The Crisis Command interrogates a ticking clock corpse! But how can heroes save a world without empathy? FIRST they have to figure out how to save it within themselves, as Nina Next, the incredible science hero FRONTIER, takes John Doe Empathy out on the town... to discuss their secrets.
New Heroes are hard to come by. Image is the perfect playground for this comic and what a skill set for heroes…former commander-in-chiefs with super powers. Let's see how this all plays out! Read Full Review
Orlando starts working in layers to this initial arc, which teases plenty of fun and engaging surprises going forward. Read Full Review
Tinto delivers some awesome visuals in this issue. There are some great details to be found throughout and both the characters and the backgrounds look fantastic. Read Full Review
The clock is ticking as a metaphorical mystery gets very personal for one of the members of Crisis Command. In another stering issue, this new superhero team book changes the game yet again. Read Full Review
When the canvas of Commanders in Crisis expands? You begin to grasp precisely what Steve Orlando has set out to accomplish: Make weird stuff in an unforgiving world that gets people's pulses racing and maybe, just once per issue, gives them something else to think about for a little while. Like superheroes advocating for decency and hope. That's worth something, now, always. Read Full Review
Some sweet, some bitter, some all-out action and a surprising ending make for a full comic-reading experience. Read Full Review
The execution never quite lives up to the ideas. Read Full Review
Perhaps the biggest problem with Orlando's approach to introducing a whole new series is that he's been missing that dramatic hook that could really distinguish a whole new world of superheroes that's an amalgamation of different legends from different superhero worlds that don't exist. It's a good idea that Orlando hasn't been able to conjure to the page in a way that feels terribly engaging. All the characters here seem far too involved in what's going on in their own lives to make it feel terribly interesting to the reader. Read Full Review
Starting a whole new super hero universe from scratch isn't easy. You need some more foundation laid. Read Full Review
The idea of starting an event series in an entirely new universe is undoubtedly compelling, and the issue does just enough to keep readers wanting more, but it still remains to be seen if Commanders in Crisis will succeed at its lofty ambitions. Read Full Review