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gohawks's review against another edition
3.0
Man I love Renee Montoya. How have I never heard about her before. Greg Rucka writes this stuff so well. And he is the anti- Grant Morrison. Morrison has a boatload of talent, but nothing to reign him in at times. His best feature is also his worst. If he can imagine it, then why shouldn't it be written down. Well, because then you'd be William S. Burroughs.
polarmouse's review against another edition
3.0
Beginning to set up where the series is going (hopefully). I like some story lines better than others (no surprise there), I'm curious to see how they intersect (if at all) further along in the series.
sherpawhale's review against another edition
4.0
Some fantastic stuff in this volume (namely, Booster Gold and Skeets, Renee Montoya/Question interaction, continued development of Black Adam, etc.) Marked down one star for a few issues that were basically a Who's Who of Cameos, as well as a complete lack of Batwoman, and her interactions with Renee. Excellent volume nonetheless, and I can't wait to finish the series.
amck's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
theartolater's review against another edition
4.0
Still really into this. The good thing about these trades is that it has little commentary sections on each issue, which gives a lot of background into who they chose and why they chose them. I would have never been introduced to Egg-Fu without it, for instance. Really excellent - for someone who's been hesitant to dive into the DC Universe, this has been an interesting diversion for me.
bluehairedlibrarian's review against another edition
4.0
I have no idea how anybody managed to keep track of these storylines on a week to week basis. I still need some sort of index telling me which characters are which, especially tying together real names with superhero names. Despite that it's still really good. I just wish I still knew more of the overarching background story.
thelaurakremer's review against another edition
3.0
Really dislike Irons' niece. 'I totally trust Lex Luthor, he has my best interests at heart and cares about the welfare of others!' -Said NO ONE EVER till now.
the_graylien's review
3.0
Firstly, if you guys read my reviews, you can go back to my review for volume one of 52 for a sort of overview of my thoughts of the concept of this series.
This volume lost a little of the steam that I felt volume one had going for it. Some of the stories we read from the first one begin to intertwine, some drop off, and new ones begin in this chapter of what is a year-long examination of a DCU bereft of Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman.
There are still a lot of appearances of awesome characters from the DCU that we don't often get to see. I myself was excited to see characters like Firestorm, Martian Manhunter, and the Black Marvel family. The Dad's lesser characters such as these hold a certain fascination for me for some reason.
This was still a great, fun book to read with myriad characters being written by the best scribes in the business and brought to life by a multitude of amazing artists but, in my opinion, the first volume was better. Let's see what happens in volume three.
This volume lost a little of the steam that I felt volume one had going for it. Some of the stories we read from the first one begin to intertwine, some drop off, and new ones begin in this chapter of what is a year-long examination of a DCU bereft of Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman.
There are still a lot of appearances of awesome characters from the DCU that we don't often get to see. I myself was excited to see characters like Firestorm, Martian Manhunter, and the Black Marvel family. The Dad's lesser characters such as these hold a certain fascination for me for some reason.
This was still a great, fun book to read with myriad characters being written by the best scribes in the business and brought to life by a multitude of amazing artists but, in my opinion, the first volume was better. Let's see what happens in volume three.
linm's review
adventurous
funny
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
depreydeprey's review
3.0
Doesn't really live up to the promise of 52 Vol. 1
While still interesting Vol. 2 relies more on kitsch than the creepy substance of the first 13 weeks.
While still interesting Vol. 2 relies more on kitsch than the creepy substance of the first 13 weeks.