The Phantom Stranger #0 review

Each of DC’s zero month issues features a Who’s Who in the New 52! page, summing up what’s known about the characters in each book. So far I’ve found the World’s Finest and Earth 2 entries nice and straightforward. The Phantom Stranger’s, though, gets rather coy: ‘What little is known about the Phantom Stranger remains […]

World’s Finest #0 review

In the first issue of Earth 2 we saw how Supergirl and Robin were bumped from their own world to Earth 1, where they refashioned themselves into Power Girl and the Huntress. Here, as part of DC’s zero month, we see their earliest days as crimefighters, and how they met. I enjoyed this from beginning to end, […]

Earth 2 #0 review

DC’s New 52 initiative is one year old. More than four dozen new and revamped books came and since then, a few have gone and been replaced. The overall success of the line-wide relaunch (commercial, if not always creative) is celebrated this month with a slew of ‘zero issues’ – stories set before we joined […]

Preview review – Seventh Dimension of the Devil #1

Told by her Dad that she’s the last, best hope in a battle between God and the Devil, 11-year-old Julie freaks. Understandably. But running away from a prophecy isn’t a luxury she has, as the forces of evil come calling close to home. She’s forced to do some growing up and soon she’s taking on […]

Phantom Lady #1 review

Years ago, in Metropolis’ Suicide Slum, crusading reporter Harry Knight and his wife were executed by a mob boss. Today their daughter Jennifer fights crime as the superheroine Phantom Lady, armed with a black light ray which can cause dense fog, manifest hard light objects and extend to form a ‘shadow slide’. Flash back six […]

National Comics #1: Looker review

When you don’t show up on film, and burst into flames in sunlight, fashion model isn’t the easiest career. So mannequin turned vampire Emily Briggs tells the world she’s been struck down by a form of Lupus and swaps the catwalk for a talent agency named Looker. She rarely appears in the daytime, but at night? That’s another […]

Justice League International Annual #1 review

JLI members Batwing, Godiva and Guy Gardner save hostages in Africa, but back in Washington DC, team leader Booster Gold isn’t entirely happy with how the mission went. He’s hoping rookie members Blue Beetle and the Olympian will usher in a new era of glory. We learn why each has signed up before all heck […]

Justice League #12 review

The Villain’s Journey ends as the Justice League takes down David Graves. Green Lantern is the only hero not fooled for a second by the demons pretending to be the ghosts of their loved ones, and he leads an attack on the bad guy. The other MVP here is League liaison Steve Trevor, far from […]

Educating Kara – Bring on Supergirl: Cosmic Adventures in the 9th Grade

Kara Zor-El enjoyed one of her best runs in comics in 2009’s all-ages title Supergirl: Cosmic Adventures in the 8th Grade. Landry Q Walker and Eric Jones reinvented the Girl of Steel for today, as a spunky youngster dealing with all the typical school problems – fadeaway super-powers, evil best friends, that sort of thing. […]

Avenging Spider-Man #11 review

Peter Parker and his Aunt May meet at the gravestone of their beloved Ben on the anniversary of his killing. Husband, uncle, inspiration – the immediate pain of his passing is gone, but the sorrow lives on. Yet the sorrow stems from the good memories of a man who helped his wife and nephew find […]