Great continuation of the amazing animated series. If you haven't seen that series yet, you should stop reading this review and this comic and watch the entire series first. While the art for the series is obviously dated (it is 2 decades old), the storytelling is on another level, rivaling many of the best Batman stories told in comics. What was unique about the show was its ability to separate itself from the comics universe that its based on, while being able to tell a mature story. This goes for all of the DC Animated Universe. But enough about the show, how's the book? I'm glad to report that Dini still loves the Batman universe and knows how to write a good fun mystery. This feels very rooted in the DCAU, as the art style suggests. The ending is cool, the dialogue throughout is fun, it literally feels like this was the opener to a new season of the show. If they decide to continue the show ever, Dini should be at the head again. Looking forward to the rest of this series. more

read this in quarantine... i feel like i just tested positive for covid. the only redeeming factor of this series is the art which is still not amazing but it wasnt terrible. wikipedia this story and skip to waids run

An origin issue for Osita, which provides much needed character for her, and gives great motivation, probably better than a lot of new characters DC has introduced. Only negative for me writing wise is there's a lot of decompression, albeit it's quite humorous and much more well done than other writers' typical decompression. The plot barely moves forward, but as stated before that's fine because it is more or less an origin issue. The art is great as always, one of the best, if not the best, ongoings right now at DC more

Quite average for me, I didn't like this as much as the first issues of Vendittis run or Kindts run. This definitely is different from those stories because it grounds Aric on Earth mostly, and he acts more like a traditional superhero stopping crime rather than the epic storytelling that Kindts run was or the interesting sci fi elements of Vendittis run. While some may call it refreshing, I guess I've grown used to the epics and sci fi that I was hoping to see a step up in terms of theatrical rather than a grounded approach. This opinion may change in the future after reading more issues, but i hope this doesn't become a generic green lantern or Nova book (not to say those characters are boring, both have had stellar runs in the past and currently). The great thing about this book is the art, I love the art style, the colors especially play up the superheroic tone that the book is going for. I'll keep reading because I love XO, but I hope it will get better more

This was actually a good issue! Coates had something to say again! And the art wasn't trash! Shame the entire run can't be like this. I bought the first trade of this run for my physical collection, and it is by far one of my most regrettable purchases simply because this run is so turbulent.

This issue and the last have been the weakest of this series so far, but it's still fun. A lot of it will feel very happen-stance if you haven't read Hickman's issues of New Mutants, so that's a big negative I would give it. Other than that, these issues are just mainly superheroic adventures in space, similar to what the X-Men did in the 80s and 90s. This issue isn't as good as the last issue because at least in the last issue there was that tease with Vulcan and what exactly happened there, planting a new mystery, etc. more

Get Romita off Superman. While I don't like any of Bendis Superman so far, at least the main Superman title has great art from Ivan Reis. It also doesn't help that this title has basically become Superman and other Bendis characters title, they have no reason for being in a Superman book except that Bendis is writing Young Justice, so they are here also. Int he next arc I wouldn't be surprised if the Legion comes back with his son again, like in the Superman arc he's done. It's becoming so tired, and he still thinks Leviathan is a cool villain, none of the villains that Bendis has created so far have any chance of sticking or being a cool villain. more

Pretty awesome stuff, Murphy definitely saved his best for last. This series isn't as good as the original, but damn is it still fun and great to read. It really examines what Batman really is and means to people, while also taking the dumb 90s trope of Azrael seriously and making him cool, I like this version better than any version of Azrael we've seen in main continuity. The entire issue was exciting and emotional, I thought the ending was great, hopefully there's a White Knight 3 sooner rather than later. I don't know how well the concept of White Knight Line/Universe will hold up/succeed after DC and Murphy announced it. I think this entire series and the previous worked because there was one person at the helm creatively, bringing in others invites too many cooks in the kitchen. But if there's a White Knight 3, Murphy better be the writer and artist once again. Bravo Murphy, you continue to show you're one of the best creators working today more

My favorite issue of this mini series so far. I love how this book is echoing the classic X-Men/Fantastic Four story by Chris Claremont, with Doom holding all the strings and offering help to a mutant, although in this case he's helping the Fantastic Four family mutant. This book also brings Doom back in a way that makes him feel like the smartest person in the room and the most powerful, I haven't read a doom like that since Hickman's Secret Wars. This book excels in the way that you get every character's motivations, so none of them feel written out of place. Very excited for the finale more

Good book, Hickman continues to seed mysteries and provide more developments to ones he has hinted at. Thunderbird/Sinister plot, Krakoa/Warlock plot, now a new Rachel Summers mystery. All great, and also providing some fun dialogue. The negatives I have for this issue is it is a bit stale, nothing exciting really happens, which is odd considering these Giant-Size books don't seem to have an interconnected story, at least this one from the Jean Grey/Emma Frost one. The other negative I'd have is this book should have been called Cypher, like others have said, Nightcrawler is only there as a vessel for the story to move along, while the main mystery and interesting stuff revolved around Cypher/Warlock. I'll always love Alan Davis'art, but nothing too spectacular like the visuals from the last issue. more

wow, I agree with the other comment, this should have been part of dawn of X wave 1. This definitely is better than Fallen Angels and I like it better than some of the current X ongoings and it's just the first issue. The problem presented is neat, the roster for this team is fun, the story is interesting, the set-up is cool. The art is great, wow I liked this comic a lot. My only small complaint is the ending which will inevitably set up the next issue to be mostly flashing back to how that ending happened, but otherwise, great! more

Basically a rerun of civil war but for underage heroes. The benefit of this is the aftermath feels a lot more realistic and is more interesting than how civil war played out with two sides fighting another. This seems more united with all the underage heroes on the same side of it, which I enjoy. I don't want to see heroes beating up heroes I want to see them going to personal struggles and overcoming. Hopefully champions can be just as good. This is an 8 though because the tone and the art do feel a little inconsistent, it aims to maintain a serious tone in story but every character looks so hypercharged in their facial expressions it looks like they're parodying the situation more

jeez was it rlly that hard to get another artist marvel? Especially on one of ur main titles? They finally decided to change artists for the better and while it's not as good as Yu's or Kubert's earlier issues, it's still much better than Masters. This issue also brings together a lot of plot threads that are super interesting and the twist is has me very hooked into reading the next one

sstep down from the last issue mainly because of the shifting art, i found myself distracted many times because the art changed between like 3 or 4 artists. Jorge Jimenez said he is gonna draw all of Joker War, but that seems a little unlikely if he couldn't get this issue out on time. Otherwise, just more of the same really, a little more revelations but nothing game changing yet

This series is awesome, what a great follow up to DCeased. I did get worn off DCeased by the end, but this series has reignited my appreciation for it. This book has great pacing, isn't decompressed, and has great dialogue throughout. That's like the 3 hits every writer should get down with their books, Tom Taylor really gets the voice for all these characters, it's shocking that he hasn't been chosen to write a Green Arrow book or a Red Hood book yet. The reason why this isn't a 10 for me is the art, it's perfectly fine, but does feel flat at some points, not sure if that is just the coloring/inking, but at times it feels very gray. Otherwise, amazing series, highly recommend, and I'm also very excited for DCeased 2 now. more

A nice addition to dawn of x. nothing groundbreaking, but it's still the fun i've come to expect from all these X-titles (except Fallen Angels). The dialogue is fun and witty, and I like how everyone's written. The art is the standout, Phil Noto on an ongoing? You got me for that alone. I'm interested in where Duggan's gonna go with older Cable showing up

loved it, especially the character development at the beginning of the issue, which shows Eddie's insecurities about raising a son. Never thought I'd see that in this series, but it was great to see. The other developments that happen are also so awesome to see, and of course Bagley is drawing, so I love that. Continues to be Cates's strongest series at Marvel

SPOILERS ****

The only joy I really got out of the story is that Loki lifted Mjolnir, which was cool to see, and hopefully gets a payoff after this arc. Other than that, this felt pretty standard Thor stuff. idk I've seen most of this before in thor runs, the epicness, the planets being destroyed. Instead of spending time having a small squabble between Thor and Sif, they could have spent this issue building up Thor having a relationship with the alien world that Galactus destroys, so we feel more emotional when Galactus does destroy it, but it feels so sudden. He says like 2 sentences before the planet is destroyed, and suddenly he is crying. In Aaron's run, he dedicated an entire issue of Thor going to help every species, so we get why he cares about it. This is a continuation, but I would have liked to see more development for this random planet that gets destroyed other than a couple back and forth sentences. The art continues to be spectacular, so I can't complain there. these are minor complaints and nit pics, the issue itself is still fine to read, but I had a lot of high hopes going into this series, hopefully the next issue with black winter will pick it up. more

A step back from the epic world-building from the last issue to have some humor and fun action. Which isn't bad, but personally I want to see more from this world and more mystery. But I get that tension needs to be dissolved every now and then, and this issue does that in a great way. The New Mutants are back from space, and Hickman is not writing that book to basically move the new mutants that he liked to this book, which I am all for because he writes all the OG New Mutants very well and very fun. The dialogue was great throughout with them. Cyclops and his brothers have a weird relationship which I can only contribute to some mental shenanigans going on between Krakoa and the mutants. The action is also really fun and cool to see, love to see all the usual X-Men theatrics again with the Brood the Shi'ar and the Starjammers, it really feels like we are going back to the golden Claremont era of X-Men with these elements returning. Continues to be one of my favorite pulls right now more

Not my favorite Hickman creator owned, but it does get off to an ok start. The entire issue is the usual hickman affair, with data graphs, info dumps, and cool visuals to go around. I didn't find myself caring about any of the characters yet, and that is hard to do in one issue, so I'll continue to read it. However, in his other series there is usually at least one character that I find cool or like, most prominently Death in East of West; he made an impression right off the bat. This issue is worth it for the art alone, Huddleston shows off his insane skill with detailed sketches and beautiful vistas in the first chapter, and the other ones don't disappoint either. more

This issue has finally picked up the story line for me. The past 5 issues could have been combined into one and this feels like the second issue in Tynion's run. Loved the retell from Selina, but I still don't care about the Designer villain. The main thing I loved about this book is the art, obviously, Jorge Jimenez is one of the few bright spots in DC's artists roster for me right now, and I loved seeing the detail in every character and background. Hopefully this is gonna be how this run goes on in the future. more

recently hopped back into this series and it's still great. miles having a sister really distinguishes him and provides a different dynamic than the usual Spider-man hijinks that Peter seems to get entangled within. It's just good fun and feel good reading, what else can I ask of a spider-man comic

Read it once before work this morning, and read again after lunch. It's definitely loads better than his Batman. It moves at a glacial pace, but I do like the mystery that's being presented with Batman and Mister Terrific. I also like the duality that's displayed by the art, very smart choices made by King and the artists to portray the heroic side and ptsd side by different artists, it really makes you feel that Adam Strange is going through a tough time, much more so than any character who supposedly had ptsd in heroes in crisis. I'm excited for the rest of the series more

AMAZING, nothing else to say about it. a damn perfect issue

The most obvious thing anyone should notice in this book, is how much the art quality dropped, compared to the first story arc. Nick Derington is no David Marquez, let's just say, and his work makes the series look like it took one step back.

Fortunately, the plot is as solid as before - Williamson knows how to take concepts abandoned by other, les competent writers, and give them some depth, and proper closure once everything is said and done. Good for him, and those who follow events unraveling in DC Comics in general, but then, it's not as good for those who just want to read about Bats and Supes, without having to do extenive homework first. With Batman Who Laughs arc, we had to know about Year of the Villain, now we must know about Bendis' plotlines from Superman comics. The series, if you ask me, is too reliant on other works holding it back. It's still an entertaining read, for sure, but I hope one day it'll be able to go its own independent way. more

Hmm, I didn't like this issue as much as the first. Mostly because of what the F4 do in response, it feels very unlike themselves despite the reasoning behind it. I thought they'd do something more logic based due to the scientific nature of the group. I do like the plot with Doom and the kids and Kitty, that seems very fun and different/interesting. The fight that happens just made my eyes glaze over a little bit. Still interested because of what the ending will be with Franklin more

God, this series man. It hooks me in so easily with worldbuilding, Ive liked every issue so much. Hickman stays true to his word promising how each issue is a stand alone, probably until the next event. The crucible was cool to see and really bolsters the mutant nation idea to a new level that we really haven't seen when it was done before as with genosha and nation x. All the characters are written perfect as always with Hickman, Logan and Scott's dialogue being a highlight. I'm also a sucker for Yu's art, so this series has been a joy to read every month. Hopefully for years to come more

As much as I hate silent issues, this was great. Mainly because of the art which is the problem I have with most silent issues, the art usually isn't enough to carry, but dauterman and Wilson both do their best to carry and it works. The colors and the detail on the characters and the background is lovely, it's also such a unique place for the story. Speaking of which the story isn't a placeholder either, it's important to hickmans narrative, and it provides a new challenge for the mutants to go through. This is an 8.5 though for me because it does drag on a little too long for me.

edit: i just went back and read hickman's fantastic four silent issue #588, dealing with the death of The Human Torch. and wow that one is much better tonally. Hickman sure knows how to scope and plot silent issues more

This book is fine, but it feels like DC just wanted Taylor to stretch out the premise of the story more. Doesn't really add anything to the previous DCeased story, it just provides another perspective as to what was happening. Which for me is less creative and more profit driven (which this is don't be fooled). I'll just wait til DCeased gets collected in a larger hardcover or omnibus comprised of more spinoffs that DC will inevitably create out of it. more