Batman #16 review

The big action scene this issue sees Bronze Tiger break into Arkham Asylum to see the newly locked-up Psycho Pirate. But he’s not meant to be having visitors, so chaos ensues. Two people are shot point blank, Batman is kicked in his recently cracked back, but fear not, this is Gotham, everyone’s fine. Bronze Tiger […]

The Fall and Rise of Captain Atom #2 review

Captain Atom has been cast back to 1996 by his quantum powers. Without any way back to the future, he makes the best of it, and the best proves to be not half-bad. He parlays his scant knowledge of sports results into a modest income, buys fake credentials and gets a job helping people. He […]

Superman #16 review

Superman has allowed himself to be captured by the monstrous villain known as Prophecy. As it turns out, in his own mind, Prophecy is a good guy. Superman’s not convinced, given he’s had his powers drained and is tossed into a big hole where previously defeated Supermen are being forced to dig their own graves. […]

Action Comics #972 review

It’s Superman and Luthor’s last stand, but it’s not against one another – they’re united against L’Call and Zade. The alien powerhouses want to execute Lex for crimes they believe he’ll commit. Superman has crossed light years because he won’t condemn a man in the belief millions of lives will be saved – he knows the […]

Justice League Vs Suicide Squad #6 review

Eclipso has taken over the world. With the Justice League under his influence, the dark god has managed to subsume the populace, turning people against one another. Only the Suicide Squad and Batman remain free – deemed too unimpressive to be of use – and this is the issue in which they show Eclipso what […]

Justice League #13 review

Steve Trevor’s looking forward to an evening with his sister and her kids when Washington is hit by darkness. The elder god Eclipso has been freed and he’s taking over the populace, amplifying and unleashing their worst instincts. With his colleagues a howling mob and the Justice League the slaves of Eclipso, Steve – for […]

Superman #15 review

Multiplicity continues with our Superman leading Justice League Incarnate on a rescue mission. They’re out to extract the Supermen of as many worlds as possible before the hungry hordes of a villain known only as Prophecy can consume them. In a way that’s slightly reminiscent of the Earth 3 scene in Crisis on Infinite Earths […]

Justice League of America: The Ray – Rebirth #1 review

It takes years to become a hero. Ray Terrill spends almost two decades living behind closed doors, windows, curtains. Exposure to light causes him to burn. And one day Ray’s only friend got hurt. Ray’s mother, Nadine, saw her husband die due to his light sensitivity, and is determined she won’t lose her son. […]

The Flash #14 review

Things have changed in Central City. The Rogues who bedevilled the Flash for years have teamed up with him a few times recently to save the people from bigger threats. They’ve been pardoned, and vanished from the scene. New supervillains have emerged hoping to inherit their reputations. So far, they’ve been more of a nuisance than […]

Action Comics #971 review

Superman is convinced. L’Call the Godslayer and partner Zade have shown the Man of Steel visions of a future in which Lex Luthor is the new Darkseid. He agrees that Lex must die, that millions might live. He agrees to deliver the killing blow if they hand him the ceremonial sword. I think we all […]