Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man #1 review

Peter Parker has never met an old lady he won’t help. It’s the Aunt May thing. So it is that he’s a sucker for the entreaties of neighbour Marnie that he carry her shopping upstairs, even though it’s just two tiny bags, she’s able bodied and is one of those people who nick supermarket trollies. […]

Young Justice #1 review

It’s just another day in Metropolis. A traffic cop wants a young woman to show what’s in the back of her pick-up… … and the sky opens, spewing terrifying figures into the city. Luckily, cowgirl Jinny has arrived in the big city on a day unlike any other… a day when Superman isn’t around, but […]

Heroes in Crisis #4 review

So, what’s happening in DC’s big event? The first three issues told of how a bunch of superheroes were slaughtered at metahuman therapy centre Sanctuary and pointed towards Booster Gold and Harley Quinn as the likeliest of suspects. Here we get: One page of Tempest getting drunk in Hatton Corners, where Aqualad, Speedy and Robin […]

Action Comics #1006 review

It’s part six of the Invisible Mafia storyline and Superman gets a step or two closer to learning about Metropolis’ dark underbelly. The past few issues have seen a clutch of killings by new super-villain the Red Cloud, at the same time as the city has been hit an ardent arsonist. In this situation, it’s […]

Happy New Bwah-Ha-Ha

Thanks to Shag of the Fire and Water Podcast Network for inviting me on to the latest episode of terrific Justice League International Bwah-Ha-Ha Podcast. Most episodes discuss an issue of the much-loved, might I say seminal, Eighties series which reimagined the Justice League of America in the wake of the Legends crossover. This one’s […]

All I want for 2019…

We’re in the final days of 2018 and it’s been a pretty entertaining year for comics, but I’m not a great one for retrospectives… I want to know What’s Next? Well, I don’t know, so let’s dream instead. Here are five things I’d like to see in 2018… and a wee PS. The Return of […]

Happy Holidays!

Well, this year certainly flew by quicker than The Flash on Santa’s sleigh. Whether you’re celebrating Christmas, Hanukkah or something else, I hope you have the finest of times. And if you’ve not had the best of years, fingers crossed for a 2019 that’s beyond your wildest dreams.

Freedom Fighters #1 review

It’s 1963 and the United States is under the boot of the Third Reich. Germany won the Second World War and a group of resistance fighters squirrelled away in the Texas Book Depository find a spark of hope in new visitors. It’s a light that is soon extinguished. The Spirit of America feels despair, but […]

Aquaman #43 review

It’s a brand new day for Aquaman. Washed up on the shores of an unknown island after the Drowned Earth crossover, he’s been taken in by an old couple. Outside, a storm rages, and a young woman walks, scattering flowers over a dead rabbit. The Justice Leaguer has lost his memory, and no one seems […]

DC Digital Scooby-Doo Team-Up chapter 89

Scooby-Doo, Velma, Shaggy, Daphne and Fred are taking a break from unmasking crooked real estate developers and enjoying a show. Later, as the members of Mystery Inc get to know Mr Miracle Scott Free, wife Big Barda, manager Oberon and apprentice Shilo Norman, unwelcome guests crash the party. Yep, Barda, Velma and Daphne are carried […]