Batgirl #1 review

Batgirl Cassandra Cain and assassin Lady Shiva have a mother-daughter chat. Murderous martial artists attack. And that, dear reader, is the capsule version of this debut issue’s story. It doesn’t sound compelling, Batgirl and Lady Shiva have done the dysfunctional dance previously, yet this is one of the best comics I’ve read in ages. The […]

Alan Scott: The Green Lantern #6 review

It’s the end of the mini-series telling us about the early days of the DC Universe’s Golden Age Green Lantern, who was recently retooled as a gay man. The book opens with the Justice Society having joined Alan and boyfriend-turned-enemy Red Lantern to battle mutual enemy Crimson Host. After a short tussle on the streets […]

Alan Scott: Green Lantern #4 review

If this issue’s cover had a blurb it’d be ‘ALL-OUT EXPOSITION ISSUE’ because it’s flashback time for villain of the piece Red Lantern. He’s captured Green Lantern Alan Scott in our hero’s own apartment and is telling him that His Love Was a Lie. Yes, Alan’s long lost love is the Red Lantern, he’s not […]

Alan Scott: The Green Lantern #1 review

It’s 1936 and Army engineer Alan Scott is part of a project to find and capture a legendary energy source. It’s 1941 and FBI chief J Edgar Hoover is blackmailing mystery man the Green Lantern to help put new super team the Justice Society of America in the limelight. If you’re a regular reader of […]

Aquaman: The Becoming #1 review

We begin on Apokolips. The forces of Darkseid are attacking and only Jackson Hyde can save the day Allegedly. It’s a training exercise Aquaman has set up for Aqualad in an Atlantean grotto. But Jackson does have a mission – step up while Arthur takes care of business elsewhere. Back on land, Jackson is meeting […]