The New Champion of Shazam #4 review

In which Mary Bromfield tracks down her missing parents and confront the mastermind who’s been sending super-powered strangers to attack her. I’ve been enjoying this four-part mini-series as an overdue focus on the current DC Universe version of Mary Marvel. We’ve seen her go to college, become the sole beneficiary of the wizard Shazam’s powers […]

Nightwing #100 review

It’s party time, as Dick Grayson celebrates the 100th issue of his solo series which started in the glory days of the New 52. Crashing the party is Heartless, who’s been a thorn in the side – or rather, the chest – of the people of Blüdhaven for a while. He’s murdered city kingpin Blockbuster […]

Lazarus Planet: Assault on Krypton #1

The second book in DC’s latest event is an anthology, with all four shorts showcasing powers being gained or changed as a result of the Lazarus weather storm. What it isn’t is anything to do with Krypton. Sure, we have this opening spiel… … but none of this comes up at all on the pages. […]

The Flash #790 review

It’s all getting a bit heated in the latest issue of The Flash. Wally and Linda are hosting a barbecue for their pals, but the usual suspects are absent. Immediate family apart, there’s not a speedster in sight as the off-duty Fastest Man Alive serves up his sausages. Max Mercury is attempting one of his […]

Avengers: War Across Time #1 review

It’s Throwback Wednesday with a new book very much in the old style. Specifically, the old style of Marvel Comics, with iconic heroes and villains, classic characterisations, big action sequences and a lot of heart. Slotted between the Silver Age Avengers #11 and #12, it sees Kang the Conqueror continue his vendetta against Earth’s Mightiest […]

Lazarus Planet: Alpha #1 review

A magical soup is spewing into Earth’s weather systems, threatening disasters while changing the powers of superheroes. That’s the elevator pitch for the first issue of DC’s latest event, the launchpad for several new series and directions. Behind the enchanted storm is the Devil Nezha, and while he’s almost a spent force this issue, his […]

What do you want to see from DC in 2023?

Bleeding Cool this week shared a little extra information on 2023’s Dawn of DC publishing initiative. Rich Johnston wrote: ‘As well as the classics of Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman, Flash, Green Lantern, Aquaman, Titans and Shazam, we also have Green Lantern Jo Mullein, Wonder Girl Yara Flor, Avery Ho Flash. A new Birds Of […]

Scarlet Witch #1 review

Wanda Maximoff begins her latest run, a five-issue mini-series, taking on a long-forgotten Marvel villain. Having shown Dr Hydro who’s the boss, Wanda waves away the regalia of the Scarlet Witch as she returns to her new venture, the Emporium magic shop. After greeting assistant Darcy, an uninvited – but not entirely unwelcome – guest […]

Fantastic Four #3 review

With the Fantastic Four separated and without access to their money, Johnny Storm, in his brand new secret identity of Jonathan Fairweather, has taken a job in a big box store. Deciding to do something about the lousy pay and conditions, the Human Torch pays Merrill a visit, not realising they met years ago when […]

Murderworld: Spider-Man #1 review

Did you know that when Arcade isn’t tossing superheroes around giant pinball machines he’s running a Squid Game-style TV show on the dark web? One hundred civilians willingly take on odds of 99-1 that they’ll survive Arcade’s twisted toys – and each other – to take home a big cash prize. We didn’t know about […]