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karliclover's review against another edition
4.0
Of the first three volumes, this one is probably the best.
We finally find out who's behind the Supernova mask. This story is one of my favorites in the series. I like the complexity. Another of my favorites is the Renee/Charlie story because it's very sad and very touching. The "Everyman Project" story is getting very interesting, especially in weeks 35 and 39. And one of my favorite characters in the whole series is Osiris. I can't help but sympathize for him. All he wants is to have friends and do good. Oolong Island has stopped being silly and funny and started being...evil. Very nice.
I still have little interest in the Adam Strange/Starfire/Animal Man story. The only parts I like about it are when we see Ellen and the kids, and the end of week 37.
We finally find out who's behind the Supernova mask. This story is one of my favorites in the series. I like the complexity. Another of my favorites is the Renee/Charlie story because it's very sad and very touching. The "Everyman Project" story is getting very interesting, especially in weeks 35 and 39. And one of my favorite characters in the whole series is Osiris. I can't help but sympathize for him. All he wants is to have friends and do good. Oolong Island has stopped being silly and funny and started being...evil. Very nice.
I still have little interest in the Adam Strange/Starfire/Animal Man story. The only parts I like about it are when we see Ellen and the kids, and the end of week 37.
shane_tiernan's review against another edition
3.0
3 down, 1 to go. Again these are cool, but so much going on they seem kind of disjointed. Glad Lex finally got his ask kicked, his smirk was starting to get to me. Some of the plots seem to be kind of dragging.
rebus's review
2.75
Morrison wasn't as smart or prescient as we thought and his editor should also have known that they were already breeding turkeys to have half a dozen legs back then. The annotations makes many of the more incomprehensible plot and character points clear, but it also validates a mediocre piece of garbage as being much better than it was (it's not Eisner or remotely socially relevant). Ooh, we snuck a Spider Man reference into a panel. Who cares except for masturbating fan boys.
I may not have seen the Supernova revelation coming or the one about Skeets, but it all ultimately seems like a cheap way to maintain copywrite on marginal characters, even if I learned about Thomas Szasa within.
I may not have seen the Supernova revelation coming or the one about Skeets, but it all ultimately seems like a cheap way to maintain copywrite on marginal characters, even if I learned about Thomas Szasa within.
crookedtreehouse's review
3.0
There were issues in this collection where Too Much Story existed to be properly conveyed in an entertaining manner. While still keeping the Question/Renee Montoya story, the Ralph Dibney/Spectre story, the Skeets gone mad/Rip Hunter story, the Renee Montoya/Batwoman story, the Black Adam family story, the Animal Man/Adam Strange/Starfire/Lobo story, the mystery of Supernova, Mad Scientist Island, and the Lex Luthor/Infinity Inc/Steel story, the writers toss in Batman/Nightwing/Robin, the Green Lanterns & their Guardians, the JSA, The Teen Titans, Oracle (for one panel), they introduce a new Suicide Squad, and they toss Captain Comet into the mix. It's just too many ideas for a single narrative.
As a result, the interesting stories, such as the reveal of Supernova's identity, end up having to be hastily told. Characters are killed off and brought back to life within pages, but not in a cool way.
They also threw in an entire issue of Batman stuff that added zero intrigue and very little relevance to the rest of this series about what the DCU is like when we don't focus on Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, The Flash, Martian Manhunter, Green Lantern Of Earth, and Aquaman.
The storytelling jewels of this collection are the Steel/Infinity Inc/Lex Luthor story (I understand why continuity buffs would be excited about the addition of the JSA to the storyline, but I found it to be Too Much). I particularly loved the turn of Rain Of Supermen.
The Renee Montoya/Question/Batwoman story is also a highlight, particularly when it dovetailed with the buildup to Rain Of Supermen.
The Elongated Man/Spectre story just keeps getting more convoluted and less interesting to me as it goes on.
I'm hoping we're done with Lobo, as he took a storyline I was already not too interested in (Animal Man/Starfire/Adam Strange) and dragged into annoying territory. Their interactions with Lady Styx and the Green Lanterns was okay but I'm not excited to see how it weaves into the other story threads.
As I mentioned before, the reveal of Supernova was paced and written poorly, as it was just Supernova monologuing about who he was and how he came to be. It's a cool concept, and I would have loved to have seen it happen organically within the story. Unfortunately, the Tell Don't Show reveal just drained any interest I had in where the story is going next.
I am starting to like the focus on Osiris and his crocodile friend in the Black Adam family storyline, but wish there was more of it.
If you're a DC continuity fan, this is some serious sodium-rich crackers. You will just keep devouring this, waiting to see what happens next. But, as someone who reads a good chunk of DC but isn't totally invested in its wider universe, this is the volume where I started to wish it would just wrap up so I could go read somehting else.
As a result, the interesting stories, such as the reveal of Supernova's identity, end up having to be hastily told. Characters are killed off and brought back to life within pages, but not in a cool way.
They also threw in an entire issue of Batman stuff that added zero intrigue and very little relevance to the rest of this series about what the DCU is like when we don't focus on Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, The Flash, Martian Manhunter, Green Lantern Of Earth, and Aquaman.
The storytelling jewels of this collection are the Steel/Infinity Inc/Lex Luthor story (I understand why continuity buffs would be excited about the addition of the JSA to the storyline, but I found it to be Too Much). I particularly loved the turn of Rain Of Supermen.
The Renee Montoya/Question/Batwoman story is also a highlight, particularly when it dovetailed with the buildup to Rain Of Supermen.
The Elongated Man/Spectre story just keeps getting more convoluted and less interesting to me as it goes on.
I'm hoping we're done with Lobo, as he took a storyline I was already not too interested in (Animal Man/Starfire/Adam Strange) and dragged into annoying territory. Their interactions with Lady Styx and the Green Lanterns was okay but I'm not excited to see how it weaves into the other story threads.
As I mentioned before, the reveal of Supernova was paced and written poorly, as it was just Supernova monologuing about who he was and how he came to be. It's a cool concept, and I would have loved to have seen it happen organically within the story. Unfortunately, the Tell Don't Show reveal just drained any interest I had in where the story is going next.
I am starting to like the focus on Osiris and his crocodile friend in the Black Adam family storyline, but wish there was more of it.
If you're a DC continuity fan, this is some serious sodium-rich crackers. You will just keep devouring this, waiting to see what happens next. But, as someone who reads a good chunk of DC but isn't totally invested in its wider universe, this is the volume where I started to wish it would just wrap up so I could go read somehting else.
gohawks's review
3.0
Still good, but you're gonna lose me a little bit when ya start bringing in talking crocodiles and giant crime boss eggs. Booster Gold's storyline continues to be a strong point.
sherpawhale's review
5.0
Maybe the whole doesn't quite deserve 5 stars, but Renee Montoya and the Question do, as well as Booster Gold. Great series.
amck's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
theartolater's review
5.0
While I'm still confused by some of the winks and nods to other DC properties and such, I realize that I'm enjoying this simply because the writing is so top-notch from start to finish. You can tell they enjoyed doing this, and as a result I'm enjoying reading it.
bluehairedlibrarian's review
4.0
This one really surprised me with the amount of emotions it put me through. Eager to see how all the storylines manage to wrap up in another 10 issues. There still seems to be a massive amount of fallout ahead.
thelaurakremer's review
4.0
Reading 52 and a quote by Keith Giffen from the notes "I mean, Darkseid's a great character and all, but geez... He was being passed around the office like a bong."