Jose "Jody" Cardona Comic Reviews

While a strange trip, this story honors the history of the Man of Steel masterfully.

The newest Action Comics arc promises an intriguing new mystery in the Bendis Era of Superman.

While it is beginning to take shape, the current arc of Action Comics is stumbling.

While the art is fantastic, the story leaves much to be desired.

The mystery isn't enough to keep Action Comics exciting.

The Super Sons return with a bang!

This chapter in the Super Sons story is full of campy comic book fun.

The new creative team starts their Batman series on a high note.

While it continues to promise exciting development for the future, this issue is anything but exciting.

The current run of Batman may be pretty and action-packed, but the pace leaves much to be desired.

The issue proceeds to reveal the origin of The Designer in an interesting, albeit dense read.

The story finally moves forward, but buckles under the weight of its multiple artists.

While a slower issue, Batman #94 sets up for Joker War while concluding Their Dark Designs.

This chapter, despite the issues of pacing, does a fantastic job painting the picture of the Joker War as well as Batman's psyche.

Batman #99 may look pretty, but it's mostly padding in preparation for issue 100.

Batman #100 gives a fantastic ending to the Joker War with great art and a bold surprise.

While a great looking issue, the epilogue of The Joker War was more boring than anything else.

Despite an inconsistent artistic style, the action-packed issue is sure to entertain any Batman fan.

While well illustrated and a great scene with Harley Quinn, this conclusion to the first Ghost-Maker arc falls flat.

An amazing first issue sets up the story perfectly while looking as amazing as the previous series.

An amazing first issue sets up the story perfectly while looking as amazing as the previous series.

The first issue of Batman and the Outsiders is a great jumping on point for new readers as well as a good opening issue for the series.

Despite having an interesting new character, Batman and the Outsiders #2 feels like it's stepping away from its title.

Von Freeze gives a grounded dark story for Batman's most sympathetic foe.

If you are just looking for a fun time in the Dark Nights: Metal story, you might want to avoid this. On the other hand, if you want something to challenge you to interpret, then go out and pick this up. While the story itself is all forms of insane, the art takes advantage of this trip and gives us something nightmarish yet delightful to look at. It's not for everyone, but for the minority who enjoy such bizarre tales, they will certainly enjoy this one.

While not emotionally driven, this is another great addition to the Dark Nights Event!

A massive leap in storytelling from the last issue, Batman the Devastator reminds us of the destructive and dark origins of the Dark Knights.

While very beautiful to look at, this chapter of the Dark Nights Metal saga suffers from telling us of amazing feats instead of showing us.

Bendis' Batman story is off to a decent start, despite a pointless hiccup.

The Batman Who Laughs is the perfect way to end the Dark Knights tie-ins both through story and art.

It's a beautiful comic, but the story isn't worthy for the Birds of Prey.

The Golden Child doesn't quite live up to Frank Miller's original epic.

What it lacks in depth, it makes up for in pure zany fun.

Despite a lackluster ending, this annual gives a heartwrenching yet beautiful origin of a legendary Batman Villain.

The Arkham Knight has a rocky start but promising future in the DC Universe.

Dial H For Hero is a pleasant fun surprise in the Wonder Comics lineup.

The second issue of Dial H for Hero continues the fantastic looking, fun adventure.

Doom Patrol returns to form with a bizarre, dark, sometimes humorous, and character-driven first issue.

The bizarre nature of the Doom Patrol is beginning to affect the storytelling, yet still pulls out more profound character moments.

While beautiful to look at, the strange episodic style of the series is beginning to weaken the story.

The return to the world of Watchmen is a dark, intriguing tale with beautiful artwork.

This issue is near perfect with phenomenal storytelling and fantastic art. Highly recommended.

The mystery continues to expand as the Watchmen's conflicts begin to affect the DC Universe.

Doomsday Clock returns and with it a well written and fantastically illustrated story.

This chapter of the Doomsday Clock saga sees the characters of DC and Watchmen team up to further their goals.

The Doomsday Clock world is more fleshed out but feels as if it's forgetting why we're here in the first place.

Revelations and fantastic art make this chapter one of the best in the series.

The most recent chapter in the Doomsday Clock series is the best one yet.

As we head towards the finale, Doomsday Clock goes to more epic heights.

Doomsday Clock continues to shake things up in the best possible way as we see Doctor Manhattan's work on the DC Universe.

The penultimate issue of Doomsday Clock has plenty of beautiful action and exposition, for better or for worse.

The conclusion of Doomsday Clock is damn near perfect, with fantastic art and hope for the future.

The opening to the Flash War story arc is exciting and promises to be the best story for the scarlet speedsters.

The Flash War has kicked it up a notch, aiming to tug at readers' heartstrings.

This chapter of The Flash War is the best one yet.

The Flash War has come to an excellent conclusion and the world will never be the same!

While not action packed, it's incredibly emotional as it ties up the end of the war. While it will be a while till we see a Flash crossover of this magnitude again, I can't wait to see where both our scarlet speedsters will go from here. I highly recommend this issue, especially if you are a fan of Wally West.

The Flash's newest story opening sets the stage for an intriguing ride.

This chapter in the Strength Force story arc is interesting and looks fantastic!

The conclusion of the current arc of The Flash is full of action, emotion, and more.

This chapter of The Flash has highs and lows, leaving a mixed bag to pick from.

The Flash runs in place, despite the location change.

Despite some interesting exposition, the story continues to feel like it's running in place.

The story has finally found its footing as we begin introducing new force avatars.

The conclusion to the Strength Force part of the Force Quest was an entertaining, action-packed ride!

The Flash teams up with Psych for a fun casino heist!

The conclusion to the Force Quest arc had some standout moments but fell flat overall.

While the art is fantastic, the story itself has grown dull in this chapter.

The Price arc comes to a conclusion with The Flash and Batman at each other's throats.

While the character of James Jesse is intriguing, the origin presented here is rather dull.

The Trickster has stepped into the spotlight and brings an intense yet fun story to the Flash series.

The Trickster's Greatest Trick comes to a fantastic close in this Flash arc.

While it's a story we've heard before, The Flash Year One is off to a fun start with great art.

The first year of the Flash is pretty but doesn't provide anything fresh.

The Flash Year One story has tripped up, despite beautiful artwork.

The Flash takes a minute to get to the heart of Barry Allen and other characters.

The Flash Year One concludes in spectacular fashion!

The Flash Family comes back with fun action and a brand new home.

While a pretty book, the story has slowed down to assess the threat of the Black Flash.

While a great looking comic, the focus of the story is beginning to falter, choosing to prepare for Flash's Year of the Villain story.

As the plot races towards its conclusion, the large assortment of Flash villains muddies it despite a few glimpses of intrigue.

The Flash rushes through a story arc with so much potential to get ready for the Year of the Villain.

The Flash continues to rise in quality as the Rogues' Reign continues.

The Flash takes time to flesh out the Rogues in a quieter issue.

The conclusion to Rogues' Reign shakes up The Flash status quo, for better or worse.

The epilogue of Rogue's Reign ends up pushing out potential status quo changes to make room for the next arc.

The prelude to The Flash Age may be pretty, but it's nothing new.

The Flash #750 is a huge comic full of stories for a wide variety of readers.

The Flash Age continues but struggles to look past previous arcs.

While the story has slowed down, the powerful, well-drawn scenes save this issue of The Flash.

The penultimate issue of The Flash Age sees tensions at an all-time high with fantastic art to boot.

This fantastic looking finale can't hide the average story beats we've seen before.

This slower, dull follow-up promises a dark future for The Flash.

Overall, this issue sets up the final arc pretty well. The plan of Eobard Thawne is one we've heard before in several comics, but the way it's executed will have readers wanting to know more. The only real downside of the story is how underutilized the Legion of Zoom actually was, but for all we know, they'll be back for the final story. The art team makes up for that little misstep with incredible artwork and character designs. This was a great issue as we move on towards the end.

The final arc of Williamson's Flash run starts with a bang and fantastic art.

This chapter of The Flash saw exciting returns that needed to be built up better.

The penultimate issue of the Williamson Flash run is full of great-looking action and not-so-surprising reveals.

The Flash #762 brings Joshua Williamson's run to a spectacular close.

The opening issue to the Freedom Fighters series is a solid issue that introduces readers old and new to Earth X.

While lacking character moments, this issue does a great job in showing off what the Freedom Fighters can do.

Freedom Fighters continues to be a kick-ass maxi-series.

The Freedom Fighters series continues to bring the action and suspense as Overman enters the fray!

The Freedom Fighters enters its final act with a tension-filled infiltration mission.

Freedom Fighters' Penultimate issue is an action-packed feast for the eyes.

Freedom Fighters' Finale is as explosive and epic as its start.

While the potential is there, the first issue of Future State's Justice League fails to live up to expectations.

The Next Batman provides not only a look into the Dark Knight's successor but the future of Gotham in three intriguing tales.

This issue excels at making the Green Lanterns of sector 2814 relatable, no matter how terrifying they look.

The opening to this story arc is a fun adventure that involves our heroes investigating missing heroes on a dating app.

While it's beautiful to look at, this chapter to the most recent Green Lanterns arc feels entirely pointless to the overarching plot.

The Superhuman Trafficking Arc comes to a beautiful messy close

The opening to the issue has a great plot but gets tripped up by an unnecessary second one.

This chapter in the recent Green Lanterns arc goes above and beyond on all cylinders as we travel into the heart of darkness.

This issue wraps up the current Green Lanterns arc in spectacular, emotional fashion.

While it doesn't give many clues to the mystery that is laid out, it is fun to see Jessica's skills that she's grown into.

This Green Lanterns story arc comes to a lackluster conclusion, with the exception of a few stand out parts.

This issue of Green Lanterns disappoints as an opening to a new arc and as an anniversary issue.

While hinting at the menacing mystery, the current arc continues to feel dull.

The mystery of the corrupted rings has been pushed aside with lack of story-progression.

We begin to see the story take shape as the Lanterns take the offensive.

Despite a few flaws in the story, the wrath of Cyborg Superman gives us an epic issue of this Green Lanterns arc.

The climax of the current Green Lanterns may succeed in the action but fails at providing character.

The finale of Green Lanterns fails as both an arc conclusion and a series finale.

Infinite Frontier #0 is a great, albeit overwhelming stepping-off point into this new era of DC.

The Witching Hour crossover continues to remind us why we love the Justice League Dark!

The conclusion to the Witching Hour might not be as great as the rest of the story, but an okay read nonetheless.

Justice League Odyssey's opening issue is fun and looks phenomenal.

While art and setting are fantastic, the first issue of The Legion of Superheroes suffers from too much information being forced in.

The world of the Legion continues to be fleshed out but at the cost of the action.

Leviathan Dawn continues the slow-burn style of story without the intrigue.

The opening to this noir tale for the Martian Manhunter will get its hooks in you before the issue is done.

While the art is phenomenal and the promise of intrigue is there, this issue falls flat due to its bland characters.

While it does teeter off in the middle, the opening issue of Naomi properly introduces us to our new teen heroine.

Naomi's little town gets more interesting as the mystery deepens.

While a beautiful comic, the story begins to falter due to pacing.

While the art leaves much to be desired, this issue is an entertaining jumping on point for the series.

This issue of New Super-Man and the JLC is a fun, well drawn, and impactful story.

The story of JLC meeting the Aquaman of North Korea is a fun, action-packed thrill ride.

The arc comes to a close with plenty of fun and action to be had.

Punchline's one-off story provides background for the character with great art but misses a great opportunity to tackle a societal topic.

This is a decent first issue that will please any diehard Rick and Morty fans. Casual fans might have a harder time though.

While the issue is a fantastic opening to this new story, the art holds the comic back from being perfect.

While not as action-packed as past stories, The Secret History of Task Force X continues to color me impressed.

While the art and action carry this chapter, the story itself has slowed to a crawl.

Despite the much-needed action, the story has come to a crawl, growing dull with every passing page.

Despite the much-needed action, the story has come to a crawl, growing dull with every passing page.

Despite the return of a former Squad member, this storyline continues to drag at the penultimate issue.

Despite being amazing to look at, the conclusion to this Suicide Squad arc falls hard in terms of storytelling.

The story of Juan Soria is a surprising, fun ride in the world of Suicide Squad.

A fun dark comedic story comes to an end with a twist that no one sees coming.

While it's nothing to write home about, this issue has just enough to keep you interested to make you wonder where it will go next.

Despite the amazing artwork, cold hard logic is the downfall of this chapter in the run.

While having its moments, the conclusion to this arc is average at best and kept up by its art.

This issue provides an action-packed, colorful introduction for the villain of the arc

The story's big revelation promises a change in dynamic of the Super Sons but also leaves many questions.

While beautiful to look at, the epilogue of this story has a major break in logic in the aftermath. While it is nice to see Damian and Jon grow as characters, the lack of problem-solving from the Titans drag the issue down hard. If you stayed with this arc up to this point, I would say pick it up. If not, take a pass on it.

An epic conflict of personal codes and phenomenal art mix to create an amazing installment of the Superman series.

Despite having a fun team-up between Metropolis' protectors, the first chapter of the Imperius Lex arc falls short.

While the art has improved, the out of character actions of the cast drag the story and the issue down.

Despite the plot finally pushing forward, we find the same issues that plagued the previous two issues.

An average story concludes with an ending that raises too many problems.

While this issue doesn't reveal much plot, the action and art are enough to take a look.

While beautiful to look at, The Super Sons of Tomorrow arc rushes to an unsatisfying conclusion to its story.

This one-off story brought a smile to my face with a book that is full of positivity. I highly recommend it.

What starts as an interesting lesson about preserving Krypton's legacy devolves into a rehashed story from the Green Lanterns series.

This beautifully drawn story took a surprisingly deep turn and benefitted from it.

This is a fantastic setup issue that introduces readers old and new to the world of Bizarro and his new son.

The second chapter of the Bizarroverse arc is fun, exciting, and emotional thanks to it's newest member, Boyzarro

The climax of the Bizarroverse arc is well drawn, written, and all around a great read.

This issue is damn near the perfect way to end Gleason and Tomasi's creative run.

The first issue of Superman has a few stand out moments but stumbles overall.

Bendis' Superman has taken a bizarre turn with dialogue and average story.

The current arc of Superman may look pretty, but leaves much to be desired in terms of story.

The ideas behind this Superman story are interesting, but they need to be executed better.

Jon Kent is already proving himself worthy of the Superman title in a quick, character-driven opening issue that is great for both new and old readers.

Superman Year One is one of the Man of Steel's most grounded stories, and it benefits from it.

While it isn't as great as the first issue, there is still some cool stuff in this one. Along with some kick-ass action, we get Clark building up to become a hero through training and a chance encounter with Atlantis. The art sadly doesn't hold up, but hopefully can get itself back on track as we approach the final issue. Overall, a decent read for a neat retelling of the Superman origin.

The conclusion to Superman's First Year rushes to the end by adding a little too much story.

While the first issue shows promise, this look into Jimmy Olsen's life is certainly a weird one.

The Blackest Night has gotten even darker in the Dark Multiverse, and it relishes in it.

While the questions of the last issue were answered, several inconsistencies drag the issue down.

The first issue of The Man of Steel lays out its villain's past and Clark Kent's depressing present.

While readers will find fun, the mystery of the Kents is beginning to drag.

While lacking in the art aspect, the series continues to fulfill the need of action and emotion.

The penultimate issue to the Man of Steel Miniseries is essentially filler and will leave you asking 'can we finish up now?'

The Man of Steel miniseries comes to a beautiful, action-packed close.

The Wonder Twins first issue is an excellent lighthearted story with phenomenal artwork.

This chapter is a step up from the last by making the story more personal and the art more phenomenal.

Despite the surprisingly human talk between the Amazonian Twins, the issue comes off lacking, accompanied with inconsistent art.

While the younger Jason seems a bit too unrealistic, this origin story is a wonderful installment that is beautiful to look at.

While beautiful to look at, the characters' actions drag the issue down in quality.

Despite an epic and beautiful fight between the gods, the conclusion of the Children of the Gods arc fell flat in terms of storytelling.

The first chapter to this new arc is as intriguing to read as it is beautiful to look at.

While beautiful to look at, the lack of emotional weight leaves much to be desired for this issue.

The conclusion to the Swan Song story falls hard but looks beautiful while doing it.

While it is a beautiful issue to the series, the story feels more of a chore to read than anything.

Despite the fantastic art, this arc continues to disappoint due to its disjointed story structure

While the story structure and dialogue has improved, it's clearly a rehash of the last issue.

While lacking in major plot development, this issue provides a fun action-packed chapter to the Amazons Attacked arc

Despite a few missteps, the opening to the Dark Gods arc promises an entertaining story for the Wonder Woman series.

Despite a few missteps, the opening to the Dark Gods arc promises an entertaining story for the Wonder Woman series.

While fun at times, the issue feels unbalanced and unfocused.

The Dark Gods Arc of Wonder Woman comes to a disappointing stop.

While looking great, the story of the recent Wonder Woman arc has become boring.

The finale to Robinson's Wonder Woman run and the Dark Gods arc fail to impress.

The opening issue of this Wonder Woman arc has great concepts but an unsatisfying execution.

While a beautiful comic, it's layout and dialogue leaves the reader more confused than entertained.

The Witching Hour continues to impress as we follow Wonder Woman and the Justice League Dark to learn the origin of Hecate.

While it promises a fantastical future, the opening issue comes off as an average comic.

While the pace and art hinder the issue, the story is beginning to take an exciting shape.

The current story of Wonder Woman isn't coming together as expected.

While the art has leaped in quality, the story has taken a tumble instead.

While the story has a few glimmers, the conclusion to the Just War feels imbalanced.

The new team does a fantastic job setting the tone, themes, and plot in their premiere issue of Wonder Woman.

DC's Year of the Villain has begun and teases what is to come perfectly!

It has a few missteps, but Young Justice #1 is a fun intro to the series.

While the book is visually fantastic, the story needs improvement.

While the problem with the storytelling remains, the characters' interactions with one another give hope to the series.