Fire & Ice: Welcome to Smallville #1 review

Smallville, Kansas, home of Jonathan and Martha Kent, Superman’s parents. It’s the place any Super Family member worthy of the name visits when they need some downtime. A place where smalltown values maintain. So why are sophisticated Justice League legends Fire and Ice moving there? And they’re not alone. Former Justice League International major domo […]

Jean Grey #1 review

What if you’re not the hero of your own story? What if whatever you try, you only manage to make things worse? What if you’re Jean Grey, dead again and wondering what you did to make that happen? As it happens, you probably did nothing. The former Marvel Girl’s latest run-in with the Grim Reaper […]

Knight Terrors: Superman #2 review

Superman’s living nightmare has been leavened by the arrival of Supergirl, a woman so strong mentally and emotionally that she can break out of her own nightmare realm cell and into Superman’s. Exit… … pursued by zombies. Kara Zor-El zombies. Still, being by her cousin’s side is a comfort, and Superman fills her in on […]

Superman 2023 Annual #1 review

It’s a day in the life of Metropolis as seen through the eyes of the Daily Planet’s crew of top investigative reporters. But it’s not the usual people looking at the usual things. Acting editor Lois Lane wants new attitudes, fresh insights. A good reporter is a good reporter and even if they don’t have […]

Knight Terrors: Superman #1 review

Am I dreaming? After the lovely surprise that was Knight Terrors: Zatanna #1, here’s another great tie-in to an event that sounded terribly unpromising on paper. And the set-up was exactly what I thought would result in a very dull, seen-it-all-before story. How wrong I was. Straight away, writer Joshua Williamson and artist Tom Reilly […]

Superman #5 review

An amped-up Silver Banshee has attacked Superman. The Man of Steel isn’t thrilled but it’s worse for the screaming demon – onetime supervillain Siobhan had reformed and was making a new life in Metropolis. She’s being forced to take on Superman by the happily evil Dr Pharm, who similarly manipulated the Parasite. Siobhan’s banshee scream […]

Power Girl Special #1 review

After three short stories in the back of Action Comics, Power Girl punches her way into a one-off special… and gets a back-up of her own. The storyline continues from Peege’s recent run, with JSA villain Johnny Sorrow revealed as the reason Super folk – Beast Boy, Supergirl and Jon Kent – have been having […]

Superman #4 review

Now this is what I want from a Superman comic. A shining hero. Colourful villains. Good friends. And a familiar backdrop that can still throw up surprises. The issue starts in the apartment of Jimmy Olsen, where we see just who the new girlfriend he mentioned a few issues back is. It’s Siobhan, the Silver […]

Superman #3 review

Parasites are popping up across Metropolis in all shapes and sizes. If Superman and the Super Family don’t contain them the world could be doomed. Unfortunately, as this issue begins a Parasite-tainted Superman arrives at Metropolis jail to absorb energy from one of the biggest power players on the planet. As it turns out, Superman […]

Superman #2 review

The Parasite is on the rampage. Actually, make that Parasites – where previously energy leech Rudy Jones would get bigger and scarier with each injection of life force, now he’s splitting into mini-mes. Think Multiplex with sharper teeth. It seems Parasite’s powers have been tweaked by the latest group of bonkers boffins to hit the […]