Archie & Friends: Guide to Dating #1 review

Perfectly timed for St Valentine’s Day, this new batch of Archie stories focuses on his dating antics. OK, most Archie books have him dating Betty, Veronica, sometimes even Cheryl and Sabrina, but this special is total romance, with all but one story centring on our hero’s reputation as a modern-day Casanova. In Riverdale, juggling multiple […]

Future State: Shazam #2 review

Ever had one of those weeks when there really are no comics you fancy? DC’s Future State event continues to churn out depressing-looking fare, mostly Bat-books, and with nothing that immediately appealed, an act of desperation – I bought Shazam! #2 and went back a few digital weeks and got the first issue too. I’d […]

DC Love is a Battlefield #1 review

Love is in the air and throughout the DC Universe in this 80pp giant played out to the tune of Pat Benatar. Kaare Andrews’ cover sets the tone with a gorgeous Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy scene that ties in with their entry. Said tale looks at Harley and Ivy’s love story via a series […]

Future State: Kara Zor-El, Superwoman #2 review

Last issue the Kara of 2050, a loner living on a moon colony, took in a mysterious space refugee, Lynari. Their new life was rudely interrupted by the newcomer’s relatives, out to steal her gem of power. This conclusion opens with Superwoman defending Lynari as the girl’s aunt, in monstrous form, explains why her niece […]

Future State: The Flash #2

Possessed by the evil embodiment of Famine, Flash Wally West has been rampaging around the DC Universe, killing his fellow speedsters. Impulse. Kid Flash, Max Mercury, The Flash of China, original Flash Jay Garrick – slaughtered. Only Jay’s successor Flash, Barry Allen, survives – but Wally has stolen his speed. Still, Barry is a scientist, […]

Archie 80th Anniversary Jumbo Comics Digest #1 review

Archie Comics are the ultimate palate cleanser for jaded superhero fans. When you’re tired of the grim and gritty, the constant Everything You Thought You Knew Was Wrong stories, the revamped universes, Archie’s pals and gals are always handy with a milkshake and a gag or ten on the latest fads. And if you’re not […]

Future State: Superman of Metropolis #2 review

In which new Superman Jon Kent starts to realise that shrinking Metropolis to ‘protect’ it from threats perhaps wasn’t the best idea. And Supergirl shows that she’s pretty great at the hero game. Well, this is better than last issue. Jon is much improved, he’s no longer arrogant and impetuous as he takes on Brainiac […]

Sensational Wonder Woman #5 review

On the beach, a pair of models are being snapped for a suntan lotion campaign when there’s some surprising photobombing. The lady living life through the lens is thrilled that Wonder Woman is right there, before her. She’s been dying to get a meeting with the Amazing Amazon because where there’s a celebrity, there’s money […]

Future State: Superman Vs Imperious Lex #1 review

Welcome to Metropolis in 2050, as representatives of the United Planets meet in their shiny new headquarters. There’s an ongoing energy shortage in the Galaxy, but that’s quickly dealt with. The new business comes courtesy of Earth rep Lois Lane. Nobody wants a cake-stealing stinker on board, why would the leader of a rogue planet […]

Future State: Suicide Squad #1 review

Task Force X is back. This version isn’t a team seen previously in the DC Universe, but the Class of 2030 is full of familiar faces. Mind, the faces aren’t their real ones, as an unseen narrator reveals. It’s the old Thunderbolts play. The heroes are mostly actually villains, but they are finding that they […]