Fantastic! Too often, you hear “X is the next Alan Moore.” Big shoes to fill and it’s always a creator that is honing in on one part of Moore’s career: neurotic superheroes, 3x3 panel grids, etc. What they all fail to see is a creator who tried to fully utilize the medium.

Am I saying DWJ is “the next Alan Moore”? No. But his comics jive. The frenetic action, the colors, the lettering… it’s all perfect. This is a comic that could only exist as a comic. I don’t care how woke it is or isn’t, this a book that understands its format and plays to all its strengths.

… And fuck you for introducing Reflector and blowing him up a few pages later. Deep cut followed by a cut that’s deep! If they ever introduce the Trainbots, I hope they live a little longer. more

This book is fantastic. Zany subplot of a Cobra civil war with Serpentor and zombies gearing up to take on Cobra Commander in Springfield. All while the Joes bury one of their own in a moody, almost wordless sequence.

There’s a lot of attention on the Energon Universe books and deservedly so. I’m excited to see how the Joes fit into that new world. That said, don’t sleep on this classic Joes book. Hama is as good as ever and Chris Mooneyham is about the freshest coat of paint this series could ask for. The art is phenomenal!!! more

It was a blast seeing Mahnke back on Batman. Lots of fond memories there.

Aaron… Full disclosure, I hated his last several years at Marvel. He ruined Frank Castle. His 500-year Avengers tenure was easily one of the worst runs of all time.

I tried to go into this with an open mind and I was pleasantly surprised. While nobody did a better job of justifying the totality of Batman’s publishing history than Grant Morrison, this was still a lot of fun. Think Miller’s Batman being inserted into a 50’s sci-fi storyline. Not “goofy Batman” off-world, more like “Year One Batman” off-world. Highly enjoyable. more

One word describes this run as a whole: inconsistent. This week, that’s a compliment.

Failsafe arc was great. Alternate Earth story was lame. Gotham War was awful (although I think I hated it less than others). This first issue of the new arc? Pretty damn good.

Happy that The Knight mattered and hoping Zdarsky gives closure to the three Jokers.

First, this book is tonally out of place with Batman and Detective Comics (and maybe that’s a good thing).

This book is basically Batman Forever starring Damian instead of Dick. It’s bright, it’s just light-hearted enough and it’s entertaining.

Miles Morales is Miles Morales.
Peter Parker is Spider-Man.
Bailey Briggs is Impulse.

We’re on a road to nowhere… This storyline has been going on for a year and there’s no end in sight. Does this book have an editor?

And poor Ivan Reis. One of the best artists DC has and he keeps getting shit assignments. What a waste.

Not great but good. Let’s see if Hickman can stick to the landing of an Ultimate Universe as if it were created in 2023.

I would happily pay $10 for a Jonathan Hickman comic before I pay $4 for a Vita Ayala comic.

It was entertaining. Wish it wasn’t spoiled.

Not as good as the first issue but still the best GL has been in about five years.

The art was great. That’s about all this issue has going for it.

About as great an anniversary issue as you could ask for. Instead of having stories by random, untalented creators with no association to the character, they pulled out the big guns for this one. A great sendoff for Jeremy Adams.

Also, I enjoyed Spurrier’s story more than I expected. I’m cautiously optimistic it will be decent. He can be a decent writer. I haven’t liked much of his recent stuff because the X-Office in general is shit right now. more

Another quality Waid/Mora book. Forgive the pun but they are lightning.

And is the Atlas that appears Kirby’s Atlas??? Awesome!

This was a welcome return after the alt-universe storyline. I like the idea of Batman at war with himself.

Criticisms that the art didn’t fit are fair. I thought it was decent it just didn’t fit a Batman book. Would’ve looked better on a younger superhero book.

A mixed bag…

Tom King’s story is predictably a “let’s see if I can out-Moore Alan Moore.” Killing Joke is by-far Moore’s worst work. He admits it. Alex Ross agrees. The saving grace is Brian Bolland’s art. Brisson’s story is instantly forgettable.

The winners are Cantwell’s Superman and Mora’s future Batman.

I love this book. In some ways, it reminds me of All-Star Superman and the modern age segments of Supreme (particularly the Chris Sprouse illustrated stories). It takes the most fantastical elements of Silver Age Superman and somehow makes them not-goofy.

Also, the retcon of Luthor as a Pre-Supes Science Hero was great. I used to think Johns was the master of the retcon but Williamson is not only taking what’s old and making it feel new again… he’s making it feel batshit. And I dig it.

Superman is the flagship Dawn of DC book, hands-down. more

9 is a high rating to give to a final issue of a mini that doesn’t fully resolve the plot but I enjoyed it. Johns has his own corner of the DCU to play in and I am vested. I’ll probably check out all the spinoffs that were announced. Nauck was fantastic, as always. One of the best artists for fitting multiple characters on a page.

Summary: MJ never fucks Paul — they find their kids in Dimension Goofy and adopt them. Then Spidey rescues them but MJ leaves him cuz too much time went by. And the FF and Cap are still pissed at Spidey for stealing the shit he used to rescue MJ.

Lol Imagine pitching this to an editor and getting the gig to write Spider-Man.

Another great debut issue for Dawn of DC. Glad to see Hal back on Earth for the first time in a longtime. Adams nails his characterization and Xermanico’s art is gorgeous. Excited to see where this goes.

I don’t know how they’re doing commercially, but Superman, Shazam, GA and GL have all been very enjoyable. I am not so excited by Dawn of DC that I will check out every new title like I did with Rebirth, but so far what I’ve read has been good. Compare to Marvel, where I’ve dropped almost everything but the Spidey and X-Titles, which I’m only reading out of habit. They suck. more

More entertaining than the core book.

Enjoyed this way more than expected. A lot of fan service. When it was getting to the end, I was prepared to dock this a full point if Bats DIDN’T use the Bat Shark Repellent… but he did.

Minus one for the Alfred scenes. Pathetic and whiney. Nothing says “I’ve never wanted for anything in my life” like writing “money is stupid.”

Light on story, heavy on action, which is Skroce’s strong point. That said, the opening scene in this comic is legit hilarious.

Remember back when Brubaker’s Cap run ended and Remender came on and took the book in a radically different direction? I felt like this Hulk run was similar to that, but it really got screwed up when Cates went MIA.

Kudos to Ottley. Guy is a trooper. He was put in an impossible situation and did the best he could. Reading his note at the end, I legitimately felt bad for him. He is a great artist and I look forward to his next project. more

PKJ is still writing good Superman stories. Though the scene where Metallo’s sister is nude, tied up, hanging upside down was a bit much.

The back-ups are by far the weakest part of the book. Not very good and definitely not getting me the slightest bit interested in checking out the spin-off titles.

A good read. Critiques that it should’ve been called Green Arrow Family are fair, as there is a LOT of time focused on the supporting cast. Still, I enjoyed it a lot. Possibly the most fun GA has been in 20 years.

What did I just read?

LOL Wow. Just unbelievably bad. Quite possibly the worst comic I have ever read.

In summary, a major status quo change by a throwaway villain.

In all seriousness, it’d be like Paul Kubberberg coming back to Batman in 2023 and doing a story where Colonel Blimp kills Gordon and impregnates Spoiler and Orphan.

I’m starting to think this is the best book DC has going. Topping even World’s Finest.

The story is fun. The art is great. The characters act like they should. Even the humor/charm is jussssssssst right. Not the winking and nodding ad nauseam like a Marvel movie.

Was the resolution a bit simplistic? Yes. But with that, we got a cool alt suit for Superman and he gave Lex a signal watch.

Marvel, when you wake up and realize you need to course-correct your line, this book should be a great lesson of how to do it right. more

Waste as a great artist.

The only DC book I bought this week.

If you enjoy B:TAS, this is for you. The characters look and act like they’re straight out of cartoon. With Hugo Strange, Joker even references “The Strange Secret of Bruce Wayne” as an Easter Egg.

If you did not grow up with B:TAS, I probably wouldn’t recommend it.