RETRO REVIEW – Action Comics #406

Given I’m not enjoying much of DC’s current Superman output, why not look to the past?Specifically, pretty much the first Superman comic I ever bought, Action Comics #406, November 1971. Given how long it took comics to get to the UK in those days (they generally came as ballast on ships), that was likely when […]

Supergirl’s on TV – but not on the shelves?

Get ready for Supergirl Month! To coincide with the October 26 debut of the CBS live action TV series, DC Comics is unleashing a wealth of new and classic material. A prequel comic featuring Kara Danvers, the Supergirl who’s gained a legion of fans for star Melissa Benoist even before the series airs. A one-off special for […]

DC Comics: Bombshells #1 review

Bombshell: ‘An unexpected and surprising event, especially an unpleasant one; a very attractive woman’Well, there are attractive women aplenty in this debut DC Digital offering – or should I say broads, dames maybe – but it’s miles from unpleasant. From the first page’s spin on young Bruce Wayne’s movie trip to the stylish final page […]

DC Comics – The Now 52!

We knew DC were bringing back the 3D covers this September, but I have to say, now that more details of the annual gimmick ‘celebrating’ 2011’s arrival of the New 52 have landed, I’m left scratching my head. It’s The Now 52. Every series is going to leap ahead to its 52nd issue, showing us […]

The New DC Explosion – Turn on the dark

And the announcements keep on coming, though it’s fair to say that DC are keeping us in the dark. It’s DC’s new Weirdoverse! Actually, I probably shouldn’t use that term, as DC attached it to a bunch of Nineties launches that all skewed towards the dark side of the superhero universe, then fell right off […]

The New DC Explosion …

… let’s hope it’s more successful than the last one. In the Seventies, DC Comics published a slew of new titles, with more pages, over several months in a bid to gain back ground from Marvel. But early sales weren’t great, wobbly executives cancelled many of the new titles and a few old ones, and […]

Steve looks at covers

Here’s my non-comics reading mate Steve looking at this week’s comic book covers – just a few minutes of fun!