Justice Society of America #41 review

Any less long-in-the-tooth DC fans out there willing to tell me what they’re making of the constant cameos from obscure characters in James Robinson’s recent scripts? I love it when we’re reminded that Naiad is still around, or Faust. Or, as in this second part of the current back and forth JLA/JSA team-up, Yellow Peri […]

The New Avengers #2 review

Earth’s Mightiest Heroes united against a common threat! On that day the Avengers were born to fight the foes that no single hero could withstand! So goes the legend attached to hundreds of Avengers stories. It’s dramatic, concise and challenges creative teams to come up with stories worthy of the brightest and best. And on […]

SPECIAL GUEST REVIEW Marvel Her-oes #4

Her-Oes graduates to its fourth and sadly final issue as Janet, Namora and Jen end one adventure together and draw up plans for future ones. The issue begins with the heroic triumvirate using their unique abilities to defeat Moonstone and her yellow-clad (and fashionably blind) henchmen at Namora’s mansion. While Namora and Jen fight with […]

The Avengers #3 review

At the end of last issue the Kang time travel storyline finally started to show signs of forward movement, as Apocalypse appeared, joined by some rather fearsome-looking new horsemen. A master planner such as the X-Men enemy was bound to throw some spanners in the works for the Avengers. Not so much, as it turns […]

Supergirl #54 review

Dear Superman, while you’re plodding through Philadelphia, spreading the gospel of Superdickery, your cousin is protecting Metropolis. Mind, the threat this issue is firmly Kara-centric, being the Bizarro Supergirl. And Bizarrogirl makes history by being the first twisted duplicate that’s genuinely scary. I noted in my review of last issue that she was freaky on […]

DC Universe Legacies #3

Last issue we saw the Justice Society retire due to the Communist witchhunts of the Fifties. As we rejoin narrator Paul Lincoln he’s out to help fill the gap left by the heroes who inspired him as a kid. He joins Metropolis PD and soon finds himself partnered by one officer John Jones. And then […]

Amazing Spider-Man #638 review

Almost 100 issues after Marvel erased Spider-Man’s marriage, the furore’s pretty much died down. While a few diehards still protest the business – and I don’t blame them, One More Day wasn’t a great story – most readers have managed to move on and simply enjoy a seriously good comic book. So why start picking […]

I’m just popping over to Comic Book Resources …

… for a little article on DC’s all-ages titles and why I’d like to see a Wonder Woman title attempted. If you’ve the time and interest, give it a read. Thanks! Here’s the link

Adventure Comics #516 review

After last week’s disappointing Atom Special #1 I was keen to see how the debut of his regular Adventure Comics feature turned out. Very well, actually. I won’t harp on about what I saw as the special’s deficiencies – the review is below, if you’re interested – I will say that ‘Nucleus part 1, Splitting […]

The Brave and the Bold #35 review

Michael J Straczynski is a versatile chap. On the one hand, there’s this week’s Superman #701 which is, to say the least, a sober comic. On the other there’s this confection, a team-up between two of DC’s lesser-known teams. I’ve always loved the Legion of Substitute-Heroes, the plucky Legion of Super-Heroes rejects who built their […]