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SM80 reviewed Action Comics #1079 Dec 17, 2024
6.5

We are now seeing the pitfalls of a weekly comic. The art is lacklustre and the story feels like it’s plodding along with filler specifically to make it work weekly. If this was a 6-8 issue monthly book the story and art could be tight and really good but as we get further along the quality has dropped across the board.

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Action Comics #1079

By: Mark Waid, Michael Shelfer
Released: Dec 11, 2024

PRISON BREAK! In a last-ditch attempt to save both the Earth and the Phantom Zone from certain annihilation, Superman has been knocked for a loop and is only just now regaining consciousness. But what's that in the distance? The tiny silhouettes of every single Phantom Zone prisoner freed and heading straight for him? Uh oh... Plus, the true villai...

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SM80 added Batman: The Long Halloween: The Last Halloween (2024) to their pull list Dec 12, 2024

Batman: The Long Halloween: The Last Halloween (2024)

In 1996, writer Jeph Loeb and artist Tim Sale teamed for Batman: The Long Halloween, an award-winning 13-chapter saga that spawned multiple sequels and stands as the most influential Batman story of its era. Now, Loeb returns to the world of The Long Halloween for its long-anticipated final act: Batman: The Last Halloween, an all-new 10-part myster...

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SM80 added Two-Face (2024) to their pull list Dec 12, 2024

Two-Face (2024)

HARVEY DENT'S GREATEST TRIAL BEGINS! After years of internal con?ict, both halves of Harvey Dent have reached an uneasy peace. Now Harvey will use his skills as an attorney to resolve the con?icts of Gotham's weirdest and most dangerous criminals, starting with Victor Zsasz. When Zsasz is accused of murdering a fellow member of Gotham's underworld ...

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SM80 dropped Batman: Dark Age (2024) from their pull list Dec 12, 2024

Batman: Dark Age (2024)

Meet Bruce Wayne, Gotham's favorite delinquent son. In an origin story like no other, witness the boy become a dark knight shaped by a city in turmoil as it marches towards its prophesied doom. Set against the backdrop of actual historical events, Gotham comes alive, filled with the iconic characters who've loved and hated Batman over the years lik...

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SM80 dropped Batman: Gotham by Gaslight - The Kryptonian Age (2024) from their pull list Dec 12, 2024

Batman: Gotham by Gaslight - The Kryptonian Age (2024)

The new era of Elseworlds kicks off with the return of its crown jewel, the mysterious and gothic world originated by Brian Augustyn and Mike Mignola! When a mysterious meteor falls on the wide-open plains of the Midwest, it will unleash a chain of events that find Gotham's bizarre Batman contending with not just the twin threats of the Catwoman an...

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SM80 added Batman: Dark Patterns (2024) to their pull list Dec 12, 2024

Batman: Dark Patterns (2024)

Set during the early years of Batman's career, Batman: Dark Patterns delves into four mysterious cases as he attempts to cement his place as Gotham City's protector while the city itself ?ghts back against him. This is the Dark Knight Detective at his most stripped-down core, a man relying on his wits, his skills, and little else as he tackles some...

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SM80 reviewed Absolute Superman #1 Nov 13, 2024
9.5

Fantastic start to this new Superman, as a Superman purist I was sceptical but if you can have an open mind and let yourself go along for the ride this has everything.

The art is spectacular, and Sandoval feels like the perfect fit for the book. Jason Aaron has written an issue that has me itching to get issue #2 and see where this goes.

This Superman looks different but hi more

Absolute Superman #1

By: Jason Aaron, Rafa Sandoval
Released: Nov 6, 2024

SUPERSTARS JASON AARON AND RAFA SANDOVAL UNLEASH A SHOCKING NEW TAKE ON THE LAST SON OF KRYPTON! Without the fortress...without the family...without a home...what's left is the Absolute Man of Steel!

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SM80 dropped My Adventures with Superman (2024) from their pull list Nov 10, 2024

My Adventures with Superman (2024)

Flying from the screen to the page, it's Superman! Picking up from the explosive end of season one, Clark's about to spend Christmas alone in Metropolis. Though he's feeling a bit down and out, a tip about a monster in the sewers sends Superman, Lois, and Jimmy into action! But what is this monster that can absorb anything it touches, and why is it...

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SM80 reviewed Batman: Full Moon #1 Nov 10, 2024
9.0

Absolutely loved this first issue

Subic art was made for this type of story and sets the mood perfectly. The story seems simple yet well executed and feels like is going to be a fantastic series.

Looking forward to the next issue, more blood and guts and some brilliant Batman Detective work. Bring it on

Batman: Full Moon #1

By: Rodney Barnes, Stevan Subic
Released: Oct 16, 2024

IT'S A GORY GOTHAM HORROR STORY WITH GLOW-IN-THE-DARK COVERS! An ancient and supernatural force stalks the streets of Gotham City--a Lycan so powerful it'll defy Batman's most trusted resources: his brilliant mind and extensive gadgetry. But are Batman's physical strength and resilience alone enough to put the creature down for good? Or will this f...

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SM80 added Batman & Robin: Year One (2024) to their pull list Nov 10, 2024

Batman & Robin: Year One (2024)

REUNITING THE ACCLAIMED TEAM OF MARK WAID AND CHRIS SAMNEE! While Bruce Wayne adjusts to the realities of adopting orphan Dick Grayson, a mysterious new crime boss called the General has come to Gotham to claim the city by disrupting and destroying its other mobs. But what is his connection to Two-Face? Batman and his new sidekick, Robin, are out f...

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SM80 added Absolute Wonder Woman (2024) to their pull list Nov 10, 2024

Absolute Wonder Woman (2024)

EISNER WINNER KELLY THOMPSON AND BREAKOUT ARTIST HAYDEN SHERMAN REINVENT WONDER WOMAN FROM THE GROUND UP! Without the island paradise...without the sisterhood that shaped her...without a mission of peace...what's left is the Absolute Amazon!

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SM80 dropped Kneel Before Zod (2024) from their pull list Nov 6, 2024

Kneel Before Zod (2024)

General Zod was Krypton's most notorious criminal. Now he has an entire planet to rule--but what happens when the most dangerous individual in the universe gets everything he ever wanted? Obviously, he wants more--and he'll stop at nothing to get it--in the most brutal series you'll read this year! This is not a hero's journey. This is a dark ride,...

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SM80 dropped Superman '78 (2021) from their pull list Nov 6, 2024

Superman '78 (2021)

Fly into director Richard Donner’s Superman once more in Superman ’78! Written by Robert Venditti (Superman: Man of Tomorrow) and drawn by Wilfredo Torres (Batman ’66), Superman ’78 tells a brand-new adventure in the world of the beloved film. A bright, shining day in Metropolis is interrupted by a mysterious drone that crash-lands in the c...

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SM80 dropped The Bat-Man: First Knight (2024) from their pull list Nov 6, 2024

The Bat-Man: First Knight (2024)

The year is 1939. The world, still reeling from the horrors of the First World War, is on the brink of tipping into an even more gruesome conflict, as fascism is on the march--and gathering strength in America's darkest corners. Against this backdrop, a series of violent murders has begun in Gotham, and the recent emergence of the mysterious vigila...

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SM80 dropped Batman: The Brave and the Bold (2023) from their pull list Nov 6, 2024

Batman: The Brave and the Bold (2023)

Written by Tom King, Ed Brisson, Christopher Cantwell, and Dan Mora Art by Mitch Gerads, Jeff Spokes, Javier Rodriguez, and Dan Mora Coming off the spectacular success of Batman - One Bad Day: The Riddler, the Eisner Award-winning team of Tom King and Mitch Gerads reunite for a horrifying four-part retelling of the first bloody clash between The Jo...

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SM80 added My Adventures with Superman (2024) to their pull list Nov 6, 2024

My Adventures with Superman (2024)

Flying from the screen to the page, it's Superman! Picking up from the explosive end of season one, Clark's about to spend Christmas alone in Metropolis. Though he's feeling a bit down and out, a tip about a monster in the sewers sends Superman, Lois, and Jimmy into action! But what is this monster that can absorb anything it touches, and why is it...

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SM80 added Dark Knights of Steel (2021) to their pull list Nov 6, 2024

Dark Knights of Steel (2021)

An entire medieval world will be forever changed when a spaceship crash-lands from a doomed planet. Monarchs will die, kingdoms will rise, and what seemed the end of the world for many…was only the beginning! An epic high-fantasy story set in a DC Universe where nothing is what it seems… From worldwide bestselling writer Tom Taylor (DCeased, S...

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SM80 added Batman: Gotham by Gaslight - The Kryptonian Age (2024) to their pull list Nov 6, 2024

Batman: Gotham by Gaslight - The Kryptonian Age (2024)

The new era of Elseworlds kicks off with the return of its crown jewel, the mysterious and gothic world originated by Brian Augustyn and Mike Mignola! When a mysterious meteor falls on the wide-open plains of the Midwest, it will unleash a chain of events that find Gotham's bizarre Batman contending with not just the twin threats of the Catwoman an...

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SM80 added Batman: Full Moon (2024) to their pull list Nov 6, 2024

Batman: Full Moon (2024)

IT'S A GORY GOTHAM HORROR STORY WITH GLOW-IN-THE-DARK COVERS! An ancient and supernatural force stalks the streets of Gotham City--a Lycan so powerful it'll defy Batman's most trusted resources: his brilliant mind and extensive gadgetry. But are Batman's physical strength and resilience alone enough to put the creature down for good? Or will this f...

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SM80 added Absolute Batman (2024) to their pull list Nov 6, 2024

Absolute Batman (2024)

BATMAN LEGEND SCOTT SNYDER AND ICONIC ARTIST NICK DRAGOTTA TRANSFORM THE DARK KNIGHT'S TALE FOR THE MODERN AGE! Without the mansion...without the money...without the butler...what's left is the Absolute Dark Knight!

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SM80 added Absolute Superman (2024) to their pull list Nov 6, 2024

Absolute Superman (2024)

SUPERSTARS JASON AARON AND RAFA SANDOVAL UNLEASH A SHOCKING NEW TAKE ON THE LAST SON OF KRYPTON! Without the fortress...without the family...without a home...what's left is the Absolute Man of Steel!

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SM80 reviewed Power Girl #13 Oct 24, 2024
3.0

This series needs to be put out of its misery. How this survived going into DC All In is an absolute mystery to me. The writing is bad, the focus isn’t even on the titled character and most of the issue is spent with Omen doing nothing but texting, choosing a dress and then going to a ball where we then get a page or two of the only thing of consequence to happen in this issue.

The a more

Power Girl #13

By: Leah Williams, Adriana Melo
Released: Sep 25, 2024

OMEN'S TELEPETHY GONE AWRY! Can Power Girl trust her suitor Axel? Only one person can tell her that answer for sure--her best friend Omen. But when Omen's telepathy is threatened by a chance encounter with a new hero, Paige must focus on saving her from herself--along with the rest of Metropolis!

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Softboy reviewed Power Girl #8 Apr 25, 2024
3.5

Picking back up from issue #4 after skipping the pointless Frembia arc.

For part 1 of the House of Brainiac tie-in we get the following from Leah Williams: Slice of life skate-boarding with cheesy boob jokes, Omen invading privacy being used as a comedic effect, and two pages of the guest star of the issue (Crush) with a tease of what’s to come in the future issues.

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Power Girl #8

By: Leah Williams, Eduardo Pansica
Released: Apr 24, 2024

HOUSE OF BRAINIAC TIE-IN! After an unexpected attack by Brainiac and his army of Lobos, everyone who has power in Metropolis has been kidnapped and imprisoned. But fear not, our hero has avoided capture and is the lone super in a city of helpless civilians. Will she be up for the challenge? Or is a strange visitor about to turn her world upside-dow...

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SM80 added Batman: Dark Age (2024) to their pull list Apr 11, 2024

Batman: Dark Age (2024)

Meet Bruce Wayne, Gotham's favorite delinquent son. In an origin story like no other, witness the boy become a dark knight shaped by a city in turmoil as it marches towards its prophesied doom. Set against the backdrop of actual historical events, Gotham comes alive, filled with the iconic characters who've loved and hated Batman over the years lik...

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SM80 dropped Batman: City of Madness (2023) from their pull list Mar 6, 2024

Batman: City of Madness (2023)

VISIONARY CREATOR CHRISTIAN WARD UNLEASHES A COSMIC-HORROR EPIC, FEATURING THE COURT OF OWLS! Buried deep beneath Gotham City there exists another Gotham. This Gotham Below is a living nightmare, populated by twisted mirrors of our Gotham's denizens, fueled by the fear and hatred flowing down from above. For decades, the doorway between the cities ...

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SM80 added Kneel Before Zod (2024) to their pull list Mar 6, 2024

Kneel Before Zod (2024)

General Zod was Krypton's most notorious criminal. Now he has an entire planet to rule--but what happens when the most dangerous individual in the universe gets everything he ever wanted? Obviously, he wants more--and he'll stop at nothing to get it--in the most brutal series you'll read this year! This is not a hero's journey. This is a dark ride,...

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SM80 added The Bat-Man: First Knight (2024) to their pull list Mar 6, 2024

The Bat-Man: First Knight (2024)

The year is 1939. The world, still reeling from the horrors of the First World War, is on the brink of tipping into an even more gruesome conflict, as fascism is on the march--and gathering strength in America's darkest corners. Against this backdrop, a series of violent murders has begun in Gotham, and the recent emergence of the mysterious vigila...

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SM80 dropped Superman: Lost (2023) from their pull list Mar 6, 2024

Superman: Lost (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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SM80 rated Superman #10 Feb 13, 2024
9.0

Superman #10

By: Joshua Williamson, Bruno Redondo
Released: Jan 17, 2024

HOWDY, PARDNERS! Welcome to the Wild West of Metropolis, where the Man of Tomorrow meets the Man from Yesterday! Clark Kent is on a rootin’-tootin’ rodeo adventure alongside the ghostly Marilyn Moonlight as they get to the bottom of why she haunts the night! Get your posse and join us for a hoedown like you’ve never seen before. Yee-haw!

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9.0

Superman '78: The Metal Curtain #3

By: Robert Venditti, Gavin Guidry
Released: Jan 3, 2024

WHO BUILT METALLO? THIS LOOKS LIKE A JOB FOR...LOIS LANE! Superman is in bad shape after the beating he took from Metallo, but questions need answers. How did the Russians build his suit, and where did his Kryptonite come from? And when it comes to getting answers, the Man of Steel knows just who to turn to: intrepid reporter Lois Lane!

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