A pretty solid start here. This is my first time fully reading a Kirby book, per my dad's recommendation, but I had a bit of an idea as to what to expect, especially in terms of dialogue considering that this is from the 1970's. Anyways, this was weird in a good way and I think the sci-fi world we're introduced to here is interesting from the start. I'm wondering if this is going to have an overarching story, or if it's just purely going to be one-off stories each issue. Either way, I'm intrigued to see where this one goes.

Not bad whatsoever, but not as good as the debut issue, in my opinion. I don't know, this one just didn't grip me like the previous one. Hopefully the next issue gets things back on track. Also, in reference to my review of the previous issue, it seems as though this is going to be an episodic series, maybe with a slight overarching plot.

Another solid issue for this series, but also another one that's a little weak in comparison to the rest of the run so far. I just haven't found these Absolute Power tie-ins to be as interesting, unfortunately. It also doesn't help that I'm really missing Xérmanico on the art duties. Oh yeah, and I don't think really think Guggenheim's backup was incredibly necessary.

This continues to be solid, but nothing spectacular. Campbell's art is probably the best part of this for me, and it's a shame he won't be on the book following this storyline. Though, I can't really complain about Dan Mora being the main series artist, either. Aside from that, I hope this wraps up well.

A pretty solid issue that kind of acts as a setup for the finale of this storyline in the next issue. It was nice to see Swamp Thing again and I still think it would be cool for him to join the team going forward, especially since he doesn't have his own book at the moment. Either way, with next issue also being the last issue for Taylor on the writing duties, I hope everything gets wrapped up nicely.

A pretty solid one-off here. I can't lie when I say that I wasn't the biggest fan of Zucker's art at times. I just felt as though some of the faces looked a bit off. Otherwise, Booher's story was super solid and not where I expected things to go. If it wasn't for the art, I would have rated this higher, honestly.

A good, action-packed issue here. I really liked DIck taking charge and directing the rest of the heroes. Mora's art was also just fantastic throughout this. That said, I do wish this had a little more time to breathe. At times, it felt like we were just jumping around without much time to process everything going on.

A pretty solid story. I especially really liked the narration for Failsafe here. I hadn't read anything by Pichetshote before, but I'm interested to see what he does within DC's Absolute Universe. I remember seeing his name attached to it somewhere, at some point.

A bit of a harsh decline in quality following how good I thought the last issue was. This was fun for what it was, but it also wasn't anything spectacular. I wasn't super into the backup story, either. I wouldn't call it bad, but I was definitely hoping to be done with it as soon as I could so I could continue reading through the event.

Still a lot of weirdness going on, but I do feel that this was a little more clearer as to what's going on. The art here still wasn't my favorite, though I thought it was better in the more abstract panels focusing on Wally. I just really hope this title gets better soon, as I love Wally and I do think Spurrier is a good writer.

Very good motivation for Amanda provided here. She's been a looming threat in the DC Universe for ages now, and I really appreciate this delving into her past. This had some pretty solid art as well, but Ridley's story is what really shines here. Of course, it could have been better, but I'm pretty happy with what we've gotten so far.

Solid story and art here, though nothing particularly spectacular. I don't think I've read anything by Layman prior to this, but I do believe he has potential. That said, I'm interested to see how Titans goes when he takes over from Tom Taylor and isn't tied to an event.

I really liked the Amazo robot here gaining will and the exploration of that. Everything else was good throughout this, including Santucci's art, but that aspect was definitely the highlight of this issue. Hopefully the rest of the series continues to get better from here, as I've liked each issue better than the last so far.

A solid issue, though I was really hoping this would give more insight as to why Ollie is working with Amanda, as that still has yet to be explained whatsoever. I could have missed something in that regard, but I don't think I did currently. Hopefully we get something on that soon.

A solid start to this Absolute Power tie-in storyline. I'm glad to see Zatanna being used and I'm interested to see her side of the book with Clark going forward. I wasn't incredibly into the part with Jimmy, Siobhan, and the Luthors, but I do think it has some potential. In any case, it's great to have Campbell back on the art duties.

A solid issue here, but it also felt like a filler story that didn't have a whole lot to do with the current ongoing storyline aside from a couple of pages. Nicuolo's art was good here, though a little rough in certain spots. Hopefully the next issue gets things back on track.

Wow, that was certainly something. I tried to like it more than I did, honestly. However, the Amazo robot constantly quoting Charles Dickens for no apparent reason was just super weird, and it was especially so considering that none of the other characters really responded to what they were saying half the time. Daniel was a fine fill-in artist, but Sampere might have made this a little better for me. Aside from that, the backup story was fun, as per usual. I've really liked Ortega's art each time.

I skipped over Dark Crisis and Knight Terrors, so I wasn't sure how this year's DC event would turn out. As for now, I can say it's started off fairly strong. Waid proves to be a good choice for this. Aside from Amanda, to an extent, I think he wrote everyone well here and I think the story is definitely interesting. I won't hold the way Ollie is written here against this, though I'm not sure how this came to be whatsoever, even after it was introduced over in his current ongoing book. Aside from that, Mora, of course, delivers some awesome work here. The first few pages with Superman, alone, were great. Really looking forward to seeing how this one plays out.

Fine for what it was, but I thought it was super weird that this just cut to Steve Trevor before the fight with the Amazon robot was done. I understand that it's implied that Billy, Mary, and Black Adam were all captured, but I just felt that it could have been executed better. I don't know.

Very, very good. I wasn't always into Cowan's art, but I did think it was pretty solid overall and it did fit the great story being told. I'm not typically a fan of the art changing mid-issue, but the way this was laid out made it work and it also helps that Jiménez is fantastic. Hawthorne also did a solid job, as always, with the backup. The main story, itself, is surely what stands out here, as it's a well-written, more grounded story about a criminal in Gotham. That said, the backup was also nice for what it was. It earns the "tie-in" label for this issue, and I think this was the best way to go about it if DC wanted this labelled that way.

Probably my least favorite issue of the series thus far, but it was far from bad. I liked the Hal story that started things off and even the Jessica story that followed, but it felt like things took a left turn afterwards. I don't mean to say that the short stories about Sinestro, Alan & the JSA, etc. were bad, but they just felt thrown in as filler before getting back to Hal at the end. Either way, I liked it for what it was. The backup wasn't bad, either. Thaaros's origin was certainly interesting, to say the least.

I thought this was a pretty good prelude issue to the event. I'm glad Zdarsky and Williamson got stories in here relating to their, respective, current runs on Batman and Superman, though I'm a little confused as to why King didn't have something with Wonder Woman, considering she's part of the heroic trinity with the two aforementioned heroes. It's not like her series doesn't have any tie-in issues for the event. Either way, I thought everything here was built up well, and I thought all three stories were good, especially in terms of balancing being a lead-in to Absolute Power and being a solid story by itself. The way Jay acted in the first story was a little annoying, though.

I don't really know what happened after the last issue was my favorite so far. This was just weird and, kind of, confusing. The stuff with Linda is interesting, but the execution of it all leaves a bit to be desired, in my opinion.

This one started off pretty weird with Barry and Lina. I see how Linda's disconnections could be interesting, but I feel that Spurrier still isn't executing it in the best way. This issue only really picked up for me when the Speed Force situation was being explained to Max and Bart. It also doesn't help that I wasn't super into Pérez's art, especially with how contrasting it is to Mike Deodato Jr.'s.

Another issue where things picked up a bit for me towards the end. I think the idea of speedsters being harmful purely by using their abilities can be a super interesting idea, but Spurrier's execution of this series just hasn't been that great, in my opinion. It feels like the story meanders around with odd interactions before getting to the point and actually having progression towards the end.

More interesting things with odd execution here, in my opinion. I'm also not the biggest fan of Pérez's art here either, unfortunately. I'm really missing Mike Deodato Jr.'s art, as I did feel like it fit with the series much better.

I liked this issue better than most recently, though it definitely still has its strangeness. Georgiev's art is really nice, though, and I'd really like him to fully take over the art duties going forward. However, for the time being, it seems as though it'll still be Pérez, with Georgiev occasionally helping out.

This was a lot like the rest of the series, in that there was a good chunk of interesting ideas with potential that end up having execution that leaves something to be desired. I'm also almost never super into the art changing in the middle of an issue, but I do think this did a solid job with it.

A solid issue as a whole, but I especially liked the ending. I don't have much to say about the issue, but what I will talk about in this review has spoilers for the Twilight franchise (yes, the one with vampires and werewolves), so steer clear if you still plan on watching that (even though it's 2024) and you don't want spoilers. I'm not a huge fan of the movies, but, my favorite part about them is the twist in the final movie, in which the big fight between the two groups of vampires turns out to have merely been a vision that faked out the viewers. All of this to say that the ending of this book reminded me of that, which is specifically why I liked it.

A little bit of a slower issue, but still good nonetheless. Nothing here was particularly new or groundbreaking, but it was all solid. Segovia was also a pretty good fill-in artist, in my opinion.

Another solid issue. I think this storyline has potential and I'm looking forward to seeing it play out. I don't really have that much to say, honestly. I am glad to see Meyer as the ongoing series artist, as I think he's proved to be a pretty good pick already.

The best issue of this storyline thus far. I continue to really like Meyer's art, and I think Taylor is doing a really solid job with the story. Dick noticing that something was off again was well-done, in my opinion.

Another pretty good issue. I especially liked Dick's spin on Zur-En-Arrh. A relatively smaller aspect I've really liked about this run is Taylor having Nightwing try to be better than Batman, but not in a way that's negative/hostile/etc., if that makes sense. At the time of this writing, I haven't read Taylor's current Nightwing series, so I don't know how present that aspect is there, if at all.

Really liked this one. Raven's actions are really becoming extreme and I think the tension, in that regard, has been built well. I liked the ending to this, as well, and it left me looking forward to the next issue.

While this was a pretty dense issue that took me longer to read than I usually take for a comic, I did think this was very, very good. I do think that King needs to adjust Diana's dialogue a little bit, in terms of the way she puts words together when she speaks sometimes, if that makes sense. Otherwise, I did really like how she was written overall. Hopefully King tones donw the narration a bit going forward, as well. Gripes aside, this was a great debut issue that dealt with extremely relevant topics nicely.

Although this was still a bit wordy, I ended up really enjoying this by the end. Sampere does an awesome job with the art, and I found King's story to be well-written once more. I still have similar complaints about this issue that I had with the previous, in terms of Diana's dialogue and the amount of narration, but I can't deny that the story is good. I particularly enjoyed that the stories from the past and present complimented one another nicely. I didn't have a strong opinion on the backup, but I did really like Georgiev's art.

This had the weakest main story of the book so far, but it was still good nonetheless. I enjoyed seeing more of Diana in the present, as the first two issues have had a stronger focus on other characters. Also, the backup story was super fun and I'd like more of that in the backups going forward, please.

I feel similarly to how I felt with the previous issue here, when it comes to both the main story and the backup story. I did really like a lot of of the stuff with Diana and Jack, though, particularly towards the end of the issue. Sampere, of course, drew just about everything beautifully, and Ortega's art fits right in with the tone of the backup story, as well.

I liked the different challenges for Diana here, but I also felt as though the plot didn't progress a whole lot because of the larger focus on said challenges. It's also starting to bother me that there's so much narration from the Sovereign in each issue. That said, the backup was fun, as usual, but it also wasn't my favorite one.

I really liked the action throughout this and I thought that Sampere's art only made it better. The narration from the Sovereign is still a bit much, but I must say that I found a good amount of it to be well-written. The backup, once again, was pretty fun. That said, I do think it's a little weird that the first three in this series continued jumping forward in time, just for this to, seemingly, go back to the timeframe of the first one.

Before I say anything, that "sup" joke from Superman was incredible. Anyways, this was the best issue in a while. It felt great to not have the Sovereign narrating me into oblivion, though I'm pretty sure it will return with the next issue. Also, while March did a solid job as the fill-in artist, I'm definitely ready for Daniel Sampere to come back.

Wonder Woman as a housewife via mind control/brainwashing/etc. is not a new idea, but I did like the issue as a whole. I liked seeing Diana struggle more, as it was different from what we saw in the first arc and even the previous issue. Sampere's art was also very nice and only made the issue better.

While I do think it could have been executed better,I did like Diana's resilience and perseverance being shown here, even if it involved her eating a rat, of all things. Also, Sampere's art continues to be one of the highlights of this series.

Certainly not a bad issue, but I did find it to be the weakest of the run thus far. There were some nice character moments here, but I just wasn't as into this as everything else thus far. Sampere's art definitely continues to be a highlight, though.

A fine finale. Everything went back to normal, as predicted. I'm not really sure how I feel about Ireland writing the main Amazing Spider-Man book with Joe Kelly after Zeb Wells wraps up, but I'm hoping she does nothing but improve.

A fun conclusion to a fun arc overall. I think MacKay, especially, writes a good Hercules and I'd really like to see more of him whether it's in this series or somewhere else. I'm not currently caught up on Al Ewing's current Immortal Thor run, but I would imagine he would nail Hercules as well.

One more time, I'm prefacing this review by stating that I got the Red Band Edition. Anyways, this was a very good conclusion, in my opinion. Larraz killed it on the art and MacKay wrote everyone super well. I was slightly annoyed by Varnae/Blade saying his weakness to the heroes right before said weakness (Brielle) showed up and took him down, but it wasn't a huge deal. That said, this was an awesome event series from a pair of fantastic creators.

Maybe I'm being a little harsh here, but I didn't care too much for this. It was nice to see Silver Surfer in the first story, but I also felt like said story didn't really go anywhere. The second story with Satana is one of the main reasons my score wasn't just a 5.0/10, as I did find it enjoyable, especially the art. The final part of the third continuing story, however, was very "fine." Them deciding to be a team felt super rushed and it's something that especially annoys me in stories, whether comics or not.

A pretty solid conclusion to one of the better Blood Hunt tie-in miniseries. Something I did like about this is that it felt like a nice ending to the book while also setting up the appearance of Brielle and Dracula in the last issue of the main Blood Hunt miniseries.

A solid story for a one-shot tie-in. Listen, I understand why some people at Marvel may have thought that Earls would be a good fill-in artist for Nic Klein on Johnson's main Hulk series, but I do really think he needs to be replaced after how some of his pages have turned out, whether it's here or in the aforementioned main series.

Not a bad ending here. I knew Blade would lose and be separated from Varnae in Blood Hunt #5, but I did save that issue for last in my, personal, reading order. So, the ending of this issue came a little bit out of left field. That said, I completely understand Hill wanting to, somewhat, set the stage for his new Blade series, which I am interested in reading.

I was never super into this series, and this issue didn't change my mind, unfortunately. This just felt a little too rushed for me and it doesn't help that I don't really think this was incredibly necessary the grand scheme of things. I understand that the kids played into Doctor Doom's plan in the main Blood Hunt miniseries, but the story here didn't really warrant the existence of this, in my opinion.

A solid ending for what it was. Walker's art was what especially shined here. I don't really have all that much to say about this one. I never really cared for the characters that much throughout the entirety of this, unfortunately.

Awesome issue where Cappuccio's art just made everything look fantastic. Super glad to have Marc back and I especially enjoyed his moments with Greer. This issue made me more excited to get to the finale of the main Blood Hunt miniseries. I'm also super excited to see what comes of the rest of this series and the new Fist of Khonshu series starting up later this month.

This continues to be one of the better tie-in miniseries for Blood Hunt, despite not really being connected to the bigger picture that much. Ryp's art, once again, fits Wolverine really well and Waltz's story is fairly entertaining.

Not the strongest conclusion for this book, though it was enjoyable for what it was. Ryp's art continues to be one of the best parts of this series and I do think Waltz did a pretty solid job for his first Marvel book. I definitely wouldn't be opposed to him working on more projects if he continues to improve moving forward.

A solid story here in what I would call the best of the X-Men one-shots for Blood Hunt so far. That said, I wasn't huge on some of the dialogue, though Yoshii's art was nice throughout.

The best of the X-Men one-shots for Blood Hunt, in my opinion. That said, this did feel a little crammed overall and I would have appreciated a bit of a slower pace, perhaps with certain aspects cut out. In any case, Gill's art was super solid throughout this.

I wouldn't call this a bad series, but I just couldn't really get into it, unfortunately. I felt like there was a little too much focus on the different gods for my liking. Furthermore, I just didn't care that much about whatever T'Challa was doing.

An improvement over the last issue, but I'm still not incredibly into this. The first story of the bunch was solid, though I do feel like more could have been done there. I understand that there isn't a lot of room in one book for three different stories, but I also think I was left unfulfilled, if that makes sense. As for the second story, I don't really know what to think about it, honestly. I mean, I thought it was kind of a weird story, in a good and cool way. Simultaneously, though, it felt like it didn't neatly fit in with Blood Hunt. Lastly, the third part of the continuing story from Schultz just didn't really do much for me. Hopefully that side of things can close out strongly with the next issue.

A pretty fun issue with a lot of focus on Bats, which I did like. Once the god of dogs showed up and talked about Bats being his vessel, I knew I was turning the next page to see a big, muscular Bats, but I still couldn't believe what I was seeing when I did, and I mean that in a very good way.

A solid issue on its own, but my least favorite of the series so far, unfortunately. The art here was alright, but I'm sorely missing Federico Vicentini. That said, I am interested to see how Miles being a vampire goes moving forward and I do think it's kinda cool that Blood Hunt appears to be having a lasting impact in that regard, whether it lasts for a long time or not.

A solid little one-shot. Nothing extraordinary here, but I thought everything was good for what it was. I was fairly interested in Jake's character, though it's a little ironic considering Loo's new Werewolf by Night series that follows this is supposed to be about Jack Russell instead.

There was some fun action here, but I was really struggling to find something to latch onto here. I don't know. It doesn't help that I knew next to nothing about Union Jack before reading this, and I didn't have much interest in him. Hopefully the next issue can close things out strongly.

This was fine for what it was. The art was solid, and I actually think Hervas could be a better fill-in artist for Phillip Kennedy Johnson's current Incredible Hulk run than Danny Earls. As for Allen, this is the first time I've read something from her and I think she has potential. Hopefully she does nothing but improve going forward.

Still not INCREDIBLY into this book, unfortunately. I kind of felt like this was a weird way to take this story when you only have four issues to do the tournament. Well, kind of only three issues considering that you have to set the whole thing up in the first issue. Anyways, yeah, this was fine. It's not bad or anything, but it's also not something I see myself re-reading unless things really pick up in the second half.

This isn't a BAD book, but I'm really excited to read the last issue so I can be done with it. I mainly picked this up because I thought it might have some sort of influence over the From the Ashes relaunch with the X-Men titles, whether it's on one title or multiple. So far, this has been a very "fine" book. Nothing really extraordinary has happened, but nothing incredibly dumb has happened either. I'm just struggling to care as much as I'd like to.

Honestly, I don't fully know how to feel about this. This issue itself is "fine," but I wasn't super into the ending. Spoiler warning, but I'm not super into basically making Cypher Apocalypse, but yellow and also smaller. I don't know, hopefully it gives way to something good.

Yeah, this wasn't really needed. Don't get me wrong, it's another solid issue of Hulk from PKJ. That said, there isn't much reason for this to exist as far as I'm concerned, unless this ends up influencing the main series in a larger way at some point down the line. One thing I do hope the main series takes from this is that Broccardo should totally be the fill-in artist for the book whenever Nic Klein isn't drawing it.

I really hope this isn't a sign of things to come for this series. Don't get me wrong, this was a solid issue. However, it felt like it dragged a little bit in certain places, in my opinion. I do still think Earls's art is good, but I also understand how some people may be disappointed by the change from Nic Klein. Either way, I hope this arc finishes out strong with the next issue and I'm really looking forward to Klein returning with the following one.

I liked it for what it was, but I think it would have really benefitted from having a different artist. I don't think Earls is necessarily a bad artist or anything. I just think that, perhaps, his talents would be better suited on another book. That said, I did like the story and the writing a good amount.

A nice step-up from the last few issues. An intriguing start to this arc here and I'm always glad to see Klein on the art duties. I have a feeling this storyline will be really good, and I really hope I'm right. A lot of cool and interesting things set up here.

The best issue in a while, in my opinion. Klein's art was killer, as per usual, and the story from Johnson was super solid. I did find it a bit odd that they kind of just ran through Sumungaru in one issue after how he was built up in the previous issue, but I do have a slight suspicion that he'll return after he cut Bruce's chest before he was summoned away.

I wish I was more into this, like everyone else seems to be. For whatever reason, it was a bit difficult for me to get invested in what was happening here. Maybe it was because I was a bit tired while reading this, I don't know. If anything, Karami's art was the best part of this, as I thought it was pretty good throughout.

I continue to really enjoy this. As with the previous three issues, I, once again, picked up the Red Band edition of this. Anyways, yeah, this was pretty cool. Kind of a big spoiler here, but I couldn't help but smile at Marc being resurrected as a result of Khonshu being freed. I'm really looking forward to seeing how this all wraps up.

This started off a little slow for me, but it definitely picked up as it continued. I enjoyed the fight between Victor and Wong, along with their dialogue throughout. Ferry's art was pretty good here as well, and I think this may have been the most I've liked it in the series, or just in a while, at least.

I think I may be giving this the rating I am due to the fact that I just really enjoyed the stuff with Daredevil. I also think Lore is handling Brielle's situation pretty well, as a whole. I would much rather have this than have her briefly struggle with having to kill Blade before just deciding to do it. I'm a little surprised that this was one of the better tie-in series, in my opinion, but I'm also not complaining about it.

I little underwhelming, in my opinion, but still a solid book overall. Kim's art was a little rough in certain spots, but I didn't think it was downright terrible or anything. As for the story, there were some bright spots, but it just didn't hit that much for me, I don't know. I'm hoping the new Spirits of Vengeance miniseries from Sabir Pirzada is good.

Far from a bad book, but I have to say that this conclusion felt rushed. It reminds me of one of those movie endings that quickly wraps everything up and sets the stage for a potential sequel without leaving room to breathe. That said, I did think this had some good moments and I liked it overall. Otha's art was a particular strong point throughout. Oh yeah, and I'm really glad they gave, at least, some explanation as to why Daken's claws didn't look right in prior issues.

Pretty solid. Peralta's art continues to be this book's strongest aspect, in my opinion, though I also found the story to be written better and just more interesting here. I believe Hill has stated that he's a big horror fan, so I'm not surprised to see that gnarly page with the vampire ripping his skin off and chasing the nurse. It was, in fact, pretty crazy. Aside from that, I hope the upwards trajectory of this book continues as it wraps up with the next issue.

A really nice issue that just gets to that 9.0/10 for me. I think Pramanik did a super solid job of filling in for Alessandro Cappuccio here and I think he could be a really nice rotating artist for this run. As for MacKay, he continues to do an awesome job with just about all of the characters here. I really like how he handled Reese here, especially, as he's made her one of the best characters of his run on Moon Knight. The final few pages with her returning to the apartment were just great, and part of the reason this got pushed to a 9.0/10 for me.

A nice improvement over the last issue, in my opinion. I'm really liking Ryp's art, for the most part, which isn't surprising considering I liked his work in Benjamin Percy's Wolverine series. In the writing department, I think Waltz does a super solid job with Logan, and I also liked the moments Louise got. We're only halfway through this miniseries, so I hope I continue to enjoy it more and more.

This was fine. It wasn't particularly bad by any means, but this just didn't really have a whole lot for me to latch onto. I appreciated the fact that this leaned into Jubilee's past as a vampire and that this dealt with her empathy for the vampires she's forced to fight, but, at the same time, something just felt off. Maybe it felt surface level? I don't know if I'm using that term correctly, but that's how I can describe how I felt about it currently.

The story is pretty solid, though a lot of the reason I'm giving this an 8.0/10 was because of the art and some of the cooler shots, such as one of the Hellfire soldiers biting the secretary's face off and Hellverine busting open the jaw of the aforementioned solider.

I liked this issue more than most, but I do wish it got to the point quicker. We only see Johnny for a few pages before Zarathos just travels across the universe until finding The Hood on the last page or two. Like I said, I liked this as a whole, hence my rating, but I don't think I'm going to continue to like it as much unless we get a clearer direction for this series sooner rather than later.

Really starting to lose interest in this one, unfortunately. Also, I don't really understand why Marvel decided to relaunch this as a new series to tell this story. I feel like this and the previous issue could have just been Issues 22 & 23 of Percy's previous Ghost Rider run. Either way, I hope this story picks up sooner rather than later.

Not a bad read or anything, but I'm still not as into this as I'd like to be. Kim's art is really helping this book's score out, in my opinion. I did like that we got more of Johnny here, though. Again, I'm hoping things pick up a bit soon.

This felt a lot like the last issue, in that it was a lot of Parker trying to take over Chicago, with a few pages of Johnny and Zeb sprinkled in, just for the issue to end with a tease of Johnny coming after him. Maybe I'm misremembering something on that front, but that's what I observed. Either way, this is a solid book. I just wish I was a little more interested in Parker's character.

The best issue since the first one, I my opinion. Parker was a bit more interesting for me this time around, especially with his "I'd kill for you" line. Johnny and Zeb's stuff was solid, but there also wasn't a whole lot of it. With the next issue being the end of the series, I hope things get wrapped up nicely.

Yeah, this was good. I do think that it dragged on a bit in certain spots, but, overall, it was a super solid read with Ohta's art only making it better. One side note I have kind of relates to a big spoiler, so don't continue reading if you don't want anything spoiled for you if you haven't already read this issue. Okay, so Hellverine is a resurrected Daken, right? So, why does he, in Hellverine form, have all three claws coming from the same place, when he usually has two claws from the "normal" spot and one from under his forearm? Is this just how it works when he's Hellverine, or what? Anyways, this was a good first issue that you should check out if you liked Percy's Wolverine run and, at least, the Weapons of Vengeance crossover with his Ghost Rider series.

Not quite as good as the first issue, but still good nonetheless. I appreciated the backstory on how Daken came to be Hellverine, even if it didn't explain the claw thing I mentioned in my review of the previous issue. Ohta's art continues to be a strong point as well.

Honestly, if it wasn't for the two backup stories, I probably would have given this an 8.5/10. Not that those stories were particularly bad or anything, I just didn't have a strong interest in them. I just wasn't super into Hama's story, and I didn't really feel like it fit in with the rest of the book. As for Percy's, I just found it to be a little unnecessary, especially considering that it was just a history recap and it didn't really have anything to say about the future of the character. Back to the main story, though, I thought it was pretty good. It felt like a nice sendoff to this era of Wolverine. I especially liked that closing line, as it just really hit for me. Oh yeah, that double page splash was absolutely epic, as well.

A solid finale for what it was, but also the weakest issue of the series for me. It's a shame, because I was enjoying this series more than the previous one, but both have an ending that's a little underwhelming, at least in my opinion. I know I sound down on this, but I didn't think it was bad or anything, hence my rating. I don't know, I just felt as though everything was wrapped up a little too quickly.

Wow. The best issue for this series since the Weapons of X storyline, in my opinion. I really liked Wolverine's paranoia towards the second half of this, and that ending was absolutely crazy. I second Texas VII's sentiments about it. I'm really looking forward to seeing how this goes.

Another crazy issue here when it comes to the action and violence. Laura's kill of one of the Sabretooth clones was insane. Also, it seems like Wolverine watched 127 Hours and decided to top it. This was just full of wild, wild stuff. That said, I'm very much looking forward to more.

The weakest issue of the series so far, which is unfortunate. It's not a bad issue on it's own, but it's such a hard left turn from what the last two issues were doing. I understand focusing on the Exiles and bringing them into the fold, but I was just hoping for a little more here with how explosive this arc started.

An improvement over the previous issue, but still not quite up to the heights of the first two issues, in my opinion. I appreciated seeing how the events of the first issue impacted Aurora, and the fact that this issue, as a whole, had some slower moments to digest what's gone on thus far. Wolverine reflecting on his past is something we've gotten a good amount of over the course of this run, and Percy often does it nicely.

Uh oh, we're only midway through this storyline and I'm losing interest fast. I understand that Marvel wanted to make this a big deal with it being the final storyline of the series and Sabretooth being the villain, but I think this probably should have been a shorter story. Maybe I'm wrong about that, but I also think this was the worst issue of Sabretooth War so far. It's not bad or anything, but I feel like it's beginning to drag on just for the sake of getting to Issue #50.

A step up from the previous issue, which is a good sign. Hopefully the upwards trajectory continues. That said, this issue could still be better. I appreciated seeing the perspectives of both Logan and Victor here, but I just wish the issue as a whole was a little more interesting. I don't know.

I feel very similarly to how I felt with the previous one. This wasn't a bad book whatsoever, but I also feel as though this could and should be stronger. I don't know. I really enjoyed the first two issues of this story, but everything else afterwards hasn't met those standards, at least in my opinion. With the arc and the run as a whole ending soon, I hope things can finish strong.

I'm liking that the quality of this book is going back up and I hope it continues with the next, and final, two issues. I liked the self-reflection from Logan and Victor in the first few pages of this, and it also seems that I'm enjoying the issues "headed" by Percy more thus far. The first two issues had Percy listed before LaValle on the writer section, as did Issues 44, 46, and this one. On Issues 43, 45, and 47, LaValle was listed before Percy. Anyways, yeah, this was a good issue all around.

Probably the best "LaValle-headed" issue yet (See my review of the previous issue to get what I mean). Cypher trying to teach Sabretooth through empathy, just for it to not resonate in a meaningful way whatsoever was great and, as Psycamorean stated in their own review, perfectly in line with his character.

A pretty solid issue here that I do think could have been a bit better. Regardless, I did think there was good stuff throughout this, particularly with Beast's clone. I'm sure, at least part of why, he's here to have Beast back as a hero for the post-Krakoa X-Men relaunch, but I do think he was handled well here and not just shoehorned in. I'm looking forward to seeing how this series wraps up.

Another solid issue as we near the conclusion of the series. This run coming to an end with the next issue feels a little weird, in my opinion, as it feels like there should be more to come than just one issue. Furthermore, I don't think Issue 50 has more pages than normal, unless I'm mistaken? I don't know, I just hope everything wraps up nicely in the next issue.

This was far from a bad read, don't get me wrong. However, I really wish this was a lot better than it was. I found the strongest part of this issue to be the interactions between the two different Beasts. Other than that, the action here was good throughout. I just wish this was a stronger conclusion, considering that this went for fifty issues. Hopefully the conclusion of Percy's Wolverine run is stronger than this was, as it's going to end up going for the same amount of issues as this.

A super solid first issue for the continuation of LaValle & Kirk's previous Sabretooth miniseries. What's funny is the thing I'm the most interested in is the thought of Orphan-Maker's suit being opened by Barrington. Aside from that, I'm hoping the story we get here ends up feeling a little more complete than the aforementioned previous miniseries felt on its own.

The best issue of LaValle & Kirk's work on Sabretooth since the first, in my opinion. For whatever reason, everything just came together more smoothly for me here. Based on how this went, I'm thinking we won't see what's inside of Orphan-Maker's suit, unfortunately, but I do still appreciate that he and Nanny are being used after Zeb Wells's awesome run on Hellions wrapped up a while ago.

Another strong issue as we get to the midway point of the miniseries. I really liked the moment between Melter and Orphan-Maker, despite it only being a short one. I don't think I've heard of him before I started reading LaValle & Kirk's Sabretooth, so I hope he doesn't get cast aside and thrown into obscurity once this book wraps up. Oh yeah, Sabretooth & Toad just running away and leaving Oya by herself was pretty funny as well.

Once again, a good read. I'm intrigued by the change in attitude from Orphan-Maker, and I'm wondering if it's something that will be addressed or dealt with more in the next issue. It's kind of funny to me that I'm reading a book about Sabretooth and I've probably been talking/thinking more about Orphan-Maker.

I don't really know what I was expecting from this, but it wasn't this. That said, it's pretty good. I definitely appreciate that this has hints of possibly developing Victor's character a bit, so I hope that continues as the series progresses. Aside from that, Kirk's art was pretty solid and I enjoyed seeing how far Victor went into destroying and conquering everything in his path.

I didn't find this to be as interesting and engaging as the first issue, but it's still good. I think, perhaps, the ending page is this issue's strongest, as I like the idea of Sabretooth "leading his angels" that was introduced here. I'm a little surprised I'm enjoying a Sabretooth book as much as I am, and I hope that continues.

Another super solid issue as we reach the midway point of this miniseries. Not as much Sabretooth here, but I did appreciate the focus on the supporting cast, especially Melter. Hopefully we continue to get a good amount of focus on him in these next two issues.

Good stuff as we head into the final issue. I did like the bit of commentary made about those who are wrongfully imprisoned, though letting Sabretooth out of The Pit is still probably a bad idea for the rest of the mutants. Looking forward to seeing how this wraps up in the next issue.

Kinda lame that this wasn't really an ending, at least it wasn't in my opinion. I, personally, think this should have just added more issues if its main story was going to continue. That said, this was solid. Though, it also the weakest issue of the series for me, which is especially unfortunate considering how strong it started. Hopefully what comes next steps things up a bit.

Certainly not a bad issue, but not the strongest from this series, either. Percy's story had its strong points, but I just couldn't really get into Picciotto's art here. It wasn't the worst or anything, but it just looked a bit too rough for me in certain spots. I'm glad to see that Robert Gill is returning in the next issue, and I hope that Beast's return means the level of quality for this series is rising back up, even if there isn't much longer to go.

This was kind of a weird issue. I liked it as a whole, but I was fully expecting the hunt for Logan's clones to go across all of the issues of this arc. So, I'm interested to see where the rest of this current storyline goes. As for this issue itself, it did feel a little packed at times, especially with Logan and Bruce going from Canada to Japan to Madripoor. The art was pretty cool, though.

While I do feel like this storyline feels a bit like filler, this issue was still an enjoyable and entertaining Wolverine & Captain America team-up. I like their relationship and dynamic, so it's usually a good time seeing the two of them together. With Black Panther coming in the next issue, I'm interested as to whether or not this arc will have a larger narrative, or if it's just meant to have Wolverine team up with different non-mutant heroes.

Not quite as good as the previous issue, but still good for what it was. Seeing Wolverine and Black Panther together was cool, and I thought they were written fairly well together. Of course, Storm had to come up at some point. I'm really looking forward to Spider-Man in the next issue, as I hope it can close out the arc strongly before we get into Sabretooth War.

Another fun team-up for Wolverine before we get into the Sabretooth War storyline. Peter was just a LITTLE BIT much at times, but he was fun overall and I do think Percy did a solid job with him. I don't know how I missed that Moustafa was doing the interiors for this issue and not Juan José Ryp, but I also think he did a super solid job here.

This has some bright spots, but I do wish I liked this a bit more. I did enjoy this more than the last few issues, though. I don't know, I just wish this was written a bit better, because I do think a lot of the ideas here are good. Hopefully things come together a bit better as this storyline continues.

A bit of a step up from the previous issue. I'd like to take the rest of my review to talk about the adamantium soldier or whatever it's called. If you've seen my reviews for Gerry Duggan's X-Men run, you might have seen me talking about how I thought Wolverine's skeletons being left around after he died and them getting into the wrong hands was a super cool idea to introduce. However, that series wasn't doing anything with it from what I remember. However, now that I'm FINALLY getting through this series, it looks like that idea was followed up on here? I'm glad it's getting continued, but I just find it a little weird that it's here and not in the series it was introduced in. All of that aside, this was a good issue.

Another solid issue here. Gill continues to put out some nice art, and Percy's story continues to be interesting. Mikhail getting shot was not what I expected this this juncture, but I am intrigued to see where it goes, especially with him being sent to Colossus.

Damn, the ending to the fight between Colossus and Mikhail was crazy. It really reminded me of the early days of this series in a good way. Everything else was good here as well, though I think a little more focus on Colossus and Mikhail would have been nice. Either way, good stuff. I'm intrigued to see what ends up happening to Colossus now that he's free of Mikhail's control.

Definitely an improvement over the last issue here. Talia's backstory was a little more interesting here, in my opinion, and the main story was intriguing as well. My favorite part of this, though, had to be Johnny catching the kid's pickaxe and then just punching him right in the face.

Another super solid issue as we approach the end of the series. I'm still enjoying the backstory with Talia here, and I enjoyed the main story more than the previous issue. Despite my past criticisms regarding Talia being in a relationship with Johnny, I'm very glad with how much Percy has fleshed out Talia's character. I'm hoping that she doesn't just disappear when Percy's work on Ghost Rider ends. As for the backup story, I wasn't really all that into it. It wasn't bad, but as I was going back and forth on giving this issue either an 8.0 or an 8.5, the backup solidified this is the former, for me.

A pretty solid finale, despite Percy's work on Ghost Rider not being over quite yet. This was, likely, the end of Talia's story, which is a shame. Her character was one of my favorite parts of this run, so I hope, somehow, she shows up again in the future. There isn't much for me to say here aside from that, as this issue was largely about her. I'm not sure why Marvel's going from this to Final Vengeance, but I hope the run remains good regardless.

Yeah, I just wasn't super into this one, unfortunately. This felt like it was created just for the sake of doing a Ghost Rider one-shot that was kind of Halloween-themed. It's advertised to lay the foundation for the future of Ghost Rider, and the ending suggests that The Hood is going to play a fairly large role in said future. I appreciate Hood getting some use, but I also didn't find him all that interesting here. Hopefully that changes in his future appearances.

Not a bad issue here, but far from this run's strongest. I do appreciate Percy diving more into Talia's backstory, but I just didn't find it incredibly interesting, unfortunately. It had some strong points, but I just wish there was more for me to latch onto. It didn't help that I wasn't always into Nieto's art either. I'm really glad to see that Cory Smith is supposed to return in the next issue.

A good read, but I do still feel like this issue could have been used to make the conclusion that was the previous issue felt less rushed. Either way, I enjoyed this for what it was and I was glad to see Robbie.

Not quite as good as the first part, but still enjoyable overall. I think Percy writes the dynamic between Johnny and Logan well, and Shaw continues to put out some nice interiors. I just hope this crossover doesn't continue a downward trend, in terms of its quality.

A fairly strong start to this crossover. I appreciated how much Percy delved into the backstory here before tying things back to the present. I'm interested to see how the story presented here ties in with the tease at the end of Ghost Rider #16, as well.

I was hoping for a stronger conclusion, but this was still good for what it was. I do wish there was either a little more substance to this, or perhaps that it was just more fun. Perhaps even both simultaneously. Either way, I do feel like a crossover between these two should have been a bit better, especially considering that Percy is more than capable of writing really good stuff. Like I said, this was far from bad. However, I was hoping for more from this.

Far from a bad read, but this continues the downward trajectory I mentioned in my review of Ghost Rider #17, unfortunately. I'm just not finding myself as interested as I was in the beginning. With only one part of this crossover left, I hope it can at least finish strong. Also, on a quick side note, I can't believe I missed Danny Ketch's helmet from the last Ghost Rider arc being the same as the Weapon X helmet. I do not know how I didn't realize that until reading this issue.

A super solid issue to kick of this new arc. Maybe I missed something, but I don't really remember Talia becoming romantically interested in Johnny, or even a relationship like that between the two of them being teased, until the last issue where Johnny mentioned it. I'm not completely opposed to it, but I was kind of hoping Talia and Johnny's relationship could have been non-romantic. Given, I wouldn't classify the two of them being in a proper relationship.

Not a bad issue, but a little bit of a step-down from the previous one. Seeing Smith back on the interiors was great, but I do feel like this could have ended a little stronger. That said, I am interested in this story with Danny, despite him not really appearing much in this issue.

We finally get some Danny content here and it's pretty enjoyable. Nothing groundbreaking, but good stuff, in my opinion. The Johnny and Talia side of this was good as well, though it felt like it was mainly there to break between sections of Danny-focused stuff. Either way, a good read overall with this one.

Another good issue as we continue to get more content with Danny. Still not sure how I feel about Johnny and Talia's relationship, but I do think it's better than them being straight-up together in a "proper/regular" relationship. As for the backup, I didn't really need it, but it was good for what it was. I'm glad there was an actual reason for Johnny and Taegukgi to team up, rather than just throwing the two of them together for the sake of doing it.

I enjoyed this as a whole, especially the killer art from Smith, but I did feel as though that this was another case of this run having the ending of an arc feel a bit rushed. In this case, it was a bit underwhelming also. I don't know. I feel like the next issue could have been used to stretch this out a little, considering it's currently being advertised as a standalone story before we get into the Weapons of Vengeance crossover with Wolverine.

This one just makes it up into being of the strongest issues so far, in my opinion. Peeples did a really nice job on the art duties and I think, like Cory Smith, he fits in really well, especially with the amount of body horror in this issue. I do hope the larger story of this series becomes a little more clear, though.

A little surprised that Marvel didn't make this issue a bigger deal, considering it's Legacy #250. Either way, this was another relatively strong issue. Smith being back on the art is great, of course, and I like that this series is getting a stronger sense of direction in terms of its larger story. Though, I don't know how I feel about the constant car/road/etc. references in this book, particularly with Blackheart at the end.

A pretty fun issue here with Johnny and Talia teaming up for the first time. This was definitely one of my favorite issues so far. Considering the cover art, I was worried that Talia was just going to become a love interest for Johnny. Luckily, that doesn't seem to be the case, at least for now.

Not the strongest issue thus far, but still a good read overall. The story just didn't feel quite as interesting or compelling as it has been recently. Smith's art continues to be one of the best aspects of this series, though, as he continues to put out awesome pages.

A little disappointed by this one, not gonna lie. I liked it, as can be seen by my score, but I do feel as though this wasn't as strong as it could have been, considering how much I enjoyed a majority of everything before this. This definitely felt like a conclusion, but I did find it to be a little rushed. I feel like Johnny confronting Blackheart could have been a little bit bigger of a deal. That said, I did think him basically obliterating Blackheart was kinda cool.

I didn't really see the point of this one. It was a good read, but I felt as though it didn't connect to the larger, ongoing narrative as much as I would have liked it to.

This was more interesting than the last issue, though I still didn't feel like this one connected to the larger story that much. Again, this was still good. As was Smith's art throughout. I think he's a really good fit for this series.

A fun read overall here. The concept of the race and the amount of well-known participants involved are certainly interesting. Smith put out some really nice art again, as well, and I continue to enjoy how well he fits with this run. Hopefully he doesn't leave anytime soon.

This was cool for what it was, but I don't think I really needed it. It was cool to see different riders, but I felt like this could have used a little more substance or, perhaps, a bit of a stronger reason for me to care. That said, this was far from a bad comic or anything.

A solid issue where I really liked the latter half where Dreamer confronted Amanda. Aside from that, the art from Barrows was a bit hit-or-miss for me. That one panel with Dreamer screaming at Amanda was a little terrifying.

The best issue yet. I especially enjoyed this towards the end, in which the rest of the team tried reasoning with Dreamer. The art here was a step up from the last issue as well.

Oddly my first time reading a TMNT comic, and this was a pretty solid way to do it. Jones's art was particularly enjoyable, as she made all of the action look super nice throughout. As for the story itself, I thought Aaron's inner monologue for Raphael was written a bit cliche at some times, but I still enjoyed it overall. I'm looking forward to what comes next as the focus shifts to Michelangelo in the next issue.

Not as strong as the rest of the issues in this story, but this was still good, especially Sandoval’s art. Hopefully the backup story with Brainiac Five ends up being important, because I wasn’t super into it here.

Still a super solid read here, but just not up to the level as the first few issues of this story. The backup story, also, was just fine as a whole, though I did like the ending shot. Hopefully Superman #15 gives us a strong ending.

I’m still really enjoying this storyline, especially when it focuses on Damian and Failsafe. I will say it’s kind of weird that the backup story was at the beginning of the book, but I’m not complaining.

Loved this issue, as I thought it was the best one for Dark Prisons yet and the best one overall in a while. I especially liked Bruce’s flashbacks and the sections with Failsafe. Zdarsky’s voice for Bruce continues to be great as well, in my opinion.

A very good finale to this arc. Jiménez’s art is top-notch once again and it only makes this book better. I liked that there wasn’t a backup story this time around, as I felt like there was more room for the main story. I’m really looking forward to what’s next and I hope Zdarsky can maintain this level of quality like he was in this run’s initial arc.

I loved the high-stakes action of the previous issue, but, sometimes, slower issues are just better. I really loved the stuff with Bruce and his clone, and I’m also super interested in the direction this series is going. Gotham War and Joker: Year One were weaker points of this run for me, but I’m really loving this title again like I was with the first Failsafe arc. Hopefully Absolute Power doesn’t get in the way of that.

A good read. I particularly enjoyed the stuff with Ollie and Parallax. I wasn’t incredibly into the sections with Roy and Dinah, though, but they weren’t bad or anything.

Possibly the best issue yet. Williamson has had Ollie figure out someone is lying two issues in a row now and I’ve enjoyed it both times. The ending was also definitely an intriguing direction to go.

A pretty nice conclusion to the first arc. I think Williamson continues to write Ollie well here. I’m interested by the ending and I’m looking forward to seeing where this goes now that we’re going past this run’s initial ending point.

A fairly strong start to this new arc. I enjoyed seeing Ollie go around and asking everyone about the Justice League. Hairsine’s art in this book wasn’t my favorite at times, but Giandomenico’s was really nice throughout.

A pretty fun issue here that feels like a one-shot story while also being connected to the larger ongoing plot with Roy. Hester’s art here reminds me of the Batman: Brave and the Bold cartoon in certain spots, so I think that’s why it worked pretty well for me, personally.

A pretty solid issue here that gained more interest from me towards the end. I like the aspect of Ollie feeling disconnected from everyone else, and it’s also nice to see Izaakse back on interiors.

Awesome art from Izaakse here, which was definitely one of the highlights of this issue. I don’t know how many more Arrow Family members I can take, though, but I still liked the story overall. I’m also interested to see Ollie face the “Justice League” in the next issue.

A pretty solid issue once again. Izaakse and Hester both did really good jobs on the interiors here, though I’m a little surprised that the fight against the “Justice League” didn’t go longer.

Not quite the conclusion I was hoping for, but this was still good. I’ve really enjoyed how Izaakse has been drawing Merlyn in this series. The scenes on the beach here were nice, and I’m happy this was extended to an ongoing book.

Not really sure how I feel about Ollie suddenly working for Amanda (assuming it’s true). Nahuelpan’s art was also a bit shaky for me overall, but I didn’t think anything here was bad.

A pretty solid issue that reunites Hal with some of the other Lanterns. I don’t have much to say about the story here. Xérmanico’s art was really nice, as usual.

For whatever reason, I really liked Carol’s side of the story. Hal’s side was good also, though, and even the backup with Guy was a step-up from the last issue.

Another really good issue from Adams and Xérmanico. I really liked the stuff with Hal and Carol once again. Xérmanico’s art especially shined, in my opinion, with the action sequences and his full pages. The backup was fun as well.

Still not the strongest issue of this storyline, but still pretty solid and enjoyable nonetheless. Brainiac Queen is interesting to me, but I don’t know that I see her lasting long.

A pretty good conclusion to House of Brainiac. Glad to see that Brainiac Queen is going to do more. I completely forgot that Absolute Power was coming up after this. Speaking of which, I am interested in the cliffhanger here with Lex, so I hope Absolute Power doesn’t get in the way of that.

This book had three different stories and my favorite was the one least associated with House of Brainiac. All of them were good, though. I liked learning about Brainiac’s past with Czarnia in the first one. The third one was my least favorite, possibly since I haven’t read Dark Crisis at this point in time. The second story, however, was pretty good. I enjoyed seeing the struggles of Perry running for mayor and his journey through the campaign. Hopefully we get more of that soon, but I do feel like it’s unlikely, at least for a while.

Not the strongest issue, but still a good one. I still think there are some pacing issues, but there are still some strong moments, such as Soundwave just destroying Starscream. As for the art change, Corona’s is, of course, different. However, I do think it works nicely, especially when he draws the Cybertronians themselves.

I feel similar to how I felt with the previous issue about this one, though I did think the moments themselves were stronger here. Corona still draws everything well, also.

I have to start this off by saying that Shockwave hitting Optimus with a Tombstone Piledriver was my favorite part of this. As a whole, the action was really good here all around and Corona’s art continues to hit right in. Poor Cliffjumper, though.

A nice start to the second half of this arc. This was a bit slower compared to the last issue and there wasn’t as much here for me to latch onto. That said, this was still good and Corona had some awesome pages.

A pretty solid start here. I’m gonna give this a little bit of a higher score than the more recent issues of Williamson’s current Superman series, since I liked Sandoval’s art a lot. All things considered, though, I’m definitely interested to see where this story goes.

I can’t lie, I was expecting a little more from a bigger legacy number issue. This was still good, though. I wasn’t incredibly into the stuff with Lex, but I did enjoy the Superman-focused stuff, especially the beginning with Perry.

Pretty solid overall. I will say that the action between Sam and Superman felt a little weird at times, with one example being when Superman is randomly above Sam and punching him in the face on one page, even though Sam was pummeling him on the page prior. Maybe I missed something there, though. This did also feel a bit rushed at times, but I did enjoy this issue as. whole.

A nice improvement upon the last issue. I’ll always miss Jamal Campbell being on interiors, but Redondo’s art does fit right in with this series, in my opinion. The western turn at the end here was a little odd and sudden for me, but I’m interested to see where things go regardless.

This was fun for what it was, but I don’t know that I needed it. Redondo’s art continues to be one of the strongest aspects of this book, which makes it kind of suck that he’s leaving after this issue. Though, David Baldeón is a good artist, so I’m hoping for good things in that regard for upcoming issues. As for the ending of this issue, I’m not really sure how i feel about the Lex Luthor Revenge Squad, but I’m willing to give it a chance.

Another solid issue. I wasn’t all that into the family drama with Lex, but it was still good for what it was. As for the art, Baldeón’s work is stronger in certain spots than others, but there wasn’t anything bad at all.

A solid conclusion. I wish I could say that I loved Baldeón’s art, but it was just solid. Hopefully Rafa Sandoval’s works better for me as we get into House of Brainiac.

I can’t believe this storyline is actually making me care about Lobo. I just really liked his conversation with Clark before they ran into the other Czarnians. The art from Sandoval is pretty good here again, as well.

A fairly strong start. I really liked the horror aspects here, and I think Smith's art really helped with that. His art fits right in with Percy's story, in my opinion. I will say that I'm not a huge fan of Talia being presented as the cliche of a mean goth girl, at least from my perception. Also, Warroad being her last name is so funny to me. Anyways, I am still intrigued to see how she fits into the bigger picture.

Another really good issue. The horror aspects were definitely a strong point once again, which is, again. helped by Smith's awesome art throughout. I still feel that Talia is a bit cliched (see my review of Issue 1 for more details), but, so far, I do enjoy her character for what it is.

A super cool issue. This didn't feature as much dialogue as past issues, but it works nicely. Percy is really writing this Beast stuff well and I just hope it ends up sticking the landing, especially considering that this has been built to since the first few issues or so.

Another awesome read. A bit of a spoiler here, but I loved the Beasts plotting to overthrow "Beast Prime," just for them to get taken out by the Wolverine clones. As for the backup story, it was fine, but I didn't really need it. Ultimately harmless, but the main story is still great.

Some super interesting stuff happening here. Certain things did feel rushed to me, like Jeff disappearing in the water or maybe even the Wolverine clones gaining higher intelligence. Though, this was still a really good issue and I did think the development of the brains of the Wolverine clones healing, itself, was pretty cool.

Not quite the conclusion I was hoping for, but it was still good overall. I liked Jeff recognizing and shouting out how he knew that the Beast sent out to deal with him and Wolverine wasn't the real one (AKA "Beast Prime). I've really liked how Percy has been handling Beast across this series and in his X-Force run, so hopefully what comes next with him continues to be at that level.

A nice gateway issue of sorts. It's a little weird to me that Charles is ready to just let Beast be, but it's not a huge deal. Colossus officially joining the team hopefully means we'll finally be getting some follow-up on that story with Mikhail controlling his body. Also, Kid Omega showing up at the end was kind of random, but I'm still fairly intrigued.

Not as into this as past storylines, but it definitely has potential. This just felt a little too wacky for me in certain spots, with one example being that Wolverine head that only says "snikt." Hopefully this becomes a little more interesting with the next issue.

Still not loving this current story. I felt like this was a little too all over the place at times. That said, I still really like what Percy's doing with Beast, whether it's in this series or in his Wolverine run.

This storyline was fine for what it was, but I am glad to see that it's ending. Hopefully the return of the plot with Colossus and Mikhail makes this title a little more interesting as things move forward.

A pretty strong start to what’s basically a continuation of the Beast stuff we’ve seen recently. This really feels like the beginning of the culmination of Beast’s storyline in this title and in Percy’s X-Force run, which I’ve really been enjoying. I’m glad to see that Ryp is still on the art duties for this arc as well.

A little surprised to find out that this storyline is ending so soon after the reveal of the Man with the Peacock Tattoo’s identity (literally one issue ago). That said, this was a little underwhelming, but I still liked it. I continue to like the focus on Domino and I hope that doesn’t go away moving forward.

This wasn't quite on the same level as the rest of the story arc thus far, but it was still a pretty good issue overall. Ryp's art continues to be one of the highlights, in my opinion. I also really liked the ending of this with Beast. This is still probably the strongest story for this run so far.

A pretty good reveal here, regarding the Man with the Peacock Tattoo. The whole plotline was a little dragged out, with the solicitation even noting that it's taken us thirty-seven issues to get to this, but I still liked how it was handled here. Aside from that, there was surprisingly a little too much of Deadpool here for me. Though, I did like the focus on Domino here.

This started off fairly strong, in my opinion, as I really liked the stuff with Cyclops and Storm. Furthermore, Caselli's art was absolutely fantastic here. That said, though, everything else wasn't as strong, for me. There wasn't anything particularly bad here, but the ending to this whole era still feels a little crammed and complicated in certain spots.

A pretty solid conclusion to a miniseries that really felt more like a short ongoing. It would be cool if Vellani and Pirzada were writing the new NYX book, but I'm also interested to see where Collin Kelly & Jackson Lanzing go with it. As for this, it was good and enjoyable for what it was. Seeing the Inhumans was nice, and I really hope Marvel uses them more going forward, though I'm doubtful.

Glad to say that things are getting better as this event is closing out. It would have been cool of Silva was on this issue, but Vecchio does a great job and I think his art really fit here, especially with the more abstract scenes. The story here was good as well, with a lot of focus on Jean, Charles, and Moira. I do wish the Krakoa era was continuing for longer, but I'm still interested to see how everything wraps up with X-Men #35.

I have read a good chunk of the comics from the Krakoa Era (and I still plan on reading certain ones I missed out on), and I can say that this was a fairly strong conclusion. I'm sad to it go, as I feel like it drastically changed the status quo (in the primary timeline/continuity) for a group of characters in a way that isn't seen a whole lot in Marvel and DC currently. It gave way to so many interesting and great ideas, in my opinion. But, all great things must come to an end. I do feel as though From the Ashes has promise, considering the creative teams and pitches. Moving back to this issue itself, there's a lot to like here. The main story really felt like a nice way for the mutants to move on from Krakoa, while also not completely eliminating it from the world. Noto was a great pick to do the majority of the art here. The backup stories weren't bad either. Overall, this felt like a nice, heartfelt ending of an innovative era, with seeds for the future planted as well.

I might have scored this a little bit higher if the art was better. Diaz's art definitely feels very 90's here, which is in line with the logo. However, I was surprised to find that this was so tied in with Krakoa. I'm not upset about that, I'm just a little caught off-guard. Anyways, yeah, Diaz's art was just a bit rough in certain spots. Other than that, Foxe's story was solid. This issue was just so introductory, which I understand it's supposed to be. There just wasn't as much for me to latch onto and get excited about as I would have liked. That said, I am fairly interested to see how this plays out and what the endgame of this all is, especially with it starting after the Krakoa Era ends, but wrapping up by the time From the Ashes has started.

The best issue of the series thus far. The story is fairly compelling and entertaining, but what stands out the most here for me is Godlewski's art, which looks better than ever. I really liked his work in Ed Brisson's relatively recent Alpha Flight miniseries, so I was glad to see him working here. All things considered, I hope the next issue ends this miniseries strongly, while also giving us an idea of where Ms. Marvel goes from here.

There's a good amount here that I like, but the biggest problem with the end of the Krakoa Era, for me, is that everything just feels so crammed together. We start off with a few mutants hunting down and taking out M.O.D.O.K., which had some "fine" dialogue. Then, we suddenly start getting more deep/emotional/etc. with Synch and Laura. I liked the moment itself, but it just felt a little out of nowhere. The strongest point of this, for me, was the ending with Kate and Logan. I just wish the rest of the book was as good as that.

Not really my favorite, unfortunately. It's a shame that a good chunk of the FoHoX comics have been a relatively weak, in my opinion, considering this whole era started so strong. Either way, for me, this is another case of a lot being crammed into one issue. I don't really have much more to say on that. I just hope the ending of all this ends up being good.

Definitely the strongest issue of this miniseries. This time around, things didn't feel super dense and crammed, as we got a lot of good character work here, particularly with Destiny, Sinister, and Jean. Plus, Maresca's art was pretty nice here. I just wish the rest of the series could have felt like this.

This is starting to lose me. I don't think it's bad, but it's definitely a complicated book. Even Silva's art wasn't as good as it usually is. I don't know, I just think that there's a lot going on here and it's not being executed the best way. It feels like a lot is packed into this. I don't know where I saw this, but I heard that this and Gerry Duggan's Fall of the House of X miniseries were both supposed to be 12-issues at first. I think that would have been a lot better, but here we are. Hopefully this all can end well.

I feel very similarly to how I feel about Gillen's Rise of the Powers of X #4 from this week, in that this feels a little complicated and dense. I wish I liked both books more than I do. There were certain bright spots, though I felt that they were overshadowed but the odd execution of the overall story.

This was fine, I guess. I'm having a bit of trouble getting interested in this. Ferreira's art is solid, but nothing incredible. As for Ireland, the story is purely "fine." I wouldn't call this a bad comic, because it's not. It's just that the stories of Morbius working with vampires to find a cure for his vampirism and Peter working with Misty Knight and Lizard aren't currently doing enough for me. "Morbin' time" being said in a canon Marvel book is the best thing about this, for me.

Another pretty good issue. Again, I read the Red Band Edition. There wasn't much difference between this and the Standard Edition, but it's still kinda cool. Anyways, yeah, this was good. Some of the dialogue is a little wonky, but this is still nice middle issue for the heroes to rally before the conclusion. Sam's speech was really good, also, and I appreciated that it called back to MacKay's current Avengers series.

Far from a bad issue on its own, but still not the strongest compared to the rest of the series. That said, this is good. I appreciated that this picked up right after Miles and Dracula went chasing after Brielle at the end of Blood Hunt #3, and I thought the writing was solid. The art wasn't my absolute favorite, especially when keeping Federico Vicentini's in mind, but it was still fairly solid.

I couldn't decide whether or not to give this a 5.5/10 or a 6.0/10, so I decided on the latter since I thought the art here was pretty good. The writing just isn't all that engaging to me, especially with Doom randomly showing up at the end. I appreciated the story of Germán dealing with finding out that Pia is a vampire, though I felt like it could have been handled a bit better as well.

Another fun tie-in issue with Blood Hunt. Villa's art was a little rough on certain pages, but I still liked it overall. As for MacKay, I, once again, think he nailed the characters. I could totally read a Hercules miniseries from him after reading how he writes him here. I'm looking forward to seeing how this wraps up.

Definitely one of the books of all time. Seriously, though, I just could not get invested in this one. Andrews & Lins's story was probably the best, but it felt a bit disjointed at times. As for Nocenti & Baldeón's, it felt even more disjointed than the previous one. Baldeón's art was solid, but Nocenti's story just felt super odd and strange. Even Schultz & Chang's story wasn't great. It certainly wasn't as interesting as their story in the last issue. I don't know, maybe it's because I'm reading this while a little tired, but I really struggled to get into this issue.

Not my favorite issue, but I appreciated it for what it was. Ziglar can't really start a new story arc with Blood Hunt coming up in the next few issues, though you could also argue that this could have been used to set something up in those tie-ins. We got the pages with Hightail at the end, but there could have been more in that regard. Either way, this was a solid story, but nothing incredibly memorable. The writing felt a little off at times, but maybe that's just me.

Another fairly strong issue, especially for being an event tie-in. Of course, Ferreyra absolutely kills it on the art again and I'd definitely call that aspect of this book the highlight. However, Ewing doesn't disappoint with the story, either, particularly with the symbiote's side of things. Dylan's side was good and enjoyable, just not great. The stuff with Venom, Captive, and Lee was enthralling and just well-written overall, despite a little bit of a slower start, in my opinion.

A solid first issue, but it didn't really pick up all that much for me until the end. A lot of the dialogue and inner monologue wasn't my favorite, as it just felt a bit too generic, but the twist with Maverick at the end was intriguing. Also, Ryp's art was good throughout and I felt that it fit the story. Hopefully things pick up a little bit with the next issue.

Another strong issue for the series. This was a bit of a quicker read with Wolverine's relatively simplistic inner monologue, but everything was still done really well here, in my opinion. This is definitely the best this series has been since the first issue, and I hope it stays that way.

Really good, once again. This was similar to the last issue, in terms of it's pacing and Wolverine's inner monologue, but it was still very enjoyable. I thought this was a nice way to have Wolverine get his memories back and I also think Ryp's art meshed well with the story as a whole. This had a pretty cool ending, as well, and I'm happy to see Bannister coming back into the fold.

The highlight of this was definitely the stuff with Sage. That was really good. While the stuff with Maverick and the other mercenaries was fun and cool, I wasn't incredibly intrigued in it until Solem showed up at the end and everything tied back to Beast. Hopefully the book, as a whole, is a bit more interesting with the next issue. The main reason this is getting as high of a rating as it is is because of Sage.

Definitely an improvement over the last issue. I continue to really enjoy Sage's side of the story, and I found everything else to be more interesting after finally getting out of the way of the setup to it. I'm really liking Beast's storyline under Percy across this title and Percy's Wolverine series.

It's a little odd to me that Beast is still kind of in charge of X-Force considering everyone else's obvious distrust towards him, but I can let that go since I'm enjoying the story. We're finally getting back to XENO here, and the other plot of Mikhail taking over the mind of Colossus, and I'm definitely interested to see where things go. I just wish this was hitting as well as Percy's Wolverine is for me currently.

A strong start to this new arc. I'm glad to see Bannister back more prominently, and I thought Ryp's art fit in with the story well. I'm really looking forward to seeing how this one goes, especially with Beast involved. He's definitely been one of the best parts this run, along with Percy's X-Force series.

Even better than the last issue. I really loved the way Beast's turn on Wolverine was handled here, especially by telling the story out of chronological order, as Percy continues to do a great job with the character. I have a really good feeling about this story and I hope I'm not wrong.

A pretty solid read here in which I thought Percy did a good job of writing Kraven, once again. As multiple other users have stated in their own, respective, reviews, this didn't really feel all that satisfying after how the past few issues played out. Kraven randomly escaping at the end of the book was a little weird. This was nice, but it could have been a lot better, in my opinion.

A fun start to this arc that introduces Deadpool nicely. Something kind of funny to me is Deadpool finding New Mutants #98 and Deadpool #1 in the back issue bin instead of on a wall or in a case. I'm not criticizing the book for that or anything, but it just made me laugh. Also, Deadpool taking over the quote page was funny and perfectly in line with him.

Man, Kubert's art really fits in great here. The story continues to be written nicely as well, however, I didn't find this issue to be quite as strong as the last one. That said, though, this is still fun, which is exactly what you want from a Wolverine & Deadpool story.

This might be my favorite issue of this storyline yet. I really loved the "teamwork" between Wolverine and Deadpool here. Blind Al was great as well when she showed up. Also, Kubert continues to kill it on the interiors.

A pretty fun finale to this story. I appreciated the more serious moment with Deadpool and I enjoyed seeing Wolverine gain a little more respect for him as he, seemingly, gained a spot on X-Force. Also, I wanted to mention that I think Percy did an awesome job of writing Deadpool throughout this arc, so I hope that carries over to X-Force.

I liked Solem in X of Swords, but there was a lot more of him here than I expected. This was still good and interesting, but I wasn't as invested here as I was with the previous arc with Deadpool or even the last few issues of X-Force. Hopefully that changes soon, though. This series was just at a high point with the aforementioned Deadpool storyline.

A pretty solid issue that I mainly push to the 8 mark for the ending of the main story and the fact that I thought the second half with Wolverine in bars pretty cool. Vicentini did a solid job on this issue and the last, but I am ready for the artist to change. I'm also really looking forward to the next arc of this series, as I'm hoping it'll be where Beast really starts to go off the rails.

There's a lot to like in this issue story-wise, primarily the council meeting. Gill's art was actually pretty solid as well. I'm really looking forward to seeing how this issue affects the series going forward.

I thought this was a good continuation from the previous issue, though, for whatever reason, I've been finding it a little difficult to get invested in the Kid Omega stuff here. Hopefully that changes soon, as it's clear he's going to continue to be a fairly large focus. That said, though, I did find Cerebrax to be pretty interesting.

Definitely the best issue for this series in Destiny of X, in my opinion. Every aspect just felt stronger here, from Kid Omega's storyline to Omega Red's possible redemption arc to Gill's interiors. With the next few issues of this having to do with Judgment Day, I hope the ending of this isn't ignored for a bit. I went from not caring a whole lot about Kid Omega in the last issue to being a lot more invested here for whatever reason.

I wish we got a little more follow-up on Kid Omega here, but I'm thinking we will at some point. I do think Percy wrote Kraven pretty well here and I'm interested to see his role in the series going forward, even if it's just for a few issues. Something I do want to point out is that, as I've been writing my most recent reviews for this series and for Percy's Wolverine series, I just fully realized that this was advertised as a tie-in issue with Judgment Day. Now, I did read this yesterday, but I don't remember any of this having to do with Judgment Day. I don't really care all that much since I would have read this anyways, but I feel like it shouldn't have been listed as a tie-in if it wasn't going to have anything to do with it, unless I'm not remembering something.

A lot like the last issue, this felt largely disconnected from Judgment Day. At least, this time, they actually mentioned the event and I believe there was one scene involving it. Either way, I still liked this as a whole and found it enjoyable. Just make it have more to do with Judgment Day if you're going to advertise it as a tie-in.

The highlight of this issue is most likely Percy's writing of Kraven, for me. Gill's art was the best it's been in a while, though. Either way, I found this to be a good issue as a whole, but it still largely ignores Judgment Day, despite being advertised as a tie-in. However, I am looking forward to seeing how this wraps up.

A fun, entertaining story with intriguing repercussions going forward. That said, though, both the art and dialogue weren't always my favorite. The dialogue, particularly, whenever Shammas made it sound to generic or "witty" if that makes sense. However, I still found the issue to be relatively strong as a whole. It just could have been higher.

A pretty fun issue with some super dynamic art from Vicentini. Ziglar's writing was good overall, but not everything fully clicked for me here. Some of it felt a bit on the generic side, if that makes sense, but I liked it as a whole. Moving back to Vicentini's art, though, it worked pretty well here. The section where it went black & white like manga was pretty cool, especially considering Ziglar is a huge manga/anime fan.

This was a solid start, but not my favorite. Hill continues to have a bit of a minimalist writing style when it comes to the dialogue, which was seen in his recently-wrapped Blade series. Speaking of the dialogue, though, it was a little annoying at certain points. Sometimes, it felt like that cringey way "badass" characters talk in TV shows. I don't know if that makes sense, but that's the best way I can explain it right now. Peralta's art was really good, though. That was definitely the strongest part of this book.

This has good stuff in it, but it's just not executed as well as it could be, in my opinion. The stuff with Moira was probably my favorite here in terms of the story, but the Wolverine stuff bringing in Laura, Scout, and Daken was far from bad. Some of the dialogue, particularly when Daken begins fighting with Logan, wasn't my absolute favorite. Vicentini's art fits a lot better with that half of the book, though, as there's more action.

An improvement over the last issue. Logan nearly killing Arnab and the whole confrontation before it was good stuff. I also enjoyed Moira infiltrating Krakoa. Percy wrote the intensity well and Vicentini's art has been fitting more overall, in my opinion. Hopefully the larger connection between this and X Lives of Wolverine becomes clearer in the final issues of both books.

A pretty solid ending, but it did leave a little to be desired considering the "event" as a whole, in my opinion. With the past four issues having a good amount of focus on Moira, she's now nowhere to be seen until the final page or two. Instead, we get the main Logan coming from X Lives of Wolverine to come fight Omega Wolverine. The fight was fun and Vicentini's art was pretty good throughout, but the way this and X Lives were put together was a little odd, at least to me. Either way, I didn't dislike any of the issues. It may be a little odd, but everything I read was enjoyable.

I feel similar with this issue to how I felt with the previous one, but this worked a bit better than that one for me. I don't know what it was specifically, unfortunately. I'm also writing this review a few hours after actually reading it, so that might be a factor. Either way, it was good, despite still being a little all over the place with its time jumps, in my opinion.

I still think a more linear narrative would have benefitted this book, but I do like this. Throughout all of the different time periods, Percy writes everything well. Also, Cassara continues to be an awesome artist, so that definitely helps things. He always shines when the action gets going, especially when it's on the crazier, more violent side.

This was the best issue thus far, across both X Lives of Wolverine and X Deaths of Wolverine, in my opinion. The story was good once again, though a little more impactful than everything before, but what really solidifies this issue as "the best thus far" for me is the art. Cassara absolutely killed it here, specifically towards the end during the fight between Wolverine and Omega Red. Cassara's art just fits with Wolverine so well.

I'm glad to say that this was a bit of an improvement over the first issue. Despite it being labelled as a Wolverine book, which does technically feature Wolverine, this is an entertaining Moira-focused book with her on the run. Her basically exploding Mystique was crazy. I still don't know how I feel about Vicentini being the artist for this specific miniseries, but nothing from him was bad here at all. A super solid issue here all around.

Not as good as the first issue, in my opinion, but still cool for what it is. It feels a little all over the place for me with the amount of times it jumps through different time periods, but I didn't dislike anything here. Cassara's art is super solid, which should be a given. Hopefully the story comes together a little smoother going forward.

Once again, a fantastic issue. It's cool to see Silva and Hickman working together here after Powers of X, and Silva makes everything look really good. As for the story, of course it was good. I was little more interested in the Orchis stuff here, but this issue was stronger when focused on the mutants, in my opinion. The way Cypher's section ended was especially awesome. All things considered, though, every issue of this book has been full of awesome stuff. Hopefully the next issue sticks the landing.

Awesome stuff once more. Something I'm really glad about here was that it had both had the finality that should come with a miniseries and the end of a phase, while also leaving the potential for a lot more story to be told going forward. Everything here was just so damn good. I enjoyed the stuff with Orchis a lot more, though that's probably largely attributed to the fact that it was Karima and Nimrod fighting Charles and Erik. Either way, it was super intense and I enjoyed it. Additionally, what really made this issue for me was the conversation between Mystique, Destiny, and Moira. Hickman has the great ability of making characters talk with each other so engaging, and this was another example of that. Cypher showing up at the end was cool as well. All things considered, the landing was definitely stuck here and whatever comes next has a lot to live up to.

I wasn't as into this as X Lives of Wolverine #1, but it's still good. Vicentini's interiors are solid and there are moments where his art really shines, though I don't know how well it fits as a whole with a book that seems to be a stealth one focused on Moira. Either way, it's far from bad. As for the story, I liked it. Yes, it's much more of a Moira book than a Wolverine book, but I still found it entertaining. I'm interested to see the larger connection between this miniseries and X Lives of Wolverine.

A pretty solid start here. Cassara's interior art is definitely the highlight of this, as he's such a perfect fit for Wolverine, but Percy's story is intriguing as well. I think this could have come together a little smoother, but I also understand that, as a first issue, this has to introduce multiple different things for the other four issues to come. Either way, this has a lot of potential, as Wolverine fighting Omega Red through time to save Professor X is a fun premise, and hopefully it only improves from here.

This started off kind of slow for me, but it really picked up as it continued. I wasn't incredibly into the first half of this issue with Orchis, but I feel as though it's laying groundwork for the rest of the miniseries. Once the attention turned to Charles, Erik, and Moira, it was so incredibly into this. What particularly stands out here is the ending, though. That was an insane way to end this issue and it definitely left me chomping at the bit for more.

I feel similar here to how I felt with the previous issue. I was super into the stuff with the mutants, and not as into the stuff with Orchis. Luckily for this issue, the mutant stuff was absolutely excellent. Had it not been for the Orchis stuff, this might have been a 10/10 for me. That said, I do feel as though the Orchis stuff is laying groundwork for something that will be paid off later. I just hope that that side of things gets more interesting. Either way, this was a lot of great stuff, particularly the Quiet Council meeting and Mystique making sure the vote went in her and Destiny's favor.

Once again, House of X rules. This was a great follow-up to the madness that was Issue 4. The resurrection process is pretty cool, and bringing back Goldballs of all people and making him actually important in the process is wild. Additionally, EVERY mutant being accepted onto Krakoa is a super intriguing idea that definitely creates the potential for multiple interesting stories. All things considered, this was another great issue and I'm really looking forward to seeing how all of this wraps up.

A great ending to a fantastic miniseries. I know this whole thing isn't quite over yet with Powers of X #6 coming after this, but this does feel like the beginning of a new age in the best way possible. Larraz kills it once again with his art, and Hickman instills a sense of hope by this issue's final few pages. Just really great stuff here all around.

After the highs of the previous issue, I have to say that I'm a little disappointed by this one. However, this was still a good read. The back half when things focused on the future was just a bit too confusing for me, but I definitely liked what we got before that. Hopefully this miniseries can get back on track, even if it's not even bad whatsoever here.

Another really enjoyable issue. I particularly liked the stuff more in the "present" as Emma is approached by Charles and Magneto, as well as the introduction of the Quiet Council concept. The, sort of, information dump regarding Dominions in the future was interesting as well, but I haven't always found this series the most engaging when it focuses on said future. With one issue of this miniseries left and two left including House of X #6, all I hope is that the landing is stuck.

Powers of X saved its best issue for last. This does a really awesome job of taking House of X's ending and recontextualizing it with an ending that's a bit more ominous than previously thought, which isn't a bad thing at all. As a matter of fact, it makes things a lot more interesting going forward. Regarding the issue as a whole, it was just amazing. The twist in the future was executed very well, in my opinion, and I really enjoyed what we got in the present with Moira, Charles, and Erik. All things considered, both House of X & Powers of X are great reads that truly usher in a new era for the X-Men that seems to possess limitless potential. Damn good stuff here.

A super interesting follow-up to X of Swords. Yes, this is a lot of talking, but that's something Hickman is no stranger to making engaging. The, sort of, tension between Krakoa and Arakko is intriguing and definitely something that can be built upon. Isca was super cool in this issue and I really enjoyed her interaction with Charles and Erik. Plus, Noto's art made all of this look great.

This was kind of a weird one. I didn't dislike it, but this reads more like an issue of X-Men from the 90's than an issue of Hickman, Krakoan X-Men. That 90's feel is primarily attributed to Booth's art, but Hickman writes it that way as well. Like I said, I don't not like that about this, but I much prefer everything Hickman has done on this title previously as opposed to this. This did have some cool moments, though.

A pretty solid start here. Asrar does a nice job drawing everything, and Hickman does a good enough job with the story. I didn't really dislike anything about this, but I just wish this had a little more for me to latch on to. Either way, it was good. It was just a bit quick for me.

What a crazy ending. Hickman made Synch an incredibly compelling character just like that. This was a great tale about love and survival that did nothing but improve upon the groundwork laid in the previous issue. Asrar's art only made this better, as well. This was just really, really good.

Another great issue as we approach the last issue of the series. Mystique has been an incredibly compelling character since House of X & Powers of X, and this only strengthened that. The coldness from Charles and Erik was done so damn well. Mobili also drew everything very nicely throughout.

A solid issue here. It doesn't read like the final issue of a series, but it's not exactly meant to be that. It's more so meant to be a gateway to a new phase of X-Men stories. Either way, I particularly enjoyed Scott's response to Kevin Feige (which was kind of a weird cameo, at least to me). Hickman always writes Scott so incredibly well, and that reigns true here.

A truly awesome start to this series. This issue throws you right into the X-Men's new status quo, but it still manages to catch you up to speed without "formally" introducing multiple different concepts. It's also filled with good character moments. Scott's confrontation with the Fantastic Four, Reed especially, was a highlight for sure. Franklin being a mutant is definitely something that can make for an interesting storyline down the line. Additionally, Magneto was written masterfully here. The ending line of this issue was just so damn good. Loved this overall.

Yeah, this was really good. I mean, REALLY good. The first issue really set the stage for this new age for the X-Men, but this one delves deep into Moira, specifically, and it does so greatly. Not only does Larraz draw everything beautifully (something I failed to mention in my review of Issue #1), but Hickman instantly makes Moira one of the most intriguing mutant characters of this relaunch. I'm very interested to see why he held back on revealing anything about her sixth life, as well. Before I end this review, I have to mention Moira's interaction with Mystique and, especially, Destiny. That last line from Destiny was insane.

This was the weakest issue of the series thus far, in my opinion, which is also really saying something about the book as a whole when I'm still giving this issue as high of a rating as I am. The stuff focused on Cyclops was super cool, though I think what stuck out to me the most here was when this book focused on Sabretooth and Emma Frost. I think it's just because I've been enjoying the mutants asserting themselves to humans.

Well, that was insane. The ending sentence of the solicitation for this issue only makes it more so. Firstly, Larraz, once again, draws everything amazingly. His style perfectly fits in with this issue, in my opinion. Furthermore, Hickman truly creates a sense of urgency throughout the entire book and all really feels lost by the end. Of course, we still have two more issues to go for this miniseries alone and three more for Powers of X as well, so surely the mutants will come back from this somehow. Still, the way this issue ended was crazy.

This wasn't as great as House of X #1, but it was still a fairly strong debut issue. This feels a lot more complex and complicated than House of X, but it's still pretty intriguing. With the introduction of Krakoa seeming to be very promising, we go into the future to see a grim future for the X-Men, which is something they aren't all that unfamiliar with. All things considered, this was good stuff.

I was sitting on an 8.5/10, or maybe even an 8.0/10 for this one. However, that ending was pretty crazy. That's if I understood everything correctly, though. I don't think of myself as being incredibly intelligent or anything, but I also like to think that I'm far from stupid. That said, this series is a little confusing for me at times. Not with the timelines, but more with the higher concepts. After reading this, I think the idea presented of the different levels of planetary societies is super intriguing and it gives way to a super ominous ending to this issue. I'm looking forward to what comes of it in the next issue.

Oh, wow, this really come together nicely. Initially, I highly preferred House of X to this series, but this ended up being great as well. I know this is only the halfway point for this series, but it's still a damn good issue. Silva was the best he's been in this miniseries, and Hickman wrote everything nicely. This truly feels like a huge moment and I'm really looking forward to what the second half of this book has in store.

A little bit of a mixed bag here, for me. I liked everything in this issue, but this just felt so much more interesting when it was focused on Jeff as opposed to the titular character. Percy just did a really good job with the writing on that front. As for Logan's side of things, everything was fairly enjoyable. I just didn't really find it as engaging as the other side. Hopefully that changes soon.

A good, more action-packed issue here. I thought just about everyone was written well here, and the action was entertaining as well. I particularly enjoyed Wolverine cutting off that one guy's fingers. As for the art, I didn't dislike it as much as a few others seem to. It's not quite Adam Kubert or anything, but I thought it was perfectly fine.

This was my favorite issue of the series in quite some time. Yes, it was definitely more of a filler issue with X Lives and X Deaths of Wolverine coming up, but I really enjoyed it as a whole. Fernandez did a really good job on the interior art, and I found Percy's story to be super compelling. Issues like this are why I don't automatically dismiss filler issues, or even filler episodes in TV shows.

Kind of a weird issue here and I mean that in a good way. The stuff with Beast and Black Tom continues to be intriguing here, but what stood out to me was the improvement in Mikhail's side of the story. Given, I found it more interesting since it was involving Colossus, but still. The sudden turn during his interaction with Kayla towards the end of the book was crazy. I'm looking forward to seeing where this side of the series goes.

What seemed to be more of a filler issue towards the beginning ended up taking an interesting turn by the final few pages. I particularly enjoyed Logan's side of the book. It was a slower build that definitely payed off when Pike end her friends/allies/etc ended up stealing the babies. As for the Quentin & Phoebe side of things, I wasn't quite as invested. I wasn't the biggest fan of how the book handled Quentin previously, particularly in the issue this book itself referenced (#17), but the break-up here just felt a little rushed. However, I feel like that story isn't quite over, so hopefully that side of the book improves as the series continues.

Another good issue for this current storyline. I enjoyed Quentin's appearance in this issue more than the previous, so that's good. This was a solid close to his romance with Phoebe, though I also feel like Percy could continue it if he likes. As long as the story is good. As for Logan's side of things, that was good as well. I think Percy continues to show that he has a nice grasp on his character.

A pretty solid issue, though it was a little slow at times. I do think Percy continues to write Logan well and I liked the interactions he had with Sevyr, despite it feeling a little rushed initially, despite my comment that this book was slow in certain instances. All that said, this story definitely has potential and I hope it picks up in the next issue.

A solid issue once again. Kubert's art continues to be really nice, and Percy's story is still fairly interesting. Some of the dialogue wasn't my absolute favorite, but there wasn't anything particularly bad or anything. Hopefully we get to see more of Solem soon, as I really enjoyed him in X of Swords.

A fairly fun issue as a whole, but still my least favorite of the series so far. I feel like Solem should be a lot cooler than he is, especially after the way he was introduced in X of Swords. Hopefully, if he returns at some point, he gets a more interesting storyline. I really feel as though that he has the potential to be a great villain is used correctly.

There are a lot of good ideas here, but not everything was executed as well as it could have been, in my opinion. I liked the way this handled Dr. Bloodroot, but I did feel a bit underwhelmed by Man-Slaughter at times. It seems that the next issue will bring a new story, so hopefully this series can get back on track with it.

This issue was definitely at its best when it was focused on Beast. Don't get me wrong, I didn't dislike the stuff with Mikhail or anything, but it just wasn't my favorite. I found it a little difficult to get as interested as I feel I should have. As for Beast, I've enjoyed his slow descent into his darker side. I'd like more of that as the series progresses.

I've never read anything by Eaton before, so I was interested to see how this ended up. After reading, I can say that Eaton really has potential, but I don't think she's really defined her writing style, in terms of comics, quite yet. This doesn't feel particularly unique when it comes to the dialogue, which can feel a little overwritten at points, actually. Despite that, this is still a solid read. I liked a good amount of what we got here, especially the art. The first time I remember seeing Karami's work was in Issue 5 of Saladin Ahmed's current Daredevil run, and I absolutely loved it. I'm glad to see his art was really good here, as well, and it's great to hear he'll be doing the other two issues of this. Overall, this was a solid book that definitely has the potential to become better as it continues.

A solid issue, but nothing spectacular. There were definitely some bright spots here, particularly the opening half that Cassara drew. I wasn't as big on the art when Gill took over, and I'm wondering what led to that decision in the first place. I didn't fully realize the book had changed artists at first, but then Wolverine looked odd towards the end so I double-checked to see who did the interiors. Back to the story, though, I do like the premise here, but I feel like it wasn't executed as interestingly as it could have been. Hopefully things pick up with the next issue.

This sort of...happened I guess? I don't know, I was never really all that into this book, but it's a little annoying that this, as Psycamorean stated in his review, was built up over the course of four issues...just for it to end in another series. It's not like it's ending in a one-shot, either. It's ending in a different X-book that's already been going on simultaneously. I'm not incredibly mad about it, since I'm reading both books, but it's still a little annoying. Aside from that, this was just not my favorite. I especially wasn't into the two-page spread where each team member gave their own monologues about Krakoa. It just felt a little forced and unnatural.

I thought this was an improvement upon the previous two issues, though this still isn't quite as good as I feel it should be. That said, there is a lot to like here. Apocalypse's section is definitely the highlight, in my opinion. Especially when we got more focus on Wrongslide. I really enjoyed the content we got with him in Al Ewing's X-Men: Red series. Aside from that, the stuff with Cyclops, Nimrod, Charles, etc. was solid, but not particularly my favorite. A lot of this last run of X-books has been a little disappointing, unfortunately. However, I hope the upwards trajectory of this book's quality continues and manages to be felt with all of the other mutant books currently, as well.

This was a fun read, though I agree with AmericanHealthcare's review, in that I feel like this would be better as more of an all-ages book. Don't get me wrong, though, I enjoyed this for what it was and I liked the way Kamala was written here. I'm just hoping we can get back to the quality of the previous miniseries from Vellani & Pirzada.

A good tie-in issue here, but I can't help but wish this was another issue of the Amazing Spider-Man: Blood Hunt miniseries. Especially since Wells wrote this issue and Justina Ireland is writing the miniseries. I think it would help to make things a little more cohesive. Also, I feel as though the previous arc could have been stretched out a bit more and it could have ended here, rather than only being two issues. Thus, the Blood Hunt miniseries could have been four issues instead of three. Either way, this was a good read thanks to Wells. As for Romita Jr., he had some solid work here, but he's still not my preferred artist on this title.

Not a bad read, but also a weird way to continue from ASM #49. As Psycamorean and Afre pointed out in their, respective, reviews, Peter's attitude towards the vampires is odd. In the aforementioned ASM #49, we saw an interesting development of Peter realizing that the vampires he's facing used to be normal humans, thus causing him to become more careful when fighting them. However, that seems to be largely ignored here. I don't know if that was a miscommunication between anyone, but it was just weird here. Aside from that, this was a solid story, but nothing all that special. It didn't help that I'm not the biggest fan of Ferreira's art. Hopefully things pick up a bit with the next issue.

Once again, I'll preface this by saying I read the Red Band Edition. I don't think it matters all that much, though. This issue didn't pack as much of a punch as the first one, but I didn't really expect it to. This was a fun read that gave the heroes a relative win following how the last issue went down. Everyone seems to be coming together now and I'm glad about it. Larraz's art was fantastic again, as well. I will say, though, the ending of this was a little sudden. I'm not upset at it or anything, as it was a little shocking, but I'm just hoping we get an explanation as to how this happened in the next issue.

This was, unfortunately, my least favorite issue of the series. That said, it was still very good. Vecchio's art continues to be incredibly clean. As for Ewing, I did find this particular issue to be a little overwritten at times, specifically with some of the dialogue, but I still really enjoyed this one. It would have been nice if this felt more like an ending, as well, and not as much of a story continuing in Gerry Duggan's Invincible Iron Man series.

This is my first exposure to most of the characters of Strange Academy. What I got here wasn't my favorite, but it wasn't really bad, either. This felt more like something targeted more towards younger readers, but that doesn't make it particularly bad or anything. That sort of thing just isn't always my favorite. However, one thing I didn't like was the insertion of Spanish words for Germán. I'm a Hispanic, and I very much would like for more Hispanic characters to get more prominent roles in every form of media, including comics. That said, media like movies and television often have a strange (no pun intended) habit of forcing in Spanish words into a Hispanic character's dialogue to hammer home that said character is Hispanic. Now, I'm going to guess Older is Hispanic himself because of the little I've seen and heard about him. So, I'm not trying to say it's a "race thing" or whatever. It's just something that always annoys me, because it almost never sounds natural. I know I went on a rather long tangent about that, but I also want to point out that it didn't really alter my opinion of the book that much. I'm still gonna read this miniseries and hope it gets better from here.

A pretty solid start here. I wasn't expecting much since I've barely read anything about Union Jack and I wasn't the biggest fan of Scott's Titans United books over at DC. However, this was fun. There's some good action all across the book. It's not anything particularly amazing, though Walker's art is pretty cool throughout.

Ewing does a good job writing, as per usual. Once again, he makes the most of this book having a tie-in to another story. However, Ferreyra's art is definitely the standout here. I don't remember if I've read a book where he did the interior art, but this was really good. Venom basically falling apart really fit in with his style and I'm glad to see that he's supposed to be back for the next issue. I also really liked the homage to his father (and possibly his son?) that he threw in here.

It feels like there's a lot packed in this one. Maybe it's because Duggan is tasked with covering what a lot of different mutants are doing, but that doesn't change the fact that this feels a bit dense. Everything was good and entertaining, but I just wish there was a little more room to breathe. Cassara's art was really good though, as per usual.

I was really interested to see how this new team gelled together with the main team being featured in the main Blood Hunt miniseries. I think everyone here is written well, something MacKay is no stranger to doing, especially Steve. I think he has a really solid grasp on the character and I'm looking forward to seeing how things go with the next two issues. Additionally, I'm very glad to see Hercules and Kate on the roster as well. Neither of them have gotten super prominent roles recently, so this is a nice change, even if it's just during Blood Hunt.

I'm not super into anthologies, but I thought I'd give this a chance since I'm going to be reading everything else for Blood Hunt. Russell & Quinn's story with Hawkeye was fun, but nothing all that special. Quinn's art was super clean throughout, but I felt like Russell's story was lacking something. It was good overall, though. Cage & Garrón's story was my favorite of the three. It wasn't incredible or anything, but it had good action while also developing the relationship between Man-Wolf and Jonah as much as it could in the amount of pages it had. Finally, we have Schultz & Chang. Unfortunately, this was the one I liked the least of the bunch. I, personally, just found it a little more difficult to get invested in it. Dagger's inner-monologue on the first couple of pages also wasn't my favorite. It looks like this team will be returning in the next issue, so I hope things pick up a little bit there. Overall, this was a solid read that had some bright spots and some more "eh" spots, but nothing bad or anything.

A nice follow-up to the ending of Blood Hunt #1. I understand the criticisms of Ferry's art, as I haven't always been the biggest fan of it, either. However, I feel like it's grown on me more as the series has progressed and I also think it works in this issue. Aside from that, the story is pretty solid. I liked the fight between Blade and Clea, and I'm looking forward to where things go with Stephen's brother seemingly set to take over his physical, vampiric body. If I had one complaint, if that, it would be directed towards Blade's dialogue. I think it might be because I just almost all of Bryan Hill's recent Blade series before diving into Blood Hunt, in which the dialogue is not very long whatsoever, but I felt as though Blade's dialogue may have been a little overwritten. Like I said, though, Hill's Blade series may have caused this to be a bit jarring for me.

This was my first time reading a story about Bloodline and it was pretty solid. As of now, I'm missing one of the five issues of Bloodline: Daughter of Blade, so I plan on reading it at some point. Either way, this was good. The namesake of this book, Dracula, was probably the best part of this. I think Lore wrote him nicely here. The reluctant team-up angle isn't something new, but I think it has potential with this book. Hopefully it ends up realizing said potential. If anything, the art will be good.

A bit of a step-up from the last two issues, in my opinion. The story felt a bit more consistent and concise here, which I was glad about. Also, Ferguson did a pretty nice job filling in for Elena Casagrande here. I didn't even realize he was a different artist at first when I looked at the first page. Hopefully this series can maintain the upwards trajectory in quality, or at the very least stay at this level.

I know this read more like a Blade & Hulk one-shot, but I still enjoyed it for what it was. Pinti did a really solid job on the art duties, and I think Hill wrote a relatively simple, yet simultaneously interesting story. It wasn't anything revolutionary, but I enjoyed it. That said, though, I hope this series gets back on track with only three more issues left to go.

Another super solid issue as we near the end of the series. Once again, it's nice to have Casagrande back doing the art. She always does a really nice job. As for Hill's side of things, I thought the story was good and entertaining. I especially enjoyed the interactions between Blade and Draven. One other point I want to make is about Bald going to Hell. I understand that it's not something he may typically do, but I think it's good for writers to not put the characters they write in the same situation(s) over and over again. Blade going to Hell is cool, in my opinion, and I'd be happy to read it instead of constantly reading about him fighting vampires.

I'm glad this book as been able to maintain this level of quality. I enjoyed the first three issues, especially #3, but then things took a hard turn at #4 & #5. Though, it's all been good reading. Here, Hill and Pinti do a good job in their respective roles. I'm not sure how I feel about this series doing a bit more comedy (at least from what I've noticed), but it's entertaining. I just hope the next issue sticks the landing, especially with the battle between Blade and the Adana being built since the beginning.

A really quick issue and I don't think it worked as well here as I would have liked. It felt like certain moments should have gone on for longer, such as the scene with Draven and Rotha. I felt like I didn't have enough time to really digest that. I just wish this had a little more substance to it, especially with it being the final issue before Hill does the Midnight Sons tie-in series for Blood Hunt. I wonder if that's the new Blade series referenced in the back of the book, or if Marvel is doing another Blade series once said Midnight Sons book is wrapped up.

I don't think it matters that much, but I'll preface this by saying I read the Red Band Edition. Now, this book was awesome. It truly feels like a large-scale event in a good way. MacKay establishes pretty much all of the major players in the story going forward and introduces us to the villains, which all seem pretty cool. I'm looking forward to seeing more of them and learning more about them. I was glad to hear MacKay was getting to do an event, and he definitely delivered. As did Larraz, who does a great job drawing everything, as per usual. Now, about that ending. I guessed it by the end of the third-to-last page, but it was still really, really good. A bit of a bold move, in my opinion, but a welcome one at that. All things considered, this first issue was a hit and I'm fully invested in this.

I didn't think 8-Ball would be getting an issue focused on him since this was billed as a Blood Hunt tie-in, but I'm very glad it was. Yes, we got a lot of Tigra and Hunter's Moon going against The Shroud and setting up their involvement in Blood Hunt. However, we still got a good amount of focus on 8-Ball and I'm super glad he seems to be getting a redemption arc. I'm really looking forward to seeing where his character goes. Oh yeah, and Cappuccio's art was fantastic as always.

I don't know what happened, but we went from my favorite issue of the series so far to my least favorite so far. This one just felt a bit rushed, in my opinion, especially the ending. I feel as though this could have used a few more pages to flesh things out a little better. I did like how Hill wrote Doctor Strange, though.

I'm glad to see Casagrande fully back on the art duties, but Hill's writing hasn't been my favorite here or in the previous issue. A good chunk of these feels rushed without much time to really digest the scenes. Hopefully this series can get back on track with Dracula being brought in.

Another super solid issue that ties in with the current X-Men situation. With this issue, I feel very similarly to how I felt with the previous one. This was a nice, entertaining resolution of sorts to this smaller story. I'm really looking forward to seeing what MacKay does with Blood Hunt.

A fun issue here to wrap-up the two-issue D&D-esque story. I think I may be giving this as high as a rating as I am because I'm super into fantasy stuff, but I still found this to be a good read. I also think that, just like his Avengers series, MacKay has a really good grasp on all of the characters. Taskmaster is especially great. Hopefully Blood Hunt ends up being good, also.

A bit of a step-up from the previous issue, in my opinion. I was really liking Carmen Carnero's art in the last two issues, but Nauck does a pretty nice job here as well. I'd definitely prefer him on the book than John Romita Jr. right now. Aside from the art, the story was engaging as well. There wasn't anything particularly unique or groundbreaking about it, but it was entertaining for what it was. Hopefully the ending the sticks the landing in the next issue.

Another pretty solid issue for the series here that follows up on the previous one fairly well. Nauck continues to be a good guest artist and I'd definitely welcome him to do more issues for the series. I just wish this had someone better than John Romita Jr. for the main artist. It looks like we're getting Ed McGuinness for the next few issues, though (with one possibly featuring Nauck instead), which is great. As for the story itself, it was good. I'm glad that the stuff with Sandman seems to be continuing in some capacity with the Sinister Six's involvement in the next story arc.

I thought this was fun for what it was. The Avengers getting involved in the current X-Men situation is cool and I appreciate this stuff going past just the “X-books.” This wasn’t my favorite issue or anything, but I still think this was a fun read. MacKay seems to have a nice grasp on the characters and I also thought Mortarino did a super solid job on the art duties.

I think I would have liked this a lot more if it was on its own and not a part of the Symbiosis Necrosis crossover. I feel as though this started out continuing that storyline, but it ended up going in a different direction. I didn't dislike it on its own, but I was left a little confused as to how this was the end of a four-part story. The art was pretty good all throughout this, also.

I wish this came together a little better, especially with Ewing writing this, but it was still good for what it was. Lashley's art was nice throughout and I saw it as a bit of an improvement over his work in Carnage #5. The story here was interesting as well and I'm genuinely interested to see how it wraps up. Hopefully Grønbekk sticks the landing over in Issue 6 of Carnage.

Man, I was just talking about how much I was enjoying this book again with the last issue. Don't get me wrong here, this wasn't a bad issue by any means, but it's also definitely a step down from #45, in my opinion. I liked the stuff with Sandman and I'm interested to see where that goes, but I also get the feeling that it's a storyline that won't get revisited for like ten more issues or something. We already have the Chasm & Hallows' Eve two-issue arc after this, followed by a Blood Hunt tie-in issue (for some reason), and then the Green Goblin story starting with #50. Hopefully all of that stuff is good, but I just wish this title would stop introducing things that won't get any follow-up or even be mentioned for a while.

I thought this was a pretty solid first issue for the series. It doesn't really reach the heights of the previous series from Alyssa Wong for me, but it has potential. Ziglar seems to have a fairly good grasp on the character, though I did feel like the way he wrote Wade's dissatisfaction with his current situation to be a bit much at times. I just feel as though there was a better way to convey it. Either way, this was good and I hope the run only gets better from here.

I may be overrating this a little bit, but this was another issue that I really enjoyed. It's the weakest one of the series thus far for me, but that's saying a lot when I'm giving it a 9/10. Everything here is just so simple and great at the same time. Hickman does a really good job of writing Peter as extremely likable when he's in the suit and out of it. I also found the ending of this to be very intriguing and well-executed. All things considered, I did see this more as a setup issue for things to come down the line, but I still really enjoyed it.

Another really good issue for the series. With the last three issues focusing on Reese, Tigra, and Soldier, respectively, I knew going in that this would be centered around Hunter's Moon. That said, this was another really good issue for this series. MacKay continues to do a really nice job writing Tigra, and I really liked how he delved into Hunter's Moon's real feelings and animosity towards the new Moon Knight. Speaking of which, the reveal of who that is is such a deep cut and I really appreciate that. Additionally, Cappuccino draws everything beautifully, as per usual. All things considered, this was another awesome read from MacKay & Cappuccio.

While the story here felt a little jam-packed, I did also think this was a nice debut for Campbell on the series. At the time of this writing, this is the first and only book I've read from her and I believe she did a solid job. I think she showcase a good understanding of the characters, and I also appreciated that she took Mark Waid's run and built upon it rather than just ignoring it since she's taking over the writing duties. Overall, I thought this was a good start for Campbell's run and I think it has the potential to be pretty fun.

Another relatively stronger issue for the series here. I feel very similarly with this issue to how I felt with the previous one. Mora continues to put out very nice art and Waid does a nice job of balancing different tones. Speaking of Waid, I should have known that Freddy wasn't up to anything "bad" and/or "evil" at the end of the previous issue.

This was one of my favorite issues of the series so far. I do miss Dan Mora on the art, but Sudzuka does a pretty solid job here, so I can’t complain that much. As for the story, Waid continues to do a nice job with the balancing of tones that I’ve mentioned in multiple reviews for this series. I especially liked the dinosaurs this time around.

I might change my mind on this score at some point, but I really enjoyed this one. The humor was really good here, and I liked the more serious moments as well. Waid being able to balance these tones well is something I’ve mentioned multiple times before with this run. Additionally, Sudžuka continues to do a really solid job with his art. I’m really liking this book right now, which really makes it a shame that Waid is leaving this series after the next issue.

A pretty fun issue to end Waid’s run on the title. It didn’t really feel like much of an ending, but I don’t think it was really meant to with Josie Campbell taking over with the next issue. Speaking of which, I hope she can maintain the quality of this series. At the time of this writing, I don’t believe I’ve ever read anything from her.

This was a fairly strong milestone issue, in my opinion. As usual, I’m not a huge fan of the art changing mid-way (multiple times in this issue) without any explanation/reasoning for it, though just about every artist did a nice job here. Aside from that, I had a good amount of fun reading this, particularly whenever Taskmaster was on the page. I also thought this ended on a really intense note, which has me really interested to see how things go in the next issue. All things considered, I think this was a good milestone issue for Miles, no pun intended, and I hope Ziglar keeps up this level of quality.

Another solid, fun issue from Waid and Mora here. This is one that just reaches that 8/10 mark for me because of some moments I really enjoyed. For one, I liked the opening page with Billy and Garguax. I also thought the ending where Billy got blasted before he could say "Shazam" was pretty cool. Though, this did end a bit suddenly, in my opinion.

A step-up from the previous issue, in my opinion. For whatever reason, this just clicked better with me. Mora's art continues to look very nice on just about every page, and Waid continues to do a nice job of balancing more fun moments with more serious ones. Speaking of which, I'm interested to see what comes of the final page with Freddy.

I wasn't incredibly looking forward to this after I felt very "meh" about Bronfman's one-shot for Jackpot. It wasn't bad, but it wasn't good either. While I would say this is an improvement on that book, this still isn't particularly great. I think this has a solid premise with the Obscura app and everything, but I just wish the writing and/or the execution of it all was more interesting; or just better? Even the art was a little hit-or-miss for me at times. As with any issue I rate in the "yellows", I hope this can improve with the next issue.

This one continues to be the superior series against Gerry Duggan's Fall of the House of X. I know they're different series, but I can't help but compare with the context of the original series, House of X and Powers of X. Speaking about the issue itself, I thought it was one with some fairly strong moments. The opening few pages with Moira and Charles were written really nicely, in my opinion. As a matter of fact, I enjoyed how Gillen wrote the latter throughout the majority of this issue. I wasn't as interested in the stuff with Rasputin IV and Sinister, but it was still enjoyable and it made for a strong issue overall. I'm looking forward to seeing what Charles's role will be in the rest of this series and beyond after how this ended.

This wasn't quite as powerful as the previous issue, but I did enjoy it a good amount. The overarching story of the murder mystery was interesting, though I especially enjoyed the interactions between Alan and Spectre. You could argue that it's a little bit preachy, but I thought it was fairly well-written. Tormey continues to do a really nice job with the art as well, especially with Spectre.

I thought this was a well-done origin of Red Lantern here. I honestly don't really understand how some people can dislike this as much as I've seen. It's not anything groundbreaking or incredibly unique, but I think it's still an interesting and fairly well-written story. I think Sheridan did a good job with the dynamic between Alan and Vlad. I also thought it was pretty funny that Alan lured Vlad in just to absolutely deck him in the mouth.

A bit of a step-up from the previous issue, in my opinion. Following the large amount of setup that was seen in the first issue, Trujillo is now able to really get into the story here. Speaking of which, I thought it was engaging and fairly well-written. There are certain moments that are a bit rushed, in my opinion, and there are certain moments where I wasn't the biggest fan of the dialogue. All of that said, though, there was a good amount of stuff that I did like here. For example, I liked the dialogue between Oo'Li and her father, which I think could lead to some interesting plot developments. Overall, I think this is a step in the right direction for this series and I hope that trend continues.

I feel very similarly with this issue to how I felt with the previous one. There's a mix of things I didn't care for that much along with things I did like. My opinion on this as a whole, which can be seen by my rating, is mainly positive. I'm intrigued by the direction of Jaime not being able to pull the trigger on the Blood Scarab, especially. It's not anything that hasn't been done before, but it can be a good story when executed well.

This series continues to improve quality-wise with this issue, in my opinion. There are still things here that aren't my absolute favorite, but I think that Trujillo is really getting into a nice groove when it comes to his writing. I really like the direction Jaime is going in right now. The inner-conflict that comes with crossing a line of violence isn't a new story to superhero books, but I think it's being handled and executed in an interesting way here.

This series continues to be at its beast as we approach the end of this arc. Trujillo does a nice job of building the tension and intensity throughout this issue, and I think Guitérrez's art only makes those feelings stronger. I especially liked how Blood Scarab ended up being absolutely unfazed by the big attack in the final few pages.

This was a nice ending to this arc, although I'm not sure how I feel about Jaime suddenly being teleported away at the end of this. On one hand, I think it's a nice way to allow the series to go into a new story without immediately having to do a lot of follow-up on this arc, but on the other hand, I also feel as though this issue would have been better had it ended on Jaime sitting there digesting what just happened. Either way, I liked this and I'm looking forward to what comes next.

This was the best issue of the series yet. I think Trujillo did a nice job of balancing this as being a transition issue, between Scarab War and the next storyline, and as a tribute issue to the late, great Keith Giffen. I appreciated the use of different artists to convey different time periods, as I think it adds a really nice touch by making each period feel unique. This had another sudden ending like the issue before it, but this series continues to be good overall and I continue to look forward to what's coming next.

I'm just not the biggest fan of this storyline, unfortunately. I think it has an interesting concept, but the execution of it leaves a bit to be desired, unfortunately. It doesn't help that the logic of Selina suddenly working with Flamingo wasn't really clear to me. Maybe I missed something there, but I just wish this was coming together better.

For whatever reason, this just clicked with me in a way the past two issues didn't. Not everything here was great, with one example being the opening dialogue between Dario, Eiko, and Selina. However, I found Selina's story to be compelling as things progressed and, despite Superman randomly showing up out of nowhere, I thought the book ended on a nice note. Hopefully this is a sign of things to come, as I know Howard is capable of writing good books.

We're back down a bit in terms of overall quality, unfortunately. I still don't hate this others like others seem to, but it's not my favorite book out there. I did like the idea of Catwoman joining a Suicide Squad mission and I think it was fun enough here, but I also think this issue left a bit to be desired.

A more fun issue for the current storyline here. I'm not against standalone stories whatsoever, but I'm glad we're finally getting something to connect these last few issues aside from Selena recently getting more lives for herself. I just hope it ends up being good. Nine Lives struggled to maintain my interest in the beginning, but these last three issues have been better. I know I've said it multiple times, but I really wish this series was back up to the quality seen in its initial storyline.

This wasn't the strongest issue or anything, but I thought it was pretty fun. MacKay used this as a way to slow things down a bit and give the characters a chance to catch up with one another in certain regards, specifically the duos of T'Challa & Thor and Vision & Wanda. I understand that the large amount of focus on Jarvis might put some people off, but I found it entertaining.

It feels like things are getting back on track following the Joker: Year One storyline. I didn't dislike that story, but it also wasn't my favorite. The placement of it seemed really strange at the time, and it still is mostly, but I'm glad it's at least being addressed here. Either way, I was interested by Zur/Failsafe replacing Bruce and the way he went about it and I'm really interested by this storyline. Hopefully Zdarsky can bring this title back to the quality it was at when he first started on it twenty issues ago.

A super solid issue here. I felt like this was a minor dip in quality when compared to the last three issues, but I still enjoyed this a good amount. I particularly found the "spectrum-shifting" seen from the United Planets Lanterns to be intriguing and I'm looking forward to learning more in that regard. As for the backup story, Also thought it was pretty solid. I'm glad to see Kyle getting some spotlight here and I hope we get to see more of him sooner rather than later.

A step right back up in terms of quality, in my opinion. I found the new area that the power battery was in to be very interesting and I hope it's something Adams ends up revisiting. I also enjoyed the backup story for what it was, but I didn't find it was enjoyable as the Kyle Rayner story from the last issue. Either way, I'm really enjoying this series and I feel like something big is coming.

Not my favorite issue of the series, but still a really interesting one. This wasn't the direction I was expecting the story to take, with the Guardians becoming "Groot" versions of themselves. However, I think it's an intriguing direction at that. I just hope the series ends up concluding in a strong way.

There isn't a bunch of furtherance here in terms of the overall story, but I did find this super interesting. Here, we delve more into these new versions of the team members that we first saw in the previous issue. I think Walker's art fit nicely here as well. Hopefully we get some stronger developments as we get to the final few issues.

A pretty solid standalone issue of sorts here as we gear up for the final two issues of the run. I thought the dynamic between Gamora and Mantis was done well enough to make this story compelling, though I'm still not as into this series as I was in the first half. Hopefully that changes with the next issue and the annual.

I appreciate things heating up a bit as we reach the conclusion of Kelly & Lanzing's run. The last few issues have felt a little inconsequential, which isn't bad. I was just hoping for stronger developments following how the first six issues went. Either way, I thought this was an entertaining "first part" to the ending of this run. Hopefully the team sticks the landing with the annual.

A pretty strong way to end the run, in my opinion. This just really brought everything together very nicely. I especially liked Drax's sacrifice and how that was handled. I also thought that Peter's dialogue with Vicoria was well-written. Good stuff all around and I'm glad to say this series has officially stuck the landing.

A really good issue as we really start to delve into the Roxxon storyline a bit. It doesn't happen until the final few pages of the book, but everything before it was great and I continue to be excited for this storyline. The dialogue between Thor and Gaea was relatively long, but just about everything worked well. Ewing is the man.

I think it's well-documented that I didn't dislike Gang War, but I am glad that it's over. This feels like a bit of a reset after that event and even the Blade & Bloodline story before that. I like the direction this series is going in now and I really hope an upwards trajectory, in terms of quality, is coming after this issue.

Another really enjoyable issue for the series. Rowell does a great job of taking relatively mundane situations and making them entertaining, fun, and compelling. The dynamic between Jen and Jack continues to be one of the strongest aspects of Rowell's run. Additionally, it's great to have Genolet back on the art duties. All things considered, I'm looking forward to seeing where this goes. Hopefully it leads to some positive development for Jen & Jack, as well as the newly-introduced Ganymede.

This was super action-packed, which works well with Johnson's art style. However, I also feel as though that it didn't leave much room for the more emotional moments to resonate as much as they could have. Sparky sacrificing himself to keep Optimus alive felt like it came and went in a matter of seconds. Also, the ending is meant to be a somber close for the issue, but it just comes a bit out of left field as the hospital is introduced mid-way through the final page. Either way, I still really enjoyed this issue. I wasn't the biggest fan of Jorge Corona doing the art for the next arc since I love Johnson's art, but I feel a lot better about it after seeing previews for the next issue. I have a feeling Corona will fit right in, and I hope I'm right.

Pretty solid once again. Hill continues to put together a fairly interesting story, though I do think it could be coming together a bit stronger. I do really like Caselli's art, which is no surprise. Something I particularly like about the art is the darker tone it creates throughout the book. Moving back to the story, though, I'm excited to finally see more of Storm and, likely, Killmonger in the next issue.

A solid issue, but nothing spectacular. I don't really have all that much to say about this one. Everything inside was good and I thought the fight between Carnage and Anti-Venom was neat, but I wish I was a little more invested in this.

A relatively strong issue here, in my opinion. I do feel as though recounting certain events from Grønbekk's Venom #31 works both to this issue's benefit and detriment. On one hand, I think this different perspective allows the story to grow and become fuller. However, the re-use of a fair amount of dialogue without much alongside it makes it feel like it's just re-hashing a bit to fill space. Either way, I liked this issue and I continue to be interested as to where this current story goes.

I don't sense that this is going to be the most intense storyline of the series, but I had a pretty good time here. I think it's super cool that MacKay is able to bring a handful of characters he's worked on together for this. As for the story itself, it's pretty fun. I do think it's the character dynamics that really make it that way, though. MacKay does a really nice job with the dialogue here, in that he gives everyone a relatively unique and authentic voice. I'm looking forward to seeing where the second half of this goes before we jump into Blood Hunt in May.

I didn't enjoy this as the rest of the series thus far, but it was still a pretty good issue. It's hard for me to not like something Ewing wrote. I thought the dynamic between Thor and Loki was fun and written well overall. I'm also really looking forward to this Roxxon story with the Minotaur, Enchantress, and Skurge that's been teased for a while now.

I liked this issue as a whole, but I would have to classify it as the weakest issue of the series so far for me. I think it could be attributed to the way this book was formatted. I didn't dislike it or anything, but the fact that nearly every page (aside from one splash page) was a full page of art with no panels was a bit jarring. I'm not sure if I'm using that word correctly, but it kind of threw me off, if that makes more sense. This was the fastest I've read a book in a while, which isn't a bad thing. I just wish this had a little more substance to it.

We only have one issue left for this miniseries and it continues to be awesome. I will say that I didn't quite enjoy this as much as the first two issues, but it was still great. Vecchio's art is still pretty good, but it's truly Ewing's writing where this shines the most. I think he balances Magneto and Storm well throughout this, and he also manages to write the both of them very well. All I can say is that I hope Issue 4 sticks the landing. Knowing Ewing, though, it definitely will.

I didn't have incredibly high expectations for this book when it was announced, but I have to say that I thought this was a pretty solid start. My relatively lower expectations aren't meant as an insult. I just don't think I've read much, if anything at all, from either Maines or Barrows. This is far from a perfect book, but I think Maines did a fairly nice job here. I especially enjoyed the interaction between Dreamer and Amanda before the mission began.

When I opened up this issue, I was incredibly excited to see that Soldier was getting an issue focused on him. Now, after reading, I'm glad to say it didn't disappoint. MacKay continues to do a great job with Marc's supporting cast in this series, and I'm sure that will remain true when the next issue is, presumably, centered around Hunter's Moon. Back to this, however, I really liked the way MacKay wrote Soldier's inner-turmoil about Marc's death, as well as how Soldier was really stepping up to combat this new Moon Knight. On top of that, Cappuccio, once again, puts out some beautiful art.

This was definitely Grønbekk's best issue on the title yet. I think she did a really good job with the dynamic between Venom and Carnage, despite Carnage not particularly being one of my favorite characters. As for the art, Lashley wasn't really selling me in the beginning, but he shined when drawing the symbiotes. Good stuff here and I hope Grønbekk keeps it up.

I feel like this was really oddly placed in terms of its release date. I agree with what Derby stated in their review, in that this would have likely been more effective had it come before Gillen's Rise of the Powers of X miniseries and even Steve Foxe's Dead X-Men miniseries. There were a couple of stronger moments, such as Charles finding out the missing mutants were still alive and when Destiny realizes Mystique is reading the book. However, I did also think this felt a bit crammed at times and I also wasn't incredibly invested in what was going on. Hopefully things pick up with the next issue, as I know Gillen can be a great writer and I really enjoyed the majority of his previous Immortal X-Men series.

This was the best issue of the series since the Spider-Man's First Hunt storyline. I acknowledge that I may be overrating this a bit, but this is the most I've enjoyed this title in six months. Despite the dip in quality and the amount of people trashing Wells online for this run, I know he's a good writer and I've been waiting for this run to get better. This just felt a lot more personal and intimate than what we've been getting with something like Gang War, and I think that worked towards the book's benefit greatly. Plus, Carnero's art fits really well with the story. I was hoping she'd be on the series more regularly, but that doesn't seem to be the case with her being announced for Eve L. Ewing's Exception X-Men run. I'll take one more issue with her over nothing, though, as she was announced for Issue 46.

The best issue yet. Zdarsky continues to do a fantastic job here. I don't know that this story is anything particularly revolutionary or unique, but the execution of it all is what makes it great. He does a really nice job with Steve's character, and I found Thor's arrival absolutely epic. It definitely helps when you have Acuña making everything look awesome.

Good stuff once again. Zdarsky and Acuña continue to do great jobs in their respective departments. I don't really have much to say about this other than that. I like the dynamics between everyone and I hope the final third of the miniseries delivers.

I thought this was a pretty interesting start. It's nothing particularly amazing, but I found it engaging throughout. I like the way Phillips writes Clint especially. I also really enjoyed the subversion in the ending twist. Of course you'd think Clint isn't guilty of whatever crime he's being accused of. That said, though, I'm sure we'll end up getting some added context as to why Clint did it to begin with.

I liked this more than the second issue, but I'm still not all that invested in this. I did find the art better this time around and I also thought the story was a bit more coherent. However, it's still just not coming together in an incredibly effective way, in my opinion.

This is still a bit disappointing, in my opinion, but I also don't think it's a bad comic either. It doesn't really help that Werneck only does some of the art here as opposed to doing all of it like in the last two issues. Hopefully this series, and the Krakoan era as a whole, can have a strong landing.

I liked this, but I also didn't really understand why we needed it. I understand that Elektra and Bellona didn't have their one-on-one fight, but I just wasn't as interested in this as I think I could have been had this been executed a bit better. Either way, I thought this was solid for what it was.

Maybe it's just me, but I felt like this was a step back from the previous miniseries Vellani and Pirzada wrote. While I would say that I liked it overall, I also thought it felt a bit dense when it comes to the story and dialogue. Hopefully this miniseries improves in future issues, as I liked what we got in The New Mutant.

While I did see this as an improvement over last month's issue, I'm still not entirely invested in this. I feel as though this series is just coming out to give readers something until the new relaunch as opposed to just ending until the summer. Don't get me wrong, this is a solid read on both the writing and art fronts. However, I just feel as though this could be something more.

I feel like the idea of this series is more interesting than the actual series itself. I think it's cool that this team gets to be the main one of a miniseries, but they also feel a little lifeless at the same time. Even the art isn't all that great here. The art in the first pew pages is pretty solid, but it goes downhill once the team travels to Moira's seventh life, in my opinion.

A super solid issue that sets up what's sure to be a fun fundamental fight between Tony and Feilong. Lee did a nice job with the art in his first issue for the series here. It wasn't my absolute favorite, but it got the job done. As for Duggan's story, I'm really glad that we got more follow-up on Wolverine's skeletons being left around whenever he died. This was something I talked a lot about in my review for the previous issue, so I would check that out if you want more details. Aside from that, this was just a good read overall.

Fantastic. In my review of the previous issue, I wrote about how well Ewing has written Storm throughout X-Men: Red and how well he wrote her in that issue. Here, the sentiment is the same...but for Magneto. Yes, Issue 1 of this series was very much about Storm, despite the title, but in this issue we finally get a lot of focus on Magneto. I really enjoyed his reflections on the people whose deaths he had a hand in, some more than others, and the people whose lives he's saved. Ewing is on fire right now and Vecchio killed it on the art once again.

This was a fun issue as a whole, but I do think the execution could have been a lot better. The banter between Peter and Miles is entertaining, but I also think it can become a little much at times. Though, I do like it overall. The biggest factor that drags down my score a bit is the constant shift between "then" and "now." The stories in both times were good, but I felt like the story kept unnecessarily jumping around. Hopefully Weisman can improve upon that within the next few issues. As for Ramos, I think he did a really solid job here. All things considered, I believe there's a lot of potential for this series to get better and I hope it does.

When the initial three Ultimate series were announced, the creative team for Spider-Man seemed like a smash-hit and the creative team for Black Panther seemed to have a good amount of potential. However, to me, the announcement that Peach Momoko would be writing and drawing this was the most intriguing of the three. Not because Momoko would be writing and drawing a book, as she's not a stranger do doing that. It's the fact that, as far as I know, all of Momoko's stories for Marvel thus far have been, more or less, self-contained. This book, though, is a part of the new Ultimate Universe shared by other creative teams. All of that said, though, this was another nice start for this new line. It's can be a bit bare when it comes to the dialogue and even the character work, but there's enough to make it work with what's, perhaps, the star of the show: the art. Momoko's art could very well be the reason multiple people are checking this out in the first place and, in that regard, this is a pretty good book. Considering everything, though, I'd say it's a good read. It's nothing revolutionary or groundbreaking, but I enjoyed it for what it was. I think it has the potential to get even better as more issues come out and I really hope it does.

This continues to be a fun series. Phillips does an effective job of making Harley likable and humorous throughout this issue. This was the best that the banter or dialogue has been thus far, in my opinion. Banter can get annoying if it's not done right, and this is an example of it done right.

A good issue overall, in my opinion. I liked the dialogue between Wolverine and Maverick here and I appreciated the setup for more in that regard. Kubert's art was super solid as well. Good stuff all around.

A pretty solid issue here. Eaton's art isn't my favorite, but it's also not at the level of Garry Brown's art in the last issue of Percy's X-Force (#18). I felt like he drew Louise mostly well, but Logan was a little more questionable. Speaking of Percy, though, I think the story started off strong and went down a little as time went on. I will say that I did like the ending, even if it being the end of the issue felt a bit sudden.

Another solid issue for the Vampire storyline. Eaton's art still isn't really my favorite, but it's not bad whatsoever. I especially liked the frame where Louise was looking up at Father Cole in the beginning. I did also like the "assassin" line from Omega Red. It probably wasn't really that funny, but it made me laugh.

A nice follow-up to the last issue of Percy's X-Force (#20). It would have been nice if this was more of what we got on the cover or even just more Wolverine-focused, but I can't complain that much when the story is still good. I continue to enjoy the version of Beast throughout this run and X-Force, as I think the character has a lot of potential to give way to great stories.

I thought this was a good issue that could have been so much more. Don't get me wrong, I enjoyed what we got here, but I felt as though the character developments for Kid Omega could have been handled better. Things started out relatively strong, but I wasn't the hugest fan of the direction it ended up going. I don't know. I just wish we got something deeper here.

I would have to, unfortunately, call this the worst issue of the run thus far. However, it's not really a bad book or anything. What really hurts this for me is Brown's art. It's not the worst art I've ever seen, but it's also far from great. A good chunk of the characters in this book just look odd because of it. As for Percy's story, though, it wasn't the strongest. I think there was some promise within it, perhaps in certain elements, but it just didn't come together as well as I think it could have.

I love Joshua Cassara's cover for this issue. I wish I could say the same about Brown's interiors. Man, it was even worse in this issue. His art was "fine" in the last issue, but it just works even less here. What annoyed me, particularly, was the amount of lines he used to create shadows on the faces of the characters. It just did not look good. Even Percy's story wasn't all that great. I initially liked the amount of focus we were getting on Kid Omega, but it just hasn't been working out how I had hoped. Hopefully this series can get back on track sooner rather than later, as I was enjoying this series a lot more before these last few issues.

A very nice return-to-form for this series. Cassara being back on the art duties was already a great sign, and he ended up, unsurprisingly, doing a good job with the interiors. Percy's story was significantly more interesting, as well. The encounter between Wolverine and Deadpool was fun, and I also enjoyed the interaction between Emma Frost and Sage.

A step up from the previous issue, in my opinion. It's still a bit difficult to get used to Rossmo's art, but I think it works well in certain places. The story, though, is pretty solid and compelling. I think Harley is written nicely here, and I appreciated the build for Kevin, as he's solidified as a new supporting character for this series going forward.

Some of the dialogue here wasn't my favorite, especially during the more action-heavy scenes, but I still liked this overall. I continue to like Phillips's voice for Harley and I think Hugo has been a fairly good villain thus far. I did like the overarching commentary about smiles from Harley's narration, though I also felt as though the art wasn't up to the level of the last two two issues.

A fun issue here as we finally get a confrontation between Harley and Hugo, even if it's at the very end. Phillips does a nice job of making Harley compelling and likable here, something that's been seen in the past there issues as well. I liked the deeper introspection we got here as well. As for Rossmo's art, it's still been difficult to get used to his style, but I do like it in general.

This was a good read overall, but I really would have liked Kubert's art throughout the entirety of this. For whatever reason, Bogdanovic's art just didn't hit like it has previously in this series. As for Percy's story, it was good. I think it could have been structured and/or paced better, but it was far from a bad book. I especially liked the prologue story.

Another good read for the series here. Kubert's art is really nice throughout this book, and I thought Percy wrote an entertaining story. This wasn't anything absolutely spectacular, but it was really solid. The auction premise was fun.

A really solid issue that continues to build Beast's darker character nicely. This feels like more of the beginning of a story following X of Swords, but it's still good. It's always nice to have Cassara doing the art as well. I feel like he's a great fit for this series.

A fun issue overall, but not my absolute favorite of the series or anything. Cassara's art is good, of course, and I think Percy wrote an entertaining story. I especially liked the moment when Kid Omega walked back up to Forge and Wolverine after being kissed by Phoebe.

Gang War was a bit of a disappointment, but I didn't hate this. I will say that I did like the way this ended, referring to Tombstone's closing words here. I hope this means there's still more story for him, as his storyline with Peter back in this run's first arc was the best this series has consistently been.

A pretty solid start here, in my opinion. I think a little bit of the story here felt somewhat rushed, but it wasn't anything to the point where I didn't enjoy the book. The story, as a whole, is definitely interesting and it leaves me wanting more. Also, Johnson's art is great, of course.

A step-up from the first issue, in my opinion. The story just worked a bit better here for me and I thought it had better pacing. That could be attributed to the fact that Johnson had to set everything up in Issue #1, but that's just my own thought. I will say, though, that as much as I love Johnson's art, I wasn't a huge fan of Diana looking cross-eyed at least once or twice in this book.

By far the best issue so far. I'm not really sure how I feel about Diana using Clark's skeleton for a weapon, but everything else here was just great. I particularly enjoyed the reveal of Clark's death and how it came to pass. The fight between the two was fantastic and only made better by great art from Johnson.

A great, action-packed finale for this miniseries that still leaves enough room for deeper character moments as well. The action here was just awesome, with Johnson's art perfectly fitting in. Plus, I found the story to be well-balanced and nicely written. I liked that this had a bit of an open-ended conclusion, in that the door is open to explore this world and its characters further. This was a really good miniseries overall and I'd definitely be interested in a future installment.

I think this was a step-up from the previous issue, but there's still a lot to be desired here, unfortunately. I still don't really get why we're getting this story at this point in the series instead of it just being a separate limited series or something. However, the story itself also is still a bit confusing and I'm not sure how I feel about Sorrentino's art suddenly becoming hyperrealistic in certain places and not others. It's great art, don't get me wrong, but it's just a bit strange to me.

I'm probably giving this a higher score than I should, given that this whole storyline was just odd any way you slice it, but there were certain moments here I enjoyed. Firstly, I liked that Jim had a lot of time to shine here. Secondly, I actually liked the ending of this. Yes, it doesn't really give us any explanation as to what the point of all this was and it doesn't even really feel like the ending to a story in general, but I still, personally, thought it was a cool moment. Hopefully this series can get back on track with the next arc's return to the present.

This series continues to be intriguing. I'm glad to see Kuder back on the art duties and it looks like he'll be back for the next two issues as well. As for Ahmed, I think he's putting together something interesting here and I'm glad we finally got a little more on Matt's return from death, even if it was just that the sins followed him from Hell. Speaking of the sins following Matt from Hell, I'm looking forward to seeing how things go down between him and Wolverine in the next issue.

This was the best issue of this run so far. It's far from a perfect book for me, but this clicked in a way the first four issues didn't. This went a little less on the complex science and focused more on Jhai to bring us a more character-driven story. I really appreciated that and I think approaching things in this way will only benefit this run going forward. Speaking of Jhai, I do have a relatively minor gripe with this issue. I understand and recognize that nearly everything in this book is not realistic, but I just don't believe that Jhai would say some of the words he does for being a kid. He could be an advanced kid or maybe I'm not that smart, but it just didn't completely work for me. I will say that Deodato continues to have some nice art, however. All things considered, I really hope this is the start of this series improving. I think it's had some interesting ideas thus far without the best execution.

A really fun issue with a bit of a crazy ending, in my opinion. I've been loving this series and this issue was no different. I enjoyed the dynamic between Wyn and Maria here, as I think Hickman wrote both characters well. This is very much a self-contained story with a bit of overarching plot sprinkled in, and it's my favorite issue yet.

I think this was a pretty solid start for this series. I understand the disliking of Rossmo's art, as I'm not even the BIGGEST fan of it, but I don't think it's bad. It will definitely take some time to get used to it. As for the writing, Phillips makes Harley a compelling character here. I know Harley can get a bit annoying for people, but I think this was a good balance of obnoxious and likable.

I would, unfortunately, have to call this the weakest entry of the series thus far. That said, though, I still enjoyed this a good amount. Listen, I wasn't the biggest fan of Earls's art here, but I don't get the amount of hate for it here. My own opinion is that Nic Klein is a better artist and I do wish he was doing every single issue for this series. However, I think Earls was a solid fit for this book, especially for an issue without much action in it. Aside from the art, I thought Johnson gave us an intriguing first part of for this story here. I wouldn't say it's something we haven't seen before in comics, but I think it's still executed in a good way.

A lot of Rowell's run with Jennifer, whether it was the previous series or this current one, has been very slice-of-life. This issue is no exception, and I continue to really enjoy it. There doesn't have to be a bunch of action, universal stakes, or anything else in that nature for a book to be good, and this series proves that. I will say that I do think Guara's art was a little rougher in certain places than others, but this was another good read overall.

The strongest issue of this series so far. I think this found a really nice balance between the more lighthearted moments and the deeper ones. The stakes still aren't really all that high here, but Rowell does an excellent job of making just about every character in this book compelling. Great stuff with this one.

This was another great, character-driven issue. Wildgoose's art continues to be absolutely fantastic in this series, and Wilson does a really nice job of building Tara as a character by focusing on her in the present day as well as delving into her past. My biggest complaint about this...is that we have to wait until this summer for more. That's at least four months until we get to see more of these characters and more of this story. In all seriousness, this book has been a great read so far and I hope the team can recharge during this break and come back even stronger in the summer. I can't wait to read what's next.

Man, I don't know. For the most part, I've really enjoyed Zdarsky's work on this title. However, for whatever reason, this just didn't work for me all that well. I don't think it's a bad book, but it's not my favorite either. Aside from the odd placement of this storyline, I also found it, personally, a little hard to follow at times. Camuncoli had some pretty solid art, though. I liked looking at the pages Sorrentino did, but I also don't particularly understand their purpose. All things considered, this was definitely the weakest issue of Zdarsky's run thus far and I really hope this is just a minor bump in the road.

I wish Cabal's art was a little more dynamic and detailed, especially with the fight in the final few pages between T'Challa and Omolola. That said, though, I'm still really liking the story Ridley is putting together here. There are a good amount of interesting threads I think can be effectively capitalized on as the story progresses.

Another really interesting issue from Ridley & Cabal. I think Ridley has continuously done a really nice job of building the tension amongst these characters and the situation as a whole. I like Cabal's smooth art, but Ridley's writing is the strongest aspect of this book, for me.

This was another good issue on Ridley's part, as I'm still intrigued by the story he's telling. Not everything worked as well here as it has in the past, but it's still a nice read. As for Landini, I wasn't the biggest fan of his art here. Most of it was solid, but there were certain pages/moments where faces just looked strange. Hopefully his art improves, as it looks like he's, at least, working on the next two issues as well.

Another lower point for this series, unfortunately. Though, it's not a bad book whatsoever. I still find Ridley's story fairly enjoyable, though I don't feel as though it's up to the quality it was once at. I can't really pinpoint it specifically, but it's not quite as engaging. As for Landini, I found his art a bit better overall, though I do think I would look for a different rotating artist for this series with Juann Cabal. I did like the work Ibrahim Moustafa did in in Issues 3 & 4.

I felt as that, for the conclusion of an 8-issue arc, this could have been a lot better. Especially considering how good the first few issues of it were. However, this was probably the worst issue of the series, unfortunately. Unlike certain other readers, I didn't think this was a bad book. Though, I felt like Ridley just dropped the ball a bit here. I think he set up a super intriguing story dealing with power, trust, and politics, only for it to lead to a generic battle with a bit of an underwhelming ending, in my opinion.

I don't think this was up to the heights of the beginning of this run's first arc, but I thought this was an improvement over the last few issues. Although I do believe some stuff with The Colonialist is a little on the nose, but that didn't take away from my enjoyment of this book too much. Hopefully this storyline can build upon some of the interesting ideas from the aforementioned previous arc and use them a little more effectively than that arc did.

I liked this more than the first part. I feel as though the gripe I talked about in my review of Issue 9 was improved upon a bit here, and I just found Ridley's to be better this time around. One thing I didn't mention in my review of the last issue that I should have is Peralta's art. I think he did a really good job in the previous issue and he did so again here. In my opinion, it was a great decision to make him the main artist going forward.

The ending reveal...is certainly interesting. Aside from that, I thought this was a good issue. This was well-written for the most part. I'm not sure how I feel about how Captain America was written here at times, but that didn't take too much away from my enjoyment of this. Also, I felt as though Peralta's art wasn't as good as the previous two issues, though it wasn't bad by any means.

I'm losing interest in this storyline fast. I don't think this is a bad book whatsoever, but I just found certain things weird here. For example, Ridley continues to write a bit of an odd Captain America here. I agree with Psycamorean, in that I'm not really a fan of it. This is really starting to feel like the end of this run's first arc, in that there's some intriguing ideas with execution that isn't the best.

Yeah, I liked how Captain America was written here even less than the last two issues. I think I can see what Ridley is trying to do, but I just don't think it works with Steve's character, personally. It's a shame, as I started out really enjoying this series. This is a solid book and story overall, but Ridley just leaves a bit to be desired.

Though not at the heights of the first issue, in my opinion, this was still another strong read for this miniseries. Fabok's art delivers once again and Johns continues to put out a super interesting story. I don't really know how I feel about the stuff towards to end with Barbara and Jason, but it doesn't drastically alter my score of this issue or anything.

A great conclusion to this miniseries, in my opinion. I pretty much feel the same about this as I felt about the last two issues. I think I could have done without the Barbara and Jason romance aspect of this, but everything else worked very well. Fabok delivered fantastic art and Johns built upon Killing Joke in a super intriguing way. All things considered, I thought this was a spectacular miniseries from a really good team.

I thought this was a great read. Moore does a really nice job with his scripts, in my opinion. He writes everyone well here and I liked the added layer to Joker's origin here. Of course, the story of Joker formerly being Red Hood and falling into a vat of chemicals was well-established before this, but I think the additional story aspect of Joker's family and what led him to taking that job as Red Hood in the first place just makes it better. Plus, Bolland does a fantastic job depicting everything. At first, I read the Deluxe Edition I have from 2008. I didn't find the colors bad or anything, but reading the story with the original coloring by John Higgins makes this, as a whole, so much better. So, I'd strongly recommend you to read this with Higgins's original coloring, whether it's an original copy or a collection featuring said colorist.

What a way to start off this miniseries. Firstly, Fabok's art is outstanding here. He's so detailed with his pencils and it's evident with just about every single page. As for Johns, he takes Alan Moore & Brian Bolland's fantastic Killing Joke one-shot from 1988 and builds upon it to craft a story with a ton of emotional weight and great writing along with it. This was just a spectacular first issue.

This was the best issue so far, in my opinion. It took me a little bit to get into Flash's side of the story, but the Cletus side was super interesting and nicely-written, in my opinion. Also, it ended up getting absolutely brutal. Carnage isn't a character high up on my personal rankings and I was also a bit hesitant about Grønbekk writing this, but I hope she can keep this up.

Another fairly complex issue for this series, but I think it was enjoyable overall. Silva has some really nice art all throughout this issue, and I thin Gillen does a solid job of conveying everything here. Like I said, this was a bit complicated and I do wish it was a little more simplified, but I don't think the complexness of this makes it bad or anything. I also really like Rasputin IV.

I think this had the potential to be better, but I thought it was still fairly good for what it was. I am interested in the story between Jessica and Gerry, and I thought the way this ended between them, for now, was good and leaves the door open for my exploration later on.

It seems I liked this more than most. Though, like others, I don't entirely know how I feel about Carnage's involvement in all of this. As of this moment, I do think it's a pretty interesting twist and I'm looking forward to seeing where it goes, despite me not particularly caring for too much for Carnage as a character. Hopefully this ends up leading to something good, because I do understand other people's disliking and/or unsureness of this.

This wasn't a bad read or anything, but I was hoping for more from Luke Cage's first series in quite some time. Especially considering that his City of Fire miniseries a few years ago got cancelled before it even began. Either way, this was fine. I just wish it was written a bit better.

Two-for-two on great issues. This didn't quite pack the same punch as Issue 1, but I didn't expect it to and it didn't even necessarily need to. I thought this was a super fun first adventure, of sorts, for Peter in this universe. I think it was filled to the brim with great writing and character interactions, specifically. Plus, Checchetto kills it again here to the surprise of absolutely nobody.

Another strong issue for X of Swords as we get into the final few issues. Noto's art delivers once again here, and I thought Duggan wrote a really good story. Cable hesitating and basically getting demolished by Bei was interesting, and I really liked Gorgon's battle with White Sword and his One Hundred Champions also.

This was definitely an unexpected twist from what was seemingly going to be the beginning of a action-packed sword fight, but it's a welcome twist at that. I don't think a story has to be unpredictable to be good, but I think this was a super intriguing direction to go in. I particularly found Cypher and Bei's pairing and marriage to be super interesting, considering Cypher's inability to understand her and, thus, his fascination with her. Oh yeah, and Noto absolutely kills it in this issue. He was a great choice for this story.

There's a lot going on throughout this issue, but I enjoyed it overall. It really feels like we're on the cusp of a big finale here and it's exciting. I think Howard balanced everything well enough here, and Asrar's art delivers once again in this event. I will say that Cypher and Bei's relationship made some unexplained advancements since the last time we saw them.

A really nice interlude of sorts for X of Swords's second half. This issue and the previous felt a bit disconnected from the crossover, but I think that worked in the run's benefit. This was another great issue for the series and I love how terrible Wells writes Sinister to be.

A well-written issue here that really kicks the second half of this crossover into a higher gear. I really appreciated how this worked as an establishment and setup issue in terms of the champions of Krakoa and Arakko, respectively, meeting each other at a dinner party before going against each other. Plus, Caselli delivered with the art as per usual.

I believe I'm in the minority here, but I enjoyed the fake-out at the beginning of this. Aside from that, this was a fun issue filled with good character interactions and nice art throughout. This was definitely an interesting way to follow up on the previous issue and I'm glad we're finally getting to the competition.

A fun issue, but not the best from X of Swords. This was far from bad, however, as it was actually a fun read. I loved how Wolverine was consistently just fed up with Saturynne and this whole situation in general. Cassara also did great on the art duties here, and I think this picking him for this side of the story was a really good choice.

They saved the best issue for last with this one. This was an amazingly-written, fantastically-drawn, just awesome conclusion to this event. Hickman does a great job of writing Apocalypse and that was incredibly evident here across various outstanding moments centered around him. I also found Saturynne's ending in all of this a bit heartbreaking, which I think added a nice touch to this story. This was just excellent all around.

This was an issue that was solid overall, but is also helped by certain stronger moments throughout. We've gotten to see how absurd some of the contests have gotten, but I especially liked the contest between Wolverine and White Sword, in which Wolverine sheds tears after seeing the faces of everyone he's killed. Also, I thought this issue ended really strongly. Storm killing Death was absolutely fantastic and that interaction alone makes reading this worth it, in my opinion.

Another issue for this series with a lot of focus on Apocalypse and I enjoyed it. Yes, a bit of it is a re-telling of story we've already read, even with some recycled art from Asrar, but it's good content nonetheless. I think having Genesis's perspective added a new emotional layer to X of Swords that wasn't present before and I'm glad Hickman decided to go in this direction. Also, I just wanted to point out that the way Yu draws Apocalypse is absolutely fantastic.

This was the best issue for X of Swords yet. Hickman writes Cyclops fantastically here and, in doing so, effectively gets you behind him. I also enjoyed the battle between Apocalypse and Genesis. Asrar's art was a nice cherry on top as well. Great stuff all around in this book.

A really well-written issue once again from MacKay. I really enjoyed the ominous feeling throughout this one, especially in the latter half when Thor and Wanda confront Nightmare. Plus, I'm glad to see Villa back on the art duties. I think he did a really nice job here and I'm happy he's, supposedly, drawing Issue 11 as well.

Another good one-shot story issue, but it's a bit obvious that the point of this was solely to introduce Victor as the next big villain for this series. That's not necessarily a bad thing, though, as I still enjoyed the issue as a whole. I'm assuming we won't get a ton more on Victor until Blood Hunt in May, which is fine. I'm looking forward to the Secret Defenders storyline in the next two issues.

This issue moves kind of fast, but Johnson makes me enjoy it nonetheless. His art is absolutely fantastic, as always. Plus, I think he especially did a good job here with Sparky and developing his relationship with Optimus a bit. Also, Starscream has quickly become a great antagonist in this series and I loved him just punting the smaller Decepticon.

I felt as though this got a bit confusing at times, but I still enjoyed it overall. That could be because it's been a while since I've read the first twelve issues of this series and/or because my reading of X of Swords has been a bit more sporadic. That said, though, I think the strongest aspects of this came from the dynamic between Betsy and Brian throughout. Silva's art here was nice as well.

The middle chapter of this crossover is a lot of setup, but it's damn good setup. Depicted with some beautiful art, Hickman and Howard really begin to set bigger things in motion following the first half of this, in which we saw everyone get their swords to get to this point. Great stuff all around with this issue.

A fairly well-written issue that gives us some very interesting backstory for Apocalypse, especially considering the current storyline. I think this did an effective job of making Apocalypse a more compelling and/or intriguing characters as we approach the midway point for X of Swords. Asrar does a great job of drawing him as well.

Gang War is still not as good as I was hoping for, but this isn't a bad issue or anything. Romita's art is very hit-or-miss again here. I do think I'm one of the few who doesn't think Beetle's current costume isn't ugly, but I also wish it was better. As for Wells's writing, though, I do think it's good overall. I just wish I was a little more invested in what's going on.

Good read once again. I liked Acuña's art as a whole here more than Issue 1, but I was just a little less interested in Zdarsky's story this time around, so it evened out to another 8.5/10 score. Either way, I'm really intrigued by the world being built here and I think Zdarsky does a great job writing Steve.

This wasn't really a bad miniseries or anything, but I just had trouble getting interested in what was going on. That could be attributed to the fact that I haven't really kept up with Shang-Chi at all recently, but I just didn't find this was compelling as I think it could have been.

I didn't dislike this or anything, but good lord did it feel rushed. I felt like the story was constantly moving forward without room to digest what's actually going on here. Even Werneck's art wasn't as good as usual, unfortunately. I'm really hoping this is just a minor bump in the road and not the beginning of a downwards direction in quality.

An issue full of awesome action with great art by Klein. I enjoyed Wilson's color in the majority of this, but I particularly enjoyed the pages where Klein did his own colors. I think it was a great way to create a distinction between the two different "realms." Plus, Johnson did a great job of including a nice amount of actual story here as well, aside from the action. I'm really looking forward to seeing where the next story arc goes, as I've been intrigued by what I've read from the solicitations. Hopefully Danny Earls does a good job of filling in for Klein on the art duties.

This was another fast-paced issue for the series and while that's not necessarily a bad thing, I think it did take away from my enjoyment of the book this time around. Maybe it's because Gang War hasn't lived up to the expectations I initially had for it, but I just wasn't feeling this storyline like I was with the first two.

MacKay and Cappuccio continue to be a fantastic duo. Cappuccio's art is absolutely gorgeous, which is already evident on the very first page of this issue. As for MacKay, he did a great job of giving us a compelling, character-driven story with some good action as well throughout. That line from Tigra about why Marc didn't return hit me like a truck. I'm really hoping MacKay continues this trend of focusing on a single character for the next few issues.

Possibly the new weakest point of the crossover? That said, though, this is still good stuff. It may feel like a bit of a side quest, but it does set up Cable's involvement in the event and I like all of the character dynamics here. Plus, Note's artwork is always a pleasure to look at.

Another great issue for X of Swords with Brisson's final issue on this series. I think he did a nice job of building the tension in this story and conflict within Cypher. It's also awesome to have Reis back doing art. He absolutely killed it here, as per usual.

Wells continues to do a great job handling all of these characters. The humor is great here, as are the dynamics between all of the characters. I also think this was the perfect way to involve this book in X of Swords without making it have a large impact on the bigger picture of Krakoa. Awesome stuff all around from this title once again.

A pretty solid issue as we head into the final few issues of Gang War. As a matter of fact, solid is probably the best way to describe nearly everything about this issue. I wonder if this series will end up having any impact on Saladin Ahmed's current Daredevil run.

I thought this was a set-up from the previous issue. For whatever reason, I just found this a little more interesting this time around. Majado's art is solid, but it could use some improvement. However, it's my understanding that he's fairly new to comics, so I'm not going to be super critical. I sense potential for him to get better, as his art is far from bad here. As for Pak's story, it was fairly intriguing and I am interested to see how it concludes with the next issue.

A really solid ending for an entertaining event overall. I think the way the spores were contained could have been elaborated on, but that's not a huge gripe for me. I liked how Garfield came back together in the end, and I think Doctor Hate prevailing over Raven was a nicely done twist. I'm looking forward to seeing how that develops in the main series.

I think I may have liked this more had Noto not done the art. I know that sounds crazy without context, but Kalaoui really nailed it in their review. Noto's art works fantastically for stories that more less action-heavy and more character-driven. While we did get some nice character moments for Synch and Talon, there was a good chunk of this that was heroes fighting Nimrod. One example of Noto's art not fitting is when Nimrod is hit by the truck. It just looks a little off in his style. Either way, the story from Duggan was solid, but nothing spectacular.

A nice debut issue for this series that does a really solid job of establishing Tony's current situation and mindset. I will say that I wasn't a huge fan of some of the dialogue here, with one example coming when Tony's eating outside of his destroyed apartment complex, but I didn't hate it or anything. Other than relatively small gripes, this was good stuff and I do like the idea of Tony's narration coming from an autobiography he's writing. Plus, Frigeri's art is good throughout. All things considered, this was a good read that makes me believe this has the potential to get even better.

A good follow-up on the events of the previous issue. Frigeri's art is still nice throughout this, though Duggan's writing is the strongest part of this book, in my opinion. I did like the more comedic aspects of this one, with Tony proposing a new battle cry and such. The ongoing story remains fairly intriguing as well and I hope we learn more about that soon. It seems we will with how this one ended.