Superman #16 review

As the Justice League tries to reclaim Superman’s Fortress of Solitude from him, H’el tells Supergirl his tale. He’d already given the bare bones, but now she gets a richer narrative of his beginnings as an astronaut sent into space by Superman’s father Jor-El in a bid to save Krypton’s people from dying with their […]

Free Comic Book Day: The New 52 #1 review

Hundreds of years ago, a court representing various pantheons judges three people they consider the Trinity of Sin. One man, apparently Judas Iscariot, is sentenced to ‘walk the earth as a stranger to Man, as a witness to what greed can do’. The Phantom Stranger. A second, forced to forget his own name, has his […]

Red Hood and the Outlaws #5 review

Artist Kenneth Rocafort and colorist Blond present a killer cover for the fifth issue of this consistently excellent DC New 52 original. The imposing monster. Helpless hero. Hurting heroine, hair flowing like blood. And all imposed on a gorgeous winter scene … The artwork’s just as impressive inside, in a more sequential way, of course. […]

Red Hood and the Outlaws #4 review

Continuing his quest to find the killers of the All-Caste, eastern martial artists who trained him after he quit as Robin, Red Hood Jason Todd turns up in a Colorado bar. Wingman Roy Harper, aka Arsenal, leaves Jason to it when he instigates a fight, apparently due to his liking for the ladies. As it […]

Red Hood and the Outlaws #3 review

The Red Hood, Starfire and Arsenal descend into the depths of the Chamber of All in search of the Untitled, slayer of assassins’ guild the All-Caste. Yes, the names are the pompously vague type typically associated with Himalayan mystical realms in comics, but don’t be put off – this is a gripping issue of the […]

Red Hood and the Outlaws #2 review

Eighteen months ago, the newly resurrected Jason Todd was taken to a mystical place by assassin queen Talia Al-Ghul and introduced to three thousand-year-old sensei Ducra. She trained the former Robin in ancient fighting techniques and while she didn’t knock the arrogance out of him, she won the respect of the future Red Hood. Today, […]

DC Universe Presents: Deadman #1 review

Caught between life and death, Boston Brand enters the bodies of people in times of crisis, helping them find the right path. At the same time the former circus aerialist, selfish and arrogant in his lifetime, is finding his own way – to redemption That’s the set-up for this five-part mini-series within a series, by […]

Supergirl #64 review

The conclusion to ‘Good-Looking Corpse’ begins with Supergirl in trouble, attacked by a mind-controlled Robin and Blue Beetle, and with an equally out-of-it Miss Martian standing by to empty her Kryptonian head. And while ickle Damian Wayne can’t do much against the Maid of Might, Jaime has some serious firepower in that scarab suit. Doing […]

Supergirl #63 review

Wow, the nurses in Metropolis really are crabby. Lois Lane inquires how Cadmus whistleblower Catherine, a patient at Metropolis’ St Idelson’s hospital, is doing, and gets a mouthful of attitude. Mind, when she checks in with Catherine and learns more on the dark goings-on at the genetics research facility, she gets something far worse than […]

Supergirl #62 review

Supergirl teams up with Blue Beetle, Robin and Miss Martian to foil the plans of the mysterious Alex. They fail. Still, it’s only part three, next issue’s continuation will likely see the Maid of Might take down Alex … or whoever he really is. There are further hints as to his nature this time, but […]