Batman/Superman #31 review

A dying Superman wants to say his goodbyes, and ensure his work carries on. So it’s off to Gotham for something of a twofer – tell Batman what’s up, and ask the world’s greatest detective for help in finding Supergirl. He arrives to find Batman in a scrap with a bunch of minor villains and […]

Superman #49 review

The battle with Vandal Savage goes on. It feels like it’s been going on all my life. And maybe a few lifetimes prior to that. But with this issue, it really feels like things are wrapping up. Superman and Wonder Woman are joined by Metallo, the Man With the Kryptonite Heart, as the latest twist […]

Action Comics #49 review

There’s a moment in this comic that pretty much sums up my reaction to the continuation of the Truth storyline, which features a depowered Superman lost in a world of grumpy people. Thank you, Justice League. This is a frustrating issue. There’s loads of talent on display, from writer Greg Pak to co-writer and layout artist Aaron […]

Batman/Superman #27 review

That’s a striking cover from artist Yanick Paquette and colourist Nathan Fairbairn. Nicely composed, dramatic… ahould DC ever print a story in which something vaguely like this scene occurs, it’ll be spot on It’s not necessarily a bad thing that Superman and Red Hood don’t attack one another this issue. I’m far happier to see […]

Superman/Wonder Woman #20 review

Superman has burst into the White House, furious that the US Government has torn his hometown apart in the wake of his other life as Clark Kent being revealed to the world. The authorities have kidnapped his Daily Planet colleagues and Smallville neighbours. Wonder Woman isn’t going to let them stay behind bars. And the […]

Superman #42 review

Clark Kent, Lois Lane, Jimmy Olsen and mystery woman Condesa are in the countryside outside Metropolis. They’ve escaped the gunmen who shot Clark at the end of last issue – he’s beaten up, but his powers are returning and he’s okay. Condesa says she’s a whistleblower for an evil organisation known as Hordr. This secret […]

Action Comics #40 review

The Ghosts of Smallville storyline was terrific, but after months of high drama to make the soul creep, a fun done-in-one is just what the doctor ordered. And it’s just what we get here, as Superman has his first encounter with the cosmic cube that is the Bizarro World. Dragged there by a mysterious portal, […]

Action Comics #39 review

The Phantom Zone story climaxes and concludes with Superman and Steel going into the ghostly realm to confront the beast responsible for the physical and psychological horrors that have plagued Smallville. It turns out that the monster has known Clark for a very long time, and may be too much for even a man of […]

Superman #38 review

This is the issue I’ve been waiting for. DC teased that Superman was getting a new super-costume. Then they let us know he was getting a new super power. But they kept the issue’s real Big Moment under their hat. Finally … Ulysses gets a haircut. The lank, blond locks are incinerated as Superman’s new […]

Action Comics #38 review

I’ve read Superman stories stories previously that dipped their toe into the horror waters. There was that time he met Dracula and Frankenstein’s Monster. The business with Batman and vampires. A ghost at the Tower of London. But this, this is something different. It’s proper nailbiting, disturbing horror as the ‘Smallvillains’ storyline continues with Superman […]