Well, Geoff Johns does it again and it really should come at no surprise. As usual, Johns gives us a perfect balance of modern storytelling and nostalgia that left me down right giddy by the time I closed the book. I mean, come on! That last splash page alone made me gasp out loud and yell "what??! It's _____!!" For a comic book reader that is just getting back into the hobby after jumping off of the new 52 crash, this definitely hit the spot!

Okay, so this is my very first time buying a suicide squad book and, admittedly, I really didn't know what to expect. But since I've started reading comics again after a nearly 10 year hiatus (I just couldn't get into the new 52), I figured it would be nice to see what leads up to the current storylines. I'd say that this book is a solid read but the art was a little too inconsistent for me. In particular, the proportions were really off in many of the fight scenes and the issue didn't really resolve itself as issues went on. I understand that the book is still finding it's footing at this point but I'm really hoping that it gets better in future trades. One major complaint I have about this book, however, is that a third of it is filled with variant covers and other filler material. If I had paid full price for trade, I would not have been a happy camper.

Oof, I'm not going to lie, This issue was ROUGH! This felt like an issue straight out of the 80's and not in a good way. The writing was wordy and it looks like we're in for a fight with a generic villain throughout the rest of the mini-series. The art was definitely a step down but I was eventually able to get over it. The truth is that I wanted to like this issue but I just kept stopping halfway through the book and starting over throughout the course of multiple days. If the series doesn't rebound in issue number 4, I may have to drop this from my list because, as much as I love Booster and the Beetle, I don't know that I can justify dropping another 20 dollars on this title. UPDATE: Definitely picked up during the following issue but this title is on the chopping block if my pull list needs culling.

"WOW..." I literally said this out loud as a finished the last page of this issue. If you're a lapsed Superman fan, and I know that there are a bunch of us, then you have got to give this book a try. The characterizations all feel right, down to the fiery depiction of Lois Lane. I will admit that the New 52 era of DC comics lost me as a reader and that, even when I came back to comics two years ago, I never could quite get excited about reading Superman's books. This has changed. Williamson seems to "get" the characters and is bringing Hope back to the big blue boy scout!