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superstan52 reviewed Daredevil #3 Nov 15, 2023
6.0

Lots of filler.fight scenes we've seen a thousand times before. Where is Elektra? DD's back for weeks and Foggy hasnt noticed? Matt just joined the church recently and Runs it? I missed where Ben Urich (de-aged) owns the Bugle.

Daredevil #3

By: Saladin Ahmed, Aaron Kuder
Released: Nov 15, 2023

Daredevil pounds pavement and breaks bones on a crusade against the upstart gang terrorizing Hell's Kitchen. But that crusade will put Matt face-to-face with his deadliest enemy - and threaten the very souls of those closest to him.
Rated T+

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9.0

Fun. Charmi b g. You can feel Christopher Reeve and Margot Kidder in the pages.

Superman '78: The Metal Curtain #1

By: Robert Venditti, Gavin Guidry
Released: Nov 8, 2023

When the planet Krypton exploded, its last son was rocketed across the cosmos and came to settle in a small town in Kansas. But what else came with him, and what if a piece of his home landed somewhere we never knew about? As Superman has become a symbol of strength and pride for America, the Soviet Union looks to crush that image with a creation o...

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superstan52 reviewed Batman #139 Nov 7, 2023
7.0

I just wanna know how Batman gets into and out of his apt. without being detected. That backpack aint gonna do it. And does he take the bus to crime scenes now?

Batman #139

By: Chip Zdarsky, Jorge Jimenez
Released: Nov 8, 2023

NEW STORY ARC BEGINS! BATMAN VS. THE JOKER, MORE BRUTAL THAN EVER! Following the cataclysmic events of The Gotham War, Batman finds himself completely isolated from his family, struggling to keep the rage of Zur in check. But he can't stop, because he's out there, haunting the city, taunting the Dark Knight: The Joker. And the new Batman is ready t...

superstan52 reviewed Daredevil #2 Oct 18, 2023
5.0

So after going to prison for killing someone, freeing super-villains from prison, being ordered by Spider-Man and others to hang up his billy club, and presumably going through a cleansing of the spirit, what has Daredevil learned? To put on the mask when he wasts to "hurt" somebody. So, nothing,basically. And now that his memory's back, no visit to Foggy? Anyway story was way too mainstream with more

Daredevil #2

By: Saladin Ahmed, Aaron Kuder
Released: Oct 18, 2023

THE NEW ERA OF DAREDEVIL CONTINUES!
Industry stars SALADIN AHMED and AARON KUDER's next exciting chapter of DAREDEVIL's new era continues following Daredevil's shocking status quo revealed in issue #1! Corruption is tearing Hell's Kitchen apart! Those who have sworn to protect the city have betrayed their oaths, and Matt Murdock is seeking rig...

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superstan52 reviewed Amazing Spider-Man #35 Oct 13, 2023
6.0

My complaint is with the cynical hyperbolic hype the editors foist upon the readers. Like this one that "sets up the next 24 issues. Do.Not.Miss.It." Or the recent one that was supposed to be the biggest tragedy in 50 years" - and Ms. Marvel died for a month. Editors act like they're on your side, but - spoiler alert - they ain't.

Amazing Spider-Man #35

By: Zeb Wells, Patrick Gleason
Released: Oct 11, 2023

This sets up the next 24 issues of AMAZING SPIDER-MAN. Do. Not. Miss. This.
Rated T

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superstan52 reviewed Immortal Thor #2 Oct 5, 2023
9.0

When was the last time you saw THOUGHT BALLOONS?

Immortal Thor #2

By: Al Ewing, Martin Coccolo
Released: Sep 27, 2023

TORANOS WALKS THE EARTH! An Elder God of the Utgard-Realm had marked Thor for destruction - and a city with him. Yet the only power that could prevail carried its own terrible price. And all the while, Loki waited - Loki, who took no side and played no favorites...even if it be their own kin. This is the story of THE IMMORTAL THOR...and the hour of...

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superstan52 reviewed Daredevil #1 Sep 15, 2023
4.0

"Somehow." That's the one word "explanation" on the splash page for how MM returned from the dead, and with total amnesia.
"Somehow" Matt, with no memory, no training, no ID, becomes a priest, working in a place that calls for close contact with children, no less. That's some screening process!
"Somehow" MM doesn't question who he was before six months ago, isn't plagued by his total la more

Daredevil #1

By: Saladin Ahmed, Aaron Kuder
Released: Sep 13, 2023

BORN AGAIN!
The new era of Daredevil starts here! Industry stars SALADIN AHMED and AARON KUDER have laced up and entered the ring, ready to take Matt Murdock on a knockout of an adventure! Where does Elektra fit into all of this? What is the future of Hell's Kitchen? Romance! Intrigue! And, of course, ACTION! All delivered in the Mighty Marvel...

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vmcomics - Sep 16, 2023

Somebody gets it

Mighty Morphin Comic Rater - Oct 4, 2023

I think (or hope, anyway) that the “somehow” hand wave is just a placeholder with the intent to go more in depth into what actually happened in future issues

superstan52 reviewed Daredevil #14 Aug 18, 2023
6.0

This is a review of the entire 14 issue run. Zdarsky sets up great "painting DD in a corner" situations, and then gets him out by walking all over the paint. So, the whole time he thought he was on a mission from God, learned that he was duped, but still convinced himself he was fighting for God in Hell and now is a priest? Nah. The world's leaders were all presumed dead or kidnapped and suddenly more

Daredevil #14

By: Chip Zdarsky, Marco Checchetto
Released: Aug 16, 2023

THE END! But of what? A life? A love? A marriage? Matt Murdock's time as Daredevil? Or the latest and greatest run in one of Marvel's most celebrated sagas? All of the above?
Rated T+

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9.5

Just fun to read, great dialogue.

Batman / Superman: World's Finest #18

By: Mark Waid, Travis Moore
Released: Aug 16, 2023

Think you know how Superman and Batman met and became friends? Think again! Read the untold tale of how their worlds first collided-and the stunning, secret loss that nearly destroyed their partnership before it even began!

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superstan52 rated Amazing Spider-Man #31 Aug 13, 2023
2.5

Amazing Spider-Man #31

By: Zeb Wells, John Romita Jr.
Released: Aug 9, 2023

SPECIAL OVER-SIZED ISSUE!
IT'S THE WEDDING OF THE YEAR!
Peter Parker is the best man, and Tombstone is walking the bride down the aisle! That's right - Janice Lincoln and Randy Robertson are tying the knot, and there's NO WAY all the crime bosses in NYC aren't seeing this as an opportunity to off Tombstone. This story sets up our big Spid...

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8.0

Very well done, excellent characterization of Lex. Also, great art. My main problem - not a small one - is buying the premise. Lex got himself into this situation while trying to concoct a new way to kill Supes, and he put hundreds of thousands of lives in danger to get his attention. Even though no one died (unlikely) he caused massive property damage that will destroy countless lives. And Supes more

Superman: The Last Days of Lex Luthor #1

By: Mark Waid, Bryan Hitch
Released: Jul 26, 2023

Mark Waid and Bryan Hitch reunite to tell a tale centered on their favorite superhero. Superman learns Lex Luthor is dying, and he wants the Man of Steel to help him find the cure for whatever is causing his rapid decline. While the world wants to say good riddance to Luthor, Superman will go to the ends of the universe, through different dimension...

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superstan52 reviewed Daredevil #13 Jul 6, 2023
3.0

Art 10, Story 0.
I have sadly watched this arc go further and further off the rails, and into pseudo-Christian nonsense, and now it's descended into complete incomprehensibility. Not to mention that several dead and buried friends of Matt suddenly reappear on Earth, bodies intact, just taking a marked path back to the land of the living. And Matt single-handedly, even without a corporeal bod more

Daredevil #13

By: Chip Zdarsky, Marco Checchetto
Released: Jul 5, 2023

DAREDEVIL IN HELL! Chip Zdarsky and Marco Checchetto are on the last leg of their tour de force through Matt Murdock's life...and afterlife.
Rated T+

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C02goddess - Jul 6, 2023

I took it as the “replaced” friends returning. So the Hand grabbed them, shoved them in hell, and assumed their forms/lives on earth. Matt just released these people. At least, that’s how it made sense to me.

Toonstrack - Jul 6, 2023

C02 is correct. You need to do a second read through TC. Everything that's happening has been explained. Theres a portal to the underwold that matt entered into and thats what he sends them through

superstan52 reviewed Amazing Spider-Man #27 Jun 14, 2023
4.0

Boring. Lots of big panels for no reason. MJ and Paul are long-forgotten. Have no idea what Peter sees in Black Cat.

Amazing Spider-Man #27

By: Zeb Wells, Ed McGuinness
Released: Jun 14, 2023

Grief looms over Peter after last issue's shocking death! Spider-Man's villains are more than happy to keep him distracted? Your eyes don't deceive you, DOCTOR OCTOPUS IS BACK!
Rated T

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superstan52 - Jun 18, 2023

Not exactly on his mind

Amazing Psycamorean - Jun 18, 2023

Felicia has a lot of depth to her. Check out MacKay's Black Cat run.

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Toonstrack reviewed Deep Cuts #2 Jun 2, 2023
9.0

This story felt so grounded. Painterly in style but also cinematic.

Musicians will absolutely love this. I'm not one but I wish I was. I'll have to try and listen to the sheet music given at the end.

The ending is kinds brutal but frank. A kind of twisting of fates but a harrowing reminder of what so often happens to artists. Theres a silver lining, but it has to be imagine more

Deep Cuts #2

By: Kyle Higgins, Helena Masellis
Released: May 31, 2023

Chicago, 1928. Gail Gelstein has 48 hours to write the biggest jazz hit of all time. There's just one problem: she doesn't know anything about jazz. Rising star artist HELENA MASELLIS joins the DEEP CUTS team for a whirlwind journey behind the curtains of Broadway!

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DDJamesB reviewed Deep Cuts #2 May 31, 2023
9.0

Another really good issue. This had a much different feel, but still had a lot of soul. It's just really well written. Great work by everyone involved.

Deep Cuts #2

By: Kyle Higgins, Helena Masellis
Released: May 31, 2023

Chicago, 1928. Gail Gelstein has 48 hours to write the biggest jazz hit of all time. There's just one problem: she doesn't know anything about jazz. Rising star artist HELENA MASELLIS joins the DEEP CUTS team for a whirlwind journey behind the curtains of Broadway!

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superstan52 reviewed Amazing Spider-Man #26 May 31, 2023
4.5

What a mess! After 26 issues, endless waiting and hype to the nth degree, the Big Payoff is the death (temporary) of an ancillary character readers are not invested in. So - What Did Peter Do? - Nothing. He didn't cause that explosion. And we learned that a long time ago anyway. Why was MJ so angry at him in the early issues? Who knows? He only came back to save her butt. What about Paul? He's sti more

Amazing Spider-Man #26

By: Zeb Wells, John Romita Jr.
Released: May 31, 2023

Now fully in the present, the Emissary has returned and his power is so far beyond Spider-Man's abilities. The heroes may figure out a way to win, but the cost of victory will be so immense that you may hope they don't...
Rated T

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1.0

one of the worst issues, one of the worst payoffs, and one of the worst Spidey runs.
thanks to one of the worst writers of Spidey.
thanks Nick Lowe. thanks Zeb Wells.

Amazing Spider-Man #26

By: Zeb Wells, John Romita Jr.
Released: May 31, 2023

Now fully in the present, the Emissary has returned and his power is so far beyond Spider-Man's abilities. The heroes may figure out a way to win, but the cost of victory will be so immense that you may hope they don't...
Rated T

superstan52 reviewed Deep Cuts #2 May 31, 2023
10

Gorgeous to look at, fun to read. One of those "comic books" that convince you they can be a real legitimate art form.

Deep Cuts #2

By: Kyle Higgins, Helena Masellis
Released: May 31, 2023

Chicago, 1928. Gail Gelstein has 48 hours to write the biggest jazz hit of all time. There's just one problem: she doesn't know anything about jazz. Rising star artist HELENA MASELLIS joins the DEEP CUTS team for a whirlwind journey behind the curtains of Broadway!

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superstan52 reviewed Amazing Spider-Man #25 May 11, 2023
3.5

No one seems to have noticed when Paul is in the hospital they cant find any record of him existing. Certainly a big hint pPaul will be gone imminently.

Amazing Spider-Man #25

By: Zeb Wells, John Romita Jr.
Released: May 10, 2023

The past and the present collide in this oversized and monumental 25th issue! Your heart isn't ready for this one.
Rated T

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MexiCayde-6 - May 11, 2023

For real? I must have missed that, when did that happen?

superstan52 reviewed Daredevil #11 May 10, 2023
7.0

Zdarsky is a good writer, but he continues to do things that are inexplicable. DD cuts out his eyes in front of the Stromwyns, who don't know that DD has radar sense, so why would they make a deal with a powerless blind man? DD enters the meeting declaring he's not there for revenge, but then takes (illegal) actions that show he definitely was. As far as I know, the world still believes the world more

Daredevil #11

By: Chip Zdarsky, Rafael de Latorre
Released: May 10, 2023

THE DEVIL IN HELL!
The Hand have made Matt Murdock's life a living hell for years, but as Chip Zdarsky and Marco Checchetto enter the crescendo of their critically acclaimed and chart-topping run, the villainous cadre of ninja may have finally gone too far, pushing Matt and every relationship he has to their breaking points.
Rated T+

superstan52 reviewed Green Lantern #1 May 9, 2023
7.0

Hard to root for the titular character when Hal is basically a jerk.

Green Lantern #1

By: Jeremy Adams, Xermanico
Released: May 10, 2023

Spinning out of the events of Dark Crisis, the Guardians of Oa at the heart of the Green Lantern Corps have quarantined Sector 2814, home of the planet Earth-and its champion along with it! A heartbreaking defeat has sent Hal reeling, returning home to rediscover his roots...and find the man responsible for ruining his life: Sinestro. From the visi...

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superstan52 reviewed Daredevil #10 Apr 27, 2023
4.0

This arc (and particularly this issue) is like quantum physics: anyone who claims to understand it, doesn't.

Daredevil #10

By: Chip Zdarsky, Marco Checchetto
Released: Apr 26, 2023

A TURNING POINT! With Elektra at his side, Matt Murdock has launched his most ambitious campaign against injustice EVER, but as recent explosive and destructive events have unfolded, he has found himself more and more isolated - and with fewer allies than ever before?
Rated T+

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superstan52 reviewed Amazing Spider-Man #24 Apr 19, 2023
1.5

In comics never say "never" but it sure looks like - with the kids - that Peter and MJ have reached a point of no return. Think of this run as the "anti-Nick Spencer." There are many, many things wrong with this run, but certainly one of them is that Paul is such a cypher and not in the least appealing. it reflects really poorly on MJ choosing him.

Amazing Spider-Man #24

By: Zeb Wells, John Romita Jr.
Released: Apr 19, 2023

Witness what brought Peter Parker and Norman Osborn together.
Your opinion of who the hero is and who the villain is may end up at least blurred...
Rated T

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MoonyLoony reviewed Superman: Lost #1 Mar 14, 2023
10

The debut issue of Superman: Lost effectively establishes the groundwork for a narrative that delves into the humanity of the Man of Steel, in a manner that is sure to captivate readers. The central premise of Superman being stranded away from everything he held dear for a period of 20 years, while only a day has passed on Earth, is compelling and thought-provoking, and serves as an engaging hook more

Superman: Lost #1

By: Christopher Priest, Carlo Pagulayan
Released: Mar 15, 2023

After Superman is called away on a routine Justice League mission, Lois Lane awakens to find a complete stranger standing in her living room. The Man of Steel, home much sooner than expected, reveals he has, in fact, been lost in space for 20 years. Nothing and no one seem familiar to him anymore, and the timeless bond between them has been severed...

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superstan52 - Mar 16, 2023

"the changes that have occurred on Earth during his absence" are nil, because he was only gone a few minutes Earth-time.

MoonyLoony - Mar 16, 2023

Not changes physically but the changes with the people around him on Earth, relationship wise, could’ve worded that better

superstan52 reviewed Action Comics #1051 Jan 24, 2023
6.0

So Metropolis needs Seven versions of Superman, now? Tnew can't patrol the reat of the worlvd? they can get anywhere in 10 minutes. its boring, frankly. also in Lois' telling , the great winds Supes causes when he's fling at super- speed saves lives. I posit that it also causes commuters to fall onto the tracks, cause traffic accidents, etc.How about that?

Action Comics #1051

By: Phillip K. Johnson, Rafa Sandoval
Released: Jan 25, 2023

ACTION COMICS REBORN! Action Comics #1051 begins a new format for DC's most action-packed title, offering not one, not two, but three epic adventures of Superman and the entire Super-Family! Following the bombshell events of Action Comics #1050, the world's relationship with Superman is forever changed, the upper limits of his supercharged powers h...

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superstan52 reviewed Daredevil #7 Jan 11, 2023
4.0

I dunno. I think DD's gone over the deep end. "Everybody's looking for us" Elektra tells Matt, and the next thing he does is take his group of on the lam supervillains out in public to stop a landlord from evicting tenants? And beating up law enforcement? And then it all turns out to be unnecessary because Matt Murdock got a court order stopping the eviction anyway. (When? How? Matt hasn't been la more

Daredevil #7

By: Chip Zdarsky, Rafael de Latorre
Released: Jan 11, 2023

BETRAYAL! As Daredevil, both Elektra and Matt Murdock have made a home for super villains at the new stronghold of the Fist. But not everyone they've welcomed shares their vision for how things should be done. In this issue, that's going to cost them - and put them on a collision course with the rest of the Marvel Universe!
Rated T+

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L’Asperge - Jan 15, 2023

superstan52 highlights why personal politics should be left out of a title like Daredevil. Real world politics place the story in the real world and makes the suspension of disbelief difficult. I’ve loved Zdarsky’s Daredevil run up until this point. This issue was bad. I expect the next will pick up again. It’s ok that Zdarsky wrote a bad issue. They aren’t all going to be good

superstan52 - Jan 15, 2023 (edited)

9.0

They don't make 'em like this anymore. '
But they should!

Avengers: War Across Time #1

By: Paul Levitz, Alan Davis
Released: Jan 11, 2023

Thor! Iron Man! Captain America! Giant-Man & the Wasp! The classic Avengers against the Hulk on the streets of New York! It's the beginning of a showdown with Kang the Conqueror that will span the centuries! Eisner Hall of Famer Paul Levitz makes his Marvel debut (unless you count a letter in AMAZING ADVENTURES #5) teamed with acclaimed artist Alan...

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superstan52 reviewed Batman #131 Jan 3, 2023
5.0

So, Bruce is in a city, not to mention a universe he's never been, and in 5 minutes he decides that this Gotham needs a Batman. Why? Is Batman's Gotham such a paradise? A few days ago, because of Failsafe, ergo Bruce, Gotham was an occupied fortress. It's been destroyed and subject to supervillain takeovers more times than you can count. And that's a Gotham WITH a Batman. Not to mention, Batman's more

Batman #131

By: Chip Zdarsky, Leonardo Romero
Released: Jan 4, 2023

Gotham City has never been darker or deadlier. And after Failsafe, there is no Batman to save it. Can the fractured ghost that roams the streets survive? Whatever happened to the man known as...Bruce Wayne?

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Quinn reviewed Batman #131 Jan 3, 2023
3.0

So the Batbot sent Bruce to a world without Batman. This Gotham is basically the world of Judge Dredd. Harvey Dent isn’t Two-Face, but he is a venom-roided up enforcer of the law. Commissioner Gordon is a skeleton who walks, talks and has a mustache. Selina is some sort of thief with her own crew. Apparently, sending Bruce to a Batless Gotham is the machine’s idea of mercy.

Bruce fi more

Batman #131

By: Chip Zdarsky, Leonardo Romero
Released: Jan 4, 2023

Gotham City has never been darker or deadlier. And after Failsafe, there is no Batman to save it. Can the fractured ghost that roams the streets survive? Whatever happened to the man known as...Bruce Wayne?

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daspidaboy - Jan 3, 2023

Wish I can like your comments

RKS - Feb 18, 2023

It's an Elseworlds story. Hard to care about it.

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thecimmerian reviewed Action Comics #1050 Dec 28, 2022
6.5

I hate to give this comic a low score but I gotta. They finally fixed one of the things Bendis broke (although he wasn't the first to do it) but just used the purple children scheme from daredevil. Felt that was really lame. Supes does have new powers, which is cool, but did he really need to be MORE powerful? This was just a disappointment all around. Also, one good artist throughout would h more

Action Comics #1050

By: Phillip K. Johnson, Mike Perkins
Released: Dec 28, 2022

The Dark Crisis is over, and a new dawn shines on the DCU! In the wake of cataclysmic battles with Mongul, Henry Bendix, and Pariah's Dark Army, Kal-El is back on Earth and here to stay. And the people of our planet are ready to look up, up, and away into a brighter tomorrow. Well...most of the people. Clark Kent's reunion with Lois and his son, Jo...

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superstan52 - Dec 29, 2022

yup. read my comment '-superstan52- basically the same

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