Action Comics #1096 review

The Reign of the Superboys mini-event begins with young Clark Kent stunned when a pleasantly rainy day takes a surprising turn. A mature oak tree explodes, prompting Superboy to save neighbour Lewis Lang from death by branch. After setting Lana’s dad to one side, Superboy takes the opportunity to ask him something he’s wondered for […]

The Flash #30 review

Classic Flash writer Mark Waid has been writing the last few DC KO tie-in issues with Christopher Cantwell and I’ve really been enjoying them. Here’s the final chapter of a serial which has seen Flash Wally West and his cousin Impulse, Bart Allen, being chased through time by a Darkseid-tainted Legion of Super-Heroes. As we […]

Superman #35 review

‘Hope’ has been the watchword for Superman for a long time now, and while the Man of Steel doesn’t appear as an active participant in this issue, hope is everywhere. While Superman is away at the DC KO festivities, Superwoman Lois, Superboy Prime and a very human Superman robot are fighting their way past Darkseid’s […]

Batman/Superman: World’s Finest Comics #48 review

Forget Earth 0, it’s a different World showcasing its Finest this issue as the Batman and Superman of Earth 3, Owlman and Ultraman, take centre stage. Not that we’d call them finest, this being the parallel world where Evil reigns supreme. Like all World’s Finest stories, it’s set several years ago, so the protagonists aren’t […]

Superman #34 review

The cover says this is a DC KO tie-in, which it is to an extent, but more than that it’s a continuation of the Darkseid’s Legion storyline. And I am loving it. The issue opens with a flashback to the day Superman and Fortress of Solitude major domo Kelex assessed a new line of Superman […]

Batman/Superman: World’s Finest #47 review

The oddball Luthor/Joker team-up concludes, with the merged villains facing an equally merged Superman/Batman, backed up by a coterie of Justice Leaguers. Last issue ended with the Thanagarian Absorbascon having beamed the knowledge of our heroes’ secret identities into the minds of everyone on Earth. The blended Batman and Superman, nicknamed Fusion, manages to save […]

The Flash #27 review

Wally West hates time travel. Something always goes wrong, he says. He’s not wrong, which may be why I love time travel stories. This one, part of the DC KO nuttiness, but apart from the DC KO nuttiness, is pure pleasure. We have Impulse, Bart Allen, time tossed to Siberia while trying to stop Darkseid […]

Superman #32 review

Dan Mora’s cover is spectacular. Luthor, as imposing as he’s ever been. Superman unbowed, looking forward to the scrap. While I’ve been against the idea of Superman enjoying what’s being billed as a fight to the death, a cover isn’t really part of the story. Yes, sometimes they’re literal previews of scenes inside, but often […]

Batman/Superman: World’s Finest #45 review

A team-up between the Joker and Luthor, what could be more traditional for World’s Finest? Superman and Batman, it’s your two favourite foes together. Very together, as it turns out… The book starts with no action, but lots of entertainment, as Superman and Batman relax in Gotham’s Batcave with a bowl of popcorn – the […]

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, […]