Action Comics #48 review

Woo-hoo, now this is what I want from my Action Comics! Noble heroes, dastardly villains, fantastic fisticuffs, big emotions… Greg Pak, Aaron Kuder and co bring us their best issue in ages as Vandal Savage declares his endgame. Or perhaps that should be Vandal Suave? Isn’t he the dapper caveman? I’m not sure what’s going on […]

Superman Annual #3 review

The origin of Vandal Savage forms the backbone of this annual. Longtime DC fans know a meteor turned a caveman into the immortal villain, and that’s still the story. What’s new in this retelling is that the rock which empowered him with immortality originates in the Krypton system. This extra-length story alternates vignettes from Savage’s […]

Action Comics #31 review

What do you do on the day after Doomsday? If you’re Superman, you begin having violent fantasies about being a monster, or tearing Lex Luthor apart. Disturbed by what he’s feeling and hoping a rest will sort him out, Superman retreats to Alaska, where he’s reunited with superdog Krypto. But the dark feelings only escalate …Labelled Superman Doomed: […]

Superboy #26 review

It’s Superboy #26, a comic I was determined not to buy, but you know how Santa is, leaving behind things he read on the way over from the North Pole. I didn’t want to support this decidedly uneven series any longer due to its replacing the lead character with a darker version. Kon El is […]