Superman #12 review

Anyone who’s worked in local newspapers will know the feeling. You’re having a good day when a member of the public drops in to see you. And the day was going so well. After years of not being a reporter, Lois Lane has two newspapers on the go. She’s back working at the Daily Planet […]

Midnighter and Apollo #3 review

Apollo is trapped in Hell but Midnighter plans to bring him back. He hasn’t got a handbasket but he does have a candle empowered by Lord of Lies Neron, which can take him there. Speaking of whom, Neron is playing a game with Apollo, determined to convince him that while he presents himself as a […]

New Talent Showcase #1 review

Here are nine short stories by writers and artists from DC’s new talent programme. Some of the stories are good, some bad, one is superb – and all are continued. Except they aren’t. There’s no second issue coming. I was expecting done-in-ones, the product of talented tyros determined to impress us – the potential patrons […]

Superman Annual #1 review

Clark Kent fears he’s lost his touch. Things aren’t growing well at the Kent farm and this side of Kryptonite poisoning he’s not going to get instant green fingers. Who better to ask for answers than the embodiment of the plant world? Not that Superman gets a chance to call him as Swamp Thing shows up uninvited – […]