Action Comics #1102 review

Well, I wasn’t planning on doing both Kingdom of Zod issues this week, but there’s one page in Action Comics #1102 that had me grinning madly, and I think it should be shared and gushed over. The set-up is that original Superboy Clark Kent and Supergirl Kara Zor-El managed to get into Booster Gold’s time […]

The Fury of Firestorm #6 review

When is a final issue not a final issue? When you’re a six-issue mini-series that gets extended to nine due to sales and critical reception. The announcement came after a couple of issues, so it’s likely the creative team knew before they put this chapter to bed. Will that good news have affected the ending? […]

Supergirl #17 review

When you’re dealing with heroes and villains who have been around for decades it’s not often you see a new match-up. Here’s one, as shown on Lucas Meyer and Giuliano Peratelli’s terrific cover for Supergirl #17 – Supergirl vs Ursa. Brought back from the dead by husband Zod in the midst of his war on […]

JSA #23 review

Our story opens in 1951, when the Justice Society of America disbands rather than reveal their civilian identities during the ‘Unamerican Activities’ hoohah. Ten years later, a shady figure individually approaches three former members, all of whom are bored as full-time civilians. There’s Ted Grant. Rex Tyler, Hourman. And, Dr Charles McNider, the former Dr […]

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 […]