Only one week later, the Age of Ultron continues at Marvel with another solid issue!
At DC, Batman deals with the loss of Damian Wayne in a very effective manner, namely a masterful installment of Batman and Robin. In Batman #18, Harper Row returns in what feels like somewhat of an audition to become the new Boy Girl Wonder.
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"Writer Ray Fawkes continues to outdo himself with Batgirl #18, an issue that brings our eponymous hero one step closer to her final clash with her sociopathic homicidal brother, a character who has quickly become one of Barbara's more formidable villains." -Melissa
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Final Score:
9.0
"And so we return to the loveable Harper Row, one issue removed from the conclusion of Death of the Family. Though there was no literal death in Death of the Family, there has indeed been an unexpected one elsewhere. This issue lives up to its cover by portraying Bruce Wayne’s grief over losing his son – not far removed from what we got in the superb Batman and Robin #18 this week – but does so from the POV of Harper. It’s an emotionally gripping issue that manages to avoid hitting the nail directly on the head, instead opting for a different approach to Bruce’s pain that isn’t being shown elsewhere." -Joey
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Final Score:
7.8
"In Macbeth, Shakespeare wrote: 'Give sorrow words; the grief that does not speak knits up the o'er wrought heart and bids it break.' In Batman and Robin #18, writer Peter J. Tomasi and artist Patrick Gleason indulge the bereaved Bruce Wayne in a grief that is shockingly, heartbreakingly silent and it is in this silence that we see the yawning chasm left in Batman's life following the death of his son in Batman Incorporated #8." -Melissa
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Final Score:
10
"Len Wein tries to tie together a number of the Before Watchmen titles in Ozymandias #6, pulling from The Comedian, Dr. Manhattan, and Moloch as well as Moore’s original storyline. Unfortunately, there isn’t much space to insert new events between those sources, so Wein and artist Jae Lee explicitly portray scenes that we had already been apprised of elsewhere. It’s a technique that J. Michael Straczynski employed to strong effect in Dr. Manhattan #4; however, Wein’s survey of several of these moments (the island, Comedian’s discovery, Ozymandias’ attack) in this issue doesn’t add anything new." -Poet
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Final Score:
6.2
"Deathstroke is in much better shape now that Justin Jordan is steering the ship. The character is back to doing what he does best -- taking on the world's most daunting assassination targets without batting an eyelash. The main problem this book faces right now is that Deathstroke's recent conflicts haven't amounted to much. Just as with his recent assignment to kill an unkillable dictator, Deathstroke's clash with the leader of a ninja clan is over before the conflict can really develop into something special. This arc has been a fun read, but there's little about the story to offer any greater depth." -Jesse
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Final Score:
7.2
"With Xanadu and Jason Blood back in the fold, the Demon Knights set their sights on Themyscira and the horde of vampire warriors heading there. Shady behavior is on full display in this issue, and, in a sense, that’s the problem." -Poet
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Final Score:
6.0
"Last issue, the First Lantern had his way with Guy Gardner’s lifeline, and now it’s John Stewart’s turn. Fatality also gets to join in on getting emotionally tortured, but her sequence feels tacked on. These “what if?” issues are interesting, but it’s hard to truly judge them without knowing the full story. Right now it feels like the First Lantern is tormenting these Lanterns just to remind us of their past failures, and if that’s all this amounts to then it’s a shame because Blackest Night did it way better." -Joshua
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Final Score:
6.9
"Katana #2 is having a bit of an identity crisis. It's all over the place, with a narrative that feels like a skipping record, jumping from scene to scene with odd transitions and jumbled dialogue. It's hard to get a hold of why exactly we should care about the events of this book. As a Justice League of America tie-in, it has a tenuous link at best. As a story of its own, Katana #2 is just kind of a mess." -Ben
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Final Score:
4.8
"At this point I'm just coasting along with the current Suicide Squad storyline and waiting for the new creative team to take over in May. Adam Glass has attempted to inject more humor and banter into the series with this arc even as he chronicles the final showdown between the Squad and Regulus. Sadly, the humor is rarely that effective. Even after all this time, the team doesn't have a great dynamic, and it's only certain pairings like Harley/Deadshot and now Harley/Yo-Yo that prove very memorable. As has always been the case, it's really Harley who props up this book in its weakest moments." -Jesse
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Final Score:
5.2
"With the writing duties split between three dudes -- Scott Lobdell and Tom Defalco did the plot while dialogue was handled by Tony Lee -- it’s enough to make you hope that Superboy would see some changes for the good. Unfortunately, that’s not the case. It’s hard to believe that Superboy can say so much while really not saying anything at all. He’s focused on the smaller picture to the point where he starts ranting about nonsensical details, so when he gets in a fight with a fire-monster, you just hope some sense gets beaten into him." -Joshua
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Final Score:
5.8
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