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 […]

Strange Love Adventures #1 review

It’s almost St Valentine’s Day, which means it’s time for another DC giant collection of all-new tales of ‘like, love and loss’. The book kicks off with a perfectly pink cover starting Harley Quinn and a dinosaur from illustrator Yanick Paquette and colourist Nathan Fairbairn. The throwback cover dress, complete with homage Comics Code Authority […]

Are You Afraid of Darkseid #1 review

It’s October, which means another giant anthology of, hopefully, spooky tales from DC Comics. The cover doesn’t auger well – if not for the title, I doubt I’d recognise that stumpy grey thing as Darkseid – he’s more like Blok of the Legion – while the Teen Titans figures look like they’ve stumbled into the […]

Stargirl Spring Break Special #1

It’s hard being a superhero when you’ve homework assignments to hand in. Courtney Whitmore isn’t the first teen heroine to learn this lesson, but it doesn’t mean she’s not feeling the pressure. Happily, while being Stargirl can cause problems, it’s also a release – what better way to express and exorcise frustrations than to blast […]

Truth & Justice #1 and #2 review

A new DC Digital First series always gets my attention, I love these cheap weekly treats. And this one stars Vixen, one of the best heroes out there. While other characters have been horribly mischaracterised over the years >cough Supergirl cough< Mari McCabe has always been well-treated. From her first spotlight in Justice League of […]

Superman: Man of Tomorrow #16 review

Clark Kent doesn’t need a lot of sleep but when it’s been a week without sweet dreams, he’s feeling the strain. Taking a morning off to clear his head, Clark doesn’t need his super-senses to pick up on a frighteningly familiar burst of air and crack in reality. BOOM. Darkseid, ruler of Apokolips, has come […]

Wonder Woman: Agent of Peace #7 review

… or more properly, Etta Candy: Agent of ARGUS #1, because while Diana gets a good showing in this DC Digital First comic, this isn’t her story. Etta Candy, a supporting player in Diana’s adventures since the Golden Age, steps up to show us just what she can do. Andrea Shea’s tale begins with Wonder […]

The Flash: Fastest Man Alive #8 review

This week’s DC Digital First Flash offering from the editorial office of Andrew Marino features two eight-page stories, both written by Dave Wielgosz, and while they’re different in tone to one another, they’re both pithy, punchy, satisfying reads. Artist David LaFuente draws the first, Rain on Your Own Parade, in which two people aren’t at […]

Superman: Man of Tomorrow #4 review

Swamp Thing, Solomon Grundy… Superman’s met a fair few muck monsters in his time, so you wouldn’t expect a new one to give him nightmares. And yet… Clark has learned that all four attacks took place on land owned by one Albemarle Bryce, a tycoon with wealth to rival Lex Luthor. So it’s off to […]

Wonder Woman: Agent of Peace #1 review

Princess Diana of the Amazons doesn’t just fight gods and monsters. Sometimes a crooked businessman catches her attention. In Commitment to Chaos her target is Simon Wickett, whose companies have snapped up real estate after a suspicious number of office buildings collapsed. Assuming he won’t agree to see her, Wonder Woman marches up to his […]