Crossover ruined this volume completely. What started off as a pretty fun story with good build up, turned out to be overstuffed and boring cross over with the aquaman storyline. I fell asleep reading this, enough said. Least start and art was decent. 2 out of 5.

This is a harder one to rate because most of this volume was pretty good and then the last issue hit.

And it was fan-fucking-tastic.

Hands down the last issue here is one of the best single Spider-man issues ever. It has so many great qualities to show who Peter is. Best part is there's no major villain, no major character dying, just Peter being Spider-man. Every day man doing every day crime fighting. However, you can see how it effects all the people around new york. It's wonderfully told.

The other half of the volume is finishing up the future storyline of Old Peter Parking giving up the Spider-man suit, while our current one fights his battle for him. The next story arc is about Sandman dying and Spider-man being...well a hero.

Good: Both the Sandman and final issue are pretty top notch. It captures the heart of Spider-man, and sadly, while Chip's run is good, if every arc was as good as those this would be the best Spider-man run of all time. I also think this wraps up all the major plot points that Chip introduced in satisfying ways, which isn't always easy to do.

Bad: The future storyline ends okay but it wasn't my favorite storyline. Also, it wraps up too quickly for my taste.

Overall, a pretty damn strong volume to finish. While they vary on how good each one is, the last issue overall is a 5/5. So I'll bump this all together from 3.5 to a 4.

This is what I'm talking about. Captain America is BACK!

Little history on myself and cap (If you care enough to read this). I loved Captain America as a Superhero ever since I was in High School (I just turned 30...I'm fucking old). I actually own every single arc/trade since 2005 all the way to 2019. There's been ups and downs, but mostly he's stayed pretty solid (Still gotta read Rick's run) but I just felt nobody hit that high point that Brubaker did. He crafted a spy thriller like no other for our boy in blue and I kept waiting for someone to follow up with the same feels.

I have to say I believe Coates did it.

This starts off simple enough. Steve is helping break up rallies gone wrong when Nuke looking wannabes drop from the sky to make things worse. Repeating the same phases to Steve, saying he's the Captain of nothing. Steve is also dealing with the fallout of Secret Empire, which for some reason Waid's run kind of skipped over. I personally enjoyed the build up to Secret Empire (the event itself was okay) but I kept thinking how great a story would be to build off the ramifications of it all. Here, Steve does just that, and he can see that many still don't fully trust him despite him not being the leader of Hydra.

This book is pretty big in mythos and we get a lot of villains you might not have known about or seen in a long time. Hell, they even bring in a X-men villain I only ever read about but haven't actually read much comics with her, or if any at all if I'm being honest. The thing though is all these villains are linking up in a way that is foreshadowing Captain America's greatest threat yet, but they're fighting in a new way. A way to break a legacy. To break a man's public image. Because what's worse then when the people who trust you turn on you completely?

Good: The art is a great mix of heroic stance moments, easy to follow fight scenes, and some dramatic tuning to make the dialogue land even better. I couldn't really ask for a better art team since it hits all the highs of what I want with it's grit, but also hopeful coloring at times.

Coates NAILS Steve's inner monologue. Not ultra word heavy like the start of his Black Panther run, this is light enough but emotional and hard-hitting enough to relate and care about Steve. He's a person after all, and now he really does hold the weight of the world on his shoulders. From the strong dialogue, some nice overall twist, the tone of hope verses loss, and of course that goddamn ending, we have some big things coming in Captain America.

Bad: It is big, and so many character's being introduced you might have to look some up. A lot of scheming too, and building, so if looking for all the payoffs in this volume you might be disappointed. This is going for the long game.

Overall, fantastic. This is by far my favorite Captain America start since I first open Brubaker's comic almost 15 years ago. I hope it continues to be this good or even better, because I was hooked from page 1. A 4.5 out of 5.

Alan Moore so far has been hit or miss with me. This one is kind of a miss.

This is basically unlikeable people working together to take out more unlikeable people/monsters. I mean within the first few pages you have attempted rape, drug addicts, murder, and more. It's typical Moore for sure but damn, he ain't holding back here. Twisted in their ways The League here's mission is to protect mankind even if they're all pretty horrible themselves.

Good: Some solid art and decent dialogue.

Bad: The plotting is boring, the pacing is terrible, and I can't help but feel there's no real reason to care about ANY of these characters. They're all shitty.

Overall, okay at best. A 2 out of 5.

What's start off decent enough, murder mystery, mixed with cult behavior, just becomes one big long rape scene.

If it's not bad enough a bunch of people will rape you over and over again, a fish like creature comes from the water and begins to do it too. Over and over again for a week this detective gets raped pretty brutally until the point she barely can take it anymore and offers the fish creature a handjob to satisfy his needs for a minute. Then he drinks her pee. Then he frees her. Then...well does it even matter anymore?

0 out of 5.

Cool idea, and different, but not something I'd probably recommend to most Batman fans.

It's basically Batman dealing with a crazy cult, as the title says. It starts off simple enough, Batman is captured, they torture him some, and he joins them. However, soon into the book he breaks free of the trance but not fully. Thanks to the city under hell, Robin, and his determination, it's up to Batman to make it out alive and save everyone.

Good: Surprised how dark it got, but never too cheesy. The deaths are brutal and the cursing too me by surprise, but they work for the tone and style. I also thought Batman struggling throughout was a nice change and different.

Bad: The dialogue can be really really outdated, making it hard to take serious at times. I also thought the ending became odd, and nothing like the Bruce we know. Even adding in gun use? Yeah...no.

Overall it's solid, different, weird, but not amazing. I'd say try it if want a different batman story. A 3 out of 5.

I think this might be my favorite story from Alan Moore.

So we have the simple story of Miracleman doing superhero things. One issue he even just comes to chit-chat with a little kid. But things take a turn when his wife is kidnapped. We then learn the original plans for Miracleman and why he was created in the first place. The next arc is the birth of Miracleman's daughter and then of course dealing with fatherhood. On top of that we get plenty of foreshadowing of the final evil to rise.

Good: Really enjoyed the stories here. From the simple one shots, to the dark multi-part series of survival and hunt. To watch Miracleman go into rage mode is both scary yet makes perfect sense. A Superman without much of a code, it's intriguing. I also thought this book was actually brave for showing natural childbirth. I mean it sounds silly now days but back when this was written and drawn, you wouldn't expect that. Least I believe so. I liked that. I also thought the raising of their new child is a interesting idea and works well so far.

Bad: Some of the new "villains" are kind of goofy and over the top. I also think the art suffers at times by being too emotional looking and coming off silly.

Overall, really good stuff. I think this series has been a great surprise and I want more. A 4 out of 5.

Whoa, this might become top 5 Manga of all time at this rate. This volume was extraordinary.

Canute is trying, or well, he has become the King of the Danish world. However, unlike the ones before him who took everything by force, he is playing the long game. Implanting spies, killing off his advisories with poison, and positioning himself in places to make him look like a true hero. A vicious villain is one who plays the game to the throne right.

The other half of this book is about Thorfinn and his radical, yet so well done, change to a new character. After a life of murdering and swiftly taking out enemies without a second thought, he begins to live a life of non-violence. His dream is to live in a world without war and only peace, but we all know that might be impossible. His new life will be tested when a escape slave comes into their farm.

Good: The art keeps improving and the fights in here are wonderful. Fast and brutal, each fight gives a sense of stakes and brutality that you want in a viking series. The character development is nothing short of amazing, with so much growth for each character and so effortlessly. The two stories are equally as interesting this time, and each paced with wonderful drama, plot progressing, and kickass fights.

Bad: Nothing.

This is pretty much everything I want in a manga. Well written, amazing fights, wonderful art, and put it all together to get a 5 out of 5.

This was pretty bad.

On this volume we have the team split up. With Monet and Sabertooth going underground and Magneto and Psylock trying to help Warren free himself, things don't go as expected. You guessed it, lots of fighting, some betrayals, and all doing this without giving me a single reason to care.

Good: Liked the Sabertooth and Monet growth and the art is solid enough to carry the series.

Bad: The Warren story was dull as can be and not worth reading really.

I'll be dropping this one. It's just to ehhhh. Not the worst thing but not worth really reading beyond this. 1.5 out of 5.

Turning down the rape and turning up the killing, it's time for the Slayer to face a new enemy!

So Goblin Slayer continues the adventure of the man on a mission to kill Goblins. When some new people come into town looking to recruit the man, he gives them a big fat NO. However, when they mention it's to clear out a goblin nest he goes for it. This time though he is with a group of people who can stand and fight for themselves. Together they go into the nest but what lays deep in a the cave might not be a Goblin at ALL!

Good: The art remains polished and brutal. The deaths, especially when chopping up Goblins, is amazing. The volume successfully gives stakes to a strong as main character by showing some weakness. Also, cool to see how the other characters are able to fight. I also appreciated they didn't have to show a rape scene to imply what had happened in one scene and still feel the need to kill every fucking Goblin around. Was nice.

Bad: I think a lot of the characters act way to over the top in such a vicious world. Also, the Deux Ex Machina shit at the end was a bit odd, even though it looked cool. Also, lots of ass and tits shots still, better than 1, but fan service still a little annoying.

Overall, solid. I believe I liked it better than 1. While not a full 4, it's a 3.5 out of 5. I'll push it to a 4 because I was pretty engrossed reading through it.