Doom Patrol #1 review

Those who sigh that comic cover images today bear little resemblance to the interior stories should like this comic. Because that’s a very sombre Robotman, Elasti-Girl, Negative Man and the Chief on Niko Henrichon’s cover of this latest Doom Patrol series, and that’s a fair reflection of the contents. The World’s Strangest Heroes have become […]

Legion of Super-Heroes #1 review

A thousand years from today and detective duo Brainiac 1 of 5 and Tenzil Ken have arrived at a murder scene. They’ve not been hired to learn who killed power broker RJ Brande, but Brainiac is intrigued. He uses his talents to tap into secret Science Police channels. Across the galaxy, on the world of […]

Batman: Bad Seeds – Sunset #1 review

The madness that is Gotham City has recently seen the criminal Vandal Savage installed as police commissioner and the criminal Poison Ivy as mayor. It was never going to end well. And so it is that their uneasy alliance has crumbled, and Poison Ivy is… well, I’d say overreacting. So yes, Ivy, having recently annoyed […]

Next Level: One Shot #1 review

Deadshot, the greatest assassin in the DC Universe, is being chased across the rooftops of Chicago by masked assailants. Did I mention that Floyd Lawton is the greatest assassin in the DC Universe? ‘Flag’ is Rick Flag Jr, soldier, spy Deadshot’s old ‘pal’ in the Suicide Squad and devotee of yellow tee-shirts. He’d asked Deadshot […]

Superman #41 review

It’s the middle of the Kingdom of Zod but don’t expect the usual water treading here. As Superman battles General Zod in the Kryptonite Kingdom, a prediction made by the Time Trapper a while back comes true. So unnecessary. Superman had appealed to the Phantom Zone criminal to resume their uneasy truce. After Superman is […]

Superman Unlimited #16 review

Lois Lane is in dire straits, captured by Zod and liable to be fried if she gets too annoying… but every time we see her during a desperate battle between the forces of the Kryptonian villain and the Super Family, she’s smiling. And I’m not surprised – this issue had me smiling too. The people […]

Batman/Superman: World’s Finest #54 review

War is about to break out between two DC Universe Madeupistans. Superman and Batman are wondering how to calm things down. So much for ‘pretend ghost’ – our heroes instantly find themselves in a place they’ve been previously, the Hell realm ruled by Neron. And they’re not the only heroes drafted in by the mystery […]

Batman & Robin: Year One – Dynamic Duos #1 review

Well, that was quick. A little under a year since Batman & Robin Year One #12, and here’s a second maxi-series. And I couldn’t be happier to see it, writer Mark Waid and artist Chris Samnee’s creative cross-pollination has produced some great comics. And we have another one here. As the title makes clear, DC […]

The Fury of Firestorm #5 review

We open with a cracking cover from illustrator Rafael De Latorre and colourist Marcelo Maiolo, with the Firestorm of different time periods facing two of his staunchest allies. On the left, Hawkman, his onetime Justice League of America colleague. And on the right, Firehawk, Ronnie Raymond’s former girlfriend. Previous issues of this mini-series have set […]

Supergirl #16 review

It’s the start of a Super-Family event and first to hold the baton is Supergirl. With Superman awol, she’s decided to step up and deal with the El Caldero problem. Recently a massive Green Kryptonite meteor fell to Earth, bringing with it pieces of Kryptonian culture and technology. Kara is particularly irked that a sunstone […]