Forever Evil: A.R.G.U.S. #1 review

This event spin-off spotlights Steve Trevor, one of DC’s oldest characters but rarely a popular one. He began as a dashing hero figure in Wonder Woman’s Golden Age stories, but in the Silver Age was presented as a lovesick chauvinist, resulting in unpopularity with readers and his getting killed off. He came back in the […]

The Fox #1 review

I’ve never read a comic featuring the Fox. A Golden Age character, he didn’t survive long back then, and revivals and updates, even with the likes of the brilliant Alex Toth involved, never saw him gain any traction. Dean Haspiel and Mark Waid give the character a 21st-century polish in a five-issue mini-series from Archie […]

The Sandman: Overture #1 review

First DC gave us Before Watchmen, the prequels no one asked for, now here’s The Sandman: Overture, a far more appealing prospect. Where Watchmen was designed as a discrete entity, The Sandman always contained the promise of more stories. While the hardcore devotees ate up the sprawling, darkly twee likes of A Game of You, […]

The Flash #24 review

It’s the conclusion to the first story featuring the new Reverse-Flash. If you’ve not been following this book, he’s Daniel West, Iris’s no-good younger brother. He’s been killing off other people empowered by the Speed Force and absorbing their energy, giving him the juice to go back in time and kill his abusive father. As […]

Superman #24 review

It’s the conclusion of Psi War in, according to the splash page, part three. It’s actually part nine or something, as this storyline has meandered from its beginnings in Superman, bled out into Action Comics and taken in a Superman Annual along the way. I’ve found a lot of it great fun, but there’s no […]

Avengers Assemble #20 review

As the forces of Thanos continue to murder across New York, the Terrigen Mists descend on a suburban home, giving an ordinary person the gifts of an Inhuman. Avengers Wasp, Wonder Man and the Scarlet Witch are trying to protect their city, when they come across a very confused, very naked giant. Can the heroes […]

Scott Vs Zombies review

Edinburgh is under attack by the undead and only one man can stop them – Scott. He’s no superhero, spy or martial artist, just an ordinary guy living with autism. But he’s brave, determined and not willing to accept that a resurrected Scottish chieftain has the right to murder an entire city for the actions […]

Justice League of America’s Vibe #8 review

Before Villains Month so rudely interrupted the regular storyline, Vibe was in trouble. His brother Armando, now the interdimensional murderer Rupture, was making off with his friend Gypsy. And, leaking energy due to being stabbed in the chest, an unconscious Vibe was left floating between worlds. At the start of this issue, he lands on […]

Supergirl #24 review

When we last saw Supergirl, she was dead, her flesh stolen by the Cyborg Superman in his bid to learn who he once was. And the answer? Kara’s presumed dead father, Zor-El. This issue opens with the revelation that Kara’s consciousness survives, having joined the I’noxian planetary collective. She’s manifesting as a child version of […]

Afterlife With Archie #1 review

It’s the Witching Hour on the Greendale/Riverdale border and Sabrina, the Teenage Witch has a visitor. It’s Jughead, carrying Hot Dog. The pet has been hit by a car and Jughead hopes for magical help. But despite the healing spells of Aunts Hilda and Zelda, it’s too late. Hot Dog is gone. Jughead asks if […]