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That's what you call character development. Damn, was this issue personal and well thought out. Even if some small elements from it may seem a bit cliche, for example Linnya being forced to marry someone for political reasons and not surprisingly running away, it all has a place in the story and just fits. It's the moment of crisis that comedies often feature - meaning usual funny stuff takes a br eak and lets some drama, conflict and uncertainty in. It doesn't feel forced or fake - quite contrary.
I loved this issue, even if it contains tropes we've seen millions of times before.more

The Terrifics is one of those books I almost forget is on my pulllist but is a far more enjoyable than my other team books (FF and Justice League Odyssey). Loved the Capullo esque art and every individual team members arc was an enjoyable read. Excited to see the team back together on their own terms in the next few issues.

More character development! I wanna see more of Luke and Plas, Phantom Girl, Michael Holt, but im still finding it hard get attached to Metamorpho and his girlfriend. Well, Jeff Lemire still has many issues in the future to make me love them!
(The art is SO Greg Capullo, its weird! But great weird!)

Somewhere between a good ending and a what the f... happen one. I understand the choice of the young x-men. I just have trouble with the fact the twin was at the mansion before and that nobody know them. I'm so sad for poor Mimic. Or poor Rachel !

Cover - I take the connecting variant. Not a fan of the style, but at least With Iceman in cover and with a tearful goodbye to his namesake, it's Related. 1.5/2
Writing - Maybe too much thing in this last issue. A deux ex machina who didn't convince me. Why not protect the twin from Ahaab claws ? And the ending make me sick with you know who. 2/3
Arts - Arts is very strong. The part where the original return to their time was so close to what I read as art in their first appearance. 3/3
Feeling - Mixed 1/2
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Worth the wait - my first X-Men event collected in singles and glad I stuck with it. Feels like a passing of the torch/end of an era of the Bendis' run. Don't think i'll be adding any new X-Titles to my pull list, but will definitely keep up in other ways.

What a week for Batman with this annual and Detective #994!! This was such an enjoyable story that I just didn't want to end. I've enjoyed a lot of Tom King's run, but this was a much needed change to a Batman/Bruce you can root for. Alfred's dedication to Bruce shines through. Can't recommend this enough.

As someone who dropped Detective a while back after the League of Shadows arc and Tom King's Batman after Lee Weeks' on a Mr Freeze arc I am so happy to have picked this up! The setup is just so perfect and Mahnke's art is gorgeous. If you're looking for a Batman book, this is it.

It took a 2nd read to really get the characters all straightened out, but what an intro. Definitely recommend reading slowly and taking in Stephanie Hans art, the "game" world looks fantastic. The pacing is great, seamlessly covering 25 years. If this was considered an oversized issue i'd almost want to get this every two months as not sure with the art style I won't feel a little cheated by a shorter issue. more

I genuinely feel despair for Norton locked up in an institution. Such a well written character. Some really fun plot twists and we finally see some threads between Father Fred and Norton's stories. I actually dropped this after issue 6 to trade wait Vol. 2 and couldn't help myself so i'm back, don't think I could wait for the trade.

The back matter mentions what John Layman was trying to do with this series and I think he's nailed it. The art is a little cartoon networkish, but I have a feeling it will grow on me. I would have liked to see Rigg a little more grizzled; he's clearly older "I've been doing this since you were blanking on your mom's blank cliche" and a heavy drinker. CLiche main character aside the horror elem ents work so well, from the first encounter with spirits to the God Engine there is so much potential here. I can see a slow burn long form plot with one-shot missions along the way. more

I was a little worried Venom wouldn't hold up without Ryan Stegman, but definitely not the case. The plot and dialogue are great; I really enjoyed Eddie struggling with Flash being the better symbiote host. I've always liked the Maker and it's fun to see him in this book and that cliffhanger..... really great stuff.

Classic Morrison. His best work since All Star Superman. Similar in tone to Slott's Silver Surfer, but much weirder.

Going into it I wasn't aware that this would be the finale to the series, but wanted to throw a perfect 10 out there because of how great this issue was. I cannot wait to see more of Caitlin Yarsky's work.

Joelle Jones is amazing and this book could probably exist without dialogue and still be worth coming back to every week. Reina Creel is a great villain and her stone cold killing of her husband was bone chilling. Catwoman is always a breezy read, but that speaks to the narrative pacing and the art more than minimal content. Hope this is a long run, but I imagine writing and drawing your own boo k monthly is grueling and can only go on for a short time. more

THE GOOD:

-This issue had a really nice, really creative juxtaposition thing going on, that made an otherwise forgettable issue memorable for me.

-Joelle Jones is a great artist. If for nothing else, buy this book for the art.

-I thought the way Raina Creel killed her husband was really cruel and morbid in all the effective ways.

-The scene where Catw oman fought all those orderlies was really cool in my opinion.

-The scene where she was with Bruce was a pretty cool vision scene. Nice to know this series isn't just ignoring everything that happened over in Batman.

-Raina Creel is a great villain, I also liked the way she manipulated her son. This series will have a hard time coming up with another villain as good as the one it has.

THE BAD:

-The supporting characters are still a weak point. Aside from Raina and Maggie, none of them are great characters, and there are too many of them.

-Wasn't a fan of the last page. The splash felt forced just because it was the last page. more