Knight Terrors: Night’s End #1 review

First off, why does the core story of this DC summer event play out in so many differently titled books? We’ve had Knight Terrors: First Blood, four issues of plain ol’ Knight Terrors, and now this. It should have been simply six issues called Knight Terrors. Anyway, Insomnia, who sent pretty much the whole world […]

Action Comics Presents: Doomsday Special #1 review

One morning in Metropolis Supergirl tells cousin Superman, in his guise as mild-mannered reporter Clark Kent, that she’s been dreaming about Doomsday. This prompts Clark to tell her what it was like being murdered by the Kryptonian killing machine. A little later, Supergirl is approached by Clark’s longtime Justice League friend J’onn J’onzz. He explains […]

Unstoppable Doom Patrol #5 review

A quiet morning in New Poplar, Illinois, is rudely interrupted when the Doom Patrol comes calling. And they’re not in a good mood. Happily, they’re not possessed and being forced to attacked regular folk. Nope, they’re possessed of information – mental marvel Mento has learned that the town is a front for the decidedly dodgy […]

Jean Grey #1 review

What if you’re not the hero of your own story? What if whatever you try, you only manage to make things worse? What if you’re Jean Grey, dead again and wondering what you did to make that happen? As it happens, you probably did nothing. The former Marvel Girl’s latest run-in with the Grim Reaper […]

Knight Terrors: Action Comics #2 review

The Knight Terrors micro-series continues. Once again we have two strips with one set-up; new villain Insomnia has forced the world into a deep sleep and is searching their dreams for something called The Maguffin Stone. Hang on, sorry, it’s the Nightmare Stone. But that’s not important right now – Insomnia motivates the tales starring […]

Batman/Superman: World’s Finest #18 review

It’s the secret origin of the World’s Finest team. Again. The original story saw Clark Kent and Bruce Wayne bang heads while on a cruise ship. Decades later the legend had it that they ran into one another on a case involving jewel thief Magpie, a D-lister whose only point of interest is her lameness. […]

Knight Terrors: Superman #2 review

Superman’s living nightmare has been leavened by the arrival of Supergirl, a woman so strong mentally and emotionally that she can break out of her own nightmare realm cell and into Superman’s. Exit… … pursued by zombies. Kara Zor-El zombies. Still, being by her cousin’s side is a comfort, and Superman fills her in on […]

World’s Finest: Teen Titans #2 review

Aqualad and Wonder Girl, they have a thing going on. When Garth turns up at Donna’s New York apartment one morning and a stranger answers the door, he fears Donna has a thing with someone else too. He needn’t have worried. It’s not Donna who’s smitten by Mal – Bumblebee Karen Beecher is positively swooning. […]

Knight Terrors: Shazam! #2 review

Mary Marvel is having a very bad dream. Sent into a supernatural sleep by new villain Insomnia, she’s confronted by a horrific version of brother Billy, a Shazam who’s more Black Adam than the Captain. But having been freaked out in the first half of this micro-series tying into the Knight Terrors event, Mary has […]

Superman 2023 Annual #1 review

It’s a day in the life of Metropolis as seen through the eyes of the Daily Planet’s crew of top investigative reporters. But it’s not the usual people looking at the usual things. Acting editor Lois Lane wants new attitudes, fresh insights. A good reporter is a good reporter and even if they don’t have […]