The one thing I will say is that I was disappointed to not see Andy Clarke drawing this issue. Claude St. Aubin was back on pencilling duties. And after hearing that Clarke is going to be drawing Batman and Robin after Cam Stewart's run and knowing Clarke's pace, my guess is we have seen the last of him on art here. Too bad, his style was perfect for this title. All that said, this was a fun brawl-filled issue. Read Full Review
REBELS #11 was another good read and a highly enjoyable Blackest Night tie-in issue. Hopefully, Bedard was able to capture new readers with these two Blackest Night tie-in issues. REBELS #11 treated the reader to some quality action scenes as well as some well crafted dialogue. The story on this title just keeps getting stronger. I would highly recommend REBELS to any Sci-Fi fans. Read Full Review
Tie-ins to series can be real hit or miss but with REBELS, Blackest Night works because it allows Bedard to change the game a bit and incorporate events in a way that fits. The space based nature of the series means it can play with events along the side rather than full frontal and they do that here to some degree before going on with what's really at stake. It's the kind of tie-in that doesn't make you groan and shake your head when you hit since it doesn't step outside of the main arc that's running but instead helps to shape it before it disappears. There's a lot of fun with having Vril as a Sinestro Corps member and seeing Stealth return to dole out some righteous vengeance has the right kind of creepy factor. Some tie-ins fail spectacularly, but for REBELS, I think it works perfectly and left me very much wanting more issues of it. Read Full Review
And if he can use his yellow ring wisely. Yes, the protagonist of "R.E.B.E.L.S." ends up as a member of the Sinestro Corps by the final page of this issue. And that should offer some interesting story possibilities. And with Clarke on art, you know it will look great. Read Full Review
It finishes up what was a strong start last issue in a disappointing fashion, but I'm more upset with the wasted potential than the actual quality of the writing or art. This could have been so much more, but it comes off as a rushed bandaid to get back to the main plot of the series. REBELS fans will probably love that, but I think the point of this tiein was to convince others to continue buying it. This did not. Read Full Review
"R.E.B.E.L.S." is normally a fun book, but this month's serving seemed a little less intensive. With what appears to be poor sales, I do worry that "R.E.B.E.L.S." is going away soon. That'd be a pity, because when it hits its notes, it's a strong little comic that could. Hopefully more people will stick around after "Blackest Night," but we'll see. Read Full Review
I'm giving this a C but with the caveat that the series seems to be better than just this one issue and might not be worth the negative connotation that my grade gives it. Read Full Review
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