Titans #7 review

The Titans have moved to New York. Manhattan, to be precise, due to Lilith psychically spotting the word in the mind of just-defeated nemesis Abra Kadabra. Knowing he’s from the future and obsessed with the Titans, they figure that’s where they need to be. So they’re building a headquarters and equipping themselves for action. With […]

Justice League vs Suicide Squad #4 review

Dr Polaris. Emerald Empress. Rustam. Lobo. Johnny Sorrow. Five of the toughest nuts around, under the leadership of master manipulator Maxwell Lord. That’s a formidable batch of badness. Superman. Enchantress. Wonder Woman. Captain Boomerang. Flash. Killer Croc. Batman. Harley Quinn. Cyborg. Rick Flag. Katana. El Diablo. Killer Frost. Two Green Lanterns. And Amanda Waller barking […]

The Unstoppable Wasp #1 review

The Mighty Thor. The Invincible Iron Man. The Incredible Hulk… Marvel have long loved their adjectives, and now here’s another – Unstoppable. It’s not a word you’d immediately associate with a tiny character. Indeedy, original insect Avenger Janet Van Dyne used to describe herself as ‘the Winsome Wasp’. So why ‘unstoppable’? That’s revealed at the […]

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

It’s Ryan Choi’s first day at Ivy Town University. His parents have accompanied him all the way from Hong Kong. They’re kinda clingy. But adorable. Soon, Ryan’s smarts have caught the attention of his idol, physicist Ray Palmer. A year later, Ray calls him to his office to answer a question. Ryan comes up with […]

Superman #14 review

The Russian Superman from Earth 30, the Red Son, appears in front of our All-American Boy and asks for help. He’s being pursued by the Gatherers, terrifying monsters who want to consume him on behalf of someone known as Prophecy. And It’s not just him they’re after – they want to consume Supermen from throughout the […]

Blue Beetle #4 review

It’s the origin of the Blue Beetle. Again. Jaime Reyes debuted in 2006 and came into possession of an alien scarab – and vice versa – when he stumbled across it in a back lot. In 2011, after the Flashpoint event, Jaime found the power-giving parasite in a backpack. Now, in the DC Rebirth era, […]

Supergirl: Being Super #1 review

Kara is almost sweet sixteen. She goes to high school in Midvale where she has two best friends, Jen, who’s an athlete, and Dolly, who isn’t. Kara’s on the track team with Jen and has a part-time job at an agricultural museum. Her parents are nice ordinary folk and Kara counts her life as ‘awesome’. […]

Justice League Vs Suicide Squad #2 review

Here’s a comic that does what it says on the tin as the Justice League and Suicide Squad face off in fine style. Task Force X are on the island of Badhnisia to stop a doomsday cult using a STAR Labs ‘quake pulsar’ to destroy the place. Having just learned of the Squad’s existence, the […]

When comics had Christmas covered

Will you look at those Christmas covers! I doubt anyone reading this was buying in the Forties and Fifties when these books appeared, but if you were, please say hi. I imagine it must have been wonderfully cheering to see so much festive joy on the spinner racks. Christmas covers nowadays are rare things indeed, […]

Superman #13 review

When I was a kid, reading passed-down Silver Age comics, you couldn’t get through a Superman Family story without the phrase ‘How ironic (choke)’ turning up at the end. Editor Mort Weisinger was obsessed with unexpected turnabouts – Lois Lane would marry a gorgeous alien who turned out to be allergic to her hairspray and […]