Avengers Academy #3 review

The first six issues of this series are being narrated by the new characters who make up the student body. It’s a smart way to give us an insight into the newcomers, and change the perspective on the Avengers’ aim to ensure these troubled teens don’t turn to crime. In the spotlight this month is […]

Supergirl #55 review

Amy Reeder debuts as cover penciller and provides a striking piece, inked by Richard Friend and coloured by Guy Major. The visualisation of Bizarrogirl as a bizarre reflection of Kara Zor-El is perfectly captured. It also serves to sell the essence of this issue – two beings who share so much, but can never understand […]

Amazing Spider-Man #640 review

So far in the current telling of the post-One More Day history of Spider-Man, we’ve seen why Peter Parker and Mary Jane Watson never made it to the altar. We know how Aunt May survived an assassination attempt. This issue we learn just how bad things get that Peter decides to ask for help to […]

Booster Gold #35 review

Veteran comic book writers come in two varieties. The ones who can’t keep up with the next generation, and those who wipe the floor with them. Keith Giffen and JM DeMatteis are the latter. In Booster Gold #35 they give us a noble hero, dastardly villain, guest stars, deadly weapon, plot, sub-plot, humour, characterisation, sound, […]

Superman #702 review

Right, I’m halfway through the second issue of Superman’s walk across America. I just need to bang my head against the wall for one minute … … OK. I’m back. And I’ve read the rest of the comic. Dearie Lord, I don’t like the guy starring in this run by J Michael Straczynski. ‘Superman’ reaches […]

Green Lantern: Emerald Warriors #1 review

Having dropped the two existing Green Lantern books due to the never-ending Crayola Corps clutter, I’m intrigued to see a new series debut. Could this be the Green Lantern book for people who no longer like Green Lantern books?Possibly. While it does feature Atrocitus from the Red Lanterns, the opening storyline seems not to be […]

Hawkeye and Mockingbird #3 review

Just three issues in and this comic reads like it’s been going for years. The set-up is solid, the situations are convincing, the characters compelling. I may not like that Mockingbird, Bobbi Morse, is so good at being the hard-faced espionage pro but she certainly gets the sparks flying, and the job done. I’m glad […]

Superman: The Last Family of Krypton #1 review

What if …. Jor-El and Lara escaped Krypton alongside their baby son? That’s the premise of this three-issue miniseries, which isn’t so much an Elseworlds as an Els’ World. Settling on Earth, the senior Els sculpt roles for themselves as scientist and religious leader, while young Kal-El is farmed off – literally – to experience […]

Spitfire #1 review

As a fellow English person, I’ve always liked Spitfire. Yes, she’s posher than me, and a tad more patriotic, but I like to think we’d get on – we’re both bright, brave (stop snickering) and British. She shone in the recent Captain Britain and MI-13 series, where she was ‘just’ one of the crowd. Here […]

Doom Patrol #13 review

One of writer Keith Giffen’s aims with this book has been to give the readers something new every month – a character, a concept, a fresh take on the DC Universe … last issue he outdid himself with the revelation of Elasti-Woman’s true nature. She’s sentient Silly Putty. I never saw that one coming. This month […]