Supergirl #54 review

Dear Superman, while you’re plodding through Philadelphia, spreading the gospel of Superdickery, your cousin is protecting Metropolis. Mind, the threat this issue is firmly Kara-centric, being the Bizarro Supergirl. And Bizarrogirl makes history by being the first twisted duplicate that’s genuinely scary. I noted in my review of last issue that she was freaky on […]

DC Universe Legacies #3

Last issue we saw the Justice Society retire due to the Communist witchhunts of the Fifties. As we rejoin narrator Paul Lincoln he’s out to help fill the gap left by the heroes who inspired him as a kid. He joins Metropolis PD and soon finds himself partnered by one officer John Jones. And then […]

Amazing Spider-Man #638 review

Almost 100 issues after Marvel erased Spider-Man’s marriage, the furore’s pretty much died down. While a few diehards still protest the business – and I don’t blame them, One More Day wasn’t a great story – most readers have managed to move on and simply enjoy a seriously good comic book. So why start picking […]

I’m just popping over to Comic Book Resources …

… for a little article on DC’s all-ages titles and why I’d like to see a Wonder Woman title attempted. If you’ve the time and interest, give it a read. Thanks! Here’s the link

Adventure Comics #516 review

After last week’s disappointing Atom Special #1 I was keen to see how the debut of his regular Adventure Comics feature turned out. Very well, actually. I won’t harp on about what I saw as the special’s deficiencies – the review is below, if you’re interested – I will say that ‘Nucleus part 1, Splitting […]

The Brave and the Bold #35 review

Michael J Straczynski is a versatile chap. On the one hand, there’s this week’s Superman #701 which is, to say the least, a sober comic. On the other there’s this confection, a team-up between two of DC’s lesser-known teams. I’ve always loved the Legion of Substitute-Heroes, the plucky Legion of Super-Heroes rejects who built their […]

Uncanny X-Men: The Heroic Age #1 review

Just as the X-Men titles descend into the darkness of a vampire storyline, here’s a special in which they step into the light. Three short tales are mixed and matched into a whole that marks the beginning of a new era for the team once dubbed Marvel’s Merry Mutants. It’s a long time since they’ve […]

Superman #701 review

Well, that wasn’t a bad one-issue story. Superman aids the little guy. He diagnoses car trouble and heart problems. He helps a suicidal woman find hope and annoys drug dealers. He cleans a storeroom. I’m down with that. For several years DC would devote a Christmas issue to Superman reading his fan mail and helping […]

JSA All-Stars #8 review

In the beginning, this comic was about a serious bunch of souls who felt they needed to act like a military unit in order to be effective. It was a pretty good read, but never really ignited. This issue, the sparks fly. And it’s nothing to do with a massive villain, or a big death; […]

Steve Rogers: Super Soldier #1 review

Hey, can Marvel call a book Super Soldier? I know Steve’s been a super-soldier since the Forties, but surely DC have the use of ‘super’ copyrighted for cover usage? No. Oh well. Super-Soldier it is, complete with the return of the dullest Captain America logo font ever, an ode to washing-up liquid if ever I […]