Still enjoying this series. Good art, interesting story, not the most original story ever told, but it's told well. I'm still not a huge fan of the ... body horror? I'm not sure that's what you would call it, but the feeding scene when the story moves to the vampires in this issue is an example. The grotesque male and female vampire couple from a few issues ago, and the forced...pleasuring of the commander character by the soldier in issue two or three are a couple other examples. Not my cup o' tea, but I can get past them because otherwise the issue and series has been fun so far. more

First and foremost, the art is absolutely spectacular. Kaare Andrews is a truly special artist, whether just on covers or doing interiors as well. Very adaptable too, able to lean towards many different styles. In this book the art has a heavy McFarlane influence. I've also seen Andrews art that skews very closely to Jim Lee. Very very awesome. The story and writing was great too, I love the Kitty Kat character (I can't remember if that's her actual hero name). Amazing design, cool backstory, would love for her to pull a Spider-Gwen and get pulled into regular continuity heh. Looking forward to the finale next month, this series has been great. more

Fun issue. The art is solid and the writing is very good. My favorite scene was when Asami discovers MacRaith's drawing of her, his reaction, and her reaction to his reaction. Cute and humorous at the same time. Also very enjoyable was her training session with the blindfold, and him following her around telling her to take the bloody mask off lol. Good stuff. The interactions between the two are a little more interesting than the overall story, but it's still solid. more

This continues to be a flawless book. Great character moments, especially with Rogue's internal dialog. The villain is very interesting, I still like the new kids even though they didn't get much to do this issue. Rogue, Gambit, Wolvie, Nightcrawler all were written excellently and their personalities shone through. Great art as well, Marquez is a fantastic choice to pick up the torch left by Pepe Larraz as the new "it" X-artist. No notes on this issue, great story, great writing, great art, great cliffhanger, loving it. more

If you're a fan of Shi, you'll like this. It's a good continuation of the story, with just enough backstory to catch anyone up and enough plot progression to be interesting. The art is very good and the writing is also good. I was very pleasantly surprised to see this on the shelf at my comic shop and it didn't disappoint.

Interesting. I haven't been loving this event but this issue was pretty good. Good art and interesting take on the "deal with the devil" trope.

One of my favorite issues of this series to date. The art was good but the writing was great. Cap studying Hawkeye during the "fight" was entertaining, as well as Hawkeye's reactions. Great intro issue for Hawkeye.

Plot
Tony Stark asks Captain America to investigate a version of Hawkeye that is not the one he was meant to be, as Clint rejected the mantle, someone else took it over and using arrows with Stane/Stark technology, he has caused havoc and deaths in his attacks on Roxxon.

This Hawkeye is called Charli Ramsey, he is an American Indian who has an agenda against Roxxon's projects that have affected indigenous lands.

Charli's indigenous name is Hawkeye, showing Cap how skilled he is, when Roxxon sends its army of mercenaries, Cap and Hawkeye fight them all and Steve Rogers is convinced that this Hawkeye is not a villain, that he is instead a formidable hero and ally.

The sequence of Hawkeye using his arrows is great, it mixes science fiction with real physics.

The Maker Council is enraged by Hawkeye's attacks on Roxxon, so they prepare to attack The Ultimates.

This chapter introduces this version of Hawkeye, who while not the correct identity, is a perfect fit for the team.

The Maker's return is 13 months away.

Art
It's organic and textured, giving it a proper dynamism and dramatic tone.

Summary
The Ultimates face a version of Hawkeye that wasn't in Tony Stark's algorithms more

I was surprised by how good this was. I expected a typical empty calorie spinoff mini series but this actually had some nutrition. I enjoyed the individual unique team members, their dynamics, and how they were written. The art was quite good too. I hope this is given the chance to run for a while, there seems to be plenty of meat on the bone for this story.

I like the old movies for the schlock they are, but this book didn't hit with me. The art is poor, the writing is ok but a little too preachy and basic. I won't be picking up #2.

Excellent issue with very good art, great writing and an interesting story. Robin's misery at the fundraiser was quite humorous. I'm quite interested to see where this goes.

Absolutely brilliant. Great art, great writing, great setting and plot, one of the best first books I've read in a while.

I'm shocked by how good this is. I thought Scott Snyder was here just for the money and he wanted to focus on his indie projects. plus, I was tired of his huge exposition dumps.

but this was solid. I'm not a fan of Nick Dragotta's art because I think it's bland. But maybe it's because of the coloring but it works here. It's very brutal and gels well, and the suit has grown on me. This issue shows why Scott Snyder is the best modern Batman writer of all time in my opinion.

Comic book fans are eating good with ultimate Spider-Man and Absolute Batman. I hope we keep on getting great projects like these more

This f***ed HARD. My goodness

This was the first issue so far that I didn't love with no notes. The writing seemed to take a dip in this issue, and the transition from "everyone is knocked out" to "we need to get to Florida quick, oh I know let's just teleport" was kinda awkward to me. I will say that I loved Man Thing and overall the book was still good, it was just a bit less good to me than the previous issues.

This series started slow for me, I didn't love the #1 but each issue has gotten better and better. The art is still just ok, but the writing is outstanding. I loved the entire conversation between Jean and Carol, the galactic council meeting was fine and Gorr coming at Jean is interesting. I would echo the comment from another reviewer here and say it seems like the issues should be a little longer. I dunno if it's shorter than other books or if it just seems that way. I was a little dubious of "Jean decides to take a break from the X-Men to drift the cosmos" as a concept for a new series, but it's definitely getting good. more

This series continues to get better and better. This issue isn’t held back as much as previous issues due to the narration of the other character. It’s more focused on Jean and her struggles to let loose from time to time and not only focus on being the cosmic savior. Stephanie continues to do a great job in writing Jean in this series and having her interact with other well known iconic characters is always fun. The art isn’t the worst by any means but I still wish that Marvel would finally hire Russell Dauterman or Pepe or R.B. Silva to draw this series. Fingers crossed that one of those amazing artists will eventually helm the book. The only drawback is that I feel that these books can be at least 5 or 6 pages longer. more

Another fantastic issue that feels perfectly at home in an X-Men catalog while still being fresh and new. Kitty vs Emma is a classic conflict and having these new, young mutants kinda falling into Kitty's lap is an entertaining way to drive the story, as opposed to the typical "seeking out new mutants to mentor" path they usually take. The writing has been impeccable and the art has been pretty good.

I like all three of the new characters, with the chatty girl from #1 being my favorite so far probably (their names haven't stuck with me yet). The athlete from issue #2 is a little annoying, but a common character trope and a good character while the moody dude who just wants to be left alone is another common character trope but his personality matches his [apparent] power set. When other peoples' emotions and problems are constantly bombarding you, of course it gets tiresome. I very much look forward to seeing where they go next, and if there will be any more new mutants. Is Emma building a new Hellions team? Issue #2's mutants seem to fit the type, though the chatty girl doesn't so much. I'm intrigued. more

Nice new start, interesting setting and premise. The art is great and the writing is good. I'm definitely interested in this new "clean" Gotham with Batman hanging around waiting for the other shoe to drop.

Great issue with an interesting story, good writing and MUCH improved art. Each character is uniquely written and interesting, with Cassandra being the highlight of the issue. This has become one of my favorite DC books running with the art no longer repulsing me.

Good finale, interesting way to overcome seemingly impossible odds. The art was fantastic. Huge implications on the future of the DC universe as well, very significant event with a satisfying conclusion. Looking forward to where this goes and this will probably make me give more DC books a look than I normally would, just to see what's different. Great stuff.

Halfway through the book, I thought to myself "this isn't as annoying as the past six issues, is there a new writer?" so I went back and checked the credits page and sure enough there's a co-writer listed. She must be helping out a lot because the writing was a LOT better in this issue. Ellie has been a delight, as has been Princess. Ellie's grief process is well done and I'm enjoying Taskmaster's role on the "team" as well. The art was solid too. Best issue of the run so far. more

Really good finale, this was one of the better issues of one of the better series of Claremont's "revisiting the 80s and 90s" minis he's been doing the past few years. Art was good, writing was good, it was an interesting event that wasn't shown in the original run. Perfect example of this style of going back to the earlier X-Men days. Very enjoyable.

Jed MacKay’s run keeps on chugging along w/ a great issue focused on Psylocke & Kid Omega’s TK journey into the psyche of the mutant the team saved in issue #2. I was definitely uneasy about this series when it debuted, but so far I’m totally bought in & really enjoying it!

I loved how MacKay wrote the (friendly?) rivalry between these two while depicting them as a formidable duo on their mission. I know Psylocme likely isn’t long for this series given her upcoming solo, but I’m glad we got to see her & Quentin in action together as they’ve probably been the two characters in this series w/ the least storyline so far. I also loved seeing John Greycrow as he’ll be playing a big part in Psylocke’s solo, so it was a nice touch to see those two together now.

My mind was blown at MacKay’s reveal of who’s behind the new X-gene activations! I may or may not have let out an audible gasp haha. Really interested to see how this plays out, who Cassandra may be working with, & hopefully a climactic showdown between the two sides!

Ryan Stegman was back on art this issue & I can’t believe how quickly I’ve now associated this run w/ his art. I loved what Netho Diaz did on the last issue, but seeing Stegman’s art brought back after even just one issue gave the story an immediate feeling of familiarity. He gave us some really neat designs for the psychic journey & the visuals depicting 3K’s experiments were truly horrifying. The additional inking by JP Mayer & Livesay gave Stegman’s designs depth, especially during Cassandra’s reveal & Marte Gracia’s colors elevated it all to another level. Loved his use of pinks & greens! Clayton Cowles’ lettering approach to the psychic comms was really cool & I couldn’t remember seeing it down this way similarly. Extra snaps for creativity! more

I'm LOVING this book. The art is god-tier and the writing is exceptional. I really liked this issue's focus on Psylocke and Quire attempting to psychically investigate while showing their individual personalities, strengths and weaknesses. This is my favorite book currently running and every issue leaves me impatient for the next. Can't wait to see where this is going.

Solid issue. The writing was much better than the art, it's a rather ugly book but I enjoyed Gwen's encounter with Jessica Jones in the bar and the talk after. My biggest gripe is the use of an over-used trope where the boy hitting on her is a villain and she doesn't recognize the threat. That one has been played to death. Hopefully the book can move in a less tired direction quickly.

Mostly standard fare for this book, I was waiting for the other shoe to drop the entire issue and something happen to cause the crowd to turn on Gert but it never happened. This issue was enjoyable and I'm definitely interested in how this story arc plays out. The art is pretty good, same as always. The writing is solid, thought it stretches my ability to suspend disbelief a little with the crowd even admitting all the bad things she's caused and still cheering her as a hero. Obviously anything goes in this book, but I just didn't quite understand it. I have a feeling it'll be explained later. more

This issue took a hard swerve from what I was expecting and I like it a lot. It gave me Twilight Zone vibes, especially with Mr. X-Ray's background and the way it was presented. The art was fantastic, the writing was exceptionally good and the plot is very interesting. Probably my second favorite Ghost Machine book to date, behind Rook.

Plot
There is a street that traps those who have something hidden in their past, where guiltness becomes instant death.

In this place that exists between realities, in the middle of our world and the afterlife, we are introduced to two characters, Pranky the boy scout and Mr X, two Hyde Street Residents.

Pranky makes an old lady confess her hidden secrets, unforgivable crimes, which this boy scout takes advantage of to earn another badge, something as noble as a boy scout badge is transformed into something scary and cruel.

Mr X approaches Pranky and warns him that this type of abrupt interventions to the guilty are not fair, but Pranky only wants to continue increasing his badges, as requested by the cosmic entity Score Keeper.

This issue tells the story and the lowest point of Mr X's life before being a Hyde Street Resident.

Mr. Ray called himself Frederick Xavier Ray, he was one of the advertisers in 1966 who launched deceptive products to children such as X-Ray glasses, no matter who he was scamming, his goal is to make money by lying, nothing matters to him, not even his own daughter Judy.

This comic mixes mysteries, suspense with terror in a place where reality is confusing and your hidden secrets come to collect debts of pain. This comic is able to go from a routine situation to maximum terror in a perfect narrative transition.

Art
Ivan Reis offers his organic art full of hypnotizing details that give a gloomy tone to moments that seem harmless, with excellent facial expressions and a magnificent handling of body language.

Summary
Welcome to a street that judges you by your darkest secrets, where depending on who you meet, your pain can be short or very long
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