It’s not easy to superhero. All that stress - saving the world, occasionally losing lives, enduring injury after injury, day in, day out - it takes its toll. Hey guys - even heroes have the right to bleed. So there’s a secret location in the middle of rural America called Sanctuary, staffed by friendly robots, where heroes can work out PTSD and other issues troubling them. But oh no - someone’s killed a buncha D-listers right on its doorstep! Booster Gold saw Harley Quinn do the murdering, and H...

The only thing I liked about this book was the artwork I am awarding the 2 stars solely based on that. The story is way too drawn out simply to the the "undercard" characters a chance to shine. For me though I have never been a fan of the "Batman won't think of this as it is too stupid and only I would do it" mentality.The concept is sound but badly executed. The sanctuary is created for supers to gain mental help when they need it with no judgement or recording (something not even Batman break

There is a place, a place where heroes can go when life doesn't seem to want to give them a hand. Where they can stay for as long as they need, to sort out whatever problems they're dealing with, and go back out into the world a better, stronger person. This place is Sanctuary, and it is meant to be a secret. But when several brutal murders bust Sanctuary wide open and expose it to the world, the race is on to find the true culprit - and both Booster Gold and Harley Quinn are square in the sight...

One of the most breathtaking artwork I have ever seen in any DC comic. I mean really the artwork alone is enaugh reason to pick this book, each page is so gorgeous with eye catching designs of every DC character. I don't think Harley or trinity could look more better than this. So featuring all the DC superheroes, this book is focused on mental health and every day struggles of them. Showing the mental troubles behind the happy faces of heroes. This concept was cool and first half of this book w...

I mostly enjoyed this up until the last issue, and then it completely lost me. It's not as great as it probably should be given the talent behind it, but I liked the idea of superheroes needing somewhere to go and unload their shit. And then it's only natural those secrets would get out, but then that plot line was mostly dropped?

The most hated comic of 2019? Quite possibly, but in 2019, what does it matter when pretty much any intellectual property big enough to have a fanbase is being viscerally hated by its own fans. Heroes in Crisis is definitely controversial, it does a lot of things to potentially aggravate its readers. It also says a lot of things that regular superhero comics don't usually say, and that's exactly the reason why I loved this book despite everything else. Yes, the surface plot of it is kind of conf...

You can find my review on my blog by clicking here.While vigilantism is always at the heart of juridical debates, with individuals breaking the law to serve a greater good, we’re often led to believe that their lives are void of adversity and that they represent the paragon of virtues as they dish out their own form of justice to those that escape the grasps of the law. Albeit partially true, these individuals are also subjugated to the same scale of emotions as everyone else and face some of th...

"Heroes in Crisis" reminds me a lot of Brad Metzler's "Identity Crisis". Both are detective stories that revolve around superheroes.This could also be looked at the PTSD volume. So superheroes have PTSD from doing what they do, Superman sets up some Kryptonian tech that help them to talk it over. But this "Sanctuary" comes under a strange assault that leaves some heroes dead. The possible culprits? Booster Gold and Harley Quinn. Or so it seems.Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman must try to figure...

Man this was one of the worst DC event books ever. Surprised I haven’t read it before, and blessed DC has moved on from most of this garbage, as Tom King basically does his own Identity Crisis that’s somehow worse than that already awful story. From dumb character moments, to a dumb murder mystery with an even dumber conclusion, Tom King’s obsession with PTSD and what it would do to superheroes is so fucking tiresome at this point. Like I get it bro, these are people who wear costumes to save pe...

Tom King tries to replicate his incredible success in wrestling with mental health issues and the personal lives of superheroes on a small scale (see, for example, the excellent Mister Miracle) on a much grander stage, with nearly every major DC character popping up in HEROES IN CRISIS. Iconic heroes Batman, Superman, and Wonder Woman headline the book, though Booster Gold, Harley Quinn, and The Flash are the focus. Does he succeed? Sort of. King brings his usual brand of sharp dialogue to a tal...

3.5 stars"Underneath, everyone's screaming." -- Martian ManhunterHeroes in Crisis takes an exceptional and original plot idea - that the superheroes of this world could likely use some therapy and/or self-reflection with the stress in their lives - but it doesn't quite go the distance with it to become a truly great book. And that's a shame, as I enjoyed writer King's Mister Miracle just earlier this month. (Fortunately, King is teamed with artist Gerards again, and the illustrations here are un...

Tom King is becoming the master of psychological superhero drama, I thought Vision was a masterpiece while Mister Miracle was bit too tedious, but he found the right balance for Heroes in Crisis, I was about to rank it among the best DC books I ever read, but the convoluted time travel plot didn't made much sense to me, still a heck of a good read though, my favorite thing is how King made a popular character fail and make a tragic mistake, kinda the same thing Bendis did to Cyclops a couple yea...

Could you imagine being the guy who comes into the editor's office and goes "So I'm pitching an epic event about PTSD and friendship and emotions. And it's going to have dumb jokes all the time because neither I nor my intended fanbase can cope with genuine emotions without masking them in piles of punchlines. Also, the climax is going to have someone say "Bros before heroes" in the middle of a murder confession because that's not, like, palpably stupid, right? Also, time travel will be mixed in...

After reading some of the unflattering reviews I thought this would be dogshit, but was pleasantly surprised to find it just meh.It was (to me) a passable story. However, I can see why if you were expecting something a-mazing you might be a bit let down by this 'event'. Then again, haven't we all learned our lesson by now? I can't honestly remember a recent event that didn't suck a teeny weiner. So take heart! This wasn't any worse than the normal crossover garbage. Perhaps, it was even a bit be...

I loved Tom King and Mitch Gerad’s Mister Miracle, have enjoyed most of King’s Batman run, and his The Vision, all of which humanize superheroes. Heroes in Crisis extends that basic point to suggest that superheroes, just as many others in this day and age, must experience ptsd from all they have done and seen, and require healing. King, having worked in Iraq, has seen the trauma that violence can engender.So Sanctuary is a secret treatment facility for heroes with PTSD and other illnesses. And

Tom King's version of Identity Crisis. Sanctuary is a secret treatment facility for heroes with PTSD and other illnesses. (Arsenal is there because he's a drug addict / alcoholic depending on pre or post Nu 52 mythology.) Something goes down there and a whole bunch of heroes are killed. The big three of Batman, Superman, and Wonder Woman are left to figure out what happened. Who is ultimately behind it makes sense given their awful treatment since the Nu 52 dawned. I do have to say I'm really ti...

A very Tom Kingian Tom King book, where it's all about emotions and emotional vulnerability rather than punching and laser beams. I like Tom King's work, and so the tone and humor of the book worked for me. What didn't work:The whole "We can't let people find out that some heroes get therapy" subplot. I feel like if you told people that some heroes get therapy most folks would be like "yeah, duh". Also, this subplot was dropped halfway through the story and really only seemed to be included so t...

Comics really aren't my thing.It's not that I don't like the... form? Just, those heroes, or, those pretending to be heroes,I hate them.And the fact that they suffer too,doesn't change that,at all.Because everybody suffers and everybody saves things and everybody may need a friend and happy smiles, but, some of us deserve it, "heroes" don't.They get away with things. They should not.My opinion.My unpopular opinion.

SUPER FAST REVIEW:A DC murder mystery. Well it is certainly suspenseful, it has some surprisingly great humorous moments and the art is awesome.I will say that I didn’t care for the dialogue, it is sometimes a tad slow (though there are a few good action scenes) and I didn’t like the ending.So yeah it’s enjoyable overall but nothing I would necessarily recommend. If you like Tom King’s work or think a DC murder mystery sounds cool it’s probably worth checking out.3/5

This review contains spoilers.The word “crisis” means something huge in the DC Universe, as it is often used for an event with potentially great consequences, often involving multiple universes and sometimes even threatening their existence. However, when it comes to titles like Identity Crisis, superheroes are facing their own psychological issues and instead of cosmic threats, it’s about domestic abuse and murder. This is more in line with what Tom King – a writer who is now known for pissing