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sjones08's review against another edition
mysterious
tense
medium-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? N/A
4.0
suemisnomer's review against another edition
adventurous
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Great way to read the 52 series! It doesn’t include the back-up stories, such as the history of the DC universe. The back-up stories don’t affect the actual story of 52. Also, a fun way to read this first volume of 52 is reading along with the podcast “52 Pickup” by Gita Jackson and Alex Jaffe.
wheezyfridge's review against another edition
5.0
Mein gott this fucking rocks I think I love The Question now??? I simply don’t care for the space hero’s story line currently gimme Vic and Renee, give me Ralph Dibneys extremely sad life, gimme more of capitalist superstar booster fucking gold let’s absolutely ride let’s fucking go 13 down 39 to go sluts
posies23's review against another edition
3.0
This series follows up the 52 event series from DC. Not much of consequence happens in it, with the exception of some cute humor between the three lead superheroes. For completists, SUPERMAN, WONDER WOMAN, and BATMAN, and DOOM PATROL all play parts, but there's really nothing to recommend the series except the art, which is by the underrated Pat Oliffe.
The story has something to do with the rebirth of the four horsemen following the events of 52, and the superheroes who try to stop them. But there's no real suspense or characterization, just pretty much by-the-numbers superheroics.
For completists only.
The story has something to do with the rebirth of the four horsemen following the events of 52, and the superheroes who try to stop them. But there's no real suspense or characterization, just pretty much by-the-numbers superheroics.
For completists only.
savastano2's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.75
tmwebb3's review against another edition
4.0
I really enjoyed the art, and the intertwining stories about characters that are not exactly my favorites but are interesting, like Montoya or Black Adam. Not sure if I will keep going in the series or not, since I know the outcome...
karliclover's review against another edition
4.0
I read this series two or three years ago, and I never thought I'd read it again. Not because it was bad (it wasn't), but because it a lot to commit to and I'm lazy.
But I recently decided that I wanted to reread everything I have from Green Lantern: Rebirth to the present, so yeah.
The first of four volumes, each with thirteen issues. There is a LOT to wrap your head around in this series. There are so many storylines going on at the same time (I think I counted eight), a lot of characters to keep track of, and a lot of background information necessary to understand it.
The stories are all interesting so far. That's what happens when you combine the genius minds of four fantastic authors (Johns, Morrison, Rucka, and Waid). I think the most interesting plots in the first volume have been Booster Gold and Renee/Charlie. But that's just an opinion. The art is great, too. I can't think of anyone more suitable for this task than Keith Giffen.
After every issue, there are a few paragraphs written by one of the authors, artists, or editors telling of how that issue came to be. Be warned, however, as some of them contain spoilers (nothing huge, but spoilers nonetheless). I would suggest reading these after you've finished the series.
But I recently decided that I wanted to reread everything I have from Green Lantern: Rebirth to the present, so yeah.
The first of four volumes, each with thirteen issues. There is a LOT to wrap your head around in this series. There are so many storylines going on at the same time (I think I counted eight), a lot of characters to keep track of, and a lot of background information necessary to understand it.
The stories are all interesting so far. That's what happens when you combine the genius minds of four fantastic authors (Johns, Morrison, Rucka, and Waid). I think the most interesting plots in the first volume have been Booster Gold and Renee/Charlie. But that's just an opinion. The art is great, too. I can't think of anyone more suitable for this task than Keith Giffen.
After every issue, there are a few paragraphs written by one of the authors, artists, or editors telling of how that issue came to be. Be warned, however, as some of them contain spoilers (nothing huge, but spoilers nonetheless). I would suggest reading these after you've finished the series.
midnighterbae's review against another edition
3.0
Lots of storylines and set up, but it's cool seeing "side characters" like Booster Gold, Renee Montoya, Black Adam, Question, Ralph Dibny, and Steel get their due. If the team of writers can resolve all the dangling plot threads, it could be a masterpiece. Even though some story beats like Starfire, Adam Strange, and Animal Man fall flat, there were great starts to character arcs, like Renee Montoya finding her role after her breakup and leaving the police and Booster Gold losing his fame and beginning his journey to become a "real" hero. Some times the book felt like a detective thriller with colorful costumes and cool powers...
shane_tiernan's review against another edition
4.0
I've been waiting a long time to read this and I'm not disappointed in where it's going. Other than a bunch of JLA I haven't read a ton of DC so it was really nice to have the "History of DC" section to fill me in on past events. I also like that this focuses in on minor characters and "unknowns" for the most part. Very curious where it's all headed.
shane_tiernan's review against another edition
3.0
Things get scary when something takes a bite out of Superman and it actually breaks the skin. After 52 not involving "The Trinity", it was good to see them together fighting some super powerful, earth-threatening bad guys. And the Horsemen were even cooler this time around since they were actual "ideas" rather than just physical creations. The best part was that Batman got possessed but was more bad ass than "Famine" because his "hunger" was stronger.