The Green Team #1 review

In an abandoned Manhattan warehouse, the world’s richest teens gather. They’re at a ‘poxpo’ – a pop-up expo – at which inventors with lunatic, potentially great ideas show them off. And if they impress organiser Commodore Murphy, they’ll get the money to develop the products into a marketable state – and perhaps seriously rich. But […]

Worlds’ Finest: Huntress and Power Girl #12 review

I’ve kissed some frogs in my time, but I’ve never kissed one of Darkseid’s lackeys. Power Girl can’t say the same, as this issue opens with her locking lips with Desaad, Earth-stranded Apokoliptian. She’s at a party in her other identity of Karen Starr, he’s impersonating Michael Holt, aka ex-boyfriend Mr Terrific. Unsurprisingly, a fight […]

Teen Titans #8 review

The creature called Harvest sets his lackey Omen onto the Teen Titans in his efforts to corrupt them into joining his Ravagers. Omen has the ability to manifest a person’s worst fear, breaking mind and body. This brings revelations both external and internal – Red Robin fears turning into a literal red robin; Wonder Girl […]

Superman #713 review

So last issue’s scheduled stop in Los Angeles, in which Superman teamed up with Muslim superhero Sharif, was pulled by DC, with one rumour saying it was because Superman rescued a cat from a tree. This issue, Superman rescues a cat from a roof. Make of that what you will. The Grounded storyline trudges towards the […]

Superman #710 review

It’s been obvious for a few months that Chris Roberson knows how to write Superman. He’s been subtly, sharply, shifting the focus of Superman’s personality back to the heroic guy he’s always been, prior to J Michael Straczynski’s Grounded storyline. Now we see that he gets Batman too, as Bruce Wayne catches up with Superman in […]

Superman #709 review

Superman and Flash races are like buses, you wait ages for one and then two come along at once. Last week’s Superboy #5 featured Conner Kent and Bart Allen racing around the world, and here we have their elders; Superman and Barry Allen, matching their speed against one another. It’s not a case of bad […]

Superboy #5 review

That is one beautiful cover, courtesy of penciller Eddy Barrows, inker JP Mayer and colourist Jamie Grant – dynamic, vibrant, not just another variation on the traditional Superman/Flash race … surely it’s sold a few extra copies of this issue. I hope so, as Superboy’s new solo title deserves to pile on readers. There’s a […]

Giant-Size Atom #1 review

And that has to be the best use of a ‘Giant-Size’ tag since the infamous ‘Giant-Size Man-Thing’. The Atom even gets to be a giant here, well, relatively, in one of several coups de science Ray Palmer comes up with as he battles evil boffins The Colony. Before he was so rudely interrupted, by being […]

Superman #708 review

At the end of last issue a group of strange visitors calling themselves the Superman Squad interrupted Superman’s walk across America and offered to explain why he’s lost faith in his ideals. This issue, they do just that, in a story beginning in the Fortress of Solidarity, and ending in Nebraska. And Superman teams up with […]

Superman 80-Page Giant 2011 #1 review

I almost put this issue back on the comic shop shelf, what with Dustin Nguyen’s cover image seeming so familiar. Then I clicked that it’s a companion piece to the Batman 80pp giant cover of a few months back. I’m not terribly keen on this illo -Supergirl and Ma Kent look pretty off, for one […]