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10
 Batman Vol. 1: The Court Of Owls Mar 10, 2022
10
 Batman (2016) #16 Jul 4, 2021
10
 Batman (2016) #21 Sep 3, 2021
10
 Batman (2016) #22 Sep 3, 2021

It’s nice to finally have a Batman writer again that doesn’t make him either talk to much or be a simp every issue
10
 Batman (2016) #120 Feb 21, 2022

Tom Taylor writes this one Batman issue and manages to outperform almost every issue of Tom King’s run with just an annual. Taylor delivers a fantastic story that is accompanied by great art as well. By far the best annual of the series and possibly one of the best issues of this Batman series
10
 Batman (2016) Annual #4 Sep 3, 2021
10
 Batman / Superman: World's Finest (2022) #1 Mar 15, 2022

Never in my time reading comics have I seen a silent issue that delivered its message and story as well as this issue did. It’s like you know exactly what every single character is thinking without even saying it. Best silent issue I have ever seen
10
 Invincible #1 May 10, 2021
10
 Invincible Vol. 2: Eight Is Enough Jul 7, 2021
10
 Invincible Vol. 3: Perfect Strangers Jul 7, 2021
10
 Invincible Vol. 6: A Different World Jul 7, 2021

Does a fantastic job of transitioning over from the “Bludhaven” arc over to “Nightwing Must Die” while also exploring the original Boy Wonder’s new romance

10
 Nightwing (2016) #16 May 4, 2021
10
 Nightwing (2016) #78 May 10, 2021
10
 Nightwing (2016) #83 Aug 17, 2021
10
 Nightwing (2016) #88 Jan 20, 2022

Proof that we need a Nightwing/Red Hood team-up series. This issue was a fantastic representation of the brotherly relationship between Dick & Jason, and I hope we see more of this beyond just this issue.

If you’re this to be similar to the tv show, you are in for quite a surprise. Completely opposite in tone and attitude throughout the story. Extremely dark, but a fantastic story nonetheless

A perfect representation of Damiens skill along with his cockiness. The cliffhanger ending just puts the icing on the cake. Can’t wait for issue 2!
10
 Robin (2021) #4 Jul 27, 2021
10
 Robin (2021) #6 Sep 28, 2021

Continuing to be the best ongoing DC series

Even in an annual Williamson continues to kill it in arguably DC’s best ongoing series right now. The issue does a great job of giving quick overviews of characters most readers aren’t as familiar with while also teasing the “Shadow War” event for 2022

Review for ‘Rick Grimes 2000’: A fantastic ending that pays homage to its source material’s ending as well in certain aspects. Overall the series would’ve been amazing had it been full issues and not just 12 pages, but for the limited space given, Kirkman did a great job with what he was given. The other 3 stories were also pretty great as well.
10
 Star Trek/Green Lantern: The Spectrum War #2 Jul 7, 2021
10
 Star Trek: Boldly Go #18 Oct 14, 2021
10
 Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (2022): The Illyrian Enigma #1 Feb 3, 2023
10
 Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (2022): The Illyrian Enigma #2 Feb 3, 2023
10
 Star Trek: Year Five #2 Dec 26, 2021
10
 Star Trek: Year Five #12 Jan 8, 2022
10
 The Nice House on the Lake #1 Jun 25, 2021
10
 The Nice House on the Lake #3 Aug 4, 2021
10
 The Nice House on the Lake #4 Sep 7, 2021
10
 The Walking Dead: The Alien #1 Jul 6, 2021
9.5
 Batgirl (2016) #47 Jul 12, 2021

An excellently written comic with a shocking ending that perfectly characterized Nightwing & Batman’s relationship. Unfortunately this ending is going to lead to some pretty disappointing Nightwing stories, but that shouldn’t take away from this issue of “Batman”
9.5
 Batman (2016) #100 Sep 3, 2021
9.5
 Batman (2016) #118 Dec 10, 2021
9.5
 Invincible Vol. 5: The Facts Of Life Jul 7, 2021
9.5
 Justice League (2016) #37 Aug 5, 2021
9.5
 Justice League (2016) #42 Aug 5, 2021
9.5
 Justice League: Last Ride #4 Aug 12, 2021
9.5
 Nightwing (2016) #7 Aug 17, 2021
9.5
 Nightwing (2016) #8 Aug 17, 2021
9.5
 Nightwing (2016) #21 Aug 17, 2021
9.5
 Nightwing (2016) #75 Jun 19, 2021
9.5
 Nightwing (2016) #79 Jun 19, 2021
9.5
 Nightwing (2016) #80 Jun 19, 2021
9.5
 Nightwing (2016) #82 Jul 20, 2021
9.5
 Nightwing Vol. 1 Deluxe Aug 18, 2021
9.5
 Nightwing Vol. 1: Better Than Batman Aug 17, 2021
9.5
 Robin (2021) #5 Aug 26, 2021
9.5
 Robin (2021) #7 Oct 31, 2021

Obviously, the title everyone is here for is “Rick Grimes 2000”. It managed to live up to the hype and set up a very exciting, non-canon, version of TWD for us to explore. Ultramega and Manifest Destiny both also proved to be entertaining as well as having great art. Clementine was probably the next most anticipated title of Skybound X and it managed to live up to the hype as well. It does a great job of setting the stage for whatever the future holds for Clementine
9.5
 Star Trek/Green Lantern: The Spectrum War #1 Jul 7, 2021
9.5
 Star Trek: Year Five #1 Dec 26, 2021
9.5
 Star Trek: Year Five #11 Jan 8, 2022
9.5
 Star Trek: Year Five #13 Jan 8, 2022

Overall a fantastic issue that sets up for a great story to begin this series with. The only reason I give this a 9.5 instead of a 10 is because of Robin looking roughly the same age and height along with similar maturity level as Jon when Jon is 17 and Damian (who’s a bit of a hothead no matter his age) is 14
9.0
 Batman (2016) #9 Sep 3, 2021
9.0
 Batman (2016) #56 Jun 29, 2021
9.0
 Batman (2016) #57 Jun 29, 2021
9.0
 Batman (2016) #86 Sep 3, 2021
9.0
 Batman (2016) #95 Sep 3, 2021
9.0
 Batman (2016) #96 Sep 3, 2021
9.0
 Batman (2016) #116 Nov 4, 2021
9.0
 Batman The Button Sep 3, 2021
9.0
 Batman Vol. 1: I Am Gotham Sep 3, 2021
9.0
 Batman Vol. 1: Their Dark Designs Sep 3, 2021
9.0
 Batman Vol. 4: The War Of Jokes & Riddles Sep 3, 2021
9.0
 Captain America / Iron Man (2021) #1 Dec 10, 2021
9.0
 Detective Comics #27 Aug 7, 2021
9.0
 Devil's Reign (2021) #5 Mar 10, 2022
9.0
 Infinite Frontier (2021) #5 Aug 31, 2021
9.0
 Infinite Frontier (2021) #6 Sep 7, 2021
9.0
 Invincible Vol. 1: Family Matters Jul 7, 2021
9.0
 Justice League (2016) #22 Aug 5, 2021
9.0
 Justice League (2016) #27 Aug 5, 2021
9.0
 Justice League (2016) #34 Aug 5, 2021
9.0
 Justice League (2016) #36 Aug 5, 2021
9.0
 Justice League (2016) #41 Aug 5, 2021
9.0
 Justice League Vol. 3: Timeless Aug 5, 2021
9.0
 Justice League Vol. 5: Legacy Rebirth Aug 5, 2021
9.0
 Justice League Vol. 6: People Vs The Justice League Aug 5, 2021
9.0
 Moon Knight (2021) #9 Mar 10, 2022
9.0
 Nightwing (2016) #1 May 10, 2021
9.0
 Nightwing (2016) #2 Aug 17, 2021
9.0
 Nightwing (2016) #3 Aug 17, 2021
9.0
 Nightwing (2016) #4 Aug 17, 2021
9.0
 Nightwing (2016) #9 Aug 17, 2021
9.0
 Nightwing (2016) #20 Aug 18, 2021
9.0
 Nightwing (2016) #81 Jun 19, 2021

A pretty cool idea. The continuous page thing was pretty interesting and the story was pretty fun. Not really important in the long run of this series but it was a fun issue nonetheless. Love having Redondo back for art as well
9.0
 Nightwing (2016) #90 Mar 15, 2022

It’s a real shame Jurgens didn’t get the opportunity to give us a run with Dick (not Ric) Grayson. This shows that Jurgens could write a great Nightwing series if he wasn’t stuck with Ric Grayson
9.0
 Nightwing Vol. 2 Deluxe Aug 18, 2021
9.0
 Nightwing Vol. 3: Nightwing Must Die Aug 18, 2021
9.0
 Robin & Batman (2021) #3 Jan 15, 2022

Not quite as good as the previous issue, but does a good job of setting up for the climax of this story arc along with introducing more characters.

Little too long on the action scenes, but overall a great issue that sets up a potentially exciting conclusion
9.0
 Star Trek: Boldly Go #7 Sep 5, 2021

This issue is entirely from the perspective of a cat and it feels more like Star Trek than any Discovery episode does. Crazy what can be done with writers who actually know what they’re writing about
9.0
 Star Trek: Year Five #16 Jan 8, 2022

One of the most emotional moments between Jon and Clark so far. Love it.

A reprint of one of the best modern WW stories

8.5
 Batman (2016) #10 Sep 3, 2021
8.5
 Batman (2016) #87 Sep 3, 2021
8.5
 Batman (2016) #88 Sep 3, 2021
8.5
 Batman (2016) #97 Sep 3, 2021
8.5
 Batman (2016) #106 Sep 3, 2021
8.5
 Batman (2016) #107 Sep 3, 2021
8.5
 Batman (2016) #112 Sep 7, 2021
8.5
 Batman (2016) #113 Sep 23, 2021
8.5
 Batman (2016): Fear State: Alpha #1 Aug 31, 2021
8.5
 Batman Vol. 2: I Am Suicide Sep 3, 2021
8.5
 Detective Comics (2016) #1040 Jul 27, 2021

Feel like this series gets a bad wrap just because tamaki’s name is on it. She’s done a shockingly good job so far and this issue just proves that even more
8.5
 Invincible Vol. 4: Head Of The Class Jul 7, 2021
8.5
 Justice League (2016) #2 Aug 5, 2021
8.5
 Justice League (2016) #23 Aug 5, 2021
8.5
 Justice League Vol. 1: The Extinction Machine Aug 5, 2021
8.5
 Justice League Vol. 2: Outbreak Aug 5, 2021
8.5
 Justice League Vol. 4: Endless Aug 5, 2021
8.5
 Justice League Vol. 7: Justice Lost Aug 5, 2021
8.5
 Justice League: Last Ride #5 Sep 17, 2021
8.5
 Nightwing (1995) #1 Aug 7, 2021
8.5
 Nightwing (2016) #30 Aug 17, 2021
8.5
 Nightwing (2016) #31 Aug 17, 2021
8.5
 Nightwing (2016) #32 Aug 17, 2021

A set up for what potentially could’ve led to good single story arc, in hindsight it didn’t, but not for lack of trying

Story is a 9 but, while Rodriguez’s art looks great, it’s nothing compared to what we were getting from Redondo’s in the first 6 issues of Taylor’s run
8.5
 Superman: Son of Kal-El (2021) #2 Aug 26, 2021
8.5
 Superman: Son of Kal-El (2021) #9 Mar 8, 2022
8.0
 Batman (2016) #60 Sep 3, 2021
8.0
 Batman (2016) #109 Sep 3, 2021

Solid issue. Not much more to say. Good set-up for ‘Fear State’ as well
8.0
 Batman (2016) #114 Oct 18, 2021

Solid issue. Felt a bit rushed but still good nonetheless
8.0
 Batman (2016) Annual #5 Sep 3, 2021
8.0
 Batman: Secret Files (2021): Clownhunter #1 Aug 17, 2021
8.0
 Captain America / Iron Man (2021) #4 Mar 10, 2022
8.0
 Civil War II #1 Jul 31, 2021
8.0
 Detective Comics (2016) #1042 Aug 26, 2021
8.0
 Infinite Frontier (2021) #3 Jul 27, 2021
8.0
 Justice League (2016) #1 Aug 5, 2021
8.0
 Justice League (2016) #19 Aug 5, 2021
8.0
 Nightwing (1995) #2 Aug 7, 2021
8.0
 Nightwing (2016) #33 Aug 17, 2021
8.0
 Nightwing (2016) #34 Aug 17, 2021
8.0
 Nightwing (2016) #85 Oct 22, 2021

Solid issue. Loses an extra .5 for a slight plot hole since Nightwing should’ve had a blue suit during the time of the flashback and not his New 52 Red suit
8.0
 Nightwing Vol. 4: Blockbuster Aug 18, 2021
8.0
 Nightwing Vol. 5: Raptors Revenge Rebirth Aug 18, 2021
8.0
 Robin (2021) #12 Mar 23, 2022

Honestly overall all these Skybound x issues are solid, fun reads, but due to how short the stories are I feel like none of them are given a chance to really do anything great. Rick Grimes 2000 is suffering from this badly. It’s still fun, but it’s missing a lot of details that would’ve improved the story had it been a normal sized story instead of the small 12 pages it is given each week
7.5
 Batman (2016) #108 Sep 3, 2021
7.5
 Batman (2016) #110 Jul 6, 2021
7.5
 Batman The Joker War Sep 3, 2021
7.5
 Batman Vol. 3: Ghost Stories Sep 3, 2021
7.5
 Batman: The Detective (2021) #4 Jul 13, 2021
7.5
 Batman: The Detective (2021) #5 Sep 23, 2021
7.5
 Detective Comics (2016) #1038 Jun 22, 2021

Don’t get me wrong, this comic was pretty good. The only issue is, why does this have any relation to Fear State? Not only does the events of this issue with Nakano go completely against what has happened in Fear State, but now we found out that this has been going on prior to an issue that was released 2 months ago. Art was amazing though, Mora is killing it in that department
7.5
 Nightwing (1995) #3 Aug 7, 2021
7.5
 Nightwing (2016) #51 Aug 17, 2021
7.5
 Nightwing (2016) #52 Aug 17, 2021
7.5
 Nightwing (2016) #53 Aug 17, 2021
7.5
 Nightwing (2016) #54 Aug 17, 2021
7.5
 Nightwing (2016) #55 Aug 17, 2021
7.5
 Nightwing (2016) #56 Aug 17, 2021
7.0
 Batman (2016) #77 Sep 3, 2021

Bonus .5 for Fear State finally being over

It’s good, but it’s not great. This should’ve been a bit more of an introduction to The Signal, since for the most part people still aren’t very familiar with the backstory of Duke Thomas. It was a mostly interesting story, but not something to remember
7.0
 Nightwing (1995) #4 Aug 7, 2021
7.0
 Nightwing (2016) #68 Jun 19, 2021
7.0
 Nightwing (2016) #69 Jun 19, 2021
7.0
 Nightwing (2016) #76 Jun 19, 2021
7.0
 Nightwing (2016) #77 Aug 18, 2021
7.0
 Nightwing Knight Terrors Aug 18, 2021

This issue was just okay. Not really much else to say about it, but not having Timms’ art definitely didn’t do the issue any favors
6.5
 Batman (2016) #115 Oct 19, 2021

The story was alright. I know it’s supposed to be cute, but I still feel like the SuperSons stories just can’t decide what it wants to be. The art looks “cute” and like it’s meant for children, and they even say things like “heck” but then you also have a “damn it” thrown in. It’s like a children’s story trying to be made for teens. SuperSons has done some great things, but I’m just not sure how I feel about this one.

Just like every season of the Titans tv show, this series stumbles its way to the finish in a clumsy and uninteresting finale

6.0
 Nightwing (2016) #60 Aug 9, 2021
6.0
 Superman: Son of Kal-El (2021) #5 Nov 16, 2021

This gets a bad review thanks to the inconsistencies in scenes presented in multiple different issues, as well as for wasting my time as well as the time of those who read any of the series that were drug into this event instead of being able to produce some actual good stories. If not for Jimenez carrying this comic with his art this would be a 3 at best

The only reason to buy this if you just want to have a complete collection. The story is like a looney tunes episode, which is good, if it was meant to be a looney tunes episode. It takes the plot of “Knigntmares” literally no where and seems to be treading water until Tom king is able to come up with an actual story

Just mediocre. My biggest problem, like issue 1, is that Tom Taylor has absolutely no idea how Damian Wayne acts or even talks. It feels like he’s trying to make him act like Dick Grayson and forgets that Damian is 14 and isn’t anything like Grayson

Tom, no one wants this filler crap anymore. We know you aren’t going to go anywhere with it after what you pulled with The Wedding. Just drop this Bat/Cat obsession and go back to the actual story

I have never been more disappointed in a comic in my life. I’m just now reading it in 2021, so I can’t imagine what fans felt when it actually came out. They spend like 30 issues setting up this wedding… just for (SPOILER!) there to be no wedding! They teased it to be a huge event throughout the DC Universe and instead it was just some lame repeat of the same ole cliche of “I love you too much to put you in harms way” type of bs. Worst Batman comic I’ve ever read.

Writing continues to get worse by each issue. The story itself is just plain uninteresting, and now the art is horrendous as well. It’ll be a wonder if this series makes it past 20 issues

This would’ve been pretty good if it was like “Grayson #0” or something, but instead they took away from what was a fantastic ending to this series in Nightwing #29 by making this pathetic excuse for a conclusion.

If i could give a lower score than 1 that’s what I would give it

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