So this is a weird one. A lot happens here but I feel like this is a issue that only massive, massive Spider-Man fans, the kind of people who have read all issues, can totally grasp all the implications here. I like that he didn't pull back on Harry being Kindred, though.

My biggest issue is another one, though. Spencer's run has been very wordy and while some people complained about this, I actually enjoyed that, it was very reminiscent of old comics but in a pretty modern way, it wasn't dated. So when he writes an issue like this, with so many lore and history I feel like he could've used that sort of storytelling to clue in people who haven't read all the issues of Spider-Man starting with Amazing Fantasy #15. It just feels very lazy on his part and this coming right after Sinister Six is a problem. more

This gets an automatic pass for retconning past sins. I enjoy the heavy attention to continuity. Not enough writers write as though they've not even read a Wikipedia article on the character (I'm referring to you Loeb and Bendis). I like Spencer is trying to weave everything together. The problem, and why I just can't rate it any higher, was that even for someone like myself, who has read all of the stories referred to, had to reread this jumble of a story to try to make sense of it. From a story telling perspective, this issue and entire arc has been poor. My enjoyment of explaining away past sins may be clouding some judgment here but that fact that I come out of this comic with enjoyment of any sort means it's a good comic. I read this stuff to enjoy it so the bottom line is fulfilled here. I just would have preferred this information to be spread over the past few issues, not an issue of information dumping that still leaves many questions unanswered. more

Enjoyed it! It's been a couple years since Tom Taylor has written for Marvel, so I was very excited to see him helm this limited series. And I can say it gets off to pretty solid start. A little too similar to DCeased for me in the way that it's a post apocalyptic story that has a lot of the action and plot explained through text boxes that lead to the speaker at the end. Idk if you can call it a cliché, but I've seen it a lot that I've grown a little tired of it. Didn't take away from my enjoyment too much though. Coello's art is really good. Liked the look of Peter and his family, especially May, who was a very cute baby :). I'm excited to keep reading more

Interesting start. I'm a fan of Kyle Higgins; he wrote one of the best ongoings with his Power Rangers and his current ongoing Radiant Black is a very Invincible esque feeling superhero book at Image. This feels very much in the same vein, where it's introducing a brand new young hero. Groan worthy, I know. These origin stories are usually very predictable, and that's what I was feeling for the first half of this issue. It was very by the numbers standard teenage protagonist that you've seen in movies and other comic books before. But then, halfway through the issue, it takes a twist that gives the main character a lot of sympathy. Spoilers for this issue, but he gets the Jane Foster treatment, getting a disease diagnosis that turns his life upside down from his successful basketball to basically an invalid. Higgins also knows how to write likable characters, showing Connor make the right heroic choices when he becomes Darkhawk. I look forward to reading more, and I hope it can reach new heights. The art is also very much my style. Very dynamic and really captures emotion well. A lot of art doesn't capture emotions well and has a lot of case of same-face. The design of the suit is also fucking awesome. It's a good start, which is what Marvel looks like it needs nowadays with the bulk of its star talent moving to Substack. more

This is gonna be a lengthy review about not just this comic, but Zdarsky's work on Spider-Man. Zdarsky is probably the only writer in the past decade that truly understands Spider-Man as a character. Slott had his moments, but his run went off the rails pretty quick. Spencer's run seems to be more focused on dragging itself out telling a story that could be finished in 3 arcs. Zdarsky's Spectacular Spider-Man run, Spider's Shadow, and Life Story shows that Zdarsky understands what makes Spider-Man such a great hero and character. The humor, the character moments, the story itself are all perfect. Not only does he understand Peter, he writes all of the surrounding Spider-Man characters perfectly. He writes all the villains perfectly, laying out their motivations and why they are antagonizing Spider-Man. He also provides them with some humanity so we can empathize with them as well. If Marvel had any sense, they'd put him on Amazing and be done with it for the next 5 years. The art here is also so good. Bagley's art style has aged so gracefully. I have to give a shout out to the colorist as well. The warm colors here really provide a great throwback vibe to the story. I can't recommend this issue enough, but you'd probably want to read Life Story first before reading this. more

People will have issues with the politics of this, but for me, I love it. It's clear what Tom Taylor wants Superman to be and what he should do. It's inspiring, and really brings a lot of character and depth to a comic book character that is a legacy character. It helps to separate him from Clark, showing his thinking and his ideals. The art is also so good. I really don't know what else to say; this series should be one of the great series for a Superman character. more

I really hope this book succeeds financially and hits the numbers. I want this ongoing to go forever. This is the best Jon has been written since Super Sons, and it's a perfect introduction to a new Superman for a new generation. It's like Tom Taylor listened to what the fans wanted and also catered to new Superman fans in order to show what Superman should be. It's literally everything I want in a Superman book. The art is also beautiful from John Timms. This is a 10, and if the rest of the series can keep this up, it'll be one of the greats. more

Damn good start. It reintroduces the character of Moon Knight for beginners and experienced readers with a gripping motivation and mystery. Love that MacKay is continuing the explored mental health aspect of Moon Knight that was part of previous runs, it just makes the character more relatable and interesting than if he was just a perfect superhero. The art is also great. Lots of dynamic action and clever use of the logo in some sequences. Really looking forward to continuing this run more

This was a lot of fun. I feel like Jurgens is the only writer who can write Booster Gold correctly (not surprising since he created the character). His comedy and personality really get to shine again, and it's refreshing to read a fun buddy cop superhero book. The art is also really good from Ryan Sook. Super happy that these two heroes are back and teaming up again.

Hmm, I'm really not sure how to feel about this. I'm also confused where this takes place in continuity. I assume it's in the future, separate from the current Superman comics. I know Jon is getting a new series soon, but I feel like I'm missing something. Regardless, the premise of the book is cool: Superman is losing his powers (Grant Morrison really likes that concept), and he needs help that he knows the Justice League can't provide, but other unsavory folks can. And it's admittedly cool, Grant Morrison once again shows they can still write witty entertaining dialogue while also not decompressing any of the story. The issue feels like the first 30 minutes of a standard action superhero movie, which is great, considering this is just a limited series. The only issue I have with it is that confusion that I mentioned above: is this in continuity? When does this take place? Also didn't like that Morrison tied this to the 1960s and JFK. It really kind of took me out because I always assumed DC was just about an unspoken truth that reboots and their universe was separate from normal time, but adding a date just brings into question the rest of DC continuity, like when does any of this stuff take place. At the end of the day though, these are minor complaints. Overall, it's a good first issue, setting up a mystery that will hopefully be interesting throughout. more

Probably the weakest issue so far in the run. It is a pretty big retcon and kind of stretching any kind of believability. For me, it's fine though, retcons are part of comics, and this isn't the worst one by far. I really liked the Titans and Batman coming to the rescue, that was very cute. But the rest of the comic is mostly just backstory explanation exposition dump, which is what I didn't like. Hope the next issue brings back the fun and energetic action/humor that the previous 4 issues had. The art is still spectacular, I don't think I've enjoyed Bruno Redondo's art as much as I do here. more

It's so good. It's literally the perfect balance of humor, clever dialogue, mystery, and amazing storytelling from Tom Taylor. He understands what makes a character likeable, and honestly for me, he is becoming what Bendis always claimed he was. Taylor writes dialogue that flows off the page like a movie. The art doesn't even need any more praising, but I'll mention it again. Redondo's layouts are very unique; he's going for something new every page and every issue. Even haters of his art can't deny that the covers he has put out for this series so far are amazing. This is by far the best series DC is putting out, and every single reader should grab an issue either digitally or physically as soon as possible more

A Big dip in quality for me. How is Captain America freed again? Hope things get better.

Good start. I really like the idea of a series that doesn't have a focus on any character, but the universe as a whole. It's like a Game of Thrones type premise where we follow different characters and different stories. Very unique concept that I haven't seen since DC did 52.

I love this series. It's the perfect blend of humor, adventure, and epic space sci fi. It doesn't feel anything like previous Asgard stories. If anything, it feels more like Star Wars/Firefly and those kind of grand space adventures. Adding Skurge was such a welcome and organic choice for humor. And the art is so amazing. Johnson has a sense of scale that I haven't seen in recent artists and haven't seen in a while. He knows how to make space feel big. The details in each of the splash pages is also awesome, you can tell he really takes his time to flesh out the environment. I'm so excited for the rest of this series, and I wish that this could somehow lead to an ongoing for Johnson on Beta Ray Bill. more

Damn good stuff. Spurrier returning to X-Men and picking up on threads that he had in his Legion run is so awesome to see. The entire concept is one that is so unique and original, but also feels very personal to Spurrier and fits Nightcrawler perfectly, who has always struggled with religion and its place in the mutant world. The art is just fine, nothing to go off about. That's probably my one major critique is that the design and layout of the book is way too traditional for the material. It doesn't bring down the reading experience. I'm very excited to continue reading this. more

It’s quickly becoming my favorite thing Tom Taylor has done, and he’s done some amazing work. He just understands these characters so well and the dialogue flows perfectly. The art is also top notch here, I really enjoy the panel layouts, it’s very different compared to the standard comic book grid layout.

A pure propaganda play full of misinformation.

I enjoyed this for what it is. It does a good job setting up an interesting premise and story, but there's a lot of this that just doesn't make sense. There's zero chance that the UP would be willing to negotiate Oa and the GLC as a planet but at the same time have Sinestro Corps and the Red Lantern Corps as willing participants. They bring up a lot of bad the Guardians have done, but all of that is nothing in comparison to the Sinestro Corps or the Red Lantern Corps. A lot of continuity seems to be thrown out the window here as well (not surprising though since Infinite Frontier and the future of DC seems to be lax with continuity, totally not confusing at all). That was my biggest problem. Also, idk if Teen Lantern is like this in the Young Justice books, but she came off as very annoying and not a character to root or like. I wanted to see a lot more Simon and Jessica, they've gotten the short end of the stick for a while now, it would be nice to see them get the main book. I get that the writer loves John Stewart, but he's had tons of exposure both in TV media and comics. The other Lanterns need some love too.
The rest of the story plays out pretty fair standard and generic sci fi. Nothing you haven't seen before if you've watched Star Trek, it feels like an episode of the Enterprise TV show but with DC aliens. The ending is also really hard to believe, but for the sake of this being a comic book, I'll let it slide. It's not as bad as people are saying it is, just not as good either. more

Awesome. Sci-fi mixed with real character motivations and emotions perfectly. I really loved the journey that Laura and Synch go through, as well as Darwin. It also sets up the Children to be even a bigger threat then before, but the mutants are now ready to fight back with the knowldege that they got from the Vault.

Amazing start. Yang continues to show how he is one of the best writers right now. He manages to create two mini stories into one book that intersect at the end, with both taking places in different universes. It's such a unique way to tell a story, I've never seen a book like this before. And of course, Ivan Reis is one of the best artists working at DC, and his work here is magnificent. The panel work especially is amazing, with each half telling a different story. It's just so unique, you have to read it for yourself. Great start, I'm very excited to see where this story goes more

In conclusion, no one gave a basis to justify the qualification and instead they flew into a rage. There are honest people who did not rate this number. And who asked me why five, the truth is that I had already read it to you, but it was an excellent opportunity to do an experiment on how many people only put the rating without actually reading it. And I'm glad they were few. In other places the answer was to base their qualification with their points of view. Thank you all for your participation this was very interesting.

Now talking about this number Tamaki starts with a Nakano's gala, where a Bruce who is no longer a millionaire but he was in the place, in a moment some thugs dressed as clowns or something similar brake the party, then Bruce leaves the place, i guess as a superman he is looking for a booth Telephone to change from Bruce to Batman to go back and beat the criminals, that does not make Nakano very happy.

After this everything slows down, Tamaki tries to put suspense on the number, but it felt quite lazy. Nakano continues looking for a way to stop the vigilantes, while the neighbor is kidnapped, at the end a man with white hair and with blood on his hands appears.

The only thing I really liked is how Bruce starts to make his own cave, nice part but not original. but I wonder. What did he do with the cave? exploited it? did he only abandon it? because I know Bruce left the mansion, why he did not use the cave. This has no logic, it's like just getting angry with Bruce and making him suffer. Dan Mora's art is impeccable.

The backup story is a little more interesting than Batman's, Damian, in short Damian finds out about some Mortal combat type tournaments, his mother diambles between being a mother and being a cold woman putting an ultimatum on him and Damian's response is jump out of the helicopter. What I liked was Williamson's agility in writing. It is not the great story but it is decent, without getting into unnecessary drama. though it was a complete cliche

Melnikov's art is decent, but not flawless. I still don't like Damian's new suit.

Pfff Maybe Tamaki will not drop the story with a lot of fillers, but with this number beginning I doubt it. more

Scott Lobdell fans are LIVID lmao

Edit: decided to raise it half a point just to trigger them some more

It was just a bunch of meh. My major complaint here was the panel layouts. I read a lot of comics, but even the layouts on many of the splash pages were confusing, leading to a confused reading order. The plot is paper thin, bad alien(? demon?) guy shows up and the Justice League shows up to punch bad guy. It had less depth than a Saturday morning cartoon show. Naomi also shows up because Bendis wants to put the character on the team in hopes that she will be a major character in other media. Keep in mind, I really like Naomi as a character, but she has no place to be on the Justice League right now. If anything, she should be on the Teen Titans or in another solo series to flesh out the character more. Characters usually graduate up to the league, this felt rather rushed. The JLD backup was better than the main story, but I'm sad and disappointed in DC that they relegated what probably was one of DC's best ongoings to backups.

EDIT: wow i didnt even notice this until someone pointed it out to me, but the Flash in this issue is colored wrong or there's some shenanigans going on. He's referred to as Barry but has Wally's red hair, so either the colorist messed up or Bendis didn't communicate it to them clearly. more

Time to add Nightwing back to my read list. Very happy to have quality writing on this title once again

This was a lot more light in tone and humor compared to the Kindred storyline we just got. I've been pretty meh about this run, so this was a nice little comedic issue. I am worried about hopping back in because it seems like this run is all over the place and lacks any real direction. I thought it would climax in the Kindred storyline, but that quickly wore out its welcome. Then all of a sudden, we get back tot he hijinks and humor that was part of the early issues in the run. It seems like Spencer himself is running out of ideas more

SO GOOD. Fantastic issue dealing with mental health and self doubt. It's such strong character work for Elektra, Daredevil, and Kingpin. The ending too is just such a good cliffhanger, I just wish I can read this weekly instead of monthly

Literally this rating is only for the Zdarsky story. It was so good, it was one of the better Red Hood stories I've read in a while. I'm one of those people who thinks Jason Todd works better as a mistake/lesson for Batman, and that was shown here as well as providing much needed characterization for Jason as well. The other stories were serviceable, which to be fair, is all you can ask for in an anthology. The strengh of the Zdarsky/Barrows story really carries this book, and I hope that Zdarsky continues his work in the next issue. more