Justice League United #7 review

We’re halfway through the five-part Infinitus Saga, teaming Justice League United with the Legion of Super-Heroes. After an initial sortie, interstellar baddie Byth and his Cadre henchmen escape with the child Ultra, whose cosmic destiny is, it seems, to become a being named Infinitus and destroy the 31st century. Oops. Byth’s plan involves seeding a space rift […]

Action Comics #37 review

The Haunting of Smallville storyline continues with Superman’s ally the Toyman arriving in town and thrilled to bits by the teleportation effect that sends anyone trying to break through a bizarro barrier bouncing from one end to another. Superman, who’s been having less fun with the phenomenon, finally comes to a stop in a cornfield […]

Secret Six #1 review

What is the secret? That’s the question on which this debut issue turns, as writer Gail Simone brings a fresh take on her superb Secret Six series to DC’s New 52 line. Fan favourites Catman and Black Alice are present and perhaps a little different, along with Strix from Birds of Prey, the Ventriloquist from […]

Harley Quinn #12 review

It’s 2009 all over again. Harley Quinn graciously steps aside as Power Girl stars in the type of adventure typical of the deliriously delightful first year of her sorely missed series by Jimmy Palmiotti, Justin Gray and Amanda Conner. Peege first dropped in – literally – last issue, amnesiac and pretty much Harley’s plaything. This time, with […]

Gotham By Midnight #1 review

The revolutionary rethinking of the Batman line continues with another new series, following on from the likes of Arkham Manor, Grayson and Gotham Academy, and the revamp of Batgirl. So after the villain comic, the spy comic and the school comic, line editor Mark Doyle brings on the spooky comic. And very spooky Gotham by […]

Supergirl #36 review

Having recently decided to make the best of life on Earth, Kara is making real efforts to integrate. She’s taken a job in a coffee shop, doing her own laundry, getting the shopping and basically trying to fit in. A tough day at work – why are coffee steamers sooo delicate? – isn’t helped when […]

Wonder Woman #36 review

The Justice League gathers when water of tidal wave proportions kills thousands of people in Thailand and Ecuador. Wonder Woman finds Swamp Thing at one of the scenes of devastation and attacks, accusing him of mass murder. When Aquaman counsels calm, Diana explains that she just doesn’t know where her head is at… The new […]

GUEST POST Constantine #18 review by Colin Smith Part 2

In which the guest blogger continues a look – begun here – at how John Constantine, Hellblazer, is faring in his transition from DC’s Vertigo line to the New 52 range. If Ray Fawkes’ script is patently not ready for prime-time, then Jeremy Haun’s art is a baffling mix of surface gloss and structural confusion. […]

GUEST POST Constantine #18 review by Colin Smith

Why can’t the cool be distilled from the challenging, the attitude from the provocation, the pleasurable shiver from the unnervingly taboo, the comfortingly lad-thrilling from the tragic and the confounding? Why not John Constantine, super-magician? Skill, a cunning change of genre and a clear sense of purpose can transform even the most unsettling of characters […]

Captain America and the Mighty Avengers #1 review

There’s a new Captain America in town. The Falcon has assumed the role and while Steve Rogers grapples with unexpected old age, Sam Wilson grapples with his shield, working out the best way to use it against New York’s criminals.What he isn’t grappling with is his morality; he’s sure that treating the bad guys badly […]