Love 2 part episodes!!!!!!! :woohoo:

Sorry, but this one's a three-parter.

We'll be getting a two-parter in the future, though.

A three-parter is better then a two-parter anyway. Awesome!

3 part episodes? YAHOOO!

I hope that means twice the number of "Previously On..." jokes this time!

Why apologize for giving us EVEN MORE?
Honestly, your reviews are one of the best things about this site.
LOL, I was just watching old episodes and saw the Superman one you referenced right before this came out.

But two-parters are awesome.Three-parters just suck King Kong's deformed animated series.[size=medium][/ size][color=red][/color] :drunk:

There was always one thing that confused me, what about those with "psi"-related powers?

Or any kind of psychic powers?

Would their powers be effected from the "Act of God" scenerio or not?

seems a bit later today than usual... oh well, time to watch.

I scared to see what happens next. I have a feeling where about to go deep into stupidville.

Now i have the Gilligan's Island theme song in my head. I would watch Gilligan over joining the fray of emo people any day too. I always loved how the professor could like build a plane or something but never fix the boat to get them off that stupid island.

NO. YOU'RE NOT.

Arrow'd!

Wow. So many inconsistancies. So many mischarictarizations. So much wasted potential. I must ask, do editors not pay as much attention to elseworld stories as they do to mainline stuff, and even that has a sketchy terck record.

I heard there is a What If story that has the Scalet Witch take away super powers in general after the events of House of M instead of just most of the mutants. Can anyone who's read it tell me if that's any beter?

Damn, Linkara, I love it when you rip a comic to shreds with common sense.

Stunningly bad comic.

If Iron Man was affected by this, would his suit not fly or shoot repulsors? Or would it lock him in the suit, still allow him to walk around in that heavy suit with the power turned off?

As stated in the comic, tech-based heroes are unaffected.

Wrong universe for a start, Iron Man is Marvel.

And realistically, his suit would work as normal. Everything that makes him who he is is based on technology. No radiation or chemicals etc.

However for this comic, they'd probably say his heart dohicky failed so he had to be given a pacemaker or something.

I imagine they'd have the Extremis fail (even though thats technology) because its powers.

That was great Linkara. You make a all of good points in this review about this comic.

Ooooh 3 part episode! I just wish the writers put as much effort into the story as you put into your reviews. Tho if that happened this story may not have been dumb enough for At4w. :cheer:

nice touch with "amazing grace" at the end.

This is the only comicbook I read and then destroy. I hate this comic so most :angry:

I've considered doing that to my final issue of Sonic X. It was basically 32 pages of "We're sick of this series. Now go read our other, much more confusing and stupid Sonic comic book!"

And, yes, I did collect the Sonic X series and I feel no shame in admitting that. It was actually a very funny and playful comedy superhero series that felt very true to the theme of the Sonic the Hedgehog video games and never took itself too seriously. The Sonic the Hedgehog comic, on the other hand... Well, that's a nightmare of half-baked emo romances and pan-dimensional subplots that should have ended a LONG time ago.

As a long-time fan of the Archie-Sonic book, I'll avoid saying what I [i]want[/i] to say, and instead say that I politely disagree.

Sonic X was designed and written like the kind of video-game based comic books that used to come out in the [b]90s[/b]: cheap art, two-dimensional characters, stock storylines with often cliched plots, and simply no effort being made to actually put in some drama.

Which was how the regular Sonic comic was originally written, until about the 25th anniversary issue, when the story decided to drop most of the comedy and instead focus on much better dramatic action-adventure storylines. They got us to [b]care[/b] for the characters, by developing them instead of leaving them as flat stereotypes.

It's been going strong for as long as there's been a Sonic franchise, and I hope and pray it'll keep going strong for even longer. And if you don't like it, then [b]DON'T READ IT![/b] Seriously, the book has enough faithful fans, so we don't give a damn if [b]you[/b] hate it, as long as you don't bother us with your complaining. You're not the target audience, and the authors don't have to pander to you.

*Grumbles about people thrashing on his favorite comics*

Don't get me wrong, as much as I love the Sonic comic as well, there have been quite a few clunkers in its history (First rule of Archie's [i]Sonic the Hedgehog[/i]: Do not talk about Endgame).

As for character development, yeah, they've done quite a good job with that, though then I can't help thinking about how they handled the aftermath of *spoiler* the battle between Sonic and Robotnik, namely how all of Sonic's friends acted as if they could care less about the guy--hell, there was NO reaction from anyone but Sonic, and everyone else was pretty much telling him, "Quit moping, dude, you're harshing my mellow." I'll admit, I'm a few issues behind (I think 202 or 204 was the last one I read, and I haven't had time to catch up to the newer issues), so I don't know if they ever did anything with that specific thing but...really. That really turned me off.

Hoo boy, love to see how this comic will end...ugh.

I was wondering the same thing with Superman's powers ect, can't wait for part 2 Linkara.

I'm sure the comic itself isn't an "Act of God".

Unless it's a punishment for someone's misdeeds. :unsure:

I love this review!

This comic has good art but as far as the writing and story goes god is it horrible....alot of Superheroes act OOC and the whole idea that they losing their powers was an "act of God" is insulting.

BTW I take it since this is a 3-parter we won't get a "Last Time" segment in Part 2? :(

Well, he did "Previously on Atop the Fourth Wall" for each of the additional parts of Amazons Attack (and at least one other that I remember), so perhaps there may be one there...

I don't care what other people say. Keep up the good work Linkara!

Wow where the hell do you dig up these horrible comics man. Jesus I never seen so much inconsistency. Good Review man.

Might as well have called this comic [b]Justice League: Continuity Lost[/b].

Another interesting premise, but executed so horribly. Were there even any editors working on this or what? To think this is a three part-er is just scary, almost borderline nightmare fuel.

Although I had to laugh when THAT Warrior showed up. Your video reviews always makes my day, Linkara.

Say, Isn't GL's costume a part of his power? Flash too to an extent?

For some, not all, some might think it a gift to have lost their powers, I know the Flash has some issues with his.

But yeah, it's not like they've never temporarily lost their powers before.

Why does he instantly suspect the ring? Maybe it's the Lantern that's broke.

Sometimes when Rogue borrows another mutant's power, she adopts some of the mutant's appearances as well, but not all the time. I guess just some powers are tied to appearances, (But more likely, some are fun to draw, and for this comic, some characters wouldn't be recognizable otherwise.)

I guess like a virus that affects everyone, but yeah, due to sheer variety of beings here, it's hard to believe everyone would be affected the same way. And yeah, seriously, they need to move on from this.

I don't usually like Comics, but when Linkara talks about them with enough determinationlike that, I have to admit, i'm getting interested and find myself catching the same plot holes hecatches.

I'm gonna need to get into Comics now...

The torrents part was too true :lol:

Ugh, the Martian Manhunter went from being awesome to being a self deprecating whiner. I mean, I can see the curiosity in being "normal" but calling himself bizarre seems like short sighted and bad writing.

First off! Something something dark side something something something dark side, something something natural abilities, something something. Okay couple questions I have for the writer, number one why is Aquaman, there, for if it is powers based on genetics, his mother was an Atlantean, and his father was human, so technically that would also be a genetic transformation, even if we ignore genetics evolution, that would mean that every single human on the planet would be reverted to guerrillas, which we already had a else world story on. And what about, the fact that a lot of the superheroes that gain their powers, from laboratory accidents (with the exception of beastsboy which brings also the fact matter is he green, which comes from his powers) still have their super intelligence, and if that was the case, there was a short period of time when electricity was out. I think the only reason why the new god are gone, along with most mystical superheroes(key word being the most which I wonder why wonder woman, around considering she is well connected to the gods!) is so they can't contact god! This seriously insults my intelligence, I mean I can for go the house of M, without knowing any continuity, and still it semi-enjoyable, because I still know the basics of some of the characters, but this points out that this is a inexperienced writer(or one who does not like to do research on their project, which means that they are lazy and stupid, because you cannot pick up someone's work without doing research, and also they haven't read a single issue of the previous work, or else they would already know this stuff, I mean I can for go the lesser-known characters, or the most recent ones that were developed, but Superman! Not a chance! So this is very odd. :angry: :angry:

PS: spoon was too busy with his projects,to do the Warriors so you had to go get a clip.

Wow.....that was hard to watch. Felt like every character ever listed was raped of their persona. I mean come on, if Kyle (Rayner) didn't quit or go insane when his girlfriend was found dead in a freezer, what makes the writer think having lost to a loser like Sonar would snap Kyle's brain in two?

Great work Linkara!

Hoo boy... I'm glad to hear the C-Alarm was shut off before the review, we'd never hear the end of it. It would probably have short circuited by the end of the book otherwise...
A great review, even if the rant felt to be going a bit long with all the issues in this book, since the fact that you brought them all up makes it work out.
Also, new drinking game: One shot per continuity problem. You wouldn't make it through the series.

Green Lantern's ring is not only technology based but it is also what generates his uniform. So if it wasn't working Kile would be naked or in what ever clothes he put on while chilling at home.

This comic is one that makes sense if you don't look too closely at it, but once you put it under the microscope it gets dumb fast.

Can't wait till next week.

Seems as though this can be summed up in one pithy Question quote from Justice League Unlimited:

"Everything that exists has a specific nature, and possesses characteristics that are a part of what it is. A is A... And no matter what reality he calls home, Luthor is Luthor."

At least they got that much right.

Here's looking forward to next week.

Yeah, we are just happy with all the super beings out of place, hooray!
... you know I always think this is the modus operandi a lot of people in the Marvel universe think. LEt`s be honest, civil war; what happened on this school was more than tragic, but considering how often Iron Man, the fantastic four and other heroes saved the world, this god damn citizens just should shut up and hunt down the people responsible for the crap, but no.

And here... okay let`s be honest: If every super being on earth would lose its powers, it would at least prevent the uprise of some villains like Parasite I think. Still as pointed out, what about villains from outer space, mad scientists and other "techno villains"? If the governments really don`t think about them, than let`s be honest, the world deserves to be burned down by villains like Toyman, Cyborg and who else.

Also, the entire thing about Martian Manhunter saying "we were not normal". Well as you said, what is normal? Beside, they still achieved great things with their powers and used them to help the world more than just once. Sure, without super power beings, there are also again a few less villains, but as said before, now nothing could really stop the rise of techno villains. And let`s be honest, Lex Luthor, Brainiac, Dr. Polaris... those are the really bad guys.

And Kyle Rayner whining... you know, Kyle is someone who experienced -in canon- a lot of bullcrap. Every three years a girlfriend dies, his mother was killed by a Sinestro Corp member and he always has some problems to get his life to work. And while -like in the case of his mother`s death- he gets down, he somehow always manage to stand up for imself and continues to fight.
But in this case... he whines like an emo, starts screaming and doesn`t change his outfit?
(By the way: I thought the costumes was also something which the ring created, so shouldn`t it also in some ways vanish?)

Not to forget the thing about Superman. I mean, great you pointed out the thing about him and having also his moments in which he couldn`t do anything. But seriously, you for once since Suprman at earth`s end, defended Ennis? Don`t get me wrong, but that really is something you see very rarely. And also it is a bit of awkward if you realize, Ennis in one issue of his comic came up with a more canon like charactertrait of Superman, than this comic.

So, what will happen in the next issues? I heard Joker will kill himself because his sanity was restored thanks to the "act of god" (aka Deus ex machina asspull) . Yeah, because "insanity" is a superpower. Beside, if the event also restored the minds of different people like Joker, why are there still such megalominacs like Luthor, Polaris and in some way Captain Cold? And I know Cold isn`t "crazy" compared to people like Joker, Two Face and so on. But if people`s mental state is also restored,...