Superman #702 review

Right, I’m halfway through the second issue of Superman’s walk across America. I just need to bang my head against the wall for one minute … … OK. I’m back. And I’ve read the rest of the comic. Dearie Lord, I don’t like the guy starring in this run by J Michael Straczynski. ‘Superman’ reaches […]

Green Lantern: Emerald Warriors #1 review

Having dropped the two existing Green Lantern books due to the never-ending Crayola Corps clutter, I’m intrigued to see a new series debut. Could this be the Green Lantern book for people who no longer like Green Lantern books?Possibly. While it does feature Atrocitus from the Red Lanterns, the opening storyline seems not to be […]

Hawkeye and Mockingbird #3 review

Just three issues in and this comic reads like it’s been going for years. The set-up is solid, the situations are convincing, the characters compelling. I may not like that Mockingbird, Bobbi Morse, is so good at being the hard-faced espionage pro but she certainly gets the sparks flying, and the job done. I’m glad […]

Superman: The Last Family of Krypton #1 review

What if …. Jor-El and Lara escaped Krypton alongside their baby son? That’s the premise of this three-issue miniseries, which isn’t so much an Elseworlds as an Els’ World. Settling on Earth, the senior Els sculpt roles for themselves as scientist and religious leader, while young Kal-El is farmed off – literally – to experience […]

Spitfire #1 review

As a fellow English person, I’ve always liked Spitfire. Yes, she’s posher than me, and a tad more patriotic, but I like to think we’d get on – we’re both bright, brave (stop snickering) and British. She shone in the recent Captain Britain and MI-13 series, where she was ‘just’ one of the crowd. Here […]

Doom Patrol #13 review

One of writer Keith Giffen’s aims with this book has been to give the readers something new every month – a character, a concept, a fresh take on the DC Universe … last issue he outdid himself with the revelation of Elasti-Woman’s true nature. She’s sentient Silly Putty. I never saw that one coming. This month […]

Uncanny X-Men #526 review

The X-Men are stalking five possible mutants, in the hope that they’ll grow extra heads or develop acid sweat or somesuch. And Hope Summers, poster child for the ‘One of us! One of us! Gooble gobble, gooble gobble!’ brigade, is off looking into her own background. Such are the two story strands this month. The […]

Batman: The Brave and the Bold #19 review

Departing from the usual mix of action and whimsy, this is a solidly serious issue of Batman: The Brave and the Bold. We don’t even have the usual prologue featuring a different character from the issue’s co-star – here it’s Green Lanterns all the way. So how is it?The Cyborg Superman, Hank Henshaw, wants Hal […]

Wonder Woman #601 review

If there were any doubt that this is a darker DC Universe, it’s the calibre of ice cream men. Seriously? A kid would buy from this guy? (click to enlarge)At night, in a run-down street? And pester him for a product he’s already told you he hasn’t got? Somehow, this dope survives the issue. As […]

Legion of Super-Heroes #3 review

Reluctant Legionnaire Earth-Man is forced to abandon the team when his new Green Lantern ring compels him to fly off and, even more reluctantly, help some extraterrestrials. Lightning Lad join Saturn Girl in the search for their kidnapped sons. And hypnotic mentalist Saturn Queen continues her one-woman war on the Legion. Those are the bare […]