Iceman #9 is a great read, and Sina Grace has a fantastic grasp of the character while taking Bobby in new directions previous writers have not. The comic is emotionally engaging, and the artistic team is quite talented. I definitely see why Joe Glassloves this one so much.I highly recommend this one. Give it a read. Read Full Review

Overall, the story and the way its delivered is well done. Easy to follow, and very fluid. If you can get past the perpetual squinting of most characters, this issue will make an enjoyable read. Read Full Review

Iceman #9 is a good time with funny and touching moments abound. I'm not fully sold on Daken yet, but I'm still looking forward to the next issue. Read Full Review

A really strong, character-heavy story is interrupted by a crazy villain plot that doesn't gel as well as the creative team would seem to want. Read Full Review

It's a chore to read this series every month, which is a shame because in theory it could've worked. Nothing against Sina Grace, I just don't think his brand of storytelling translates here and this comic ends up feeling uninspired. Read Full Review

Daken turns Bobby's farewell party into a villain apotheosis. He's activating a Death Seed, and he wants to do it in front of Bobby because … I dunno? He feels that Bobby's "timey-wimey nonsense gave me a gay revelation" schtick is stepping on the toes of his own more simplistic "I'm bi and sleazy and evil" deal, maybe? It's not fun to look at (except for a few pages of nice Bobby vs. Daken fighting), the jokes aren't funny, and the otherwise promising plot takes way too much effort to unearth.

I agree with the MFR review: Reading this series is a chore. I wish it weren't, but it is. Sina Grace is so obsessed with packing his dialogue full of snark and wit and bad jokes and tryhard hipness that deciphering the actual plot points is a headache. I have no problem with portraying Bobby as a devotee of lame jokes. When *literally everyone he talks to* shares an obsessive need to wise-crack (and does a generally terrible job of it), the result is unpleasant and exhausting.

Daken's first line is a Doge meme reference. He goes on to make a lampshade-hanging joke (not a good one) about "fridging" as he commits a notably terrible (in the "ooh, what a cheap twist" sense) murder. "Fridging" is usually bad because it exposes the shallowness of the victim; it reveals they exist solely to complicate the protagonist's life. While this issue's death avoids the misogynistic overtones of many fridgings, it is every bit as cheap and crass as the other worst examples of the trope.

Robert Gill's art is almost as problematic as the script. Ed Tadeo's inking lends Mr. Gill's lines some needed variety, but he burns up all the slack Mr. Tadeo provides and then some. Most of the issue is filled with bland, indistinct, inexpressive characters wearing scrupulously detailed but also very boring civvies. As noted above, things do get more exciting once Bobby and Daken *finally* start to fight, but that's two pages out of 20. more