Titans Hunt #7 review

The Young Adult heroes of the DC Universe are in trouble, with mysterious forces massing against them as they deal with memories they don’t recognise. Aqualad, Wonder Girl and Nightwing have followed the call of organ music played by Mal Duncan to a tornado-shaped tower. Mal’s pregnant wife Karen is up against the Mad Mod. […]

Action Comics #51 review

Superman storms into the DEO headquarters in National City, where Supergirl is attached to a machine, unconscious. Waking, Kara isn’t too thrilled that she’s been ‘rescued’. It turns out she was there willingly, having been offered help when her powers began to fade in return for the occasional mission. Like Superman, she was a victim […]

Adventures of Supergirl Chapter 7 review

Supergirl is the consummate superheroine, so good she can fight a villain in her sleep. Not that she has any choice in the latest instalment of DC’s Digital First spin-off from the CBS show. She’s battling through dreamscape after dreamscape for what seems like years, never quite reaching the weaver of dreams, but never giving […]

Retro Review – 1st Issue Special #4: Lady Cop

For years, I’ve had a book called 1001 Comic Books You Must Read Before You Die. Sadly, I’ve been too busy thinking about my comics to read it. But I know one thing, if First Issue Special #4 isn’t in there, the book is worthless. Worthless! Because this is the debut of Lady Cop. If […]

Hercules #6 review

OK, apparently no one listened to me and bought this comic, and here’s the final issue. There’s no overt acknowledgement in the book, just a post-final page direction to an upcoming Civil War 2 mini-series, Gods of War. That book sounds promising, but heck, I want a Hercules ongoing by Dan Abnett and Luke Ross! […]

Black Canary #10 review

The Birds are back in town. Black Canary and Batgirl are hanging out, fighting bad guys and exploring mysteries in the best issue yet of Dinah’s soon-to-end series. It could be argued that as Black Canary is the name of Dinah’s band, as well as her codename, this is as much their book as hers, […]

Batman/Superman #31 review

A dying Superman wants to say his goodbyes, and ensure his work carries on. So it’s off to Gotham for something of a twofer – tell Batman what’s up, and ask the world’s greatest detective for help in finding Supergirl. He arrives to find Batman in a scrap with a bunch of minor villains and […]

Investigating Lois Lane by Tim Hanley (Chicago Review Press, 288pp, $18.95/£15.99)

Superman’s Girl Friend Lois Lane. That was the name of the long-running comic which starred the hotshot Daily Planet reporter who’s been around as long as the Man of Steel himself. Not that having your own comic always brought star treatment – Lois Lane was often made to look an idiot in her own series, […]

Bloodlines #1 review

Well, if Marvel can redo Secret Wars (twice!), DC can certainly bring back the Bloodlines concept. If you missed 1993, a) you’re young and I hate you, and b) it was an event which saw aliens ‘infect’ regular folk with super-powers. This brought us the likes of Anima, Argus, and Hitman – the breakout character […]

Superman #51 review

Superman is running diagnostic tests in the Fortress of Solitude because after his recent trials – the Darkseid War, the battle with Vandal Savage and the encounter with Rao – he’s not feeling great. And the results aren’t good – he’s dying. This makes him angry. Not because he’s going to lose his life, but […]