DC KO: The Kids Are All Fight Special #1 review

The latest DC KO spin-off begins in the Justice League’s moonbase, where Titans Donna Troy, Arsenal and Superboy Jon Kent have been supervising the evacuation of Earth, which is being transformed into a second Apokolips. Job done, Jon wants to fly to the planet to see if there’s anything left to do, but Donna demurs, […]

Green Lantern: Galactic Slam #1 review

That’s a pretty dramatic cover from Cian Tormey and Romulo Fajardo Jr, and the stakes are high in this DC KO tie-in featuring Green Lantern Kyle Rayner, but the actual story is soufflé light. And I’m very much not complaining. The issue opens with Kyle, Superboy Kon-El and bounty hunter pal Odyssey fighting Darkseid’s parademons […]

Batman/Superman: World’s Finest #47 review

The oddball Luthor/Joker team-up concludes, with the merged villains facing an equally merged Superman/Batman, backed up by a coterie of Justice Leaguers. Last issue ended with the Thanagarian Absorbascon having beamed the knowledge of our heroes’ secret identities into the minds of everyone on Earth. The blended Batman and Superman, nicknamed Fusion, manages to save […]

Superman Unlimited #9 review

There’s a new killer in town, and they’re ‘aving a larf You likely recognise WGBS sportscaster Steve Lombard, but the redhead, that’s Vicki Vale visiting from Gotham City, swapping stories over a drink with fellow hacks. ‘Jack’ is Jack Ryder, secretly the Creeper, while also there is Clark Kent, and he is not amused. The […]

Aquaman #13 review

When is a DC KO tie-in not a DC KO tie-in? When it’s Aquaman #13… and a very lucky #13 it is too, being a thoroughly engaging, great looking story which has very little to do with the ongoing event series. What there is comes mainly in the first few pages, which tie in with […]

Action Comics #1094 review

Ryan Sook’s exceptionally strong cover image introduces the best issue so far of Superboy’s run in Action Comics. If that Camo Clark look doesn’t translate to an action figure I’ll eat my hat. And the picture doesn’t over-promise, Superboy does indeed go to war, having agreed with General Sam Lane he’ll do the occasional job […]

Supergirl #9 review

It’s New Year’s Eve in Midvale and Linda (Supergirl) Danvers and her gal pals have been invited to rich girl Clarissa’s party. It’s a no-booze affair, as Clarissa is trying to give up alcohol, and Linda is fine with that. Lena Luthor? Not so much. Super-scientist Lena decides to give Kandorian chum Lesla-Lar a taste […]

Sorcerer Supreme #1 review

The Scarlet Witch is now Sorcerer Supreme? Well that’s a turn-up for the books… but how? Well, Dr Doom nicked the title and powers from Dr Strange at the conclusion of a Marvel Event, then the next Marvel Event ended with Victor Von Doom sacrificing his life to revive goddaughter Valeria Richards after he – […]

Batman #5 review

I’ve never found car chases work in comic books, but Batman #5 shows it can be done. To be entirely accurate, this is a car being chased by motorbikes, a car being driven by Bruce Wayne. The artist ‘behind the wheel’ is Jorge Jiménez, and goodness me, is he good at capturing the motion of […]

Justice Society of America #15 review

Should a secret origin be this underwhelming? We’re three issues into a reimagining of the Justice Society of America’s beginnings and it’s not very exciting. At all. It’s 1940 and various solo heroes have become aware of Nazi sympathisers operating on the home front. There’s a connection to a company named Starco, and a handful […]