Dazzler #1 review

Ah Dazzler, she never had a chance. Debuting as the Disco Dazzler in 1980, long after the musical fad had died, saddled with shocking eye make-up, a glitterball around her neck and roller skates. Sent against some of Marvel’s toughest villains – Dr Doom, the Enchantress, Galactus – in order to prove she had what […]

Superman/Batman #72 review

Superman in space. Batman in Metropolis. Lois Lane in danger. Lex Luthor in charge. That’s what we get as Paul Levitz brings his not inconsiderable writing talent and knowledge of the DC Universe to this book. Our heroes aren’t actually together in this first instalment of ‘Worship’, which is fine by me; it takes away […]

Batman: The Brave and the Bold #17 review

Goodness, look at that cover – Batman’s phone bill must be huge. Good job Bruce Wayne’s such a rich fellow. But who’s he teaming up with? As it turns out, pretty much everyone. For this is a special issue, one veering away from the fun formula of a mini team-up followed by the main event. […]

Brightest Day #2 review

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Spreading the good feeling around

When I was about 12, away at the St Vincent De Paul Boys’ Camp on Lindisfarne off the north east coast of England, I won the Camper of the Week award. It was a booby prize for a kid who didn’t win races but was cheery and helpful – hey, I’ll take what I can […]

SPECIAL GUEST REVIEW Marvel Her-Oes #2

Secrets are revealed throughout the sophomore issue of Her-Oes – the Marvel mini reimagining its heroines as high schoolers – as Janet Van Dyne mulls over the revelation that Namora, whose assault last issue she barely escaped by shrinking and flying away, also has powers. We discover that Janet’s father was responsible for her abilities […]

DCU: Legacies #1 review

It’s 1938 and on the streets uof America, the mystery men begin to emerge, changing the course of one young boy’s life. The kid is Paulie Lincoln, who narrates the first story in DC’s anthology series looking at how its universe has developed over seven decades. Young Paulie is in a kid gang, but not […]

Zatanna #1 review

The bad: Zee’s too busty. The good: Everything else. This is a stylish little comic, as the first-ever Zatanna ongoing debuts. The backwards-talking magician shows a terrifically conceived mystical mob boss and his band of demons what’s what after they begin to strike at the mortal world. And apart from the introduction of presumably supporting […]

Avengers #1 review

Wow. This comic really does lack the ‘wow!’ factor. It’s positioned as the beginning of a bold new age for the Marvel Universe, the Heroic Age, but it feels like just another Brian Bendis Avengers book. Admitedly, the stakes are higher than has often been the case, as Kang the Conqueror warns of a threat […]

Legion of Super-Heroes #1 review

The Legion of Super-Heroes is back in their own comic. And it’s the Legion I grew up with (as opposed to the Legions I grew old with), the team inspired by Superboy, the force as at home battling Darkseid as babysitting the Super-Pets. Sure, there are discrepancies from the comics history which ended in the […]