Good characterization, and wise choice to plant this in the past. Particularly like the callback to Frank Miller's Josie's bar and Turk, replete with the ever windows getting shattered during an altercation.

This book will continue to suck as long as Saladin Ahmed is at the helm.

Brainiac has come a LOOONG way since his first appearances back in the Silver Age when he traveled with a small monkey named Koko and was defeated by Superbaby (seriously!) This version sends chills up the spine and transforms him into a truly terrifying and unpredictable foe.

Waid's lead story harkened back to the early days of Stan & Jack, when the shenanigans between the Thing and Torch were a mainstay. The other two stories were "meh' but it was fun to read a light-hearted comic like this.

The idea of finding the exact moment in alternate universes when the FF were bombarded by cosmic rays is ludicrous, especially since they are able to do it over and over so easily. Plus, why would it affect Ben exactly the same way? And what's to prevent Doom from simply doing it all over again? Would've been much more interesting to have him without his powers for a few months.

Great characterization, lots of twists, solid art.

Does anyone have a clue who Shay is, what she brings to the table, why she likes Peter after all his screw-ups? She has an interesting name, is attractive, and...?

While not the greatest thing, it was nice to move on from that long ass arc. The ending was pretty cool.

Finally! An issue of DD that doesn't suck! Can't remember the last time I said that.

holy shit

If this is not a candidate for comic/story/art of the year then I may as well stop reading and travel back in time to Mars. OMG I seldom if ever get blown away by a story but i couldn't find a single word that didn't have a meaning......to the whole team an DC......Please take a bow for that was utter perfection........Jonn

The only good thing about this issue is that this endless arc is finally OVER.
Ok, the art is good too. But the whole Catholic - Matt as God's on again off again exorcist was ASININE. And the 'revelatiion' that Kingpin donated all his money to Matt's organization because the devil was cast out of his body was cringe-worthy. THAT'S NOT WHY WILSON FISK WAS EVIL.
So Matt chose to save Foggy over Bullseye? Why was this even a choice? What problem did Foggy have with it? If it was between Foggy and one of those children, ok, that's a dilemma. But Bullseye? Everything about these past 19 issues was an incoherent mess, especially the emphasis on Matt being a messenger of God - oh, wait - he wasn't - oh, he performed exorcisms so he was - AUGHHH! more

This could've been so much better. I didn't buy Ben feeling so inadequate right away, I haven't a clue how going to the Puppet Master was going to restore his powers, and Alicia has gone from being a blind, sensitive artist to just another indistinguishable happy-go-lucky cipher. In the early days Alicia could feel The Thing's rock hard exterior and sense his gentleness (and inner strength). This was a great opportunity to rekindle that, to have them have a heart to heart and get Ben to accept his new state. more

Good concept, poor execution. Doom's major initiative/panacea has been instant open borders. It's sooooooo simplistic. Say what you will about keeping out "illegal aliens," borders exist for a reason. Doom can't wipe out religious intolerance, cultural differences, centuries-long animosities, etc, by magically proclaiming "open borders." Reed's plan to "expose" Doom makes zero sense. Really? Make a two minute speech about how bad Doom is and that's going to force Doom to step down? How on Earth is that a plan? Thing turning back into Ben could've been illustrated so much more dramatically. more

Art 7, story 2. Ridiculous. Suddenly Matt thinks he can reason with a demon? Pride feels bad because he completely CRUSHED Matt in court? Also, it seemed to me that 'Demon Foggy" made some pretty salient points in court that weren't rebutted. The worst storyline in DD history drones on and on without end.

*SOME SPOILERS* This is just bad. Eighteen issues in and we’re still dealing with the Seven deadly sin storyline. We still have no idea how Matt is alive which I’m starting to think we’re supposed to just forget about it and be like “ohp, lawyer Matt Murdock is just back” like nothing happened at the end of Zdarsky’s run. Matt defeats a demon by feeling sorry for himself? What?????

A month or two ago Kingpin was on the cover - no Kingpin inside.
This month Bullseye on the cover - no Bullseye inside.
WTF?
I admit that i am hate-reading it at this point. It's the only kind of reading this claptrap, that goes absolutely nowhere in slow motion, month after tedious month, deserves.

This series is TORTURE. Will this psseudo-Catholic claptrap storyline NEVER end? Why can't Foggy be pissed at Matt without being possessed by a demon? Matt attempting exorcisms? OMG. It's all nonsense. No pun intended, but this comic has gone
to Hell in a handbasked.

Solid fun. Doesn't try to re-invent the wheel, just gives us the kind of adventure fans of these characters crave. Exactly what a good one-shot should be.

Lots of filler and large panels in this issue, making a rushed conclusion inevitable. The 'twist' ending makes no sense if you think about it for more than ten seconds. How/when could this have all been done undetected? Avoiding spoilers, but you'll see.

Captures the flavor of the original team-up, with a good dose of humor, and affection for how the characters interact.

Most misleading cover ever! This storyline with its pseudo-religious Catholicism can't end too soon.

"Action-packed issue?" Not unless you count lots of talking "action." A few pages wasted at the start: MJ has to school Jonah and Ben that break-out views and circulation is actually a good thing? Best part was seeing the seeds of GG eventually becoming an arch-foe. Otherwise, fairly pedestrian.

Oh,please stop with the over-the-top hyperbole. A few months ago we had "the most shattering event in the last 50 years" (paraphrasing)- the death of whatshername. Now this is "the most brutal fight in Marvel's history?" Not even in the top 50. And the issue ends virtually identical to where it started. Large panels, filler chase scenes. Bo-ring.

ART 8, STORY 0

Oh, I am so so SO sick of this Catholic religious "sins" garbage. Marvel should rename this comic X-orcisms Man. The only exorcism I want to see is Ahmed removed from this book.

I've always loved Mxy and Bat-Mite (one of my favorite comics ever is "World's Funnest" one-shot.) Only poignant moment is Waid signaling that this might be the LAST time we ever see Bat-Mite.

Superstan52 said many of the same things I thought so good for him and bad for me since I want to be original. I will say they’ve set up two future stories. Clone that gave Bruce his hand and was buried in backyard of Wayne Manor 2.0 will be dug up and we will have another Dark reflection of Bruce villain who was dumped into a Lazarus pit for evil reasons.

Damian is also right about evil batbot that can take down Justice League being in the hands of the Army is a bad idea. We will see another Bruce creates villain story out of that.

Points for Bruce having backup billions. He IS the guy with backup plans with backup plans. It shouldn’t have taken years to discover that.

So after several years Bruce has billions, just not his original billions. He has a mansion and batcave, just not the original. What was the point? He and Selina are back to being friends, and probably lovers. Family is family. Makes the last few years feel like another Bruce us down, learns lesson with a body count, but emerges stronger. Lather, rinse, repeat. This is not good.

Or I could be wrong.

The art was nice, and the Robin suits looked better, but we really have no sense of the roles bat family members will play. They are plot points, not characters. more

So, just like that Bruce is a billionaire again, Selina is back in good graces, and Bruce 2.0 is aged out. And there are no consequences for Bruce whatsoever for all the havoc he's unleashed on Gotham these past months. Only in the funnies.