Superman/Wonder Woman Annual #2 review

The big problem I’ve had with the Superman/Wonder Woman romance is that I just didn’t believe it. They seemed to have nothing in common other than their role as superhero. Now, just as they’ve broken up in their regular book, we get an extra-length look back at moments in their relationship. The framing sequence has […]

Superman Annual #3 review

The origin of Vandal Savage forms the backbone of this annual. Longtime DC fans know a meteor turned a caveman into the immortal villain, and that’s still the story. What’s new in this retelling is that the rock which empowered him with immortality originates in the Krypton system. This extra-length story alternates vignettes from Savage’s […]

Patsy Walker AKA Hellcat #1 review

Patsy Walker, former teenage star, Avenger, Defender and Satan’s daughter-in-law detects trouble with her ability to sense supernatural energy. She intercepts Ian Soo, who’s just used his brand new telekinetic power to steal cash from a security van. He’s hardly A-grade villain material – he thinks the name Telekinian is clever as heck and has […]

Superman #47 review

Jimmy Olsen has been badly wounded as Superman fought the Sand Superman controlled by cyber-criminal Hordr_root. Former Hordr worker Condesa uses her machine-whispering power to get Jimmy to hospital as the underpowered Man of Steel battles on. And during the fight he admits something to himself. With Jimmy set to recover, Superman can concentrate […]

Festive favourites – cracking Christmas comics

It’s Christmas, time for the publishing companies to deck the comic shop shelves with seasonal baubles to get the cash registers jingling. Actually, not so much these days, but back when there was room for one-off stories, DC and Marvel would give us a few such offerings every year. They never went so far as […]

DC Comics Bombshells #22 review

While DC Bombshells is based on a line of statues, you could never accuse Marguerite Bennett’s story of standing still. In 22 digital chapters we’ve been introduced to World War Two versions of Batwoman, Mera, Harley Quinn, Supergirl, Stargirl and more, spanned continents and hopped from genre to genre. Every episode has been enjoyable, but this […]

We Are Robin #7 review

The Gotham authorities have cracked down on the We are Robin kids, locking several up in a new, decidedly dodgy, prison facility. Alongside them is current official boy wonder Damian Wayne and below, ordered by the Court of Owls to fight to the death, Robin graduates Red Hood and Red Robin. Elsewhere, original model Dick […]

Squadron Supreme #1 review

There’s a new Squadron Supreme in town and they mean business. Survivors of five different Earths lost in the recent Secret Wars, they’ve banded together to make sure nothing kills their new home. And the first act of this band of multiversal refugees – Nighthawk, Princess Power, Hyperion, Blur and Dr Spectrum – is to […]

Justice League United #16 review

Alanna Strange is telling a story. The tale of how, two months previously, the aftermath of Justice League United’s adventure with the Legion of Super-Heroes led to the threat of the Breakers – deadly extra-dimensional incursions onto the Earth plane. The first manifestation, an invisible barrier cutting across roads, occurs in Connecticut. Alanna, husband Adam, Stargirl, Animal Man […]

Hercules #2 review

Hercules, self-proclaimed Prince of Power, is trying to restore his reputation. He’s realised that after years of carousing he’s looked on not so much as a hero than as a joke. And a dangerous one at that – if people see him at the scene of a crisis, they expect things to get worse, not better. So he’s had […]