Batman/Superman #23 review

I do love Superman and monsters. It rarely fails to make me happy. In a nice diversion from the general gloom of the Truth sequence in the Superman books, writer Greg Pak gives us a nice side story in which the stakes are stacked, but the fun is foremost. Ukur, the Beastmaster of Subterranea – […]

Action Comics #43 review

The continuation of the Hard Truth storyline opens with Superman attacking police officer Binghamptom. He’s been provoked by the authorities’ assaults on his neighbours, but it doesn’t look good as Jimmy Olsen captures everything on camera and automatically uploads it online. And then, Binghamptom stands revealed as one of the shadow monsters who have been […]

Retro review – Adventure Comics #306, the debut of the Legion of Substitute-Heroes

Polar Boy. Night Girl. Chlorophyll Kid. Stone Boy. Fire Lad. They debuted in ‘The Legion of Substitute Heroes’ in 1963’s Adventure Comics’ #306. If you’ve not read it, the tale sees an assortment of new heroes who fail to gain entry to the Legion – mostly because the members were a bunch of illogical snots […]

DC Comics Bombshells #3 review

It’s 1940 and Kara and Kortni are the newest Night Witches, members of Russia’s air division, training to take on the forces of Hitler. They’ve come to Moscow from the country home where Mother told them about witches and the dangers of the forest, and Father spoke of physics and the wonders of space. Kortni […]

Ms Marvel #17 review

It’s the end of the world as she knows it – and Kamala Khan feels far from fine. The people of Jersey City are panicking, her brother has been kidnapped by evil Inhumans and everyone is looking to Ms Marvel to save the day. The 16-year-old feels, understandably, overwhelmed. Thank goodness, then, that Captain Marvel shows […]

Batgirl Annual #3 review

Now there’s a cover that teases. The first meeting of Barbara Gordon and Dick Grayson since he was supposedly killed by Lex Luthor and went undercover with the super-secret Spyral organisation. Dick is in Gotham with partner Helena Bertinelli for some old spy guff. Kidnapped diplomats, secret weapon, blah blah. Babs is investigating the same […]

Superman #42 review

Clark Kent, Lois Lane, Jimmy Olsen and mystery woman Condesa are in the countryside outside Metropolis. They’ve escaped the gunmen who shot Clark at the end of last issue – he’s beaten up, but his powers are returning and he’s okay. Condesa says she’s a whistleblower for an evil organisation known as Hordr. This secret […]

The Shrinking Man #1 review

The Incredible Shrinking Man creeped the hell out of me as a child. The movie version of Richard Matheson’s 1956 novel, it told the story of Scott Carey, who began shrinking at the rate of one-seventh of an inch each day. There was no happy ending… The film sent me to the novel, where Matheson’s […]

DC Comics: Bombshells #1 review

Bombshell: ‘An unexpected and surprising event, especially an unpleasant one; a very attractive woman’Well, there are attractive women aplenty in this debut DC Digital offering – or should I say broads, dames maybe – but it’s miles from unpleasant. From the first page’s spin on young Bruce Wayne’s movie trip to the stylish final page […]

Cyborg #1 review

Hey, Cyborg has a life? Who knew? Not me, and I’ve been following him in Justice League for three years. There, he’s basically a talking Boom Tube with a very loud whisk attachment. Here, he’s a guy with feelings, friends, maybe even a bright future. We join Victor Stone shortly after his latest JL sortie […]