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The Terrifics #3
| Writer | Jeff Lemire |
| Artist | Ivan Reis |
| Cover Price | $2.99 |
"MEET THE TERRIFICS" part three! When will this superhero team bound by dark multiversal magic ever get any privacy? It certainly won't be today, because while Mr. Terrific feverishly works to free himself from Metamorpho, Plastic Man and Phantom Girl-but mostly Plastic Man-the team must also contend with the towering, rolling death-inferno that is the War Wheel.
CRITIC REVIEWS
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10
You Don't Read Comics - Rick Lopez
Apr 29, 2018It's a wonderfully enjoyable title that repeatedly delivers with each new issue, continuing to set the bar for DC's newest imprint. Read Full Review
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9.5
AIPT - Connor Willesden
Apr 25, 2018The Terrifics continues to be fantastic and one of my favorite series at DC. The artwork was a shift from Reis and wouldnt be what I'd say fits the book, but it's not bad. Read Full Review
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9.1
Black Nerd Problems - Mikkel Snyder
Apr 25, 2018The Terrifics has got the right balance of offbeat humor, the joy of superheroics, and a directed mytharc. As long as Bennett and Lemire continue their playfulness when dealing with the Dark Multiverse, I'm going to continue to reading. Read Full Review
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9.0
DC Comics News - Derek McNeil
Apr 25, 2018The Terrifics is proving to be an intriguing title, and Lemire is adept at mining DC's wide body of lore and using it to create an engaging narrative. I hope that this title lasts, because I can't wait to see where the story will take us. Read Full Review
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9.0
Lyles Movie Files - Jeffrey Lyles
Apr 25, 2018Lemire continues building the mystery with Tom Strong and its one Im optimistic will have a worthwhile payoff. The Terrifics is off to a good start and easily has the potential to be the top addition in the New Age of Heroes ranks. Read Full Review
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9.0
Comic Watch - Austin Braun
May 10, 2018While the team does feel like its hit a bit of a snag, the character development makes up for the loss of action in this issue. Read Full Review
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8.7
Comicsverse - Sean Urke
Apr 25, 2018THE TERRIFICS #3 by Joe Bennett, Jeff Lemire, Sandra Hope, Jamie Mendoza, Art Thibert, and Marcelo Maiolo wrap up the current storyline. We get a better feel for all the characters involved while some high jinx involving a War Wheel spoil any downtime they have. Read Full Review
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8.5
Geek Dad - Ray Goldfield
Apr 25, 2018A lot of the New Age of DC Heroes titles feel like a concept in search of a story, but this one has both, and it's being rewarded for it with the best sales of the line. Read Full Review
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8.5
Bleeding Cool - Joshua Davison
Apr 29, 2018Terrifics continues to rise to be among my favorite DC titles with its third issue. The team has great chemistry, Jeff Lemire knows how to best present them, and the artistic team of Joe Bennett, Sandra Hope, Jaime Mendoza, Art Thibert, and Marcelo Maiolo do great visual work on the page. This one gets a recommendation. Give it a read. Read Full Review
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8.4
Geeked Out Nation - Jideobi Odunze
Apr 25, 2018Emotions are running high after the events of The Terrifics #3. If anyone thought this was going to be another straightforward wacky adventure, this issue said otherwise. Things are only going to get worse before they get better for this team that just can't seem to get on the same page. Read Full Review
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8.0
The Brazen Bull - Charlie Chipman
Apr 25, 2018Now that the proper introductions have been made, the real story can get started. An all-around great issue, The Terrifics #3 teases future conflicts, both internal and external, while also offering readers a look at how well these super-powered individuals can perform as a team. Read Full Review
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8.0
Outright Geekery - Antonio Pedro
Apr 27, 2018Overall, this issue was really good. The art change is disappointing and the story itself is sort of average but the character interactions are so strong and it just has this spark of fun about it that you really want out of a comic. I give it a strong recommendation and advise you to pick it up. Read Full Review
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8.0
Henchman-4-Hire - Sean Ian Mills
Apr 28, 2018The Terrifics continues to build something fun out of nothing, even if it's got to be a little weird and arbitrary to get there. Read Full Review
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8.0
The Fandom Post - Chris Beveridge
Apr 30, 2018With a touch of research toward Tom Strong in the mix and the mystery there, most of what we get in this installment is bickering or frustration. All of which is earned but it doesn't make for the most compelling read. Read Full Review
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7.5
The Super Powered Fancast - Deron Generally
Apr 25, 2018Has potential to be more than a FF clone if it takes some risks. Read Full Review
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7.5
The Pop Break - Bill Bodkin
Apr 28, 2018Joe Bennet's pencils may not be as sharply detailed as the work done previously by Ivan Reis, but it's enough to establish a seamless sense of continuity with the preceding chapters. This book thrives on weird visuals, and Bennet is no slouch in adding crazy new forms for Plastic Man to contort into. He keeps the book's distinctively strange action scenes flowing while never on the script's quieter moments. Read Full Review
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7.0
Weird Science - Reggie Hemingway
Apr 25, 2018The plotting of this issue ain't pretty, but then neither is most of the team. We get an inkling of how this four-person crew might operate in the future, but the high amount of exposition might limit one's enthusiasm. The potential for something special, yet unrealized, is here. Read Full Review
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7.0
Major Spoilers - Matthew Peterson
Apr 30, 2018The group dynamic is causing friction and this issue feels like it's spinning its wheels a bit, but it's still a pretty good comic. Read Full Review
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6.0
Kabooooom - Matt Morrison
Apr 25, 2018Lemire's script does a fair job of replicating the feel of the old Fantastic Four comics this series is meant to emulate. Unfortunately, he's starting to cross the line from tribute to parody. Read Full Review
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6.0
Newsarama - Pierce Lydon
Apr 26, 2018The Terrifics sort of feels like it's building up to a big mystery around Tom Strong, but Lemire is taking a painfully boring route to get us there. Read Full Review
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5.0
Impulse Gamer - Mark McKechnie
Apr 26, 2018This issue did have some bright spots and did lay some groundwork for some potentially interesting future stories but standing on its own felt like it was lacking. Read Full Review
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4.0
Bounding Into Comics - Daniel Mills
Dec 31, 1969Nevertheless, there is still fun to be found in these pages. Thanks to great art and a funny script,The Terrificsstill deserve to be a team and a series. But it's time to get to the point, already. Read Full Review
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4.0
ComicBook.com - Christian Hoffer
Apr 25, 2018While The Terrifics is supposed to be a homage of sorts to the Silver Age Fantastic Four comics, right now it just feels like a pale imitation at best. Read Full Review
USER REVIEWS
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10
A good & strong story. Sad to see Michael still a douchebag. I'm teased about the other metamorpho more than about who send the wheel agains the new heroes HQ. Plastic man was my favorite with Phantom Girl all along. The Hardball special was not surprising and a little a jerk move. I don't like this Sapphire character much, and that bad with such a important relation to Rex. And poor Java ! Cover - Nice & related 2/2 Writing - A really good writing ... I love that Lemire want to go for Tom Strong & not just let him report dead. 3/3 Arts - Love the art. 3/3 Feeling - Their was some moment when I had hard time to like some of the character. Shame ! 1/2
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8.5
A good issue filled with some fun and some interesting story. Looking forward to this series more than I thought. keep it up, Lemire! please.
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8.5
This is so much fun. Great chemistry between the characters... fantastic, even.
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8.0
As I stated previously, while reviewing issue #2, The Terrifics seems to be one of the most upbeat and fun to read currently ongoing series. It's vibrant, the dialogues and chemistry between heroes (both positive and negative) are believable and make you feel emotionally engaged in what's happening on the comic's pages, and on top of that, wacky, often very lighthearted humor is a breath of fresh air in the DC multiverse. So far I absolutely adore it - hands down the best run from DC's New Age of Heroes, and one I look forward to see next month. Fell in love with it from the first sight.
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8.0
Lemire and Reis make a "terrific" team on this third, solid issue of the "Terrifics" and I'm enjoying the pace, art, writing, concept it has it all. So far my favorite book from the "DC New Age of Heroes" line and look forward to more from this title and team..
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7.5
"The Hardball Special" Third issue of The Terrifics is slower than the last two, but in doesn't mean it's worse. We get a little set up for the future and we see the Terrific Four bonding a little bit. Although bonding may be too strong of a word. The only downside is that Ivan Reis is only on the cover. Don't get me wrong, Joe Bennet's art is fine, I just really liked Reis' work in the previous issues, his Plastic Man looks awesome.
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7.5
The art feels stiff and the pacing is questionable but still readable.
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7.0
The dynamics between Metamorpho, Sapphire, her father, and Java are the most cliched, superficial, and boring in comics, perhaps in all of literature in the history of the world. ("Hyperbole": look it up.). If this title manages to bring that mess to a point that is vaguely realistic, authentic, and interesting, it will have accomplished an outstanding feat. The nexus, however, is the 4-member Terrifics team. And the issue does a rather good job of suggesting the potential to be an effective team even as they make their disinclination loud and clear. And the lineup is brilliant. This combination is certain to produce exciting action and interesting plots. And I gotta cheer a comic that has a monster speaking in hieroglyphs.
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5.0
The Tepids is more like it. A dull slog of a series so far, no matter how good the art. Is this really written by Lemire?
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