Month: May 2013

Batman and Red Hood #20 review

In which Batman enlists the aid of Red Hood, Jason Todd, on a trip to Ethiopia to take revenge on some of the would-be assassins who went after the bounty on Damian Wayne’s head. That none of them succeeded, that the latest Robin was murdered by another, doesn’t matter – they tried to kill a […]

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Superboy #20 review

Like this week’s Suicide Squad, the 20th issue of Superboy features a new writer. Justin Jordan jumps on board to continue the Dr Psycho story from two issues back that was so rudely interrupted by … no, I don’t want to talk about it. The best thing that happens this time is that Superboy heads […]

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Suicide Squad #20 review

One of the books I was most excited about with the dawn of DC’s New 52 promotion was Suicide Squad. I was a big fan of John Ostrander and Kim Yale’s original series, and hoped some of that flavour would be captured. As it happens, I was quite put off by the revamped book, and […]

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Adventures of Superman #1 review

The Man of Steel goes digital as DC begins a new 99 cents, online-first series, Adventures of Superman. Behind Bryan Hitch’s wonderful cover image lies the first chapter of a serial by Jeff Parker and Chris Samnee. Violent Minds sees Superman strive to contain a crazed telekinetic without harming him, before he winds up killing […]

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The Movement #1 review

In Coral City, police officers Whitt and Pena threaten to arrest a young couple on trumped-up charges, but say they’ll let them go if the girl ‘gives us a little peek’. They’re stopped in their tracks on being surrounded by a crowd wearing identical masks, filming them on camphones. Their captain is angry when local […]

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