The Unexpected continues to be heavy on both action and detail, creating a book with as much to offer casual readers as it does obsessive superhero fans. The Unexpected #3 delves even deeper into Dark Night Metals fallout, a nice reward for DC devotees. Read Full Review

THE UNEXPECTED #3 has its problems and definitely has some more room to grow. However, it's still one of the best issues in the series to date. With a healthy amount of characterization and some beautiful visuals, this is a story that's finally finding its way. Read Full Review

Orlando builds great character relationships and resurfaces fun DC lore, and the Nord/Farmer/Hanna/Cox art team deliver a style that feels stylish and Mignola-esque. Read Full Review

Art wise there are some really great camera angles that are used, and though I am incapable of specifying why, some of the work feels a bit like Mignola. It doesnt look anything like Mignolas work, which is why I am not certain that I get that sensation. But its a compliment, nevertheless. Read Full Review

A welcome clarification of the mission and stakes is introduced, as a quick-and-awesome action-sequence accompanies the interesting exposition. Read Full Review

The plot is still significantly scattered, and we wind up barely knowing the characters besides Firebrand so far. It's a mess, but it's an interesting one. Orlando is doing Morrison here, and we know Morrison can be hit and miss " but I'm intrigued enough to take the ride. Read Full Review

Taking readers in Unexpected directions, this series has hit its stride and it's all the more fun for it. Read Full Review

Slow and steady improvement is all a comic needs to keep me going, and this comic delivered improvement in spades. I can't wait to see how a new arrival to the series impacts things. Read Full Review

As for this book and the rest of New Age of Heroes books, I'm still uncertain what the final fate will be for these characters and their overall impact on the greater DC Comics landscape which will fall into obscurity or might become an unexpected breakout success. Only time will tell, but that's a chapter for another day. Read Full Review

This title is sinking quickly into a morass of melodrama and nonsense. The explanations we need – like just exactly what this Nth Metal Isotope is and what exactly Neon and Firebrand plan to do with it – are frustratingly vague, while the ones we don't – the origin of the Ascendant and the history of his people – are overlong and slow the narrative right down. Nord's artwork has moments but is generally unimpressive this time around and the sense that the whole series is turning into a weird episodic shaggy dog story has become uncomfortably strong. Only better characterization and a clearer sense of purpose can save this series. Read Full Review

I don't care about these characters or their feelings.