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I just wasn't really into this one, unfortunately. While I didn't give this the same score as them, I still agree with a lot of what DerbyComics said in their review, so I would recommend you read that. As for what I can say about this, I just felt like Bronfman's dialogue was a bit too generic for my liking. It didn't really feel like any of the characters were truly authentic. The art was nice, but it too began to lose me a little as time went on. Also, I have to mention that this barely has anything to do with Gang War, despite it being listed on the checklist. I think I'll still check out the upcoming Jackpot & Black Cat series from Bronfman, but I'm not too hopeful about it after reading this, unfortunately.

This was fine, but it also takes the spot away from X-Force #1 of the weakest launch of the From the Ashes era thus far, for me. Don't get me wrong, there's stuff I like here, especially considering my rating. Loureiro's art is definitely one of the strongest points of this. However, I just found Loo's writing to be a bit weak here. A lot of the dialogue, while not "bad," felt a bit on the generic side. Hopefully he's able to turn things around with the next issue, though.

This is a perfectly serviceable book, but not one that has as much actual substance as I think it could, unfortunately. There's the typical homophobia/racism/etc. metaphors and allegories and whatnot, but it wasn't anything we haven't seen before. However, one of my biggest issues with this issue and the last is the dialogue. A lot of his feels a bit generic, in my opinion. Loureiro's art continues to be, perhaps, the strongest aspect of this series.

Sorry, but I'm not really vibing with this one. Loureiro's art is, again, super solid, but the story was just a lot less engaging this time around. There wasn't really enough for me to latch onto here, and it doesn't help that a lot of the dialogue continues to feel super generic. Furthermore, Arcade felt like he suddenly came out of nowhere and left the story just as swiftly (No pun intended). Oh yeah, and I am not a huge fan of singing in comics. Especially when the lyrics feel as bland as the normal dialogue.

I try to be as positive as possible with books, but I just didn't really like this. If you thought Arcade showing up in the last issue was abrupt, like I did, then you'll surely be taken aback to find an evil Multiple Man randomly showing up halfway through the issue, after the cast already dealt with another antagonist. With the back of this issue teasing at a new series coming in April, I can't really say I'm looking forward to it. The art was the best thing about this series by a mile. If we really do end up getting another run, one of two things needs to happen, in my opinion. Either Loo needs to step it up, or we just need a new creative team for it.

I usually try to be as positive as I can with the books I read, and that may still be present a bit with what I'll say later in this review, but I just was not a huge fan of this. It pains me to say it, because I actually like Tini Howard and I know she's capable of good stories, but this was a miss for me. I don't even blame her either. I think her, along with a lot of DC writers right now, have been placed in a really weird position with the Knight Terrors event, in that they've been forced to pause their series for two months and either write a 2-issue tie-in or take a break and have someone else do it. While I do appreciate this different approach to the event then the other tie-ins I've read, I agree with what another user stated in their review, in that this took too long to get to the point (that being Harley feeling like she's not enough for the Justice League). The story was kind of all over the place and I wasn't really sure what the point was until it was outright stated in the end. It also doesn't help that Sherman's art was not the strongest. I would have given this a 5.0/10, but the backup really sealed the deal on this for me. I wasn't really sure what was happening throughout the story and I'm still not really sure what the whole point of it was. Along with the odd story, we had the art. While I can see Templesmith's art appealing to certain people, it just didn't sit right with me here and it was the most off-putting part of this entire book. All in all, there are certain ideas I like about this book, but the negative outweighs the positive, unfortunately. All I can do is hope that the next issue is able to bring this all together. The only reason I'm putting this on my Pull List here is because I read the current Harley Quinn series and this is the only content I'll have for that until September.

The main story this time around was far better than the first issue. Now that we had gotten to the point, Howard was able to tell a much more interesting story about Harley's place in the world and her being reminded to just be herself. The art still wasn't the best, but it was fine and it didn't really bother me all that much. As for the backup, it was a little bit of an improvement over the last one, but not my much. My biggest gripe with it in Issue 1 was Ben Templesmith's art. While I feel as though Holden's art is either trying to be similar to that style or it just is similar to it, it's not as bad (I've never seen Holden's art at the time of this writing, so I'm not sure of which option is falls under). I still wasn't entirely certain of what was going on in this story, but it wasn't as confusing as the first one. Overall, this issue as a whole was a significant improvement over Issue 1, but I think it could have been a lot better.

This wasn't the worst Knight Terrors title, but I wasn't really into this all that much. The story felt very average to me. It wasn't BAD, but it wasn't really GOOD either. It just landed right in the middle for me. The art was solid here, but it wasn't enough to really change my opinion on this much. With that said, I think it's safe to rate this right in the middle at 5/10. The only reason I'm putting this on my Pull List here is because I read the current Titans series and I won't be getting any content from that until this is over.

This is definitely and improvement upon the first issue, but I still didn't really care all that much about what was happening. I think the idea of Titans Tower having a spirit or life force of sorts is an interesting idea, but it's not something I would associate with the Titans. Moving back to the story itself, it was fine, but nothing special. I'm just glad that Knight Terrors is over and that we can get back to the regular line of books.

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 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.

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.

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.

I liked this more than some people, but it's not great. I was hoping for more from this debut, especially with the rise of Yelena's popularity a bit from being in Black Widow and Hawkeye in the MCU. However, the humor this felt a little forced at times, with one example being Mr. Best's daughter pointing out how nicely Yelena tied the knots. I also felt a bit indifferent towards the art. It was good in some places and not so good in others. What's keeping me around for Issue 2 is the story itself, as I think it's fairly solid. Hopefully the next issue is able to fix, what I believed to be, the mistakes that were present here.

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.

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.

This was...interesting. I initially got into this book because David Nakayama was doing the covers and I thought the team looked super cool. However, I was a bit disappointed by what we got inside. The story itself is certainly intriguing and I thought Zagaria had some solid art, but the writing of the dialogue from Sacks wasn't my favorite. This is only five issues, so it's not a big commitment, or anything, but it's a little disheartening at the same time with the potential I think this lineup has.

I was originally going to give this a 6/10, but I'll give it an extra 0.5 point just because Sacks did a solid job of writing Doom. It wasn't the absolute best, but it was far from bad. Aside from that, this was just fine. I am still interested in the story itself, but I'm starting to dislike the way Sacks writes the dialogue for the characters. Maybe not dislike necessarily, but it's not great.

I wasn't feeling this as much as the previous two issues, though I will say that the new costumes for everyone at the end all look super cool and they're probably the best thing about this miniseries so far. I also just wanted to ask why would Kolvarr (the guy from The Children of Mhuruuk) hit the "s" in "dimension" like he would the "s" in "belongs?" He would be doing a "sh" sound during in the word, "dimension," so that doesn't really make sense to me unless there's a different way to pronounce "dimension" that I don't know about.

Another fine issue here. I did appreciate Sacks bringing us to the moment that really sent the story into motion, though. Other than that, I don't have much to say about this issue. One thought I had while reading this was that I need to hear Valtorr say "sisters," the exact way Sacks wrote it. So much "s." Also, why is there an extended "s" at the beginning of "shamans?" This is exactly like the "dimension" thing I brought up in my review of the previous issue.

This was a fairly average final issue for this miniseries. While the Zagaria's art was solid, a lot of Sacks's scripts felt very basic and generic. I think he tried to give the characters their own unique personalities, but something just wasn't fully clicking there for me. Sometimes, it felt as though some of the characters I was reading were trying to talk like the characters they actually are, if that makes sense. There wasn't anything particularly BAD about this issue, but there wasn't anything really great or spectacular either. This was just very mediocre.

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.

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.

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.

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.

I decided to give this a try after reading the previous Titans United series, even though I wasn't the biggest fan of it. As far as Bloodpact goes, this very much reminds me of the first series, in that overall story is the best part of it, if that makes sense. What I mean is that the writing is not the best and the art is solid, but the main selling point for me is the fact that the story, seemingly an alternate universe/timeline in this case, intrigues me. All I can hope is that this ends up being better than its predecessor.

This doesn't do much more for me than the previous issue, unfortunately. This alternate universe/timeline as a whole interests me, but the story isn't written well enough to make it all that good, in my opinion. I did like Dick as Batman and Starfire showing up at the end, though. Plus, the art is still solid.

I liked this a bit better than the first two issues, but it's still not great, unfortunately. Aside from me just, personally, liking this more than Issues 1 & 2, I still feel generally the same about this, so you can read my reviews on those issues to see how I feel. For whatever reason, this just worked a little better for me this time around.

I continue to feel the same way as I do with the first half of this miniseries. The dialogue is fine, the art is solid, and the alternate universe/timeline is interesting. There are some intriguing ideas here, but I don't think they're fully capitalized on in order to make a great story.

I wish I had something new to say about this miniseries with the penultimate issue, but I really don't. You can read my reviews of the previous four issues to know how I feel about this series. I hope that this can somewhat realize the potential it's had all along to be a better story, but I'm pretty sure I'll be rating the next and final issue around the same as this and the ones that came before it.

I thought I would rate this about the same s the other five issues in the series, but this just ended things on a bit of a whimper for me, unfortunately. This was pretty average, as you can tell by my rating. I just felt like this was a wrap-up that felt a little rushed and weird.

I wasn't super into this, but it is enough to get me to read the next issue. The writing from Scott is solid, but nothing special whatsoever. The main selling point of this for me is the overall mystery surrounding everyone's powers. The art from Luis is fine as well, but it's solid as well. There's nothing bad here, but the art alone wouldn't get me to read this book. All I can hope is that things pick up as the series progresses.

I gave the first issue the benefit of the doubt when it came to its dialogue, but it was just not working for me all that much here. It's not even that bad, but it can feel very generic at times, if that makes sense. The art continues to be solid, but it's also not quite as good as it was in Issue 1. Hopefully things can pick up in Issue 3.

I hate to say this, but this series continues to drop in quality for me. I saw someone say this about this issue somewhere else and I completely agree, in that there is so much banter between the team members. Look, I couldn't care less if there's banter between characters and I think that when it's done well it's done well. However, what we get here feels generic and somewhat lifeless. What makes me rate this a 6/10 instead of something lower is because the art is solid and the story throughout this issue is able to maintain a fair level of interest. However, that interest is fading.

I basically feel the same way as I did with the previous issue, so you can read my review of that if you're interested. I will say there isn't as much banter here, though. However, one thing that really stuck out and annoyed me was when Dick says there are situations happening all over the country and then precedes to list three places, two of which are in the same state. He lists Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Gotham. I'm not sure where Gotham is supposed to be located, but the first two are literally both well-known cities in California. I feel like there are various different places he could have said instead. For example, Dallas, Chicago, or Miami are all good examples of this. Nonetheless, I rate this a bit above average due to the fact that I find the overall story kind of interesting. The dialogue just needs some work.

This was a step-up from the previous two issues, but it's still not a great book. I enjoyed Raven and Connor going through different memories and I liked that there wasn't as much banter between the team members here. However, the story does feel kind of average and the art is just solid, but nothing spectacular. I just hope this team can continue to turn things around as we head into the final two issues of this miniseries.

While not, technically, a bad series, this has dropped right back down in quality for me. The banter I've mentioned in my reviews for previous issues has become more prominent here, which can be distracting at times. When it's done well, it's done well. However, Scott does it so much and it doesn't help that it just feels basic at times. Luis's art is solid here, but it doesn't fully save the weaker script. One of the saving graces of this miniseries has been the intrigue created by the overall plot, but even that's began to fade. I can only hope that this team can bring everything together going into the final issue.

The rest of this series has been slightly above average due to the fair amount of interest I had in the overall plot and because the art is solid. However, I would have to consider this the worst issue of the series, which especially sucks considering it's the final one. For whatever reason, this was kind of boring at times, especially in the final few pages. A lot of this felt thrown together as well, and it just didn't work all that well for me. It's not terrible, which is why I'm rating it what I am. However, this was definitely a weak ending for a "fine" miniseries.

Not my favorite debut in the current "FoHoX" phase of X-books, though it wasn't bad. I don't think we needed three different artists here, especially with no big scene changes to warrant it. Either way, Foxe wrote a fairly interesting story, though I just wish the execution was a bit better. Re-reading the solicitation for this and realizing that this comes out of Rise of the Powers of X does make it make a bit more sense for me, though.

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.

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 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 think, despite my low amount of interest in the team itself, that this series has a lot of potential. However, it's just not realized fully here, at least not yet. I didn't hate this whatsoever, but I didn't really love it either. I like what I've read so far from Kelly & Lanzing, so I'll stay on board for a bit and hope that things pick up sooner rather than later.

Carey's art was probably the best part of this issue aside from Cruz's great cover. When it comes to the story, I just wasn't all that interested in it. It's not bad or anything, but I'm having a little bit of difficulty finding a reason to care about these characters currently. I was intrigued by the sea monsters and everything, but I just feel like this book has the potential to be something more.

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.

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.

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.

I don't hate this like a lot of others seemed to. It's far from my favorite comic I've ever read, but I enjoyed the art a good amount and I thought the story was fairly solid. Maybe it's because I already like manga/anime art, but I think Nicole's art was my favorite part of this. I will say that I hope the amount of slang is toned down a bit in the future.

This just wasn't as interesting or entertaining as the first issue, unfortunately. Niculo's art continues to be the strongest part of this book for me, but the writing was just a little lacking this time around. The story itself is fairly interesting, but I'm not a fan of the current slang used in the book. Don't get me wrong, I'm a relatively young person and I know there are many people who say these things, but it's felt a bit forced in the last issue and in this one as well.

I just was not feeling this one. Nicuolo's art is the highlight of this, though even that was a little weird at times and the last few pages were from different artists (who weren't bad by any means, but I'm not sure why they were there in the first place). As for the story from Williams, I just wasn't really invested this time around. We're halfway through this miniseries and I'm still not entirely sure what the point of it is currently.

Not terrible by any means, but a bit disappointing considering this has been an almost 70-issue run. This is a mixed bag of good moments and bad moments. A lot of this felt a bit rushed, even Robbie's "death." The last few pages felt like everyone's stories being "wrapped up" (until we get MacKay's new run), but it just didn't feel as satisfying as it had the potential to be. However, I'm very glad Robbie isn't truly dead and I really hope we can get more of him in a book very soon, as he's been one of my favorite characters in Aaron's Avengers.

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.

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 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.

I'll start this review by saying the primary reason I'm reading this series is because it'll end up tying-in with Howard's Catwoman series, which we saw hints of here towards the end. As for the issue itself, I thought it was solid. This could be partially attributed to the fact that I'm not that into Punchline as a character to start with, but I wasn't as into this as I would have hoped, considering that I've enjoyed the aforementioned Catwoman run. I think the story here has potential and, while it does intrigue me, I think this just needs more compelling characters. Either way, I'll still read all six issues since it has to do with Howard's Catwoman.

This wasn't as interesting to me as the first issue, unfortunately. I just wasn't all that into most of this, even though it wasn't even really bad. However, the best parts of this book came when Batman was on the page. Another brighter spot of this was the art, as I enjoyed it throughout. My main issue is that there isn't enough for me to latch on and care about here. Hopefully the team is able too change my mind as this goes on. Otherwise, I will purely be reading this because it has to do with Howard's Catwoman.

I enjoyed this more than Issue 2, but it's still not great, in my opinion. I think Punchline was actually a character I could start to get behind here, but I need a little more to be fully sold on her. As for the rest of the book, it was fine. It wasn't anything special, but it wasn't a bad book either.

I actually thought that this was the best issue of the miniseries yet. It wasn't fantastic or great or anything, but it was a pretty solid issue. I thought Howard wrote Nightwing well, and I think she typically does great with writing Black Mask as a total douche. Punchline herself still doesn't intrigue me that much, but this was an enjoyable issue overall.

I knew Spurrier's direction for Wally was going to be different than what we were getting before with Jeremy Adams, but I have to say I'm a bit disappointed with this one. I like a good amount of the concepts and ideas brought to the table here, but it felt like we were jumping around a lot in this issue, which could possibly be from Spurrier trying to establish a bunch of things for this run at once. Flash is, of course, a speedster, but I think things needed to be slowed down here a bit for this to work better. The content we got in this issue could have been spread out across at least two issues. As for the art, I thought it was pretty solid. It works better in some places than others, but it was good overall. All things considered, while I wasn't the biggest fan of this issue, I do think it has potential to become better and I was, if anything, fairly interesting. I'll keep reading for now and hope it does nothing but improve.

Glad to say that I liked this one more. While this does still feel a little all over the place at times, I felt as though it gelled better this time around. I particularly enjoyed the concept of Wally "stepping out of time" as the world continues moving, and I'm looking forward to seeing how that develops going forward. I hope the upward trajectory of this series continues.

Another issue that was certainly interesting. Deodato is putting out some really solid art in this series. As for Spurrier, I appreciate the complex and scientific story he's telling here, though I just wish it was a little more compelling. However, I do feel as though he's made improvements since the first issue.

This one was just really weird, in my opinion. I wouldn't call this issue bad, but I also felt as though it was a bit too complicated for my liking. Don't get me wrong, I like and appreciate when a comic is complex, but this is a different level to the point where it's just confusing at times. I will say that I did enjoy Deodato Jr.'s art a good amount. I just wish Spurrier's story made a little more sense.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Another really weird issue, which is basically my general consensus for this run. I feel like each time I review an issue of this series, I, essentially, say the same thing. So, read my other reviews for past issues to find out what I, basically, thought of this issue if you're interested.

This was...certainly something. I thought it was fine, but I still wish I was able to understand everything better. I did appreciate the messaging relating to family here, but everything else was just super weird to me. Hopefully the next arc, under the new All In initiative, can be a good turning point for this run.

I genuinely don't understand a lot of the hate for this book. Batman has been good since the start of Zdarsky's run on it. As for Catwoman, I've mainly enjoyed Howard's run on it, even if the last chunk of issues weren't my favorite. Speaking of that latter run, I feel as though it's gotten an unnecessary amount of criticism. I feel as though that criticism has now come to this one-shot. It's crazy to see a majority of the people hating on this book are also shifting the blame to Howard as much as they can. I'm not going to act as though I think Howard is one of the greatest writers ever or even one of the absolute best out there currently. Personally, I would consider Zdarsky a better writer than her based solely on what I've read in this moment in time. However, to act like this being "bad" is Howard's fault and not Zdarsky's is so annoying. Rant/tangent aside, I enjoyed this and I thought it was an intriguing start to this crossover. The art wasn't my favorite, but I didn't feel like it was bad or anything.

I don't think this is as bad as some people have been making it out to be. Gotham War hasn't been the greatest event thus far, but it's not absolute garbage. Sure, this may not have necessarily been a must-read or anything, but this is a solid read for Red Hood fans and even for those reading the current Joker series that Rosenberg's been writing (which is another series that falls even more under "not as bad as some people make it out to be). Either way, while not the strongest issue of the Gotham War crossover, I still thought this was an enjoyable issue.

Look, I've done my best to be positive with this crossover, as I've genuinely liked it thus far, despite some bumps in the road. However, this just really lost me. It's not even a bad book, in my opinion. I just found myself getting more bored as time went on. I think the start of this issue was solid and I actually enjoyed the relationship between Jason and Rose, aside from that weird "sex in the bushes" line from the latter. However, it just continued to get less and less interesting for me. I've been enjoying Rosenberg's Man Who Stopped Laughing series with Joker, but this was just not it.

I, personally, don't think this was as bad as others believe it to be, but I can also see why a lot of people aren't fans of this. Either way, there was a fair amount of stuff I liked here, but this feels like it deviated away from the initial point of the crossover a bit. At the very least, the ending leaves me interested to see where both Batman and Catwoman will go next in their respective series.

A fairly solid debut issue here, but this also, unfortunately, didn't do a whole lot to get me excited for the remaining two issues. I don't think there's really much for me to about this sone. This wasn't bad or anything and I'll be checking out the rest of the miniseries since it's part of Gang War, but I just hope things get more interesting with Issue #2.

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.

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'm a bit torn on this issue. While the stage is set for a promising story for the rest of the series, there's just a couple things that drag things down for me. My main issue is that some of the dialogue felt somewhat forced, specifically when Casey shows her resentment of Oliver during her confrontation with him. Plus, some of the political viewpoints felt a tiny bit wedged in there, but not enough to where it's overwhelming in any way. One last thing that I was mixed on was when Casey begins to cry when she said she would "tell on" the person outside. It just felt a little bit out of nowhere. Nonetheless, this was still an intriguing start to the miniseries and I hope things get a bit better with next month's issue.

I feel like this was kind of a waste of an issue. Nothing really notable happened here, other than seeing Casey act weird throughout the issue. The first issue set up an interesting story that isn't really capitalized on or even really advanced here. Plus, I just wasn't feeling the art style like I was before. I'm really hoping things can get better with Issue 3, as this has the potential to be so much better than what this was.

This was a lot better than the previous issue. The first issue set up an interesting story and the second issue was just weird and felt out of place. However, the story feels back on track here. Things feel more focused, and we actually get some intriguing character work here. I can only hope that the next issue keeps the momentum going.

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.

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.

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.

Fun and entertaining for what it is, but, like the Wolverine tie-in miniseries for Venom War, this doesn't really feel like it needs to exist, unfortunately. At least it's fairly solid book, though. I do typically enjoy Princess, and it's cool to see Man-Thing in something.

I just wasn't incredibly into this one, unfortunately. This started off solid, but really lost me as it went on, especially with the Wolverine symbiote suddenly turning on the group. I am interested to see the hybrid of Deadpool and Princess, though. I was ready to punch someone if Princess died, especially in a random event tie-in.

Ultimately, this was a tie-in that is more for the diehard Deadpool fans that read everything. It wasn't bad, but it wasn't all that great either, unfortunately. It also didn't really have any larger connection to the Venom War event aside from "this is what Deadpool was doing during the zombiote outbreak."

Not a bad book by any means, but one that lost me as time went on. I really liked the first few pages with Sable ending up struggling with opening up, but that was the best part, for me. I did like Maresca's art, though, as that was another strong point. The rest of the book was good and I appreciate that this being a tie-in with Venom War makes more sense than others, but I'm hoping for a little more from the next issue.

Another tie-in for Venom War that's losing me. Maresca's art is good and probably the strongest aspect of the book. However, I just didn't find the story to be incredibly interesting, or, rather, as interesting as it could have been. I appreciate that the flashbacks are, now, coming into play in the present, though.

Not a bad book, but I didn't really care a whole lot about most of the characters, unfortunately. I do think Pirzada wrote Sable nicely, though. That and Maresca's art were my favorite parts of this. While you probably don't need to read this if you're reading Venom War, I'm glad this had more natural ties to the event than some of the other tie-ins did.

A really solid opening issue for Gang War's first tie-in miniseries. I haven't read anything from Barnes at the time of this writing, so I wasn't really sure what to expect. Luckily, I think Barnes wrote Luke well, along with the other characters in the story. I particularly enjoyed Luke's interactions with Miss Estelle.

This issue takes a bit of a dip in quality following the starting one, unfortunately. It's not bad, but it feels like it's trying to be wittier and/or funnier than Issue 1 and it just doesn't work as well, in my opinion. However, everything is still solid here. I just wish it was more compelling.

This miniseries continues to drop in quality for me, unfortunately. Bachs's art is good, but a lot of the dialogue from Barnes feels a bit generic. Plus, it doesn't help that I'm really losing interest in the overall story. Hopefully the next, and final, issue can make this all worth the read.

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.

A fine way to open things up here, but also probably my least favorite of the From the Ashes relaunches so far. I liked it for what it was, but I just felt as though there was something to be desired. To's art is solid and Thorne has a fairly nice grip on the characters, but this did just feel a little generic at times. It did bother me a little bit that Deadpool didn't felt a bit watered down here, or maybe I mean that he didn't sound as natural as he should sound, if that makes sense. I don't know. Hopefully the second issue sells me on this more.

A slight improvement over the first issue, although I'm still not completely hooked on this book. What I'm about to point out isn't a huge deal, but it will likely continue to bother me if it keeps happening throughout this run. I've noticed that, in certain sections of dialogue, Thorne likes to put a lot of ellipses in the lines of characters. Again, likely not a deal-breaker for me, as it doesn't happen across the entire book, but I did find it a bit annoying when it was present.

This continues to be my least favorite ongoings of the From the Ashes relaunch, unfortunately. I still liked this a good amount, hence my rating, although I also feel like this could have come together nicer. I don't know. I did like Betsy and Rachel questioning Forge and such.

I feel like there are hints of really good things here, but Thorne just isn't putting them together as well as he could, unfortunately. I'd like for the tension between Forge and Betsy to be explored more, but we just get a few lines about it and that's it. To's art is definitely solid here. Hopefully the next issue gets things back on track.

One of the weaker issues thus far, in my opinion. I did like how Sori's death was handled, though, and I'm intrigued to see how this adds to the already-existing tension within the group. I don't see Sage quitting for long, unless she gets replaced with another character.

One of the better issues thus far, but I'm still not completely hooked into this. I liked Forge having Storm and Mystique in the simulation, as well as confronting his feelings about Surge's death in the last issue. However, a lot of this also felt like regular actions stuff without much more. I liked this enough and I'm intrigued enough to keep reading, though.

I liked most of the stuff with Betsy and Rachel, but this is just another case of this series just not coming together as well as it could have, in my opinion. The villain, La Diabla, just wasn't that interesting to me, and it seems like she's already gone, anyways. Also, Tope was a fine fill-in artist overall, but there were certain spots where things looked a little off for me. I was happy to see Colossus at the end, though, considering he's been nowhere to be seen with all of these new titles for From the Ashes.

This was a fun start to this miniseries. It's pretty straightforward with its story and dialogue, but that doesn't make it bad. The art here is solid, and the story throughout just feels like a classic comic book adventure. While this was good, I was really hoping it would be as good as Jed MacKay's current Moon Knight run, with this coming out of Issue 25. While it doesn't reach those heights, it's still solid and entertaining.

This was a bit of a drop in quality, in my opinion. A good chunk of the dialogue feels very generic, and while the more classic feel of this book was solid in the first issue, it's not as good here. It doesn't help that the artwork is pretty hit-or-miss for me here. There's one section where Moon Knight looks really cool and another where Layla looks cross-eyed. Nonetheless, this was still a solid read with some cool moments, but I feel like this could have been something more.

DDJamesB summed this issue up pretty well in their review. Moon Knight is a very unique character in the Marvel Universe, but this story just feels very generic. There's some fun and interesting stuff in this issue, which raises my score a bit higher. However, this can feel very run-of-the-mill at times. I'm not sure why they had Hill step in for Marcelo Ferreira in the middle of the miniseries, but his art isn't bad by any means. It's not the greatest, but I wouldn't call it bad. Overall, while I wouldn't call this a bad issue, especially since I think it did have some cool moments, I still think this was closer to average than it was to great.

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.

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.

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.

Not a bad start, but I was expecting a bit more from this. Especially with Ewing writing it. I don't mine the more grounded take with Venom, or even the mystery as to who the symbiote has bonded with. I think those are both fairly interesting concepts, but the execution was just...a little lacking for me, unfortunately.There just wasn't as much for me to latch onto here as I would have liked. That said, however, I think there's potential here. Plus, I know Ewing is capable of great comics. Hopefully I'm not let down in the end.

I'm gonna make a prediction right now by hopping on the "the new Venom is Paul" train. I feel as though, with Ewing writing this, the identity of the All-New Venom will be someone not even in the initially proposed list of suspects. I feel like actually going with one of them is a little too obvious. Aside from that, this was a solid read, but still a little disappointing considering this was written by Ewing. Gómez's art is definitely a highlight, though.

Solid stuff from Aaron and Garrón here. As a reader of this series from the beginning, I can only hope for a grand conclusion. While I haven't been the biggest fan of this storyline, I do appreciate the setup in the final pages. As a fan of the majority of this series, I hope the final bits of this current arc can deliver.

This series has been very hit-or-miss for me so far. This latest crossover storyline with the main Avengers title has been kind of "whatever." I enjoyed the letter from one of the Steve's this issue, but there hasn't been enough build for that character to really make me care. Yes, I feel for him and his situation, but, to my knowledge, this is the first issue we've really met him. The same goes for the other Steve and his moment with the Mjolnir. On the other hand, the action in this book was solid and I enjoyed seeing the characters trying to take down the literal Planet Doom. Aaron's Avengers run is something I've really enjoyed since the start, so I hope he can bring everything together into a good conclusion.

Some outstanding art from Kuder is the best part of this issue. Aaron's scripts aren't bad whatsoever, but this story just doesn't have enough behind it to make me as invested as I know I could be with such a large-scale story. With one issue left in this storyline (Omega), I just really hope the conclusion is worth it.

I thought this was a solid start, but not as gripping as it could have been, in my opinion. I really like the idea of Cable in this dystopian future fighting for a group of enslaved people, but it just doesn't come together as nicely as the premise sounds, unfortunately. Some of the dialogue and narration just doesn't do it for me. Plus, Henderson's art is pretty rough. I don't think it's bad, but I do think it could definitely be improved upon.

I was pretty into the "Alpha" side of this, but not so much the "Omega." Don't get me wrong, I thought the "Omega" story was fine, but I also found it a little hard to follow a good chunk of the time. I did like Craig's art, but it also didn't always work the best for me. The highlight of this, in my opinion, was Booster Gold, primarily in the "Alpha" story. I wonder how that will get followed up on.

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.

While Bustos's art wasn't my favorite, especially when we have Terry Dodson doing the cover, I thought Starer presented a nice and more grounded story for these two. I will admit that this is my first time reading a book led by Fire and Ice, so I didn't really have any prior standards and/or expectations going into this. However, I enjoyed this for what it was and I'm interested enough to read more. I think this has the potential to be a fun miniseries that I hope gets a bit better as time goes on.

Not a bad start, but I was also a little underwhelmed, unfortunately. Shalvey's art is super solid here, but I was just hoping for a bit more from this, considering a solo Mystique story within the spy/espionage/etc. genre sounded super intriguing. Hopefully the next issue is able to get past the setup and make things a little more interesting.

Another solid issue, although this does continue to feel like a bit of a generic spy story. I do like it, though. I don't really have a whole lot to say about it. I'm interested to see what Destiny's up to.

Not a bad issue here, even if, like, half of it is the same stuff we got in the current Sentinels miniseries from Alex Paknadel. I did really appreciate this giving us an explanation of how Magneto was at normal strength (well, kind of, as we don't currently know how Mystique was able to utilize his abilities). That said, I do think that was the only reason this issue was needed. I didn't feel as though this was a necessary chapter in the story Shalvey has been telling thus far.

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.

I really liked how Williams wrote Power Girl in the Special Issue from May of this year, so I thought I would give this one a shot. While I don't know that I enjoyed this as much as that story, it's still pretty solid and enjoyable. I thought the art was nice and I think it fits nicely with the story presented. I just wish this issue had something more, in that there wasn't a whole lot for me to latch onto here, if that makes sense. I feel similarly to how I felt about this week's other Dawn of DC first issue (The Flash #1), in that the potential for this to be better is definitely there, but it's not quite fully capitalized on, in my opinion. However, I will stick around for me to see how things progress. I had high hopes for this series after reading May's Special, so hopefully this run ends up meeting those expectations.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Not a bad start, but I just felt like there was a bit more to be desired here. I liked Mason's art a good amount and I think Paknadel did a solid job here. I don't know. There's a good amount to like here, but it didn't come together in the absolute best way, in my opinion.

I pretty much feel the same way about this issue that I did with the previous. Nice and dynamic art from Mason, with a story from Paknadel that has bright spots, but simultaneously leaves a bit to be desired. I did really appreciate Patricia's backstory and giving her more of a personal connection to Onslaught, though.

This has been a consistent series thus far, in that I feel the same way I did about the last two issues with this issue. Nice art and a story that has the potential to be better. I did feel as though the pace was a bit off. However, the Magneto appearance was cool (even if it doesn't make much sense considering his current state over in Jed MacKay's X-Men series) and I liked the ending here.

I'm bumping this up from my usual rating of the issues in this series thus far because I did think the character work here was pretty solid, and I do think Mason's art works well with this. However, again, it feels like there's a little to much packed in here at times. It feels like Paknadel only has five issues to say something about each of these characters, but it's just difficult to balance all of that without not leaving enough room to breathe.

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

I feel pretty similarly to how I felt with the previous issue. I liked what we got here, but it also doesn't feel like there's a lot of time to breathe. Furthermore, I do think some of the dialogue was a little bland in certain spots. Hopefully this can improve soon, as there are ideas I like here, as well as the fact that I like both Adams and Timms.

My favorite issue thus far, which I think can, at least in part, be attributed to the improvement in pacing. Whereas the first two issues constantly kept things moving, largely to its detriment in my opinion, this slows things down a bit to focus on Arthur's interactions with Arion and Vivienne, as well as the motivations for the latter two characters.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

This kind of fell right in line with Grønbekk's mainline Carnage run, unsurprisingly. By that, I mean that this was a perfectly fine and interesting enough story with some cool violence, accompanied by some solid art from Pérez. I mentioned this in my review of Carnage #8, but I really don't see why this miniseries couldn't have been Carnage #9, #10, & #11 as Venom War tie-in issues.

If you'd like to know my thoughts on this, you really can go and read my review of the last issue. Pretty much everything I would have to say about this issue is stuff I've said there, honestly. Hopefully Meridius showing up helps boost my interest a bit as the next issue closes this out.

A pretty solid way to wrap things up here. I think Grønbekk, particularly, did a nice job of writing Meridius. The way he was written was one of the aspects I enjoyed most about this. Still, though, I will hold onto the idea that these last three issues really could have been Issues #9, #10, and #11 of the mainline Carnage book with "Venom War Tie-In" slapped on all three.

Not really sure why this was needed, but I liked it for what it was. Walker's art was probably the best part, though. I think his work fits well with Wolverine's character, as well as the story being told here. Even if this doesn't seem to be essential to the Venom War event, I do think this is a fairly well-put-together story.

I didn't find this quite as strong as the first issue, but I still enjoyed it for what it was. Walker's art continues to be a highlight, as I still think it fits with Wolverine's character nicely. Hopefully the next issue closes things out on a higher note.

Not a bad conclusion here, although it did feel a little messy at times. That said, this is very much like the Deadpool tie-in miniseries, in that this isn't really essential, whatsoever, when reading the Venom War event. It's still a solid story, though, with some nice art from Walker throughout.

I was really hoping for a lot more here. I decided to pick this up since I wanted to read something Iceman/Bobby Drake. While I think I'll end up seeing the miniseries through since it's only five issues, there isn't a lot here to get me interested. I like Romeo bringing Bobby back and the tension they now have, but I thought it was super weird that Bobby kissed some random guy he saved from Orchis. If Bobby and Romeo have an open relationship, then it makes sense. However, that isn't outright stated here or even hinted at to my knowledge. The overall plot of this isn't enough to fully sell me on this either. I don't know, it just felt like it was missing that something to kick it into the next gear. I will say that I thought Carratù's art was pretty good and it might have been the best part of this book.

This was an improvement over the first issue, in my opinion. Though, I do feel as though the writing as a little hit-or-miss. There were some strong moments, with one example the interaction between Bobby and his mom towards the end. However, I felt as though some of the other dialogue throughout was somewhat basic. With that in mind, I enjoyed this issue as a whole and I'm hoping the book continues to improve with Issue 3.

A solid issue for the midway point of this miniseries. Yes, it's a bit of a step down from the previous issue, but I still enjoyed it more than Issue 1. Some of the dialogue felt a little generic, something I mentioned in my review of Issue 2, but the story itself was entertaining enough and it was far from bad or anything. Hopefully Spider-Man showing up in the next issue helps to bring up the quality of this run.

Possibly the best issue so far with this one. Spider-Man being a guest star, of sorts, in this definitely helped. Carratù's art was really solid as well, and it has been throughout these past four issues. Back to the story, though, this was a fun team-up that kept me engaged throughout. While nothing spectacular, it was fairly enjoyable and it's always nice to see Peter and Bobby together.

A really solid ending to a miniseries I wasn't feeling all that much in the beginning. Aside from Carratù's nice art, Orlando put together an entertaining and fairly well-written finale that handled its main character, Bobby, nicely. As a matter of fact, I think Orlando's writing of Bobby, as a character, has been a stronger aspect of this miniseries. I wouldn't be opposed to Orlando writing more of him in the future. My only hope would be that the story is a little more interesting the next time around.

I wasn't sure what to expect from Grønbekk on Carnage. I don't particularly care for Carnage as a character, though the issues I've read (at the time of this writing) of his previous series were good. As for Grønbekk, she writes solid books, though I haven't been incredibly into her issues on the current Venom series with Al Ewing. What we get here is pretty much in line with everything else I've read form her, in that it's a solid story with potential to be more. Hopefully we see that potential realized as the story progresses.

A pretty solid issue here, but I do feel like this has the potential to be better. This started out really strong with Cletus's first kill of the issue, but I began to lose a bit of interest as time went on. That said, though, I did think this was an improvement over the first issue as a whole, so I'm glad to see that. Hopefully it continues to get better as time goes on.

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.

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 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.

Maybe it's because I read the last issue, like, eight months ago, but this was just solid. The art is good here, and the story is perfectly fine. That said, I don't really have much of a connection with and/or strong interest in Carnage, so I'm ready for this series to be over, unfortunately.

Wasn't super into this ending, if you can call it that, unfortunately. I don't know why Marvel didn't just keep this going with the next few issues being Venom War tie-ins, as opposed to ending this run and continuing it in a new miniseries. Especially since Grønbekk and Pérez are both working on it.

This was a fairly fun read that shows is how Kamala got to her run-in with Ben in Amazing Spider-Man #15. I had assumed we were going straight into where Ben transported her to in this issue, but I'm hoping Pirzada is able to wrap everything up with Issue 2. As for this issue, it was just a fun Ms. Marvel story and nothing more.

This was a little all over the place, but still enjoyable. I'm not sure why we needed this book, especially as a Dark Web tie-in, though. Ben Reilly sending Kamala to Limbo was, seemingly, the main reason we were getting this mini, and she barely spent any time there here and didn't spend any in the previous issue (aside from the final page). What's more is that her interaction with the demons in Limbo was probably my favorite part of this book. All things considered, this was a fairly entertaining two-issue story that I, personally, don't think was needed and/or could have been executed better to fit more in with Dark Web.

I wasn't sure what to really expect from this, but it ended up being pretty solid. Perkins has some great moments throughout this, although there are certain spots that are a little rougher than I would have liked. That said, I did enjoy his art overall. As for the story, I think Parrott & Ridley did a nice job. I'm not sure why they've been paired together, but I liked this. I especially liked the dynamic presented between Ray and Ryan, as well as their interactions with the super-powered kid and Nathaniel in the flashback. All things considered, I enjoyed this start and I think this mini has potential to be pretty good.

I didn't find this quite as intriguing as the first issue, unfortunately, but I did like it overall. The interiors from Perkins continue to be a highlight, in my opinion. I do wish the story itself had something a bit more to it, though. I can't really place what exactly this is lacking, but it's just not fully doing the job for me. Hopefully this is just a bump in the road, though.

This was the weakest of Wilson's Poison Ivy issues so far. Luckily, it's not technically part of the main run. That's not to say it's BAD or anything, because I've read worse books. One thing that brings this down for me is the art. As another user stated in their review, the art is a bit inconsistent throughout. At times, it's solid and actually good. However, at other times, it just makes some of the characters look off when I don't think they're supposed to. As for the story, I do think it's solid, but not up to the standards set by the main series. One thing that was a little weird was the fact that, despite actually realizing something is up here, Ivy decides to just go with the flow rather than try to figure out what's really going on. This wasn't bad, but the main reasons I'll read the next issue are the fact that it's just two issues total and I'm not getting any regular Poison Ivy content from Wilson until September.

I think this worked better than the previous issue. I enjoyed the art more this time around and I thought the style fit in with he story being told. I believe that what makes this an improvement over Issue 1 is that the story here made more sense and the art was more consistent. This wasn't the greatest book or anything, but it was an enjoyable read. However, I'm still very much looking forward to Wilson's regular Poison Ivy series continuing next month.

Far from a bad start, but I can't lie when I say I was hoping for a little more here. Belviso's art is nice and dynamic throughout this, but I can't help but think the story moved a bit swift for my liking. I feel as though this could have been a multiple-issue arc, even if only for two or three issues. Hopefully we can get the start of a story that's a little bit longer across more than one issue, or another single-issue story with a better pace, with Issue #2.

I liked this better than the first issue. The pacing felt better here, which does help when you make the story more than one issue, unlike last time. Furthermore, Belviso's art is really nice, for the most part. I think it not only fits in with the story, but Laura's character overall as well.

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.

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.

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.

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.

While the art wasn't my favorite at times, I still thought this was a pretty solid start for this miniseries. While the story was good here, I was most intrigued by Curse. I know she was created relatively recently, but I don't remember reading anything with her in it up to this point. I do plan on reading Gerry Duggan's Marauders run at some point, which I've come to find out is where she firs appeared. Either way, I found her abilities very interesting and I'm looking forward to seeing where her side of the story goes. As for everyone else, I thought they were written well and I especially enjoyed Typhoid Mary. Come to think of it, this series is filled with characters I don't know that much about, but I still thought this was entertaining and I'm looking forward to what comes next.

This was another solid issue for this series. Although I didn't quite enjoy it as much as the previous, I still thought it was good. As Derby pointed out in their review, the time jump we get almost makes me feel as though we were missing something when reading this issue. However, I continued to enjoy Typhoid Mary here, as well as the stuff with Curse and Saturnyne. While the overall story of this isn't the most intriguing, the best part of this is the characters, as I think they're fairly well-written.

There's a lot of very interesting ideas here, but the execution is a little lackluster, unfortunately. I liked this as a whole, though. Curse has been a super intriguing character to me since Issue 1 and I enjoyed the pages with her, Magik, and Saturynne here. I liked the brief interaction between Dust and Marrow as well, plus the moment with Northstar trying to contact Sif. Thinking more about it, this started off fine, but it picked up more for me in the later half of the issue. Hopefully the next issue provides a satisfying conclusion.

A solid finale that brings this miniseries to a fairly satisfying conclusion. I continue to enjoy Curse's character and I think she was the best part of this issue for me. For whatever reason, I never really got fully invested into anyone else across these past four issues. Though, I thought this miniseries, as a whole, was just pretty solid. It wasn't amazing, but it was far from bad.

Although I did read the previous run, I think a "catch-up" or "previously on..." page would have been beneficial here. You're kind of thrown into the story here without any prior knowledge of what's going on. Despite that, this was still an intriguing issue that establishes the mystery for the rest of the miniseries. I think that Guara's art really fit in with the setting presented and I'm interested to see how it works with the more Western theme to come in Issue 2. Hopefully the run picks up some steam with the next issue as well, and I'm hopeful it will with the return of Cindy's "therapist" from the previous series.

For whatever reason, this worked a bit better for me than Issue 1. It was odd that Silk kind of took a backseat for this issue, but I did enjoy whenever she was on the page. As for the rest of the issue, I thought it was good and I'm still interested to see where everything's going. We got a little more information here, but I'm hoping we get more in the next issue. While the writing is solid, I particularly like the art here and I'd really like to see more from Guara.

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.

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 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.

I initially got worried when I saw the ratings here, but then I actually read them and knew it was going to be a bunch of bull. After reading this, I can say it's good. Is it great? No, but it's a solid and entertaining debut issue. Kendra is actually an interesting character that feels like she has a unique voice in this story. I know absolutely nothing about Galaxy, on the other hand, but I think she's a character that shows promise and I'm intrigued to see what comes of her involvement in this series. I also don't care if Axelrod put her in here just because she created her. I feel like other people would do the same thing if they could, because it's cool to have a character you created being involved in the book of an established DC character such as Hawkgirl. It also helps that the character isn't even necessarily bad, and it seems everyone's mad about it because she's new and LGBTQ+ (Which also doesn't even make sense because she's a literal alien). Plus, Nahuelpan's art is really nice to look at here. Now, I should probably end it there, but some of the discourse and comments surrounding this book are just so frustrating. The people who are acting like politics have suddenly appeared in comics recently and/or people who think politics have no place in comics are just so blinded. Are we going to act like the X-Men weren't created in the 1960s as a metaphor for the Civil Rights Movement? Are we going to act like Captain America isn't a political character whatsoever? Not to mention that DC literally changed Superman's motto to include "the American way" during World War II? Comics have been political for decades, and people who are mad about it now are, from my experience, people who don't agree with the political beliefs/ideas/etc. being shown. Do I think Superman's motto should include "the American way?" No, not really. He may have crashed into the United States, but he's a hero that fights for more than just citizens of the United States. However, I'm not going to completely trash a Superman book where he says it just because I don't necessarily agree with it. That's just dumb. If it's using politics to be hateful, that's another thing. However, this is not a case of that whatsoever. Like I said, this is not a GREAT book. There are various books that you could say are better than this. However, from what I've seen, people are just mad over something not worth the time to get upset about.

If the first issue didn't get enough undeserved hate, I knew this was gonna get bombed the second Galaxy said "trans." Does this issue feature a lot of Galaxy? Yes, but that doesn't make this issue bad. I said this in my review of Issue 1 and it still reigns true here. This is not the best book out there right now, but it's still an entertaining read. I liked Kendra and Galaxy's interactions throughout, which might be because I don't lose my mind at her inclusion in this series. She has a prominent role here, but it highlights her character while also helping Kendra develop as well. Either way, I understand that this series may not be for everyone, but I think this is another case of people overreacting to something that's not worth the time to be outraged about. This is a solid and interesting book.

This wasn't my favorite issue of the series, but I still enjoy it a fair amount. I'm sure the decreased amount of focus on Galaxy will please some of the haters of this series. For me, this just didn't feel quite as focused as the first two issues were, although I thought Kendra's blow-up towards the end of the book was nicely done and it was my favorite part of this issue. I also think Axelrod writes Batman nicely. The art from Nahuelpan was really good, as per usual. I feel as though this was a minor bump in the road for a series I've enjoyed thus far, so hopefully things get back on track with Issue 4.

A solid start, though it was starting to lose me a bit as time went on. I do like the dynamic between Natasha and Sliver, and I enjoyed the story of them invading the auction. However, I wasn't incredibly into the team-up with Flash. It was perfectly fine, but it didn't interest me like the first half or so did.

A fairly fun issue here. This continues to be one of the stronger tie-ins to Venom War, in my opinion. Schultz writes this well enough to be harmless and fun, without it feeling overly generic. Plus, Vecchio continues to put out great art. I always look forward to seeing his name attached to a project.

I wasn't quite as engaged as I was with the other two issues, but this was still good for what it was. Vecchio's art, as per usual, was really nice throughout. I'm interested to see where Natasha goes from here, especially since I don't remember seeing a new book announced for her.

It's fun for what it is, but also completely unimportant to the bigger picture, unless something in the next two issues changes that. I do like the focus on Shocker, though, considering he doesn't typically get used a whole lot.

Man, I should have known that dog was introduced solely so it could be infected by the symbiotes. Anyways, this was better than the first issue, luckily. I don't have a whole lot to say about this, but I am super stoked to see Boomerang. His storyline was one of my favorite things about Nick Spencer's Amazing Spider-Man run, so I really hope he ends up getting actually revived here.

A fun "finale" here. Ryp's art worked great in each issue, which I'm now realizing I didn't mentioned elsewhere. Aside from that, this did a nice job go making me invested in Shocker. Furthermore, I'm super glad to see Boomerang back. I know there's always the complaint of so many comic book characters dying for a little bit and coming back to life, but I can't deny the good feeling I got when Boomerang was resurrected and reunited with Shocker.

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.

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 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.

Another solid story for this miniseries. I think this could have been a bit stronger, especially with the flashbacks to earlier in Barry's life, but this was still enjoyable and I liked the explanation as to how Barry is able to phase through matter. Woods put out some pretty nice art throughout this, as well. By the way, I might have missed something, but I didn't realize Barry had that haircut currently.

An interesting issue here to say the last. I appreciated seeing the perspective of the Amazons during the time of Absolute Power #3, though I think things could have been executed a bit better. Either way, this was solid for what it was. I did like the last few pages with Steve Trevor connecting things to Tom King's current Wonder Woman series, though.

This was solid, but nothing spectacular. I likely would have rated this lower had it not been for Galán's really nice art. It definitely reminds me of the work of artists like Rod Reis and Matteo Scalera. Oh yeah, one other thing I wanted to point out was how funny I found that line from Ghost-Maker about Batman Incorporated not being "big enough." It was definitely too big for the series to put enough focus on one or two characters at a time.

A really solid first issue for this Daredevil tie-in series. I really liked Davila's art throughout and I think Schultz provided a good voice for Elektra. I do think this story has all the potential to become better as things progress, and I hope that's exactly what this series does over the next three issues.

I wasn't as into this as the first issue, but it wasn't bad or anything. I don't really have much to say about this one. I'm starting to lose some interest in Gang War, which is a shame. I really liked the idea of it going in and even the First Strike one-shot was pretty good.

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 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.

A solid debut here. I feel a bit indifferent towards Borelli's art. Foxe's writing is what makes this more enjoyable for me. The story here isn't anything groundbreaking, but it's interesting enough for me to stick around. I'm mainly looking forward to more about Jessica's son, but everything else was good as well.

Not quite as good as the first issue, but still fairly enjoyable. This started out pretty interesting with Diamondback, but it did lose me a bit with Spider-Woman infiltrating the building later on. Hopefully this is just a minor bump in the road.

A pretty solid issue here that just misses the 8/10 mark for me. That said, I thought that this was possibly the best issue Foxe has written for this series. I believe this is the best Foxe has written Jessica up to this point, which is a big part of why I would call this the best issue of the run so far. Plus, while my memory is a little foggy, Borelli's may have been the best it's been in this series thus far as well. I think what may be stopping me from giving this that 8/10 is the reveal at the end. I kind of knew that twist was coming, but I still don't really know how I feel about it. I think it may have been better if it was a clone of Jessica's son, but that's just me. Either way, I'm still interested enough to keep reading and I hope the series continues to improve.

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.

I'll start this by saying that I think this series has potential. While the cast isn't my personal favorite, I do think it's an interesting one. However, we don't really get to see all that much of them here. As KittyNone stated in their review, the backup was the best part of this story and it's probably what I'll remember the most from this issue. That's not to say everything else wasn't good, because, as you can tell by my rating, I enjoyed the issue as a whole. I just hope that, with Issue 2, we get more on the rest of the characters involved in this book.

This picked up a bit in the second half, but I wasn't into the first half all that much. I feel similar to Derby after reading their review, in that I'm not entirely sure what exactly brought this team together in the first place. Either way, this was still solid overall. As I stated already, I liked this more in the second half of the book. So, hopefully the next issue is the beginning of an upwards trajectory for the quality of this miniseries.

From what I've read thus far, it feels like a good chunk of the miniseries from Fall of X have a lot of potential that's not fully capitalized on. This was solid and not bad by any means, but I just wish I was getting more from a book featuring Madelyne Pryor, Havok, Gambit, and Archangel. I even like the relatively new character, Feint. I just wish everything here came together nicer.

I don't know if it's because I've been handing out a lot of 7's and 7.5's while reading some of the miniseries from Fall of X, but this I ended up liking this one more than I thought I would. Easily the best issue of the series for me thus far, as everything just clicked a lot better for me here. Foxe's writing is the best its been here, especially shining in the beginning with Rogue and Gambit, as well as the brief Chasm appearance. I also enjoyed the pages with the evil Madelyne Pryor, as she was absolutely brutal in this issue.

I looked at the lower scores on this issue and was worried this was gonna be very average, but I ended up liking it. Maybe it's just me, but I thought this was a really solid finale to this miniseries. The focus on Madelyne in this issue only worked to its benefit, as I think Foxe wrote her well. While I do feel as though this was a little rushed, it was entertaining for what it was.

I thought this was a nice start. I feel very similarly to DerbyComics, so I would recommend you to read their review of this issue as well. What I can say for myself is that Duggan did a good job of making this feel like a big deal. While it wasn't one of the best books I've ever read, I think Duggan handed and wrote all of the characters well. It also helps when you have Werneck on the art duties. He always kills it and this was no exception.

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.

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 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 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.

I thought this was a pretty good start to this miniseries. I've been reading Duggan's X-Men run since it started and I've always like the concept of Captain Krakoa. Here, I will say that I'm very interested to find out who this new person that's taken up the mantle is. As for the Unity Squad, I must admit that I wasn't incredibly interested by the line-up when I first saw it. However, I do like the team after reading this. Deadpool's my favorite comic character, so him being here definitely helped and he was fun here. Steve Rogers is always a great leader and I think he's the perfect leader here. Those two are the highlights for me, but I also generally like everyone else, although I don't know much about Penance. Moving back to the story itself, I thought this book established the new team and their antagonists nicely. I'm looking forward to seeing where this goes.

While I would call this a step down from Issue 1, I still enjoyed it for what it was. I think the problem with this issue is that it felt a little clunkier than the previous one, if that makes sense. Something I did particularly enjoy was the situation with the majority of the rest of the team trying to "demote" Captain America from being the leader. The story itself was fine, but it was Deadpool's take on everything that made this really good. I liked his reaction to it and his commentary about the mutants as a whole. That was probably the strongest part of this issue for me, was everything else was just solid.

Maybe I would like this more if it was part of an ongoing series, but this issue felt like a side quest. It started off strong with Captain America's speech, but I began to lose interest when the focus shifted to Penance and Quicksilver. My interest came back up with the final few pages, though. It wasn't a bad issue by any means, but I was hoping for something more after reading Issue 1.

I'm glad we finally got more of Captain Krakoa here, though I was a bit disappointed to not have much follow-up to the Kingpin reveal from the last issue. Either way, this was a solid book, just like the rest of the series has been. Hopefully the next issue brings everything together nicely.

I think this came together nicely enough. I think this series had the potential to be something much better, but this was far from bad. The pages with Deadpool were fun and I think Duggan writes Captain America solidly. It was also cool for Rogue to have a relatively big moment in the series by sacrificing herself, even if Deadpool was there to keep her alive in the end.

A solid opening for this miniseries. Jaime's struggles with transformation, his role in life, and his future are established well. Some of the dialogue wasn't my favorite, but I do like the overall story as a whole and this issue builds some interest to see where things go. Seeing Superman eat elote was not something I expected to see in a comic, but it's very much welcome.

A bit of a step down in quality from the previous issue, but this still maintains my interest. A lot of the dialogue is somewhat generic, to me, especially from Jaime. Dynastes has some intrigue to her, but I think a little bit more could have been done to build that mystery here. Nonetheless, this was still an enjoyable read.

Another solid issue from this series that could be better. I think the mentor-relationship between Starfire and Jamie has great potential, but it's not fully realized here (at least not yet). However, the conversation the two have with each other was probably my favorite part of this book. I wasn't expecting the introduction of another beetle (which is now becoming sort of a Power Rangers situation with multiple different colors), but hopefully it's interesting. Speaking of which, I'm not sure how many more villains they can fit now that Fadeaway has returned following the first issue. I just hope that this miniseries doesn't lose focus as we head into the second half.

A good issue where Jaime hits a low point after messing up Victoria's lab and letting Fadeaway flee the scene. Everything that comes before was solid setup, featuring enjoyable dialogue and solid character work with Jaime. The setup at the end with Batman and the other heroes peaks a bit of interest as well, as it seems like Jaime will be coming face-to-face(s) with some prominent DC heroes in the very near future.

A fairly entertaining issue that, despite its flaws, manages to tell an interesting story. Jaime can be a bit of an annoying character here, but it's understandable considering the stress he's under with his current situation and how he's been recently been feeling, emotionally. Nonetheless, this was an enjoyable read that sets up The Horizon coming to Earth and facing Jaime, as well as the other two beetles, in the next, and final, issue of the miniseries.

While I do believe that this finale started strong by testing Jaime as a hero and as a leader, it dragged down a bit for me during the conversation with The Horizon. It wasn't bad by any means, but I do think it was a tad bit weird for Jaime to, almost impulsively, give this alien race permission to live in a city he just recently moved to himself. However, I appreciate the setup for the ongoing series announced at the same time of this issue's release, which is something I currently plan on checking out when it releases in September.

Certainly an interesting start here. It already feels as though this book has a lot of different characters to balance. I mainly decided to pick this book up for Ghost-Maker, who I've enjoyed since he showed up during James Tynion IV's Batman run. The same goes for Clownhunter, but he didn't get much focus here. The other standouts in this issue, for me, are Jiro and El Gaucho. Jiro having a journey in order to discover his true identity as a hero has a lot of potential and I hope it goes well. As for Gaucho, he could definitely be somewhat of a rival for Ghost-Maker as this series moves forward. I hope this book is able to manage all of those previously mentioned characters well, along with the group of others involved also.

Good follow-up to the opening issue. I'm not quite sure how this book is going to balance all of their characters after introducing a few more here. Ghost-Maker's storyline is the best thing going here, which is good for me since he's the main reason I decided to read this title. Phantom-One certain provides some interest, especially given the tease of him a few pages earlier when Clownhunter got in the middle of Ghost-Maker's conversation with Skyspider. As for everyone else in the book, it felt like we cut to them from Ghost-Maker only for each team to get a couple of pages before eventually cutting back to Ghost-Maker. While I am primarily reading for Ghost-Maker, the other ongoing stories hold this book back for me, as they don't create nearly as much interest, despite being solid.

The majority of this book was pretty good, but the rest of the team's stories just hold this back a bit for me. I really wish this could be a Ghost-Maker book and not Batman Incorporated. Everything was done well, but then we get a cut to the other teams for a page each. Phantom One is already an interesting character by almost bringing a new perspective on the dynamic between Batman and Robin. All in all, the main story continues to be pretty good, while everything else is a little lacking for me.

This book has so much potential to be truly great, but, as another user pointed out, the large cast and all of the other ongoing plots aside from the main one just really drag this down. I just don't think there's enough room in a comic for all of these characters, especially considering that there isn't much interest built in them. Whenever I start reading about the other characters, I find myself anticipating when we'll get back to the plot with Ghost-Maker, Clownhunter, and Phantom-One. It was cool to see the other antagonists of the side stories coming together and tying everything back to the main plot, but I really hope this book can just get a bit more focused.

I don't know what happened here. I was really enjoying the main story with Ghost-Maker, Clownhunter, and Phantom-One, but this just didn't hit for me like the previous four issues. Not to say I didn't enjoy it, because I did, but it was just a bit of a step down for me. It doesn't help that I have a smaller amount of investment for a lot of the side characters in this book, which I'm not quite sure is the fault of Ed Brisson or the fault of DC for trying to pack all of these characters into one book and make them all focused on at once.

While I do believe this is slightly more focused than the previous arc, I'm not as interested in this storyline with Professor Pyg than I was with the Phantom-One and his team. However, there were some bright spots, including the pages with Ghost-Maker and El Gaucho. Hopefully this picks up as things progress, because I still feel that his book as great potential.

While I still wasn't that interested in Professor Pyg here, everything else was a step-up in quality from the previous issue. Ghost-Maker continues to be the book's most interesting character. The inner conflict he faces involving his worldview versus Batman and the Batman Family is entertaining to read. I'm not sure how I feel about Joker Inc. being teased at the end of the book, but I knew something was happening to Raven Red's dad as soon as he said, "I'm not going anywhere." Hopefully Joker Inc. defies my expectations proves to be a good idea.

I was a bit skeptical of Joker Incorporated when I first saw it in solicitations, I wasn't sure how I felt about it. Even here, I'm not 100% sure how I feel about it, but I do think Joker's reasoning for creating it makes complete sense. The final page of this issue gives me more hope that Joker Incorporated will be a good storyline, so hopefully things pick up in Issue 9. Speaking about this book as a whole, Psycamorean points out a great point in his review that I agree with, in that this title just has so many characters in it. As much as I like Gray Wolf, there's a part of me that hopes he leaves the team like he talked about in this issue so that things can be spread out a little more. An example of this is that, after his father's death in the last issue, Jiro is in this issue for like a page or two and then forgotten about for the rest of the book. While it's still been an enjoyable read, I really hope this run can become a little more focused in the future. Quality over quantity reigns true here, in my opinion.

I don't know how many times I can say this, but there are just too many characters to focus on in this series. While I do enjoy a good chunk of the stories happening here, there's not a lot of room for the reader to get as invested into these characters and stories as they could be. Nonetheless, Timms's art continues to be good and the various storylines Brisson brings here are good-to-solid. We're nearing a year of this book and it still has the problem I mentioned here and nearly every, if not absolutely every, review I've written for this series.

This was honestly my favorite issue of the series so far. While still a little all over the place at times, this felt a noticeably more focused than the rest of this series has been thus far. While various members of the team are located in multiple different parts of the world throughout, all of their situations really feel like they all fit into the overarching story that Joker Incorporated brings. Plus, the story itself here is enjoyable and interesting, as the team is seemingly being forced to break possibly the biggest Batman rule there is.

It's a shame that this book has only been at its best when it's coming to a close. Don't get me wrong, I've enjoyed every issue of the series thus far, but this issue and the previous one were the best in the series so far, in my opinion, and we only have one more to go. This and Issue 10 have just felt smoother and the different stories/situations from each members/sub-group have felt more connected with the title's overarching plot, which was one of my biggest issues with the series. That said, I wasn't expecting Joker Incorporated to be this good. I certainly thought it would be interesting, but this has been a pretty cool story so far and I'm looking forward to seeing how everything wraps up in the next issue.

A pretty solid one-shot. The best part of this was the training montage, in my opinion, although that's partially due to Vecchio's great art, which was definitely one of the highlights of this issue as a whole. I did enjoy the story of Natasha training her symbiote overall, though.

This was a good opening issue for the Dark Web crossover. The only ongoing book in the crossover I haven't been reading is Venom, but his story isn't enough to confuse me whatsoever. Even then, I wouldn't hold it against the book since I don't know enough about it to judge. I'm not sure how I feel about Eddie reverting back to murderous Venom, but I don't think it will last past this storyline. As for the rest of the book, the Kubert's art and Wells' scripts are both done well and provide intrigue going into Dark Web. With a Ms. Marvel 2-issue miniseries set to be included, I really wish she was actually in this issue. The same goes for Mary Jane & Black Cat, although Mary Jane was present briefly in the beginning. Nonetheless, this is an enjoyable read that sets the stage for what's to come with the rest of this event.

After the, somewhat, mixed bag that was the rest of Dark Web, things end leaving more to be desired for me. This was a fairly entertaining issue, but I just feel like more could have been done with this storyline.

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 liked it. I wish I could be saying better things about it, though. It's an interesting story with really nice art from Cassara, as per usual, but I can't help but feel as though this was a bit underwhelming, or maybe rather tame compared to what I was expecting going into this. The mystery is intriguing though, and I'm invested enough to enjoy this and to keep reading.

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.

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.

I was so ready for this to be an overdone instance of Bruce being forced to relive his fears, which this kind of was, but it was executed nicely. I would have given this a 7.5 originally, but the fact that he was put into Joe Chill's shoes and forced to see himself murder his parents was an intriguing idea that I'm really interested to see the effects of in the next issue. As for the backup story with Damian, it didn't really do anything for me. I understand its presence here, but it doesn't increase or decrease my score. Nonetheless, I'm actually looking forward to the next issue.

I didn't really find this as interesting as the previous issue, unfortunately. I liked what was set up in Issue 1, and I thought that stuff was interesting. However, there was more to the book than that. The stuff with Insomnia wasn't all that engaging, which could be attributed to the fact that I haven't been reading the main series for this event. I got more interested when we got back to Bruce seeing and talking with his younger self. The final few pages felt a little weird after how that aforementioned section of the book played out, though. It also doesn't help that I wasn't all that interested in the backup story. It was fine, but I wasn't the biggest fan of it. I'm really looking forward to Zdarsky's Batman and Williamson's Green Arrow coming back when this is all over, though.

I'm thinking it might have just been me, but this issue got a little confusing for me at times with the dream logic, if that makes sense. However, this was still an enjoyable read for me. Despite my confusion, I still thought Waid handled the story well enough to get through this for the line-wide crossover. My main gripe with this is the art, unfortunately. Cruz's best moment here is the splash page of Mary's face in the burning house, but everything else ranges from good to meh. I wasn't a big fan of his art whenever he was on Jeremy Adams's Flash run, and he hasn't changed my mind with this issue. I'm just glad the story is entertaining.

The Shazam! tie-in for Knight Terrors ends on a good note. I'm not a big fan of Cruz's art, but I thought Waid's story was good enough. It wasn't anything extraordinary, but it was still entertaining. I thought it was a nice story about Mary helping her family members when they needed it and then them doing the same for her. It was nice, but I'm really looking forward to getting back to the regular Shazam! run from Waid and Dan Mora, as it's been super interesting thus far.

A little upset about Knight Terrors screwing with DC's lineup, but this wasn't bad. Reilly's art might be the main highlight of this issue. Reilly is an especially great artist when the setting of the book is in the past, as seen with his work on Al Ewing's Ant-Man miniseries, which is why I really liked his stuff in the beginning of the story. The story itself here was cool, but not quite up with the quality of Williamson's main Superman series right now.

The second-half of this miniseries is solid, just like the first issue. Reilly's art is, once again, one of this book's strongest points, if not THE strongest. Williamson's story is fun, but I'm ready to get back to the regular series of this, just like all of the other titles DC paused for Knight Terrors.

A solid start, in my opinion. First and foremost, Peralta's art is really nice throughout this, and I think it fits in very well with the plot and overall tone. As for the story, it's interesting enough. I do think Cal reluctantly aligning with Magik was a little compressed, as was his whole secret family backstory coming out, but I think Allen has a pretty good voice for Magik that I would like to see more of.

I was interested to see what Wong would do here, considering my first exposure to them was in their Deadpool run that I really enjoyed, and I wasn't thinking this would have that same comedic tone (As of this writing, I've still only read the first issue of their Captain Marvel run). Luckily, I can say that I liked it. Not as much as I was hoping for, considering I like Wong, but it's still good. There's some good characterization here, in my opinion, that I think can be built upon to make something really nice in the future. Hopefully I'm proven right.

I feel similar here to the way I did about the first issue. Carratù delivers some nice art, and Wong writes a story that's interesting enough for me to keep reading. That said, I do feel as though this could be something a bit more. I'm really into the aspect of Kwannon's struggle with feeling like only a weapon. However, the rest of the actual plot just doesn't keep me as engaged. I do hope that changes soon, though, as I like the creative team here and Psylocke is a character full of potential for a good solo run.

This was a book that I was really unsure about going into it. I really enjoyed the previous Punisher series with Jason Aaron, so I was interested when a new series was announced. Seeing David Pepose as the writer didn't give me a ton of hope. Don't get me wrong, he's not a terrible writer or anything, but it's documented that I'm not the biggest fan of his current City of the Dead miniseries with Moon Knight. Plus, I didn't really know how to feel about the new lead character either. His name (Joe Garrison) didn't really stick out to me like "Frank Castle" does, but I was willing to give this a chance. With all of that out of the way, I can say I actually enjoyed this a fair amount. It's far from my favorite book, but it reminds me of his first City of the Dead issue, in that it feels more like a classic comic book at times, particularly with some of the dialogue. I just hope this run doesn't follow the same trend of City of the Dead, in that I've like each issue that follows less and less. Either way, this was a solid debut issue that gained my interest and will have me, at least, reading the next one. Also, Wachter's art is pretty good throughout the whole thing.

A pretty solid start here. This was far from perfect, but I liked what we got. Bazaldua's art isn't the best here, but I think she really shines when drawing Red Goblin. As for Paknadel's story, it's definitely interesting. I really like the concept of Normie's symbiotic being like a baby/puppy, and I'm looking forward to seeing how that develops.

I pretty much feel the same way with this issue as I did with Issue #1. Good, entertaining stuff, but the writing and the art could be a bit better. Once again, Bazaldua shines when drawing Red Goblin. Paknadel's writing is the strongest part of this book and, while I'm interested to see how this current story develops, I think this series has the potential to be a lot better than it currently is.

This was the best issue yet, in my opinion. I particularly liked how Paknadel wrote the relationship between Normie and Rascal. As I said in my review of the previous issue, I think his writing is definitely the strongest part of this. Bazaldua's art continues to be solid here, but I do think it could be better. Either way, I'm almost surprised at how much I've been enjoying this series so far.

Once again with this series, this book is a solid read. Of course, I do think that there's a lot here that could be better, but it's still good. It's difficult for me to come up with something unique to say with each issue, as I've found myself feeling generally the same about all four issues so far.

A solid issue here, even with the Carnage Reigns crossover kind of derailing this title a little bit. The focus is more-so on Miles and Cletus, which would be fine if this wasn't Normie's book. Don't get me wrong, I'm not opposed to issues taking the focus off of the main character to highlight someone else, but I'm not really sure why this series is tying-in with the Carnage Reigns crossover to begin with. I'm just hoping Normie's encounters with Cletus and Miles lead to something worth while in the upcoming issues.

While the cover to this issue is awesome, what we got inside is just solid, much like the rest of the series. The story continues to be fairly entertaining, although one of my main gripes with this book comes from the way Normie talks in his inner monologue. Of course, the premise of this entire book isn't realistic, but I just don't buy a child like Normie would use the words he uses in his inner monologue. Maybe he's just smarter than other kids, but it just doesn't feel like a child speaking whenever I read this. Either way, I still enjoyed what we got here.

My feelings on this series haven't seemed to change very much, and that remains true here. A solid story with some solid art that could be a bit better. I did like Miles in this issue and I'm looking forward to more of him in this series, presumably with the next issue, at least.

A solid issue once again, but the man thing I wasn't a huge fan of was the art. I wasn't big on Jan Bazaldua's art in the previous seven issues, but it wasn't bad by any means and it was fairly solid. However, Campana's art was very hit-or-miss for me here. I initially thought I really was not going to like it when I saw the first page, but I didn't end up hating it. It wasn't terrible at all, but it wasn't really all that great either. While the story was still fairly interesting, I think that what I believe to be a decrease in the art's quality if what solidifies me giving this a 7/10 rather than a 7.5/10. Although, the story itself would have me on the fence.

A step-up from the previous issue right back to the usual quality from this series. The art still isn't my favorite, but it worked better for me here than it did in Issue 8. Plus, the story is definitely interesting. Rascal digging up Harry was kind of weird, but I understood the point. Either way, I'm looking forward to seeing how this wraps up in the next issue.

A pretty solid start here with some nice art from Segovia, in my opinion. The main thing I wanted to mention about this comes from the interaction between Dreamer and Black Alice while the latter is imprisoned. That was just a crazy clock from Alice talking about "preferred names."

A pretty solid debut issue. I wasn't a huge fan of Balám's art, but the story from Flores was interesting. It's far from revolutionary or anything, but it's a fairly simple premise that I think was written well enough to maintain my attention. Either way, the Nakayama cover is awesome.

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.

Not everything here came together as nicely as I think it could have, but this did end up being a relatively strong launch for From the Ashes, in my opinion. The premise is certainly an interesting one, though I think it's going to take more than just this issue to completely get me hooked, which is completely fine. I'm definitely intrigued to see how the next issue follows this one up. Oh yeah, and Quinn's art was very nice and clean throughout, as expected.

Not quite as intriguing as the first issue, but it was still good. This is a lot about Havok and his relationship with Polaris, but I wish there was a little more for me to latch on to in that regard. Quinn's art was, again, super clean, though. Hopefully things get back on track with the next issue. Not that this was bad by any means.

A fun issue. This wasn't anything particularly spectacular, but I had a good time. Maybe I'm the only one, but "mind if I powerdog?" had me audibly chuckling. Anyways, this series has potential to be great. Right now, it's just good. Quinn's art is already super clean, so I hope Russell is able to take things to that next level sooner rather than later.

It's a fun time, but nothing particularly noteworthy. The main adventure is fine, but this was probably at its best during the panels with Cecilia and Oskar. Even then, as another reviewer pointed out, it's a trope that has been done time and time again, even if I did like it here. Aside from that, Quinn's art continues to be a highlight. Also, R.I.P. to Pyro's face tattoo. You will forever be in our hearts.

While this was good and entertaining for what it was, this was also another of this run's weakest issues, unfortunately. There are definitely some good moments, but there are others that fall just a little flat, at least for me. Hopefully this title can get back on track soon, as I was fairly interested in it when it started.

Maybe I'm rating this as high as I am because of the last two issues being the weakest in the series thus far, but this was a good read. This had a lot more serious moments, while still balancing the more comedic ones, which I was a fan of. Hopefully Russell keeps this up, as I do like a lot of the ideas in this series.

This was my first Catwoman book and I enjoyed it. Leon's art here is absolutely fantastic and and it creates a beautiful setting for this series. As for the writing, I think Howard writes Selina well. While I do think the amount of words here can be a little much at times, I agree with what another user stated in their review, in that said writing carries the plot of this book forward a lot. There was a lot that was set up here, but I enjoyed just about all of it and I think there's a lot of intrigue created here for the series going forward. Overall, I would say that this was a strong first issue for Howard's run on Catwoman.

I'm not really sure what I think of Valmont at this point, but this was still a well-written issue. This feels like a slower burn, but we're given enough from this issue to maintain interest going into Issue 41. The art here from Leon is also great, just as it was with the previous issue. While I would like the pace to pick up a bit, I can't complain when the story is still intriguing.

Howard's first arc on Catwoman continues to be intriguing. I think Leon's art fits very well with Howard's current storyline. I liked Onyx being used here, and I think she can be a good supporting character for this series. In a similar fashion to what I said about Valmont in my review of the previous issue, I'm not 100% sure how I feel about Dario yet, either. I do have sympathy for what he's going through and I think he has potential to become a likable character, but it's not quite there yet, for me.

This was a really good finale to this arc. Selina taking Roman's mask using it against him was done so well. I thought it was a great shot when you see her wearing the mask, and I thought it was funny to see Roman completely lose his mind once he realized she had the real mask. Plus, Leon's art was, as usual, fantastic here and it continues to fit the story well.

This was the weakest issue of Howard's Catwoman thus far, but it was still entertaining and fun. This was a simple girls trip for Selina and Harley that also had some mystery and lingering effects from the opening arc sprinkled in so this isn't completely labelled as filler. I'm not really against filler content, though, as it can be some of the best content when done right.

This wasn't quite as good as the previous issue, but it was still entertaining for what it was. Bengal's art goes on a little bit of a decline after the last issue, but it's not necessarily BAD by any means. I'm glad this seems to only be a two-issue storyline and I'm interested to see where things go with the Bat Family being teased on the last page.

This was another well-written issue for the series that sees a bit of a step-up in quality as we now get more focused on the overarching story of this run. While I really enjoyed Nico Leon's art in the first four issues, I do like Basri's art here and I think he could be a good rotating artist for this series with Leon. I'm interested to see where things go from here.

This series continues to be intriguing, and I particularly enjoyed the relationship between Selina and Eiko here. Another one of Selina's relationships I enjoyed in this issue was with Bruce, as I thought it was handled well. The similarities between the two were done well and I liked that they were similar, yet also different. Plus, everything else here was enjoyable as well.

I'm not as interested in what's going on here as I've been in the past, but this is still entertaining. Dario's situation is the most interesting thing here, and that's only present for a handful of pages. I don't dislike Valmont, but I haven't been given much of a reason to care when it comes to him. Hopefully things pick up a bit with the next issue.

I thought this was a fun adventure for Selina and Valmont, but my main issue with this is the cover. Now, I'm not going to let this change my score or anything, but Batman is on the cover of this when he's not even in the issue at all. He's not even in a flashback or anything. Nonetheless, I still enjoyed this and I liked seeing Selina go against the Tommaso family. I still don't have a concrete opinion of Valmont, but I don't dislike him or anything.

While I still enjoyed everything that came before it, things mainly picked up for me with the second half of this issue. My favorite part of this was the conversation between Selina and Bruce, and I thought it set the stage nicely for the third, and final, part of this current storyline. This does something I didn't like about the previous issue, however, in that the cover is a bit misleading. Yes, Punchline's actions within the DC Universe recently do have an impact on this story, she's not physically present in the issue whatsoever. It doesn't change my score of the book, but it is a little annoying.

While I never really formed a solid opinion on Valmont, I will say that I think his character was wasted a bit, as another user stated in their review. Despite that, I think this was a fairly well-written issue. It wasn't quite the epic climax I think it was intended to be, but I liked most of everything here. My favorite part of this was the conversation between Selina and Bruce, which is something I think this run has done consistently well. I wasn't a huge fan of the art changing from Leon to Miranda and then Ferreyra, but I think all three artists did their job well and fit their sections of the story.

I don't know, I just wasn't feeling this one as much as the past issues. I've been really enjoying Howard's Catwoman thus far, and this isn't to say this was really all that bad by any means, but this was the weakest issue so far. A lot of the prison stuff Selina goes through, while still fairly enjoyable, feels generic. While I did enjoy this for what it was, I hope we can get back to what made this book more entertaining sooner rather than later.

Out of the two ongoing stories here, the one I'm mainly interested in is Selina's. I like Eiko and Dario, but what they're doing in this issue wasn't that interesting to me. However, Selina teaching the women in prison was the main thing I enjoyed here. There wasn't much special here, but there was enough to keep me interested and keep me reading. Hopefully Eiko & Dario's story picks up within the next few issues, and I'm intrigued to see what comes next for Selina and the women she's training.

A bit of a step up from the previous issue. I'm still interested in Selina's prison storyline the most out of the two ongoing stories, but Eiko & Dario's was just a bit more interesting this go around (especially with Onyx getting involved). The interaction between all three over the phone was done well, and I'm hoping Eiko & Dario's story continues to get better as times goes on. As for Selina, I enjoy seeing the relationship between her and the other prisoners develop and I'm interested to see what comes next with Regina now joining them.

While this was a bit of a rushed ending to this prison storyline, I'm not really mad about it since I wasn't really feeling it all that much in the first place. It was enjoyable, but not up to the standards set by Howard's first arc on this title. It feels like a prison break should have been a bigger deal, but we don't really see it here until we get like a couple pages towards the end of the issue. Also, I'm not really sure why Selina trusts anyone there enough to reveal she's Catwoman, but whatever. The stuff with Eiko and Dario was minimal this time, but I think that's for the best. I just hope that, with the prison storyline out of the way, we can get back to the quality this series was at when Howard initially took over.

I'm not a huge fan of everything here, but I am interested to see where the series goes from here in terms of the story with Federico and Roman. When Howard initially took over this title, I was really enjoying the story she was telling with Selina and the different crime families. I'm really hoping that this is the start of this series getting back to the quality of that initial storyline.

The final issue of this storyline shows a lot of promise when it comes to the issues post-Knight Terrors. This and the issue before it make me excited for the future of this title. I've really been enjoying Chip Zdarsky's run on Batman, so I'm very interested to see how the Gotham War crossover will turn out. I just wish we didn't have to wait two extra months to get there because of Knight Terrors. Either way, I believe that things are looking up for this run with this issue and, I know I've said this multiple times in other reviews, but I really hope it can return to the quality it was at with its first arc.

Here we are again with a bunch of people over-hating on Tini Howard for whatever reason. That's all I'll say about that. As for the issue itself, I must say that I felt as though it was the weakest issue of the Gotham War crossover so far. I might have given this a 6.5 initially, but I really enjoyed how Howard wrote Nightwing and I also liked the twist at the end of the issue. Hopefully this is just a minor bump in the road for Gotham War, as I've enjoyed it as a whole thus far.

I'd say this was an improvement over the previous issue. It's still not as good as the initial two issues of the crossover, but I think it's given the Vandal stuff introduced in Batman #137 a little more direction. I also think Howard handled Bruce and Selina's interactions well. I will say that I do wish Gotham War was more consistently good, as I think it has the potential to be something a lot better, but it's not pure garbage like some people may try to make you think.

While this still isn't my favorite issue of the run or anything, I also don't hate it like others seem to. I think the premise is very interesting, but it just needs better execution. I know Howard is a fully capable writer, but this just isn't hitting like the series has in the past. Hopefully things pick up in the next issue.

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 was a fun start to this miniseries that I think could have been a bit better. This isn't due to the writing, as that was the strongest part of this and the main reason I'm sticking around. What taints this for me a bit is the art. Mostly, it's good, solid art. However, there are a couple of pages where certain things look kind of wonky. The first time I really noticed it was when Alex jumps up from behind the table starts shooting in the restaurant. She looked like she didn't have a neck and her face looked kind of weird in general. Nonetheless, I thought this provided an entertaining story with some well-written dialogue, even if the art wasn't the best.

I pretty much feel the same about this issue as I did about the previous one. I thought the story was fun, but the art was a little lackluster. One example of this is, for some reason, seen on the back of the back, in which Max looks off to the side and he looked crosseyed. This also happens earlier when the pink alien looks back at Max after he told his story. The story is what makes this, though, as this is just a fun story that is engaging throughout.

This miniseries continues to maintain a fun pace with its writing as we head into the final issue. This was the fastest read for me, but I still found this entertaining. We get some interesting character moments here as well, especially for Max. Plus, the art isn't as distracting as it's been in the two previous issues. There are still some instances I noticed that looked a little wonky, but it's not present as much as it has been.

With this issue, the miniseries ends on a fun note, which is perfectly fitting. This wasn't the most complex or grand book by any means, but it's still a fun read that's worth your time. The art still isn't the best, but the writing here is what really makes this enjoyable. Things are kind of wrapped up quickly, but the series was already only four issues. Nonetheless, this was a fun miniseries and that's all it needed to be.

The newest volume of Killer Queens maintains the fun tone set by the previous miniseries. The new story is certainly interesting with the introduction of Alex's sibling, and I'm looking forward to learning more about their past together. One thing I liked here more than the previous run was the art. It's not the greatest art in the world, but it was a definite improvement over what we ere getting before. Overall, this was a nice start to the new Killer Queens series and I'm intrigued to see how this story develops.

A really solid issue here in what might be my favorite one yet. What the story is representing is pretty clear, to me, but it's handled nicely. I feel a little indifferent towards the art. While I do like it better than what we were getting in the previous series, there's still scenes that look better than others. However, if you've read my other reviews for this series, you'll know that I'm mainly here for Booher's writing anyways.

I'd like to start this off by quickly stating how much I really like the cover to this issue, as it's really great. As for what's inside, I feel very similarly to how I felt about the previous issue. I did like the art a bit more this time around, so I'll raise my score a bit.

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.

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 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.

Fun ending to a run that I really enjoyed for the most part, but kind of fell off a bit towards the end. While this issue wasn't quite what I expected, it still was an entertaining finale to Phillips' nearly-30-issue stint. I probably would have given this a 7 overall, but the last few pages bumped this up half a point for me. I'm extremely excited for Harley and Ivy to be reunited when Tini Howard takes over, and in G. Willow Wilson's current Poison Ivy run as well. Overall, an entertaining ending to a very fun run of Harley Quinn.

A certainly interesting new direction for Harley under Tini Howard. Boo's art is pretty good and, for whatever reason, I'm surprised she's doing interiors instead of just covers. Howard's scripts are solid and the story is fun, but what holds this book back for me is the pacing. I feel like the pages used for the backup story (which was straight-up absurd, but also fun) could have been used to expand on the main story a bit. To keep the backup story, I feel like this story could have been stretched across one or two more issues. Overall, this was a fun start to Howard & Boo's run on Harley and I just hope the pacing and writing improve as time goes on.

This was a fairly entertaining issue that advances the main storyline a bit, but the backup was, for whatever reason, just an absolute chore for me to read. The backup's art was the best thing it had going for it, but the story, perhaps, was just a little too crazy for me. Moving back to the main story, Zatanna was fun to have for a little bit. After the previous issue felt a little rushed by trying to introduce and/or establish a bunch of different things at once, this did feel a little more focused. While I would have given this a 7.5, the backup story just drags this down a bit for me.

This was probably the best issue of Howard's run on Harley Quinn yet. The story continues to be more focused, which is a definite improvement over Issue 28. The story itself is pretty fun as well. I like Harley as a teacher and I'm interested to see how that side of the story develops as time goes on. I can't believe I'm saying this due to how weird it is, but I genuinely enjoyed Harley's psychic conversations with her hyenas throughout this. One other improvement seen in this issue is the backup story. In the last issue, the backup story was just a pain for me to read. While the one here didn't do much for me, it also wasn't the worst read for me either, which I see as an improvement. I hope the quality for this run only goes up from here and I think this has potential to get pretty good. I kind of wish the in-continuity dream backup stories would get cut, though, as I don't think they've added much to this series so far.

This book somewhat returns to how I was feeling with Issue 28, in that there's a lot going on, but it does it a bit better than said issue. This issue almost read like a roller coaster of sorts. It starts off nicely with Ivy trying to figure out how Harley got the cosmic treadmill. Then, it takes a slight dip with the Captain Carrot stuff. However, the quality comes back up when Harley and Ivy come back together and when Harley takes her students on a field trip. Then, we get the ending of this whole thing that kind of fell a little flat for me. Nonetheless, I still enjoyed just about everything here. Plus, we have the backup story. If you've read my reviews for this series prior to this issue, you know that I'm not the biggest fan of the in-continuity dreams we get for the backup stories. This time, I actually enjoyed the dream. It wasn't anything super special, but it really felt like how a dream. It's a somewhat outlandish plot without many intricate details, but still enough to advance the story. I don't know how to explain it other than that it just felt like how dreams feel like to me sometimes. With Knight Terrors set to make this, and almost every other DC title, take a pause, I hope this run's tie-in is able to maintain or improve the quality we've seen thus far.

Solid. The character interactions were probably my favorite part of this, which comes as no surprise with MacKay writing this. Speaking of which though, I can't lie when I say that I did find this issue just a bit disappointing, personally. I didn't dislike it whatsoever, which can be seen my rating. However, with the awesome artist that is Stegman doing covers AND interiors for this, alongside one of my favorite writers currently, in MacKay, teaming up for this, I was hoping for something more. That said, this is only the first issue, so there's definitely room for this to improve as it continues.

Far from a bad issue, but not as good as the first one, in my opinion. Stegman did a nice job overall, but there were some moments where his art was a little too rough. I wasn't particularly a fan of him not giving Magik or Psylocke pupils in a page towards the first half of the book, especially considering that the drawing was relatively large. The story here was solid, though. I'm interested to see if Ben becomes a more important character, considering his rather unique ability (I don't remember it being too present anywhere else, at least; I could definitely be wrong though).

Glad to say that this was my favorite issue of the series yet. Everything came together in a way that wasn't seen in the first two issues, in my opinion. I enjoyed every side of the story being told here, particularly Scott's conversation with Agent Lundqvist and Temper's brief confrontation with the intruders in the second half. I'm really hoping this is a sign of things to come and not just a flash in the pan.

Solid read. I wasn't sure how to feel about Diaz doing the interiors for this issue, as his work has felt almost too 90's in the past. However, he did a really nice job filling in for Ryan Stegman here. If he keeps up this quality, I genuinely hope he's the regular fill-in artist for this run.

A pretty quick read here, at least for me. I liked that this took the time and space to focus on Psylocke and Quentin, but I also did feel like things were going a bit on the faster side. I don't know. I still liked the character work, though, and (SPOILER ALERT) I'm intrigued to see Cassandra Nova showing up more soon, considering the final page.

While this is another solid issue for the run, I can't help but feel as though this team is capable of something more. I think there are some really nice and interesting moments here, such as Magneto's conversation with Beast and Temper comforting Piper. However, I just think there's a little left to be desired. That said, I'm still interested to see where the story goes with the introduction of Piper.

My favorite issue so far. I really liked a lot of what we got here. The Iron Night was super cool, with Cyclops and Magneto teaming up. Furthermore, I'm super intrigued by the idea of resurrection coming back to bite the mutants, especially in the way shown here. I also liked the fake-out of Piper being told she's not a mutant, only for us to be shown that she very likely is, in actuality. This issue has me super hopeful for the series going forward.

Not a bad start to the first official crossover of the From the Ashes era, but also not quite everything I was hoping for. There are definitely some good moments here, but I just felt as though something was missing. I don't know for sure. Stegman's art wasn't my absolute favorite this time around, so that may have contributed to my feelings on this.

Very jam-packed, in my opinion. It feels as though there was a lot to go through for the story, without enough time to truly let everything flow as naturally as it could have. Furthermore, while I did like Vicentini's art, Stegman's felt a bit rushed in certain spots. I'd much rather have one consistent artist throughout the entire issue, personally.

This one JUST got to the 8/10 mark for me. I thought the premise of this was pretty interesting, and I think this issue did a fairly nice job of establishing a solid story going forward. I thought it did have a bit of a faster pace at times, but the book still maintained my interest throughout. I'm intrigued to see how the rest of the story unfolds.

I didn't enjoy this as much as the first issue, but I thought it was still fairly intriguing. I think that the last issue set up some interesting ideas, and now this issue's purpose is to build off of those a bit in order to bring us closer to the big conclusion. Now that this miniseries is going into the second half, I hope the quality goes back up instead of continuing to go down.

An enjoyable issue here that's the most interesting when focusing on Serafina. This was a solid issue overall, but those pages were where I felt the most engaged. Either way, I hope that the next, and final, issue wraps up this miniseries nicely.

A pretty solid final issue for the series, but also nothing spectacular. I don't really have all that much to say about this one. Everything was just solid when it came to Maresca's art and Camp's story. This miniseries, as a whole, was good and enjoyable, but also one that probably won't end up being all that memorable for me, unfortunately.

First thing's first, not everything worked here. I felt that some of the humor worked and it made me audibly laugh, but I also felt that some of the humor didn't work as well and felt a little forced at times. Plus, the flashback with Christopher's dad felt a little generic to me. Nonetheless, this is still an entertaining first issue for this miniseries. I think it just needed to find its stride, and I think it did by the time we got to the final few pages. I'm hoping this series gets better as it continues, because I can really sense some potential here. As of now, I'm interested enough to stick around for the ride.

A definite step-up from the opening issue, in my opinion. Some of the dialogue wasn't my favorite, but I found myself enjoying the humor more here and I really liked the dynamic between Peacemaker and Mallah. One of the things I was getting ready to say in this review as I got closer to finishing this issue was that I wanted a series of just the two of them, but that seems highly unlikely after the ending of this issue. Either way, I enjoyed this more than the first issue and I hope the rest of this miniseries continues to get better and better.

Another pretty enjoyable issue was we get to the halfway point of this miniseries. Despite some of the more "forced" humor I mentioned in my review of the first issue being present, I think this run has found its stride. Hopefully the next issue doesn't prove me wrong, as I've been really enjoying this so far.

Not quite as good as the previous two issues, but I still enjoyed this. I was not ready to read about a villain who gets his powers from cocaine, but here we are. I can't pinpoint any particular reason(s) why this wasn't as good, in my opinion, as Issues 2 & 3. All I can say is that it just didn't work as well for me this time around. Hopefully this isn't a sign of things to come and that his miniseries is able to get back on track.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Not quite as good as the first issue, but still good nonetheless. This series continues to give us interesting motivations for Waller prior to the events of the main Absolute Power series and her whole "overarching villain arc" in general. I just hope this mini closes out strongly.

A pretty solid ending, in my opinion. I thought Amanda being ousted from her family was written well here, and I thought it was a good way to really push her over the edge. All things considered, though, while I did enjoy this, it wasn't entirely necessary the story or anything. At least it was good, in my opinion.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

I've been vocal in past reviews about how I'm not particularly thrilled about Kamala Khan being a mutant, but it's also not something I'm going to use as an excuse to trash on a book. In the case of this issue, I thought it was pretty solid. Some of the writing feels a little basic to me, but I'm giving the Vellani the benefit of the doubt since this is her first time writing a comic. As for Pirzada, the only thing I've currently read from him was Dark Web: Ms. Marvel (which was solid as well, in my opinion). The story itself here isn't anything new, as a lot of it deals with Kamala trying to balance the different aspects of her life and dealing with her recently finding out she's a mutant, but it's written well enough for me to keep reading. I wasn't the biggest fan of the art in the dream sequences, but I did enjoy the present-day art. Speaking of dream sequences, I thought the story being told there was interesting, as she feels like she's forced to choose between the Champions, the Avengers, the Inhumans, and the X-Men. All in all, while the story presented to us isn't anything truly unique, it's still a pretty solid read and I plan on sticking around for the rest.

I don't think that I really have that much to say about this one other than that I thought it was really solid and that I think all of the characters are written well. I'm not sure how I feel about the Doctor Surfer character, but I'm still interested enough to see where this goes.

While some of the dialogue and scripts aren't my favorite, I think this issue was written nicely overall. I feel as though it was at its best when being a little more serious and when speaking about Kamala as a character. Everything else was good as well, though. Kamala summoning her fan-fiction characters was kind of dumb, but in a good way, if that makes any sense.

I wasn't sure whether or not to give this a 7.5 or an 8.0, but I've decided to go with the latter since this was a fairly fun time overall and I thought Kamala was written nicely. Plus, the art from Gómez was super clean throughout, especially with the two splash pages. All things considered, I thought this was a really solid debut miniseries for Vellani, with help from Pirzada, and I'll be sticking around for the upcoming Mutant Menace miniseries.

A solid opening here, in my opinion. Mortarino puts out some nice art for the most part, although Kamala looked a little off a couple times. It's not enough for me to dislike his art by any means. As for Kelly & Lanzing, I think they've put together a fairly interesting premise here. Things did move a little fast for me in certain spots, but there's still a good amount to like here. Hopefully the series only improves from here.

An improvement over the previous issue, for me. This was a pretty good Laura-focused issue, which I really appreciated after not seeing a whole lot of her in the previous issue. I think Kelly & Lanzing have a nice voice for her, and I especially enjoyed the character work they did with her. I also think Mortarino drew everything fairly well here.

The best issue yet, primarily because I really liked the stuff with Anole and the Morlocks. Everything else was good, as well, but that was the highlight for me. I'd really like to see that culture followed up on going forward. I'm also intrigued to see some follow-up on the ending with Sophie.

Not my favorite issue of the series, but still another solid one, in my opinion. I don't really know how I feel about the whole story with Sophie, but I have hope that I'll end up liking it. I also wasn't particularly huge on the art from Balám, but I also know he's currently a guest artist.

I have some gripes, but this was good for the most part. I do think Sophie's acceptance back into the group was a little swift and some of this was a bit on the nose when it came to protesting and advocacy and such, but there's also a lot to like here, in my opinion. Mortarino's art is nice throughout, and I appreciated how Kamala was written here, for the most part. I also found the lines on the last few pages about ashes to be very nice.

My least favorite issue so far, unfortunately. The art was solid throughout, but I don't really think that most of this issue's story needed to be here. It's nice that we're finally getting back to Mr. Friend, though, after he was initially introduced earlier in the series.

I liked the conversation and battle between Prodigy and Synch, but I really do think it was resolved rather quickly, especially seeing that Synch is suddenly cool with Prodigy in the last couple pages. I don't know. I liked Balám's art, though, and I think he could be a good rotating artist for this series.

My favorite issue in quite a bit right here. Really enjoyed how Kelly & Lanzing wrote everything here, and it was accompanied by some really nice art from Mortarino. My knowledge of Hellion isn't incredibly plentiful, but I still liked this a good amount. Really good stuff and I hope the title keeps up this level of quality through the end.

A really solid start here. Nothing too complicated, just a detective story with The Thing. I also appreciated that Ben's past was touched on a bit, and I hope that's something we continue to see as the series progresses.

Another really solid issue here. Thing's encounter with Bullseye was fun and I'm looking forward to Kingpin getting more directly involved with everything going on. Plus, this book did exactly what I was hoping it would do, in that we got to see more of Ben's past.

A fun read that doesn't immediately show signs of being incredibly important to the larger threads Ultimate Universe. That said, I can definitely see that changing as things progress, especially with both the Ultimates and The Maker's Council noticing Miles's energy signature. In any case, I'm looking forward to what comes next. My main hope is that it ends up being important for Miles to be here, as I was really hoping the Ultimate Universe would avoid crossovers with the mainline universe.

Not as good as the first issue, unfortunately, but still a solid read overall. The part I liked most about this was the narration from Hank, especially in the second half. It really holds weight considering the reveal in Issue #12 of Camp's current Ultimates series. Really looking forward to that getting followed up on at some point.

Definitely an intriguing start to say the least. I wasn't really expecting the whole wrestling angle, but I'm not upset by it either. Though, that may be due to the fact that I'm a huge wrestling fan. Anyways, I thought everyone was well-written here, and the art from Coello was very strong. I genuinely don't know where this is headed, but I'm here for the ride.

Another solid issue for the event. Coello's art continues to be one of the highlights, though I do enjoy what Ewing is doing story-wise. Peter keeping Venom, for the time being, makes genuine sense. However, Dylan actually wanting Venom back for himself, rather than solely to protect his father, is something I'm looking forward to learning more about.

This was a little wordy, particularly with the narration from both Elektra and Matt, but I still enjoyed this more than almost all of the rest of the tie-ins so far. Medina's art was really nice, and I thought it fit right in with Condon's story. Speaking of Condon, part of the reason I was especially looking forward to reading this was because of him taking over Joshua Williamson's current Green Arrow run over at DC. I've never read anything from Condon before, so I wasn't sure how I felt about the change. After reading this, however, I feel a lot better about it.

The best issue so far, in my opinion. Ewing, time and time again, has proved himself to be so good at introducing multiple things over the course of a story and tying them all back together when the time is right, and this was another case of that. I mean, the editor referenced at least three different issues of Ewing's mainline Venom run. Either way, this is super fun stuff and I'm really hoping this ends strong with the next two issues.

I really struggled to get into this one, unfortunately. Vazquez's art was super solid, but I just couldn't really get all that into the story. It didn't help that it was pretty wordy at times. That was something I mentioned about the previous one-shot for Daredevil in this event, but it wasn't overly so, in my opinion. This was just...a lot.

Good stuff, once again, as things begin to draw to a close. Everything is coming together and, as usual, I'm interested to see how things end up playing out. Plus, as per usual, Coello kills it on the art duties.

It's cute. This was my first time actually reading a Jeff the Land Shark comic, and it was about what I expected. Cute and fun. I don't really know what compelled the powers that be to give Jeff a Venom War tie-in one-shot, but I'm not complaining about the decision.

I don't know, I liked it. I know some feel a bit disappointed by this, and I think I feel that as well, to a certain degree. However, I did still enjoy this for what it was. What I wasn't a huge fan of, though, was how this ended. I don't mind Carnage bonding with Eddie at all, and I even think it's an interesting concept. However, it felt like something that should have either been thrown in right before getting to the proper ending of this book, or something after the proper ending. I use the phrase "proper ending," because the story felt like it stopped to go to the Eddie stuff and be wrapped up there. Maybe I got that feeling because the officer's dialogue ended on the first page of the Eddie and Carnage stuff, though. Either way, I am intrigued by and looking forward to reading what comes next symbiote-wise.

A pretty fun time, all things considered. Kelly & Lanzing did a really nice job writing Peter here, as well as the Venom symbiote. However, the former of the two is what really has my mind going here. I'd really like to see a Spider-Man run from Kelly & Lanzing, whether it's on Amazing Spider-Man, or some other series. Just as long as Land isn't doing the art. That said, that splash page at the beginning WAS pretty good.

Man, I really wish Land wasn't drawing this. I'm an avid Land hater, not even solely because he's a known-tracer. I just genuinely think his art isn't very good. Aside from that, though, Lanzing & Kelly continue to display their relatively strong grip on Peter's character. I like the story surrounding his feelings about Mary Jane, as well, even if I don't think they'll end up leading to anything hugely substantial in the grand scheme of things.

I wasn't quite as into this as the first two issues, unfortunately. I still liked it, but it also felt like we took a left turn from the story being told in said issues. I understand why, though, as it can only be so long before Peter gets to the arena. I do wish we got more of Mary Jane, like we did in the last two issues, but I get wanting to get Peter out of the arena so the story with her can continue.

Not a bad way to close things out, even if I'm really not into Land's art. I don't think it's terrible when he's drawing Peter in the suit, but it all goes downhill when he has to actually draw faces and such. At least Kelly & Lanzing had a fairly compelling story to tell, though.

This was my first issue reading Jeremy Adams' Flash run, and it did not disappoint. Adams writes such a wholesome and enjoyable adventure for Wally and Ace. The dialogue between them is really what makes this all the more great. Wally's story about how he came into his own was very compelling to see. I also enjoyed that the setup for the next issue didn't take up that much of the issue. The majority of this issue was focused on Wally and Ace, while leaving just enough room to introduce their next story with Girder. Just great stuff.

This was a pretty fun issue. While my interest isn't too strong with the Linda storyline quite yet, Wally and Ace continue to be written very well together. While the story itself is entertaining, the dialogue makes everything else even more enjoyable. The storyline set up here with the warden is nice as well, as it sets up an intriguing new villain for Wally and Ace to go against.

Another good issue for the series that isn't weighed down too much by being a tie-in with Dark Crisis. This mainly acts as a setup issue that provides three intriguing scenarios in three, respective, different worlds/realities. The first sees the two kids seemingly moments away from being confronted by a Flash-themed villain, the second puts the two speedsters (who I forget the names of at this time) set in what looks like a Mad Max world, and the third puts Wally and Ace in a classic comic reality. Good stuff.

Another good Dark Crisis tie-in issue for this series. The Mad Max world is my least favorite of the three different realities, so I'm glad it was the first one covered of the three established in #783. As for the middle, the Night-Flash is definitely an interesting concept, but left a little to be desired, in my opinion. However, the final universe really brought things back up in quality for me. This was the best of the three setups in the previous issue, and this is still the best of the three stories, in my opinion. There's such an eerie vibe going on amongst the bright colors and classic feel, I love it.

While I, personally, think this issue jumped around a lot, it was still enjoyable. All three stories were wrapped up nicely enough, but I will say that they did feel a tad bit rushed. Overall, this was nothing more than a solid issue.

It's completely understandable why some people may not like this, but I really enjoyed it. This was basically Linda's fan-fiction/self-insert story, but it was fun and heartfelt as well. Plus, the last few pages with her and Wally were done very well, in my opinion. Along with the entertaining story, Acuña's art is fantastic here and it makes me wish he was doing interiors on this series permanently. Marvel, DC, or both need to get him on a monthly series ASAP.

A slight step-up in quality from the previous issue just for the pure fun this book can be. Adams does great in making a family-oriented book, while not making it TOO corny/cheesy. While Nahuelpan's art isn't my favorite, it's definitely not the worst I've seen by any means. While the past few issues were enjoyable, I'm glad this is the last of the Dark Crisis tie-ins.

A pretty fun issue that probably comes with an enhanced experience for wrestling fans such as myself. This was an entertaining one-shot issue, which is a nice break after the four Dark Crisis tie-in issues that came before. Wally gets to blow off some steam and have a fun time with OBM after a heartfelt talk. Adams continues to be great.

A good continuation of the plot with Mayor Wolfe that was setup before the Dark Crisis tie-ins. Him giving the Rogues badges to enforce the law and the reveal that he has powers are both very intriguing ideas that provide the beginning of what appears to be a good story. Speaking of the Rogues having badges, Wally laughing his ass off at Leonard was great.

Not sure how I feel about Wolfe being an avatar for the Lords of Order, but everything else here was pretty well-done. The conversations Wally has with Hartley in the beginning of the issue and with Wolfe following that one were very enjoyable. Although there was a little left to be desired for me, everything still came together here to provide an entertaining ending to this arc.

A good start to what seems to be the biggest arc for this series yet. Cruz's art is a bit of a step down from Pasarin, but it's not terrible. As for the story itself, this does a good job of setting the scene with each member of the Flash Family. There are solid and interesting stories established amongst the overarching plot of The Horizon landing on Earth. All in all, this was a well-done opener for The One-Minute War.

A solid issue that brings the Flash Family together as The One-Minute War continues to be set up. While I do think Cruz's art worked better here than in the previous issue, it can be distracting at times, for me. Nonetheless, and enjoyable issue that adds some emotional stakes to the story with the apparent death of Iris.

This was a solid collection of supplemental stories. The first and third stories were good, the second was kind of average for me, and the fourth was solid. I appreciated the first story giving a bit of context for the villain of the main story, and it increased my interested a bit. The second story just didn't have anything notable for me, personally. The third was fun, particularly with the commentary from the aliens/robots as they looked through the building, along with Godspeed taking them out. As the for the final story, most of it was very average, but the final few pages brought it up a little bit for me. I don't know much about the two characters, but the chemistry wasn't bad and I wouldn't mind reading a little more on them. Overall, this was certainly a skippable issue, but not one I would recommend against reading if someone wanted the full picture of this story.

A very solid issue for One-Minute War. The main story here is the development of the friendship between Ace and Bart, which was done well. This very much felt like a science-fiction/adventure movie in a good way. There was just enough development to keep this story going at a steady pace. My main criticism of this issue is the art. Cruz's art isn't BAD by any means, but it feels as though that this just isn't the book for his talents. However, it doesn't take much away from the issue as a whole. All in all, a pretty good issue for Flash that advanced the story and had quite an interesting final page.

Another rock solid issue for Flash's One-Minute War storyline. This does everything it needs to fairly well. The story is advanced, bonds are strengthened, there's moments of emotion, and the ending leaves the reader wanting more. With the final pages, you have Jay's situation, Wally's predicament, and Irey now in danger. While Cruz's art could be a bit better, Adams' scripts pull this together into an overall good book.

This wasn't bad by any means, but just wasn't quite as good as the previous two issues, in my opinion. There wasn't anything particularly bad here at all, it just felt a little bit like a step below the past two issues. Nonetheless, I'm still interested to see what comes next. Barry trying to turn back time to stop the invasion and bring Wally back is an interesting turn, as I thought Wally wasn't actually dead. Thunderheart is a pretty cool name for Irey, but the cover had me thinking she was getting a new suit this issue (Maybe in the next few issues?). As for the ending, I don't, personally, care that much for Jay Garrick, so it didn't resonate with me much. All in all, Flash comes out with a solid issue once again and I'm intrigued to see how the current storyline continues.

This story continues to stay solid. There was nothing extraordinary here, but enough to keep me interested. I will say, however, I am very glad to have Wally West back. Also, referring to my review 794, I totally don't remember Irey getting her new suit at all, so maybe I just missed it somewhere. Speaking of Irey, I really only have this one as a half-point higher due to Wally's return and the interaction regarding Barry being unsure if they'd be able to get him back. With the finale to this story coming up in the next issue, I really hope everything can come together and deliver on a good ending that I know Adams is capable of.

While this storyline hasn't been my absolute favorite, it was still pretty solid. This fact remains for the finale that is this issue. It gets an extra 0.5 from for the ending, which I particlarly enjoyed.

This was a fun issue showcasing Wally's two kids and Animal Girl, along with the return of the Super Sons. Nothing super high stakes, but still entertaining nonetheless, and I'm not usually a huge fan of stories more focused on child characters. One thing I'm also not usually a fan of his the art switching in the middle of the book. Nothing against either of the artists, but it just kind of messes with my reading experience. Not sure what to think of the final page with Granny Goodness, but I'm trusting Adams to make this something interesting.

Jeremy Adama' run on Flash ending with a family-based arc only feels appropriate. This was a pretty good set-up issue that brings together an interesting team for this story. I'm specifically glad to see Plastic Man and Metamorpho getting used here. Plus, I'm becoming more and more of a fan of Gold Beetle here, and I hope that doesn't change with the next two issues. I'm looking forward to seeing where this all goes.

While I'm still not a fan of the art changing mid-issue, this was still an entertaining book as we head into the final issue of Jeremy Adams' Flash run, which is a shame. I've been enjoying this series and I really wasn't ready for Adams to leave quite yet. I'm really hoping the new run from Spurrier & Deodato Jr. is good enough to somewhat justify knocking Adams from this title.

This was a nice way to cap off the current Flash run before moving to Spurrier & Deodato Jr.'s new run in September.I'll start by talking about each story. The opening story with Adams & Pasarin was just fun, which is the perfect way for their last story on this run to be. Adams's run has just been fun and heartfelt throughout, and I really enjoyed this. I have my gripes with Pasarin's art, but the story of the villains complaining about Wally is just great. Humor has been one of the best aspects of this series. I'd give this an 8.5. Next, Waid & Nauck have a faster paced story, but still enjoyable. Wally constantly getting frustrated with Bart was pretty funny, as was Bart being in his own world at times. I don't have much to say about this one, but it was enjoyable. I'd give it an 8.0. Next, we had my favorite story of the issue from Williamson & Giandomenico. The art here was good, but what really sticks out is reading how important Barry and Iris are to Wally in regards to his upbringing and, basically, who he is as a person. I just really enjoyed this and I would give it a 9.0. Unfortunately, the quality dropped significantly as we moved onto the next story from Johns & Kolins, which was my least favorite of the issue. I don't really see the point of this issue having a whole story about Hunter Zolomon. I was hoping it would at least be interesting, but it was pretty much a re-telling of his origin. I don't know, I just wasn't a big fan of this story and I think the best part of this was the artwork. I would give it a 6.0. Finally, we got the prelude of the upcoming series from Spurrier and Deodato. With there apparently being a bit of a tonal shift from Adams's run to Spurrier's, I wasn't sure how I felt about this new run. While I did enjoy this story's writing and artwork, I'm still not entirely sold on this new storyline. I like the way Wally is written and I think, as another user pointed out in their review, that his narration is very anxiety-inducing (in a good way). Wally is my favorite Flash, and I really hope the potential Spurrier & Deodato show here is realized with the new run. I'd give this last story an 8.0. Averaged out, this comes out to a 7.9 that I would definitely round up by 0.1 for a solid 8.0 overall.

I thought this was a fairly solid debut issue for this series all in all, but I do have certain gripes with it. Firstly, this was sort of an issue I had with the Graduation Day miniseries before this, but some of the dialogue here wasn't the best. I think part of it can be attributed to Trujillo wanting to introduce or re-introduce the characters that will be featured in the series going forward. However, there was some stuff I really liked, such as Jaime having to deal with the growing conflicts between humans and The Horizon or how the issue ended with Ted. All things considered, while I did feel like this was kind of a mixed bag for an issue that's primarily set-up, I do feel mostly positive on this one and I think the potential is there for this series to be good.

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 thought this was a nice start for this series. It was definitely intriguing, if nothing else. Cabal's art is pretty solid here, though I'm not sure how much it fits with this series, for me. Either way, I thought Ridley put together an interesting premise by showing the sleeper agents T'Challa has implemented and exploring that a bit. Plus, I also liked the way Ridley wrote about democracy and he changing political system of Wakanda. All things considered, I think Ridley did an effective job of telling a thought-provoking story that leaves the reader wanting more.

Two-for-two on interesting issues here. I liked Ridley depicting the reactions of multiple sleeper agents to T'Challa telling them that the program is done. I, especially, liked Kimura's story in this issue. I also wanted to point out that I think Ridley writes T'Challa nicely. His distrust of just about everyone is truly felt when I read Ridley's dialogue.

I think, with the main story alone, I would have given this an 8.5/10. I thought it was, once again, well-written and I liked the interactions T'Challa had with Storm and Gentle. I will say that I preferred Moustafa's art to Cabal's, though both were good. I'm not usually a fan of the art changing midway through the issue, but, at least, everything we got was good and the change in artists actually made a little sense with the setting changing from Earth to Arakko. As for the backup stories, they didn't really do much for me. Ba's story had some nice art, but the story and writing were lacking for me. Ridley's second story about Tosin wasn't bad, but it was a little bit of a letdown after hearing so much hype and speculation surrounding Tosin when this was coming out. For both of these backups, I felt like they kind of dragged on too long and I feel like these pages could have been used to make the main story longer or, perhaps, these just didn't need to be here at all.

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.

This story has not been the most interesting to me, unfortunately. However, this issue wasn't bad. T'Challa was the main reason this book had my interest, as the other characters didn't really do much for me (aside from Namor, but his most enjoyable moment for me was him laughing his ass off when T'Challa was being told he's no longer a citizen). Overall, I hope Ridley puts out something just a bit better for the next issue, as it will be the last one until the new run.

A solid ending for this series. A lot of the ideas established here are certainly interesting when it comes to seeing how they'll play out in Eve L. Ewing's upcoming run, but there was just more to be desired here and from this run as a whole. A lot of this run had intriguing ideas without the best execution. Nonetheless, this issue gives Ridley's 15-issue run a solid finale.

This is nothing spectacular by any means, but it's still a charming, solid book. The characters all have potential to be compelling and, aside from the main story with the gem, this sets up an interesting story for Taegukgi of him exploring his origins and his roots. Something I especially like about this book is that it shows that superheroes don't just exist in North America. Yes, there are characters from different continents, but most of the comics coming out today are based in the United States or North America. I think it's really cool that a series such as this allows readers to explore characters whose stories take place in different countries and continents. All things considered, this did enough for me to get me on board for the ride and I'm intrigued to see how this story develops.

This was another enjoyable issue that deviates from the psylot gem plot introduced in the previous issue in order to explore Taegukgi's past. Seeing him basically being adopted and then turning down into a darker path of crime was interesting to read. Hyung showing up at the end generates some intrigue from me as well.