Im pretty fresh on conan, I read a few of his adventures with tie ins to the marvel stuff but this is my first real venture into his solo stories and this arc was pretty great to me. Classic style, filled with epic prose and absolutely gorgeous brushwork from Rob de la Torre. Zub has proven himself to be a passionate writer of Conan, and he does research on the character to draw stories from. This plays put like an old fable which is very cool. more

This book is returning the saga of the guardians to their zany, wacky, nigh experimental whims in a really unique way bordering on the abstract.

Killing off your entire team in the first few issues only to reintroduce them as zealots of an ancient tree people sworn only bring about the rebirth of the universal order is certainly bold and not something every writer could pull off. But this one does it.

The guardians feel both familiar and alien as they run in guns blazing go uncharted territory under this new mission. Im really hoping people are sticking along for the ride because kind of cosmic fantastical storytelling is some of the best marvel can offer. more

Brilliant, classic superhero goodness. Hal vs Sinestro, will vs fear. A great showing from their creative team.

This issue is simultaneously setting up a big finale and also building on plot threads that have been laid out for the last year or so. Its really cool stuff, and I'm enjoying the character interactions.. Selena is getting a strong showing here getting to be the protagonist of the book, while Bruce's presence looms over.

The back up story in this one is pretty nice, and delves into Chesires complicated history with her daughter. more

Excellent.

Yeah this rocks. The betrayal and where it ends is great. I love Darak's response to all of this situation. Like It builds a great plot but I also find it has a lot of pretty funny moments without it being a comedy in any way. Kirkman is doing great. The twist at the end though. So good. Like you probably will see the twist coming but that isnt what I am really talking about. I mean the little details you get from the words used, the tiny background detail. The artists and Kirkman drop a lot of hints and details about the world in that twist. Its great. more

This series continues to do exciting things with its premise and expand this world. Darak and Solila are captivating main characters and the art is brilliant. Sleeper hit of the year.

Every issue of this series has been great. Hoping this becomes a sleeper hit like poison ivy.

This writer understands Ollie very well and manages to make all of his character moments genuine and heartfelt. The twist can be seen coming in the issue but the way itd revealed is still pretty great .

Izaaske is killing it on the art; form and backgrounds are all on point. Feels classic. more

The best issue of Detective in a while. I'd almost forgotten how cool a character Catwoman can be. It's nice to see her written well for a change. And any story by Dan Watters, even if it's a backup, gets my attention. Recommended.

The first entry into the five-issue “Batman: Outlaw” arc starts off with a bang from Ram V and Jason Shawn Alexander. I can’t imagine DC planned it this way, but it was quite a jarring experience reading this issue juxtaposed to Gotham War — Scorched Earth. Where that story failed in plot and character development, this issue succeeded in spades with Ram V’s script being exceptionally written with each character involved getting various levels of complex development. Catwoman shines in this story (unlike Howard’s version) and starts to assemble a team to break Batman out of his imprisonment. The artwork is also delightfully dark and twisted that provides for the perfect complement. For those who have questioned the pacing of the larger Orgham story, but you’d be hard to deny the operatic feel this arc has started with.

The traditional Detective Comics backup stories help to round this issue as a whole and includes a deeper look at some of the characters who were featured in the main storyline.

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This issue was a masterpiece.

For 7 bucks you get FOUR stories and all of them are great.

Jason Shawn Alexander art is incredible. Let's hope he sticks around for a bit.

The Question being back is always a joy. Love the arc that Renee has had over multiple books the last couple of years.

The Liam sharp story is a brilliant tribute to Sienkewicz moon knight and teases some very very cool things to come.

And yet another return of a long not seen character I was NOT expecting. I didnt want this to end. Truly. more

Just what I like to read when I read a WW comic, Diana killing a bunch of soldiers because one Amazon killed people in a bar. This is dumb as hell and King still relies on narration as a crutch because he never learned to show instead of tell.

What a great ending

"Someone is trying to destroy the godly work we do here. It makes me angry. And when I get angry.... I let out the devil."

Some great artwork and a really interesting story with some emotional depth in this issue. So far the writing has done a great job with the voicing of the characters and I get the impression that this will be a volume loaded with heartfelt and powerful storylines with nice pacing so I couldn't be more excited. It will be really hard to follow the last volume but what I like is while continuing where the last one left off this volume is doing its own thing and not trying to mimic the last. It's been a really strong start I can't wait for the next chapter more

This score is reflective of #1062-1065.

Ram V is weaving an excellent slow-burning Batman tale revolving around an ancient family, the Orghams, and familiar faces Talia al Ghul and Two-Face. While the Orghams look to reclaim what they deem rightfully theirs, Bruce is wrestling with not just his age (moving a little slower than desired) and nightmares with a demonic entity known as Barbatos. I'm assuming "Gotham Nocturne" is the name of the entire run since these first four issues are the overture (and if you know your theatre then you should know this is only the beginning). Speaking of which, the gothic opera vibes that this run evokes has been nothing short of amazing. From a narrative perspective, Detective Comics has kept me engaged month-in and month-out. The artwork by Rafael Albuquerque is amazing and fits the story that Ram V is telling and Dave Stewart helps seals the deal on the visuals.

The backup story for the first three issues centered on retired commissioner Jim Gordon and him meeting a new character who I'm looking forward to seeing in future issues of the main Detective Comics story. The fourth issue is part one of a new story starring Two-Face that's off to a great start. Si Spurrier did the writing for all the backup stories thus far and DC should keep him on. At this rate, if the quality of the backup stories remain the same or perhaps increase moving forward, DC should graduate him to new writer of Detective Comics after Ram V completes his story.

Overall, Gotham Nocture: Overture is a great start to a Batman story that I can't wait to see unravel in the coming months. more

This book is absolutely brilliant!! This is already one of my favorite runs on detective as ram v is one of the best writers out there and it shows with a brilliant thought provoking emotionally driven story like this. Ivan reiss is a brilliant artist as well and turns in some stunning artwork that matches the tone of the story perfectly. The backup story is also fantastic making this a unbelievably phenomenal book. This issue blew me away ram v is a brilliant writer and is giving me everything I could ever want in a detective comic! Perfection I can not wait for the next chapter!!!! more

What are these critics smoking?

This run has been phenomenal and this issue sets the stage in an entirely unexpected way. Making the cop the point of view character, and how it turns out for him is a shocking twist. The backup issue is beautifully made.

This series takes its time but if you look closely at what's going on theres something magical here.

Solid conclusion to this arc

To say I loved Tom King’s debut on Wonder Woman in the last issue would be an understatement. It had everything I want in a Wonder Woman story and everything I’ve come to love from a Tom King book. And then Issue #2 came out and I discovered this new run could get even better. Every turn of the page comes with the feeling of something momentous awaiting you. Every panel drips with grandeur from King’s writing and Daniel Sampere’s art. The juxtaposition between Wonder Woman’s two very different lived experiences is a masterclass in storytelling. Few can build a tender tension the way King does and he deploys it exceptionally well here. Sampere’s depicts Wonder Woman’s strength through two beautifully brutal battles — one on a modern battlefield and one in the ancient fighting pits of the Amazon. I got goosebumps multiple times throughout this issue because I was so in awe of what I was experiencing. This may be the best all-around Dawn of DC book on the market currently. more

Idgaf what anyone says. This issue was spectacular.

While we got through the formation of this team in Issue 1, I must say I was expecting them to start getting into the actual mission this time around. However, I still enjoyed what we got with the team actually planning and preparing for everything. I'm looking forward to seeing the team and King Shark trying to get into Themyscira in the next issue, and I'm a little bit surprised at how much I'm enjoying Harley in this series after a lot of people seemed to be upset at her inclusion in this series. more

Im having a lot of fun with this book. I just love this art style and the presentation. The clever paneling, the cameos, and the consistent character work with surprisingly good humor are making this a standout.

Turns out these characters have a lot more going into them than we thought.

Some of these were hinted at in the notes in the previous issue. Its very cool to see the team get fleshed out, and this premise is still very exciting and fresh and allows for a lot of storytelling opportunities.

The art is amazing of course, no surprise there.

I mean this in the best possible way, what an absolute gut punch of an issue. Remender and Fuimara do not hold back whatsoever as we finally see what it means to become one of the Sacrificers. This has been one of the two or three best new books of 2023 for me and I can't recommend it enough.

Three issues in and this is one of my favorite books on the stands. The effort put into worldbuolding is palpable. They arent making us wait long for the story to get moving.

An incredible reintroduction to the world of Transformers with a reimagining of the classic and iconic G1 origin story. A love letter to the franchise and everything a Transformers fan would want from the beginning of a new Transformers story.


The tone is set immediately, you know you're in for a gritty Transformers story from the very first page. The human and Cybertronian interactions are very real, the way they deal with loss is also very real.


The way these characters are written is perfect, this new interpretation of Spike is great, and has a huge sense of relatability that I'm sure will hit home and make him a fan-favorite. Optimus is written exactly how you'd expect and want him to be written, I think Daniel Warren Johnson may write the best Optimus Prime we've seen in comics to date. He's the fierce, heroic leader of the Autobots who puts others before himself, who feels a huge sense of loss whenever one of his comrades fall. Ratchet acts exactly how anyone familiar to the character would expect him to act, he's the war hardened medic who keeps it real with his fellow Autobots, and he gets a moment to shine in combat here. Jetfire is quite interesting here because it's an inspired and fresh take on the character. I love the way they've adapted his story - rather than going for the old Decepticon to Autobot arc he usually has, he instead starts off with no faction, and you see him pick one very quickly once he realizes what's going on.


Similarly, the villains are great. Starscream is still the gross, pathetic Decepticon we all know and love/hate him as, but he's also portrayed incredibly intimidating here, and has multiple moments that prove him worthy of being this series' main antagonist. Soundwave is still the loyal Decepticons communication officer we're all familiar with, even somewhat mentioning a very familiar name. He's portrayed very similar to his G1 counterpart, using his minicons in battle, to scout out resources, and fix parts of their base. And although he doesn't have much to do, Skywarp is still also in-character, being realistic with his team whenever they try and push themselves too far.


The art is spectacular, it's both fun and helps portray the dark and gritty war these characters are in at the same time, it really helps immerse you in this world


Overall, an incredible start to the Transformers in this universe, I cannot wait to see how the Energon universes continues, and to see how Daniel Warren Johnson's Transformers especially continues, that message at the end of this issue gives me all the faith in the world that he's the perfect man for the job. more

Yea I mean this is awesome. One of the most hyped series of the year and DWJ delivers. Alresdy heart and amazing art presents the fight moves are super cool. Excited to see where this goes.

This was about an intense a finale to this arc as could be imagined. This is a crucial moment in any superhero comic, when the characters morality must align with those of a hero... and its usually begotten by great loss.

Looking forward to seeing how this affects Dylan.