The best issue of this run, we finally have at least half an issue that has a proper Supergirl in it.

I'm happy that this terrible run ended a bit better than it started (and continued and continued).

I saw someone mention in the comments that the writer had no control over their run. It seems on par with the DC horror story coming from Mairghread Scott recently.

DC can't treat their women employees or female titles with respect it seems. No wonder that almost only male writers and male titles remain.

Judging by Houser avoiding all Supergirl questions in her AMA she has probably been given a gag order regarding Supergirl from DC. It would be interesting to hear her side of this story one day.

Until then we can only accept that this was a trainwreck and that DC has properly made away with every single female Super while the male ones prosper. more

Supergirl limps across the finish line at last and does so with as much grace as one might hope — which at this point isn't much really. Writer, artist, and protagonist all deserved better than the editorially-mandated flavorless mush that they were given to work with. Maybe this book's failure will teach DC to treat its female creators and characters with more respect in the future... but I'm not holding my breath. more

I see what Jody tried to accomplish in this issue, bringing back Kara's old fears and foes, but it feels more chaotic and disorganized that it probably should have been for its own good. It's a decent story, albeit not one I'd call well executed, which was a long running problem with Supergirl's series to begin with. Writer after writer, they didn't know what to do with her, how to deveop her further, where to send her.
Let's hope Supergirl will find a place in a good story where she can shine. Her team-up with Batwoman could be exactly that. As for her solo series, maybe it's for the best to take a break and return with a bang in the future, when someone knows what to do with the character. more

Really???????? After all that and the ending is the Phantom Stranger showing up out of nowhere?????????

Good start. As always, Snyder knows how to rope you in and start an event very well. He sets up the main players, the conflicts, and the story all very well. My major gripe is that this feels like it has come out of left field. When the original Dark Nights Metal happened, that had setups to it in prelude issues and other Snyder Batman stories, but this kind of feels random. It feels like it is picking up from the Justice League run, but it's very unclear where this is taking place in continuity. Did that detract from my enjoyment of the book that much? No. I love the universe that Snyder has built here, already post apocalyptic. I hope that he can expand on how it came to be or other aspects of it. I also like the story (spoilers, please for the love of god tell me he finally killed the BWL). The art is actually not on par with Capullo's best Batman work, it seems very rushed, and that makes sense given the current DC landscape and what has been going on behind the scenes at DC. I hope the quarantine has given Capullo and the art team to improve the future issues. I'll still read this series and recommend it after the first issue. more

I want whatever Snyder and Capullo are having.

Death Metal #1 is an awesome first issue. Surprisingly, this issue is unlike many of Snyder's first issues in that there is not as much exposition as usual, which is a welcome addition. Instead, the issue features glimpses into a world that is largely conquered by Perpetua and her stooge the Batman Who Laughs. The premise for this event is interesting, and the stakes seem to be high. The issue features some awesome moments for different characters like Batman and Wonder Woman. Also, it is always nice to see Swamp Thing get some love in an event. Additionally, there were some new batmen characters featured in this comic book, and for that reason alone this book is worth getting. This issue sets up what looks to be an exciting event going forward with lots of action. This is one I enjoyed and I am looking forward to more. 9/10. more

What a waste of a series! one more issue to go and we will see if Rucka can pull a hail mary out of his ass!

Awful, awful, awful!

More Bendis shit! Can he please retire and let somebody with talent write these books?!?!?!?

A convoluted and uninteresting mess

I like the art, but there is nothing to get behind, character or storywise.

Everyone stands around talking about what they've been talking about for issues and issues, only to show that none of that really matters as Warmaster and her crew and Diana and Donna do what we always knew they were going to do anyway!

These anthologies are always tiring to get through. For every good story, there are a bunch that aren't.

Skin the Cat was fine. It didn't leave an impression.

Now You See Me was also just fine.

Helena had more of the awful dialogue between Batman and Catwoman that Tom King's run on Batman relished in. But the ending was nice. I don't understand where the dialogue pattern came from or why it developed the way that it did, but it's like a knife to the story's Achilles tendon. It takes something that could be great and ruins it.

The Catwoman of Earth is just nonsensical and awful.

A Cat of Nine Tales has an interesting concept but the execution was a bit off.

Little Bird was just oddly weird and very specific. I don't know what the writer was going for, honestly. Is that her version of Year One Catwoman?

Born to Kiln was just a fun, simple story.

Conventional Wisdom was a fun meta story, and I liked it.

Addicted to Trouble was pretty damn boring. I was thinking of jumping back on to the Catwoman series since a new writer was taking over, but this short story convinced me to stay away.

The Art of Picking A Lock was nice. It was not a bad way to end this anthology. more

Bendis shoves 10 pounds of shit into a 2-pound bag and still can't progress his plot an inch! Romita Jr. needs to retire and if DC is handing Bendis the keys to guide us to the next phase of the DCU, I am out!!!

A lame story with a moral twist that you could see coming 50 miles away and the wannabe Greg capullo art of bogdanovic

Garbage

Venditti always gets back to having issues where nothing happens at all

Bad ending to a promising start

Just the Emma scene alone makes this an awful pile of shit!!!

Are the Avengers ever in this book?

Not good at all!