Titans: Beast World #4 review

The world is being overrun by crazed animal people, transformed by little Starros made from a super-sized Beast Boy. The heroes are doing what they can, and so are the villains. Well, some of them, anyway. It’s Giganta, longtime enemy of Wonder Woman and occasional girlfriend of all-new Atom Ryan Choi. Ryan’s not in this […]

Action Comics #1061 review

Bizarro is back. But he’s not the simple reverse Superman he’s always been. He has a new tool in his kit. Magic. One of the few weapons Superman has no defence against. The artificial being tells Superman how, six weeks previously, he found himself on Zerox, the Sorcerers’ World. Reacting to Bizarro’s attack on guards […]

Does This Trade Dress Make Me Look Phat?

You may know the name Xum Yukinori. A professional artist and regular contributor to CBR’s The Line It Is Drawn feature, he regularly impressed with his imagination, humour, knowledge, graphic design skill and ability to homage pretty much any Silver or Bronze Age artists you care to name. And here’s an art book collecting contributions […]

Shazam! #7 review

This issue the newly christened Captain fights not one, but two powerhouses. There is, of course, Black Adam, right there on Dan Mora’s dramatic covers, while in the opening sequence there’s a surprise new character. While Cap uses his newly boosted wisdom of Solomon to deal with Bizarro Marvel, over Kahndaq Black Adam encounters the […]

Fire & Ice: Welcome to Smallville #5 review

It’s another busy day in Smallville. Bea and Tora’s beauty parlour is hit by arson, supposedly friendly supervillains decide to rob the town blind, a new friend turns out to be an old enemy and the cannibal plague continues. Who started the blaze isn’t obvious, but Bea’s employee Tam reckons it’s her supervillain crush Honey, […]

‘Twas the ‘Mite Before Christmas #1 review

Giant issues are great, I read lots of stories, often featuring obscure characters and find some gems. Giant issues are terrible, I read lots of stories, often featuring obscure characters, and find far too few gems. But this issue features a real diamond, a tale so good it sparked the punning title for 2023’s festive […]

The Flash #4 review

Wally West has lately been finding his perceptions changing. Members of his Rogues Gallery are showing up in powerful new forms. People are being kidnapped by space bubbles. Extra-dimensional aliens have been appearing. Jai West has been getting emotional in the school basement. Barry Allen is in a fug and has shut himself away. Max […]

Action Comics Annual #2023 #1 review

After almost three years at the writing helm of Action Comics, Phillip Kennedy Johnson wraps up his Warworld sequence with a battle royal played out across two worlds. Warworld orphan Othol-Ra, taken into the Kent-Lane household and given a new start, has been targeted by Janan al-Ghul, sole survivor of the ruling family of the […]

Justice Society of America #8 review

The Justice Society indulge the new Huntress’ desire to make the team a place where villains can improve their reputation, by checking her list to see if naughty can become nice. Green Lantern Alan Scott isn’t convinced teen hothead Red Lantern of Russia has what it takes, what with the multiple murders and all. Still, […]

Season’s Reading

I doubt anyone has time, or much inclination, to read a blog post today, so I’ll just say Happy Christmas to anyone passing by. And if you don’t celebrate Christmas, best wishes for anything you may mark. If today is the proverbial ‘just another day’ I hope you’re hale and hearty. And if you’re not […]