Welcome to the latest round of IGN Comics' reviews. If the industry is on a collective mission to tank North America's economy by forcing everyone to blow all their money on high-quality comics, they're doing a pretty great job of it.
This week offers an embarrassment of riches. Marvel launched the latest wave of All-New Marvel Now titles, including Moon Knight and Magneto. Image kicked off Greg Rucka's latest creator-owned project, Veil. And many returning favorites had strong showings, too, including Forever Evil #6, Swamp Thing #29, Action Comics #29, Loki: Son of Asgard #2, She-Hulk #2, and Velvet #4. Needless to say, there were a lot of editor's choice awards being tossed about this week.
Read through our reviews of the week's big releases and let us know your thoughts in the comments section below.
Also, check out what the IGN All-Stars are doing in their reviews of all this week's Comixology Submit releases!
DC COMICS
Written by Greg Pak | Art by Aaron Kuder
"If you need a Superman comic that makes you feel all the feels, look no further than Action Comics #29. Greg Pak caps off his first story arc with an issue that manages to be equal parts tragic and heartfelt. It tugs at the heartstrings and further illustrates the strong grasp Pak has on Superman's character. Just because he's Superman doesn't mean he can't make rash decisions and struggle. The point, as Pak so eloquently shows, is that Clark never stops trying to do the right thing and save everyone he can." -Jesse
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Final Score:
9.5
Written by Greg Pak | Art by Jae Lee, Kenneth Rocafort, & Philip Tan
"Batman/Superman Annual #1 serves as an epilogue of sorts to the recent “Mongul tries to destroy the world through a video game” storyline. But while that doesn’t necessarily sound like an attractive proposition on paper, in practice it turns out quite nicely. Greg pak immediately reminds us why he’s such a great fit for the Superman universe as he plays the Batman and Superman families off each other." -Jesse
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Final Score:
8.3
Written by Jimmy Palmiotti and Justin Gray | Art by Eduardo Pansica
"Luke Fox made his debut as the new Batwing nine issues ago, and in my review, I wrote, 'The only thing that really sets Luke apart from the rest of the Bat-clan is his relatively happy home life.' Oh, how times have changed. In Batwing #29, we see the Fox family careening toward destruction at breakneck speed. Most importantly, we see how recent events have impacted Luke's outlook and his approach to crime-fighting. The wise-cracking optimist is gone, and in his place is someone that not even Batman is sure he can trust. This is character development done right." -Melissa
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Final Score:
8.8
Written by John Layman | Art by Aaron Lopresti
"Detective Comics #29 marks both the end of “Gothopia” and John Layman’s run on Detective Comics. I never found the Gothopia illusion very compelling, so I’m glad to see Layman again devote this issue to Batman’s efforts in the real-world to thwart Scarecrow's plans. There’s not as much tension to the script as you might expect given the scope of Scarecrow’s plans, but sometimes it’s satisfying just to watch Batman be Batman and deliver a swift boot to the chin of injustice." -Jesse
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Final Score:
7.0
Written by Tom Taylor | Art by Nicola Scott
"Tom Taylor has utterly transformed Earth 2 into a recklessly cool and mouth-gapingly awesome book. While completely respecting everything that came before, Taylor is showing us that he is completely unafraid to steer this series into a fresh and often shocking direction. The latest entry continues to give us surprises, character development, and the intense insanity of a Superman gone bad." -Mike
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Final Score:
9.3
Written by Geoff Johns | Art by David Finch
"Forever Evil has been all about the slow build-up to the showdown between Lex Luthor’s ragtag band of villains and the Crime Syndicate. And sometimes that build-up has been overly slow, as is often the case with event comics. But Forever Evil #6 finally pits these two factions against one another, and the wait was well worth it. For a cold, emotionless robot like myself, any comic that can leave me smiling from one page to the next is certainly doing its job." -Jesse
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Final Score:
9.2
Written by Jeff Lemire | Art by Andrea Sorrentino
"Jeff Lemire is approaching the end of his most explosive Green Arrow arc to date, The Outsiders War. Issue #29 gives us part 4 of this particular arc, but the roots of this story stem from issue #17 when Lemire first began his run on this book. Everything that has been set up is certainly starting to pay off, but the shocking ending will leave you in anticipation as to how the heck Lemire is going to pull this one off." -Mike
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Final Score:
9.2
Written by Robert Venditti | Art by Billy Tan & Martin Coccolo
"Robert Venditti has been putting the Green Lanterns through the wringer since his debut on the book. The series has been taken in a new direction, and while it’s been good there’s something that’s been missing. Issue #29 finally gives us that element, and while that’s fantastic, some disjointed artwork drags the proceedings down just a bit." -Mike
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Final Score:
8.7
Written by Charles Soule | Art by Jesus Saiz
"How do you top Scott Snyder’s amazing run on Swamp Thing? Just do what Charles Soule is doing! Soule has managed to create a Swamp Thing that maintains the quality of Snyder’s run while giving us his own boomingly great interpretation. Issue #29 begins a new arc filled with fresh ideas, great choice character moments, and deadly consequences!" -Mike
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Final Score:
9.7
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