Summary: Auteur i0 has the Batman and Superman of our world on the ropes while the World's finest of two worlds unravel the plot at last!
Plot: The framing plot set in the main world with Batman and Superman confronting i0 continues to be incredibly weak and strangely overwritten but the mash up between the pulpy Batman and Robin team and the wholesome 50's like Superman and Lois is well worth the price of admission. Both sets of characters are just written so well and though their tones are incredibly different seeing them interact isn't discordant at all which is a serious feat as a gritty pulp adventurer and an aw shucks strong man would naturally be at odds but somehow Yang really makes it work. I also really love the two worlds he's created here, the shining Metropolis that is near perfect and the Gotham City that seems in constant decay are both incredibly fun and the plot reason given that explains why both are so diametrically opposed is pretty fun in a very silver age kind of way. The best part is that it seemingly wraps up next issue; as much as I love these takes on the characters and would be open to reading more about them I love that Yang knows better than to stretch his stories out too far which is a real rarity these days.
Art: Reis continues to look amazing here, and while the film elements aren't as important as they were in the first chapter he does make good use of them here in highlighting the hits in his action scenes. As Superman lands a punch against the Bizzaro Brucie Wayne the celluloid seems to ripple and bunch up after the point of impact and when Batman uses a laser the coloring near his target turns almost sepia toned as if the film were over heating. They're both really subtle effects but they do a fantastic job of enhancing the story telling in ways that many artists seem to be unaware of as Reis shows that yes, even the outlines and shapes of the panels are part of the art and can influence the tone and pacing of the story if used effectively. 
Grade:8/10

Summary: As the grandson of the Shredder declares martial law in New York City, The Last Ronin catches up with April and plots revenge. 
Plot: Yeah, I know, it's the third issue (and nearly a year later ::sigh:: )so the identity of the lone surviving Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle has been out there for a while for those who haven't yet hopped on the train yet to find out for themselves but for those who may not want it spoiled I'll continue to keep it a secret here. At any rate, with the third issue out this series continues to be just as amazing as it was promised even despite the lengthy delays, for fans of the Turtles that still haven't picked this up I'll say this again:
That being said, this issue does have a thing or two that I enjoyed slightly less than in the last ones. Previously, I had praised the vagueness of the continuity of the book; I just loved that it was written in such a way which allowed it to feel like it could exist in nearly any continuity, making it feel totally accessible to any Turtles fan no matter what their first experience wit the story was. And while it is set far enough in the future that it could fit with any previous version (especially the original Mirage version) unfortunately this issue does add elements that shatters that ideal almost right out of the gate, by giving a detailed account of how we got to this point. And while I totally get that we did need some back story on how we got here in the end I still miss a little of the ambiguity the book had before.
  Yet lest you think this issue is bogged down with establishing the past let me dispell that notion right away; although there is a sizable amount of time spent on detailing the past the thrust of the book is all about really kicking it into over drive in pushing the story forward. There's a lot of forward momentum here with Oroku Hiroto putting the city on lock down, Casey and April's daughter, Casey, rallying the surviving Purple Dragons and the Fugitoid helping plan the final push for revenge and it moves crazy fast but thanks to the aptly placed flash backs it manages to never feel rushed. I think my only real qualm was that with everything they managed to cover here Oroku Hiroto still feels like a completely blank slate which numbs my connection to the Ronin's thirst for revenge; even seeing the atrocities visited upon the Ronin's family it's hard to totally get on board if you don't know the villain. That said, it's a minor blemish in what is an otherwise amazing issue.

Art: The art style here continues to have a really gritty, dirty and heavily Blade Runneresque neon look to it that just screams future NYC. It’s a style that fits the tone of the book perfectly: clearly showing both that the story is set in the future but also establishing just how pushed down, battered and broken the city has become under the rule of the Foot Clan. Like in the previous issues there is a shorter flashback handled completely by Eastman in his trademarked scratcy black and white look that really adds a bit of the old magic from the old  Mirage books which makes it feel like an authentic TMNT story the likes we haven't seen in a long time.
Grade: 10/10

Summary: After destroying the Death Star, Luke, R2 and Threepio are sent on a simple courier mission but the Force has other plans for Luke.
Plot: For my money the IDW books seem to be the real destination for new Star Wars comics as once again, like he did in the excellent Smuggler's Run, Alec Worley manages to turn in a story that really captures the wide eyed sense of adventure that made me fall in love with Star Wars all those years ago. Once again, this story is based on one of the junior novels put out in the lead up to the Force Awakens and although I disliked the sequel trilogy it seems like the writers Disney got to do these kids books really did get what Star Wars was all about and although they are just junior novels I might actually have to track these down as the comics based on them so far have been really excellent. And before I go on to talk about the actual plot of the book I think I also need to say that it's a crying shame that the English language fan publications seem to hold no candle to the German fan magazine as like the previous book,Smuggler's Run(seriously check out that book too!) this comic was originally serialized in four segments in Das Offizielle Star Wars Magazin back in 2017 before getting put out here by IDW in two issues. I have to wonder if the German fanbase is just really big or passionate as the quality they are getting from Panini press.
   Anyway, as for the story itself it really reminds me of those early Marvel comics, or Splinter of the Mind's Eye, as Worley's Weapon of a Jedi, while having many of the trappings of the Star Wars films( namely it focuses on Luke Skywalker, R2 and Threepio) it's smaller and more stripped down in scope from the films and deals with areas of the Star Wars universe that stand alone from the worlds we saw on screen. But smaller and simpler need not mean bland, as although the courier mission Luke is sent on is fairly straight forward the adventure on Deveron, where he seeks repairs to his Y-Wing after a dust up with an Imperial frigate, has a great sense of fun to it as Luke strives to explore an old ruin he first saw in a vision from the Force. Although we know the stakes will undoubtedly be small as we see Luke alive and well in Empire Strikes back there is still a nice amount of trepidation built as Luke has to rely on a strange alien guide to show him to the ruins when all the locals flee at the mere mention of them. It really has a classic adventure serial feel to it with its mysterious temple, and an untrustworthy guide leading the earnest hero but rather than feeling like a bore it just fits rather nicely with the felling of Star Wars as those simple serials were what inspired George Lucas in the first place. Confessor , if you find you have a Star Wars itch that needs scratching you really need to track down these IDW books!

Art: While I really enjoyed the artwork of Ingo Röming in Smuggler's Run(that's the third mention, how many more hints do you need? READ THAT BOOK!) Coleman's art has a lighter, airier feel to it that I think fits a light hearted adventure much better. While occasionally Luke's face is depicted a little inconsistently with some places looking as fun and stylized as all the other figures in the the comic while in other scenes(especially in closeups) it just looks awkward which occasionally took me out of the book but that's a small complaint when the rest of the world is presented so beautifully. I don't have a scan of it(my phone sucks) but the pack beasts the Deverons use, especially the little baby one that licks R2, are seriously the some of the funnest Star Wars creatures I've ever seen. This really is a book that's just fun from start to finish.
Grade:9/10