Justice League: Generation Lost #18 review

It’s Power Girl vs cover boy Captain Atom after Max Lord’s mental whammy makes the Kryptonian see her old teammate as a kill-crazy Superman. The bout arranged by writer Judd Winick is reminiscent of Wonder Woman’s battle with Superman in Greg Rucka’s Sacrifice storyline; then, Superman saw Diana as the murderous Doomsday, but it was […]

Legion of Super-Heroes #9 review

The focus this month is on the mysteries of Durla, Chameleon Boy’s homeworld, as the Legion continues its bid to track down the shape-changing assassins targeting the United Council. Cham and Brainiac 5 are there, trying to learn what its leaders know about the conspiracy, while Timber Wolf and Tyroc guard UP representatives on Earth. […]

Booster Gold #40 review

Courtesy of regular artists Chris Batista and Rich Perrotta, Booster and Skeets look utterly spiffy on their DC icons cover, and if they attract any new readers to the book, they may just stay. For this month offers a splendid jumping-on point as Booster’s origins, adventures and nature are laid bare. The excuse is a […]

Adventure Comics #522 review

Mon-El’s first outing as a Green Lantern doesn’t take him far from Legion of Super-Heroes business as he must prevent a new villain from rescuing an old enemy. The old foe is Saturn Queen, being transported across space, unconscious, to prison planet Takron-Galtos. The newcomer who wants to prove he’s worthy of membership in the […]

Legion of Super-Heroes #8 review

Well, there’s no doubt about it after this issue. Shadow Lass has lost her mind. Bad enough she’s sleeping with new member Earth-Man, a xenophobic killer forced on the team after trying to destroy the Legion. That could be considered a private foolishness. But here she votes for him to be Cosmic Boy’s successor as […]

Time Masters: Vanishing Point #5 review

Vanishing plot, more like, for anyone persuaded to buy this six-issue series by the Seach For Batman subtitle. Bruce Wayne has barely been referenced in this mini, which has chums Superman and Green Lantern joining time masters Rip Hunter and Booster Gold to rescue him from wherever Darkseid’s Omega Beams sent him in the Final Crisis book. […]

Adventure Comics #521 review

I’ve enjoyed the recent tales of the early Legion of Super-Heroes, but I’m delighted to see Adventure Comics move to current continuity. I know this phase will be short-lived, but even a month or two of bi-weekly 31st-century fun is to be treasured. Especially when we get a story as fine as ‘The Summons of […]

Legion of Super-Heroes #7 review

I wasn’t going to review this issue – I’ve done every one since the relaunch, and should be looking at neglected books. Plus, I may be getting repetitive. Then I read it, and once more the little suprises, the fine bits of characterisation, the sparkling artwork had me itching to tell people about this. I […]

Justice League: Generation Lost #12 review

The hunt for Max Lord takes a back seat this issue as the threat to the League comes from one of their own. Trauma has dialled Ice several notches up on the power scale and she’s lost her mind. Can Fire and Rocket Red stop her, or will they be transformed into the Justice Popsicles? While Bea […]

DC Halloween Special 2010 #1 review

Good on DC for keeping up the tradition of an all-new Hallowe’en (that’s how you spell it, guys) special. It’s the usual mixed bag, but worth a look if you’re in the mood and can spare $4.99. As he did last year, Gene Ha provides the cover illustration, but this works less well for me. […]