Not really sure why the harsh critiques of this issue. The kiss was clearly a fake out last issue, Superman wasnt in the wrong, and we get a great conversation between Lori and her husband and some great perspectives on how they communicate and how that affects relationships (honestly I dont think people realize how cool it is to be reminded that yeah if you are a telepathic species your relationships are fundamentally different from humans. It is really nice to be reminded of that and it helps explain characters actions).

Floronic man beat by magic was a nice touch to show how he could have so much power vs Superman and Batman but crumble to the might of Atlantis.

All in all this was a well written story with a lot of moving parts that all resolved well.

That being said while I do understand some people think this was rushed... these stories are based off silver age antics. Does no one read silver age stories anymore? Stories might only by 60% done and then in two panels wrap up all loose ends. They ended crazy fast. Here Waid is giving us conclusions across the board at least. more

OK, I guess I should have trusted Waid to make sure Superman's moral compass is working. But the story is both slight and overstuffed.

This happens to be my 4000th review, and what better way to celebrate this than with Batman and Superman, who happen to be my top 2 favorite superheroes of all time. The art is solid, the pacing and action is great and the story was interesting. Mark Waid finally found his groove, and he's going to be the architect or the big figures based on impact of 2020 DC Comics. It's pretty clear that he has a big role in leading DC's All In, and I am excited to see what's next. I'm enjoying this series, and I know when this series is going to conclude I am going to be glad that I read it since the beginning. more

Look I am just going to go out on a branch and guess that Lori made the first move that Clark would not be ok with and Roland just got their at a bad time. I think it was pretty clear that she was rather unhappy with her husband being more interested in... killing everyone? Then be a proper leader.

Onto the actual story, I am loving it. Floronic man in the ocean with the ocean flora makes a lot of sense. I am surprised this has not been explored early. A great untapped story. Also teh Swampthing vs Floronic in the ocean is nothing something I would have thought of but am very glad to see. more

Once again excellent writing and a really exciting set up. Political back stabbing, ungrateful civilians living in ignorance and fear, unknown illnesses, all build a great foundation for a story. Thing do go from 0-100 pretty quickly as the team shows up at a terrible time.

Lori! Woo, seeing her again puts a smile on my face. Nice to see classic characters get their due respect.

This was an ok issue.

Art was great, some of the details are really nice and the fight scenes really feel kinetic. So good work on the artists. They continue to improve every issue it feels. Really getting a feel for things.

As for the story, it isnt bad, it isnt good. It moves forward but it feels like a mess on a mess. Stuff is happening for the sake of happening it feels. Like unless this is explained it feels like 'and now sara sees X or now sara must do X' without actually explaining it. That is not great story writing.

Also some of the extra words added to the fight scenes are... not needed and actually take a way from it. Let me enjoy the art and the excellent fights. That is what is carrying this series for me at least. more

The art is good and the fighting is cool but this issue feels like a bit of a mess. The plot moves forward but not smoothly, and I have no idea why Micheal literally popped out of nowhere just to get killed. Like even Sara was wtf how or why is he here? It was like he was teleported in there. I honestly dont care for the reason it feels like sloppy writing. Drama for the sake of drama.

Overall not a terrible issue but a mess. The overall story moving forward is at least enough to keep me reading for now. more

Some good fight scenes in an issue that finally delivers. Finding out the chief of the precinct isnt corrupt is quite interesting. Not the twist I expected. I do wonder why he is acting corrupt though. Maybe he really is trying to make right by Sara and his guilt for failing her father? A lot of interesting things to unpack there.

Jackie's characteristics here are great. I am enjoying how he is portrayed here. Good start.


This run is really lumpy, most issues are kind of lacking but then you get something like this which is a good issue. more

Start off with the good:

Zatanna messing with Fuseli was kind of fun and a nice tie in to previous interactions.

Art is perfect once again.

Good fight scenes. It is really nice to see Zatanna really duke it out and her creative use of magic. The pages of with the fights are both fun to read and look at.

The odd:

Her crews pep talk felt off. Like Campbell needs to hear better pep talks, and their personalities seem kind of weird with Zatanna. It doesnt exactly feel like the types of personalities she would be working around normally.

The story still has so many plot points to fill in Who is the Lady in White and why does she act subserviant to Brother Night? Also what spell is he using to control her? There is a lot of unknowns still so I think the pacing of this story is kind of off. I think some info in the later issues could have been hinted at or dripped in earlier issues. more

Hard to put a rating on this one to be honest. The art is top notch. Love every panel.

The story is still very confusing and honestly depending on the answers we get, this story is either going to be rather weak or really good.

In this issue we mostly get more question but some answers. By far the splash page after Zatanna says that their is still more to take as she utterly wrecks clayface might be my favorite Zattana art of all time. Campbell drew her so very chilling as she said that. The splash page itself has no words yet is worth a thousand. I could stare at that forever.

So all in all a rather confusing story that has some legs but really the art work is where it is at. The atmosphere and the story tell the art does a long is wonderful.

10/10 art

6.5/10 story (art is helping the story here. Honestly one of the advantages of having the artist tell the story, he knows exactly what he wants on a page). more

Excellent art work. Really nails all the characters well.

As for the story, while it is still confusing, I suppose Campbell is showing us how Zatanna is viewing things. Things are spriralling out of control as the cost of the sword is taking a greater and greater toll on her. Blue Devil was written well and I like it, but there is some work for improvement. Good overall and I still enjoy this a lot. Lots of unanswered questions. Depending on how those are answered this story will go either way. more

Joshua Williamson's Superman has been consistently fun and entertaining. I also realy love the different artist rotation and how they transition smoothly

A tremendous payoff to two years worth of fantastic storytelling by Josh Williamson that doesn’t disappoint even in the slightest. Everything that happens in this action-packed story is 100% earned. I’m a bit confused by Superman’s reaction at the end to something Lex does, but I suspect there’s a reason for it that will make itself known in the coming months. Williamson is the best Superman writer in a decade or two! more

This is a near-perfect issue. The art is amazing. The double-page spreads are great. I'm still not a fan of Lois having powers because it makes Kara obsolete. I love the bad lex, and apparently so does Mercy. She reminds me of Black Cat, where she only likes one version of Peter. Of course, the end is insignificant. She just needs a recharge. I am looking forward to Zod finally arriving. Let's hope it happens soon.

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My vote for best three panels in this issue are:
"You are not Lex Luthor", "But I am" and then the panel that follows.
X-El was an excellent foil to the current state of Lex and really moved things forward.

Lois blasting X-El with all her powers and the cost of that. Well I look forward to how this plays out.

All three artists in this issue were great.

Also as a side note. This is exactly how a Milestone issue should be. This had all-star artists, and a one-shot battle plot that actually has several long-term consequences going forward. This is how you do it. Williamson is on fire with this run. I will be collecting this in an omnibus when it comes out (assuming DC doesnt botch what issues are in it or does something else really silly). more

believe me when I say/I say that I have been REALLY enjoying Joshua Williamson's run on Superman. It is just so entertaining and fun. I really do believe that when this run ends it's going to be a definitive modern classic

Joshua W. really gets Superman. I'm still not a fan of Lois being Superwoman. The panel where is flying in front of the other heroes, she looked exactly like Supergirl Beacause Lois is just a stand-in for Supergirl. I hope this storyline ends soon and Lois goes back to normal. Absolute Power was pretty much the worst thing that DC has done in years. As far as the rest of it. It was great. I love the heel turn for Mercy. I love Mercy and Lex together and her commenting that they needed to turn a profit. Superman's is like "Nah, Money grows on trees at my farm." The art is good as well.


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Barrows is a great artist, dont get me wrong, but after having Mora on this, it feels like Mora is the best Superman artist in... I dont know. Many many years. Barrows draws the eyes kind of odd. Otherwise his art is really good. Just it is unfair to be pit up against Mora.

As for the story, some interesting fighting and great plot development. Stuff that has been brewing in the background finally starts to erupt. Also that last page... dang.

Williamson has been firing on all cylinders with this. more

There is a line in a single panel of this issue that perfectly encapsulates Superman: Lois says that she was devastated when Superman died not only because she lost him but because he died doing what he hated the most: killing! That shows that the creative team gets Superman better than most. Dan mora shines as usual.

This review is straightforward but encompasses all you need to know:

Perfect art, epic battles, stay true to ones character, rejecting deals with the devil, heroic sacrifices and a great cliff hanger. This is how an issue should be.

This arc has been a real treat!

Art is perfect. Nothing more to say there.

Story was good to. Love the call back to hunter/prey. Nice to see when writers do their homework. Great fight scenes, great tension and I want answers! This run has been a great ride and this arc has been going strong.

Quite late to the game reviewing this, but this is where I jump off for collecting this series. This is just too slow of a burn and I just dont care where it is going. The big epic fight that they have been building up for the past year was like 2 pages. All that for 2 pages?

I understand a slow burn but this must be writing for the trades or an omnibus or something as this is going no where fast. For those looking at this review, wait till issue 20 or 24 maybe and see if you can binge it instead. I assume it will read better when you can read a lot of it at once.

Art is great though but it cant carry this. more

Every issue of DWJ run feels good. Almost always my week's highlight when it comes out. I feel sad for Magnus and hope he can get his act together.

Last page reveal. Well I wonder what will come of that. The stakes feel so high with this one. It keeps me on the edge of my seat! A must read.

That splash panel of two robots duking it out and one just smashing the other ones face. Does it get old? No. No it does not. Art is 10/10. Story continues to build. Every page is enjoyable.

Great issue. Art is top notch. Arthur getting use to these new powers is interesting and I quite enjoy the 'blood bending'.

This Arthur feels like the answer to when people mock Aquaman as weak and ineffective.

Also to counter some other points. It is not like Arthur killed a living person. He saved the woman's life and destroyed the corrupted evil within her. That still feels well within his character. He isn't killing people he is cleansing corruption/infection/evil. Important difference.

I do look forward to this story and where it goes from here. more

Hot dang I forgot what amazing art on Aquaman does for him. He is back and this was an amazing start. Epic fights, a clear story set out, logical actions by all parties involved, love to see it!

When great art and great story telling merges you get an opening shot across the bow like this. Wonderful.

John's opening, beating up Kanjar Ro is quite funny, got a good chuckle out of that.

Also this book clearly has two writers, I assume Adams is doing the general plot while Morgan does the finer details (as Adams needs to ensure this book follows the general plot points he needs it to hit to make sense with his GL book). Sadly you can tell this as the general concept makes sense and I like where it is going, but the character to character interactions are a bit weak. Morgan I think needs to really work on being a writer. Maybe Adams can train him into a great comic writer? I can only hope.

Also what is it with John pulling all the ladies? Like I know he is a cool dude and I like him but dang, it is kind of funny and a touch bizarre watching him get flirted with that much. Not out of character per say. Just something you almost never see (Correct me if I am wrong). more

Good stuff in this issue.

One thing I will say is Pasarin cant draw faces well. Everyone looked a touch cringe. Honestly that is where most of the marks are lost in this book. The art. The story itself was a great starter for a new arc. All the set up that week needed to see the build the team was done.

Nice to see Carol again and the relationship between Hal and Carol is cheesy but cute. Also things look like they are going to go South really really fast with the Spectrum fracturing. more

Coming off of a great previous arc, I like the ideas for this arc. Kind of odd to make this a one-shot but that is on DC not Adams. DC has been doing weird stuff like this for a while now.

Art was good, I enjoyed it and it felt high energy.

As for the story, its nice to see how this is a rebuilding. This issue offered so much hope and I loved to see it in a GL book. DC has so little hope in so many of its books. Nice to see this next arc start from a point of strength (even if it doesnt last long). more

Pros: Zatanna is written well and in-character here. Campbell seems to get here which is great!
The art. My goodness I love seeing Campbell draw Zatanna it is wonderful. Top marks.

Cons: This thing just crashes the intro. It is so rapid and gets into the action without really proper build up. That being said, if it was going to be drawn out it would have been worse, so as long as he was just doing that for the first issue to jump in, I wont judge too harshly. If he keep jumping point to point then it will really make the story a disjointed mess. Next issue will tell! more