Action Comics #1070 review

A few years ago DC added a back-up strip to Action Comics, around the time that Supergirl lost her ongoing title (again). And since then I’ve regularly suggested Supergirl take the spot as a nod to where she started, back in the Silver Age. And now, 694 issues since she departed her solo series in […]

Supergirl Special #1 review

I was wondering if this one-off comic would redefine Supergirl. Give her a new mission, maybe a city of her own, some supporting characters. Instead it redefines ‘special’. Because special this ain’t, unless ‘special’ means ‘dull’, ‘contrived‘, ‘pointless’… It’s Sunday afternoon in Metropolis. Kara Zor-El is moping at the chatter about her on the socials. […]

Knight Terrors: Action Comics #2 review

The Knight Terrors micro-series continues. Once again we have two strips with one set-up; new villain Insomnia has forced the world into a deep sleep and is searching their dreams for something called The Maguffin Stone. Hang on, sorry, it’s the Nightmare Stone. But that’s not important right now – Insomnia motivates the tales starring […]

Knight Terrors: Action Comics #1 review

DC’s summer Halloween event continues with a look at what’s happening to the rest of the Super Family while Superman and Supergirl fight the effects of new villain Insomnia’s supernatural sleeping sickness. But first – sigh – Power Girl. What’s she doing back in Action? I thought that with a new series coming up which […]

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 […]

Lazarus Planet: Revenge of the Gods #3 review

The story so far: mad Greek deity Hera has killed Zeus and is sending gods and monsters to attack Earth, the idea being that this will get people worshipping the Olympians once more. No, me neither. Anyway, Wonder Woman made a deal to spare the Amazons, but Hera immediately reneged on it and the ladies […]

Lazarus Planet: Revenge of the Gods #2 review

The assault on Earth masterminded by the mad god Hera continues, with giants attacking occupied buildings in Philadelphia. Billy Batson calls down the magical lightning to become the hero Shazam (Captain Marvel!) but doesn’t find saving the day simple. Happily, sister Shazam (Mary Marvel!) appears and takes over while Billy heads off to find out […]

Action Comics #1053 review

It’s the third month of Action Comics’ new anthology format and the best issue yet. Starting with the Superman story – or really, the Super Family story – writer Phillip Kennedy Johnson and illustrator Rafa Sandoval do a great job of balancing scenes of intense drama with more personal moments. If you’re new to the […]

Lazarus Planet: Revenge of the Gods #1 review

Across the world, the old gods are rising. Demonic deities loom over the streets of Tokyo. In Cairo, war goddess Sekhmet is siccing cats on people. Somewhere in Iceland Skadi steals the prey of hunters. And in Philadelphia, Apollo is causing chaos by sharing his gift of prophecy. On Mount Olympus, the new ruler of […]

Action Comics #1052 review

The unveiling of the new Steelworks building in Metropolis has been hit by an explosion, and Metallo has risen from the wreckage. Luckily the entire Super Family is on the scene. While our two Steels – Natasha and John Henry Irons – get in some good blows, it’s Superman who ends the immediate Metallo threat […]