Batman #75 review

The lunatics have taken over the asylum. That’s a story we’ve seen many times in Batman comics. This time, though, said asylum isn’t Arkham, it’s Gotham City itself. Bad cops are the norm – very bad cops. And the police commissioner doesn’t exactly inspire trust. And the Batman? He’s Thomas Wayne, parallel world pop of […]

Superman’s Pal Jimmy Olsen #1 review

It’s just another day in Metropolis. Citizens go about their business, Superman stands by to protect them, the Daily Planet staff gather all the news that’s fit to put out across several platforms… but high above Metropolis, Jimmy Olsen is jumping out of a spacecraft. Without a parachute. He’s not without resources, though, having had […]

Young Justice #7 review

I do love a good multiversal romp. It seems Brian Bendis does too, because that’s what we get in the latest Young Justice. Tossed into the inter dimensional ether by uppity Gemworld aristos, Robin, Wonder Girl, Teen Lantern, Superboy, Impulse, Jinny Hex and Amethyst flit from Earth to Earth, hoping each time that their next […]

Event Leviathan #2 review

Red Hood shows up at the remains of the devastated ARGUS building. Having been raised by Batman, Jason Todd’s detective instincts are buzzing. Batman himself has put together a team of tecs to work out who the perpetrator, Leviathan, is and what they want – is he going to recruit his former Robin? Not so […]

Adventures of the Super Sons #12 review

Rex Luthor is on the verge of conquering the universe. Heck, he’s on the verge of remaking it, having appropriated a cube holding ultimate cosmic power. Accompanied by a gang of kid versions of Earth’s supervillains he’s going to strike out, and his enemies the Super Sons are in no position to stop him, being […]

Lois Lane #1 review

Lois Lane is on the case. She’s investigating government wrongdoing from her base in a Chicago hotel, but has one big concern. Later, talking to Daily Planet editor Perry White, Lois gets some disturbing news. Wanting to learn the truth behind Voronova’s death, Lois brings in a contact. Next morning, after a conjugal visit from […]

Doom Patrol: Weight of the Worlds #1 review

The Doom Patrol are back with a new series. After a gap only marginally longer than the unscheduled breaks between issues of the previous run, the World’s Strangest Heroes have a new mission – to visit weird new worlds and help out where they can. You can’t argue with that. I’m all for heroes doing […]

Return of Wednesday Comics

Note: This post was originally published in 2015 but got mangled in my transition from the ever-ailing Blogger to WordPress. As I’m fond of the idea, I’m republishing. It’s just a shame I can’t add in the original responses. It’s hard to believe that it’s six years since DC treated us to Wednesday Comics, a […]

Wonder Woman #73 review

Once upon a time, the future Wonder Woman and her mother, Queen Hippolyta, found themselves in a strange land where another monarch wished to teach them a harsh lesson. If the blonde Empress seems familiar, that’s because she’s also Hippolyta – a duplicate born in a dark mirror dimension created by the original, brunette Amazon […]

Action Comics #1012 review

One of the small pleasures of a new issue of Action Comics is guessing whose work station will act a recap page. We’ve had Lois’, Clark’s, Perry’s, Jimmy’s – even new gossip columnist Trish Q’s… surely we’d be at the Daily Planet canteen bulletin board by now? But no, this time we begin with the […]