Worlds’ Finest: Huntress/Power Girl #19 review

Power Girl has two big problems: her powers are switching off at random times, and her tech company’s been stolen from her. As this issue opens, Karen is tackling the second of those issues by diamond hunting at the bottom of the ocean, getting the funds to pay lawyers to win Starr Industries back. As […]

Action Comics #25 review

Tying into the Zero Year series in Batman provides new Action Comics creators Greg Pak and Aaron Kuder with a great excuse to give us more of Grant Morrison’s tee-shirt Superman. The story begins even earlier, though, as Lana Lang says goodbye to Clark Kent and Smallville, ready to make her mark on the world. […]

Forever Evil #2 review

The Crime Syndicate has taken over the Earth. The members of the Secret Society are putting down opposition. The Justice League has vanished. Will anyone emerge to defend the people? Step forward the Teen Titans and … Lex Luthor? The former run into CS members Johnny Quick and Atomica and it doesn’t go well, as […]

Action Comics #23 review

Superman teams up with cosmic knights the Pax Galactica to battle the devourer of worlds, Lexus. The heroes have to learn to trust one another after Superman’s run-in last time with one of the Pax pack, Straith. With Lexus defeated, the knights – Straith, Ordling, Seamus and leader Lourdes – name Superman their ‘undisputed ruler’. […]

Justice League Dark #22 review

A difference of opinion is at the centre of this issue. Dr Light has died after being blasted by Superman’s heat vision. Wonder Woman believes his contact with Pandora’s Box is to blame. Batman fears the legendary vessel is too dangerous to go after, on the word of mystery man the Phantom Stranger and former […]

Action Comics #22 review

Big-brained supervillain Hector Hammond is floating in Earth’s orbit on an assignment for new allies the H.I.V.E., examining a massive death ray they have aimed at the planet. A self-proclaimed space knight appears and destroys the weapon. Any enemy of Hammond’s is surely a friend of Superman, but can Clark be sure, when Hammond summons […]

Earth 2 Annual #1 review

The big selling point for this issue is the debut of an all-new Batman, the original Earth 2 fellow having died at the start of the regular series. As a JSA traditionalist, I don’t really think the team needs a Superman, Batman or Wonder Woman, but it seems DC begs to differ. And given that […]

Action Comics #18 review

Esnetni saw taht, wehp. Oops, sorry, I’m in 5th Dimension mode, backwards speak and all that. Longtime Superman readers know that the way to banish traditional pest Mr Mxyzptlk home to the 5th Dimension is to trick him into saying his name backwards. But Mxy’s rival Vyndktvx, who’s been attacking Superman from all angles for […]

Legion of Super-Heroes #16 review

It’s Shrinking Violet and Chameleon Boy vs Validus as the search for the new Fatal Five continues. The pair visit prison planet Takron Galtos with colleague Lightning Lass to see if the giant with mental lightning really is still imprisoned in impregnable inertron, or if there’s been a bait and switch. Back on Earth, the […]

World’s Finest #6 review

If the Batman’s daughter Huntress is smart enough to steal millions from Bruce Wayne, is it surprising that Batman’s son Robin can catch her out? Helena is appalled that this little snot is wearing ‘her’ colours and using ‘her’ name, whereas Damian is wondering why her fighting style is so familiar. Away from Gotham, Power […]