Hyperion #1 review

Faster than a speeding bullet. More powerful than a locomotive. Etc. It’s Hyperion, Marvel’s original Superman homage – as it were – in his own series. And just as Superman once walked around the country, Hyperion’s off into the heartland of the USA to find himself. He’s unsure that the strongarm tactics of the latest […]

Midnighter #6 review

As we join the Authority’s enhanced urban vigilante, Midnighter is taking a break from his quest to learn who plucked the technological ‘flowers ‘ from the God Garden. Dinner with boyfriend Matt is interrupted by an aerial attack – the boys are OK, but Matt’s flat is wrecked. What to do than go country hopping […]

Midnighter #4 review

Fight clubs have become passé in the the Russia of the DC Universe. Now it’s all about vampire killing, as rich young guns hand over big wads of cash to spike a bloodsucker. The stakes aren’t high, though – these are vapid vamps, chained up to be easy meat. They’re the result of the raid […]

Midnighter #1 review

Earth’s most violent superhero gets his own book and we quickly see that Midnighter isn’t just a fighter, he’s a lover. He’s on a first date with IT guy Jason, looking very dapper, when super-terrorists teleport into the restaurant they’re in, looking for a trio of political enemies. Midnighter, with his ability to predict the […]

The Omega Men #1 review

There’s a revolution going on. A disparate band of rebels, the Omega Men, are taking on the oppressive Citadel – by any means necessary. Of all DC’s recent Sneak Peeks, the Omega Men was the most disturbing, with Light Green Lantern Kyle Rayner apparently executed live on space-TV by Omega Man Tigorr. This debut issue […]

DC Digital Wonder Woman ’77 #4

It’s been a few weeks since the first Wonder Woman ’77 story – it’s on an alternating schedule with Sensation Comics – but she’s back, and in a very strange place. As we join Agent Diana Prince she’s in the street, waking from a fainting spell. All she can remember about her life is her […]

DC Digital Wonder Woman ’77 #1 review

I’m far too young to remember the Seventies Wonder Woman TV show… …not buying that? Suit yourself. The series had a spotty screening history in the UK, I’m not sure more than one series was ever shown, but I’ve seen a fair few episodes courtesy of the Purple DVD Machine. And I’ve always enjoyed the […]

Batgirl: Futures End #1 review

Two years from today, Barbara Gordon gets married.Two years from today, Barbara Gordon becomes a widow.Five years from today, she is Bete Noir, the Beast of Gotham, running a trio of Batgirls. She’s cleaned up most of the city’s crime, and now the teacher Barbara modelled the Beast on is back in Gotham: Bane – […]

Forever Evil: A.R.G.U.S. #1 review

This event spin-off spotlights Steve Trevor, one of DC’s oldest characters but rarely a popular one. He began as a dashing hero figure in Wonder Woman’s Golden Age stories, but in the Silver Age was presented as a lovesick chauvinist, resulting in unpopularity with readers and his getting killed off. He came back in the […]

Star Trek/Legion of Super-Heroes #1 review

‘The time bubble wasn’t designed to handle this kind of strain!’ Now there’s a Star Trekky line if ever I heard one, but this being a crossover, it’s spoken by a member of the Legion of Super-Heroes. Brainiac 5 has been steering team-mates Chameleon Boy, Shadow Lass, Saturn Girl, Cosmic Boy and Lightning Lad back […]