Action Comics #23.4 – Metallo #1 review

Metallo. The man with the kryptonite heart. There’s not much call for him to open the traditional chest panel and let the green rays flow free this issue, as Superman is missing due to the events of Forever Evil #1. Kryptonite is important, though, kickstarting soldier John Corben after three years in a vegetative state, […]

Superman #23.4 – Parasite #1 review

The Parasite stands on the edge of a building in Metropolis’ Suicide Slum. He’s had enough. Three weeks as a monster, with a hunger that won’t stay down, has him contemplating his only out – a big leap into nowhere. As he plunges pavement-wards, his last few weeks of life pass before him … Meet […]

The Dark Knight 23.4 – Joker’s Daughter #1 review

Ooh look at me, I’m mad me, screams the cover. And she is, this Joker’s Daughter. Could we just leave her to it? I’ve not helped, by buying this issue, but I won’t be encouraging DC by buying further appearances. Because this is a character to avoid, a cliched, boring vacuum who exists only to […]

Action Comics #23.3 – Lex Luthor #1 review

Superman’s greatest foe gets his own Villains Month special and … what, you thought he’d had it already? You must have read the Bizarro #1 issue, in which the focus was entirely on the bald bad guy rather than the imperfect duplicate. Here’s the official Lex issue, featuring a story taking us from his recent […]

Wonder Woman #23.1 – Cheetah #1

In the forests of Louisiana, something stirs. It’s Barbara Minerva, the Cheetah, and having been freed from Belle Reve prison by the Crime Syndicate of Earth 3, she’s on the run. And running is something the Cheetah does very well, with speed levels to challenge the Flash. As great as her speed is her ferocity, […]

Superman #23.3 – H’el #1

You know a Superman comic is in trouble when Zod is a more attractive character than Jor-El. But that’s what we get in this Villains Month special focusing on H’el, possibly the worst bad guy introduced in the New 52. H’el has been thrust into the past of Krypton, a decade or so before its […]

Batman 23.2 – The Riddler #1 review

Most of DC’s Villains Month specials aren’t the work of the regular creative teams, they’re an opportunity for them to skip a month, thereby getting ahead of the production schedule. And while this doesn’t automatically mean we’re getting sub-par work from the subbing writers and artists, it does mean they tend to be divorced from […]

Superman #23.2 – Brainiac #1 review

Brainiac. He’s been around since the 1950s, shrinking worlds and locking horns with Superman. As one of the Man of Steel’s best-known villains he’s crossed over to the latest continuity, and this Villains Month special gives us the lowdown on who he is these days. Tying into Grant Morrison’s Collector of Worlds storyline from Action […]

The Mighty Avengers #1 review

Another week, another new Avengers book. A line I’m sure I’ve used previously. But that’s just it, Marvel can’t stop extending the brand, most recently with Avengers AI and now, this. Our story begins with Thanos’ lackeys, Proxima Midnight and Ebony Maw – feel free to take a titter break – sent to Earth to […]

Earth 2 #15.1 – Desaad #1 review

Desaad’s been featuring in Worlds’ Finest for awhile, matching wits and weapons with Power Girl and Huntress. The Apokolips sadist stars in this Villains Month one-shot, all three characters are on the cover – so obviously, it’s solicited as an Earth 2 tie-in, a great way to ensure the people most interested in the special […]