Green Lantern #35 review

Odyssey, time bandit from the stars and Kyle Rayner’s flatmate now he’s back living in LA, has been plucked from Earth obscurity to star in a Hollywood film. Unfortunately, pictures of her at the premiere have brought out the trolls. Having been out in space doing Green Lantern stuff for years, Kyle is shocked by […]

Superman Unlimited #15 review

So yes, the young Jon Kent rescued from a volcano is not the version we knew, but his Earth 3 counterpart, the son of Ultraman of the Crime Syndicate. And having been ushered towards a red sun cage by Steel in the middle of a green kryptonite crisis, he’s freaking out. With Steel’s hammer. As […]

Aquaman #18 review

Oh dear me, that’s a pretty poor cover given the talent of John Timms. Aquaman and Green Lantern look like butterbeans with wigs on. Hair and chin in Hal Jordan’s case – did Timms think it was going to be Alan Scott guest starring in this issue? Turn the page and we find that Aquaman […]

Superman Unlimited #12 review

That’s a very sinister Jon Kent on Taurin Clarke’s impressive cover. The Red Eyes of Anger seem rather inappropriate when your beloved mother is reaching out to you. Inside the comic, Jon hits several emotional beats, from confusion to fear to joy, but not anger. If you missed last month’s issue, or my bletherings on […]

Superman Unlimited #11 review

The Time Trapper has been all over the Superman series recently and now his super-son Jon Kent gets his very own chronal crook. After time tossing the teenager fails to rattle him, Master Txyz – the ‘arch enemy’ Jon never knew he had – tries another approach… destroying his confidence. From the past to the […]

Emperor Aquaman #15 review

Nothing says Space Aquaman like our hero riding not a whale, or a seahorse, but a Starro. Behind him on John Timms’s nicely designed, executed and coloured cover we see regular supporting cast members Lori Lemaris and Titanus. Inside, there’s no sign of these two but presumably they’ll show up soon. Instead we have the […]

Green Lantern #32 review

Gorgeous, that’s what Xermanico’s cover illustration is, and it’s the perfect image for the month of St Valentine. It looks like our star, Green Lantern Hal Jordan, is going to propose to his longtime on-off lady love, Carol Ferris. Formerly a fierce businesswoman, these days Carol is spending her time as a member of Justice […]

Superman Unlimited #10 review

What a wonderful cover by Dave Johnson – maybe one day we’ll see a story that goes with it. The nearest we get inside is a trapped Superman, and a bucket of acid aimed at the Prankster. Read the comic and you’ll find out which Prankster because, as seen last month, Metropolis is now home […]

Supergirl #10 review

Oh, this is a super-soppy cover, with artist Sophie Campbell really leaning into nostalgia for the Seventies Supergirl series, which was treated as a romance series and was cancelled after >ulp< ten issues. Inside, Linda (Supergirl) Danvers really is a lovesick fool, but there’s a reason. We join her on a date with the chap […]

DC KO: The Kids Are All Fight Special #1 review

The latest DC KO spin-off begins in the Justice League’s moonbase, where Titans Donna Troy, Arsenal and Superboy Jon Kent have been supervising the evacuation of Earth, which is being transformed into a second Apokolips. Job done, Jon wants to fly to the planet to see if there’s anything left to do, but Donna demurs, […]