Summary: Witness the first meeting of the World's Finest...but with a mystery spanning two worlds perhaps that should be Multiverse's Finest?
Plot: Of all of the titles and creative teams announced as part of DC’s new Infinite Frontier era Yang was one of the writers I was most excited to see as I absolutely loved Superman Smashes the Klan and unlike my reaction to Ram V's Swampthing(another anticipated book) I'm glad to say my expectations were definitely met. I can't say it for certain shaxper but it looks like Yang was as big a fan of Superman: Man of Steel #5 as I was, as he fully co-opts the movie serial format used there to tell this story of the first meeting of Batman(and Robin!) and Superman of two different worlds. 
However, unlike in Simonson's tale, Yang uses the film technique to a much greater impact on the story as they are not only used through out the whole story, the tones used actually feel like the old Batman and Superman movie serials, and they are also used as physical representations of the two separate worlds that Superman and Batman live in.  And those two worlds were just so fun to explore here, I mentioned already they feel like the old movie serials with Clark slinking away with a knowing wink and Batman and Robin having a wholesome partnership and on top of that they exist in worlds that don't have each other in them...though there are interesting twists that represent them as Alfred lives under Wayne Manor and operates as a Bane like criminal mastermind in Superman's world and in Batman's we see that Superman's rocket ship didn't make it intact to Earth but there is a mysterious fortress at the North Pole suggesting someone from Krypton did make it. And in the end something from outside these world's burns a whole in the films allowing the two stories to cross over which was a real fun effect. I don't know where this meeting of the Multiverse's Finest will Ultimately go but the energy is amazing so I'm locked in for sure.
Art: What more can really be about the amazing work of Ivan Reis? If you're looking for someone who just seems to "get" what a classic superhero comic should look like he really is your guy. His look is just so bright and clean that it just instantly invokes that feeling of nostalgia that I find I really crave when it comes to a good superhero book. In this book in particular I really loved his use of the filmstrip structure with the dual narratives; and while it didn't leave a ton of room for complex layouts, it did give a great showcase for Reis' storytelling abilities and how subtle changes in style really affect tone in these two tales.
Grade:10/10

Summary:Gabriel Cruz is ready for a well earned retirement from the Weyland-Yutani Corporation but his estranged son might bring him back.
Plot: I've long ban a fan of the world of Aliens, from the films to the books and comics I've tried just about all of them over the years so when Disney bought Fox I knew it was only a matter of time before Aliens comics left Dark Horse and came to Marvel and now that its here I'm a little underwhelmed. I had high hopes as I love Phillip Kennedy Johnson's work with Last Gods and his Dark Crystal book but this was a huge miss for me...so much that I can't see myself picking up issue two. There's no attempt at building tension, no real sense of mystery or discovery and as such there's no real horror either which is a huge failure for an Alien book.
Art: Compounding the issue this book had with its empty feeling narrative is the artwork by Larroca, which is so straight forward that there's never a sense that something could jump out at you at any moment which is probably the most important element of any Aliens story. It's perhaps a predictable issue with Larroca, he has a style that often relies on photo-referencing and although it can often deliver some iconic images it can also come off as very flat and lifeless and that's what we got here.   This is a perfect one-two punch of awfulness; a horror story with a tension-less plot and art with out energy or emotion.
Grade:0/10
I don't think I've ever delivered a rating this low.

Summary:Usagi and his former sensei, Sojobu, have their backs against the wall when an unforeseen ally comes to their aid.
Art/Story: The latest adventure featuring your favorite ronin rabbit continues the Tengu War storyline that began in the last issue and it really delivers when it comes to action. However, while there are fights aplenty delivered in beautiful, fluid panels that you swear are moving and wonderfully odd looking yokai...it lacks a little heart, which is usually the centerpiece of any good Usagi story. There's a short bit about a samurai's duty and honor and a tiny exploration of Japanese myths but not a whole lot to really latch onto emotionally. Don't get me wrong, it's not a terrible book by any stretch of the imagination, it's just that it's very action orientated and very straight forward so it's not the deepest read in the world. Part of me feels like this should have been a deep dive into Japanese culture, like Kite Story or Kaiso, where the plot almost feels like a superficial excuse to deliver an educational text but you don't mind because the information is so interesting that you can forgive the simplistic plot. It would have been interesting to learn why, if for any reason, Sojobu's wife appears to be wearing a yokai mask for instance. Is that how female yokai are often depicted? No idea, but if so a look into that would have been really fun and added a sense of depth to what is otherwise a fairly run of the mill story that basically boils down Usagi helps an old friend defend their home from a band of miscreants. Sure, in this case the old friend is a mountain spirit and the miscreants are weird furry monsters, but at the end of the day it's a tad simplistic.
Grade:6/10