I would rate it an 8, since the story is quite thin, but the art is really great. However, to compensate for all the haters I give a 10. Great comic series!

Ppl wonder why dc comics jeeps on pushing batman and that's because the fans want more of batman than any other dc superhero. This is a prime example of why batman is one if the greatest superheroes of all time.

Spider man may be my favorite character of all time but if we are comparing the comics then I vastly prefer batman more than spider man

I want to give this comics series a 10, however, the only downside for me is that the pace of this story is really high. The relationship with the ghost could have been elaborated further in my opion. Nevertheless, this is one of the best comics of the year for me and again published by Image.

Crossover and the connection to fear state feels unnecessary. Also, not a fan of the artist change for this issue at all.

It is good but you can skip it. Mandatory Bat crossovers are a pain the ass if you are not reading the main Bat title. You can come back in December and continue with the main story. In short, buy if you are following Fear State or in need of Dick every month.

Really intriguing story, fantastic hook at the end. All of the Sorrentino art was stimulating as usual, but I was particularly fond of the Pink Floyd homage. Excited to see what the dream team of Lemire, Sorrentino and Stewart has in store for us the rest of the way.

Primordial by Jeff Lemire and Andrea Sorrentino is the comic that fills the void of a particular sub-genre that’s been missing among all of the amazing comic books out. A political thriller with a conspiracy at the heart of it, along the lines of The Department of Truth, but with a focus on the cosmic. A political-cosmic thriller if you will. Set in the 1960s in an alternative universe where events have a slightly different outcome. Richard Nixon defeated John F. Kennedy in the 1960 presidential election — leading to a different path for the space race between the United States and Russia.

Our main character, Doctor Donald Pembrook arrives at Cape Canaveral in 1961 under the impression that he’s on a top secret mission at the forefront of a restarted space program. Instead, what he finds are the remnants of it and his mission: a clean-up job. Confused and disillusioned as he holds a PhD in electrical engineering from MIT, Pembrook begins to work.

He is later approached by an individual also working on the clean up. He hands Pembrook vital sign read outs of the two primates that were sent to space. Those two monkeys were Able and Baker, and in this universe they never returned. Pembrook analyzes the data and makes a shocking discovery. He places a call to a General Talbot wanting to urgently discuss what he discovered. Instead, Talbot hangs up and the following day Pembrook finds himself dismissed from the project.

When he gets back in his car, a mysterious individual is waiting for him inside. What he tells Pembrook about what really happened to Able, Baker, and…others sets the stage for what is sure to be a story filled with mind bending discoveries.

Full disclosure: I have an inherent bias when it comes to Jeff Lemire and Andrea Sorrentino teaming up. Some of my favorite comics have been created by this duo. With that said, I truly believe this is a comic that you want to get your hands on. The tone and mood of a political thriller taking place in the 1960s is perfectly captured by Lemire’s dialogue and pacing. Sorrentino’s art is surreal and eerily ethereal at times. It’s so satisfying how he captures the otherworldly feeling and vastness of space.

Read Primordial and join Doctor Donald Pembrook as he uncovers the secrets of what really happened on the mission to space. more

The best description I can give for Eat the Rich is that it’s Cruel Intentions meets Get Out. It’s a story about the ultra wealthy and their inner workings from the perspective of an outsider.

Our main character is Joey, a normal college girl whose boyfriend Astor comes from an incredibly wealthy family. Joey and Astor are going to spend the summer with Astor’s family at their beach house in Crestfall Bluffs. This will be her first introduction to his family and their world. Naturally, Joey is incredibly nervous about the meeting fearing that she won’t fit in and that Astor’s family will reject her.

From the initial introduction between Joey and Astor’s family you get a sense of uncomfortableness and a feeling of dread washes over you. You know that there’s something disturbing and sinister beneath the surface of Astor’s family masked by their politeness.

The night of their arrival there is a retirement party for one of the neighbor’s groundskeepers. It’s tradition that the community throw a celebration in honor of staff members retiring. As the party goes on Joey begins to realize that something is incredibly off about how everyone is acting. She leaves to get some fresh air and stumbles on Astor’s father and other members of the community honoring the retired groundskeeper. Let’s just say that after what she sees, it’s not the summer Joey ever wanted to be a part of.

Eat the Rich revisits themes that have been explored before and while the premise isn’t anything groundbreaking that’s not to say it’s any less compelling. What increasingly drew me in was how uncomfortable I was made to feel. It’s unrelenting how ominous everything is and I love it. Pius Bak and Roman Titov deserve high praise for crafting this setting. Bak’s art has a pop-art quality to it but it doesn’t feel happy or joyful due to Titov’s masterful color work. While the colors used by Titov are colorful and bright, Titov also blends in shadows and a lot of black.

I’m not sure what Eat the Rich has in store but it has left me craving for more. more

You can tell it's a great issue when even the yutzes who hate comics and are just here to fight their little culture war can't drag the reader score down past 8.7

This issue really shows off Dick's humanitarian qualities. While he still has a few worries to think about, it's high time to get back to Dick's task at hand. Dick takes inspiration from a number of sources including Alfred, hence why he names his plan after him. Also his networking to make his plan work. In terms of the overall goal, it might just touch a piece of real world efforts by non-profits. A number of them work way better than government plans to get people off the streets or prevent the deaths of the homeless. Pardon me if I don't remember all their names.

But then there's the conflicts I feel Nightwing will be facing. Bludhaven, true to its name feeds off the suffering of the people Dick tries to help. With threats like Blockbuster and Heartless prowling about, Dick is going to face an uphill battle. Dick/Nightwing may be resourceful, but he's still liable to human error. As the last and current issues display when confronting Melinda display. And that's just in this book. Considering developments in the Batman and Titans books, he won't have as good of the support when his relationships between Lucias and the Titans will be in jeopardy. more

Taylor and Redondo end their first act on a very strong note. Action and emotions all around, I love it !

I honestly like this issue and series. It gives me Chip Zdarsky's Daredevil vibes. it has great action and art and I'm not sure about Nightwing and Barbara Gordon's relationship since in Teen Titans he's banging Starfire.

But I like how Nightwing grows and takes the next step in helping people in need not as a superhero, but as Dick Grayson. I was honestly nervous and worried that Nightwing was going to reveal his identity when he talked to Superman, but thankfully he did not. more

This is a great issue of a superhero comic that I'm sure will get a lot of shit for having a hero that cares about people in it.

Tom Taylor hots another home run

1.I’m getting a little tired of some fans saying Taylor is a bad writer. I’m not sure that anyone is writing a better series than this one, possibly at any company. He has also made me a fan of Jonathan Kent and even of him in the Superman role in one issue flat. I didn’t think any writer capable of that. The guys is shitting gold lately. DC should give him the run of the place or at least give him JL which needs a new writer, stat.

2. I’ll go even further with this surely controversial opinion. If we had to suffer all those awful Ric Grayson issues—and I paid real money for every single one—so we could get this series, I call that a bargain. This book is that damn good.

This is only a part of why the new Infinite Frontier initiative is working so well across the board, the Bendis JL being the only true stinker, but it may be my favorite example of how great the new DC has been.. more