Superman #43 review

The Man of Steel is back – and so is the Daily Planet. For the first time in years, the Metropolis newshounds star in an issue of Superman. There’s Cat Grant, gossip columnist turned crime reporter, pounding the streets with ghostly fighter for justice Marilyn Moonlight and coming across a graveyard that should not be […]

Justice League Unlimited #23 review

‘Money brawl’? No idea, but we do have two of comics’ most famous billionaires – Richie Rich was unavailable – going at it on Dan Mora’s typically inviting cover. Inside, Batman and Lex Luthor are at odds over Justice League Unlimited’s villain amnesty. Darkseid is coming – isn’t he always? – and if Earth is […]

Superman #42 review

It’s the penultimate part of the nine-part crossover event and things are cooking. The Green Kryptonite plague is over, giving the Superforce – Supergirl’s ad hoc allies – a chance to escape the dungeons of El Caldero. Princess Shark is first to take her chance. Superman returns from his golden voyage and learns that the […]

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 […]