Agents of Atlas #5 review

‘Taking the Fall’ book begins with another of this book’s idiosyncratic recaps, this time delivered in song by Venus, goddess of love. If not scansion. This issue sees Jimmy Woo, M-11, Namora, Gorilla-Man, the Uranian and the aforementioned Olympian face Wolverine, Spider-Man, Ms Marvel, Luke Cage, Ronin and Captain Shiny who are, as one hood […]

Battle for the Cowl #3 review

So the Battle for the Cowl concludes and the big question remains unanswered. Why are Black Canary and Huntress trying so hard to get Nightwing to notice their arses? Don’t they know he has brooding to do? Dick has to decide whether or not he’ll take on the mantle of the Bat in order to, […]

Booster Gold #20 review

Bored while Rip Hunter carries out time bubble repairs, Booster steps back to the 1950s, gets involved with some old DC characters and tackles a dastardly Soviet plot. Along the way there’s clever plotting, snappy dialogue and a wonderful in-joke I really should have seen coming. Vague enough for you? This fill-in, written by Keith […]

Dark Reign: Young Avengers #1 review

Egghead. Melter. Executioner. Enchantress. Coat of Arms. Big Zero. They’re the Young Avengers and . . . what’s that? They’re not? Well, they’re trying to be Marvel’s teen heroes, or at least some are in the first part of a five-issue mini series. We begin with the mystery team taking on grocery store robbers and […]

Secret Six #9 review

Last month the spotlight was on Scandal, Deadshot and Jeannette, this time the rest of the team get to shine. Catman, Bane and Ragdoll dash around Gotham City rescuing rich kids being threatened by non-specific terrorists. We don’t learn who hired them (I wouldn’t be surprised if it’s not Oracle in an off-the-books operation, pushing […]

So much for all those anti-drug ads

Shouldn’t Northstar be starring in this ad?

Lockjaw and the Pet Avengers #1 review

Reed Richards wants the Inhumans to help him find one of those cosmic Infinity Gems, but Lockjaw’s ahead of the game, sniffing one out in no short order. What a shame no one pays him any attention, nasty old Medusa even telling him to bugger off. Which he does, to gather a team of heroic […]

So Super Duper #7 review

I’ve read a lot of superhero comedies over the years. Usually they’re spoofs and the obvious digs at the conventions of the genre can get wearisome – yes, we know grown men fighting crime with little boys could be seen as odd, and that the women have ridiculous chests – so it’s a blessed relief […]

Battle for the Cowl: The Network #1 review

Batman’s still dead (I know, it’s been weeks!) so his allies are running round Gotham like blue-arsed flies in the aftermath of an Arkham breakout. This issue sees Oracle and pals out to take down a kidnap and gambling plot by Hugo Strange. Hugo, you disappoint me – haven’t you always had grander visions? Oh […]

Final Crisis Aftermath Run #1 review

Because no one demanded it, the Human Flame gets his own mini series. Still, there’s always room for great books that arise from a stroke of creative genius rather than focus groups. The story takes up where Final Crisis left off, with him having killed the Martian Manhunter. He’s dusting himself off and throwing himself […]