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10
 Action Comics (2016) Annual: Midnighter 2021 Aug 31, 2021
10
 American Carnage #8 Jun 19, 2019
10
 Aquaman (2016) #49 Jun 19, 2019
10
 Aquaman (2016) #50 Jul 17, 2019
10
 Aquaman (2016) Annual #2 Oct 26, 2019

Beautiful art, well rounded and charismatic characters, and whole lot of potential for horror - of which this issue doesn't have much, but it more than makes up for it with everything else.
10
 Basketful of Heads #2 Nov 27, 2019

Joe Hill is such an absolute bastard, he can make you feel sorry for the severed head of a rapist-murderer. Yes, that is the level. On other news, June is such a fully realised character, this series should never be read without a rain app in the background to make it scarier, and Vertigo, like Jesus, has risen from the dead and renamed itself Hill House Comics. Leomacs was an incredible find for DC, and I'm both excited for what he'll do with the rest of this series, as well as looking forward to whenever he gets his hands on a proper DCU book. I'm positively LOSING my head over this series. Get it? Because decapitation? Oh, whatever. Just do yourself a favour and buy this fucking book.
10
 Batman (2016) #79 Sep 18, 2019
10
 Batman (2016) #88 Feb 7, 2020
10
 Batman (2016) #89 Feb 19, 2020
10
 Batman / Superman (2019): Authority Special #1 Nov 2, 2021
10
 Batman: Curse of the White Knight: Von Freeze #1 Dec 25, 2019
10
 Batman: Last Knight on Earth #3 Jul 21, 2020

It's a gorgeous-looking, extremely well written book but what most disturbs me about it is the scene between Joker and Red Hood. Somehow, Johns has given Jason Todd his most emotional moment in the span of a few pages than Jason's had in his entire Red Hood run for the past nine years in his own title.
10
 Batman: Three Jokers (2020) #3 Oct 30, 2020
10
 Catwoman (2018) #40 Feb 22, 2022
10
 Catwoman: Lonely City (2021) #1 Oct 20, 2021
10
 Catwoman: Lonely City (2021) #2 Dec 25, 2021
10
 Daphne Byrne #2 Feb 7, 2020
10
 Daredevil (2019) #21 Jul 22, 2020
10
 Daredevil (2019) #25 Dec 3, 2020
10
 Daredevil (2019) #28 Mar 11, 2021
10
 Dark Knights of Steel (2021) #2 Dec 8, 2021
10
 Dark Nights: Death Metal #1 Jun 16, 2020

Well, here we are. A Death Metal tie in has made me cry so 2020 really can't be stopped at this point. Listen, if you love the DC Universe with all its pros and cons, the hope, the darkness, the perpetually broken continuity and the great stories that come from trying to fix it, and most of all the amazing characters that have endured for decades, you owe it to yourself to read this.
10
 DC Pride (2021) #1 Jun 8, 2021

"Still guarding?" "Still guarding." "Good dog." Tom Taylor you BASTARD, I did not expect you to make me cry over talking dogs in a zombie story.
10
 DCeased: The Unkillables #3 May 19, 2020
10
 Dial H For Hero (2019) #3 Sep 8, 2019
10
 Dial H For Hero (2019) #4 Sep 8, 2019
10
 Dial H For Hero (2019) #5 Sep 8, 2019
10
 Dial H For Hero (2019) #6 Sep 8, 2019
10
 Dial H For Hero (2019) #9 Nov 27, 2019
10
 Dial H For Hero (2019) #10 Jan 4, 2020
10
 Dial H For Hero (2019) #11 Feb 1, 2020
10
 Dial H For Hero (2019) #12 Mar 2, 2020
10
 Doomsday Clock #11 Sep 7, 2019
10
 Doomsday Clock #12 Dec 20, 2019
10
 Far Sector #1 Nov 13, 2019

Beautiful art, masterful worldbuilding, and a main character that you just can't help but root for immediately. Definite buy!
10
 Far Sector #4 Mar 2, 2020
10
 Far Sector #5 Apr 22, 2020
10
 Far Sector #7 Aug 4, 2020
10
 Far Sector #8 Oct 9, 2020
10
 Far Sector #9 Dec 4, 2020
10
 Far Sector #10 Feb 3, 2021
10
 Far Sector #11 Apr 6, 2021
10
 Future State (2021): Wonder Woman #1 Jan 5, 2021
10
 Future State (2021): Superman vs. Imperious Lex #1 Jan 26, 2021
10
 Future State (2021): Wonder Woman #2 Feb 2, 2021
10
 Future State (2021): Superman vs. Imperious Lex #2 Feb 23, 2021
10
 Harleen (2019) #1 Sep 25, 2019
10
 Harley Quinn: Black + White + Red (2020) #17 Dec 24, 2020
10
 Harley Quinn: Breaking Glass OGN Aug 9, 2020

In which Constantine summons a porn demon stuck in his phone, finds out bouncers can have literature degrees, confronts a racist hobo, and has his dick complimented by someone who thirty seconds earlier held a knife to his balls. Spurrier and Campbell are absolutely killing it, but I must beg for one thing: PLEASE GET RID OF CONSTANTINE'S BUZZCUT. This nigh bald situation is bothering me something fierce, and I didn't spend $3.99 on this just so that I couldn't properly sexualize a fictional piece of shit British warlock like the horny idiot that I am. That said, you should all be reading this, even if I'm pretty sure Constantine having a near buzzcut may actually classify as terrorism.
10
 John Constantine: Hellblazer #4 Mar 1, 2020
10
 John Constantine: Hellblazer #5 Apr 22, 2020
10
 John Constantine: Hellblazer #7 Jul 4, 2020
10
 John Constantine: Hellblazer #9 Aug 29, 2020
10
 John Constantine: Hellblazer #11 Oct 31, 2020
10
 John Constantine: Hellblazer #12 Jan 22, 2021
10
 Judas #4 Oct 1, 2019
10
 Justice League Dark (2018) #12 Jun 27, 2019
10
 Justice League Dark (2018) #14 Aug 28, 2019
10
 Justice League Dark (2018) #15 Sep 25, 2019
10
 Justice League Dark (2018) #18 Jan 2, 2020
10
 Justice League Dark (2018) #28 Nov 24, 2020
10
 Justice League Dark (2018) Annual #1 Jul 31, 2019
10
 Legend of the Swamp Thing: Halloween Spectacular (2020) #1 Oct 6, 2020
10
 Lois Lane (2019) #1 Jul 3, 2019
10
 Lucifer (2018) #13 Oct 20, 2019

Lucifer and Constantine together are such a fascinating match, but Watters' addition of a great cast of international hedonistic ghosts who engage in headless bisexual threeways and nazi tirades make it all the better. Blanco and Cunniffe's art is gorgeous, although I'd love to see what Blanco's pencils would look like if they weren't quite so thick. All in all, another win for Lucifer.
10
 Lucifer (2018) #17 Feb 19, 2020
10
 Man-Eaters #3 Nov 29, 2018
10
 Money Shot (2019) #1 Jul 13, 2020
10
 Money Shot (2019) #2 Jul 13, 2020
10
 Money Shot (2019) #3 Jul 13, 2020
10
 Money Shot (2019) #4 Jul 13, 2020
10
 Money Shot (2019) #5 Jul 13, 2020
10
 Money Shot (2019) #6 Jul 13, 2020
10
 Money Shot (2019) #7 Aug 5, 2020

Another win for Hill House Comics! There's truly nobody out there like Joe Hill who can introduce a whole cast of characters, make you like all of them, set up the basic premise, and then start the ball rolling in the most interesting way possible. Immonen, obviously, is a master, and I hope he sticks around to do more Hill House books. As I only read DC I've never read any of Immonen's Marvel books, but his reputation preceeds him and it could not be more right. Read Plunge if you dare (and you SHOULD dare.)
10
 Plunge #5 Jul 28, 2020

King has said Rorshach is him pouring his anger at the current political landscape of America into a story. As someone who shares his rage, even the small snippets of that aspect of the story that we get in issue one were enough to get my blood boiling. The casual dismissal of fascism, an enormous poster that says "Come To The Conservative Revolution", the vaguely familiar campaign slogan of "America for Americans." King spends this introductory issue more concerned with the setup of this noir thriller, and he does it very well, but at its edges he is seething, and that's incredibly cathartic because so am I. Jorge Fornes provides his usually gorgeous, appropriately noir-style art that simultaneously fits with Gibbons' art in the original series while also being its own thing, and Dave Stewart's beautiful colours are the cherry on top. This is an auspicious beginning to a series that will have a lot of detractors simply by existing, but I for one can't wait to get deeper into this mystery and further into the rage.
10
 Shazam! (2018) #9 May 17, 2020
10
 Shazam! (2018) #10 May 17, 2020
10
 Strange Adventures (2020) #1 Mar 4, 2020
10
 Strange Adventures (2020) #4 Aug 4, 2020
10
 Strange Adventures (2020) #10 May 25, 2021
10
 Strange Adventures (2020) #11 Jul 28, 2021
10
 Strange Adventures (2020) #12 Oct 12, 2021
10
 Suicide Squad (2019) #5 May 30, 2020
10
 Suicide Squad (2019) #6 Jun 24, 2020
10
 Suicide Squad (2019) #11 Nov 24, 2020
10
 Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow #1 Jun 16, 2021
10
 Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow #2 Jul 21, 2021
10
 Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow #3 Aug 18, 2021
10
 Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow #4 Sep 21, 2021
10
 Superman (2018) #15 Sep 18, 2019
10
 Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen (2019) #2 Aug 21, 2019
10
 Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen (2019) #4 Oct 20, 2019

In which plots are solved, then retroactively unsolved, a serial killer goes on a short-lived spiritual journey, Lex Luthor hates mysteries, Batman loves puns, and Superman does NOT want to hear any spoilers, thank you very much. There isn't much to say in the face of perfection, except for maybe, like, "woooah!". But then "woooah!" makes you sound either like a simpleton, a toddler, or both (a simpletoddler?) so let's just say Jimmy Olsen #6 is perfect. Fraction and Lieber are KILLING it, and if this book doesn't get at least nominated for an Eisner, SDCC can eat my Superman-themed shorts.
10
 Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen (2019) #12 Jul 21, 2020
10
 Superman: Son of Kal-El (2021) #5 Nov 16, 2021
10
 Superman: Up In the Sky #1 Jul 3, 2019
10
 Swamp Thing (2021) #5 Jul 8, 2021
10
 The Dollhouse Family #4 Feb 12, 2020
10
 The Dreaming (2018) #17 Jan 3, 2020
10
 The Dreaming (2018) #19 Mar 5, 2020
10
 The Dreaming (2018) #20 Apr 28, 2020
10
 The Dreaming: Waking Hours (2020) #2 Sep 1, 2020
10
 The Dreaming: Waking Hours (2020) #3 Oct 6, 2020
10
 The Dreaming: Waking Hours (2020) #6 Jan 10, 2021
10
 The Dreaming: Waking Hours (2020) #12 Aug 3, 2021
10
 The Last God (2019) #1 Oct 31, 2019
10
 The Last God (2019) #2 Dec 5, 2019

Who knew that out of all the high fantasy offers out in the comic market right now - Image's amazing Die and Reaver, Marvel's 17 different Conan monthlies - DC would be the one coming out with the best offering? Phillip Kennedy Johnson has clearly crafted an extremely intricate world, yet he doesn't bog down the pacing with unecessary exposition. He gives you enough so that you're not lost, and then lets the tight plotting do the rest of the work. Riccardo Federicci's art is otherworldly in its beauty, complemented by Sunny Gho's gorgeous colours. This is truly the pinnacle of what a fantasy comic can achieve, and I just hope its sales reflect that.
10
 The Last God (2019) #5 Mar 4, 2020
10
 The Last God (2019) #7 Jul 21, 2020
10
 The Last God (2019) #12 Feb 8, 2021
10
 The Last God (2019): Songs of Lost Children #1 Oct 30, 2020
10
 The Nice House on the Lake #1 Jun 1, 2021
10
 The Picture of Everything Else #1 Dec 24, 2020
10
 The White Trees #1 Dec 25, 2019
10
 The White Trees #2 Dec 25, 2019
10
 Wild Storm #24 Jul 3, 2019
10
 Wonder Woman (2016) #780 Oct 12, 2021

Incredible art by Jack Herbert and colourist Gabe Eltaeb, and Orlando's script is at once perfect for a one and done annual, yet screaming for a follow up arc to the secret uncovered by Diana and the amazons. Hopefully Mariko Tamaki will do just that once her already thrilling Maxwell Lord arc is over.
10
 Wonder Woman Historia: The Amazons (2021) #1 Dec 1, 2021
10
 Wonder Woman Historia: The Amazons (2021) #2 Apr 5, 2022
9.5
 A Dark Interlude #2 Feb 22, 2021
9.5
 Action Comics (2016) #1033 Jul 28, 2021
9.5
 Action Comics (2016) #1034 Aug 24, 2021
9.5
 Action Comics (2016) #1035 Sep 28, 2021
9.5
 Action Comics (2016) #1036 Nov 9, 2021
9.5
 Action Comics (2016) #1037 Nov 30, 2021
9.5
 Action Comics (2016) #1039 Jan 25, 2022
9.5
 Action Comics (2016) #1040 Feb 22, 2022
9.5
 Animal Man Vol. 2: Animal Vs. Man Dec 27, 2019
9.5
 Aquaman (2016) #48 May 29, 2019

Another win for DeConnick and Rocha. While I would've liked for Aqualad's confrontation with his father to be a bit more significant, the fact that it was Manta's own father, via the AI Manta himseld built, who ended up confronting Manta was also a stroke of genius. "I am a machine" he says over and over again, yet DeConnick makes us feel his pain even through his robotic repetition. Also, Rocha's redesign of Mera's outfit is gorgeous and I hope it doesn't go away once she's given birth. It's a bit less practical looking than Stjepan Sejic's design that skewed closer to Amber Heard's Mera, but the swaddling green fabric and the golden thigh highs Rocha came up with have a glorious simplicity all of its own.
9.5
 Aquaman (2016) #57 Feb 19, 2020
9.5
 Aquaman (2016) #61 Jul 21, 2020
9.5
 Aquaman: The Becoming (2021) #1 Sep 21, 2021
9.5
 Aquaman: The Becoming (2021) #2 Oct 28, 2021
9.5
 Arkham City: The Order of the World #1 Oct 5, 2021
9.5
 Basketful of Heads #5 Feb 27, 2020
9.5
 Basketful of Heads #6 Apr 3, 2020
9.5
 Batman (2016) #78 Sep 15, 2019
9.5
 Batman (2016) #86 Jan 20, 2020
9.5
 Batman (2016) #87 Jan 22, 2020
9.5
 Batman (2016) #91 Mar 18, 2020
9.5
 Batman (2016) #95 Jul 21, 2020
9.5
 Batman (2016) #100 Oct 6, 2020
9.5
 Batman (2016) #109 Jun 9, 2021
9.5
 Batman (2016): The Joker War Zone #1 Sep 29, 2020
9.5
 Batman / Catwoman (2020) #3 Feb 18, 2021
9.5
 Batman / Superman: World's Finest (2022) #1 Mar 16, 2022
9.5
 Batman: Curse of the White Knight #4 Oct 28, 2019
9.5
 Batman: Curse of the White Knight #5 Dec 25, 2019
9.5
 Batman: The Detective (2021) #2 May 11, 2021
9.5
 Batman: The Detective (2021) #3 Jun 8, 2021
9.5
 Batman: Universe #2 Aug 14, 2019
9.5
 Batman: Universe #3 Sep 15, 2019
9.5
 Batman: Urban Legends (2021) #6 Aug 10, 2021
9.5
 Batman: White Knight Presents: Harley Quinn #1 Oct 22, 2020
9.5
 Batman: White Knight Presents: Harley Quinn #3 Dec 25, 2020
9.5
 Batman: White Knight Presents: Harley Quinn #4 Jan 28, 2021
9.5
 Black Widow (2020) #3 Nov 14, 2020
9.5
 Books of Magic (2018) #19 May 26, 2020
9.5
 Catwoman (2018) #41 Mar 16, 2022
9.5
 Daphne Byrne #5 Jun 17, 2020
9.5
 Daredevil (2019) #20 Jun 14, 2020
9.5
 Daredevil (2019) #23 Oct 22, 2020
9.5
 Daredevil (2019) Annual #1 Aug 26, 2020
9.5
 Dark Knights of Steel (2021) #1 Nov 2, 2021
9.5
 Dark Knights of Steel (2021) #3 Jan 4, 2022
9.5
 Dark Nights: Death Metal: Trinity Crisis #1 Sep 8, 2020

"Nobody likes ya! Ya smell bad and ya got NO FRIENDS!" - Lobo This was AWESOME and should be a mini series
9.5
 DC vs. Vampires (2021) #2 Nov 23, 2021
9.5
 DC vs. Vampires (2021) #4 Jan 25, 2022
9.5
 DCeased #5 Oct 3, 2019
9.5
 DCeased #6 Oct 30, 2019
9.5
 DCeased: Dead Planet (2020) #2 Aug 4, 2020
9.5
 DCeased: The Unkillables #2 May 14, 2020
9.5
 Deathstroke (2016) #50 Dec 5, 2019
9.5
 Detective Comics (2016) #1029 Oct 28, 2020
9.5
 Detective Comics (2016) #1035 Apr 27, 2021
9.5
 Detective Comics (2016) #1036 May 25, 2021
9.5
 Doomsday Clock #10 May 29, 2019
9.5
 Far Sector #3 Jan 25, 2020
9.5
 Future State (2021): The Next Batman #1 Jan 6, 2021
9.5
 Future State (2021): Dark Detective #1 Jan 13, 2021
9.5
 Future State (2021): Immortal Wonder Woman #1 Jan 19, 2021
9.5
 Future State (2021): Catwoman #1 Jan 19, 2021
9.5
 Future State (2021): Swamp Thing #2 Feb 2, 2021
9.5
 Future State (2021): Nightwing #2 Feb 17, 2021
9.5
 Future State (2021): Superman: Worlds of War #2 Feb 17, 2021
9.5
 Future State (2021): Dark Detective #3 Feb 9, 2021
9.5
 Harley Quinn: Black + White + Red (2020) #5 Dec 24, 2020
9.5
 Heavy #2 Oct 29, 2020
9.5
 Hellblazer: Rise and Fall #1 Sep 1, 2020
9.5
 Hollow Heart #1 Feb 21, 2021
9.5
 Human Target (2021) #2 Dec 1, 2021
9.5
 Human Target (2021) #3 Jan 6, 2022
9.5
 Injustice: Year Zero #2 Aug 7, 2020
9.5
 Injustice: Year Zero #3 Aug 7, 2020
9.5
 John Constantine: Hellblazer #6 Jun 3, 2020
9.5
 John Constantine: Hellblazer #8 Jul 28, 2020
9.5
 John Constantine: Hellblazer #10 Oct 4, 2020
9.5
 Joker/Harley: Criminal Sanity #2 Aug 6, 2020
9.5
 Joker: Killer Smile #1 Oct 30, 2019

While issue #1 hinted at darker goings on in Dr. Ben Arnell's life, issue #2 builds on it by telegraphing that something is definitely not right with the good doctor. At the very begining, while in a feverish nightmare of sorts, Joker asks Dr. Ben: "When you go mad, will you even realise it?" Indeed, will he? Will WE? Jeff Lemire is a wonderful writer as always, and while I wish we could've seen more of Ben's regular life before the twists of the issue happened, everything was executed very deftly. As for the art, while I'm not a huge Sorrentino fan, his is a perfect fit for a grounded horror book such as this one, especially with Jordie Bellaire's gorgeous colours. Killer Smile is a hauntingly glorious hoot, and while I have many theories as to where this is going in February's final issue, something tells me I'll just end up baffled and utterly creeped out.
9.5
 Justice League (2018) #52 Sep 1, 2020
9.5
 Justice League Dark (2018) #11 May 29, 2019
9.5
 Justice League Dark (2018) #16 Nov 5, 2019
9.5
 Justice League Dark (2018) #17 Nov 26, 2019
9.5
 Justice League Dark (2018) #19 Feb 2, 2020
9.5
 Justice League Dark (2018) #24 Jul 21, 2020
9.5
 Justice League Dark (2018) #25 Aug 25, 2020
9.5
 Justice League Dark (2018) #27 Oct 29, 2020
9.5
 Lois Lane (2019) #2 Aug 7, 2019
9.5
 Lucifer (2018) #12 Sep 18, 2019
9.5
 Lucifer (2018) #14 Nov 27, 2019
9.5
 Lucifer (2018) #16 Jan 25, 2020
9.5
 Lucifer (2018) #18 Mar 18, 2020
9.5
 Money Shot (2019) #9 Oct 11, 2020
9.5
 Nightwing (2016) #78 Mar 17, 2021
9.5
 Nightwing (2016) #80 May 18, 2021
9.5
 Nightwing (2016) #82 Jul 20, 2021
9.5
 Nightwing (2016) #83 Aug 18, 2021
9.5
 Nightwing (2016) #87 Dec 21, 2021
9.5
 Plunge #3 May 19, 2020
9.5
 Plunge #4 Jul 2, 2020
9.5
 Reaver #3 Sep 30, 2019
9.5
 Reaver #4 Oct 14, 2019
9.5
 Rorschach (2020) #3 Dec 18, 2020
9.5
 Rorschach (2020) #4 Jan 22, 2021
9.5
 Rorschach (2020) #5 Feb 18, 2021
9.5
 Rorschach (2020) #11 Aug 10, 2021
9.5
 Rorschach (2020) #12 Sep 15, 2021
9.5
 Shazam! (2018) #1 May 17, 2020
9.5
 Shazam! (2018) #6 May 17, 2020
9.5
 Shazam! (2018) #7 May 17, 2020
9.5
 Shazam! (2018) #8 May 17, 2020
9.5
 Strange Adventures (2020) #3 Jul 21, 2020

Alanna is a fucking savage and I'd read an entire maxiseries purely consisting of this woman smirking at people while she chainsmokes and openly plots against them. On a more serious note, the mixture of political and war thriller King is weaving here is his best work since Omega Men and The Vision, and Gerads and Shaner give us outstanding art as always.
9.5
 Strange Adventures (2020) #6 Oct 13, 2020
9.5
 Strange Adventures (2020) #8 Jan 28, 2021
9.5
 Suicide Squad (2019) #3 Feb 28, 2020
9.5
 Suicide Squad (2019) #4 Apr 22, 2020
9.5
 Suicide Squad (2019) #8 Aug 25, 2020
9.5
 Suicide Squad (2019) #10 Oct 29, 2020
9.5
 Suicide Squad (2021) #9 Nov 18, 2021
9.5
 Suicide Squad (2021) #10 Dec 8, 2021
9.5
 Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen (2019) #7 Jan 26, 2020
9.5
 Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen (2019) #8 Feb 19, 2020
9.5
 Superman: Son of Kal-El (2021) #3 Sep 28, 2021
9.5
 Superman: Son of Kal-El (2021) Annual: 2021 Dec 8, 2021
9.5
 Swamp Thing (2021) #1 Mar 2, 2021
9.5
 The Dollhouse Family #1 Nov 13, 2019
9.5
 The Dollhouse Family #5 Mar 13, 2020
9.5
 The Dreaming (2018) #10 Jun 6, 2019
9.5
 The Dreaming (2018) #14 Oct 5, 2019
9.5
 The Dreaming (2018) #15 Dec 4, 2019
9.5
 The Dreaming (2018) #16 Dec 4, 2019
9.5
 The Dreaming: Waking Hours (2020) #1 Aug 4, 2020
9.5
 The Dreaming: Waking Hours (2020) #7 Feb 3, 2021
9.5
 The Dreaming: Waking Hours (2020) #8 Mar 4, 2021
9.5
 The Dreaming: Waking Hours (2020) #10 May 11, 2021
9.5
 The Joker (2021) #1 Mar 9, 2021
9.5
 The Joker (2021) #2 Apr 13, 2021

This rating is just for the main Joker story. The Punchline one is frankly just mediocre, but I haven't written it off completely yet.
9.5
 The Joker (2021) Annual: 2021 Dec 1, 2021
9.5
 The Last God (2019) #4 Feb 4, 2020
9.5
 The Last God (2019) #6 May 12, 2020
9.5
 The Last God (2019) #8 Aug 29, 2020
9.5
 The Last God (2019) #9 Sep 23, 2020
9.5
 The Last God (2019) #10 Nov 24, 2020
9.5
 The Last God (2019) #11 Feb 8, 2021
9.5
 The Picture of Everything Else #2 Feb 18, 2021
9.5
 Wonder Girl (2021) #1 May 18, 2021
9.5
 Wonder Girl (2021) #5 Nov 30, 2021
9.5
 Wonder Twins (2019) #5 Sep 20, 2019
9.5
 Wonder Twins (2019) #6 Sep 20, 2019
9.5
 Wonder Woman (2016) #759 Jul 28, 2020
9.5
 Wonder Woman (2016) #770 Mar 9, 2021
9.5
 Wonder Woman (2016) #781 Nov 10, 2021
9.5
 Wonder Woman: Dead Earth #3 Jun 17, 2020
9.5
 Young Justice (2019) #7 Jul 11, 2019
9.0
 80th Anniversary 100-Page Super Spectacular: Wonder Woman #1 Oct 5, 2021
9.0
 A Dark Interlude #1 Nov 24, 2020
9.0
 Action Comics (2016) #1011 May 29, 2019
9.0
 Action Comics (2016) #1013 Jul 24, 2019
9.0
 Action Comics (2016) #1031 May 25, 2021
9.0
 Animal Man Vol. 1: The Hunt Dec 27, 2019
9.0
 Aquaman (2016) #51 Aug 21, 2019
9.0
 Aquaman (2016) #58 Mar 18, 2020
9.0
 Aquaman (2016) #59 Jun 2, 2020
9.0
 Aquaman (2016) #60 Jun 24, 2020
9.0
 Aquaman: The Becoming (2021) #3 Nov 18, 2021
9.0
 Arkham City: The Order of the World #2 Nov 3, 2021
9.0
 Basketful of Heads #4 Jan 22, 2020
9.0
 Batman (2016) #76 Aug 8, 2019
9.0
 Batman (2016) #92 Jun 14, 2020
9.0
 Batman (2016) #97 Aug 20, 2020

Somehow, James Tynion's done it: he's made me very interested in Punchline and how her journey will differ from Harley's. He also succesfully shows how different and mature Harley has become (well, mature in her own way.) Also, the Alfred hallucination sequences are a knife to the heart this time around, while still imbuing Bruce and the plot with hope. Lastly, as usual, Jimenez's art is gorgeous especially when paired with Tomeu Morey's beautiful colours.
9.0
 Batman (2016): Pennyworth R.I.P. #1 Feb 12, 2020
9.0
 Batman / Catwoman (2020) #1 Dec 1, 2020
9.0
 Batman / Catwoman (2020) #2 Jan 21, 2021
9.0
 Batman / Catwoman (2020) #5 Jun 9, 2021
9.0
 Batman / Superman (2019) #1 Aug 28, 2019
9.0
 Batman: Curse of the White Knight #3 Sep 27, 2019
9.0
 Batman: Curse of the White Knight #6 Jan 28, 2020
9.0
 Batman: Curse of the White Knight #7 Mar 2, 2020
9.0
 Batman: Killing Time (2022) #1 Mar 4, 2022
9.0
 Batman: Last Knight on Earth #1 Jul 4, 2020
9.0
 Batman: The Detective (2021) #5 Sep 21, 2021
9.0
 Batman: The Detective (2021) #6 Dec 1, 2021
9.0
 Batman: Universe #1 Jul 12, 2019
9.0
 Batman: Urban Legends (2021) #1 Mar 9, 2021
9.0
 Batman: Urban Legends (2021) #2 Apr 14, 2021
9.0
 Batman: Urban Legends (2021) #3 May 12, 2021
9.0
 Batman: Urban Legends (2021) #4 Jun 8, 2021
9.0
 Batman: White Knight Presents: Harley Quinn #2 Nov 24, 2020
9.0
 Black Adam (2022) #1 Jun 21, 2022
9.0
 Black Widow (2020) #4 Dec 2, 2020
9.0
 Books of Magic (2018) #13 Nov 8, 2019
9.0
 Books of Magic (2018) #14 Nov 27, 2019
9.0
 Catwoman (2018) #25 Sep 15, 2020
9.0
 Catwoman (2018) #27 Nov 19, 2020
9.0
 Catwoman (2018) #28 Dec 15, 2020
9.0
 Catwoman (2018) #30 Apr 20, 2021
9.0
 Catwoman (2018) #39 Jan 18, 2022
9.0
 Catwoman (2018) #42 Apr 19, 2022
9.0
 Collapser #1 Jul 17, 2019
9.0
 Daphne Byrne #1 Jan 23, 2020
9.0
 Daredevil (2019) #22 Oct 11, 2020
9.0
 Daredevil (2019) #24 Dec 3, 2020
9.0
 Daredevil (2019) #26 Feb 2, 2021
9.0
 Dark Knights of Steel (2021) #5 Mar 6, 2022
9.0
 Dark Nights: Death Metal #6 Dec 25, 2020

Like the first Death Metal one shot, Guidebook is surprisingly additive to the main event while also throwing in some fun side stories that may not he crucial to the reader's understanding of Death Metal but do expand the world Snyder and co. are creating. The main story by Snyder, Tynion, Williamson and Mahnke is simultaneously the most important story while also the least interesting. It does what it needs to do by contextualizing how the Death Metal world came to be, and ends in an interesting cliffhanger. The pacing, however, was a bit too fast for me and ended up losing whatever emotional aspect it could've had. The Harley Quinn story by Zdarsky and Randolph is one of the silliest and most entertaining ones, and makes me hope that these two are the creative team for Harley's inevitable post-Death Metal relaunch. Becky Cloonan's Aquaman story looks gorgeous, as her art always does, and I really enjoyed the poetic writing as well as the context of what Arthur has been forced to endure since the Batman Who Laughs took over Earth Prime. Vita Ayala and Dan Panosian's Diana and Poison Ivy story is my favourite, as it turns an odd couple of characters into perhaps the most emotional moment Death Metal has provided yet. Panosian's art has also never looked better. Finally, Priest and Eduardo Risso's Batman and Jonah Hex story was a bit confusing what with all the talk about dangerous potential of milk, yet the constant dark reminder that "All Light Dies" paired with Risso's dreary and stylish art gave me chills from start to finish. The Black Lantern oath has sadly never been more relatable than in 2020.
9.0
 Dark Nights: Death Metal: Rise of the New God #1 Oct 29, 2020
9.0
 DC Pride (2021): 2022 #1 Jun 8, 2022
9.0
 DC vs. Vampires (2021) #3 Dec 29, 2021
9.0
 DC's Crimes of Passion #1 Oct 12, 2020
9.0
 DCeased: Dead Planet (2020) #1 Jul 9, 2020
9.0
 DCeased: Dead Planet (2020) #4 Oct 6, 2020
9.0
 DCeased: Hope At World's End #1 May 20, 2020
9.0
 DCeased: Hope At World's End #2 Jun 2, 2020
9.0
 DCeased: Hope At World's End #3 Jun 16, 2020
9.0
 DCeased: Hope At World's End #9 Sep 8, 2020
9.0
 DCeased: The Unkillables #1 May 14, 2020
9.0
 Deathstroke (2016) #45 Jul 3, 2019
9.0
 Deathstroke (2016) #49 Dec 5, 2019

Tomasi/Walker: 5/10 Great art, pointless story - if one can even call it a story when really it's more of a Batman's rogues gallery recap. Bendis/Marquez: 10/10 Probably the best thing Bendis has done at DC so far outside of Naomi. Someone give him and Marquez a Batgirl ongoing STAT. Fraction/Zdarsky 10/10 Obviously. What did we expect? I'm a sucker for anytime Bruce and Joker get downright Freudian with each other, and this may be the best example of that yet. Also, honourable mention for Joker grafitting an alley with the following quote: "Every alley is a Crime Alley if you believe in yourself!" Indeed. Rucka/Risso 9/10 Again unsurprisingly great with a team like this, and a really topical and inspirational entry in this anthology. Tynion/Rossmo 9/10 A surprisingly sweet story that also happens to be spooky and action-y. Rossmo draws the cutest Robin I've seen. DeConnick/Romita Jr. 8/10 A nice short thriller that actually puts more focus on Bruce than it does Batman. Not groundbreaking, but very entertaining. Wolfman/Lupacchino 6/10 I didn't feel strongly about this one either way. It's not necessarily bad, but it's too compressed to be interesting. Feels like Wolfman tried to fit an annual's worth of plot into 15 pages, and the plot wasn't all that to begin with. Morrison/Burnham 8/10 A darkly hilarious tale of a poor concerned Gothamite who intends to be the saviour of his crime besieged city. Until he remembers, oh right, there's Batman. King/Simonson 8/10 It's a simple enough story, but as usual King manages to deconstruct Batman even in a few pages, and he uses a neat time-looping plot device to do it. You mileage will vary with whether or not you enjoy King's Batman. I mostly do. Snyder/Reis 10/10 Snyder makes the most out of a few pages to show just how deep the (super weird but also adorable) friendship between Batman and Gordon is. Jurgens/Nowlan 7/10 It's an interesting prelude to whatever shape the Generations event will finally take on next year, but I'm guessing it wasn't meant to be read as a one off because it doesn't really work well that way. Still it got me interested in Generations, which I guess is what it was meant to do. Tamaki/Mora 7/10 Saddled with tying into not only the ongoing Joker War, but also the next Tomasi Detective arc, Tamaki crafts a good story that probably isn't half as great as it could've been if she had been allowed to just do her own thing. Oh well. Overall, it's a great anthology with mostly amazing stories, a couple of mediocre ones, and a whole lot of creative teams I now wish had a little corner of the Batverse to call their own.
9.0
 Detective Comics (2016) #1031 Nov 24, 2020
9.0
 Detective Comics (2016) #1034 Mar 23, 2021
9.0
 Detective Comics (2016) #1037 Jun 8, 2021
9.0
 Detective Comics (2016) #1040 Jul 28, 2021
9.0
 Detective Comics (2016) #1041 Aug 10, 2021
9.0
 Detective Comics (2016) #1044 Oct 28, 2021
9.0
 Detective Comics (2016) #1045 Nov 24, 2021
9.0
 Detective Comics (2016) Annual: 2021 Nov 30, 2021
9.0
 Dial H For Hero (2019) #7 Sep 27, 2019
9.0
 Dial H For Hero (2019) #8 Nov 12, 2019
9.0
 Doom Patrol: Weight of the Worlds (2019) #1 Jul 3, 2019
9.0
 Flash (2016) Annual: 2021 Jul 16, 2021
9.0
 Future State (2021): Justice League #1 Jan 12, 2021
9.0
 Future State (2021): Nightwing #1 Jan 19, 2021
9.0
 Future State (2021): Aquaman #1 Jan 26, 2021
9.0
 Future State (2021): Superman/Wonder Woman #2 Feb 10, 2021
9.0
 Future State (2021): Immortal Wonder Woman #2 Feb 16, 2021
9.0
 Future State (2021): Catwoman #2 Feb 17, 2021
9.0
 Future State (2021): Aquaman #2 Feb 23, 2021
9.0
 Future State (2021): Dark Detective #4 Feb 23, 2021
9.0
 Harley Quinn (2021) #1 Mar 23, 2021
9.0
 Harley Quinn (2021) #5 Aug 17, 2021
9.0
 Harley Quinn: Black + White + Red (2020) #9 Aug 22, 2020
9.0
 Harley Quinn: Black + White + Red (2020) #16 Dec 24, 2020
9.0
 Heavy #1 Oct 22, 2020
9.0
 Heavy #3 Dec 6, 2020
9.0
 Heavy #5 Feb 10, 2021
9.0
 Heavy #6 May 12, 2021
9.0
 Hellblazer: Rise and Fall #2 Nov 10, 2020
9.0
 Hellblazer: Rise and Fall #3 Feb 2, 2021
9.0
 Hollow Heart #2 Apr 10, 2021
9.0
 Infinite Frontier (2021) #0 Mar 2, 2021
9.0
 Infinite Frontier (2021) #2 Jul 13, 2021
9.0
 Infinite Frontier (2021) #6 Sep 7, 2021
9.0
 Injustice: Year Zero #1 Aug 7, 2020
9.0
 John Constantine: Hellblazer #1 Nov 27, 2019
9.0
 John Constantine: Hellblazer #3 Jan 25, 2020
9.0
 Joker/Harley: Criminal Sanity #3 Aug 6, 2020
9.0
 Joker/Harley: Criminal Sanity #4 Aug 6, 2020
9.0
 Joker: Killer Smile: The Smile Killer #1 Jul 2, 2020
9.0
 Judas #1 Oct 1, 2019
9.0
 Judas #2 Oct 1, 2019
9.0
 Judas #3 Oct 1, 2019
9.0
 Justice League (2018) #49 Jul 14, 2020

Not having read any past stories about the Black Mercy, I found Loveness' script quite chilling. From the very first page it's clear something is about to go very wrong, but Loveness cleverly intersperses the rising tension with interesting questions both about the Justice League's personal lives as well as their impact, good and bad, in the world. Rocha, Henriques and Fajardo Jr. clinch a great script with incredible art that is very DC house style but with a twist all its own. I'm glad this art team is staying on even after this filler arc is done.

9.0
 Justice League (2018) #54 Oct 6, 2020
9.0
 Justice League Dark (2018) #13 Jul 24, 2019
9.0
 Justice League Dark (2018) #20 Feb 27, 2020
9.0
 Justice League Dark (2018) #22 Jun 3, 2020
9.0
 Justice League Dark (2018) #23 Jul 2, 2020
9.0
 Justice League Dark (2018) #26 Sep 22, 2020
9.0
 Justice League: Incarnate (2021) #1 Nov 30, 2021
9.0
 Lois Lane (2019) #3 Sep 5, 2019
9.0
 Lois Lane (2019) #7 Jan 3, 2020
9.0
 Lois Lane (2019) #10 May 12, 2020
9.0
 Money Shot (2019) #8 Sep 17, 2020
9.0
 Naomi #6 Jul 13, 2019
9.0
 Nightwing (2016) #79 Apr 20, 2021
9.0
 Nightwing (2016) #84 Sep 21, 2021
9.0
 Nightwing (2016) #90 Mar 16, 2022
9.0
 Poison Ivy (2022) #1 Jun 14, 2022
9.0
 Reaver #1 Sep 30, 2019
9.0
 Reaver #2 Sep 30, 2019
9.0
 Rorschach (2020) #2 Nov 17, 2020
9.0
 Rorschach (2020) #6 Mar 9, 2021
9.0
 Rorschach (2020) #7 Apr 17, 2021
9.0
 Rorschach (2020) #10 Jul 29, 2021
9.0
 Shazam! (2018) #3 May 17, 2020
9.0
 Shazam! (2018) #11 May 17, 2020
9.0
 Strange Adventures (2020) #2 Jun 16, 2020
9.0
 Strange Adventures (2020) #7 Dec 1, 2020
9.0
 Suicide Squad (2016) #33 Aug 7, 2020
9.0
 Suicide Squad (2016) #34 Aug 7, 2020
9.0
 Suicide Squad (2021) #8 Oct 20, 2021
9.0
 Suicide Squad (2021) #11 Jan 6, 2022
9.0
 Suicide Squad (2021) #12 Feb 3, 2022
9.0
 Suicide Squad (2021) Annual: 2021 Sep 7, 2021
9.0
 Suicide Squad: Blaze (2022) #1 Feb 10, 2022
9.0
 Supergirl (2016) #24 Nov 15, 2018
9.0
 Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow #5 Nov 21, 2021
9.0
 Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow #6 Dec 26, 2021
9.0
 Superman (2018): Leviathan Rising Special #1 May 29, 2019
9.0
 Superman and the Authority (2021) #1 Jul 20, 2021
9.0
 Superman and the Authority (2021) #2 Aug 18, 2021
9.0
 Superman and the Authority (2021) #3 Sep 15, 2021
9.0
 Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen (2019) #10 May 21, 2020
9.0
 Superman: Son of Kal-El (2021) #1 Jul 28, 2021
9.0
 Superman: Son of Kal-El (2021) #2 Aug 24, 2021
9.0
 Superman: Son of Kal-El (2021) #6 Jan 6, 2022
9.0
 Swamp Thing (2021) #2 Apr 8, 2021
9.0
 Task Force Z (2021) #3 Dec 30, 2021
9.0
 Task Force Z (2021) #4 Jan 25, 2022
9.0
 The Dollhouse Family #2 Dec 12, 2019
9.0
 The Dreaming (2018) #12 Aug 7, 2019
9.0
 The Dreaming (2018) #13 Sep 8, 2019
9.0
 The Dreaming: Waking Hours (2020) #9 Apr 9, 2021
9.0
 The Man of Steel (2018) #1 May 30, 2018
9.0
 The Sandman Universe: Hellblazer #1 Nov 5, 2019
9.0
 Wonder Girl (2021) #2 Jul 7, 2021
9.0
 Wonder Girl (2021) #4 Oct 27, 2021
9.0
 Wonder Girl (2021) #6 Dec 15, 2021
9.0
 Wonder Twins (2019) #2 Sep 19, 2019
9.0
 Wonder Twins (2019) #7 Sep 20, 2019
9.0
 Wonder Woman (2016) #760 Aug 11, 2020
9.0
 Wonder Woman (2016) #761 Aug 25, 2020

Plot wise Tamaki continues with her apparent modus operandi of taking things slow, but the buddy dynamics of Diana and Max Lord are so fun, I barely care. Steve Pugh and Romulo Fajardo absolutely kill it in the art department. They elevate the humour and even have some beautiful, surprisingly moving shots of Diana watching the sunset. So far this is not a complex Wonder Woman story, but it is an incredibly fun one and I had really missed that before Tamaki took over.
9.0
 Wonder Woman (2016) #771 Apr 13, 2021
9.0
 Year of the Villain: Joker #1 Oct 14, 2019
9.0
 Year of the Villain: Ocean Master #1 Feb 2, 2020
8.5
 Action Comics (2016) #1030 Apr 27, 2021
8.5
 American Carnage #9 Aug 1, 2019
8.5
 Aquaman (2016) #54 Nov 22, 2019
8.5
 Aquaman (2016) #63 Sep 23, 2020
8.5
 Aquaman (2016) #65 Nov 19, 2020
8.5
 Aquamen (2022) #1 Feb 22, 2022
8.5
 Basketful of Heads #7 Jun 3, 2020
8.5
 Batgirls (2021) #1 Feb 7, 2022
8.5
 Batgirls (2021) #2 Feb 7, 2022
8.5
 Batman (2016) #80 Oct 3, 2019
8.5
 Batman (2016) #93 Jun 24, 2020
8.5
 Batman (2016) #101 Oct 20, 2020
8.5
 Batman (2016) #105 Dec 15, 2020
8.5
 Batman (2016) #106 Mar 2, 2021
8.5
 Batman (2016) #107 Apr 7, 2021
8.5
 Batman (2016) #108 May 4, 2021
8.5
 Batman (2016) #118 Dec 8, 2021
8.5
 Batman (2016) Annual #5 Jan 1, 2021
8.5
 Batman / Superman (2019) #2 Sep 25, 2019
8.5
 Batman's Grave #1 Oct 14, 2019
8.5
 Batman: Curse of the White Knight #1 Jul 24, 2019
8.5
 Batman: Secret Files (2018): Secret Files #3 Jun 14, 2020
8.5
 Batman: Secret Files (2021): Huntress #1 Jul 28, 2021
8.5
 Batman: The Detective (2021) #1 Apr 13, 2021
8.5
 Batman: Universe #4 Oct 14, 2019
8.5
 Batman: Urban Legends (2021) #8 Oct 12, 2021
8.5
 Batman: White Knight Presents: Harley Quinn #5 Feb 23, 2021
8.5
 Batman: White Knight Presents: Harley Quinn #6 Mar 24, 2021
8.5
 Black Widow (2020) #2 Oct 11, 2020
8.5
 Black Widow (2020) #5 Feb 19, 2021
8.5
 Books of Magic (2018) #12 Sep 27, 2019
8.5
 Catwoman (2018) #5 Nov 14, 2018
8.5
 Catwoman (2018) #14 Aug 14, 2019
8.5
 Catwoman (2018) #16 Oct 14, 2019
8.5
 Catwoman (2018) #18 Dec 30, 2019
8.5
 Catwoman (2018) #29 Mar 17, 2021
8.5
 Catwoman (2018) #31 May 18, 2021
8.5
 Daphne Byrne #3 Mar 5, 2020
8.5
 Daphne Byrne #4 Apr 29, 2020
8.5
 Daredevil (2019) #27 Feb 10, 2021
8.5
 Dark Knights of Steel (2021) #7 Jun 7, 2022
8.5
 Dark Nights: Death Metal #2 Jul 16, 2020
8.5
 Dark Nights: Death Metal #3 Aug 5, 2020
8.5
 Dark Nights: Death Metal #4 Oct 25, 2020
8.5
 Dark Nights: Death Metal #5 Nov 24, 2020
8.5
 Dark Nights: Death Metal #7 Jan 5, 2021
8.5
 Dark Nights: Death Metal: Legends of the Dark Knights #1 Aug 4, 2020
8.5
 Dark Nights: Death Metal: The Secret Origin #1 Dec 25, 2020
8.5
 DC vs. Vampires (2021) #1 Oct 27, 2021
8.5
 DCeased #4 Aug 7, 2019
8.5
 DCeased: A Good Day To Die #1 Sep 7, 2019
8.5
 DCeased: Dead Planet (2020) #6 Dec 2, 2020
8.5
 DCeased: Hope At World's End #5 Jul 20, 2020
8.5
 Detective Comics (2016) #1030 Nov 13, 2020
8.5
 Detective Comics (2016) #1038 Jun 23, 2021
8.5
 Detective Comics (2016) #1042 Aug 24, 2021
8.5
 Detective Comics (2016) Annual #3 Feb 2, 2020
8.5
 Dial H For Hero (2019) #2 Sep 8, 2019
8.5
 Future State (2021): Swamp Thing #1 Jan 10, 2021

Del Duca and Filardi's art is gorgeous, and Watters' writing makes both Jon and Yara even more interesting than I already found them. Solaris, Jon's sassy cybernetic sun nemesis, is also an awesome villain. If there's one thing to be nitpicky about, it's just that as a Brazilian there are some language issues in Yara's storyline. One character is named Soasa - a last name that does not exist, but was probably meant to be Sousa - and São Paulo is mistakenly referred to as São Paolo once or twice. Yara also exclaims a sentence in Portuguese at one point that isn't something I've ever heard someone say, but I'll blame Google translate for that. Anyway, other than that this is another Future State winner.
8.5
 Future State (2021): Teen Titans #1 Jan 12, 2021
8.5
 Future State (2021): Superman: Worlds of War #1 Jan 19, 2021
8.5
 Future State (2021): Shazam! #1 Jan 19, 2021
8.5
 Future State (2021): Dark Detective #2 Jan 27, 2021
8.5
 Future State (2021): Shazam! #2 Feb 17, 2021
8.5
 Green Lantern (2021) #1 Apr 12, 2021
8.5
 Green Lantern (2021) #2 May 4, 2021
8.5
 Harleen (2019) #3 Dec 25, 2019
8.5
 Harley Quinn (2021) #8 Oct 28, 2021
8.5
 Harley Quinn: Black + White + Red (2020) #3 Jul 11, 2020
8.5
 Harley Quinn: Black + White + Red (2020) #6 Aug 1, 2020
8.5
 Harley Quinn: Black + White + Red (2020) #11 Sep 5, 2020
8.5
 Harley Quinn: Black + White + Red (2020) #13 Dec 24, 2020
8.5
 Harley Quinn: Black + White + Red (2020) #15 Dec 24, 2020
8.5
 Human Target (2021) #1 Nov 2, 2021
8.5
 Infinite Frontier (2021) #1 Jun 22, 2021
8.5
 Infinite Frontier (2021) #3 Jul 28, 2021
8.5
 Infinite Frontier (2021) #4 Aug 10, 2021
8.5
 Infinite Frontier (2021) #5 Aug 31, 2021
8.5
 Joker/Harley: Criminal Sanity #1 Aug 6, 2020

Sorrentino's art was twisted, evocative, and spooky as always, and Lemire did a good job tying everything together, but I can't shake the feeling that this ending was a bit too predictable for the tale this incredible team was telling. Perhaps that will be rectified in the upcoming one shot in May, but for now, while I greatly enjoyed this series, it feels like a bit of a disappointment.
8.5
 Justice League (2018) #33 Oct 3, 2019
8.5
 Justice League (2018) #48 Jul 13, 2020
8.5
 Justice League (2018) #60 Apr 20, 2021
8.5
 Justice League (2018) #61 May 18, 2021
8.5
 Justice League: Last Ride #2 Jun 8, 2021
8.5
 Lois Lane (2019) #4 Oct 4, 2019
8.5
 Lois Lane (2019) #5 Nov 26, 2019
8.5
 Lois Lane (2019) #6 Dec 4, 2019
8.5
 Lois Lane (2019) #8 Feb 7, 2020
8.5
 Lois Lane (2019) #11 Jun 14, 2020
8.5
 Lucifer (2018) #10 Jul 17, 2019
8.5
 Money Shot (2019) #10 Nov 14, 2020
8.5
 Nightwing (2016) #81 Jun 15, 2021
8.5
 Nightwing (2016) #85 Oct 19, 2021
8.5
 Nightwing (2016) #88 Jan 18, 2022
8.5
 Nubia & The Amazons #1 Oct 19, 2021
8.5
 Nubia & The Amazons #3 Dec 30, 2021
8.5
 Red Hood and the Outlaws (2016) #37 Aug 28, 2019
8.5
 Red Hood and the Outlaws (2016) #51 Nov 24, 2020
8.5
 Rorschach (2020) #8 May 15, 2021
8.5
 Rorschach (2020) #9 Jun 9, 2021
8.5
 Shazam! (2018) #2 May 17, 2020
8.5
 Shazam! (2018) #4 May 17, 2020
8.5
 Shazam! (2018) #5 May 17, 2020
8.5
 Shazam! (2018) #12 Jun 3, 2020
8.5
 Stillwater (2020) #3 Nov 24, 2020
8.5
 Stillwater (2020) #5 Jan 28, 2021
8.5
 Stillwater (2020) #6 Feb 21, 2021
8.5
 Strange Adventures (2020) #9 Mar 31, 2021

Tom Taylor gives us a great new squad full of personality, plus his usual apt handle on already well established characters such as Waller and Harley. A few emotional moments involving the new characters felt a bit unearned since we'd barely gotten to know them, but given Taylor's proclivity for fictitious bloodbaths there was no way everyone was coming out of this unscathed. Redondo and Lucas are an amazing art team as they've been since Injustice. The Squad is back, and I haven't been this excited for Task Force X in a long, long time!
8.5
 Suicide Squad (2019) #2 Feb 1, 2020
8.5
 Suicide Squad (2019) #9 Sep 22, 2020
8.5
 Suicide Squad (2021) #1 Mar 2, 2021
8.5
 Suicide Squad (2021) #5 Jul 7, 2021
8.5
 Suicide Squad (2021) #7 Sep 7, 2021
8.5
 Supergirl (2016) #33 Sep 6, 2019
8.5
 Superman (2018) #5 Nov 15, 2018
8.5
 Superman and the Authority (2021) #4 Oct 14, 2021
8.5
 Superman: Son of Kal-El (2021) #4 Oct 19, 2021
8.5
 Superman: Son of Kal-El (2021) #8 Feb 8, 2022
8.5
 Swamp Thing (2021) #3 May 4, 2021
8.5
 Task Force Z (2021) #2 Nov 24, 2021
8.5
 Task Force Z (2021) #5 Feb 22, 2022
8.5
 The Dollhouse Family #3 Jan 23, 2020
8.5
 The Dollhouse Family #6 May 21, 2020
8.5
 The Joker (2021) #5 Jul 18, 2021
8.5
 The Picture of Everything Else #3 Apr 22, 2021
8.5
 Wonder Girl (2021) #3 Aug 31, 2021
8.5
 Wonder Twins (2019) #4 Sep 20, 2019
8.5
 Wonder Woman (2016) #762 Sep 8, 2020
8.5
 Wonder Woman (2016) #765 Oct 28, 2020
8.5
 Wonder Woman (2016) #766 Nov 13, 2020
8.5
 Wonder Woman (2016) #768 Dec 8, 2020
8.5
 Wonder Woman (2016) #772 May 11, 2021
8.5
 Wonder Woman (2016) #773 Jun 8, 2021
8.5
 Wonder Woman (2016) #775 Jul 13, 2021
8.5
 Wonder Woman (2016) #776 Jul 28, 2021
8.5
 Wonder Woman (2016) #777 Aug 10, 2021
8.5
 Wonder Woman: Dead Earth #4 Aug 22, 2020
8.5
 Wonder Woman: Evolution (2021) #1 Nov 18, 2021
8.0
 Action Comics (2016) #1014 Aug 28, 2019
8.0
 Action Comics (2016) #1015 Sep 25, 2019
8.0
 Action Comics (2016) #1029 Mar 23, 2021
8.0
 Aquaman (2016) #52 Sep 18, 2019
8.0
 Aquaman (2016) #53 Oct 20, 2019
8.0
 Aquaman (2016) #62 Aug 20, 2020
8.0
 Aquaman: The Becoming (2021) #5 Jan 25, 2022
8.0
 Batman (2016) #77 Aug 21, 2019
8.0
 Batman (2016) #90 Mar 4, 2020
8.0
 Batman (2016) #96 Aug 6, 2020
8.0
 Batman (2016) #117 Nov 17, 2021
8.0
 Batman / Superman (2019) #3 Oct 31, 2019
8.0
 Batman: Curse of the White Knight #8 Apr 25, 2020
8.0
 Books of Magic (2018) #10 Jul 24, 2019
8.0
 Casual Fling #1 Feb 18, 2021
8.0
 Catwoman (2018) #7 Jan 16, 2019
8.0
 Catwoman (2018) #17 Nov 26, 2019
8.0
 Catwoman (2018) #26 Oct 20, 2020
8.0
 Catwoman (2018) #33 Jul 20, 2021
8.0
 Catwoman (2018) #35 Sep 21, 2021
8.0
 Daphne Byrne #6 Jul 20, 2020
8.0
 Dark Nights: Death Metal: Speed Metal #1 Sep 23, 2020
8.0
 Dark Nights: Death Metal: Death Metal Metaverse's End #1 Sep 30, 2020
8.0
 DC vs. Vampires (2021) #5 Feb 22, 2022
8.0
 DCeased: Hope At World's End #6 Jul 29, 2020
8.0
 Deathstroke (2016) #46 Aug 7, 2019
8.0
 Deathstroke (2016) #48 Oct 3, 2019
8.0
 Deathstroke Inc. (2021) #1 Sep 28, 2021
8.0
 Deathstroke Inc. (2021) #2 Oct 28, 2021

This is just a nice, done-in-one story that checks all the usual boxes. The trick here is to have master artist Nicola Scott on pencils, which instantly makes every single thing about it better.

8.0
 Detective Comics (2016) #1032 Dec 8, 2020
8.0
 Detective Comics (2016) #1046 Dec 29, 2021
8.0
 Dial H For Hero (2019) #1 Sep 8, 2019
8.0
 Event Leviathan #2 Jul 10, 2019
8.0
 Flash (2016) #772 Jul 21, 2021
8.0
 Future State (2021): Superman: House of El #1 Feb 23, 2021
8.0
 Future State (2021): The Next Batman #2 Jan 21, 2021
8.0
 Harley Quinn: Black + White + Red (2020) #4 Jul 21, 2020
8.0
 Heavy #4 Jan 13, 2021
8.0
 Joker/Harley: Criminal Sanity #5 Sep 8, 2020
8.0
 Justice League (2018) #55 Oct 21, 2020
8.0
 Justice League: Last Ride #1 May 11, 2021
8.0
 Lois Lane (2019) #12 Jul 11, 2020
8.0
 Man-Bat (2021) #1 Feb 2, 2021
8.0
 Nightwing (2016) #86 Nov 16, 2021
8.0
 Nightwing (2016) Annual: 2021 Nov 30, 2021
8.0
 One-Star Squadron (2021) #1 Dec 8, 2021
8.0
 Plunge #6 Aug 29, 2020
8.0
 Punchline (2020) #1 Nov 13, 2020
8.0
 Refrigerator Full of Heads (2021) #1 Oct 20, 2021
8.0
 Shazam! (2021) #1 Jul 21, 2021
8.0
 Sideways #1 Feb 14, 2018
8.0
 Steeple #1 Sep 19, 2019
8.0
 Superman: Son of Kal-El (2021) #7 Jan 18, 2022
8.0
 Task Force Z (2021) #1 Oct 27, 2021
8.0
 The Batman Who Laughs (2018) #7 Jul 31, 2019
8.0
 The Joker (2021) #3 May 11, 2021
8.0
 The Joker (2021) #6 Aug 10, 2021
8.0
 The Silencer #1 Feb 14, 2018
8.0
 Wild Storm #23 May 29, 2019
8.0
 Wonder Twins (2019) #1 Sep 19, 2019
8.0
 Wonder Twins (2019) #3 Sep 19, 2019

Wilson's barely started but already she's doing substantially better than the mediocre atrocity James Robinson commited during his snoozefest of a run. She's not really reinventing the wheel here, but she does pick up on the current WW continuity and steers it towards something potentially very exciting. Diana sounds very much like herself, her interactions with Steve Trevor are both naughty and romantic yet still very much Diana. The only downside is Cary Nord's art. It's serviceable, and it's not distasteful to look at, but I could almost tell which specific panels lost half of their gravitas because of his lackluster arc. If they wanted Wilson's run to have a more classic, simplistic approach to it, why not get Chris Samnee or Doc Shaner? Oh well. Either way, this is worlds better than what we've had since Rucka's departure, and G. Willow Wilson seems on track for an awesome run.

8.0
 Wonder Woman (2016) #763 Sep 29, 2020
8.0
 Wonder Woman (2016) #767 Nov 24, 2020
8.0
 Wonder Woman (2016) #769 Dec 22, 2020
8.0
 Wonder Woman (2016) #774 Jun 22, 2021
8.0
 Wonder Woman (2016) #782 Dec 15, 2021
8.0
 Wonder Woman (2016) #783 Jan 18, 2022
7.5
 Action Comics (2016) #1012 Jun 26, 2019
7.5
 Aquaman (2016) #64 Oct 20, 2020
7.5
 Aquaman: The Becoming (2021) #4 Dec 29, 2021
7.5
 Batman (2016) #102 Nov 5, 2020
7.5
 Batman (2016) #104 Dec 2, 2020
7.5
 Batman (2016) #110 Jul 7, 2021
7.5
 Batman (2016): Fear State Omega #1 Dec 1, 2021
7.5
 Batman / Catwoman (2020) #4 Mar 31, 2021
7.5
 Batman / Superman (2019) #4 Nov 27, 2019
7.5
 Batman: Secret Files (2018): Secret Files #2 Aug 1, 2019
7.5
 Birds of Prey: Sirens of Justice (2020) #1 Jun 3, 2020
7.5
 Black Widow (2020) #1 Sep 3, 2020
7.5
 Catwoman (2018) #15 Sep 15, 2019
7.5
 Catwoman (2018) #32 Jun 15, 2021
7.5
 Collapser #3 Sep 16, 2019
7.5
 Crush & Lobo #1 Jun 1, 2021
7.5
 Dark Knights of Steel (2021) #4 Feb 3, 2022
7.5
 Dark Nights: Death Metal: Robin King #1 Oct 25, 2020
7.5
 DCeased: Dead Planet (2020) #7 Jan 21, 2021
7.5
 Deathstroke (2016) #47 Sep 8, 2019
7.5
 Detective Comics (2016) #1033 Dec 24, 2020
7.5
 Event Leviathan #3 Aug 14, 2019
7.5
 Event Leviathan #4 Sep 15, 2019
7.5
 Future State (2021): Harley Quinn #1 Jan 5, 2021
7.5
 Future State (2021): Justice League #2 Feb 11, 2021

The art is gorgeous, the banter is witty, and I'm very interested in the new Titans but the plot itself buckles under its own weight, as though trying to fit 6 issues into just 2. I'm hopeful Titans Academy will be a great book with this same team, but sadly there just didn't seem to be nearly enough space for this Future State story to breathe.
7.5
 Harley Quinn (2021) #2 Apr 27, 2021
7.5
 Harley Quinn: Black + White + Red (2020) #7 Aug 7, 2020
7.5
 Infinite Frontier: Secret Files (2021) #1 Apr 22, 2021
7.5
 Injustice: Year Zero #4 Aug 22, 2020
7.5
 Justice League (2018) #56 Nov 8, 2020
7.5
 Justice League (2018) #62 Jun 1, 2021
7.5
 Justice League: Incarnate (2021) #2 Dec 21, 2021
7.5
 Mister Miracle: The Source of Freedom (2021) #1 May 25, 2021
7.5
 Shazam! (2018) #14 Sep 5, 2020
7.5
 Suicide Squad (2021) #2 Apr 6, 2021
7.5
 Superman (2018) #16 Oct 9, 2019
7.5
 Wonder Woman (2016) #778 Aug 24, 2021
7.5
 Wonder Woman (2016) Annual: 2021 Nov 30, 2021

In which Diana wakes up to a ruined earth, is betrayed, then beaten, yet her undying resolve to love mankind, flawed though it may be, still causes her to emerge victorious. I loved some aspects of this but was very bothered by others. First of all, either this was crammed with way too many plot developments, or I've become so used to the plot decompression in modern comics that I FEEL as though too many plot developments were crammed into this. Daniel Warren Johnson takes on a very busy tour on Wonder Woman: Dead Earth #1 yet I felt I wasn't allowed to ever stop and smell the roses, so to speak. Because of the hastened pace, it feels as though many things that could've been explained better (or at all) had no time to breathe, and it was only halfway through the book that I stopped feeling as though I was playing catch up with the plot. It does seem to be leading to some pretty interesting places, however, so I can't wait for the next issue out in February. As for the art, I'd never read a book pencilled by Daniel Warren Johnson before, and while I love his different style, a couple of things bothered me a bit. First, his portrayal of Wayne Manor isn't nearly Manor-like enough. It's silly, I know, but I was really stuck on this god knows why. Also, I'm very curious as to why a post apocalyptic world's aesthetic would be half medieval, half low-budget sci-fi. All in all, Dead Earth is a fascinating addition to Diana's story, but it went by way too fast for my taste and didn't expand on a number of interesting things I wish I knew more about.
7.5
 Young Justice (2019) #8 Sep 13, 2019
7.5
 Young Justice (2019) #9 Oct 3, 2019
7.0
 Batman (2016) #81 Oct 20, 2019
7.0
 Deathstroke Inc. (2021) #3 Nov 24, 2021
7.0
 Gotham City Monsters #1 Sep 15, 2019
7.0
 Harleen (2019) #2 Nov 9, 2019
7.0
 Man-Bat (2021) #2 Mar 2, 2021
7.0
 Red Hood and the Outlaws (2016) #28 Nov 15, 2018
6.5
 Batman: Urban Legends (2021) #9 Nov 11, 2021
6.5
 Catwoman (2018) #36 Oct 19, 2021
6.5
 Collapser #2 Sep 16, 2019
6.5
 Dark Nights: Death Metal: The Multiverse Who Laughs #1 Nov 24, 2020
6.5
 Harley Quinn (2021) #3 May 25, 2021
6.5
 Teen Titans Academy (2021) #1 Mar 23, 2021
6.5
 Teen Titans Academy (2021) #2 Apr 27, 2021

I was so excited to fall in love with The Low, Low Woods, so it frankly quite sucks that it just ended up being very "meh". The other Hill House comics already out have blown me away every issue, but this one just wasn't it. It's a highly expository issue with little meat to its bones - art and writing wise. The two main characters, Vee and El, are endearing but we don't get much insight into them and the little we get isn't enough. Their predicament is potentially interesting, but the pacing is tediously slow and the art was too lacking in detail to do the heavy lifting while the plot meandered. The cliffhanger at the end is so bizarrely vague I thought I was missing pages for a second. Again, I'm not happy I feel this way about it, and judging by critics reviews I'm in the minority. I'll give it one more issue because I REALLY want to like this and I'd love to support all the Hill House series. Fingers crossed next issue is better!
6.5
 Wonder Woman (2016) #779 Sep 14, 2021
6.0
 Dark Nights: Death Metal: The Last 52: War of the Multiverses #1 Dec 30, 2020
6.0
 Legion of Super-Heroes (2019): Millennium #1 Sep 7, 2019
6.0
 Red Hood and the Outlaws (2016) #38 Sep 28, 2019
5.0
 Catwoman (2018) #19 Feb 2, 2020
5.0
 Legion of Super-Heroes (2019): Millennium #2 Oct 3, 2019
4.0
 Action Comics (2016) #1016 Oct 25, 2019
4.0
 Harley Quinn & Poison Ivy (2019) #1 Sep 6, 2019
2.0
 Event Leviathan #6 Nov 13, 2019

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