FCBD Civil War II review

An Inhuman predicts that the mad god Thanos is coming to Earth in search of a Cosmic Cube. The Avengers are waiting for him when he shows up at Project Pegasus. They take him down, but one Avenger is seriously hurt. And one dies. Have you read any Marvel event since Avengers Disassembled in 2004? […]

Convergence: Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes #2 review

Now this is more like it. The first part of this Convergence tie-in serieswas pretty good, but the conclusion – due in large part to an artistic team channelling a classic Legion look – is great. The Legion of 30th-century Metropolis has been ordered to war on the champions of the post-apocalyptic town of Durvale, […]

Convergence: Legion of Super-Heroes #1 review

In a place outside of space and time, Superboy is trapped under Brainiac’s dome with his friends in the Legion of Super-Heroes. They’re powerless, but doing what they can to keep 30th century Metropolis together, physically and in terms of morale. Then the dome comes down, as Brainiac’s number two, Telos, declares war between representatives […]

Wolverine #1 review

I’ve never been a massive Wolverine fan. A hero whose first surge in popularity centred on his willingness to kill wasn’t, to me, much of a hero. Even then, though, the killings were the exception, committed in ‘berserker rages’. They’ve long since become an accepted part of his character, like his fondness for taking young […]

Fantastic Four #1 review

After a trip to dinosaur days with Sue, Ben and Johnny, Reed retreats to his lab to his lab to check out an arm injury he’s picked up. It turns out that his powers are fading – he’s breaking apart physically … and if it’s happening to him, surely the rest of the Fantastic Four […]

Fantastic Four Annual #33 review

Babysitting the Baxter Building while the Invisible Woman and Mr Fantastic holiday with the kids, the Thing and Human Torch become embroiled in a time travelling, dimension spanning tale guest starring Dr Strange. Also sharing the spotlight is Vincent, the most mysterious member of the Clan Destine, a genie/human hybrid family who prefer to enjoy […]

Avengers: The Children’s Crusade – Young Avengers #1 review

Avengers: The Children’s Crusade is a frustrating book – high quality, infrequent publication. And the nine-issue bimonthly series skips March for a side-story explaining why Iron Lad turned up at the end of the last issue. So rather than Latveria, the latest slice of Young Avengers we’re offered begins in the far future, on the planet Moord. […]

Fantastic Four #587 review

The 587th issue of a comic should always be special, so here’s Marvel’s gala Death Issue of the Fantastic Four, complete with environment-be-damned plastic bag. The comic’s on sale a day early and Associated Press has already spoilt the surprise for many, but as an actual regular reader, a chap who’d be buying the book anyway, […]

Batman Confidential #50 review

Today: Batman’s run-in with the Justice League during Identity Crisis, sort of. Seven years ago: Batman attempts to solve the disappearances and murders of women in Gotham City A few years before that: a pre-Batman Bruce Wayne is tracking a mysterious figure who has laid waste to a Chinese village. A couple of years later: […]

Fantastic Four #583 review

This issue of Fantastic Four starts with the team fighting in the Neutral Zone, land ‘between United States territory and that claimed by the Forever City of the High Evolutionary’. It’s the first time in ages we’ve seen the whole team battling baddies, so what happens? A single page of that and we’re with future […]