Action Comics 871

New Krypton continues with Doomsday roundly taken out by a dozen or so Kandorians and a couple of Zod followers put in their place by the latest version of Nightwing and Flamebird (the fifth I can recall, so likely the 12th). Superman continues to be a bit of a wimp, biting his tongue when too […]

Justice Society of America 20

The blurb at the end of this issue tells us that next month’s story is ‘Be careful what you wish for!’ Coincidentally, that very notion was going through my mind this time. For a while I’ve been praying for the end of the Gog storyline; it has its pleasures, but is too drawn out for […]

Final Crisis: Rage of the Red Lanterns

Tell the truth, it’s a big pityEveryone now has a ditty With Hal alone it seemed wittyBut now it’s gotten rather shitty When I was a kid I read a story about the origin of Green Lantern Hal Jordan’s oath. It explained that the point wasn’t Hal’s penchant for poetry, the recitation was a timing […]

Final Crisis: Rogues’ Revenge 3

And so the first Final Crisis spin-off mini winds up. The Rogues’ quest for revenge against teen clone speedster Impulse for persuading them to kill Bart Allen concludes. And it isn’t pretty. It is pretty entertaining, though, with tons of excellent character moments for Captain Cold and company, a turning point in the life of […]

Final Crisis: Legion of Three Worlds 2

As a massive fan of the Legion, it’s safe to say I’ve been looking forward to the continuation of this Final Crisis semi-tie-in. And it doesn’t disappoint, being a fast-moving romp across the 31st century in the company of colourful, powerful heroes and villains. It does take awhile to get the Legions of three continuities […]