Damn.

Nothing more that I could want from a Shazam series than was presented in this issue. I cannot express how happy I am that Geoff is back, and I hope that he stays for good on this series (and doesn't leave after 5 issues).

Enjoyed the back-up, but I really hope they keep Billy and Mary as twins. Best scenes were the return of >>>[SPOILER]<<< CC Batson and the teasing of Hoppy.
/>Definitely reading issue two. Great work Geoff! more

They should call this series The Legion of Doom, because these last 13 issues seem more focused on the villains than the heroes. Not the biggest fan of Guillem March's art, but it sufficed. Joker's fear and hatred of the BWL adds a new aspect to his character, but his plan to fuck with Luthor seemed kinda pointless.

Return of Brainiac from No Justice and Prof Ivo was pretty cool too. r/>
A very "ok" issue. more

I can tell this is gonna be a slow burn. Really enjoying the detective/procedural themes Morrison has inserted in the story. Sharp's art is absolutely phenomenal.

The best moments include the return of Evil Star, new Lanterns, and a classic Justice League villain's (Kanjar Ro) race coming in to cause trouble for Hal.

Nice book, but nothing mind-blowing.

Another amazing installment in an amazing series. Doomsday Clock has been a wonderful ride, and now that we are entering what I call "Act III" of the book, the loose ends begin coming together.

John's Superman is unparalleled, with a balance of compassion and strength that can only be attributed to the Man of Steel.

In the end, the only thing preventing this book from being a 10 is the release schedule.

Great work Geoff and Gary! more

This book might be the worst thing that DC has ever put out. Dan DiDio and Tom King have successfully RUINED DC Comics. The only thing that makes this book readable is Clay Mann's art. I am astounded that people are enjoying this book. Every day I pray that DiDio leaves DC and that they give King some writing lessons. What an abomination.

Big soft spot for Morrison so this will be pretty biased.

Finally the resolution to the Nth metal isotope, the death of Onimar Synn, and the return of the Bad Samaritan. This issue had quite a bit of plot progression, tying numerous threads into the final act of the series: the showdown of the Monitor world of Nil.

Nil was last seen in Morrison's Final Crisis tie-in - Superman Beyond. In that story, a cosmic robot, powered by the fusion of Superman and Ultraman, fights the dark monitor Mandrakk in order to prevent eternal midnight. Superman wins, engraving the words "To Be Continued" on a tombstone (also seen in the issue).

In the end, this series has been my favorite of the New Age of Heroes (along with Challengers and Immortal Men), and I hope it can stick the landing. more

I didn't mind this issue, but 4 and 5 only needed to be one issue. All that happens is more fighting between Rogol and Supes, while Zod shows up to help his brethren out. Last issue was also just alot of fighting, and little plot progression.

A Post-Kamandi future earth where they have gladiator space matches with aliens? Count me in! Though he isn't that popular, I actually enjoy Steve Orlando's work quite a bit (The Unexpected, JLA). I like his love for obscure DC lore and Morrisonian concepts present in his books, and I hope we continue to get more in the issues to come. This book was pretty dense, and I felt I got alot out of it. The art was alright, as I'm not the biggest fan of the 3d models used.

Let's hope it pulls through! more

Don’t understand the praises here. This run started good, but became dull pretty fast.

SPOILER I am glad it’s just a dream/ alternative reality of Scott in the end, but nothing really was explained in the last issue. So Scott just keeps living in the fantasy world he created? Well doesn’t really fit his character.

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However I have a problem with the entire run, how the story was told. Many normally exciting things like Darkseid finally getting the Anti-life Equation was just mentioned, but never shown how he did it or the consequences. Everything was just shortly mentioned and therefore presented in the most boring way possible. This seems to be an issue of Kings writing, since he did the same thing in jokes vs. riddles. Even so he did the characters way more justice than Johns did in Darkseid War ( Johns portrayed all of them as total different characters), some portrayals were just weird like Darkseid, who was acting like a total idiot. Or Granny caring for Scott Free. You could argue, that they were acting differently, because it wasn’t their real selves, but thats no excuse for portraying Darkseid as a retarded idiot.
This story was a Mr Miracle story, but I am waiting for a year for the story to finally start. If the point was just to show, that Scott didn’t want to face reality, I don’t think 12 issues were needed for that. I expected more& more importantly an exciting plot.

The good thing was, that Scott finally got rid of this terrible beard though.

I am a big fan of the New Gods, so I don’t think it’s entirely bad, but it can’t keep up with Walter Simonson‘s, Kirby’s or Byrne‘s New Gods run. Overall I wish DC would do the New Gods more justice& stay closer to Kirby’s vision of the characters. I hope the Female Furies Mini series will be better. more

Despite not enjoying Bendis' Man of Steel miniseries, this and Action Comics are a pleasant surprise. I'm slowly warming up to Brian's dialogue and characterization of Clark, but I enjoyed this nonetheless. The reintroduction of classic Supes villain Jax-Ur and the incorporation of sidelined characters like Blue Beetle, Will Magnus, the Atoms, and Adam Strange are just icing on an already delicious cake. more

A very "meh" issue. All that happened was the revelation behind the Guardian's murder and the fact that Simon got played like a fool. Nothing wrong with the art. A little grainy at some points, but I really didn't have a problem with it. Also, Kelex gets destroyed again for the millionth time.

Yeah, I can't say I enjoyed this issue very much. My main problem stems from King's characterization of Nightwing, whose dialogue comes off as juvenile. As for the art, meh. Putting aside the fact that Matt Wagner has worked on great books (Trinity, Batman and the Monster-Men), as well as the controversy surrounding his son as colorist on the issue, I didn't enjoy the art. I can't tell if it was rushed or if it's a preference of style, but Wagner's art didn't really mesh well with king's writing (which was also not the greatest). more

This issue was fantastic. Snyder's run has hit every mark for me and I can't praise it enough. Snyder has poured his passion for the DC mythos into this series, and it only makes it better. Jim Cheung and Jorge Jimenez have done wonderful work on this series, working very well with Snyder's script.