SIDEWAYS #1

Sideways

by Dan DiDio

2nd Printing. Written by Dan DiDio and Justin Jordan. Art and Cover by Kenneth Rocafort. During the events of DARK METAL, high school junior Derek James accidentally fell through a rift into the dark matter dimension! Now, as Sideways, he can create rifts in midair to leap through dimensions at will! But with that much power comes great liability-and cracks are starting to form in the fabric of the space-time continuum… 32 pages, full color. Rated T Cover price $2.99.

Genres: Comics, Dc Comics, Comics Manga

Comic

Published July 1, 2018

Reviews

[Siona Adams · Rating 4 out of 5]

Really interesting set up. I like Sideways' power, and his suit is pretty neat. I kinda like that DC's New Age of Heroes is their version of some Marvel's heroes (the Silencer is kinda like Black Widow, Sideways is a mix of Spider-man and Nightcrawler, Damage is obviously Hulk, The Terrifics are the Fantastic Four, etc etc etc), it's a really interesting concept and they've been pretty good so far.

[Tony Stark · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is promising

[Nikki · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 stars

Of all DC’s New Age of Heroes, Sideways has the most direct connection to the Dar Nights Metal series (so far). And I really liked that. This first issue is mostly exposition and setup, and while I am interested to see where things go, I don’t feel super connected to the characters yet. This might not be the fairest assessment being only the first issue, but I’m not sure I’m going to stick with the series. I may give one more issue a go and decide from there. So far this skews for a younger demographic, which I think is really great. And I do have to applaud Jordan, DiDio, and Rockafort’s use of a diverse MC. This just wasn’t my favourite of the New Age of Heroes series thus far.

[Stacy · Rating 2 out of 5]

I like the art the most in this title. And as a super-hero start-up, this did the job though it wasn't wholly memorable. This is the first Metal tie-in with DC's new line of heroes and it's nice to finally see how Metal does associate after the branding. I found this pretty cliche otherwise. Kid with new powers, unable to relate to family and peers. I like how we got a bit of social media in, but pity might be the only thing thus far endearing me to our protagonist. I might keep reading.

(I'm experimenting with a personal checklist in order to understand what I look for in the genre. This got 23/50)

[Amber · Rating 4 out of 5]

Read a preview, liked that. Picked this up, not sure how I feel about the huge dark circles the characters have/the art in general/the everything else that wasn’t in the preview.

Eh who knows, it could be good.

[Alri Moore · Rating 4 out of 5]

Desde su publicación en 2018 tebia ganas de leerlo y finalmente se me hizo disfrutar esta historia, me sorprende que 7 años después de todos los eventos qué pasaron la historia sigue funcionando bastante bien.

[John · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fun and Games

[kynndra-jo · Rating 4 out of 5]

So damn promising! Can't wait to get the second issue. Character designs are devine.

[[Name Redacted] · Rating 4 out of 5]

Read because it was recommended by Richard C. Meyer of the "Diversity & Comics" YouTube channel! Shame the series later devolves into a whining screed against criticism. :/
#movetheneedle

[Patrick · Rating 2 out of 5]

I mean, as an introduction to a character...it was alright.

Honestly, this just feels like a DC clone of Spire-Man right now.

[Jesse Carter · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great read

Very good artwork! Great story! Will definitely be following sideways! Glad this is a part off the DC family! Definitely one i will recommend¡