Br'er Lapin AKA 20-Ish Ceiln's Profile

I had to jump on in the middle of several ongoing stories, but some were relatively new reader friendly. The Judge Dredd story was the stand-out.

Unlike the previous issue, this one seems like it could be a good jumping on point, since it seems to be starting several new stories.

Pretty solid celebration of one of my favourite heroes since being a small kid. The standout story to me was Marv Wolfman. I knew he still had it in him! There was a pretty good variety and I like how each Robin had their limelight. Also dug Tom King, Tomasi, Tynion IV, Amy Wolfram, Chuck Dixon (I legit thought he was blacklisted), and Judd Winick.

So much variety and different talents in this one. Tom King's story obviously stands out and it is good to hear more from that plot line. It was a really touching story. Paul Dini, Mindy Newell, and Ed Brubaker also had some solid stories. Man, Kelley Jones' Catwoman looks horrendous, but his Clayface more than makes up for it. One thing I realized while reading this is how awful some of Catwoman's art has looked in the past, even if it now stands as classic. Even Darwyn Cooke... that has to be my least favourite Darwyn Cooke piece ever.

Brian Azzarello's Joker story was worth it alone. The meta commentary was so well done and it is some of his best work in a long time. I also dug Punchline a lot more than I expected.

I can't give this anything less than a 10. All these writers came back to perfectly represent all eras of GL, and the best GL had plenty of attention (Guy Gardner). RIP Denny O'Neil. You were a great Batman and GL/GA writer. You also brought us The Question.

It was very pretty. Worth the wait.

Fantastic and I can already tell that Carnage bit will be a future classic quote.

The parts with Eddie are great. I don't like the sections at the back of the book, they are practically slightly modified Arkham Asylum tape rip-offs and make the characters seem very out of character in the pursuit of sounding creepy. It works when it is Zsasz, but idk about Eddie *shrug*

This was like undeservingly cruel but also great horror. Liked it.

Peter David rips off Killing Joke and thinks nobody will notice. Other than the shameful lifting, the old man character was decently written and Dodson freaking out about her breakfast burrito was the most accurate depiction of America I have ever seen in a comic.

It is 2019. You don't need to explain the definition of "insanity" anymore, even though you said crazy... and I know crazy and insanity are splitting hairs. It is a total cliche at this point. Also, the villagers are seriously throwing molotov cocktails at a demonic creature with its head and ribcage on fire, I would say the definition of stupidity should apply to them, but it actually seemed to scare Carnage off.

Well-written but almost furthers nothing.

I like Frank Tieri's Spider-man and Deadpool. Like, it started really funny, but then you had Carnage acting like a buffoon and Deadpool rapidly became gratingly annoying. So close, yet so far.

The pizza with pineapple of Absolute Carnage tie-ins. (So not the worst, it's still pizza. The others have pineapple *and* peanut butter. Except the one about the family. That's pepperoni.)

After liking a Cullen Bunn comic with Funeral Pyre, this is really disappointing.

Bunn decides to Bendis it up by throwing in a couple splash pages and explaining events up till now, so he doesn't need to write a story. Leaving you with a comic that is nothing more than a conversation resulting in a team-up that is reversed in the final page. Congrats. If you are reading this you can now skip this issue. You should probably skip the next too, because it's Cullen Bunn.

Seeing the last few panels where Jor-El's words are shown truth and Superman still has no hesitation into taking action... truly one of the best moments of the run. It's always good when DC gets Superman right.

It kind of lost my attention a few times. Not really feeling this arc as much as I feel like I should. I preferred the previous issue.

Happy bday big blue. Every story here was good to great and the tease of the future just makes it an even more complete package.

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Action continues to be a good read. Good mystery and good use of Kobra, it is cool to see the recruitment process.

Pretty fun spy story, I almost forgot I was reading Superman.

I have a few problems to do with Bendis' lack of knowledge of DC characters, but overall this was good and I like seeing Kate Spencer back.

Some decent development for the ongoing events of Leviathan.

Not bad. I like how the Year of the Villain part was unique in this one.

As far as Superman books currently being published go, I would rank them as: 1. Superman Up in the Sky 2. Action Comics 3. Superman Year One .......... 100. Superman This book was pretty good at setup for Event Leviathan and it was genuinely entertaining for the mystery to be unraveling, but enough is enough. Everything Bendis does with these books feels like artifical lengthening. Now, I might have to put it below Year One. At least Year One is doing something unique and unexpected.

Decent.

I do like John Romita Jr on original work like Silencer. However, when he is rendering classic heroes it just looks wrong and some of his action scenes feel a lot more half-assed than in Silencer. I also have deep dissatisfaction that Bendis stuck his hand in the Legion of Doom cookie jar, because now we have to piece together when this showdown takes place... even though in the main JL book their showdown seems to have a lot of buildup, and finality to it.

Bendis really likes making everything about his characters, doesn't he?

This is completely unacceptable from a flagship title. It is just a 24 page wank of everything Bendis has created.

I swear I read the last story somewhere before, but maybe the point was to make it prettier? Anyway the first two stories were pretty decent and overall it was a good read.

A very mid-2000s feeling issue (Adam almost looks like Solid Snake in this issue) that leads into a much more timeless and shockingly solid (I never previously thought Andy Diggle was that great) adventure... that leads into Rann/Thanagar War.

This was very well-developed, the art was very high quality. Feels like it is written with the pacing of an eventual movie. Pretty great overall.

I missed Tomasi's lighter and brighter writing.

A lot of fun and continues to be the best characterization of Damian Wayne in a running series.

I love how fun this series is.

Just as charming as ever, but maybe I just wasn't in the right mood for it this time.

Inoffensive and fun.

I have felt pretty lukewarm on most of this AoS. Put Jonah Hex in there, even as a robot, and you have my attention.

It's okay. I do like the framing device of this being a story told to their grandkids.

It was more Super Sons, but it felt like Peter Tomasi's heart wasn't in it, even if he closed it out well.

This is like one of those dime-a-dozen, E-tier, and creatively bankrupt anime you see while scrolling through CrunchyRoll. It is as equally baffling to me that people accept this mediocrity as those anime. I only read this to see the Filipina heroine Wave. Which was also nothing to write home about.

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The only thing really worth reading in this issue is the cliffhanger.

And the cliffhanger for this issue is... the exact same as the first issue. Oh lord.

I ended up predicting this as a joke. .-. Not sure how to feel, it was very strange.

I'm just not feeling it, Mr. Krabs. I don't care for this arc at least, the first issue was great and I hope we get more of that and also less of Ryan Ottley. I am sorry, but this deserves better art. Some of the humour was borderline funny. Idk man *shrug*

A funny one and done.

I found this issue quite boring and is it just me or is Nick Spencer avoiding character interaction between Pete and MJ? We have had so little since they got back together, it is always how much they love one another or interrupted by another character. It makes it difficult to care that they have got back together.

There was some decent Aunt May sub plot, but overall it felt a bit empty and although the art is nice, it doesn't feel like Spider-man.

I was so baffled by the plot of Kraven coming back to life and making 87 Benjamin Button clone sons of himself and his weird PETA/but also hunter idealogies. There was so much story in this one issue and yet I don't feel fulfilled or excited for the future issues.

This was better than it needs to be for a completely optional story.

I had my doubts, but this is off to a pretty enjoyable start.

A bit of a mess and Nick sure loves his force fields. As a regular Spider-man story this is fine, but knowing this is supposed to be a Last Hunt-esque story makes it a bit insulting. I personally can't stand Sword Art Online type stories involving VR that traps the user, it is very cliche at this point.

This felt almost lifted from Killer Croc's story in Batman The Animated Series, but it was pretty well executed. I felt bad for the Gorilla-Man.

These .HU issues are strangely better than the actual main story.

This issue was shockingly bad compared to the rest of the .HU issues.

I think I have had my fill of this arc. I was thinking several times I wish The Last Hunt self-narration thing would shut up, because it isn't working here and has overstayed it's welcome as a homage. It is starting to feel very drawn out, repetitive, and tiresome. This arc really should have been cut down to 3 issues and 3 .HU issues. Nick, you have failed me again. I always get into his stories and then they all fall apart at the end.

I wanted to like this, but by this point I was so done with it. Somehow the conclusion feels rushed despite the series being so long and at the end of the day it just feels like The Last Hunt without the same level of nihilism or craft. Ramos once again can't draw Spider-man, with inconsistent proportions, and he often looks like an alien.

It does a good job of setting things up for the future, but it felt like that is all it was. Also Mary Jane slipping on laundry and putting her arm through a window? Okay... apparently Pete should stop lubing up his clothes.

Predictable. I could tell going in that it wouldn't actually answer anything. I am starting to think it is Flash maybe, or Harry. Once again, Pete and MJ's relationship seems to be entirely in bed, even if sometimes that is a bed of webs. Still interested to see where this goes. Nick Spencer is good at setup, but not so great at sticking the landing.

This was an incredible chore to read. The part with female Electro wasn't interesting and despite her saying "this is the first time people have voted on a public execution" the exact plot point happened in a previous issue of Green Arrow from not long ago, and better might I add. The art with the Kindred is so obvious now that it is some sort of Spider-man. Whether or not to trust that idk. Was the final story really written by bots? It is an interesting experiment I guess, but it was strange to see what would usually be some goofy YouTube video as a comic story.

I don't know how to feel about this one. I loved the humour, but when I wasn't being humoured I was left feeling like something is missing. The art was both incredible (the first 2 pages) and bad. It was very inconsistent.

Boomerang is being written like it is still 2015 and at the peak of Spencer's game, so that is fun. Kev Walker killed it with his shit-eating grin.

I feel like I just read a 22 page webcomic parody of Spider-man. If every character is your comedy relief, where is your relief from the "comedy"? It would be nice to get one must-read arc of ASM. So far the closest one to me would be the J. Jonah Jameson one.

Well, the cliffhanger was nice but predictable. I am still a bit sore it took until MJ left for this book to have any meaningful interaction between the two.

Really good issue. One of the best in the whole run.

Patrick Gleason kills it. Huge improvement over Ottley or Humberto Ramos. Kind of wish we didn't have to read a 2099 mini event, but the issue overall was pretty good.

Honestly, I didn't care about literally anything happening, but Gleason's art was incredible. Especially the page with Silver Sable's LMD getting its head blown off.

It's okay. Mostly setup and exposition for 2099.

This feels like a story we have been told before and doesn't really offer new insight into anything. The art went back and forth between being tremendous and barfmendous.

The execution is a little lacking and there are more coincidences than you can shake a stick at, but it is intriguing nonetheless.

Great writing and a good concept that maybe isn't entirely fresh anymore (see: Private Eye also published by Image a couple years ago) but still relevant and interesting.

I don't think it will be for everyone, but I like the Hellblazerish vibes I am getting from this book.

Not bad. Kind of like DC's attempt at the Ms. Marvel or Squirrel Girl demographic. Do these new characters have a future in the DC Universe? Probably not more than a background character, or maybe they could be on the Teen Titans at one point, but most likely they will just keep appearing in more of these middle grade graphic novels.

It does seem a bit goofy two characters in the DCU are suffering from amnesia at the same time, but I loved this. The art is really nice and the story is interesting so far.

A quick, but enjoyable read.

I find it really tough to care about any of these original characters, but I was expecting so much more from the Aquaman writer switch. Silly me, she wrote Captain Marvel after all.

This was cool mostly because of the concept of Mother Shark.

Aquamazing.

This is going places.

This issue was beautiful, Robson Rocha stepped their game up.

This one was action packed and pretty cool.

Please never have Black Manta move on past his father... his crankiness and ruthlessness is why he is such a good character.

This was a good filler issue.

It was fine.

I was really expecting the gods to betray Arthur.

This one was pretty great. Love Orm.

It's okay. Pretty good for Steve Orlando.

Not terrible or good by any means.

Underwhelming.

Cool idea to be using this as an opportunity for some Aqualad stories. They were just kind of meh though.

Meh, this one felt sloppy and almost like a waste of an issue.

The mystery is interesting, the art needs to be more consistent.

My entire 3 points awarded to this comic are for Throg monologuing. The rest was unfortunately pretty weak.

An incredible chore to read and I was *throg*ly bored by it.

It felt like it needed a little more oomph. It has been so long without this lineup and it is just like an average, although enjoyable, issue.

Like herpes but cuter.

The art and style were top-notch and I love Brian K. Vaughan from previously reading Private Eye. Really good issue. I am just wondering if you could speak Spanish and not English, if you could get an entirely different viewpoint by reading the Spanish sections? That would be brilliant since both characters end up with the same fate. I don't speak Spanish sadly so I can't confirm. (This review was 3 years late because Image offered it as their FCBD 2018.)

Love it. Hooray for horror comics being back at DC.

Still liking it.

Really love the art here and the underlying mystery. The head has some dark commentary and it creates good chemistry with the main character.

This one has a ton of plot and twists. I was pretty gripped the entire read.

Good stuff.

This was a great read start to finish. It is a basketful ahead the other Hillhouse comics.

It had one line that made me chuckle. It was fun, but not much more.

Cute issue.

I am more mixed because of the direction Batgirl's solo is staying on rather than the quality of the story. For this run, it is one of the better issues, but am I wrong in thinking Batgirl should go back to her Gail Simone self? I don't much care for the overly positive and bright coloured Batgirl adventures of the current run.

Not bad, but please give us more like the Batgirl annual by Scott. The art is a bit iffy at spots.

I dig these villains. Never heard of them before.

The company stuff with Babs was pretty interesting and it was pretty smart the way her working with villains in the past has been dug up to be used against her.

I quickly went from being meh to liking this by the end. Mairghead did a much better job than the previous team. The standout is still the annual she did, though.

A pretty good start.

A couple things: 1. Why back to the purple costume? Don't get me wrong I like it, but she literally just changed costumes and I liked the new one. Was it because it is too sexualized? 2. The dialogue was pretty dumb in parts and Oracle's AI seems kind of primitive as far as communication goes. Other than that I generally am liking this so far.

I like that this Batgirl is dealing with her personal life a lot more.

Kind of dull. Not a huge fan of the new Oracle villain.

Pretty average issue.

Not really feeling this. I prefer a more grounded and realistic Batgirl.

A lot of cliche writing with a bit of tragedy. But the real tragedy was seeing how disrespectful the writing was to Batgirl's intelligence as she swoons over Jason Bard with the stink of desperation.

Quite a welcome jump in tone, from overly optimistic and hopeful to dark and moody. I read an interview from Mairghread saying she wanted to capture the darker likes of Gail Simons's Batgirl and I believe she has succeeded tremendously with both this and to a only barely lesser extent #26.

It's like bizarro Marvel where feminists can be villains and not only heroes. It gets my respect for that alone, and while it may have fallen a bit short of what I expected with #15, it is one of the better entries in the run.

Not bad, but for being this close to the finale I expect more.

Certainly more enjoyable than I expected, but I am just glad this series is over. Also please don't let Huntress keep her word... revenge is the thing that makes her intetesting.

Man I missed this goofy JLI-like Booster so much! He was so much more entertaining than his recent appearance in Action Comics. I was so confused by a lot of what was going on but slowly put together the big picture. My only complaint would be that I can't imagine Dick Grayson ever becoming what he was in this issue.

Joker kind of carries the whole issue and acts like a total maniac. I am okay with this.

Catwoman's Killing Joke, basically.

I loved all the different artists from Batman history and all the references to writers and others involved in past Batman runs. I avoided spoilers after all the outrage tipped me off, but I could guess there was a reason for it. Kind of what I expected, really.

Refreshing, like a cold glass of water after a night of dehydration.

Wow. Some of King's best work on Batman to date, I would put this just under Batman Annual #2. Lee Weeks' art was perfect for every scene, and the trunks are back!

A touching issue of everyone's favourite duo helping each other through tough times. Any other time I would be disappointed that Matt Wagner's art doesn't live up to the standards of the run, but for this story his style was perfect in capturing a nostalgic feel.

Fantastic. I had this spoiled for me incorrectly like 3 months in advance, the way it was executed was so much more sobering than I was expecting. I also liked the reference to his critics, I am sure that will make them happy. It was such a profoundly repetitive and pretentious moment, I must say.

Tom King is doing a great job of making KGBeast seem terrifying.

I don't know if seeing all the negative reaction lowered my expectations or not, but I thought this was awesome. I loved the gorey folktale visuals overlapping the fight between Batman and KGBeast, and his reaction at the end really shows we are seeing a Batman who is tired of the whole song and dance. Don't fuck with Batman's batfam.

Loved the tone in this one, and it is nice to see some of the ties coming together.

Okay, real talk. I really loved this. The art was incredible and stories that have James Gordon and the GCPD turning on Batman are some of my faves... there are also multiple threads being tackled all at once.

I was so confused up until the end, wow that callback. At first I thought it was going to be one of the many alternate universe Batman, maybe even the one we saw at the end of #60, but it seems we have taken a detour.

I didn't think of the rooftops connection before, I really loved the art and trippiness of this. Intrigued to find out just what the hell is going on.

This is going to be good. Love the Heroes in Crisis tie-in and also finally using Gotham Girl and the thread from Batman #50.

There may have been like no dialogue or progression, but that doesn't make it bad, story telling can be done visually and what a beautiful issue this is.

It was a fun issue, very much akin to the Super Friends arc. It will be nice to be over with the Knightmares though.

SPOILERS SPOILERS SPOILERS SPOILERS SPOILERS SPOILERS There were a lot of hints throughout the nightmares that Batman and Catwoman's love was false and this reveal has once again thrown this run over on it's head. Although it makes me slightly uncomfortable to see Batman tearing up because he realized he was in denial about false love, it is still a very human and relatable thing and makes it a pretty heavy plot point.

It was really satisfying to see Batman go on a one-man army run through Arkham after all the depressing stories lately. Y'know, even if it was all a bunch of villains taking the fall.... Fall and Fallen. I get it.

I feel like I just read Moon Knight...

We learned so little to anyone who was actually paying attention. I actually have more questions... but the writing was on point and this issue is so quotable.

A twisted father/son camping trip. It doesn't stand much ground on it's own as it is very light in story length, but as part of the arc it is very atmospheric and the reveal at the end was pretty crazy. I love that Thomas Wayne used his skills as a surgeon and also that he can't stop singing while being with his unconcious son. The art is some of Janin's best to date. Absolutely gorgeous issue.

"...I'm still here" Damn, that last line gave me chills. So we see the often criticized use of a folktale from an earlier issue used as double allegory for the events of the run, and more parallels to Bane, with the climbing out of the pit. There is something really satisfying about Batman breaking out of his funk of the past like 20 issues and denying that Bane or Thomas Wayne managed to break him. Is this the start of the redemption act? It is also interesting how rooftops were where Bruce feels most at home, but almost everything terrible that has happened to him was atop a rooftop, and now while deep inside a pit, basically the furthest thing possible from a rooftop... he finds his motivation and strength to fight back. This run better have a happy ending where Batman returns to the rooftops with Catwoman. The art was really nice again, especially Thomas' bright crimson symbol while descending into the pit.

This was amazing. I didn't expect the City of Bane to literally be a working city ruled by Bane. It was simultaneously striking, alien, and hilarious to see all the villains doing what they do in this issue. Also the way y'know who shows up again? Perfect.

When I heard of Captain Atom showing up, I had predicted the government wanted to wipe Gotham off the map or maybe that Psycho Pirate controlled him and Bane was using him as a deterrent. I totally forgot somehow Gotham Girl is already a deterrent... This was pretty great. I am in love with this idea of Gotham being run by villains and it continues to deliver.

Well, I didn't expect that... one of my favourite characters :[ City of Bane raises the stakes a lot with each issue.

That was a beautiful issue and actually really captures the loneliness, and dodging, of a relationship with hurt on both sides.

Even better than the last issue. I am sorry everyone who hates this run, this might be my new favourite run. I love the Batman and Catwoman relationship too much.

This felt very light on story, but even though it was over too quickly... I dug it. I am a fan of John Romita Jr sometimes and I would have never put him on a Batman book, but his art here is at least well inked and coloured which makes for a very interesting look, but not up to the high standards of artists this book has had.

Sweet jesus. I know people are expecting the climax soon, but how is this issue just a recap? It gave us mostly information we didn't previously know and could only speculate on. It is definitely convoluted as heck, but bitch... this ain't my first Metal Gear Solid 2.

Short but action packed. It is quickly becoming evident it will be impossible to tie all loose ends in 3 issues, maybe DC should have let him finish his run.

Heavy issue. I can't lie Alfred's message hit me in the feels. When he says he made a vow like Batman did, only to see Bruce smile again... and how he saw that for a brief moment before it was taken away. By the end I really wanted Batman to kick his father's ass so hard. I got some Solid vs Liquid Snake vibes from this upcoming showdown and I am all in.

Thankfully this issue happened. I was so used to detractors complaining about not knowing what happened to Thomas Wayne for *ages*. I knew from the start it would be explained. So I would reply "It's a mystery. Keep waiting. That's what mysteries are... a mystery." Of course now that it is revealed they will continue to say things like "Tom King never had anything planned, he just made it up on the spot". It used to be "Tom King forgot". As for the actual issue itself, umm it sure isn't the kind of penultimate issue you would expect. The way it is delivered is a bit of a clusterfuck, likely due to the premature ending. It seems the flashback is being told in reverse from Thomas Wayne's perspective. I would have to reread it to confirm that observation. It doesn't really give much new information that observant readers couldn't already piece together, but it does explain how Thomas Wayne is still around. I also haven't read the Flashpoint Batman stuff from the past, so I can't say how much of his past is new material here, but I do like that he took Selina under his wing and they had a kind of father/daughter relationship. That establishes a connection between the two immediately, and with one issue left it is information that is sorely needed. Looking forward to the... wedding? Showdown? As well as Tynion IV's Batman, which I previously thought I wouldn't be.

I agree in many ways with Linkush, this isn't a real ending and I was flipflopping on if I was completely satisfied with it. Hopefully it will be all wrapped up completely in Batman/Catwoman (especially since Gotham Girl is supposed to marry Duke by the end of his run, and that doesn't happen here). However as a celebration of this run I couldn't be more happy. Allegories out the wazoo with the football game (in Porky's!)referencing Batman's struggle, a sort of cheeky message to readers saying those who have lost will understand, and Batman and Catwoman having that realization they don't need a traditional marriage... because since when did they decide that law rules what they do? Yeah, pretty much as good an ending I could hope for with 20 or some issues being cut. The one area I did feel let down with was the showdown with Thomas. There was practically no action packed showdown at all, but really that was never what this run was about anyway, so I will forgive it. Oh, and looking forward to Tynion IV's run.

It feels very plain after Tom King's run, but I still dig it.

Not digging it as much as I was Tom King's run, but it is alright. Is it just me or does it seem like Tynion IV is going for another big masterplan immediately after City of Bane? It almost feels like he is telling the same story we just heard, but minus the stylistic writing or depth that came with it. Overall it is an enjoyable but completely disposable Batman so far.

Favourite one so far.

It seemed perfectly good to me.

I didn't think annual #2 could be topped, and I am not sure it was but this was a heartwarming story about my favourite old man in comics.

A celebration of the versatility of Batman, from the darkest stories to the fun. This is basically Tom King's Batman Universe and a good aside to his run which features less traditional Batman.

It was great seeing the Batfam all togerher and sharing their experiences with Alfred. Ric was surprisingly handled well, he stuck out like a sore thumb, but the story made good use of a shitty editorial decision.

This reveal was still pretty cool despite being spoiled ahead of time.

Love this. Strangely I think this might be the best use of the Dark Multiverse since Metal, and I love Batman and Superman teaming up. Best pair in comics.

Fun, simple, and beautiful art.

Love Bats and Supes' bromance.

Probably the weakest issue so far, but just as gorgeous as ever.

The art isn't worse, it is just different. I love Nick Derington, he is like a modern Darwyn Cooke with strong classic vibes. I also love the chemistry between Batman, Supes, and Ra's in this issue. Williamson is doing a fine job with this one.

Love to see the Ultra Humanite again.

Salty Ultra Humanite is fun.

This was a lot of fun and good character moments for all involved. Atomic Batman looked really ridiculous though lol

Of all the TMNT/Batman crossovers so far, this one starts the strongest. I wondered what they would do after exploring both Batman's world and TMNT's in the previous 2, so combining them is like the natural progression and some of the designs are just damn cool like Red Hood Raphael.

This is the best of the 3, I am convinced now. It is great to see Eastman's art.

The reuniting of Batman and Alfred was very touching.

The weakest issue. Not quite a turdle, but it could be better.

A solid ending, but for my money the first crossover was a better story.

A passable ending. This might be my favourite of the 3, not sure.

This feels more reminiscent of Tynion IV's Detective run than Mike W. Barr's Batman and the Outsiders, and I would personally argue that is a good thing.

Not terrible, but the Outsiders didn't show up enough in their own book.

Interesting. Also am I the only one who keeps expecting The Offer drones to be a massive Legion of Doom ship? But then it gets close and it is super tiny, and I am like oh... oh right.

I dug this issue. It gave us more character heart to hearts and even seemed to address Batman's mental state as of late.

Pretty good issue.

This was pretty enjoyable and I like that this book references Tom King's run, but without any real nod to Gotham City being the City of Bane, and Duke off not being married to Gotham Girl... the continuity of this issue is definitely questionable, at least until we find out Gotham Girl doesn't marry Duke until the end of Batman/Catwoman.

Nothing great, or bad.

Basic, but solid.

Simple but good. The art really stole the show. Not that it is difficult, but this may be one of the best Katana stories in quite a while, even though it did nothing particularly new.

It did nothing great or terrible. It was basically the definition of a simple story, maybe to more of a fault.

It is very basic and not incredibly smart, but it has been about 7 or so issues since I last had hope for this series getting back on track.

This still isn't as great as it could be, but this new Scarecrow has a pretty good backstory who mirrors Batman himself in a way.

Dan did a really good job on this one, it completely caught me off guard, I haven't been excited for the next issue of Batman Beyond probably ever.

This started out strong but things like Joker Beyond really give this a cheap 90s' comic turn.

Adequate enough.

Passionless but acceptable.

What a twist.

The story is basic and fine but that art definitely looks like the art of a book soon to be cancelled. EDIT: Did that dude from Weird Science seriously call this art decent?

The art is horrendous again, the story pretty basic. The ending however is pretty neat and I wish the cartoon (which is a lot better than this run) would have tried it.

I liked this one.

It's okay.

Continues to be interesting.

I look forward to this book lately. A miracle.

I like the almost theatrical way Batman does his detective work in here, that is like my ideal Batman.

Not bad but a bit rushed. The action is kind of laughable after reading Warren Ellis' The WildStorm.

My initial thoughts were it felt like Warren Ellis is barely even trying. Most of the story takes place in the batcave, across several issues, where Alfred is sassy to the point of approaching antagonistic behaviour toward Bruce. Then I realized the one who really deserves the blame for not trying is Bryan Hitch. So much of the page count estate is taken up by action that is awkwardly framed and flows poorly, it is completely embarassing when compared to the action in Warren's The WildStorm, which honestly had some of the greatest in all of comics. I once again loved the theatrics of this Batman's detective work. Disappointing, but not bad in short.

These issues offer basically no value when read when they come out. My advice to anyone would be to trade wait since there have been 4 issues with almost all action that isn't much on its' own.

The best issue so far. More story than previous issues, but still fairly light.

A good deal of this issue is spent explaining or referencing The Maxx and that is slightly disappointing, if not understanding. The little story we did get is very promising and I think Batman's universe lends itself to The Maxx more than I had expected. I'm just excited to have a new Maxx story. He is possibly my favourite comic book character of all-time.

So close... so close. I very much appreciate this is a thing that exists, Maxx is my favourite comic book after all, but The Maxx is only represented here in his base form from the first 20 issues and it doesn't seem to have any place in continiuity. The crossover works well, but also feels like it could benefit from going further down the psychological route of Maxx rather than playing it safe to suit the wider audience.

Now this is more like it. Lots of questions that may have potential answers if you have read The Maxx.

I thought my enthusiasm for this book waned a bit over how long ago the last issue was... nope. One of the best books out right now.

I like that it was left slightly open-ended.

Batslevania.

This is a really cool Azrael and Gotham history. The art and colour choices are fantastic.

Gorgeous, wonderful, stupendous, RIPendous.

Heavy

That scene with Azrael murdering a bunch of Arkham was 👌

My only problem with this is that it follows a lot of similar plot beats to the first White Knight, but I can't help but feel it is a better executed version of the same plot beats.

Another Grim n' Gritty n' Great Batman story.

Some of the writing was questionable, but can't say I didn't come out loving this and how far it goes.

Pretty much exactly what I wanted from this series, I now have an interest in checking out Joker.

Pretty standard Batman fare, but it is also a bit refreshing since there isn't a lot of standard Batman anymore.

Wow, some of these panels by Kelley Jones are masterpieces, like the one where you can see the batmobile taking off in the reflection of Commisioner Gordon's glasses. He also captures just what is great about the dark half of the dark Knight in his work. Scott Peterson is also worth bringing up for his clearly passionate writing of this character and his rogue gallery.

With the novelty of the art fading away, the cracks are starting to show, and its' simplicity may not keep it afloat another 3 issues.

The best issue yet.

Batman The Animated Series had so much better examples of how Batman is responsible for how Gotham is, I would even argue some of these don't add up at all, but perhaps it is commenting on it from another angle, a butterfly effect rather than Batman indirectly or directly being responsible. I loved Kelley Jones' art and the story was still effective. It is good to see Scarecrow being used effectively, he hasn't had the best stories since Rebirth began

This was really good. Not a lot of what was said is new, but even as a Tom King Batman fan, I have to admit it is just good having a traditional Batman story like this.

If I could give a book an 11/10, I would give this a 14.

Incredible. Those 60 pages flew by and I still wanted more, that is rare to impossible.

Very odd for a Batman story, but also incredible. I loved everything about this book.

This was a very interesting look into what is going on in Batman's mind while trapped in the Dark Multiverse. It reminds of Snyder at his best in the days of the Court of Owls and how he can explore the more vulnerable parts of Bruce's psyche.

I am surprised I liked this. Like, you have no idea. I couldn't stand Seeley's Nightwing and his Hellblazer is awful, but I actually found this pretty well-written.

This was really strange... but I liked the heart to heart between Bruce and Dick.

Better than I expected. I especially liked Mairghead Scott's Riddler story.

These were all solid stories, but I especially loved Dan Watters'.

Batman The Animated Series might just be my favourite run of any media of entertainment, and during the show part of what made it great imo is how grounded it was. Almost every villain in the show had a reasonable explanation to explain everything that is going on with them and why they become who they are. Psychology, science, whatever. The only really extraordinary or unbelievable concepts were like Supergirl and Etrigan, which seemed pretty alien to the rest of the series(but still were very welcome). That was like 2 episodes. There were a lot of unexplored characters and concepts that Batman is a lot more known for in the comic books, especially how he fits into the greater DC Universe. I am all for exploring that. I am so happy they got Paul Dini and Alan Burnett on board so this is the real deal.

I'm with one of the other users. I think this is shaping up to be the Batman story of the decade.

It ended a bit abruptly it felt like, but I really dig the tone that skirts along campy and serious, as well as Nick Derington's fantastic art.

Batman and Green Arrow is a team up I didn't know I wanted and a Batman space adventure? Man, this is the best thing DC has gotten from the Bendis contract. Nick Derington is great as always, maybe a bit rushed looking in comparison to the last batch of issues.

Love this.

Aside from some things Bendis got wrong about lanterns, I am satisfied with it. It didn't close as strong as the earlier issues in terms of quality though.

Wow. This issue was a complete homerun. It is good the series wasn't all just shitting on Bruce, I was beginning to worry.

Wow. Just wow. What a fantastic conclusion to this story, I thought it would be difficult to end on a high note but this has become a classic Batman Elseworlds story. Highly recommended.

This was surprisingly good with some excellent art, dark story, and great action.

Don't force politics onto characters you write. Why is Alice talking about the "male gaze"? I am sorry but it is so ridiculous when you are reading a comic and something stupid like that takes you out of it. Other than that the issue was fine, a few flaws here and there.

Batwoman was on an uptick just as it ended, I am glad I don't have to read it anymore but also happy it tried it's best on the way out. The art was amazing, especially the colour work. They should keep this art team around for any future Batwoman project.

By the looks of how offended everyone was, I was expecting to be reading some really messed up shit. What I actually read is quite possibly the tamest work Brian Azzarello has ever published. It was exactly what I originally expected. Passable and enjoyable. After reading Hellblazer and Faithless though, this is Sesame Street edge.

The characterization is solid, but the story ends up feeling pretty pointless and the art was a bit amateur.

I see why this book is banking on variant covers to stay afloat. If you thought Catwoman's art was too good, Selina is too old, too respectable... and not ditzy enough - well, do I have the book for you. If you really must read something with Black Cat, skip this and instead pick up the .HU issue of Hunted that stars Black Cat. That did a much better job of telling an engaging story and presenting Felicia as a relatable character.

"A scream of pure agony. A soul tortured beyond its limits." How did the book know what I was feeling internally while reading this?

Why am I reading this? Well, there is a future issue with Black Cat and Pete getting married on the cover... let's go with that.

Cool homage to golden, silver, and bronze age comics. From what I can gather it appears to be heroes dealing with a post-reboot of their universe.

This book is incredible. All of the characters are well developed and interesting and given a full issue to themselves in this volume.

The art in this issue was very strong.

The art is great as always, but the story and characters are a bit bland.

I'm sorry but... I gave this series 4 issues. The art has always been great, but the story is incredibly light. I am actually shocked anyone can get any entertainment from this issue. It has the story telling of a 3rd person sci-fi shooter like Mass Effect, but only the comments your NPC team mates make during combat. Absolutely and totally atrocious. Good God. That was probably my harshest review ever, but wow... just wow.

Slightly better than last issue, if you want to see my problems with this book, look back at that one.

Add some gameplay between cuts and the dialogue will feel right at home.

Ugly and sloppy writing.

I enjoy the idea of the teens going on road trips and getting into shenanigans and acting really awkward with one another, but the conflict in this arc was pretty messy and near nonsensical.

Not as strong as some of Vertigo's other offerings atm, but still quite solid.

It is easy to overlook this book next to The Dreaming and Lucifer, but this book is another solid Sandman Universe title.

This lies solidly in third among the Sandman Universe titles and that says something about how lucky we are to have this universe around and actually good in 2019.

Another solid ish.

Constantine. Nuff said.

Historians believe aliens created the pyramids because they are racist towards Egyptians, cops' biggest fear are black people, immensely ignorant white principals with zero manners. All preached to us by a hipster white dude who probably hasn't ever been discriminated against in his life. What a shitshow. It's a shame there are so many stupid lines like that, because I was into this book on the premise and art alone. You need to remember as a writer to remove your mindset from your "world changing" Twitter persona once in a while, especially if you choose to bring no new angles to the table and jump to conclusions.

There was something off about this, like it has competent writing, it tackles Secret Empire's aftermath which is something I would like more of... but the end product just felt boring. Some of the art was nice, when it wasn't obvious he was hiding the feet lol

It's really a hard pill to swallow that there is evidence all over the world that Captain America was not responsible for Stevil's hostile takeover as part of Hydra, but some conspiracy theorists have a big enough voice to make it a problem. I just find it all very unrealistic, there would definitely be a small percentage of the population who is crazy and believes it was actually Cap, but conspiracies usually are a vocal minority at best and don't really have any power in the grand scheme of things. I won't hold this wacky writearound for Hydra drama on the current writer though, it isn't his fault Nick Spencer decided to make two Caps and therefore make it much more difficult for Cap to have to rationally deal with the aftermath of something he personally isn't responsible for. I know this sounded really negative, but my problems are more with Secret Empire's cop-out ending, more than this issue itself, and that is why I am still giving it a positive score.

I find it really hard to care about what is happening.

Wow subtlety is definitely not this book's strong suit. The villain is a literal misogynist. There are also so many cameos, it is almost like Kelly Thompson is afraid Captain Marvel isn't interesting enough on her own.

This was an alright arc. It was basically Lady Killer 3 but toned down and it would have been the worst of the trilogy.

The silhouette action scene was fantastic. This was a fun one and done.

This issue delivers some solid action that flows nicely from panel to panel, but Joelle Jones doing the art is once again missed.

The action in this series is consistently excellent, but it would be nice to feel a sense of conclusion to the events started from #1.

It was nice to see Jolle Jones art again, even if for two pages. I wonder if her offer will take part in City of Bane.

I usually don't like this writer very much, but they did a really good job making this feel like a companion to Batman.

Joelle Jones' art was missed, I think it is even better here. That scowl that mother gave her kid... woof. I am curious where this story fits into Batman, especially with the ending.

We don't really care about these OCs, sorry. The part with Catwoman missing rooftops is a nice subtle nod to the Tom King run though.

Did Catwoman need a zombie outbreak yarn? No, not really.

The zombies were pointless and tired. A decent closure to the series.

I wish this writing team would stick around a while. Snowflame was a nice surprise.

Fun read. I loved the evil aliens who constantly usurp each other.

The characters annoyed me.

I read this because I too am Coffin Bound. Too relatable. If you want Kurt Cobain in comic form. Give it a try.

Dan Watters is underrated.

I love this book's style. I also have a theory to what is going on...

I love it. As someone who deals with sleep paralysis hallucinations and people looking at me like I am crazy when I explain them, I also kind of relate.

I think this is a lot of fun, but there is also a black hole sized feeling that it is a bit empty in places.

The right kind of weird I have come to expect from Young Animal.

Pretty good, but likely not to be remembered. RIP.

Everything about this book shows a team trying to achieve quality.

Pretty good series overall. I liked how meta it is.

The humour is very referential and expects you to clap your feet in glee, but it isn't funny. At all. At the very least there are a few moments that show Marvel is self aware of some of their ridiculous history.

I am not a fan of Steve Orlando at all, but I have to admit... This was pretty good.

Never read the original Cyber Force, but this seems solid enough.

I am disappointed because I like Marv Wolfman and I like Cyborg as a character, but man he has no luck in solos.

A big dumb book for a big dumb character. I think it works as an appetizer and I look forward to see what Venditti does with the character. I am also completely livid they ripped off Solomon Grundy for this.

Well this was a bit of a mess, wasn't it? I have a feeling this was a fill-in arc and Vendetti didn't have much to do with it, his writing is usually miles above this. If you are trying to kick off a new character you should give more focus on the character himself rather than comparing him to Poison Ivy or Swamp Thing, we already know and like those characters. The point of this book is to sell us on Damage. You can tell they want to go for the old Hulk issues where Hulk would go toe to toe with someone in the Marvel universe, and that is a good idea, but we need to focus more on the title character instead of just making him a gimmick.

That was an alright 3 second read. .5 points for Guy Gardner.

It's not deep by any means, but this is exactly what I wanted from Damage from the start. Seeing what it would be like for Hulk to face off against the Justice League. I would have preferred if his introduction was handled better in the previous issues, but this gives you exactly what you would expect and it is kind of fun.

I dig the monsters.

I actually didn't hate this. It was extremely simple, but I was so taken by the monster designs that I was imagining a Godzilla-esque comic in the DC Universe with these monsters... sometimes you have to make your own fun.

Really like seeing Kelley Jones art on this title. The story was okay, but I have to see more of it to fully decide.

I had a good enough time.

This ended pretty strong.

Is this really a one-shot? It feels incomplete. The standout here was Rafael Grampa's art. Loaf of bread Darkseid was a visual treat. It really almost made the book worth reading, but the story itself can only be summed up as confused.

Things are looking very dark for the JL in this issue. So much happened and made up for the slightly disappointing #4. The art by Capullo felt less rushed this time and his dark army was very fun to look through. If I had one small complaint that keeps it from a 10... the humour doesn't always land. Though I absolutely love Deathstroke's terrible, terrible puns.

For as messy as the middle half of this main event was, I was expecting Snyder to miss the landing, and while this final issue didn't fix everything wrong with the middle half of the event, it did deliver an epic and satisfying conclusion. This really should have been a Crisis title, but I think the name they chose gives you the impression it is a smaller event. My main complaint would be that the New Age of Heroes weren't really tied into the event at all, I was expecting them to be.

There were some feel-good moments and lots of references to Wally's awesome Flash run, but please never make Donna Troy talk in hashtags again...

The main story gives me Iron Fist vibes, but isn't particularly engaging, the second story is political and I really dislike politics in comics unless it's like say... the Big Blue dropping moral bombs.

This is basically a solo John Stewart story where Huckleberry Hound takes the place of a washed up comedian in a bar that he shares his stories with. In other words, Huckleberry Hound is really only an aesthetic to the story and doesn't help nor detract. The story itself is pretty solid, but only recommended for Green Lantern fans, like myself.

By no means perfect, but fun if not a bit messy. I liked all the cameos in this one.

New Harley fits right in with Looney Tunes, so this actually worked.

These vary in quality, as they always do, but there is a sense they are getting better with each one. The standout to me was Steve Orlando's Midnighter and Apollo story, the choice of Mallah and Brain as villains they could relate to was pretty brilliant. Some of it was borderline fan fiction, like Stuart Moore's, but it reads like something your friend would write as an inside joke and that is kind of okay too. The Superboy story was pretty heavy too... that was a fantastic and well written short.

Idk what to say... if the purpose of this book is to get me excited about all 3 of these books, well 2 succeeded and one was just a great short story. I had a discussion with a friend about Bendis' Superman story and her problem with the issue was that it doesn't explain anything, and I definitely agree with her, however Bendis gives a lot of details in interviews and I was able to piece it all together save for what happened with Lois Lane. Personally, I think Bendis did a pretty acceptable job. Tom King's story was short and sweet, and No Justice Prelude had some incredible art and visuals and did a good job introducing the teams. I hope the event itself won't be too cluttered. Totally worth the 25 cents.

Aside from maybe 2 stories, there isn't much here. The ghosts of Elongated Man and Sue being the storytellers that connect everything was a good idea.

Some simple, well-written stories. Some felt too underdeveloped with the page limit. The standout for me was Steve Orlando's Batman with Greg Smallwood's art that perfectly blends the art deco of Batman The Animated Series with classic film and comics.

Most of these were enjoyable and for one of these holiday anthologies that truly is a Christmas miracle.

Blasted kids and their social media...

You can tell Tom Taylor really loves the DC Universe with books like this and Injustice, and he works best with zero restrictions that mainstream ongoings don't usually allow.

And you thought nobody was safe in Injustice.

Tom Taylor just loves death.

That Superman scene was so heavy...

Amazing. Loved Taylor's Green Arrow especially.

Tom Taylor does not half-ass anything. Despite being a spin-off this was entirely worth reading because of the quality.

Deranged vigilante with a flashy head of some variety, and a coat, should be a genre unto itself. (Literally wrote one myself tbh)

I might be a little generous with this score, but that is only because I have read Hunt ans Return of Wolverine. Comparatively, this is gold. 12 months to live and 12 issues... fucking lol.

If you ever see Neal Adams credited as anything more than an artist, don't even hesitate, just run. Run very far.

I am absolutely speechless by how bad this book is. Neal Adams shouldn't be allowed to write anything. He is a good artist, but his written work is nonsensical and actually hurts to read. I will admit though I did like some of the insults he wrote for Deadman, but the greatest insult was the back of the book where it confirms DC let him write another Batman book after Batman Odyssey.

The main story was adequate and pretty fine, the backup feature though was a chore and all of the humour missed it's mark.

I really loved the art and Weird World at first, but then Deadpool would not shut up, like more than usual and it made the book a chore to read for me.

It felt like a bad Harley Quinn comic. I already miss Duggan.

I do not like Cullen Bunn's Deadpool. Blegh.

Interesting concept. I think the excerpt in the back about how people overthink love was an interesting read as well.

How unconvincing the kills appear seems very worrying to me.

The only Donny Cates book I am not enjoying. It seems to favour being moody and shocking over actual substance.

I really don't like this story, but I do love Cates and that cliffhanger at least has me intrigued for once in this series.

Because "Transporting of the Inhumans" doesn't sound as interesting. I called this from day 1.

Classic arc in the making.

Bizarre in a good way.

This was a very strange arc, but I dug it. Priest likes his Marvel allegories.

Some great character growth in here for Damian.

This was really good.

What a twist!

Good as always.

This was so much better than I thought it was going to be.

Goodbye to one of my favourite modern runs. 50 whole issues all by the same writer, that is so rare in 2019.

This was a fantastic issue with so much happening all at once, my only real gripe is the ending. I feel like *spoiler* would be more effective without the ending.

A misstep, but I look forward to being proven wrong.