Aquaman #1 review

‘Aquaman #1 review’ Gosh, I feel like I’ve typed that line a fair few times over the years – the King of the Seas just can’t keep a series. On the other hand, he’s had a couple of blockbuster big screen outings that have ensured he’s never been far from the centre of the DC […]

JSA #3 review

Hawkman died last issue. Don’t worry, it’s kind of his thing. Usually he reincarnates immediately, but this time he’s been dragged down to Hell. Dragged down by demons with familiar names. In the Earth realm, meanwhile, Justice Society of America leader Jade is given some comfort as she ponders the whereabouts of Hawkman and other […]

Justice League: The Atom Project #1 review

There’s a guy on a train, furtively moving forward as air force personnel question transport staff about someone they’re looking for. As they get close, he takes drastic action. Escape doesn’t look to be on the cards today, though. Flashback to three weeks earlier, when Ray and fellow Atom Ryan Choi were catching up with […]

Metamorpho #1 review

DC’s fabulous freak, the original element man, is back, and he’s not alone. Old friends, new enemies and one of the more obscure heroes from the DC Universe are here too. The action takes place in Jump City, new location for Stagg Industries, where a masked figure prowls the corridors. Seconds later, the intruder meets […]

Green Lantern/Green Arrow: World’s Finest Special #1 review

Hal Jordan and Ollie Queen are the hard-travelin’ heroes driving around the United States, ‘finding America’. What they find here is the super-villain Deathstroke, trying to impress a secret organisation by killing Green Lantern and Green Arrow. Of course, putting two veteran Justice Leaguers in the ground isn’t as easy as surprising them with a […]

Action Comics #1079 review

How often do you read a superhero comic and find the hero facing the biggest of threats but failing to call in help. Not so here, as not only do the resident members of the Super Family step up when the Phantom Zone prisoners escape into our solar system, but the Justice League are on […]

Superwoman Special #1 review

We’ve waited a couple of months, but here we learn just how Lois Lane gained super-powers and, as everyone thought, it’s all connected to the Absolute Power storyline. Lois, wanting to help her husband, son and the rest of the hero community, donned a Luthor super-suit and headed for Gamorra, where Amanda Waller was running […]

JSA #2 review

Ah, who doesn’t like a homage to All-Star Squadron #1, promising an issue in which the leaders of a Justice Society team picks the latest line-up. Well, it’s a promise that remains unfulfilled here, as there’s nothing remotely resembling such a moment. What we get is the resolution of last issue’s cliffhanger. But not straight […]

Action Comics #1078 review

Jon Kent is facing one of his father’s old foes, Grax. The alien conqueror is crowing, knowing that the Sun is being drained to fuel the creation of mass in the Phantom Zone. That plot was the work of Aethyr, a crazed godlike being who, nevertheless, has just been defeated by Superman. The Man of […]

Batman – Santa Claus: Silent Knight Returns #1 review

Santa Claus is coming to town, and that town is Gotham. Again. Last year writer Jeff Parker and a team of artists, led by Michele Bandini, brought us a terrific team-up between Father Christmas and the Justice League. And here’s the sequel, with Lucas Ketner replacing a busy-in-Santa’s-workshop Bandini. Happily, the visual quality remains high, […]