New Avengers 47

The hell? I bought this issue for the promise of a Hawkeye focus, and got an issue of Alias. And while I enjoyed Alias, it was of its time, and that was a time when Brian Michael Bendis’ never-ending back and forth chitchat seemed fresh. Now it reads like three-day old cheese; here a *!&$?, […]

Justice Society of America 21

Look at that cover – Alex Ross has entered his red period. Oh dear. Following on from last week’s excellent The Kingdom special, this sees the pro and anti-Gog factions of the JSA unite to battle the self-proclaimed god now he has shown his hand. Predictably, but satisfyingly, several members pay the price in a […]

Batman 682 review

Now this is the most fun I’ve had with a Grant Morrison Batman story since the caped crusader opened his ‘sci-fi closet’ back in Justice League Classified. ‘The Butler Did it’ runs through Batman’s history from his earliest days, dating Julie Madison and solving ‘The Case of the Chemical Syndicate’; through the era of adventures […]

Supergirl: Cosmic Adventures in the Eighth Grade 1

Here’s the Maid of Might younger than we’ve ever seen her – think Mite of Might -in a new series from the Johnny DC line. That’s what DC call all-ages and most of us think of as kiddie. I haven’t a kiddie here to review it, so let’s see if I can enjoy it in […]

Birds of Prey 124

The Platinum Flats storyline continues with Misfit, Infinity, Lady Blackhawk and Huntress attacked by the Silicon Syndicate, and Oracle confronted by the Joker. While the former thread interested me, it was the latter that had me excited. And writer Tony Bedard didn’t let me down, as he gave us the encounter I’ve been wanting a […]

Kingdom Come Special: The Kingdom

The Gog storyline hots up here, as we see that as Gog gives, so Gog takes away. Dr Mid-Nite can see again, but is less able to cure the sick; Sand has lost his knack for stopping evil along with his night terrors. And Damage has become the vainest, stupidest man on Earth, ready to […]

Wonder Woman 26

It’s months since DC announced that The Rise of the Olympian was the epic that would create a new buzz around Wonder Woman. I’m such a saddo that the very fact that Aaron Lopresti and Brad Anderson’s excellent cover sported a special banner made me excited. The comic? Not so much. It’s not that there […]

Terra 1

In which our mysterious heroine takes exception to Dr Midnite examining her while helping her recover from a battle; she teams up with Power Girl to fight Silver Banshee, then ancient god Gorsedd; newly created element master Richard ponders his future; and Geo-Force gets some aid defending Markovia from zombie master Deadcoil. That’s not bad […]

The Brave and the Bold 19

It’s a rarity to see the Phantom Stranger interact with the superheroes of the DC Universe. In the Seventies, at the back of end of his lengthy story-hosting gig, he was kindasorta an unofficial member of the Justice League of America, appearing for a panel here or there to provide spookiness. Since then he’s been […]

Captain Britain and MI13 7 review

Well thank goodness you can’t judge a book by its cover, cos this is one boring cover. It’s well-rendered, but the image of Faiza and the Black Knight on flying steed doesn’t excite so much as calm. And that bloody dull logo doesn’t hurt, making the book look like an auto manual. Inside, there’s some […]