Wow. A surprising, gritty, street-level detective tale from the guy who brought us crazed terminators and Batman falling to earth from a satellite. I’m pleasantly stunned. This might just be Zdarsky’s redemption arc on his way out the door. If so, it’s shaping up to be quite a mike drop. Not to mention the gorgeous, Year One-esque artwork. Eager to see where this goes!

Taylor and Janin are a magnificent team, and their work feels like it’s going to really have some dramatic long-term implications. Some may complain that the story is unfolding too slowly, but for me, with a story like this, it’s about the journey and not just the destination.

Good issue, but I feel like we’ve seen many of the story elements done before, both in this book and Tynian’s Batman run. Time will tell if this story exceeds its trappings or not.

*Gabe Hernandez should be fired out of a cannon, shot directly into the centre of the sun.

Upon his contact with the sun, the sun itself explodes - disintegrating Gabe Hernandez from being a comic book critic in this timeline and all others.

Perhaps there is a timeline in which Gabe Hernandez is not a joyless twat. He has the critical observation skills of a rodent with no eyes.

For all the great comics he has ruined with his shite, I feel he should be taken to task. Join me friends in slating him henceforth.

A bit of friendly banter we'll call it.





Batman turned up to 11.

How much more Bat? None. None more Bat.

For those disillusioned with the Zdarsky run, read this. It's over the top, it's fun, it's bombastic and it has some fascinating takes on familiar faces.

Scott Snyder reasserts himself as the best modern Batman writer.

The names that have failed to capture Snyder's excellence - Tom King, Joshua Williamson, James Tynion, Chip Zdarsky. Most of these authors have had the odd moment of excellence. However, none of them had a Court of Owls moment.

So excited to see his Absolute run continue.
Between Matt Reeves Batman Universe and Scott Snyder returning - it's the best time to be a Batman fan in ages. more

Very solid debut issue that mines some different characters than Johns’ recently concluded series. However, there seemed to be a lot of unearned conflict taking place, along with several expository gaps that need to be filled in so we understand what’s going on in the Tower of Fate.

A masterful transition for the character that takes him from his recent multiverse-traveling, time-traveling, reincarnated superheroing self back to a street-level, social justice crusader operating in the shadows, possibly like we saw in the Mike Grell days. The character, and the book, are in good hands. This is the most excited I’ve been for the character in 35 years!

This storyline is truly epic, with flawless writing, coloring and artwork! Jeremy Adams has crafted a thrilling galactic saga that just happens to be a Green Lantern tale, with homages to Star Trek and Star Wars thrown in. And just when you think it can’t get even more thrilling, the last page of the story adds another familiar and terrifying threat to the mix.

This is every bit as epic as Geoff Johns’ best work from 15-20 years ago, and should be a Top 10 title. While it’s not necessarily a clean jumping-on point for new readers, Adams does a tremendous job bringing new readers up to speed. The last 18 months of storytelling are really paying off, and I for one couldn’t be happier with this book! more

Very cinematic kickoff to a thrilling new chapter of an epic storyline! The best this franchise has been in over a decade!

So glad this impenetrable mess of a story is over after one year and 13 issues. Spurrier did not stick the landing with this one. When you close the cover after finishing the story, you’re left to ponder what the story was even about, and why did it matter at all?!

Exceeded expectations by quite a bit. Modern-era Kyle Rayner gets pulled into a morbid pocket DC universe of 1994, where heroes and villains battle to save their reality from becoming extinct at the hands of Paralax Hal Jordan. The consequences of this battle impact the DCU and multiverse of today. Don’t miss this fantastic celebration of DC’s past and present!

At least you can see that Spurrier is making a worthy attempt to stick the landing with his year-long storyline by reinforcing the bonds between him, his wife, kids and friends as he races to prevent the end of time and humanity itself. High stakes for sure. Spurrier made me actually care again about what’s happening.

Slightly above average main story is a yawner compared to the main Absolute Power series, and the backup story is nonsensical trash. Save your $$ and skip it.

Fun kickoff to a new storyline, plus a promising backup story too!