Supergirl #15 review

It’s a quiet day for Supergirl. Well, quiet in that there’s no supervillain to fight. It’s pretty turbulent in terms of emotions, as she deals with the ramifications of recent events. Her birth father, Zor-El, corrupted and recreated as the Cyborg Superman, attacked National City. She took him out and sent him into custody, but […]

DC Disassembled?

There’s not been much interesting comics news of late. I’ve been waiting… and waiting… for an announcement on new series for the Legion of Super-Heroes and Justice Society of America. Instead, today, DC gave us this. My first reaction? Oh Lord, no. If I’m in the mood, I can enjoy some Brian Michael Bendis. His […]

Captain America #695

Steve Rogers is back. He’s trying to restore Captain America’s good name after a Nazi Steve Rogers took over North America. He turns up in a small town he saved from Nazi types ten years earlier in Marvel time, shortly after he emerged from his decades-long nap in a block of ice. He’s surprised to […]

Superman #34 review

Lex Luthor has been teleported against his will to Apokolips, where followers of the missing Darkseid believe he’s the dark lord’s successor. Lex’s robots on Earth have enacted a protocol that sends Superman after him along with, inadvertently, wife Lois and son Jon. Unfortunately, they’ve been split up by the Mother Box technology, scattered across […]

DC House of Horror #1 review

Baby Kal-El crashes in Kansas and kills Jonathan and Martha Kent. A girl goes on a murder spree, possessed by the spirit of Wonder Woman. A Gotham City worker slaughters his wife, egged on by a spectral Harley Quinn. Bruce Wayne is taunted by the voice of the Joker, the one villain he can never […]

Detective Comics #967 review

I’m not a car person. If invited to admire a vehicle I’m likely to mutter, ‘that’s a nice blue’. Chassis, horsepower and the like represent a mystery I’ve never wanted to solve. So the fact that I near-gasped with joy at seeing the latest Batmobile as illustrated by penciller Alvaro Martinez and inker Raul Fernandez […]

Action Comics #990 review

It’s a case of infinite crises on Earth as Superman tries to stay on top of the conflict that’s broken out everywhere. This fourth chapter of the Oz Effect opens with Superman back in the nation of Logamba, where the rebels and authorities – influenced by Mr Oz – look set to destroy one another. […]

Aquaman #29 review

Aquaman is hiding out in the depths of Atlantis, a fugitive from the forces of new king Rath. The king believes him dead, slain by his former ally Murk, but Arthur survives, wanting space to plan his next move. He’s not exactly eager to retake the kingdom. While Atlantean mutate Dolphin – a ‘taint blood’ […]

Superman #33 review

Saturday night at the movies, who knows what picture you’ll see? For the Kents, it’s a classic spaghetti western. Earlier, Clark was determined to have a quiet family night, so ignored a request from Lex Luthor, probationary member of the Superman Family. The Mad Scientist Who Cried Wolf, eh? And he was sounding a tad […]

Retro Review – Superman #243 (October 1971)

It’s 1971 and Superman is having a moment of Relevance. He’s not got much time to ponder life’s big questions as the exploding star sends him somewhere unknown, and Superman feels compelled to dive below the surface of a mystery planet. There he meets an unusual-looking fellow. Kond explains that, bored by life as a […]