The Vigil fits perfectly under the Dawn of DC initiative, as the engaging story explores new characters and new concepts in a compelling way that will surely surprise readers. I eagerly await the following issues, and I am calling this a book to watch. Call your Local Comic Book Store today and ask them to hold this issue! Read Full Review

The Vigil #1 is on shelves on May 16 and is worth checking out at your LCS. This issue is exciting and is expanding the awesome world of DC Comics. Read Full Review

Less James Bond and more Argo, The Vigil grabs you at the start and gets espionage lovers' hearts racing where it counts. Spy lovers, The Vigil has it all from plot twists, cliffhangers, foreshadowing, and red herrings. Buckle up as there's a new spy drama worth investing in. Read Full Review

I'm not sure where this is going, or how it'll ultimately intersect with the rest of the DCU. However, I'm a sucker for anything that turns the DCU into more of a global story, and this is an extremely strong start. Read Full Review

The Vigil #1 introduces readers to a new and very secret super team tasked with finding and destroying dangerous threats around the world. Ram V's story is well-crafted and ticks all the boxes for a solid foundation, and the art is excellent. Read Full Review

It's not that DC needs new characters. What they need is new angles and perspectives and as it happens, new characters are sometimes the best way to get that. This issue is a strong start for this troupe and I'm very excited to see what it could grow into. Come on, DC readers, let's make this series sell well enough to become an ongoing! Read Full Review

The Vigil certainly has plenty of potential and it scratches a particular itch of mine that DC has long done well. I grew up on a bunch of these kinds of projects in the 80s and 90s such as what we saw with early Checkmate and Suicide Squad books, so there's a lot that they can do things with here. It just depends on whether it charts its own path and has a solid enough audience to sustain it or if it ends up getting hobbled by crossovers and cameos that feel forced. I like the cast with what little we get to know here and the concept works, as design the first blush round of design and costuming. I'm curious to see what it'll do going forward with the next couple of issues and how it wants to define itself because the team working on it is definitely strong. Read Full Review

Lalit Kumar Sharma delivers some beautifully detailed and visually thrilling art throughout the issue. Both the action scenes and the environments draw you in with their imagery. Read Full Review

The Vigil #1 is a strong debut for the new Dawn Of DC series. Ram V and Lalit Kumar Sharma successfully introduce us to how you can mix the world of espionage with the DC Universe. If they can carry this momentum for future issues, The Vigil can become one of the standout series for DC Comics. Read Full Review

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The Vigil certainly possesses potential, but its introduction is ultimately run-of-the-mill. Read Full Review

In the new era of DC, a new black ops team makes perfect sense, and while I would have liked a little bit more information in these pages, the secrets do seem to be the point. Read Full Review

Art 8
Dialog 10
Story telling 9.5

This is the first super heroes of Indian decent I have ever read in American comics and it is a legitimate story and powers concept, not just a gimmick, told by a writer and an artist of Indian decent.
It has a nice follow and left you wanting more by the end.
I think it gives a voice to people who has not have there version/culture of the world told by either one of the big two publishers before.
And I am surprised that of the fact that this book about Indians by Indians has not been more publicized.

Started slow, but got interesting by the end.

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Very good first issue that leaves me wanting more, and it's really interesting how little this actually needs to be in the DCU. Though given Ram V's knowledge of the DCU, I expect him to have fun with it.

A good and intriguing opening issue with original characters and a nice spy theme to the story. It does enough to pull you in despite not giving too much character detail. I look forward to learning more about the characters in future issues. The world building is solid and the action--when it comes--is memorable.

Ram V doesn't go overboard with his purple prose and Sharma's crisp art depicts the world and characters very well. This first issue left me wanting more which is a success in my book.

Recommended if you are looking for something a little bit different than the regular capes & cowls fare.

This could have been good, but I agree with the other reviewers. We know nothing about these people other than the reason for their abilities. They just as well could have been robots and it wouldn't have made any difference to the plot. It didn't instill any interest in the reader to keep reading beyond this point. Even the end villain had no impact because we don't have any stakes.