The Vision #5 review

I’m It’s dinner time and The Vision receives a knock on the door from the police department. They want to talk to him in connection with the killing of a schoolmate of son Vin. If the Vision knows wife Virginia is responsible for Chris Kinzky’s death, he’s in deep denial. Either way, he answers the […]

Action Comics #50 review

The cover tells you where this issue is going – back to a fully powered Superman, clad in red and blue and ready for anything. Knowing the destination doesn’t spoil the ride, though, as drivers Greg Pak and Aaron Kuder deliver the best issue of Action Comics in months. We’re in disaster movie mode. […]

Avengers Standoff: Assault on Pleasant Hill #1 review

Don’t judge this book by its cover. Certainly, little imagination has gone into that first page – is it meant to be a Shield file? – but inside, well, that’s another matter. The book opens with Bucky, the Winter Soldier, taking over a Shield helicarrier to grab information pertinent to a case he’s investigating. It’s […]

Batgirl #49 review

Barbara Gordon’s mind has been hacked. Can computer expert pal Frankie rescue Batgirl by going into her head and enlisting a hopefully neutered evil AI as her guide? Yeah, it’s comics goes Tron again. But wait… this is rather good. Writers Cameron Stewart and Brenden Fletcher use the conceit to give us a closer look […]

Green Lantern #50 review

Here comes Mr Jordan. And Mr Jordan. It’s Hal Jordan vs Hal Jordan. Green Lantern against Parallax. The former, wielder of a gauntlet of power containing the energy of a dozen Oan rings. The latter, living conduit of 3600 of the trinkets. So of course, Gauntlet Hal wins. Let’s backtrack. Parallax is the Hal of […]

Justice League 3001 #9 review

Justice League 3001 has no future. It’s getting cancelled as DC Rebirth reshapes the DC line. This is rotten news, so let’s concentrate on something nice. There’s a fresh issue of Justice League 3001! And it’s great. Galactic dictator Lady Styx has a new lackey. She’s reshaped Cadmus clone co-creator Terry Magnus into a version […]

Superman #49 review

The battle with Vandal Savage goes on. It feels like it’s been going on all my life. And maybe a few lifetimes prior to that. But with this issue, it really feels like things are wrapping up. Superman and Wonder Woman are joined by Metallo, the Man With the Kryptonite Heart, as the latest twist […]

Aquaman #49 review

Remember fun, Arthur asks Mera? I do, and it’s back with Aquaman #49, the first issue written by Dan Abnett. The story alternates scenes of Arthur and Mera talking about their future, with rather unnerving vignettes across the US. The conversation is split over a few days, beginning with the couple enjoying a breather […]

DC Rebirth – there’s no stopping us now. Again. Hopefully…

DC Rebirth is on the horizon, a revamp of the comics line to reflect a changed editorial approach. It’s hard to believe it’s nearly five years since DC Comics crushed the old continuity in a Flashpoint and gave us a revamped line. Since then we’ve had cancellations, new titles and the DC You project, which […]

Waiting For Doom with Mike, Paul and… me

One of the perks of hanging about in the comics blogosphere is that you occasionally get invited onto podcasts. And this week, I was asked by Doom Patrol fans extraordinaire Paul and Mike to join them to talk about 2006’s Infinite Crisis event – specifically, how it affected the then incarnation of the Patrol. In […]