Batman & Robin: Year One – Dynamic Duos #1 review

Well, that was quick. A little under a year since Batman & Robin Year One #12, and here’s a second maxi-series. And I couldn’t be happier to see it, writer Mark Waid and artist Chris Samnee’s creative cross-pollination has produced some great comics. And we have another one here. As the title makes clear, DC […]

Batman #12 review

She arrived at the end of last issue and now we get to meet Verity Pennyworth. Great-niece of late, great manservant Alfred, she’s here to take on her relative’s duties. Not that she’s been to butler school. That’s imaginary Alfred, not a hoax, not a dream, but we could say he’s an imaginary story given […]

Batman/Superman: World’s Finest #51 review

It’s Superman, Batman and Robin fighting dinosaurs and lizard men in the lost world of the Warlord! I expect you’re sold. If not, I’ll mention there’s a story in here, too. Yes, it’s a slim one to explain why the World’s Finest heroes are in Skartaris, but it’s there. They’re looking for a missing airman. […]

Knightfight #1 review

On a day that’s not today, Batman is on his way to stop Professor Pyg and his Circus of Strange and free a bus full of hostages. On arrival, though, he finds the job’s been done. The Caped Crusader compares and contrasts. With four Gotham guardians, Batman wonders if the city still needs him. Today, […]

Nightwing #117 review

In the mystic Himalayan land of Nanda Parbat, Nightwing is working with his first mentor, Boston Brand – Deadman – to conquer his recent fear of heights. Dick Grayson isn’t as self-possessed as usual, so Boston, an acrobat in life, adds his circus talents to those he gained in death, possessing Dick and trying to […]

It’s DC revamp time! Again

So, what do you reckon to the news from DC this week? The New 52 is long gone, DC Rebirth is so 2016, and as for all those mini line refreshes… well, did anyone ever have a handle on what exactly Dawn of DC was? So, coming up in October we have DC All In, […]

Batman/Superman: World’s Finest #20 review

Several years ago, the Flash of Earth 0, Barry Allen, is exploring the Multiverse. He’s looking for someone in particular. And he spots him, very, very briefly. David Sikela, Boy Thunder, Superman’s shortlived sidekick from a parallel Earth who faded back into Hypertime. That was years ago, but Barry pimps a Cosmic Treadmill so Superman […]

Justice Society of America #5 review

How’s that for a cover? I’ve moaned – sorry, noted – that previous cover images have been a tad washed out but the bright reds and blues, with sunshine peeping in, lend this one a different, happier feel. And the composition by Mikel Janín is a treat, a soaring shot worthy of many a classic […]

Batman/Superman: World’s Finest #12 review

Supergirl and Robin go on a date. There a monkey on the loose. That’s all it takes to spark one of the best DC comics we’ll get this year. Writer Mark Waid is a master when it come to depicting superheroes with personality, building off classic characterisations and adding insights that, while logical, haven’t been […]

Detective Comics #1062 review

Evan Cagle’s moody cover, featuring a swanky new logo by Darran Robinson, is a declaration of intent. This new run of Detective Comics is going to be all about the melodrama – a play with music. The music arrives in the first scene, on the stage of an opera house in darkest Gotham. There’s an […]