Shazam! #4 review

The Captain has gone into space, having been told by Ted from Gorilla City that the Emperor of the Moon has plans to attack Earth. Which seems reasonable. After all, it’s Tuesday in the DC Universe. As it turns out, longtime Doom Patrol annoyance Garguax is being misrepresented in terms of his intentions. What he’s […]

Titans #3 review

The Titans aren’t known for stealth. With an Amazonian powerhouse, an energy-blasting space princess and a half-man, half-robot whose biggest weapon is a white noise generator on the team, that’s not surprising. But they also have one of the world’s greatest detectives and a shapechanger to hand. So it is that Beast Boy takes the […]

Nightwing #106 review

Yo ho ho, me Heartless! I can’t remember when the ‘mystery package in a bank run by pirates’ storyline first appeared in Nightwing but it’s long enough ago that I can’t be bothered to look it up. I do know it’s nowhere near as far back in the Tom Taylor/Bruno Redondo run as the debut […]

World’s Finest: Teen Titans #3 review

The Teen Titans are a popular bunch. So popular that an entire con has been organised to honour them. Attendees weren’t expecting their heroes to turn up, but they do, and Kid Flash proves a whiz at ensuring everyone gets a great selfie. Wonder Girl, meanwhile, is a tad nonplussed to find she’s the subject […]

Birds of Prey #1 review

I do like a ‘getting the gang together’ issue, and the debut number of the latest Birds of Prey is a terrific example of the trope. We begin with Black Canary talking to partner Green Arrow about the mission for which she’s gathering a team. This immediately raises intriguing questions – who is ‘she’, why […]

Knight Terrors: Night’s End #1 review

First off, why does the core story of this DC summer event play out in so many differently titled books? We’ve had Knight Terrors: First Blood, four issues of plain ol’ Knight Terrors, and now this. It should have been simply six issues called Knight Terrors. Anyway, Insomnia, who sent pretty much the whole world […]

Action Comics Presents: Doomsday Special #1 review

One morning in Metropolis Supergirl tells cousin Superman, in his guise as mild-mannered reporter Clark Kent, that she’s been dreaming about Doomsday. This prompts Clark to tell her what it was like being murdered by the Kryptonian killing machine. A little later, Supergirl is approached by Clark’s longtime Justice League friend J’onn J’onzz. He explains […]

Unstoppable Doom Patrol #5 review

A quiet morning in New Poplar, Illinois, is rudely interrupted when the Doom Patrol comes calling. And they’re not in a good mood. Happily, they’re not possessed and being forced to attacked regular folk. Nope, they’re possessed of information – mental marvel Mento has learned that the town is a front for the decidedly dodgy […]

Knight Terrors: Action Comics #2 review

The Knight Terrors micro-series continues. Once again we have two strips with one set-up; new villain Insomnia has forced the world into a deep sleep and is searching their dreams for something called The Maguffin Stone. Hang on, sorry, it’s the Nightmare Stone. But that’s not important right now – Insomnia motivates the tales starring […]

Batman/Superman: World’s Finest #18 review

It’s the secret origin of the World’s Finest team. Again. The original story saw Clark Kent and Bruce Wayne bang heads while on a cruise ship. Decades later the legend had it that they ran into one another on a case involving jewel thief Magpie, a D-lister whose only point of interest is her lameness. […]