Batgirl #22 review

In which Batgirl jets off to jolly old London town and teams up with Squire, greatest heroine of the United Kingdom. Steph has been sent across the Atlantic on Batman Inc business, but she doesn’t meet him until the final page of this issue, as she and Squire have places to go, things to do, […]

Legion of Doom #1 review

The Legion of Doom is a name that warms the cockles of a generation, the fans who followed Luthor, Sinestro and their dastardly acquaintances on the Challenge of the Super Friends cartoons. Me, not so much – I don’t think those shows ever reached British TV. Still, the high quality of Flashpoint tie-ins to date […]

Deadman and the Flying Graysons #1 review

One of the particular pleasures of Flashpoint is its global reach. Usually in comics heroes visit other countries solely to watch them getting blown up. While it’s true this changed reality crossover has plenty of devastation – the French are drinking more than the odd bottle of Evian, while millions of Brits have swapped eating […]

Wonder Woman and the Furies #1 review

Wonder Woman and Aquaman, a match made in mythology. The heirs to fabled kingdoms, willing to undertake a marriage of state to strengthen their realms in the eyes of a world they’re rejoining after thousands of years apart. She the finest of the Amazons, he the greatest son of Atlantis. But when the leaders of […]

Supergirl #65 review

It’s just another day in Metropolis. Lois Lane is chatting to a bagel-barmy teenager on the tram when robotic flying monkeys attack. Supergirl and Starman swoop in to save the day, but not before the critters’ young target, Charlize, has gone from hysterical to gibbering wreck to comatose. Before you know it, Supergirl is undercover as Linda […]

Frankenstein and the Creatures of the Unknown #1 review

Like Frankenstein’s creation, this comic is the sum of many parts. Most obviously, there’s the monster himself, from the Spawn of Frankenstein strip in Phantom Stranger via the more recent Seven Soldiers event. The Creature Commandos hail from Weird War Tales, which also hosted the GI Robot who shows up here. More surprisingly, Captain Nathaniel Adam (Captain […]

All-New Batman: The Brave and the Bold #8 review

Displacement activities, they’re something we all find useful from time to time. If I can’t stomach vacuuming the floor, I’ll go to the shop for cheese. You can never have enough cheese (well, unless it’s goats’ cheese, but you can pass that on to the ladies). And if Aquaman can’t face helping right-hand man Vulko […]

Booster Gold #45 review

Booster’s in trouble. Stranded in an altered world, with no friends, facing the beast that once maimed him … it’s not good. But he manages to escape Doomsday, and save an innocent bystander. As it turns out, the bystander is his first heroic ally in the world of Flashpoint, though the hero doesn’t learn this […]

Superman, Superboy and Supergirl – up, up and, er ….

And finally, DC announces the post-Flashpoint Superman Family titles, and it’s another mixed bag. Let’s take a look and then I’ll get back to some actual reviews on this so-called review blog. Action Comics #1 by Grant Morrison and Rags Morales This September, New York Times bestselling writer Grant Morrison (ALL-STAR SUPERMAN) joins with sensational […]

The New DC Explosion – Edge fund

And the post-Flashpoint new titles keep on coming from DC. Today’s batch, says the publicity, are the edgiest of the 52 new books. Let’s take a look. Blackhawk #1 by Mike Costa and Ken Lashley Blackhawk is an elite group of mercenaries made up of brave men from around the world equipped with the latest […]