Steve Rogers is back. He’s trying to restore Captain America’s good name after a Nazi Steve Rogers took over North America.  He turns up in a small town he saved from Nazi types ten years earlier in Marvel time, shortly after he emerged from his decades-long nap in a block of ice. He’s surprised to […]

Lex Luthor has been teleported against his will to Apokolips, where followers of the missing Darkseid believe he’s the dark lord’s successor. Lex’s robots on Earth have enacted a protocol that sends Superman after him along with, inadvertently, wife Lois and son Jon. Unfortunately, they’ve been split up by the Mother Box technology, scattered across […]

Baby Kal-El crashes in Kansas and kills Jonathan and Martha Kent.  A girl goes on a murder spree, possessed by the spirit of Wonder Woman.  A Gotham City worker slaughters his wife, egged on by a spectral Harley Quinn.  Bruce Wayne is taunted by the voice of the Joker, the one villain he can never […]

I’m not a car person. If invited to admire a vehicle I’m likely to mutter, ‘that’s a nice blue’. Chassis, horsepower and the like represent a mystery I’ve never wanted to solve.  So the fact that I near-gasped with joy at seeing the latest Batmobile as illustrated by penciller Alvaro Martinez and inker Raul Fernandez […]

It’s a case of infinite crises on Earth as Superman tries to stay on top of the conflict that’s broken out everywhere. This fourth chapter of the Oz Effect opens with Superman back in the nation of Logamba, where the rebels and authorities – influenced by Mr Oz – look set to destroy one another. […]

Aquaman is hiding out in the depths of Atlantis, a fugitive from the forces of new king Rath. The king believes him dead, slain by his former ally Murk, but Arthur survives, wanting space to plan his next move. He’s not exactly eager to retake the kingdom.  While Atlantean mutate Dolphin – a ‘taint blood’ […]

Saturday night at the movies, who knows what picture you’ll see? For the Kents, it’s a classic spaghetti western.  Earlier, Clark was determined to have a quiet family night, so ignored a request from Lex Luthor, probationary member of the Superman Family.  The Mad Scientist Who Cried Wolf, eh? And he was sounding a tad […]

It’s 1971 and Superman is having a moment of Relevance.  He’s not got much time to ponder life’s big questions as the exploding star sends him somewhere unknown, and Superman feels compelled to dive below the surface of a mystery planet.  There he meets an unusual-looking fellow.  Kond explains that, bored by life as a […]

While Mr Oz continues his attempts to persuade Superman to abandon Earth… … two of his agents have dark intentions for the Daily Planet. Lois tries to reason with the man, JB – who’s bought into some Trumpian ‘fake news’ agenda – stall him long enough for Clark to come and save the day. Sportscaster […]

Just two cousins hanging out. By a volcano. With a Superdog.  It’s taken years, but DC continuity is finally back at my sweet spot, with Supergirl and Superman looking out for one another.  And is that a hint Streaky, the Cat of Steel, is coming? I do hope so, I’ve no doubt writer Steve Orlando […]