Ethan Avery has beaten rival Major Liggett to be transformed into super-soldier Damage, a military monster ready to follow orders. But something’s gone wrong.  He’s on a murderous rampage and Liggett, wearing advanced armour, may be the only person on the scene who can take him down.  Ooh, tantrum! While he’s assumed to be utterly […]

Joining the Justice League is quite the honour. Hooking up with the Suicide Squad, less so, but a successful mission does knock time off a super-crook’s sentence. Belle Reve inmate Juan Soria, though, is less than delighted when Amanda Waller drafts him. It’s not like he doesn’t have a useful power… … it’s that his […]

Psychic investigator Professor Harlan Woodbine has come to an old house on the outskirts of Paris to look into reports of strange goings on. Onetime owner Mortimer Samson-Vine died there in 1895 after surprising the art establishment when his mediocre paintings became more dazzling – and disturbing. Some say the later paintings depict ghosts that […]

Supergirl hasn’t had a chance to catch her breath. She’s only just beaten DEO dupe Strange Visitor and now a new superhuman menace has appeared. But before we meet her in this latest issue, we see a bit of Deceilia’s past.  Deceilia is going by the name the elders of her planet gave her, Starshame, […]

There’s nothing like a baby to get old friends together. News of a new addition to the UK superhero scene is delivered to New York-based X-Men leader Kitty Pryde in a decidedly unconventional – but rather wonderful – manner.  Soon she and former Excalibur pals Kurt and Rachel are making their way across the Atlantic […]

Superwoman has released the people of Metropolis stolen by Midnight’s void and ended the threat to the city. It’s time to bask in a little appreciation.  But while Lana is there, she’s not all there. An aspect of her is still in the void, with Midnight, evil Lena Luther’s AI stooge.  In the everyday world, […]

It’s a mad mad mad mad world for Jon Kent as he finds himself at the centre of interdimensional hijinks.  Things are more serious than I make them sound. A Tim Drake from an alternate future is convinced Jon will somehow kill millions. His solution? Kill Jon now. He’s convinced Teen Titans Beast Boy and […]

Kids are developing powers in Gotham, and Duke Thomas – newly minted hero The Signal – aims to get to the bottom of it. Gotham cop Alex Aisi is investigating from another direction. Both have personal reasons for wanting to know what the heck is going on.  Batman and the Signal is Duke Thomas’ moment […]

Once upon a time DC Comics did end-of-year publications featuring the best stories of the previous 12 months. They began with Treasury Editions, then settled into a digest format. I loved these grab bags of disparate tales chosen by the DC editors, and would love to see them return. Until they do, here’s my Best […]

This book doesn’t get off to a great start when the first page features a little girl lying in the road, bleeding profusely. It’s not what I want in my entertainment.  But it gets better. As an old X-Men reader I had my suspicions as to who this girl was, and pretty soon it’s apparent. […]