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Batman / Superman #6
| Writer | Joshua Williamson |
| Artist | David Marquez |
| Cover Price | $3.99 |
The Secret Six may have met their match when they faced the combined might of Superman and Batman, but don't count these infected heroes out yet. With the Batman Who Laughs freed from his prison at last, the clock is ticking for the Dark Knight and the Man of Steel to track down the escaped Deathbringer, Sky Tyrant, King Shazam, Scarab, and the most tragic to Superman...his cousin Kara.
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DC Comics News - Carl Bryan
Jan 22, 2020Batman/Superman #6 " Communication is the theme of this issue. Secrets never really help on any level. And Joshua Williamson does a great job of taking Batman and Superman to a level of realization that they are accountable to others"especially to Diana! This issue is a turning point and a story that should be devoured simultaneously with Year of the Villain: Hell Arisen. There is more to those meal visits to Gordon than meets the eye! Read Full Review
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9.5
Lyles Movie Files - Jeffrey Lyles
Jan 22, 2020The issue ends with a tease for the next arc with a pair of villains that make a lot of sense to pit against Batman and Superman. It should be fun to see what Williamson and Marquez have in store for this arc. Read Full Review
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9.0
Forces Of Geek - Lenny Schwartz
Jan 24, 2020This is a nice epilogue to the first storyline and it is really well done. Read Full Review
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8.6
Comic Watch - Tyson Yurai
Jan 30, 2020This book was very emotional and did well with painting our heroes with flaws. Its not often that some mistakes come back to haunt them, but Joshua Williamson is doing everything he can to make sure that The Worlds Finest are better heroes because of it. This issue had fantastic writing and even better art, giving it the double whammy of awesomeness needed to guarantee returning readers. With Marquez leaving the book with this issue and Nick Derington as his replacement, I think it may suffer a little, but not by much because Derington is great. Read Full Review
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8.5
Geek Dad - Ray Goldfield
Jan 22, 2020This book has been event-driven so far, so a more independent storyline might be what it needs to take it from very good to great. Read Full Review
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8.3
The Super Powered Fancast - Deron Generally
Jan 22, 2020Marquez has some wonderfully dramatic art throughout this issue. The art does a great job of emphasizing the characters through their expressions, especially the moments with Diana. Read Full Review
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8.0
AIPT - David Brooke
Jan 22, 2020This is a solid sixth issue that acts as an epilogue to the Batman Who Laughs conflict. The biggest win here is how it depicts these heroes and how their actions actually affect how they feel and think. Time is being taken to show there are consequences for your choices and it's a heavy weight to bear for the two biggest DC heroes. Read Full Review
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8.0
The Batman Universe - Tony Hammack
Jan 24, 2020This was a good conclusion to the infected arc. I definitely want Williamson to come back to this plot, but I am ready for a new story. It will be nice to decompress from all the Dark Multiverse stuff for a bit. Read Full Review
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7.0
But Why Tho? - Charles Hartford
Jan 22, 2020Batman/Superman #6 wraps up the storyline in a nice clean way. It will be interesting to see where our protagonists go from here, especially with the reveal on the last couple pages hinting at something that could be earth-shaking for both of our heroes. Read Full Review
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7.0
Dark Knight News - Bryant Lucas
Jan 25, 2020Final Verdict: Read this one if you've been following the series religiously, otherwise you might want to wait till next month, which starts a new arc. Read Full Review
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7.0
On Comics Ground - Travis Tucker
Jan 31, 2020I really like the first five issues of this. So it really feels like this series blew its load slightly too early and left us with an issue of reflection. Which, let's be honest, Bruce isn't going to adhere too. Being honest is not Bruce's strong suit so Brother Eye that everyone controls is a bad idea. We all know there isn't a piece of Wayne Tech in existence that can keep Bruce out. Read Full Review
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6.0
Newsarama - Pierce Lydon
Jan 24, 2020Williamson will likely be able to pick things up next issue with some new antagonists, but this issue is about as close to non-essential as a book can get. Read Full Review
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6.0
Supergirl Comic Box Commentary - Anj
Jan 27, 2020Zod wanting to resurrect the Kandorians with the Lazarus Pit? Still, I feel a bit snake-bit with this book. But I suppose DC is laughing. They got what they wanted out of me. Read Full Review
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5.5
Weird Science - Jim Werner
Jan 22, 2020Joshua Williamson gives readers an aftermath to the Infected story as it heads off to bigger things and while it all looks great, it is mostly filler. The cliffhanger looks interesting enough but only makes me suggest skipping this one and coming back next month. Read Full Review
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4.0
ComicBook.com - Spencer Perry
Jan 22, 2020It's bound to happen when you're telling a story that has begun across other titles, but Batman/Superman #6 is the perfect example of a filler issue. Read Full Review
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3.5
Batman-News - Casper Rudolph
Jan 22, 2020This is an oversized ad for other books, but the art is pretty good. Seriously, though, I recommend not buying this. If you're still interested in this title and can live without #6 among the other numbers, I'd wait for the next arc. Now that all this Secret Six and Infected stuff is behind us, we can finally move on to something new, and I'm crossing my fingers that the creative team will be able to craft something good now that their issues aren't required to tie into a big event anymore. Only time will tell, though, because so far I'm not impressed. Read Full Review
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9.0
Prelude: It's time for the aftermath of The Infected. Really, it's the final part but oh well. Let's see how Williamson goes with this. The Good: I love how Wonder Woman is reacting to all of this. Similarly, I like how the rest of the heroes are reacting to these events. I can't wait to see where that cliffhanger goes. Marquez's art is great and I love his layouts. I love the ties to Bendis' Superman and Tynion's Batman. The Bad: Nothing. Conclusion: Another great issue. It serves well as the aftermath showing the fallout of the arc as well as providing a way forward. Top notch stuff.
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9.0
Very good issue it was well written but what do you expect from a brilliant writer like joshua williamson and the art is absolutely beautiful
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8.0
While I wish the theme of the Infected was explored deeper, the arc's conclusion feels somewhat organic. Main characters learned something important, that will allow them to progress, so I can't say I feel disappointed of this issue due to it futility (contrary to Detective Comics' winter solstice arc). Hope this story won't be abandoned, or explored in completely different series later on - Infected already are all over the place, with all the tie-ins and affected regular monthly comics, so following this event few years from now may be a rather frustrating read, requiring extra homework to undertand it entirely. That problem aside, it's a really good, beautifully illutrated comic, and I sure enjoyed it. Definitely reccomend it.
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8.0
"You won't like what you find!" Good, introspective issue.
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7.0
" Oh surprise, surprise, Batman and Superman kept secrets. " - BOOSTER GOLD
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7.0
Probably the weakest issue so far, but just as gorgeous as ever.
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6.0
this entire series so far just feels like a bore to me. It may have to do with the bias that I have against the Batman who Laughs, that character has been overused so much and he is so ineffective in every book he's been in that I don't believe any of the Infected will stick or have any major impact on the status quo. Guaranteed by the end of the year all of these characters will be back to their normal selves and the writers writing their series will be happier for it. Feels like this series took huge precedent over the others, and the other books have to compensate for this character change. The only one that hasn't really been affected is Shazam, and thank god, because it seems like Geoff Johns and Grant Morrison are the only two wri more
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5.5
A lot of your feelings towards this issue will depend on how you feel about the greater DCU, specifically Snyder and Tynion's giant Justice League run. I don't like the larger narrative of the DCU. I find it boring and stupid. So, this issue is just Batman and Superman wallowing in the status quo... It's only passable because it offers hope that this nonsense will end eventually.
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5.0
This just seemed more like a bridge issue from one storyline to another. Or rather that's all this was, period. Didn't have much impact on the Infected storyline and as the whole "The JL is angry at Batman and/or Superman for keeping secrets" has been done quite a bit. What was worse is that the ending was just dropped on our laps. Maybe have Zod break into Ghul's place and develop why in issue #7..
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4.0
This was a big ol' mess, from Batman driving his motorcycle off an island, to their perfectly in-sync thoughts (romantic tbh), to Batman presumably struggling into his tights in broad daylight right next to a massive construction project. None of this works or makes sense and I'm unhappy about it.
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1.0
More "Batman Who Laughs" garbage. Please get rid of this character.
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