We haven't seen much of this series yet, but so far it's a very enjoyable read. DC's Rebirth had the aim of making their comics fun to read, and the New Age Of Heroes is continuing to do so in the pages of The Terrifics. Read Full Review

Maintaining the unofficial title of best series from DC'S New Age of Superheroes, The Terrifics yet again proves it's worth to readers with another fast paced issue. Never sticking to just one note, whether it's the good cop bad cop relationship between Plastic Man and Metamorpho, to the stoic Mr Terrific, to the mysteries behind Phantom Girl and the Dark Multiverse, this series brings a new symphony of diverse tones for readers to fall in love with each month. Read Full Review

I'm really enjoying this book and all the various possibilities where Lemire will take this book through the course of 2018. There's no reason this won't be one of the top books by this time in 2019. Read Full Review

It's an incredibly fun issue that sets up a lot more of the series and builds a great dynamic with the rest of the team. Read Full Review

I recommend this issue to anyone that's a fan of Jeff Lemire's writing style, Ivan Reis getting the freedom to create some amazing art, or anyone wanting to see the DCU expanded on gracefully. Read Full Review

This is the kind of story we don't see all that much of anymore, and it's also the only one of these new titles that has a very distinct identity. I can't wait to read more. Read Full Review

Mr. Terrific isn't always the most likable hero. He thinks he's smarter than everyone else, and he's probably right. But throw a couple of dopes and a weird girl at him, and he's suddenly a more intriguing character. The meaning ofThe Terrifics #2and the previous issuestill a mystery. But Ivan Reis and Jeff Lemire's promise of adventure is more than worth price of the next issue. Read Full Review

With outstanding art by Ivan Reis, Jose Luis, Vicente Cifuentes and Jorda Tarragona, and a fast-paced and clever story by Reis and Jeff Lemire, I can only hope that this "New" team sticks around for a good, long run of stories! Read Full Review

Terrifics #2 is a fun and fast-paced adventure with DCs newest team of heroes. The chemistry is coming together nicely, the story is interesting, and the art team put in some top-notch work. This one is strongly recommended. Check it out. Read Full Review

It's a fun story that makes you wish you could spend a little more time with it. But you'll definitely enjoy what time you have. Read Full Review

The Terrifics is turning into a fun, energetic series and that continues with The Terrifics #2. Jeff Lemire writes a captivating story that is part superhero, part adventure, part sci-fi and all fun. Withsomebeautiful art, The Terrifcsis just a delightful read. Will our heroes escape the dark multi-verse? Will they save the universe? Can they even get along long enough to make a decision? Find out in The Terrifics #2! Read Full Review

Reis and Lemire nail the tone of it really well with its crazy science, strange places, and diverse cast of characters with powers and personality to really make it work. Read Full Review

The Terrifics #2 cements this team as one of the most unconventional of the DC Universe. I'm glad to be able to say this because normally unconventional would be the word I would use to describe books like Justice League Dark or Suicide Squad. This shows initiative and risk taking to add something to shelves that we don't get enough of. Not everything needs to be springing into action to save a city or the world. It can journeying into mystery and places you wouldn't dare go under normal circumstances. Read Full Review

A fun concept that is bringing some interesting things and characters together. Read Full Review

The Terrifics #2 is another solid issue in a relatively new series that, while continuing to set the stage for what's to come, offers readers good reason to keep reading and to be excited for the epic adventure(s) that awaits our group. Read Full Review

There are reasons why this team is together but readers won't know why just yet; they will simply learn that this is a team that is bound together. A clue to this mystery might be connected to a guest "appearance" of Tom Strong. Fans of this Alan Moore creation can only hope that the kind of wonder with which Tom Strong's origins were told will continue to be one of the key influences on this really good book. 4/5! Read Full Review

The issue felt a bit short as the characters make their way out of the dark multiverse and then next thing I know it is over. Luckily, the issue ended on an interesting note as we discover that the characters are bonded to one another due to their time spent trying to take the probe off of Tom Strong's distress signal. Read Full Review

I like Reiss work here. It is some of his best and so not Jack Kirby-ish! His version of Metamorpho draws from Ramona Fradon but with a Michael Jackson nose job. Its delightful. Phantom Girl still lacks much a personality or anything specific to do but her visuals recall some of Kirbys Inhumans characters. Plastic Man and Mr. Terrific are of course great to look at. I do find the giant T-Sphere a bit boring to look at. It is supposed to be an analogue of the Fantastic Fours car but it lacks details. Read Full Review

The Moore connection may affect the way you read this series, depending on how much you take stock into such things. In time The Terrifics may move beyond Moore. Maybe not. But the ride is yours, should you choose to take it. And, if nothing else, it promises to be a great one. Read Full Review

The Terrifics #2 is now available at comic book retailers everywhere. Read Full Review

The players are assembled and the quest announced, with really strong art and story. Read Full Review

Ivan Reis and Jeff Lemire continue kicking goals with The Terrifics and here's hoping that these ‘New Age of Heroes' will remain around for a long time and I for one cannot wait until they meet Tom Strong. All in all, a fun story, great dialogue and perfect art! Read Full Review

"Terrifics" #2 is a fine super hero comic, and its fun tone and likable characters allow readers to overlook some early narrative hiccups. Read Full Review

These are fun characters and this is a fun comic, with amazing art; but I'm not personally a fan of some of the story and character choices. Read Full Review

The second issue takes a little time to familiarize ourselves with these characters: very little time. They fall into familiar narrative types and behave perfunctorily within the structure of comic books. It didn't feel very terrific. Read Full Review

The Terrifics is a good comic that would probably be an excellent comic book if it just had a few more pages to breathe. Read Full Review

Just a fun comic.

I am loving how much happens in one issue. This reads like an issue from silver age with modern themes. The chemistry between the characters is great as well. Lemire was definitely a great choice for this book.

Welcome to the Oblivion Bar where the first round is on me and the pretzels are free! Be warned: like the pickled eggs at the bar, this issue is going to get SPOILED rotten.

We join back up with the, soon to be Terrifics, still in the Dark Multiverse listening to the Tom Strong video from last issue. We get a play by play of how Linnya got there and realize that they finally woke up this huge dead “Galactus-looking” thing that they were sitting inside the entire time.

They jump back through the portal to earth with Tom Strong’s antenna, Linnya, and close the portal just in time. However, Mr Terrific, acting like a jerk, takes off by himself in a hurry to test the antenna but something from the Dark Multiverse has drawn them all together. They appear to be stuck together worse like PB and J.

This issue, as well as the last, appears to be set up to put the group together. Honestly, that’s fine. This is a brand new team with B-list , if not C-listers that we need to make the readers care about. If it takes two or three arcs to get our feet wet, that’s fine. While we wait, we are getting background on these characters, possible introductions to new villains, and truly fantastic art.

So far, I’m loving Metamorpho the most followed by Plastic Man. I was digging Mr FairPlay until his jerky boys outburst at the end of this issue. And who knows what’s going on with Linnya and her new explosive touch , or even her invisible touch. Phil Collins would be pleased. Loving it right now. This team is starting us off great.

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The Terrifics don't waste time on slow exposition - the comic is full of action, humor and heart, from the first to the very last page. I dare to say it's one of the most upbeat, fun series to read right now, maybe alongside Super Sons. And then, there's Ivan Reis' art, which is simply breathtaking at moments. A must read, definitely.

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FlipGeek - Mar 28, 2018

Ivan Reis is on art.

Nihilist - Mar 29, 2018

Oh, my bad. I must have been thinking of The Immortal Men while writing and my brain had a shortcut.

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Terrific!

Fun, adveture and it all sprinkled with a little dose of humor. Sometimes it's just everything you need from a comic book. That and a little mystery with a promise of even bigger adventure.

This was a pretty enjoyable issue of "The Terrifics." I don't really care for these DC d-listers, except maybe Mr. Terrific and Phantom Girl--Metamorpho and Plastic Man are too Ben Grimm and Johnny Storm for their own good. That said, the scene where Phantom Girl describes her origin is a wonderful look at old comics, and I'm interested enough at the end to read issue #3. And the art is brilliant. So...yeah.

An improvement over the first issue, but really getting there slowly.

I was excited, after all the rave reviews. And I’m a Lemire fan. But the jokes are flat, and if you’re not a regular dc reader, it’s an awful lot of stuff you’re not connected to— the whole “Metal” storyline, for example. I guess this is really for silver age dc fans or something. Not my cup of tea. I bailed after the second issue.