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nenya_kanadka's review
3.0
Highlights of the Hell portion for me were the reactions of the Shining Knight, Horsewoman, and (suprisingly) Vandal Savage to their predicaments. Shining Knight is probably my fave over all, with the Amazon Exoristos a close second. But really the whole team is just so interesting.
Once Cornell left this book, it took a definite dive in terms of quality and what I found interesting. At one point I read a passage and went, "That doesn't sound like Cornell," and went to actually check the credits, and ahhh. (I think it was the scene where we get definitive confirmation of whether Shining Knight is AFAB or AMAB, when her/his gender had always been kept ambiguous. Shirt-off-while-unconscious seemed the least delicate way to do it, too.)
Still, the vampire plot gave the team a chance to get back together, we saw a bit more of Al Jabr (who unfortunately was way underused in the series on the whole), and my ship gets a kiss! A queer-as-fuck kiss with a lotta love and loyalty behind it! And after all the hell stuff it was great to see the Holy Grail kicking some awesome life-and-good-energy kinda ass. (Even though as I've said in previous reviews, the whole Camelot and Holy Grail mythology tends to leave me cold.)
Oh, and Savage--who I'd found entertaining in Vol 1 & 2 but a complete and utter bastard in this one--kinda gets his in this, which was satisfying. And the ending leaves open the possibility for future team shenanigans. Whoo!
Once Cornell left this book, it took a definite dive in terms of quality and what I found interesting. At one point I read a passage and went, "That doesn't sound like Cornell," and went to actually check the credits, and ahhh. (I think it was the scene where we get definitive confirmation of whether Shining Knight is AFAB or AMAB, when her/his gender had always been kept ambiguous. Shirt-off-while-unconscious seemed the least delicate way to do it, too.)
Still, the vampire plot gave the team a chance to get back together, we saw a bit more of Al Jabr (who unfortunately was way underused in the series on the whole), and my ship gets a kiss! A queer-as-fuck kiss with a lotta love and loyalty behind it! And after all the hell stuff it was great to see the Holy Grail kicking some awesome life-and-good-energy kinda ass. (Even though as I've said in previous reviews, the whole Camelot and Holy Grail mythology tends to leave me cold.)
Oh, and Savage--who I'd found entertaining in Vol 1 & 2 but a complete and utter bastard in this one--kinda gets his in this, which was satisfying. And the ending leaves open the possibility for future team shenanigans. Whoo!
shane_tiernan's review
3.0
This was the end of the series and probably a good thing, because I was getting a little bored. Not much character development going on here and the characters aren't really linked to the rest of the New 52 universe (except Madame Xanadu), so there wasn't much "on the line". This is regular fantasy stuff, just fun brain candy.
kenningjp's review
4.0
At the heart of this team is a heteronormative relationship between Jason Blood and Madame Xanadu but there is also Ystin and Ex the exiled Amazon who make for an interesting couple. Meanwhile, we have an always conniving Vandal Savage and the 'woe will not be me' Horsewoman. Etrigan might be the demon in the Demon Knights but he's certainly not the most exciting character. Unfortunately we don't get much Al Jabr but we do get some Lucifer. Overall, this is a good read for fantasy fans and anybody looking for diversity in their comics.
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