I, Vampire #12 review

Just look at Clayton Crain’s cover – Midnighter, Apollo and Jack Hawksmoor attack as vampire lord Andrew Bennett readies to bite on-off lover Mary, Queen of Blood. Horror meets sci-fi superheroics in a beautiful, intriguing design, superbly rendered, and topped by a lovelymagenta logo. Well, you can judge this book by that cover, because here […]

Batman Incorporated #3 review

Batman revives his underworld alter ego, hustler Matches Malone, to pump Gotham lowlives for information on the Leviathan organisation that serves Talia al-Ghul. Along the way he flirts with chanteuse Lumina Lux, and her need for a knight in shining armour lands Matches in big trouble. Damian, meanwhile, kicks against Batman’s grounding of Robin by […]

Amazing Spider-Man #692 review

I’ve been away from Amazing Spider-Man for a few months – too many extended storylines, new costumes, the $3.99 price point … but I do like an anniversary issue, and this one marks 50 years since Amazing Fantasy #15 saw Peter Parker gain his powers. I like the main figure of Spidey on Humberto Ramos’s […]

Supergirl #12 review

Supergirl finally reaches out to Superman to learn what he knows of Krypton’s fate and it turns out that he’s learned one or two interesting things. First, that the comatose Kara orbited Earth’s sun for quite awhile prior to landing on Earth, explaining why she was so powerful on emerging from the pod that brought […]

Legion of Super-Heroes #12 review

The Legion are invited to dinner – and guess who’s on the menu? One look at Dominator chief Primus Dom – acres of fat and massive, sharp teeth – and most of us would be terrified. Not the Legion, though. First to turn defiance into action is Dream Girl, who bypasses the ‘junky locks’ to […]

DC Universe Presents #12: Kid Flash review

Kid Flash takes over DC’s showcase title for a fun romp featuring dinosaur teens. Well, why ever not? Teen Titans is part of DC’s Young Justice line, meant to appeal to younger readers. And what kid doesn’t love dinosaurs? They’re giving Bart Allen trouble in this single-issue special, but even he thinks they’re cool. The […]

Batwoman #12 review

Still on the trail of Gotham’s missing children, Batwoman enlists the help of friendly were-beast Kyle Abbot. He leads her through an abandoned funhouse that’s anything but fun – they’re attacked by an urban legend come to life, Bloody Mary. They stop the legendary murderess, but fail to find the kidnapper Sune, aka Maro, ‘a […]

Superboy #12 review

Dragged out for a night on the town by new landlady Dallas Sorrentino, Superboy meets her posse and finds he doesn’t like alcohol. He likes the thugs who threaten Dallas even less. And as for their boss, moneylender Kavi is a full-on devil woman, bewitching the Clone of Steel with her mind powers. She’s not […]

Legion Lost #12 review

Legion Lost nemesis Alastor has a new power – body-hopping. He spends this issue bouncing from member to member, stealing their knowledge, revealing their secrets and generally messing with their heads. Physically and mentally, he sets member against member. And when he’s not possessing Legionnaires he’s inhabiting members of the Meta-Marines, the enhanced humans sicced […]

Gambit #1 review

When Gambit needs some me time, it’s time for a bit of thieving. But given he’s an X-Man these days, he steals from criminals. In this debut issue the mark is Borya Cich, who finances costumed bad guys’ schemes and, if their plans don’t come off, takes their scientific or magical gimmicks. So it’s off […]