Absolute Power: Task Force VII #1 review

The modified Amazo androids gifted Amanda Waller by the Brainiac Queen and Failsafe have captured the majority of Earth’s heroes. Among the good guys on the run are Billy Batson and Mary Bromfield, most of their Shazam powers having been drained. They’ve taken refuge at the Rock of Eternity, the extradimensional hideaway connected to their […]

Absolute Power #1 review

In which deep fake images of superheroes attacking members of the public have the world’s citizens turning on them and putting them in hospital. Heroes who aren’t being attacked chat gloomily on Batman’s secret channel. And finally, Amazos attack! The public are uniformly stupid. The superheroes are naive. Amanda Waller is the cleverest master manipulator […]

Justice Society of America #10 review

Of all the classic covers DC artists turns to again and again to homage, Adventure Comics #300 is one of my favourites. Sharing the Silver Age 80pp Giant one panel per character format, it’s a delight. So while artist Mikel Janín gets points for good intentions, the execution of JSA #10’s cover is disappointing. The […]

Superman #15 review

So there. I was yesterday, moaning about the surfeit of purple tones on House of Brainiac covers, and here’s one blazing with green. And I love it, Rafa Sandoval’s simple image of an intense Superman in the face of the computer tyrant’s dying spacecraft is a winner. It helps that the white and green logo […]

Batman/Superman: World’s Finest #28 review

…or should that be Dimensions’ Finest, as a gaggle of imps drop onto Earth Prime? Before that happens, the cliffhanger from last issue is picked up as Jimmy Olsen, having proven himself Earth’s Mightiest Warrior, must face the unnamed Imp-Killer. Unfortunately, the powers Jimmy had last time are gone. But, good news! While Mr Mxyzptlk […]

Outsiders #8 review

Now this was a surprise. A team-up between Batwoman and Jinny Hex, with no other Outsider in sight. If you don’t know Jinny Hex, she’s a descendant of classic DC Western hero Jonah Hex and a member of the last version of Young Justice. She inherited a trunk of weird weapons. And one in particular […]

Green Lantern #12 review

Ooh, soppy cover alert! Still, Hal Jordan and Carol Ferris are one of my favourite comic book couples. I’ve followed their deeply weird relationship since I was a little kid reading Silver Age Green Lantern comics. Hal loved Carol but Carol loved Green Lantern and he couldn’t possibly just let her know how convenient that […]

Shazam #12 review

Last issue ended with the Shazam kids’ adoption assessment being rudely interrupted by Billy’s birth mother. Despite giving him a chaotic early upbringing, she objected to the adoption. Shazam #12 opens with a confused Billy, hours later, thrust into the Rock of Eternity where he finally figures out who he’s found himself talking to lately. […]

The Bat-Man: First Knight #3 review

It’s 1939 and the hidden crimelord known as The Voice is continuing their plan to take over Gotham city. Reanimating corpses and turning them into hulking lackeys, they’re killing civic leaders, creating a power vacuum they can step into. That’s the plan, anyway. But two men stand against him – lawman Commissioner James Gordon and […]

The Flash #9 review

In which, gosh, so many things happen. This current storyline, which looks like it’s out to rival the Trial of the Flash for sheer length, continues to rumble on. People say confusing things, the visuals, while good looking, are almost migraine inducing… but there are definite signs that an end is in sight. But just […]