Cancelled Comics Cavalcade Week – Freedom Fighters #9 review

It’s a time of change for DC’s most idealistic heroes. The Freedom Fighters have been told that the government can no longer afford them, so the members need to rethink their lives. Doll Man has gone back to the suburbs. Phantom Lady has her film career. The Ray is skilled enough to get a new […]

DC Universe: Legacies #6 review

There’s not an awful lot I want to say about the first story this month – it’s an equally fine continuation of (hover that cursor after these parentheses, too-subtle link ahoy!) last issue’s look at the Crisis on Infinite Earths epic, seen from the perspective of man on the street Paul Lincoln. It takes events forward […]

Superman: The Last Family of Krypton #3 review

The alternative history of the Superman Family concludes here with resolutions to the core conflicts: Jor-El’s science vs Lara’s spirituality; the gap in understanding between Kal-El and Jor-El; the struggles of semi-super siblings Bru-El and Valora to make their way in the world; the fates of Lex Luthor and artificial intelligence B. And if I’m […]

DC Universe Legacies #5 review

Police officer Paul Lincoln never made detective. That’s not surprising as we watch him see Green Arrow debut his second costume on TV and, a minute later, in another news report, he sees Ollie Queen – modelling the same ridiculous, and brand-new, beard. Does he make the connection? Nope. Soon afterwards, he notes that black-haired […]

Superman: The Last Family of Krypton #1 review

What if …. Jor-El and Lara escaped Krypton alongside their baby son? That’s the premise of this three-issue miniseries, which isn’t so much an Elseworlds as an Els’ World. Settling on Earth, the senior Els sculpt roles for themselves as scientist and religious leader, while young Kal-El is farmed off – literally – to experience […]