Justice League: The Atom Project #1 review

There’s a guy on a train, furtively moving forward as air force personnel question transport staff about someone they’re looking for. As they get close, he takes drastic action. Escape doesn’t look to be on the cards today, though. Flashback to three weeks earlier, when Ray and fellow Atom Ryan Choi were catching up with […]

Green Arrow #17 review

Who wants an epilogue to Green Arrow’s Absolute Power adventure, tying things up in a bow? It begins with Green Arrow hunting down Waller’s henchpeople, Peacemaker and Peacewrecker. Then he visits the newly imprisoned Amanda Waller. Popping up to the new JLA Satellite. Ollie tells the core members that in pretending to betray them to […]

Nightwing #118 review

Finally, the Heartless story ends. And it does so in the best issue of Nightwing in ages, as writer Tom Taylor and Bruno Redondo, Taylor’s artist partner for the best part of it, say goodbye to Dick Grayson. For now, at least – given their obvious affection for our hero and his world, I can’t […]

Outsiders #11 review

What if you threw a Crisis and nobody came? That pretty much sums up the final issue of Outsiders, one of the most brazenly confusing comics I’ve ever read. I never covered the last issue because it was also a headscratcher, one I gave the benefit of the doubt. Surely the double-sized final issue would […]

Absolute Power: Super Son #1 review

Amanda Waller used Jon Kent as a tool against other heroes in her war on metahumans. Infected by the Brainiac Queen, he hunted down his friends, but now he’s free, recovering on Paradise Island. Jon’s belief that all cyber corruption is gone proves to be wrong. He relives things he did while under control of […]

Action Comics #1065 review

As House of Brainiac reaches part 3. Kara and Kon-El have escaped from the bottle jails in which the Coluan Conqueror placed them, only to find themselves tiny and powerless. Who ya gonna call? The Parasite and Livewire, similarly kidnapped from Metropolis as part of Brainiac’s scheme to steal the powers of metahumans good and […]

Outsiders #7 review

Years ago, Elijah Snow, The Drummer, Ambrose Chase and Jakita Wagner discuss Planetary business. They’re succeeding in keeping the world strange, and safe. Elijah feels so on top of things that he’s not only ready to retire and pass the Fourth Man role to Jacinta, he’s planning to reveal the secrets of reality to the […]

Nightwing #113 review/Nightwing #300 review

Yes, it’s the 300th issue of a comic book called Nightwing…I’m taking DC’s word for it, as comic book maths rarely makes sense. There’s immediately something to celebrate with Bruno Redondo’s tremendous cover image, which I believe is a nod to a well-known artist who did flick-strip style work. I read something on Twitter, looked […]

Batman/Superman: World’s Finest #25 review

Twenty-five issues. How often does a comic book of the high quality we’ve seen in World’s Finest over the last two years manage to continue being published? But here’s writer Mark Waid and guest artist Steve Pugh with an extra-length celebration story and, wouldn’t you know it, it’s thoroughly entertaining. The surprise is that instead […]

Nightwing #111 review

Now that’s a great cover. Bruno Redondo understands composition, colour and how a great logo can play well against the visuals. And I always like a good dot matrix. I think we need a tee shirt. The interiors aren’t by Redondo but they still look terrific. Sami Basri brings this Gotham-set issue to visual life, […]