With a comic book going thrice a month is normal to get some slower and kinda fillery issues from time to time, like this one. The issue is really heavy on the dialogue and generally Thompson is great with the dialogue and she still is, but at times it dragged a little bit, felt unnecessary and it got a little bit boring, at least for me. But on the bright side, we got to spend more time with Ben and see more of his life and struggles. On the art side of things, i like the issue. I like Pichelli's style, especially her linework. Her style of art is very elegant, slick, bold, at times minimalistic and it has a very interesting flatness to it. But I'm not sure how much it adds to the issue honestly. The end was cool and although probably nothing will gonna happen to Ben, it got me interested.

Nothing special here. It was fun seeing more of Colleen and Misty and how they interact with each other. Can't lie they are pretty nice and fun as duo and that carries the issue, which certainly is action comedy oriented, exactly like a buddy cop movie. But the thing is that this is pretty much it. The issue does not aim high, but for what it is, is pretty serviceable, plus the ending was promising. The art tho was pretty inconsistent, both in style and in being good.

On a surface level i enjoyed this issue(as with most of beyond so far). I really like the characterization of Doc Ock, in general I like stories when somebody underestimates him, takes him for some loser or tries to take some advantage of him, only to be shown how much of a badass he actually is. The dialogue, the art is all good and engaging. I also like the laid back nature of this run so far, I think that was needed, but still at times it feels like nothing of importance is happening, nothing is getting explored in a deeper way and the same stuff is happening over and over without much of difference. It's all getting so formulaic so fast. This issue is actually better than most of the others in this aspect but still to fully love this I need more.

This issue was full banger. Engaging throughout, even tho it was mostly dialogue and not only something happened, but we got answers to some big questions(that I personally thought would get ignored) and those were some great answers, that make even the past issues better. Like if you thought that Beyond was bland, waste of time and dub in general, please read this. It took some time to get here, probably too much, but now it's all worth it. Not only it's good use of Ben Reilly(that's not an easy thing), but it finally delivers on the whole premise. It's just all tied together. We all know how important the past experiences are to the character of Ben Reilly and messing with that, is a stroke of genius and it makes so much sense, looking at the previous issues. Kudos Wells. There are still things to understand and learn, but this issue gives me so much hope in the answers that follow, plus the ending got me really curious what's gonna happen next. Also the art was really nice and pleasant.

I had fun reading it and enjoyed the action and I liked the humor , but still it felt like too much was put here and it was not all connected, so it did not flow in a good way either. But even the things they tried to execute kinda fall flat for me, with few exceptions. So generally I would say that this was pretty forgettable.

I don't know how to feel about this issue and I think that's how I am supposed to feel. It feels like the end. That's the moment we as a fandom should most definitely move on and leave what once was, what once was great in the past. Pete tried everything and gave his all, but sometimes destiny wins. I feel like that reflects the fandom and in a way, the whole issue is structured to put you in Pete's mind space and the way he feels. It's sad in the way autumn is sad, It's natural, it's silent, you can't escape it, and it's cold and moving slowly, but seemingly tirelessly. It's a feeling that haunts the whole issue. Weirdly enough it captures what a real breakup actually is.

I think that if the leaks weren't a thing, this issue would have worked better for me. If Kamala died as a surprise it would have been way better, especially because it was already a tense moment, like it reminds me of Iron Man and Thanos in The infinity war movie, when everybody was thinking Iron Man was going to die, when he got stabbed and man those moments were so tense, like it was possible. Everybody was terribly worried and that's why the relief felt so good, even if had, a note of defeat. I felt the same way with MJ somehow here, but then I remembered ''oh yeah the leaks''. This was an emotional issue, it was a ride with a bittersweet end because the villain is finally gone, and MJ is alive, but it had a huge cost, one which Pete again couldn't prevent, which seems to be a theme in this arc. Pete was just so helpless the whole arc, while trying, which adds to the somber feeling. Like everything was so above him, so determined, but Spidey had to try, because well... he is Spidey.So yeah a sacrifice in this case looks like a right call in this case. Kamala dying had some ground, but again if it was a surprise. Btw more than half the cover does not have even that. still, this arc feels somewhat disjoined to be and I'm still not sure how I feel about everything. Btw i think this is Romita's best work in a big while.

I liked the opening issue, this is still alright but I did not enjoy it as much. I feel like so much is going on, all of a sudden. I like the position Peter is in this event, how this is a moment for him to prove himself, to be competent, which was just a big part of the critique towards this run, from the start of it, so it has like a meta element to it. Like meta stakes to the event. If the alpha issue was about establishing that, now we are getting to the meat of the problem, by Spidey showing his worth as a leader and that's done mostly by his actions, but as for now nothing definite. But still, the whole issue feels like ''now it's time for the action'', which I found fitting after the boom of the first issue. It's a little bit on the decompressed side and that's valid for the whole issue, which I get. It's going to be a long event. 4-5 months is not a small period of that. Still, I feel like this has so much going on and this progresses with such baby steps when I finished it, I was like like ''is that it?''.It creates the expectation for more because there is just so much happening, plus the whole issue feels like building up to something and it just ends out of a sudden. But again I get it, there should be a hook, just idk the way it's done, it's not satisfactory to me. The story uses a lot of characters and even if not balance them and the plots so well, which honestly is by design, presents them clearly and well. Especially noticeable with Team Spidey, even if we see the whole team for a little bit, the way they talk and even relate to Peter feel really motivated. The bits with She-hulk and Spidey were definitely a highlight and carried the otherwise pretty mundane action, which looked like that was there just to move the plot and to deal with certain threats, which were there just for the quantity. Those interactions reminded me of the humor of JMS's Spider-Man, which was certainly the Romita influence. It's not really in line with how Rowell writes She-Hulk rn, but honestly, I liked the more classic bolder, Avengers by Stern-like Jen, we get here too, certainly fits the explosive and direct nature of this event better and makes for better interactions. I think that's the only way she can contribute to the event, by just enhancing certain moments with her strong personality. Janice's story here feels more complete, to be honest, but at the same time, she feels somewhat inconsistent, with what exactly she wants. The whole thing is written, even the whole run(maybe with few exceptions), very directly, there is not stuff under the stuff we see, everything is delivered through dialog. Makes the experience of reading really light, but sometimes it comes too strong and that's something i feel with Tombstone and Janice's conversation. Again the plot has so many moving pieces and it's focused on the action, so it fits perfectly here, so overall I'm excited for the arc in the future.

An awesome end to an awesome Ant-man story. For me this was the best Ant-man story written by Spencer and also a great argument for why he writes Spider-Man right now. While I am not a big fan of the art or the paneling in this book, the story is just so full of passion and heart that it totally makes up for that, which is something I find in many of Spencer's books. I don't mean the bad art, but the passion and the heart in his stories. He loves putting parts of himself in his stories and you can see that with the fact that usually he uses the same characters or his love for the little guy. He certainly has a specific style of writing and although sometimes he goes overboard with the humor element IMO, I really appreciate that about him. In this book Spencer manages to define what Scott Lang Ant-man's comics should be like. I must say that was the most enjoyable iteration of him and his world I've seen till this day. He does so much for the character though the whole series, but especially in this issue. The end of this issue is amazing. The narration, the themes, the progression of the character it all comes together to form this great emotional conclusion, that really makes you feel so much for the character. It also shows you in the purest form what kind of man, Scott Lang really is and what he represents. For me that's sign of a great comics.

The amazing John Buscema. The intensity, the expressions, the dynamism. Every panel explodes. It makes me want to stand up and punch someone. Ever since he started drawing the title, it been uphill and the fight in this issue was just the top of the mountain. It's outstanding that this early his mastery of the art is so profound.

i actually haven't really read any of the Moon knight's solos, but i enjoyed that. It does not move the story forward that much, but delivers great fight and some great moments IMO. I liked the narration, it really helped me understand Moon Knight's mindset at the moment. The dialogue between T'Challa and the Knight felt realistic given the situation. How I said I'm not that familiar with Spector, so I don't know if his characterization was legit. I feel ,that the whole issue lead, in a great way, to the ending of the issue (The whole thing, that happened on the Moon). The fight was amazing. It was really dynamic and brutal.

To be an avenger means something again.

Usually i rarely get on the site anymore. But man, this is great. I'm biased, I love the avengers and having read, the issues referenced here and knowing everything that happens afterwords, i can say this is a perfect throwback comics. Captain america's feeling of alienation, rick's growing respect for the captain, jan being playful, hank being insecure and overprotective of her, but their love still flying in the air, Thor and iron man being the stars, the ideals of the team, that comes only when needed, the whole teamwork aspect, it just feels good seeing that rendered so well, cohesive and ofc even better than it was in the original, because all that stuff was always the second the action then. The characterization is crystal clear and straight to the point. Plus the dialogue, it has a vintage quality, but it's not distraction and only adds to the feeling this comics brings, which is mutual respect for the job, when the heroes were at their best(well cap was not, but that's an other story), which is the thing i love most about the originals too. The characters are not close here, they have the same job, but only when they are needed , they are together and they are still trying to make the whole concept of superhero team work. That's the way i remember those days and Levitz, gives us the perfect representation. Alan Davis is obviously a master at what he is doing and even after so many year he is still coming out with strongly and inspired. 10 is maybe too high, but i'm biased.

A classic issue IMO. This issue is called "Dying City" and it really lives to it's name. The issue is a part of the "road to no man's land", specifically "Aftershock" crossover and although there were some really strong issues within this crossover(it's a pity, that Shadow of the bat or Chronicles are not on the site), this IMO is one of the most important ones, not because many things happens here, but because it's one of the most important issues to understand why Gotham ultimately became No man's land . Actually it's one of the issues leading to "Road to no man's land". As I alluded earlier, the issue's title is a great indicator of what to expect here. A slowly decomposing city. But what I love here is how realistically this slow death and it's effects on the normal people and the protagonists are portrayed. Although you can say that for a big part of the event, this is the moment, when you really start to feel that maybe realistically, the hope is vanishing too, because the writer shows very good reasons for it, again very logical reasons. Also usually you just see how the protagonists react to some little situations. All that is build really naturally, without any rushing and also progresses the story in the same way, giving you hint of the things, that are going to happen next. That's achievement, considering how many people and titles were involved in those huge events. As for the characters, they are awesome as expected for the whole Moench's era. The effects the quake has on them are also in line and logical for the specific characters . Although Batman and Gordon are pretty much the main characters here, the things happening here are clearly bigger than both of them and even they know it. Both are in a very weird place for them, which is great. Batman, the person who defies nature with his determination, feels helpless, not knowing what to do from now on. As he said he is bad with death, even worse against senseless deaths, without no one to blame. So clearly this is his worse nightmare(there is huge and great emphasis on that) and slowly is becoming even worse. Gordon is in an even worse position, feeling like he failed in his duty, fearing even more the things that are coming next. But even with that, they still find reasons to stay and fight, making them even closer(for now). Btw the dialogue is awesome, really precise with delivering the themes and the characters emotional states in the moment, but also really natural. Not forgetting Aparo's art, which makes everything better. There is that sense of shared pain and in the end you feel like maybe there is some hope for the citizen of Gotham, only for that to be broken in the last few panels. I just love this issue and I'm sure I just touched the surface on why is that, because there is just so much to be said about it and also the whole era in general, because to be honest even that "Contagion" happened some years before this, it's effect can still be felt and makes the story even better. It's just a perfect chapter leading to NML and one of the standouts of the "Aftershock"/"Road to NML".

Another very strong issue. I generally love how Gotham is portrayed like a living being and this issue was not an exception. As Batman said "they expect the city to support and protect them and not the other way around" and I really like that theme too. As you can see also the hero are really understanding of the choice, that some people make and this and the previous issues make it even more understandable by showing you, how bad actually the situation is. Still there are people who actually support the city or at least what's left of it, such as the doctors here and they both were really awesome. The nurse's romance with Bullock was really cure and while her conviction was really inspiring, admirable and a good reason for Bullock to fall for her and the male's doctor was not so sure, showing us a lot more realistic struggle. Ultimately his little arc was also on point with the themes too. Also I wanna note how awesome Montoya is. The end of the issue is again kinda sad and again giving that impression that Gotham maybe is really doomed, but also kinda rushed I would say. I guess that it can relate to the theme that Gotham is being punished from above(an interesting theme), but I'm not sure about that or the more plausible theme is that the city itself is against them, judging by Gordon's words. but again and i'm not sure it would make total sense. Don't get me wrong I think that the bridge falling should have happened at some point, just it could have been more powerful IMO.

If you look for an portrayal of the Riddler in all his all terrifying glory, look no further. The issue does not go that much in depth what makes the Riddler, but it totally get the way the Riddler acts and the way he compose himself. Trust me that not a small thing and arguable is even more important. If you are not that familiar with the Riddler, this right here is a perfect starter. His internal sense superiority and the way he challenge people just to prove it to them, how that fills him with fulfilment, his narcissism , how methodical he is, the disregard to the fellow human being, even just the way he walks. There is just so much to him and you can get so complete picture of the character here . The issue also does not shy away of showing how horrible his acts are. This way you get this nice contrast between him being content, totally not caring about other's pain, because of his sense of being superior and the other being in agony and fear, or straight up dying in insanely horrible ways, because of him and his mania. I particularly standout moment I would say was, that one moment, when that one woman decided to fight back. Such a brave and heroic act. But of course the Riddler does not care about that. He is so overly protective of himself, so just a single touch of someone he considers lesser than him, repels him. It's so weird seeing someone treating himself this way, when there are so much people suffering around him. Again it's great contrast. The fact, that she spent 17 years in defense class , only to be killed just like that was particularly sad. I doubt the Riddler spent time in anything like that, so that's a reminder that his mind is really something powerful, but also dangerous and sinister, that bare fighting can hardly win against. Of course this is an extremely tragic way go, not only it means that all that time training was wasted, but it puts fear into anybody else who wants to follow her example. Overall a great issue, that I did not know about. Definitely recommended.

Well, I can say that I enjoyed some parts of the issue and it's probably my favorite issue of that whole arch, but that's not much to be honest . Overall I would say that it was not worth it in any way : not worth the hype, not worth the build-up and probably not worth the art. It's amazing how something intended to be so big, feels so small and shallow in the end, at least to me. And even if we put that aside, plus the fact how unoriginal even for Batman, that whole thing was, I think we still have a pretty weak story with great art to look at. Regarding the issue, finally something happened . Actually a lot happened and that's not even counting the bonus stuff and i kind of liked that, just for the change of pace( having in mind how uneventful that whole arch was). There was just that rushed feel to everything on here , which again is so strange for something that was planned for so long . Other than that , most of it, was played by the book, with some little surprises(some of which good, some not so much) and some wasted opportunities .My points come, mainly because of the art. Also the ending made me sure, The Joker war was pointless.

I think that is one of the better issues from the current Batman. I like the concept of the new villain and i am excited to see more of his backstory. The problem here is the pacing and the overall the lack of build-up for Ghost-Maker.

I think this issue was very weirdly paced and constructed. It feels to me like there was beginning, a big interlude, some kind of middle and not much of end. By big interlude I mean, I mean a really big one, that not really related to the story we have at hand, which is so strange considering how many subplots are already in motion. It breaks the pace and the momentum of the story IMO, especially considering it was mostly just dialogue, not even that interesting or that good at that, aside from few glimpses here and there . I guess Tynion is setting something up (again) , but I'm not sure this was the right place for it. That whole thing needed to be way less pages The Batman's parts were the ones that are actually important to the narrative and although kinda short, with the helping hand of the great art done by Jimenez, they were enjoyable and intriguing, but also nothing too spectacular. The reveal of Saint's plan was nice and Peacekeeper looks definitely intimidating , so much so that even batman was surprised, again a big shoutout to the art team for that. Also for the more dynamic and fight scenes. The art really does add to the book. I feel like the issue ended on a pretty weird note and again I think that has something to do with the pacing. It feel like an end of a Dbz episode, but in Dbz that was part of the tone. Here it feels out of place and i don't see a reason for it, aside from Tynion being lazy. Generally the whole run has pacing problems and looking from above this issue is even worse than most, because the others were setting a character arc or themes, Batman was gaining intel, the reader was gaining new info about the situations and here most of the issue, aside from the last few pages ,which are not nearly enough, feels so shallow. Also the slow pace's been going for too long now IMO. So both the pacing of the issue itself was bad and pacing of the issue within the run was bad. Plus it was not concise at all.

I'm enjoying Fear State. Overall I find the arc really engaging and I'm always looking forward to read more of it. I think this story arc is the highlight of this run. But still the usual issues with the dialogue and pacing remain, but at least now that does not bother me that much as it did in the past and that's maybe because there is just so much I like here already. Also big respect to Tynion for using and writing Scarecrow so well(a character so underutilized) and constructing such a big part of the story and themes around him.

Kinda rushed in my opinion, but still good. Just with so much build-up and slow pacing in general, this finale feels really weird and anticlimactic. I don't know how, but Tynion never got his pacing right with this run.But most of the other things here i liked. Clearly the art was a big standout as always and personally in the end I can say that i liked Tynion's run .

The things i liked the most were the more comedic and lighthearted moments and judging by this first issue I guess that's what Williamson is going to try to do with the book. The party, Batman Inc, Batman giving autographs, people loving Batman are all evidence for that. You know, It's been a while since Batman's been that way and it's certainly refreshing after the darkness and depression of the recent runs. Ofc Williamson does not go extreme and the issue still feels like an issue of Batman. The change of tone also comes quite naturally from the story itself and from that that now people love batman. Bruce is clearly not used to that, which creates an interesting dynamic. The twist in the end was good and really exciting.

Not as interesting and fresh as the last issue, but still perfectly enjoyable read. I liked the detective and mystery elements the most and the introduction of Abyss was great and suspenseful, thanks to the great art. Honestly the art is a big selling point for me. The stuff with Luther, while very curious is only going to get more interesting with the story progressing in my opinion.

Overall this was a good story, with great art and a nice message, which can even be interpreted as a commentary on Batman, that he should not be so broody and dark all the time, which considering the last runs comes at the right time. Williamson kinda overdid the whole darkness thing IMO, but at it's core it's about how batman should not fall pray to the darkness and to appreciate and enjoy the good things, when they come. He can't solely exist in the darkness, he needs also light to work and to function and that sometimes the light also needs batman. And that honestly is a great idea, where you can go quite deep and I think he knew that, so he was a bit overexcited about it, so that's why at times the themes seemed heavy handled. Ofc there can be more interpretations of what this arc meant. But yeah all in all Bruce was pretty good during this arc. Abyss is a fine character, nothing spectacular, kinda simple, but understandable, with a nice contrast to Batman, which is not a small feat and served the story and the themes well. Do I think we will see more of him? Probably no or at least not much. Maybe I needed more time not knowing about him and his story, to build up the mystery and the menace, for him to hit me harder. Because right now he feels like a character, that soon will be forgotten. As for the art, Batman's been on a streak of great artist lately. Honestly it's even hard to chose between Molina and Jimenez. Molina is somewhat less dramatic, but more realistic and adding the colors more atmospheric.

Well, it's pretty obvious, that Dc is just waiting to release Future State, having in mind that Future State starts literally tomorrow its really not surprising that we get this. Look at the flash, after Williamson left nobody dares to start something big with him, just to be ready for Future State, that's why we got a filler arc and a filler issue. I think this annual is pretty useless too. Look at it, it does not change anything, do or give the audience anything new. But don't get me wrong, there are a lot of great filler issues ,as we all know some of the genre's best can be considered filler to the main plot, think about "the kid who collects Spider-man" or of a more recent ones like superman man of tomorrow series. In those stories we get usually a simple tale of a character we love in situation not typical for him or her, showing us a part of the character , we don't see often in their bigger adventures. But this is different. Everything we get here,we've already know, with some little tweaks, which by the way certainly do not deserve a full issue. We already knew the origin of The Clownhunter with the difference that this time we can see it visually , for me it was unnecessary. I mean, I don't even think it's that of good origin tbh, we've seen so many identical scenarios, even for that reason alone its not worth showing it . Other than that , I like Stokoe's art, it reminds me of the old underground comix masters with some flavor and for a character like the Clowhunter, who is more punkish, angry, sloppy, kinda of amateurish, it that style fits pretty well. It's sad that this issue does not really use more of the strengths of this type of art style. On the dialogue side again we don't get nothing new, delivered in the familiar Tynion fashion. The whole no killing thing's been over a thousand times already and better with better characters(Jason). Tynion continues to rehash old themes, which are pretty much already perfected by somebody before him. This can be a start for a great arc for the Clownhunter, but till then I don't think this issue is worth it.

Reading this, I feel like reading a silver age comics, which I think we need more of in the modern world of comics. It's just a cool self-aware, crazy-fun little story, without really any serious consequences, providing some pretty meme worthy moments(looking at you, Batman with your kryptonite Battank). The way Batmite and mr. Mxyzptlk play with Supes and Bats , made me nostalgic of the time when i was a kid, because most of times when I played with those specific toys, the battles were very similar to the ones we see in the issue. On the other hand its very funny, how Williams takes that whole discussion about who would win in a fight, so often seen on forums, in cons and overall are such a big part of the community, turns it to the extreme, and shows us what would happen, if that discussion happened in the comics world, in quite a genius manner. Overall the whole issue is like that. It celebrates the childish nature of the 2 iconic characters and our appreciation for it, with some some meta commentary. Other than that, the art is fine, It' s clean, more cartoony looking than realistic but not too much, with some good expressions. The coloring is good too, the colors are pretty light and saturated, and it fits well within the aesthetics of the comics. Overall pretty great issue!

This issue is great, it deserves all the praise it gets. It took everything great about the silver age with the characterization and the plot and added a modern spin on it. It's nice to nice to Batman so caring, calm, somewhat hopeful and concerned about his friend, trying to do everything he can think of to save him from his worst nightmare. He is not cracking jokes or anything, he is still serious, but he does not seem drowned in darkness, anger and sadness. This is such a great characterization. Superman although, I feel was in the issue less, was also great. Doing the job with a smile and enjoyment. The whole issue is about them helping in each other in a time of need. As Supes helped Bats in past with the Penguin, now it's Batman's turn to help the other half of the world's finest. The thing is that this is a harder job, especially in situation like the current. The issue assumes you know those characters and puts in the moment, it does not define or explain the characters and the relationship between the two, but shows it by the dialogue and the way the characters act, to the reader so this way feels extremely natural. Nothing feels forced. Even when Metallo falls into his self-pity and goes on to explain how his humanity is stripped, feels in character. Great writing from Waid! The art by Mora is arguably even more spectacular. Clean, polished, slick with good expressions and great dynamism. We all know how great Mora is and here he is probably at his best.

I get why many people are not into this series. Yeah ,it's not one of the best batman's comics, but i kind of like it, despite some of the flaws. I like that we get a more humane version of Bruce, also the fact that most of this series is spend in the cave is a great touch IMO,because it grounds the story in a good way. I'm not crazy about Scorn and his army,because it does the exact opposite .It makes the story more grand and i dont think that fits the tone very well,but its not a game changer. The biggest thing, that makes this issue really shine is Bruce and Alfred's relationship imo.

Well I liked this one. It's a different take on Batman, but truthfully not that radical IMO and I totally support that, it's not like it's going to change the character you love all of a sudden. Plus i really liked that both Ennis and Sharp are trying to focus on the effect batman has on criminals and the are doing really interesting stuff with that. And that was pretty much the main thing, that made an impression, beside the art in general I mean, which deserves all the praise. Still the start of this series is kind of slow and not fully griping at least for me, but maybe that's by design. We will see. A kinda not important side-note: the cover really reminds me of the Spider-Man Super Special Featuring Scarlet Spider Part 2. It's not like fully identical, but still both feature a reptile creature with the reflection of the hero in their eye. I wonder if it was an intentional influence, because if it was, kudos to Liam Sharp for that reference.

The way this book handles Jason's trauma and it's themes is really something else. That comics is one for the ages.

Well there was a lot of unpack here. Ideas and themes, set-up in past issues were fleshed out, and big, big revelations happened. Now I get why there is "curse" in title of the book. It's a sad tale really, although we still have an issue to go and there are hints, that things are going to turn around for the good guys, I think, I don't see how this "curse" and it's effects are gonna be lifted from Black Knight or his legacy. But yeah, overall without going too much into details, this was pretty crazy issue.

Badass, trilling, packed with great action with distinct and awesome visual style. Honestly it's like an action movie translated into a comic book, thanks to Samnee and his understanding of the medium. Both him with Waid really had a vision about this book and IMO it shows. Although I would advice the future readers to not go expecting too much out of the book writing-wise or something too deep, because although the book has it's moment on that front too, this comics is mainly concerned with the action, the thrills and the atmosphere and for me, if you want to do something like that, Black Widow is one of the best characters to use, because it fits perfectly with her character.

I think that series has pretty much everything, that a Black Widow's comics needs to be great, at least for now. The art is top-notch in every way it needs to be, the premise is amazing and fairly original and it seems like the story is very well put together. The mystery just keeps going deeper and deeper in very unexpected ways. It constantly really makes me wonder what exactly is the situation, she is in. I feel, that in this issue we got some clues, but at the same time we are shallowed by new and new reveals, that turn everything upside down. I hardly have any complains with that book tbh.

Kinda late to the party, but this was an awesome action comics. Big kudos to the art department btw, because that's a big reason why I liked this so much. The art does wonders with the action here, giving it so much flair and energy. Everything is messy, gory, unpolished and raw and that's so cool. Still although, all those fights are badass as hell, they are actually also pretty disturbing and I think that's intentional. As for the story, well it takes an interesting, but understandable approach and for a person, who reads mainly superhero comics like me, It's refreshing to see a hero, that's openly not fighting for the greater good or some higher ideals. A character like this, fits the tone very well and even enhances it.

Overall I enjoy Coates on the title, but every time when it's time to read the new issue, I realize, that I forgot what happened in the last issue. I guess it's normal, when the series is not even monthly at this point. Something I find ridiculous for a character such as Cap, especially when Slott's Fantastic Four is bi-weekly right now, while also there was a huge show with his name on it a month ago. But I don't think that's not the only reason why I can't remember what happened last. There is also that pacing, that Coates is so famous for. Everything is so slow and 29 issues in, i think we are way past the point for such a slow storytelling and slow progression of the different characters. Don't get me wrong I enjoy those conversations, but they feel a little bit repetitive and I get the feeling that nothing much is happening. When you combine those 2 things, I think it's pretty understandable how incompatible they are. Slow pacing plus long intervals of publishing. But enough about that. Let's talk about the issue. Again the issue was full with conversations and talking, but actually something happened in the end at least. There are some things, that bugged me about Cap here, but I can understand where he is coming from and that the Cap here is the interpretation of Coates. So it's not a big deal and for the most part I really like his Cap. Sin and Alexa were pretty interesting too and the moment in the end was really powerful IMO and I'm curious to see what is leading to. To be honest Coates is doing a great job with the supporting cast, although sometimes he loses the focus of the because of it, and the pacing suffers again. I don't think this issue was like that, but again it was pretty formulaic. The dialogue is good and half of the reason for this, is the art, which is quite nice and does the story a lot of favors with some great expressions and it's overall understanding of the emotions and the feelings behind it.

What was interesting here was that most of the issue you spend with Overtime and, so when it's time to see him against Cap and Black Widow, I can't help, but kind of want him to do what he wants to. Part of it is the fact that you are not presented with the why not? What I mean by that is the heroes really do not try their best to shows him the error of his way, especially Widow. Idk, if that was intentional or not, but it's there IMO. Apart of that the issue shows Overtime as a humane character, feeling remorse and with good set of morals, numerous times. He is really like most of us and for a normal person, his reaction and feelings are normal, even too reasonable IMO. Still I think that this issue would have been better, if the writer tried to stick to that idea more closely, making the whole issue about Overtime and showing Cap and Widows as antagonists, because what we got was kind of messy and not really clear IMO. Especially if it was done with a more distinct and creative art, that represent his internal feelings better. Don't get me wrong the art was quite great, even better than what this issue deserved and the action was cool, part of that is that the time stone is generally a really cool power to have. Still for a cap book, the art style is nothing new and makes the book blander, when it's already kind of bland. The art on the next story was great tho and it made the next really distinct and fun, more than the story actually was. The expressions, the angles, the coloring, the panels make this joy to look at and makes me feel a lot, despite it's simplicity of colors. I really cannot say how much I liked the art here and it's sad that the writing did not use it's powers, cos the story itself was not necessary and a lot of stuff the artist did, although awesome, was not supported in any way by the story. Probably the best thing about story, was the boxing match, because it shows us the semi-professional relationship between Nick Jr and Cap, plus again the art make me feel every punch and kind with it's masterful use of angles, panels and colors. But it does not shows us much more. I mean there were a few little things here and there, but ultimately it did not deliver any kind of specific relationship. After all it was just a back-up, so truthfully I did not mind it too much and just because of the art I'm ready to give 10s tbh.

I know i'm late to the party and at that a party, for which not that many people are hyped for or attend even, but a party that like, now that i am here. Call me basic, but civil war is most definitely one of my favorite comics stories. And you know Civil War is complex story, so seeing after so much time Cap and Iron man talking about their motivations, during that time in a way, that's calm and understanding to the other's position,without throwing fist at each other gives me so much joy. To this day, i think that both sides had some nice arguments and for sure it's nice to see, that both of them understand. You can also feel, the disappointment and rhe regret that Tony feels about the whole thing, especially the initiative, not working out, while Cap also has an appreciation for the idea, but at the same time he has his critiques of it, resulting in a more nuanced point of view. The whole conversation comes really naturally, i get why Tony brought it up and at the same it feels as a conversation between 2 friends that respect and get each other, which pretty much can be felt through the whole series. I remember that some issues long ago Marvel tried the same thing actually, it was right after the Brubaker's era, when Cap has some issues, dedicated to him, teaming up with teammates with whom, he has an interesting relationship like Hawkeye, Winter Soldier, Black Widow and of course Iron Man. While issues are pretty much forgotten by now and for good reason, (they were pretty bland for the most part, especially i remember that the Hawkeye ones were pretty disappointing,but the black widow was alright) this one really puts the relationship between the 2 characters upfront, something i consider a right way, when a approaching a series like this and the best thing about this series. So that's why we get those talks about how the characters are feeling, which are not terribly necessary for the plot to move. So while that part of the issue was great, was also quite short. Like there is a plot going on, which gets the focus and honestly i'm not that interested in it, but it's passable, it keeps me going. Veronica kinda oversells it, but it's an entertaining enough. But yeah the plot most definitely do not shine, like there is nothing that grabs me in it, which is weird for me, having in mind how great Iron Man and Captain America's relationship is here.

Both books were better than this event was. The end especially was so unfulfilling, so anticlimactic but honestly, the whole thing was, stuffed with moments that did not matter in the long run and others that just were forced and because of it, did not hit. both creative teams did not mesh well with the story, because excel at so different things. But in the finale we are basically back to square one, every character changed their stance really fast, or at least to fast for my taste to make it work, it seems rushed, especially when a lot of this event was so low on plots and was moving slow. I think this story needed more, needed more care, and more time, it had the potential to be amazing because even when I actually liked Sentinel of Liberty, mainly because of the characterization of Steve, that series also could have dealt better with this plot. The big stakes just weren't justified for that series in my opinion.

This is cool. It brings back ideas from the 80s runs like Stern/Byrne's and JMD's( there were even some references to that). Like Steve having a life outside being cap, Being comfortable with being cap and enjoying being a normal citizen, but not too sure about what to do with Steve Rodgers . I think is cool, because those are underrated runs for the character and it's nice to see ideas modernized, especially when those runs are not the first choices for new reader and it's not like, it's the same thing here(obviously it can't be, because of the circumstances).I think that having in mind, the past runs of cap, some of which i liked a lot btw, but they were most of the times really grand with spying, other dimensions,conspiracies, big action, stakes etc(waid's last run is kinda an exception), this more street-level, happy and human cap feels really welcomed.A captain, that's actually human, , a part of the society and the people and finds joy in that. Steve also seems to go back to that period of his life and the past in general, which again it's understandable considering past events and that it was a very happy time for him. That actually seems like it's going to be one of the themes here. The writing fits well with all that, it's clear what the writers want to do with this series or issue at least and they exceed in it, creating a very happy and easygoing tone. It's a joy to read honestly and they write a very charming and likable, but still deep Steve Rodgers. A good example is Steve's narration, which i found really meaningful and true to the character.Maybe it was a bit too much at some points, like too much ideas, but we'll see. With all that being said, the ending kinda got me worried, that we are again going to see some big conspiracy at play here. Not that i particularly dislike that, just the the first parts of the issues felt too fresh and nice to be thrown away for something like that, like idk i want cap to be happy and to have a nice status quo for a while, because it felt like the character was in somewhat of limbo, but if they decide to stick with the things from the start of the issue, i feel like that's the perfect new direction for him, but if they decide to go with "i'm not sure about the dream road" which is established as one of the few things he is sure about, i feel the opposite honestly. Still i'm invested in the mystery here and i really want the other pieces. Either way it's too early to tell anything honestly. All in all good issue and solid art.

For a long time, i did not like this run, but with time i got used to it and i just let myself enjoy it and it's actually not that bad, even pretty good for what it is. A perfectly fine but not great run. Thompson writes Carol in very likable and down to Earth way IMO. Even here in the start of issue we can see that, when she talks to War Machine or Spider-Woman. Every bit of those scenes felt so genuine to me: the relationship between the characters, their dialogue and overall the way they acted. The premise here is good. Clearly there was a lot of thought put into the setting , but for a first issue, too much things happened . Some of the exposition felt really unnecessary, heavy and unnatural, but still for the most part the dialogue was on point. It just moved too fast, for my taste. The characters are still well-written and the hints of mystery are great and very well put. The Art and coloring on point too. The ending, again i felt that it came too early, but it got me interested. I'm genuinely exited for the next chapter of this arc, there is heavy amounts of potential here.

Probably the comic of the week for me. The relationships, personalities, the chemistry, the dialogue, the themes, Carol's fears and doubts feels spot on and it's fun. I guess you can argue, that the kiss with Dr. Strange came too early considering when she and War Machine broke up, but you have to understand how conflicted and emotionally weak, she is right now. The art is moody and soft, but when it needs to, it can get really dynamic and dramatic. Overall i feel like Carol is going through a great arc. Sure, she is extremely stubborn, but that comes from a place of insecurity, which clouds her judgement. Exactly that nuance, makes her feel so human to me. Of course also the humor and the dialogue are quite great, which helps too. Excited to see what comes next from Kelly Thompson and co.!!!

Not quite as strong as the previous issue for me at least, but still it's a totally solid issue in a generally totally solid run. The issue pretty much just goes further with what the previous one did and overall everything was pretty much expected. Still the way Thompson writes the characters carries the issue. She gets them and how they act, but also adds her more comedic-oriented flavor, which is a pretty good combo in my mind, making this issue fun to read.

For starters, i'm not really sure Eve Ewing fits this story very well. I don't think she is a bad writer, but to be blunt, she is far from perfect and knowing her more direct approach to writing, i don't think she can explore that premise fully. Of course that is my opinion, and i could be wrong, but judging by that first issue, i'm not sure really what to expect. I like the premise. It's not really that new, but having in mind that we talk about teens, it makes sense in a way, why a law like this would exist. And i really want that part of the premise to be explored better, because most of the issue, we spend exploring how unfair to the heroes that is. And i'm in no way against that, if is executed good .I understand where the heroes are coming from. But issues like this have 2 sides. Look at Civil War. And here we get too much of the one side, without nearly considering the other.Which Imo makes even the shown side suffer. At some moments it feels really forced, especially at the start of the issue. One thing i liked was the characters dynamic. It seemed really natural to me, having in mind the circumstances. And when they talked, without pushing their view , the dialogue was pretty good too.The pacing is pretty good too. The art is really strange here, it's weirdly inconsistent. At times the characters look extremely flat and totally disconnected from the background, but in the next panel they are fine. There are alot of inconsistencies with the perspective, character's faces, and the inking .Overall of the imagery looks unpolished and not in the good way. At times is almost like a collage. It makes the art really hard to describe and the whole issue disjoined, plus all changes pulled me out of the story. Not to say that, there are not well-draw moments, but in the end of the day, in this type of issue i value consistency more. Things can change, but for me, that wasn't particularly great start.

Schultz is not a writer I'm terribly familiar with. Her X-23 series I remember being somewhat forgettable, but I'm a sucker for early Laura, so appreciated the effort in revisiting that period. it felt like trying to capture the spirit of her second series(as far as I remember), but it really was just that, it was obvious that Schultz understood the source material but did not build much upon it and it came more as just a reproduction of it. I feel somewhat similarly here, Elektra has a great voice and also a great look, both of which are the basis Zdarsky established. She was one of the big winners for me from his run, so using the same pattern of speaking is understandable. That's good. She has her type of introversion and when she was with the team, her feeling of not belonging was greatly portrayed, even if was for a bit, but still, I don't think it capitalizes that well on this particular situation. That's the thing about reproduction without anything else to it, it can work in the exact same setting and that's not it, making Elektra here not a fully breathable character for me, that can react adequately to the thing happening here. I don't see her as well motivated here and even tho she has a good voice, again it's too straightforward, without going anywhere really which is different from Zdarsky. So on the surface is the same, but on the inside not really IMO. But it's the first issue, I would love it if the next issues focus more on the current status quo of Elektra being without Matt in her fight, etc. The plot also really does not have anything that I can get excited over. I like the owl, but he feels somewhat separated from the main threats, which are not threatening. Again part of the reason is because the perception of them by Elektra is not that strong. The gang war has so many players and idk I don't see the reason at least right now to explore that. So in conclusion the issue does not have much drive behind the pages, it's mellowly slow. Does not have a strong vision direction, but the art pops out the page, has somewhat of a cartoony feel, and does not have much weight to it, as for coloring especially reminds me of the current Daredevil. The issue shows respect towards the last run of Daredevil but does not bring much new to the table for Elektra, but it's just the first issue, so it's somewhat forgivable and maybe just sets the scene. The end shows that this comic may end up important for the event. But as for right now it feels forgettable and not really necessary.

A couple of great moments. Probably the best Jon Kent moment ever, it takes things established about his character since Tomasi and even the first issue of this event, when he was thought as incompetent by Black Adam. I Guess proving himself is really important to Jon. It just feels in character and satisfying, while also being very inspiring and heroic moment. But as a whole this issue and even story is messy. Williamson tries so many things, too many things. A lot of stuff is rushed and just falls flat, because it's just thrown out there. Sometimes it works on the smaller scales, as i said with Jon or even Oliver, but at times even those fail, plus building a comics on good unrelated character moments is not the greatest strategy for me at least, especially when with a event as big as this, with so many other characters thrown in. I guess if he has more space, he would do better, but in this penultimate issue it's obvious that he does not have time to resolve all in the best manner possible and to make the whole thing cohesive. This is what i imagine if someone says modern super hero comics and not exactly in the good sense even. It's a mess, tons of homages to older stories, mostly for nostalgia sake( which is the cheapest thing in every comics writer sleeve), very very action oriented and at that not very smart action, unremarkable dialogue, but at least it's pretty to look at in the more traditional sense. It's safe, that's what i mean, even the art, which at least is well done but safe, the other stuff is just safe with too much in it and sometimes corny. It's just a Popcorn event comics. And the ending was just laughable.

For me that was a great last issue to be honest. I know that there is a huge amount of hate going on toward Death Metal, and I understand where it's coming from, but i think that there are a lot of great qualities, that gets overlooked when we talk about death metal. Ofc art is subjective, but sometimes you have to look at some art deeper to understand it, as most of you probably know.And ofc even after that, you sometimes don't like it, which is totally normal. All i am saying is that sometimes you have to look deeper and looking at some the users reviews here, I get the feeling that some of them don't. Then again i could be wrong. Just don't jump on the hate train, without trying to enjoy it. However, i think that the themes and the symbolism are amazingly well presented. This really is the trinity's darkest hour. Evil is stronger, because it does not restrain itself. But even in the darkest hours, when the good guys are pretty much destined to lose, they still fight united , showing us that there is always hope. Batman fighting army of infinite number of evil robins, which seems totally impossible for him to win, without having a thought about giving up, mirrors his own infinite fight with the injustices in the world, but with patience and determination he wins . Superman facing his own worst fear, and choosing to sacrifice himself, only to be saved by Lex, shows us that even one of the worst villains , can be inspired to do the right thing by Superman, which is pretty much the goal of Superman existence. And wonder woman decision to finally follow the truth and her morals instead of conforming to the evil, which can give her a fake paradise, saves everybody. i think that all of these moments are close to the characters core, and shows us their most inspiring traits. Even in a way, all the heroes wins because of those traits. I know that sometimes Batman or Superman's missions seems impossible to accomplish with their morals , but here we see that there is hope for them. By saving the universe, Dc is pretty much directly telling us that those are traits, that they appreciate.That's why we get the talk between the 2 wonder womans . Dc wants to respect the past , but also look at the future, which i think it's the right way to go. A true inspiring and hopeful superhero comics. That for me is a 10.

So far, I really like this run. This chapter was kind of uneventful, but not totally. We got to see insane Mr. Worth in action, completely blinded by rage and that was fun. He is simple, but quite intriguing as a character for me and clearly the highlight of the main story. Also I liked the idea of Bruce being captured by the police as a suspect. It was logical and it was cool to see how Bruce tries to handle this situation, but I would have liked if he stayed in prison for longer, because I felt that this had potential for more exploration. Also the whole issue felt really short. I quite liked the side stories too, but although there were some questionable things, that I am sure would rub some people the wrong way. In "3 minutes" we get a look into Batman and Robin in their early days and more precisely a look into the people behind the curtain, that help them: Alfred and Lucius and how they perceive it. Lucius's portrayal is one of those questionable things, I talked about, but overall I really enjoyed this little story and the commentaries it provides on Batman and Robin. The dialogue was good, Alfred was awesome(it's great seeing him for a first time in so long in such a good light) and beside all, I liked the contrast between him and Lucius. One serving as the insiders voice of why Dick needs to be Robin and the other as outsider's voice on how weird all that is for a normal person with a different experience . The story is definitely worth it and shows some great understanding of Batman, although I was kind of bummed out by the way the conversation ended. The other story "Exclusive" also was nice. It was cool to see such a different perspective of a critical reporter, although at times it got over the top. I get her point, but I feel like it could have been expressed better.

This issue especially feels like a modernized version of Lee/Ditko, or at least I get pretty much the same feeling reading it as when I did those old issues. Doc Strange being the underdog in the world of magic, using only his calm cunning to escape a situation, which by all means should be unescapable, showing that the real magic is actually the human mind or in this case even more satisfyingly the character's history, showing us real argument from in-universe, why a certain thing is that way. This issue just hammers that point and structures itself around it, around this one problem that needs solving. It's a thrilling ride for sure, especially the gamble the doc does because, till the end of it, I had no idea where we were going, or what exactly was the point of everything, so a gamble as this, seemed to put Strange in a terrible position, then we get the revelation that shows us the second face of the issue. A structure like that shows a lot of confidence and again makes certain moments so much more thrilling, but even without it the way the doctor is characterized and the dialogue makes it work, not even mentioning how great of a concept this issue has. And that is just a regular day for Stephen, which again a proof of the characterization and how crazy things get. Not to forget the art, which has great fluidity and elegance, breaking every stiffness. It's not expressive, but that's not really what this is going for, this is a calm and slightly cold mood, which is also seen in the colors. It would be blasphemy to say this is better than Lee/Ditko, which is probably my favorite silver age title, or at least one of my favorites, and Ditko the work Ditko did in those issues is something that can't be topped and Lee's writing was quite tight and focused but I feel it builds really well on those ideas, using the immense universe and history of the doctor, while also, in general, more somewhat of more complex characterizations, more inner conflicts and better relationships. For now i really prefer this series over the last 2 series. All in all Jed Mckay does exactly what he always does, which as expected is stellar.

There are supreme moments of greatness here, mainly related to Javier Rodriguez's involvement with the book. There is so much creativity to his art, it just pours out from the pages, sometimes literally and it gets even crazier with the series progressing. The writing also takes some interesting turns, but honestly not enough considering how powerful this art can be. At times i feel that there is some disconnect between the writing and the art, because for all the creative power and astonishment the art delivers, the writing delivers the same amounts of cliches, especially with it's dialogue. The book also suffers from having to deal with too many characters and with most of them not being that interesting or having much to do here, with the highlights for me being Wiccan and especially Newton(yeah, that Newton), who gets a whole issue to construct his character and it pays off. Don't get me wrong, every character gets a special thing, just most of the times it's either just a surface level thing(like Yao) or something not that interesting or original. Doctor Strange is also not terribly important, most of the time he is just there and sometimes acts as the narrator. Honestly the book should be called Sorcerers Supreme, because the there is no focus on Doctor Strange. Still the characters can be consider a plus to the books. But it really got overcrowded when the avengers came in. Also the pacing is all over the place at times. There are issues long battles, that don't go anywhere and issues dedicated to the character during those battles. So yeah things happen slowly here. I guess the book relies to much on the comedy and the dynamics of the team, during those battles, which did not work for me. Also some important plot points relied on exposition. So Yeah, i don't fully get the pacing here. It constantly feels like the writer spends time on weird and not that necessary things. I feel like I am bashing the book too much, so I would say that the premise is interesting and there are interesting ideas, that the art sells big time(as anything really ), but the writing for me feels shallow with few glimpses of inspirations here and there and even then not always works out that well. If not for the art I would have rated this comics probably somewhere around 5.

I'm not a big fan of Williamson's flash. Yeah sure there very some good issues and some good ideas along the way, especially in the beginning(i still think the first 20 issues were pretty good),but after some time, i started to see some flaws, that diminished my enjoyment out of the book, and the one that disturbed me the most , was how it seemed that Barry just can't learn from his mistakes . IMO that made all of it seems very repetitive, and although there were other things I did not like(plot holes, unoriginality, lack of depth, sometimes bad characterization ) that was the thing that killed the run for me. Reading this issue and seeing Barry forgive Reverse flash, letting himself FINALLY move forward, letting himself be the flash, felt really, really pleasing. I like that direction for the character. Although i did not like the way he did for obvious really, I don't care, I got what I wanted. Yeah the issue isn't perfect, after that moment, which was great, but not that big part of the issue, most of it felt like checklist of things that Williamson just had to show is(expect the thing with Twane's family, i don't know what that was). The end when Barry see the ghost(i guess?) of his mom, although a little bit corny, was a good ending to one very long run. Porter is not my favorite artist, but the art here is pretty good. IMO he really shines when he draws action and dynamic poses. Not sure that every of Williamson's subplots got resolved, but overall a fine ending, it really made me believe that better things are coming.

A generic filler issue.

Since Williamson left, the book's been pretty directionless. Dc just keeps feeding the fans with filler till the start of future state. To treat one of your biggest books this way, without putting any thought to it, i find disgusting. It's not like i have any strong feeling towards this specific issue (other than the fact that it is completely unimportant), i just hate the sentiment.

Yo, a flash book, that's fun and keeps the light hearted silver age sci-fi adventure tone associated with the characters, while also embracing the relationship between Barry and Wally. Although it is nothing groundbreaking in the larger scale of things, when was the last time the Flash was like this?

This was my favorite issue written by Adams so far, but literally every issue is better than the last and looking at what's coming next I won't be surprised, if they keep that trend . The book knows what it is and know what The flash is. It's just fun, exciting and hopeful adventure superhero comics and does not go outside of It's comfort zone, which is good. As for the issue I loved Jay and The Ray, their relationship and the progression of it. After Wally came, that thing kind of vanished(not totally) and was replaced mainly by situational comedy, which btw I thought was pretty funny and mostly well-constructed, but also a little repetitive at one point. Don't get me wrong, there are tons of different fun moments in the issue, like really fun, but never that much to become a parody of itself. That's just the tone of the book. After reading this, I can see a lot of people gaining some appreciation for Jay( and of course the Ray) and I think that is the main goal of this arc, to make Wally and the reader see how great being the Flash and his mythos can be.

While it is kind of weird, that the issue is clearly divided in 2 parts(both of which were great), it was still an amazing time for me. Generally this run continues to be fun, without being a complete parody or satire, and this issue is probably the best example of that. There is just so much love put into every page and I love how Adams is not afraid to do some risky things(the next issue). It's just awesome seeing how the characters interact with each other or with those extremely wacky situations. That's the whole thing, while this issue is very funny it keep the emotional core of the characters and does not distort them. But legit there were a few moments, where I laughed my ass off in the Legion's parts, especially the moments where Lex, Grundy and the Riddler were present. Clearly I expected the whole issue to be dedicated to the legion and Reverse Flash, but certainly I was not disappointed with what we got. This was probably the issue that focused the most on Wally and probably the most emotional one so far too. The arc, that Wally is going to through is great and the way it's progressing is not less stellar IMO. I'm not gonna delve too deep into everything(cos spoilers), but again the progression in this specific issue is amazingly good. IMO that should be attributed to the great understanding of what being the flash means, the difficulties that come with being The Flash and of course the characters and what they represent, that the writer displays here. Don't even get me started on how awesome the ending here is. The whole second part of the issue and even the run so far lead up to it, so it feels really earned and deserved, when you see it. It's literally the perfect closer to Wally's arc, the final nail in the damage control coffin and also the biggest obstacle, that he has to go though to become the Flash, we all know and love. The Flash needed something like this for some time now and IMO Adams outdoes himself with every next issue.

The issue is fun, like Adams has a very charming way of writing Wally and I liked that he put him in a situation, that's very unusual for him, involving magic. Also the idea, that Wally can't be corrupted at this moment is actually great and fits with the places, the character is supposed to be now, after gaining his family back and in general reappreciating how great being the flash is. On paper things should perfect for him and that only reaffirms that he feels the same. Especially after Heroes in Crisis, him being back to his peak mental health is great. Surely that's the highlight of the whole arc. Just Wally being his hopeful and pure self. All in all, the issue is perfectly serviceable, like dialogue is good, the things with the kids are nice, not too much happened in this issue and i did not enjoy the whole back and forth that much, but that's alright. Still I feel like something is missing .Just that thing that elevates a good comics to a great one. One reason for it, the art. The art can be quite bad at times, especially looking at some of the fingers( I can give a pass on that one, its not a big deal honestly and fingers are generally hard to draw, but still it's noticeable), but in the same time it's not very distinct, giving the issue a very average look. Also something I noticed in this issue, was that some panels look very rushed, compared to others, apparently that's because there were changes with the artists. The other thing is that the plot in this arc is not that interesting to me, especially in the Wally's part, that for sure something I liked better in the kids part, because of Jai, but even there was not spectacular.

100TH BABY!!!

Adams run was getting a bit weaker for me lately, but this issue brings it back home. It was beautifully structured with tons of energy and excitement, also so inspired. A true page flipper. The mystery of it is also a thing that drives the story really well. It feels bigger. That can be seen by the numbers of player here too. It's not just the West family. And btw every player is brought in an exciting way,in a creative way, while establishing some interesting stuff, which maybe we will get to in the future and also keeping up with the themes of the run. It shows you the situation, characters are in, it lays the foundation of their issues in very compressed and clear manner. For a comics being so quick paced at putting everything together, it does an amazingly good job at making everything count. Honestly i'm impressed by Adams, i know he gets flash, but still issues shows really shows how good of a writer he is. And the ending is just perfect. Also i don't miss Pasarin one bit. Cruz is way better choice IMO, especially here.

For me, Johns had the worst story, followed by Joshua Williamson, Adams, Spurier, and Waid at the top. Before going into detail, I want to say, that in general, this was a great anniversary issue, even the worst were not so bad(maybe only Johns), everything was quite good. My biggest critique is leaving Bill Messner Loebs out of the issue and bringing Williamson, who wrote like one issue about Wally. But that does not have to do much with the comics. In general, it's a nice variety of stories. So Johns. Lately, Johns developed a very decompressed style of writing. His best work for me is characterized by just page-turners, fully fleshed characters, and a constant inspiration behind everything, sadly lately a lot of that is lacking even in his JSA titles(I actually enjoy those, but still can't be compared with his old JSA), but especially here. Seeing him write a flash villain and especially Hunter Zolomon is normal for one to get excited, but here the idea is paper thin it feels like he tries to justify a decision by the editorial more than anything and honestly, I don't get much out of it. No new ground explored really and no plot really, even for 5 pages. And it's so wordy, with mostly exposition it breaks the flows Scott Kolins sets and the art is the best thing about the story. I guess they wanted to make new audiences with Hunter, but even if that's the case, that's not the presentation, because if I was a new reader I was going to be both confused and not interested because I can do pretty much the same thing by reading his wiki, which is sad because he is a good character. But again Kollins art is great, it's even more refined and still carries the energy, associated with him and he just knows how to set up a moment and that can be seen here. This story is like 5. As I said Williamson should not be here, even tho his story is actually good, and used his experience writing Barry well here. He even wrote it better than he did in his run for the most part and I think that is because Barry works better in limited spaces, when you see him and Iris in their best light. Here Barry is calmer, more stable, and not much of a talker, but always with a smile on his head and that's why when he is sad it hits. Again it rehashes old ideas and some fundamental ones, which are so ingrained into Wally, that there is no real reason to hear those things again, but that's Williamson usually, fan pleaser, not much more. But it's a heartwarming story, which should the huge appreciation Wally has for Barry and Iris, with some really calm vibes, hitting all the right emotional notes. While that is mostly done with narration again, here it goes really well with art, both complementing each other, for a difference from Johns story. Also, the other side of the relationship is very well presented. It's normal for Wally to be more direct in expressing his love, but Barry is way more introverted, so everything with him is coming from the art, so this way we get great contrast between the narration and the pages. Especially in the way it's presented why he sees Wally as a son. This story is 8 Adams actually wrote an amazing story. It retains his sweet light and naive humor, while finally again has art that's not rushed. My only complaint really is how villains had pretty much the same voice from the beginning and also not much character, it was not confusing or anything just felt not like real people that much and made the story a little bit blander, especially when that did not fit the story. But again the story is extremely funny and shows a great outsider's perspective. Again a fairly simple story, built around one idea, which is an especially good way to build a short story, showing the contrast between Wally smiling and being nice and the villains that are terrified of him, almost like he does not understand how much of powerhouse he is and his effect on his enemies. Mordu as the biggest hitter was the highlight, especially the fear and humiliation, he suffered through. The comedic chemistry and timing Pasarin and Adams developed during their run comes in a perfect form here and sells a lot of those funny moments. There is something to Pasarin's more realistic art drawing those silly expressions and moments because the humor it's just silly and aware of how childish it can be, which makes it really sweet. In general, the way Adams wrote Wally is really sweet, which is the total opposite of the next writer. this I feel is like 8.5. The difference between Spurrier and Adams is literally Night and Day. Adams wrote Wally consistently like a simple man, without delving too much into his psyche like Messner Loebs, but also without some of his flaws, here Wally is way more complex with changing thoughts, always on the move, trying to balance it all. It's anxiety-inducing and that's shown well. What it's obvious from the start is that he has a vision. His Wally is somewhat colder in his words, more analytical, constantly thinking, seeing more of his doubts, which he kinda tries to leave behind, in general, he is trying to focus on one thing, but he's constantly distracted. That's a nice base for him as a character and I like how we only get some hints about all that. There is definitely some feeling of distance, of not knowing the full picture, again a huge contrast with Adams. Aside from that, the story takes a lot of interesting decisions with lettering, and art, and even the monologuing has a more distant, more typewritten vibe adding to the fogginess of the story actually. But definitely, every one of those small decisions serves well here. Ofc we see the mystery, the cosmic horror Wally tries to ignore, which is inescapable.-9 Waid is in great form these days. Firstly I love that the story focuses on impulse, especially in this era of Impulse. A very fun story, focusing on the dynamics between him, Wally, and Max, with a slightly more animated twist than his og flash run. But the foundation is still there. Wally does not trust impulse and because of his immaturity, brashness and just being impatient, he really does not treat Bart kindly. I always loved their dynamic and saw the potential for being more extreme, like here, which is also reminding me of PAD's young justice. Every one of the 3 characters is fully alive, every word coming from their mouths feels true. Todd Nauck at his most expressive here also adds to that. Truly everything is great here, every panel counts, every panel serves its function and the characters' actions speak on a deeper level of who they are. It feels classic, when reading it, I feel like this is as essential as those characters get. Just nobody can write Wally as multidimensionally as Wade did and still does.9.5

Mr. Johns knew he was writing an unnecessary and character-ruining story and he succeeded beyond any imagination in that, so much so that till this day The Flash's writers try to follow his example and they too mostly succeeded in that. You should give props to an influence like that.

This is a kids book. I understand that, I will try to take it into account when reviewing the book, but still I will not pull my punches. I've read Year One, some time ago, but I don't remember much of it, so I won't compare the two books, which even without that, would not be fair. I've read this in one sitting and this is a pretty quick read, it took me probably 25 minutes to get through the whole thing. As a typical gen z, I generally like to get the information fast, but of course that has it's drawbacks. Some of which can be noticed here. Honestly not much happens here, so much so that most of some chapter can be removed, without impacting the story much. And that's the main problem with this book for me, it focused too much on the wrong things. Things are supposed to be simple, for the kids to understand, but in the moments where nothing or nothing of importance happens, we could have delved further into the lives of Ollie and his dad, to get a better look at relationship, their relationship with his mom, which is only mentioned, when she is so important to the story. Also the decision Ollie's dad takes to transform his company into a company that helps people, again it's not heavily motivated or even at all from the story perspective. Just so much things established as a problem in the first chapter, do not get a middle part and exploration and in the end are wasted. I understand that this book is more focused on showing us the survival aspect and that's okay, it does a fine job at that, after all that was what keep me reading, but even the survival aspect can be better if it was delved more into the things surrounding it. Probably the main things that Ollie has to surpass is his fear to take a life. While I like this idea and it makes sense for a character like Green Arrow, who is a protector of the human rights, too much time was spend on it and unnecessary, with no new information added, just the same struggle over and over again. This way the struggle loses it's power. Actually the first time he takes a life, it's like nothing happens and I mean I get that because it was a snake, which in general is not considered a noble animal, again not much of an excuse, but again it's a kid's book. The art is pretty much one would expect for a novel like that. It's simplish, especially in the background and a little bit wonky at times. For me it's alright, it convey what it has to, most of the time, the expressions are good, but the things that carries here is the coloring. It sets the vibes really well and it's probably the most consistent thing about the art. I would have liked a little more experimentation with the art, because a lot of the time used the same angles and had that stiff feel because of it. Again i get, that this is a kid's book and that things are supposed to be simpler and probably there is not as much effort put in it as with the normal comics( pure speculation ofc), but this it could have been more effective. I understand that maybe I am too harsh, but there are somethings I liked like the friendship between Ollie and the other kid. I liked that because there was a progression there and it felt natural for me at least, although when thinking about it was not so natural. Sharing their fears and them caring about each other was heartwarming. I liked that the other kid surpassed the bully cliche and in the end became a vulnerable and caring friend to Ollie, not also because the circumstance made it necessary, but because he saw that Ollie is a nice kid too, that tries to help. I liked that there was not backstabing and stuff like that. Also I liked that there were tense moments, which were nicely presented. All in all actually i did not dislike the book that much, I had fun reading it and again reading it so quickly definitely helped me. Still the I would have liked to see Ollie grow more at the end of his journey, apart of becoming more resourceful. Probably the biggest plus from this book is that it made me want to reread Green Arrow: Year One. Maybe I will post a review about it in the coming days.

So i never perceived myself as a Green Lantern guy, not because I have something against the characters or the concepts, just most of my knowledge about those comics comes either from other dc titles or the animations(which are usually very different). I always wanted to start with Johns, but for now looks like that's not happening, so I decided to pick up some old cheap TPBs , that I have from some time at home, waiting for me to read. So here I am starting with Lights out. I know that Venditti new 52 Green Lantern's stuff are not very loved by the mass, but I heard Lights out is kinda good and so far I must say, I agree. The first issue was not exactly my cup in the collection, but this one, I though was great. The issue can be kinda heavy on the narration side of thing, because the whole issue consists of one page panels and narration, but tbh this time that did not bother me at all, I even think those things added to the issue. Venditti manages to create a narration, that adds to the book, which btw is so rare these days IMO, using some really colorful and precise descriptions and also fleshing out the themes and the environment. In a way it makes the issue pretty poetic and overall the issue is pretty poetic and the the one page panels have fingers in that too. Plus they made the story way more epic and consistent(again poetic). As I said, I'm not too much familiar with Green Lantern's mythos, so I really liked the ideas and concepts here(those that I was not so familiar with).And yeah maybe that was because again I'm pretty new to that series, so maybe the ideas seemed fresher to me, but I don't know. Also I liked how the war came to be and of course how every faction had a reason to be there(again helped by the narration), related to their color. Also the issue did a great job on the so-called villain, it's not the most original or complex story, but again it gave the guy a reasonable motivation, some depth and nice backstory , which explain his actions and some things, that were weird from the previous issue in the collection. For now looks like the villain has a really strong point and man, I'm simp for stories that are like that. It adds so much intrigue, excitement and I'm just so curious to see how the heroes would react to that. I'm conflicted on how to rate this. It's not revolutionary, poignant or even original as far as stories go and probably not even that memorable, so it must not be a 10 . But for what it is, I enjoyed it a lot, more than I usually do. Tbh I don't even have any major complains. I think the issue was really well-presented and I'm for definitely glad that I've read it.

A disappointment, after one awesome issue, displaying Relic. There is that feeling of shallowness here and if it was not for the villain backstory and motivation in the villain's mouth issue, it would have been even worse. I mean such a giant things happen here, but for some reason they are not perceived as such by the lanterns. No change in the dialogue, no nothing. Everything happens so fast, but not the traumatic way and the shocking way, but just it's that shallow way, that does not carry anything with it, without packing a proper punch to make the story more effective. It's just a dumb battle fest with some little tactic. The lanterns just jump to fight without considering, that maybe the villain has a point. Idk if that is in character but seemed forced to me. Tbh everything feels forced and the story does not do, the things that tries do for me. i can't feel the cataclysmic nature, if the characters does not react to it in some way. At least the art is good to look at,.

Nothing too outstanding, but good enough. I'm glad finally there was some discussion about what happened and we see actually some consequences. Again nothing too spectacular, that much in depth or well-executed, but it's something. I would love to see Hal struggle a bit with the leadership and not taking his extreme decision so fast, but I liked that this time at least he had a point, although again extreme and that needed to be explored more IMO. The dialogue continues to not doing it for me, it I don't think it works well with the story. Venditti really is not doing that good here and the end of the issue kind of came out of nowhere. Billy Tan's still doing good with his art.

I think I got it. Venditti here loves to make so-called epic moments, without much thinking about it. The thing is that he does not really understand why those moments work, it sucks because the story generally suffers this way. Certainly he does it better in this issue, than some of the ones before it by at least explaining it a bit, but he has a long way to go IMO. Also there are interesting things here and overall I think the the latter part of the issue was quite good, but again with some flaws. Still there are many questionable things . Btw I will give some credit to the gravity line, I felt that.

This issue I actually liked a lot. The character were quite good here and looks like Venditti understood what is the most interesting thing about this status quo and moved to the next logical step, which is a really drastic one. I guess you can argue that was done too early and that the whole secret angle was not that well-explored and that it needed more time to more to the step. Maybe you would be right. But execution of the change was great. There were hints , that something is gonna happen from the previous issue and also it was logical why someone would do that, especially those certain someones that did it. The issue is called Harsh realities and certainly lives up to that name. The universe now knows those realities and Hal's squad can no longer do the things they want in the way they used to, they have to fully change their plans . It puts the heroes in a really really bad position and even if i was disappointed with last big arc's end, seeing how the universes reacted to the revelations here and the questions raised I'm hopeful for the future. And btw there were many question raised like: this universe would end for the same reason the last one did? Is the war between the corps going to happen, although they know how that ends? How the green lantern's will adapt to try to save the universe, when they are considered the initiator? All that is really interesting to me and i'm looking forward to finding out.

Well this is a double issue, but I've not been reading Soule's Red Lanterns, so mostly I would talk about the GL one, till the day I start reading Soule's Red Lanterns, because even if I do decide to write about RLs, It won't genuine and the reason for that is that I'm not familiar with the series. The art on the GL side this time made a bad impression , which I was surprised about , because i quite liked Billy Tan's art on the previous issues. There are just some weird thing happening with the characters eyes and the way they figures interact with each other sometimes. Overall there are just some weird panels. But it's not all bad and I overall liked the more dynamic scenes. As for the writing on the Gl's side, again I found it good, although not much happens here. The book kind of changes it's perspective again, when Supergirl is brought up, which is kind of annoying, because it was focused on a whole different thing but whatever. Aside from that the issue was mostly dialogue and it was not half bad. The conversation between Saint Walker and Hal was quite beautiful in it's execution .The calm nature and how Saint Walker entered the shadow after finishing talking about how the shadows effect hope right now, were really poetic and for sure were nice touches. Overall the conversation was very well build-up, with Hal expressing his ideas about this whole thing and Saint Walker explaining how it was all related to the spectrums. Also some hits about how John is better suited for leader than Hal and i know where that leads. So it was cool. Venditti is doing far better job with last few issues IMO and I think that most of the moments here were executed well and there were not the questionable thing, that were present in some of the previous issue . When the story is not about world ending, the book is nice. At lest for now.

Venditti is really taking his time with this arc and it shows. I really like the tactical/political nature of these last few issues. The issue starts strong with those heartfelt moments between Hal and his family. This is a great start because in this issue we really get a more humane and reflective Hal and makes the fight in the end more dramatic. I'm grateful that we got to see more of the struggles that Hal's going trough with being a leader of the corps and that how he justifies that. That's something i was waiting for, because from the start of this run, Hal's been a pretty bad leader, sometimes even too bad. So much so that it felt forced at times. So yeah, that for sure needed to be addressed. But tbh it could have been better. Saint walker talking with Mogo was interesting too and the whole dilemma surrounding him is well-build. As far as the dialogue goes nothing too spectacular, but that's expected by now. The fight itself was dramatic too and it exemplifies Hal's journey toward the better understand of the position he is right now. I just love that. Seeing a hero in a difficult situation and seeing how that effects him. Sure, that could have been more pronounced, but still the issue is very well-constructed and focused on that. The whole issue builds-up on the events of issue 27 and explores their effects on Hal. Creating a great, complex and mature look at the whole situation and also my favorite issue of the run for now.

A great, even awesome issue. For now this arc's been pretty low scale type of conflict, which is weirdly interesting considering how Lanterns keep insisting that this is war. It addressed some important things like Kyle's funeral, although it was an emotional moment and it really felt like a funeral, I think that should have been done issues ago and generally I felt like we are past this point. It's like everybody is right now realizing what happen like 5 issues ago. So yeah it feel kinda out of place. Also it happened out of nowhere .At least that's what I thought, when I was reading it. The truth is that funeral would end up important to the themes of the issue. The funeral and the moments before it also were very well executed and quite beautiful and the art helped a lot with that. The latter half of the issue again kinda came out of nowhere too, but was really fun. Probably the most fun this book's been under Venditti. And for my surprise the dialogue really portrayed the vibes of two guys drinking and talking, which is really funny considering the situation. That's the other thing the jokes really work here for me. There is one moment particularly that was comedic gold and that was the transition between the drinking and the fighting, and especially the panel after that, was so on point. One more thing Venditti really manages to make you feel like Hal's opponent is a not a bad guy and has a lot in common with Hal, during those moment they share together. I love those non-toxic fighting moments and the respect between the fighters. Of course Hal wins, but the way he does it really shows you the progress of his character and he pretty much wins because the lesson he learned during his leadership's day and actually was the difference between him and his opponent. The issue ends on a really strong note, but a dark one too, which shows actually how complex the green lantern's world is. Also the dialogue really communicates Hal's confusion and anger. It raises a really great question, which is compatible with the themes of this run. I t makes you think about complex nature of good and evil if the Lantern are actually right to interfere with other people's traditions and if they are actually really doing good. That's even more pronounced in the pages after that, which pretty much represents police brutality . So there is a really good rhythm to it. All that leads to the bigger question: do Lantern abuse a power, the whole universe leans on, in a way that's not totally theirs to abuse? Are they doing things that are above their rights, because the severe situation they are in? Hal came a long way and after the last issue it looked like he had it all figured out, but he still has things to learn, if he wants to be good leader and if he wants to get the Lantern's out of this mess and this issue is a proof of that. But tbh after reading it, I'm not sure that's even possible. Literally this run is getting better with each issue and even thought the Kyle's funeral came out of nowhere Venditti found a way to make it work within the themes of the issue. It makes Hal's later reaction even more realistic and Kyle's (supposed) death even sadder for the Lanterns. There is clearly a lot to unpack here and for that reason I love this issue.

The war is finally starting, so the tactical warfare has begun and we are still going strong. Venditii is nailing the light-hearted moments and although I'm not so familiar with GL, I love the relationships here. The corps really seem like a group of work friends and the dialogue has a huge role in that. Especially in a dark times for like them like these, it feels even more wholesome. Hal is generally doing a good job as leader too and he seems like a nice and really calm boss with respect to his people. Issue quickly changes from friendly fun to seeing the enemy eye to eye, but it was alluded to that and actually it took some time for the things to really escalate. During that time, the tension was building up masterfully. Hal tried to prevent the escalation, but the villain were one step ahead. Their plan to make the lanterns like the evil guys of story was good, but I'm also kind of confused by it, so much so that I checked the last issue and after that I was even more confused. Maybe I am missing something or something will be revealed later. But it was a wow moment and something I really did expect it. The way the Gls handled the situation was also really powerful. I have some concerns,but overall I like the bad guys motivations, how both parties try to outsmart each other and how the strategies change constantly. It makes for a really exciting and intriguing read. Art is also top notch and helps conveying the story and things behind it greatly. Generally the pages are really well build. Especially big impression is the change between the calmer and the more dynamic and bigger moments, which happens so seamlessly and always feels in place. Also the expressions. Some Examples: The expression of the durlan who shot the first shot, when the lanterns were boxed and Hal's expression with the progressing feeling of being trapped and how the next page just exploded, Jordan getting closer to the durlan and how he overwhelmed him with his power which again resulted in the panel just exploding .

The arc is still very promising, but still issue feel pretty transitional . I think that clearly the highlight here was the way the Durlans took care of Khuds. It was badass(logically ofc) and there was a great rhythm in the way it was drawn. The conflict was also logical and build upon the established characteristics of the 2 alien races. As for the rest well I think, that overall the issue was pretty empty and slow. It moves the story, but not by much and even that was not that well-done or even that much, but it was enjoyable enough. Hal's also pretty static here, which was something he was not in the previous few issues, but i guess something big is coming so it's normal. Just it was not emotionally or thematically strong as the previous of the series. Still it's interesting what twist and turns the story takes. What the Lanterns thought this war is all about, is completely changed and I think that in this issue we get the first real indicators of that. Actually the whole issue was about that and that made the issue more concise as an idea IMO. I'm not sure if that's a good change for now, cause here again that felt empty but I guess that's by design.

This is so bland and disappointing. The build-up was awesome in many ways. It made you feel like something really big, epic and important was coming. Well it was neither of the 3, maybe just a little bit epic, but not nearly as much as the potential here lead you to believe. Don't get me wrong, I'm all for not answering the expectations, if that decision was inspired and there was some thought behind it. Here I don't see that. The most interesting things were even pretty superficial and not given that much care like the wall moment and the tactic stuff( which was not much). It makes the build-up with it's themes and complexities seem meaningless and that for me is the biggest crime of this issue. All in all a really uninspired issue. I still like Tan's art tho.

A really pretty bad end to a promising arc. At least here some interesting ideas are presented, that can be explored in the future(which is now past).That's a thing, that elevates the story a little bit. But overall the arc was mostly useless IMO. Just it's like the consequences are not existent within that arc. The death that occurs(not really a death) here is a proof of that and again it's like nothing happened. It's a horrible death and it happened out of nowhere. The build-up was not existent or not noticeable and I'm not even sure it was necessary, cos the story did not allude to that. Relic was an interesting villain, but again he was wasted and it's no wonder why he is not that well-remember. Also as far as I know the story kind of contradicts a lot of other established things, but as I said I'm not so familiar with Green Lantern's comics. Overall the story was badly paced, repetitive, forced and sometimes even non sensical, the characters were static and also non sensical. The pity is that there was a potential for something great here, but it nearly falls on all fronts for me, except Sean Chen's art, which is expected.

Not a bad issue, but I don't appreciate the narcissism this shows toward Jordan and it feels like that's the driving force here. it feels like he is the only lantern here or more like it's only the earth lanterns that matter and Killowog a bit. The thing with the UP is treated as such a small mundane thing when everything leads me to believe that should not be that. Part of the reason is how nobody really reacts to them, there is not much build-up to their coming and only the earth lanterns communicate with them, as if they are the only lanterns. The United Planets do not give any vibes of authority when again we are led to believe they are. But even any vibe at all, they sound tired tbh. but the arguments they make are really sound. A shake-up in the dynamics, seeing the United Planets' new rule as bigger compared to what we have on earth would have made both sides stronger. But here it goes through the motion, so we get the same stuff in space that we have on Earth, even when both are so different. So some stuff feels weightless and kinda rushed tbh. The argument with Sinestro and the death of a certain character is an example of how just not giving enough and too fast of a payoff. Maybe it's supposed to be that way, but we will see. For now, I like way more when Adams takes his time and does low-stakes, more slice-of-life, earthbound Hal, but being good at only that feels like one trick pony. I feel like I'm too negative, this run has a lot of charm going for it, but this issue has some of it, in the snappy dialogue, but a constant understanding of how Hal feels. But this issue brings the weakness of that approach for me and that's everything is targeted around Hal, everything that happens even in space is serving him and he can be excused of anything, because he is that unique guy, even tho the run and especially does not support that claim. So his action feels even more childish here because, in the previous issues, we got why he acts this way. So the constant self-righteousness in this issue by Jordan and especially the way the story treats it, is a sign of one-dimensionality. The art is good, it has some rufer lines, but it makes for some good comedy in the it's repetition, honestly that art makes some of the moments better with the way it builds them, just the issue is deeper for me.

The story is mainly focused on trying to make John Steward, stand out between the 2 groups as a reasonable and moral individual, trying to preserve peace and the people who don't want to associated with the 2 groups. The contrast between the 2 timelines is nice( and brings some interesting themes, also shows you that John is familiar with conflict as this and that's been always close to him. Also makes you understand where he is coming from .In a way he and Sam Wilson are really close as characters. There are definitely some other interesting touches here and I was really impressed with some of them. Like when John kinda got offended when the other marine called him "son", considering how important his mother to him and to forming his character and moral. It shows the respect he has for her and the thing's she taught him. All that was cool and close to the characteristics of John Steward, but at times seemed too forced and especially the end, the subtlety was lost completely. Also the dialogue can be rough. But overall the story was great and presented well John, making me understand the character better than before.

Well a not perfect issue by any means IMO, I'm wondering if I can even call it good tbh. I mean there are some important things here, but mostly everything is rushed and forced to the maximum. Don't even get me started on the whole Hal and John fight. John was so bad for a big part of the issue, it contradicted his portrayal from the last so much. I get what they tried to do, at least I think I do. You can say that too much happened to him and that's why he acted like that, but that was not established at all, it came more as an excuse of lazy writing than anything else. Hal really did some questionable thing, but somehow John came out even more extreme. The other Gl book is not very subtle too, but that here is on a whole new level. I remember when people say that Iron man and Captain America should have talked more to prevent civil war by talking more, but actually they had a nearly whole issue of discussing why they thing their sides are right, here we get something like 4 panels and the arguments are on top of surface level, especially John. Hal was also so calm in his responses, so the punch was totally unnecessary and actually it was treated as something that never happened after a few panels, when it could have been a really powerful moment. Also in the previous issue John was showed to be the reasonable guy, the one who stays in the middle and here is like the writers did not understood what they've written, cos all those complex things about him go away, even the fact that he uses light, when everybody tries to preserve it, for dumb and unnecessary things is disturbing. It's like the guys that don't believe that COVID is real. But even for a more angry type of character, this moment would have been bad, because it came out of nowhere and was too much and treated as something normal, when it wasn't. The scene needed more care, to be longer and with better build-up. The issue is also not as concise or focused as the other series. At least the art for the most part and the stuff with the Durlans were interesting. Although again it was pretty simple, it was effective enough.

This series is pretty much the little brother of the main Gl series. This issue is a prime example. Half the issue we get the same moment, that happened in #27 of Gl, but viewed by different perspective, because I guess it was necessary, but it also shows how much tied to the narrative of the other book, this one is. I mean I really like the other book, so I don't mind that at all, although I would admit that moment kind of breaks the pace and the focus of the issue, in otherwise quite focused issue. But then again, that's nature of the whole run, and for me that can even be considered a positive . There is really not much here. I mean the mystery is coming out nice and I love how we get those little pieces and also that's the writers teams are not rushing it in any way, but there are not really any deeper character arcs or even themes. So it is kind of shallow or even bland, but in the same time the issue was enjoyable for me and adds to the overreaching story of the the books in a curious way. The characters interactions are interesting and varied in their voices. Everything is affected by the things happening now, of course that's not explored the same way it is in the other series, but it's noticeable and I really like that. So overall another one enjoyable chapter leading up to Uprising.

I don't follow this series, but I decided to pick it up to better prepared for uprising. The issue is a set-up to uprising and. We get a backstory on the durlans and also the reasons they hate the lantern, tbh they have a point, although their point is too extreme IMO. There are interesting points in their backstory, that represent some real world problems. Also we understood why they are so dangerous. It was explained in most basic way possible but however. The issue was fun, the tactical stuff is fun too and I really liked John here. Oh yeah and his girlfriend too. But yeah on story front, that's pretty much it. It prepares you for the war and not much more. Nothing too deep. There are some lazy moments too. But overall I liked it. It's kinda like those filler, that are not necessary too important, but somehow add to the narrative and tie some loose ends. That's actually the whole run in a nutshell, which I don't really mind, but here was even a little bit more. The art can be weirdly stiff and angular at times. It seemed rushed, which is understandable considering how unimportant that issue is. Scott Kolins is great as usual and portrays the alien and violent nature of the issue in such a good way .

Kind of disappointing follow-up to the amazing first issue of the uprising arc. This issue really showed me why I prefer the other series so much more. I think that we needed more time with the Lanterns in the prison to really understand their struggle and this way the moment of the liberation would have been far more powerful. It was weird, because last few issues were really slow and there was build-up and foreshadowing for some things, like how some lanterns acted weird suggesting something was wrong, the origin of the Durlans, the races that are fooled by the Durlans to oppose the lanterns ecc. But in the end, all those thing turned out to be of less importance. It's like the attention was not focused on the right place. The previous issue is a prime example. I know that the editorial is also hugely involved, so maybe there were was just some misunderstanding around the way. However I think that we should have gotten some time with the prisoners in the previous issue, because we already knew they were there and it was generally weird that nobody mentioned them in the previous issue. Like the issue before the previous finished with a cliffhanger(same with Soranik, but there is some hope for that) and then the next issue, that cliffhanger is completely forgotten and then suddenly you are transported to that prison for a few pages, before a big revolt. I will admit there was some setup for one thing that happened later, but it was pretty cheaply done and it felt like and afterthought, still it was something. Also issue #30 was mostly a filler, one that i enjoyed, but still a filler. The other variant was to make this issue dedicated to the prisoners, but again editorial. Overall the middle part of story here is kinda non-existent, which again ties to my last point. Too much time spent on the start and the end. Plus the books suffers with it's many characters and that's one more reason, why the battle felt empty, but it was well drawn. That's also why "he will avenged" and "no more lanterns treated like dogs" did not work for me and felt out of place. The art was epic and all, but the moments felt shallow, which made it even worse. Also there is also that this issue was not that connected to the other better Gl series. So yeah we mostly get a shallow battle, with some really dumb moments in it and shallow characters, because nobody present really has an arc in this issue(I don't count the 2 guys talking before the revolt, cause again that was so rushed and obvious), although again there was potential for so many cool things. It's sad that the issue was rushed in so many ways. The ending reveals were interesting and even exciting. It can lead to huge changes and that was pretty much the best thing about the issue. But I'm getting tired of hoping that the next issue is gonna be better, cause that was the promise for everything till now. But it's different the real thing already started and this needs to be more than exciting from now on. But yeah overall this issue was pretty bad IMO.

I think that this is a good, but also slow volume, not that I mind it. Where Venditti shines the most is the way he writes these characters. He translates his understanding of those characters very well to the page, something that I think he fails to do in later volumes, where he kinda overdoes it a little bit, that it seems forced. Don't get me wrong, at times he can fall to the normal comics cliches of monologuing and sharing a little bit too much, but that's mostly to make the things more understandable and add depth to the story, the relationships and the characters. Also there are some really character defining quotes here, which again ties to the understanding Venditti has for those guys. Sinestro, Hal, Guy, John even Soranik, all are very well written and constructed, while obviously Sinestro is the shinning star, given the premise. And the premise is actually awesome. It's one of those "that had to happen at some moment", type things. We were bound to get a story that deals with the same things at some point, it's just the natural evolution of the green lantern mythos. But in the same time, the story happened in a very logical time. Like the premise was not forced, it did not happen, because it had to happen. Given the situation, it's logical for those things to happen. As much as the next guy, i love badass moment and without spoiling anything, there some really badass moments here, especially the one in the beginning. Not much happens here, the progression is really slow, at times not existing, especially in the parts dealing with John and the rest of the corps, but still I was constantly interested in what's coming next. Again part of the reason for it, is that Venditti just knows how to write these guys, like i just enjoy their interactions with each other, plus the issues can be read really fast.

I've seen better first issues for sure. The whole first part of the issue, was seeing how the Squadron operates, where the only new thing were the villains, which by the way for the most part were just fan-service, without much thought put into them, aside from few of them . During that time Blade is pretty much exposition dumping and it was very repetitive. Excluding that, Blade is pretty good in that issue and the moments with Nighhawk were great. The art by McGuiness is bombastic and cartoonish as always, which fits the dialogue and the tone for the most part. Overall the second half was really intriguing and got me hooked up.

Not bad issue by any means, actually quite enjoyable but I was not expecting that. The insight into Hyperion's mind is really nice. It's well-constructed and gives you a good idea of the character here. My problem here is with the things surrounding that. Some of the villains and the other characters feel like a filler. Part of this is because mostly they are present for usually 1 page, where Hyperion is telling you their history, which also is kind of flat way of presenting. Sure they are interesting(not all) to look at, but nothing more, because after a panel they are mostly forgotten. Just the whole issue is full of references, some of which relate in a very good to the story. Despite the flaws i found, the issue manages to give you some sense of this world and looks like it was mostly concerned with that and Hyperion. For that reason most of it feels to me like a tie-in. Aside from the last two pages of Keown's part, McGuinness's part is the one that's relevant to the story of the event. It's actually really hyping and relates in a good way to Keown's.

Stokoe's art is great and it fits the hyper-violent, radical and even sinister nature of the issue and the character, but overall the issue is just more of the same crazy, but also rushed and poorly presented ideas, that plagued the previous issues. Again issue is build upon of shock value and references and sure there are some fun moments because of that, but to be honest I don't think this event would go down as particularly memorable and at this point I don't think it's trying to.

A curious, yet not fully original or that well-executed reimagining. It removes the driving force behind Pete- the guilt and does not do really anything that interesting with it. IMO the issue needed to do more exploration and probably more creativity.

Extremis is one of those character arcs, that defined an era . It was pretty much the hox/pox for iron man at that point. It totally refreshed the character of Tony Stark, while also not drastically changing him and keeping his core in tact. Warren Ellis took his Iron man to the next logical step in his evolution and introduced a lot of new ideas, compatible with the character and his significance, which the run that followed was pretty much build upon(which btw is also quite great). Same can be said about Adi Granov , who brought a distinct visual style with his dark, smeared and slick realism to the series , setting an unique , but fitting tone for the arc and again influencing a lot of future Iron man comics. For me most than anything, Extremis, marks thе birth of the modern iron man. It's so rare to see a story so innovative, while at the same time getting the core of the character and building ideas upon that in such a fitting way. In my humble opinion, those 6 issues, totally changed the whole trajectory of iron man comics for next years and also being the main influence to the movies, changing the trajectory of the whole superhero movie genre in the public mind. it's no wonder that this arc is so often mentioned in the same sentence as certified classics as Demon in a bottle and Armor wars .

Personally I think this is one of the best superhero comics, that are coming right now ( ofc of the ones I read) and I think that this issue was probably the best so far. Cantwell knows and understands Iron man. It's evident from using old obscure villain to using themes familiar to iron man's comics. But more importantly he knows and understand his Iron man. I think this issue was a prime proof. It's understandable why Tony likes this place, when you understand his personal struggles within this run. Apart of that it cements some of the themes introduced in the previous issues. It's really a perfect, natural and smart continuation of the arc that Cantwell is cooking for the character of Tony Stark IMO. Like really I would have given this a 10, just sometimes the dialogue choices feel weird or out of place to me. As for the art, i have one word: Cafu.

Honestly this was a great issue. It takes you on surreal journey into Tony's head, it exlopres his struggles,his psyche from his childhood till now and delivers a logical and consistent finale. The issue is really focused on that, which makes it hella cohesive and i really liked it for that reason.Plus the art is f ing awesome and it's legit funny at moments. In general I think Cantwell is doing wonders with that series and this is for sure one of the standout issues so far in the run. I'm glad he took his time with this.

This run is absolutely phenomenal on many level. The art is consistently amazing and the writing so gripping. Special kudos to the dialogue, which can be both funny and hear wrenching. Cantwell took an ambitious idea and totally delivered. I love when superhero books don't shy away from showing the shadow of the heroes. Iron man is a layered character with complex motivations and this issue and run as a whole are just the perfect examples. Everything that happens here is build upon previous issues from the start of the run, which shows you that Cantwell had a plan for the book from the starts and follows that. Honestly it all feels like one big story more, it's so concise and to the point, like every issue is part of the puzzle and having seen it all, every part fits so perfectly.

It's clear that Jed MacKay has an understanding of who iron man is, but the the presentation of that understanding did not work for me fully. I'm not a fan of those issues where there is a monologue, while the hero is pretty much doing repeated unrelated to it things. Also the monologue was not that good too IMO. It came to me as too obvious and direct, so it was really unnatural to me. The ideas behind were great tho and close to Iron man.

I feel like it's too early to have any concrete opinions on how the Bendis's run will shape up, especially seeing how slow the start is. However for now I don't see anything particularly interesting or really that much unique about the direction Bendis is taking his Justice League , but of course all that can change and maybe it's for a reason like this. The character's voices are pretty on point in my opinion, still there are some questionable decision with the dialogue and surely the whole Black Adam situation is the epitome of questionable, which I hope get explored more. Overall issue 60 is a set-up for what's coming next, while also being exactly what you would expect from Bendis, a lot of talking, some light humor and references and not much plot, with nice art. JLD does pretty much everything better .

Honestly I think is just average. Not so much as average compared to the other books, but average in the sense that there is nothing to particularly like here or to particularly dislike, because mostly nothing is happening. This book is just so non-ambitious with it's writing and it looks like Bendis is perfectly comfortable with that. Despite that, I appreciate the more down to earth approach he is pulling off with the characterizations and I personally think this is the best part about this comics so far. I enjoy that and this is literally the most interesting, well-executed and probably the most unique thing in this run so far. But still the stories need more meat. From themes to introducing new ideas to both plot and character development, this comics and especially issue is extremely lacking. Also we can add the terribly bad pacing, which is even bad by his standards. Again this issue is an extreme example of that. Think about how badly this issue established the next villain, when a chunk of the issue was about Naomi learning how to fight or the meeting with her parents, with not much of a progression for both. Too much time is spend on things, that do not matter or simply do not deserve that much time, because most of the stuff here is bland and empty story-wise. That's why I just can't feel any excitement for the things, that are coming next.

This volume in particular is pretty messy and the pacing is also quite weird, but honestly it compensates with it's atmosphere and aesthetic. It's well known that Milligan has a thing for the weird and the surreal and he definitely conveys that here, so in a way the messiness of the book, helps the surreal and twisted vibe, he is going for. Janin and the art team in general help with that too btw, but honestly Janin's art is always a hit or miss for me. Also there are interesting ideas thrown here and there, but in the end it feels like both too much and at the same time not enough. Don't get me wrong, there are things to delve here, there are some nice explorations and introduces you to the characters in a decent manner, but in the end, it kinda falls short because of it's own ambitions. The story definitely needed more time, better execution and more planning. In the end I appreciate Milligan's run and the things he tried, but personally, I consider Milligan's run to be the worst of all the JLD runs to date.

A nicely thematically constructed start to a new series. The issue shines with it's precise characterization. Zdarsky is telling an interesting and character-driven story, that's close to some of the core points of League, in a risky, but intriguing manner, that's maybe not for everybody's tastes. Personally I think the issue is great for what it is and that the potential is huge here, but it all depends on if the next issues deliver.

Well, Dick is back in the most predictable way possible. This whole thing felt like checklist, that the editorial gave to Jurgens : return Dick, Bruce has to explain to him how much cares for him, get rid of his gf and so on .And it done in such a dumb and unnatural manner. Actually nearly everything in this issue feels wrong and unnatural. i feel bad for Tim and Jason, they don't deserve this.

The art is amazing in every way possible. The coloring creates such a distinct, but also familiar mood to the Nightwing comics. But how can some of Taylor's dialogue be so cliche, surface level, totally not in the right place and straight up unnecessary. Barbara does not add much to the book too, actually I can say that her inclusion is pretty wasted and her relationship with Dick is pretty shallow here , which again is mainly because the dialogue IMO. It really sucks, because I really think the ideas are great here and overall the issue is pretty focused on those ideas. The pacing is also quite great and the conclusion is quite logical. Also the way Bludhaven is presented, is a great and for sure the city needed something like that. In a way that's thing with Taylor for me, he gets the characters, he can write fun comics, but most of the time it's without much of nuances and deepness that makes them unique. Really I feel like if Nighwing was replaced by Spider-man, I would not see a difference. That's why I think he is not the best fit for a solo character series, especially established characters, but pretty amazing in the event and the team books.

A very pleasant issue, full of passion and heart. The idea of Anti-Oracle is a good one and expected. It's Batgirl's nightmare, but still Barbara is a fighter and that's exactly what she does here, helped by Rodriguez dynamic art. The interactions shine big time. Seeing the love and care, that Batgirl and Nightwing have for each other is such a great feeling. Taylor makes sure to show us the both sides of that love and even where it came from, also the dialogue helps a lot. It's obvious that Dick is not hard on Barbs and that he does everything he can to make her feel better, to shake her up, to make her feel that this is not much of a deal, which is just the most Dick Grayson thing. While Barbara is angry and guilty, but tries to suppress that, till the fear toxin came in and it everything exploded.

This arc is fun. It's a little light, but it know what it is, which is a fun, not emotionally and plot heavy arc, which resulted in some really creative issues. Like Dick Grayson is hunted, for trying to do the good thing, that's pretty much it and that's enough. It's simple, without trying to overdo itself. Like is it the definitive Nightwing arc, does it try to reinvent the character ? No and it's not trying to. It's focused on the action and this issue especially shows his relationship with Wally. It's an old school team-up, helping a friend in need, but with more modern humor and ofc less wordy, which imo results in a better experience than a lot of similar attempts. Wally is a little bland here IMO, but it's no biggie. It's a chill issue, feeling good issue, which is pretty much the series in general. The art is kinda a step down, it's not too bad, but it does not have the energy of Redondo, although a lot times did very similar things.

By this issue it looks like Williamson is setting up a pretty nice arc for Damian. To me the issue feels very well-paced, well-planed and overall an amazing set-up. I really hope this would not turn into the next Flash, because for me that book was also pretty good in the start and not really after that, but looking at this issue i feel like Williamson knows what he is doing with the character, learned a thing or two and has a plan in mind. For one issue Williamson defined his Damian greatly and i think that we will see even more of that in the future. Damian here is strong, cocky, thinks he is above everybody and that he knows everything, which as you can probably tell, even in his case is quite ignorant. But ignorance is the quintessential teenage thing for a reason and tbh after all he is Batman's and Talia's son, plus years of training. So his point of view is not really that ridiculous for a character like him. Sure there are some weird dialogue moments and the art was pretty average compared some of the bigger names using similar kind of styles, but it was also fitting to the tone of the comics. Still Melnikov would not be my fist choice. But those flaws were not game-changing for me. The end really surprised me, but in the best way possible. I was not expecting something like this to happen so early, but also thinking about it after reading the issue, Damian deserved something like that and the whole issue led up to it.The point that Flatline brings, is a really interesting one, logical and it really shows Damian the weakness, he never thought he has. His surprise in the last panels is just the perfect as a finisher to the issue and the ideas represented here. I'm really excited to see how the events here would affect his character and his arc. Of course i'm curious to see how he recovers too.

Definitely a little bit slower and less personal than the first one. There are still some good character moments, but the issue is mostly set to introduce you to the mechanics of the tournament and the players. But I don't think, that was done very well, because it was mostly done with narration and exposition. This way, we only get glimpses of the characters here, but it's understandable after all it's just the second issue and that's good enough to get some foundation for the next issues. The issue is also a lot more light-hearted than the first, which i found a little bit weird, but not too much. I'm kind of worried that the next would be too much tho. Truth be told, i'm still mostly interested in Damian's journey, but this issue got me excited about Connor and Rose too, and that was the best thing here IMO. I just hope the series does not lose it's focus, because of the other characters. I found the beginning of the issue to be a little disappointing(but expected), considering the ending of last one, especially in how fast all that was brushed off. On the bright side the scenes with Alfred continue to be a delight and a really interesting way to show Damian's inner conflicts. We also get some more Flatline. I thought that her introduction in the first issue was awesome and related greatly to themes presented in the issue and to Damian, and she continues to be a really intriguing and fun character for me. Rose also, she works more like the voice of reason for Damian, plus the mystery of why she is here is also quite intriguing and has a lot of potential. And Damian continues to be the cocky badass, that he is. Overall the characters and the relationships were great, but the issue was kind of slow, which is not a big problem for me.

I think, overall that was a pretty fine issue with pretty good set-up for the future of the series. Everything feels exactly like a kung-fu flick. The start of the issue was the best part of the issue for me. The whole story of the deadly warriors seemed really interesting , the art served it greatly and the transition to the present day was done quite naturally. For me the things started to get a little bit stale(not too much) when we were introduced to Shang-Chi and I think, the main reason for that was the art. Not that is bad or anything, I actually liked it till this point, because it served the vibes and the aesthetic, they were going for, pretty good . But when the things unfold in the city, I do not think its all that fitting. Other than that the issue got slower , mainly for establishing the issues that Shang-Chi was going through (in pretty basic, but not a bad way) and showing us his life now. All in all, normal stuff for a first issue. One other Standout, IMO would be the fight in the latter half of the issue(I like the first fight too). The art here worked for me and it made me feel the movement of the characters and the objects(probably because the lack of details). It all just felt natural and fast. The ending was cool, we will see what will come out of it.

it's weird to see low scores on this book. I think it's awesome comics. The relationship between Jen and Jack is ofc front center and it's amazing, feels so real, like you really see 2 real people interact, progressively getting to know each other and discovering how much they actually enjoy each others company, even tho they knew each other before, but never had a reason to took things to the next level. You know i can relate to that in pretty much exactly the same way. Yeah, there is no drama and that's cool. Everything about the book is low-key. Firstly She-Hulk is a tamer, balanced and seems a lot more comfortable in both her skins, which again it's a lot more down to Earth compared to the way, she was presented in Byrne's run and big part of Slott's run. That's the thing, there is no needless drama or even action here and i adore how much those 2 are missing, like clearly the book is telling you that's not the aim here. It feels like a book of 20s, when people talk about their issues and vulnerabilities more easily, which also gives the book a lot more mature feel( even the villains are more matured), which is even rare in this type of books. Plus the parallel of the 1 guy hating having his power and the other loving having powers, while both are respectable and understanding to each other's points and experiences is beautiful. I would like to see them becoming more romantically involved tbh and listen generally i liked Cantwell's iron man, but that's right here is what Iron man/Hellcat could have been, 2 characters that haven't interacted much, but discovering how much actually they missed. I love that the book is focused so much on that , it makes the whole thing much more concise. The art also amazing, has that chill and smooth feeling. I'm totally in love with this book, i would love if this becomes a decade defying for Marvel.

Personally I think that Spawn is underappreciated and a perfect combination of equally gothic and superheroics from the 90s. Spawn is weird, it's edgy, It's extreme. it's really over the top, it's the 90s. But in the same time it's a modern gothic tale(by modern I mean that is not set in 1800s),a twisted and sad kid's tale and that can be seen in most of the artistic choices McFarlane takes here IMO. The book has a lot of charm because of that and a lot of atmosphere. It takes you on a journey in the confused world of the already heavily confused Al Simmons and all that with the power of it's art. The story was made to serve the art and the art has that darkness and grit, but it's most definitely not realistic, not at all, it's heavily cartoonish and extra exaggerated, so much so that it can be said that the characters are becoming caricatures, which helps the books and the vibe it has. It makes characters like Billy or the Violator for example even more despicable and gross, characters like Spawn even more darker, mysterious and pitiful. So yeah that cartooniness most definitely brings a lot to the book as a whole and makes everything better in my mind. A story which is so over top and overly dark , needs an art that is equally over the top. It's like Hyperpop. It takes a lot of tropes and turns them to 11, but it's not a satire, it's still pretty much a superhero comics, although a very extreme one. It has drama, it has a lot action and a lot of masculine energy. As far as style go, I think this book is perfect tbh. The energy, the atmosphere, the flow can hardly be matched, at least for me. The substance and the dialogue can lack at times, but it's supposed to be like that. There is a lot to be said about this book and what I said is only the surface. Sadly a lot of times it's been treated like a garbage from the garbage past and because of that, it not always get the attention and care, that can possibly deserve.

I like that Slott does not really try to reinvent the wheel here or at least not that much as with his run on ASM. Also, there is certainly some old-school aspect to this storyline in particular. The themes ring close to Spidey, it's nothing new, not even for Slott's Spider-Man nor something is done in some spectacular manner, nope it just feels like one little adventure in the adventurous life of the character. It's pretty much what one would expect from a second title. The issue is really easy to read and comprehensible, it's really simple. it shows more of Pete's world, from family to even villains, like New yorks feels moving again. It really plays to a lot of the classic notes, Spider-man's comics do, but with the current status quo, so there is a certain comfort to all that, but it's certainly something older writers managed to do better in the past. This should be the base of what a good or even passable spidey comics should be.

Weirdly paced and meandering issue, that does not really feel like an issue. There are just things happening, one after the another. It feels directionless. I liked the scene with Lois and Clark, but after that It's seems like Bendis is just trying to find a way to fill the pages. Most of my points come because of the art.

I would admit the cover rules, but the comics itself not so much as with the whole series of Superman: earth one. I get the appeal, like the ideas are interesting and i can see why certain movie adaptations are inspired by them, but stories are too formulaic and basic to furfill their full potential. like the art is not standing out, the writing even more so at times. The dialogue especially becomes really generic and over done. That's the other thing, there is too much talking at times. JMS really does not trust the reader and at times he straight up explain what the point of the story is and that's usually done in pretty boring way. As a villain Zod is not terribly necessary, firstly because Tyrell already served a purpose that was too close to his. Secondly, there was no build-up to him coming to earth, when most of the other conflicts were started in the previous books. Thirdly, why would someone trust an alien, that they don't know nothing about, instead of the alien, that they know is good. Also how somebody noticed the massacre that he caused. Still he is still a better villain than Parasite, which btw is a low bar. The villain in those book generally were not it. They tried to make them too bad and sadistic, which helped make them more one note. The fight between Supes and Zod was too much like the fight between Spider-man and Morlun(first one),like there are moment that bassicly the same , which is not necessary a bad thing, because that fight is awesome, just interesting because both comics are written by JMS. But of course this fight is way worse when you compare them. Like when Clark calls his mother( and it was like nothing happened), it does not carry the same punch as when Pete called his aunt. The fight did not carry the same hopelessness that was present with spidey and morlun. Also Zod was not portrayed as the better fighter at all. The lexs were interesting and it was cool to see one character divided in 2 two people like that, but considering everything they were also unnecessary.

Interesting premise and interesting themes. The book is also very neatly constructed, the pacing is smooth which goes great with this more calm issue and the ideas are well-developed and well-presented. Taylor knows what he wants to do with this story and it shows in pretty much every moment of it. Honestly everything here fits my ideas for a perfect issue of a superhero comics. From his birth Jon was supposed to be more than those before him and now finally he has the chance to be that. But how? That's one of questions this book would try to answer( and kind of already did) and of course many more related to that. Honestly I think that's a great main premise, especially for the character of Jon. After the aging it seemed that nobody knew what to do with him and I'm so glad that Taylor tries to make something meaningful out of it, which is also not so different from the things, Superman's comics usually present. I think that this issue find this rare perfect balance of familiarity and innovation. One very minor gripe for me is the art. It's pretty serviceable and it's does not distract from the story at all, but it's not that visually interesting or memorable, especially compared to Taylor's Nightwing.

I forgot that this even exists. I remember loving this issue when I was around 14. Too bad I lost it.

I haven't been so excited about a Cap's book in quite a while and this right here looks like the start of a new era. For a first issue, this issue is great. The way the issue start with the whole speech about the 2 dreams is awesome, because it sets the themes, establishes why those specific are happening and the conflicts(both personal and thematic) greatly, while focusing on a idea, that's close to Cap's core in an interesting way. Also the book is very well-drawn too, with good action. It's still just the start of the run and the issue knows that, so you don't get that many deep dives into those ideas or explorations. So I won't dive too deep into those ideas too, although I found them really interesting. Still I would have liked, if Sam was given more to do here than following Steve around and also if a bigger reason or motivation were given to him to join Steve in the end and become a captain again, because for the most part this was a Steve's issue, although the themes were about things bigger than both of them. That said I liked their more down earth and friendly relationship, presented here and helped that helped the feel good tone of the book as a whole and the sense of being part of something bigger. So in a way I also get why Sam does not necessary need a bigger motivation . I also quite liked the character of Aaron Fischer. Although he is normal teen, he is quite distinct. He is not angry or has a grudge against the world, despite the bad situation he is in. He just cares about the people like him and that motivates him, while using cap and the other people, that fight for society's wellbeing as his role models. Despite the fact ,that he is quite respectful kid, it's evident he is a kid, with an young free spirit. Overall I would say that the whole issue share it's themes and was paced quite nicely, resulting in a really pleasant reading experience, at least for me an amazing introduction.

This is such a useless mess of a comic. Kelly and Lanzing had an alright run on cap. Run that I thought had some good stuff in it, some bad, but looks like only the bad got transported to this. My issue in general with their Cap run was that it felt like all the thought was put into a few places and the rest was supposed to run off that. Same here, but the ratio between the 2 is worse. The first issue was okay, it started big, it did the big thing, but that's probably the only thing, this comics goona do and it's clearly done to serve the bigger thing coming, which is pretty meh for now. I get the a certain character could return and I see the effort to make his presence menacing, but the way they do it is so so tired and by the book. I think that this thing could have made even a bigger splash. The dialogue makes this such a hard read. A lot of dialogue does not mean bad dialogue, but here it does, because the characters are all sassy and paperly thin differences between all of them. So a lot of dialogue is unnecessary and shows even more how one-dimensional everybody is and just how uninspired a lot of the stuff here is. Also in general a lot of the characters here can be samey as an archetype, like it's not the justice league, where everybody is his whole different world, so that again just accentuates the issue and the writing does not tackle that issue at all. Also about the characters, it seems like it's just Bucky and the others do not have much to do here. It's not such a big issue for me, but the name of the T-bolts carries weight for a lot of people, so making this a book that just revolves around Bucky (I know he was a t-bolt during Secret Empire) and has a little to do with the traditions of the team is also kinda not a good look.I don't see much reason for the same t-bolts, especially since Hawkeye t-bolts exist. I know the t-bolts had various incarnations, way various than most titles, but again I feel like this is crossing even this line. Even then it does not move him that much, at least for now. Nothing here is revolutionary for the revolution here, it runs off old ground. i feel this issue spends a lot of time on the wrong stuff just, instead of making a standalone worthwhile it's pretty much serving the bigger story and that's why a lot of the stuff here does not carry any punch, while the plot is really really thin and clearly favors the Winter soldier in pretty much every category. As an idea, it is kinda good, but again not developed, because the plot was so simple and there was not much breathing room, because of the sameness of it all. I feel like Ewing's current Avengers inc. is all around the better execution of a similar idea. The episodic nature is way better delivered there and way creative, plus it does the episode justice, and the big story too.

While I liked Blur's spotlight better(although that one was not perfect either), this issue was the more emotionally potent one, but it could have been more better executed. As a person, who does not have any experience with Cliffjumper, I can say that the issue gives a good sense of who the character is. Which is pretty much the most important thing about a spotlight issue. Cliffjumper can be caring, sweet, considered, generally a very chill guy and all that is shown very well in this issue right here, but also he does not take too much pride in what he does like hurting other cybertronians but knowing that he is part of the "good guys" calms him. Still it's does not go too deep, but there were some interesting moments here as i said. What i did not like however was how quickly the end was brushed off. IMO it was comically rushed. There was heart in the story don't get me wrong, but the end left such a bad taste. It was almost like nothing happened, cause the effects of the ending were either nonexistent or again rushed. Also although the relationship between him and the girl was sweet, was an example of the giant and the little girl cliche and it was not really developed beyond that, which is expected because we are talking about one single issue. I liked that it was not a romantic relationship and it served the themes well-enough. Having in mind that her innocent and pureness, it's not wonder why Cliffjumper wanted to protect her and was angry after a certain thing happened. Her brother was mostly useless tho. The art was quite nice, but I mean I usually like the art in the transformers books. There were some manga inspirations for sure, the same can be said about the story too btw, so it fitted nicely. Also it was pretty cartoonish, you know transformers, so it had some of childish and joyful feel. There were some really nice panels tho. I liked the first page and i think it served the story very well and later when that page layout was repeated. Overall the art translated the story, the vibes and the peaceful atmosphere in a deserving way.

A good and promising, but very flawed first arc IMO.

Great art, but nothing really happens here. There were some fun moments, but to me most of the issue felt forced and unnecessary. I did not enjoy it as much as i wanted to.

This continues to be a pretty intriguing and interesting story. The writers really get Diana and her nuances, while also integrating her to this new setting in a great way and the developments in this issues can prove that. Credits to the art team too, which continues his solid work and contribution to the overall feeling of freshness this story provides to the Wonder Woman's mythos in the recent years. Still there are some things that feel weird to me , mainly with the pacing. I feel like some important moments were not given the proper punch and sometimes impact, that's expected of them. At one point it felt even surreal. Not to say i did not enjoy those moments, because most certainly i enjoyed the whole issue. Excited for the next!

Loved this issue and this whole arc in general. Some could argue, that the events here happened too fast and that the Valkyries needed more time in the spotlight, but I really don't think so. The story was not build around that IMO. I love Diana's portrayal here, even more so after she remembered who she is. She is humane, reasonable, funny and of course still badass. Her battle with Thor can prove the last point. It was an epic fight, which lead up to her clash with Dr. Psycho. Helping somebody see through lies and manipulation is the most Wonder Woman thing there is and ultimately that was what she did here. Overall the story just has that happy vibe(for the most part) to it: Wonder woman helping with solving the problem by creating a peace day, there is party going on, Siggy is alive and well. It looks like everything is alright and everything from now on will be peaceful. Diana is happy and ready for everything to finally be over. "The end of her adventures". But then we get that horrific revelation in the last page with that amazing narration, opening some new questions, which when I think about it, are kind of close to the themes of the run. The whole issue led up to that last page and to the punch, that this page carried.