Aquaman #19 review

A few issues ago Aquaman fought the Aquamarines, human-sealife hybrids sent by the US military when Atlantis and the States were at odds. That misunderstanding was ironed out, but not before some heavy casualties. So when the leader of the Aquamarines asks Aquaman for help, Mera is understandably iffy. Major Rhonda Ricoh wants Aquaman’s help […]

Super Sons #2 review

Superboy and Robin have some ‘splainin’ to do. They’ve been caught trying to break into Lexcorp by the man who would be Superman himself, Lex Luthor. Of course, Robin has a plan I didn’t say it was a nice plan. This is not the way to stoke the fires of a burgeoning friendship. Still, it […]

Superman #19 review

There’s a moment this issue which has Super Son Jon Kent, cast into limbo by Mr Mxyzptlk, seeming to fly. He doesn’t know if he actually is flying – an ability his developing Earth/Krypton physiology has so far denied him – or floating because there’s no reference point. Still, the scene jibes with my feelings as […]

Supergirl #7 review

The big opening epic is over so Kara has some downtime. When you’re Supergirl, mind, downtime means trying to help one of your former antagonists. Namely Lar-On, the werewolf from Krypton. He’s in stasis after Supergirl stopped his dangerous rampage, triggered by his escaping the Phantom Zone, into which he’d been projected by Kara’s father, […]

DC Digital Scooby-Doo Team-Up #47 review

It’s just another day for the Mystery Incorporated members, solving crimes and taking names. One of them, rather forcibly. Turns out, it’s not Shaggy but this issue’s very special guest star. J’onn wants the help of Daphne, Fred, Velma, Shaggy and Scooby because someone is impersonating him in order to turn the people of Earth […]

Action Comics #975 review

Superman and Lois are on the warpath. Their son, Jon, has been taken away by a strange light and they reckon there’s only one suspect – the Clark Kent doppleganger who’s been haunting them. Reaching his Metropolis apartment, they find him. And he’s angry. So who is he? Someone who has magical powers, given his […]

Superman #18 Comments Extra

Because sometimes Blogger gets stuck and I can’t get to the comments on a post… Rob S wrote: Another terrific issue, and a great review, Mart. Do you have any idea who it is with their head on fire next to Robin in the panels with Oz’s cells? Is that Prophecy? I’ve already forgotten his character […]

Nightwing #16 review

Here’s a book that promises something fun and gives us so much more. The cover tells us it’s Damian Vs Dick for the Bat-Crown. It’s a bit of a non-issue because Dick and Damian are a generation apart so there’s no reason they can’t both wear the pointy ears at some point. Heck, Dick already […]

Superman #18 review

In a prison cell, somewhere, Tim Drake laughs. But who did Mr Oz have locked up, who would be obsessed with Superman and have the power to break out of a cosmic cell? Elsewhere, it’s Lois and Clark’s wedding anniversary, but there’s an uninvited guest. The Clark Kent doppelgänger who recently tried to romance Lois […]

Batgirl #8 review

This is the sort of thing that happens when Barbara Gordon goes on a date. The cocky young man is Ethan Cobblepot, tech whiz and son of the Penguin. Barbara is wary, but as she said to Nightwing last issue, ‘It’s 50/50 he’s evil, but are those odds really worse than anyone else I could […]