So I just read this issue..... and wow. To say Marvel dropped the ball on this event is an understatement. A better analogy would be Marvel running, tripping, and faceplanted so hard that they broke their nose. This is Game of Thrones Season 8 of Spider-Man stories. This will be a non-spoiler review

Lets address the elephant in the room: The Art style. I agree with The Dark Knight Detective on this one. Yes great story with bad art can still work but this is Nick Spencer's final story on Spider-Man. You're telling me Marvel couldnt let Mark Bagley just draw every issue like how Jorge Jiminez is drawing Fear State? Even then the art is very inconsistent and it really sticks out like a sore thumb.

The second problem with this event is how underwhelming this event was. It was hyped and it had lackluster endings. I wont spoil anything, but while you see the villains being defeated, it was very lame. Doctor Strange and Mephisto meeting? We thought it was supposed to address One More Day right? Yeah, it didnt. Literally, Mephisto and Dr strange meeting had NO impact on the story. As far as I remember, I dont even think Kindred appeared that much in this issue.

Third, this issue said that Spider-Man is going to beaten so bad that its going to be shocking. So I'm expecting Spider-Man to get destroyed like how Angrir (Fear Itself) or Morlun or Iron Patriot or Jack o Lantern in Civil War or Phoenix Possessed Colossus and Magik beat him up. But the only thing that happened in this event was a C list villain gets murdered, that's literally disappointing.

I understand how Nick Spencer's run is supposed to be Peter Parker breaking the cycle and becoming more mature instead of a man-child, but when you have stories where Spider-Man saves the day by literally talking for 90 percent of the run, it is not worth it. Dan Slott may have ruined Spider-Man's character but at least his stories were pretty engaging.

Now, before people get pissed off I want to say that I am a Spider-Man fanboy, if you cant tell from my username. Spider-Man is my favorite superhero of all time, my first memory was a Spider-Man toy and my first toy, game, clothes, school supply, pillow and blanket even my own Car Keys is all on Spider-Man. I have read every single issue featuring Spider-man, and that includes the ALTERNATE versions of Spider-Man like Ultimate Spider-Man, Earth X, Exiles, Marvel Adventures, Marvel Mangaverse, etc.

The first WORDS in the Sam Raimi Spider-Man trilogy is "Who am I? You sure you want to know?" and its 3 minutes and 7 minutes in the run time. Raimi's Uncle Ben dies 43:35 in the first movie. The last WORDS in Sam Raimi's Spider-Man trilogy is Mary Jane singing "I mean to care for no one" in Spider-Man 3. Andrew Garfield's Peter Parker says "oh my god, oh my god" when he sees Uncle Ben dead around 45:45 in the first Amazing Spider-Man.

Heck, the first SENTENCE in a Spider-Man comic book was "Like Costume Heroes?" The last words Uncle Ben said in the comic before he passed away was not "With Great Power comes Great Responsibility" but it was "You're not fooling me Petey! I know you're awake, and its time for school." So Believe me when I say that I LOVE Spider-Man, even more than Marvel and DC Comics combined. I'm the biggest Spider-Man fan in my NEIGHBORHOOD, and I am writing this review as objectively as possible. I learned from my mistake with Ta Nehisi Coates Captain America review (where I was acting like a complete lunatic) which is why I deleted that review so I can learn my mistake, be more open-minded and objective as possible.

Thats why I have been giving lower scores to DC Comics now, because even though I like both Marvel Movies and DC Comic books I want to be fair as much as possible without letting my bias show through and I'm willing to admit that there are some cracks in certain comic book series.

If you honestly like this series, then thats fine because you're enjoying yourself and you shouldnt be attacked for having a harmless opinion. For me, this series is very underwhelming. I want to like this entire series, but it has inconsistent art, underwhelming resolutions, and bloated pacing. more

Part Star Trek, part Trump administration. Russell never disappoints.

No energy, no thrust, no edge, no decent cliffhanger, no intriguing hook yet. Doesn't hold a candle to Dark Horse.

I used to like Batman.
But I hate him now. Everything is about him.

I was originally not going to read this, but then comics pretty much stopped completely, so I figured why not? I was not a fan of the show growing up, simply because I didn't watch it. I've tried getting into it here and there, but it's truly not a bingeable show, in my opinion, so my speed on that front is glacial. It's just not really my thing. And this comic isn't my thing either. It's fine. Honest. I just don't find myself invested in it, which could just be the format of the comic rearing its ugly head. The biggest complaint for me is the art. Some people will understand this: It reminds me of the Simpsons comics. They were like the show, but a little off model and the coloring was much more flat. Same here for this comic compared to the cartoons. The writing is fine. There are no real complaints but I don't think it's particularly good. It's not even close. It exists. That's the best thing to say about this comic. It exists and you can read it. more

This event felt like it was written by an edgy teenager.

I enjoy experimental comics, but this felt like Morrison flexing for the sake of it and not much else. Reminds me of how Alan Moore eventually focused on recreating the unique style of older works.

This was cute, I guess. See ya.

Thank god this bullshit is over. Why anyone would want a Justice League book where the heroes almost never win is beyond me. DC needs to do some housecleaning and Snyder, despite a few good stories, needs to go along with King and Bendis. Get writers back in who know how to tell complete stories and remember what the point of having heroes is. This entire run was trash.

The only thing that was interesting about the Justice/Doom War was the thousand guest stars Snyder kept introducing as if with an exclamation mark. And then he did nothing with any of them. First Mera joined the team and did nothing. Then every hero in the DCU proper joined the JL and did nothing. The they added the JSA, Kamandi, DC One Million characters, Batman Beyond characters, Kingdom Come characters, and even Rorschach, often at the ends of issues, indicating cliffhangers involving those characters. And none of them did anything either.

Guest stars that serve purely as window dressing while talking heads repeat the same things over and over as a sigil changes colors from pink to green back to green again--like standing on a street corner and watching a walk/don't walk sign change back and forth--does not constitute storytelling.

It's not that the story was bad; it's that it wasn't a story at all. That Jimenez art though... that's always a treat. Too bad it was so badly wasted. This run had such a promising start. Sigh. more

Just like everything Snyder writes, this run ends with nothing. For a worthless, meaningless story, it lasts too long. Perpetua is a boring, annoying, outdated villain and that makes the JL even dumber. I may be wrong but is Snyder whining about editorial decisions in the story? That's pretty unprofessional and narrow-minded I think since the story is JUST BAD.

Sorry to see the volume end.

I was expecting this issues for a long time. Unfortunately Batman still fails to deliver. This is a bread and butter issue, nothing really exciting. No strong points. It's definitely better than King's emptiness but for it's price it's not good value for money. I'll give it three more issues but if things don't drastically change to the better, I think this will be my goodbye to the book till the next writer.
I don't blame Tynion. The book was burned to the ground by King and he has to rebuild everything. But I don't have the time or patience to follow it. more

Standard fill-in stuff. Don't use Deathstroke like that.

DOOM WAR!

Evil has already won and there's no take backs, t but wait! JL just extended membership to every hero in the DCU! I wonder what will happen with this new JLU. (To be continued.)

Well, they kind of dropped the whole JLU thing. Were they even in this issue? Evil has won and there's no take backs, but wait! JSA and Kamandi! (To be continued.)

Well, JSA and Kamandi had a few generic lines and then they pretty much dropped the JSA and Kamandi things. Evil has won and there's no take backs, but wait! Batman Beyond and JL Beyond! (To be continued.)

Well, the Batman Beyond characters were just there to hover in the background. Evil has won and there's no take backs, but wait! Kingdom Come characters and Nite Owl! (To be continued.)

Every character across DC Hypertime stands at the ready, silent, and off-panel. The Trinity fights Lex Luthor. Perpetua hovers menacingly again and says some more threats. Robin has a line and there's a panel of random JLU members, including a bonus shot of forgotten full-time member (since Drowned Earth), Mera! The Beyond characters, the JSA, Kamandi, Kingdom Come characters, and Nite Owl either didn't appear or their appearances were so forgettable I forgot they appeared. But wait! Martian Manhunter lives! Didn't see that coming. Wait! Maybe that's where those green thought bubbles have coming from since he "died!" (To be continued.)

Next issue: The conclusion of Doom War! Who knows WHO might show up for another thrilling, silent cameo! more

No, Tom King, throwing incoherent shit, glueing it up with no context and pretending it has a message is not writing. 85 issues, and everything you've set up at the beginning, every promising thing, went to complete disrepair, and in some cases was just abandoned. Example? Gotham Girl killing Batman - remember when she, herself, teased that in the first arc of the series? If you do, well, you're one step ahead of King, since he, clearly, forgot about it long time ago. No wonder CIA can't overthrow democratically elected governments anymore, if they hire such incompetent hacks.

Writing in this issue is awful, but it's nothing new in the series. Dialogues were atrocious for over two years now, mentioning them feels like beating a dead horse. Script... is there even any to begin with? Scenes are disjointed and don't create a unified conclusion to anything. As I said, it's just ducttaped shit. And you know what's the worst thing about it? It won't go away next month. No, it's going to leave a mark, because James Tynion will have to acknowledge its existence. That's what I loathe about long running comic continuities - atrocities made by one writer can't be instantly retconned when needed. Nobody remembers Batman Damned, and rightfully so, because it was an abomination. It was also an elseworld comic, so its awfullness did not impact anything outside. King's Batman, and Heroes in Crisis before it, though...

It's a pathetic, absolutely miserable joke of an ending to one of the most insulting series I've ever had displeasure to read, despite its solid start. It's a laughable display of lack of talent and any story to tell. I'm glad it's finally over, and more readers won't have to suffer from exposure to this toxic trash.
What a waste of everyone's time, and slap in the face of Batman's brand. more

I really don't understand how people can like this. Well, maybe on one level, which is as fan fiction.

I'm not so precious as to say that Moore's wishes should be respected and Watchmen characters should never be seen again....mind you Before Watchmen was a pain (despite beautiful Darwyn Cooke material).

But this...I won't get into the entire series and just mention a couple of things about #12.

#1 Rorschach II - really? Talk about a childish move of trying to redefine Rorschach a 'hero'. "I'm taking you to jail, Adrian!" - sounded much better in the otherwise excellent HBO show, coming from 2 different characters who we gave a damn about.

#2 Dr. Manhattan as an omnipotent supergod who doesn't understand hope. Ugh.

#3 Punch and Jewelee (I mean Mime and Marionette) - not a bad homage, but too much screen time even here.

I could go on....lovely, wonderful cheesy costumed superheroes (like the JSA which I love) and Watchmen just don't mix well. more

Super fun!

Hilarious

9/10 for the EXCELLENT art. -9/10 for the writing.
I don't blame Tom King though. I get it now. He got pulled off his book and he is taking the piss at DC. But he is alienating his fans. We get a recap of things we know. That's all. A recap. And a small twist that changes nothing. Both the solicit and the cover have absolutely nothing to do with the plot.

I don't know why Magnett continues to review these issues when they disagree with the core premise. They might as well not even bother. Maybe get someone to review it that doesn't come into every issue with a negative preconception. If the dialogue for these biblical figures doesn't ring true enough for you in this satirical comic, then don't read it.

The only thing worse than a Bendis event is Bendis jumping into the of an existing event.

Uh and the art is trash too.

This is a goddamn mess.

I don't follow Marvel so I didn't know Bendis until he came to DC. I've seen enough. I'm out.

Why oh why would DC entrust the rehabilitation of such an important character to a Scott freaking Lobdell? It's bad enough that this series (and the Dark Multiverse stuff) is framed by scenes with Dan DiDio's ridiculous character Tempus Fuginaut but Lobdell?? Here's hoping the next time we see Wally DC can spare one of their good writers. As for this series, all I keep thinking is what a pity.

a piece of shit

Putting King on this book has been a blunder of epic proportions. It is clear that the man does not know what he's doing.

I can't believe Snyder has so much pull at DC now. It's an edgelord nightmare.

"It's like poetry, it rhymes."