Superman #40 review

The ghost of Manchester Black has gained enough physicality to go toe-to-toe with Superboy Prime. But if he’s going to force the wannabe Superman to do what he wishes – use his reality altering power to reshape the world to his ends – he’s going to have to use his mental powers to sap Prime’s […]

Wonder Woman #35 review

Goodness me, I can’t remember the last time I read an issue of Wonder Woman, but Friend of the Blog Murray recommended this one. We’re knee deep in Tom King’s Matriarch storyline, which seems to be a continuation of the Sovereign business, but this is an interlude issue looking back at Diana’s origin. The set-up […]

Superman Unlimited #15 review

So yes, the young Jon Kent rescued from a volcano is not the version we knew, but his Earth 3 counterpart, the son of Ultraman of the Crime Syndicate. And having been ushered towards a red sun cage by Steel in the middle of a green kryptonite crisis, he’s freaking out. With Steel’s hammer. As […]

The Fury of Firestorm #4

Lorraine Reilly, the heroine Firehawk, has tracked down Professor Martin Stein, formerly half of Firestorm, the Nuclear Man. The other 50 per cent, Ronnie Raymond – her onetime boyfriend – is currently alone inside Firestorm, but very much not in control. He’s a prisoner inside the Matrix and the now sentient Firestorm, untethered from humanity. […]

Supergirl #15 review

That’s a lovely cover from writer/artist Sophie Campbell, it’s so nice to see Supergirl back in her regular outfit after that unprepossessing white and blue number she picked up last issue. Inside, though, she’s still in the costume that came with her repairs after a brief period as a cyborg. The good news is that […]

Facsimile Fun: Batman #127 review

DC’s latest facsimile is my favourite sort – not a famous first edition, or an origin entry, but a seemingly random issue of a long-running series. Which means I get to play detective – what’s so special that this comic gets a second life? The cover is certainly eye catching, a Curt Swan and Stan […]

Batman #11 review

The battle to put corrupt Gotham police commissioner Vandal Savage in jail is on the backburner this issue as an enemy from a few months back – well, in our time – shows up again to bedevil Batman. And doesn’t she look vicious on Jorge Jiménez’s gorgeous cover, a Magpie for the 21st century. OK, […]

JSA #21 review

Behind this peppy cover by Pete Woods is the Search for the Spectre Part 3 of 4, so it’s time for things to really ramp up before the big finale. We are getting a big finale, aren’t we? Because things don’t really ramp up here. Half the book is a continuation of the dangerous game […]

Film review: Supergirl (2026)

Having not been a fan of the Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow mini-series there was a chance I wouldn’t bother seeing the adaptation at the cinema. But, as a huge Supergirl fan, that was never very likely. I mean, I enjoyed the 1984 Helen Slater film, it was daft fun! As for this year’s model, I […]

The Flash #34 review

If you’ve developed a new super power but can’t understand it, who you gonna call? Mr Terrific, the smartest man in the world his opinion. That’s Flash Wally West’s answer, it helps that he works for him… well, takes a salary, he’s rarely at the TerrificTech complex. There’s a lot of superheroing to be done. […]