Earth 2 #17 review

Last month it was revealed that Steppenwolf’s murderous henchman Brutaal was in fact Earth 2’s Superman, not dead after all, but transformed into a killing machine by Darkseid. This issue he cuts a swathe through the World Army, forcing the superheroes to retreat to its Arkham base. There, General Sam Lane awakens a new hero, […]

Action Comics #23 review

Superman teams up with cosmic knights the Pax Galactica to battle the devourer of worlds, Lexus. The heroes have to learn to trust one another after Superman’s run-in last time with one of the Pax pack, Straith. With Lexus defeated, the knights – Straith, Ordling, Seamus and leader Lourdes – name Superman their ‘undisputed ruler’. […]

The Fury of Firestorm #20 review

With just 20 pages in which to wrap up Firestorm’s title, writer/artist Dan Jurgens gives us six villains, one special guest hero, one new anti-hero, a big surprise and the beginning of the next chapter in the heroic career of Jason Rusch and Ronnie Raymond. That’s a lot to handle, but Jurgens is one of […]

Supergirl #19 review

After last month’s unexplained absence, regular Supergirl writer Mike Johnson is back and doesn’t miss a beat, picking up from Frank Hannah’s issue. That ended with Kara, poisoned by green Kryptonite during the H’el conflict, being carted off by the US military after a tussle with a villainous lava lass. As we rejoin Supergirl, she’s […]

Action Comics #19 review

I really didn’t want to love this comic. You likely know the story. Andy Diggle is announced as the new Action Comics writer, interviews show him to have a fine grasp of the essence of Superman. Tony S Daniel leaves the Batman line to draw Diggle’s scripts, sounds excited to be applying his dynamic line […]

Swamp Thing #19 review

The long, long Rotworld storyline is over and Swamp Thing gets a soft relaunch with a new creative team. Charles Soule hops on board as writer, Kano takes over as artist and suddenly I’m interested again. Instead of fighting monsters, Swamp Thing fears he’s becoming as monstrous inside as he looks on the outside. You […]

Supergirl #17 review

You wait ages for a great Wonder Woman story to come along … and it shows up in Supergirl. Still, I’ve stopped expecting Kara to get a fair crack of the whip in the H’el on Earth crossover. She does get a fair crack of Diana’s magic lasso, as Wonder Woman fights to convince Kara […]

Superboy #15 review

Superboy is dying after being assaulted by supposed Kryptonian H’el. Superman takes him to the Fortress of Solitude where scientific advisors Cyborg and Dr Veritas puzzle over Superboy’s three strands of DNA. They’re breaking down, leading Superman to suppose that his Kryptonian armour might boost Superboy’s healing the way it did his own, years ago. […]

Action Comics #13 review

Linus was right. The Great Pumpkin does bring wonderful gifts at Hallowe’en. What else could explain the best issue of Action Comics this year showing up in October? ‘The Ghost in the Fortress of Solitude’ is presented as a fable for a dark, autumn night, with an omniscient narrator telling us what happened on October […]

Action Comics #0 review

It’s already set five years in the past of the current DC Universe, but for zero month Action Comics goes just that little bit further back. To the week Clark Kent got a job at the Metropolis Daily Star while looking like a tramp. The week he moved into his first apartment. The week Superman […]