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Joined: Mar 30, 2021 About Me: Currently reading through Post-Crisis Batman. Feel free to follow along. I am slowly editing a reading order I found so changes have been and will be made over time to it. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1xPwbjLLsK7RVmLQAU1ap0ntpzW0Ci_J2UBlzkraSwoE/edit?usp=sharing

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Hex reviewed Ultimate Spider-Man #12 Dec 18, 2024
9.0

A direct quote from Gabe's review, “Why on Earth does Jonathan Hickman believe Spider-Man fans are interested in the interpersonal dynamics between MJ, her sister, and her mother?“

Because people have been asking for more from the wider Spider-Man family for years and now, that family is a FAMILY. If you don't create characters with depth, interpersonal dynamics or anything to do, y more

Ultimate Spider-Man #12

By: Jonathan Hickman, Marco Checchetto
Released: Dec 18, 2024

A VERY MERRY SPIDER-CHRISTMAS?
•  Season's greetings from the Parker family! But why is Peter acting so strangely during the most wonderful time of the year? And what's got
Gwen so concerned? Don't miss the thrilling conclusion of the second arc - and the first year - of ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN!
RATED T+

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Hex - Dec 19, 2024

it can turn off a potential reader for no reason. I'm not saying to be a shill. As I said in my review, I don't support pumping up books for the sake of it but tanking is just as much of a problem. People consuming media generally look to critics more than whatever the average userbase is. They have pull. When the critics reviews don't align with the userbase there is usually a reason. Gabe can have his reasons but that doesn't make them objectively correct. He just comes off as a curmudgeon.

Hex - Dec 19, 2024

I'm just a guy who likes comics. Like Gabe, I want to see Spider-Man do Spider-Man things. But just because Spider-Man isn't in it beating up the bad guys every issue doesn't discount the book from being good. My opinion is subjective. His is as well. His review is up on this site, people will see it lending itself to criticism. Not everything has to be bombastic and what people have across the board enjoyed about this series is that it takes the small world building moments and highlights them.

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motorik reviewed Batman #155 Dec 4, 2024
8.0

Yeah, conservative comic readers won't like this.

Commander Star's dialogue in particular is going to rile some (owl) feathers.

Chip keeps taking shots at the right. Although I generally agree with his commentary, this will (continue to) work against his run - as it already has.



Batman #155

By: Chip Zdarsky, Jorge Fornes
Released: Dec 4, 2024

After the shocking events of the last issue, Batman is reeling! But the investigation isn't over just yet! The Court of Owls is intent on destroying Bruce Wayne's life, while Commander Star continues to stoke the flames of civil unrest in Gotham City! It all heats up in the unforgettable new chapter of "The Dying City"!

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Psycamorean - Dec 18, 2024

The problem is that art is inherently political. Comics, especially so. There will never *be* an apolitical comic. There was never a time where comics have been apolitical. Superman was a champion of the oppressed, Captain America punched Hitler. Superhero comics specifically could easily turn into strongman, fascist propaganda in an attempt to keep things "apolitical". I'd rather not have that.

Hex - Dec 19, 2024

The fact that it took the chuds that long to figure out that they were the ones being satirized speaks to their media literacy and overall shouldn't welcome their ideas when most of them just want sexy women, no POC or LGBTQ characters so they can feel comfortable. They don't contribute to the comics medium. Most of them don't even buy or read the comics they rail against. They have people on YouTube or Reddit tell them how to feel. Alienating the people trying to alienating others isn't bad.

Hex reviewed Uncanny X-Men #126 Dec 18, 2024
7.5

Interesting new villain tied to Moira MacTaggert. Surprisingly chilling for a comic in the late 70s. I've really been enjoying the evolution of Wolverine's character recently. Feels very much like he's becoming the Wolverine that people associate with.

Uncanny X-Men #126

By: Chris Claremont, John Byrne
Released: Oct 10, 1979

The X-Men -- in response to Lorna's call for help -- are en route to Muir Island. What will they find there? And what happens when they learn that Mutant X has escaped?!

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Lock reviewed Ultimate Spider-Man #12 Dec 18, 2024
10

Gabe Hernandez reviews are so weird

Ultimate Spider-Man #12

By: Jonathan Hickman, Marco Checchetto
Released: Dec 18, 2024

A VERY MERRY SPIDER-CHRISTMAS?
•  Season's greetings from the Parker family! But why is Peter acting so strangely during the most wonderful time of the year? And what's got
Gwen so concerned? Don't miss the thrilling conclusion of the second arc - and the first year - of ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN!
RATED T+

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Weird Science Jim - Dec 20, 2024 (edited)

this is the first time I've really commented on it! I joke around and call him "Sus Gabe" and on a podcast we do i have a "Sus Gabe's Sus Take of the Week" but when 99.9% of comic reviewers give high scores with little to no reasoning everyone is ok with it - there is even a site that obviously has used AI to write their reviews for months now - and nobody says a word, but because Gabe's score's are lower, he is the guy people crap on.

Weird Science Jim - Dec 20, 2024 (edited)

most people would look at all this as a good thing (like a clickbaity way to drive more traffic to the site) but i never cared about clicks or views, i just like letting people review comics. To be honest, though, the past year or so since Gabe started reviewing stuff, the traffic has gone through the roof so somebody is interested

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motorik reviewed Ultimate Spider-Man #12 Dec 18, 2024
10

I'm a shill.

10.

For you Gabe!

Ultimate Spider-Man #12

By: Jonathan Hickman, Marco Checchetto
Released: Dec 18, 2024

A VERY MERRY SPIDER-CHRISTMAS?
•  Season's greetings from the Parker family! But why is Peter acting so strangely during the most wonderful time of the year? And what's got
Gwen so concerned? Don't miss the thrilling conclusion of the second arc - and the first year - of ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN!
RATED T+

7.0

Amazing Spider-Man Vol. 11: Going Green

By: Zeb Wells, Various

"Zeb Wells' highly talked-about Spider-Man run reaches a climax with the return of the Green Goblin!

The greatest villain in Spider-Man history is back, and about to remind Spider-Man - along with all of us - exactly why he's so feared! And as if the Goblin isn't enough, the Sinister Six are here too - along with several other problems tha...

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Hex reviewed Uncanny X-Men #125 Dec 17, 2024
8.0

A lot of build up for the reunion of Jean and the X-Men. What really matters here is seeing how Jean is starting to flaunt her powers and that her mental state isn't exactly stable. She's more aggressive with her friends and quick to bite back at any concern levied her way.

Uncanny X-Men #125

By: Chris Claremont, John Byrne
Released: Sep 12, 1979

Jean Grey is alive and well on Muir Island. When Cyclops learns the news of this, he also discovers that the security on Muir Island has been breached and that Lorna is in grave danger! How will the X-Men respond?

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6.5

Okay I don't hate this. It's not great. I liked the deconstruction of who Batman is and what Bruce Wayne truly believes. But having another story where some guy manages to kidnap and mentally manipulate Bruce Wayne is not really a plot device I can get behind. Sure in the real world that would be more believable if we had a vigilante and Legends is supposed to be Batman in his early years so he'd more

Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #40

By: Bryan Talbot
Released: Nov 4, 1992

Acclaimed writer/artist Bryan Talbot presents the concluding chapter of "Mask." Bruce Wayne may be in the hospital, but he is certain of one thing: He is Batman. Can he escape the doctors and nurses who have become his captors?

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7.0

Not really sure how to feel about this. The art isn't my favorite. The premise is interesting. A psychological look at Batman through a different lens. It has since been done better but I don't hate it. Not sure where it's going though.

Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #39

By: Bryan Talbot
Released: Sep 30, 1992

Acclaimed writer/artist Bryan Talbot presents part one of "Mask," in which Batman, injured and delirious, awakens in the hospital. But in his confusion, even he is not certain whether he's really The Dark Knight--or whether his crimefighting career is no more than an illusion.

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Hex reviewed Batman Confidential #28 Dec 11, 2024
8.5

Yep. It was just a really fun series of BTAS episodes. Satisfying ending that is left open for more. Unfortunately, that thread was left dangling and never brought forward for more storytelling but who knows? Someone could read this years down the line and want to use these characters. It has happened with BTAS characters.

Batman Confidential #28

By: Nunzio DeFillipis, Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez
Released: Apr 8, 2009

"New Dawn" Part 3 of 3! Forced to work side by side, Batman and the Riddler may end up together forevertrapped inside King Tut's Tomb! Concluding Batman's first comic book encounter with the cursed King Tut!

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Hex rated Batman Confidential #27 Dec 11, 2024
8.5

Batman Confidential #27

By: Nunzio DeFillipis, Jos Luis Garca-Lpez
Released: Mar 11, 2009

Part 2 of 3! Batman reluctantly teams up with the Riddler to solve the mysterious King Tut's riddles. But the only answers the unlikely duo find are more dead bodies!

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Hex reviewed Batman Confidential #26 Dec 11, 2024
8.5

The art here is a really nice change of pace to what I had been dealing with in Journey Into Knight. It just feels like comic book art. It's solid, won't blow you away or anything but everything is very well conveyed. The story is interesting. It could honestly fit anywhere in Batman's chronology post first encounter with the Riddler. Like the art, the story is solid. Nothing crazy cool but nothin more

Batman Confidential #26

By: Nunzio DeFillipis, Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez
Released: Feb 11, 2009

"New Dawn" part 1! A trail of murders involving museum executives and the mysterious riddles left behind lead Batman to suspect an old foe is back at work. But the Riddler is safely locked up--and not too happy that someone has stolen his M.O.!

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Hex added In Bloom (2024) to their pull list Dec 11, 2024

In Bloom (2024)

43% of the cells within a healthy human body belong to something other than the human host. Microbiomes, invasive bacteria, fungal and viral agents, and something else, something... more.

When the BLOOM happened, humanity was changed forever, transformed by symbiotic fungal megasystems that infected their bodies.

Some affected pe...

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Hex added Batman: Dark Patterns (2024) to their pull list Dec 11, 2024

Batman: Dark Patterns (2024)

Set during the early years of Batman's career, Batman: Dark Patterns delves into four mysterious cases as he attempts to cement his place as Gotham City's protector while the city itself ?ghts back against him. This is the Dark Knight Detective at his most stripped-down core, a man relying on his wits, his skills, and little else as he tackles some...

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KittyNone reviewed Absolute Superman #2 Dec 8, 2024
8.5

An ambitiously Orwellian take on life in the age of algorithms and "AI", where people don't even notice how their own voices and ideas have been made extraneous to the ever-more-automated and controlled process of communication. I don't know if I'm convinced that magic dust is a thing Superman needs, but I really respect what Aaron & Sandoval are reaching for here enough to run with it

Absolute Superman #2

By: Jason Aaron, Rafa Sandoval
Released: Dec 4, 2024

The Lazarus Corporation sent their most battle-hardened crew of Peacemakers to locate the mysterious fugitive interfering with their mining operations--but they weren't expecting one motor-mouthed, iron-willed woman to be the one to finally get the cuffs onto him!

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Hex reviewed Batman: War On Crime OGN Dec 8, 2024
9.5

A beautiful depiction of Batman. Dini understands him completely. While short, Ross makes every page grand and spectacular. Very worth reading.

Batman: War On Crime OGN

By: Paul Dini, Alex Ross

After Batman meets a young boy whose parents were murdered, he reflects on his own life and examines the nature of crime in Gotham City.

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Hex reviewed Batman: Journey Into Knight #12 Dec 8, 2024
3.0

This series fell off so hard and was such a disappointment at the end. What started as an interesting though seemingly impossible story arc for Batman's early years, the writing and characters/characterizations were fun. Once it hit the second arc, that mostly all disappeared. Add into it the Joker kidnapping, drugging and manipulating Bruce for 3 months out of nowhere just jumped the shark way to more

Batman: Journey Into Knight #12

By: Andrew Helfer, Tan Eng Huat

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4.0

Batman: Journey Into Knight #11

By: Andrew Helfer, Tan Eng Huat

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5.5

Batman: Journey Into Knight #10

By: Andrew Helfer, Tan Eng Huat

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7.0

Batman: Journey Into Knight #9

By: Andrew Helfer, Tan Eng Huat

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Afre reviewed Captain America #15 Nov 14, 2024
8.5

I enjoy this so much more than the previous arc, because JMS writes all these three so well.

Captain America #15

By: J. Michael Straczynski, Jesus Saiz
Released: Nov 13, 2024

"THE NEW WARRIORS THREE" PART TWO!

J. Michael Straczynski revisits THOR and SPIDER-MAN! When Captain America, Spidey and Thor find themselves drawn to Broxton, Oklahoma, the trio will have to work together to find what's drawn them to the ruined town - and site of Thor's greatest shame. But what they find may prove too horrifying for even...

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Afre rated Ultimates #7 Dec 4, 2024
8.5

Ultimates #7

By: Deniz Camp, Juan Frigeri
Released: Dec 4, 2024

WHO ARE THE ULTIMATES? A NEW STORY ARC BEGINS!

Perfect jumping-on point for the uninitiated! The aftermath of the explosive last issue - including the loss of a major member! Join the Ultimates in their secret HQ as they regroup and launch their bold new plan to change the world!

Rated T+

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motorik reviewed Absolute Superman #2 Dec 4, 2024
10

Magic.

Absolute Superman #2

By: Jason Aaron, Rafa Sandoval
Released: Dec 4, 2024

The Lazarus Corporation sent their most battle-hardened crew of Peacemakers to locate the mysterious fugitive interfering with their mining operations--but they weren't expecting one motor-mouthed, iron-willed woman to be the one to finally get the cuffs onto him!

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motorik reviewed Two-Face #1 Dec 4, 2024
9.0

I very much enjoyed this. The internal battle of each Dent is something I'm willing to explore again, having not done so in many years.

This has potential. Ward's other Batman work was solid. As such, I'm giving this a fair shake. Roll on #2.

Two-Face #1

By: Christian Ward, Fabio Veras
Released: Dec 4, 2024

HARVEY DENT'S GREATEST TRIAL BEGINS! After years of internal con?ict, both halves of Harvey Dent have reached an uneasy peace. Now Harvey will use his skills as an attorney to resolve the con?icts of Gotham's weirdest and most dangerous criminals, starting with Victor Zsasz. When Zsasz is accused of murdering a fellow member of Gotham's underworld ...

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Afre reviewed All-New Venom #1 Dec 4, 2024
6.5

It's... fine? Nothing special about it. The hook "who is the host" isn't that interesting, so don't know how long that will last.

The cast feels... odd? MJ, Paul, Rick Jones, Luke Cage, Robbie and Madame Masque all feel very random choices for a Venom cast.

It's not really a continuation to Venom War that I wished it would be. Granted, this is a first issue of a new series, b more

All-New Venom #1

By: Al Ewing, Carlos E. Gomez
Released: Dec 4, 2024

WHO IS THE ALL-NEW VENOM?

The smiling, swashbuckling spider-hero New York loves to hate to love is back - and more fun-loving than ever! That's right, it's... Wait, it's VENOM?! An all-new host is taking the symbiote in a whole new direction - but who? It could be the Journalist...the Terrorist...the Sidekick... or even the Mayor... We're...

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6.5

Batman: Journey Into Knight #8

By: Andrew Helfer, Tan Eng Huat

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7.0

Batman: Journey Into Knight #7

By: Andrew Helfer, Tan Eng Huat

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Julhin added Ultimate Spider-Man (2024) to their pull list Aug 31, 2024

Ultimate Spider-Man (2024)

THE NEW ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN FOR A NEW ULTIMATE UNIVERSE!
Visionary writer Jonathan Hickman (HOUSE OF X/POWERS OF X) and acclaimed artist Marco Checchetto (DAREDEVIL) bring you a bold new take on Spider-Man, with this, the debut title of the new line of Ultimate Comics! After the events of ULTIMATE INVASION, the world needs a hero...who will ri...

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Julhin - Nov 29, 2024

Hey man, it's been a long time, how you've been? Life has been crazy(good kind of crazy) this past year so i didn't had a lot of time to be around here but hopefully i'll comeback next year in a more consistent basis. And yeah, USM has been fantastic, my favorite book of the year, it's crazy to me that we have a Spider-Man series being made with such an outstanding level of craftsmanship considering the last few years of ASM.

Hex - Dec 2, 2024

Been great. Really getting back into reading a bunch myself lately. Helped a lot by this series and the Absolute line. But yeah same stuff here as well, has a lot going on throughout the year. Been a long one but overall good. Glad to hear from you. Missed the reviews! See you around here soon!

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Frank61 reviewed Amazing Spider-Man #61 Nov 15, 2024
5.0

It's average...nothing more to add.
Why though do 'critics' give it marks of 9.5 or laughably 10? The 'Death of Gwen Stacy' is a 9.5, how can a critic give this the same? Please, explain and let me understand the logic.

Amazing Spider-Man #61

By: Joe Kelly, Ed McGuinness
Released: Nov 13, 2024

THE 8 DEATHS OF SPIDER-MAN BEGIN!

The world has changed, Dcotor Doom is Sorcerer Supreme, but he has no plans to spend his time like his predecessor... Each year, Doctor Strange would use every ounce of his power and experience to save the world from an evil god and his scions. This year, Doom is delegating this task to... SPIDER-MAN?! Th...

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Kreniigh - Nov 19, 2024

I have always wondered this. Is this issue as good as Watchmen? As good as the best issue of Sandman? If not, how can it have the same score as those?

Hex - Dec 2, 2024

Positive reviews pretty much guarantee that they continue to receive issues for free. Consistent criticism if you're a smaller reviewer or don't work for an actual company/site means you might get cut off. I also think that daspidaboy is right. The overall quality has dipped across the board from the big two. While there are still standouts that actually deserve 9s and 10s, objectively, there should really be more middle of the road scores. Not everything needs an 8 or even a 7.

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KittyNone reviewed Amazing Spider-Man #62 Dec 1, 2024
5.5

The art is very nice and even Joe Kelly's worst dialogue is fun to read, but it's hard to see where "endless wizard battles" is a meaningful hook for Spider-Man, much less something I want to read six more times. You sort of get the Sisyphean nature at the heart of the character, but you could get that with any exhausting battle, so why do it by trying to hammer Spider-Man into a Doctor Strange-sh more

Amazing Spider-Man #62

By: Joe Kelly, Ed McGuinness
Released: Nov 27, 2024

THE 8 DEATHS OF SPIDER-MAN CONTINUE!

Spider-Man, one death down, faces the next SCION OF CYTTORAK! That's right, the god Spider-Man faces is the patron of JUGGERNAUT! Juggernaut is about ten times more powerful than Spider-Man with only a fraction of Cyttorak's power! To quote a wise philosopher... "Uh-oh."

Rated T

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Hex - Dec 2, 2024

I love Felicia and while 90% of the fan base just wants the Peter and MJ marriage back, I'm not holding out hope for that to happen any time soon. What I would hope for is a longer lasting strong relationship between Peter and Felicia. Romantic or platonic. She's seen him in countless dangerous situations, helped him out of plenty and he's saved her any number of times. They have history, they have a connection that doesn't have to be built on in a romantic way.

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