For the moment, the Absolute line is 3 out of 3.

This issue was cool but nothing special. But I rate it 10 just to counterbalance the homophobes.

Not a fan of Alien Covenant, not a fan of Prometheus retcon, There’s less action and fewer twists than in the first chapter, buuuut… despite all these little flaws, Hickman managed to get me interested in this mythology and totally invested in the story. Once again, impressive.Yes, there are certain recurring themes and obsessions with Hickman (the rise of artificial intelligence, humanity’s resilience in the face of the end of all things), but it doesn’t feel repetitive; we’re still surprised.

What a mess.

Mid.

Hey, if Zeb Wells had written this kind of arc from the beginning, he would be considered one of the best Spider-Man writers instead of being hated by the fans. A very solid comic, full of action and strong characters, what more could you ask for?

Was it the worst Spider-Man arc? Probably not. Gang War was cool and I like Romita. But it will likely remain the one with the most poor choices, mischaracterizations, and gave us Paul—one of the most hated Marvel characters in recent years, which, in a way, is quite an achievement.

As usual, a bad "what if" with shallow, unambitious characters, and an arc that takes far too long to get to the point (if there is one). It's time Jason Aaron decided to conclude this arc, he's losing our interest fast.

I'm a bit surprised by the reception of this arc: for me, it's been a long time since I've read an Avengers comics this good. Of course, there are flaws. The Ashen Combine isn't developed enough, the action is too scattered... but when you compare it to Jason Aaron's run, it's like night and day.

Hero vs hero fight. What a total lack of originality. Aaron managed to make his Avengers in this issue ineffective, stupid and unbearable at the same time. Quite a feat. After that, Bryan Hitch is still good and there is some action. It's not unreadable, but I can't wait for the end of this series.

Wow... Tini Howard must be stopped.And what happened to Zdarsky ? Are there any editors left at DC?

It's fun. It takes itself seriously without being too serious. It reminds me of what I loved about comics and what I find in manga today. Just for that it deserve a 10.

It continues to be the best DC comics. The only flaw: the resolution is a bit easy, even contrived. But the writing, the artwork, the optimism, and the energy remain top-notch You can think whatever you want about him, It's still amazing that at his age and after such a long career, Mark Waid remains one of the greatest comic book writers, with a modern and effective writing style.

Maybe better than Dark Knights of steel.

You know what ? I like B-movies. This issue was not great, was not very smart, but it was like a very good, brainless b-movie of the 80 with Batman. And i'm up for that.

Yeah, it's Mariko Tamaki. One of the worst comics writer since maybe Gabby Rivera and Chuck Austen. But this comics has for him to not be aggressively bad, like a lot of her comics, it's just bland and boring. The artist is good, though.

It was decent and not agressively insulting to the fans of T'challa. And maybe it's the best we can get for a Black Panther book this day.

I like Zdarsky but don't understand the hype for this run, but to each their own.

It's time to put a stop to these "crisis" events. To only give us fan-service and the same story, again and again.

There is a whole new generation of authors who know they are mediocre, but who have understood that in the age of social networks and polarized opinions you don't need to be good to sell: you just need to insult readers, pit the most radical ones against each other to get people talking, play the "meta" card, and then all you have to do is take advantage of hate-reading to make your sales. The proof that it works, I read this comic book even though it's probably the worst thing I've read this year.

Like all "Queer" anthologies by DC or Marvel, it doesn't deserve such a high score by critics. As usual, some authors are clearly underwhelming, for example, the Midnighter story, one of my favorite hero, was abysmal (and I could never get used to Leah Williams' style) but there are a few stories that are clearly Beautiful, powerful and particularly emotional: Grant Morrison (even if, as usual, I didn't understand everything, and it's cool) Cantwell, a few newcomers... Clearly the best "DC PRIDE" anthology.

Most of the stories were not extraordinary. But these are new writers (for most of them, I think), in full progress. And the Superman story, “We Just Have to Make it to Spring.”, had a profound effect on me. And even though I'm not the biggest Superman fan, Because it's one of the most complicated superheroes to write correctly, when an author understands the character, it always makes for particularly touching, interesting and strong stories. For that one (and one or two other stories) it deserves a high rating.

A promising first issue !

Loved the Krakoa era, but it's clear that without Hickman, the writers are completely lost. They don't know what to do, beside Ewing, the concept is too big for us. Time to go to a simpler concept, Marvel don't have anymore writers who can write this kind of projects.

Long time no read, but since when do the X-Men torture and kill their enemies for pleasure?

Don't understand the reviews, it's one of the best FF story of these last years.

Good writing, but the art is not up to par...

Wyn is just a less relatable Doctor Strange, and there is not on sympathetic character in this comics.

It was ok. We were promised an answer about who is stronger between Thor and Hulk, but despite the watcher's promise at the beginning, the answer remains vague (not that it's a problem, the stronger in this kind of story always depends on who the author chooses). My real problem is with the ending as a whole, everything goes too fast, it would have deserved one more installment.

Reminds me of Immortal Hulk (which is good) but it lacks the gut-punch of the first issue of Ewings. But it's vastly superior than the Cates issues, love the horror theme, and better that a lot of other comics.

The guest artist for this issue is terrible. How can they pick such a bad artist for such an important character? And the story is starting to feel repetitive; it lacks surprises, and we're beginning to get bored. It's not a disaster yet, but they need to move forward because this run is losing more and more interest.

It had started so well. But for a few issues now, I've been terribly bored; the overall quality, whether in terms of the artwork or the story, has significantly declined, and overall, it feels tedious, as if the story is going in circles. It seems like Philip Kennedy doesn't believe in it anymore.

Boring.

PKH really need to tighten the plot. This issue could have been written in 3 pages.

A very very good horror story, It reminded me of the best stories from the old EC comics I read when I was younger. It would even deserve to be an episode of a series. From the theme to the rising tension, all the way to the climax, everything works perfectly, which is rare in this kind of format.

Not always a big fan of Tom King, but this is the first time I really don’t understand where he’s trying to go. It takes way too long to get started, Jenny Spark's character is far too passive, and the Justice League are walking clichés, complete jerks. It feels like I’m reading a Garth Ennis version, but without the humor. That being said, there are still some good ideas (even though the idea of civilians with a mad god in a restaurant feels a lot like a Sandman story). It's a pity, I love Jenny Spark, one of the best character from The Authority.

I feel like I've read this story a dozen times, by better writers.

This comic reminded me of the feeling I had when reading Brubaker's "Sleeper" or Tom King's "Vision": the certainty that I was encountering something special, a sleeper hit that will make me eagerly follow all future works by an author. Tim Seeley and Tony Fleecs, if they play their cards right, have a future classic on their hands.

It had been a long time since I had read a series that had entertained me so much. The heroes are interesting, their motivations clear, the story interesting. There is an interesting "Astro city" side to it.

Moon Knight is the new Daredevil. Even his worst issues are very good.

I prefer when Millar write High concept series, like Ambassadors, but it's cool.

Night Trasher vs shoplifters. Ok, not what I expected for this first issue (and the art is abysmal)

Leah Williams has cool ideas, cool concepts, but she is not a good writer.

I am a huge fan of Power Girl. To me, she's one of the most underutilized characters in the Super-Family (sadly overshadowed by Supergirl). She’s a more mature and assertive version of Supergirl, who also doesn’t take herself too seriously. The series by Jimmy Palmiotti and Amanda Conner is a real delight and deserves more recognition. This series, however, is written by an author who doesn’t know Power Girl, doesn’t like her defining traits, and has no interest in writing about Power Girl. So, they create their own character, who just carries the name for clout. It's the kind of mediocre series published without anyone really knowing why. (And besides me, for morbid curiosity, people really read it ?)

My only grip: it would have worked better as an Ultimate Punisher Series. But, it was very good.

It smells like editorial intervention "put on Black Panther, it'll sell more". But even if this issue is a bit below the first one, it's still pretty good.

After this series, I take the bet: we will never heard of these characters again.

I've never been a fan of Space Ghost. To me, it was a forgettable cartoon with somewhat cheesy heroes. But... Pepose is one of the best writers of his generation. He has successfully avoided the usual pitfalls for this type of series: trying to completely deconstruct the character, leaning into grimdark, or mocking the original material. On the contrary, he respects the source material while taking it seriously and embracing its optimistic and childlike aspects. Once again, I don't have a particular fondness for the original material, but it's clear that when a work is respected, it always yields good results.

The problem is that the indian Spider-man of Across the spider-verse is better designed, much interesting, much fun... it's not fair, but this character suffer of the comparison with his animated counterpart in every aspect.

I understand what they wanted to do. But this is one of the most depressing Superman comics I've ever read. Mike Allred as always is excellent.

An instant classic (or maybe just a very good Robin/Damian story who will stand the test of time).Don't understand why it didn't get at least 9 for each issue. And I didn't know about Juni Ba, an artist to follow.

It's been two or three years that this story with these new characters has been dragging on, and for two or three years, no one has cared. Thanos chasing the Infinity Stones is something we've seen a hundred times before and the characters aren't very interesting. Stop trying to make fetch happen.

Torunn Gronbekk is not a bad writer, and with time and experience she can be very good. But this is messy. She got a poisonned gift.I can't fault her too much because she's trying to salvage Cate's plot, but it's not good...

I have been frequently disappointed by Black Panther comics (And when I say frequently, it's actually most of the time since the botched ending of Doomwar), and between Ridley, Coates, and Ewing, I've lost count of the number of times I've been misled by a promising first issue that turned out to be a disaster. But... I want to believe; Hill seems to finally be an author who loves Black Panther. Let's see what comes next.

The best Black Panther comics in a long time (however, a bit more risk-taking wouldn't hurt; we're in a new universe, the Storm-T'Challa relationship feels a bit déjà vu).

I have not read a Spider-man comics as exciting and cool since Superior Spider-man.

It's ok, but it lacks the "wow" factor of the first ultimates.

It's ok.Not much originality, it feels like I've read this comic 100 times before, but it's not terrible either. However, overall, this post-Krakoa era really lacks originality.

I really can't with Orlando. His stories are always disjointed, and he tries to write social commentaries in his X-Men, and it's ok (it's the X-men after all), but it's always heavy-handed and it lacks complexity.