Wolverine and the X-Men #1 review

In the spirit of the recent Daredevil relaunch, here’s a Marvel title that puts fun first while honouring its characters and tradition. And tradition is at the heart of this book, as Wolverine rebuilds Professor Charles Xavier’s School for Gifted Youngsters and christens it the Jean Grey School for Higher Learning. At Logan’s side are Kitty Pryde […]

Legion: Secret Origin #1

The future starts here. Like Batman and Green Lantern, the Legion of Super-Heroes is a series barely changed by DC’s Flashpoint event. With the New 52 experiment bringing new readers to comics, it makes sense, then, to go back and address the origins of the 31st-century team. As a longtime fan, though, having seen the origin […]

Legion of Super-Heroes #2 review

On the watchworld Panoptes, the Legion Espionage Squad has been surprised by a Daxamite. Armed with all the powers of a Kryptonian, the newcomer Res-Vir incapacitates Chemical Kid, Ultra Boy, Dragonwing and Chameleon Boy, and forces Phantom Girl to flee, and hide. On Earth, Brainiac 5 is assessing new Legionnaire Glorith’s mystic shield and barely […]

Star Trek/Legion of Super-Heroes #1 review

‘The time bubble wasn’t designed to handle this kind of strain!’ Now there’s a Star Trekky line if ever I heard one, but this being a crossover, it’s spoken by a member of the Legion of Super-Heroes. Brainiac 5 has been steering team-mates Chameleon Boy, Shadow Lass, Saturn Girl, Cosmic Boy and Lightning Lad back […]

Supergirl #2 review

Superman arrives in Siberia to talk to the recently arrived young woman wearing his family crest. She wants to know who this guy is wearing her family crest. And why does he claim to be cousin Kal, the baby she cuddled just three days ago. Unimpressed by his spoken Kryptonian, Kara Zor-El hits out. Again and again […]

Uncanny X-Men #544 review

It’s the last-ever issue of Uncanny X-Men. Until next month’s Uncanny X-Men #1, that is. Still, let’s pretend it’s the end, it’s the least writer Kieron Gillen deserves for the effort he’s putting in here. The book opens with a version of the first-ever page featuring the X-Men, and it’s sheer delight (click on image to […]

Wonder Woman #2 review

The deranged fashion model type is Strife, an Olympian dedicated to discord. She shows up on Paradise Island and strikes at the Amazons, who are harbouring the mortal Zola, latest in a long line of human women to be impregnated by Zeus, King of the Gods. Zola has been brought there by Diana, Princess of the Amazons and known […]

Red Hood and the Outlaws #2 review

Eighteen months ago, the newly resurrected Jason Todd was taken to a mystical place by assassin queen Talia Al-Ghul and introduced to three thousand-year-old sensei Ducra. She trained the former Robin in ancient fighting techniques and while she didn’t knock the arrogance out of him, she won the respect of the future Red Hood. Today, […]

Batman: The Brave and the Bold #12 review

There’s been a break-in at the House of Mystery. Who ya gonna call? Why, Batman and Zatanna, of course, the detective and the magician. The House’s proprietor, Cain, greets the pair, and introduces his brother Abel … transformed into a tree. Changing him back is easy for Zee, but the big question is: who did […]

Legion Lost #2 review

After pursuing a terrorist into the 21st century, a team of Legionnaires find themselves trapped. Their time bubble is destroyed, their flight rings have cut out, a pathogen has been released into the air … and Chameleon Girl and Gates are missing, presumed dead, You might forgive WIldfire, Dawnstar, Timber Wolf, Tyroc and Tellus were […]