Action Comics #982 review

Blinded by Phantom Zone energy, Superman has retreated to his Fortress of Solitude for tests, and with a slew of his greatest enemies on the loose, he’s taken Lois and Jon there for protection. It’s a sensible plan – his Arctic retreat houses some of the best defensive measures on the planet, where better to […]

Superwoman #7 review

The battle for Metropolis is approaching its climax. Lena Luthor has taken over the city, subjugated its citizens and plans to invade the Phantom Zone. Desperately trying to to stop her are Lana, Ghost Lois, Traci, Natasha, Steel, Lex, Bizaress, Nadidah, Ed, Kryptonite Man, Atomic Skull, Mercy, Maggie Sawyer… …and that’s one of the problems […]

Superman #49 review

The battle with Vandal Savage goes on. It feels like it’s been going on all my life. And maybe a few lifetimes prior to that. But with this issue, it really feels like things are wrapping up. Superman and Wonder Woman are joined by Metallo, the Man With the Kryptonite Heart, as the latest twist […]

Batman/Superman #27 review

That’s a striking cover from artist Yanick Paquette and colourist Nathan Fairbairn. Nicely composed, dramatic… ahould DC ever print a story in which something vaguely like this scene occurs, it’ll be spot on It’s not necessarily a bad thing that Superman and Red Hood don’t attack one another this issue. I’m far happier to see […]

Superman: Doomed #2 review

It’s been a long time coming. Civilisations have risen and fallen in the time the Superman: Doomed storyline has taken. But here it is, the final confrontation between the monstrously transformed Superman and the Collector of Worlds, Brainiac. To say this storyline has been uneven is to understate massively. Good chapters have been followed by […]

Superman #31 review

The Superman Doomed story continues in splendid form this issue, as writer Scott Lobdell bows out as series writer. His biggest dangling plotline is the problem with Lois, currently a secret psychic puppet of Brainiac. Here she messes up efforts to cure Superman of the Doomsday virus by having him leave Lex Luthor’s prison-turned-hero-hospital. An […]