Convergence: Justice League International #2 review

There’s not much reason to bwah-ha-ha as we join the members of Justice League International in the wrap-up of their Convergence tie-in. Trapped on a patchwork world, ordered to fight the battle-hardened Kingdom Come Justice League, they’re the underdogs. But as it happens, the heroes of two worlds don’t rush into battle; their leaders, Blue […]

Convergence Supergirl: Matrix #2 review

Well, this justifies the entire Convergence event – an actual, laugh-out-loud issue of Ambush Bug. Sure, it’s Supergirl’s name on the cover, and the Matrix Maid of Might gets a good showing, but she’s basically straight woman to the star of the show, Irwin Schwab, teleporting trickster. Last issue, Mae was tasked by her boss […]

DC Sneak Peeks – Omega Men, Midnighter, Green Lantern, Green Arrow, Doomed, Prez, Starfire, Red Hood/Arsenal, Section 8, Detective Comics

The Omega Men Well, that was disturbing. Green – sorry, White – Lantern Kyle Rayner has apparently been sent to negotiate a treaty between the warring planetary systems of Vega and the Citadel. And for whatever reason, the Omega Men – good guys, in the old days – have captured him and are broadcasting the […]

Convergence: Nightwing and Oracle #2 review

When we left Dick and Barbara, they’d been challenged by the Hawkman and Hawkwoman of another reality to fight for the survival of their world. Dick was battling in the streets as Nightwing, while Barbara plugged into her computer skills to become Oracle again, for the first time in far too long. The conflict continues […]

Super-Blog Team-Up – Top Ten Worst Heroic Haircuts

Welcome to Super-Blog Team-Up, in which a clutch of comic book bloggers tackle the same subject on the same day. As a follicaly challenged fella, I’m always fascinated by the things comic people lucky enough to have options do with their locks. Often, my response is simply, WHY? QUICKSILVER The most distinctive thing about Quicksilver’s […]

Convergence: Shazam #1

The best parts of DC’s Convergence books have been the pages before the dome comes down, when we get to spend time with old friends lost to comic book limbo or altered characterisations. Generally, once the opponent Earth characters come in – the likes of the Flashpoint oafs or Wildstorm no-marks Gen 13 – the […]

Superman #40 review

I’m a Superman guy. It’s usually the first book I read. This week, it almost lost that ‘honour’, when I noticed it was a fill-in written by regular artist John Romita Jr. Surely that could wait, after all, so many intriguing, Convergence books, the end of Multiversity… Maybe a quick read over breakfast. Oh boy. […]

Convergence: Wonder Woman #1 review

Wonder Woman is living with longtime beau Steve Trevor under the Gotham dome erected by Brainiac. She’s without her Amazon powers, but isn’t powerless – she’s helping the city’s poorest alongside best pal Etta Candy. Unfortunately, Etta has fallen under the influence of a warped Christian cult who believe angels are coming to undo the […]

Convergence: Legion of Super-Heroes #1 review

In a place outside of space and time, Superboy is trapped under Brainiac’s dome with his friends in the Legion of Super-Heroes. They’re powerless, but doing what they can to keep 30th century Metropolis together, physically and in terms of morale. Then the dome comes down, as Brainiac’s number two, Telos, declares war between representatives […]

Convergence: Adventures of Superman #1 review

It’s pre-Crisis week in the Convergence event. Immediately pre-Crisis, in fact, with Supergirl in her Eighties outfit, complete with the Kryptonian citizenship headband that made her look like an Olivia Newton John homage act. Trapped in Gotham with Superman, she’s working with Waynetech genius Lucius Fox on a makeshift Phantom Zone projector. The idea is […]