Justice League #29 review

When DC launched in 2011 Justice League was the first title off the blocks. Now here’s the 29th issue as the rest of the original New 52 survivors are about to hit #31. That’s what being knee-deep in crossovers gets you. Never mind, #29 is here, and with it the new Metal Men’s battle against […]

Justice League #27 review

Of all the Geoff Johns comics in the world, this may be the Geoff Johnsiest. Old hero gets a scrub-up? Check. Big storyline treads water? Check. A secret room has a secret room? Check. Old-time supervillain is the voice of reason. Check. Props from previous comics continuity show up in the background? Check. Characters created […]

Justice League #23 review

Answers – this book has them by the bucketload. There’s the story of Secret Society organiser The Outsider. The revelation of a traitor within the Leagues. What’s been poisoning Superman. The truth behind Dr Light’s death. And best of all, the true nature of Pandora’s Box. All of which makes this issue sound like Exposition […]

Justice League #22 review

It begins with a young woman asking tarot reader Madame Xanadu to explain a dream she’s been having. It ends with a good man dead and a war between heroes. And in between, lots of foreboding, as mysteries are dropped with the turn of a card … So here it is, the crossover more than […]

Green Arrow #0 review

Several years ago, nineteen-year-old Ollie Queen is working as a glorified office boy on his father’s oil rig, in the latest chance he’s been given by his magnate dad to prove he’s not a feckless pillock. Unfortunately, he is a feckless pillock, and in this zero month special celebrating one year of the New 52 […]

Superman #9 review

Superman rescues a Russian submarine in trouble under the Bering Strait, but rather than receiving thanks he’s sent packing by the commander. It seems the heavily lead-lined craft is hiding something. Meanwhile in Metropolis, it’s TV producer Lois Lane who’s sending someone packing – blogger Victor Barnes, who claims to have proof that Superman ‘walks […]

Earth 2 #1 review

The war between Earth and Apokolips rages. Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman enact a desperate plan to save the world from Steppenwolf’s Parademons, but the price is high. And when the dust clears, the only heroes around to welcome a new dawn are Robin and Supergirl. And them not for long … … five years […]

Superman #8 review

Now that’s one creepy cover. The men behind it are Ivan Reis, Joe Prado and Rod Reis, the artistic team making the current Aquaman series look so good. With luck, some of their fans will be enticed to check out this book starring the Sea King’s fellow Justice Leaguer, Superman. I know, it’s 2012 and […]

Justice League #8 review

Green Arrow wants to join the Justice League. Trying to persuade the world’s greatest super-team to – ahem – give him a shot, he starts showing up for their missions. And while he’s actually pretty useful, his requests for a trial are turned down. Aquaman doesn’t like him. Green Lantern thinks he’d be useless. Batman […]

Superman #7 review

Alien overlord Helspont sends a powerful robotic ‘thrall’ to Metropolis to assess Superman and finds him worthy; worthy of enlisting him in his quest to make Earth Daemonite territory. When he finally meets Superman himself, he can’t understand something (click on image to enlarge): And with that one moment, showcasing a defiant hero, proudly wearing […]