Are we really expected to believe that you continue to buy and read Tom King’s work? Then rate most of them 1, which means it couldn’t get worse. We get it, you hate King. WE GET IT. But stop pretending you’re buying and reading his work. Or IF YOU ARE, that says a lot about YOU.

And the fact that you're ALWAYS BUTTHURT when I critique King says a LOT about YOU. See, I can use Caps Lock, too, it's not that hard.

@JBL Reviews: This guy is mentally deficient Zionist bootlicker! https://i.imgur.com/VzTku3M.png His entire review history is a clown show.

Zionist bootlicker. =)))) Please, go away, I block anti-Semites. Do yourself a favor and don't make me do that.

@FuzzyCracker It’s funny that he thinks he is fooling everyone. He just casually PAYS for and reads every King book just to give them 1s. It’s too transparent.

@Merlyn-if you’ve paid attention to anything I’ve said, I’m not a huge King fan. You just don’t know what else to say when someone calls out your falsehoods. Show me where I’ve been butthurt? WE GET IT you hate King. No way you’re paying for his work each month if you rate it all the worst comic. We see through you.

WHY DOES IT BOTHER YOU that I don't like King if you're not a huge King fan, then? This is you being butthurt. Why is this a problem for you? I'm no fan of Tom Taylor, Tini Howard or Bendis either but I don't see you commenting on those reviews. No, you appears just when I don't like King. Oh, and btw, being buddies with anti-Semites doesn't look good on you, you should do better.

@Merlyn it bothers me because I come here to read reviews of books, not books someone didn’t purchase or read. I don’t come here to see that you are trying to prove a point about King and give fake reviews.

@Merlyn Buddlies? You sure stretch things to try to find some way to get at me. He responded to my comment. No idea who he is. It’s like a 13 year old behavior to try so hard to get me upset. Sorry. I’m not that guy.

@JBL Reviews This guy reads his comics through a torrent site. I first saw him in the comics section of Newsarama and looked at his profile out of curiosity. First thing I saw were comments left on a torrent site for I believe the ongoing Black Cat series. Regardless of how you feel about a comics creator, if their comics were not worth someone's time, then neither are their opinions worth theirs. I suggest just ignoring him. He seems to stir pots of getting on people's nerves.

Funny how you ended up on that site only to "check me out". Sure, buddy, sure, we're all buying that. :)) And what's a torrent site? I don't think you mean what you actually want to mean. Thanks for being a stalker, btw, you should thank me for making your boring life more interesting. :))

@JBL Reviews: I can guarantee that I don't give fake reviews but whatever, if that helps you sleep at night, believe what you want to believe. I'll keep writing these reviews and I'll always speak my mind. If King writes a good book, you can be damn sure I'll give it a high rating, if you check Rorschach there were a few issues that I really liked and rated pretty high.

@JBL Reviews: Regardless, you coming to complain won't stop me from reviewing those books. So either deal with it, ignore my reviews or block me. Your choice.

Nice to know you're an individual who likes to assume things about users without knowing a single thing about them. I don't need nor want your unsolicited assumptions about me living in my head rent-free like Tom King does with you :) Good day, sir.

Were you talking about yourself in that first phrase? Because that was EXACTLY what you did. The irony is delicious, I have to say. :)) Well, YOU should live in your head rent-free, although I doubt you should have to pay for your brain, it's probably not worth it. :)) Damn, you're dumb as a rock!

Men, I bet you didnt read it. You just hate Tom King and have so much free time to come here and review with a 1.0 every page with his name.

@Batman instructions de uso: you see the pattern, too? I think it’s time we all begin to call it out. I support anyone hating a comic, but he hates King so much that on day 1 of release, he’s already read each issue and given it the lowest rating. Suspicious.

Actually Merlyn does read the books he reviews. Feel free to press him on a detail in the book not available online and I'm sure you'll eat your words. As for mister Zionist bootlucker that's new level of racist on these boards. But if you ladies want to talk to someone who will never read a Tom King book ever because his writing is god awful...then talk to me.

For instance...what are the oddsKing will use public domain literature or songs in lieu of writing within say...oh 5 issues of this latest garbage of his?

@JBL Reviews: "Call me out" for expressing my opinion? That's not "calling me out", that's you trying to put your fist in my mouth. Believe me, it doesn't work, just for you I'll make sure to rate every book I read from Tom King. And if you continue to spam me because I don't like what you like, I will have to block you. I don't want to do it, believe me, I enjoy having conversions with people who have different opinions than my own but the "calling me out" thing did get on my nerves.

And a dude who rated this crap with 10 surely can't "call me out" on anything. @JBL Reviews: I don't see you, however, calling him out on his rating. The rating so far is 5.5. I rated it with 1, he rated it with 10. We're both pretty far from how most see it, the math says we're both as far away just in opposite ways. But of course you don't have a problem with that, just with my rating. That surely proves you're not a King fanboy, no.

Oh, and I WAS considering dropping the book after King's shitshow but just for you I'll make the sacrifice and read it through the end. Just so you understand that trying to shut me up forcefully won't work with me.

Tom King was literally pulled off Batman 15 issues short. Even the fan dead DC saw he was tanking the flagship title. I had zero interest in his consolation prize BatmanCatwoman which as I expected is the same standard of lazy garbage he did with Batman. He seems to fare a little better reader wise with second and third tier characters like mister miracle but I dont care. He succeeded in stopping from buying my favorite book for nearly 85 issues and his writing stinks on ice.

Yeah ok art is subjective but I don't even give King that leeway for what he did to batman.

I ll keep saying it...DC needs to lose King Bendis Tynion and Ridley as quickly as possible. Have you seen the manure Bendis is writing on JL?

Stop saying that, Ming, or they'll have to "call you out" too. :))

Oh the slings and arrows. Hey look I just wrote a Tom King.

Lol, here, have a 10, put a song in it and maybe you'll get an Eisner. :))

Hey nonny nonny titwillow titwillow. I'm sure King has used that medieval hit for one of his deep and clever plot devices.

Anti-Zionism has nothing to do with Anti-Semitism. I know that the pro-Israel lobby, no matter what they do, like breaking the ceasefire today, likes to conflate the two, but they aren’t the same thing. As a Jewish person that wants to see peace and a Palestinian state, I resent that. I also resent being called names for liking a writer that you don’t like. That’s not just unnecessary, it’s crude and I don’t think it ought to have any place here.

Sure, we're all buying that you're a Jewish person so you can spout out your anti-Semitic bullshit, yeah. Well, I resent you coming here to spout all that crap so if you don't mind, stop commenting on my reviews because honestly, I find your tactics pretty disgusting.

You’re telling me I’m pretending to be Jewish? Do you want me to quote the Torah section of my Bar Mitzvah at Temple Emanuel to you? My last name is Nadler. Look it up. And screw you for calling a practicing Jew an anti-Semite. You give Jewish people a bad name.

Zionism is not Judaism. Any Jew and any educated person should know the difference.

Fine, you're Jewish, whatever. I'm still not buying the rest of your bullshit so if you would kindly stop spamming me, that would be great. Like I said to the guy before you, you don't like what I have to say, deal with it. I don't need to hear your complaints on and on, got it the first time. And still don't buy the whole "I'm actually anti-Zionist, not anti-Semite" but if gets you to shut up I'll pretend that I do.

Spot on brother. Tom King is overhyped trash. I'm glad you made the Bendis comparison because I've caught him too many times doing that "This is how real people talk" schtick that Bendis tries to do but these days fails at terribly. He's not as bad as Bendis in this department but there were moments in his Batman run where he came REALLY close and yes folks, some people still take a chance on a new Tom King #1 even when they historically hate him.

When will people stop acting like this guy shits gold? Does Batman started off decent and then was up and down but somewhere after War of Jokes & Riddles it took a freaking nosedive. It was so bad, he got booted off the book early. Why DC keep screwing Supergirl I'll never know. I actually liked that Mark Andreyko run a bit but they booted him off of that and gave it to...I don't even remember because it sucked. They do the same thing to Batgirl.

I actually really, really liked his run up until #50. I though he brought a lot of very interesting ideas that Batman desperately needed at that time. That's what these people don't get, I don't "hate" Tom King, I'll praise him when he writes a good book, I'm not petty like that.

But after the second half of his Batman run, after Heroes in Crisis, after Batman/Catwoman, after Strange Adventures I started to notice that no matter how badly he writes there are always going to be a lot of people who're going to praise him even when his writing is atrocious. And they're always rating his stupid shit with 10 like it's a masterpiece. It's a disgrace.

If on the cover of this book it would be the name of, I don't know, say, Robert Venditti? No one would care about this and the rating would be very, very low. But since it's King let's all pretend this is Watchmen or something. And yeah, I also agree about Supergirl and Batgirl, DC continues to screw these characters by giving them only to bad writers. Which is a shame because along with Wonder Woman, they're the best female superheroes DC has.

Succinctly...there's plenty of leftist jews in the US that defend anti semites when they call others "Zionist bootlickers" because the smokescreen of "Zionism" gives cover to their desire to harm Jews and Isreal while the leftist jews can say "I'm one of the good jews dont come after me". We saw how successful that was in Germany in the 1930s.

Now onto something we should be anti towards. Tom Kings writing and continued presence at DC.

TJM dont sell Bendis short either...his writing is bargain basement trash. His run on superman produced a teenaged Jon Kent that no one likes. And his big bad Kobol...whatever U cant even be arsed to look him up...was relegated to the dying heap of faceless generic baddies faster than a wh@re drops her drawers.

And his effort on JL is shaping to be equally banal and forgettable.

Merlyn is far more patient with Tom King than he deserves. His run on Batman was lazy fractured edgelord trash that tried to febreeze with public domain literature and songs in lieu of...you know...actual writing. I'm sure Tom thinks...hey that's my style...but style requires a degree of talent and flair to pull off. King has neither.

Even the tone deaf DC finally admitted the obvious and pulled King off Batman 15 issues early. How bad do you need to be tanking a title for DC to do that. So DC threw him a bone and gave him BatnanCatwoman and dus he lift his game? Nope more "too clever for you" all over the place musings that go nowhere peppered with edgelord tripe.

Wow, Ming. What you wrote above is some pure anti-Semitism. The Internet is ugly, especially here..

Zdarsky has been on a bat centric book a more few months in an anthology no less and batfans like ne are screaming at DC to give him a shot at his own book.

You’re a bad Jew if you don’t unquestionably support everything that Israel does? That sort of thinking has more in common with the Weimar Republic than anything.

And lol at “leftists.” A clear majority of American Jews are Democrats.

What about Tynion you say? Peacemaker Punchline and Ghostfart or whatever....three totally crappy and poorly received creations of his while he rehashes city of bane with Joker war which was a rehash of the far superior Knightfall. And currently more fan fiction rehash as we speak.

And where is the incompatibility between Democrats and leftists? And yes, a lot of Democrats are spreading hateful things about Israel, under the guise of "anti-Zionism". And why are we having this debate anyway? Yes, I defend Israel's right to exist, if that's what makes me a "Zionist bootlicker" then whatever, I'm that.

Count me in as another "Zionist bootlicker". We plenty of "anti Zionists" attacking every jew they encountered recently in NY and LA. Funny how they can tell a jew from a Zionist and know who to beat up.oergaos armbands for jews need come back? What say you Jonesy?

Abraham accords are a way forward. Economic success and prosperity eases the kinds of conditions used to gin up hatred of jews and Israel in the region. Forward thinking Arab states see that as well as a valuable ally against the mullahs. King Hussein of Jordan admitted that Gaza is kept poor and an open wound as a pretext to attack Israel.

Funny how lack of prosperity was used by a certain Austrian corporal to go after a few Jews in his neighborhood too. Zionism got thrown around a lot then too.

Anyway Merlym..out of respect to you I ll stick to comics for any further posts from me on this thread. Have I told you how much I think Tun Kings writng stinks?

You guys are really worked up over a review that has nothing to say.

A 1/10 really? Were we reading the same comic? I’m interested to see what you’d rate a 10.

I didn't rate any comic with 10 so far. Though maybe some HoX/PoX issues deserve it. I did rate some with 9.5, check my ratings if you're so interested in that. And yes, it's a 1, it's just awful. Also, for people who come here to comment on a review that "has nothing to say": WHY ARE YOU HERE COMMENTING? Do you need the attention or something? I don't comment on reviews that I think have nothing to say.

Yo calm down bro, I just think your review lacks insight and sounds more like a poorly thoughtout emotional outburst.

O and by the way Im not you... thank god. I do what I want, and I wanted to let you know your review sucks

its like just my opinion man. You really so upset after posting a shit review publicity hahahahaha your bad bro

Ather do you review reviews a lot?

Bro

Do you get compelled to review reviews when they give a 10/10 as well or only the ones that are 1/10? Bro.

I ask because you seem really worked up about this review. Bro

Yes I find reviewing reviews interesting... bro

I don't see you reviewing any other reviews though. Bro.

You seem particularly fixated on this review alone. Bro

If I can better understand you, it will only strengthen my own views. This is why I want to truly understand the mind of a hater. But if you cant properly express yourself it helps no one. Thus a challenge

Can you direct me to other reviews of reviews you have here? Bro

talking to likeminded individuals does very little for me so no I usually dont ever talk to someone that gives 6+ reviews to something I already like.

What about 10/10 reviews do they get under you skin the same way? Bro

You can do your own homework

So low score reviews trigger you? Bro

You lack understanding already

Not seeing any other of your reviews if reviews. Bro

Cant gund what isn't there. Bro

Cany find what isn't there.

Much like your integrity. Bro

Do once again...low score reviews trigger you? Bro

Not only are ypu wrong, but what you are trying to say is irrelevant also

If I reviewed your review if this review Is say you're a viscious troll with a small intellect. Bro

Yeah ok

So to review your criteria on reviewing reviews...you never review a review over 6/10 only low score reviews trigger your fetal review instincts. Right? Bro

AEther, you're getting blocked if you don't stop it right now. You've added nothing to this conversation, you've just spammed me and I don't like that. Stop it or I'm going to block you. I don't care about your crappy opinions, I'm not the one commenting on your review, you are. Just stop.

If the next comment from you comes and is anything other than an apology for spamming, that's the second you're getting blocked.

Just offering your own criteria to clarify for me. Low scores trigger you high scores are "like minded" and dont affect you? Right? Bro

Everyone here, including those who attacked me actually added something to this conversation, you're the only one who didn't and just tries to stir shit up. So yeah, I have no need for trolls around here.

Merlyn stfu you idiot

Ming, don't indulge him any more, please. He's really just trolling and he's adding comments here without saying anything.

Ok. AEther just left the chat.

He went to fling poo at the zoo visitors outside his enclosure. Right Aethet? Bro.

Keep a social distance though. Bro

No, I blocked him. I'll unblock him eventually, I always do that, even with shitty people who don't deserve it but for now he desperately needed a break.

Cheers Merlyn

Someone hates alcohol....

Lol no, I actually may like a little bit too much for my own good. :))

*like it

Lmao

Merlyn, your a fat idiot that needs to go outside more instead of being obssessed with a writer who doesn't know you exist. Maybe even talk to a breathing female for once instead of the corpses we all know you like to play with ;)

Direct block. And I'm not even going to unblock you because it's not the first time you come out of nowhere with nothing but insults. Like in football, you get two yellow cards, it's a red.

Explain.

Don’t question it BIGOT!!!!!!!! 😂😂😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣😂

When do publishers and Hollywood understand that we want quality? I'm glad to be included, but not at the cost of rejecting a good project. It is more offensive to me to see a character they call a minority have a bad story and the way in which people accept this idiocy is more offensive. I'm sorry for my words, but consumers deserve better.

I totally agree, same thing with DC Asian celebration and from the previews, same thing with the Milestone line. They think they just give minorities "their" book and that's enough, quality be damned. I'm glad people like you don't fall for it. Sadly, there are enough who do.

Dude, google the "extra colors." Or is your question really just a confirmation of your homophobia? You are so mysterious.

its come from Finlandia's activist. That flag has more settings at the end it will be impossible to place it somewhere or maybe in a color combination palette used by art beginners.

Excuse @Synthozoid me maybe you are heterophonic, it is not within the school culture to learn the flags of the latest trend that they take out on fb or any other site.

Yes, I am 100% heterophonic.

Why would you out yourself for being completely ignorant on these topics and then criticize them like you know them? I don't understand the logic of that. These stories could be amazing or they could be trash, I have a feeling the response wouldn't change. Sadly, I can't trust any good faith criticisms of this comic with all the blatant homophobia present here. If you don't want to be labeled as such, call out the homophobes instead of staying silent/defending them.

See, I unblocked you because I tried to give you a chance but you seem to be the same moron and liar as always. Block again.

And the stories are trash, so is the art, I gave better books worse ratings. Don't worry, I'll still block you for being a lying pos, just wanted to be sure people get that.

Lmao, PDS

Lmao, bye!

Spot on Merlyn

https://comicbookroundup.com/user/event/494319 Just so everyone here knows who is writing this review.

You paid for this? Or are you just "reviewing" it based on the title?

There is no way he paid for this

I'm glad you appreciate my reviews, also glad I'm not a cuck lol, but let's not use the word "fag", it's pretty distasteful. I understand if you don't like woke comics, as you've seen I don't either and I even understand if you're more conservative and you don't like LGBT propaganda. But that term is just unnecessary. Here's to more cuck-less reviews from me. :))

Dude, this is culture warfare, they want you to “tolerate” fags so they can subvert the public, invert gender roles, (emasculate men, liberate women) leaving the children defenseless. This isn’t as much about hating gays (which I don’t) as much as it’s rejecting evil subversive rhetoric

You seem reasonable, so I’m trying to show you the reason why this is happening. The Marxist rhetoric has become so mainstream that its trickled down into something as insignificant as comics. THEY WILL NEVER GO BACK TO WHAT THEY WERE BEFORE. The more they hammer you with propoganda, the more people they will convert and turn into mentally ill homosexuals, not trying to get political, but that’s the grand scheme

So which side of the political aisle has the paranoid schizophrenics again?

Please, don't ever post a comment on my profile. After the stunt you pulled with unblocking me just so you can lie that you didn't, you can't expect me to let you post on my profile. If you post again, I'll block you.

Maybe you should pushback on the company you keep. Kinda makes you all look actually insane.

Ok. I've told you and you didn't listen. Can't say I didn't warn you.

I'm real broken up about not being buddies with insane bigots.

How high are your estrogen levels? Go circle jerk with your fellow soy cucks and fuck off

I'm actually pretty high T. Enough to not worry about having my sexuality changed through Marxist propaganda Lmao. Get some help.

Lol…doesn’t matter much, he thinks Aaron is dead anyway.

I haven't kept up with Miles much ever since Saladin Ahmed is on the book, I tried three issues, dropped it real quick because it wasn't for me so I didn't know that. Still, the fact that he, a hero, seems willing to cover up for a villain doesn't really fit the whole "oh, this kid is a greater hero than I am".

I smelled it coming when she was in the book more than iron fist. Fuck Larry Hama

Ik I ll say it....Bendis Superman titles were awful. His JL is shaping up to be just as bad or worse. Why is he still at DC?

I support you, when you think it touched the ground, Bendis can show us that it can still dive scratching the surface.

I'm wondering how bad the next one will be, I have full confidence that Bendis can bring the book to an even lower point, next issue Naomi will probably save the day while the Leaguers watch like idiots from the sidelines eating popcorn and staring in awe at her.

Shh Merlyn stop giving spoilers and stealing the drafts of Bendis. LOL.

I bet a lot of talking heads

What if DC had a bat title and nobody cared? Imagine no more....Tom King is writing that title.

This is so bad that it left me speechless. King couldn't dedicate himself better, I don't know maybe like a DJ, I think he would be happy and it would make many happy.

Silence Mingthemerciless don't summon the devil, I've had enough of your city of Bane.

I'm sorry for writing that mean comment, and I promise I wont try to personally attack you. That being said, I dont think Tom King is fit for Batman but he's much better suited for Superman comics

Lol...don't get me started on city of bane.

@daspidaboy: Honestly, it annoyed me even more the part were you concluded that I don't like DC Comics (I'm more of a DC guy than Marvel) because I didn't like one issue and I expressed my view on some stuff I find disturbing and divisive. Keep your promise and we're cool, I don't have a problem with people liking stuff I don't like but I'm not going to shut up if I disagree about something, regardless of the insults that'll come my way, that's just who I am.

Serious question, @Merlyn: you rate all of King’s comics very low. I have no problem with you not liking King’s writings, but why on earth would you continue to read his work if you know he’s not a writer you enjoy?

First of all, I'm not rating all his comics very low, if you check Rorschach you'll find that I rated some numbers pretty good. Second, I read Batman regardless of who's writing it, this book in particular because it was supposed to be the end of his run and DC cut him off because he was destroying the main book. Again, good call. Third, why do you have an issue with me reading his work, why is that your problem?

And I still read his books because in the past he has managed to write stories that I really, really liked and I was hoping that he could do that again, but I guess those days are long behind him now.

I cant stand Kings writing on any title. He uses th to the same devices over and over and is a very lazy writer whos writing approaches fan fiction in my view. Having said that I'm a batman fan so for one reason or another I will pick up an arc if something in it grabs me. I got I am bane for the art and the doomsday clock tie ins. I can still not prefer king was writing my favorite title while still grabbing a run or two. In Merltns defense hes far more forgiving with writers than I ever am.

I would have loved to pick up this series if king lifted his game. Especially since Tynion is just garbage on the main title. But king is still leaning on the same crutches he used on batman and its just not working fine me. As a fan I want to like it but hes quite awful writing anything batman.

@Merlyn - where did I say I “have a problem”? I asked why you would you rated Strange Adventures and this a 1. That’s the lowest score. That means it is the worst book possible and no redeeming qualities. Seems like a waste of time and money to continue to read something that receives the worst score possible.

But Tynion works cheap.

...how was it racist?

If you've read it and you ask me there's little point in me breaking it down to you, sorry.

Seek mental help.

Thanks for the advice, could you be so nice to recommend me your psychiatrist?

you must be blind or an idiot because this comic isnt racist or have race baiting at all. I understand you not liking DC Comics but stop being so biased.

Talk about being blind lol. Come at me again like this and I'll block you. Same goes for any other moron who decides it's a good idea to come at someone and insult them without even having the decency of bringing a constructive argument to the table.

I mean, I just politely asked you what about it was racist and your "constructive argument" was to not explain it to me since I've read it myself. If you don't wanna be called names, maybe don't act like that.

I was not referring to you, I said anyone who decides to insult me. You didn't but this moron did. You're just pretending everything here is okay and I don't have the energy to "enlighten" you. I'm sure if you've read the issue you've seen the blatant identity politics but you're one of those guys who likes to act dumb because he actually agrees with this type of race-baiting.

M. Read the issue and while I won't label it race-baitining, there is an aspect of race that the writer chose to include which, unfortunately, is reflective of our times. And that's OK. Is it what I expected from the comic? No. But it's "applicable" given the character. It didn't take ME out of the story. Guess it was different for you hence the rating and you know what - that's also OK. I actually wasn't a fan of the art after the first few pages. Not sure what bits were racist. Will re-read.

Since you weren't a douche like these guys, I'll actually answer to you where I though the book tilted towards a racist view. For one thing, I despise the identity politics in it which are, by default racist and tribal. I disagree about the themes being "reflective of our times" especially in the context that Easton chose to convey those themes. But what annoyed me the most was when Shilo dated that girl and he is super shocked when she says she sees him as "normal".

Now, it MAY have been because he's a superhero and he's got a weird life but given that sequence comes right after Shilo gives a whole diatribe about race I'm pretty sure it's about race, too. The thing is, the fact that only a black girl could see him as normal is stupid because two panels ago he's talking with his agent, a white guy, who doesn't give him any weird looks or anything, he actually sympathizes with him.

I may have read too much into that but it's not the first time I've read a race-baiting comic from Easton, he did it in Superman Red and Blue too. Thing is, I actually think he's not a bad writer so when he doesn't use his talent and does this sort of thing it's even more annoying. I'm just disappointed because I was hoping this comic wouldn't take this easy route.

Ok, fair enough. And I DO see your point because the "You're Normal" comment initially did have me thinking "huh?" and truth be told I DID read it in the context of his race before brushing it aside and thinking otherwise. Perhaps that may be considered "race-baiting" but I'm no expert on the subject. On Eaton's other writing that has same tropes, I can't comment on. But yeah, just seems like the issue wasn't your cuppa tea for the reasons you gave. Which is fine.

Yeah but this all leads to sjw duture state. Who cares

How is this race baiting?

@daspidaboy anything that dares to celebrate or even mention not white people is race baiting to this guy