This year I became quite a Captain America enthusiast, so I was excited for this new run handled by JMS, and he delivered. Despite his adventure with the FF, it started grounded and focused on his childhood and the responsibilities to his neighbourhood. I'm not sold on the villain yet, but let's see how next month issue goes

Before I get into this book, I just wanted to say that this is one of Romita Jr.'s best main covers on this run so far, if not his very best. Moving on, I continue to enjoy the "Spider-Man's Hunt" storyline. I said this in my review of the last issue, but it reigns true here as well, in that this darker direction has really been helping out this series. Peter getting revenge on people who have wronged him in his life is entertaining to read, and I particularly thought his interaction with Norman was well-written. I don't want to jinx it, but with this storyline and Gang War coming up in November, things continue to look up for this run. more

What a banger of a comic. JRJR made the best cover he has made in a while, Gleason was on fire with art and Wells script just works

It's just damn good comic and I had hell of a time reading it.

Man, ever since JLU turned John Stewart from a radical architect with a social conscience to a tough-as-nails marine, his character has been pretty one-note and has suffered as a result.
Plus how clichéd is it to have a GL member be a military guy.
At least this writer has said he's going to refocus on the architect part, but there's a lot of character salvaging to do here. Not there yet. more

Man some fans/readers are salty as hell. Lol

Honestly after years of mediocre to down right trash Nightwing issues for the past couple of years. Nice to finally get my #1 favorite comic book character back to prominence like he should be.

While I'm thrilled to see Wally back as Flash, the way the writer describes Wally - "always been a wisecracking guy, like in the cartoon" - shows very little knowledge of comic-book Wally. The guy's been approachable and at times fun, but never like the cartoon.
It's the same way writers try to tell us John Stewart is a tough-as-nails Marine. Well, he was in the cartoon. When he first appeared in the comics and for decades he was an architect from lower-income housing, who always tried to do good - you might even label him as a SJW, which I wear as a designation proudly. When he blew up that planet and after his wife died, he got more somber, but still a thinker more than a tough military man.

I wish the writer would actually read Wally's Titans years and the first run of his book from Mike Baron through to Waid. He'd get a better idea of who Wally is then.
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After the super intriguing setup we saw in the previous issue, this book dives right into the darker direction that was teased in Issue 32's cliffhanger and I think it works very well. This is very much about Peter basically getting revenge for what happened between him and Kraven during Kraven's Last Hunt. My favorite part of this had to be the final few pages, as it was just a crazy way to leave things off until the next issue. All things considered, I really like the darker direction this book is taking and I think it's really revitalized the title after a long period of mixed feelings. more

I loved it. Short and simple.

This was a super fun issue. It feels like everyone's operating at high capacity here. It feels like the editorial side of things have finally let the reigns go a bit. The rapid pace at which things not only have gotten better qualitatively, but also reversed within the comic itself, leads me to believe that a lot of what we got during the first year of this run was not what Wells wanted to be doing, and was more editorially driven. The nitpick here, and for now it is just a nitpick, is that the pacing may be too fast. We aren't getting a ton in the way of plot or story so far. more

Love the direction this is going

That was ruthless, so much fun, and a great homage all at the same time.

Exactly how you want Peter to act after what happened last issue. If you like Angry black suit Spider-Man going to town. You will enjoy this.

If not 🤷‍♂️ it's not what I want for 50 issues of spidey but 5-10 ya it's an awesome arc, best since the first one.

I get the message overall. Absolute power corrupts absolutely but a helping hand can change everything. Seems a bit lost until the end. That good art really comes back here. Maybe it's just scenes with Batman that are so striking. I really liked the last few pages and it had a touching end. I would be interested to see Frank again but I'm fairly certain he's a one and done guy. Serves this story and that's enough. more

As the art was a highlight of the last issue and took a hit here, the story simply carried over. I'm not really invested or interested. Batman already figured out who the guy was and Frank's life came crashing down before Batman even had to confront him. Doesn't leave much to get into. It's a fine story but just that.

I think the art here is the highlight. It's fantastic. I love the Year One style suit, the heavy line work brings a lot of depth to each character and panel and everything feels a bit grimy on the color palette. I don't hate the story in anyway but it feels like an old school villain of the week scenario. Frank has the power of suggestion with a single handshake and he uses and abuses this power to get whatever he wants until two goons stumble into somewhat figuring out he conned the Penguin until Batman comes to intervene. Not the most complicated story but still fun. more

Nazi lady tries to SA Batman to produce an Aryan heir. Her son that was a retconned character from Year One murders her and 'dies' himself. I can't believe this was written, approved and printed by DC. All of her dialogue is grossly sexual and not even in an appealing way. The art has flashes where it looks like it could be good but just ends up flat and lifeless much like the dialogue. The panel layout is also a mess. It bounces around too much and dialogue is broken up so poorly between them you get lost trying to read it so much that it hardly makes sense. This is a problem throughout this three issue series. Do yourself a favor and never read this. more

I wish I had never read this.

The writing is very dated as well as the art. The story ties itself to Year One by making the villain the chopper pilot that crashed as a result of the bats Batman used to cover his escape during the police raid. But here they turn him into a flying Darth Vader ripoff made by his Nazi mother. I have no idea why this was even made.

This is an absolute mess of a story. Batman acts completely out of character here. He's at odds with Gordon over vigilantes he gave no training to that he in passing okays, is at odds with Dr. Thompkins this early in his career when she's always been one of his closest confidants. Nothing here feels like Batman. The only aspects that really save this are renewing his relationship with Leslie and the small tease at the end but none of this story needed to happen. The rift with Gordon is left unresolved and it all just feels hollow. more