The Rise of the Antichrist #1 review

Michael is in a psychiatric hospital, apparently suffering from religious mania. His head is filled with darker passages of the bible, tales of retribution and the end times. During an especially intense moment, he tears out one of his eyes, putting him on a path that leads to an electroconvulsive therapy session that climaxes in […]

DC Sneak Peeks previews – Martian Manhunter; Teen Titans; Secret Six; Robin, Son of Batman; Suicide Squad; Grayson; Gotham Academy; Catwoman; Batman Beyond; Batman/Superman

Martian Manhunter J’onn J’onnz is called in to find out what’s happened to three astronauts, incommunicado on the moon. He finds them murdered by a White Martian, but – perhaps to avoid panic, perhaps down to shame – he lies to NASA, claiming they were the victims of an airlock accident. And NASA is lying […]

DC Sneak Peeks reviewed – Justice League 3001, Dr Fate, Bat-Mite, Bizarro, Deathstroke, Green Lantern: The Lost Army, Aquaman, Action Comics, Gotham By Midnight, Lobo

Justice League 3001 If you’ve not been reading Justice League 3000, here’s a nifty chance to see what the book offers – a new twist on the World’s Greatest Super-Heroes with a splendid mix of laughs and conflict. But behind the fireworks JM DeMatteis emotionally layers his future versions of Wonder Woman, Batman and the rest […]

Convergence: Justice League International #2 review

There’s not much reason to bwah-ha-ha as we join the members of Justice League International in the wrap-up of their Convergence tie-in. Trapped on a patchwork world, ordered to fight the battle-hardened Kingdom Come Justice League, they’re the underdogs. But as it happens, the heroes of two worlds don’t rush into battle; their leaders, Blue […]

Convergence Supergirl: Matrix #2 review

Well, this justifies the entire Convergence event – an actual, laugh-out-loud issue of Ambush Bug. Sure, it’s Supergirl’s name on the cover, and the Matrix Maid of Might gets a good showing, but she’s basically straight woman to the star of the show, Irwin Schwab, teleporting trickster. Last issue, Mae was tasked by her boss […]

DC Sneak Peeks – Omega Men, Midnighter, Green Lantern, Green Arrow, Doomed, Prez, Starfire, Red Hood/Arsenal, Section 8, Detective Comics

The Omega Men Well, that was disturbing. Green – sorry, White – Lantern Kyle Rayner has apparently been sent to negotiate a treaty between the warring planetary systems of Vega and the Citadel. And for whatever reason, the Omega Men – good guys, in the old days – have captured him and are broadcasting the […]

Convergence: Nightwing and Oracle #2 review

When we left Dick and Barbara, they’d been challenged by the Hawkman and Hawkwoman of another reality to fight for the survival of their world. Dick was battling in the streets as Nightwing, while Barbara plugged into her computer skills to become Oracle again, for the first time in far too long. The conflict continues […]

Super-Blog Team-Up – Top Ten Worst Heroic Haircuts

Welcome to Super-Blog Team-Up, in which a clutch of comic book bloggers tackle the same subject on the same day. As a follicaly challenged fella, I’m always fascinated by the things comic people lucky enough to have options do with their locks. Often, my response is simply, WHY? QUICKSILVER The most distinctive thing about Quicksilver’s […]

Convergence: Shazam #1

The best parts of DC’s Convergence books have been the pages before the dome comes down, when we get to spend time with old friends lost to comic book limbo or altered characterisations. Generally, once the opponent Earth characters come in – the likes of the Flashpoint oafs or Wildstorm no-marks Gen 13 – the […]

Superman #40 review

I’m a Superman guy. It’s usually the first book I read. This week, it almost lost that ‘honour’, when I noticed it was a fill-in written by regular artist John Romita Jr. Surely that could wait, after all, so many intriguing, Convergence books, the end of Multiversity… Maybe a quick read over breakfast. Oh boy. […]