Dog S^%t soft attempt at a reboot

Enjoyed the title. Scott is writing another story based on personal fears and worries, but this time those fears are also through the lense of his own children. A modern story that links this young Bruce being shaped by a different type of trauma.

Scott is turning the Gotham we know upside down but it still feels relatable as the place we've known over the last 85 years.

I didn't know Nick's work at all before this. Scott, in an interview, described the style as a cross between Mazzucchelli and Manga.

Nick, in an interview, explained how a trip to Japan heavily influenced his style and designs in this book.

I'm enjoying the sequential storytelling and the way the action is broken down into such kinetic energy... those speed lines and camera angles are fabulous!

I also enjoyed the way Bruce's reveal twist was handled, not once, but twice. Very cinematic.

If there is one critique, it's the colors. The original B&W artwork losses its dynamic kinetic energy when the colors wash over all those glorious speed lines!

Book just went into 3rd printing.

So far so good more

Yeah…

THIS GOES SO HARD!

Edgelord dogshit. This is more attention than this book deserves. 6 months from now this run will be in the dollar bin and never mentioned again.

***Cons***
-Goofy Anime-looking art (Batman looks ridiculous)
-Too Subversive (This was built for the first time read. i doubt the twists will hold up upon re-reads)
-Too Deconstructive (There is only so much you can bend and deconstruct characters before they are NO LONGER the same character. I'll avoid going into spoilers, but you'll know who I'm referring to right from the start of the comic)
-Yet another Brutal Batman that kills (At least this killer-Batman is different in that he stabs and hacks his enemies to bloody bits)
-SOOOO EDGY!!! (I am sick and tired of grimdark edgelord comics)

***Pros***
-At least its not by Tom King
-Thankfully not by Chip Zdarsky either
-At least this Batman doesn't weigh a buck and change, and have to wear armor to compensate.
-Thankfully Scott Snyder refrained from making this as overly-wordy as his prior Batman writing.
-At least this Batman hasn't killed anyone with a gun (At least not yet)
-There might have been another positive? I just can't think of it right now.

I'm going to try re-reading this at some point and see if i feel differently about it later. more

I tried to read it and made it to page 6 and just didn’t care to finish, I am going to try to read it again later . Might change my grade later. I just did not care to finish it

Why is Mon-El on the cover?

If you liked this issue, you must be on some serious drugs. The main story is mediocre at best and the back up by Tamaki is so bad it should have never been published. Ugh...This book is at all time lows in terms of writing direction and understanding of characters. SO many forced aspects of the book. DC's mentality is that you will have this shoved down your throat and you will like it.

I hope the back up writer isn’t let near supes again.

Really good issue. I liked both stories. The main story continues to be consistent with its previous parts - it's a pretty simple story, but well-executed with beautiful artwork. The Superman's characterization is totally on-point, the emotional beats were satisfying, and I enjoyed the human characters having roles, including Cat Grant's brief but bold appearance. Ultimately, this storyline was too basic to feel  great, but it's still very good.

I've generally found the backup even more interesting, and I still really enjoyed it this time, but I was disappointed that we didn't actually get a resolution to what's happening with Atomic Skull. I hope it gets addressed soon in AC or Superman, but honestly, it should've been addressed here. I far prefer comic arcs to feel like complete experiences. House of Brainiac still felt complete despite having aspects for future stories to complete, like Lex's amnesia and Brainiac Queen getting away.

That said, I still liked the second story quite a lot. I LOVE a good Lois & Clark conversation and I LOVED the Lois & Clark kiss page, despite generally not being wowed by the art of these backups. more

Well the good thing is that this 3 issue "Event" is over. That's about it. I wish I could have a good review because Action Comics used to be the gold standard of Superman, but that was a Loooong time a ago. Hopefully DC keeps both of these writers far far away from any Superman title. Yet for that to happen they would have to 1st care about telling a good story instead of ticking off boxes to qualify for access to ESG ETF's... more

The back up is awful.

Ugh, This book was a chore to get through. The main isn't bad, it isn't good though either. The back up is absolute drek. Honestly, call Dan Jurgens up and throw some money at him to save this book.

Great! I was worried due to the low user ratings until I read the issue. These stories are satirical and horrific. Some people might be offended. Not me! Conservative politics are incredibly horrific these days. Look beyond your world and empathize. Then maybe you’ll see the horror too. Can’t wait for the next issue!

Hard to review a book that lacks the basic components of stories. There just isn't enough in any of these stories to review. There is no structure to any of these stories much less a point. They superficially introduce characters, something happens with no real explination or reason as to why it happened, then they end it. I guess this is their "horror". There is no flow or arc. The endings that are intended to shock just don't hit or stick with the reader. What should have been fun, just isn't. How hard is it to write a werewolf, vampire, or zombie story? It should be paint by numbers but they manage to mess it up. This lacks the intelligence, charm, and self awareness of how to make a point without beating your audience over the head with it that the orginals possessed. They would have been better off just reprinting those instead of this garbage. more

Could not even finish this trash. The first story was boring and predictable. Second story is the worst thing I’ve read in years. I threw out the comic.

There was a lot of hype around the EC relaunch and I was genuinely excited for this. I couldn’t even guess it could be this bad.

Trite, predictable and preachy (dull surprise). Complete joke to put in the back that this is a tribute to Bill Gaines. EC were the bad boys of comics in their day. There is nothing bold or rebellious here, it is the same echo-chamber bullshit that pervades most modern comics.

I am not giving this a 1 out of spite, it’s really that bad. more

The first story was similar to Superman vs. Muhammad Ali, and it was great. The second story -- Lois made a perfectly logical decision. I enjoyed both, it felt very Bronze Age, like World's Finest.

ANNNNNND the series comes to a screeching halt and implodes. This issue is a complete mess. What the hell was DC thinking? Oh I know...

FINALLY. The Epilogue is everything here and is worth buying finally.
My goodness about time.