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2.5
Daredevil (2015) #612 Dec 1, 2018

Dark Nights Metal is the most turgid comic I have yet read. Reading it was like wading through mud, with a small hint of sweet treacle here and there. The first four issues are just plainly bad, there are no real scenes, just characters explaining what's happening to one another with very little actually, well... *happening*. I don't want to make the lazy and unknowable claim of 'laziness' but there's a very first draft kind of vibe to the density of this story, I thought when all the evil Batman came through the Dark Multiverse we'd get a bit more space and some actual character development, or something, but no. The only breathing space is found in the last two issues that wrap in a silly, contrived, but at least vaguely enjoyable way. I forced myself through the last half just to move onto the next thing, which I will happily do, with very little chance of ever returning to this mess.

4.0
Doctor Strange (2018) #11 Feb 22, 2019
4.5
Bitter Root #1 Dec 8, 2018

I'm not completely sure how to feel about Bug. I felt fairly frequently lost in the plot and all it's related lingo, but that may well be because I have read none of the New Gods stuff this is following on from, there's no doubt plenty of other stuff that lack of knowledge is making me miss out on, even if it doesn't make the plot more coherent. There's this cutesy lightness to everything, which can be fun, but some of the jokes are pretty hack-y, like something Mike would say ironically on RLM. I know there's some level detachedness and irony to the whole thing, but the line is not very easy to draw for me. Maybe I'll give it another shot once I get through all the New Gods stuff... or maybe not.

5.0
Daredevil (2015) #611 Dec 1, 2018
5.5
Books of Magic (2018) #1 Dec 1, 2018
5.5
Doctor Strange (2018) #8 Dec 1, 2018
6.0
Daredevil (2015) #610 Dec 1, 2018
6.0
Doctor Strange (2018) #7 Dec 1, 2018

Meh. I like the idea of the next arc, Strange having to pay for his abuse of the magic system. But as a character, Strange feels frustratingly cyclical in these 10 short issues, learning the same lessons over and over again, only to forget them just in time for the next arc.

6.0
Green Arrow Vol. 1: By Jeff Lemire Deluxe Feb 13, 2019
6.0
Monstress Vol. 1 Oct 7, 2018

Bachalo's stunning art just about salvages an awkwardly paced and written in-between issue.

6.5
Amazing Spider-Man (2018) #15 Feb 14, 2019

Um... Okay then? I hope this seemingly random jump to a completely different story (taking place decades later I believe) comes to something, because in and off itself it's kind of a silly cheap trick. That aside, the story itself is... pretty good. It still has that super strong narrative voice that Brubaker does so well, and Phillips are is, of course stunning, but there's something insubstantial and indulgent about this story and how long it takes to actually go anyway. There's a pretty absurd amount of trivia about fictional comic book history, mixed in with some real stuff, that's, like, cool, but not really interesting or that informing to the characters nor narrative. I also feel like I've seen Jacob's story in Bad Night and this doesn't add anything more to him than that fantastic story already did. Maybe I've gone crazy and this will all make sense eventually, but from where I'm sitting right now, this issue was a pretty big disappointment.

6.5
Daredevil (2015) #607 Oct 7, 2018
6.5
Daredevil (2015) #608 Oct 7, 2018
6.5
Doctor Strange (2018) #1 Oct 7, 2018
6.5
Doctor Strange (2018) #2 Oct 7, 2018
6.5
Doctor Strange (2018) #5 Oct 7, 2018
6.5
Edge of Spider-Geddon #1 Oct 7, 2018
6.5
Fantastic Four (2018): Wedding Special #1 Dec 13, 2018
6.5
Green Arrow (2016) #45 Oct 7, 2018
6.5
Jook Joint #2 Dec 1, 2018
6.5
Man Without Fear (2019) #1 Jan 4, 2019
6.5
Mother Panic Vol. 2: Under Her Skin Jan 19, 2019
6.5
Scarlet (2018) #1 Oct 7, 2018
6.5
Thor (2018) #5 Oct 7, 2018
6.5
Thor (2018) #6 Dec 1, 2018
7.0
Amazing Spider-Man (2018) #2 Oct 7, 2018
7.0
Amazing Spider-Man (2018) #3 Oct 7, 2018
7.0
Amazing Spider-Man (2018) #5 Oct 7, 2018
7.0
Amazing Spider-Man (2018) #7 Oct 17, 2018
7.0
Amazing Spider-Man (2018) #12 Dec 21, 2018
7.0
Amazing Spider-Man (2018) #13 Jan 18, 2019

Fun, but insubstantial. These probably read better by the month because their lightness morphs into emptiness when you read them all straight through. But still enjoyable none the less.

7.0
Captain America Vol. 2: Promised Land Dec 1, 2018
7.0
Cave Carson Has A Cybernetic Eye Vol. 2: Every Me, Every You Jan 7, 2019
7.0
Daredevil (2015) #606 Oct 7, 2018
7.0
Daredevil (2015) #609 Dec 1, 2018
7.0
Daredevil Vol. 2: Supersonic Oct 7, 2018
7.0
Doctor Strange (2018) #4 Oct 7, 2018
7.0
Doctor Strange (2018) #6 Oct 7, 2018
7.0
Edge of Spider-Geddon #3 Oct 7, 2018
7.0
Edge of Spider-Geddon #4 Oct 7, 2018
7.0
Edge of Spider-Verse Vol. 1 Dec 1, 2018
7.0
Green Lantern (2018) #1 Dec 1, 2018
7.0
Heroes In Crisis #1 Oct 7, 2018
7.0
Jook Joint #1 Dec 1, 2018
7.0
Man Without Fear (2019) #2 Jan 9, 2019
7.0
Man Without Fear (2019) #3 Jan 18, 2019
7.0
Man Without Fear (2019) #4 Jan 23, 2019
7.0
Mother Panic Vol. 1: Work In Progress Jan 18, 2019
7.0
Prodigy (2018) #1 Dec 7, 2018
7.0
Prodigy (2018) #2 Jan 10, 2019
7.0
Scarlet (2018) #2 Oct 7, 2018
7.0
The Umbrella Academy: Dallas Vol. 1 Dec 1, 2018
7.0
Thor (2018) #4 Oct 7, 2018
7.0
Thor (2018) #7 Dec 1, 2018
7.0
Zero Vol. 1: An Emergency Dec 1, 2018
7.5
Amazing Spider-Man (2018) #4 Oct 7, 2018
7.5
Amazing Spider-Man (2018) #8 Dec 1, 2018
7.5
Amazing Spider-Man (2018) #11 Dec 14, 2018
7.5
American Carnage #1 Dec 1, 2018
7.5
Black Bolt Vol. 1: Hard Time Jan 17, 2019
7.5
Bully Wars #1 Oct 7, 2018
7.5
Captain America Vol. 1: Home of the Brave Dec 1, 2018
7.5
Cave Carson Has A Cybernetic Eye Vol. 1: Going Underground Jan 6, 2019
7.5
Cover (2018) #5 Jan 23, 2019
7.5
Daredevil (2015) #604 Oct 7, 2018
7.5
Daredevil (2015) #605 Oct 7, 2018
7.5
Dick Tracy: Dead or Alive #1 Oct 7, 2018
7.5
Doctor Strange (2018) #3 Oct 7, 2018
7.5
Doctor Strange (2018) #9 Dec 8, 2018
7.5
Edge of Spider-Geddon #2 Oct 7, 2018
7.5
Fantastic Four (2018) #2 Oct 7, 2018
7.5
Fantastic Four (2018) #4 Dec 1, 2018
7.5
Fantastic Four (2018) #6 Jan 17, 2019
7.5
Green Lantern (2018) #2 Dec 7, 2018
7.5
Hellboy: Winter Special: 2018 #1 Dec 21, 2018
7.5
Heroes In Crisis #2 Dec 1, 2018
7.5
Heroes In Crisis #3 Dec 1, 2018
7.5
Heroes In Crisis #4 Jan 4, 2019
7.5
Journey Into Unknown Worlds #1 Feb 4, 2019
7.5
Man Without Fear (2019) #5 Feb 1, 2019
7.5
Pearl #1 Oct 7, 2018
7.5
Saga Vol. 4 Dec 12, 2018
7.5
Saga Vol. 5 Dec 15, 2018
7.5
Scarlet (2018) #4 Dec 1, 2018
7.5
Superior Spider-Man Vol. 1 Complete Collection Dec 1, 2018
7.5
Superman (2018) #3 Jan 17, 2019
7.5
Superman (2018) #7 Jan 19, 2019

I'm not sure if read Dark Nights: Metal and not liking it just made me more suspicious and critical of Snyder's writing here, or this issue is genuinely worse than the previous two. I'll probably have to come back to it later to be sure. But I feel like the tightness of the original, more metaphorical conflict is being stretched out by a more and more complicated plot.

7.5
The Umbrella Academy: Hotel Oblivion #4 Jan 5, 2019
7.5
Thor (2018) #1 Oct 7, 2018
7.5
Thor (2018) #2 Oct 7, 2018
7.5
Thor (2018) #3 Oct 7, 2018
7.5
Thor (2018) #8 Dec 20, 2018
7.5
War is Hell (2019) #1 Feb 6, 2019
8.0
Action Comics (2016) #1001 Jan 22, 2019
8.0
Action Comics (2016) #1002 Jan 22, 2019
8.0
Action Comics (2016) #1004 Jan 23, 2019
8.0
Action Comics (2016) #1005 Jan 23, 2019
8.0
Action Comics (2016) #1006 Feb 1, 2019
8.0
Action Comics (2016) #1007 Feb 1, 2019
8.0
Amazing Spider-Man (2018) #1 Oct 7, 2018
8.0
Amazing Spider-Man (2018) #6 Oct 7, 2018
8.0
Amazing Spider-Man (2018) #9 Dec 1, 2018
8.0
Amazing Spider-Man (2018) #10 Dec 1, 2018
8.0
Batman: White Knight Collected Dec 1, 2018
8.0
Daredevil (2015) #596 Oct 7, 2018
8.0
Daredevil (2015) #598 Oct 7, 2018
8.0
Daredevil (2015) #599 Oct 7, 2018
8.0
Daredevil (2015) #602 Oct 7, 2018
8.0
Daredevil (2015) #603 Oct 7, 2018
8.0
Daredevil Vol. 1: Chinatown Oct 7, 2018
8.0
Daredevil Vol. 4: Identity Oct 7, 2018
8.0
Daredevil Vol. 5: Supreme Oct 7, 2018

There's an awful lot to like here, it's clear Zdarsky has thought an awful lot about Daredevil and has come to some quite brilliant conclusions. Mainly, that Matt identifies himself as the 'Devil' because he knowingly turns his back on God, he sins, sacrificing his soul for what he feels is the greater good, though how deep that belief goes is not made fully clear. However all of this is held together by some stiff dialogue, occasionally empty, weak narration, and an awkward page structure. As good as the content is, the act of reading it is not so much. Hopefully Zdarsky and Checchetto will get in their grove as the series goes along, because at it's very core, there is a masterpiece living within Daredevil 2019.

8.0
Dead Rabbit #1 Dec 1, 2018
8.0
Deadly Class Vol. 4: Die For Me Jan 4, 2019
8.0
Deadly Class Vol. 5: Carousel Jan 30, 2019
8.0
Death or Glory #1 Dec 1, 2018
8.0
Death or Glory #2 Dec 12, 2018
8.0
Death or Glory #4 Dec 12, 2018
8.0
Death or Glory #5 Dec 12, 2018
8.0
Descender Vol. 2: Machine Moon Dec 1, 2018
8.0
Detective Comics Batman: The Black Mirror Dec 26, 2018
8.0
Doom Patrol Vol. 1: Brick By Brick Dec 18, 2018
8.0
Doom Patrol Vol. 2: Nada Dec 30, 2018
8.0
Fantastic Four (2018) #1 Oct 7, 2018
8.0
Fantastic Four (2018) #3 Dec 1, 2018
8.0
Fantastic Four (2018) #5 Dec 29, 2018
8.0
Green Lantern (2018) #4 Feb 7, 2019
8.0
Green Lantern (2018) #6 Jun 11, 2019

God, I wish Westerns were more populaur.

8.0
Heroes In Crisis #5 Feb 1, 2019
8.0
Immortal Hulk Vol. 1: Or Is He Both? Dec 1, 2018
8.0
Martian Manhunter (2018) #2 Feb 1, 2019
8.0
Prodigy (2018) #3 Feb 7, 2019
8.0
Saga Vol. 1 Dec 1, 2018
8.0
Saga Vol. 2 Dec 1, 2018
8.0
Scarlet (2018) #3 Dec 1, 2018
8.0
Seconds #1 Dec 30, 2018
8.0
Skyward (2018) #1 Dec 1, 2018
8.0
Skyward (2018) #2 Jan 18, 2019
8.0
Skyward (2018) #3 Jan 18, 2019
8.0
Skyward (2018) #4 Feb 2, 2019
8.0
Skyward (2018) #5 Feb 2, 2019
8.0
Skyward (2018) #6 Feb 2, 2019
8.0
Skyward (2018) #7 Feb 3, 2019
8.0
Skyward (2018) #8 Feb 3, 2019
8.0
Skyward (2018) #9 Feb 3, 2019
8.0
Skyward (2018) #10 Feb 3, 2019
8.0
Superman Vol. 1: Son Of Superman Jan 26, 2019
8.0
Superman (2018) #1 Jan 17, 2019
8.0
Superman (2018) #2 Jan 17, 2019
8.0
Superman (2018) #5 Jan 19, 2019
8.0
The Batman Who Laughs (2018) #1 Dec 13, 2018
8.0
The Man of Steel (2018) #1 Feb 14, 2019
8.0
The Umbrella Academy: Hotel Oblivion #5 Feb 7, 2019
8.0
The Umbrella Academy: The Apocalypse Suite Vol. 1 Dec 1, 2018
8.0
The United States of Murder Inc. Vol. 1: Truth Dec 1, 2018
8.0
Thor (2018) #9 Jan 10, 2019
8.0
Transmetropolitan Vol. 1: Back On The Street Dec 1, 2018
8.0
United States vs. Murder Inc. #1 Oct 7, 2018
8.0
United States vs. Murder Inc. #2 Oct 17, 2018
8.0
United States vs. Murder Inc. #4 Dec 8, 2018
8.0
Wonder Twins (2019) #1 Feb 14, 2019
8.0
Young Justice (2019) #2 Feb 7, 2019
8.5
A.D.: After Death #1 Dec 2, 2018
8.5
Action Comics (2016) #1003 Jan 22, 2019
8.5
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns Vol. 1 Dec 1, 2018
8.5
Cover (2018) #3 Dec 1, 2018
8.5
Cover (2018) #4 Dec 21, 2018
8.5
Criminal (2019) #1 Jan 10, 2019
8.5
Crypt of Shadows (2019) #1 Jan 27, 2019
8.5
Daredevil Brian Michael Bendis & Alex Maleev Ultimate Collection Vol. 1 Dec 1, 2018
8.5
Daredevil (2015) #595 Oct 7, 2018
8.5
Daredevil (2015) #597 Oct 7, 2018
8.5
Daredevil (2015) #600 Oct 7, 2018
8.5
Daredevil (2015) #601 Oct 7, 2018
8.5
Daredevil Vol. 3: Dark Art Oct 7, 2018
8.5
Dead Rabbit #2 Dec 1, 2018
8.5
Deadly Class Vol. 1: Reagan Youth Dec 1, 2018
8.5
Deadly Class Vol. 2: Kids Of The Black Hole Dec 1, 2018
8.5
Deadly Class Vol. 3: The Snake Pit Dec 1, 2018
8.5
Death or Glory #3 Dec 12, 2018
8.5
Descender Vol. 1: Tin Stars Dec 1, 2018
8.5
Descender Vol. 3: Singularities Dec 1, 2018
8.5
Descender Vol. 4: Orbital Mechanics Dec 8, 2018
8.5
Descender Vol. 5: Rise Of The Robots Dec 15, 2018
8.5
Descender Vol. 6: War Machine Dec 19, 2018
8.5
Die #1 Dec 11, 2018
8.5
Die #2 Jan 10, 2019
8.5
Die #3 Feb 8, 2019
8.5
Gideon Falls #2 Oct 7, 2018
8.5
Gideon Falls #7 Dec 1, 2018
8.5
Gideon Falls #11 Feb 14, 2019
8.5
Ice Cream Man Vol. 1: Rainbow Sprinkles Dec 1, 2018
8.5
Ice Cream Man Vol. 2: Strange Neapolitan Dec 31, 2018
8.5
Isola Vol. 1 Dec 1, 2018
8.5
Junji Ito Story Collection: Frankenstein OGN Feb 11, 2019
8.5
Martian Manhunter (2018) #1 Jan 27, 2019
8.5
Middlewest #2 Dec 20, 2018
8.5
Milk Wars Collected Jan 22, 2019
8.5
Moon Knight By Jeff Lemire & Greg Smallwood Jan 11, 2019
8.5
My Heroes Have Always Been Junkies #1 Dec 1, 2018
8.5
Naomi #1 Jan 23, 2019
8.5
Paper Girls Vol. 1 Dec 1, 2018
8.5
Pearl #2 Oct 7, 2018
8.5
Pearl #3 Dec 1, 2018
8.5
Pearl #4 Dec 1, 2018
8.5
Pearl #5 Dec 21, 2018
8.5
Pearl #6 Jan 23, 2019
8.5
Roughneck #1 Dec 1, 2018
8.5
Saga Vol. 3 Dec 1, 2018
8.5
Scarlet Vol. 1 Dec 1, 2018
8.5
Secret Wars Collected Feb 13, 2019
8.5
Shade, the Changing Girl Vol. 1: Earth Girl Made Easy Dec 31, 2018
8.5
Shade, the Changing Girl Vol. 2: Little Runaway Jan 4, 2019
8.5
Spider-Man: Blue Vol. 1 Dec 1, 2018
8.5
Superman (2018) #4 Jan 18, 2019
8.5
Superman (2018) #6 Jan 19, 2019
8.5
The Batman Who Laughs (2018) #2 Jan 18, 2019
8.5
The Umbrella Academy: Hotel Oblivion #1 Dec 1, 2018
8.5
The Umbrella Academy: Hotel Oblivion #2 Dec 12, 2018
8.5
The Umbrella Academy: Hotel Oblivion #3 Dec 8, 2018
8.5
The Weatherman #1 Dec 1, 2018
8.5
The Weatherman #2 Dec 1, 2018
8.5
The Weatherman #3 Dec 1, 2018
8.5
The Weatherman #4 Dec 1, 2018
8.5
The Weatherman #6 Dec 1, 2018
8.5
Thor (2018) #10 Feb 14, 2019
8.5
United States vs. Murder Inc. #3 Dec 1, 2018
8.5
Young Justice (2019) #1 Jan 9, 2019
9.0
Gideon Falls #1 Oct 7, 2018
9.0
Gideon Falls #3 Oct 7, 2018
9.0
Gideon Falls #4 Oct 7, 2018
9.0
Gideon Falls #5 Oct 7, 2018
9.0
Gideon Falls #6 Dec 1, 2018
9.0
Gideon Falls #8 Dec 1, 2018
9.0
Gideon Falls Vol. 1: Black Barn Dec 1, 2018
9.0
Green Lantern (2018) #3 Jan 10, 2019
9.0
Green Lantern (2018) #7 Jun 11, 2019
9.0
Green Lantern (2018) #8 Jun 11, 2019
9.0
Kill Or Be Killed Vol. 1 Dec 1, 2018
9.0
Middlewest #1 Dec 1, 2018
9.0
Middlewest #3 Jan 18, 2019
9.0
Peter Parker: The Spectacular Spider-Man (2017) #310 Oct 7, 2018
9.0
The Fade Out Vol. 1 Dec 1, 2018
9.0
The Fade Out Vol. 2 Dec 1, 2018
9.0
The Fade Out Vol. 3 Dec 1, 2018
9.0
The Weatherman #5 Dec 1, 2018
9.0
United States vs. Murder Inc. #5 Jan 10, 2019
9.0
United States vs. Murder Inc. #6 Feb 7, 2019
9.5
Batman: Arkham Asylum OGN Dec 15, 2018
9.5
Gideon Falls #9 Dec 21, 2018
9.5
Vision Vol. 1: Little Worse Than Man Feb 2, 2019
9.5
Vision Vol. 2: Little Better Than Beast Feb 2, 2019
10
Cover (2018) #1 Oct 7, 2018
10
Cover (2018) #2 Dec 1, 2018
10
Essex County (The Complete Essex County) #1 Oct 7, 2018
10
Gideon Falls #10 Jan 17, 2019
10
Sandman Vol. 1: Preludes And Nocturnes Dec 1, 2018
10
Sandman Vol. 2: The Doll's House Dec 8, 2018
10
Sandman Vol. 3: Dream Country Jan 21, 2019

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