All-Star Batman #2 review

Batman is riding the train. And so is Two-Face. And Killer Croc. And King Shark and oodles more baddies, some Bat-specific, others less so. Harvey Dent is running the show and Batman is the star attraction as villains vie to kill him in exchange for a big bounty. Batman, though, is prepared for a fight, […]

Action Comics #963 review

The rejuvenated Action Comics begins its second storyline, kicking off from events in the previous arc. As Superman fought Doomsday, Clark Kent showed up… a second Clark Kent, one without superpowers. He’s the star of this issue, investigating possibly dodgy company Geneticron. The story starts in media res, with Clark fleeing for his life from […]

Doom Patrol #1 review

Well, this is something. What, I don’t know – Doom Patrol #1 isn’t your average superhero book. Still, when has the Doom Patrol ever not been skewed? OK, the Seventies revival was pretty straightforward stuff, but otherwise… This debut issue by Gerard Way and Nick Derington has the ordinary brushing against the uncanny with the […]

Superwoman #2 review

Superman is dead. Lois Lane is dead. And Lana Lang will soon be dead if she doesn’t use her new powers as Superwoman to survive the attack of not one, but two shape-changing Bizarros. Lex Luthor, self-proclaimed true Superman of Metropolis, fails to rush to Lana’s side, his Apokolips-tinged power suit having been turned off […]

Superman #6 review

Anyone who had to get glasses as a kid will recognise the moment. Superman suggests son Jon starts wearing specs for school, the new Superboy having been seen at his father’s side by virtually the whole world. Yeah, cool… It’s just one of many great moments in this finale to the six-part opening arc, Son […]

Cyborg: Rebirth #1 review

It’s only a couple of years since we saw the New 52 origin of Cyborg, but here it is again as the new creative team of John Semper Jr and Paul Pelletier give us a new spin on Victor Stone. The story is rather neat – Cyborg must try to stop a nanite ogre breaking […]

Supergirl #1 review

Finally, Supergirl has her own ongoing book again. And it’s very, very good. Not perfect, but Steve Orlando’s run on Midnighter proved him to be a smart writer, great with characterisation and longterm plotting, so I’m optimistic. The issue opens with an All-Star Superman-style recap of Kara’s origin before we meet her today, flying over […]

Suicide Squad Special: War Crimes #1 review

Ever since DC revived Suicide Squad, I’ve been wondering why they didn’t give original series writer John Ostrander a crack at the title. And when it was finally announced that he’d be penning this special, I hoped he’d be able to recapture the old magic. What if you couldn’t go home to Belle Reve again? […]

Silver Surfer #6 review

I’ve not been reading many Marvel Comics of late. Secret Wars wasn’t my cup of tea, providing a great opportunity to stop purchasing digitally day and date and finally use my Marvel Unlimited subscription. Civil War 2 pulling the line together again – well, more like strangling it – has seen me buying only books […]

Too Dangerous For Secret Origins Podcast?

… apparently not, as having previously guested on Ryan Daly’s wonderful issue-by-issue look at DC’s Eighties Secret Origins book, I got to come back to chat the Secret Origin of the Legion Clubhouse. You’ll also get Mike Peacock uncovering the JLA’s Secret Sanctuary and Greg Araujo visiting Titans Tower. Give it a listen and if […]