Happy Christmas, 1946

I do love a great Christmas comics story, dripping with joy and sentiment, perhaps a bittersweet moment or two. You know the sort of thing – the ghost of Supergirl helps a downbeat Deadman put heroism into perspective. Superman dips into his mailbag before carrying out festive good deeds. The Legion of Super-Heroes travel back […]

Robin Rises: Alpha #1 review

Well, that was … more of the same. For the last couple of months the Batman and Robin series has featured Batman and friends vs Darkseid and the forces of Apokolips. B&R #37 saw Batman succeed in returning to Earth and returning dead son Damian to life. This issue bookending the Robin Rises story begins […]

Superman #37 review

I always knew Ulysses was a stinker. Part five of the Men of Tomorrow story sees him admit to Superman that he doesn’t want to save millions of discontented Earth people by transporting them to his adopted planet – he wants to feed them to his world’s core, as fuel. His captive, Superman, is horrified, […]

Sensation Comics featuring Wonder Woman #19 review (DC Digital)

Pilot Angel Santiago, diverted from her regular duties in Afghanistan for a PR-friendly visit to a girls’ school, gets caught up in a Taliban attack with male colleagues. It’ll take a real heroine to get the soldiers home… The latest Sensation Comics is a pacey, great-looking done-in-one from writer Amy Chu and artist Bernard Chang […]

Wonder Woman #37 review

The Amazons are facing increasingly frequent attacks by man-eating metal birds of prey, attracted to Paradise Island looking for their commander, the God of War, and these days, that’s Wonder Woman. Diana has been missing the attacks, due to her preoccupation with Man’s World. As the latest assault occurs, she’s sparring with boyfriend Superman and rebuffing […]

The Multiversity: Thunderworld Adventures #1

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Sivanaday … There’s a new day come-a calling, it’s the one day of the week when evil Dr Sivana can defeat Captain Marvel. The ‘synthetic’ day is the result of the Sivanas of many worlds combining rare time-bending element Suspendium to alter fundamental forces as first step towards joint rule of […]

Supergirl #37 review

Kara Zor-El is settling into the Crucible, training academy for the best and brightest young super-beings in the galaxy. She’s getting to know her study group members, Tsavo, Maxima and Comet, and learning that classes may be about more than they seem. Away from the lecture theatres, school heads Preceptor Amata and Korstus meet with […]

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 […]