Well after years and years of waiting we finally have the followup to Jupiter's Legacy. If you haven't seen my review of that, to sum it up, shit was insane! Like people just getting brutally murdered, assholes being true dicks, and some great shots of awesome fights. So does 2 build upon that? In some ways yes, in others no.

Jupiter's Legacy picks up where the last left off. We get right into the heroes still being dicks but now the villains working together to fight back. Lead by the one guy without any powers and uses his father's tech he begins to hunt down the supes with the team and his wife and son.

Good: The artwork still pretty great. Some of these fights look amazing. Especially one shot of someone going through ground levels of buildings and underground. Amazing shot. Also liked the father son relationship here and the meaning behind it. Was also nice to see the heroes (well villains but heroes in our eyes) get their shit together instead of feeling like they'll never win a single fight.

Bad: It feels rushed at times. The reunion feels cut short with a certain someone and their father. The end result feels like they just threw everyone together at one place and a death really felt like "nothing" when it happened. Also what the hell was up with building up some big fight to let it down like that?

Overall Jupiter's Legacy volume 2 is still highly entertaining with insane art moments but as a total package it falls short of the first title. I still say it's good and probably closer to a 3.5 than a 3 but I'ma settle on a 3 in the end!

If there was a zero star option this would get it.

The divided states of hysteria is bad. In every possible way. It's not just a bad story, because it is, but the art is TERRIBLE. It's hard to read, follow, and enjoy at all. I'm all for artist/writers expressing their opinion on current political affairs even if I don't agree. IN here Howard takes the largest sterotypes and places them on every character. It's his views on the world and how it's heading and what's happening.

Stories such as a bunch of people fucking a prostitute who is a trans and then the prostitute is the one getting arrested. Another of a black man shooting a bunch of white people and then going to jail. Another of a bunch of woman, pregnant, blowing themselves up in the middle of a busy city. What this it all add to? What's it talking about? Nothing. It's like a empty story that tries to begin to pick up steam by adding in a detective and the president trying to figure it all out, the hysteria part, but it's so awfully done you can't help but laugh.

The art is horrendous. You have twitter/text blobs all over the background of the page to say we're stuck on social media (get it guys, cause it's hip). Everybody in here is ugly and looks gritty for the sake of being gritty. Less said about this terrible art design the better.

The story is written by someone who is honestly out of touch with reality if you ask me. It's like a guy who writes about what he HEARS instead of experiences. I honestly don't recommend this to anyone. This is by far the worst book I read of the year, and might be top 10 worst books I've ever read. A 0 out of 5.

If only the second half was as good as the first half this could have been special.

So Superman is going around saving people. That's what he does. He's pretty famous for it. When he saves a older lady from a car she begins to praise him like a angel. This begins to build and everytime she calls superman comes. The stronger her belief becomes. Then one day when Superman can't come she is wounded. This leads to another event that happens far away from America where a symbol like Superman, another person with amazing powers, accidentally kills hundreds because of his explosion of powers. This leads to Superman coming to face to face but is he surprised of what he finds? Last story is just a silly dumb story that makes no sense.

Good: I enjoyed Superman questioning religion. Not in a snobby or bad way but what it means to people and himself. The people who raised him. I love all that stuff. I also enjoyed the idea of a villain not being outright "evil" in here.

Bad: The religious elements worked but some of the characters felt a bit off. As in not connecting. I especially didn't find the lady superman saved in the beginning as one who made much sense to the story and the ending to the arc was a bit of a letdown. However, it's the side story at the end that takes up a good 30-40 pages that is terrible and drags this whole volume down.

I'd give the first half a 3 out of 5 but the last story is horrible. So I'll have to drag this volume as a whole down to a 2 out of 5.

If I based this on art alone I'd probably go with a 3 or 4. However this story...

America is about a superhero who can punch people. Well, actually, she can punch portals into other dimensions and shit. Kind of cool right? Well this is her Solo series after being part of Young Avengers and Ultimates for awhile. So she decides to find herself. Try to go to school and be her own woman. This sounds like a recipe for something truly exciting. Gabby Rivera is a well received author too so this could only further my excitement. What went wrong?

Good: The art. It's really great at parts. Some of the most colorful and wonderful scenes of fighting I've seen. I also enjoyed some moments of light humor.

Bad: The story is just...awful? A mix of try hard, which is the worst part about it. I don't mind America's voice being more hip, using words like "moms" is fine. My issue is everyone in here talks like they belong on Tumblre or something. Like straight from the interwebs instead of real life people. Also some of the dialog is cringy at best, with some odd wording for characters. The hawkeye issue in particular was bad, which is a shame because I always hope for her and Hawkeye to fall in love. Also the pacing is a huge issue, most of the time being very very freaking boring.

Nothing really worked well in this book except the art. Saying that I can't give it higher than a 1.5. Still better than a few comics I read this year but this is one of the lower ones.

Not bad retelling of Daredevil's origins as well as Elektra.

The story is altered but in some ways similar to other stories. Elektra is going to college and meets a few friends and then of course the Hunk known as Matthew Murdock. Once her friend is attacked by another student she goes after him. At first trying to just scare him. So he begins to attack back. This is when Matt puts on the famous black suit and goes out at night too. Of course the two paths mix and love/fight begins!

Good: The art is pretty solid. I also enjoyed the way the dialog flowed, very natural, and easy. The Elektra/Matt love felt pretty well done and the interesting subject matter of rich/coverup/rape all worked well enough.

Bad: Nothing special or outstanding. You've probably read this before or something very similar. Also the friend subplots were kind of eh.

Overall this was a fun little book. Nothing special but not horrible. Just decent. A 2.5 out of 5.

I'm really beginning to enjoy Warren's style of slow build. It reminds me of stories like IT or 20th century boys and that's a good thing.

So Trees is about 3 individual stories all somehow connecting in small ways. One is about a boy going to a place that is accepting of all styles of life (sexually as well so like trans/gay/bi, so on) Another story is about a woman trying to figure out her needs and wants and meets a older man who may be able to gift her with those abilities to gain that. Last story is about (I believe) scientist trying to discover what these "Trees" are (aliens basically) and if they really are dormant or something far worse is coming.

Good: I really dug the fact we're getting three VERY different stories in one. Yet the part that connects them is they all feel like everyone is showing/coming into whom they really are. Now if that's a good thing or a bad thing is left up to the viewer but they are all very different, and no single voice is told here. I also enjoyed the art style and the way it looks and feels, very unique to the setting. The highlights are the story about the boy coming to a new place that is more accepting and the story of the Italian woman figuring out how to make it on her own. Both stories contain interesting moments and shocking revelations.

Bad: The story felt a tad rushed at the end and I would have liked it stretched just another issue or two to get used to the characters more. I also thought the third story here, the one with the scientist was easily the weakest and most forgettable of the bunch.

Overall it probably lands around a 3.5 for me but since I think it's unique and very different than mostly anything I read I'ma bump it to a 4 on here. Trees is a slow burn but once you get through it you'll be thinking about it for awhile. Can't wait to check out volume 2!

This was reallly reallllllly realllllllllly boring....

I don't know why this was made. I mean I know why. To have more sales for both Inhumans and X-Men but the reasoning didn't make sense. So the Gas that creates Inhumans is killing Mutants. So what do the mutants do? Storm, Jean, Young Beast, you know the HEROES who PROTECT people no matter what...They decide they must stop the Inhumans. So they take down their last gas tower which does exactly the same thing to mutants would do to Inhumans. Meaning no more Inhumans...so...heroes become villains?

Good: The idea of it isn't terrible. Actually it could create some interesting concepts. I thought there were some good funny moments too.

Bad: The fights were dull, the dialog made no sense half the time, people reacted in ways that were super untrue to their characters. I also thought the pacing was so bad...dull...I was sleeping half way through this one.

At only 6 issues you'd think it be easier to rate it higher but this is easily one of the worst events I've read and one of the worst comics of the year. Just skip it...completely. A 1.5 out of 5.

This was unique.

So what if, one day, we woke up and animals could talk. We've heard that one a million times. However, what if the animals had the brain of humans. As in they feel, want, and need things similar to what we do. What if, after all the years of being used the way we do use animals, they rebel. Fight back. Look for revenge. Pretty scary stuff huh?

The main story focuses on Sander and Jesse. Sander is a dog, and Jesse a 11 year old girl, and together they go into the new world trying to survive. The story likes to show the day of the events, and then back and forth flashbacks before the rise of the animals. It also gives a one shot kind of outlining how it happened with the rise and more.

Good: I enjoyed the artwork. Colorful and disturbing when need be. The relationship between Sander and Jesse feels very genuine and well done. The flashbacks give most characters, even the side ones, a lot more heart. The ending also leaves it open for some big stories to come.

Bad: The blood and violence can be a tad excessive. I also thought some of the dialog (Pokemon talk/Game of thrones joke) can be a little try-hardish. It wasn't funny and didn't flow well. I also thought "The Rise" one shot was kind of pointless and not all that interesting when Sanders and Jesse are the highlight.

I enjoyed this enough to want to check out volume 2. It didn't blow me away but it got me hooked enough to try out more. It's something different and we don't always get that. A 3 out of 5.

Another enjoyable, though bridge-feel, issue.

So in this one we have Ozzy and Rorschach take a little trip into Earth prime on their mission to find Jon. In doing so they take the two criminals from issue 1 with them. You finally find out the use of them and a little interesting backstory that connects to Jon. Once in Gotham the duo splits up and one goes for Lex, the other Bruce. By the end we have a couple of meetings and one major reveal.

Good: Really love the art. It's very very well done. I also love everything with Rorschach. This is a very interesting version and maybe a bit more interesting due to the offbeatness of him. I also enjoyed the ending and the set up for the next one. The reveal with Jon and the criminals was nice.

Bad: The one major reveal kind of feels like "What..." unless they explain more. I also thought the pacing was a little off, very very slow and then BOOM fast. It felt jarring where's I enjoyed the slower build from issue 1.

Overall it's still a super fun event. While it has it's pacing issues I can't wait to read the next one. A 3.5 out of 5!

I read this 2 years ago and thought was okay. Now re-reading it I still wouldn't go with "great" but I'll go with good now for sure.

So the story is really two volumes in one. So the fist one is a high speed, bloody, adventure of vikings doing what they do best. Kill and take over places. That's their life. You follow the story of a young warrior named Thorfinn. You can tell right away he works with the vikings, he's strong, and extremely fast but he does not like them or their leader. Why does he do what he does? Well you learn that in the 2nd half with much more background on how Thorfinn became a part of the vikings in a sad yet hopeful tale of childhood.

Good: The 1st half is entertaining at times but nothing special, it's the 2nd half that shines. A deep look into family, the way of the villagers and vikings, and some great fights. The art is always good throughout and shine. The pacing is solid with no big long overdrawn moments.

Bad: The first half just kind of feels "been there" and not in a bad way but not all that interesting. I also thought the humor was more miss than hit, but that usually happens in manga for me.

Overall this was good. A step up from my first read. The art is still the best part of the book but I have a feeling the story is going to build and get better from word of mouth of friends. A 3 out of 5 to start.