Heroes In Crisis #6

King and Gerads' reunion with Cowles is a glorious treat. A masterclass in structure, the issue is packed with thematic purpose and existential heart. Read Full Review

5/5 - An expertly crafted glimpse into the world of superhero PTSD." Read Full Review

Clay Mann and Mitch Gerards deliver some amazing art in this issue. Both artists bring beautiful detail and emotion to the pages. Read Full Review

This is a strong issue of Heroes in Crisis. But its strength is also its weakness. This is a story of two Tom Kings. One that has is creating an interesting take on Sanctuary and backstory, and another who is hampered with a slow moving mystery. Issues like this only highlight the amazing potential of what this series could have been. As it stands this is a peak in a sadly uneven event. I truly hope the last 3 issues take the revelations and character development created here and move with them. Read Full Review

Heroes in Crisis should be talked about more often. It's handling issues and topics that have gone unexplored by the Big Two and doing it just about perfectly. It's the kind of book that you want to collect individually so you have time to digest what your reading before moving on to the next chapter. Read Full Review

A deep dive into the psyche of Wally West and Gnarrk. Definitely an issue you dont want to miss. Read Full Review

This issue will leave you just a bit split because you got everything you could have wanted about the inner workings of Sanctuary, but everything else such as what created this crisis or who that hero actually is, you still have to wait for. Even if the events of Heroes in Crisis #6 somewhat tell you who that hero actually is, nothing was actually revealed as fact just yet. Till then, this was an engaging issue for the characters who this creative team decided to focus on. Read Full Review

Heroes in Crisis #6 provides readers with another emotionally rich interlude story. Read Full Review

We get plenty of emotion, introspection, and character exploration in HEROES IN CRISIS #6, plus beautiful artwork courtesy of Mitch Gerads. That said, most of the issue is supplementary material to the core narrative, save for the last few pages. Read Full Review

As Heroes in Crisis reaches the two-thirds mark, I think I consistently feel the same way about it " it's a strong character-driven work with some brilliant moments mixed in, but I have a hard time getting into it because of the sense of endless, pervasive doom. Read Full Review

This is one of the stronger issues of Heroes in Crisis and could signal a pivot point going further in the series. Read Full Review

On its own, this is a great issue. This is a wonderful script. King is hyper focused on the characters' psychology, good and bad. The work he does with Wally and Harley is really impressive. And combined with Gerads' art, I really enjoyed this. However, in the context of this series, it feels too little too late. Structurally, it kills the momentum of the mystery while also telling a much more captivating story than what the main plot of this is supposed to be. Read Full Review

Although a powerful issue, I was definitely torn with this darker DCU and as Rebirth attempted to bring back hope to this DCU, it seems that Heroes in Crisis has tarnished it again although it could be the ripple effect from the Doomsday Clock. Nonetheless it was perfectly illustrated by Clay Mann and Mitch Gerards who create a gripping story with emotions and drama. In the end, with all clues potentially pointing to Wally West as the killer due to the loss of his family, Im betting that Tom King has some huge twists still coming this way. Read Full Review

We're in end game territory, and it doesn't feel like we're any closer to a satisfying conclusion. Heroes in Crisis #6glimpses into a different book of interviews that I much rather be reading than this murder mystery plot that has been inconsistent in its delivery. I love King, but I need a bit more certainty and cohesion to carry this whodunit this far in. Read Full Review

A complete departure from previous issues but one entirely for the better. Unfortunately, it can't escape the mistakes previously made by this event. Read Full Review

This issue offers tremendous amounts of insight about the physical toll on the mind of superheroes. Read Full Review

Six pages of this issue, while well written, and exquisitely drawn, were ultimately unnecessary. I have nothing against Gnarrk, and perhaps he's a favorite of Tom King or Mitch Gerads. For me the issue would have been better served if it stuck with the characters at the heart of the story. I know we'll be seeing more of Wally West and Harley in this series, so will overlook the minor shortcomings of this chapter. With just three issues to go, I'll look at issue #6 as a palate cleanser. It has refreshed our taste buds, ready for the final course, which looks to be mighty tasty! Read Full Review

Heroes in Crisis #6Written by Tom KingArt by Clay Mann, Mitch Gerads and Tomeu MoreyLettering by Clayton CowlesPublished by DC ComicsReview by David Pepose‘Rama Rating: 7 out of 10 Read Full Review

Even though I have been enjoying this series, this issue has diluted the fun somewhat. Never the quickest writer to tell the story or get from A to B, King is stretching this out to an almost Doomsday Clock pace. I suspect that this issue may have started out as a one-shot that maybe the powers that be thought “how many Gnarrk fans will buy this book?” and realised that it would need to be pigeonholed into the main narrative. Maybe this is an issue that was meant to be part of the narrative from the get go. Whichever is the correct cause for this book, the quality is a significant drop from previous issues. Read Full Review

The magic around is this series is starting to wane. It's a shame really, I do believe the story that King wants to tell does have a place, but it just isn't working for me and from what I can tell about the larger comics community, it isn't gelling with them either. Read Full Review

This series may leave us with a richer sense of these players, so it's just a shame that King's sense of pacing has kept us in arrested development for so long. Read Full Review

We'll see where the next few issues take us but this feels like a distraction. An added on issue that in the end it's unsure as to what exactly to do with. It's bloat that shifts the tone and focus of the story and not for the better. Read Full Review

The characterization remains strong, but this issue of Heroes in Crisis focuses more on the obtuse, manufactured vagueness of the mystery than in actually telling its story. Read Full Review

DC is swindling readers out of $4 of their hard earned money in return for an issue consisting of nothing at all. There is absolutely zero reason for any ready to fork over their money for Heroes in Crisis #6. I would only recommend this issue to the most die-hard Tom King fans. For everyone else, steer well clear of this issue. Read Full Review

Heroes in Crisis #6 is nothing more than a continuation of Tom King's self-indulgence. There was potential for Heroes in Crisis, but that appears to have been abandoned for a murder mystery that King is incapable of actually writing. It's honestly embarrassing. Each month it's becoming more and more clear that there's no story here, and I'm done defending King's blatant disrespect for characters and readers. Read Full Review

Gerads' art is amazing, as he stretches his artistic muscles and works his pages in a way that I haven't seen him do perhaps since his PUNISHER run. His figure-work and colouring is amazing. It can he hampered by an extraordinary amount of works, which is uncharacteristic of King's usual writing style. Does spending a vast amount of time reading a single page constitute as a bang for your buck? Read Full Review

I'm not even sure the wait for the trade approach works here as it's hard to see Heroes in Crisis delivering a satisfying conclusion at this point to justify its story. Sure the reveal might be surprising, but all the filler in between has made for a taxing and frustrating event. Read Full Review

Pretentious garbage. You might enjoy it if you've never read a comic before, and will never read another comic again. Read Full Review

I have rated this book as low as I have in order to ensure it stays an outlier on the various sites that compile reviews. In reality, my aggregate score would be somewhere around a 5/10 but I acknowledge that the most looked at reviews tend to be the lowest and the highest and I want this review to be looked at because of the issues addressed here. Read Full Review

There are battles fought here but not in the traditional sense when it comes to superhero comics. The struggle these three shows in what they're going through and being able to confront what it is that's killing them just show's how hard it can be to always put on a brave face or even a smile. Read Full Review

Andrea D’Alò

Feb 26, 2019

This issue was so good, Tom King writes a story that's has a lot of "point of view" and he humanizes characters. Gerads does a great work, he's one of the best artist right now.

Aussie Dad

Mar 02, 2019

Sadly it seems readers fall into two categories. There are some who want to do no work, seek threadbare stories with gratuitous violence and repeat the experience over and over. That's probably why they see comics as purely a visual medium, that is about the art, the colour, the implied movement. It's like a steady diet of purely action blockbusters. The other group of readers want great stories presented in a graphic form. The stories may be complex, they may take time to develop, they may anger the reader and at times they may be difficult to understand. The comics themselves may explore characters from a different perspective, even an uncomfortable perspective as seen in Heroes in Crisis. Personally I am in awe of Tom King and Mitch Ger ads. Their work in Mr Miracle was outstanding. Tom King's characters have depth and substance. They are flawed and complex. They are certainly worth reading. more

DSMister

Mar 18, 2019

I'll be honest. A lot of people who are criticizing this particular issue seem to complain that the arc is moving too slowly. Just a reminder that this issue isn't plot driven: it's character driven. Yes, I'll admit, this whole series is, overall, plot-driven. But two of the issues were supposed to drive into the characters, and I think 3 and 6 were meant to do that. So let's talk about the characterizations. First off, I love the deeper look into Gnarrk. It's very poetic and artistic. It speaks of a simpler time, and how ultimately, society took over. For him, it's dragging. It puts him in chains. But then, he wonders if the old times are any better. Ultimately, there is no answer. It's choosing between worrying about death and worrying about life. A pretty deep question, if I must say. Second, the interactions between Harley and Ivy are just great. It shows just how close they truly are, and how willing they want to look out for each other. I'm touched by it, and honestly, I can't say too much about it. They've always been a dynamic duo. Wally's arc irked me a bit for some reason I can't really explain. Maybe it showed him a bit too egocentrically for my tastes? However, this also feels like we're looking at what Wally felt when he was going through life back in the real world. And you can't help but feel some sympathy for him. I also like how they use both character-driven stories with Wally. After all, he is the face of Rebirth. Now, let's get to something that made me stand up and shout, "I KNEW IT!" And that's the murder of Wally. When they first showed Harley killing Wally in #3, I was a bit frustrated. After all, there is no way a mallet can take down the fastest man alive. However, this one just proves that it wasn't Harley. And it certainly isn't Booster, either. There are still visual inconsistencies. Wally definitely didn't die to a blaster through the chest. He's still not in the right place. Gnarrk wasn't shown in the first issue, and I don't know where he was. Nonetheless, one thing is now clear: it's neither Harley nor Booster Gold. It's someone else. I would go into detail about the symbolism and hidden elements of this issue, but alas, character max limit. But I'll make one final note: the art is amazing. Gerads made a good impression on me, and though it did take a bit to grow on me, I came to like it. Overall, great character-driven issue, and I'm ready to get back to action in Issue 7. more

TK9-Sorryk9omg

Feb 27, 2019

With 3 issues remaining I feel this issue does a great job with Harley and ivy. Definitely not as much action in this but it really shows off Harley and Ivy relationship. I'm definitely looking forward to the next issue.

TheAdventurer

Feb 27, 2019

Another amazing issue.

bucswin611

Mar 06, 2019

This is absolutely the issue I had been waiting for. Gerads is typically great. The stories of the three characters are compelling in their own ways. King appears to be channeling his jilted idealism heading into military service.

Fastest Archer Alive

Mar 08, 2019

The bad reviews on here still don't seem to understand the difference between "plot-driven" and "character-driven." This issue was all character, and showed more of what Wally and Harley were going through, as well as give a barbarian hunter named Gnaark a spotlight. It's beautiful, thanks to the revealing dialogue and the amazing art that still hasn't let up. Heroes In Crisis is living up to its idea: to show that these heroes/villains have all undergone psychological trauma, and they all need some sort of emotional support. It's not depressing just to be depressing. If you care more about mindless explosions and a typical "point A to Point B" story, this isn't for you. But if you like the idea of humanizing these characters, then th is issue is more of that. more

Samuel Almeida

Feb 27, 2019

Ill start by saying that every single Gnarrk moment was pure gold. I didnt know the character, but he seems amazing. I shouldnt even have to say anything about the art. Its Mitch Gerads! I spent a full minute admiring the Gnarrk lying in a mammoth page. So beautiful! Now the questions. Alright. So, Wally is suspicious, and Booster shoots him. Both killers, maybe? Harley was inside of the simulator room, but then, she appears as coming from outside the sanctuary. So, is the simulator room outside of the sanctuary or inside? We know that the dead Wally is five minutes older. So, how is this happening? When Wally hears the emergency alert, is he running? Like, is he inside the speed force? He says "Wait. Slow down.". Who is he talking t o? Are the characters on the last page the real suspects? Last issue we got clues, but now, im a bit lost. I mean, we see Booster shooting Wally, but that raised more questions. I just hope Wally isnt the killer. But if he is, for any reason, i hope theres a very well written arc about that showing some kind of redemption. But hes not the killer. more

Venom2796

Feb 28, 2019

Just going to leave this link here. Read it if you want but it gave me a different perspective on this series (which I have been liking anyway.) https://twitter.com/thatcmonster/status/1101783512531623937

SloboSOY

Mar 02, 2019

I don't know about this one. He stale too much. Grarrk was a little boring. Even Wally is a little annoying. But I really dig the relationship between harley & Pamela (Does that mean Poison Ivy is dead too ?) Cover - I take the variant. Not related but so nice. 1/2 Writing - Maybe King could have give a little something more. 2/3 Arts - I really dig the arts. So beautifull. 3/3 Feeling - I wait for the last issue. That will be there that we could really judge this book. 2/2

mynameisraj

Feb 26, 2019

This was frustrating. I enjoy the tidbits about Gnark and we got "clues" about who the Sanctuary Killer is but this issue dragged when it wasn't on Wally or Gnark. Then we got another curveball with Booster at the end. I'm confident King can nail the landing but this is the issue that was genuinely the most frustrating.

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Darkseid24 - Feb 26, 2019

So who’s the killer?

MKW69 - Feb 27, 2019

Wally.

egonnn244 - Feb 27, 2019

"Normal" Wally or five days older Wally?

Darkseid24 - Feb 27, 2019

I still have my doubts about that. That DC will pull it off I mean.

egonnn244 - Feb 27, 2019

You're probably right Darkseid. I stopped expecting a while ago, that I will be blown away by this, I just hope that the end won't be a complete and utter disappointment. Just a mild one.

egonnn244 - Feb 27, 2019

And maybe it was Sanctuary's A.I. that went bonkers and not any of the patients.

Darkseid24 - Feb 27, 2019

Yeah I hope so that too. But Wally would be more interesting than a random other person.

Comix4fever

Feb 28, 2019

I think the killer is one of the Sanctuary robots.... or the butler.

mrDovydas

Mar 01, 2019

I did not mind this issue, even if it was a one huge filler - I believe this will read very naturally in collected edition. I've read that Tom King intended to have the main story be 7 issues long, with two separate tie-in issues, but the plans changed and the tie-ins became part of the main story. This would be a much better story if the editorial would have sticked with that, as the main story is already as slow as it can be even without these filler issues. As for this issue, Gerads' artwork was as beautiful as ever, although the story did not show anything new - just the same things we've been seeing for the past 6 issues now - characters crying and being extra depressed about something. I hope the next issue picks up the pace as it's n earing the end now. more

eolnardo

Jul 20, 2023

ata mo

egonnn244

Feb 27, 2019

"What does a vegan zombie eat?" A new month, so a new issue of Heroes in Crisis is here to divide people into those who hate it: "because it has bad characterizations"; "because it mocks mental health" or "because it hates women" and into those few who "dare" to like it. I think this issue is better than the last few. It still has the same one, major, problem the others had. The story did not move even an inch. It's still basically in the same place as it was after the second issue. That's, well... it's not the best. There's also this one, super pretentious, line form Tattooed Man and a little bit of Tom King's dialogue where you have the word "know" like four times in one sentence. But those two are small things and there's nothing else that is extremely bad or eye rolling. At times it felt like someone hijacked the script from Mistah King. What I liked about this issue was the art, obviously, and the portrays of characters. It was a nice and fun idea to show Gnarrk, this "dumb" caveman, thinking about and quoting philosophers and trying to come to terms with this new world he's in. Wally, everyone was happy that he is back (his fans included), but it wasn't his world. No family, no familiar speedsters. The guy just couldn't take it. His parts were sad. And I like how Harley and Ivy's relationship was shown here. Two best friends just hanging out... in a hospital for mentally ill heroes, hm. But it was fun to see. Some cleansing killing of digital Jokers, some "girl talk" about which one is crazy and no romantic undertones that would never get any payoff. This issue surprised me, in a good way, but I am more than ready to see this story move forward. It is high time for that. more

DDJamesB

Mar 04, 2019

The art is the best part of all the books. The story.... not so much.

Linkush

Feb 27, 2019

"I'M... BOOOOOORED!" ye I agree, Harley. When I heard King and Gerads are going to collaborate again I was excited, I like the combination of these two but sadly this time around only Gerads delivered. Literally, almost nothing happened in this issue except in the end when we got some clue to who the killer is but anything else leading up to this point was just a whole lot of nothing. I knew this issue was supposed to be more focused on the PTSD part of the event but still, even then, King didn't explore that subject that much. I'm disappointed. This event, in my opinion, started so well but ever since issue 3 it's been going downhill. I really hope King will surprise me but I'm starting to lose hope.

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Superheroes for Hire - Mar 15, 2019

I am actually less appreciative of Mitch Gerads art now because of the books he's illustrated for Tom King. He's a great artist, but King's tired writing makes me tired of Gerads' art.

Rick Jonez

Feb 27, 2019

Bored. Not clear who is dead at this point. Does this 'first' Gold/Harley encounter preceed the first issue but follows all the confessionals we've see. This has got me serially screwed up so far.

Question Everything

Mar 19, 2019

I didn't think this story could get more confusing...I was wrong

gusresm

Feb 27, 2019

Definitely not as bad as some of the previous issues. A bit pretentious and verbose. I don't see who the plot was advanced in anyway. The art is solid but not the best of Gerad's work.

Zahi_o

Feb 27, 2019

love Gerards but overall this is the weakest of the series so far

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Mar 13, 2019

I was gonna make this review into a rant but I reread Heroes in Crisis #6 again this morning and although It's not a book I'd personally recommend it's not worth having a bitch fit over. The issue follows Harley Quinn, The Flash (Wally West), and Gnarrk as they work through their various problems. There isn't much action in the comic and the dialogue is about as dry as an incels phone. The bland tone of the issue extends to the art direction. Mitch and Clay's art looks great as usual but their talents are clearly being wasted on this material. Gnarrk is dealing with being a man out of time. Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy reconnect over her past abuse by The Joker. Flash has the most poignant aspect of the issue as he uses Sanctuary t o deal with the trauma being brought back to the Rebirth universe without his wife and kids. During his particular segment of the issue, we're given a potential clue regarding the event as Psycho Pirates mask reappears. The problem with the series is that it feels like every issue after #2 has been inconsequential and I wish Tom King would get to the point. Reading this series monthly is a chore but I do think that if you read the series in a collected edition it may be better for you. That's if you can get past King's pitter-patter dialogue style. I would really love to give Heroes In Crisis a deep assessment but there really isn't much revealed other than another potential fake-out ending. Earlier this week Bleeding Cool reported that DC Comics would refocus on single-issue stories and less decompression for the trade paperback. I doubt it happens as the writing style seems to have become an industry standard at least in mainstream titles. Heroes in Crisis is probably the most meandering event that I've ever read. On top of the lack of story progression, the 4.99 price point really hurts seems feels like overkill for what we're being given. There are momentary sparks of inspiration and the art is fantastic at times but the lack of momentum is maddening. It's like Tom King is taking joy in trolling the readership. If I wasn't 6 issues deep into the series I would have dropped the title. I'm hoping for a helluva twist to make this all of the pretentiousness worth it but based on what we're seeing from Tom King in his other projects lately I may be expecting too much. Rating 5/10 more

JordanT4021

Feb 27, 2019

Fans of this series may also enjoy: - watching paint dry - watching grass grow - a timely resolution to Brexit The level to which this series has been drawn out is just ridiculous. 2/3 the way through and we're no further forward with this completely lacklustre mystery. One of the few interesting elements in this issue is the Harley/Ivy dynamic. There's definitely a believable connection there. But why are we sacrificing any true development for Poison Ivy when everyone is already fully aware of Harley and her past? It doesn't make sense for Ivy to be admitted for treatment at sanctuary, then to not actually receive any because she's helping Harley deal with an already tended to problem. Also, surely brutal, repetitive murder is n ot a good coping mechanism? more

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Nihilist - Feb 27, 2019

The Brexis analogy was wonderful. I laughed out loud at that. I wouldn't, personally, agree with Harley and Ivy's relationship - I found it to feel... inferior to the animated series, honestly. Maybe if Harl referred to Pam as "Red", I'd be more forgiving, but overall I think it was just poorly written and pointless, like the rest of the comic.

JordanT4021 - Feb 27, 2019

Paul Dini’s Harley & Ivy will always be the best. I long for the days of Gotham City Sirens. I think the best part about this issue was Mitch Gerads art of the two. I thought he captured them well. The dialogue was wrong of course but baby steps!

RBL

Feb 27, 2019

Pointless issue. Achieves nothing but adding more plot holes and names to the body count, it does not advance the story. I was bored reading it and I could not find anything in it that left me with any interest in reading issue 7. I would not recommend anyone purchase it, read if you must but you can ignore it and will not miss out on anything. Gnarrk is by far the best part of the issue as he questions how civilization has impacted him and weighs in the benefits of his simple life as a caveman and that of his new life in modern society. Interesting to be sure, but not of particular relevance to the story. Harley Quinn is present in Sanctuary unclear if she is a patient or snuck in to be with Poison Ivy. Either way as a classified HER O rehab center has no reason to be there; Ivy is more understandable but again, she should not be there, or Tattoo Man while we're at it. It's astounding how none of the Trinity realized HQ was there, but apparently it's within her undefined skillset to do whatever she wants. Character monologues feel pointless as they don't tie in to anything really. While attention is also given to Wally just showcasing how he apparently felt out of place and incomplete since his return, despite titles depicting the exact opposite. It was not until Flash War that he actually began to miss his family and a passing remark that "I knew even when I didn't really know" is not nearly enough to change that. If they wanted to end the re-ignited "Hope" Rebirth was meant to provide then showing Wally as such a sad mess does more to that than his death. Can't say I expect much of this title now, seeing as there are only 3 issues to go and it has hardly improved in regards to the writing. I will again assert my belief that the writer and editorial overestimated the ideas they had and have poorly executed this concept. more

Kaseladen

Feb 27, 2019

I'd rate those lower but at least the art is nice. This issue offered nothing to the story, which has barely progressed since it started to begin with. It wants to be deep and thought provoking, but fails at every turn. It even pretty much asserts that Wally has been depressed since he returned, which is a pretty big contradiction for anyone that read his stories. The sooner this is over the better. I'll avoid Tom King like the plague moving forward.

ohhaimark

Mar 02, 2019

THE GOOD: -Utterly fantastic art. If you read my reviews, you already know this. -The first and last pages were great. Those were some of the only parts that were able to garner an emotional response from me. -I liked Wally's story. Yeah, it was kind of a repeat of Issue 3, but this whole issue is basically the sequel to issue 3. -There was a nice little twist at the end there. THE BAD: -This issue was boring. Like really, really boring. I wasn't just mildly disinterested, I was actually looking forward to when I could finish this issue and move on to better issues. Which is weird, because there wasn't really any exposition, it was just a boring story. -The lack of plot progression is really frustrating. Usually I ex cuse little interlude issues like this, but it's starting to feel like every issue has been some kind of interlude issue where nothing happens. This series would really benefit being 5 issues or even less. -This issue really missed the mark with the emotion. Which is weird, Issue 3 made me cry. This issue made me cry because I wanted it to be over. -I don't know whose idea it was to add one-shot issues to the main series issues. Even as a one-shot, this felt really dull. -I could've done without the dialogue. I feel like if I flipped through this issue, without reading words, I would be like, "This is the best thing ever!" But reading those words really made this issue a negative experience. They just felt hollow and meaningless. -This issue just was way too long. Even the payoff at the end didn't really feel worth it, what with all the stalling (I don't really know what else to call it) to get there. more

waltgator93

Feb 27, 2019

Most times than not, the characters we've seen at sanctuary, the emotions I should be feeling aren't there! Literally feels like it's just a waste of space! Not fan of the artwork and dialogue is eh okay. No clue who Gnarrk is so felt nothing for him. Story itself, kind of boring.

DarkProdigy

Feb 27, 2019

This issue so bad it makes me never want to read comics again

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Nihilist - Feb 27, 2019

I honestly feel sorry for people who've chosen Heroes in Crisis as their first comic ever. I can't imagine what must they feel reading this garbage, what must they think about comics in general, getting this horrible first impression.

myconius - Feb 27, 2019

i guess they were right this whole time when they said comics rot your brain.

Nihilist

Feb 27, 2019

If you've heard of Heroes in Crisis, you should already know pefectly it's bad. There's nothing controversial about stating this fact - it may have been when issue #1 came out, but since then, everyone came to realization that, yeah, it's just a piss-poor excuse for a giant comic event as captivating and entertaining as Captain Marvel's movie trailers. This issue is maybe even worse than ts predecessors - and excuse me, but I won't read them again to find out whether this thesis is correct or not. Why may it be worse, you ask? Because nothing, and I mean literally NOTHING happens in this book. It's one thing to write a nihilistic, hopeless story, and completely different to write something that is so nihilistic, it's just two dozen pages of nothingness, of absolute abyss. Calling it filler would be a compliment - this is an insulting cash grab with nothing, not one thing, to tell or do. I said it once some time ago (don't remember if I was reviewing Heroes in Crisis or Batman) - Tom King should probably go back to his previous jobs, that being abolishing democratically elected governments, rather than writing comics, because it must be hell of a lot easier. I swear, Heroes in Crisis is just obnoxiously empty and meaningless. Not one thing happened in this issue - there's absolutely no reason to read it, because even if you don't, guess what, you didn't miss anything. Way to go, Tom King, setting new lows every month. more

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RBL - Feb 27, 2019

If any of the HiC issues are pointless it’s this one. One thing I’ll say though is to me issue 1 has been the worst of the lot as it was irredeemably bad. This one while just being a waste has a scant few moments where I went “huh? interesting” at the very least. Despite that it is in no way, shape, or form even remotely passable.

JordanT4021 - Feb 27, 2019

At least Ivy showed up again. Appearances of my favourite character has been oddly scarce after this shit show. How perculiar, not like she’s been killed off or anything.

Nihilist - Feb 27, 2019

Oh, no, no, please, RBL, don't awake my curiosity, because I don't want to read the garbage #1 again. Ever. But once a seed of doubt is planted... No, I must be strong and not give up to the temptation of checking whether you're right or not, because I perfectly know it'd be equal to torturing myself with this pseudo-intellectual trash.

Darkseid24 - Feb 27, 2019

I expected a lot more of this issue.

myconius - Feb 27, 2019

who the hell thought that Tom King was the next best thing in comics? i have NEVER read a comic by him that i liked. maybe he struck a chord within the masses of edgelords out there, but are they really that starved for misery that they'll settle for such trash writing?

Darkseid24 - Feb 27, 2019

I don’t know. He has a lot of fans& I don’t get it either. But he sells well& some of his earlier Batman issues were good.

RBL - Feb 27, 2019

Tom King is becoming what bendis was for Marvel. That’s not good.

Nihilist - Feb 27, 2019

I abree with Darkseid. Some of his earlier Batman issues were good. I loved I Am Gotham and I Am Suicidde arcs, personally. But it was a downward spiral from that point.

Darkseid24 - Feb 27, 2019

Yes or I even enjoyed the Penguin storyline.

ohhaimark - Feb 27, 2019

Good point, I really loved Sheriff of Babylon and Vision.

myconius - Feb 27, 2019

i never really read Sherrif or Vision

Psycamorean - Feb 27, 2019

Vision was good. And some of the early Batman stuff was as well. Anything since, yes even including Mister Miracle, I've not been a fan of. I don't think Tom King's name sells well. I think he's just on titles that always sell well. Like Batman or an event book. Vision sold poorly. And Mister Miracle did well for Mister Miracle.

Psycamorean - Feb 27, 2019

And in my experience dealing with his fans, some of which are good friends of mine, they find the dialogue realistic, they do seem like they really like dark "adult" things, and they think it's deep, man. Overtime, some of those fans have turned against King as I like to believe they saw through his tricks and he hasn't delivered any new ones. I tend to think King is "dumb smart."

Psycamorean - Feb 27, 2019

His stuff is very basic smart guy things and he leaves things up to interpretation, allowing readers to find their own meaning in it instead of explicitly giving it meaning. That's a smart move as a writer, but it's dumb in the long run because, again, people see through said tricks and you end up with the type of backlash Heroes in Crisis is getting.

Psycamorean - Feb 27, 2019

I probably like Vision and early Batman because aforementioned tricks were new and shiny to me. I've never reread those stories and I think it's best that I don't because with the benefit of hindsight, those sparkly tricks will be rusted and worn, as will my patience.

SomeDummy - Mar 1, 2019

Good review, but I dont think TK ever truly left his previous position, and in that capacity i think he is working to destroy this democracy by subverting its sense of justice and heroism. Maybe that is just my tinfoil hat talking though.

myconius - Mar 1, 2019

Ellrick that actually sounds terrifyingly accurate.

Superheroes for Hire - Mar 15, 2019

Omega Men was refreshing in its nihilistic look at war. But then King turned Batman ongoing and Mister Miracle into nihilistic garbage as well. It's all the same - "we make up lies to tell ourselves that heroes really are heroes and that there really is good vs evil, but in the end it's just people living life the way they know how." Blah blah blah. Garbage.

myconius - Mar 15, 2019

that's an absolute perfect summation Superheroes for Hire!

Nihilist - Mar 15, 2019

Pretty much. King seems to be repeating the same deconstructionist formula over and over again. It has become a gimmick instead of actual, genuine way of refreshing things and/or commenting on something.

Darkseid24 - Mar 16, 2019

I just finally want to know who the murderer is.

Psycamorean - Mar 18, 2019

I'm going with Ivy for now. With Wally being the runner up.

Darkseid24 - Mar 18, 2019

Ivy fans would get mad, if she was the murderer lol

Psycamorean - Mar 18, 2019

King has a history of pissing them off. Might as well dig that hole deeper.

Darkseid24 - Mar 18, 2019

As long as it is just Ivy I don’t really care. She’s pretty lame in New52/ Rebirth.

Nightmare of Solomon

Feb 27, 2019

Let's shit on wally!

Spacey Medicine

Mar 11, 2019

This comic is showing once again that hard lean onto freshman philosophy and quotes that makes reading it feel like a chore. It's kind of lame that we're getting these flashbacks to characters that are already dead, as if that's going to make me feel bad about them being dead. I'm not going to get emotionally attached to them, Tom King. I will not weep for them. They are already dead.

MKW69

Feb 27, 2019

They try so much to be artistic, that it hurts.

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Nihilist - Feb 27, 2019

That's true. Nothing worse than someone desperately trying to be perceived as artistic and/or intellectual while they're not. Same happened to Azzarello with Batman Damned, another crown jewel of DC's overhyped garbage.

Psycamorean

Feb 27, 2019

Yeah, I'm pretty much done with this series. I mean, I'll read the last three issues, but as far as giving any sort of a shit, it's been eked out by this issue. This is very clearly one of the extra issues they added. I don't know what's worse, that these were going to originally be sold as tie-ins that add nothing or that they're now in the core series, still adding nothing. There's no revelations here. It's a repeat of issue three. Harley was the killer there, Booster is the killer here. None of this will actually matter in the end. Throwaway lines in the previous issues gave us any pertinent information. I'm happy to see King flex his smarty muscles with Gnarrk. My nephew is also learning about philosophy right now. They're both growing up so fast. I'm not sure about the sales of this series, but I'm hopeful that they're not great because this series doesn't deserve success, it deserves mockery. But for me to truly get my way, it'd just have to be forgotten. more

KFuqua

Feb 27, 2019

It really is time for DC to get rid of Tom King. His books are just awful.

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Darkseid24 - Feb 27, 2019

His titles sell the best, so DC will keep him.

Talon1load - Feb 28, 2019

Batman sells the best and the sales numbers have actually gone down under King.

Darkseid24 - Feb 28, 2019

I don’t think so. Detective Comics is also a Solo Batman title & by your logic it should sell better than Kings Batman, but it never does. Like it or not, but King sells really good.

Talon1load - Feb 28, 2019

Look at the historical sales figures. Batman has out sold Detective for years. And the numbers under King have dropped. He doesn’t sell like you seem to think.

myconius

Feb 27, 2019

the only plus i can see is that this garbage event is almost over. Eisner awards must be pretty worthless if they just hand them to any clown.

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Darkseid24 - Feb 27, 2019

I thought so too, but I haven’t read all of Kings stories, so there must be a reason he won it. Not everything he writes is bad. Some of his Batman stories are ok.

ohhaimark - Feb 27, 2019

Fair enough. I personally was super excited to see Mitch get recognition for his wonderful art.

Darkseid24 - Feb 27, 2019

I liked his art here, but in Mr Miracle it looked weird in some panels. I didn’t like how he drew Barda sometimes.

ohhaimark - Feb 27, 2019

That’s fair. I really loved his art in Mr. Miracle. Also, if you ever get the chance to meet him in real life, do so, because he is incredibly kind and appreciative.

myconius - Feb 28, 2019

i'd heard praise of Mr Miracle so i decided to try browsing through issue #1. ...as soon as i saw the opening with him cutting his writs i put it right back down.

SomeDummy - Mar 1, 2019

They will probably give him Eisner for this crap.

myconius - Mar 1, 2019

the sad thing is Ellrick that they probably will give him one. ...one day i'll look back fondly on the days when stories would inspire and promote heroism. not this destruction of our beloved mythic figures.

Darkseid24 - Mar 1, 2019

Lol

Darkseid24

Feb 27, 2019

Filler describes this issue the best. Nothing happens, what we not already know. Instead of seeing Batman& the other two solve the crime we again see some flashbacks. Even so Im not a Wally fan, but his flashbacks were the best part of this issue. The scenes with Ivy& Harley were just awful! How long will this victimization of Harley Quinn last? It's just terrible to read. So of course she still blames Joker& she& Ivy are using Sanctuary just to show Harley how innocent she is. Yeah tell that to the children she killed out of fun, even so Joker wasn't even around. This could actually fit her, if DC didn't try so hard to portray her as a hero/ good girl, who just fell for the wrong guy. Makes me hate Harley Quinn, even so she was once o ne of my favorite characters. As for Ivy it wouldn't matter, if she just stayed dead I didn't like the idea because I thought of Pre52 Ivy& what a great villain she was, but these days she gets reduced to Harleys girlfriend/ friend& that's really it. What a waste of a good character! Ivy betrayed her cause& honestly she doesn't even need her powers anymore, since all she does is playing Harleys love interest. Don't know what DCs point is with trying to turn villains to heroes. And the dialogue is bad as always. more

Afre

Feb 27, 2019

Umm, what just happened? I'm not confused because of the plot. Moreso because of the lack of plot. Why does Gnarkk have so important role right now? WHat did it add to the plot? The sudden focus to Wally, Harley and Gnarkk is mindblowing. In a very bad way. They are sad, traumatic, very sad, more traumatic, cry, so deep, oh no. Yes, Wally has every reason to be sad. Harley too. I don't know who Gnarkk is and I'm just confused why King focuses on him now. He did the same with Kite-Man (in War of Jokes and Riddles), but Kite-Man was important to the story. Gnarkk deosn't seem to be. Harley's problems come way too late and I still don't understand why now. These could be good as a separate tie-in issues, but three ones strapped togeth er? No. In a boring event, where nothing happens, filler issue makes it even worse. At first, I thought that this idea is good, execution is only bad. But now I don't even know anymore. I hate this idea now. It is that bad. WHatever you may think of King's other work, don't buy this. I don't hate the guy, but this is just so bad. I don't buy this wanna-be-deep writing King does right now. We are six issues in and nobody has any idea what happened. Six issues in and the plot hasn't moved at all. To anywhere. If you read this after the first issue, nothing wouldn't change. Same goes to any issue if this event. more

SomeDummy

Mar 01, 2019

Dont even bother to pirate it

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myconius - Mar 1, 2019

hahahaha! that's cold! xD

JBL Reviews

Mar 02, 2019

Another issue with absolutely no answers, not great art and another issue I feel I could completely skip and not even realize it when issue 7 comes out. Pointless.

The-MJP

Mar 01, 2019

Oh tom king, it's cute how you think you know anything about mental health or the DC Universe. Stop pretending to care about comics, I know some easily offended whiny feminazis who care more about comics than you do I mean you have to try to give this much of a middle finger to the fanbase, (word of advice, fans are never wrong) Tom Taylor, the guy who wrote X-men red is officially the better comic book Tom, at least X-men red didn't kill of 90% of a ten favorite team Also I'm pretty sure Stan Smith from American dad is a better CIA agent than you Man that feels so good to let out

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Darkseid24 - Mar 1, 2019

Fans are often wrong. Have you ever read fanfics? Most of it is awful& unbearable to read. And what have feminazis to do with this? The term is actually an insult to feminism& to the holocaust, ( and to intelligence)

The-MJP - Mar 2, 2019

By feminazi I am referring to over the top extremist “Feminists” who don’t actually know what their talking about, like Anita sorkesian

The-MJP - Mar 2, 2019

I was being a little facetious when I was saying that gas are never wrong, I was basically trying to say you should respect them and not treat them as if the characters they like don’t matter

Darkseid24 - Mar 2, 2019

I see. That makes sense then. But she has many good points& I think the guys who send her sexist comments and death threats are in the wrong here. When we talk her.

Psycamorean - Mar 2, 2019

Anita Sarkeesian has made a joke of the actual struggles that women deal with by going after pointless things in video games, which she sometimes fabricated. And saying that absolutely everything is sexist, racist, homophobif

Psycamorean - Mar 2, 2019

*homophobic just devalues those terms and makes people ignore it more.

Darkseid24 - Mar 2, 2019

I don’t think so. Sure worse is going on in the world than women being oversexualized in video games, but that doesn’t mean you have to accept the minor issues or can’t point them out. When it comes to the gaming community women face a lot of sexism& prejudices. Not to mention hate. Some gamers are plain right stupid.

Darkseid24 - Mar 2, 2019

Not to mention. She’s looking for stereotypical portrayals in video games. Same is done in literature with for example: femme fatale & femme fragile. I’d rather question, that video games aren’t of the same quality like literature. They are for relaxing, while literature has more depths. Maybe it’s from the gender studies/ sociological point of view.

Psycamorean - Mar 2, 2019

She literally made a video about how it was sexist that Batman had a cape and Catwoman didn't in Arkham City. Because it covered his butt. That's stupid.

Darkseid24 - Mar 2, 2019

Ok, that’s stupid indeed 😂 ( and in AK the camera is right on his butt)

The-MJP - Jun 7, 2020

Ok this review did not age well. I apologize for my vitriol aimed at Tom king, he's a hero and calling him a psychopath is way out of line I mentioned X-Men red quite derisivley but that's only because it was a punching bag in corners I frankly avoid like the plauge now that comicsgate is deader than uncle ben, look I only brought it up in relation to Taylor due to the fact that most agree it's his weakest work that isn't Earth 2, reading it now it's ok, I personally don't agree with the whole

The-MJP - Jun 7, 2020

"We should limit free speech" undertones the series had that I don't agree with but I tend to ignore those things anyway Tom king is not a psychopath and X-Men red is not the acceptable targets I was making it out to be and I'm sorry for that Still not a good comic

myconius - Jun 7, 2020

you have absolutely nothing to apologize for MJP. .....whether he's a hero or not remains to be seen. but one thing holds true, Tom King's comics are more unpleasant than the stinkiest of stinky dog turds.

TP

Feb 27, 2019

Filler of a filler issue. If #5 was a filler issue, #6 is a filler of the previous issues. Without spoiling (ha!) anything we get a few different perspectives on previous events but no plot. Somewhere down the line King forgot that both Poison Ivy and Harley Quinn have degrees and Harley is a physician psychiatrist and a psychologist and talk about mental health issues like they've first heard the term. The book is trying desperately to appear smarter than it is. And as in "The Emperor's New Clothes" hardcore supporters of it are desperately trying to make it look like there's some deeper subtext that us peasants "just don't get it". Combined with one of DC's most aggressive promotional strategies (Buy this book or we will waterboard you r family and send them to Guantanamo bay - level aggression) and the lack of anything even remotely related to mental health treatment makes this book, this event more toxic than an Ace Chemicals vat. No joke will come out of this vat. Only the team behind Heroes in Crisis trying to traumatize the readers. Sometime in the future this will be revealed as a CIA PSYOP or a Scientology attempt at discrediting mental health treatment. more

SnakeWilson

Feb 27, 2019

more unnecessary filler and more characters depressed for the sake of being depressed (yeah, i know, wally was sad after flash war but during major parts of dc rebirth he was fine, show him living some of the events again but depressed is a waste of time)

Talon1load

Feb 27, 2019

Pointless

REYNARD

Feb 28, 2019

"A whole universe. Even me. Like we were reborn. But how can you be reborn without...How does it matter without..." The character assassination of Wally West continues! In this issue, Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy enjoy a romantic encounter, while Gnarrk the caveman recites Yeats and Plato! Just more filler garbage. I also find it very amusing that King needs to justify himself on Twitter every time this book comes out. Wally West is turned into a pouting wimp, who instead of pursuing a relationship with the Linda Park that exists in this universe, decides to self deprecate. This issue destroys the heart of Rebirth, ruining the fresh start that got King his acclaim in the first place. Congrats Tom King, you have failed as a writer , and as a fan of DC Comics. more

Wally West

Aug 15, 2019

Wally West sends his regards.