The Flash #1 review

For a long time the Speed Force has been the backbone of the Flash Family’s efforts to make the world a better place. Source of power, refuge in times of trouble, mysterious but benevolent. But what if the speedsters’ have made a big mistake in just assuming the Speed Force is their friend? What if […]

Titans #3 review

The Titans aren’t known for stealth. With an Amazonian powerhouse, an energy-blasting space princess and a half-man, half-robot whose biggest weapon is a white noise generator on the team, that’s not surprising. But they also have one of the world’s greatest detectives and a shapechanger to hand. So it is that Beast Boy takes the […]

Superman #6 review

Lex Luthor has been stabbed in prison and lies between life and death. An angry Superman is not in the mood for messing about when robbers strike. Lois Lane feels like she’s in prison as filling in for absent Daily Planet Editor Perry White keeps her away from her first love, investigative journalism. Superman learns […]

Nightwing #106 review

Yo ho ho, me Heartless! I can’t remember when the ‘mystery package in a bank run by pirates’ storyline first appeared in Nightwing but it’s long enough ago that I can’t be bothered to look it up. I do know it’s nowhere near as far back in the Tom Taylor/Bruno Redondo run as the debut […]

Avengers Inc #1 review

Six supervillains are shot through the head at maximum security prison The Raft. Janet Van Dyne, the Wonderful Wasp, is called to the crime scene by the governor as one of the victims was sent there recently by herself – longtime super-speed stalker Whirlwind, real name David Cannon. Being able to shrink makes examining entry […]

Batman and Robin #1 review

Last time Batman and Robin shared a title they were at one another’s throats, but today things are different. It doesn’t take long for them to beat White Rabbit, one of the more minor villains in the Gotham Rogues’ Gallery, but they don’t find out on whose behalf she was hijacking one of the city’s […]

World’s Finest: Teen Titans #3 review

The Teen Titans are a popular bunch. So popular that an entire con has been organised to honour them. Attendees weren’t expecting their heroes to turn up, but they do, and Kid Flash proves a whiz at ensuring everyone gets a great selfie. Wonder Girl, meanwhile, is a tad nonplussed to find she’s the subject […]

Justice Society of America #6 review

Degaton defeated, the Justice Society members can take a breather. Well, at least from fighting mad metahumans – they’ve still got a lot on their plate. Namely, more than a dozen teenage heroes who were lost in time and forgotten by history. They’ve been rescued by Red Arrow and Stargirl and, unable to return home […]

Fire & Ice: Welcome to Smallville #1 review

Smallville, Kansas, home of Jonathan and Martha Kent, Superman’s parents. It’s the place any Super Family member worthy of the name visits when they need some downtime. A place where smalltown values maintain. So why are sophisticated Justice League legends Fire and Ice moving there? And they’re not alone. Former Justice League International major domo […]

Birds of Prey #1 review

I do like a ‘getting the gang together’ issue, and the debut number of the latest Birds of Prey is a terrific example of the trope. We begin with Black Canary talking to partner Green Arrow about the mission for which she’s gathering a team. This immediately raises intriguing questions – who is ‘she’, why […]