Mister Terrific, Vol. 1: Mind Games

Mister Terrific #1-8

by Eric Wallace, Gianluca Gugliotta (Artist), J.G. Jones (Illustrator)

As a part of the acclaimed DC Comics—The New 52 event of September 2011, the world's third-smartest man - and one of its most eligible bachelors–uses his brains and fists against science gone mad in this new series from Eric Wallace (Titans) and Roger Robinson!

Michael Holt is the head of a successful high-tech corporation and an institute that recruits and encourages the finest minds of the next generation to excel. As Mister Terrific he inhabits a world of amazement few others know exists, let alone can comprehend.

This volume collects issues #1-6 of Mr. Terrific, part of the DC Comics—The New 52 event.

Genres: Comics, Graphic Novels, Dc Comics, Graphic Novels Comics, Science Fiction, Superheroes, Comic Book

187 pages, Kindle Edition

First published September 14, 2011

Reviews

[Anne · Rating 1 out of 5]

Mind Games was a steaming cup of crap with a heaping spoonful of stupid mixed in for good measure.
It makes Justice League International, Vol. 1: The Signal Masters look good, if that tells you anything. So far, this is hands down the worst title I've read from DC's reboot.

To start off, there was an amazing amount of pseudo-scientific babble on every page.
So that he can administer an atomic shock to my entire molecular system. He's literally tearing apart the covalent and ionic bonds which hold my cellular makeup together at the atomic level.

yawn

My new friends are wearing suits that emit gamma frequencies to create their transparent state. initiating an inverse Compton scattering wave pulse along a post-gamma frequency should counteract that effect...

eyes getting heavy...

...It's my theory that Aaron used a Q.T. subset, wave-particle duality mechanics, to bridge some kind of quantum barrier between two separate realities...

ZZZZZZZZZZ

Booooooring.
And the rest of the dialogue could only be described as total shit painfully awkward.

While I'm at it, I might as well mention the less than Terrific art. It alternates between normal looking people and weird, melty-face people. On some pages, Mr. Terrific looks like a shlumpy middle-aged guy in a wrinkled suit, and on some pages, he's back to being a buff corporate hottie. WTF?

I have to give an honorable mention to his doofy...I don't know what you'd call it? Battle Cry maybe?
He has FAIR tattooed on one arm and PLAY tattooed on the other. And for some reason, when he defeats a bad guy, the crowd chants...
Win the Day!
Get it?
Fair Play!
Win the Day!
Eh.

Stupid villains.
I personally thought the French douche who called himself The Tomorrow Thief was the most laughable, but feel free to read this for yourself and decide.

[Sam Quixote · Rating 2 out of 5]

With a name as naff as “Mister Terrific”, the book has to be good right? DC don’t do irony or try to make their superheroes laughable so anything they’re calling terrific better damn well be terrific. Except when it isn’t like “Mister Terrific”.

Michael Holt is that rarest of things in superhero comics: a billionaire industrialist genius who is also a superhero. Did I say rare? I meant the polar opposite. So things are off to a good stereotypical start. Cookie cutter out, instant superhero created. Besides having a genius level IQ and a cut body, Mister Terrific’s superhero powers come from floating metal balls called “T-Spheres” that basically do whatever the plot requires Mister Terrific to do. To writer Eric Wallace’s credit he doesn’t make any “balls of steel” jokes.

Mister Terrific is all over the map, both literally and figuratively. The book opens with a brawl in London, jumps to California, then outer space, then Iceland, then back to California. In these colourful locations, Mr T (oh if only) fights a number of poorly conceived villains like the Tomorrow Thief, the Kryl (don’t whales eat these?), a robot dude, and a blue guy with a wifi symbol on his forehead. I have no idea who any of these villains are nor are they worth remembering. They may as well be labelled “obstacle #1”, “obstacle #2”, etc.

More damning is the lack of character development for Mister Terrific. Who is this guy? Why does he fight crime? What are T-Spheres? How is he able to travel to space and wander around it without a suit? What’s the origin of his tattoo “Fair Play”? Eric Wallace does write a brief intro to the character that explains how he came to be Mister Terrific though it involved time travel and was, inevitably, confusing.

There was no real story arc to the book besides a sub-plot involving corporate politics at Holt Industries (snore) – the rest of the time was taken up with Mr T fighting one forgettable bad guy after another. This book proves that unless you create a character the reader cares about, no end of “interesting events” can make the book compelling. This book literally goes from saving kids from cars in the street to diffusing nuclear bombs that pop out of nowhere while evading cloaked soldiers to battling aliens in space. And yet through it all, I didn’t care. It was all so arbitrary – there’s no tension, you know Mr T will babble some pseudo-scientific stuff then throw his T-Spheres at the enemy, and walk away unscathed. Mega-Yawn. (And the space storyline? I know there aren’t many black superheroes but does there really need to be a slave storyline included here? Just seems unnecessary).

Apparently Mister Terrific was a strong supporting character in larger storylines like the JSA; unfortunately this book proves that not all supporting characters can pull off being the lead with their own series. He could’ve been an interesting character in the hands of a more skilled writer but Eric Wallace wasn’t that guy (too much exposition!). I can see why DC decided to axe this title after just 8 issues – if you’re making your way through the New 52 titles, I’d give this one a miss.

[Annice22 · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really enjoyed reading this. It was interesting, well written and had great art. Mister Terrific was interesting because he mainly used his intellect to try to stop the villians but that did not mean he didn't throw a punch when necessary. He is a superhero after all.

Too bad this was cancelled. I thought it was pretty good.

[Mike · Rating 1 out of 5]

See Anne's awesome review.

[Roman · Rating 1 out of 5]

Прочитав онгоїнг Містера Теріфіка в н52 і це прям дуже погано. Таке відчуття що автор просто не знав що йому робити з персонажем і кидався з крайнощі в крайність, тому не дивно що серія протрималася всього 8 номерів. Не рекомендую знайомитися з цим коміксом.

[Daryl · Rating 2 out of 5]

Another misstep in DC's "New 52" re-launch. The previous version of Mr. Terrific worked well in the modern era JSA, as a smart and interesting supporting figure. And he had a cool look with the dark T masking his features and the leather jacket. The new Mr. Terrific looks dumb, with the red and blue T mask (that's not really even a T) and the "fair" and "play" tattoos on his arms. The writing on this book is consistent, it's just not good. Mr. Terrific's adventures with outer space, inter-dimensional creatures is jarring for a character who should be a street-level fighter. The dialogue and story are filled with pseudo-scientific jargon that goes over the head and loses interest. (Contrast that with the best of the FF-Reed Richards scientific stuff, which can be cool and fun.) And in between super-hero adventures, we're "treated" to a sub-plot involving Michael Holt's industrial company and the conflict among the board of directors over Holt's frequent absences. Yawn. Not surprised that this book was one of the first casualties of the new 52, being cancelled after the 8 issues collected here. The only real point of interest is the presence of Karen Starr (Power Girl) and the ending which points to a continuation on Earth-2. (I'm sure James Robinson can resurrect this character and make me like him.)

[Fizzgig76 · Rating 2 out of 5]

Reprints Mister Terrific #1-8 (November 2011-June 2012). Michael Holt is one of the smartest men in the world. The owner of Holt Industries is creating revolutionary technology to change how people live but he’s also living a double life as the adventurer Mister Terrific. As Mister Terrific, Michael is battling superhumans, traveling dimensions, and evading government agents. Michael’s greatest threats could come from the people he knows however.

Written by Eric Wallace, Mister Terrific 1: Mind Games was part of the New 52 DC relaunch following the Flash series Flashpoint. The comic was met with so-so reviews among the other launch titles and only ran the eight issues which are collected here.

Mr. Terrific has a long history but this comic represents his first real self-titled solo series. The original Terry Sloane version of the character of Mr. Terrific first appeared in Sensation Comics #1 in January of 1942 and became an active member of the Justice Society of America until he was killed in Justice League of America (1) #171 (October 1979) by a possessed Jay Garrick. In the ’90s, DC revamped the character and replaced him with Michael Holt in The Spectre (3) #54 (June 1997). Holt took his place with the JSA but here in the New 52 universe, we get to see him acting on his own for the first time.

Mister Terrific had a very short life so calling this "Volume 1" is a bit of a misnomer. This collection is the entire eight issues of the New 52 titles and it was one of the first titles that was announced for cancellation. It really is a bit too bad. The story isn’t awful, but does feel a bit choppy since it chose essentially to have three stories (Brainstorm/The Kryl/Digitus) and many of the New 52 titles went for a solid six issue story.

It feels like Mister Terrific also has a strong supporting cast that gets buried here. The mourning Michael’s women Aleeka and Karen Starr never get enough play in the eight issues, and I’m a big believer that the supporting cast of a comic really makes the comic by layering the stories. With little development of these players, it also doesn’t help that Mister Terrific fought rather generic villains…the series could have benefited from a heavy hitter from the Pre-New 52 world since Mister Terrific didn’t already have a following.

Mister Terrific 1: Mind Games was a so-so first outing for the New 52 hero. I wish it had worked better since I like the techno-cyberpunk feel of the series (or if it could have pushed it further). Mister Terrific wasn’t over with the cancellation of this series. Karen Starr was revealed to be Power Girl of Earth-2 who went on to star with the Huntress in World’s Finest and Mister Terrific discovered himself on Earth-2 in Earth 2: The Gathering.

[Alex Sarll]

I suppose when you give a character with a name like that his own solo series, you're rather hoping to cue the reviewers. Given this was one of the first cancellations of DC's New 52 reboot, I'm clearly not the only person who failed to take that bait. It probably didn't help that the first issue cliffhanger sees the hero mind-controlled into evil - yeah, that sort of thing happens to most superheroes sooner or later, but if you're trying to establish a second-stringer as a big deal, don't do it straight away. Beyond that, they basically play Terrific (aka Michael Holt) as a black Tony Stark - except that the science makes even less sense (the low point, in terms of feeling like a half-arsed Warren Ellis rip-off, comes from one of the villains, the new Brainstorm - who now has a wi-fi symbol on his forehead. I know Brainstorm was always a goofy character, but there are limits).
On the plus side: of all the Justice Society's legacy heroes, Mr Terrific had one of the slimmest connections to the Golden Age hero of the same name (and said predecessor was at best a doofus, at worst a ridiculous hypocrite), so the loss of the universe's past isn't an insurmountable obstacle, and if anything the new origin story makes more sense. Plus, in equal opportunities terms, not only do we have a fairly admirable black lead, but he's subjected to the sort of gratuitous butt, package and naked torso shots normally reserved for the superheroines. Yay progress!

[Shamus · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was a mixed bag for me. The art stays consistently decent throughout this collection (ignoring the somewhat goofy choice of costumes and features for most villains) and you get a few different story lines for the various villains Mr. Terrific faces, while keeping one major story line going for his corporate personality, but overall it was simply an okay read. I found it interesting that they have kept Karen Starr in the New 52, despite her no longer being the secret identity of Kryptonian powerhouse Power Girl. Keeping her as a love interest for Mr. Terrific, as well as a competitor as the head of Starr Industries, was an interesting choice, but so far I've enjoyed it. Most of this collection seems to be a way of leading up to the discovery of the technology needed to travel through the multi-verse. This would be a good way of leading up to the discovery of alternate worlds, as I'm hearing is the path DC is currently taking. This is probably the only reason I will pick up the next Mr. Terrific collection. Without the interest of who Karen Starr is going to turn out to be, and how this multi-verse transport will work into the rest of the DC New 52, this collection would not have rated much interest from me. Not as disappointing as I found Green Arrow, but not a must read for me, excepting the things I already listed.

[David · Rating 3 out of 5]

I like Mr. Terrific. Here's a reboot of a 40's character that's actually better than the original. He's long been central to the various JSA titles from the last few years and it's great to see him finally get a solo title.

It's got all the right elements. The writing it pretty decent. You get several complete science fiction stories in one volume. Mr. Terrific comes across as a mix between Batman and Doctor Who. Unfortunately, it just doesn't all come together, but it's a decent first try. I think the art was a big distraction. It's a big ugly to tell the truth. The covers are amazing. If only the interior art had been a match to the floppy covers, this might have been a really great comic.

I've heard that this title was cancelled. That's too bad. I'd like to see DC give Mr. T another shot at the big leagues.

[Alan · Rating 2 out of 5]

I really wanted to like this. It just fell so short of my expectations.

Why? I've read TPBs where Michael Holt, the world's third smartest man and former Olympic champion was a supporting character. What was highlighted in those tales was that Holt is usually the smartest person in the room. In Mind Games, frankly Holt comes off no smarter than say Bruce Wayne. That's smart, but not T'Challa (as written by Christopher Priest) or Reed Richards smart. Even Holt is appalled that he resorts to sheer physical violence to beat a villain.

Possibly the biggest issues is the forces he is asked to defeat. Even the problems he faces in his personal and business life are pretty much copies of a Tony Stark story. The villains are instantly forgettable.

In other words, everything that made this character unique is missing.

[Cale · Rating 2 out of 5]

This must have been a hard book to write. It focuses so much on trying to be intelligent, but although it pulls out a lot of science, it makes Mister Terrific into an idiot when it comes to anything else (like, say, people). I've always liked Mister Terrific as a character, but he really can't hold a whole book on his own like this. The characterization isn't steady - and the titling of 'third most intelligent man on the planet' is a little obnoxious. Additionally, there's a lot of heavy handed moralizing here, which in many cases feels shoehorned in. The series ended after these eight issues, and I can understand why. There wasn't enough of a spark here to keep it going. I'd like to see Mister Terrific show up in other series, but he shouldn't be starring in his own. At least, not like this.

[Lillian Francis · Rating 2 out of 5]

Issues 1 - 3. This is my first read of this character. The T mask doesn’t seem like it would disguise anyone especially someone that well known. Art’s fine. Story is okay atm.
# 4 - 5. Meh. Weird slavery story set in the inter dimensional world Mister Terrific uses for travel.
#6 - 8. What a mess. And as for the ending, absolute bollocks.

Overall the art was okay but the story was complete rubbish. No cohesive storyline. Lots of science stuff that I neither understood nor cared about. Just as I didn’t care about the characters. No wonder this was cancelled.

[Joe · Rating 2 out of 5]

The last two...no wait.

I was let down by this title.
I'm not sure how anyone reads this monthly.
It changes tone constantly.
Story parts don't hang together.

I hoped it would be good.
It is only okay.

Their is great materiel here, it just needs to be worked.

Hoping future issues will fix the problem.

[Angela · Rating 3 out of 5]

An enjoyable book with a character I was not overly familiar with. Holt is a genius who sees everything as a science problem. The story is fun with varied villians and a nice space opera. It has potential, shame it was cancelled.

[Tienyin · Rating 3 out of 5]

It kept my attention during the whole run, but I'm not sorry it ended. It's worth reading mostly for the way it ties into the new 52 mythology

[Tony Laplume · Rating 5 out of 5]

The art in this collection can sometimes look a little weird. But the rest of the creative decisions? In a word: terrific.

Mister Terrific, Michael Holt, debuted as a member of the Justice Society, the updated one from the early millennium, not the original. He was part of an upgrade to the team as suggested by James Robinson’s much-hailed Starman. But aside from a cool look and some relevant 21st century technological abilities, this was a superhero saddled to a team and a name that didn’t sound very relevant at all.

Enter the New 52. The Justice Society, for all intents and purposes, no longer existed (except in an alternate incarnation within the pages of Earth 2). And Mister Terrific received his first solo spotlight. Suddenly he would have to stand on his own.

And now, enter Eric Wallace. The results of the eight issue series collected here are entirely down to his efforts. Given a hero who didn’t really have a story before it, Wallace created one. He anchored it in archetypal ways: Holt is given a family tragedy as a motivating factor, in this case the death of his wife, but then an enigmatic impetus for rebirth, too. He discovers a son he never knew. By the end of the series it becomes clear this son is derived from the multiverse, where Holt’s adventures will continue (alongside Power Girl, who appears throughout the volume but is never named as such).

Basically, you have to be a little savvy to appreciate some of this. You also have to be able to appreciate Wallace’s ability to present a man billed as the third smartest on the planet as a genius. It’s like Andrew Weir’s The Martian. Even if the science doesn’t always check out (it’s fiction, after all, not a textbook), it sounds good. This is a superhero comic with its own voice.

In some ways it’s the New 52 answer to the MCU Iron Man. Sometimes it can be difficult to remember the timeframe. Iron Man was released in 2008. The New 52 began in 2011. The MCU essentially draws on comics older than 2008. The New 52 might in some ways be viewed as DC’s answer. The DCEU was itself derived from the New 52. Just imagine if Michael Holt had been at its center.

But the great thing is, this comic is history now. Holt now stars in a different spotlight comic, the team book Terrifics. If anything his profile has risen since his first solo series failed. Wallace created a brilliant blueprint. Maybe Holt’s destiny is for greater things still.

Maybe it’s, I dare say, terrific.

[Krzysztof Grabowski · Rating 1 out of 5]

Są takie rzeczy, których się nie powinno robić, albo powinno się robić dobrze, jeżeli się już na coś decydujemy. Włodarze DC w ramach linii wydawniczej New 52 postanowili odświeżyć wiele postaci ze swojej długiej historii. Niestety nie wyciągnęli wniosków z tego, że część postaci zasłużenie nie jest rozpoznawalna. Mister Terrific to dla mnie taki kazus O.M.A.C. To nudna, wydłużona historia, z bezpłciowym bohaterem i przeciwnikami tak absurdalnymi, że na dobrą sprawę, sami powinni popełnić zbiorowe samobójstwo.

Mister Terrific aka Michael Holt to pionier z dziedziny nauki, który jest jedną z najmądrzejszych postaci na Ziemi, a do tego bardzo bardzo bogatą. Analogia do Starka zatem jest widoczna gołym okiem. Ale o ile Iron Man to postać z charyzmą, tak tyle ciekawego co szczota służąca do czyszczenia kibla. Korzysta z nowoczesnej technologii, która pomaga mu latać, przy czym w walce pomagają mu latające, metalowe kulki z symbole t na swojej powierzchni... Jakież to oryginalne.

Tym bardziej, że historia jest intelektualnie przekombinowana i pełna pseudonauki. Szkopuł w tym, że nie wystarczy używać naukowych terminów, aby dialogi były inteligentne. Przez te osiem zeszytów przemęczyłem się niemiłosiernie i za plus mogę wziąć tylko obecność Power Girl i końcowy twist, który wywala postać Holta do równoległej rzeczywistości zwanej Earth-2. No i fakt, że tytuł zakończono już na pierwszy tomie już o czymś świadczy, choć nie jest miarodajne bo DC potrafiło zakończyć coś świetnego na pierwszym albo drugim tomie jak w przypadku Shazam czy Blue Bettle...

Postać Mister Terrific może być dobra, co pokazała przeszłość, jednak jej nowa forma nadaje się tylko do crossoverów lub gościnnych udziałów przy innych tytułach. Komiks wygląda też bardzo nierówno. Weźmy postać samego bohatera. Czasami to umięśniony adonis, a czasami wygląda na jakiegoś podstarzałego gościa w zbyt obcisłym stroju. Imo nie polecam. Chyba jeden z najgorszych tytułów z jakimi miałem do czynienia w serii New 52.

[Ya Boi Be Reading · Rating 1 out of 5]

1.5 A bunch of short adventures (that are uninteresting they feel like misadventures) with weak throughline. The only interesting story thread was the weak love triangle with Aleeka and by the end that had been massacred into boredom. Needless to say I’m not exactly a fan of the writing nor the art. The adventures aren't interesting enough for how one-off they all are and feel like they’re going through the motions of having some cape action stuff happening. And all attempts at an overarching story (Akeela and the love triangle, Mr. Terrific’s woe is me wangst about having to manage anger, or the corporate espionage) are dull or start off with potential to only also end up dull. The writing also constantly goes into scientific gobbledook or adding unnecessarily advanced words to show Mr. Terrific is smart which I feel is often a weak way to write a smart character. The art feels weak with inconsistencies in faces and proportions frequently and occasional bad editing to make a photo reference or 3d objects into linear. I also don't like this design for him. The jacket is gone for tattoos that sometimes are ok but normally feel weaker to me. The red eyes thing is awkward and so is the gradient of black to red on his T. I mean the art is not the worst by far. I think the spreads are often beautiful and teeming with detail and love. But it so often feels like the art has been massacred by time-crunch.
I also really dislike the ending. I get that the series was unpopular and ended but having no real ending with very little accomplished for the character or plotlines (which instead just were cut short and left to die) to tie in a completely different comic series (advertising issue 2 of it, not even the first issue or trade no less) is just weak.

[Logan · Rating 1 out of 5]

No wonder this series got cancelled. Possibly one of the worst comic runs I’ve ever read in my life. I wanted to stop after the first issue but decided to choke down the remaining 7.

I thought I’d educate myself more on the Mr. Terrific character after watching Superman and CW’s Arrow. I didn’t know much about Michael Holt or any of his adversaries. This series basically jumps right in. Doesn’t give much background to the character and sets up….’a story.’ (I see this a lot with Mr. Terrific comics. His all attitude no character) After the first issue, it’s all over the place. Besides having wayyyyyyyy too much dialogue, the stories are not consistent.

Brainwave (I think), Tomorrow Man, Ghost people…what the hell is going on??? Not only that but Mr. Terrific able to travel to different universes? I’m not sure if this is normal for the character but it feels very odd. The final issue tries using a character throughout all the issue as a bad guy but it is completely unmemorable. I just finished the issue a minute ago and I still can’t think of his name!

I won’t bother talking about this series anymore. An utter embarrassment for DC and they should completely scrap this series.

[Sean Sexton · Rating 2 out of 5]

I continue working through the comic collections from DC's New 52 initiative. While there have been some great titles, with interesting stories and gorgeous artwork, there are also a few series that have you thinking--meh. "Mister Terrific" is probably one of the latter. The artwork is pretty enough, but the story didn't do much for me. In my mind, given the large number of established characters in the DC universe, there ought to be a pretty high bar for introducing a new character. DC fans will complain that Mister Terrific has been around for many years. That's fine, but the point remains--the milieu is still too crowded to waste time on some of these secondary characters.

I nearly forgot to mention the obligatory list of powers and back story. Mister Terrific's primary power is that he's supposedly the second most intelligent person on the planet. (Unclear who No. 1 is). He invents stuff, include three little spheres that hover and let him (sort of) fly by standing on them. Beyond that, it's not really all that clear what sort of energy he harnesses or how he manages to defeat the bad guys. As I said--meh.

[Brandon · Rating 2 out of 5]

3/10

The writing's not very good. The dialogue is a chore to get through and the way exposition is told is flat out lazy. We learn Brainstorm's origin story through him expositioning it mid-battle rather than Mr. Terrific using his intellect to figure it out on his own, or hell, just give us a flashback anywhere other than mid-fucking-battle. It takes skill to write a smart character like Mr. Terrific and that skill is lacking in this series. This is the most exposition-heavy comic I've read and so much of it is unnecessary. I don't need every single thing explained to me. That's the beauty of incredibly intelligent characters - sometimes they can do things and use technology that I won't understand how it operates. This writer falls into the comic book trap of everything needing to be explained so that nothing appears to be a deus ex machina but explaining everything Mr. Terrific does is the most boring thing I can possibly imagine a writer wanting to do.

[Conrad Gempf · Rating 1 out of 5]

I wanted to catch up on the new Mr Terrific in advance of seeing the 2025 Superman film. I'm not sure this really helps. There was a Mr Terrific back in the 1940s whose adventures appeared alongside the adventures of Wonder Woman in Sensation Comics. That hero died in Justice League of America issues 171-172, and a new character was offered the role in The Spectre 54 in 1997. None of those stories were really all that brilliant either. There's a new series in 2025, called Mr Terrific Year One; I'll skim that, but I don't have high hopes. Still, any superhero leader who can bear with Guy Gardner deserves a shot.

[Sean · Rating 1 out of 5]

So, this was terrible. Mr. Terrific is a great character but none of that was on display here. We get a lame Bruce Wayne knockoff with no reason given why Terrific is who he is. Why Fair Play? His powers/tech is either explained poorly or too well. So much exposition made this extremely boring. If this book is to kick things off and explain him to new readers it was an epic fail. The art was fine but couldn't help this terrible plot. Karen? Aleeka? Random girl in Iceland? What? Why? It was so poorly done. Overall, abysmal.

[Duncan · Rating 1 out of 5]

Great character, HORRIBLE story. This should be entitled "When A BIG Pile of Dan Didio Happens To Good Superheroes". Lousy writing, and artwork that looks like somebody fed a third grader eight tabs of LSD. To make things worse, even the plot is so disjointed that you'd need to be Plastic Man to follow it.
Don't give it a miss. Blast it with a bazooka and put it out of ALL of our misery.

[Josef Ploski · Rating 3 out of 5]

I had only recently discovered this character and was interested to learn more about him. I tried, but couldn't get into all his science mumbo-jumbo, perhaps a more educated man could, but it seemed to come down to alot of "I will save the day by Reversing the polarity of this Samoflange and creating a gravity well that will stop this nuclear bomb by freezing its Farnaxian nanobyte core."

[Will Brown · Rating 2 out of 5]

Better than some of the other infamous New52 books, but the lack of a character arc and the constant technobabble make this a pretty boring book. The character has potential, but if Mister Terrific is always like this, I see why he’s always in a team setting. He really needs someone else to talk to or react to all the nonsensical jargon he’s saying.

[Deryk Rumbold · Rating 1 out of 5]

New 52 is actually the era of DC comics I read the most of so it does have the highest nostalgia and soft spot in my heart but even that is not able to redeem this mess. Sloppy sci-fi jargon mixed up with a half effort story progression that doesn't take our hero anywhere these issues were pretty bad. Anytime there is Board Room drama is a bad sign for a comic book.

[Roberto Diaz · Rating 2 out of 5]

Maybe Wallace and Co. Had a long game here, but sales and editorial made this the one and only volume of tjis iteration of tje character. Hopefully this was remedied by "The Terrifics" series after dark nights Metal.

[Powerman61 · Rating 5 out of 5]

Mister Terrific (2011-2012) Vol. 1: Mind Games

Outstanding issues of Mister Terrific.
Great artwork and awesome storylines.
This was a great introduction into
the Mr. Terrific comic book universe.