Extraordinary X-Men #1 review

The Secret Wars are over, the Terrigen Mists are sterilising mutants, Cyclops has done something terrible, everybody hates muties… considering this is meant to be All New, All Different Marvel, it’s surprising how Same Old, Same Old it feels. A new X-Men title should be an event, but it seems little but the details have […]

SHIELD #2 review

I enjoyed the first issue of Marvel TV tie-in SHIELD lots. I enjoyed this second instalment lots more. The opening story was sprawling, epic stuff which still found room for some nice character bits. This time it’s a much smaller-scale tale, offering plenty of room for even more great moments with its tighter cast. The […]

The Superior Spider-Man #1 review

So here’s the Superior Spider-Man – Dr Otto Octavius enjoying an indefinite residency in Peter Parker’s body. He has himself a fine old time this issue, taking on the latest version of the Sinister Six, taking Mary Jane Watson out for a meal, inventing like crazy … … of course, he is crazy. Crazy to […]

Avenging Spider-Man #9 review

Her new comic isn’t out until next week, but here’s our first look at Carol Danvers as Captain Marvel. The former Ms Marvel/Binary/Warbird/Ms Marvel (again) teams up with Spider-Man for … a flight to Boston. Having bought a light aircraft, Carol is giving Peter Parker a lift to the city, where Aunt May now lives. […]

Avengers: The Initiative 21 review

Why this book has a ‘Disassembled’ tag on it I don’t know; are we going to have one of these every time an Avengers team changes from now on? I hope not, it’s taken years for me to get over the horrors of the Avengers 500 debacle. Never mind, ignore it, move on. This is […]