Welcome back to another edition of comic book reviews round-up! This week we’ll be covering Absolute Flash #9, Amazing Spider-Man #16, G.I. JOE #14, Mighty Morphin Power Rangers/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III #3, Nightwing #132, Nova: Centurion #1, One World Under Doom #9, Power Rangers Prime #12, and The Ultimates #18. Find out how these comic books turned out with the latest comic book reviews round-up below.
ABSOLUTE FLASH #9
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Writer: Jeff Lemire
Artist: Nick Robles
Colorist: Adriano Lucas
Letterer: Tom Napolitano
There is something that happens in Absolute Flash #9 that could make this one of the more important single issues from DC Comics going into 2026. That development is made stronger by the interactions Wally West has with The Rogues. There’s a lot of tension created by Jeff Lemire and Nick Robles as you know something is going to happen. When it does you wondering what the ending of Absolute Flash #9 means.
Overall Rating: 8.5 Night Girls out of 10
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #16
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Writer: Joe Kelly
Artist: John Romita Jr.
Inker: Scott Hanna
Colorist: Marcio Menyz
Letterer: Joe Caramagna
If there is anything that this period in the history of Amazing Spider-Man has been teaching us it is the importance of the supporting cast. This is shown by how Amazing Spider-Man #16 does a better job at letting the entire cast have time to show why they are important. It helps make Norman Osborn and Ben Reilly more compelling leads with how they are each representing Peter Parker. It leads to a second half of Amazing Spider-Man where the puzzle pieces are finally connecting in this segment of Joe Kelly’s run.
Overall Rating: 7 Night Girls out of 10
G.I. JOE #14
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Writer: Joshua Williamson
Artist: Tom Reilly
Colorist: Jordie Bellaire
Letterer: Rus Wooton
G.I. JOE #14 is an exciting second chapter in the “Dreadnok War.” Tom Reilly steals the show with incredible action sequences that showcase his talents to choregraph outstanding fight sequences. Joshua Williamson’s writing for all the characters involve enhance the intensity of the action. It all leaves you in a spot hyped to read the next chapter as soon as possible. Click here to read the full review.
Overall Rating: 9 Night Girls out of 10
MIGHTY MORPHIN POWER RANGERS/TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES III #3
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Writer: Ryan Parrott
Artist: Vincenzo Federico
Colorist: Raul Angulo
Letterer: Ed Dukeshire
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III #3 is a lot of fighting and that is exactly what it needs to be. The entire time you are reading and looking at this issue you are getting more and more excited by everything going on. There is a big event feel to everything as the Power Rangers, Ninja Turtles, and Shredder and Lord Zedd’s forces are going all out. Most importantly, you feel how personal things have got due to what happened in the first issue of this crossover. That all leads into an ending that is all fanservice in the best ways.
Overall Rating: 9.5 Night Girls out of 10
NIGHTWING #132
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Writer: Dan Watters
Artist: Dexter Soy
Colorist: Veronica Gandini
Letterer: Wes Abbott
Dan Watters and Dexter Soy certainly know how to create scary tension in their storytelling. The “Cirque Du Sin” storyline that Nightwing #132 continues really shows that. The battle Nightwing has with Olivia Pearce is choreographed to have as much tension as it does intensity. Even though you know Nightwing can defeat Olivia the deeper they get into their fight that is not the result you’re looking for. Because of Olivia’s backstory with Dick Grayson, you are left wondering what the results of the fight will lead into. The result ends up being a haunting end to Nightwing #132 that leaves us in a space where we don’t know where things will go next.
Overall Rating: 9 Night Girls out of 10
NOVA: CENTURION #1
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Writer: Jed MacKay
Artist: Alvaro Lopez
Colorist: Mattia Iacono
Letterer: Cory Petit
Nova: Centurion #1 does everything you want from a successful debut issue for a new series. Everything from the rules from the new Marvel cosmic status quo to Nova’s Richard Rider current situation is showcased. Yes, the events of Imperial are key to how things start but the event isn’t required reading. From the very opening scene we get to see Nova at his best and how Richard’s decision in Imperial has created this tough status quo for himself. How the universe reacts to Richard throughout this issue does a lot to set-up intriguing possibilities for this series to tap into.
Overall Rating: 8.5 Night Girls out of 10
ONE WORLD UNDER DOOM #9
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Writer: Ryan North; Steve Orlando
Artist: R.B. Silva; Bernard Chang
Colorist: David Curiel; Ruth Redmond
Letterer: Travis Lanham
One World Under Doom #9 looks great. Artist R.B. Silva and colorist David Curiel make this finale look as epic as possible even without a major action sequence. It is just to bad the narrative choice of how to end Emperor Doom’s rain is a swing and miss. There are elements to the fairy tale angle that works. But it is such a dominant narrative device that it creates a feeling that this finale ran out of time in order to maximize its full potential. Click here to read the full review.
Overall Rating: 7 Night Girls out of 10
POWER RANGERS PRIME #12
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Writer: Melissa Flores
Artist: Michael Yg
Colorist: Joana Lafuente
Letterer: Ed Dukeshire
Power Rangers #12 does its job of delivering a strong conclusion to the initial run for this series. There is a payoff to every character arc from both the protagonist and antagonist side of things. By the end we are left in a spot where you will be very invested in seeing where things will go next. The investment that’s created is so strong you are left excited for the future of Power Rangers Prime. Click here to read the full review.
Overall Rating: 8.5 Night Girls out of 10
THE ULTIMATES #18
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Writer: Deniz Camp
Artist: Juan Frigeri
Letterer: Travis Lanham
The Ultimates #18 is an example of how important it is to make the most of a build in order to maximize the payoff its leading to. There is so much of what Deniz Camp and Juan Frigeri do in this issue that should be an exciting lead into The Maker’s return. Unfortunately because of how poorly the Ultimates have been built as a team what Iron Lad leads the team in doing just does not hit. Everything that happens here feels absolutely forced because this series ran out of time. It is just a montage of things that happen that’s made to manufacture excitement rather than the natural final step into Ultimate Endgame.
Overall Rating: 4 Night Girls out of 10
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