Why was this a black label book? There is nothing here to warrant the labeling. This is pretty much.....nothing. A look back at how Damian & Dick came to be with his dad with a little Clayface and Batgirl thrown in for fun??? Filler garbage with art that's beyond subpar for this property. Clayface looks good and a few other poses of certain characters but this art style just doesn't fit a bat family book. Maybe the art is why it's black label? IDK. I see it's got many good reviews and I'm in the minority so far but I just don't get it. It's also $6!!!! Terrible. more

"No fighting. Swearsies." This one piece of dialogue tells you everything you need to know about this book. Who the f*** is this for? Why do they keep shoveling this garbage out month after month? Sigh. The writing and art are abysmal, swearsies!

A choppy and scattered start for Man's Best, with sanctimonious and complacent dialogue coming from the humans, while the animals quarrel with each other, desperate for some characterization, and with very limited success. Then the animals go about destroying stuff they don't understand, making the dialogue at the beginning even more sour. I'm sure the plot will justify their actions but it fails to be entertaining. The artwork is OK but for a book that depends so much on cool machinery/mecha/tech designs it was lacking. The tech stuff looks uninspired and forgettable. The writing is unfortunately atrocious. I'll pass this one. more

In this issue, Jess pats herself on the back for being an excellent stealthy spy just before a big glowing zappy hulk apparently sneaks up on her. That's the high point of another round of endless samey thought narration about the past instead of things actually happening in the present and having no supporting cast, unifying theme, or anything really going on beyond Jess being bland and indeed not very good at spying. If all the ruminating on her past is meant to show how she's grown as a character, I hope we're going to address why she's suddenly so bad at everything. I am once again asking: why does Marvel hate Spider-Woman? more

This just didn't hit me like it obviously did for some others but I didn't hate it. I guess the idea of emotional support animals is kinda inane to me, so that took me out of it a bit, and the fact that she's so lovey dovey with them and there is such a hippie dippy feel to the characters but she shoves electrical gizmos into her "fur babies" brains and that's ok? IDK. Overall it's fine and I'll continue to read for the animal comradery and to find out what happened to everyone but I wish it had been better. more

Another IP that hasn't gotten any love in a while coming out as a comic and doing a damn decent job of entertaining me. The art is great and the story makes sense with a better plot and dialogue than I would have ever expected. Good stuff.

Solid effort here. Deadpools quips hit more often than not and the art is amazing. Not the best ever but a fun little bloody issue.

Not bad at all. A cool plan to darken the world that didn't make me roll my eyes, tons of action and some new villains make for a really decent event. Wanda was too much of a smart ass IMO and I would have loved to see Steve as the symbol transported away. I just can't see Sam or Bucky as Cap and probably never will. I didn't have much hope for this event as I think MacKay is spread too thin these days but I was happily surprised. more

I just don't know how one goes from Savage Avengers to......this. The art is good.

This kind of writing in superhero books doesn't usually work. Harley Quinn is one of those few characters where it can work but no one seems to be able to do it well enough to be entertaining instead of eye rolling, mind numbing, and sad. Erica Henderson ain't the one. Art or writing, take your pick.

How the hell is Power Girl top heavy when she's drawn to specifically de emphasize her tits? Please let slice of life die soon.

The cover is amazing but it's the best thing about this book. Don't get me wrong, it's not bad at all it's just kinda boring. I would love it if this mini was a segue into a New Warriors series but it's just old Power Man stories retold.

This finale is EPIC!!! If only other IP's were given this same care and attention. No slice of life bs here people, just magnificence on paper.

Does anyone know if that was supposed to be future slaughter's marauders member Mercer standing next to Destro or is that just wishful thinking?

Pretty decent stuff here. I prefer this to the new Zorro series because unlike that series this one isn't a new take on the character, it's just who Dick Tracy has always been. Too many times we get a resurgence of a property and the assigned writer feels they have to reinvent the wheel. Sometimes it works but just as often it simply falls flat. I think this was the best approach for such an old character; the old lore is practically new to most modern fans so why change what worked before. The setup engages the reader and has that Sunday funnies feel with the noir aspect worked in. The art is great for this type of book and I think the series benefits from it greatly. All in all this is a fun read and I look forward to the next issue. more

Ughh. The art change should have been up to the previous issues standards but here it's really just run of the mill. That being said I really enjoyed this book and it basically crawled at a snails pace but I think we needed this issue to really understand some of the new characters (and yes I consider all these familiar faces new because this is a totally different ball game). We are expected to be invested in the book and the people who populate it so we need some deep dives into their characters once in a while. This was as enjoyable as Tarintino dialogue to me. The next issue does need some more action so we don't get bored though. more

One of the few big two books I'm willing to pay $5 for. Aside from Ultimate Spider-Man, this is the best series Marvel is putting out and I'm afraid it won't get the recognition it deserves because everyone is buying shit like Amazing Spider-Man and X-Men instead.

I heard about this issue and HAD to read it and yeah, it's one of King's worst. Damn I miss Greg Rucka. Put simply this is cliche bullshit. The Sovereign is an old man who is incompetent apparently cause he's done NOTHING in this run. Is that what King wants to tell us all, that the patriarchy has no real power beyond what we give it? Dear Lord. Wonder Woman is a stereotypical housewife again. WTF? Same old shit and now it's powerful writing??? It's sad that the most bad ass woman in all of comics is reduced to this trope. Modern day pandering and out of character moments to fit the writers world views just shows that Tom King is nothing more than a hack. A+ art. more

Not much happens here but it's all building to something and for $2.99 I think this is a pretty damn good deal. I like detective stories and this one is just fine for some downtime reading.

I just read the entire series based on the reviews for this issue and I must say this was amazing. You will fall in love with Rose or Elliott...or both if that's how you roll lol. You will cry and cheer and just be happy to be a comic fan after reading this epic conclusion. Truly fantastic.

Star is trash. Foxe has her saying she's not a bad person so many times then has her do bad things. Yeah, super funny Steve. Jess talks about going off the tracks then Star happens to blow up the bridge Jess is looking at...again, super funny (eye roll). Star causes tons of destruction that she didn't care about before as long as she got Jessica Drew then doesn't get her when she has the chance and apologizes to the passengers & leaves, off panel. Jessica breaks up a fight over a fucking turkey sandwich??? WTF is this nonsense? This is the first issue of this series I've read and I'm happy to say it will be the last. more

A fun comic with stellar art. This is right up my alley because I've wanted more deep space/cosmic odyssey books for years. Weird it's a Batman book that gives that to me.

Chapter 2 keeps the action going with a well crafted story and surprising universe continuity cross over with GL and the United Planets quarantine plot. Most writers just ignore and are allowed to ignore those pesky details but not my man Joshua Williamson. Williamson is great but I will say....Lobo's not actually a man of his word lol. Far from it. Other than that I highly enjoyed this issue.

This is a Superman book and Superman event done well.

Spoiler...



Genis-Vell deserved a better death than to be killed by Alyssa Wong's amateur hour ass.

Damn this is good! Perfectly paced with emotional, explosive fight scenes and beautiful art. AND THAT ENDING!!!

Very bloody and dark which is what you want from a GR title but very little substance. I don't care if red hood asked or made a deal for the spirit of vengeance, it doesn't make sense why Mephisto never removed it from Johnny or Danny before now. Writers want it, so now it's a thing and common sense be damned I guess. This issue is not terrible but it's too far removed from the previous run and I still hate the constant start stop to get a sales bump on a new #1 issue...and I hate red hood. more

Another disappointing issue of what if. There was so much that could have been done with a strange/venom character but here we get practically nothing new or exciting. The idea that Strange couldn't handle the symbiote is dumb but necessary for the story, I get that. I just wish the writer had come up with an actual reason behind why the symbiote got through the Doc's defenses so easily. The word supreme doesn't come to mind when I think of this sorcerer. The art is another mark against this book as the faces are fine in one panel and almost grotesque in the next. The panel where Enchantress is laid out for the docs pleasure is an affront to anatomy. Listless writing and midcard art make this book a skip. more

I'm not going to score this book because I just can't get past a few real world facts to get at the meat of what King wants to showcase here and I think that should be what the book should be judged on...yes I'm giving King an out here. The humans don't ever come back and just abandon the building, the animals possess the ability and knowledge to run the camera and set up the funds to order everything they need, they can put up signs with tape, ect. I understand what we are supposed get from this story but the background is just too ludicrous for me to enjoy this anymore. more

So Hawkeye, who has been going without a mask for years at this point and is an avenger, on television, known to practically everyone on earth, especially the rich and powerful, infiltrates a card game as a spy with no disguise and not one person knows who he is???? A simple fake beard and hair dye could have gone a long way here!!! WTF? I expect this from Phillips who is not the best writer but an editor should have said SOMETHING. The symbiote needing Nat to think on her relationship with Clint so it could help him detox was a terrible way to segue into a flashback and of course we have to get a scene where characters are eating so we know it's a modern marvel book. The disguise and flashback reason were just lazy writing but the rest of the book was decent enough I guess, but not as good as the first issue. I heard someone say Stephanie Phillips comics read like AI wrote them and this comic sort of fits that description. I didn't hate this but it really wasn't that good. The only thing I really enjoyed was the ending and the reveal of the main villain. I hope the next issue steps it up. more