Podcast Plugtime: Digging for Kryptonite – Supergirl in the Bronze Age

You know I love Supergirl. From the original Silver Age series by Otto Binder, Jim Mooney and co to the current book by Sophie Campbell via the excellence of Sterling Gates and Jamal Igle, Kara has had some fantastic runs. And the Daring New Adventures of Supergirl has a very special place in my heart. […]

Supergirl #12 review

Now, generally I get a kick out of seeing new looks for Supergirl. Not this time… poor Kara has been remade into a robotic heroine after last month’s brutal battle with Black Flame in the Bottle City of Kandor. Behind the cybernetics and bionics is a stalwart of Krypton’s last community, Kim-Da. Kara and Kim-Da […]

Action Comics #1097 review

The ‘Reign of the Superboys’ stamp is on the cover, but as with last issue I don’t see how the phrase is reflected inside the book. What I do see is a thoroughly engaging comic as Mary Marvel, Booster Gold and Martian Manhunter J’onn J’onzz spend a day with Clark, Jonathan and Martha Kent. Before […]

The Fury of Firestorm review #1

I was with Firestorm from the beginning. Debuting in his own comic in the Seventies, this striking character was a breath of fresh air in the DC Universe, a hero with two secret identities who was all about fun. Sure, constituent parts Ronnie Raymond and Martin Stein had their day-to-day problems, but the soap was […]

Batman/Superman: World’s Finest #50 review

How’s this for an anniversary cover? Dan Mora gathers a fantastic array of characters who have appeared in this series and its equally engaging spin-offs over the past few years to invite us inside. And behind the cover are two stories that aren’t trying to do anything other than entertain, and in that they succeed […]

JSA #18 review

The final chapter of the new origin story that’s occupied this series for the last half a year is, for the most part, a bit of a damp squib. The final few pages are great, but this should be a lot better. At the close of last issue an explosion blew up the top of […]

The Flash #31 review

Behind the cheery cover from new series artist Gavin Guidry we have the most straightforward issue of Flash for years… and possibly the best. Incoming writer Ryan North eschews all the recent metaphysical falderal for a back-to-basics story that’s a great jumping-on point for readers new and lapsed. After a fun dinner scene introducing Wally, […]

Superman #36 review

Superboy Prime is ready for his close-up. With Superman off somewhere in the wake of DC KO, he’s ready to hold the fort in Metropolis. The lifelong comics fan has interacted with his heroes in the Earth 0 realm several times and made a right pig’s ear of it – think insults and mass murder. […]

Justice League Unlimited #17 review

Dan Mora produces an especially fabulous cover this issue, it’s just a shame the very traditional JLA stars circling the characters have been cut off. As for the particular group, it’s a mix of heroes and villains, but for once they’re not fighting, they’re mingling. And the title, Villain Amnesty, implies bad guys are joining […]

Batman/Superman: World’s Finest #49 review

Last issue ended with Superman and Batman revealed as prisoners on Earth 3, at the mercy of alternate world counterparts Ultraman and Owlman, and Superwoman Lois Lane. This issue reveals how our World’s Finest heroes, in this story set years ago, found themselves on the wrong side of a space portal. It began with Brainiac. […]