Event Leviathan #2
| Writer | Brian Michael Bendis |
| Artist | Alex Maleev |
| Cover Price | $3.99 |
"The Detectives"! EVENT LEVIATHAN, the new miniseries by the award-winning team of writer Brian Michael Bendis and artist Alex Maleev, continues! As the mystery of Leviathan continues to rock the very foundations of the DC Universe, the world's greatest detectives gather for the first time anywhere to solve the mystery before it's too late! Lois Lane leads Batman, Green Arrow, Plastic Man, Manhunter, the Question and a couple of genuine guest sleuths in the search for who Leviathan is and how their plans have already unfolded. This issue also guest-stars Red Hood, Batgirl and more!
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But Why Tho? - Aaron Phillips
Jul 10, 2019Overall, this story has been referenced and hinted at since the arrival of Bendis, and so far it is succeeding in living up to the expectations it set for itself. Read Full Review
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Black Nerd Problems - Brandon Lawrence
Jul 10, 2019I think what makes this comic particularly impressive is the blend of the familiar and the foreign. I am a long time Bendis and Maleev fan and a long-standing Bat-Family fan. The Question is a character I have superficial knowledge of, but I've always been curious about. Lastly, loyally following the Leviathan story I am completely intrigued, especially with this take from the perspective of characters very different from Superman. Read Full Review
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ComicBook.com - Nicole Drum
Jul 10, 2019Event Leviathan is billed as a six-issue mystery thriller and after a stellar kick off issue, the second installment is absolutely living up to that. Read Full Review
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9.6
Supergirl Comic Box Commentary - Anj
Jul 12, 2019Great story. Inspired art. Read Full Review
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9.0
You Don't Read Comics - Jason A. Fleece
Jul 10, 2019The central thesis of the issue--that Jason Todd may well be Leviathan--is almost certainly a red herring, picking up as it does on a thread introduced way back in Mays Year of the Villain special and reintroduced here in the second issue of a six-issue series. Still, it leads to some compelling drama between two characters with a deep history and is sure to include clues to Leviathans true identity. Event Leviathan #2 is an exciting part of Bendis and Maleevs wild ride. Read Full Review
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Batman-News - Brian Warshaw
Jul 10, 2019Event Leviathan #2 is a massive improvement over the first installment. Bendis has a much better handle on the dialogue this time around, and there's a stronger bond between the script and the artwork. There are some welcome moments of levity cutting through the tension, but the verbal and visual game-play between Batman and his former partner is some of the most impressive comic-booking I've seen lately. My faith is restored! Read Full Review
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Comic Watch - Kevin Rossi
Jul 10, 2019Bendis has masterfully put together an extremely complicated plot with a still growing cast of characters all within two issues. I am completely stoked to see what happens in issue #3. I wouldnt miss this issue or this event. Grab a copy wherever you get your books. Read Full Review
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The Super Powered Fancast - Deron Generally
Jul 10, 2019Alex Maleev delivers some impressive and beautiful art in this issue. The art reflects the dark mood of this part of the story. Maleev creates some awesome panels and sequences in this issue. Read Full Review
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8.0
Comic Book Bin - Philip Schweier
Jul 10, 2019Your mileage may vary, but it does provide a nice wrinkle to the greater Leviathan storyline. Read Full Review
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8.0
Multiversity Comics - Kenneth Laster
Jul 15, 2019The creative team delivers a strong installment in this ongoing mystery that is visually creative and draws readers deeper in and waiting for the next issue of "Event Leviathan". Read Full Review
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7.5
Geek Dad - Ray Goldfield
Jul 10, 2019Event Leviathan is probably the oddest event comic I've read in a long time, as so far both issues have taken place entirely within one conversation between a few key characters. Read Full Review
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7.0
Newsarama - Justin Partridge
Jul 11, 2019While again fairly plotty for an early issue, Bendis' take on the Question and Plastic Man still entertain, the latter providing some of Bendis' trademark motor-mouthed "dad humor." Bendis' long-time collaborator Alex Maleev is still handling his transition from Marvel to DC well enough, too. Read Full Review
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7.0
Dark Knight News - Bryant Lucas
Jul 12, 2019Buy this book if you like pretty art, but expect to be "wowed" by the storytelling. Read Full Review
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7.0
Razorfine - Alan Rapp
Jul 22, 2019Given his connection to Talia al Ghul, and the kind of outside the law tactics he likes to employ, I guess it shouldn't be surprising that Batman sees Todd as a potential suspect (although I'm not sure we've seen anything in Rebirth to suggest he has the mental capacity to pull this off, again, making me leery to accept this reveal just yet). Worth a look. Read Full Review
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6.0
DC Comics News - Ari Bard
Jul 10, 2019A solid continuation filled with frustratingly little information,Event Leviathan #2 remains an issue where you come for the spy drama but stay for Alex Maleev's beautiful art. Read Full Review
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6.0
The Batman Universe - Ian Miller
Jul 12, 2019Once again, Bendis uses these early chapters of Event Leviathan as more setting things up than developing the plot, though Maleevs art is beautifully rendered. Read Full Review
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6.0
Sequential Planet - Josh Fielding
Jul 14, 2019Event Leviathan continues to squander a compelling premise and a great cast of characters. There are interesting elements at play, but so far they're not working as well as they could be. Read Full Review
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5.5
Weird Science - Eric Shea
Jul 10, 2019Where this issue doesn't come off as boring, it has its characters coming off weird and not sounding like themselves. Sadly, the art isn't something that I'm really behind either for this event and I can only hope that the story picks up going forward because besides for a few bits of progression here in an already drawn-out story..... there isn't much new if you've read Action Comics and DC's Year of the Villain. Read Full Review
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5.5
AIPT - Alex Curtis
Jul 10, 2019Yes, this issue develops the plot more and isn't as tedious as #1. However, #2 retains the dry format of its predecessor and squanders the potential of a DC-wide conspiracy thriller. Read Full Review
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9.5
Another fantastic chapter expertly written and drawn. This is a tremendous detective mystery
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9.0
This was awesome! I love Bendis detective work, I hope future issues has more meat tough,!
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9.0
The race to find out who Leviathan is and why he is sparing some is really drawn out well here. This finally feels like a mystery thriller.
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8.5
Really digging this.
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The mistery deepens and all the players gather to solve it. I really like Leviathan and this construction of a thriller. Maleev brings somme incredible art ( the last slash page was fucking incredible ) and the first page with the summary was good
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8.0
This issue was better and left me more interested in continuing with the series. I wasn't sure I would after reading the first issue but again in a bought this issue. I'm glad I did. That being said I'm not sure about how I feel about Red Hood being a suspect. The poor guy just gets dumped on non stop by Batman. I love the character of Batman but I have to say I seriously find myself wishing that Red Hood could give him a serious slap down just once.
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That art is delicious.
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7.5
"You know who I am" A slow issue, but a good one. I like Bendis, here I said it, but I know that he can have little trouble with dialogue sometimes. So I was immensely surprised by how solid the dialogue was in this issue. Not a single line felt off and that Leviathan speech in the morgue was awesome. That whole sequence was pretty good, with Plastic Man masking his nervousness by just refusing to take the villain seriously and throwing bad jokes at him. And I am starting to like this Leviathan character more and more. Especially because of his design. That costume and, above all, the mask look great. Also, Bendis is trying to build something good on the shaky, full of disappointment, foundations laid by Heroes in Crisis. That more
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7.5
"You and i were born from à broken world and it almost Killed us."
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The hunt is on for Leviathan. Brian Bendis' corkboard two-page splash spread was a brilliant tool to bring me up to date on the many characters and issues coming into this series. Bendis may not be everyone's cup of tea, but he can set a scene as well as anyone working today. Bendis' slam on Columbus, Ohio is cute. One of his classic asides. The Question sequence was classic Question, well presented. However, Alex Maleev blew an opportunity to inject some Plastic Man illustrative fun into what is a pretty dense and dry book. Overall, the issue briskly moved the story forward. Clues as to Leviathan's alter ego have been dropped. The detective team has been assembled. On to issue 3. I liked the story but found the art la more
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7.0
The second issue of the event brings more personality to the story, focusing on few of the main characters. We see a bit of Jason Todd, Plastic Man and The Question, all of whom truly deserve to be in the spotlight for once. That one thing I can applaud - Bendis made a good choice not to make this event all about the 4 Pillars of DC, that being Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman and Harley Quinn. Give me more Green Arrow, give me Red Hood, and Lois Lane, and Plastic Man, even if his writing here is nowhere near his portrayal by Jeff Lemire in The Terrific series. There's potential to this event, and I sure hope Bendis will do something interesting with it and its characters. For now it's not enough for me to blindly recommend it, but keep an e more
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7.0
I liked this more than issue one, but I hate Plastic Man's humor. I just wish the pacing was a little better, especially considering the ending of this issue isn't a surprise at all if you've read Year of the Villain. And it's taken us two issues to get to the point that most readers were at before the event started.
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Poor Elongated Man gets no love.
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