Not content getting comfortable with a status quo for ol' webhead, Marvel pulled another shocking revelation out of its hat with this week's issue of Superior Spider-Man. Meanwhile, Age of Ultron continued and Hawkeye delivered quite possibly its best installment to date.
At DC, the Man of Steel gets his due in an all-new digital series (not to mention a satisfactory appearance in Swamp Thing), while the new Batwing goes on his first mission and The Movement makes its debut.
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"Around here, we were pretty excited for Action Comics #19. Andy Diggle and Tony Daniel nailed the character in way that has been sorely missing from the current line of DC New 52 books. Excitement quickly faded when we learned that Diggle was leaving the series after only one issue and that Daniel wasn't sticking around for too long either. So, what we get here is an issue of Action Comics that isn't completely written by Diggle and while it's still pretty good, it noticeably fails to reach the heights achieved a mere month ago." -Ben
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Final Score:
7.2
"If you’re a Superman fan that’s been aimlessly flipping through the various New 52 Super-books without ever recognizing the Man of Steel you know and love, the debut chapter of Adventures of Superman is everything you’ve been looking for. In issue #1, Jeff Parker and Chris Samnee boil Superman down to his most fundamental characteristics and give him 20 (digital) pages of utterly gorgeous artwork that no current Superman title can touch." -Joey
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Final Score:
9.0
"Artist John Paul Leon takes center stage here as he delivers almost an entire issue’s worth of the fabled film starring Buddy Baker, Tights. You couldn’t have read Animal Man up to this point and not been dying to see more of the movie, and now we finally get a good look. It’s more akin to an R-rated indie flick like Super or Defendor than an in-your-face action blockbuster such as Iron Man or The Avengers, and it’s all the better for it." -Joshua
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Final Score:
9.7
"Anyone familiar with Geoff Johns’ writing will recognize this issue for what it is: pure setup. Aquaman has a giant sea monster friend, a captured Atlantean was curiously left alive by the Scavenger, and Murk has a big secret. Yet even though it’s clear to longtime Johns readers as to what he’s doing, he still makes it a blast to read because you’re never quite sure what is going to come of all these machinations." -Joshua
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Final Score:
7.9
"After introducing the new Batwing in last month’s issue, writers Jimmy Palmiotti and Justin Gray take take Lucas Fox on his first official outing in the suit. The previous Batwing David Zavimbe left some pretty big shoes to fill and Fox the Younger might not be up to the task just yet." -Melissa
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Final Score:
6.5
"Detective Comics #19 was one of the weakest Batman stories to hit the stands since the New 52 started. Presumably there was no direction for issue #20 to go from there but up. But while this issue is technically better than the previous one, it's not by much. After devoting the majority of his run to establishing Emperor Penguin as the newest threat to Gotham, John Layman wraps up the entire conflict in one incredibly rushed, terribly awkward finale issue." -Jesse
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Final Score:
4.6
"Earth 2 looks absolutely gorgeous thanks to Nicola Scott’s imaginative art. Doctor Fate’s intricate armor might have ended up looking overly busy in another artist’s hands, but here it looks as detailed as it does magical. Not to mention the armor looks great in action as the good doctor takes on the androgynous Wotan. The rest of the cast looks just as good as they go from a dizzying realm of magic to the crisply drawn city of Boston. Sadly, this is all for naught because James Robinson’s execution remains as uneven as ever." -Joshua
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Final Score:
5.9
"Things aren't getting much better for Oliver as this arc drags on. The mystery is just growing deeper, his enemies multiplying, while his skill level remains decent, at best. In fact, he seems to win most bouts by sheer luck. This new Green Arrow direction is certainly more interesting than what came before it, but there is still a certain amount of character, heart, and intrigue missing from it. At times, it feels fairly by the numbers and that is never a good thing in the monthly comic game." -Ben
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Final Score:
6.9
"The residents of Coral City are mad as hell and they're not going to take it anymore. That's the driving force behind Gail Simone and Freddie William II’s timely new series The Movement. In the wake of real world populist outrage aimed at Wall Street and big city police departments, The Movement takes aim at broken systems and the people who perpetuate them." -Melissa
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Final Score:
8.5
"The past two issues of Phantom Stranger have been clear high points for the series. Unfortunately, issue #8 is bogged down by two unwelcome changes. The first and most significant is that Gene Ha and Zander Cannon are no longer handling the visuals (aside from the cover). Though expected, it's disappointing to see the series sink back into the muddy visuals that characterized the first arc." -Jesse
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Final Score:
6.7
"Stormwatch #19 was easily one of the most WTF-worthy issues from DC's WTF Month in April. Jim Starlin kicked off his run by sweeping the old team off the table and replacing them with a new squad that includes a brand new Jenny and what look to be the pre-New 52 versions of Apollo, Midnighter, and Hellstrike. It more or less encapsulated DC's newfound willingness to throw out ideas that aren't working and start from scratch." -Jesse
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Final Score:
5.8
"Writer Charles Soule continues to impress by creating a unique tone for his run on Swamp Thing that is decidedly different from what came before. This version of Swamp Thing still plays up the horror of being a man-salad obsessed with the Green, but there’s an underlying sense of humor that makes it a fun read. A fun DC book? Have our prayers been answered? With Soule’s snappy writing and pitch perfect pencils by Kano, it would certainly seem so." -Joshua
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Final Score:
9.0
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