Mystik Uis a good introductory issue to this miniseries that engages you with its characters and fresh take on DC's magical heroes. Its a fun story with an interesting premise that Kwitney and Norton work well with. Its just a shame that this is a bi-monthly series, meaning we'll have to wait two months as opposed to the usual one for the next issue, but it makes the next chapter that much more enticing. Read Full Review

Mystik U #1 is a great first-issue for a charming, young adult-oriented miniseries that also has deep ties to the history of the DC Universe, going back to Action Comics #1. It lays the groundwork for the rest of the series while serving as a fulfilling self-contained story in its own right. Highly recommended. Read Full Review

Mystik U is the next step in a DC Harry Potter book and if you were a fan of Gotham Academy, you should really check it out.  This opening issue introduces the awesome cast of characters and Alisa Kwitney's story and Mike Norton's great art should please any fan upset at the short list of Dark  books on the DC shelf right now.  Recommended. Read Full Review

Mystik U #1 is a new take on classic characters in a setting that mines material from a certain popular kid wizard. It's a combination that works for a first issue and promises interesting things to come. Read Full Review

It's an oddball book that isn't likely to have any bearings on the DCU in the future, but it's also a great entry-level comic for DC's magical characters. Read Full Review

Mysik U can best be described as Hogwarts in the DC Universe. And, a lot of your favorite magic users are either students or professors there. Some things I didn't go into detail about are the classes. Yes, you do get to see the students learning magick in different class settings. These small details really bring this story to life. I've always loved Zatanna and Enchantress so seeing them as roomies at a university together is pretty awesome. I feel like this is a really strong start to a detailed story about magick and monsters. Read Full Review

Still the core of this book is the students. While the first issue focuses on Zatanna, I'm hoping that we will see her friends Sebastian Faust, Enchantress, Sargon the (soon to be) Sorcerer and newcomer Pia Morales each get a chance to step to the foreground and not just be her Scoobies. It is interesting to roll these characters back and give the readers the story of how the come to be the characters we've become familiar with. Read Full Review

I mostly enjoyed it " young heroes in school is certainly a worthy story setting " but this one may be drinking a little too freely from the Potter well. Maybe if ithad focused on Tim Hunter instead. Read Full Review

In spite of my quibbles, however, I highly recommend Mystik U. It's a distinctly fresh take on some of the best characters in the DC Universe that could use a little more attention. And if nothing else, you've gotta check out the book for Gerd, the greatest secondary character in the history of ever. Read Full Review

Mystik U Book One is a great start, with plenty of intrigue and fun teen drama to keep the series fresh and entertaining moving forward. Read Full Review

In conclusion, it is a good start to the book and does provide an interesting mystery as we later find out that one of the kids will grow up to become Malevolence and destroy everything like we saw before. Read Full Review

While its price tag is a bit high this is a breath of fresh air for the DCU. Read Full Review

Fun, if not totally original, Mystic U has plenty to keep the reader entertained if not enchanted. Read Full Review

The groundwork is complete for this series to only continue to build on itself for what can be a fun fantasy adventure for Zatanna and her new friends. Read Full Review

Overall Mystik U ais sufficient but flawed entrance exam. It is very nice to see Zatanna back in action in her own book nonetheless. Read Full Review

Mystik U comes out Nov. 29, 2017. If you don't snatch this 48-page masterpiece up, you can hand in your DC fanboy/girl cards now. Mystik U promises to be a showstopping tale, and you'd be greatly remiss if you missed the opening act. Read Full Review

So, I may not like it, but you might. Just because I may not enjoy it, doesn't mean I think it's bad. Maybe you want to pick up the hardcover when the series is done. That's your prerogative. Read Full Review

While the art is phenomenal and the promise of intrigue is there, this issue falls flat due to its bland characters. Read Full Review

Throughout this review, I've been fairly critical of this first issue. Yet, none of the issues I've mentioned kill the story. And despite being acutely aware of them while reading, I still had an enjoyable enough experience. What's more, I'm sure there are those that'll really love this one, and there's nothing wrong with that. At the very least, it's well-intentioned, and there's not a moment of mean-spiritedness. So, do I recommend it? No, not particularly. But, if you're fine with the retcon and interested in what the DC equivalent of Hogwarts is like, there's no harm in giving Mystik U a look. Read Full Review

The basic premise is fine, but the pacing of this extra length first issue is ridiculous. Read Full Review

A familiar story, this book will definitely have an audience, but it will have to find its own identity to pull away from the pack. All the pieces are in place, and with a deep mystical bullpen to draw from at DC theres no reason it couldnt become a young adult mainstay for the publisher. Read Full Review

Ultimately, Mystik U is a disappointment because it doesn't do enough to define itself beyond a familiar premise. Without its prologue, there'd be little to suggest something different is on the way and that shouldn't be happening with this kind of book. One unbound by continuity and with twice the page count of what other writers are generally granted per issue. Read Full Review

I love the magic side of the DCU (especially Zatanna) and this is a super fun alternate take on them! The highlight is the great characterization. Really makes me want to go out and learn more about the characters I'd never read about before this issue. Highly recommend.

Pretty cool story (with a familiar layout) that has a Harry Potter or The Magicians feel. I can see this becoming a mainstream show in the vein of Riverdale or something that would appeal more to non comic book readers.

Nice, strong start. I liked it, but didn't love it.

I might be a bit kind if this were less expensive.

It's got good art and likeable characters but it's too familiar. Some people will compare it with Harry Potter. I'm going to compare it to the X-Men series by Jason Aaron at Jean Grey Academy. CRoss out Broo and write in Plop, replace the famous X-Men with the famous wizards and witches, and so on.

It might be worth tracking down in collected form. But it's not quite good enough to be worth the cost.

Was not a big fan of this issue. Okay art, boring story and way too expensive.

I was bored by this issue