0.5 This book derivative, poorly written and just plain bad.World: I don’t like this art, it’s scratchy, it’s messy and the colours are bland and flat. The characters don’t really convey emotions all that well as the art does not give personality to the characters. The world building is half assed, uninspired and frankly a copy of Peter Parker, Blue Beetle all wrapped into one with barely anything creative about it. The powers are wispy washy and not a lot of time is spent on it. It’s like Didio...

Alright...I'm not saying that people giving this a one star review and saying it's a rip off of Spider-Man are openly biased, but.....these people must just be biased. Lol. DC Comic's New Age of Heroes banner is something I am really excited for. Some comics have familiar characters, but there are a bunch of new characters with a lot of potential. To be honest, Sideways was the most interesting to me off the bat because of the cool costume design. I love it. Naturally, it is the first New Age of...

This is another character that spins out of the event Metal. Sideways is the hero name of a young boy who was visiting Gotham when events went crazy and he woke up with the power to RIFT, which is jump from one location to another through tears in reality. As this volume opens we see him trying to learn about his powers and develop a superhuman identity.With the help from a great friend who designs him a costume. But trouble comes with powers and Sideways encounters a villain who wants him to st...

This was terrible. A blatant rip of Spidermans origin. Plotting and story were the same. Artwork was meh. The dialgoue was super cheesy. Wouldnt reccomend this at all.

0/3 so far for me on the DC New Age of Heroes series. I haven't tried the existing stuff like Terrifics or New Challengers yet, but these new characters have all been just blatant rip offs of Marvel characters. Is that supposed to be part of the bit? They aren't even interesting ripoffs. Sideways is their take on Spider-Man, but if I wanted to read a compelling story using the Spider-Man formula I'd just read Spider-Man.

This was really fun. It’s not going to win an Eisner or anything, but I enjoyed reading it and I look forward to Volume 2.That’s all that matters to me: I had fun reading it.

After falling through a crack in dimensions during Dark Nights: Metal, Derek James gains the ability to open teleportation rifts, as well as super strength. So of course, what's a teenager to do but try and become an internet sensation/superhero? Enter: Sideways!Sideways' first two issues lay all the groundwork for who he is, where his powers came from, and what his motivations are. They're a tad shallow, but Derek's a stupid teenager, so it's to be expected. Outside of his overprotective mother...

Enjoyable.

The reason I read this is because of Kenneth Rocafort's art and because I was intrigued by the character's design and powers. I didnt hate the character of Sideways. I know he's a rip-off of Spiderman but they didnt get the essence and core of Spiderman. The writers tried their best to show the flaws and problems of today generation. I believe there is more for this character and with a proper writing they can do him justice.

Sideways is one of the New Age of Heroes volumes and introduces a new character who is a high school kid who obtained his super power during a visit to Gotham City with his mother on the night it was hit by a storm from Dark Metal. His power: the ability to open portals. With the help of his cosplaying best friend Derek decides the the will capitalize on his new found powers to become an internet celebrity and proceeds to create a traveling carnival show. However, his ability attracts attention,...

I liked it very much. I will admit, there were a few minor similarities to Spider-Man, but I feel this story will be greater and more original as it progresses. In this day and age, hardly anything is 100% original. The best writers use what they like and make it their own. Anyhow, I look forward to more of our hero Sideways.

What a poor imitation of Spider-Man's origin. There is absolutely nothing to like about this series except for Sideways's costume design. A self-centered, entitled, a-hole of a teenager gets teleportation powers and tries to become a YouTube star. That's pretty much the entire extent of the first 6 issues if you throw in some cardboard cutout villains with zero character. This series makes Blue Beetle look good. I'll be shocked if this makes it more than 12 issues.Received a review copy from DC

I know this is what everyone is talking about regarding this hero, so let's just say it and keep going: yes, Sideways is basically DC's Spiderman. Suit reminds of Parker's, the tone of the adolescent hero is similar, family situation is as well (and even more if you take into consideration the SPOILER turn this volume takes in its last chapter SPOILER) and even their jokes and wit during battle kind of follow the same path.But aside from that... Sideways is AWESOME. It's been a long time since I...

Interesting concepts dragged down by an unlikeable character. Sideways is immature and childish, and while that could make for some good long term character growth, there’s nothing about him that makes me want to read more about him. All that said, his teleporting powers and costume are VERY fun and used in some really cool and interesting ways. I can see potential in Sideways, just maybe not with this writer.

You know what DC failed to do in its initial brace of New Age of Heroes books – apart from exactly entertain us? It failed to justify the post-Dark Nights Metal badge emblazoned on the cover. Here we have a cocky teenager who was caught up in that claptrap, and as a result can BAMF anywhere he wants. At last – a tie-in to the non-event Event that killed off the latest DC reboot. This re-reboot re-launch re-ohwhatthefudgearewesupposedtocallit hasn't exactly shone. And neither does this book. In a...

Derek James gained the ability to travel through created rifts in space after falling into the Dark Multiverse. Does he use his powers for good? Not really. Instead the high schooler is more interested in becoming a YouTube sensation, but that does not work out as planned. And then there is issues with his adopted mother not to mention the sinister corporation sneaking around. Some of the storylines are decent, but the art was off in a weird way. Have to wait and see if Sideways is worth followi...

You can find my review on my blog by clicking here.Following the events in Dark Nights: Metal, new and old heroes are given the opportunity to make a memorable impression within the DC Universe and on fans. This New Age of Heroes attempts to fill in a gap in DC’s repertoire by offering readers new story arcs to dive in and enjoy. This colossal task was oddly approached with the launch of so many different series almost simultaneously, but also with so many different creative teams working on eac...

Another title from the "New Age of Heroes" stemming out from "Dark Nights" Metal"...This time we meet Derek James, a high school student who fell into the Dark Multiverse while in Gotham during the Dark Batmen invasion, developing a power to open rifts through space. Dubbing himself "Sideways", due to stepping sideways through his rifts, this teen only wants to increase his social media presence. But can you ever just try to be famous when you have powers?Fighting Killspeed (a speedster created

DC, why must you hurt me? From the outside, this series seemed like exactly what I wanted. A new hero, new suit, new power that sounds interesting, and no connection to a prior superhero. None. Six issues and no guest appearance of a super or bat man. It was a breath of fresh air. Then I finished the sixth issue and groaned that I may have to read seven more. Sideways is a poorly conceived series from most angles. I don’t think the Spider-Man comparisons are as blatant and disgraceful as other r...

I mean the story is fine.But it's a 2.5.DC wanted a Spider-Man so they created Sideways.They wanted Miles Morales...so Sideways.They thought Jaime Reyes/Blue Beetle would be awesome in their lineup...meet Sideways, wait what, they own him not Charlton!In short, this from the look to the story is really a Spider-Man clone expect in powers. The bad thing is I remembered the name of his Ganke (wait she's a cute nerd and blonde so not Ganke but totally Ganke) but I can't remember his!It's a new age