Was _X-Terminators_ (2022) #1 good? I don't know. However, the art is great, the story is pretty zany and it's fun (despite of or due to all the blood, I'm not sure).

Some of the interactions between the characters were a bit odd (Dazzler and Jubilee on the phone, for example) and Dazzler, Jubilee and Boom-Boom all act pretty bratty/immature (honestly, I'm probably too old for comics in general and this book in particular), but once the action starts, it's a breezy, random, violent yet surprisingly fun story. In terms of "grindhouse," this is all pretty comic and light; as a contrast, compare the lack of seatbelt and Boom-Boom's accident to the accident in Tarantino's _Death Proof_. The former is Looney Tunes, while the latter is grindhouse.

Regardless, with art like this, I'm definitely looking forward to the next issue.
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_Midnight Suns_ (2022) #1 was ok/good. While it definitely looks fun (the cover is "hot") and I enjoyed the first couple of pages, it became a bit average when the group vision occurred. Maybe it's my lack of familiarity with _Strange Academy_ and some of these characters, maybe it was simply the (fast) pacing and the lack of characterization, but things felt a bit rushed as we jumped right into the action (another apocalyptic threat is facing the earth and our heroes need to hero). While the setup is plausible enough, this first issue would have benefited from a higher page count and a slower introduction to the action.

Note--There was nothing _wrong_ with this book, per se, just that it felt rather average Marvel (which is not a bad thing if you're a fan) to me. I'm rating it 7.5, which is the bottom of the "green" tier because the art is good, the story is pretty good and if one likes Marvel comics and the supernatural/mystic/horror heroes, one will probably like this. I'm not rating it higher because there doesn't feel like there's anything "essential" here and if you miss it, you're probably not missing out.
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I'm not familiar with Strange Academy or this different version of Ghost Rider. But the premise is interesting, yet familiar. The end of the world is coming. There's been a premonition and now we have to stop it. Welcome to season 2 of the Umbrella Academy. However, I am a fan of Wolverine, Blade, and Magik and to see these three team up - I'm in. Let's hope gets better from here and not worse.

Should this comic be rated higher? Quite possibly. I like this comic; it's different and the recipes certainly look appetizing. Unfortunately, they are beyond my meager skill to prepare (otherwise, this might be a 10!).

My son (7) likes this comic as well, despite the fact it doesn't have much traditional action.

In this issue, Chef Anna Ameyama looks prepared to become Tony Stark's personal chef. Her test is to prepare a dish that will please a discriminating palate, none other than... [j/k, j/k. No spoilers.]
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What is this? This wouldn't even be a good what if storyline. The whole idea of the starship and fueling and piloting is not clever or fun. Bruce Banner's character is unlikable and and a bad cliche of a mad scientist. I just don't like it. I'll give it a chance for an issue or two more just because its donny Cates.

Yeah, this is garbage. Not even the fun type of garbage, it's just... dull. Ottley's art is decent, but the story is pure nonsense and Banner continues to act like a douchebag, killing people with absolutely no qualms whatsoever. I don't know what happened to Donny Cates but lately he's been in a downward spiral, the Thor book is bad, King in Black was mediocre at best and this was very bad. Long gone are the days when he revolutionized Venom. more

This continues to be a fun and funny read.

This is too good to simply be a Marvel Unlimited exclusive; this series deserves to be in print.

Finger guns ftw! Who knew that Invisible Woman and Deadpool was the team-up we needed!?!

I went in not expecting much (I never go into an infinity comic expecting much, *sighs*) and was pleasantly surprised. I hadn't read the solicit synopsis and didn't realize this was going to be an Invisible Woman and Deadpool team-up; I also didn't realize it was written by Gerry Duggan. Both funny and fun, this works surprisingly well!

This was a good arc. Nice and simple all things considered. Dealing with characters and villains we really don't see and it once again takes me back to JMS's run. Stories about a few characters at a time and their back and forth. Diving into who they are, not so much the simple conflicts that the antagonist is presenting to Peter. Tombstone was for me an odd choice but a welcome one that I am very happy with his inclusion.
Wells does some great dialogue for Peter here that had me chuckling. Cracking jokes will always be Peter's specialty but not all writers are gifted with being able to give that voice to Peter. Wells seems to have really captured it and it elevates this issue and parts of the whole arc. Levity is important.
There were also some flashes of brilliant, beautiful work by Romita Jr. contrasted with some absolutely abysmal stuff. I don't really know at this point. He's so 50/50. The issue's highlights are absolutely his interactions with Felicia and May. Two very strong women in his life that he has some making up to do with. I'll be here to see it when it comes.
Unsurprisingly, the user reviews for this series got better with each issue. And those who had mostly negative things to say are either quiet or ignoring their fairly baseless criticisms that they levied far too soon. This has been a good run. Not great or ground breaking. There are still big questions we all have that have almost been completely ignored since the first issue but I mean come on, it's a story telling device and a means to get you to buy issues down the line. Don't act like this isn't new. They've been doing it since the 60s. Hell even before that. more

this was actually a really good and interesting issue. John Romita Jr's art is very good and I am very invested and interested in this series. Glad I was being fair for the first few issues and not outright hating this issue. People who trash on this series before the first arc even finished are being REAL quiet today. It's okay to make mistakes, just admit them and promise to be better.

what a clever way to end this arc. Like I said in other reviews, I'm loving this run. The conversations about how's Peter in this issue are so good, that moment with Felicia and May. The Tombstone thing? Well, a perfect final for a great first arc. If Wells continue like this, it's gonna be a great run for spiderman.

While I enjoyed this, I can't rate it higher than an 8, given that it's "disposable" (a continuity/timeline insert for a (meta) joke team that probably should never have been revisited). Having said that, I enjoyed all these characters at the time and bought FF #347-349 on the stand, so there is some nostalgia factored in for me.

The "New Fantastic Four" arc by Walt Simonson and Art Adams is well-written, well-drawn and a lot of fun, both literal and meta (as it pokes fun of the crass commercialization Marvel was facing in the early 90s). This arc not only works well, it probably works better than it should at being both a rousing adventure romp with ties to Marvel history (Skrulls! Monsters! (FF (1961) #2 and #1, respectively)) as well as a marketing gimmick featuring some of Marvel's "hottest" early 90s characters (Spider-Man, Wolverine, "Grey" Hulk and Ghost Rider).

Aside from the fun, action and humor/silliness, there's also some great characterization work done with the FF (in particular Mr. Fantastic) as well as some interesting continuity explorations (Is this the first time the Deviants, monsters and Skrulls were connected?).

I originally purchased these from the spinner racks and read them when they were first released. I believe I liked them at the time, though I was disappointed in the direction that both the FF and Marvel appeared to be going post-Shooter. Having just re-read them now, I think they're a blast and definitely worth revisiting (particularly given the New Fantastic Four reboot).

On a bell curve scale of 1-5 with 3 being an average comic (3 would still be green for me! 2 is yellow and 1 is red), I would give this a 4. On Comic Book Roundup's 10-point scale, it's really tough deciding between 8.5 and 9. I'm going 8.5 only because this is somewhat throw-away in the sense of the FF's serial storyline at the time, but, if these were standalone, 9 for sure. more

The "New Fantastic Four" arc by Walt Simonson and Art Adams is well-written, well-drawn and a lot of fun, both literal and meta (as it pokes fun of the crass commercialization Marvel was facing in the early 90s). This arc not only works well, it probably works better than it should at being both a rousing adventure romp with ties to Marvel history (Skrulls! Monsters! (FF (1961) #2 and #1, respectively)) as well as a marketing gimmick featuring some of Marvel's "hottest" early 90s characters (Spider-Man, Wolverine, "Grey" Hulk and Ghost Rider).

Aside from the fun, action and humor/silliness, there's also some great characterization work done with the FF (in particular Mr. Fantastic) as well as some interesting continuity explorations (Is this the first time the Deviants, monsters and Skrulls were connected?).

I originally purchased these from the spinner racks and read them when they were first released. I believe I liked them at the time, though I was disappointed in the direction that both the FF and Marvel appeared to be going post-Shooter. Having just re-read them now, I think they're a blast and definitely worth revisiting (particularly given the New Fantastic Four reboot).

On a bell curve scale of 1-5 with 3 being an average comic (3 would still be green for me! 2 is yellow and 1 is red), I would give this a 4. On Comic Book Roundup's 10-point scale, it's really tough deciding between 8.5 and 9. I'm going 8.5 only because this is somewhat throw-away in the sense of the FF's serial storyline at the time, but, if these were standalone, 9 for sure. more

The "New Fantastic Four" arc by Walt Simonson and Art Adams is well-written, well-drawn and a lot of fun, both literal and meta (as it pokes fun of the crass commercialization Marvel was facing in the early 90s). This arc not only works well, it probably works better than it should at being both a rousing adventure romp with ties to Marvel history (Skrulls! Monsters! (FF (1961) #2 and #1, respectively)) as well as a marketing gimmick featuring some of Marvel's "hottest" early 90s characters (Spider-Man, Wolverine, "Grey" Hulk and Ghost Rider).

Aside from the fun, action and humor/silliness, there's also some great characterization work done with the FF (in particular Mr. Fantastic) as well as some interesting continuity explorations (Is this the first time the Deviants, monsters and Skrulls were connected?).

I originally purchased these from the spinner racks and read them when they were first released. I believe I liked them at the time, though I was disappointed in the direction that both the FF and Marvel appeared to be going post-Shooter. Having just re-read them now, I think they're a blast and definitely worth revisiting (particularly given the New Fantastic Four reboot).

On a bell curve scale of 1-5 with 3 being an average comic (3 would still be green for me! 2 is yellow and 1 is red), I would give this a 4. On Comic Book Roundup's 10-point scale, it's really tough deciding between 8.5 and 9. I'm going 8.5 only because this is somewhat throw-away in the sense of the FF's serial storyline at the time, but, if these were standalone, 9 for sure.

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I so want to like these "mech" limited series (I love the concept), but something always seems to not click with me when I read them. I'm not sure if it's the execution or simply the fact that the idea of super-powered heroes donning mech suits that mimic their own super powers just can't work (I find myself incapable of suspending disbelief and just going with it; I'm constantly asking "Why?" "Why is the Wasp donning a giant mech suit that shrinks?").

_Mech Strike: Monster Hunters_ #1 was, I suppose fine. On a bell curve scale of 1-5 with 3 being an average comic (3 would still be green for me! 2 is yellow and 1 is red), I would probably give this a "low" 3, possibly even a "high" 2. It's readable, _but_... time is limited and the inescapable question is--why read this?

I'm bumping it to a 7 for this site because my 7-year old son loved it (a 10 for him). He also loved the first _Avengers: Mech Strike_ as well. So, if the target audience is kiddos and selling toys, this might be a 10 for you. more

_Thor: Lightning and Lament_ is fine, which is fine. I'm not sure how anyone could expect it to be more for the same reason I"m unsure why it was made. (I mean, I know why it was made. If there was no Thor movie releasing this month, I"m certain this book also wouldn't exist).

This one-shot is written by a "classic" Marvel writer, Ralph Macchio, and is set in the "classic" Thor era (the original Kirby and Lee Donald Blake Thor). This is not my favorite Thor (the post-Blake Simonson Thor is), but I have a soft-spot for the era and this is the type of comic I grew up on.

On a bell curve scale of 1-5 with 3 being an average comic (3 would still be green for me! 2 is yellow and 1 is red), I would give this a 3. On a 10-point scale, probably 7, though I'm bumping it to 7.5 to make it "green" here, since, if you enjoy classic (60s-80s) Thor or are looking for a Thor one-shot or are a kiddo looking for a fun one-shot, this is probably the comic for you. more