Pied Piper goes to gruesome lengths to separate himself from the deceased body of Trickster. Meanwhile, the Challengers arrive on Earth-51 and deduce the location of Ray Palmer! Plus, the truth about the women of Paradise Island!
Major Tom to Ground Control: Send me up several thousand Christmas cards for all my pals in the comic book world. I want to wish everybody, I mean everybody, the greatest and grooviest set of holidays of em all! See you next week for the final issue of 2007! Im asking for a better series. What are you asking for? Read Full Review
Pretty average outing. No major complaints, but nothing noteworthy either. Read Full Review
Countdown #19 was another dull read. I just can't imagine what readers this title would appeal to. I guess if you are a fan of mindless death and destruction then you might enjoy this title. Even then, having to wade through so many pages of slow moving and pointless plotlines would probably turn off even those fans. Countdown continues to be a weekly train wreck. Steer clear of this title and don't waste your money on the trade paperback whenever it is released. Read Full Review
In the interest of giving credit where credit is due, I do feel the need to applaud editor Mike Carlin for at the very least getting Countdown's artwork on the right track. With the exception of one recent issue from the increasingly hard-to-look-at Carlos Magno, Carlin has found some genuine talents to fill the pages of his weekly series, and Jesus Saiz continues the trend of professional looking pencil work. And that's kind of nice. Read Full Review