Art, art, art, art still was amazing. Paneling was EXPERT.
This series finale lands a bit low though.
While the themes are mostly on point and I get why Silk does it, why on EARTH did she not seek help for this "battle".
It's an anticlimactic resolution to a promising new villain. Good bye mysterious, Korean witch lady. You left like you arrived: a stranger.
Something, something girl power in the past. IDK
Until next time, Silk. more

Underwhelming, specially compared to previous arcs, the best part of the book continues to be the one thing that made this series special: it's depiction of the Joker. It is no wonder then that the title can't let him go. The other alts of the series feel like shadows of their archetypes, it's not that they're different or written incorrectly; it's that it just isn't as interesting.
With secret villains, familial villains, misunderstood villains, and mind villains Beyond the White Knight is throwing the kitchen sink to an already over-complicated story that's jumped ahead in it's timeline in messy ways. more

Be it as she might try, Tini Howard just isn't very good with these sort of grandiose stories of myths and legends. Knights of X starts well but there are more moments in this issue that feel that they should carry more of a punch but instead feel too casual and as a result dull.
The art is fine but there's not enough unique character work or story here to set this apart. I can see why this has become a 5 issue miniseries.
This quest just doesn't feel as important as it should. more

Very solid issue.
Character revelations, more whacky dream scenarios and some heavy ones.
Slumber continues to be a fun, creative comic with psychedelic explorations.

Redondo's art is getting better and better.
And the story is heading towards an impact! Nightwing's best achievement all these past months: it's sincere optimism. It's the heart of this title and an aspect and theme of the series that isn't discussed much.

This book continues to be so much fun and it does feel so very BATMAN, but more over, it's a BRUCE WAYNE book.

Feel weird rating this "ending" considering that it is not the end.
I can't even really say that this series has taken advantage of the roster of characters it's spent a lot of time and energy developing the last seven years.
The status quo shifts, choices are made, and the worlds are ending... just another day in SPIRAL CITY.

Lot of cool drama going on, though the art can get a little muddy.
I can't really say that I'm following what's happening 100% other than it sounds cool "my family's master sword!".
The series is brimming with potential and I hope it finds it's footing soon, though if all we get are these five issues, that's a lot for two issues to fix.
I wish the current cast had more development and by the end, I see we're throwing more characters into the kitchen sink. more

Like where the plot is heading, but there's some tumbling on our way there.
No idea why Taskmaster was even in this, he had no presence other than in the artwork to really make sure he's there.
The best part of the book is it's characters and the artwork.
I must point out, the cover of this issue is kinda hilarious.
He got web coming out of his butt lol

Al Ewing is also putting in the WORK.
Abigail Brand is easily becoming one of my favorite characters in the entire X-MEN mythos, and Ewing is having so much fun writing her.
And the best part is? Everyone else is getting equal treatment with some character moments that feel like big stuff is happening.
Hope this momentum continues.

This has been one of the more fun, more engaging, and dramatic issues of X-MEN in general in a long while. The action is used to bring forward and characterize several of our X-Men cast. All balanced in 1 issue, this series is going to be stellar. What's my favorite moment? I can't even express.
The bar cannot be anywhere but high.

Who is the new Jack in the Green?
FABLES 151 comes back as if its never left; the structure and tone fits perfectly with the last arc of the series.
Now, may not be a popular opinion, but I absolutely loved the final arc of FABLES for reasons I won't get into now.
My favorite element of the series, Mark Buckingham's artwork (something I love more than the writing) is just perfect here. I adore his pencils and the way he brings these characters identity.

Now, for new readers, this won't be as enjoyable, I think. There's so much being picked up exactly from issue 150 and before that one could easily get lost. But those are the woods for yeah, aren't they?
If you're not careful, you're bound to lose your way.
Let's hope Willingham has a bountiful tale for the next 12 issues.

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Some great character moments sprinkled throughout. The plot's moving forward.
A little messy towards the end but the stage's been set for a confrontation.
The mixed artwork on this series has been too inconsistent for my liking, but it gets the job done enough. Let's see what happens next issue.

We're midway in the story, and frankly the mistery is holding pretty well, but I was hoping for a Green Man reveal of some sort. The art continues to be spotless. The character development on Constantine was nicely done, and some beats on some of others were a nice touch. The world's politics is fairly complex and interesting, but I got to say now is the time to start answering some questions xD But I guess... it's war time! more

if you ignore the first few stupid pages with John this is Probably the best issue after issue 1( in nowhere of this world they would call this arse pull reveal as a story yet it gets this many pages). the problems i have with this is that Knowing Taylor's recent work so many of the ideas that he is planting here he is not gonna rap them up and probably so many of this cameos of different characters are just for the purpose of fan service. a thing He has been doing a lot in his recent series. more

Halfway point and so much is happening so fast.
I really like it, so much so that I wish all these moments had time to breath and be expanded upon.
I wish this was a novel instead of a comic which is something I don't really wish for often. But the drama, the characters, the complicated plot developments, Dark Knights of Steel makes for a fun, interesting comic book; but it's genre and tropes may lend themselves better in a novel format.
Still, so much to like! more

This is the first issue of this series that is firing off all cylinders.
Artwork, I love.
Kevin & Batwoman storyarc, just pure love.
Harley's characterization and arc are paying off here wonderfully.
Stephanie Phillips and Riley Rossmo have found their footing, and while they've always been strong, this arc is reaching their potential in colorful strides!
Can't wait for next issue! more

Revelations that don't make sense.
Fails as a bat story and a fables story.
This doesn't bode well for the upcoming return of FABLES.

The best part of this series was the artwork which matched the FABLES sensibilities perfectly with interesting paneling and some fantastic spreads.

The closest this feels to a FABLES volume and a Batman story.
Too bad this is a mess.

This is how these two meet up, huh.
Bookworm is an interesting idea for sure, but the execution lacks that interest.
Batman vs Bigby is an oddball little crossover that's turning out to be much more casual and dull than it should be.

The problem with this mini that 3 issues in it is difficult to know what the point is.

This one feels a little more like Fables, the bats are a much more aggressive breed here as well, just not sure to what ends.
Geeked a little at a few revelations IF any of this canon, but I'm not sure because it's not clear where any of this is taking place other than some version of Gotham.

A bit confusing, the bat characters are written rather brash here but it's a different world, I suppose.
It's mostly bat-heavy and since it's not an entirely engaging way to experience these character, the issue suffers for it.

The fates are at it again, this month will see the return of Bill Willingham's FABLES (next week!) and from the previews/covers it is clear that Willingham is going to tackle a character he's long wish to write about: ROBIN HOOD. It's going to be interesting to see what he does considering his conservative values.
Which leads me to this title's introduction of the Merry Crusader of the wood. Kieran Gillen continues to kill it with this series, re-inventing, deconstructing, and completely honoring the source material he's taking from.
The ending of this issue completely also just sent me over the moon.
I really hope this series doesn't end any time soon. more