The Silencer resonates. It's a really precious and wonderful book. It's consistently well written with a cracking good art team. It tells a tight story with interesting and multi-layered characters. It just kicks ass on all fronts. If you're not already reading it, I highly recommend you try it. You will not be disappointed. Read Full Review

Really, really liked the cover of Talia al Ghul, so I was a bit disappointed when she wasn't in the issue. But The Silencer #10 was still pretty darn good. Hats off to Viktor Bogdanovic, Jonathan Glapion and FCO Plascencia for sculpting a cover that should draw the attention of any fan walking by a comic book rack. Read Full Review

Dan Abnett and Patrick Zircher infuse The Silencer #10 with so many subtle moments in this chapter that it would be easy to take them for granted. From the lighter, humorous tone infused in certain panels, to the revelation of a need for an ensemble, to the incredible character moment between Honor and Quietus, this book proves that it still has a lot of stories left in its arsenal, and I can only hope we are treated to a long, entertaining run as Silencer continues to expand in the DC Universe. Read Full Review

The Silencer #10 is an explosive story that blends action and character development exceptionally well. Although it isnt particularly complex, it is a fun issue that is sure to entertain. Read Full Review

I'm genuinely looking forward to the next issue. The ending introduces some wackiness which I'm always down for. The art was fantastic, fun, and vibrant, and the story seems to be getting better. Read Full Review

Did you ever want to read a comic that was a cyberpunk take on Freaky Friday crossed with Jurassic Park? Congratulations! The Silencer #10 is the comic you've been waiting for. A completely insane action-packed absurdity of a comic, it's also surprisingly entertaining. Read Full Review

The Silencer remains an entertaining enough comic to read, but it has yet to find the magic to make it a must-read comic. It could stand to slow down and smell the roses sometime instead of always rushing forward with its plot. Read Full Review

There was something off about this issue. There seemed to be some odd change in tone with the characters and dialogue. It was like Abnett was trying to inject humor into certain moments, but it just didn't play. Read Full Review

This still isn't a good comic, but it seems to be taking itself a lot less seriously, and that's a very good thing. Read Full Review

I liked the hues of background color that shaded this issue with emotion. But, the actions and story did not match the colors. I know that these are necessary steps to get the characters to a direct confrontation with Talia, and overall they are handled with poise and confident pacing. Maybe after this storyline, Dan Abnett can pull back and reset the momentum Read Full Review

It kinda sucks reviewing The Silencer because it feels like I'm reading the same issue over and over again. At some point, you have to question why you're reading the series at all. Furthermore, of "The Age of Heroes" titles The Silencer is the only series that has not moved beyond the initial concept. 

Honor Guest isn't really a reskinned marvel character and that was an advantage for her character initially but now its as if the character is running in place and content in mediocrity. 

This month we get a continuation of the Vacation in Action Land story-arc. Silencer and Quietus are still stuck in each other's bodies as they make an uneasy alliance to take down a massive Kaiju like monster.

Patrick Zircher and Mike Spicer are on fire in this issue. The comic opens with an excellent homage to DC'S Crisis on Infinite Earth's and the monster is simply gorgeous and the highlight of the issue. The action is also incredible throughout the issue.  I'm down on the comic the pictures are pretty and dynamic. 

So what's wrong? First, we're presented with another cover that depicts a scene that is not in the comic. Silencer is being choked by Talia but the two never encounter each other in the book. A better cover suggestion would have been to show Silencer being faced down by the giant Godzilla like monster.

The issue also needs to resolve this situation with Talia. Honor Guest has a single track in the series and it really hurts the development of any of her supporting cast. What makes matters worse is that Dan Abnett, creator of Silencer is one of the chief architects of Marvel's modern Guardians of the Galaxy. Developing the family dynamic for the character should have been a slam dunk but it remains the weakest aspect of the series. 

Every time an opportunity presents itself to establish Silencers family as real characters and not just props, the scene is undercut by a lame joke or a narration that simply doesn't make any sense. 

It sucks because the character has unlimited potential but the creative team seems to be stuck and unable to move beyond the initial pitch. I've love to see Rob Liefield's take on this material. 

As I review the 10th issue of this series it has been canceled and more than any other series in this line of comics I can totally see why. more

from a base of 6, this gets a rating of: 8.
+1 because: I actually like the Talia/Wishbone/Raze team a bit...
+1 because: even without yet caring for the main character, the story is good

There so much plot convenience in this story. Things happen how they do because these are the easiest and most cliché to write.

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daddyT - Oct 29, 2018

I agree with a lot of that, but.. it certainly seems "original" for Raze not to simply kill Wishbone for having failed. We've seen that a billion times. This was done differently - this "bad guy" team operating with honor and like family or a "good guy team" would. that was interesting and different.

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I guess we see where her son gets it from.