Superman #27 review

The Parasite is draining the psychic energy from Brainiac-boosted Lois Lane. Superman is battling to save her life, while Lois’s boyfriend, Jonathan Carroll, also dives into the fray. Along the way, Superman has a eureka moment, wondering if while defeating the Parasite, he came make a personal problem go away … … and if you’ve […]

All-New Invaders #1 review

OK axis, here we come! That was the battle cry of the Invaders at their Seventies height, when Roy Thomas, Frank Robbins and a bunch of other creators revealed untold tales of Captain America, Namor, Human Torch, Toro and Bucky in the Big One. This comeback comic is set in the present day, is absent […]

Justice League #27 review

Of all the Geoff Johns comics in the world, this may be the Geoff Johnsiest. Old hero gets a scrub-up? Check. Big storyline treads water? Check. A secret room has a secret room? Check. Old-time supervillain is the voice of reason. Check. Props from previous comics continuity show up in the background? Check. Characters created […]

Supergirl #27 review

Space mercenary Lobo is dead, killed by an out-of-control Supergirl. His corpse – which hasn’t shown the Czarnian tendency to heal instantly – is being opened up on the dissection table at Dr Shay Veritas’s Block research facility. Veritas is watching her lookalike assistants from behind an observation glass, along with Kara, who’s appalled at […]

Worlds’ Finest: Huntress/Power Girl #19 review

Power Girl has two big problems: her powers are switching off at random times, and her tech company’s been stolen from her. As this issue opens, Karen is tackling the second of those issues by diamond hunting at the bottom of the ocean, getting the funds to pay lawyers to win Starr Industries back. As […]

Superboy #27 review

The big tease at the end of last issue was the reveal of a new version of the Legion of Super-Heroes. This issue? Not a sniff of Saturn Girl, Invisible Kid or the rest of the 30th century’s favourite super-teens. Instead we have, well … The voice in Jon Lane Kent’s head which has been […]

All-New X-Factor #1 review

Never mind All-New X-Factor, Marvel should be calling this Brand-New X-Factor because it’s all about the brand. And that brand is Serval Industries, whose sponsorship message is on the cover and pervades the interior. You may have noticed the corporation’s logo lately in such books as Mighty Avengers, and here we find out what they’re […]

Action Comics #27 review

Last time, Superman rescued Lana Lang and her engineering colleagues from a raging beastie which emerged from a hole in South America. He let everyone think he’d […]

Superman Unchained #5 review

The opening storyline of the Scott Snyder/Jim Lee showcase continues with a bit of action, a smattering of character work and lots of exposition. Recently revealed first superman Wraith reveals where he’s from during a bid to make Superman feel so apart from everyone else that he’ll join Sam Lane’s secret military project. The elder alien […]

Forever Evil: ARGUS #3 review

Set during the Forever Evil event, this mini-series follows agent of ARGUS Steve Trevor as he tries to protect a world without Justice Leagues from the Crime Syndicate of Earth 3. Figuring that his best bet is to free the heroes from wherever they’ve been imprisoned, Steve makes a deal with the Morai – the […]