Aquaman #18 review

Oh dear me, that’s a pretty poor cover given the talent of John Timms. Aquaman and Green Lantern look like butterbeans with wigs on. Hair and chin in Hal Jordan’s case – did Timms think it was going to be Alan Scott guest starring in this issue? Turn the page and we find that Aquaman […]

Podcast Plugtime – Long Live the Legion! Starring Star Boy

There’s a new Legion of Super-Heroes series coming soon from DC. We don’t know what the make-up of the team will be yet, but it’s a safe bet one member will be Star Boy. After all, the kid who controls gravity has been on every version of the team to date – original, Reboot, Threeboot, […]

The Fury of Firestorm #3 review

Firestorm is out of control, experimenting on the folk of a small town. It makes sense that the Justice League would intervene. It doesn’t make sense that despite having known various versions of Firestorm for years, the heroes come in without a plan. The voiceover belongs to Martin Stein, the original other half of the […]

Action Comics #1099 review

Superboy is powerless, his abilities drained by a weapon wielded by Epoch, the Lord of Time. And now he’s struggling to adjust to life as a regular Earth teenager. As well as dealing with pain, he has the likely return of Epoch, who vanished after Superboy was blasted by his hi-tech armour, to fret about. […]

Batman #10 review

It’s the morning after the night before, a night that saw Commissioner Vandal Savage’s corrupted Gotham police force raid Batman’s bunkers across the city. Barbara Gordon allowed herself to be arrested to put her in position for some behind-the-scenes work. Damian Wayne blew up Wayne Manor, of late the home of that selfsame Savage. But […]

JSA #20 review

It’s weird, I’m often moaning about quick reads, but at other times a breezy book really hits the spot. JSA #20 is certainly a quick read, it’s not trying to reinvent the wheel… there’s no need because the wheel is working very well. You may remember that in DC’s All In Special the Spectre was […]

The Flash #33 review

Wally West is the fastest man alive, and tonight he needs to be – a nuclear bomb is primed to explode in five minutes and he hasn’t a clue where it is. The only thing to do is search Central and Keystone Cities at supersonic speed. He does have a partner in crime, Captain Cold, […]

Justice League Unlimited #19 review

What is the Revenge of the Brainiac Queen, trailed on Dan Mora’s decent cover? Refusing to appear until the final page, apparently. Oh well, it’s not like anyone has been clamouring for the return of the nasty robot from Absolute Power What I have been wondering is how the world at large would react to […]

Superman #38 review

After a long day working at the comics shop in his secret identity of CK, Superboy answers a cry for help. Super-costume on, he lays into the refugees from Universal studios – and Marvel Comics, in Dracula’s case – but finds he’s been played. The ‘victim’ had set a trap for him. Declaring herself to […]

Batman/Superman: World’s Finest #51 review

It’s Superman, Batman and Robin fighting dinosaurs and lizard men in the lost world of the Warlord! I expect you’re sold. If not, I’ll mention there’s a story in here, too. Yes, it’s a slim one to explain why the World’s Finest heroes are in Skartaris, but it’s there. They’re looking for a missing airman. […]