Solid issue for the new arc. I like how the court room arc had consequences outside of itself. Batman not wanting to talk about what happened to Dick was a nice touch as well. I do like how Penguin cowers when it comes to Bane and will shoot his own man to prove that Alfred is in danger. King’s writing along with Janin’s pencils was great!

Solid cliffhanger by King. Overall this was a well paced issue and I enjoyed Penguin's interactions with Alfred as well as Batman attempting to hunt down multiple criminals to find out the conspiracy with Bane. I understand that people have a certain distaste with this run but I genuinely love this like the Scott Snyder/Greg Capullo run.

I wasn't a fan of this issue. We are now on a Bi-Monthly schedule with this book w/ the master Liam Sharp taking over for issues 7-9. The schedule for this book has really damaged the pacing of this book as a whole.

I like the uneasy feeling I had when I was reading this and Lee Bermejo's art compliment's Azzarello's art really well but I felt REALLY uncomfortable at a certain part. One issue left and I'm left wondering how this team will stick the landing.

Zub is writing something special here. All the characters feel like the same characters in their solo runs without any contradiction. I fear this book will be cancelled after Zub talked about how much this book has been pirated.

Pretty solid second issue!

Didn't like how after the issue ended we were blasted with ads. I genuinely thought there was more.

This issue should have been "Giant-Size X-Men: Cypher" considering Cypher did a bulk of the work for the mission. Overall pretty good issue, Hickman is clearly laying down the groundwork for future issues.

Things are coming together! Seeing Norton's demons form as a child was genuinely terrifying to read. Not only that Lemire's characters all feel like real people w/ issues. as the mystery of the barn continues we see the protagonists crossing paths in one way or another. Can't wait for the next issue!

What an amazing issue! Worlds are literally colliding with these revelations about the black barn. How Lemire is writing this along with his other books and maintaining the quality is beyond me.

Absolutely the most satisfying #1 I have read in ages. Morrison and Sharp take GL away from typical superhero fare and place it closer to British sci-fi stuff. It's got far more in common with 2000 AD and Valerian than any other DC book out right now.

Holy shit this book should have came out along with the other Dawn of X launch books.

My main problem with this issue is the length and Harley. I thought the book was too short. But with my issue with Harley is why didn't she stay at Sanctuary to maintain her innocence? I liked how he took advantage of WW's compassion of the situation to get the lasso but I don't like how Batman lunged at someone clearly off their rocker with the lasso of truth. I really enjoyed Clay mann's pencils as well the color's (don't know the colorist). Genuinely excited to see where this goes.

We see the pieces slowly coming together with what King wants to tell us with this story. Lagoon Boy wanting to feel nothing when it comes to being blasted, Booster Gold's first day and poor Wally. We see Wally want nothing else but to be returned to his family and how it's affecting him. I'm genuinely certain that reveal at the end is a red herring because we see the bodies positioned differently than they were in issue 1.

This was frustrating. I enjoy the tidbits about Gnark and we got "clues" about who the Sanctuary Killer is but this issue dragged when it wasn't on Wally or Gnark. Then we got another curveball with Booster at the end. I'm confident King can nail the landing but this is the issue that was genuinely the most frustrating.

This Barry and Bruce don't seem like the ones in the crossover. I need more from this issue though. It was nice to see that Wally's connection to the speed force can jump-start life I'm genuinely tired of Harley, in general I mean. Pieces are coming together but this felt VERY short. I know King can stick the landing but the road has been bumpy.

• Fresh Start literally anyone can pick this up. • The art is top notch. • Hickman’s one page interludes give you insight as to what new elements he’s adding to the X-Men mythos. • The voices for each character feels genuine and real. • Pacing is excellent as well, I was able to take my time with the book and it felt fast despite being a larger book.

I will only give 10s when I can not for the life of me find an issue with a book.

Al Ewing knocks it out of the park once again! Clearly the Hulk is growing far more intelligent as the series goes on. Even as he’s cut up into separate jars we learn the far reaching capabilities of his inability to die and it’s more horrific then we could have pictured. Joe Bennett does an incredible job at showing how grotesque the Hulk is when he’s absorb’s the mad scientist as well as transforming back to Banner! Only complaint is why didn’t Carol make sure her friend, Banner, go through the proper channels? Overall a phenomenal issue.

I thought it was an ok issue but the moment Brainiac called Jon the one TRUE Superman I rolled my eyes. I understand Bendis is putting his stamp on Jon but this isn't the way to do it.

Nice wrap up to the first arc

King stuck the landing here! What can I say after a year? Is he in Heaven, Hell or in-between? Doesn't matter! What matters is what is real to Scott. Here he has a Jake, Barada and a daughter to be! Him choosing to not give Jake up made him stronger and better than High-Father ever claimed to be. I loved the bit where they mention all the Crisises and continuites of the current DC line and ask,"Why would you want to go back?" All in all, well done Tom King and Mitch Gerads!

It's clear our Detective is being "infected" by the squids. In all seriousness, the more he investigates the more he seems to understand the mentality of The Kid.

Finally, an issue where we can just breathe.

Gotta say we may have another classic on our hands. King is giving us a story about fact vs fiction that wouldn't be where it is without Shaner and Gerads art elevating his material. From the panel layout to switching between art styles are done masterfully. Seriously, go grab a copy.

After this issue, I believe we’re supposed to understand that Alana is more in the dark than we thought. She believed in the war and understood that she needed to commit horrific acts of violence in order to save her home. She then helped her husband’s PR image because she believes in him. Honestly, I love what King has done here. He showed and explained why Earth, who has survived multiverses threats, was vulnerable to the Pykkts and is tying up nicely the mystery as it is slowly unveiled.

The idea of "marriage is a war" is very apparent throughout this book. Adam & Alana are killing the remaining Pykkts on Rann w/ the relationship at its height while we see their relationship fall apart on Earth is done beautifully! The emasculation of Adam by Alana is really rough but well deserved here as well. She compares Adam to Mister Terrific while calling him weak despite all he's suffered. My first reaction after this issue was "fuck".

It's one of Tom King's best first issues! Kara doesn't seem out of character here, King finds a nice balance of her shedding her teenage years and coming into adulthood as many people have. Bilquis Evely is stellar as always. One of the best artists of our generation.

"World's Gayest" Morrison is flowing throughout this book.

This is the best Jon has been written since Super Sons, Taylor is just hitting it out of the park here. Timms kills it but theee is one panel where Jon’s hand looks like a mitten.

This book is something I've been waiting for for a while now. The idea of a blue-collar local superhero who is tasked with the salvation of Earth is really intriguing. Gorham's art on this book is excellent as well!

What a beautiful ending.

Lemire is a treasure/gift to the comic industry I swear. The artists lined up for this book are genuinely something out of this world. This somehow is better than his Joker: Killer Smile book and is already my favorite Black Label title.

An excellent book. Throughout the X-books, Xavier seemed completely unapproachable. Here we see him talk frankly with his son and see how nervous he is with him. The revelation about the Xorns was perfect. This issue is also the 1st time we've seen Gorgon post X of Swords and to see Cortez messing with him to get under Kurt's skin about his faith was interesting, to say the least. Another thing this book continues to accomplish is to show the cracks within this Utopia. We see the aftermath of what happened when they terraformed Mars and the environmental impact of it.

When it comes to comics I can handle when innocent people bite the dust but here it sucked reading a mother being killed in what is essentially mutant paradise. I know they can bring back the dead but that was a gut punch. Percy is killing it on this book and I can’t wait for his solo Wolverine book.

Raven failed, Nimord is online and we finally see Moira since HOX. Plus Hickman is now moving to another book, INFERNO, within the X-Line.