DC KO #1 review

Talk about a new title announcing itself. The cover to DC KO #1 shows heroes fighting inside the book’s excellently designed logo, and on turning the page you see the full, suitably messy image itself from artist Javi Fernández and colourist Alejandro Sánchez. Happily, it lacks is the horrible fonts used by letterer Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou, […]

Action Comics #1091 review

Sent to deal with supervillains at Doc Magnus’s robotics lab by the telepathic Captain Comet, Superboy found bad guy Raze, but not the Atomic Age superhero. He was greeted by the US Army, demanding his arrest. Fleeing home to Smallville, a chat with Ma and Pa Kent has Clark suspecting he’s been played. Having decided […]

Supergirl #6 review

Supergirl isn’t in Midvale anymore. And she’s not alone. The cloaked figure and demons fade, and Kara finds herself in a more familiar setting. A familiar setting, but still unsettling, as figures from her brief time as a blood-vomiting Red Lantern appears. And then she finds herself awake and on patrol in Midvale, thanks to […]

Adventures of Superman: Book of El #2 review

Hurled a thousand years into the future during an invasion of Earth, Superman finds people in need of help. At the side of his distant descendant, Superman rescues the little person – a green light construct – with a massive show of power. His priority now is to get back to his own time, defend […]

JSA #12 review

Now here’s a cover, from Leonardo Romero, that promises classic adventure with the Justice Society of America, and that’s what we get inside. This issue is the culmination of the story that’s been weaving through this series for the past year, and it gave me the grins. If you’re just joining us, the Injustice Society […]

Superman Unlimited #5 review

Has someone cocked up or is the cover blurb deliberately blurry? I get that Green Kryptonite radiation could have Superman squinting, but the lettering should be sharper. And not in the centre of the image, where the eye should be considering what’s behind the door. Overall, though, I like the effect of the cover by […]

Detective Comics #1101 review

Mikel Janín’s cover is beautiful. And chilling. It hooked me into buying my first issue of Detective Comics in quite a while. The positioning of Batman promises mystery. The floating figures inspire dread. The combination of colours attracts the eye beyond events hinted at in the image. I couldn’t open this comic quickly enough. Inside, […]

Superman #30 review

‘Heh, I love evil monologues’, cackles Superboy Prime in part three of ‘Legion of Darkseid’. And that’s certainly what we get as this issue opens, with the corrupt Saturn Girl relaying her backstory for several pages. And whose voice did she hear? The dark god of Apokolips himself, it seemed, and he showed her a […]

Justice League Red #2 review

That’s an exciting cover from illustrator Clayton Henry and colourist Marcelo Maiolo, with Power Girl, Green Lantern Simon Baz and Cyborg fighting a Transformer-style Red Tornado. Inside the comic? No such scene. Let’s be kind and call it symbolic, because while there’s no physical confrontation with Reddy, the other heroes do have words. Last month […]

Krypto #4 review

In our house, there’s a rule. If someone in a thriller or horror has a dog, be ready with the channel changer to zap away at a moment’s notice. The latest issue of the Krypto mini-series, presumably commissioned due to his starring role in the recent Superman film, needs a cover blurb: ‘Warning: Contains Adorable […]