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May 1, 2012 12:15 pm Yep, I've had this preordered on Amazon for months and months now. Six issues for the price of less than three. Sold.

May 1, 2012 12:13 pm Looks awesome. And the guest list makes me wish Morrison and JH Williams would do something together again.

April 30, 2012 7:24 pm This is really disappointing. I picked up issues #1-8, but did so always hunting for discounts and used copies here and there. I did it just to get to the end of the first storyarc. And it was nothing special. Morrison often does take a while to get going, but I really don't see him seeding many interesting ideas in these first eight issues. The story isn't multi-layered or deep. There are interesting little touches here and there, but not enough to keep me interested. I could care less about all of these lame back-up stories; they just necessitate a $3.99 price tag, which I don't want to pay for what I'm getting here. And I liked Final Crisis and the black president Superman there. But this doesn't seem like an opportune time to shift over to alternate timelines and such. I was hoping this title could finally get on with it and become something cohesive. Looks like that isn't happening anytime soon. So, yeah, I'm not even going to think about maybe buying this title anymore. If Morrison really turns it around, then I'll wait for the Vol. 2 collection to be released. Because this title just isn't worth keeping up with, not even on the level of just seeing what's going on with it and deciding if I want such-and-such issue every month. It's a mess.

April 30, 2012 4:32 pm I read the first two issues of this and found them to be "good but not great". But I just pre-ordered the first trade because I found it for so cheap. Aaaand... I like the idea of Constantine showing up here. So I have a positive outlook on this series. I prefer Pugh to Foreman, so that's good. I'm impressed that this series is still in the #1 spot above Swamp Thing and AvX.

April 30, 2012 4:29 pm I want to like this series but Abigail as a Biker Chick/Monster really makes it tough.

April 30, 2012 4:28 pm Yikes they're stretching JRJR thin these days. His work in #2 looked very rushed. They should be rotating the artists more. I like JRJR and usually have far fewer problems with his recent work than many others do, but, wow, it's like Marvel is running him as hard as they can.

April 30, 2012 2:14 pm Can't wait for this. Here's hoping Samnee is one for more than just a handful of issues. It'd be nice if Marvel could say that he and Rivera were the "regular artists".

April 30, 2012 12:19 pm Yes. Great article. Even with comics/shows/whatever that I like, I sometimes find myself asking "Would younger readers like this? Would I like this if I was 12? Are there other options out there for this character/franchise, which maybe other types of people would like?" Often on comics sites I feel like everything is examined from our own general 30-40-year-old viewpoint. That even goes for comics that are ostensibly "for kids". I find myself thinking things like "Thor the Mighty Avenger" sure appealed to a lot of us 30-somethings who already like Thor... but would it REALLY catch on with very many kids?" Obviously, answers to questions such as things remain up in the air, but I think asking things like this does kind of put our entertainment in context.

April 27, 2012 7:23 pm Just read it. Not near as bad as other folks were saying. I'd give it a 3.5 or whatever. Looking forward to Samnee's debut next week.

April 27, 2012 6:59 pm Wow, other sites are doing things like giving this issue 1.5 stars and/or saying it's easily the worst issue of Waid's run so far. I've yet to read it, though. Just sitting down now to do so, actually.