Amazing Spider-Man #659 review

Now a member of the Future Foundation, Spider-Man is helping to investigate space/time anomolies. And Lord, is he annoying. Honestly, he won’t shut up. After reading several thousand of his appearances, I realise that quips are Spidey’s thing, and that’s fine. He’s our friendly neighbourhood Spider-Man, emphasis on friendly. But in this issue he just […]

Film review: Thor

Whoever holds this hammer, if he be worthy, shall possess the power of… Thor! At the beginning of Kenneth Branagh’s addition to the Marvel movie franchise, Thor has been judged unworthy of Mjölnir. Cast down to Midgard by All-Father Odin for impulsiveness and arrogance, the heir to the eternal realm of Asgard must regain his hammer from […]

Action Comics #900 review

Nine-hundred issues. That’s a milestone no US comic has ever reached and it’s fitting that after some time away, Superman returns to claim his book back. I’ve enjoyed arch enemy Lex Luthor’s time as placeholder – more than a lot of Superman runs – but all good things must come to an end. And as […]

Wonder Woman #610 review

Diana wakes up in a hospital bed, meets Dr Etta Candy, Nurse Diana Prince, Dr Steve Trevor and Mrs Mavis Infodump. Actually, it’s Myra Clotho, but it might as well be Mrs Mavis Infodump, as she tells Diana in tremendous detail that the life she’s living is indeed a pretence. Diana’s greatest enemy has changed […]

Justice League: Generation Lost #24 review

‘It all comes down to this!’ is the name of the final issue of this year-long limited series, ‘this’ being the big blowout between the Justice League International, friend-turned-foe Maxwell Lord and OMAC Prime. It’s sharply scripted by Judd Winick, who gives us such great lines as Max’s ‘People have to see the truth – even if […]

Doom Patrol #21 review

With just a couple of issues before the axe falls on this title, a spotlight on Robotman may sound like an unnecessary indulgence. But Cliff Steele is such an intriguing character that I’m happy to see his past and character illuminated. And what a character. On the surface, he seems like DC’s Ben Grimm, a […]

A wee bit of housekeeping

http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=t0a74-20&o=1&p=8&l=bpl&asins=140121732X&fc1=000000&IS2=1&lt1=_blank&m=amazon&lc1=0000FF&bc1=000000&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifrWell, due to the public holiday season kicking off in the UK this week, I’ll be a wee bit late with reviews – Thursday, rather than Wednesday. Please bear with me! It could be worse next week, given that Friday 29 April is another (bah to the Royal Wedding – it’s not as if Black […]

Power Girl #23 review

http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=t0a74-20&o=1&p=8&l=bpl&asins=1401226183&fc1=000000&IS2=1&lt1=_blank&m=amazon&lc1=0000FF&bc1=000000&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifr Power Girl and Superman are fighting magical dinosaurs, who they gonna call? Zatanna, stage magician and real-life enchantress. But as she’s all tied up with power leech Siphon, she’s bound to be silent. Her unavailablility tips the Kryptonian cousins off that she’s in need of a hand herself, so dispatching the dinos, they’re off to […]

Avengers Academy #12 review

http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=t0a74-20&o=1&p=8&l=bpl&asins=0785144943&fc1=000000&IS2=1&lt1=_blank&m=amazon&lc1=0000FF&bc1=000000&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifr Continuing from last issue’s Korvac mini-saga, Avengers Academy #12 sees the students become the masters. Carina, daughter of Cosmic Bigwig The Collector, places their consciousnesses in the bodies of elder counterparts from future realities. The swap should bring enough control over their abilities to allow them to defeat her estranged husband, who wants to rule […]

Tiny Titans #39 review

http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=t0a74-20&o=1&p=8&l=bpl&asins=1401220789&fc1=000000&IS2=1&lt1=_blank&m=amazon&lc1=0000FF&bc1=000000&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifr ‘I like pink very much, Lois’ states the cover of this issue, proving that someone at DC remembers a line from the Superman movies beyond ‘Kneel before Zod’. I like this issue very much. A washday accident at Wayne Manor – Supergirl puts a batch of S-capes in with the Batman Family’s more dour […]