Just really digging this story. Yes it’s a slow burn but it works for this kind of story.
My guess is Batman is close to losing his fear and we are going to see some crazy shit very soon. Probably next issue.

Could this story arc be more exciting? Yes. But you just don‘t give one of the best drawn series currently being published a 6 because the story is not exactly what you want.

Fun comic and I’m not a Williamson fan. Art is incredible.

I liked the twist of approach with Jason.

Loving this old school storytelling. This needs to be read in single issues. Not a trade read. This may read worse
In a collection.

And I like the homage to the introduction of Scarface…
Minotaur done very similar.

People may say Batman is dumb for not knowing about the Minotaur before, but Fraction isn’t writing the perfect Batman. This is much closer to a pre crisis approach to Batman. more

There’s a new sheriff in town. By that I mean a new top mobster who has taken over, much to the surprise of the other crime lords and Batman, who learns about by threatening a scared punk, way to stay on top of things Bruce.

Also, Fraction writes a diatribe about the death of the daily newspaper industry. I have news for him, daily newspapers started dying after WW2. Most big cities were down to one paper long before the Internet or cable news.

Also Bruce meets a wacky female scientist. I am sure humorous adventures will ensue but she will also play some major role in fraction’s long term plan. Her brother will be the masked villain or something like that. I really look forward to a story where the villlain is a complete stranger to the hero.

Also, story elements that should be huge are dropped. The cop shooting, Gordon as a beat cop, Tim Drake and whatever he’s up that’s the problem. These elements were set up opin previous issues, only to disappear. This story arc is running in Six different directions all at once. The result is not much gets done in any issue. Even writing for the trades, this is real molasses territory.

Good art. Scattershot story. Or I could be wrong. more

Not my favorite issue in this run.

Plot
Dave Colton is out of control, brutally murdering all the soldiers of Latveria. Steve intercepts him. Colton's super-soldier serum is flawed, and his heart begins to fail, but he reveals to Steve that the U.S. government helped Doom become the tyrant of Latveria.

Steve Rogers disappears and travels across the U.S. to understand the new social and economic realities. General Ross considers him a deserter, and the two have an argument, which is interrupted by Iron Man, who recruits Steve for his new team. Colton is saved by a heart transplant developed by Stark.

Captain America now lives at Avengers Mansion.

This comic offers a brilliant and realistic vision of Captain America, refreshing his mythology by placing him in a contemporary setting.

Art
It's art brimming with detail, elevated to another level of quality with diverse textures, offering stunning and breathtaking designs of Captain America and his new universe of characters.

Summary
Steve Rogers vs. David Colton
The true reason for the mission is revealed more

So creative and well done.

This makes All Star superman from Grant Morrison seem so grounded I'm reality. But it's executed really well, and I like Superman creating his own "Bat-mite". I am excited to see how it all ends, and after it ends I will probably read this series in its entirety.

An amazing book! Can’t wait for the next issue !

Shamelessly Silver Age. It’s got the imagination, the silliness, and most importantly, the heart. This book is everything that makes DC Comics great - fantasy and humor grounded in real emotion.

Clever theme that I don’t see too often - about how Superman sees Kryptonite as a form of rejection from his home planet. Sad stuff… very excited to see how this story concludes.

Best issue of Superman I've read in a long time.

Definitely my favorite issue of the run so far. This book has been a pleasant surprise for me. I disliked Zdarkys Batman and was going to skip this, and I’m glad I didn’t.

Also. Important to say that I appreciated how it was a 5 issue initial arc and not 12.

The conclusion to Our Secret Wars is bittersweet for me. Obviously the second Captain, Dave Colton, had to go. But it's disappointing that Zdarsky is seemingly going to turn him into a villain, to return in a future story arc. I enjoyed Colton's ambivalent story and found him much more relatable than the one-dimensional and squeaky-clean Steve Rogers. A part of me wanted to see him as a replacement for Rogers.
I will probably pick up next issue, but with Colton gone for the moment (it seems) I doubt that the next arc will keep my interest. more

this was a pleasant surprised and I really liked it.

I wish i loved this series the way i love absolute Superman. 5 bucks a month is a lot for this glacial pace storytelling. But I like the art and story ideas. Execution could be better.

It’s ok. Definitely not as good as issue 16.

This series doesn’t tackle enough of the issues around the comforts that create complacency that allow for consolidation of resources. Who shows up for the revolution if we lose our high quality distractions like streaming, the NFL and Below Deck? What if it’s the Bears year??

It’s has an overly simplistic moral view around what allows consolidation of power to happen.

The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter. Winston Churchill more

As an issue I enjoyed it. Ram V is similar to Spurrier in that I’m not sure the whole is as good as the sum of its parts. Plotting is not his strength and that is okay. I thought this maxi series dragged in the middle. Definitely going to reread this from the beginning. Which is my plan with Ram Vs swamp thing, detective comics and new gods, to see if these comics hold together.

My favorite writer of all time returns for a fun team up comic.
Thank you Grant Morrison and hope to see more from you.

Not my favorite issue of the run, but still very enjoyable.
The whole thing requires a reread.

Great ending and a promise of more.

Good. But not as good as the prior issue. Not much forward progression of story in this issue. Felt like a lot of rehashing for people who didn’t understand the first 3 issues.

I actually think the Jed Mackay portion of this storyline is being executed pretty well. But i am tired of cross overs and dystopian futures. And no more than two X-men books that’s it.

It’s definitely better than the poorly executed Emperor Doom story.

This was an excellent conclusion to the series. The art was some of the best in all of the issues. There was one beautiful homage to a classic Neal Adams Batman that brought a smile to my face. It was the famous splash page from Batman #251. Sherman homages it in the sequence where it’s being said- “Fire does set the lizard brain alight”. Look at that Batman figure in comparison to the figure Neal used on the cover of Batman Illustrated by Neal Adams vol 1 and you’ll see what I mean.

Anyway….. beautiful issue!! Cannot wait to double dip into the collected edition! Hoping for a nice hardcover! Deluxe edition would be lovely!

* EDIT
It makes me a little sad that this series has been pretty low on the radar. It’s honestly the best Batman story we’ve gotten in recent years. I’m hoping it takes off once the collected edition gets released.

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I like the book a lot. My only really issue is with that’s it pretty padded storytellling. This is a cool issue for visuals in which almost nothing happens.