I bought the original Ragman off the spinner rack when it came out and it was a good read. This reimagining is such a disappointment. Revamping the cursed origin to tie it to war ops and redesigning the costume to be so much less colorful are not to my liking. It's good that it's still set in Gotham even though it felt like Any City USA in the premiere. And it's good he has a dramatic origin with the fate of his father even though it was a bit run of the mill. The colouring scheme was horrible and that childhood flashback placement could have been presented better. I had high hopes for his Rebirth. Hope they can turn it around by #6 but not sure if'll stick with it. more

Average stuff. Revolving door villains is offputting. There was characters' developments but a lot of it was the unspoken love which did not come across as interesting to me. And the Kade concept has irked me for awhile.

This was all soap opera which isn't necessarily a bad thing but nothing that dramatic happened. The Scarecrow vs The Mayor would have been an awesome scene but it was ruined by The Mayor's extra long overly cartoony nightmare. And the cliffhanger would have been more attention grabbing if the story actually shared what kind of threat/mindgame could get a bad ass like Harley Quinn so hot and bothered. And for every character growth/development moment the feeling of disconnect from the rest of DCU just reinforces the sense that this title is not important to DC canon-makers' time. On the plus side, the art was very good despite being covered by a very talkative amount of word balloons. more

It probably is a big deal that I am not familiar enough with the New Gods mythos/canon but this just did not fully connect with me which is also a responsibility of the storytelling. An annotated version would no doubt definitely improve the appreciation of the developments but probably should not factor into the first read rating. There are probably a lot of clues there. The art was okay. If this does end up to be some grand illusion/delusion then here's hoping the payoff reveal is great enough to make up for all the drama of these deaths that did not happen after all. I'll still check out next ish... more

Such low rating so far? I kinda thought this had a good amount of fun. Sure, the between panels resolution with the snake master was annoying, the charcter reversion of Trapster was self serving, the chronology placement of Iron Doom was frustrating as usual, and the exploration of Gwen's new reality warping power is way too casual. But otherwise, 2 fun adventures and 2 interesting subplots.

This may've earned a 9 if the art lines were less rushed/scratchy looking. DD's splash page reaction/supposition in the middle was an inspiring moment.

Average. It seemed just an extended Sam personality recap with a sidekick and street gangs violence thrown in. Much depends on the motivation/backstory of choosing BH as the premiere foe.

The art was more appropriate given the many f/x involved but generally I still don't like this style for a BB book. Quite nice cover though. Otherwise this was a great ending to a hit and miss opening arc. Shed a tear for Crusher after all the dramatic twists in the final clash with The Jailer. Feeling happy for the convicted inmates feels wrong and yet right too. And of course, it's FANTASTIC that Lockjaw survived for a timely and heartwarming reunion. There's that curious status quo change for BB that's implied too. more

Gorgon/Medusa rationalization/fornication is wrong but otherwise the story was okay for a change with more advancement than previously.

Promising storyline. Nice artists collaboration. The masterplan of Scarecrow is simple and straightforward. The Ivy/Harley vibe was neatly played upon. Geekery Magazine's Chelsea Stanford typed agreeable blurb. The pacing was slow in the middle. The fact that a month of campaigning has passed was undersold. Plus, the pigeon toeing of that evocative -if misplaced- backup into continuity is annoying. more

So tempted to lower the rating by .5 but the positive observations in the reviewers so far has me wondering if I wasn't in a reading mood. Still the fact is the story crossover exposition was confusing and Dark Ivy and Dark Robin were not that believable or entertaining.

In the context of the GRATING flashback storyline with already established -albeit debatable- parameters this was a decent chapter with nice art.

In spite of foibles, if not flaws, I still liked a good deal of it.

I'm not a fan of the one dimensional haircuts and beards. At least the characters all have more dimension to them. And things do change plus Luke letting Noah "get away" was notable moment. However for a 5 part opening arc the resolution was underwhelming.

For me the art is just average. Maybe 1 or 2 painted images were notable. Otherwise it was a fun read. Looking forward to #2.

What should have been a special 25th issue, it ended up being an absolutely average filler story. No mention of S.E. and Darkforce Bubble being done was annoying as hell and having an ax he will/should not use continues to be silly characterization. If The Haunted Girl is NOT throwaway and is revisited, ASAP, then my rating would go to 7.5.

Going to agree with Shoot The Breeze Comics - Robert Struble here.

Great art. More gratuitous bloodshed gets a free pass by the censors. Secret Wars III has never been properly or clearly resolved yet so all these neverending connections to a past future -or future past?- of OML continues to rankle me to no end. It just takes away from this halfway decent adventure where solo superhero sets out to save the world that is reaching it's climax.

A (metatextual) joy to read and satisfying way to end the story arc in this ongoing medium that (intrinsically) can never end. The art was wonderful. To be honest, at this point, I am lost as to what origin Gwen believes she has and what readers are expected to acknowledge as MU canon.

Granted the cliffhanger reveal was effectively SUPERSHOCKING (and suspect) but I think the true impact of this scene has clouded the rating of the overall issue which really seemed average. Also that cover is so average and should have been replaced by the variant as the 1st image choice for this decent opening chapter.

This is a guilty pleasure at this point. So much good stuff to enjoy besides the FANTASTIC art but equal amount of serious nitpicks with storytelling elements. For example, the MARVELOUS cover is totally wasted on this story (that Luke doesn't even get shot at)! Plus, the whole coincidence of Frank being transported with Diamondback ended up being baffling since Frank didn't plan the interrogation and then their "escape" lacked necessary exposition. The cameo of Hellstorm and Paladin were fun and so were the significant developments with Night Nurse and Black Cat. Finding out the mystery of Diamondback feels like it's almost in The Defenders grasp and better not be dragged out even more. DD/IF banter was just as entertaining as LC/JJ banter this issue. more

Fun issue. Art could have been a bit more finessed. Nice cover.

It seems readers must alrady have at least a passing familiarity for pre-existing New Gods origins to better appreciate this story. My rating more closely matches that of Razorfine - Alan Rapp Aug 10, 2017. I'm not giving it a perfect 10 like so many others but am optimistically hopeful that this grows into a memorable take on a character that I've generally been indifferent to.

That was just a super sad ending for Wade. At first I thought it was a disappointingly misleading cover but in hindsight it was diabolically misdirecting joke as DP would want it. Unfortunately when a standard regenerating superhuman can survive a Ground Zero bombing it's a real turn off, hence a drop in rating. Plus, it was unclear what Kobik reset (ie. who was resurrected) and I am torn on deciding if DP jobbed against Maria Hill. more

IGN - Blair Marnell Aug 24, 2017 states it plainly enough with that blurb. And the ending had a lot of contrivance and messy visuals.

Some nitpicks but still a solid chapter. Teresa and Torch are good to see.

While Gay-wannabe Iceman and Patch-wannabe Daken had several and certain characterization scenes the presentation and direction is disagreeable as done so far. Having said that, this ish was so much more entertaining than Weapon X or X-men Gold also out this week hence the solid grade. The ice statue ruse was brilliant. The snowflake gut wedge was cool. The fight was pretty good. The Daken school is lame. Zach Attack is not close to as great as he thinks he is as a Leech-wannabe with temporary volume control. more

Gonna give it a 6 and it's lucky to get it.

Nice art, interesting mediation premise, but too many story/logic flaws to overlook. Joker and Riddler seemed to deviate far from their norm which was somewhat challenging to appreciate.

Nice emotional moments but a detracting drop in art quality from great to just okay. It's refreshing to see Normie presented more layered evil than expected. Still annoying to consider his underage in spite of the 'fun' birthday here.