DC Sneak Peeks reviews: Justice League United; Batman; Justice League; Superman; We Are Robin; Harley Quinn; Sinestro; Superman/Wonder Woman; The Flash; Earth 2 Society; Cyborg; Constantine: The Hellblazer; Black Canary; Batgirl

Justice League UnitedI’m a sucker for a gathering of the team tale, so this original eight-pager is right up my alley. It’s mostly heroes and villains responding to the request of JLU members Alanna Strange, Stargirl, Animal Man and Equinox to help plug some holes. In reality. It seems that the Convergence – hey look […]

Convergence #8 review

Soooo, most comics I look at, I tend to give a précis of events. Here, such an attempt wouldn’t make much sense because, well, the story doesn’t make much sense. It’s a decidedly jumpy journey to a rather happy destination. But just to give the overall picture, we have the heroes of various DC realities […]

Convergence: Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes #2 review

Now this is more like it. The first part of this Convergence tie-in serieswas pretty good, but the conclusion – due in large part to an artistic team channelling a classic Legion look – is great. The Legion of 30th-century Metropolis has been ordered to war on the champions of the post-apocalyptic town of Durvale, […]

A-Force #1 review

It’s impossible to ignore the huge publicity this comic has generated for Marvel – I’m not sure why the pre-issue furore, it’s not like this is the first comic featuring an all-woman team. It’s not even the first from Marvel, with X-Men and Defenders series being the most recent. It is, I suppose, the first […]

The Rise of the Antichrist #1 review

Michael is in a psychiatric hospital, apparently suffering from religious mania. His head is filled with darker passages of the bible, tales of retribution and the end times. During an especially intense moment, he tears out one of his eyes, putting him on a path that leads to an electroconvulsive therapy session that climaxes in […]

DC Sneak Peeks previews – Martian Manhunter; Teen Titans; Secret Six; Robin, Son of Batman; Suicide Squad; Grayson; Gotham Academy; Catwoman; Batman Beyond; Batman/Superman

Martian Manhunter J’onn J’onnz is called in to find out what’s happened to three astronauts, incommunicado on the moon. He finds them murdered by a White Martian, but – perhaps to avoid panic, perhaps down to shame – he lies to NASA, claiming they were the victims of an airlock accident. And NASA is lying […]

DC Sneak Peeks reviewed – Justice League 3001, Dr Fate, Bat-Mite, Bizarro, Deathstroke, Green Lantern: The Lost Army, Aquaman, Action Comics, Gotham By Midnight, Lobo

Justice League 3001 If you’ve not been reading Justice League 3000, here’s a nifty chance to see what the book offers – a new twist on the World’s Greatest Super-Heroes with a splendid mix of laughs and conflict. But behind the fireworks JM DeMatteis emotionally layers his future versions of Wonder Woman, Batman and the rest […]

Convergence: Justice League International #2 review

There’s not much reason to bwah-ha-ha as we join the members of Justice League International in the wrap-up of their Convergence tie-in. Trapped on a patchwork world, ordered to fight the battle-hardened Kingdom Come Justice League, they’re the underdogs. But as it happens, the heroes of two worlds don’t rush into battle; their leaders, Blue […]

Convergence Supergirl: Matrix #2 review

Well, this justifies the entire Convergence event – an actual, laugh-out-loud issue of Ambush Bug. Sure, it’s Supergirl’s name on the cover, and the Matrix Maid of Might gets a good showing, but she’s basically straight woman to the star of the show, Irwin Schwab, teleporting trickster. Last issue, Mae was tasked by her boss […]

DC Sneak Peeks – Omega Men, Midnighter, Green Lantern, Green Arrow, Doomed, Prez, Starfire, Red Hood/Arsenal, Section 8, Detective Comics

The Omega Men Well, that was disturbing. Green – sorry, White – Lantern Kyle Rayner has apparently been sent to negotiate a treaty between the warring planetary systems of Vega and the Citadel. And for whatever reason, the Omega Men – good guys, in the old days – have captured him and are broadcasting the […]