Definitely an intriguing start here. This is a lot of Alfred, which is certainly a choice initially. However, I think that it worked nicely as a way to introduce Bruce and give his origins. Furthermore, I think we got to see a solid amount of Bruce as himself and as Batman here, so I can't complain too much. I feel as though Snyder is building an interesting world here and I'm definitely looking forward to seeing where things go. Dragotta's art was good as well, although I do think that it worked best when he drew the larger characters such as Black Mask and Batman, himself. more

I was pretty into the "Alpha" side of this, but not so much the "Omega." Don't get me wrong, I thought the "Omega" story was fine, but I also found it a little hard to follow a good chunk of the time. I did like Craig's art, but it also didn't always work the best for me. The highlight of this, in my opinion, was Booster Gold, primarily in the "Alpha" story. I wonder how that will get followed up on. more

Another super solid issue to close things out, in my opinion. Mora's art was definitely the highlight of this, though. For example, literally the first page when he focuses on Amanda's eyes. Just spectacular. The story here was entertaining as well. I especially enjoyed Amanda not being able to remember any of her intel at the end. I do appreciate that we finally got some sort of explanation as to Ollie's alliance with Amanda, but I do think it could have been handled better in Joshua Williamson's Green Arrow series tie-ins instead of being largely ignored. Anyways, I'm interested to see what comes in Justice League Unlimited, as well as all of the other DC books for All In. more

A pretty solid ending to Taylor's time on this series, in my opinion. As a matter of fact, I thought Taylor's run as a whole was pretty solid. Not everything was my absolute favorite, but this certainly had some great moments. I'm intrigued to see where John Layman takes things in the next issue. Pete Woods on the art duties is certainly something to look forward to.

A solid issue, but I really wish we got...I don't know, something? Something about why Ollie has aligned with Amanda. That meeting with Dinah could have given us some sort of explanation or even somewhat substantial pieces of one, but that just didn't happen here. I don't mind the idea of Ollie turning whatsoever, but I also feel as though there needs to be some sort of reasoning shown or given to us, the readers. more

This was...certainly something. I thought it was fine, but I still wish I was able to understand everything better. I did appreciate the messaging relating to family here, but everything else was just super weird to me. Hopefully the next arc, under the new All In initiative, can be a good turning point for this run.

This was solid, but nothing spectacular. I likely would have rated this lower had it not been for Galán's really nice art. It definitely reminds me of the work of artists like Rod Reis and Matteo Scalera. Oh yeah, one other thing I wanted to point out was how funny I found that line from Ghost-Maker about Batman Incorporated not being "big enough." It was definitely too big for the series to put enough focus on one or two characters at a time. more

A pretty solid ending, in my opinion. I thought Amanda being ousted from her family was written well here, and I thought it was a good way to really push her over the edge. All things considered, though, while I did enjoy this, it wasn't entirely necessary the story or anything. At least it was good, in my opinion.

A good issue, although I do think this ended a bit suddenly. I just felt a little underwhelmed, despite the fact that I found the majority of this enjoyable. For the backup, I will say that I wish like half of it wasn't recapping/retelling things we've seen already. The moment where Damian reassured Diana was nice, though.

Another solid issue for Absolute Power. Still not my favorite stuff, but good. I particularly liked Zatanna's little speech about how this situation has impacted her, specifically, as I thought it added a stronger sense emotional depth to the whole thing that wasn't there prior.

Shout out to Κυανό for the most unhinged review of the year.

I mostly liked this. I just wish the ending had more teeth to it. I felt like maybe they were setting up Dreamer and Jon to be an item, but maybe they're just great friends. Either way, it would've been exciting for this clash between Jon and Jay to have more oomph and consequence. Maybe they should've broken up here. Jay as a character seems like a vestige of Taylor's Superman run, carried over but not really needed or wanted. We could give Jon some interesting pathos by doing it as well, as he often seems just as stagnant. But I guess a little hand-waving and "Oh, you"s is enough to get over your mother's assassination. more

A solid read, although I don't think I needed this to be as long as it was to get the point across. Interesting that we're getting tension between Jon and Jay, even if it was momentarily resolved for the time being. I read all of Tom Taylor's Superman: Son of Kal-El series, and I don't remember a whole lot of Jay's character from it, so I wouldn't really mind him fading into the background a bit. I'm intrigued to see whether or not the, what I perceived to be, romantic tension between Jon and Nia is followed up, as I assume she won't end up being dead or she'll be resurrected somehow. more

I feel very similarly with this issue to how I've felt with the last two, so you can read my reviews of them if you're interested. I will say that I enjoyed the backup story from Johnson & Montos. I'm looking forward to that Civil Corps storyline after Absolute Power.

A pretty solid issue here that was definitely an improvement over the previous. The main story was good, and I especially enjoyed how Darkseid was introduced towards the end. The backup story was nice as well, and I hope Dinah's involvement in Green Arrow #16 will lead to, at least, some answers regarding his current motives during this event.

An interesting issue here to say the last. I appreciated seeing the perspective of the Amazons during the time of Absolute Power #3, though I think things could have been executed a bit better. Either way, this was solid for what it was. I did like the last few pages with Steve Trevor connecting things to Tom King's current Wonder Woman series, though.

Another super solid issue here. Mora's art is definitely the highlight for me. The story itself the Waid's writing of it art both good, but I, once again, found the pacing to be a little too fast for me here. This might have been better as a 6-issue series. Hopefully the next issue wraps things up nicely, though.

Nahuelpan's art is really good here, as he continues to be a great fill-in artist for Sean Izaakes. Aside from that, the story was solid and entertaining. That's about it, unfortunately. Maybe it's due to the fact that I was really hoping the Absolute Power tie-ins for this series would focus on Ollie and why he's aligned with Amanda, but these just haven't been my favorite issues. They're good, but also the weakest issues of the series, in my opinion. more

Another really weird issue, which is basically my general consensus for this run. I feel like each time I review an issue of this series, I, essentially, say the same thing. So, read my other reviews for past issues to find out what I, basically, thought of this issue if you're interested.

Another solid story for this miniseries. I think this could have been a bit stronger, especially with the flashbacks to earlier in Barry's life, but this was still enjoyable and I liked the explanation as to how Barry is able to phase through matter. Woods put out some pretty nice art throughout this, as well. By the way, I might have missed something, but I didn't realize Barry had that haircut currently. more

Not quite as good as the first issue, but still good nonetheless. This series continues to give us interesting motivations for Waller prior to the events of the main Absolute Power series and her whole "overarching villain arc" in general. I just hope this mini closes out strongly.

A lot better than the last issue. I wasn't expecting a Diana & Damian team-up in the main story, but I quite enjoyed it and I'm looking forward to it continuing in the next issue. The backup story was also a fun time, as per usual.

Not bad whatsoever, but not as good as the debut issue, in my opinion. I don't know, this one just didn't grip me like the previous one. Hopefully the next issue gets things back on track. Also, in reference to my review of the previous issue, it seems as though this is going to be an episodic series, maybe with a slight overarching plot.

A pretty solid start here. This is my first time fully reading a Kirby book, per my dad's recommendation, but I had a bit of an idea as to what to expect, especially in terms of dialogue considering that this is from the 1970's. Anyways, this was weird in a good way and I think the sci-fi world we're introduced to here is interesting from the start. I'm wondering if this is going to have an overarching story, or if it's just purely going to be one-off stories each issue. Either way, I'm intrigued to see where this one goes. more

"But the world doesn't wait for us to ask before it inflicts horrors upon us. All we can do is spite it by surviving or die. What will it be, Cyclops?"

Sure did pick a day to drop that line.

A pretty solid issue that kind of acts as a setup for the finale of this storyline in the next issue. It was nice to see Swamp Thing again and I still think it would be cool for him to join the team going forward, especially since he doesn't have his own book at the moment. Either way, with next issue also being the last issue for Taylor on the writing duties, I hope everything gets wrapped up nicely. more

This continues to be solid, but nothing spectacular. Campbell's art is probably the best part of this for me, and it's a shame he won't be on the book following this storyline. Though, I can't really complain about Dan Mora being the main series artist, either. Aside from that, I hope this wraps up well.

Another solid issue for this series, but also another one that's a little weak in comparison to the rest of the run so far. I just haven't found these Absolute Power tie-ins to be as interesting, unfortunately. It also doesn't help that I'm really missing Xérmanico on the art duties. Oh yeah, and I don't think really think Guggenheim's backup was incredibly necessary.

A pretty solid one-off here. I can't lie when I say that I wasn't the biggest fan of Zucker's art at times. I just felt as though some of the faces looked a bit off. Otherwise, Booher's story was super solid and not where I expected things to go. If it wasn't for the art, I would have rated this higher, honestly.