After striking gold with each issue, the creative team behind 'Fire & Ice: Welcome to Smallville' craft a perfect ending to a perfect book. I'm excited to see where these creators go next. Read Full Review

From the first page of Issue #1 this book wasn’t shy in being a campy best friend story which didn’t take itself too seriously. It never lost sight of that mentality over the course of its run and ends here staying true to that same mindset. Was this a deeply philosophical character study? Not in the least. Was it dripping with heart, offering tender character moments while putting its main duo in situations reminiscent of the I Love Lucy episodes? You bet it did!

Joanne Starer’s finale ties up the plot nicely (which had gone off the rails in spectacular fashion), bringing the two best friends back together and giving the rest of the background characters, including Martha Kent, a great sendoff. Starer’s ability to create fully fleshed out characters in a story that could easily have evolved into a cast of one-note caricatures has been one of the most impressive feats across this whole series.

Natacha Bustos and Tamra Bonvillain have this series an equally joyful book to read with vibrantly bright colors always reminding readers that this was never meant to be a dark and brooding story. The designs and colors always bordered on Saturday morning cartoonery, but never crossed the line into complete outlandishness. It fit the tone of Starer’s script perfectly.

I’m so sad to see this book end, but so glad that @dcofficial let it see the light of day. We need more minis like this as part of larger, publisher-wide narratives. Hopefully we get to see Fire & Ice on some fun adventures again soon! more