Screaming Enigma's Profile

The best issue of the series thus far. Camp has continuously proved to be incredibly proficient when it comes to theming, symbolism, and allegory, and he continues to maintain that skill here. Just great stuff on his front, which shouldn't really be surprising at this point. He's really making a strong case to be considered the best writer out there right now. Additionally, Morian continues to be a great fit for this book, and he put out some of his best work yet, in my opinion. Just a great way to close out the first arc and I'm very much looking forward to more. Also, very nice that Cara didn't actually randomly die off-page.more

Unfortunately, the weakest issue thus far. Fortunately, however, the series has been so great up until this point that this was still really good. This does feel like something that could have been a bit more condensed, but I'm not mad at what we got at all. Latorre continues to be great on the interiors, and I loved a lot of the shots throughout this. I'm just hoping this picks back up a bit with the next issue.more

A surprisingly quick read. Like, really, it felt like it only took me a few minutes to read this. In any case, I thought this was pretty good. Galán's interiors were not only strong and consistent, but also right at home with the tone/setting of this book. As for the writing, I liked it. I believe, as of now, this is the first book I've read from Doyle. They did a pretty nice job of hooking me int o the story moving forward, and I'm pretty interested to see where this goes next. Nice balance of mystery and horror, also.more

It's a pretty solid read, but I also feel that this really hasn't done much to justify it being necessary. It's been stated in interviews, particularly by Snyder, that he doesn't want the Absolute line to get over-inflated just because it's been doing well (like, very well), and that he'd rather focus on quality, rather than quantity. Again, I don't think this is a bad book whatsoever. However, I am finding this to be the weakest book of the Absolute line thus far. Furthermore, it's not really selling me on being something that we needed, as I mentioned earlier. Yes, we're getting the introductions for Absolute versions of characters like Cassandra Cain (Batgirl) and Helena Bertinelli (Huntress), but those are really the biggest talking points from these past two issues. Additionally, it doesn't help that this feels the most like a traditional superhero comic. Luckily for me, I can rock with that...but, for a line of comics that has built a reputation on being different than that standard "status quo," I feel that this one doesn't really stand out much. All of that said, I do still like this book, hence my rating. I'm just hoping it picks up a bit as it continues and that it can find a voice that's a bit more unique.more

Actually a great issue here. My general feelings on this book overall are something I've stated multiple times over. To me, this is a book that has been great at times, but it's more consistently been really good, rather than great. However, I really enjoyed this. Harley continuously trying to tell Bruce about her past and upbringing and whatnot did feel a bit longwinded, but I still found this to be very well-done. Dell'Edera proved to be a really good choice for a fill-in here, in my opinion. Would love to see him pop up again in the future. However, the main thing to talk about here is the story, particularly the connections made to the larger plot from Harley's past. Spoiler warning, but I think Jack being Harley's father in this universe is a pretty interesting twist on things, and I'm very much looking forward to seeing how that, potentially, becomes a bigger aspect of the the story in the future. Really hoping this book can maintain this level of quality.more

Pretty solid read, once again. I was surprised at the amount of material/commentary/etc. about the real-life comics world, particularly that of the beginning of Image in the early 1990s. I'm not super familiar with how the shared Image Universe works (with characters like Spawn, Savage Dragon, Youngblood, etc.), but it's a bit weird that Spawn's existence as a comic character in their universe...p redates Al Simmons becoming Spawn in said universe? If there's someone a lot more familiar with the universe that can explain, that would be super cool. If you've read my reviews of the first issue of this book and/or my reviews of Matthew Rosenberg's first issues of Spawn and King Spawn, you'll know that my Spawn knowledge is incredibly limited. Anyways, yeah, I liked this. Also, I very much appreciated the Twilight reference at the beginning of this.more

The weakest issue of Rosenberg's run on Spawn & King Spawn thus far, unfortunately. Not a bad read at all, but another instance of Al not being the book a whole lot. When he did show up, it was cool. Particularly as I wasn't the most interested in the dialogue between the criminals. Like, it was solid, but also not something that was strongly drawing me in. In any case, I'm hoping this picks up so oner rather than later.more

Really good, but also a bit disjointed? I liked a lot of what we got here, but it really felt like the story was jumping from thing to thing before finally getting to Batman fighting Ōjō. I think Fraction has a lot of super intriguing ideas for this run, but I also believe that, perhaps, he needs to focus on less of them at a time so that they all have the proper amount of time to shine. As I've s aid in this review already, I really liked this, but I also feel that the amount of story aspects being focused on simultaneously is a hinderance to this book being "great," rather than "really good."more

Not as strong as the first issue, but still really good. This has done a good job of balancing its tone, in my opinion, with the mystery, the humor, the action, etc.. I think that Prince has done a good job handling Boston's character as a whole, as well. Morazzo is a good fit for the story being told, also, and I'm just really liking the work they're both doing. Looking forward to Deadman going t o the underworld in the next issue, as well as learning more about the antagonist, whose name I don't think has been stated yet? Oh yeah, and I also appreciated the inclusion of Batman's "gadget description box" that we've seen in his mainline series by Matt Fraction & Jorge Jiménez.more

Still struggles with continuity from time to time (the pacing can be a bit jumpy) but I think that's mostly coz Campbell has all these awesome scenes he's envisioned and is desperate to get to. Will not complain about it too much because, like last issue, it gives us some pretty spectacular scenes.

As per usual with Campbell's work on Zatanna, this had some great art. Though, the story was a little lacking...as per usual, in my opinion. Far from a bad story, but not one that I feel matches the greatness of his artwork. That said, I did find this to be my favorite issue of the run thus far, so that's good. Hopefully Campbell can continue to improve, as I'd really like to consider this a great book overall.more

A bit surprised to see Mattina doing the main cover here, considering his situation a while back. Perhaps I missed an update, or multiple, about that? In any case, I enjoyed the inside of this book. Kind of weird that we're now three issues into Rosenberg writing the regular Spawn title and this one, and Al has barely been in anything. I don't dislike Hudson at all, I think he's perfectly fine, bu t I'd like to see the actual titular character more. Though, I understand it based on the story they're doing here. Anyways, yeah, I liked this. I thought Nachlik's interiors were better than #55, but I also felt Rosenberg's story was a bit weaker than #55, so it balances it out and I'm giving this the same score as #55.more

A bit of a quicker read, but still very enjoyable. This has been a pretty consistent book, in my opinion, for its whole run thus far, and I'm hoping the next issue closes it out strongly. All it really needs to make it enjoyable, theoretically, is Ezra taking down Nazis. That could be the entirety of #6 and I'd, very likely, be happy.

Happy to say that this was my favorite issue so far. It’s still far from great, but I still enjoyed it. I do think the direction of the book, particularly the artist situation, is a bit strange (as is the change of logo design on every cover), but that doesn’t impact my ratings of the individual issues themselves. In any case, this was good and I’m hoping, at least, the final issue can close this out as strongly as possible.more

It’s a solid read, but nothing absolutely amazing or anything. Corona’s art is, easily, the best aspect of this book, in my opinion. I do think Young is the type of writer that fits a character like Lobo well, but, ironically, this book just hasn’t been reaching that “next level” for me. It’s good and largely enjoyable for what it is, but also something I feel has potential to be a lot better.

I can’t really place specifically why, but this was my favorite issue so far. Giandomenico’s interiors continue to be fairly strong, and I particularly liked the dialogue between Slade and Rose here. I was a bit worried when I saw the text on the cover, but I’m glad Fleecs wrote them exactly as he should have here. Really hoping that Rose continues to be featured in this book consistently.

Not quite up to the 4/5 or 8/10 mark for me, but this was pretty close to getting there. I might need to re-read the first three issues with the added context of the twist revealed here. Not sure how much my opinion of them would change, though. In any case, this was a pretty solid read, though I do think DaNi is capable of stronger interiors. I like her style she’s going for, in general, but I th ink it could use a little refinement.more