When it's not explicitly woke, I really like Simone's take on the X-Men. The Outliers feel very old school New Mutants to me and I'm intrigued by the horror aspect, that seems to be emerging whenever the book is not involved in some disappointing X-crossover.
David Marquez's art is mostly great, but some pages in this issue look a bit rushed. I also don't like when the characters' faces turn into Manga faces.

Anyway, as long as he stays on the book and Simone doesn't get carried away by her politics, Uncanny X-Men should be fine. more

I usually don't like alternate versions of established characters, which is why I haven't read any of the other Absolute titles. The preview of Martian Manhunter looked weird AF though, in the best way possible, so I had to read it.
Let's just say, the Javier Rodriguez art and storytelling didn't disappoint. AMM, despite looking very 60s inspired, is a breath of fresh air.
Now, the script by Deniz Camp could have been more engaging. I get that the general vibe of the book is fragmented and confused, but at the same time, the author has to give the reader enough coherence and emotion to draw them into the story. more

Okay art, some good action, some bad dialogue and a twist that doesn’t make any sense at all. This title is a constant up and down for me. This issue is a down.

How to ruin a superhero book in three issues:
Switch to an alternate timeline in issue 2.
Make it all about non-costumed people talking.
Replace the average artist with a really bad one.

It's almost as if Marvel wants this to be as bad as possible.

It's pretty obvious what all of this will come down to: convince the world population that Doom was a villain all along despite doing good (that, of course, will turn out to be just a clever scheme.) Sounds familiar? Yes, the Trump allegories couldn't be more obvious, although in some cases Doom is doing the exact opposite of Trump.

The problem: the heroes look like presumptuous bigots, who just assume that Doom is the villain, solely based on their past encounters with him, despite the fact that he is doing nothing evil at all so far. Now, there's some discussion about beating him politically, but then they default to wrecking his home anyway, which makes them look like bullies and complete idiots.

I appreciate Ryan North's attempt at making One World Under Doom more philosophically complex than most superhero stories, but it looks like he bit off more than he can chew.

The R.B. Silva art is great, although his technical perfection makes the book look somewhat cold and anonymous at times. more

The old 80s toy line was weird and experimental. This comic is the exact opposite - generic and dull.

I haven't read the FF regularly since the Claremont/Davis run in the late nineties, and the few issues I read since then have all been utter shite (including last issue). I wanted to know what happens to Ben after Doom turned him back into his human form in One World Under Doom #2 though. What can I say? It's utter shite.
At this point, I think Ryan North might be the most incapable writer at Marvel. This story is so stupid, it even beats the misunderstood vampires of last issue and Johnny shagging an alien slug a few issues back. The art is not good either. Stan Lee and Jack Kirby are probably rolling over in their graves. more

I quite enjoyed this little tale from Gambit's past. Not being a huge Gambit fan, I don't know if this is the first glimpse into his childhood, but it certainly adds some depth to our Cajun X-Men. The Vig is an interesting character that I hope we'll get to see more of.
Unfortunately the art is very inconsistent. I'm torn between finding it charming in its simplicity or simply not very good. It definitely works better in the flashback scenes. more

Woke sexualized and fetishized p@do indoctrination nobody asked for.

April Fools book or not, there is no reason to give Joanne Starer another job. Wait, was that the joke DC? Ah, I get it now. Still not funny. Very few books deserve a 1 rating but if this garbage doesn't then I don't know what does.

North completely missed who the Thing/Ben Grimm is.

The Marvel character with the greatest will power of them all (even Cap) is reduced to a babbling cry baby.

He loses his power and instead of dealing with it or using multiple ways of becoming the Thing again, either by rocket, exo-skeleton, etc., he'd rather alter his mind into being a simp (that somehow only Alicia detects). That is NOT Ben Grimm.

And speaking of Alicia, even she could have seen the trope mugging scene coming.

The one saving grace this issue has is that North doesn't bore us with another multi-page science lesson. more

The story was halfway decent for a change, but the art still sucks.

I read this issue because I wanted to know what the hype was all about and, well... I don't see it. There are definitely worse books than Space Ghost, but to be honest, neither the story nor the art are doing it for me. The writing is solid, but I found nothing in it that makes me want to come back for more. The art is not quite on a professional level, in my opinion. Lau does have a knack for visual storytelling, but the linework is very scribbly and the faces look weird. He is going for a realistic style, but it just lacks in certain areas.

Overall, I'm not a fan of this grittier, more realistic take on Space Ghost. I read some of the older books and they looked better and were more fun. more

I haven't read a Spider-Man title in years. As with the FF, I really like the idea of reading Spider-Man since I love the characters, but whenever I do, it's just not as exciting as in my childhood and teenage years when both titles were created by top talents.

Pepe Larraz is undoubtedly the best artist at Marvel currently, and his art on this book is phenomenal as expected.
I can't say the same for the story though. This is definitely not the Peter Parker I remember from back in the day. He looks and talks like an idiotic teenager, and he's fine with his girlfriend sleeping around with other men. Really? What a wuss. His friends also come across as being high on either drugs or ADHD or both. The fight with Rhino was entertaining, but nothing special.
Then there's the backup story featuring dull JRJR art. It's a weird idea to have the most elegant and dynamic artist (Larraz) and the most clunky and static one (Romita Jr) share the art job on the book.

This is really hard to rate. The Larraz art is a 10, the Romita Jr art a 6 (sorry, not a fan) and the writing a 7. Considering Larraz drew most of the book, it's an 8 for me. more

I haven't collected Spider-man in years, and now I know why. This is nowhere close to the Spider-man of the 1990s with Blackcat, Silvermane, and Hobgoblin. We have to see pages upon pages of Peter going out for interviews and going out on dates and then he leaves the interview to fight the Rhino when he could have made about any excuse. It felt so forced. Then we get a back up story for no reason and rip-off Marvel thinks they can charge $5.99 for 30 pages. This is a one and drop for me.

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This is great, super-detailed old-school comic book art. The story isn’t bad either.

This is probably one of Millar‘s more mediocre ideas, plus, the art is abysmally bad. It could be deliberately sketchy and experimental, or the artist is simply not very good, who knows. The result however, looks more like thumbnails than finished pages. What little horror atmosphere is coming through in a few scenes, is immediately destroyed by funny Manga faces and panels that demand a lot of guesswork from the reader. Vatican City is not a comic, it’s an insult. more

An entertaining issue, but I felt that the surprise twist could have had more gravitas. There was barely enough time to let it sink in before the next thing happened. The art is technically good but just not a style I’m into.

Not a bad start, in my opinion. I was hoping for a little more considering the creative team, but I do think there's definitely potential for this to get better. My main gripe is that it felt like we were going through a lot of things that should have been covered with more space, if that makes sense. Either way, good writing with good art.

Aquaman meets Conan meets Lovecraft. It’s a stupid story, but I have read worse.

A promising start with a Sinister scheme that feels like I’m reading an actual x-book, turns into more slice of life bullshit about bad gender binaries, political jackets and lesbian dating. I do enjoy the soap opera aspect of the X-Men, but this is just too much. Plus, these characters are insufferable. I hate them all.

This is the first silent mission I thoroughly enjoyed. Excellent artwork.