Idk how. But I went into this issue not privy to the fact that it is the last issue of this run. When I got to the final page, I audibly decried the discovery. Not because this book or any of its previous issues did not satisfy me, but because that means for now I can no longer look forward to picking up this book off the shelf every month and let me tell you that SUCKS.

This has been for the last 15 months one of the best books Marvel is currently publishing bar none. Its not always that every single facet of a creative team kills it in every regard but Thompson, Casagrande and grew did just that each and every time. I absolutely love what they did with Nat here, a character with surprisingly few iconic runs to her name for such a long running character.

I've spoken my praises for this book on this site many a time. I've left many string reviews. So I'll be brief with this last one and say it does the rest of the series justice and keeps on point the strengths its had. However, it doesn't truly feel like an ending. That probably is just me being in denial, and expecting something grandiose, but this issue really does end in a way that reflects what it set out to do when you think about it.

Nat has a close knit family now. People she can trust once again. She had an illusion of that, but she lost it, and has recovered. Much like her lost arm, I might add.

The artwork was phenomenal as usual, and the fact that there are two artists on this issue astounds me because I can't determine where one ends and the other begins. The character beats are there. Theres plenty of threads left over for future stuff, but most loose ends are covered here.

Was it rushed? Maybe a little? But its effective regardless. Gah, I'm just so upset. Loved this run.

Until we meet again Black Widow. more

This was weird. I think Kelly Thompson did a good job with the writing, but the way Morbius was dealt with, with the security system, was very odd. I don't know what Ben thought would happen if he lured a crazed monster man towards his apartment, with its security. I guess he thought since the Beyond Corporation are such good guys, there would be some containment thing for Morbius, or something. I think that's the implication, but it's kind of confusing. The scene with MJ, Felicia and Peter is great. Best part of the book, by far. I hope this isn't the case, but it might soon become apparent that Ben Reilly's adventures just aren't nearly as interesting to the readers as anything going on with Peter. Maybe I'm in the minority on that one, though. The actual problem with this comic is the art. Sara Pichelli, for whatever reason, has been lacking the last few years. I don't know why. Maybe it's because Justin Ponsor used to color all her work and he unfortunately passed away from cancer back in 2019, and the colorists now just can't seem to figure out how to compliment her artwork. It's never bad, it's just disappointing. I really don't know what to expect from next issue. I'm not familiar with the creative team, but I hope it's good. more

Good ending. Everything is tidied up. The Inheritors are hopefully never coming back (although they definitely will). In the back of the comic, they say that they wanted to use this event to focus on the other spider characters outside of Peter and to close that chapter, and they succeeded in creating an interesting event that bookends the influx of spider-people. I hope that we don't get another spider-verse for a while. Focus on a few characters that have a following, don't continue to dilute the brand. more

I can't imagine the lengths of self-oppression one has to go through to be offended by the slightest hint of political themes.

Xermanico needs to draw the whole issue...

INFINITE Questions:

-Where is Psycho Pirate trying to send Barry to?

-Who is the Flash analogue that Barry sees in his vision?

-Why is Bones building transport ships and gathering prisoners? What is his plan?

-Where is his Roy's Black Ring from?

-Where was Hammond going to take Roy?

-What has Infinity Inc been doing in the Bleed? more

They should really just rename this series, for the time being, Pissing Off Comic Purists 'Cus It's So Easy.

y'all are sad.

great art and characters. Indie comics are the best.

This is the best one yet. 10 for the first story, 9 for the second, 7 for the third, 6 for the fourth (expected better from Spencer), 8 for the last one. I loved the art for the 2nd, 3rd and last story, very, very good.

Starting with this Issue Wonder Woman is now a double feature, and even though the main story and the back-up have very different vibes, I think it adds more to the book than that it takes away.

The main story is written by Becky Cloonan and Michael Conrad with fantastic art by Travis G. Moore and Tamra Bonvillain. Moore on lines and Bonvillain on colors have proven time and time again that they work great together and that's once more visible in this story. I hope we'll have the pleasure to see their art for at least two dozen Issues more.

While I wasn't as impressed by Cloonan's and Conrad's storytelling when I read Immortal WW, their work here - and on Infinite Frontier - shows that they can weave an intriguing and fun story with a mystery. That said the dialogue sometimes feels like pure exposition and therefore unnatural. They make it up with some great banter, though! I haven't laughed so much while reading the main WW title in quite some time.

The back-up story written by Jordie Bellaire, drawn by Paulina Ganucheau, and colored by Kendall Goode is about a young adventurous Diana. It's a very bright story that seems to aim at kids, which makes the 13+ rating on the Issue pretty ironic. While I can see why some readers might not like the tone-shift, I see it as getting both sides of the same coin. Being shown a glimpse into Diana's childhood, instantly made me compare her then to how she is being portrayed in the main story. That in turn made me appreciate both stories more.

I'm pretty sure anyone that likes Diana on Themyscira and is always ready to see a Kanga and the Amazons will have fun with the back-up story even if it isn't necessarily aimed at their age class.

But I am wondering why DC decided to include it. Are they hoping that parents reading the title, will feel inclined to show it to their kids? While back-ups appear in a couple of New Frontier titles, Wonder Woman is the only one that has the same main character in both stories. more

I don’t like that they are turning Beast into such a questionable character

Awesome. Both stories are intersting and fitting for the Wolverine character. About him being off by himself investigating a mystery and the violence that goes along with it. The art is amazing in both, Bogdanovic and Kubert are amazing artists who really capture the gore and detail that a Wolverine book should have. Looks like another winner for Dawn of X

Big Improvement from the last issue. Still dont get what all the hooting and hollering is about tho. This series is decent when its at its best. Bobby was cool here. Really the best part of the issue other then the lil dragon ending.

I honestly hate the Pirate crap mixed with X men it looks stupid and the dialogue trying to throw little pirate jokes in here and there makes it that much worse. I just cant get over how forced the whole pirate thing is. That being said this issue was not as terrible as some of the others. Art was nice and I found this issue to make less mistakes with the stories progression. Still, the series as a whole feels all over the place and is still almost unreadable for me but this issue did slightly help increase the chances of reading issue 8. more

THE GOOD:

-An OK issue. Definitely the weakest Marauders yet.

-I still think this comic is just a lot of fun.

-I think in terms of characters, the best DoX book would be Hickman's New Mutants, but this series is close behind. Everyone here is really compelling.

-Sebastian Shaw is a fantastic villain.

-Great, suspenseful ending.

THE BAD:

-This art sucks. Everyone looks 10.

-I'm tired of the bad-guy-inflitrates-good-guy's-body-microscopically trope. more

THE GOOD:

-Great art.

-Apocalypse is still the most interesting thing here.

-I kinda liked the falling action. The last three scenes were genuinely good character moments. Let's hope this series can get back on track. Or... on a track.

THE BAD:

-This series is so boring.

-This story is ridiculously un-engaging. I'm just watching events happen, not caring about anything.

-As a conclusion to a story arc, this was really anticlimactic. Nothing felt conclusion worthy. Everything just ended, with none of the stakes ever feeling real. more

I have come to the conclusion I dont like pirates enough for this book. The art didnt help here at all and when the book gets all shiver me timbers I just kind of cant. I dont like the XMen with a pirate backdrop and I get thats personal I just also felt this story is getting dull. I know Im a minority here but I think this is all just too goofy.