Titans Annual #1 review

Eight people in a locked room. No one knows how they got there. Confusion turns to paranoia. Accusations are made. Secrets emerge. No, it’s not 1997 sci-fi thriller Cube, it’s the 2017 Titans Annual as writer Dan Abnett continues to stir the DC Rebirth mystery meat pot. He’s been at it over a year now, […]

Batgirl Annual #1 review

Everything old is new again as Batgirl and Supergirl meet for the first time. The occasion is a visit to Project Cadmus, to find a psychic who’s pleading with Kara for help. I like that Babs is as cynical as me about the obviousness of the trap Kara is being dragged into. Actually, ‘cynical’ is […]

Teen Titans #6 review

The big deal this issue is the addition of new Aqualad Jackson Hyde to the book. He’s front and centre on the main cover by penciller Khoi Pham and colourist Jim Charalamipidis. He shares the spotlight on Chris Burnham and Nathan Fairbairn’s variant with Starfire. And the story officially starts, with the title and credits, […]

Action Comics #976 review

Ever read a comic that goes exactly where you expect it to… and you couldn’t be happier? That’s me and Action Comics #576, which wraps up the Superman Reborn story arc and along with it, the short, rollercoaster lives of the New 52 Superman and Lois Lane. But they’re not gone – the Lois and Clark […]

Retro Review – Adventure Comics #280 (1961)

One of the fun aspects of Silver Age Superboy was his habit of meeting heroes and heroines we’d already seen him encounter for the very first time as an adult. Batman, Green Arrow, Lois Lane, Supergirl and, in Adventure Comics #280, less than two years after her debut in Superman #129, Lori Lemaris. Reading this splash […]

Aquaman #19 review

A few issues ago Aquaman fought the Aquamarines, human-sealife hybrids sent by the US military when Atlantis and the States were at odds. That misunderstanding was ironed out, but not before some heavy casualties. So when the leader of the Aquamarines asks Aquaman for help, Mera is understandably iffy. Major Rhonda Ricoh wants Aquaman’s help […]

Super Sons #2 review

Superboy and Robin have some ‘splainin’ to do. They’ve been caught trying to break into Lexcorp by the man who would be Superman himself, Lex Luthor. Of course, Robin has a plan I didn’t say it was a nice plan. This is not the way to stoke the fires of a burgeoning friendship. Still, it […]

Superman #19 review

There’s a moment this issue which has Super Son Jon Kent, cast into limbo by Mr Mxyzptlk, seeming to fly. He doesn’t know if he actually is flying – an ability his developing Earth/Krypton physiology has so far denied him – or floating because there’s no reference point. Still, the scene jibes with my feelings as […]

Supergirl #7 review

The big opening epic is over so Kara has some downtime. When you’re Supergirl, mind, downtime means trying to help one of your former antagonists. Namely Lar-On, the werewolf from Krypton. He’s in stasis after Supergirl stopped his dangerous rampage, triggered by his escaping the Phantom Zone, into which he’d been projected by Kara’s father, […]

DC Digital Scooby-Doo Team-Up #47 review

It’s just another day for the Mystery Incorporated members, solving crimes and taking names. One of them, rather forcibly. Turns out, it’s not Shaggy but this issue’s very special guest star. J’onn wants the help of Daphne, Fred, Velma, Shaggy and Scooby because someone is impersonating him in order to turn the people of Earth […]