Superman: Blackest Night #1 review

The bad news: I bought this comic by mistake, being of the mind that I should ignore Blackest Night tie-in titles. The good news: I thoroughly enjoyed it. Yes, Rod Reis does a great job on this book, bringing us some of the most gorgeous hues I can recall seeing in a comic. Just look […]

Amazing Spider-Man #603 review

The Chameleon is working for a Taliban offshoot and aims to strike a blow at the heart of New York, by planting a dirty bomb in the city’s anti-terrorism unit. In order to access the security systems he’s disguised himself as a member of the Mayor’s photo unit, one Peter Parker. I’ve always enjoyed Day […]

Batgirl #1 review

This book has been promised for so long that I’d forgotten all about it. That being so, I was pleasantly surprised to see it on the racks. And speaking of racks, we’re going for a Power Girl vibe, with the emphasis firmly on the bat-breasts here. DC’s justification would be that there’s a mystery surrounding […]

Booster Gold #23 review

This issue’s had a bit of extra publicity due to it featuring a photo cover of one Blair Butler, apparently a big fan of Booster’s and subject of some DC staffer’s crush. Oh well, if it gets more people to try this book, fine. The alternative would likely have been one of those ‘villain poses […]

Adventure Comics #1 review

Back as a regular title after a quarter of a century, Adventure Comics proves more fun than expected. There’s an airy feel to Geoff Johns’ script for the lead strip, Superboy, which I appreciate after the complexities/clutter of the current Green Lantern storylines. This is a simple tale of the newly resurrected Conner Kent beginning […]

Inferno #1 review

The second of four in DC’s Red Circle event, Inferno has the survivor of an explosion on an ocean liner unable to remember who he is and muttering the name of someone who seems not to exist. A flashback features a woman and someone unseen being lovingly doomy. An attack causes the mysterious chap to […]

The Hangman #1 review

The first of DC’s latest attempt to make something of Archie Comics’ Red Circle characters and concepts, this one-off brings us the heroic origin of the Hangman, aka Dr Robert Dickering. AKA Dr Bob. Stop snickering at the back – writer J Michael Straczynski inherited the name and deserves praise for working past the silly […]

Doom Patrol #1 review

They’re back, the world’s strangest heroes – Robotman, Negative Man, Elasti-Woman (she’s grown up!) and the world’s dodgiest leader, the Chief. As we join them, he’s sent the Patrol on a mission to stop evil scientist Amanda Beckett from hatching a batch of monster men. Alongside the classic Silver Age team are newer recruits Grunt […]

Amazing Spider-Man #601 review

After the last several issues of Spidey, with big battles involving Norman Osborn and Doctor Octopus, this is a quieter, day in the life issue. Of course, this being a slice of Peter Parker’s life there are moments of action – here a jewel snatch, there a blaze – but it’s the out-of-costume moments that […]

Superman #690 review

I’ve been praising this book to the heavens recently for its blend of rich characters and lush artwork. This month DC lets me down. Half the book is taken up with a wordless battle between Atlas and Steel. One page is the same panel repeated four times . . . sorry, that’s unfair, two of […]