Justice League #10 review

David Graves, who has been kidnapping enemies of the Justice League and torturing them for information, strikes. He invades the team’s satellite and assaults the members with memories of loss that leave them gnarled husks. Along the way we learn how Graves was granted power by minor gods and perhaps acts as a conduit to […]

Justice League International #6 review

After five months of the Signal Masters storyline, which culminated in the new JLI sending the godlike Paraxxus packing, it’s time for some downtime. For the heroes, though, that doesn’t mean sitting around – it means cleaning up loose ends around the globe – giant robots, citizen bombers, that sort of thing. This issue, then, […]

Justice League #3 review

Wonder Woman joins Superman, Batman, Flash and Green Lantern as winged beasts wreak havoc in Metropolis, destroying property and kidnapping citizens. Meanwhile in Detroit, another attack by the aliens sees STAR Labs scientist Professor Ivo carried away as colleague Silas Stone bids to save son Victor from succumbing to burns received as the monsters arrived […]

Flashpoint #5 review

It’s the end … and the beginning. DC’s summer event closes the door on one chapter of the DC Universe and begins a new one, as the Flash, Barry Allen, changes the timeline. A lot of this issue is fighting of the kind we’ve gotten used to over the past few months. Amazons attack, Atlanteans […]

Batman: The Brave and the Bold #10 review

Granted, I was eating an especially spicy cassoulet as I read this issue of DC’s all-ages team-up title, but I was choked up by the end. It’s the story of an ordinary Joe who, unable to find a job, falls into the role of professional henchman. First it’s the Toyman, but the World’s Finest team […]

Batman: The Brave and the Bold #9 review

Batman and Hawkman beat Byth, with a little help from a friend. Bruce accompanies Carter as he hauls the shape-changing villain to Thanagar, but on the way they’re attacked by Byth’s men. Can the Winged Wonder and Gotham Guardian withstand photon torpedoes and, worse, Byth’s mocking tongue? And what happens when a brief power outage […]

Flashpoint #3 review

Flash-fried after trying to recreate the accident that gave him super-speed, Barry Allen’s in a bad way. If Batman Thomas Wayne weren’t a doctor, he’d likely be dead. As it is, the pain of third degree burns doesn’t stop him getting back into the Wayne Manor electric chair for another attempt. And for whatever reason […]

Brightest Day Aftermath: The Search for Swamp Thing #1 review

So, Swamp Thing and John Constantine are back in the DC Universe and we get to pretend they’ve never been away. As you might expect with these two, weird happenings are afoot – and not all of them seem intentional on the part of the creators. First, we have the strange case of the appearing […]

All-New Batman: The Brave and the Bold #8 review

Displacement activities, they’re something we all find useful from time to time. If I can’t stomach vacuuming the floor, I’ll go to the shop for cheese. You can never have enough cheese (well, unless it’s goats’ cheese, but you can pass that on to the ladies). And if Aquaman can’t face helping right-hand man Vulko […]

The New DC Explosion – Gotham Guardians

Today DC released artwork and a few details as regards the Gotham shuffle, with some titles relaunching and new ones emerging come September, after the Flashpoint event concludes. I really will try and keep this short, I just want to set the stage for comments. Detective Comics #1 by writer/artist Tony Daniel. Here’s how DC announced […]