Tl dr: We got played. This entire event is basically just a set up for the next event it seems. I am predicting it now: This is the start of the end of the Dawn of DC (I dont care how long it actually goes, this and the next event will kill the sales).

I didn't get my cool horror story I wanted (even if the art is sometimes great). Instead I got a pathetic villain with some heroes just acting silly to justify the villain. The conclusion that the villain 'won' was so stupid. Like how dumb does the world have to blame the heroes for this? The villain honestly just seemed like a whiny pathetic person who couldnt handle the dark world they live in so instead blame the heroes. This entire thing is terrible I dont want to ramble more about this.

This went worse than I expected. I almost had hope at the start. This being a line wide event that disrupted it ruined everything. Williamson should not be doing events. Really this event, plus the disastrous batman event and this weak looking up and coming beast world event. DC is dying from poorly written events. more

Schlock.

Another awful issue from an awful event! Keep Williamson away from the Big Event Books please!

Worst Punisher ending that the Punisher ever had in more than 37 years (since he has an ongoing series).
Bad dialogues and bad direction. It's not about the skull or the weapons, it's about the pointless deconstruction Jason Aaron did to the character that at the end of this issue it was irrelevant. This new "age" Punisher isn't for me. I'm sticking with the old Punisher series and stories until 2020. more

A good and intriguing opening issue with original characters and a nice spy theme to the story. It does enough to pull you in despite not giving too much character detail. I look forward to learning more about the characters in future issues. The world building is solid and the action--when it comes--is memorable.

Ram V doesn't go overboard with his purple prose and Sharma's crisp art depicts the world and characters very well. This first issue left me wanting more which is a success in my book.

Recommended if you are looking for something a little bit different than the regular capes & cowls fare. more

This is the movie Predators with Adrien Brody. Maybe it's supposed to be based on what happens in that film but it was set in what I thought was modern day but then Theta shows up and her story takes place far in the future. IDK. Seems like a rip off of others ideas. Also, how does a soldier open fire on a predator at point blank range with a machine gun and either not hit it or not kill it? Best part is we get to continue Theta's story. more

This was OK to read and none of the retcon hit as it has for others and just falls flat. I almost don't care at this point and I think I need to step away from this book for a while. Zdarsky has lost a lot of his goodwill from the early dozen issues but Dark Reign was not good. It doesn't help that I'm currently reading the Waid/Rivera/Samnee run and it's much better overall. The art was good and not the problem here. Checchetto and Co are great! more