find myself robbed a bit. Greg Pak is a decent writer so I have no idea why the middle of this issue becomes the Death of Superman story. Just seemed like filler that didn't need to be there. |
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6.8
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Batman / Superman (2013) #4
Oct 16, 2013 |
This was an alright book. That's it. We're given the first adventure of Batman and Superman, but in the end the story does nothing. How many times in our lives do we have to have something immediately not count because of a mind wipe? The artwork is good, it's just not for me, everything in these first four issues seemed like something out of Tim Burton's nightmares. I can't wait until next month when Brett Booth takes over. But all bitching aside, like I said this is an alright book. I love the interactions between the parallel versions of our heroes, and the fact that the villain of the story will continue in some extent. But the first story arc was fun, so go check it out. |
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8.8
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Batman / Superman (2013) #5
Nov 6, 2013 |
This is a great issue, and is a throwback to what we loved about Worlds' Finest of yesteryear. We get the fun banter between these two power houses, that seemed to be missing in the first four issues. Everything in this issue was great, Greg Pak delivers a satisfying Sci Fi story, and even though its been seen before, it feels fresh with our favorite superheroes. Also Brett Booth is a perfect fit for this title, and I hope he continues to be on this creative team for a long time. Go out and get this title, and have a fun time. |
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8
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Batman / Superman (2013) #6
Dec 8, 2013 |
Let the popcorn begin. Taking our heroes in this fun direction is something that has been needed for a long time. Usually all we seem to get anymore is darkness, and misery. Luckily Greg Pak has brought us out of our depression with this alien invasion, technology's evil plot. Booth's artwork is impressive as usual, and the combination of this team just translates to a good time. Can't wait to see how our heroes will get out of this one. So check it out, and I'll see you next month. |
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5.8
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Batman / Superman (2013) #7
Jan 8, 2014 |
Now I know this video game-centric story is meant to just be fun, and mainly there for a popcorn factor, but the this issue fell short for me. The fun and whimsy is lost, and replaced with super science explanations, and non answers for how anything in this world works. I know it's just a comic, but everything wrapped up nice and neat, and without a real explanation on how, just seems lazy. That being said this was a fun story as a whole, this issue being the end just lacked the fun we were given in the last two issues. |
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4
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Batman / Superman (2013) #8
Feb 26, 2014 |
This story is what I've been waiting for since Worlds' Finest began, but the end result just seemed trite. Explanations and answers are too convenient, and all the issues leading to this seem unimportant now that Batman and Superman are involved. The whole book just seemed insulting in it's simplicity. To add to that I'm not a fan of Jae Lee's art, but I know a lot of you out there are, so I'm not going to get into that, it just doesn't seem to fit for the issue, and comes off empty, and confusing at times. But it's his style and a loved one at that so don't let that bother you, the story was the biggest problem with the book. Hopefully Worlds' Finest will do better in continuing First Contact. |
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2
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Batman / Superman (2013) #9
Apr 24, 2014 |
There is no consistency to this story, and it seems that whatever they feel like throwing in they do with no regard to previous issues, and previous continuity. For the majority of this issue Superman wears a Kryptonite necklace and it simply takes away his powers. Since when does Kryptonite not kill the big blue boy scout? Just very confusing, and speaking of confusing I don't think I'll ever be able to get behind Jae Lee's art, while a panel might be nice to look at it never will be able to convey a story to me that doesn't seem erratic and missing pieces. I was really looking forward to the First Contact story line, but at this point it might be the weakest story the New 52 has put out. |
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9.2
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Batman / Superman (2013) Annual | 1 issues |
9.2
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Batman / Superman (2013) Annual #1
Mar 11, 2014 |
This has to be the best issue of Batman/Superman yet. I mean the interactions between the characters was phenomenal, and makes me wish we could see more of both the Bat, and Super Families more often, and portrayed this way. Even though they had three different artists, the transitions between them were almost flawless. I was so engrossed in the story, I had to go back later to realize that there was a change at all. Obviously I'm just fluffing the creators at this point, but everyone who is a Batman/Superman fan should get this issue and check it out. |
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8.2
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Batman and Robin (2011) | 10 issues |
7.2
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Batman and Robin (2011) #23.3
Sep 21, 2013 |
So there ya have it. Now all you suckers out there not reading the Red Hood and the Outlaws has an excuse to pick up the book. Oh yeah this issue will tie into the next issues of Red Hood, sorry for the suckers comment. This book was fun to read, just a little talky, and by talky I mean telling us everything we already new about Ra's. Immortal bad dude, who fights Batman, and also respects him. Now Ra's is back which is about time, and we have to wait to find out what he's up to now that the heroes of the world are gone. I really enjoyed the artwork by Jeremy Haun, and hope that we get him working with James Tynion regularly on Talon, so that that book can be as good as this one was. Check it out. |
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9
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Batman and Robin (2011) #23.4
Sep 25, 2013 |
Not really an origin story, but had the qualities of one, and not a bad one at that. But what we're really looking at is a revenge story, and it was fun seeing Killer Croc in this kind of role. Also we finally see Jason Todd wearing the Robin costume in flashback which was fun, and the beginning of a new story line which should of been the real story line in that awful Gotham Underground going on in Cat Woman. This was a solid issue with a good story, and solid art, and I hope we get to see more of Killer Croc in the future now that he seems to be done in Bat Woman. (or not who knows anymore) Great issue check it out. |
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8.7
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Batman and Robin (2011) #33
Jul 23, 2014 |
You ever have that nagging feeling that you really like something, but you don't know if it's because it's good or because you're really hyped about it? I've got that right now and even though I'm really hyped about the Robin Rises story, I do believe this is still very good and exciting. You just get those strange thoughts sometimes and wonder if you're brain is working against you and your judgement. We're finally back to the title being called Batman and Robin adding to my hyped state of mind and while I might have given you second thoughts about my judgement here, if you're a fan of Batman and Robin or either of these characters individually you definitely need to check this out because it's going to be a wild ride. |
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9.8
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Batman and Robin (2011) #34
Aug 20, 2014 |
I loved this issue. It has to be the best issue of Batman and Robin I've read since #18's silent issue. While you won't find a lot of action in this book, you will be completely absorbed by the humanity that the characters portray and the wonderful art used to help you escape you're daily lives. Tomasi and Gleason are at their best here and I can't recommend this issue enough. It's just a beautiful book from front to back. All in all you have to check this book out. |
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9.3
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Batman and Robin (2011) #35
Oct 15, 2014 |
This book looks amazing and I don't know how it's possible but it seems like Patrick Gleason just keeps giving more and more since Robin Rises has started. I don't know how it's possible, but I truly hopes he keeps it up. As for the story, I thought that last issue was something special by bringing back the entire Bat Family and actually making them feel like the family we want these characters to be, but this almost completely overshadows the feeling of family that I thought was perfect last month. Tomasi has also somehow made me miss Damian again when I thought I was over all my grief in losing the Boy Wonder, lousy feelings. Just a awesome book that's full of feels and brilliant action showing us what the "Hellbat" suit is capable of. Go check this out because it's not something you'll want to miss. |
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6.8
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Batman and Robin (2011) #36
Nov 19, 2014 |
Batman and Robin remains one of my most anticipated titles to pick up each month, but it seems that somewhere this issue fell a little short of the epic we were previously getting. It's one fight scene after another and besides for one scene where the Bat Family got back together again......... Well there wasn't much to this. Unlike the last couple of issues, I felt myself being confused by some of the panels here and it really just feels like a filler issue to get us to next month's big fight. I still enjoyed the issue enough, but it's not really what I was hoping for. |
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6
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Batman and Robin (2011) #37
Dec 17, 2014 |
This is what all of us Damian Wayne fans have been waiting for and while we get the outcome that we wanted, the journey to get there was a really confusing one. Even now I'm not sure what went down in the ending and if it even made sense or not. It just was and hopefully when we conclude this story in Robin Rises: Alpha, we'll get some of the answers to what happened here............ Hopefully. But even with that and some confusion due to Patrick Gleason's art, this is still an enjoyable issue because of it's story and what it promises for the future. Go check it out but don't expect all of it to make sense. |
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8
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Batman and Robin (2011) #38
Jan 21, 2015 |
This issue got a little weird towards the end for me, but besides for that this was a great issue of Batman and Robin. I had forgotten how much I loved Tomasi writing Damian and we begin a journey where Robin tries to leave his demons behind him so that he can truly be back and not constantly think about his death. I'm so happy to have my little pumpkin headed boy back that I really didn't notice his superpowers at all. It was a very personal story and I really appreciated that tone of the book. All Batman and Robin fans should be reading this. |
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7.5
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Batman and Robin (2011) #39
Feb 18, 2015 |
While the majority of this book was spot on and fun, the ending really took me out of the book and made me wonder how Shazam ever became a member of the Justice League and why Bruce would allow Damian to ever associate with people in general.......... not that he really has a choice with his son's new powers but it really felt off to me and left a bad taste in my brain's mouth. Stop looking at my brain's mouth. Besides for that though, the book was really solid and reminded me why I missed Damian so much when he was gone. |
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9.8
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Batman and Robin (2011) #40
Mar 25, 2015 |
If there's one book you read this year, it should be this issue because it has everything that you've loved throughout the awesome run of this series. I loved every bit of this issue and wish we had more than next week's Annual left to read. Just a fantastic issue that I don't even have the words for to describe how it made me feel........ I just can't gush over it enough. Go out and get yourself Batman and Robin, you'll be happy that you did. |
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8.5
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Batman and Robin (2011) Annual | 1 issues |
8.5
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Batman and Robin (2011) Annual #3
Apr 2, 2015 |
If you're looking for a way to get out of your rut of depression because our beloved Batman and Robin has ended, well look no further than this Annual. It's a fun over the top outer space adventure complete with all the father son back and forth that you've come to know and love and let's not forget about the art that will really grab you by the end of the issue. Man, I'm really going to miss this title. |
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3.5
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Batman and Robin (2011) One Shot | 1 issues |
3.5
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Batman and Robin (2011): Futures End #1
Sep 17, 2014 |
I began this issue so pumped up to learn something new about the fate of Damian and to check out the Robin of Five Years From Now, but all I got was a slap in the face as I read a gigantic mostly silent fight scene that led to nothing. No answers, not even any hints to who The Heretic might be and the only thing good about the issue was seeing the new Robin not wanting to take any of Batman's shit. Just a giant disappointment to an issue I had such high hopes for. Even the art which seemed like it was trying to convey the Dark Knight Returns style didn't stay consistent and I was left really disappointed after reading this meaningless issue. |
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5.5
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Batman and the Signal | 3 issues |
6.5
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Batman and the Signal #1
Jan 3, 2018 |
This first issue doesn't really do itself a whole lot of favors because it throws us into a big development in Gotham, while trying its damnedest to make sure that everyone knows everything about Duke Thomas, not to mention set up new and old characters and because of this, the book feels bloated as hell and a little rough to read. The art was decent here, but I hope that the next issue comes off a little less jam packed so that the story can be conveyed easier. |
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4.5
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Batman and the Signal #2
Feb 21, 2018 |
This series may have benefited if Metal would have finished before it came out.......... or if we really knew anything about Duke's powers because as of right now...... I feel completely lost in this series and I really don't know what it is trying to convey to me. The art is decent and I enjoyed some character interactions, but I really have no idea what's going on in this story. |
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5.5
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Batman and the Signal #3
Apr 25, 2018 |
While I love Duke Thomas, I can't say that I love this issue or this series because things just seem to be happening in this and I'm not sure of the logic behind any of it. You get big reveals to things you never knew were hidden, while simple answers are left behind just to get Duke Thomas his superhero status and I'm just left wanting more from everything we got in this series. |
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6.4
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Batman Beyond (2015) | 16 issues |
8
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Batman Beyond (2015) #1
Jun 3, 2015 |
I was really worried about this title, but after reading this first issue, I can honestly say that I'm interested to see where it's going. Really, I think I'm just looking for Tim to put the final beat down on Brother Eye so I can get a real ending to Futures End, but beyond that, this could be a really fun, interesting series. The art really worked for this story and by the end I was pleasantly surprised at how much I got into this issue. Go check it out, but please go in without any hangups on what you think Batman Beyond should be. |
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5
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Batman Beyond (2015) #2
Jul 1, 2015 |
As excited as I was for this book this week, I find myself being really disappointed. Familiar faces are thrown at us here for what seems like a cheap thrill, while the story did little more than to try and catch readers up who didn't read the Futures End event. Luckily though, the art remains strong and I continue to look forward to what comes next, but hope that the next issue will get back to exploring this strange new future instead of running around in circles as it did here. |
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5.5
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Batman Beyond (2015) #3
Aug 5, 2015 |
While I love Batman Beyond, I don't know if this version of the character will ever be one that sticks with me. If it does, it probably won't be in a positive light because as of right now, the series isn't doing much for me other than besmirching Tim Drake's character. Our main character is a really smart, level headed guy, but for some reason in this title, he's a act first, think later doofus and it's missing it's opportunity to really flesh out this future Tim Drake and what he must being feeling being trapped in a terrible world he doesn't know or understand. Hopefully the series picks up and gains a little heart because as of right now, it's just a dud. |
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8.5
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Batman Beyond (2015) #4
Sep 4, 2015 |
For all you holdouts waiting for Batman Beyond to begin kicking it up a notch, this is your lucky day because man does this issue go above and beyond to get your attention and keep it. All is lost it seems for Neo Gotham and maybe that's the kick in the pants that our hero needed to begin acting like the Batman Beyond that we want him to be and if that's the case, I can't wait to see what else this series does from here on out. Go get yourself some Batman Beyond and have a blast. |
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8.5
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Batman Beyond (2015) #5
Oct 7, 2015 |
Batman Beyond continues the fun of last issue, which is really appreciated because I was on the fence with this series in the beginning. Now though, I can totally see this becoming one of my favorite series if it continues the nods of what's going on in the DCU now, while evolving the Batman Beyond mythos to whatever they may become in this changed timeline. This issue is seriously fun and the art compliments it perfectly. |
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5.5
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Batman Beyond (2015) #6
Nov 12, 2015 |
Even though I don't think that this conclusion is the most exciting, it does get me excited for what's to come........ yeah, that's not really talking about this book, but anything can happen from here on out and that's gotta get Batman Beyond...... or Tim Drake fans excited. The majority of this book though, is just a beat 'em up and comes off lackluster because of all the build up we've had and knowing that Brother Eye was able to take over the world, but apparently can't take a punch. The art, while at times feels rushed, does a fine job portraying this battle of the ages in the long run, I just hope that we can keep the colors bright as this as the series progresses. |
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6
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Batman Beyond (2015) #7
Dec 4, 2015 |
While this issue of Batman Beyond might not "WOW" you with it's content, it still manages to be entertaining and I appreciate the time that's taken in making sure we all know how Tim's adjusting to being in the future and how to his new role as Batman in both display and maintenance....... not to mention that we actually get to see Tim being smart in this book, which I really thought was lacking previously. So yeah, not a bad read, but kind of lacking in excitement. |
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6.8
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Batman Beyond (2015) #8
Jan 6, 2016 |
We're out of Brother Eye territory and it's time to put the world back together and as we see in this issue, there's a lot that has to go into it........... of course there is right? It's really at this point that I realize that this book has become a more apocalypse style story that's more like the Walking Dead than Batman just because of the human element, who are desperately doing what they can to survive. I had a few issues with continuity in this book, but for the most part it stayed interesting and I'm a huge fan of the art in this series. |
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6.5
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Batman Beyond (2015) #9
Feb 4, 2016 |
Our story moves from Neo Gotham to Metropolis in this one and our City of Tomorrow has seen better days. This series is strange in the fact that not a lot goes down issue to issue, but even with that it's still a decently fun read with an excellent art team that is always working their asses off to give us one hell of a good looking book. The biggest draw to this issue...... like most of the issues to this series is actually the cliffhanger, that like every other issue keeps me interested to see what's going to happen next. |
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5.5
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Batman Beyond (2015) #10
Mar 2, 2016 |
Batman Beyond #10 comes off as a bit of a disappointment because we find ourselves more in the middle of last issue than where we left off in the cliffhanger and we don't get any of the answers that we were hoping for going into this........... only that some people dig being Splicers. Pretty much just another issue where Batman gets his ass kicked and that's about it. Luckily, there's some excellent art as always so you can really see how hard Batman's getting hit in the face. |
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6
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Batman Beyond (2015) #11
Apr 6, 2016 |
Batman Beyond finally feels like it's gotten started and that's a weird thing to say about an eleventh issue. Even thought there is still a lot to shake your head at in this book, it finally feels like it's coming together and as always the art is strong as hell........ so it's got that going for it and to my surprise Tim Drake didn't get his ass kicked. That's huge in my mind! |
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7
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Batman Beyond (2015) #12
May 4, 2016 |
Batman Beyond came out of nowhere with this issue and surprised the hell out of me because I had thought that this series was a lost cause, but as it begins to work its way towards Rebirth, I can see this series picking up and I'm happy as hell with most of this issue, even if Tim Drake gets his ass kicked again. The new art team on this issue is fantastic and I hope this style continues for this run of Batman Beyond........ and beyond! |
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5
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Batman Beyond (2015) #13
Jun 1, 2016 |
Batman Beyond continues to struggle........ especially now that Rebirth has started and because this title doesn't have a lot going on for it more than the art and the cliffhangers that impress every time. That's about it though and that's no reason to read a book because we've got the majority of this issue just doing nothing but looking good....... and I've tried that, looking good just isn't enough....... you've got to work it too. |
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7
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Batman Beyond (2015) #14
Jul 6, 2016 |
Batman Beyond continues to trudge through all the Rebirths going on in its attempt to be noticed and while this issue doesn't really present much action that isn't all about flashbacks, it's a nice issue overall that serves to give us some background in what's going on with our characters and what got them to this point. The art continues to be strong and I find myself really interested in where the story's going. |
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6
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Batman Beyond (2015) #15
Aug 3, 2016 |
While this issue of Batman Beyond won't "WOW" anyone, it does putter along to get us to Batman Beyond's renumbering and hopefully someplace where the story isn't constricted by all the doom and gloom that this series has had to be all about because of Futures End. That being said, we do get our characters in place to have some decent emotional moments in the next issue, but besides for that and some fine ass art, there isn't a lot to be said about this straight forward typical Batman Beyond story. |
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5.8
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Batman Beyond (2015) #16
Sep 7, 2016 |
Batman Beyond's series comes to an end with this issue....... or really just bridges the gap between this series and the Rebirth one and while things seem to rush to get to this conclusion.......... not a lot goes down here and for whatever reason I still feel angry at Futures End for causing all of this. That may just be me though. All in all this gets us to where we want to be for Rebirth and has an interesting new art style to close us out with......... just not a lot to actually digest though. |
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6.1
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Batman Beyond (2016) | 50 issues |
6
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Batman Beyond (2016) #1
Oct 26, 2016 |
While we do have Terry Mcginnis back in the Bat-suit, what we don't have is enough of a story for this issue since it takes a lot of pages just to catch everyone up on what happened in the Rebirth issue, while continuing to show us Batman getting his ass kicked like we saw throughout the previous series. The art and the cliffhanger were decent enough but nothing really felt fresh with this issue. |
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6.5
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Batman Beyond (2016) #2
Nov 23, 2016 |
This is an alright issue of Batman Beyond that gives us some background that we've been wanting, but it's somewhat slow at times and while it does move the story forward, it doesn't do it all that much. The art too is a toss up to me because while I loved the present day stuff, the flashback moments just didn't seem as polished. |
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7.5
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Batman Beyond (2016) #3
Dec 28, 2016 |
While this issue kind of makes all the set up in the previous issue look all for not, we still get some really fun stuff with this story and an interesting turn on a reveal that this series has been teasing since it started. We've got great art all the way through and I'm starting to feel myself get a little hyped for what's to come. |
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8
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Batman Beyond (2016) #4
Jan 25, 2017 |
Even with this issue being a fast read, it still gives you everything you want from a Batman Beyond book and it looked great the whole way through. We're finally getting this book back on track with the developments of this issue and I finally find myself really looking forward to whatever happens next. |
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6
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Batman Beyond (2016) #5
Feb 22, 2017 |
While I've been enjoying the Batman Beyond series enough, I have to say that we really had to force our way to an ending here and because of that, the whole shebang comes off a little lackluster in the long run. We do get some decent reveals here though and some great looking art, but overall this issue left me wanting more because everything just seemed to be coming out of nowhere. |
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6.4
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Batman Beyond (2016) #6
Mar 22, 2017 |
Man, is this a great jumping on point for new readers because besides for bringing everyone up to speed with what's been going on in this series, there really isn't much going on here besides for fight scenes that we don't get a background on and our hero making us think that he's a giant dope at the end. The art in this issue looked great though and there were some genuinely "nice" moments on an emotional level, but besides for that........... not much else. |
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6
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Batman Beyond (2016) #7
Apr 26, 2017 |
This is a fast read that reminds all of us about things we already read in the previous issue, but even with that there were things that I found myself really enjoying from this and they actually got me excited for what's to come. The art was great all around, I just hope that we don't have to spend too much time going forward with Terry being a sad sack for his inability to act in the previous issue. |
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6.8
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Batman Beyond (2016) #8
May 24, 2017 |
Even with the forced nature of this issue, I still found myself having some fun with this story and loving the art that depicted it. We got two decent reveals in this issue that shape how we got here and where we're going moving forward and even though the latter was pretty obvious from what we got last issue, I still found it enjoyable enough. |
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6
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Batman Beyond (2016) #9
Jun 28, 2017 |
This is a bit of a lackluster issue when everything is said and done because it barely moves the story forward and doesn't show us much in the way of backstory, which we desperately need since this is so far in the future from every other DC title. The art is great though and the cliffhanger is strong, but this arc certainly hit the brakes on the story with this issue. |
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5.8
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Batman Beyond (2016) #10
Jul 26, 2017 |
We delve into Damian Wayne's backstory in this issue and really, it's nothing you didn't already figure our from reading this arc so far. Yeah, there's nothing much to this issue at all and like so many installments to this series, it only seems that we're reading it for the cliffhangers because the majority of the issues just seem to be filler to pad out the arcs. The art's great, but that's about the only great thing here. |
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5.5
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Batman Beyond (2016) #11
Aug 23, 2017 |
While people with daddy issues like me might feel a bit of warmth by the end of this issue.......... or jealously if you're really like me, the rest was just forced emotions for a forced ending to wrap everything up after having issue after issue of a fight that amounted to nothing in the end. The art was decent for the most part, but man was this arc a serious let down, even if it did introduce Damian Wayne into this era. |
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5
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Batman Beyond (2016) #12
Sep 27, 2017 |
Bits and Pieces:Batgirl Beyond is just thrown into this issue without any backstory and it feels like it's a direct sequel to the digital first Batman Beyond title from years ago, with a few forced bits of dialog to try and make it work within this series, where the character has never been a part of continuity. So yeah, nothing really feels right about this issue and the rest of continuity seems to be thrown out the window as well here. |
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4
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Batman Beyond (2016) #13
Oct 25, 2017 |
Man, did I have problems following this story because of the panel layout and found most of it just pointless filler that didn't do anything to improve what was going on and where I could follow it, it didn't seem to make much sense. The art is still fantastic though, but Bernard Chang's writing left a lot to be desired. |
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6.5
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Batman Beyond (2016) #14
Nov 22, 2017 |
While I wasn't a fan of the art at all in this book, the family oriented nature of everything that was going on here kept me hooked to the pages and made it so that I can't wait for the next issue to come out. This is really more of a new status quo for our Batman Beyond and what he wants his life to look like from here on out and I can only hope that Terry gets his wish because everything we saw here........ besides for the cliffhanger, is exactly what I want for him too. |
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5.8
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Batman Beyond (2016) #15
Dec 27, 2017 |
While Batman Beyond is pretty straight forward and offers a lot of action, by the end of the issue it just came off pretty underwhelming and feels stale in the long run. Hopefully this changes as the series continues, but right now this title feels like a bore to read and the art isn't doing much for me either. That being said, there's nothing really wrong with the issue. It's just basic as all hell. |
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5.1
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Batman Beyond (2016) #16
Jan 24, 2018 |
While we do get to see Terry be a more capable Batman in this issue, it's little else but a big ass fight scene that puts us right back to where we left off with our hero and villain in the previous issue. The art was decent, but overall, there wasn't much to this issue at all. |
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5.5
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Batman Beyond (2016) #17
Feb 28, 2018 |
Batman Beyond continues its mediocrity as the book is padded out with an over extended fight scene and only gives us some character reveals to try and keep us satisfied as this series just runs itself into the ground. The art is okay for the most part, but all in all, this series stopped being fun a long time ago. |
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5.1
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Batman Beyond (2016) #18
Mar 28, 2018 |
Batman Beyond continues to disappoint, even with a reveal this issue, but really, who didn't see this twist coming? The art is decent, but this title really needs to go away for awhile and figure out if it wants to be its own continuity or just a continuation of the animated series. |
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5.5
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Batman Beyond (2016) #19
Apr 25, 2018 |
There's not much to this story and if you've been reading Batman Beyond for awhile now, it's pretty much par for the course. This issue hits all the beats that we've gotten in previous issues, but at the end of this, we just get to see Terry being a good guy outside of the costume and it's not enough to win me over. |
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6.5
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Batman Beyond (2016) #20
May 23, 2018 |
This new arc seems to be on a path that I want to be on with this title because for the first time in a long time, I'm actually into most of the ideas that are being thrown our way. The art is decent throughout and the story actually seems pretty interesting. Hopefully this momentum keeps up because while I've wanted to love this title from the beginning....... It's been pretty rough. |
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5.4
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Batman Beyond (2016) #21
Jun 27, 2018 |
There's not a lot going on in this story and while I think the concept of the arc is fun, the execution leaves a lot to be desired. I enjoyed the art in this issue, but we've got repeating scenarios and repeating conversations that really don't go anywhere except for a cliffhanger, which this series seems to excel at.......... and that's about it. |
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7.5
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Batman Beyond (2016) #22
Jul 25, 2018 |
For the most part, this is probably one of the best issues of Batman Beyond to come out of Rebirth. Yeah, it still has some problems and Terry isn't the best Batman he can be, but the developments in this issue were fun as hell and I look forward to seeing more of this updated Beyond villain, especially if the art continues being as good as it is here. |
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7.8
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Batman Beyond (2016) #23
Aug 22, 2018 |
Batman Beyond has come out of nowhere with this storyline and surprised the hell out of me for how enjoyable it's been. We get excellent art in this issue and some really great progression to our story. Yeah, somethings didn't hit as hard as they could have, but all in all, I had a fun time with this issue. |
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6.5
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Batman Beyond (2016) #24
Sep 26, 2018 |
While there's some fun moments to be had in this issue, the lack of development in the villain and some of the forced scenarios to get this arc to come to a close made this issue just another in a long line of forgettable entries into this series. Yeah, you have some big moments, but all in all there wasn't much to this issue and that's a shame because of what it could have been. |
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6
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Batman Beyond (2016) #25
Oct 24, 2018 |
Our "Final Joke" arc starts off a little boring as this over-sized issue takes a lot of its time catching people up to what's been going on in the world of Batman Beyond. Yeah, it's a good jumping on point for new readers, but pretty pointless for anyone familiar with this series. The art didn't grab me as much as I would have liked, but like most issues of Batman Beyond, the strength of this issue really comes from the cliffhanger. |
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5.3
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Batman Beyond (2016) #26
Nov 28, 2018 |
While I love that we have a new Robin in this book and love the idea of Joker coming back for this arc...... the reality is that while we have those things, they really aren't being utilized great in the series and everything that we get out of this just comes off as boring to get to our big cliffhanger, which comes off cliche. I love the art team on this book, but I don't think that they're enough to save this mediocre series. |
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5.8
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Batman Beyond (2016) #27
Jan 2, 2019 |
While the art looks great and the Joker's motivations are fun, this issue just feels really off for how all the characters act......... or fail to act in this serious situation that the story presents. There's still some fun to be had if you don't look to closely to whats going on, but I was hoping for way more than what we're getting here. Still though....... Great art. |
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5
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Batman Beyond (2016) #28
Jan 30, 2019 |
The Joker coming back continues to be something that I know should be cool, but is still just not hitting in my mind. We get the usual Batman Beyond fight scene this issue......... you know, the majority of the pages and even that comes off bland to me. I just really hope that this can all wrap up to be something special because right now, it's just really underwhelming. |
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5
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Batman Beyond (2016) #29
Feb 27, 2019 |
Not much of a finale to a story that felt like it should have been bigger than it was. Characters are pretty useless here and it seems that everything we've been dealing with was just to get to the end of the story so that we could have a pseudo callback to the first episode of Batman Beyond. Very disappointing and the only thing that I can say is a positive here is the art team. |
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7.5
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Batman Beyond (2016) #30
Mar 27, 2019 |
While this is just an epilogue to the previous arc, it does more good for this series than anything we've gotten from it in a long time and gives me hope that I can start caring about Batman Beyond again. The art is fantastic and the use of the Bat Family here really upped the ante of the issue. |
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6
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Batman Beyond (2016) #31
Apr 24, 2019 |
This is an odd issue that felt like it kept wanting to get started or that it wanted to do something exciting, but it wasn't until halfway through when the story became about something else where I started having a little fun. There's something going on in this story, it just sadly doesn't do much this issue..... but hey, we had some awesome art so that's something. |
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6
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Batman Beyond (2016) #32
May 22, 2019 |
With some interesting villains involved and some really fun art depicting the action, there's some joy to be had in this issue........ The biggest problem I see is that our heroes aren't really interesting and stuck in a formulaic style of storytelling, where Terry has to get his ass kicked every issue to end his parts of the issue and it's been a bit stale for awhile. The villains though are really cool and I'm really interested in continuing their stories. |
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8
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Batman Beyond (2016) #33
Jun 26, 2019 |
It's a weird thing to say that Batman is the worst part of this book, but he really isn't bringing anything to this issue besides for the constant reminder that he keeps getting his ass kicked every issue. Besides that though, this was one of the best issues of Batman Beyond that I've read in a long time. I loved the pacing, art and the reveals here and can't wait to see how False Face will continue to plague the Batman Beyond Family. |
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7.5
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Batman Beyond (2016) #34
Jul 24, 2019 |
Man, I love False Face Beyond. This issue is elevated because of the fun that can happen when a villain tries to play a hero and when a hero is in over his head, with no idea what's going on. Yeah, the supporting cast kind of come off like dummies in this issue, but the majority of the book is so much fun and the art continues to be great here. |
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6
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Batman Beyond (2016) #35
Aug 28, 2019 |
Somehow with decent art and interesting villains this issue still feels kind of lackluster because nowhere in this book could I find a competent hero beyond our cliffhanger reveal and that factor to this book is getting kind of old. |
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4.5
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Batman Beyond (2016) #36
Sep 25, 2019 |
Everything comes to a screeching halt with this issue and it doesn't feel natural at all. Yeah, this is the finale, but it feels like there was a lot of story left behind because everything here feels like it was thrown together last minute and nothing about it came off as satisfying. The art even took a bit of a dip in my mind and overall, there just wasn't much about this issue that I found myself enjoying, which is strange for all the things that were shoved into it. |
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6.5
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Batman Beyond (2016) #37
Oct 23, 2019 |
There's a new Batwoman in town and sadly this issue spends most of the time setting up that surprise when it's right out there on the cover, but beyond that disappointment, this issue has some great art and what looks like a fun story coming our way. It's just too bad that majority of the story is based on a reveal that was revealed before the issue ever started. |
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6.5
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Batman Beyond (2016) #38
Nov 27, 2019 |
Batwoman's kicking ass and taking names in this issue, but don't count on finding out hers here. Instead we're dealing with a huge big bad, but the only problem there is that........ well, he's just there. No real background is given for the character or his resurrection and it seems that Dan Jurgens is relying too much on the cartoon series than actually developing this Neo Gotham for this continuity's future. Thankfully though the art is good and there's some fun moments. |
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5
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Batman Beyond (2016) #39
Jan 1, 2020 |
The plot and circumstances to this story are laughable and we're no closer to figuring out the mystery of the Batwoman. Thankfully, the art in this issue is great because it's the only thing that really kept me happy as I turned the pages of this book because everything that needed to happen in this issue was forced in with a narrative sledgehammer and nothing felt cleverly thought out. |
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5
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Batman Beyond (2016) #40
Jan 22, 2020 |
While we finally do get a reveal of who Batwoman is in this issue, it was at the cost of half our cast looking like dummies for issue after issue. Besides that though and some big recap we do have our heroine get thrown into some action, but this feels uninspired and at the end of the day this series just feels tired. Thankfully though, the art is really good in this issue so at least there's that. |
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5.3
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Batman Beyond (2016) #41
Feb 26, 2020 |
The art in this issue is as enjoyable as it always is, but the storytelling is sadly the same as it always is too, where the majority of the issue is based all on recap as we move our story an inch forward. Yeah, things come to an interesting head by the end, but that's after wading through so much of what you've already read in this arc. |
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5
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Batman Beyond (2016) #42
Mar 25, 2020 |
Nothing about this issue or even this arc feels like there's anyone who cares about this title because it relied solely on finding out who the mysterious new Batwoman was and because of that, everyone had to act like idiots, while also trying to rely on the hype of bringing Blight back, even though that just kind of happened...... like the new Batwoman. Nothing really felt like it mattered here and by the end, this entire arc just felt like one big gimmick that never really came together or felt like it made sense. Thankfully, the art in this issue was great though so at least you have that to look forward to. |
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8
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Batman Beyond (2016) #43
May 26, 2020 |
Now that Terry is back in the Batsuit and we can leave all the False Face and Blight stuff behind us, this series feels fresh for the first time in a long time and all the changes that we see here, in not only location but in our main character's attitude feel like something that I can get excited about. Not to mention, that the art is strong as hell in this issue. If this series can keep up with this type of story-telling, this might actually become a series that I won't want to miss. |
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7
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Batman Beyond (2016) #44
Jun 23, 2020 |
While you'll get your obligatory fight scene that fills up a lot of page space and some recap to make sure that everyone is up to speed with the new status quo of things going on in this title, the majority of this issue is enjoyable and I find myself caring more about Elainna Grayson's progression than I ever thought I would, not to mention that it's just nice to see so many older Bat-Family members joining this title and taking a role in what the next generation is up to. |
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6.8
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Batman Beyond (2016) #45
Jul 21, 2020 |
While I did want more out of the big battle that this issue gave us, this was still a fun issue overall, that gave us some necessary background on the League of Assassins and what we're currently dealing with and showed us the debut of the new Batwoman costume. I enjoyed the art for the most part here and look forward to seeing how our united Bat-Family plans on taking out their newest threat. |
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6.8
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Batman Beyond (2016) #46
Aug 25, 2020 |
While you'll get an issue that looks great here and grabs you right from the beginning and runs your ass as super-speed until the end in how our action is depicted, it did leave me wanting a little more..... like, we never take the time to really explore the things that are heroes are doing since we're moving at such a fast pace and ultimately, with this pace, I wish we could have run past all the bickering that this book is filled with. |
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6.5
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Batman Beyond (2016) #47
Sep 22, 2020 |
You'll get action out the ass in this issue, but it ends up feeling small because of how little the characters really seem to know or respect each other, and ultimately, the only likable one during this fight is the big dragon-bat Goliath who's always fun. There seems to be a missed opportunity in this amazingly drawn issue to develop Mr. Zero into an interesting villain with staying power, but while I found most of this issue lackluster, the ending to what we got here really piqued my interest and I can't wait to see where it goes. |
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8
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Batman Beyond (2016) #48
Oct 27, 2020 |
You've been getting a bunch of Booster Gold in the past two years and if you've dug that... Well, stop. This is how Booster Gold is supposed to be so get to know the greatest hero you've never heard of in this arc of Batman Beyond that takes you into this story at the speed of light, turns of the stakes immediately, but never forgets to have fun along the way. If that wasn't enough to get you interested, the art is amazing too. |
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6
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Batman Beyond (2016) #49
Nov 24, 2020 |
While I initially dug the concept of this story, by the end it felt so weird and almost pointless to me that it made me realize why people hate time travel stories. Wibbly wobbly, timey whimey stuff that just makes you wonder why this arc couldn't have had a bigger impact or actually been what the story was set up to be. Ultimately though, you get some really excellent art throughout and the chance to see Batman Beyond in the present day, which is cool, but I would have liked a bit more. |
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5
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Batman Beyond (2016) #50
Dec 22, 2020 |
While I dig the art and the idea of calling back to classic characters for this finale... I just wish they would have made sense to the continuity we've been establishing for a Batman Beyond in this timeline for years now. Sadly that's not the case though and we just have characters thrown in here just for the wow or nostalgia factor while I would have liked a good story to end things out instead. |
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7.5
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Batman Beyond: Rebirth | 1 issues |
7.5
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Batman Beyond: Rebirth #1
Sep 28, 2016 |
For readers who aren't familiar with the Batman Beyond canon this Rebirth issue does an excellent job in bringing you up to speed, but for anyone else, who watched the animated series or read any of the previous comic book series, it comes off mostly as just a rerun.......... but does offer up an excellent cliffhanger to get us excited for where the series is headed. |
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8.0
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Batman Incorporated (2012) One Shot | 1 issues |
8
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Batman Incorporated (2012): Special #1
Aug 29, 2013 |
This was a very fun special, with the exception of the Bat Cow story. Don't get me wrong, I love Bat Cow, but I also love good story telling. I really hope that since this issue is numbered we will be getting more Batman Incorporated Specials along the way, and if we don't it was a very fond goodbye to the characters we have come to love. |
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4.5
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Batman: Prelude to the Wedding | 1 issues |
4.5
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Batman: Prelude to the Wedding: Red Hood vs. Anarky #1
Jun 20, 2018 |
While I'm normally a fan of anything Red Hood, this installment to the wedding preludes just comes off boring and doesn't really capture the characters in the book as well as it could have. On top of that, I'm not a fan of the art in this issue and when you put all of that together...Well, you get a big disappointment. Not a great issue overall and these preludes have pretty much worn out their welcome. |
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6.4
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Batman: Secret Files (2021) | 6 issues |
8
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Batman: Secret Files (2021): Clownhunter #1
Aug 17, 2021 |
The journey of Bao Pham continues and while the path he's on looks pretty promising, the road that got him where he currently is didn't do much overall but show us that our main character can take some pain and doesn't like putting up with nonsense. That being said though, I really enjoyed what this issue did for Clownhunter and Punchline, not to mention that I loved the art throughout...... I just hope that it's not too long until we see this character again and pick up where we left off here. |
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6.5
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Batman: Secret Files (2021): The Gardener #1
Nov 16, 2021 |
If you're looking for some serious new information about The Gardener, I feel like you're not going to find it here but more of a recap of Poison Ivy and a strange explanation by the end that feels like it retcons previous events to tell us why there are two Ivys. The art is decent but the way that the writing and the art merge to tell a story comes off pretty bland overall. |
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6
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Batman: Secret Files (2021): Peacekeeper-01 #1
Oct 19, 2021 |
While I can't say that the art is my favorite part of this book, it became something that I got used to by the end. The story though felt odd because of how much we've dealt with Sean Mahoney and with this realizing that we really don't know anything about him and what we do learn here, while interesting is interspersed with stuff that we've already seen this character do throughout Fear State so ultimately we're left with an issue that's only half-interesting with art that wasn't that great overall. |
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5.5
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Batman: Secret Files (2021): Miracle Molly #1
Sep 21, 2021 |
While I was looking forward to this Secret Files to give me a reason to really care about Miracle Molly and the Unsanity Collective this issue just doubled down on what you already knew about Molly and the group while sprinkling in a few new tidbits along the way while showing it with art that seriously left me wanting more by the end. Ultimately, this issue felt rough all around. |
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6
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Batman: Secret Files (2021): The Signal #1
Jul 6, 2021 |
While I'm happy that Duke Thomas is getting some spotlight, I need this series to do more than rush by everything that has happened to Duke since he's come into Batman's life because even though Duke shows up in things here and there, his story feels really undefined. I don't know how many people know the ins and outs of the character and we just move forward at breakneck speed in this and I found myself feeling lost. Thankfully, the art is great and we're moving to an interesting area for our hero. I just hope that we can calm down and pace the book out better. |
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6.3
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Batman: Secret Files (2021): Huntress #1
Jul 27, 2021 |
These Secret Files One-Shots are becoming disappointing because either we don't have enough time to really dive into someone, like the last one-shot of the Signal or we have this one where we have an oversized issue that doesn't do anything that couldn't have been done in the regular Detective Comics series. The art was good throughout and if you've been craving some more solo Huntress time then maybe this is for you but I found this issue to be a tad boring in what little it gave us. |
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4.3
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Batman: The Dark Knight (2011) | 2 issues |
6.5
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Batman: The Dark Knight (2011) #23.2
Sep 11, 2013 |
Well we have another Villain's Month issue come and gone, and what did we take from it? The fact that the new Mr. Freeze still sucks. But that's just me being an obsessive fanboy who thought the way he was was fine. For all of those out there, who wanted a new creepy Mr. Freeze I'm sure you'll like this issue a lot. But from this reviewers standpoint I could do without it. But I will still judge the book on its merits and not condemn something just because I'm closed minded to change. It really was a pretty good creepy story, and if you like issues like last week's Ventriloquist issue, I'm sure you'll enjoy this as well. Also let's face it. It's better than what Dark Knight usually puts out. |
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2
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Batman: The Dark Knight (2011) #23.4
Sep 25, 2013 |
So much for hype. This story is what you'd expect from Ann Nocenti lately, she tries really hard but in the end you decide to drop that title all together. The artwork isn't bad, but it isn't enough to save the issue. The story began like Water World and by the end I'm surprised the Joker's Daughter didn't have the whole Gotham Underground burning their bras. I usually don't say things like this but save yourself the money and pick up a different book, hell get a back issue of Superboy, or Green Arrow, they won't be as bad as this. |
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4.9
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Batman: The Dawnbreaker | 1 issues |
4.9
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Batman: The Dawnbreaker #1
Oct 4, 2017 |
While I've been liking the one-shots less and less as they've been coming out, the previous ones at least seemed like they were trying to make sense of their character, but this installment just throws concepts at us without really explaining them, which is a shame because as they are, they don't make any sense at all. The art in this issue is great, but the Dawnbreaker just doesn't shine like I expected it to. |
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8.5
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Batman: The Merciless | 1 issues |
8.5
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Batman: The Merciless #1
Oct 25, 2017 |
While this issue started out just like any other of the Metal one-shots, it didn't take long to see that this installment was a cut above the rest and quickly became my favorite. Not only is the art fantastic, but Tomasi lays down an awesome backstory for The Merciless, gives insights to the rest of the event and even gives us a little twist in the story by the end. Definitely a one-shot you should pick up. |
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6.0
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Batman: The Murder Machine | 1 issues |
6
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Batman: The Murder Machine #1
Sep 27, 2017 |
While I liked the backstory for this Batman more than I did with The Red Death, that's about all I liked more about it because the art style lacked any kind of motion and the dialog was robotic.......... and while that last part should just be accepted because of what the character is........ it led to a really boring read. Hopefully, going forward, we'll learn more about a development that is only hinted at in this issue and that the rest of the one-shots start focusing around that instead of a simple counterpart beat 'em up. |
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8.3
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Batman: Three Jokers (2020) | 3 issues |
9
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Batman: Three Jokers (2020) #1
Aug 25, 2020 |
It's been four years since we first got the shocking news that there were Three Jokers out and about and now we can finally get the information a lot of us have desperately wanted ever since that reveal and for this first issue to those answers....... it didn't disappoint. Do you know for certain what's going on here...... no. But you get some ideas that will keep you wondering along the way, while also being a book that has a super-star creative team that does some of their best work along the way. Check out the Three Jokers. You won't want to miss this. |
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7.9
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Batman: Three Jokers (2020) #2
Sep 28, 2020 |
While this issue didn't "wow" me as the first one did, there is still a lot to like here, even if we're retreading some overused ground with the Jason Todd/Joker story. The art is amazing all the way through and I hope that even though this is a Black Label book and the continuity doesn't need to be a part of the mainline Batman series that we can see some growth in the Red Hood character all-around based on what we got here. |
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8
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Batman: Three Jokers (2020) #3
Oct 27, 2020 |
While I loved the art and really enjoyed the story, I don't think that the Jokers or their plan really works out in the end, beyond a kind of typical Joker messes with Batman way. That being said, the reason I like this so much is the way that Geoff Johns writes the Bat-Family and the struggles they go through not only in their fight against crime but with their moral compasses as well. Not to mention that the ending with Batman left me happy and gives reasons behind why Batman has left a mystery on the table for so long but does leave the setup with the Mobius Chair in the Darkseid War a little strange. |
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7.8
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Batman: Who Laughs | 1 issues |
7.8
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Batman: Who Laughs #1
Nov 15, 2017 |
While I don't believe that I'll ever become a fan of Riley Rossmo's art, this issue's story sure as hell did enough to make me see beyond that and show me a dark Batman that makes sense and feels like it could actually happen. Yeah, it's not my favorite of these one-shots, but it's not far off from it either because James Tynion did a hell of job in writing a story about why Batman should never laugh. |
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7.0
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Birds of Prey (2020) | 1 issues |
7
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Birds of Prey (2020) #1
Jun 2, 2020 |
For anyone who was a fan of the New 52 or a fan of the Birds of Prey movie, you'll get aspects of both here as Azzarello tries to put together a world where Black Canary, Huntress and Harley Quinn are the heroes of Gotham. Yeah, it doesn't come together as well as I would have liked because of how the story had to be condensed for this one-shot, but overall it was still fun and the art was amazing throughout. |
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5.8
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Black Adam (2022) | 3 issues |
6
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Black Adam (2022) #1
Jun 21, 2022 |
Look, I love Black Adam, love all the Captain Marvel/Shazam Family mythos but I have to say that this first issue really threw me off with what I'm supposed to know about this Black Adam since he feels so far removed from any Adam that I feel I've ever seen. On top of that, the big point of the story seems to be the heir to Black Adam, and I find his heir to be insufferable at the moment so hopefully that changes since I enjoyed the art in this book and love the character overall. |
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6
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Black Adam (2022) #2
Jul 19, 2022 |
While I'm not loving this series yet.... or as much as I wanted to when it was announced, there is still room to improve from what we get this issue and the idea that maybe our new character Malik may not be as annoying going forward...... maybe, which is a win for me. The art is great and I'm intrigued by some things in this issue, even though there isn't a lot going on in this issue overall. |
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5.5
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Black Adam (2022) #3
Aug 16, 2022 |
While elements of this book are interesting with Black Adam in the underworld, the way that it comes off is really just confusing and goes out of its way to not say anything at all. Yeah, I still enjoy the art a lot but the story just isn't doing it for me yet and I hope that aspect changes as we go along as I was looking forward to this Black Adam maxi-series. |
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7.0
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Blue & Gold (2021) | 1 issues |
7
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Blue & Gold (2021) #1
Jul 20, 2021 |
If you're looking for a fun book I'm guessing you should look no further than Blue and Gold, but even though it is fun, I was looking for something a little deeper out of these characters who feel stuck in place whenever they're used and would have liked Ted Kord's heart condition to used as something more than a throwaway callback before simply moving on. That being said, I look forward to the rest of this series because I do love these characters and I love the art here, I just hope we can more out of Michael and Ted growth-wise as we keep going. |
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5.5
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Blue Beetle (2016) | 18 issues |
5.7
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Blue Beetle (2016) #1
Sep 28, 2016 |
While I love Blue Beetle, I hate the dialog in this issue because it just comes off forced as hell and makes it so neither of our main characters is likable and also overshadows the story because it not only covers most of the panels, but also sacrifices information you want to read about for simple quips that go nowhere. Luckily the art in this book is decent because besides for that, I found myself really disliking everything that this issue had to offer. |
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6.8
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Blue Beetle (2016) #2
Oct 26, 2016 |
While I still have an issue with the way the dialog feels in this book, I have to admit that I at least had a good time reading this issue and love how uncomfortable our hero was throughout. The art was great and I'm into the new characters revealed here, I just hope that I start liking our main characters more because their bickering is getting annoying. |
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5.5
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Blue Beetle (2016) #3
Nov 23, 2016 |
Yeah, we got a cool opener to this issue and a little more background about what Doctor Fate was up to previously in this series, but ultimately this is just anther underwhelming issue of Blue Beetle that leaves me wanting more. The art was decent throughout, but the dialog just isn't that great and the majority of this issue just feels like filler. |
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5.5
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Blue Beetle (2016) #4
Dec 28, 2016 |
While we do get the new re-imagined origins for both Jaime Reyes and Ted Kord in this issue, it really doesn't feel all that important because the situations just seem to be glanced over and then we simply move on to more of the same that this book has been offering since it began. The art didn't seem as polished as it usually does and in the end I felt like I do at the end of every issue....... disappointed. |
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7
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Blue Beetle (2016) #5
Jan 25, 2017 |
This issue of Blue Beetle certainly isn't the greatest thing that I've ever seen, but the events of this story actually get me interested in where everything is going with this series because to my surprise..... I didn't hate it. The art was decent and the dialog wasn't as bad as it's been....... Plus, we have ourselves a pretty intriguing cliffhanger going on here. |
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5.7
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Blue Beetle (2016) #6
Feb 22, 2017 |
While this issue tries to wrap everything that we've been dealing with into a neat little bow of a bad guy, it does so in a convoluted way that left me scratching my head at the end about what's really going on here and wondering whether or not I'll ever fully understand since magic is involved. The art in this issue looked really good though for the most part and we did end things on a cliffhanger that at least leaves me interested in what will come next. |
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4.9
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Blue Beetle (2016) #7
Mar 22, 2017 |
This issue goes balls to the walls nuts in it's new directions for not only Blue Beetle, but for Dr. Fate as well and while I could get behind that normally with a proper explanation; here, concepts are just thrown at us willy nilly and I don't know if we're expected to understand or not. The art remains the strongest factor to this series because everything else is just random shit and ultimately, it's not very much fun. |
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6.5
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Blue Beetle (2016) #8
Apr 26, 2017 |
While we lose some great interactions and possible stories from a character introduction here because of the New 52 Blue Beetle being completely omitted from continuity, I have to say that I really enjoyed this issue more than I have previous one now that J.M. DeMatteis is on script duty. The art was decent as always and we're left with a cliffhanger that just screams fun and gets me to want to see more of this arc. |
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7.5
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Blue Beetle (2016) #9
May 24, 2017 |
Goddamn, did this issue impress the hell out of me with the bounds and strides it's taking to become a proper series that feels like it's just as important as the big hitters of the DCU. Yeah, it still has a shit ton of characters that don't seem to have much to do, but the dialog is smoother, the emotion is showing and the action scenes are strong as hell. Keep on doing what you're doing Blue Beetle because you've just got back on my radar. |
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5.8
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Blue Beetle (2016) #10
Jun 27, 2017 |
After the last issue of Blue Beetle I was really starting to think that this series was on the right track, but this issue seemed to take a wrong turn off that track because the majority of this story seemed to be a filler fight scene that really went nowhere, until it had to rush towards its cliffhanger that felt forced. The art was decent though and I still hold out hope that this series can be something worthwhile in the future......... this issue just wasn't that great though. |
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6
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Blue Beetle (2016) #11
Jul 26, 2017 |
While this issue does give us some ideas about how the series will change going forward that are pretty exciting, overall, this is still just a lackluster issue that spends most of its time catching readers up on what the status quo of all the characters are and if you've been reading this whole time, nothing much besides for Jaime has changed. The art was decent, but the story still seems to be lacking in this series. |
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5.5
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Blue Beetle (2016) #12
Aug 23, 2017 |
Even though we have a new dynamic going on between Jaime and the scarab and Batman's in town, this issue still came off boring as hell and the characters just felt off. The art remains as good as it's always been, but it can only propel this series so far and because everything else feels underwhelming, this remains a series that I want to love, but just can't. |
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4
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Blue Beetle (2016) #13
Sep 27, 2017 |
Besides for a possible revelation that may or may not continue going forward in this series........ I'm saying not, there really isn't any reason to pick up this issue because all it does is give the Justice League 3001 series one more outing before going away and the status quo of this series continuing where it left off in the previous issue. With all that being said though, I can't wait to see what the next creative team brings to this book next month. |
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5.5
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Blue Beetle (2016) #14
Oct 25, 2017 |
While I looked forward to what Chris Sebela would bring to the party as the new writer on this book, I found that he didn't do enough with the characters to really make them exciting and the one big thing he changed, he didn't explain....... which was annoying. The art as well was annoying because by the time we got to our big action scene, the art was a little too busy to fully comprehend what are hero was doing. |
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5.8
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Blue Beetle (2016) #15
Nov 22, 2017 |
While the art in this issue is great and that the setups for the spooky situations that are characters find themselves in are the highlight of this book, the overall story at this point just comes off pretty convoluted and a bit of a disappointment because while there's a lot of characters and a lot of strange things happening........ there just isn't a lot going on in this book. |
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4
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Blue Beetle (2016) #16
Dec 27, 2017 |
This last arc of the Blue Beetle series has been rough as hell and this issue doesn't do much to make it better. Yeah, we finally get to see our villain and find out about what makes him a villain, but that's about all we get here, while making our hero look like an asshole. Ultimately, the art is decent here, but the story is a mess and I don't see things getting better as it goes. |
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2
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Blue Beetle (2016) #17
Jan 24, 2018 |
Both the writing and the art in this issue are confusing to the point that I have no idea what went down here and I don't know how that is possible. Things just happen whether they make sense or not and nothing is ever explained. I'm happy that we only have one more issue of this series because nobody should have to be exposed to this iteration of Jaime Reyes for how cool the character should be. |
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5
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Blue Beetle (2016) #18
Feb 28, 2018 |
Blue Beetle comes to an end with this issue........ and really, it's about time. There was never anything to really like about this series and this issue does little to try and redeem it. The art is alright, but nothing that I'm a big fan of and ultimately, I'm happy as hell that this series has ended because maybe now we'll get a proper one at some point in the future that can forget that it tried to turn Blue Beetle into some kind of ancient magic. |
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7.0
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Blue Beetle: Rebirth | 1 issues |
7
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Blue Beetle: Rebirth #1
Aug 24, 2016 |
While the snappy dialog felt forced just to try and get a laugh and while I'm not quite positive what Ted Kord is really doing in this book yet, I did have a fun enough time here. The art during some of the action came off a bit rough to me, but overall I found myself really enjoying it by the end. I've missed Blue Beetle so much since his New 52 series was cancelled and I really hope that the creators do all they can to make sure that this series stays on the shelves, even if this issue didn't exactly grab me and shake the shit out of me to get my attention. .......... That's right, I'm biased. |
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6.3
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Carnage (2015) | 2 issues |
5.8
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Carnage (2015) #9
Jun 27, 2016 |
This issue of Carnage might not be the rip roaring or the rip arming issue that some fans might have hoped it would be and sadly even though this issue takes the majority of its pages to set up a creepy environment........ it didn't really pay off too well...... even with some decent art backing up the story's progression, but it did do an excruciating job of making sure that anyone jumping on here will understand what's going on...... and while that's not really a terrible thing, it forced a lot of this issue to be boring as hell. Don't get me wrong though, there's still some fun here, it's just not as much as I would have liked. |
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6.8
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Carnage (2015) #10
Aug 1, 2016 |
Carnage this issue does take a step in the right direction when it comes to action and showing off what the super powered members of the Anti-Carnage Task Force can do, but since we continue to be in a drab, dark environment, the art doesn't seem to shine as much as I would have liked. I do look forward to where this series is going though and with the added reveal here, it does change up the dynamic of the book. |
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3.3
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Checkmate (2021) | 6 issues |
4
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Checkmate (2021) #1
Jun 22, 2021 |
If you were a fan of Event Leviathan and the big nothing burger that gave us, then you'll love this too because you continue to get nothing out of the first issue of this six-issue mini. The worst part is, I thought the story was dull previously, but now after having so much time removed from Leviathan and the complete lack of progression we got out of that story, this feels even worse because nothing feels like it matters because the reader, like the rest of the DC Universe, has moved on. |
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4
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Checkmate (2021) #2
Jul 27, 2021 |
Checkmate continues to disappoint as I wonder what the point is overall in not only the story but in the characters we love acting and sounding so strangely through Bendis' mind. Some things in this issue feel like they'd be big anywhere else but because they're done here in a story that has gone on too long without anyone really knowing what it's about, I can't bring myself to think that anything big that happens here matters anywhere else. |
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4
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Checkmate (2021) #3
Aug 24, 2021 |
Checkmate continues to be a series that not only comes across like it's been left behind by everything else in DC Comics, but a series that just presents the characters we love in weird ways and has them saying and doing weird things throughout, while also not giving much progression in the long run. People standing around and talking about nothing with art that just isn't for me overall..... Hopefully, as we now hit the second leg of the story things will start happening and make it feel like Checkmate is somewhat worthwhile.... but I'm not holding my breath. |
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3.5
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Checkmate (2021) #4
Sep 28, 2021 |
If you've been reading Checkmate this far and have been enjoying it....... Well, there's no reason to stop now because you'll be getting the exact same thing that you've been getting from the previous issues, except this time around you'll be getting the answer to the Snowman's Ticket..... it's just too bad that the reveal means nothing if you follow other books at DC Comics. |
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2.5
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Checkmate (2021) #5
Oct 26, 2021 |
Checkmate continues to be a bore of a story but this issue somehow takes its usual terrible dialog and ability to stand around and do nothing to a new degree as the story progression gets to be ludicrous in what they're telling us is going on. There's one more issue left to stop Leviathan and while none of the story from Event Leviathan to Checkmate was compelling or made all that much sense, I have no idea how one more issue can bring everything to a close... mostly because I'm not sure exactly what Leviathan has been doing this whole time. |
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1.5
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Checkmate (2021) #6
Nov 23, 2021 |
Finally, Checkmate is over and we can all get back on with our lives in a world where the comics we love at least feel like they belong in the same Universe and where the characters we love feel like themselves or at least don't feel like the writer is making fun of them. The art in this issue made a would-be important scene come off incomprehensible and the story itself ultimately meant nothing. The only hope I have coming out of this mini is that no one ever references these events again and Bendis leaves DC soon. |
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7.2
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Constantine (2013) | 17 issues |
5
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Constantine (2013) #7
Oct 13, 2013 |
Poor Constantine can't catch a break. Even though this issue is full of things happening it really didn't keep my attention. A lot of the story for me was lost due to how dark the issue was, and I felt that the artwork only hindered the story telling. I can only wonder how this story is going to tie into whats going on in Forever Evil, or if it will just bypass it completely. Hopefully next issue will be better. |
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5
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Constantine (2013) #8
Nov 18, 2013 |
With only nineteen pages, this book seems to do a lot. We have a big battle, plot twists, and even gets us to where the book should be with the rest of the DCU. But nothing in this issue impressed me. It just seemed to be spinning it's wheels to get done as soon as possible. Last issue seemed to be setting up for something big with the introduction of Julia Everheart, but we're left without any further explanation, I guess either she'll play apart of Forever Evil: Blight, or maybe we have to wait until that is even over. I don't know. But I'll keep reading waiting for the asshole with a heart to capture our hearts once again. |
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8
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Constantine (2013) #9
Dec 12, 2013 |
Well it's about time this whole Blight thing finally took off. We got a taste in the last issue of Phantom Stranger, but this just comes at you no hold barred. With that being said, it feels like Blight is just something for the dark characters to do, while everyone else is dealing with the Crime Syndicate, and comes off more as an afterthought. I know we're a few issues in, but as the series progresses, it just hammers the idea in that this event doesn't belong. But take it for what it is, and enjoy your dose of badass magic induced mayhem. |
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7.8
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Constantine (2013) #10
Jan 15, 2014 |
Even though I accused Forever Evil: Blight of just being a thrown together story, so that the Dark characters would have something to do, I find myself enjoying it more and more with each issue. We now have the newest member of the team, giving us the lucky number seven, we've become accustomed to for a Justice League team, and I'm really excited to see where this goes. Beni Lobel left a lot to be desired with his artwork on this issue, but the story more than makes up for it in the end. Go and get this issue, and join the fun of Blight. |
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7.5
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Constantine (2013) #11
Feb 21, 2014 |
I like seeing the arrogance of Constantine again now that he's done with Blight, and back in his element. He proves that he's the baddest (80's bad) mage around, and is back to selling out his team if it get's him what he wants. We're moving right along with this story, and getting closer to the Crime Syndicate in the process I can't wait to see where it all ends up. Check it out. |
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8
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Constantine (2013) #12
Mar 14, 2014 |
While I recently stated that I'm burned out on the whole Blight story, I have to admit that I was really into this issue of Constantine. The story had a real feel of enemies that were once friends, and the desperation in their acts against each other. Well at least on Nick's end. It's weird that I feel more remorse coming from the villain than the hero, but I guess that's why we keep reading Constantine. He's not our ordinary hero in tights. So I hope that this issue has rejuvenated me for the last leg of the Dark characters saga of Blight, and I hope it does the same for you. Check it out. |
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5
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Constantine (2013) #13
Apr 14, 2014 |
To begin with I hate seeing Constantine being part of the Cold Flame, even if it is a ruse. But what I really hate is reading a comic and having no idea what I'm looking at. This issue's art is a mess, and it just made me angry how hard it was to get through it. So not much to say on the issue, because I don't know what was Spellbinder's magic, and what was real. So if you're a die hard Constantine fan by all means pick it up, but besides that I'd hold off on a better issue. |
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8
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Constantine (2013) #14
May 27, 2014 |
This was a really fun one shot for our brash Brit. Almost like a ghost story you tell around a campfire, and for once even though it goes against his persona, he didn't come off as quite as big of a dick. While I love big story arcs, I could do for more one shots like this, just to give us a breather before his more serious adventures. I liked the book and so should you, so go check it out and try not to get burned. |
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4
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Constantine (2013) #15
Jun 18, 2014 |
As much as I want to like Constantine's series the art is too inconsistent. One month it's spectacular and used perfectly to tell the story, and in another month I can't tell what the hell is going on. Sadly this is one of those months, and I walk away from this issue confused, and a little angry. This had the potential to be a decent issue but everything that could of been conveyed in the art was lost by cluttered panels and flying red silk banners. Hopefully Constantine can get a artist on full time so we know what we're in for each month, and it can finally be able to shine. |
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6
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Constantine (2013) #16
Jul 14, 2014 |
While I'd much rather of seen the breaking of the chains of reality that was teased last issue, I have to say that this wasn't a bad consolation. At this point it seems that this book really suffers from having a new artist every month, but lucky for us Edgar Salazar is on art duty this month and we have a comprehensible story to follow. Also even with the fact that I love Ray Fawkes on this book, I feel that the story is wearing thin and I hope that it comes to a head soon so we can get Constantine onto something new. |
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8.5
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Constantine (2013) #17
Aug 14, 2014 |
While this series continues to be overly magically complicated, I can't help but love it as I try to unravel it's confusing spell casting jargon. This issue we finally get some clarity about what Constantine has been planning against the Cold Flame and it's really fulfilling to see all the issues lead up to this one grand plan. I really don't know how Ray Fawkes writes this book with so many magical levels and and keep it all straight in his head, but however he does it I commend him on a job well done, because even a dummy like me can get the magical gist to his grand design. |
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7.5
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Constantine (2013) #18
Oct 12, 2014 |
Right away I'd like to say that it was great having Jeremy Haun on this book. I've had some issues in the past with this book having different artists and trying to understand what they were presenting me, but no issue with the issue this month because Jeremy's art was solid and I hope he stays on for a long time. So we've got Constantine on Earth 2 and while normally this idea would make me produce a squeak sound for some reason, I'm a little blown out on Earth 2 this week. I guess it makes sense to have all this Earth 2 stuff go down at the same time, but man it's been a lot and while yes John was on Earth 2, there was nothing really Earth 2-y about the issue. Maybe I just don't enjoy subtly and wanted this issue to scream Earth 2 in my face. Even though there was no face screaming, I enjoyed the issue and the prospect of things to come in future stories. Go check it out. |
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9.5
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Constantine (2013) #19
Nov 12, 2014 |
One of the best issue of Constantine that I've read in the New 52. It's just that simple. Fans of Constantine, Earth 2 or just people who love a creepy story should just read this because it was fantastic. GO READ THIS NOW! |
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8.7
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Constantine (2013) #20
Dec 10, 2014 |
Just another great issue from Ray Fawkes and Jeremy Haun. Over the past two issues it seems that this creative team have made sure to envelope us in the dark maddening world of Earth 2 and man it really works for a title like Constantine. Make sure you check out this issue and see how low our pseudo hero can go in trying to find his way home. |
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9
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Constantine (2013) #21
Jan 15, 2015 |
I really don't know what changed in Ray Fawkes' writing when it came time to take Constantine to Earth 2 but whatever it is I hope it continues for a long long time. The issues have become more about the character and the terrible things he justifies to himself that he needs to do and less about actually going places and doing things and you know what? It works like gangbusters. Constantine just keeps getting better and better and everyone out there should be reading this title.............DO IT! |
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6.5
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Constantine (2013) #22
Feb 11, 2015 |
While I've been loving the more personal internal storytelling that's been going on in Constantine since he made the leap to Earth 2, this issue comes off as more of a repeat of things that we've already seen on that front and the external story comes off strange and to me contradicts concepts that we've explored in World's End. I really hope that this series can go out on a strong note next month. |
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8
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Constantine (2013) #23
Mar 12, 2015 |
It's the end of this series but don't worry John Constantine will be back in June with a new title. Here though, we have an excellent end to John's forays into Earth-2 and really, a great end to this series. It's nothing Earth shattering or over the top but what it is, is pure John and it works great. Combined with the excellent sideburns drawing pencils of Jeremy Haun, I had a great time with this issue and with this series. Go check it out. |
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8.7
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Constantine (2013) One Shot | 1 issues |
8.7
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Constantine (2013): Futures End #1
Sep 14, 2014 |
I really dug this issue. Everything from the art, to the setup, to the surprise ending, it was all just excellent. Just the idea of pairing up Constantine with Doctor Fate was something that tickled me in a strange way that I'm not ashamed to say that I liked. But like a lot of these Futures End titles they keep giving tidbits of exposition about the mysterious Earth 2 war and I find myself caring about that more than what led from it. Don't get me wrong, this issue was enough without the explanation, but after reading all these event titles, I want that story more than ever. So go check it out and see what this Dark character is doing Five Years From Now. |
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7.3
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Constantine: The Hellblazer | 6 issues |
8
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Constantine: The Hellblazer #1
Jun 11, 2015 |
This series certainly started off on the right track! The tone, the humor and the lack of empathy was spot on and man did I have to eats my words about not digging the art from the Sneak Peek because while I initially thought that the style didn't match the dark tone of the book, I found myself really getting into the art as I read this issue. So yeah, top notch Riley Rossmo and Ivan Plascensia, top notch. I'm really looking forward to this series and anyone who hasn't checked this out yet, should. |
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9
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Constantine: The Hellblazer #2
Jul 8, 2015 |
Ming Doyle and James Tynion really out do themselves with the narrative that they've created for this book. I found myself getting lost in their words (in a good way), as Constantine painted me a verbal picture of the supernatural back alleys of New York City and that's all before getting to the main antagonist. Just a wonderfully written issue, with Riley Rossmo's perfectly fitting art depicting our brash Brit as he continues to be an arrogant son of a bitch. Everyone should be reading Constantine: The Hellblazer. |
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4
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Constantine: The Hellblazer #3
Aug 13, 2015 |
I found myself really loving Riley Rossmo's art after seeing him do the first two issues of Constantine: The Hellblazer and now that he's absent here, I realize how much he really brought to the title because I was really having a hard time understanding what was going down in this issue. Apparently though, I didn't miss much because by the end of the book I realized that we didn't really continue the story from the previous issue, we only had an introduction to a character and a boring investigation. This has been a really strong title and I hope that it continues in the next issue because this one just wasn't that good. |
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7.5
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Constantine: The Hellblazer #4
Sep 21, 2015 |
Come take a walk down memory lane with our brash Brit as he comes to terms with the things that he's done that have left him the selfish son of a bitch that we all know him to be. This is a pretty cool story going back through John's life as we've been seeing this book do lately and it's presented to us with some interesting art that really makes you want to continue your journey down John's ghost killing rabbit hole. |
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6.5
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Constantine: The Hellblazer #5
Oct 20, 2015 |
Oh boy, we've finished up our first story arc and while I was really digging how complicated Constantine is in this series, the heavy exposition and magical mumbo jumbo that was used to make sure that everyone was in the know about what's been going on really slowed the book down and at times made it a bit of a bore. Even with these problems, the creative team still gave us an overall entertaining tale and I was happy as hell to see Riley Rossmo back on this book because his style really sold me on this series in the first place. It's a mixed bag, but if you've been a fan of this series so far, you should enjoy this as well. |
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8.5
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Constantine: The Hellblazer #6
Nov 17, 2015 |
While you won't actually see all the cases that Constantine worked on in detail in this issue, you'll definitely get the gist from an awesome montage that worked way better than it ever should have........ Yeah, I don't know what I mean by that, but I had a blast with how humorous and straight forward this issue was. Riley Rossmo is back on art on this one and if all that other stuff I said didn't sell you already, then Riley Rossmo being back totally should............. So yeah, go get some Constantine and see what all this nonsense I've been talking is all about. |
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6.2
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Convergence | 9 issues |
8
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Convergence #0
Apr 1, 2015 |
This is a issue that does it's job of really getting you into the story and letting you know what you need to know right off the bat. Cool callbacks to Superman: Doomed and callforwards to Futures End and you know what happens? They all Converge...... Yeah, it's a good time. An event due to DC moving or not, this has made me really interested in seeing what else this event holds. Check it out! |
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5.5
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Convergence #1
Apr 8, 2015 |
I'm really glad that we started this event off with an issue #0 because if all we had to this story right now was this issue, I wouldn't be excited at all and would think that we're in for a long two months. I still have high hopes that this series will rock but this issue was just nonsense that was making sure that the plot is drilled into everyone's heads. The only saving grace is that this issue is filled with excellent art. |
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6.5
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Convergence #2
Apr 15, 2015 |
While this issue has a couple problems dealing with all the inconsistencies that were abound in Earth 2: World's End, it eventually found it's rhythm and turned into a good issue that I'm happy I read. The art was solid and the story moved us forward while using the domed cities to show a really moving scene that will leave people exciting and sad at the same time. The issue is a mixed bag but I believe the good outweighs the bad. |
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8
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Convergence #3
Apr 22, 2015 |
Things are happening in this event and they have nothing to do with re-explained information or walks down the World's End memory lane............ and I'm so happy. This issue explodes with actions and consequence, death and destruction........ It's everything that I had hoped this event could be and I really hope it continues on this path. A real step up from the last two issues and I think this will really get people on board with Convergence. |
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6.8
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Convergence #4
Apr 29, 2015 |
While maybe not up to the "holy shit" momentum that we had in last week's issue, this certainly has kept my interest and solidified some ideas that were out and about that were keeping me guessing. We're halfway through Convergence at this point and while I can't say that this first half has blown me away, I still remain optimistic for what's to come. |
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5
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Convergence #5
May 7, 2015 |
At this point I'm not sure if there's anything that can save this event from....... itself actually. Where as I thought this issue would open up the story to a whole new epicness, instead we got more of the same, fighting and speeches and the only difference being a brand new speech....... That's about it. The only saving grace to me for this issue is the art. So if you're only looking for good art, go pick this up. |
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6
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Convergence #6
May 13, 2015 |
The whole beginning of this book, which should be some of the most interesting, was just a mess, but if you can get past that, this becomes something really fun and really enjoyable to read. Convergence is still working though it's many problems, but at this point I can see some light at the end of the tunnel and I know that I've said that before, but I think we can really start believing that this event will really give us something to sink our teeth into from here on out. |
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5.8
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Convergence #7
May 20, 2015 |
Having heroes throughout time and space fighting one another might come off as a very simple plot, but it's something that I've really wanted to see in this event and even though it's very brief here, it should give you a nerdgasm at the sight of it. Besides for that and some really excellent art, this issue really has the feeling of things simply happening "just because" and doesn't do much to boost my opinion of this event. |
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4
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Convergence #8
May 27, 2015 |
Well, it's an ending. How is it possible that I have more questions about the way that things were fixed to get us out of this event than I do with the entire event itself? While this resolution gets us back on track with what we know and what we're used to with DC Comics, it's not a satisfying ending at all and makes me glad that we're done with all this nonsense and I hope we'll never have to deal with anything from it again. The only plus side to this book is that the art continues to be great, but man I'm disappointed. |
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4.8
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Convergence: Batman and Robin | 2 issues |
6
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Convergence: Batman and Robin #1
Apr 9, 2015 |
While the story at first seems like it has a fun and interesting premise, it's all lost due to this being Convergence and not being able to develop it further......... plus guaranteeing that it won't be explored more in the next issue because of what seems to be the big second issue fights. On top of that, the art left me wanting more because a lot of the characters just came off looking really odd. It's too bad, I really would have liked to see what happened between Damian and Jason Todd. |
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3.5
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Convergence: Batman and Robin #2
May 8, 2015 |
Where I wasn't too impressed with last month's issue, this really decided to take another downward slide in only giving us an over the top fight while spouting over and over again about how our Bat Family loves each other. Not real love, just rudimentary superhero love where we can pat each other on the back and save each other from dying. That's what you get and with artwork that really didn't hold my attention, this became a really disappointing installment to the Convergence tie-ins. |
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4.2
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Convergence: Batman: Shadow of the Bat | 2 issues |
3.5
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Convergence: Batman: Shadow of the Bat #1
Apr 16, 2015 |
As of right now, this issue is the biggest disappointment that I've had during Convergence. Where I thought I'd get a cool walk down memory lane to when I first started reading Batman, instead I got a over complicated sting operation story that I could barely understand because the art, while excellent to look at couldn't tell a complete story. Not to mention my confusion when the Dome comes down. I hate to be this negative but this book was really poorly crafted. |
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4.8
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Convergence: Batman: Shadow of the Bat #2
May 14, 2015 |
This is certainly a step up from the last issue but with no real background or knowledge of who the Wetworks team are, this is just a issue about our heroes playing hide and seek with over the top caricatures of a 90's action movie........ a direct to video 90's action movie. The art though was better here than in the first issue, but when it's all said and done, this tie-in is just a let down. |
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7.1
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Convergence: Blue Beetle | 2 issues |
6.2
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Convergence: Blue Beetle #1
May 4, 2015 |
I loved the world and I loved the characters, but this issue doesn't do much to make me interested in what Hub City is up to during Convergence. We've had some strange things happen for what I like to call "the rules" of Convergence during this event, but this one has to be one of the strangest and I don't know if it was just because the creators needed this to tie-in to the Convergence: Booster Gold issue or what, I just know that it left me scratching my head. Hopefully we get some answers in the next issue. |
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8
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Convergence: Blue Beetle #2
May 30, 2015 |
This story really turned around out of nowhere. Where in the first issue it seemed like it wanted to live outside of the normal city fights city scenario, here we just jump into the action and leave all that time traveling nonsense behind and I'm happy it did because I had so much fun reading this issue. Go on out there and be a good comic fan and get yourself an issue of Convergence: Blue Beetle, it's a hell of a way to end this event. |
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7.5
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Convergence: Green Arrow | 2 issues |
8.5
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Convergence: Green Arrow #1
Apr 17, 2015 |
If you have a penchant for Errol Flynn Oliver Queen like I do, then that'll be enough to make you want to pick up this issue, but an added bonus to our infatuation for facial hair is that this is a really good story with excellent art as well. It not only works as a way to get our Emerald Archer into a Thunder Dome scenario but works as a re-imagined way to introduce Ollie to fatherhood. I really enjoyed this issue and anyone who's missed the old Green Arrow should definitely be getting this book. |
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6.5
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Convergence: Green Arrow #2
May 14, 2015 |
While I expected this book to be a big emotional ride with Oliver discovering his fatherhood, instead we get more of the fighting aspect that you've come to expect from Convergence and it really feels like a misstep. There was such prime material to use to make sad sacks like me with daddy issues cry, but instead we see a alternate family feud and it just wasn't as satisfying as I would have liked. On the plus side though, this book has great art from beginning to end, so it manages to be an alright issue even if it didn't make me weep. |
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8.5
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Convergence: Green Lantern Corps | 2 issues |
8
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Convergence: Green Lantern Corps #1
Apr 22, 2015 |
I really enjoyed this issue reacquainting me with the Guy Gardner of old because for the most part, the tragedies that have befallen this character Pre-Crisis have been mostly forgotten.......... or retconned, so it was cool exploring Guy's past and seeing how our resident hot head is dealing with his new domed life........... Not only that, but seeing how the dome affects Hal and John was an added bonus. A great issue for any Green Lantern fan and for anyone who was ever interested in seeing characters in an older, different light. |
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9
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Convergence: Green Lantern Corps #2
May 20, 2015 |
Fun trumps continuity. That's what Didio said right? There are certainly a lot of strange things in this book, but none of it matters because of the fun you'll have reading it. Guy is just a straight up bad ass here, that hearkens back to the heroes of 80's action movies, complete with one liners. Add all that fun to some excellent art that totally compliments the story and you have one hell of an excellent Guy Gardner adventure. |
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7.3
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Convergence: Green Lantern/Parallax | 2 issues |
7
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Convergence: Green Lantern/Parallax #1
Apr 15, 2015 |
While I personally really liked this issue because of all the nostalgia it brings out of me, I can't say that it's one of the strongest stories in Convergence. The majority of the story it tells is to make sure that readers know what was going on during Pre-Zero Hour Metropolis instead of giving us insights on the characters after living in a dome for a year. Hopefully the next issue will remedy this but if you weren't a fan of this era in the 90's, I can't really see you enjoying this title............ Or maybe this will make you want to check that out. It could go either way really. It was fun but it just wasn't great. |
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7.5
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Convergence: Green Lantern/Parallax #2
May 13, 2015 |
While this title won't blow you away with it's Convergence story, it will show you the lengths that a hero will go to do the right thing and isn't that why we read superhero stories in the first place? Really though, this is a good issue and while it gives us mostly fighting and destruction, it does manage to give us something a bit different than any other Convergence title so far. So yeah, all you Zero Hour era fans better be picking this one up. |
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6.5
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Convergence: Hawkman | 2 issues |
5.5
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Convergence: Hawkman #1
Apr 25, 2015 |
While I wanted to really love this issue because I always look forward to seeing Hawkman flying again, the reason this issue doesn't work is because the writer was too good at recreating this era of Hawkman, which was just lousy with nonsense. Crazy Thanagarian science and terms are thrown at you all over this book and it just becomes a chore to get through because of it. Hopefully the next issue will dial back the exposition and let our heroes get into proper action without trying to tie it into the Shadow War. I do have to say that the ending to this book was one of the better in this entire Convergence event and that should matter for something. |
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7.5
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Convergence: Hawkman #2
May 23, 2015 |
The story really picks up for me here and that's possibly because we've got all the setup out of the way and don't have to force concepts like the absorbascon down people's throats........ Sorry, if you're a fan of it, that's a little too weird science-y even for me, but this comic does a damn fine job in turning this title around and I couldn't be happier to see the hawks flying here and I don't know if it's because I just enjoyed this story better than the first issue, but I even ended up enjoying the art more than in the previous issue. |
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6.3
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Convergence: Justice League | 2 issues |
8.5
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Convergence: Justice League #1
Apr 8, 2015 |
While the ending got me extremely hyped for the conflict that the next issue promises, the rest of the issue seemed like a laid back time, where old friends get together again after a long time and you're all surprised that it's as if you've never been apart........... Yeah, this was a great issue and not only because of all that action and laid back stuff I was just saying. It also has some spectacular art that makes you realize how much you've missed these characters. |
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Convergence: Justice League #2
May 7, 2015 |
I was really looking forward to this issue and man am I disappointed. The story was just a mess and where I expected a bunch of fighting to take place because of the nature of this event, we got our heroes vs. marine life instead of the fight we really wanted to see between the women of the Justice League and Flashpoint Aquaman. Very anticlimactic and it just seriously left me wanting more. Thank jeebus that the art was amazing or this might not have any redeeming qualities. |
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7.3
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Convergence: Justice League Of America | 2 issues |
8
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Convergence: Justice League Of America #1
Apr 24, 2015 |
Right off the bat you know you're going to have a good time because this book features the ragtag team of Justice League Detroit and that idea alone just tickles me......... Oh yeah, it tickles me. Not only that but the art team's names are ChrisCross and Snakebite.......... Yeah, that's a bad ass art team right there! Seriously though, this issue let's you know what's been going down with all the characters of the team and even gives you a little insight on the characters they'll be fighting and that might not sound like much, but it's more than we get from a lot of other Convergence titles. This is definitely a book you should be picking up and I don't think anyone will regret it. |
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6.5
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Convergence: Justice League Of America #2
May 21, 2015 |
While this issue won't elevate the Justice League Detroit team in anyone's minds, it does showcase those B-listers that we love, while they try to prove themselves to their city and to themselves. Cool concept and all but in the end it didn't really stick the landing and I ended up feeling worse for these characters than I originally did........ and that wasn't the story's intention. We got great art though and one of the best opposing teams in all of Convergence going on here. |
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8.3
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Convergence: Justice Society Of America | 2 issues |
9
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Convergence: Justice Society Of America #1
Apr 30, 2015 |
Some might complain that this issue is boring or isn't action-y enough for them and if that's the case then I believe that this issue wasn't for them in the first place. Like the aging characters themselves, this story takes it time and lets us understand how completely insignificant our Golden Age Earth 2 heroes feel at this point in time. It's just a really nice addition to this Convergence event that allows us to feel the vulnerability of these heroes and it rocks one hell of an awesome cliffhanger. Definitely check this one out. |
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7.5
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Convergence: Justice Society Of America #2
May 27, 2015 |
Yeah, some might be disappointed that this issue wasn't as strong as the first, but we do get some strong moments with our heroes and begin to believe that youth is wasted on the young. Really, this is just us getting one final time to see our Earth 2 heroes in their prime, kicking ass and taking names and it was really enjoyable. One last hurrah and I'm happy that I got to see it. |
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6.8
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Convergence: New Teen Titans | 2 issues |
7.5
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Convergence: New Teen Titans #1
Apr 25, 2015 |
Problems with love are abundant during the Teen Titan's time under the dome and even though I found it odd that we were dealing with all that drama during a fight to save the city from destruction, this issue was still really enjoyable and we get our Nicola Scott back in action kicking ass and taking names.............. I mean penciling. The art was great in this issue and I loved seeing these characters again, even if this era's Donna Troy had a creepy thing for older men. |
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Convergence: New Teen Titans #2
May 20, 2015 |
While I was really looking forward to this second issue, I have to say that nothing really happens here and for all the emotion that is supposed to be going on in this story, every character came off feeling flat, even when they were supposed to be going through a big emotional revelation. I did love the art and seeing these characters presented this old way was really fun but by the end it just leaves you wanting more. |
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4.5
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Convergence: Plastic Man and The Freedom Fighters | 2 issues |
5
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Convergence: Plastic Man and The Freedom Fighters #1
Apr 30, 2015 |
While I had high hopes for this title, in the end it just doesn't have enough time to explore the landscape and atmosphere of this Nazi controlled world because of it's need to bring us up to speed with the dome and how it's affected our heroes. Pretty standard stuff and besides for a couple of interesting concepts that aren't explored as much as I would have liked them to be, there isn't much to this issue. Heroes good, Nazies bad, Dome goes up, Dome goes down. |
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Convergence: Plastic Man and The Freedom Fighters #2
Jun 1, 2015 |
Unless you're really jonesing for a Plastic Man story, I'd say that this is better left skipped because any heart that might have been in the first issue is completely missing here and just becomes the most basic of superhero stories. I wasn't a real fan of the art and the writer made odd choices in representing the opposing city and it's characters. |
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7.5
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Convergence: Shazam | 2 issues |
7
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Convergence: Shazam #1
May 1, 2015 |
This issue really has all the hallmarks of superheroes from yesteryear and if you're looking for mad scientists, over the top schemes, and the days where black and white were all there were with no grey area in between, then this is the issue you've been waiting for. As much as I like the character of Captain Marvel, this issue to me was just a little too much of the comic tropes that I've grown out of and while I still enjoy it as a look back at what comics used to be, I think that this comic isn't for everybody. |
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8
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Convergence: Shazam #2
May 29, 2015 |
Reading this issue was a real joy and not only did it make me wish that we had a Shazam title in the current continuity........... well, actually I always wish that, but it made me want to go back and read Gotham By Gaslight, so that's a job well done right there. Just a really fun title, with really fun art, so you know what this book was?............ Really? You don't know?......... Come on, it was fun. Get on the trolley and get yourself some Convergence: Shazam!. |
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9.3
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Convergence: Superboy | 2 issues |
9
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Convergence: Superboy #1
Apr 15, 2015 |
This issue accomplishes what not a lot of other Convergence titles are able to do. It gives you a complete picture of everything that's going on from the Zero Hour Metropolis, to the Kingdom Come Metropolis and even what Kon was feeling before the Dome and a year after. The writing just rocks and it's accompanied with excellent art all the way through. Definitely a book that I would recommend to anyone that has ever had an interest in Superboy. |
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9.5
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Convergence: Superboy #2
May 13, 2015 |
Who loves 90's Superboy? Well, after reading this story, probably everyone does because this issue gets you inside the mind of not only our hero but into the minds of the invading city. With beautiful art throughout and a conclusion that will give any Superboy fan chills of satisfaction, this is one of the best titles that Convergence has to offer. |
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5.0
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Convergence: Superboy & The Legion of Super-Heroes | 2 issues |
5.5
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Convergence: Superboy & The Legion of Super-Heroes #1
Apr 25, 2015 |
While I had a good time with the art in this book, I found the story lacking in anything that could grab someone's attention and keep it. By the end I was just bored with the useless conversations that were used just to get us to the end of the issue. Nothing much going on here. |
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4.5
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Convergence: Superboy & The Legion of Super-Heroes #2
May 25, 2015 |
While this issue tries to add to what we had in the first issue, it really comes off not doing much at all. Yeah, it's bitch that that these are only two-parters when we get just enough information to get us interested in something only to get no resolution. Ultimately, with nothing really going on in this title, except for things we'll never see go down and art that is similar but not quite as good to the first issue's, this title was a real letdown. |
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7.0
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Convergence: Superman: Man of Steel | 1 issues |
7
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Convergence: Superman: Man of Steel #1
Apr 18, 2015 |
While this issue isn't the Steel spotlight that I was hoping for when going into this book, it does present Steel in an awesome way where he is the last line of defense against Metropolis falling into complete chaos since he's still out and about in a world where powers are gone and technology rules. A lot of battles throughout but the thing that will make you come back next issue is the shocking cliffhanger that spells doom for the Pre-Zero Hour Metropolis........... Yeah, that's a little over the top but I know I'm looking forward to issue two. |
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3.0
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Convergence: The Atom | 2 issues |
5
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Convergence: The Atom #1
Apr 10, 2015 |
As much as I wanted The Atom to jump off the page and make me interested in this comic and Ray Palmer, the issue only left me more confused about the "rules" that are being established within this Convergence Event and wondering if things like what happened here, will be in other Convergence titles......... or if this issue is just a weird isolated incident. Odd story, dull art........... this Convergence title is just not for me. |
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1
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Convergence: The Atom #2
May 10, 2015 |
I really thought that there was no way to top how bad the last issue of this tie-in was, but somehow this issue managed and went beyond how bad I thought this would be. There are no real words to explain this issue.......... It's just........... It's bad. I guess after this little run, The Atom will go back into time out until he learns to play well with the readers. |
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8.5
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Convergence: The Question | 2 issues |
8
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Convergence: The Question #1
Apr 11, 2015 |
Even though it's only one issue, Greg Rucka does a damn fine job in giving us the current status quo of The Question and her associates while giving us plenty of callbacks to the old continuity before everything got all Domed to hell. Cully Hamner being on art here was a real joy and I'm happy that DC got these two back to work on this character that they made so popular. Go check out this Convergence title because it's one that really gives you the nostalgia feels. |
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9
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Convergence: The Question #2
May 10, 2015 |
Just when I thought I was getting burned out by Convergence, this issue just gave me a second wind. While I liked more than just this issue during this first week of second issues, this is the one that made me feel the most and I'm blown away at how well these characters were written and drawn. One of the best issues this week of Convergence and it's one that everyone should be picking up. |
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8.3
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Convergence: Titans | 2 issues |
9
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Convergence: Titans #1
Apr 9, 2015 |
I looooovvvveeee this issue. I didn't realize until I read this how much I really missed this iteration of Roy Harper: Arsenal and Fabian Nicieza does a hell of a job in differentiating the way this story is told from what we're getting in the majority of the Convergence titles this week. With great art and a great story, this is a Convergence title that I think everyone should read. |
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7.5
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Convergence: Titans #2
May 8, 2015 |
Roy Harper takes center stage again as we find out what he's willing to do to get his daughter back and even though we lose a little of what made the last issue so personal and emotional due to the fighting that needs to take place here, it does sport excellent art and a surprise about where this story is going at the end, this is definitely a Pre-Flashpoint Convergence book you should pick up. |
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6.5
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Convergence: World's Finest | 2 issues |
7.5
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Convergence: World's Finest #1
May 5, 2015 |
I never would have thought that this title could have been as decent as it was. Besides for being pulled down a bit with an overly annoying character like Scribbly Jibbet, I really had fun reading this issue and for all my complaints about Jibbet, he still conveyed a sweet superhero fan boy naivety that was a surprisingly hopeful element to all the doom and gloom of a Earth 2 Metropolis stuck under a dome. Definitely a book that came out of left field for me and won me over. |
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5.5
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Convergence: World's Finest #2
May 30, 2015 |
The Four Soldiers of Victory really had their hands full in this issue and while normally that would sound pretty bad ass, here it comes off like they just needed something for the other characters to do and it just didn't feel right. Combine that with a disappointing, confusing ending and we have a book that really dipped in quality from it's first issue. Besides for the art being really strong, this is a comic that really disappoints. |
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7.3
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Crime Syndicate (2021) | 6 issues |
8
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Crime Syndicate (2021) #1
Mar 2, 2021 |
Earth-3 is reborn and with that, the beginnings of the Crime Syndicate are established in this issue and will be told throughout this six-issue mini and if the rest of the mini-series is as fun and enlightening in its character and world-building, this will be a series that will remain my most anticipated each month it comes out. It's a brave new world for the Crime Syndicate, make sure you're there to see it form. |
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7
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Crime Syndicate (2021) #2
Apr 6, 2021 |
While I still enjoy this series and this issue, I'm hoping that as it progresses that it puts off the feeling of being something as big as it is because we're defining an entire Universe and Earth here and yet the scope doesn't feel like it's as large as it should be. That feeling aside, I do love the art in this book and love seeing these new versions of the characters defined. I just wish that the backups were as strong as the rest of the book. |
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7.5
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Crime Syndicate (2021) #3
May 4, 2021 |
Superwoman takes center stage in this story as the evil versions of our favorite superheroes come together for the first time to take on the Starro Collective and it's a fun experience that explains what's happened before, now and points to a direction for the future, not to mention giving us my favorite origin backup we've had so far. The art looks great, the first half of this story was enjoyable but I can't wait to see where we'll go for the second leg of the Crime Syndicate's journey as they become a team. |
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7.5
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Crime Syndicate (2021) #4
Jun 1, 2021 |
While the origin backups to this series have been a bit of a letdown overall, I have to say that the main story more than makes up for it as it takes this mini-series into a new and interesting direction that I can't wait to see more of. The art throughout is great and the characterizations are fun and unique and at this point, I only hope that we can balance the story out enough to allow us the time to learn more about the new characters that will be a threat to our newly formed Crime Syndicate. |
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7
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Crime Syndicate (2021) #5
Jul 6, 2021 |
It's the Legion of Justice Vs. Johnny Quick and Atomica..... then it's the Crime Syndicate Vs. The Legion of Justice. Two fights for the price of one that show us more and more about both factions feuding on Earth-3 and while I would have liked to have seen more for this being the penultimate issue to the series, I had fun and thought the art was great throughout. |
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6.5
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Crime Syndicate (2021) #6
Aug 3, 2021 |
Our Crime Syndicate mini doesn't end in a whimper or a bang..... it rests solely in the middle and I don't know if that's worse or not because while I constantly was waiting for something to blow me away, this series just kind of stayed entertaining enough to keep me wanting to read but never reached that next tier where I thought this reintroduction to the Crime Syndicate was something that was needed because it always felt like a lesser version of what we had before. That being said though, there is some fun to be had in this issue and the art is great throughout...... I just feel like the evil heart of the world didn't really shine through in the story. |
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6.5
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Cyborg | 11 issues |
7
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Cyborg #1
Jul 22, 2015 |
It's finally here people and while Cyborg's daddy issues are as prevalent as ever, I still found myself enjoying this issue even though the majority of it was about said daddy issues and catching readers up on what went down in May's Sneak Peek. Because it's a first issue, it has to be all setup and while that can be a tad boring at times, I wish we would have gotten a bit more setup out of the issue because I found myself jumping to conclusions about who people were. The art is amazing though and I can't wait to read what happens next. |
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6
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Cyborg #2
Aug 26, 2015 |
While we begin making strides towards what this book is actually about, it feels like we're constantly putting on the breaks to try and figure out what's going on. Just think about walking in a long hallway in the dark. You know that you're moving forward, but you're not quite sure what's going on around you. The art though continues to be great and I still have high hopes that this series will start sharing it's secrets and we'll get the Cyborg book that we've been begging for. |
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6.3
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Cyborg #3
Oct 9, 2015 |
Cyborg ups the ante in action with this issue, but besides for that and a pretty bad ass cliffhanger, there really isn't much to be excited for about this issue........ well, besides for the guest stars that is and with only three issues in, I shouldn't be so happy about guest stars, I should be drooling over the main character. Sadly, Cyborg comes off little more than a 80's action star as he whoops alien ass and spews out one-liners. This is probably the best issue in the series so far, but offers little in making Cyborg feel like a solo character. |
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6.3
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Cyborg #4
Oct 29, 2015 |
While we seem to have gotten over the daddy issue hump of the story, we've arrived right into the jaws of the exposition monster and it's a fierce beast as it tries to make you understand what we're dealing with. I'm exaggerating a bit, the exposition isn't bad, I just can't come up with a reason why the Tekbreakers who dish it out are even in this story. All in all, this isn't a bad addition to the series and some might think that this issue is worth the price tag just for the battle in the end, that's conveyed with some outstanding art. Middle of the road issue for me though, but I hope that now that the majority of the exposition is complete, we'll start moving into some uncharted "awesome" territory with this series. |
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7
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Cyborg #6
Dec 24, 2015 |
We finish up the Technosapien invasion with this issue and get a whole new status quo for Cyborg in the process. While this issue was a really fast read, with a even faster wrap up, the art and the fact that we get to see Cyborg saving the day should be enough to keep you entertained....... and hopefully get you excited for what's to come. |
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8
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Cyborg #7
Feb 2, 2016 |
Cyborg starts up a new story arc for this issue and while it's dealing with the ramifications of the previous story arc, it's a great place to jump in. Yeah, there isn't much action in this issue, but that shouldn't be something that's a deal breaker in buying this because the setup for the story is great and we get some great conversation pieces about how Cyborg is dealing with his new found powers. Overall, we get great art all the way through and a very interesting plot that I can' t wait to explore. |
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8.5
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Cyborg #8
Mar 8, 2016 |
Cyborg breaks out of it's emotional slump in this one just to have a good time and it was really about time because I've been waiting to have fun with this series and now I finally have it. With a story that progresses our overall arc, while stopping to poke fun of a D-list supervillain, you're sure to have fun with this issue and it's awesome art. |
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7.8
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Cyborg #9
Mar 28, 2016 |
While this issue doesn't do much to progress our story further than where we left off last month, it does fill us in about what Cyborg's been doing in preparation for when the Cyborg Regulations Act is passed. It's a fun issue that features the Justice League and I found myself really enjoying the art....... It's just a really fast read with the lack of progression. |
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4.5
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Cyborg #10
May 2, 2016 |
This issue of Cyborg is a real kick in the face if you've been enjoying this story because things just come out of nowhere and the majority of this issue feels rushed just to get to a conclusion. The only real satisfying part of this book is the art, but even the colors suffered here because they're just dull. |
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4.5
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Cyborg #11
May 27, 2016 |
This issue of Cyborg was not only really boring, but it relied completely on Cyborg hacking something and that trope is getting really old....... since it seems that's his solution in every issue. If that wasn't enough we also get Cyborg coming off really odd, not only because his character makes us question our hero, but his dialog just wasn't great either. All in all, it's stories like this that make me wish that Rebirth had already started because with one more issue of Cyborg in this run, I don't know if I want to see it after this. |
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6
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Cyborg #12
Jun 22, 2016 |
Cyborg may or may not end with this issue....... it's never really spelled out here, but with this issue we get our hero taking on a brother and sister duo and while I enjoyed the fight scenes, the rest was really forced in and didn't make our hero look like he's that smart of a guy. The art like always though was fantastic so at least we have that going on for us, I just found the majority of this issue very lackluster. |
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5.5
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Cyborg (2016) | 20 issues |
7.8
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Cyborg (2016) #1
Sep 21, 2016 |
While we're diving back into a story that's dealing with Cyborg trying to find his humanity, this presentation of it seems to work better for me than previous tries because not only is it full of heart, it's full of humor as well and you need that to balance out an issue, especially when there's not a lot going on in it. I loved the art in this book and can't wait to see more, I just hope that Cyborg gets to stop moping around soon. |
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5.5
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Cyborg (2016) #2
Oct 5, 2016 |
I was really disappointed with this issue of Cyborg because of all the needless ramblings of our villain, that were just thrown over the one-sided fight scene that took up the majority of the issue. Even with that though, you'd expect some awesome action, but the fight just wasn't great to look at because the colors were just muddy as hell and the only real positive thing I can say is that from the cliffhanger we got, I find myself still interested in where this series is going. |
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7
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Cyborg (2016) #3
Oct 19, 2016 |
This installment of Cyborg brings about some interesting mysteries that really gets me into this new take of the character's on-going struggle about whether he's man or machine...... Which I'm thankful for because this question is always lingering whenever Cyborg does something solo and I'm starting to get sick of it, but hopefully with this story it can keep things fresh and because of how great the art looked here and some freshness added, I'm intrigued to see where this arc goes. |
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6.5
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Cyborg (2016) #4
Nov 2, 2016 |
Cyborg spends the majority of this issue battling his inner demons and even some that were put there back in the Rebirth issue and while the concept seems kind of cool, the overall delivery of it just came off underwhelming and I found myself bored. There are some decent revelations in this issue, but nothing about what we've been dealing with previously with the main threat of this series so far. |
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5.5
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Cyborg (2016) #5
Nov 16, 2016 |
Cyborg this issue has some decent ideas going for it, but ultimately I found myself bored when I wasn't yelling at our characters for being idiots. The art wasn't something that I really enjoyed and all in all, this issue just felt lacking all over even though it had a decent concept behind it. |
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7
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Cyborg (2016) #6
Dec 7, 2016 |
So far Cyborg as a series for me has been pretty humdrum with decent installments here and there and like those occasions, this issue isn't a bad read, it's just that not a lot goes on. It's pretty predictable, but even with its predictability, I found myself enjoying what we got here and really loved the art that conveyed it. |
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6.8
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Cyborg (2016) #7
Dec 21, 2016 |
This issue of Cyborg really starts getting interesting once we get past a lot of forced backstory at the beginning and with that, I find myself actually looking forward to what we get next and that's something for me because since this arc has felt like it's only been running in place for all these issues, this series hasn't really interested me all that much. Hopefully all that changes now and if the art continues to be as great as it is here, I can start to become a happy Cyborg reader. |
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5.5
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Cyborg (2016) #8
Jan 4, 2017 |
This issue of Cyborg felt like a lot of filler to get us to the same place that we could have been by the cliffhanger of the previous issue. There was some fun stuff, but overall it felt unneeded, but luckily the art remained strong so we had something to take away from this book. |
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6
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Cyborg (2016) #9
Feb 1, 2017 |
While we finally get the backstory to our big bad in this issue, I found myself coming away from it thinking that it wasn't all that interesting for having to wait so long to get it. Yeah, it calls back to things that we've seen previously, which I always enjoy, but overall, this issue doesn't really move us that much further than where we were previously. |
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5.8
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Cyborg (2016) #10
Mar 1, 2017 |
We get two new characters showing up in this issue, but after dealing with the same thing for so long now I just wish all of this would end because it's really become less and less interesting as the series has progressed and instead of getting any real answers about what this story is about, it just keeps adding more and more characters to fill out the arc. The art in this issue is decent enough though, I just wish we could do something interesting with Cyborg. |
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5
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Cyborg (2016) #11
Apr 5, 2017 |
Goddamn does this issue do its damnedest to keep us from the actual story by giving us twenty pages of nonsense that doesn't mean anything at the end and is ludicrous even in concept. There is nothing going on in this series anymore and the only saving grace is the art team and while it doesn't deserve the score I'm giving it in the eyes of most people reading this review, the Get Fresh Crew will know exactly what I'm talking about. |
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5
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Cyborg (2016) #12
May 3, 2017 |
This title continues to be nonsense, where our hero just does random things because the techno-god that tells toasters when to pop and microwaves when to ding wants this book to be a slow ass burn that gives us almost nothing. The art in this issue was decent, but the story is just boring as hell and infuriates me because our hero continues to not do a damn thing. |
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5
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Cyborg (2016) #13
Jun 7, 2017 |
We get a backstory in this issue that really feels like an afterthought with how little emotion and imagination is put into it and the rest of the story just feels like the normal nonsense we get out of this series that feels like it cares less about Cyborg than I do currently......... which is a hard thing to do. All in all, the art in this issue is half decent, but this series needs a new focus, a new writer and possibly a renumbering after all of this is said and done because it's just not good. |
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5.5
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Cyborg (2016) #14
Jul 5, 2017 |
Cyborg continues to be an underwhelming book, but at least for this issue I can say that John Semper Jr. has changed up the game a bit in the way he's telling his stories because I at least found the concept to this issue interesting, even if it doesn't make a ton of sense in the long run and just throws dream sequences in to fill up page time. The art was fun and at least we're doing something kind of new in the Cyborg book because goddamn did it feel stale as hell lately. |
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5.3
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Cyborg (2016) #15
Aug 2, 2017 |
Cyborg, while giving us a little more of an interesting plot, still comes off a bit boring and weird at the same time and while we're getting dribs and drabs of things that are trying to get that weird bit out of the way, it's not all the way there yet. The art in this book is decent and conveys the story well, but the story not being that interesting overall is the problem. Yeah, I still hope that I'll get a Cyborg book that I'll enjoy, but with this long drawn out plot, I don't see that happening anytime soon. |
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4.5
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Cyborg (2016) #16
Sep 6, 2017 |
To spice things up a bit, this series decided to take its already confusing concepts and go full bore with it, turning everything into just nonsense. Yeah, it's doing something with Cyborg which I haven't seen before, but after reading this series since it began, it's something that I don't want to see Cyborg be about because it's just out there and doesn't make a lot of sense in the long run. Really, the only positive thing about this book remains the art, which I still love here, but it's not enough to save this series. |
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4
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Cyborg (2016) #17
Oct 4, 2017 |
Cyborg continues to be a dud, even with him being in the Digiverse and everything in this issue is wrapped up pretty simple and easy because of Cyborg's new Digi-power. The art in this issue is great, but that's the only thing that's been great in this series for a long time. |
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4
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Cyborg (2016) #18
Nov 1, 2017 |
This issue marks the end of this long ass story that really seemed to go nowhere and wraps up quick as hell to the point where things just happened because. The art isn't bad, but it isn't great either because this issue is told only through narration and because of that, there really isn't any great flow between the panels. All in all, the best thing about this issue is that it ends this story finally. |
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5
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Cyborg (2016) #19
Dec 6, 2017 |
Even with a new writer and a new arc we're still dealing with Cyborg's only characteristic and that's him wondering if he's man or machine, but even with that, we get a new take on that old classic and get some decent art along the way. I just wish we could do something different with this character while also having some continuity between arcs because goddamn, we just spent the last eighteen issues dealing with this. |
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3.5
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Cyborg (2016) #20
Jan 3, 2018 |
The end of the Cyborg series is a lot like the rest in the series in that none of it really matters and everything that our hero overcomes here will just be used again when the next writer takes on this character. The art in this issue is good, but everything else is just cliched nonsense that wasn't a good time to read at all. |
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7.8
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Cyborg: Rebirth | 1 issues |
7.8
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Cyborg: Rebirth #1
Sep 7, 2016 |
Cyborg: Rebirth #1 certainly presents us with an interesting story going forward and also takes great care in allowing new readers to jump on without feeling intimidated by a complex character like Victor Stone. Yeah, I had some issues with the art during some action scenes, but by the end I really enjoyed what this creative team offered up to us and it got me excited for what's to come. |
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6.9
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Damian: Son of Batman | 4 issues |
9
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Damian: Son of Batman #1
Oct 30, 2013 |
This is a really good issue, and a very good beginning to this miniseries. The entire issue is almost a mirror of what happened in A Death in the Family. The comparisons between the mind set, and attitude of a grown up Damian, and Jason Todd are uncanny. I wasn't really a fan of Kubert's Parasite issue in Villain's Month, and when I heard he was the man behind the curtain on this title I was a bit worried. I love being put to ease. This was a fun issue, and everyone who loved that little pumpkin headed boy, who was taken from us to early, go check out this issue. |
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8
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Damian: Son of Batman #2
Dec 3, 2013 |
While not being quite up to the challenge of topping, or maintaining the joygasm that was the first issue, this still has the ability to capture your attention, and keep you glued. Last issue was a tough act to follow, but this is solid read, and gives you the Damian you've been craving. So Kubert, if you keep creating, I'll keep shelling out the cash. Go check it out. |
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6
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Damian: Son of Batman #3
Jan 4, 2014 |
We're almost at the end of this mini, and I don't know how I feel about it. Where the story started out strong, it keeps taking left turns into weirdness, and with only one issue left I doubt we'll get all the answers to all the questions this issue makes us ask. Now this is totally fresh, and has the reins to do whatever it wants, and it is fun, but man is it out there. Go check it out. |
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4.5
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Damian: Son of Batman #4
Jan 30, 2014 |
This was a very disappointing ending to this series, which I thought started out really strong and had high hopes for. Each issue seemed to decline to the point where we're left with so many unanswered questions in this issue, I don't know what to make of the story. This was four issues of Damian getting his ass kicked, and possibly being the worst example of a Batman. If this series had continued I wouldn't be surprised if Damian was dead within two issues. But all bitching aside, Kubert sure can draw a hell of a comic, and I hope he continues doing more in the DCU. |
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7.5
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Dark Crisis on Infinite Earths (2022) | 5 issues |
8
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Dark Crisis on Infinite Earths (2022) #1
Jun 7, 2022 |
While this event has a strange tone and didn't exactly blow me away with what it's initially doing, there is something here that grabs my attention and a situation that actually shook me as a reader and fan of DC Comics. Hopefully the Justice League building elements of this book sort themselves out in an interesting way, but there is enough to this story so far to keep me reading and art that leaves me amazed. |
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7
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Dark Crisis on Infinite Earths (2022) #2
Jul 5, 2022 |
While the story doesn't impress me with the progression that we're getting, what is impressing me is the feel of the book with the situations that it's presenting and the characters that it's dishing out. I'll tell ya, I get one of my favorite DC Comics heroes and one of my favorite DC Comics villains showing up in this issue and neither have been featured in forever! We also get Nightwing being badass and since he refuses to do much of anything badass in his series, I'll take what I can get here, especially when it's against the Darkness infused Terminator, Deathstroke. |
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8.5
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Dark Crisis on Infinite Earths (2022) #3
Aug 2, 2022 |
Everything ramps up this issue as more situations, characters, and drama take us on a journey into the dark where hopefully our heroes can overcome instead of unraveling..... but with some of the interactions here, it looks like many won't be able to deal with being a superhero after this event is over. We've got great art throughout and a cliffhanger that I can't wait to get back to. Thankfully, Dark Crisis finally feels like it's begun. |
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7.3
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Dark Crisis on Infinite Earths (2022) #4
Sep 6, 2022 |
Pariah's plan has come to pass, but good luck trying to figure out how because things are just said like buzzwords and bad things happen and I guess we're just supposed to go with it. That being said, there's still a ton of stuff to like in this book that isn't Pariah's plan related, and ultimately, as far as I'm concerned, the only thing you need to know about this issue to buy it is, the Legion of Doom Vs. The Secret Society. Go get some Dark Crisis. |
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6.8
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Dark Crisis on Infinite Earths (2022) #5
Oct 4, 2022 |
While you do get a little bit more about Pariah's goals and the feeling that we're finally in a Crisis, it comes off as a lot of repeat of what we've already dealt with for the majority of the book. Yeah, we get a great cliffhanger and some excellent art but ultimately I felt that there wasn't much new to this new issue.6.8/10 |
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5.7
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Dark Crisis: Worlds Without A Justice League (2022) | 2 issues |
5.5
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Dark Crisis: Worlds Without A Justice League (2022): Green Lantern #1
Aug 9, 2022 |
The Worlds Without A Justice League continues to feel like a cash grab as the issues themselves don't do anything to further the Dark Crisis story, and in this issue, it even seems to go against what we saw in the last issue of the event. Maybe things will line up later on, but as of right now this issue has decent art and two stories featuring John Stewart and Kendra Saunders where neither feels like they would be content with the strange dream worlds that were made for them. |
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5.8
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Dark Crisis: Worlds Without A Justice League (2022): Green Arrow #1
Oct 11, 2022 |
While I appreciate the great art we got in this issue, I'm just left shaking my head at another tie-in that felt pointless by the end. A love story is nice, especially for how little we hardly see Black Canary and Green Arrow together. Still, we could have looked at what each character's inner mind would portray as a perfect world, but that aspect of the book just came off as lackluster, kind of silly, and downright confusing......, especially for the ending to our main story. |
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7.2
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Dark Days | 2 issues |
8.3
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Dark Days: The Forge #1
Jun 14, 2017 |
Anyone order an event? Well, if you did it looks like that's exactly what you're going to get. Scott Snyder and James Tynion IV throw everything at you possibly including the kitchen sink with this prelude to Dark Matter and I'll tell you, I couldn't be more intrigued with what the summer will hold from what we got in this issue. There's a gigantic mystery happening all around right now and the ramifications could be Universe shattering. The story was well setup and for the most part, the art was decent throughout....... remember that I said "for the most part". Go get yourself some Dark Days: The Forge and be reminded why you love DC Comics. |
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6
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Dark Days: The Casting #1
Jul 12, 2017 |
While I'm all about this summer event and what it potentially means for the rest of the DCU, I can't say that I had a good time reading this dense ass, confusing issue because while everyone is going into this expecting some answers from what we got from Dark Days: The Forge, by the end I just felt like a complete dummy and was left with more questions. I didn't mind the art from JR JR in this issue as much, but even that doesn't help me because the story is what is really driving this event. Hopefully, Dark Nights: Metal begins speaking in terms I can understand because right now I just feel completely in the dark about what's going on. |
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5.8
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Dark Nights: Death Metal One Shot | 4 issues |
5
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Dark Nights: Death Metal: Robin King #1
Oct 20, 2020 |
This was a tough issue for me because I don't like the character and I hate the art in this book. With that though, I can see some elements of this issue being something that someone who likes the Robin King character could get behind because it adds to the character, but ultimately, I don't need a lesser Batman Who Laughs being spotlighted here because I hate the legit thing and the Robin King is even more infuriating with how easily he's able to defeat everyone around him. |
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4
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Dark Nights: Death Metal: The Multiverse Who Laughs #1
Nov 24, 2020 |
Where the end of Death Metal #5 made it seem like the Darkest Knight's worlds would be not only interesting but also something to fear, we're given an anthology book about them that just comes off as thrown together and lacking in anything really entertaining. I do have to give it up to Connor and Palmiotti for showing us a messed-up Super-Pets story but beyond that, there isn't anything here that makes this feel more than just a writer's workshop. |
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7.3
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Dark Nights: Death Metal: Trinity Crisis #1
Sep 8, 2020 |
While you still get silly jokes and D-List Dark Multiverse Batmen in this tie-in, the scope of what we're dealing in this book overshadows most of its flaws and by the end, you get a book that feels less like a tie-in and a crucial installment to what should have been the main title. The art is fun and decent overall, but like most chapters to this event, I would like to have a better understanding of what's been going on and how things work beyond a vague explanation that everyone just goes with. |
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7
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Dark Nights: Death Metal: Speed Metal #1
Sep 22, 2020 |
The Flash Family are on the run of their lives and that's what they're going to do here...... run back and forth to achieve their goals, while arguing about what their goals are, but eventually they're going to find their footing and they're going to be who they should have been throughout this story, instead of having drama that seemed unwarranted for the time and place. This is a mixed bag of a story for me, but the art looks great throughout and the story feels important so ultimately if you're a Flash fan and a Death Metal fan you'll want to check this out. |
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6.8
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Dark Nights: Metal | 1 issues |
6.8
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Dark Nights: Metal #1
Aug 16, 2017 |
While I do have some problems with some of the characters and shout outs that appear in this comic....... not to mention the cold open that takes up way too much page time in this issue, I do think that there's enough meat to what's going on here to keep the reader interested and looking forward to what's coming with this series. The art is half decent and we're one step closer to checking out the Dark Multiverse. |
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5.1
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DC / Hanna-Barbera | 1 issues |
5.1
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DC / Hanna-Barbera: Adam Strange/Future Quest #1
Mar 29, 2017 |
My score for this review is based solely off my interest in Adam Strange and this being the continuation of the Death of Hawkman........... so keep that in mind because I haven't been reading Future Quest and have very little interest in the characters of this property. So with that in mind, I really didn't care for this Annual because it did little for the Adam Strange character except make him come off really useless for the majority of this issue and really just stands as a stop off and single adventure for our hero before he makes his way back to the DC Universe. The art wasn't bad, but it wasn't something that I really enjoyed either and hope that this will at least do something for Future Quest fans because it didn't do anything for me. |
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6.5
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DC Comics: Bombshells | 7 issues |
7
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DC Comics: Bombshells #1
Jul 25, 2015 |
Do to the short length of Digital First books, most will probably wait until it's collected to buy this and that might really be the way to go because right as I was getting into the book it was over. Even though the dramatic elements of the story were cut short in order to introduce this Bat Woman to readers and because it needed to get the big picture of the series started, with excellent art and a great re-design, I had a wonderful time with this issue. So whether you decide to pick this up as a digital or as a collected work, just make sure you do because it's rather quite wonderful. |
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5.5
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DC Comics: Bombshells #2
Aug 1, 2015 |
While I really love the art to this series, this chapter is underwhelming, especially after having such an original take on Batwoman in the previous issue. Here it's more of the same with the origin of Wonder Woman that you've seen a dozen times. Hopefully the story continues from this point and adds it's own spin to the Steve Trevor/Princess Diana dynamic so we can see something new from this Bombshells world, but as of right now; it's just not that interesting. |
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6.3
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DC Comics: Bombshells #3
Aug 8, 2015 |
While we have ourselves a new and interesting concept for Supergirl and Stargirl here, this being a digital title really hinders the story telling due to it's size. Just not enough time is really given to present these characters in a fulfilling way that really lets us know who they are in this World War II world. The art in this series has been continuously great, but since these two characters are very similar and even wearing the same pilot garb throughout, it's easy to get them mixed up. |
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8
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DC Comics: Bombshells #4
Aug 16, 2015 |
While Wonder Woman's introduction didn't wow me with a new concept before, here I'm told to suck it by Marguerite Bennett's completely new take on how our Princess makes her way to man's world and the people by her side when she does it. We have a new artist on this chapter, but don't worry because it looks great and really works well with the art that we've already had in the first three issues. It's a great chapter to this series and I can't wait to see where the rest of the story goes. |
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7
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DC Comics: Bombshells #5
Aug 22, 2015 |
While the art in this issue isn't as strong as we've come to know it to be from this series, the continuation of Supergirl and Stargirl's story is pretty exciting. I love the direction and I can't wait to see what happens to these characters next and what will happen when all of our heroines finally meet. |
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5
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DC Comics: Bombshells #6
Sep 6, 2015 |
While I dig the characters involved in this issue and the change of scenery, this chapter just doesn't do much to really move the story forward and that is made abundantly clear with all the filler in this book. There is promise to this particular story, but it still lies in the future. Luckily the art was great and it had a decent cliffhanger, but besides for that and the new characters...... not much goes on here. |
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6.5
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DC Comics: Bombshells #7
Sep 29, 2015 |
We've finally got a big bad in the series and while we don't get much of it here except for it's welcoming party, it's cool to see that we have a enemy other than the Nazis for our heroes to fight when they get all together. I just hope as the story continues that it gets back to a little more fun because I haven't been that big of a fan when it comes to the Zatanna/Joker's Daughter story that we've been dealing with. |
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6.0
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DC Nation (2018) | 1 issues |
6
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DC Nation (2018) #0
May 2, 2018 |
This sneak peek might be good for fans who haven't been keeping up with the books or who don't peruse comic news sites regularly, but for people who do, there isn't much new coming out of this issue. There's a bit to like in each of the three chapters you get here but overall, it just wasn't enough to get me as hyped for what's to come as I was hoping it would. |
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7.0
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DC Rebirth Holiday Special | 1 issues |
7
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DC Rebirth Holiday Special #1
Dec 14, 2016 |
While there are some really great holiday stories featuring our heroes in this special, I don't know if the great art that accompanies them can really justify spending ten extra dollars on a week where a bunch of big books are already coming out. If you want some holiday cheer with your favorite heroes, don't mind anthologies and have a little extra money this week then by all means go for it, but overall this special just feels unnecessary, but there's still a lot to enjoy about it. |
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6.3
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Deadpool v Gambit | 3 issues |
7
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Deadpool v Gambit #1
Jun 27, 2016 |
Deadpool...... Gambit....... Where's the beef?..... I can use that slogan for this right?..... I mean, you all know I mean beef as in problem and not actually a tasty burger from Wendy's right?..... Damn, I'm hungry. Anyway, Deadpool V Gambit starts out hilarious as hell as you'd imagine and takes us on a story that will not only involve the Merc with the Mouth and the Ragin' Cajun, but also a heist..... and who doesn't love heists? I'm asking a lot of questions here. With great art and great humor that only lost me a couple of times with how much it wanted to poke fun at certain people, I have to say that this was an excellent issue and a great opener to a story I can't wait to read. Everyone deserves a smile a day so why not let this issue be the cause of it. |
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4.5
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Deadpool v Gambit #2
Jul 11, 2016 |
While I was really looking forward to this issue coming out, I found myself really disappointed with the final product because while the main story is about a heist, which is a little different from what you'd expect from a title like this, it ended up just being boring instead of being fun and the jokes just didn't hit the way they should have. The art was still decent, even though things got a little clustered with the panel layouts, but I'm still hopeful that this series will bounce back and be the treat it should be to read. |
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7.5
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Deadpool v Gambit #3
Aug 8, 2016 |
While I was a bit down the previous issue, I have to say that this installment really picked up the story and even the humor that I was looking for from a title like this and now that our focus is clear cut I can't wait to see what kind of trouble Deadpool and Gambit get into as they try to make themselves whole again........ and maybe get a little payback for being screwed over...... again. A fun story with great art...... so really, what are you waiting for? |
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6.8
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Death of Hawkman | 6 issues |
7
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Death of Hawkman #1
Oct 5, 2016 |
While you might be picking this title up for some much needed Hawkman action, you won't get a lot of that here and instead get a Adam Strange backstory that led our heroes into this series. With that though, this issue is still fun and looks great. Hopefully things pick up in the next issue because even though this opener was slower than I thought it would be, it's got my full attention. |
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7
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Death of Hawkman #2
Nov 2, 2016 |
This issue of Death of Hawkman does deliver in giving us some Hawkman action, but the character we wound up with just seemed really one dimensional and lacked in any kind of characteristic that went beyond grunting and beating the shit out of people. Yeah, that's the basic Hawkman, but I just expected more, but luckily I wasn't let down by the art because it remained excellent throughout and while I didn't quite get the character work that I was looking for, I did find myself enjoying this issue and look forward to the next. |
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6.8
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Death of Hawkman #3
Dec 7, 2016 |
Death of Hawkman continues to be a so-so kind of story that doesn't offer a lot, but I still find myself enjoying it enough by the time the issue is over. It's full of bright colors though and excellent art all the way through. I just wish a little more would happen because we're moving at a snail's pace. |
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7
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Death of Hawkman #4
Jan 4, 2017 |
While this series maintains its slow pace, it's finally paying off with this issue and showing us the real threat facing our heroes. Yeah, it's big and over the top in a fun way, but because we have to sacrifice pages to rehash what we already knew, the pacing of this book feels a bit off. Luckily though the art remains strong and I look forward to where this story is taking us. |
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6
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Death of Hawkman #5
Feb 1, 2017 |
I found the back and forth narrative to this story to be a little confusing at times this issue and because of that the interest that I had previously declined a lot in this issue, but even with that we got a really cool cliffhanger and we had excellent art all the way through. |
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6.8
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Death of Hawkman #6
Mar 1, 2017 |
Our finale to Death of Hawkman comes and sadly, it's more of a bridge to another story apparently....... Yeah, I don't know if we'll ever get that but because of this fact, I didn't get the closure I wanted at the end of this, but I did get one hell of a slug fest between Hawkman and Despero that I wanted and a book that looked good all the way through. |
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6.6
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Deathstroke (2016) | 15 issues |
7.5
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Deathstroke (2016) #36
Oct 3, 2018 |
This issue may throw a bunch of people off because of it jumping back into a story that was setup over six months ago before the Deathstroke Vs. Batman arc went and interrupted it, but since I've been waiting for this, I was all about jumping back into crazy Deathstroke and seeing what Priest has been doing with this character since his run began. Yeah, this issue is a bit slow at times but overall I had a fun time here and can't wait to get to the bottom of what's going on in the world of The Terminator. |
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6.5
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Deathstroke (2016) #37
Nov 7, 2018 |
While I'm still on board with this arc and still love this series as a whole, this issue felt off to me and was really jarring to read because of its disjointed nature that the story was being presented in. The art continues to be great and there are definitely some interesting things going on here, but right now it's all too strange to get a grasp of what's really happening in the book, which comes off in the end as not a lot of substance. Hopefully, everything comes together in the end. |
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6
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Deathstroke (2016) #38
Dec 5, 2018 |
While I continue to look forward to this series every time it comes out, this issue left me wanting more because it's spending a lot of time playing the whole "what is real, what isn't" angle, while the side story just feels odd and out of place. There's still plenty to enjoy here though and the art is fantastic. Hopefully the next issue gets me back on the Crazy Slade trolley. |
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6.3
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Deathstroke (2016) #39
Jan 9, 2019 |
While the art and supporting characters in this book remain strong, the main ordeal that our favorite assassin is facing is just becoming more and more confusing, leaving me more and more disappointed with what we're getting here. Yeah, it could all come together by the end of the arc, but right now it's just a big bucket of crazy that I'm afraid will leave a lot of unanswered questions. |
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6.5
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Deathstroke (2016) #40
Feb 6, 2019 |
You might get some satisfaction out of this conclusion, but I still think that this will probably be a better read once it's all collected in a trade because goddamn are there things that will throw you for a loop if you haven't been paying close enough attention, not to mention if a month between issues was enough to make you forget a couple of things. The art was great though and the cliffhanger made me want to dive into next issue, while throwing some fun in throughout the middle. |
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6
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Deathstroke (2016) #41
Mar 6, 2019 |
While I continue to love the art in this series, the focus seems to be all over the place and this prologue to the Terminus Agenda just seems to be here to remind everyone what's been going on in the world of Deathstroke........ and sadly, it doesn't do it very well. This issue just reiterates the same things we've seen previously, while giving us small references of things to come. |
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6.5
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Deathstroke (2016) #42
Apr 3, 2019 |
While you'll get Deathstroke playing some head games on our Teen Titan heroes, the execution of this issue left a lot to be desired in how it told the story. I love the art here, it's just I have no idea what we're getting from this cross-over yet and what the point is, but hopefully the next two issues come together and wow me because I get excited whenever I hear Deathstroke is going up against the Teen Titans. |
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7
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Deathstroke (2016) #43
May 1, 2019 |
While there are certainly some exciting and shocking moments to this issue, it does feel like there was a lot of padding in it, not to mention that it took a crossover and a bunch of issues to do it, but all in all I enjoyed the art and thought that this issue was probably the strongest out of this story. |
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6.3
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Deathstroke (2016) #44
Jun 5, 2019 |
The funeral that everyone's been waiting for! Well, maybe not, but we get a hell of a funeral here and some amazing art, but this issue felt really forced in some aspects to get what it needed to do done and even showed off characters that have died previously in other runs. It's odd, but there's some decent stuff here overall, I just wish it came together better in the end. |
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6.8
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Deathstroke (2016) #45
Jul 3, 2019 |
While you'll get some great art that depicts the family squabbles of the Wilson children in a world where they're father is no longer alive, what you'll also get is some really forced narrative to move the story forward in a very awkward and editor noted way. It's not all bad, but when one of the highlights is Lex Luthor talking as a cliffhanger, you have a bit of a dud of an issue. Thankfully, a lot of the character moments elevate this issue for it to become bigger than it should have been. |
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6
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Deathstroke (2016) #46
Aug 7, 2019 |
While the art continues to be a joy in this series, the story kind of feels like it's treading water with everything besides Jericho and even his parts don't come fully together in my mind. A lot of recap, explaining inconsistencies away real quick and jargon that's thrown out there instead of an actual explanation, left me wanting more from this issue. With that though, I do look forward to see what happens with Jericho going forward. |
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7.5
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Deathstroke (2016) #47
Sep 4, 2019 |
For a lot of this issue you get the normal players of this book continuing their stories, which is fine enough, even if it's getting a little stale at this point, but it's the return of Deathstroke that really brings the enjoyment factor of this issue up because it's out of nowhere with its depiction and it's interesting as hell with what this could mean for the character going forward. |
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6
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Deathstroke (2016) #48
Oct 2, 2019 |
With the action and violence on high this issue, it seems like Priest is killing his way to getting a Slade vs. Slade scenario for this series' finale........ the only problem is, this issue if full of ridiculous explanations and scenarios in order for us to get there. The art is great, it's just that our main character, even with the two sides of him being explored here, just comes off weird and the usual storytelling of Priest isn't helping the flow of the book either. |
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6.8
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Deathstroke (2016) #49
Nov 6, 2019 |
While we do get a lot of Jericho this issue and the idea of him struggling with what he's done in the past to what he think a hero should be, you don't get enough of the other supporting cast...... or really the real main character of this book. The art is fantastic, but the story felt like it just didn't have enough going for it to fill up its page space. |
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7.5
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Deathstroke (2016) #50
Dec 4, 2019 |
While some aspects of this conclusion felt forced to get there, it ultimately was a fun read that did its best to tie up any loose ends and put our characters back to their status quo for the next person who wants to play in Deathstroke's sandbox. There was some action, some feels and a conclusion that only felt right for the character, even if I wanted more from him in the end, not to mention some great art throughout. |
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6.9
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Detective Comics (2011) | 19 issues |
7
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Detective Comics (2011) #23.1
Sep 8, 2013 |
This is a good story, just not a fun one. We get the back story of a Batman villain I don't really enjoy as much as others, but I found it to be a good story, so that has to say something. Sadly I find it to be a story that really isn't needed, and I fear that the majority of Villain's Month will be the same. But for fans of Poison Ivy, I'm sure you'll find this issue very enjoyable. |
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4
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Detective Comics (2011) #23.2
Sep 11, 2013 |
Crazy Harley blowing of childrens. Yup we got that here. But as much as I'm wanting Harley getting her own title in November, this just leaves me wanting. Being another Matt Kindt joint, I understand that he wants to put these characters back together for the start of his Suicide Squad run, but this just seemed like the perfect opportunity to set something up. I guess I was wrong. For this issue's mini origin story theme that Villain's Month seems to be fond of, well come on! She's Harley "Crazy" Quinn because she was to good at being a doctor, and her parents were assholes? BAH! Not a fan of this issue as you might be able to tell. A useless story, and the artwork by Neil Googe was under whelming. All I'm saying is for a weak story like this we better get something incredible for Suicide Squad next month to make up for it. |
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8
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Detective Comics (2011) #24
Oct 2, 2013 |
Even though this story arc crossed over a bit into Detective Annual. Yeah I count it. This story seems like it should of been at least two more issues worth. But for what it was, I enjoyed it and continually love John Layman's work on this title. Seriously when I first heard that Wrath was going to be the new villain of Detective, I did what any self respecting fan boy does. I bitched left and right. I hated this character back in the day, but after reading this re-imagining I like the character and wished he had had a Villain's Month title. All in all get the issue complete the story, it looks great and you won't regret it. |
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7
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Detective Comics (2011) #25
Nov 6, 2013 |
Well luckily we just ended a story arc, so Zero Year doesn't just butt it's way in, and tell us to just deal with it. Being a Gordon story "which I love", we get a feeling very reminiscent of Batman: Year One, but different enough to not feel like a rehash. With Layman's Detective run coming to an end, I really hate to have a tie-in interrupt what could have been, but this was a good issue, and I'm glad we got to see it. So go check it out and bask in the story telling of John Layman while we still have it. |
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6.5
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Detective Comics (2011) #26
Dec 9, 2013 |
Well this issue looked fantastic, the art really works for this book. That being said, this seemed like a strange disjointed story. Man-Bat's been in the background for almost a year now, and to have it all culminate in one issue seemed anti-climatic. It could have simply been finished in two more back ups, giving us room for more of a main story. Even though it seemed strange the issue was fun, just not as big as the previous stories have spoiled me with. But go out and get it, and finish your Man-Bat addiction. |
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7.8
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Detective Comics (2011) #27
Jan 14, 2014 |
This giant sized issue was a lot of fun with all the else world Batman's, and what could eventually be Batman, we don't know. The two that really stuck out for me was the beginning of Gothtopia, and The Sacrifice. All in all a great set of stories, and a great beginning to the big Batman story arc, we'll be reading in the future. Here's to another 75 years! |
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8.5
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Detective Comics (2011) #28
Feb 11, 2014 |
I'm really enjoying the Gothtopia story acr, but feel sorry for people who aren't getting the full effect by reading all the tie in issues, and it might be a hindrance to readers. But even without the tie-ins this is a great issue full of the Batman we all know and love. The chemist, the detective, the escape artist, and the ninja, this issue has it all, and being chock full of our favorite baddies doesn't hurt it either. So go check out this story that really feels it was made for Bat fans. |
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5.5
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Detective Comics (2011) #29
Mar 9, 2014 |
Even though I'm not a fan of Gothtopia, I am sad to see John Layman leave the title. As for this issue it just seems anticlimactic. Scarecrows whole plan is to take fear to it's next level, and to do this he's using a fear toxin to control everyone he needs to control. Pretty standard, but this all falls apart because Batman is always alright on the fear toxin. That and I would of liked to see Poison Ivy play a bigger part in this issue, than just a throwaway aspect to the story. Sorry but Gothtopia wasn't the story I was hoping for for Layman's farewell tale. |
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9
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Detective Comics (2011) #30
Apr 2, 2014 |
Well that was one hell of a way for Manapul, and Booch to make an entrance. While I wasn't crazy about the art style when the story began, by the end I was fully on board. This has been my favorite Batman title for awhile, and I'm glad that it can remain. Hell this creative team made me care completely about a character you first meet in this issue, and I'm usually not of the caring variety. So I welcome this new team with open arms, and can't wait to see what they bring us in the future. Get on the trolley and buy this issue.9/10 |
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9
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Detective Comics (2011) #31
May 13, 2014 |
Like I said in the review this is actually a detective story, and this story arc is a great place for Batman fans who have missed this aspect of the Caped Crusader in other comics. Manapul and Buccellato are really cementing their roles as creators that can do anything after moving from the lighthearted world of The Flash to the dark and gritty of Detective Comics, and I really can't wait to see what they'll continue to bring us in the future. Great characters, story, and art. It's the trifecta for great comics, and you should be reading it. |
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7.8
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Detective Comics (2011) #32
Jun 15, 2014 |
While I'm not sure about how the story is working overall I do have to compliment the creators for the beauty of this book. It's really something to look at, and is something that should carefully be eyeballed every time you turn the page. But the story seems a little too convenient at times, and almost laughingly cliche. Now I'm not going to fault the writing for this, because Batman even makes mention of it, but it really caught me off guard. Even with my gripes though this is a fun book to read, and is really Bullock filled for those of you missing this curmudgeon of a character. Go check it out. |
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6
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Detective Comics (2011) #33
Jul 15, 2014 |
When this story began with the Detective Comics creative change to Manapul and Buccellato, I was really excited about the type of stories these two would offer this title. Now we're only four issues in and I'm terribly bored. I dig the fact that we're going after a more detective feel to the book than a simple Batman fights villain story, but it's taking it's sweet time to get nowhere. We've got a designer super drug, a murder mystery, corrupt politicians, biker gangs, dudes that glow pink, a giant squid and Bullock kicking ass. There should be enough here to keep me entertained, but maybe it suffers from too many things crammed into one story. At least it looks great doing it. |
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4
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Detective Comics (2011) #34
Aug 7, 2014 |
While we started this story with great detective elements driving the issues, it seems that all the evidence throughout didn't mean anything and we're given a completely contrived conclusion that conveniently places characters and squids where they're most useful and just leaves you wanting something more.. |
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4.8
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Detective Comics (2011) #35
Oct 3, 2014 |
This month's "More than Batman can handle" story coupled with the muddy art of the issue really puts a bad taste in my mouth. While at first I thought that this could be a really cool scenario for a story, it quickly became too political and really screams of the writer trying to use a Batman book to make a personal point about his beliefs. Now that just makes me sound like a jerk and I don't even know if any of that is true, but I don't like it. Bottom line here is if you like seeing browns and blues slapped together to tell a story about something that doesn't have any kind of redeeming quality in the fun department, by all means check it out, but I can't wait for Buccellato and Manapul to get back on the job. |
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3
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Detective Comics (2011) #36
Nov 11, 2014 |
I still can't tell you how Batman defeated the villain in this because the art was so muddied that I just sat there thinking "Dafuq?" The story wasn't any better, Batman was useless and the real hero of this issue was Dick Grayson, half a world away and he didn't even do anything in the end except keep me from complete boredom. Just an awful inclusion to the Detective Comics series that doesn't do anything but make you scratch your head at how this ever became a Batman story. |
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9
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Detective Comics (2011) #37
Dec 9, 2014 |
This is the issue that I've been waiting for. I was not a fan of the last two issues of Detective while Manapul and Buccellato were taking a hiatus, but now that they're back on here, I'll be clutching the comic to my chest in love and respect for what I realized I was missing while they were gone. This is just another fantastic story from these two and if you're not reading Detective Comics you're missing out. Go get it! |
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9
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Detective Comics (2011) #38
Jan 13, 2015 |
Even if this book wasn't written brilliantly, I think I'd still pick it up just to stare at the pages. If for some reason this is the one Batman book that you're not picking up then you're missing out on one of the best books in the New 52. It keeps me guessing what doors it will go through each month and it's actually putting the detective in Detective Comics. Go check it out. |
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7
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Detective Comics (2011) #39
Mar 24, 2015 |
While the clues leading our Dark Knight to the final setting in this issue was a bit of a stretch for me, I enjoyed this issue for what it was and really enjoyed the artwork that got me from beginning to end. Mad Hatter's become a bit more of a monster here and apparently Anarky has become a thing that stops monsters and I guess that's okay since we're in the New 52 but I'm not sure that long time fans will appreciate the drastic change in the characters that they love. |
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9
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Detective Comics (2011) #40
Mar 24, 2015 |
One of the best looking books in DC Comics doesn't disappoint as it wraps up the Anarky story arc in a dark and twisted fashion. While I maintain that this Hatter comes off more as a Freddy Krueger type figure than what I usually think of him as, it's a serious take for a serious story and I'm happy as hell that I read it. Go get your detective skills on as we finish up the Anarky story. |
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8.0
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Detective Comics (2011) Annual | 1 issues |
8
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Detective Comics (2011) Annual #3
Aug 5, 2014 |
There is a whole lot of shit going on in Gotham! This Annual being the prequel to the Icarus story arc gives us the lowdown on the events leading to Elena Aguila's death in a Pulp Fiction manner, jumping us around a single day in the lives of Batman and the scum of Gotham. This story is a lot of fun as long as you make sure you take your cues from the time stamp on the page, because if you miss one you might get lost in the long run. As far as prequels go this isn't bad and even though I usually hate anything that reminds me of Episodes 1-3 of Star Wars, I wouldn't mind seeing more stories that go this route of using Annuals as a precursor to a story. Check it out so you too can have the whole story on Icarus. |
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5.7
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Detective Comics (2011) One Shot | 2 issues |
3.5
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Detective Comics (2011): Futures End #1
Sep 7, 2014 |
This issue had so much promise in being a really cool Batman story, until the out of nowhere punch to the gut, changing the character that we love so much. The other noticeable flaw is that from the beginning we had one Batman look that paralleled the new Earth 2 Batman and by the end he looked like the 80's and early 90's Batman. I don't know why this would be intentional and can only think it's a mistake due to the many artists in this issue. Batman didn't seem like Batman, Calendar Man wasn't Calendar Man like, the only real true character was Riddler and he was annoying as hell. This is all very disappointing in an issue that didn't even try to be a Futures End tie-in, which would have been nice since we haven't seen Batman doing the whole Caped Crusader thing in the strange land of Five Years From Now. I can't recommend this issue. |
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7.8
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Detective Comics (2011): Endgame #1
Mar 12, 2015 |
While you don't need to read this to get your full Batman Endgame story on, it is a fun side story about what's going on in Gotham from the perspective of teenagers. With a great art team this unneeded story is a fun escape from the seriousness of the Joker getting his Endgame on. While it doesn't feel like a Detective Comics story, it does feature a character from the last Anarky story line and after reading this, I hope we see a lot more of him and his new group of friends. |
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5.0
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Doctor Fate (2015) | 12 issues |
4.5
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Doctor Fate (2015) #1
Jun 18, 2015 |
We're just thrown into the deep end with this issue as we see Khalid being offered the helm of Fate, but nothing that happens in this issue really makes me want to see more of these characters or even care if Khalid continues being Doctor Fate. There was no character development to be found and with an entire spread page dedicated to Khalid talking to his girlfriend via text, I kind of hope that Anubis wipes out mankind. That's a bit harsh, but I just wasn't a fan of this story or the art. |
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4.8
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Doctor Fate (2015) #2
Jul 16, 2015 |
I guess we're fated to have a disappointing Doctor Fate title because nothing from this series has been able to stand out for me and the majority of it hasn't even been that good. Yeah, you'll be able to find snippets that you may enjoy, but the complete lack of emotion that Khalid presents here and the cartoony style relegates this to something that feels like it should appear in the Funny Pages of the Sunday paper. Really disappointing and at this point, I don't see it redeeming itself. |
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5
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Doctor Fate (2015) #3
Aug 20, 2015 |
Doctor Fate continues to disappoint here and because the book started out stronger than it ever has, I think it hurt that much more when it began it's downward slide into the nonsense that this title has been rife with. Khalid continues to be whiny and the story really goes nowhere, so if you read the second issue, you're pretty much already caught up with the series. |
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6
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Doctor Fate (2015) #4
Sep 21, 2015 |
While I'm still not on the Doctor Fate trolley with this series, I do have to say that this was my favorite issue so far and I hope this is only the beginning of things to come because for all the things that I don't like in this book, I found myself not caring when Khalid began acting like a hero and using his powers like a bad ass. So yeah, if you're already a fan of this book, then this review does nothing for you, but if you've been on the fence about picking this up, then it might not hurt too bad to give this issue a try to see how it fits. |
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3
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Doctor Fate (2015) #5
Oct 27, 2015 |
If you've read Doctor Fate up to this point, well you're pretty much caught up with the exception of the cliffhanger where something new finally happens....... you know, besides for the whining, disbelief and anti-heroics that we've seen in every issue. Nothing that we've gotten so far attracts me to this book and I have no idea how this character can ever become interesting. |
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4
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Doctor Fate (2015) #10
Mar 21, 2016 |
Doctor Fate is losing what little steam it had as it approaches Rebirth because now we're just given issues where things happen without so much as one explanation about why or how. I have not been a fan of this series at all and now I'm just counting down the days until it's gone because in ten issues we really haven't gotten anything that makes this character interesting and for the majority of the series, not even hero like. |
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5.5
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Doctor Fate (2015) #13
Jun 2, 2016 |
While this issue of Doctor Fate might intrigue some because of its inclusion of Kent Nelson, the Golden Age Doctor Fate...... and I'll admit, it peaked my interest as well, but overall this story once we get past the awe of seeing this character is just as terrible as this series has always been. The real thing that should be getting people to check out this book is the art because it finally seems fitting for this title and even though I love me some Golden Age characters, that's the real draw here because Khalid is a terrible hero and can't hold his own series the way that he's been presented. |
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6.5
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Doctor Fate (2015) #14
Jul 27, 2016 |
Doctor Fate is weird this issue in that we have two separate stories filling the pages of this installment and the problem with that is....... I like both for separate reasons. Yeah, I would have liked a book I could fully get behind, but maybe this is the start of this series correcting itself before it ultimately ends........ somewhere in the next few months....... who knows when though. I just hope that until it does I continue finding things I like about this series because it's been really hard to find anything throughout its run. |
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6
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Doctor Fate (2015) #15
Aug 17, 2016 |
Doctor Fate continues to just putter along in the purgatory that is this series........ I mean, it's never ending and nothing ever really happens. It's your normal run of the mill issue, where monsters come, Khalid tries and Kent Nelson does, while the art does it's thing that I personally don't enjoy, but conveys everything it needs to............ Why won't this series end? |
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5
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Doctor Fate (2015) #16
Sep 21, 2016 |
This issue of Doctor Fate is just another in the long line of issues where our title character doesn't do shit and to make things worse, the former Doctor Fate is just as useless here. Really though, this is a story that just builds up to nothing and is a reminder of why I can't wait until this series is finally over. It's........... It's just not good and I'm just not a fan of the art style either. |
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5.1
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Doctor Fate (2015) #17
Oct 27, 2016 |
While Doctor Fate gives us more of the same.......... which is pretty much nothing, I have to say that the art in this book was great and I wish we could have had this artist on ages ago because Brendan McCarthy really made this book look fantastic. Really though, that's about the only thing that this book had going for it as we crawl towards the finale next issue. |
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4.5
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Doctor Fate (2015) #18
Nov 16, 2016 |
Doctor Fate is finally over and I'm sure there's dancing in the streets over it because this series was just a mess and besides for the excellent art here, this issue is no different. Things just happen "because" and we never really get the idea that Khalid will go on to be a great hero at the end or just revert back to his whining ways. |
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8.1
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Doomsday Clock | 12 issues |
7.8
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Doomsday Clock #1
Nov 20, 2017 |
Now don't go thinking you're going to get a big old combination of both Watchmen and DC superheroes in this book because while this is the bridge to both those worlds, this issue primarily sets up what's been going on since Ozymandias tried to fool the world into peace and as far as that aspect to the story goes.......... It was pretty decent and the art looked great. Sadly, it really feels like people who aren't Watchmen fans might be lost in this event so far and I hope that it doesn't remain that way and opens itself up to a more casual reader. All in all though, I'm pretty excited for what the Doomsday Clock has to offer. |
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7
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Doomsday Clock #2
Dec 26, 2017 |
While I'm all about this event, I can't say that this second installment did all that much for me. Yeah, you get great art, more of the story that we've wanted to see, but things just seem off for why certain characters are involved at all. Hopefully things pick up as they go, but right now I'm looking at a world that I don't like for the DCU, while wondering how the hell it even got that way........ but even with that, I can't wait to find out and whether that's going to come from this book or the rest of the DC title working their way forward to this time, I'm all for it. |
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6.3
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Doomsday Clock #3
Jan 24, 2018 |
Nothing is really explained and the story progresses about an inch from where we were previously, but even with that I had some fun in certain sections and look forward to getting the answers I desperately need from this at some point down the line....... I just hope they aren't dragged out completely until the end. The art in this issue is amazing, but I find that this issue feels like mostly filler, which is a shame for the delays that this book will have coming up. |
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7.8
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Doomsday Clock #4
Mar 28, 2018 |
While we don't do much to move the story forward from what we got last issue, what we get instead is a question answered about who our new Rorschach is and how he became who he is today. The art is incredible and while this is mostly an "origin" issue, the final pages get me really excited for where we're going with this event. |
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7.8
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Doomsday Clock #5
May 30, 2018 |
While I do continue to enjoy this series it feels like our main focus may be a bit splintered in what's actually important here. We have a lot of characters looking for different things and while I'm interested in most of them, I just hope that our creators aren't stretching their ideas too far into these subplots. I love the art in this issue, but these delays are killing my hype for what should be every DC readers big book. |
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8.5
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Doomsday Clock #6
Jul 25, 2018 |
This issue has something that I always love and that's a story that focuses on the villains of the DCU and while we do get some backstory and a small amount of progression to our overall arc, this issue was just what I needed to get me back into Doomsday Clock after such a long wait. |
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8.8
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Doomsday Clock #7
Sep 26, 2018 |
Well, this second half of our Doomsday Clock story didn't waste any time in fulfilling a lot of my wants and needs when it comes to story, characters, and interactions. There's a lot of stuff to be excited for here and now that the story finally feels to be going somewhere, I can't wait to see what we get next. |
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9.5
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Doomsday Clock #8
Dec 5, 2018 |
I love the depictions of all the characters in this issue, from the way they act, talk and look and the dark personal story of Firestorm in this issue was made even better by acting as a way to show the world building that Geoff Johns is doing an incredible job in creating. Each issue feels like it keeps getting bigger and this issue is no exception. If you haven't been picking this series up so far, this is the time to get on the trolley so you're not out of the loop by the time it concludes because it is certainly something special. |
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9.5
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Doomsday Clock #9
Mar 6, 2019 |
With art that will blow you away, this installment of the Doomsday Clock lived up to the personal hype I had after last issue and Geoff Johns just keeps wowing me with the way that he plots and writes our heroes. Everything feels big and even the smallest parts of this issue come off as important. This is why I read comics. |
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9.5
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Doomsday Clock #10
May 29, 2019 |
Doomsday Clock has really been firing on all cylinders and as the clock ticks down to the end of the series, the magnitude of the story gets bigger and bigger and I'm having the time of my life reading about it. The artwork is amazing and the story-telling is second level in making sure that everything feels right and true on a cosmic and meta scale. I love this series. |
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7.5
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Doomsday Clock #11
Sep 4, 2019 |
A lot of reveals this issue with Ozymandias and Lex Luthor, but ultimately not everything hit as hard as I would have liked and there's still a lot to cover for the final installment of this series. Still a lot of fun though and some big moments depicted with some amazing art. I just wish it would have wowed me the way the previous couple of issues have. |
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7.3
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Doomsday Clock #12
Dec 18, 2019 |
While I was completely hyped by the ending we get here, the majority of the issue really showed us that for the most part none of the Watchmen characters really mattered to this story and served as merely filler to get this story to twelve issues. Yeah, that's a bit harsh, but even with that fact I was happy by the end for what this says we may get down the line, not to mention that I loved the art throughout. I had a great time with this series overall, I just wish that beyond the inspirational narrative ending that we got that it would have stuck the landing a little more with the other aspects of the story that were used throughout. |
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7.7
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Earth 2 | 20 issues |
7.5
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Earth 2 #15
Aug 10, 2013 |
This issue is kinda funny where we get a lot of new characters, and even ones who haven't been around a lot. But not much goes on in it. Being James Robinson's last story I kinda hoped we see more, but I'm not going to complain when I get Mr. Terrific, Red Tornado, Hawkgirl, Big Barda, and Mr. Miracle in one book. This book has been as good as it has because of James Robinson, and Nicola Scott. I really hope that after the new writer takes over, the same freshness that this title has maintained continues. |
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5
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Earth 2 #15.1
Sep 9, 2013 |
Well not so much a Earth 2 title, as much as a Worlds' Finest 15.1. This issue left me way underwhelmed. Classic (bad) bad guy, "I'm evil, I like pain, insert evil laugh, etc. Seeing what we have had before in the excellence that is Earth 2, this clearly does not belong. Sadly another installment of Villain's Month that can be labelled, unnecessary. |
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5
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Earth 2 #15.2
Sep 11, 2013 |
Well that was a bare bones issue. I think that this was the fastest I've ever gone through a comic. It seems that Matt Kindt phoned this one in. The artwork was split up betweenArt Thibert, and Aaron Lopresti which was good. The present day stuff was great but pretty much all there was was Solomon Grundy naked in the desert, and the flashback stuff looked like an issue of Tales from the Crypt. Now that's not a bad thing, but it didn't seem like there was much to it. Bare Bones. |
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9.8
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Earth 2 #16
Oct 2, 2013 |
This has continually been one of my favorite titles since it came out. Even with this I wasn't really concerned with James Robinson leaving the book. It had to happen sooner or later, but after reading this issue I can't help but scream out "Don't leave me James Robinson. Please!" But to compose myself, this is a hell of a way to leave a title with a bang. Nicola Scott's artwork has yet to disappoint, and is one of the things I most look forward to when reading comics. This issue is just a nerdgasm, and anyone who hasn't been reading Earth 2 needs to start now. So run to the comic shop, and pick up the back issues just so you're up to date, so when you finally get to read this issue in order you'll know what the rest of us know. This is one of the best issues the New 52 has to offer. |
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9
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Earth 2 #17
Nov 6, 2013 |
After last issue, I really don't see anyway that this issue couldn't be great. There is so much going on, and for this book it isn't a hindrance. You care about every story that is going on, and the only thing that makes it hell is that in the end you have to wait another month to get more. Tom Taylor makes a strong first performance for this book, and as always Nicola Scott's artwork reinforces why I'm a comic book fan. By far the best title DC has to offer in the New 52. Go get it now. |
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9.5
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Earth 2 #18
Dec 8, 2013 |
I feel really redundant praising this title month after month, but it's all I can really do. This title is fantastic, and I find the more I read, the more I care about this universe's characters more than the normal DCU. Tom Taylor was given a book when all hell broke loose, and is doing a great job moving the story along, and making us care about the characters at the same time. So bring on Earth 2 month where we get 52 titles revolving around this universe. Not likely but it's a nice daydream after reading this issue. So go on and get it already. |
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7
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Earth 2 #19
Jan 8, 2014 |
Well the momentum couldn't go on forever. The problem is, how can someone keep topping themselves? The answer is eventually you can't, and sometimes there has to be a lull. Even though this is another good issue, it finds itself being in the shadow of the issues that came before it. So go out and get it, and continue your Earth 2 edge of your seat adventure. |
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9
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Earth 2 #20
Feb 5, 2014 |
Is there some secret recipe to making Earth 2 great? Did James Robinson, and now Tom Taylor have the Colonel's secret recipe for comics? Some sort of eleven herbs of magic, because this title just continues to wipe the floor with everything else out there right now. Only thing I'm missing is Nicola Scott's artwork, but lets face it. She spoiled us, and nothing will look as good when compared, but Kitson, and Rocha do a fine job of filling in, but it's just not Scott's. Taylor is doing a great job of throwing us small tidbits, and answers to keep us satisfied as the story continues, and unraveling this new world and the people that encompass it each issue. Wow I love this series. |
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9
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Earth 2 #21
Mar 5, 2014 |
This was an intense issue. We step back from the heroes trying to save the day, and focus on how bad things have gotten, and are still getting. It's a bit shocking, and even though we've been dealing with it for months now seeing Superman do these things continues to blow my mind. There is so much going on, and somehow Taylor keeps things interesting on all fronts. The only complaint I have is that this month the color doesn't seem as vibrant as it's been, and weakens the artwork. Now I hate myself a bit for saying anything negative about Scott's work, so like I said it's the color. So if you want a title that wows you month after month, go out and pick up Earth 2. I'm not kidding. |
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9
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Earth 2 #22
Apr 2, 2014 |
While the story didn't move worlds or change lives, it did deliver in letting these characters grow. In a book this size, getting all the insight behind characters dreams, fears, and motivations can be a very difficult thing, especially in the short chaptered world of comics. But Taylor takes his time, and makes you care about each, and just makes this world a wonderful, and interesting place to read about. On top of all that fluffing, I'm happy as hell that we get to see my favorite hero of this world Green Lantern back, even if it was only a brief inclusion. What I'm trying to say is, if you want a book that won't let you down you need to be reading Earth 2. Before I end this I have one more fluff to hand out. Nicola Scott is a goddess of art. Okay that is all, pick up the book. |
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9
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Earth 2 #23
May 7, 2014 |
If you look at my other reviews for this title it's fairly obvious that this is my favorite, and there's a reason. Every month this title gives us nothing less than a compelling story, interesting characters, and superlative art. The idea of weekly comics gives me anxiety because the notion of me being burnt out and not wanting to read a comic worries me, but for this titles weekly Earth 2: World's End, I can't wait. All in all another great book by a great creative team, go buy it, steal it, I don't care just make sure you're reading Earth 2. |
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7.8
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Earth 2 #24
Jun 4, 2014 |
Eddy Barrows is on art detail this month, and while normally I might have thrown a tantrum when noticing Nicola Scott missing from the credits, Barrows does this issue proud and represents our Earth 2 heroes in a "I can't find any reason to bitch about this not being Nicola Scott" manner. Every month this series tends to read really fast, and with the amount of action that Taylor throws at us, it's to be expected, but for some reason this issue seemed faster, and not a lot was achieved in this fast read. This is my favorite book and with the amount of characters that need to be explored, I have to understand that not ever issue can blow me away. I'm just getting greedy I guess because I just wanted more from this issue. Still a awesome read, and I'll continue talk about it to whoever will listen. Go check it out. |
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9.8
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Earth 2 #25
Jul 2, 2014 |
It seems that I gush over every issue of Earth 2, and let me tell you that this issue is no exception. Tom Taylor just cranked it up a notch, and I was left shocked, and cheering throughout this book. I could go on about all the awesomeness that is held within the pages of Earth 2 #25, but that's all you really need to know. It's chock full of awesome. Last month I was very happy with Eddy Barrows filling in for art, but even with how good he is I'm happy to say that Nicola Scott is back, and she just makes this issue shine. Go get the book, and if you haven't started reading Earth 2 yet, how dare you. |
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6.8
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Earth 2 #26
Aug 6, 2014 |
While Earth 2 is my favorite book in the New 52, I found the end of the Kryptonian story arc to be just a little too convenient. Everything just seems too simple in the end and I wonder why any of our heroes had any real difficulty in completing their task in the first place. Yeah maybe I'm exaggerating the ease in what these characters had to do, but it just didn't seem like a proper ending to the epic story that this was. It's a good issue, just not what I was expecting when reading up to it. |
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7.5
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Earth 2 #27
Oct 9, 2014 |
I usually hate multiple artists but this issue didn't suffer from it at all and I really enjoyed the story they conveyed here even if I'm not entirely sold on the idea that this was a story that needed to be told. There's just so much Earth 2 going on this week that I'm not surprised that somethings don't mesh completely. This is more of a character piece getting our Worlds' Finest duo back into their old world and seeing how they groove with the rest of the cast and while it's a bumpy start, I think they'll do just fine here in the Earth 2 title. I love these characters and I can't wait to see what the creators have in store for us with this leg of the Earth 2 story. |
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7.5
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Earth 2 #28
Nov 5, 2014 |
While I'm a sucker for a good origin story, I found that using this title to tell the Furies of Apokolips' origin was a bit of waste. It could just be that I'm a bit biased since this is my favorite title and I kind of wanted it to do it's own thing instead of becoming the backup to World's End. Even with my complaints, these stories were fun and having different artists to tell each story actually benefited this issue. The star for me is Diogenes Neves and Marc Deerings final story. It just out shined the rest of the art in this book and even if you're not a fan of this book you should check out that section of the book. |
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8.5
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Earth 2 #29
Dec 3, 2014 |
While I'm not completely happy with Earth 2 taking a back seat to Earth 2: World's End's stories, it has been kind of nice having smaller stories that you want to see more of featured in this monthly book. I've been waiting for Dick and Barbara Grayson to get a featured story and while this isn't exactly what I thought it would be, it was still entertaining as hell as it filled me with dread and suspense. It's a really dark story that makes you stop looking to the skies of Earth 2 at the raging parademons and makes you realize that the majority of the terror in this world is being dispensed by it's own people. I really hope we see more of this story because now I'm really compelled in what's going on outside of the super heroics. |
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4
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Earth 2 #30
Jan 7, 2015 |
Everything about this issue just seems like it's thrown together because the creators realized at the last second that they needed origins for their Avatar characters and produced the most generic take they could on the story. All the stories in this issue feel like they could have been placed in one of the many segments of World's End and saved this for an actual thought about concept. I just really hate this title becoming the backup for the weekly series. |
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6.8
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Earth 2 #31
Feb 4, 2015 |
While I'm not completely fond of the stories in this issue, I do like the fact that we're dealing with actual heroes of Earth 2 and it feels less like World's End's bitch, like I called it last month and more like a step towards what Earth 2 used to be and what I'd like it to be again. I just wish that our heroes here wouldn't have been indecisive dick bags throughout the issue. |
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6.5
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Earth 2 #32
Mar 4, 2015 |
While the art in this issue is great, it doesn't have an equally great story for this series to end on. Yeah, it's just becoming Earth 2: Society but this title was really important to me and just having a throwaway story with a loose end tied up just left me wanting more. |
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8.0
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Earth 2 Annual | 1 issues |
8
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Earth 2 Annual #2
Jan 29, 2014 |
The long wait is over, and we're given the secrets of the new Batman of Earth 2, and it was satisfying. In this issue we are given a in depth look at the man behind the cowl, and the darkness, and regret that fuels this Dark Knight. One thing I wish we could of had though is the stunning artwork of Nicola Scott, but Robson Rocha does a fine job filling in. So Taylor does it again, and we're one step closer to understanding the world of Earth 2. Go get your issue, and enjoy this fantastic series. |
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