(1) The book was only $2.99.
(2) It was 81 pages long . . . and 67 of those were story pages.
(3) There were no ads . . . other than ads for upcoming issues of other comics which were part of the Rebirth storyline.
(4) It was written by Geoff Johns--the man who made me like reading Aquaman.
(5) The art was all done by four dudes: Gary Frank, Phil Jimenez, Ivan Reis, and Ethan Van Sciver--all of whom are massively talented fellows.
So I was thinking I would give it a look. But when I got to The Great Escape this morning--Friday morning, as in two days after the comics hit the stands--there were no copies to be found. The lovely comic book lady at the counter said that she could hold one for me when another shipment--or maybe a new printing--came in, but I declined. As I drove home from the store I went back and forth on it. I could stop at one of the other comic book stores and see if they had a copy . . . . But I didn't. Got home, had some lunch. Thought, "Comixology." And spent my $2.99 for a copy that will always be pristine.
Just finished reading it . . . it actually took a while . . . and all I can say is . . . holy fucking shit. There are not many times when I have actually made noises of surprise whilst reading a comic book. (The last time was when you-know-who got half of his face blown off in The Walking Dead.) But when I got to page 63 . . . I made a noise. If you're a comic book fan, I am pretty sure that you will, too. And if you can't find a copy, don't wait for the reorder, which is almost sure to be a second printing--cuz they're going to do something to the cover that will spoil the surprise. I guess they figure everybody will know by then, so why the hell not. But trust me on this. Put your $2.99 down for the Comixology version Right Now. You will not regret it.
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