Superman Annual: Year One Thousand #1

The Omega Crown will never cease to be silly, yet Superman looks amazing on this cover courtesy of illustrator Eddy Barrows and colourist Alejandro Sánchez. The image is a fair play representation of what’s inside the issue, before Superman’s return to his own time, something we saw in last week’s Action Comics. What happens after […]

Superman #40 review

The ghost of Manchester Black has gained enough physicality to go toe-to-toe with Superboy Prime. But if he’s going to force the wannabe Superman to do what he wishes – use his reality altering power to reshape the world to his ends – he’s going to have to use his mental powers to sap Prime’s […]

Superman #39 review

Judge this book by Dan Mora’s stupendous cover and just buy it, OK. Because yes, this comic does feature Superboy Prime trapped in a landscape of different genres and it is ridiculously entertaining. It’s not Prime – he prefers to be called CK these days – using his reality punching power to explore, though; he’s […]

Justice League Unlimited #19 review

What is the Revenge of the Brainiac Queen, trailed on Dan Mora’s decent cover? Refusing to appear until the final page, apparently. Oh well, it’s not like anyone has been clamouring for the return of the nasty robot from Absolute Power What I have been wondering is how the world at large would react to […]

Superman #38 review

After a long day working at the comics shop in his secret identity of CK, Superboy answers a cry for help. Super-costume on, he lays into the refugees from Universal studios – and Marvel Comics, in Dracula’s case – but finds he’s been played. The ‘victim’ had set a trap for him. Declaring herself to […]

Zatanna #1 review

It’s a new era for Zatanna as she takes on a fresh role – Prime Magus of the mystical realms, the first in a millennium. Based in ‘the wandering Shadowcrest theatre’ – apparently an Art Deco spin-out of her ancestral home – she’s ready to protect mortals, gods and monsters alike. And her first mission […]

Justice League Unlimited #18 review

Letting villains join Justice League Unlimited is a terrible idea Justice League Unlimited #18 is my favourite issue of the series so far. A day in the life issue, writer Mark Waid uses it as an opportunity to address the questions that would arise when a society for good opens its doors to people who […]

Superman #37 review

Just imagine you suddenly found yourself a superhero in the DC Universe, what would you do? Knuckle down in the day-to-day while waiting for the inevitable supervillain to show up? Or tour the weird and wonderful sites the comic book world has to offer. The latter, obviously, which is exactly how Superboy Prime prefers to […]

Superman #36 review

Superboy Prime is ready for his close-up. With Superman off somewhere in the wake of DC KO, he’s ready to hold the fort in Metropolis. The lifelong comics fan has interacted with his heroes in the Earth 0 realm several times and made a right pig’s ear of it – think insults and mass murder. […]

Justice League Unlimited #17 review

Dan Mora produces an especially fabulous cover this issue, it’s just a shame the very traditional JLA stars circling the characters have been cut off. As for the particular group, it’s a mix of heroes and villains, but for once they’re not fighting, they’re mingling. And the title, Villain Amnesty, implies bad guys are joining […]