Crime Syndicate #1 review

I do like a good comic book homage, and the first issue of this DC mini-series has not one, but two. The first comes as Metropolis’ protector/dictator reacts to a less than glowing op ed in the Daily Planet. A nod to Action Comics #1 makes perfect sense as we’re introduced to Ultraman, Earth 3’s […]

Suicide Squad #1 review

Rick Flag Jr has been Amanda Waller’s field leader for a long time. He’s also her conscience, ensuring she doesn’t go too far when it comes to running black ops missions involving supervillains. It seems, though, that whatever influence he’s exerted is no more. She’s ‘tired of losing’. And, it turns out, tired of him. […]

Nocterra #1 review

The darkest hour is just before the dawn. But dawn hasn’t come for a long time in the world of Nocterra. It was just another day for Denver schoolgirl Val when the sky went dark, and 13 years later, it’s still pitch black. And everyone knows there are monsters lurking in the dark… The new […]

Infinite Frontier #0 review

Wonder Woman’s been offered godhood, a place at the cosmic table of the Quintessence. But before she accepts, she wants to see how her heroic friends are after the latest multiversal rewrite. And she’s looking for hints as to what the ‘lurking threat’ she was earlier warned about might be. The Spectre agrees to show […]

Generations Forged #1 review

Heroes and villains lost in time. Unlikely team-ups. Angry gods. Reality rewritten. On the one hand, so far as Generations Forged goes, you’ve seen it all before. On the other GIANT cosmic hand, the aforementioned story points come up again and again for good reason – they’re guaranteed crowd pleasers when brought out by a […]

Future State: Superman: House of El #1 review

In the future, a bunch of Superman’s descendants, along with their partners, allies and droids, defend their Fortress of Sanctuary on the Moon from hordes of horrors sent by the mysterious ‘Red King’. Sometimes people die, but there are plenty more super-folk to fill the ranks. And in the eyes of one ally, all is […]

Future State: Legion of Super-Heroes #2 review

The Legion of Super-Heroes is back together and they’ve tracked down the traitor Element Lad. Knowing he led his people, the Trommians, on a wave of destruction across the galaxy, the Legionnaires thirst for vengeance. The only question is, do they kill Jan Arrah? It won’t be easy. Born with the power of transmutation, Element […]

Superman: Worlds of War #2 review

It’s years since Superman disappeared, and a young woman has made a pilgrimage to Smallville. The town has become a tourist trap, somewhere folk come to swap stories about encounters with the Man of Steel, and theories about what’s happened to him. Not Sadie. She explains that it was a single story written by Superman […]

Archie & Friends: Guide to Dating #1 review

Perfectly timed for St Valentine’s Day, this new batch of Archie stories focuses on his dating antics. OK, most Archie books have him dating Betty, Veronica, sometimes even Cheryl and Sabrina, but this special is total romance, with all but one story centring on our hero’s reputation as a modern-day Casanova. In Riverdale, juggling multiple […]

Future State: Shazam #2 review

Ever had one of those weeks when there really are no comics you fancy? DC’s Future State event continues to churn out depressing-looking fare, mostly Bat-books, and with nothing that immediately appealed, an act of desperation – I bought Shazam! #2 and went back a few digital weeks and got the first issue too. I’d […]