Hawkman #1 review

It’s not often I agree with the monster attacking a superhero but the humongous gorilla in the latest Hawkman first issue has a point. Carter Hall is just outright nicking something that doesn’t belong to him. Yes, he tells the Guardian Golem he’d return ‘the Nautilus of Revealment of Ooahk Kung’ once he has what […]

Plastic Man #1 review

Can you judge a book by its cover? In this case, I’d say yes. Aaron Lopresti’s image shows a gangster’s moll looking sour as a patsy bleeds out in an alley and wiseguys look back at their handiwork. Plastic Man looms over all. Inside we get pretty much that same scene, with the absence of […]

The Unexpected #1 review

In Mammoth City, the metahuman Firebrand is beating up Killer Croc. She doesn’t pick fights, but she’s grateful for them, having been brought back to life after the Dark Knights: Metal event got her killed. As pacemakers go, the Conflict Engine is a bummer. A former paramedic, Firebrand – real name Janet Fals – volunteers […]

Justice League #1 review

There’s a new Justice League in town. Not just in town, but all across the planet. This League seems unlimited in terms of numbers, with a core membership – J’onn J’onzz, Wonder Woman, Hawkwoman, Aquaman, Batman, Green Lantern, Cyborg, Superman and Flash – supplemented by dozens of heroes. Green Arrow, Swamp Thing, Adam Strange, Hawkman… […]

Man of Steel #2 review

Guardian of the Universe Appa Ali Apsa is visited by another member of the Galactic Circle, Lord Gadelo, ruler of 42 star systems. He’s not happy. He doesn’t trust the Guardian, but he’s wrong. After Lord Gandelo disappears in a huff of smoke, Triple A visits the hell planet where Rogol Zaar, the beast man […]

X-Men Red Annual #1 review

Jean Grey is talking to someone, explaining that she was the Phoenix, and died, and came back. She’s not willing to accept the hate-filled world she’s awoken to. She thinks back to the day she returned, and how overwhelming it was to meet her X-Men friends once more. Seeking to make connections with the […]

Green Arrow Annual #2 review

So there I was reading No Justice #4, planning a review, when I came across a panel including an editor’s note. OK, if I need to read Green Arrow Annual #2 first, that’s what I shall do. And on the first page of that book, I find this box. Oh dear, what to do. Is […]

Man of Steel #1 review

Years ago, a massive, battle-scarred figure appeals to a universal power known as The Circle. Rogol Zaar hates and fears the people of Krypton. He wants to end the threat he claims they pose to the galaxy. Today, in Metropolis, two visiting villains from Gotham are having a spat. It seems Firefly has done […]

The Flash #47 review

Barry Allen and Wally West, in their Flash costumes, are having a massive argument. Flashback. ‘Forty-seven minutes and 18 seconds earlier’, Iris West is cementing her status as Earth’s coolest aunt by fixing the motorcycle Wally’s cousin, also named Wally and also a speedster, Kid Flash, couldn’t. The two Flashes show up, having teamed up […]

The Terrifics #4 review

Plastic Man, Phantom Girl, Metamorpho and Mr Terrific are off on a road trip. Through interdimensional space. While the guys are all from 21st-century Earth, Linnya Wazzo hails from the Planet Bgztl, the vagaries of the Dark Multiverse having separated her from her parents. Happily, Mr Terrific – the third-smartest man around – can […]