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Why is it so hard for Joe Kelly to tell a coherent story lately ? This story reads like this- he took Peter’s arrival back home, a clone battle with Ben, Norman depressed, a sick alien who needs medical help , and Peter returning to Aunt May… and tried to make it work. It doesn’t. A scattered mess moving at a frenetic pace. No time for moments to settle in. Art that shifts due to 3 artists pencil ing it. This book needed to slow down and have way less going on. Terrible pacing just killed this book.
Man Joe better redeem himself on the next storyline.but just reading the solicitations… I don’t want another damn symbiote.
Do better Joe. more

This issue might as well be titled “Jumping to conclusion because the plot needs us to”. Jed MacKay’s Unlikeable X-Men has become a little less frustrating in recent months, because as unrecognizable as Toy Daniel’s art has become, at least it’s not Ryan Stegman or his clone Netho Diaz. The way MacKay makes the characters arrive at convenient conclusions is completely mind-boggling though. Because Doug wants to go underground, he must be with the Morlocks. Because the stupid new mutant sickness didn’t exist in the future it must come from there. And 3K is clearly code for Make More Mutants, which gives away the identity of Dark Beast. WTF. How stupid does McKay think the reader is?
The rest of the book is going through the motions by bashing a few Nazis (everyone’s called a Nazi now, but the Strucker twins are the real deal) and encountering an old acquaintance. Meh.more

Gaile Simone continues her streak of awfulness in this issue. We get Temu versions of Universal monsters from the 70s controlled by Elsa Blood stone. vs the Rogue team of Rogue, Wolverine, Nightcrawler and Gambit. Jubilee is in the clutches of Morbius and then they all agree to fight elsewhere. Then we are treated to reprehensible Dialogue, and action that sucks. Rogue vs N'kantu( the mummy) a nd wolverine vs Werewolf etc . Just all dumb. then the dumbest of all- WereWolverine....
Gail has been stuck in just rotten storytelling. None of this is fun and frankly this is the best issues shes done in awhile yet its still lame. more

X-Men #25 is in fact the better of the 2 books after the awful Uncanny X-men featuring knock off Universal Monsters. But thats not high praise at all. I'll say it now and later in this review- Current X-men Suck. Let's dive in - We get the team deployed to find the Morlocks in hopes of finding Doug Ramsey. Along the way a random story of Nazi mutant twins, nazis killing( hero’s kill right? The X- men are not heroes in this book) and a cool battle. Cyclops's team go back to being the Krakoa killers we got at that series end. Some will say it’s a political message and killing Nazi mutants is allowed blah . Idc about all that.Be heroes or don’t be heroes. Then we get the return of Crimson Commando who was last killed by Wolverine working with a group called O.N.E. Just what we need. Another group to be unfocused on. More cuts to the X-men talking about the actual plot while eating. Then more 3k nonsense in the back up story. Does this sound like this story makes sense or that this story crafted in a way that flows? NO. Do we get crowbarred into plot lines and crazy exposition just because and go nowhere with it? YES.
As mentioned before ,the X-men everything is really BAD right now. 98% of this stuff just sucks.So if you want Claremont type writing it’s not here. It’s never going to be here and this story isn’t it. But is it better than the usual xmen story we got in earlier issues ? Sure it is. more

The book opens with a young Pamela and her Mother in the first of a few flashbacks. these run through the entire book and really do a good job of fleshing out the origin and motivations of young Pamela all the way to adulthood.We are then launched into the usual Synder spectacle. Batman emerges with huge chain saws attached to both arms. We of course are told numerous times these aren't people any more giving Batman full car blanch to chop everyone up. Page after page Batman is confronting grotesque monstrosities and chopping them up. All the while Alfred is feeding him info to move the story along. We get confirmation that Jim Gordon is with Bruces Mom which you’d have to be blind to not see coming.

The final few pages highlights exactly why the series is so successful. Just the keep you reading factor. Everything ends on a cliff hanger and this is no different. Ivys form reveal is something out of Resident Evil end bosses and then the final surprise at the Epilogue.Very Cool to see the court.

Scott Synder Continues his nonstop thrill ride of a series that makes you dying to read the next issue. It’s a big silly action movie of a book that 17 issues in ,has me wanting more. more

Just look at the amount of people who even write reviews for this garbage title.No ones reading it. no ones buying it. I got a damaged copy for 50% off from my store based on morbid curiosity . This is the final issue of a terrible series. We get Nazis with Gumby arms that are really just bodies full of cockroaches. yup. this is Erik Larsen at his worst. Such a talented artist at one time, who le t his once great Savage Dragon title slip into disarray. Time to Hang it up Erik and back into obscurity you go. more

David Pepose has barely written anything that I've enjoyed. I’m just being honest.The Savage Avengers was trash and Joe Garrison Punisher… was an abomination. Maybe he didnt have much of a say on those But this Space ghost series has been stellar. I love every bit of what he’s done here. In fact I rush to read each issue once I buy it. it's that compelling and Laus art is a perfect compliment to i t. The story pulls at the heart strings well enough and the Space Ghost crew faces huge odds and each time comes out ahead. These last few issues with the Anti Matter man have been really well done. Our hero’s prevail but at what cost. Read it to find out and also Buy this series. It’s Worth it.

David hasn’t showcased an unlocked talent like Kelly Thompson has on her tremendous WW run as his Cable Love and Chrome was very Mid and Captain Planet equally mid but he’s on the right track. more

Truth is for years, Kelly Thompson was a name I dreaded seeing on a title. For me -Her Captain Marvel was awful, The Birds of prey also just too campy and stupid. Now here we are 17 issues into an amazing run. In fact shes up against Synder, and Aaron writing Batman and Superman. Kelly is holding her own if not besting them each month.
Kelly maybe wasn’t the right fit for those previous tit les, but Kelly Thompson was born to write this character.

Absolute Wonder Woman has been a title I look forward to every month. Hands down one of the best if not the best title from the entire absolute line so far. Some issues are slower than others but overall the series is fantastic.

This annual is no different. Kelly continues to build a character thats powerful, compassionate and someone we all admire. Diana puts her life on the line with no hesitation because it could help someone else. She does so with Medusa in this issue putting her in jeopardy with the Gods but Diana doesn’t care. It’s the right thing to do. To right a wrong at any cost and that is just something missing from most comics. Actual friggin Heroes being Heroes.

Mattia De Juli’s art is a visual treat. We don’t deserve him, he’s on a level that brings Kelly’s awesome story to another level. I don’t want to say Hayden is bad as the art is quite good ,but this is insanity. The Athena splash page is something to behold. Have Mattia full time. Please. Give him a raise. Whatever it takes.

The only issues I had with the book are it’s heavy on the dialogue at times and that can drag down the pacing a bit. But something this good overall with a simple story? Come on. Who cares?

I owe Kelly an apology. Not everyone can nail every character they get put on. But this Absolute Wonder Woman is Kelly just showing off now. And I’m loving it. more

Frank tieri has outdone himself on this entire series. The pacing , the heroics all of it just works. We get some fantastic art as well. After the huge letdown that was all of the Predator kills series and Predator vs , finally we get yet another alien series that delivers the goods. Hickman nailed it on avengers aliens. And this book is no different. Hats off to the team on this one. I can ’t wait to see what comes next. Buy this series. more

The book begins with Deadpool hiding inside the ass of a Cow. if that interests you then you may like this book. I don't mind gross or even childish humor. I still laugh at fart jokes. but this book is just a poor mans version of the Deadpool movies. This is not the Character you read from Rob , Fabian , Kelly or even Wade. The book is just nonstop stuff happening with Blood and gore. the reas oning ... just because. We finally get a story premise beginning to emerge at the final pages but its too little too late. This type of book was done way better in the Lobo Cancellation special. sorry Ben but this didn't land. more

Let's get this right out in the open- I love the X-men. I grew up reading them and ever since Hickman left the X-men have been in deep decline. Krakoa was largely a mess and from the ashes is a disaster. when almost all the books in the relaunch are canceled I know I'm not alone in this thinking. I want good X-men books. So far this hasn't happened and this book doesn't turn that around.

We get essentially 3 different stories in this that barely connect. the Excessive exposition is clunky and just bad. Scott is highly unlikeable as the main star of his own book. Do I view him as a military commander or a survivor with repressed memories? Scott is once again back on this authoritarian nonsense that was never present to this degree in past X-men books. Antionio's art jumps between semi competent to unfinished sketches.

The whole premise of Scott losing his visor is cool and that makes me interested in the next issue. Not the characters or plot. it's not the worst new X book i've read this month in a sea of bad X-men everything , thats Storm. but thats not high praise. more

DC K.O promised a giant battle of cool fights. The main title K.O book has largely delivered. It has been the most consistent and enjoyable while almost all of the spin off books are a mess or mid with 1-2 exceptions. K.O #4 starts out with how Boss battle should have, a battle with the Absolute Universe.We were never going to get ate because DC has comics to sell. However, that would have left wa y more time to actually flesh this story out way more so it didn't feel so insanely rushed. We get 35 pages of a story this is barely able to contain what's happening. Key moments that should be impactful are pushed past completely with another panel that overshadows it.

Scott has the habit of going too huge and grand in his storytelling like he did in Metal and death metal that it can be eye rolling. The story here is very much that...It's eye rolling. But at its core is the book still enjoyable? sure it is. and the art is nicely done with only a few panels that are confusing to understand. This issue ends on another cliff hanger which Synder is so good at doing.... Making you comeback to see the next chapter in his insane grand story and putting down your $. this story has been mid and confusing but the book is dumb fun. I'm ok with that. more

What can be said about this book... I'll start with this. Jeremy Adams is a normally fantastic, fun writer. I love his run on Green lantern and Aquaman. When he is left alone to flesh out stories and ideas he thrives. But he leans into bad ideas and past mistakes in an effort to make it better. Sometimes it's best left alone. This is an idea that DC editorial came to him with and most likely said " make this cool" it was impossible. This book is a bait and switch. No battle with the Absolute universe takes places. At all. If I ruined it for you -sorry but I spared you. Do not buy this book. It offers nothing. In fact it's less than nothing except a shameless cash grab of $4.99. Ohh Superman vs home lander yeah we get maybe 3 panels of it. Subzero. Red Sonya. All here. Barely. Like I mentioned at the beginning- Jeremy had a task that he should have walked away from. But he leans into it. And it's really bad. Shame on you DC. This deserved negative scores but this site doesn't allow it.awful plot. Decent art. And the promise of a epic battle that is immediately snatched from the reader like some crap WWE booking. more

I love Spiderman. thats why I continue to buy this series despite the nonstop #1s and gimmicks over the last years. Joe Kelly has lost the plot of his own book and this issue is rushing at a pace that the flash may struggle to keep up with. The JR JR art is hideous and it's long past time to retire. This book has let me down so much. I dont care about Norman or the Goblin Slayer army. it's enough of the Spiderman family also. We have too many Spider people and sadly we maybe need Knull to come kill 90% of them off. more

First off, I'll say the Dan mora art is beautiful. The pages pop and are full of action that is well laid out. The book ends with what we all knew was going to happen and it's semi satisfying.Now for the bad stuff... How many times are we going to be revisiting the story of "does the world still need a Batman, batman fighting grown up versions of Robin, can Batman be happy? Over and over. The wri ting of Batman has become so insanely one dimensional it could drive one to madness. Maybe we could revisit Batman in crime alley for the 900th time or talking to his parents. The book isn't bad, I've just seen it before countless times and I'm so tired of a take on the same story. Overall did Joshua Williamson tell a fun story in Knightfight? sure. its good and looks gorgeous. But if you've read Batman anything over the last 30 years you're tired of this same old. more

The book is the newest example of the emperor's new clothes - most people who praise this book can't say why, but when they try, they sound as high as Deniz Camp loves to beag he is on social media. Say no to drugs kids, and talking chicken wings

Absolute smelling-your-own-farts #8 is an absolute waste of the reader's time and money. Even worse, it's an absolute waste of artist Javier Rodriguez's talent. Camp needs to lay off the holy herb and start writing a coherent story that actually goes somewhere.

I maintain that this book is not a hulk comic, it's just a Lovecraftesque horror comic. Overall it's interesting and the art is pretty mid. The constant fill in artists on Hulk bother me as Nic is really fantastic and this is a huge downgrade . I'm still coming back and buying it as the plot with Bruce and Betty was very interesting. Betty's decline was jarring to see as well as Bruce turning dow n helping the other heroes.We see no Infernal Hulk in the entire issue except on tvs as the plot moves along also the " starring Ironman " is a gimmick. he's in 5 panels. As I mentioned if you are a hulk fan, this book will not be for you-but if you want a good monster story- this fits the bill. more

Great character and I'm happy to have the original Betsy back in a comic but if I wanted to rehashed continuity blast I'll do it the right way and read classic X-men. At least then I got Art Adam's covers. Book is so wordy and just who asked for this story ? When X-men are the worst they have ever been ... you put this out ? Try again.

I've loved this series and look forward to it each month. But this issue missed the mark. It's plagued by being a tie in book. Scattered plot with the Superman Robot. Book is just not good.