What a fun issue! Great characterization and dialogue between Clark and Lois. Little moments like Perry's 'diagnosis' and Supe's counseling the accosted reporter show what makes him 'him' when he's not fighting bad guys.Plus "super sex." Twice!

Bendis is lazy and inconsistent here. If, as noted on the first page, Earth being inside the Phantom Zone caused such world-wide havoc and destruction, why is Clark focusing his energy on a gang of local criminals? Why isn't he straightening up the world - or at least Metropolis - which looks like it didn't lose a single hair on its chinny, chin chin? And secondly, WHY does every "secret villain" turn out to be a cast member? You'd think with millions of people in Metropolis, or New York, or wherever fine "secret villains'" identities are revealed, that the odds would be overwhelmingly that it's someone we've never seen or heard of before! In this instance, with such a small cast of characters, the only shocker would have been if the Red Cloud turned out to be Perry White!

A 5 page scene with the fire chief?Superman endorsing political candidates? No thanks.

Now THAT was one terrible comic book. I'm not sure the pages were even in the right order.

Pointless. Boring. Messy.

Indistinguishable members of the "House of Kent" - and why were they even needed? Horrible overuse of Phantom Zone in Bendis' entire run. Every threat can just be relegated there, it seems. Incoherent storyline regarding Lois and big dud of an ending to Leone/Red Cloud (one of the worst villains ever) storyline. Just awful.

This whole arc was pointless, boring and characterizations were interchangeable.

This comic would've been Wayyyy better if the Big Development wasn't announced weeks in advance, and we were actually Shocked by the change in status. Alas those days are past and anticipation isn't What will happen, but only How will it occur. An unfortunate development. Now the review. SPOILERS FOLLOW: Horrible, awful art. Supe's identity comeback was basically a rip-off of Daredevil's. The only interesting part was Luthor's motivation, although technically this isn't the Kal-El he grew up with. Since Supes already had almost limitless power, his enhancement doesn't mean much. will he vanquish foes more easily? that would make bad comics, so not likely. All in all, a big let-down

So Metropolis needs Seven versions of Superman, now? Tnew can't patrol the reat of the worlvd? they can get anywhere in 10 minutes. its boring, frankly. also in Lois' telling , the great winds Supes causes when he's fling at super- speed saves lives. I posit that it also causes commuters to fall onto the tracks, cause traffic accidents, etc.How about that?

All that chaos, people jumping off bridges, fires, etc, and "no one" has died? Pl-eeez. Personally, me liked "funny" Bizarro better. There are enough twisted evil villains. Occasional comic relief is not so bad.

This not am Bizarro story. Bizarro am funny. Bizarro am looney. Bizarro no am evil. Me like old Bizarro, not new Bizarro.

I was hoping the kids would go away. First of all, how do Clark and Lois suddenly have kids, coinciding with Supes having kids? Also there are about 10 beings with the powers of Supes all guarding Metropolis? Silly. And it was good that Supes got married and had a young (!) son, but this is way too much and leads to a lot of pages filled with filler.

This clairvoyant thing is too sci-fi for Spidey, and really, makes no sense. All these alternate realities donr occur simultaneously or track exactly, so how does it predict where spidey should be to stop a break-in? I dont likethe art,either.

Something is definitely amiss. Months ago Dr. Strange bursts into Mephisto's lair and asks "What have you done to Peter Parker?" Now, months later, he's concerned with Harry Osborn's clone? PP produced a wedding ring months ago. What happened with that? MJ starts to admit something to Peter, it's interrupted and never referred to again. Norman Osborn sells his son's soul to the devil and then cries - over his clone! - that he was always "enough" for him. WTF? For years there was one Kindred, and now suddenly there are two. Don't even get me started on trying to figure out who created Kindred or what all those "sins" were about - or why Kindred was so obsessed with them. Sooo many red herrings and months of build-up that went nowhere.

Totally ludicrous premise. Even for a comic book. Patients don't check in at the front desk? They don't provide insurance info? When there's a change of shifts, the other doctors don't notice? Loved ones don't complain to anyone except the orderly? He seems to have a voracious appetite, so you'd think someone would notice something. Totally dumb - again, even for a comic.

He was in a coma for, what, a week, and forgot how to be S-M? A little silly. And how did that paper bag stay on his head? Spider-glue?

Stupid story, cartoonish art, nothing ever feels real or at stake. PP's alienation from everyone is nowhere to be found, dialogue is all "cute," boring several page "origin" story of villain, and Sinister Six never feel menacing. Aside from the interminable length, there was nothing "anniversary" about this issue.

I find the idea that Peter would have ANYTHING to do with Osborn, who killed Gwen Stacy, ludicrous. And he's going to work for him? Spidey may be jumping the shark here.

This comic is going in the wrong direction! Any interest/ramifications from "the big event six months ago" is neutered by Peter acting normally and suffering no obvious harm other than his status with MJ. By now, who cares what that event was? Ditto with MJ and her new family - which has to be either a big retcon or an alternate universe version of her. As to this issue: falling from miles in the air and landing without any impact, webbing notwithstanding? Didn't Gwen die from the impact of being snatched out of the air from a much shorter distance? And steering the Vulture directly into Osborn's office from all of NYC? And putting on a new suit and miraculously recovering from his bruised/broken ribs? And all supervillains in this series joking/speaking in the same voice? BAD.

People LIKE this art? Really? Whew. Awful. Story didn't go anywhere - and hated JJJ's sudden cowardice - until last 3-4 pages. Could've been SOOOO much better.

In comics never say "never" but it sure looks like - with the kids - that Peter and MJ have reached a point of no return. Think of this run as the "anti-Nick Spencer." There are many, many things wrong with this run, but certainly one of them is that Paul is such a cypher and not in the least appealing. it reflects really poorly on MJ choosing him.

No one seems to have noticed when Paul is in the hospital they cant find any record of him existing. Certainly a big hint pPaul will be gone imminently.

What a mess! After 26 issues, endless waiting and hype to the nth degree, the Big Payoff is the death (temporary) of an ancillary character readers are not invested in. So - What Did Peter Do? - Nothing. He didn't cause that explosion. And we learned that a long time ago anyway. Why was MJ so angry at him in the early issues? Who knows? He only came back to save her butt. What about Paul? He's still a cipher, and with the "imaginary" kids gone, he and MJ's relationship doesn't have much to keep it going. And as much as Peter is pissed and angry about MJ, he's off and running on his own with Felicia. Boring, incredibly confusing villain and scheme. Took wayyyyyyy too long to resolve and then, really didn't.

Boring. Lots of big panels for no reason. MJ and Paul are long-forgotten. Have no idea what Peter sees in Black Cat.

My complaint is with the cynical hyperbolic hype the editors foist upon the readers. Like this one that "sets up the next 24 issues. Do.Not.Miss.It." Or the recent one that was supposed to be the biggest tragedy in 50 years" - and Ms. Marvel died for a month. Editors act like they're on your side, but - spoiler alert - they ain't.

So.. WHY did Osborn keep his Goblin costume and weapons so handy instead of burning them?

Oh,please stop with the over-the-top hyperbole. A few months ago we had "the most shattering event in the last 50 years" (paraphrasing)- the death of whatshername. Now this is "the most brutal fight in Marvel's history?" Not even in the top 50. And the issue ends virtually identical to where it started. Large panels, filler chase scenes. Bo-ring.

They don't make 'em like this anymore. ' But they should!

SPOILERS AHEAD: Oh, come on! Batman gets the ^%$% beaten out of him 2 issues ago (a day or two ago in 'real' time) comes back completely healed (?) and has no other 'strategy' than to get the ^%$% beaten out of him again? Isn't he a detective? Doesn't he have weapons besides his fists and, apparently, forehead)? Can't he concoct an antidote to Venom or something besides hoping for the head-butt to end all head-butts (and which doesn't hurt Batman as much as Bane?) As the pages turned, I kept waiting for some master strategy or...something. Ridiculous conclusion to a 5 issue buid-up.

Boy, am I tired of reading "epic" comic-book stories that crumble from lack of internal logic. SPOILER ALERTS: So now we're supposed to believe that Bane somehow masterminded this entire event since...when? Causing Batman to propose? Having Selina accept, knowing she and Joker would have a near-death colloquy in which he'd plant the idea in her head that Batman can't be happy, that would make her change her mind? Was that Bane's idea, or Joker's? Was Joker following Bane's instructions then? (Not bloody likely). How could all these criminals, who Batman has put away, assemble together without The World's Greatest Detective having a clue? All my "points" are awarded for the art.

I'm confused. If Batman gets married, he's no longer a good Batman because he's "happy." Now he's not a good Batman because he's "sad." What Batman clearly needs is Meds! As for this issue, it "sounds" good, but really, makes no sense. Superman is god-like, not Batman. Batman is a vigilante who beats the snot out of people and is a polarizing figure, in "real" life. Plus, what kind of sense does it make for a whiny Bruce Wayne to lament (in vague terms) that when his heart was broken, he turned to Batman to fix it? Batman doesn't do Romance! And geez - "Playboy" Bruce Wayne, you're the first person who ever got dumped?? It comes off pathetic. And finally, what does any of this have to do with the EVIDENCE, which was still pretty over-whelming, if "baked."

Why does Batman always go to these remote,inhospitable environs the hardest way - on horseback, trudging through icefields? Whats the point? Plus, what exactly was batmans plsn? He couldnt have carried Beast back to civilization, so either he was going to give hjim a bloody nose and leave him there - highly unsatisfying - or kill him. He was never going to bring him in by the book. So thst makes this premeditated murder.

Wait. I thought Catwoman standing Bruce up "broke" him? Now he says his brokenness was part of a master plan? So that means he proposed, knew he would get stood up, and even knowing that, let it "break" him? HUH??? Also, the "epiphany" Batman had about needing others to help him? The guy is in more groups (JLA, Outsiders) than anybody else, and he's been relying on his support family - only some of which are are shown in the splash page - for years. So that doesn't make any sense, either. Then, of course, that entire support family just lingers on the sidelines while Flashpoint Batman has a gun cocked at Robin's head. What? Betting that this maniac wouldn't shoot? Not a safe bet, in my opinion. So yes. This sucked.

That's it? Just another Bat-Bane brawl after all this time? No sign of "broken Bat?" No psychological trauma, no physical rust? No reaction from Bane, seeing his mater plan unravel? And just asking, but isnt it the villain who's supposed to fight dirty? And does Bane really get so weak being disconnected from his juice for 10 minutes? No sense of triumph after all Bruce's tribulations.

I've read more poetry reading King's run on Batman than I ever did in college, or since. Not what I read comics for. I agree with all the other criticisms about miraculous healing/discontinuity between issues, etc. My main complaint is the entire story line makes no sense, including FB (not "father" - why does Bruce call him that?) thinking killing Alfred will make Bruce give up being Batman? I could go on, but it's not worth it.

If Thomas wanted to spare Bruce the pain and misery of being Batman, wouldn't he have made SURE Bruce and Selina got married? After all, the reason they Didnt wed was because Selina was convinced if Bruce was happy, he couldn't be Batman?

My only comment is that it's easy to have a villain boast he has a criminal plan that's magnitudes of genius and complexity than anybody else has ever conceived and then never show the plan's actual machinations.

This story makes zero sense. Batman designs a machine that can beat him if he turns bad, so he creates a machine that can kill the entire Justice League? Because Batman "always has a plan" so he knows that they will come to save him. And not only does the machine almost kill the rest of the League, but then it goes rogue, gets a mind of its own, and takes over all of Gotham City. in the ensuing two weeks, where is the Justice League? They just thought, "Ah, Batman's not in danger anymore. Screw Gotham?" And by the way, where Is Batman?" Well, they don't know, but we know that a critically injured Batman was able to zoom through the air from a great altitude at tremendous speed to land underrwater, at precisely in the vast ocean where Aquaman happns to be. Batman planned for this, too? What a genius! So, in short: Mr."Always Has a Paln" designs a killer machine that is a mortal, and far greater danger to Earth and the JLA, than Batman himself going bad, and also designed, apparently as a back-up, an inhuman police state that would subjugate all of Gotham, the city Bats is sworn to protect. Ayy-yi-yiiiiii

This whole arc is preposterous. So Failsafe anticipates every move Batman makes, until he doesn't. Whaaa? But more than that, Batman has wayyyyyyy too high an opinion of himself. To take himself down (via Failsafe) for killing one person, he's built something capable of almost killing Superman, imprisoning Robin and friends, destroying Gotham, and incapacitating the rest of the JLA. Some folks in Gotham have undoubtedly died from Failsafe's actions. And Batman is going to get a 'pass' on this when it's all over? "Hey, sorry, my bad," and all is forgiven? Dumb dumb dumb.

"Batman and Robin" is widely considered the worst Batman movie. in which tthe duo are launched into space and somehow glide back to Earth. So why not reprise it hete? Ridiculous. And aside from the ridiculous reentry, Batman calculates where the Fortress of Solitude is while the Earth is rotating. Asinine. More: Superman has a pressure point? A weapon pierced the otherwise invulnerable Failsafe to make a little hole? Failsafe, who anticipates all of Bats moves, never considers Batman and Robin? Oy-yi-yi.

So, Bruce is in a city, not to mention a universe he's never been, and in 5 minutes he decides that this Gotham needs a Batman. Why? Is Batman's Gotham such a paradise? A few days ago, because of Failsafe, ergo Bruce, Gotham was an occupied fortress. It's been destroyed and subject to supervillain takeovers more times than you can count. And that's a Gotham WITH a Batman. Not to mention, Batman's whole reason for being is that his parents were killed in HIS world. He has no business being the Caped Crusader in a world where he doesn't belong.

I just wanna know how Batman gets into and out of his apt. without being detected. That backpack aint gonna do it. And does he take the bus to crime scenes now?

Am I mistaken, or did Batman create Failsafe AND Zur to protect the world from himself? So, Bats creates two menaces to the world and to himself to take him down in case he goes 'bat-shit crazy.' Talk about self-inflicted wounds. How is this maniac allowed to operate on the streets?

Very confusing. Also unnecessary. I want a Joker who emerged fully formed from the vat, except maybe for that guy who trained him how to fight, which I always wondered about.

Zdarsky's entire run has essentially been Batman creating menaces to save the world from a "Batman gone bad" who wind up as worse menaces than Batman could ever be. Failsafe throws Gotham into turmoil twice already in this run, and yet Bruce is not held accountable, or Batman arrested, when the dust clears. Where is J. Jonah Jameson when we need him, alerting the world to the danger that is Batman?

Joker is the loon who thought Joker Fish would make him rich, not this imposter.

So, just like that Bruce is a billionaire again, Selina is back in good graces, and Bruce 2.0 is aged out. And there are no consequences for Bruce whatsoever for all the havoc he's unleashed on Gotham these past months. Only in the funnies.

Robin: "No! No coin-flipping. Coin-flipping bad!" HAHAHAHAHAA

Just fun to read, great dialogue.

What a fun comic! I especially love that Waid digs DEEP into the Silver Age, to a time most readers aren't familiar with, to utilize Jimmy's multiple transformations. And his Bat-Mite was perfect! If the "canon" comics are unfortunately too serious to depict these characters, it's great that there still is a place for them in books like these.

I've always loved Mxy and Bat-Mite (one of my favorite comics ever is "World's Funnest" one-shot.) Only poignant moment is Waid signaling that this might be the LAST time we ever see Bat-Mite.

So all these years, when one Joker is locked up in Arkham,the other Jokers go underground,never surface or commit mayhem? Why would they do that? I dont buy the premise. Plus, the Joker admitting they need " a Better Joker?" Nahhh.

The ending wasn't much of a shock, since the obvious question was why did this arc open with Daredevil being critically wounded? He made an amazingly quick recovery, so why bother with that shooting, unless...?

Raises questions ive never seen addressed in comics before.i have NO idea how thisgets resolved,if it does, which is Highly unusual. Plus, it makes you confront your own feelings about superheroes and collateral damage.

This feels like an Adult comic book, with a story that is complex, thought-provoking, and impossible to anticipate where it's going next.

I've been a huge fan of Chip's run, but this issue...I dunno. Matt's whole retirement from DD is predicated on not causing more death, so he breaks into the governor's home with... Elektra? Elektra? Seriously? A ninja assassin who immediately sticks an enormous sword at the governor's throat? What could go wrong? Aside from the fact that breaking into the governor's home, for whatever reason, is so totally wrong and illegal. This is how DD is "back?" Plus, now that he has this information, what's he supposed to do with it? "Mr. Murdoch, what's your proof the governor is owned by a crime family?" "Uh, I broke into his house and he told me." Other points: Since when is Elektra so "nice" - being interested in seeing justice done, as opposed to being a work-for-hire? She sounds more like Catwoman than herself. And the governor's confession - sounds like '70's Denny O'Neill - way too "on the nose" and easily extracted. Still a fan, but after so much soul-searching, Matt's gotta come up with a better redemption than this...

Another good issue, except the part about Daredevil being granted parole because they can't think of a reason to deny it? How about he might go back out on patrol and kill somebody else? Or - being a "masked man" - just decide to fade into the woodwork. Plot weaknesses like this in an otherwise strong series irritate me.

My main problem with this issue is the central thesis that prisons are designed to help the imprisoned. That may be laudable (if oft-underfunded and ignored) side benefit, the main rationale is to Protect Society from the incarcerated. As well as to punish those for their crimes, and act as a deterrent and warning to those tempted to commit crimes. Matt's initial instinct - that he's not above the law and should suffer the consequences of his actions - is correct.

Confusing fight scenes. Hard to follow. And bullseye used to use Everything as a weapon, not just a pistol. The way the clones are disposed of is ridiculous. And all the heroes showing up after the action is over is silly and since when do they interfere with beat cops who just have their orders? Really a come-down.

I don't know. A lot of things seem to have gotten changed/dropped. What happened to Matt determined to spend his 2 years in prison and not wanting any special treatment? No "finale" with Cole? What about Elektra/Daredevil "one must die" if The Hand is to be defeated? How was DD really changed? "Do what's right?" What does that mean, exactly? That sounds like the kind of vigilante stuff that got him in trouble in the first place. And Fisk "being happy?" That's a solution? Judging from the upcoming Devil's Reign it sounds like a pretty piss-poor plan. So, I don't know. Zdarsky took DD pretty low - he killed a guy in the first issue (?) and went downhill from there, and then - Presto! - he's back.

First Mike Murdoch becomes a real person and now Matt's whole history is revamped in a very unbelievable way. WHYYYYY?

Was it a decently written comic? Yes. Do I like the direction the series is going? No.

Are the police looking for these escaped convicts? Isnt Daredevil in hot water for springing them? Cole goes against his entire belief system and condones this? Also, the beard makes DD look crazy.

I dunno. I think DD's gone over the deep end. "Everybody's looking for us" Elektra tells Matt, and the next thing he does is take his group of on the lam supervillains out in public to stop a landlord from evicting tenants? And beating up law enforcement? And then it all turns out to be unnecessary because Matt Murdock got a court order stopping the eviction anyway. (When? How? Matt hasn't been lawyering for a long time). Apparently DD's idea of 'rehabilitation' is getting the villains to break laws HE doesn't believe in. This arc is going down a very warped path, methinks.

This arc (and particularly this issue) is like quantum physics: anyone who claims to understand it, doesn't.

Zdarsky is a good writer, but he continues to do things that are inexplicable. DD cuts out his eyes in front of the Stromwyns, who don't know that DD has radar sense, so why would they make a deal with a powerless blind man? DD enters the meeting declaring he's not there for revenge, but then takes (illegal) actions that show he definitely was. As far as I know, the world still believes the world leaders, including POTUS, were asssasinated. So are they REALLY just going to spring Elektra from the clink and expunge her record? Is the public not going to demand action? Besides,is it even remotely plausible that the STromwyns can make ONE phone call and supervillains get a "Get out of jail free" card? So many implausible events.

Art 10, Story 0. I have sadly watched this arc go further and further off the rails, and into pseudo-Christian nonsense, and now it's descended into complete incomprehensibility. Not to mention that several dead and buried friends of Matt suddenly reappear on Earth, bodies intact, just taking a marked path back to the land of the living. And Matt single-handedly, even without a corporeal body - and still with his billy stick, beats off demons. OMG. Complete and utter BS. Fantastic art, tho.

This is a review of the entire 14 issue run. Zdarsky sets up great "painting DD in a corner" situations, and then gets him out by walking all over the paint. So, the whole time he thought he was on a mission from God, learned that he was duped, but still convinced himself he was fighting for God in Hell and now is a priest? Nah. The world's leaders were all presumed dead or kidnapped and suddenly they reappear, no questions asked, nobody held responsible? DD breaks dangerous criminals out of prison, and that's ok? Elektra and all the criminals are "exonerated and released" on one phone call? DD assaults the most powerful crime family and they go all soft and cave, even though he's now a helpless blind guy because he gouged out his eyes in front of them? Plus, when he gets to Hell, it's a very empty place and he immediately finds Foggy, who is in a prison cell? (What, Hell isn't bad enough, you need to be incarcerated, also?) And on and on and on. And despite all the chaos he caused these past months, Mr. Fantastic and Spider-Man and all the rest say "all is forgiven?" And all the "lessons" he keeps learning, including in this issue, are immediately undone when - lo and behold - a criminal menace suddenly appears! (Who could have seen that coming?)

"Somehow." That's the one word "explanation" on the splash page for how MM returned from the dead, and with total amnesia. "Somehow" Matt, with no memory, no training, no ID, becomes a priest, working in a place that calls for close contact with children, no less. That's some screening process! "Somehow" MM doesn't question who he was before six months ago, isn't plagued by his total lack of memory, isn't curious as to whether he has friends, family, et. "Somehow" this made it through all the editors and onto the newsstands. Art was very pedestrian.

So after going to prison for killing someone, freeing super-villains from prison, being ordered by Spider-Man and others to hang up his billy club, and presumably going through a cleansing of the spirit, what has Daredevil learned? To put on the mask when he wasts to "hurt" somebody. So, nothing,basically. And now that his memory's back, no visit to Foggy? Anyway story was way too mainstream with pedestrian art. DD has lost its edgyness.

Lots of filler.fight scenes we've seen a thousand times before. Where is Elektra? DD's back for weeks and Foggy hasnt noticed? Matt just joined the church recently and Runs it? I missed where Ben Urich (de-aged) owns the Bugle.

I am REALLY tired - not to mention offended - reading another issue or "Father Matt, Exorcist Priest." Trading in his billy club for a crucifix? Going all in on Catholic gobbledygook? And the bad guys are clones sponsored by the government? Wtf? 3 poi ts for the art. Minus one for the story.

I have been reading DD since Frank Miller first introduced the Kingpin as Matt's main antagonist back in issue #170, but I am now "crossing" (pun intended) this book off my list. It has officially jumped the shark. All this religious claptrap - the Seven Deadly Sins? Gluttony? Seriously? 2/3 of Americans are overweight or obese, and Gluttony comes for She-Hulk and Matt, somehow suddenly elevated for no reason whatsoever as God's appointed defender on Eart quotes scripture to ward it off? Jesus Christ Almighty, does this book suck now.

Art 9 Story 0 Wow, do I HATE this Catholic religious gobbledygook, issue after issue. And it's Hell's Kitchen. Not that big an area. Where's Elektra? Where's FOGGY??

still no Foggy. the storyline such as it is, is asinine with "instant priest" Matt apparently annointed to do God's dirty work on Earth, even though in the previous storyline he was completely duped by the Beast. still no hint of how he came back to Life, what parts of his memory are gone. Just a boring mess.

The art in this run is really a come-down from the last few teams. very pedestrian. my main quibble is: Hell's Kitchen is not that big - and DD has not exactly been hidden for all these months. so how the hell did foggy not know matt was alive?

ART 8, STORY 0 Oh, I am so so SO sick of this Catholic religious "sins" garbage. Marvel should rename this comic X-orcisms Man. The only exorcism I want to see is Ahmed removed from this book.

Gorgeous to look at, fun to read. One of those "comic books" that convince you they can be a real legitimate art form.

SPOILERS SPOILERS SPOILERS: It was a good issue, but... 1) There was the old trope of the hero about to kill the bad guy and being talked out of it by a cohort. 2) If charges against Fisk weren't dropped, how did he leave the country so easily? 3) He must be extremely confused about killing Matt Murdock and having Daredevil show up. And now he just forgets about it and gives up on getting vengeance? 4) Daredevil spent a considerable portion of his latest run in prison for killing someone. Supposedly he learned to be a "better" Daredevil, but this last issue undoes any progress he may have made in this regard, and his teaming with Elektra to "save the world" seems to indicate he will be more reckless and extra-legal than ever: 5) No tears shed for Mike? No goodbye - or explanation - to Foggy? 6) This is now at least the third time that Fisk has "retired" and gone abroad to find peace. He'll be back!

The whole premise of this arc was silly. Doom saps Galactus' power to power Latveria? Seriously? And Doom is going to give the stolen power cosmic to someone other than himself? The characterizations were pretty good, but that was about it. Also, am I mistaken, or didn't Kirby or someone else establish that Doom's face only had the mildest of scars and it was his own warped ego that made him think he was horribly disfigured?

One of the rare cliffhangers where you really cant wait for the next issue (although I have an idea how it will resolve)...

the problem with so many stories is that the set-ups are so much better than the pay-offs, and this is one of those. Last issue was really powerful, and left our "heroes" in a dire situation. This one provided too simple resolutions, a totally unrealistic ending to the fight, and a "reverberation" back to the Puppet Master that doesn't even make any sense. Plus, the fight scenes weren't particularly compelling, either.

Fantastic. Great coloring, art, and noir dialogue. And then the "twist" that revealed it wasnt a novelty one -off but actually part of continuity made it perfect.

Great art, mediocre writing, unoriginal story

Another awful issue. Frank Miller's reprint - one of his earliest writer/artist efforts --THATS how you portray Kingpin and tell a story. Kingpin whines about being controlled but aside from being more brazen, nothing he does is out of character. And DD has become totally uninteresting as a character.

Hard to root for the titular character when Hal is basically a jerk.

Not a fair fight. Wouldn't a gamma-ray pumped up Thor have the ADDED strength that Banner received when he became Hulk? In other words, Thor's strength PLUS Hulk's? In the last four issues there was virtually no "regular" Thor V. Hulk throwdown. Wild, but weak.

When was the last time you saw THOUGHT BALLOONS?

Wholly original. Not at all what it first seems. Great last panel.

Minor spoilers: Clark's big 'Flying Man' story didn't work for me, because 1) did no one wonder How and IF Clark interviewed him? Wheres proof? Did he take a photo? No? Why not? And one paragraph of Supes explaining himself WITHOUT Clark asking where he's from, how he got his powers, etc., does NOzt a great reporter make. Also, when Clark destroyed those missile in his street clothes, why didn't The Flying Man' transform into The Naked Man?

This is my first Nightwing comic, as, from the reviews, I was expecting something game-changing along the lines of "The Anatomy Lesson" from Swamp Thing #21. Instead I got another comic where the hero becomes a millionaire (why?), comes out against bullying (controversial!), and gets a new Bathound origin story. I'm sure I missed something significant, but that's my 2 cents.

Genuinely funny, great characterization, original, strong art, and even heart-warming.

So, uh, why does Kindred need 30 villains to kill S-M when he repeatedly killed him by his lonesome? And sneaking up on all these super villains while they were sleeping and implanting something IN THEIR HEADS without waking them? May be the single stupidest thing I've read in a comic book.

This comic made me nostalgic for Calvin & Hobbes AND my childhood.only thing could've been better if adult 'Calvin' narrated the tale like Calvins PI alter-ego.

Fun. Charmi b g. You can feel Christopher Reeve and Margot Kidder in the pages.

Half a point deducted because ... Supes flies Lois to the Fortress of Solitude without a coat? Hat? Scarf? It's the arctic! High altitude! High speed! Must be minus 100. Sorry. Lois is dead. Supes killed her.

Great characterizations and dialogue. Art fell down a bit. Some filler material as well

Perry's reaction in 2015, when he slapped Clark, was more on the mark: Clark destroyed his - and Lois'- credibility as reporters. Any Superman stories they wrote are totally compromised. Lois will lose her Pulitzer. The Daily Planet loses its integrity. Lois is now "Mrs. Superman" which cant make her happy. The Planet's employees, Clark's neighbors, and the entire town of Smallville now are endangered and/or have their lives thrown into turmoil. Very selfish decision by Superman, although it will be interesting to watch. Smaller point- if this was a 'mystery press conference' called by the Daily Planet, as the first pages imply, there would have been 4 people outside waiting, instead of throngs.

Superman just looks like a big lug this issue. Bendis is in full "Bendis speak" mode, with all characters, including Dr.Fate and John Constantine, speaking in little, totally out of character "rejoinders" and witticisms. Bendis obviously thinks all the confusion about Jon and Jor-El reads like an Abbott and Costello routine, but it's just tiresome and takes up a lot of space. Nothing to see here, folks.

This was a part of the galaxy so far away that no one, including Superman, had seen before, and yet The United Planets (another over-used Bendis conceit) manage to get there in virtually no time. How? Art was great, storyline was too confusing to dig into.

Let's dispense with the art, which is cartoonish and awful. Three things I hated/made no sense: 1) When Supes tells his son "You're better at this than I ev-" Based on WHAT??? Modesty notwithstanding, Jon hasn't been around long enough to prove himself At All. 2) Jon telling his father he doesn't have long to live (and can't change it). Really? Is that something to tell your father - especially if fate can't be changed? 3) Since Jon lived way in the future, he also knows when HE will die, and how history will regard him. Why does looking into the past stop with 2021?

The art, when this series rebooted, was SO INNOVATIVE and imaginative. WHAT HAPPENED? this looks nothing like Supes and Lois comes off like a simpering 16 year old. Very cartoonish. Script lacked tension or surprises, and I expect more from Lex than reluctant compliance.

Great issue, but with his enhanced powers, when Jon gave "the kiss" how come he didn't inadvertently rip the tongue out of his paramour?

Actually made me laugh out loud 2 or 3 times. Good dialogue, character development, pacing and story.

Things that were dumb: Dick planting a bug when Jon has super -hearing, and his visit hasno other purpose: Bringing Krypto to a senator's office; a giant monster springing out of the senator.Superman so openly aligning with a fringe journalist outfitted like a terrorist. Dumb stuff

Bad Robin characterization. And sneaking onto a submarine? Plus, a flight ring? And learning use it without any training? Yes, the whole concept of superheroes is silly, but there has to be SOME logic.Also, plot just not interesting.

Just kind of dull. Now that "the return" is over, whatever happened to the foreshadowing before Supes went to WarWorld when Jon told him that from this point on, he's never mentioned again in history books. It's never been mentioned again, far as I know. Also, don't the Kents have neighbors? No comes around to see the whole JLA build a house?

Very well done, excellent characterization of Lex. Also, great art. My main problem - not a small one - is buying the premise. Lex got himself into this situation while trying to concoct a new way to kill Supes, and he put hundreds of thousands of lives in danger to get his attention. Even though no one died (unlikely) he caused massive property damage that will destroy countless lives. And Supes agrees to help him just because he "asked?" What about the thousands of bedridden children in hospitals who have terminal illnesses but don't have the ability to reach Supes by causing massive destruction? He can't prioritize? Or - here's an idea. How about turning Luther over the local authorities to arrest him for the damage he caused, while he goes looking for a cure. At the very LEAST, Supes could've extracted some vows from Luther to reform his ways, work on cures to help others, etc, ect, before agreeing to come to his rescue. There's a hint at the end that Clark feels guilty for "turning" Luther evil, but that's not enough justification, in my book.

I'm reviewing the series as a whole. I rank it with "Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow" as one of the best Superman stories ever. It unwinds sort of like the 12 challenges of Hercules (or whatever that's called.) Each issue revealed a different facet of Superman: His compassion, that every life matters, his indomitable will, his moral code, the two sides - the "super" and the "man" needing each other, his bravery and morality when stripped of his memory, and his basic decency. Each issue encapsulated one aspect of him in original ways. The ending brought a lump to my throat. Bravo.

it was ok, but ludicrous things ruined the DoomBreaker story for me. (SPOILER ALERT) Like, DBs human identity is ascertained because a guy in the crowd says DB's voice "sounds like" the guy they know. First of all, his physiology has COMPLETELY changed. His voice is not going to sound anything like what it did before. And between the chaos and the incredible noise the fight produces, that's the first thing that pops into your mind when DB utters 3 words? That your friend turned into a monstrous killing machine? And also, in the middle of the battle, Clark Kent makes a rather odd appearance to comfort Jon. Apparently DB got fooled by the glasses.

SPOILERS: Why would Rogol Zaar leave Superman alive? Why would he attempt to blow up Earth to rid the universe of Kryptonians when, ironically, it would kill everyone EXCEPT the super-powered Kryptonians? When did Jor-El go from being a genocidal maniac to being a reasonable grand-father? This issue makes no sense.

Too drawn out. Could've been 10 pages shorter.

Amazing. I've ALSO felt my life was missing something. Now I realize it was not being bitten by a radio-active spider.

Really excellent characterization and also funny in a way that S-M hasn't been before. Great 4 page sequence between Jonah and Ben. Lovely art.

"Action-packed issue?" Not unless you count lots of talking "action." A few pages wasted at the start: MJ has to school Jonah and Ben that break-out views and circulation is actually a good thing? Best part was seeing the seeds of GG eventually becoming an arch-foe. Otherwise, fairly pedestrian.

This gets most of its points for saving me the time and trouble of reading these storylines when they actually appear. Just change the titles to Jumped-the-Shark Man and be done with it. Not one good thing has happened in S-M since Wells took the helm.

Fun, great characterization, and March can draw him some WW.