Abnett? man Deconnick is better than abnett. isn't she?
Briton rated Hawkman #27 Sep 21, 2020
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Hawks reborn! Hawkman and Hawkwoman receive the precious gift of life one last time and return to the past where they were happiest-back with the Justice Society of America! But nostalgia’s not all it’s cracked up to be with the Injustice Society on the loose! And who’s the mysterious figure plotting to cut Hawkman’s final life short from t...
Briton rated Something is Killing the Children #10 Sep 21, 2020
When Erica's Handler forces a confrontation on the street of Archer's Peak, Erica must decide where her loyalties lie-to her employers, or to the people who need her?
Briton reviewed We Only Find Them When They're Dead #1 Sep 21, 2020
Ho hum. I'll give it another issue, but it lacks originality so far.
* For fans of Decorum and Something is Killing the Children comes a new sci-fi epic from Al Ewing (Immortal Hulk) and Simone Di Meo (Mighty Morphin Power Rangers) on the edge of space where humanity is harvesting the corpses of giant alien gods to survive.
* No one has ever seen a living god, but Captain Malik is obsessed with being the first....
Briton reviewed The Plot #6 Sep 21, 2020
The plot is becoming ever more incoherent.
In the attic, Chase has drowned. Outside, the floodwaters rise. Trapped and separated within the manor, the Blaines confront the source of their anguish.
Briton reviewed Engineward #2 Sep 21, 2020
Nothing original at here.
Free of the hex that has plagued it, the ghoulem's head begins to reveal its secrets-but its reawakening does not go unnoticed. Meanwhile, Joss, Ichabod and the others attend the 'morning ceremony' of their late friend, where tensions run high, and the Celestials pay a visit to the shantytown to make pronouncements on the water crisis.
Briton reviewed Aquaman #62 Aug 23, 2020
I keep returning to 'Aquaman' in the hope it has improved. It has not.
This is abysmal.
Bring back Abnett.
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In order to save baby Andy, Jackson Hyde made a deal with the devil-his father, Black Manta! Now Jackson must find a way into Xebel while everyone celebrates Mera’s surprise nuptials. What he finds there, however, will be darker and deadlier than he ever imagined. Welcome writer Jordan Clark (Bitch Planet Triple Feature) for the start of this two...
Briton reviewed Superman #25 Sep 15, 2020
Bendis must fall.
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New Villain Alert: Introducing Synmar!
A colossal new threat to Superman, the planet Earth, and the DC Universe arrives on the scene in this special issue! The unique warrior called Synmar was created to represent an entire alien race. He’s trained his entire life-but for what purpose? As the antithesis of everything Superman stands for, ...
Briton reviewed Legion of Super-Heroes #8 Aug 30, 2020
Abysmal.
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Beginning a special two-part comics storytelling event! Over the course of two spectacular issues, 44 artists will dive into the 31st century-with each page starring a different Legionnaire! It starts when the team is arrested by a galactic authority that does not approve of the Legion-and it leads into an intergalactic showdown that will affect ev...
Briton reviewed Catwoman #24 Aug 29, 2020
The story was ok, but rubbish artwork.
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The cat’s out of the bag! Everyone at Snowflame’s auction is there for the same thing: the list. But what is the market value of a list containing all the intel the world’s greatest crime-fighters have on super-villains? And who exactly is on the list? You’ll have to ask Catwoman to find out.
Briton reviewed Action Comics #1024 Aug 29, 2020
Bendis must fall.
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The city of Metropolis has been rocked by Luthor’s latest attack and the drama surrounding Superman’s truth, and that gives the invisible mafia a new foothold to change the City of Tomorrow forever. Meanwhile, the Daily Planet is under siege! The fallout from Superman: Villains continues as Clark Kent steps out into the world as a reporter fo...
Briton reviewed X-Factor #2 Aug 29, 2020
Dreadful dialogue. Artwork barely adequate.
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DANCE OF DEATH!
The team gets their first case - investigating the disappearance of a mutant dancer at a prestigious ballet academy...in the Mojoverse!
Rated T+
Briton reviewed Engineward #1 Aug 23, 2020
Unoriginal, but I'll give it another issue.
Earth is an ancient myth, long forgotten. Now, the word of the god-like Celestials is absolute, and they rule with brutal efficiency. When Joss, an Engineward, discovers and reactivates the head of an ancient ghoulem, she finds all is not as intended. Her destiny-and that of her world-lies somewhere far beyond the borders of her shantytown.
Briton rated Something is Killing the Children #9 Aug 23, 2020
With the her mysterious employers looking to recall and reprimand her, Erica's running out of time to save the town of Archer's Peak. Do the answers lie with the mysterious young girl found in the monster's lair who no one can identify?
Briton reviewed Hawkman #26 Aug 23, 2020
Excellent.
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There’s no stopping the Lord Beyond the Void when he needs to feed, and he’s set his sights on a new buffet: our universe! It’ll take more than a fight for our heroes to bring their enemy to his knees…it’ll take their very lives! That’s right-in this issue, Hawkman and Hawkwoman will die!
Briton reviewed Hawkman #25 Aug 23, 2020
Good entertaining stuff.
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Clash from the past! Hawkman and Hawkwoman wage war against the Lord Beyond the Void in a desperate bid to escape his realm! Once the god to whom Hawkman answered, now his mortal enemy-the Lord hates the hero Hawkman has become and will stop at nothing to drain his life force away and put an end to his reincarnations for good!
Briton reviewed Monstress #29 Aug 15, 2020
The most consistently excellent of all current comics.
On the battlefield, Maika confronts the ghosts of Constantine and Kippa tries to make amends.
Briton reviewed Black Magick #12 Aug 14, 2020
I'm not impressed by the 2 year delay since the last issue, but at least we didn't start at another issue #1.
The artwork and the design of this comic is magnificent. Unfortunately Ruckra's obnoxious and extremist politics are trumpeted through the editorial. Personal politics should not be taken to work, but Rukra seems to think this is acceptable.
It isn't. Dropped.
NEW STORY ARC! "ASCENSION I," Part One-The acclaimed series returns, from the New York Times bestselling team GREG RUCKA and NICOLA SCOTT (Wonder Woman). Rowan Black is a cop. Rowan Black is also a witch. Throughout her life, she has struggled to keep these things separate. Now, the walls are beginning to crumble, and Rowan - alienated from her fri...
Briton added Black Magick to their pull list Aug 14, 2020
The hammer falls this Halloween! From New York Times bestselling and Eisner Award-winning writer GREG RUCKA (LAZARUS, Stumptown, Gotham Central) and superstar artist NICOLA SCOTT (Birds of Prey, Secret Six, Earth 2)! Detective Rowan Black works robbery/homicide for the Portsmouth PD, but her greatest mystery is the truth about...
Briton reviewed Superman #24 Aug 14, 2020
Just awful.
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Superman’s legendary susceptibility to magic is about to turn his life inside out and upside down. A mysterious new villain has come into Superman’s world to pit him against the most powerful sorcerer and agent for the Lords of Order: Doctor Fate!
Briton rated Ragnarok: The Breaking of Helheim #6 Aug 11, 2020
Thor races to reach the rim of the dead lands and escape the lethal vengeance of Hel, pursued by the beasts of Helheim and the numberless dead. With his destruction almost upon him, the God of Thunder gathers the fate of all of Helheim into his gauntleted hands as Mjolnir, the greatest weapon of the gods, speaks in a voice of thunder across the Dus...
Briton rated White Ash #3 Aug 10, 2020
It's Romeo and Juliet meets Lord of the Rings... in rural Pennsylvania. "He's a what?" After the stunning revelation at the end of last issue, Aleck tries to make sense of the new status quo. But that's not going to be easy. With Lillian around, things are about to get a whole lot more complicated... and dangerous.
Briton rated White Ash #4 Aug 10, 2020
A tragic death leaves the residents of White Ash reeling. More of the Town's secret past is revealed as we get our first glimpse of the "Longest Night." The incomparable Glarien makes her debut appearance cutting a bloody path on to the scene.
Briton rated White Ash #5 Aug 10, 2020
Seth returns seeking vengeance. Will Katlyn pay the price for his earlier humiliation? As time runs out, Aleck tries to convince Lillian to join him in a rescue operation. And even if she says yes, will they be in time to save Katlyn? The penultimate issue of the first story arc. White Ash is Romeo and Juliet meets Lord of the Ring...
Briton reviewed Black Cat #12 Aug 9, 2020
Another stealth cancellation from Marvel. A shame. This was an entetaining series and this was a very average issue to see it off.
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• Well, she did it this time. Black Cat stole an Iron Man armor from Iron Man, and he is NOT pleased.
• So she is on the run (fly, really) from Iron Man through Manhattan but also still on the run from the Thieves Guild. So it's tough being Felicia Hardy right now.
• And it's possible the armor wasn't what she was stealing from...
Briton reviewed Legion of Super-Heroes #7 Aug 1, 2020
Bendis must go.
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Jonathan Kent, intergalactic fugitive! The United Planets is less than thrilled with the decision to bring Superboy a thousand years into the future to protect the past. Planet Gotham is under siege. Ultra Boy’s homeworld is on the verge of all-out war. And as if that weren’t enough, new Legionnaire drama unfolds as Saturn Girl and Cosmic Boy t...
Briton reviewed Red Mother #6 Jul 27, 2020
It looks great, but it's just not going anywhere. Dropped.
Daisy's employment under the mysterious Leland Black has taken her to London -- and away from the life she knows. Will leaving New York help Daisy leave her past traumas behind, or will the Red Mother follow her no matter where she goes?
Briton rated Something is Killing the Children #8 Jul 26, 2020
Erica's employers, the mysterious Order of St. George, have taken control of Archer's Peak and sealed it off from the outside world. But can they hope to quarantine the damage caused by the monsters... and Erica Slaughter?
Briton reviewed Action Comics #1023 Jul 23, 2020
There was a time when Bendis' writing seemed fresh and interesting. That was long ago, and now it is stale and excruciatingly poor. It is high time he got out of comics.
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Just days after Clark Kent’s own shocking revelation, the facts behind who actually owns The Daily Planet have been revealed-and all hell has broken loose! The fallout from the Superman: Villains special starts here! No one is safe as a new era of Superman stories begins! Plus, now that the dust has settled, is the Red Cloud hero or villain?
Briton reviewed Action Comics #1022 Jul 22, 2020
Absolute codswallop.
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First, Metropolis was hit with the biggest ground battle in the history of the city and barely survived. On top of that, Leviathan threw down his gauntlet for the entire world to see, and Superman revealed the truth of his identity as Clark Kent. Now the city is in a state of shock-and Clark and Conner Kent need to figure out what's next for them a...
Briton reviewed Spider-Woman #2 Jul 22, 2020
Poor stuff.
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DOWN WITH THE SICKNESS! Spider-Woman discovers the origin of her illness. Spoilers: It wasn’t bad sushi or that cold everyone at the office has. What does Jessica’s illness have to do with the daughter of her old nemesis Otto Vermis? And how does a shipment of black-market spiders fit in? Jessica Drew is fighting for her life while someone is p...
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