Ant-Man #1 review

I’m Wally West. I’m the Flash… It worked 20 years ago and it works today, the first person superhero comic narration. And given that Wally West isn’t around right now – well, not the real guy – I’m happy to see Scott Lang aka Ant-Man borrow the schtick. Especially when it’s Scott Lang as written […]

AVX: Vs #1 review

The Phoenix is coming. Blah blah blah. While the Avengers Vs X-Men 12-issue series focuses on the different attitudes of the teams to this event, this six-parter provides close-ups of individual bouts limited to just a few panels in the mother book. I wasn’t expecting much. I got Christmas. Seriously, this comic shows just how […]

Fear Itself #4 review

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, I hate prophecies. They come out of nowhere with their terrible foreboding, add a little cheap drama and scuttle away again, rarely paying off. Here we have Thor revealing that it’s been foretold he will die to slaughter a serpent. That’s after he’s told Nick Fury, […]

SPECIAL GUEST POST: Iron Man: The Iron Age #1 review

Before we get to the review proper, a confession. Despite Mr Gray’s tireless and cheerful efforts to recall me to the cause, I’m a lapsed comic book reader. Sure, I enjoy gorging on the odd graphic novel (Secret Six collections are always a treat, and Batman RIP was a joy) but it’s been years since […]

Iron Man #500 review

Blimey, it’s ages since I’ve read an issue of Iron Man. We were buds once – check out my profile pic at the side of the page for proof. Touching. But I fell out of love with Tony Stark around the time of Marvel’s Civil War event, and while I understand that his conniving, murdering […]