Retro Review – 1st Issue Special #4: Lady Cop

For years, I’ve had a book called 1001 Comic Books You Must Read Before You Die. Sadly, I’ve been too busy thinking about my comics to read it. But I know one thing, if First Issue Special #4 isn’t in there, the book is worthless. Worthless! Because this is the debut of Lady Cop. If […]

Hercules #6 review

OK, apparently no one listened to me and bought this comic, and here’s the final issue. There’s no overt acknowledgement in the book, just a post-final page direction to an upcoming Civil War 2 mini-series, Gods of War. That book sounds promising, but heck, I want a Hercules ongoing by Dan Abnett and Luke Ross! […]

Black Canary #10 review

The Birds are back in town. Black Canary and Batgirl are hanging out, fighting bad guys and exploring mysteries in the best issue yet of Dinah’s soon-to-end series. It could be argued that as Black Canary is the name of Dinah’s band, as well as her codename, this is as much their book as hers, […]

Batman/Superman #31 review

A dying Superman wants to say his goodbyes, and ensure his work carries on. So it’s off to Gotham for something of a twofer – tell Batman what’s up, and ask the world’s greatest detective for help in finding Supergirl. He arrives to find Batman in a scrap with a bunch of minor villains and […]

Investigating Lois Lane by Tim Hanley (Chicago Review Press, 288pp, $18.95/£15.99)

Superman’s Girl Friend Lois Lane. That was the name of the long-running comic which starred the hotshot Daily Planet reporter who’s been around as long as the Man of Steel himself. Not that having your own comic always brought star treatment – Lois Lane was often made to look an idiot in her own series, […]

Bloodlines #1 review

Well, if Marvel can redo Secret Wars (twice!), DC can certainly bring back the Bloodlines concept. If you missed 1993, a) you’re young and I hate you, and b) it was an event which saw aliens ‘infect’ regular folk with super-powers. This brought us the likes of Anima, Argus, and Hitman – the breakout character […]

Superman #51 review

Superman is running diagnostic tests in the Fortress of Solitude because after his recent trials – the Darkseid War, the battle with Vandal Savage and the encounter with Rao – he’s not feeling great. And the results aren’t good – he’s dying. This makes him angry. Not because he’s going to lose his life, but […]

DC Digital Adventures of Supergirl Chapter #6 review

Having defeated hacker from hell Vril Dox, Kara’s outside his cell at the DEO, primed to question him – who’s the female he claims is behind recent attacks on Suoergirl and her friends? His taunts fail to get a ride out of the Maid of Might. But Dox is more powerful than she imagined, taking […]

Aquaman #50 review

So, last month I was pleading for DC to make guest writer Dan Abnett the new regular guy. And they have, he’ll be at the helm come the DC Rebirth relaunch. Let’s pretend it’s something to do with me. All that matters is, yay! Because Dan Abnett writes great Aquaman. And Mera… sorry, Aquawoman. After […]

Batman & Robin Eternal #26 review

Ah, the little things that make the difference between buying a comic and not. I checked out of DC’s latest weekly series after just a couple of issues, mainly because the supposed hook – was Batman killing people to get his hands on orphans to train? – was ridiculous. I came back because I heard Cassandra […]