Lazarus Planet: Dark Fate #1 review

Another week, another Lazarus Planet anthology, with another meaningless subtitle. May as well call it Lazarus Planet: Random Doomy Words. You know the deal by now. Magic green rain is coming down, people are getting super powers, blah blah. This one I’ve been looking forward to, though, as it brings the return of the Doom […]

Legion of Super-Heroes 2023 animation review

At a time when the Legion of Super-Heroes are once again without a comic series, a new feature-length cartoon starring them gets my attention. The fact it features Supergirl, another favourite without a comics spotlight, as our PoV character makes it an immediate watch. The feature opens with a pre-credits origin of Supergirl, showing her […]

Avengers: War Across Time #2 review

Fun. That’s the only word to describe this throwback Marvel comic. If you bought the first issue of the mini-series, or read my thoughts, you’ll know it’s set between issues #11 and #12 of the classic Avengers, with the team facing Kang the Conqueror after their first encounter with the time tyrant. I loved it, […]

Lazarus Planet: Next Evolution #1 review

And the Lazarus Planet spin-offs keep on coming. For weeks DC has been putting out anthologies, with at least four stories per issue showing us the effects of the magical Lazarus Resin spewed out across the earth by a crossover event. And some of the issues have been pretty decent reads. This one, though, is […]

Harley Quinn Romances #1 review

Now there’s a clever title for the annual giant love anthology from DC. OK, it took me a second to get it, as in the UK we don’t have Harlequin Romances, but it’s undeniably smart. As are the stories in this 86pp spectacular. OK, they aren’t all to my taste, but none are less than […]

The Flash: One Minute War Special #1 review

I didn’t know we were getting a One Minute War Special but here it is, four stories adding background and texture before The Flash Family’s struggle against space conquerors The Fraction continues in the now-fortnightly Flash series. First, Flash writer Jeremy Adams dumps the mystery to reveal the history of The Fraction. Having discovered the […]

Lazarus Planet: Legends Reborn #1 review

Legends reborn! That sounds exciting. And indeed it is thrilling for this old Firestorm fan as the Nuclear Man is thrust back into the DC spotlight. As for the other characters who get solo strips, I don’t keep up with Renee Montoya, but I guess this is the first time she’s returned to the role […]

Lazarus Planet: We Once Were Gods #1 review

It’s raining magic, hallelujah! And that means changes not just for the heroes and villains of the DC Universe, but for gods and monsters too. Remember the Trench from Aquaman, the big-fanged fish fellas who eat everything in their path? The Lazarus rain gives them a makeover in a nice-looking short written and drawn by […]

Action Comics #1051 review

You know Chekhov’s Gun – the idea that if a writer mentions a firearm early in a story, it has to be fired by the end. Here’s Chekhov’s Building – or rather, John and Natasha Irons’ Building. Talk about poking Lex Luthor with a stick. And sure enough, just a few pages later… It’s not […]

The New Champion of Shazam #4 review

In which Mary Bromfield tracks down her missing parents and confront the mastermind who’s been sending super-powered strangers to attack her. I’ve been enjoying this four-part mini-series as an overdue focus on the current DC Universe version of Mary Marvel. We’ve seen her go to college, become the sole beneficiary of the wizard Shazam’s powers […]