Mister Miracle #6 Review

Writer: Tom King / Artist: Mitch Gerads / DC Comics “You know that we spray and dip / One-eight-seven, eighty-six”-Lil Wayne

Yo, I’m on peak reckless talk from here on out in this review. You’ve been warned. Leave now if you don’t wanna hear that real. There ain’t goin’ be shit professional in this review. Why? Because Tom King and Mitch Gerads must have been playing Double Dragon for SNES and said, “Fuck it. Issue 6 goin’ be a whole ass 90s beat’em up video game homage.” King and Gerads continue to showcase that they’re on some other shit when it comes to delivering a brilliant story for comics. Alright, lemme get my bearings…. man, fuck my bearings. After Big Barda told Scott to get with the shits and stay in issue 5, we now see the couple going “Turtles In Time” on New Genesis. Scott Free and Big Barda are bringing the fight to New Genesis level by level and the most incredible thing about this? This is a regular Taco Tuesday for them. They’re not even bothered as the entire issue is about Barda wanting to redo the condo. You can’t help but believe King is king in the dialogue as he manipulates a mundane conversation about nothing into a conversation about everything. It’s a unique ability that feels like a staple of King’s writing especially in this series.

They even have a freaking water level in here man! Barda and Scott are so battle-hardened that they can carry a conversation through on a life or death castle storm where they may lose their lives like nothing. T…