Heroes In Crisis #4

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  Samuel Almeida

  Jan 02, 2019

  Keeps getting better. Awesome murder mystery book. My favorite part was probably the short but cool moment between Booster Gold and Blue Beetle. Bros before Heroes!!! As for the new wave of complains about the book: nobody is making comments about Clark in his underwear on the bed. Seems like every month some people dig really deep to find new reasons to hate this book. Its like Identity Crises all over again. A bunch of cry after cry after cry, but in the end, it becomes a modern classic. If you dont like it, just drop it. Its that simple. But what do i know :) Oh and the art is perfect. Nothing to complain there. Clay Mann draws the hottest Booster Gold i have ever seen! About the Superman thing: He betrayed his friends and fello w super heroes. That was not cool, man come on. more

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  Nickweiser

  Jan 02, 2019

  I know many will disagree and that is fine but I loved this issue and that is saying a lot cause before reading this I was ready to drop this from my pull. Mann kills it on the art because of course he does. King's writing clicked with me on this issue unlike the previous 3. I'm still upset about Wally's death but I'm going to hold out hope that there will be a great resolution to all this come the finish line.

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  ohhaimark

  Jan 02, 2019

  THE GOOD: -I'm loving Clay Mann's art, but I almost think Lee Weeks captured the emotion necessary for the story better, y'know? -I thought the beginning with Tempest was a truly sad and also powerful moment that I really enjoyed, not to mention the best title credits we've gotten yet. -I actually thought that Batgirl's therapy session was a very powerful callback to the Killing Joke. -I think the Harley and Batgirl relationship is played out really nicely and well-done in this issue. -"Bros before heroes." +1/2 point for Booster and Beetle bromance, one of my favorite things ever. -Black Canary's therapy session wasn't so much powerful, but it was humorous and it had a great use of silence as an effect in the book. -The Trinity's scene was pretty great. I don't agree with some of the decisions made about Lois and Clark's characters in this comic but it was still a funny scene that was well-written. THE BAD: -Lois doing what she did seems a bit forced. Also, I'm still pretty annoyed that this comic contradicts Bendis' Superman. Granted, I like this series a lot better than Bendis' Superman. -I really wish this series would focus on the mystery it has more than it does. We're four issues in, and we've barely progressed past the Puddlers and what that even means. more

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  REYNARD - Jan 2, 2019

  Not a fan of how King thinks Batman views Barbara. Not a fan of King's writing of Harley in general.

  

  myconius - Jan 2, 2019

  i wonder if King did all his research for Barbara Gordon by watching the animated version of The Killing Joke? ....he probably did his research for Harley by watching the live action movie Suicide Squad.

  

  REYNARD - Jan 3, 2019

  Honestly don't know at this point.

  

  Nihilist - Jan 4, 2019

  Dang, myconius, touche! I'm genuinely envious of this punchline. I wish I came up with this masterpiece. I salute you, my friend.

  

  myconius - Jan 4, 2019

  hahaha! thank you Nihilist! i have my moments. ^__^

  

  ohhaimark - Jan 5, 2019

  That was a pretty outstanding joke! Two thumbs up!

  

  myconius - Jan 5, 2019

  :-)

• 8.5
  

  Ferrrnandodo

  Jan 09, 2019

  Clay Mann's art keeps up the level; it's so damn gorgeous! I'm in love with his work in here. The problem is, as in many cases of literature and adaptation of, that we can't yet elucidate who caused all the chaos and murders around Sanctuary. But it's normal, I guess; it's just the fourth out of nine (I think they're gonna be 9).

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  SloboSOY

  Jan 04, 2019

  This part of the story is kind of weird. I have trouble imagine Batgirl helping Harley. After all Joker is the one who hurt Babs the most. And then we have Blue beetle ... Like that ! No explanation for is return. Don't seems to be a hallucination, maybe a illusion but does Booster wouldn't see the thruth ? I don't know something is off like if we are not in earth prime since the beginning. Will see about that. Cover - Ok related in some way, and nicely made. 1/2 Writing - Steel interesting. I love the thing with the coin and the dinosaure ^^ ... 2.5/3 Arts - Love it, Lois is hooooot but am-I the only one wondering if Babs & Harley have some kind of lesbians relationship ? 3/3 Feeling - Really really good. But I want answer ^^ 1.5/2 more

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  I Review Comics

  Jan 05, 2019

  After a pretty meh 3rd issue Tom King manages to get the book back on track by further escalating the Sanctuary situation. I'm not sure I even buy the ending. There's a huge cliffhanger but it seems like something that shouldn't logically happen the way it does.   Clay Mann and Tomeu Morey continue to be a glorious 1-2 punch on art. Clay gets a lot of flak for sexualizing his female characters but I'm not seeing anything here worth getting worked up over. The women are hot, deal with it! I'm expecting a change of pace soon because this is probably the "dryest" event I've ever read. It's well written, characters get cool moments like Blue Beetle and Booster Gold staging a jailbreak but the series just isn't all that exciting. There see ms to be a tonal issue for the series overall that isn't resonating with me. The only aspect of "Heroes in Crisis" that really jumps out to me is Harley Quinn's ability as a fighter. She's presumably gotten the better of Booster, Flash, The Trinity (Batman, Wonder Woman, Superman) and anyone else that's gotten in her way. It's become apparent that something else is behind her success. I'd really be surprised if King is playing this 100% straight.  Overall, if you're enjoying the series through this point this one is better than the last issue. This one won't break your experience. If you haven't picked up any issues so far or on the fence. This one may be a better read in trade. I don't really have a lot to say with this review. Not a lot happens in the issue. The pacing isn't to the point of meandering but its woefully decompressed. For more Reviews, Subscribe: https://www.gtmediareviews.com/ more

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  Br'er Lapin AKA 20-Ish Ceiln

  Jan 07, 2019

  Anyone who thinks this is sexualized is a maroon.

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  Comix4fever

  Jan 02, 2019

  I'm overjoyed to see Tempest alive after Titans 28!

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  mrDovydas

  Feb 12, 2019

  Slow burn, which, I imagine, would work so much better as a complete thing, e.g. an OGN. But still, not too bad, not what most would expect from a superhero event.

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  Linkush

  Jan 02, 2019

  "BROS BEFORE HEROES" Probably my least favorite issue so far. Nobody seems to grieve about the fact that a lot of heroes died and Harley Quinn is just too sexualized (page 16, for example, was just not necessary) But overall the art was great as usual. Booster and Blue Beetle parts were awesome and I liked the ending, seems to be going in an interesting way. That's it, not a lot happened to be honest, but I had fun reading it for the most part.

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  Synthozoid - Jan 3, 2019

  I thought it was OK too, but the "Bros before Heroes" line was pretty lame. The full page of Lois in panties was ridiculous. I like the Batgirl stuff, and I always love Batman giving crap to Superman.

  

  Comic Princess - Jan 4, 2019

  Batgirl vs. Harley parts were not good at all.

• 7.0
  

  Comic Princess

  Jan 04, 2019

  Not sure what to think about using Harley this way. I might hate it. :-/ Artwork is nice I guess.

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  JBL Reviews

  Jan 02, 2019

  I want to like it, but...it's hard. I don't believe Lois or Clark would do what they did. There's also too much ambiguity at this point. I think we are supposed to think it's clever, but at some point it moves into annoying,

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  MKW69

  Jan 02, 2019

  Least Bad, but still Bad. Donna obituary makes no sense. Troy existed. Things that she said could be attributed, to too many things. Ted is just wasteful, and ridiculing the canon. He didn't died in New 52/ Rebirth Era. I'ts too late.

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  RBL

  Jan 02, 2019

  Tl;dr With this issue HiC fails to elevate itself above what has been a rather lackluster event so far. A few good moments that showcase character's personalities are present and acknowledge their histories are shown, but overall it does not end on the notable cliffhanger the writer and editors believed it is. It's a whimper rather than a bang. Just before the halfway point of the story and this event has not lived up to the hype, the casualties, and its moniker as a Crisis event. The varian covers showing notable events members of the Justice League have gone through were a great nod to past storylines and indicate how continuity is kept, I for one appreciate this. The one for this issue being Aquaman losing his hand. Seeing Garth t rying to "drown" his sorrows after losing friends and reminiscing in his stupor is a realistic portrayal of how someone would deal with the outcomes of this. The spread page showing graffiti of the Teen Titans seen as Donna Troy retreives Garth highlights how close the members of the Teen Titans were and how long they have known each other. Wonder Woman's interrogation of Booster does little more than go in circles regarding the occurrences at Sanctuary, elaborating nothing further on it. Casting doubt on the Lasso of Truth diminishes the actual item and while it builds slightly on the poor mental state of Booster Gold in does little more than just make Wonder Woman less effective in this particular investigation. I really liked how Batgirl is drawn in this book and recognizing the events of The Killing Joke was welcome, when she engaged Harley deciding to help her in "clearing her name" seemed off as I do not see them as characters sharing a particularly strong bond. It seems more likely teammates of hers would need to vouch for Harley in order for something of nature to take place. Her description of how she was seen after being shot was also out-of-character as her becoming Oracle made her a key individual in the superhero community and a vital part of their operations becoming a much stronger character than she was even as Batgirl, so the statements made her actually weakens Barbara because it does not recognize the growth she had in this position. While brief Black Canary's appearance was to me humorous and properly characterized, so props there. Ted Kord's appearance is something that I find myself questioning, while the bromance he holds with Booster Gold is always great to see and their decision to go against "higher authorities" is well in-line with what they do, I have to ask "How is Ted Kord here?". I'm not sure if I missed how he was brought back, but considering his death is in continuity as the series acknowledges Wonder Woman's killing of Maxwell Lord as a previous event that took place, there must be a moment I missed where he's revived/resurrected. While I can appreciate how he jokes regarding this, something very tongue-in-cheek and well used, I still would like to see this clarified. The story for the Blue & Gold are what I look forward to the most of this issue. Now the biggest incongruences present in the story, Lois Lane and the way the Trinity interacts. I find it a bit hard to believe that Superman would really consider hiding the fact footage from Sanctuary is being leaked seeing as through it's very nature it requires utmost secrecy and as one of the individuals responsible for building it he would feel a need to address this more urgent than hiding it from his closest allies. Additionally, while he mentions needing to respect his source when something that could compromise public opinion of the superhero community at large presents itself I believe the nature of the threat outweighs that; Lois Lane being who he was "protecting" and being herself involved for years as part of the community it is odd she would publish such information knowing the repercussions it could have. The cliff-hanger of Sanctuaries disclosure to the public at large is not as impactful as Tom King and the editorial department would have you believe. In a way it humanizes heroes, which would make them more relatable to common people, but this also can have ill effects as it can make people doubt their capabilities as their nature of being "larger-than-life" beings and able to overcome normal challenges is part of what make people rely on them. That said, I still believe that people would be aware heroes experience very traumatic things on a day-to-day basis and having a place where they can obtain supports is something logical, so most of the impact is lost there. The murders themselves, which were not the focus of the article, are what could create the largest impact among regular folk but it's not present. There is still room to improve, but so far this particular event has not met expectations or proven itself to be worth the casualties it caused. more

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  bucswin611

  Jan 02, 2019

  I don't want to be too critical (I genuinely love everything I had read by King until this series) - but this feels like a waste of Clay Mann, who is delivering some of the most beautiful superhero pages in years, expect for almost every woman being portrayed as a sexy Instagram model...? I find myself just wanting the words to be different on every page. The best I can say is there are great moments, but the story just isn't there - not in this form, in 30ish pages in 4 issues so far.

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  waltgator93

  Jan 02, 2019

  This issue left me confused, not good confused either. The dialogue is so cringy. King has been writing Batman since May 2016, and even his lines were awful! When we last saw Tempest he was not that fucked up. So did Donna and Batgirl escape the murderer? Were they there when it happened? Half of this issue felt so random and doubt it will be closed when this story is done. Art was pretty good! Only thing I actually enjoyed.

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  Talon1load - Jan 2, 2019

  King hasn't written Batman well ever so this is at least in character for his bad writing I guess. But yeah, the entire thing is bad.

  

  waltgator93 - Jan 2, 2019

  Tom King has been writing Batman during all over Rebirth

  

  Talon1load - Jan 3, 2019

  But not very well.

  

  waltgator93 - Jan 3, 2019

  Oh gotcha! My bad I read it wrong.

• 5.5
  

  Darkseid24

  Jan 02, 2019

  Heroes in Crisis 4 once again fails to explain anything& I'm willing to wait, since there are still some issues left. This issue still felt underwhelming to me, I have the feeling King tries something similar like Watchmen or Identity Crisis, but fails to do so due to lack of quality writing. There are fun scenes with Black Canary for example ( she probably was the smartest in this story)& also with Bruce, Clark& WW. However some characters are out of character. Despite Lois being a reporter, I really doubt she would do, what she just did in HiC4& betray her friends like that. Nor do I think Superman would. Harley also is awfully portrayed here yet again& gets the victim card once again. Does Batgirl really forget, that Harley killed chi ldren out of fun? I don't think Barbara would forgive anyone for this, but DC just continues to portray Harley as the poor little Joker victim, instead of making her take responsibility for her crimes. It just ruins the character& every story she's in. If Harley was left out, I could enjoy the story more. HiC continues to show a depressive side of the heroes, but with rather bad dialogue. Wish King wouldn't write every character pretty much the same. The cover is also misleading, since this issue won't give you any new informations about Wally. more

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  egonnn244

  Jan 02, 2019

  "$%@# this" That kinda sums it up. In all honesty, this issue is really mixed and uneven. There are some nice moments and then there are "what the hell is this?!" moments. Let's start with the good things. The art is phenomenal. Everything looks great, the heroes, locations, backgrounds, but the winner is the page with Lois. I can't take my eyes off it. She looks stunning. As for the nice moment... well, let me think... ok, I've got few. - Black Canary's interview (I'm guessing it reflect perfectly some readers attitude for this book). - Booster and Beetle's bromance. - And Triniti's conversation in the Bat-cave (I'll hide the dinosaur). But let's get down to the meat. Let's talk about the things that don't work. - Fir st, Donna's interview. It's confusing, seems pointless and it just feels weird for me to question the existence of Troy in a world with actual Greek gods and where Shazam literally has the courage of Achilles. - Second, Batgirl's encounter with Harley and that page with their hands. I know what it was supposed to represent, but it looked like they decided to stop fighting and to start getting frisky with each other. Where they ever friends? What did I miss? - Three, the biggest NO of the issue. "As pitiful. Broken."; "Another scared, scarred girl" and the beautiful, "think they know us not knowing us". The last one is just stupidly funny. The first two are just plain wrong in my opinion. Sure, Batman act's like a dick (no, I don't mean Nightwing) many times, but I would never accuse him of such things. For me, it always seemed that underneath all the brooding and anger Batman is actually really compassionate. - And the last one. The issue feels like another filler. The story doesn't seem to go anywhere and feels all over the place. I'm sad. I really enjoyed the first two issues, but the book suddenly took a dive in quality, excluding the art, that bit is stellar. I hope it will bounce back. But if it will continue down the current path I'm guessing each next issue will be getting a lower and lower score. Yeah. more

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  RBL - Jan 2, 2019

  I wholeheartedly agree with your points, Black Canary's Interview and the Blue & Gold definitely made the better parts of the issue. The art as well, the splash page near the beginning being the perfect showcase of it. While I was not fond of the earlier issues, it did show some improvement, but it does not seem to be picking up the pace as it should. As far as the negative points, you pretty much nailed it. If anything I'd say that the end "reveal" is not world changing at all as well.

  

  egonnn244 - Jan 2, 2019

  Good to hear, glad you liked the review.

  

  Darkseid24 - Jan 2, 2019

  Barbara& Harley chatted Pre52 while she was Oracle, but wouldn't call them friends. It rather looked for me, that they hugged because they are both victims of Joker ( what in Harleys case is just wrong).

• 5.5
  

  Full Spread

  Jan 18, 2019

  I defended the first three issues. But at this point, Tom King is cruising on angst, as if he expects the very fact that superheroes are acting sad is some potent post-modern powerhouse. This issue grinds to a halt whenever the plot developments are sidetracked for yet ANOTHER 9-panel grid. I'm fine with showing heroes dealing with PTSD. But the gimmick already feels played out. Beautiful art, though.

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  Nihilist

  Jan 02, 2019

  There's a sweet Stan Lee in memoriam page at the very end of this comic, naturally with his signature "Excelsior!". I have a better quote, though. One that could summarize what I think of Heroes in Crisis, and what Tom King should ask DC to do with it. Or him - doesn't make a difference to me. "Finish - spare the shame!", as Sienkiewicz wrote in The Deluge. If you've been following previous issues, wasting your time and brain cells on them, you already know it's a boring, out of character slug of an event, as thought-provoking as Fox News propaganda (sorry, Comicsverse, but shots fired). I would normally just ignore it after 1-2 issues, seeing what it is, and realizing it's not for me, but we're talking about a universe-shaking crossove r event with long lasting consequences on DC. Thus, I can't just ignore it and its awfulness. Is there anything good about it? Art is decent, and Harley-Batgirl team-up made me recall good old Dini days and great chemistry these two had. I wouldn't mind a crossover series with them, kind of a buddy cop adventure, as long as King doesn't write it, that is. I'd say avoid this dumpster fire, but I know you won't listen. It's too big to ignore, I feel the pain, and Tom King will definitely not beg DC to spare him shame by finishing it quickly and painlessly. more

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  egonnn244 - Jan 2, 2019

  The Deluge, I was supposed to read it in school back in the day. I chose comic books. Good times. As for the review. You're very right with the statement that this event is just too big to ignore, even if it's not necessarily good or just downright bad.

  

  Synthozoid - Jan 3, 2019

  You can ignore it.

• 5.0
  

  JordanT4021

  Jan 02, 2019

  In one word: bland. Not good but not bad either. Simply middle of the road. You'd think as we're essentially at the halfway point of the story that things would be more tense and suspenseful, but in truth it's hard to get excited when issues are full to the brim of needless filler and one tidbit of new information to keep the story flowing. With such a slow buildup, it's a wonder if the initial plan was for 9 issues in the arc, or if that was a profit making decision somewhere up the tree. More of that poor characterisation we've come to expect. I'll be completely honest, I'm not totally familiar with Lois and Clark, but surely when they're friends and families mental health and secrets are at stake, they would put their career progre ssion to one side? Am I the only one thinking the dialogue seems off too? It all sounds the same no matter who's speaking. It's like personalities have been taken out all together. On the upside, Clay Mann's art is again exceptional. He really is a true talent and an asset to this series. The addition of Batgirl and Blue Beetle make interesting allies for Harley and Booster. One element I'm happy to see a little more of. more

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  Darkseid24 - Jan 2, 2019

  Totally agree about Lois& Clark. They really suck as friends in this issue.

  

  JordanT4021 - Jan 2, 2019

  Right? Lois especially. She's usually portrayed as heroic. But in this case she ran an article that could potentially leak her own husbands secret identity under the assumption "someone else will if I don't.” And not to mention Superman keeping quiet about the whole thing. It's like two completely different people.

  

  Darkseid24 - Jan 2, 2019

  Agreed. And what kind of crappy friend would make videos, where their friends are crying public? If it was Jack Ryder it would feel more right, but since he is the Creeper I don't think even he would do that.

  

  JordanT4021 - Jan 2, 2019

  Exactly, there's a large number of reporters in the DC universe that could have done this and it would have been much more beleivable. Someone like Cat Grant or Perry White would have been more reasonable.

  

  Darkseid24 - Jan 2, 2019

  I agree. Lois seems like a real bad choice. What kind of friend does that? Bruce is probably furious& he has every right. Their secret identities is on the line too.

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  Talon1load

  Jan 02, 2019

  This series is just bad. Everyone is written out of character. Batgirl and Harley suddenly have some sort of an emotional connection out of nowhere. Lois and Clark are more concerned with protecting their anonymous sources than catching a killer. This is just a terrible series that DC needs to hurry up and forget about.

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  nec

  Jan 02, 2019

  14 year old me would love this book. Too bad I'm not 14

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  RaisingBlack

  Jan 03, 2019

  Tom King is a strange person. He can be like Bendis with ignoring continuity and what others have built into these characters, but he does it with massively less charm and heart. Tom King at this point seems to be writing Batman and Batman family like he really wants off the book. This is the thinnest in this issue so far. Nothing really changes aside from Batgirl seemingly taking a lead in this investigation. I use investigation loosely because this book has not read as a strong mystery. Clay Mann is a great artist and the book looks good but that is about it. Some characters don't look quite how they currently look. Heroes in Crisis sometimes feels like it was supposed to have been a Black Label book because at least the world and story w ould feel more dangerous. DC started out writing really strong stories after rebirth and they made a plan that really made sense, but so far no event to me has worked out the way they said, and I feel like this book will be forgotten soon and DC will move on to the next thing. more

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  Mout

  Mar 11, 2022

  This is getting beyond stupid

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  KFuqua

  Jan 04, 2019

  This was a whole lot of nothing!

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  Spacey Medicine

  Jun 03, 2019

  ...We definitely know that Troy was a real place but okay.

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  gusresm

  Jan 02, 2019

  Wally, Poison Ivy and Roy just died and nobody grieves. The word's great detectives act stupidly. Most of the heroes act out of character. I love Grayson, Vison and Mr miracle but Tom King writing here is downright terrible. As others have point put, the sexualization of the female characters is of bad taste, speacially in a series that is supposed to be about trauma and grief. The art is amazing and the only saving grace of the train wreck. Also, I'm sure Wally is the killer, which only makes things worst.

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  myconius - Jan 8, 2019

  The World's Greatest Detective has devolved into becoming The World's Biggest Buffoon under the pen of Tom King. .... i think the reason no one is grieving the character deaths is because now they have been spared being written poorly by King. it was mercy killings.

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  Psycamorean

  Jan 04, 2019

  Wow. Priceless. I'm really not interested in this anymore. I don't agree with most of the characterizations in this. I feel like nothing much is happening. And I hate, hate, hate dialogue.

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  Darkseid24 - Jan 4, 2019

  The Black Canary scene was funny though.

  

  Psycamorean - Jan 4, 2019

  I didn't laugh

  

  myconius - Jan 5, 2019

  yeah. when a comic is miserable muck like what's being presented, to me the injection of attempted humor just feels forced.

  

  Darkseid24 - Jan 5, 2019

  I did, because with looking at how badly Bruce's idea with sanctuary turned out, Black Canary really was the smartest. The irony is funny, I think.

  

  myconius - Jan 8, 2019

  i'd say this comic is more of an unintentional parody than anything. ...change the Team's name to "The Super Nincompoops".

  

  Darkseid24 - Jan 8, 2019

  Lol it still can turn out to be good.

  

  myconius - Jan 8, 2019

  i think at this point the only thing good we can expect from this series, is maybe a good laugh. :D

  

  Psycamorean - Jan 8, 2019

  Maybe there's some crazy twist coming that turns everything on its head and blows everyone's mind

  

  Darkseid24 - Jan 8, 2019

  Yes that's what I'm waiting for lol

  

  myconius - Jan 9, 2019

  i can tell you both the twist right now . . . . . ((((((((spoilers)))))))) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Einhorn is Finkle. Finkle is Einhorn. Einhorn is a man.

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  Afre

  Jan 02, 2019

  First of all, skip the synopsis. Nothing happens in this issue what synopsis says. Positives. Artwork is pretty good. Althought the sexualisation of Harley, Batgirl and Lois just doesn't make sense here. It's so out of place. And yes, the positives just became a negative thjing. And then, what problems does this have you may ask. Well. First of all, nothing happens. Booster escapes, Harley meets Batgirl and Lois Lane releases the vids or something to the public of the Sanctuary because reasons. Writing is bad. Especially for Batman, which is odd, since KING WRITES BATMAN AND WILL WRITE IT FOR ANOTHER 38 ISSUES OR SOMETHING. Or isn't and it shows how doomed we are. 4 issues in and we still have no idea what happened. Was it Harle y who doesn't care that Ivy dies or was it Booster who is the one character King clearly cannot write well. At all. Who knows, not me. WHo cares, not me. Perhaps it is an A.I. that Batman created. And that will be revealed in the last issue. All those deaths feel so meaningless, since nobody reacts to them. GA was the only one and that happened in his own comic which was much better. Idea itself isn't bad, the execution is. This event feels like King thinks his writing is so deep and clever. Well it isn't. It's boring and/or bad. And so is this comic. I wouldn't mind but it is so big event that has so many consequences that I cannot ignore it. more

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  RBL - Jan 2, 2019

  Sorry to be the bearer of bad news but your measure of 38 issues is conservative. It's actually a little over 40. So that's unfortunate. There being no elaboration on the plot is really a disservice because it's so close to the halfway mark and just 0 progress is happening.

  

  Afre - Jan 2, 2019

  Yeah, I wasn't sure how many issues King has, I remembered that there would be a Flash crossover for issues 63-65 that Joshua Williams wrote. And I just checked it ends in 105. Sigh. I hope his Knightfall is good...

  

  myconius - Jan 8, 2019

  i just wanted to say that i found your review to be SPOT ON!! ...very well done!

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  myconius

  Jan 02, 2019

  there's nothing i can say that other reviewers have already said more eloquently than i ever could. this event is pure garbage. absolute total garbage.

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  Darkseid24 - Jan 2, 2019

  Yeah this issue had some pretty bad parts, but Black Canary was hilarious for me lol

  

  myconius - Jan 2, 2019

  the Batgirl confessional was just painful to watch!

  

  Darkseid24 - Jan 2, 2019

  Agreed. I alsoI hated her scene with Harley. DC continues to play the victim card for Harley.

  

  myconius - Jan 2, 2019

  as much as i enjoy her character, i am really getting sick of Harley Quinn. she's being written totally overpowered, just like when Catwoman one-punched all the dang Flashes. i really hope King never EVER writes on the main Flash ongoing series! Barry would be dead by issue #2!!! ...killed by Kite-Man.

  

  Darkseid24 - Jan 2, 2019

  I only like Harley Pre52, in the animated series& in the Arkham games. I can't stand her in New52/ Rebirth. With Flash it seems some writers like Johns overpower him so much, others like King underestimate him.

  

  myconius - Jan 2, 2019

  agreed. Harley was best in her original inception from BtAS as well as early comic appearances. the New52 pretty much ruined her. yeah. i really wish DC Editorial would do something about certain writers overpowering characters in one story, while other writers punk them out under different titles. it doesn't make for a smooth read when you go from series to series. very jarring!

  

  Darkseid24 - Jan 3, 2019

  Exactly and if they at least made it believable with giving characters a real plan or Special powers, but with Harley ist just one Punch, that knocks out everyone.

  

  Comic Princess - Jan 4, 2019

  Not happy with what they are doing to Harley. But "pure garbage?” Really? It's not great but I have read much worse.

  

  myconius - Jan 4, 2019

  it's the amount of fanfare that DC is heaping upon this title that makes it so much worse. they are totally overselling it, and putting way more importance on it than it deserves.

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  REYNARD

  Jan 02, 2019

  I normally give 2's to comics that generally offended me, and this issue really did. And no, I could care less about the apparent "hypersexualization" of Lois Lane and Barbara in this issue. It's Tom King's writing of every character in this book makes me want to stop reading comics. The Trinity is literally incompetent in this series: Batman is a dope, and Superman is written as a naive and idiotic buffoon who apparently puts his job as a reporter first before the secrets and struggles of the entire superhuman community. King continues to try to make Harley DC's Deadpool, with her literally being immune to any judgment or harm. And apparently Batgirl is seen by Bruce as a "pitiful and broken" and "just another product of his f ailure to capture the Joker"? Have you never read a comic before King! What a disgrace! The one thing Tom King got right about this book is the title of the issue: "$%@# This", and $%@# you Tom King. more

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  Briton

  Jan 06, 2019

  Absolute rubbish, and none of the 'deaths' will stick.

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  TP

  Jan 02, 2019

  Sexualization of trauma, objectification of women's body in contrast with the treatment of male characters, decompression with literally empty, copy pasted panels and heroes worrying more about their egos rather than a slaughter in their own safe space. I know that there is a fetish thing with the Killing Joke but Heroes in Crisis goes a step further with this idea. Good art is not enough. It needs a story too. And there is no story here. But most importantly... When Moore wrote Promethea, when Amy wrote Poison Ivy, when Snyder wrote Batman, all three very smart and intellectual people, they used subtlety to make their points obvious yet discreet. This is the opposite. This is boasting. This is ego. Pausing your story to show Batgi rls boob job or doing a sexy Lois Lane exposition, boobs and butts and sensuality in a story about people getting brutally murdered while trying to find help for mental problems is bad and tasteless. But even more tasteless is making Harley Quinn forget about mourning Poison Ivy in a second. It's about making heroes act in the most selfish way, caring only about their ego and nothing more instead of their dead friends. more

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  Yam09 - Jan 2, 2019

  It's so edgy. The sexualization just makes it 3x worse.

  

  Nihilist - Jan 2, 2019

  Yup, pretty much. King seems to be an Azzarello wannabe. Like Batman Damned wasn't terrible enough on its own, now it has a little brother, equally bad, oversexualized and out of character.

  

  JordanT4021 - Jan 2, 2019

  The Batgirl panels made me very uncomfortable. A highly sexualised figure with large breasts and huge ass, all to show a bullet mark that almost killed then traumatised Barbara? Surely there was a better way to do it? It's similar to the sexualisation of Ivy's dead body on one of the proposed covers for a future issue.

  

  Big Brother - Jan 2, 2019

  I agree with everything but Snyder's Batman. He was a meathead.

  

  Darkseid24 - Jan 2, 2019

  I don't think they are oversexualized in HiC. Batgirl was just showing her scars& like every human she has a butt. What should DC do? Turning their outfits into Burkas for this event? Sexualization isn't what is wrong with HiC in my opinion, it's rather the portrayal and handeling of some characters.

  

  myconius - Jan 2, 2019

  Big Brother - excellent analogy of Snyder's Batman.

  

  Æther - Jan 2, 2019

  I think it was more about intimacy, these were vulnerable moments never meant to be shared, any sort of oversexualization added to this point. The "copy and paste panels" for example sets a tone and pace for a sorta broken, mysterious, private atmosphere. I also have no idea why you have a problem with Harley, but we all read different stuff, she must be someone completely different to you :( to me for example she is 'that insane clown bitch I hate' so it works, the peices fit, just missing some

  

  Darkseid24 - Jan 2, 2019

  @Aether Well problem with Harley these days is, that DC doesn't portray her as the „insane clown bitch", but as a poor little victim of Joker, who fights her way back to life. DC portrays her as a hero& ignores, that she alone is responsible for her crimes, especially for the kids she killed. At least that's my problem with HQ these days, her hypocrisy& how much she gets overpowered these days. Miss the days, when Joker& Batman punched her in the face.

  

  REYNARD - Jan 2, 2019

  myconius & Big Brother - I wouldn't go as far to say that he was a meathead, but definitely too many quips and jokes for Bats

  

  myconius - Jan 2, 2019

  SONOFBATMANN - i was just thinking in regards to how many times Snyder's Batman clumsily bumbled over the tripwire in the Owls story. or when despite recent evidence Batman was convinced that the Court was not real because he couldn't find them when he was 10 years old. or Batman needlessly bashing Nightwing's tooth out of his mouth. "hey Dick, we need to surgically remove something from your tooth." ... nope. (WHAM!)

  

  Darkseid24 - Jan 2, 2019

  Batman beat a tooth out of Nightwings mouth?

  

  myconius - Jan 2, 2019

  yeah. it was in New52 Batman issue #7.

  

  Darkseid24 - Jan 2, 2019

  Thank you, couldn't remember that. Was kind of weird. I only remember Bruce beating Dick in Bruce Wayne Murderer.

  

  myconius - Jan 2, 2019

  you're welcome. ....Bruce Wayne Murderer, now THAT was GREAT story! at least the first half. second half was good, but not as memorable.

  

  egonnn244 - Jan 3, 2019

  I don't know where in this issue HQ was sexualized. As for Batgirl, I didn't think anything was wrong with that interview page when I read it. Then I read some reviews and looked at it again. Still, don't see it. As for Lois. What is wrong with wife seductively coming into the bedroom where her husband is?

  

  egonnn244 - Jan 3, 2019

  Truth be told, I don't think there were many mental issues in it, to begin with.

  

  Nihilist - Jan 3, 2019

  Me neither. The entire event is shallower than a pond, and the entire mental health potential it has, conceptually, was completely lost due to King's poor writing and even worse characterization of many key heroes. Oversexualization, as bad s it may be, seems like a distraction compared to awful writing underneath it. Same can be said about Azzarello's Batman Damned, another garbage of a comic.

  

  Æther - Jan 3, 2019

  But it's simply about dealing with the mentally disturbed, in a compassionate way. Everyone clearly cares about the slaughter!Beetle is broing out with Booster, Batgirl sharing common ground with Harley, all to gain further understanding. Ya got the Trinity all high strung and confused, everyone is clearly investigating. To think it's all just about tits and ass is frankly disturbing.

  

  Æther - Jan 3, 2019

  It's a short mystery Crisis story... in league with something like Identity Crisis, but much better so far. This story has far more personality, while balancing its dramatic themes well and clearly with imposing force. But, if you hate the characterizations I guess there would be no saving this one for you. I just think writers should have a chance to work with characters that are more malleable, and not bound by other interpretations in such a rigid way.

  

  Darkseid24 - Jan 3, 2019

  In my opinion Identity Crisis is a far better story than HiC. Identity Crisis qquestioned the heroes methods, but there is no real plot in HiC yet apart from deaths for shock value.

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  Yam09

  Jan 02, 2019

  I love Tom King, but this is so bad. One of the worst comics I ever read. It's trying to be deep, but only ending up as edgy.

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  This just keeps getting worse

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  Jan 02, 2019

  I can't even justify wasting time writing a full review. I cannot imagine this series being worth any point in reading after this trashfire of an issue.

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  myconius - Jan 8, 2019

  the real proof of showing what an utter failure this comic is, is seeing that there are still TONS of first print copies of issue #1 selling online for cover price (and in some cases even less than cover price) the real shame of this series is all the paper needlessly wasted on printing this MUCK.

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