Justice League United #2 review

The origin of the latest Justice League rattles along nicely, with answers gained as to what alien tech is doing hidden in the wilds of Canada, and the nature of Ultra the Multi-Alien. Plus, we finally catch up with the cold open of issue #0. Green Arrow, Stargirl, J’onn J’onnz and Animal Man meet Sardath, […]

Batman/Superman #10

Superman and Ray Palmer must shrink down into the Batman’s body when a microscopic alien presence puts him in a coma. We’ve all seen the Fantastic Voyage bit transposed to comics. Writer Jeff Lemire avoids the usual ‘we’re being attacked by blood cells’ cliches by going the other route for an Atom story – having […]

The New 52: Future’s End #0 review

It’s 2049 and Earth is overrun by the robotic hordes of Brother Eye, the human populace in chains. A few heroes remain free, working to down the satellite controlling the super-heroes turned by having the ‘eye-seed’ planted within them. Batman, who bears some responsibility for the situation, takes one last, desperate throw of the dice […]

Justice League United #0 review

I haven’t got a girlfriend in Canada, but I do have a superhero team – Justice League United. From the maple leaf In the logo, to the final page shot of one of the most striking members, I loved this book. It has everything I want in a JLA series – a rich mix of […]

Justice League of America #7 review

Trinity War continues with the three Justice League teams trying to solve the riddle of Pandora’s Box – did its ancient magic cause Superman to kill, was it Dr Psycho, or someone else? No one seems to believe the loss of control that done for Dr Light was down to Superman, not even Lex Luthor, […]

Constantine #1 review

Well, if there was any doubt that DC’s replacement for Vertigo’s long-running Hellblazer comic was going down a very different path, it’s right there on the cover. Your typical Vertigo cover would be John smoking in a street, with a demon looming in the background. The debut issue of Constantine has its titular hero blasting […]

Animal Man #18 review and Swamp Thing #18 review

Take the regular runs, add on a couple of zero issues. the odd annual and a snatch of Frankenstein, Agent of SHADE, and over the last year and a half we’ve had around 40 comics devoted to Animal Man and Swamp Thing’s struggle against Anton Arcane and the Rot. There have been many good moments, […]

Green Arrow #17 review

… or perhaps, Green Arrow #1, take three, what with this being the book’s second relaunch in its short existence. The new creative team is writer Jeff Lemire and artist Andrea Sorrentino, both of whom have proven able to negotiate the choppy waters of DC’s ongoing New 52 promotion and produce quality comic books with […]

Justice League #13 review

What a difference a few months makes. It’s not that long ago that Wonder Woman was attacking her Justice League teammates for the very suggestion that they might help with what she considered private business. But here she is, persuaded that the rest of the League should assist her in finding a lost tribe connected […]

Animal Man #13 review & Swamp Thing #13 review

Buddy Baker returns from his trip into The Rot with Swamp Thing to find that a year has passed on Earth. The Rot played a trick on the heroes, distracting their biggest opponents in their realm for what seemed like hours while they attacked an unprepared world. And now most people are rotting, warped slaves […]