Detective Comics #994 review

It’s the anniversary of the death of Martha and Thomas Wayne. At Gotham Aquarium, a man and woman surgically altered to look like them are found dead in a tank, shot in exactly the same way. While not outwardly rattled, Batman forgets himself for a second. Across town, in Park Row – nicknamed Crime Alley […]

Supergirl #25 review

Dog space suit! That’s my favourite thing in the first of three stories in Supergirl’s giant #25th issue. There’s other stuff in there, of course. Kara continuing her quest to learn the truth behind Krypton’s destruction, aided by Coluan scientist Z’ndr Col. A fight with new baddie Splyce, the Caretaker of Krypton, which sounds like […]

Superman #6 review

Rogol Zaar, the creature who says he killed Krypton, has been confronted by General Zod. A very angry General Zod. Superman is also in the Phantom Zone and in the second it takes for the battle to begin, the Man of Steel ponders just what to do. Before we see what his decision is, Superman […]

Adventures of the Super Sons #5 review

Trapped on an alien world, Jon Kent and Damian Wayne have been lured into the House of Mystery and Secrets. Waiting for them are two visions of the future. Damian assumes someone is trying to dupe them, but the more open-hearted Jon is quickly convinced. Soon, they meet their hosts, Klain and Labell, who claim […]

Shazam! #1 review

With one magic word… six Captain Marvels? Well, no, the sextet of colour-coordinated kids channelling the old wizard’s powers in DC’s latest Shazam series aren’t going by the traditional name. As we join them in this sequel to Geoff Johns’ 2011 Justice League back-up they’ve been operating in Philadelphia for a year and haven’t come […]

Martian Manhunter #1 review

A few years ago, police detectives John Jones and Diane Meade are called to a crime scene. The parents are dead, the daughter is missing. Jones, secretly a Martian, gets a telepathic flash. We see from a flashback to life on Mars that fright foam most likely equates to human blood. Also, that while he […]

DC’s Nuclear Winter Special #1 review

Well, this sounded gloomy. Clever title, certainly, but the idea of an entire anthology devoted to post-Apocalyptic stories? It’s not like DC didn’t milk the notion years ago, with their Legends of the Dead Earth crossover across its annuals. But… but… it’s a DC Christmas giant, the kind of book that gave us such classics […]