Mighty Avengers #26 review

Hank Pym continues his war on Reed Richards to regain a doohickey he needs to re-tether his interdimensional doorways to Earth. Hercules and Vision impersonate the Red Hulk and Red Ghost to distract the Thing and Human Torch. Stature tells all to her old friend the Invisible Woman. And the Mighty Avengers triumph. Well, it’s […]

The Brave and the Bold #24 review

I never came across Static when he had his own title, having tried a few other Milestone books and found them not for me (too self-consciously urban, with colouring that didn’t appeal). I’ve never seen his cartoon, I don’t believe it made it to the UK. I have seen him in Teen Titans, in which […]

Supergirl #42 review

As a fella who gets bored with ‘iconic’ covers – heroes posing, nothing to do with any specific issue – I have to commend Joshua Middleton for trying something different this month. We have Supergirl travelling from Earth to New Krypton, a moment reflected inside, zooming over our heads. Even without being able to see […]

Batman: Streets of Gotham #1 review

Here in Scotland there’s a pastime known as Munro bagging. Munros are mountains that are over 3000ft, of which there are hundreds, and the idea is to climb – or bag – every one. I suspect there’s a similar activity in Gotham City, Gargoyle Bagging. Why else does almost every third cover feature someone posing […]

Shameless plug for Comic Buyers Guide #1656

I’ve recently started contributing to this sage organ so if you’ve any spare pennies, buy the thing! This issue has me moaning about or praising Flash Rebirth #1, New Mutants #1, Destroyer #1, Final Crisis Aftermath: Escape#1 and R.E.B.E.L.S. #4. Thank you, and good afternoon.

Booster Gold #21 review

Batman’s dead so Rip Hunter tasks Booster with busting into the Batcave and retrieving the photographs that prove he’s a time fixer. Quite why it would be so bad were any of Batman’s strictly street-level enemies to find them isn’t explained, but it sets up a confrontation between Booster and new Batman Dick Grayson. They […]

JSA vs Kobra #1

Evil cult Kobra embarks on a suicide bombing campaign, apparently aimed at taking down the Justice Society of America, and rival faiths. Mr Terrific, personally targeted by Kobra for his Checkmate connections, narrates part of this issue. Sharing the chore is someone from Kobra – presumably the current leader – and it’s through their words […]

Flash: Rebirth #3 review

Could everyone please dip into their pockets, we’re having a whip round. I’m booking Ethan Van Sciver a place at the Jack Kirby College of Dynamic Foreshortening. Cos that cover image is just wrong. Yes, it’s the latest Flash/Superman race, this time to see who can look most constipated, most quickly. I think Barry has […]

Red Robin #1 review

When the red, red Robin comes bob-bob-bobbin’ along . . . Oh dear, I just can’t see this book without that lovely old song ringing through my head. And that new logo, as chirpy as a cute ickle wed wobbin deserves! Ooh, goodness me though, that’s a very grim fellow underneath it, on Francis Manapul’s […]

Batman #687 review

After last week’s sterling first issue of Batman & Robin, do we really need to backtrack for a Battle for the Cowl epilogue? Maybe not, but this book is a lot better than I expected it to be. So far as I can make it, it’s not actually a BftC coda until the final few […]