Green Lantern #2 review

Back on Earth after years as a sky-rider of the spaceways, Green Lantern Hal Jordan is trying to rebuild his life on Earth. First and foremost, that means he needs a paying job. He’s sold toys, he’s pushed insurance, even driven a truck, but flying is where Hal’s heart is. And so he’s back at […]

Steelworks #1 review

John Henry Irons, genius engineer and sometime superhero Steel, has an announcement to make. He plans to make a better Metropolis, a safer city. Too many times the ‘City of Tomorrow’ has been razed by powerful, malevolent threats. Too many times the people have lost everything, from property to lives. But now, with access to […]

The Flash #800 review

‘A celebration of Wally West’ is what the copy atop Taurin Clarke’s slick cover illustration promises, and while this anniversary issue doesn’t always keep the focus on the third hero to ride the thunderbolt, it’s a cracking anthology. Most recent writer Jeremy Adams kicks off the issue with a villain tale, but for once it’s […]

Unstoppable Doom Patrol #3 review

The Doom Patrol really do have to be unstoppable this month or their new mission of ‘saving the world by saving the monsters’ is dead in the water. Negative Man and Robotman are being chased by two Green Lanterns they try to get a new metahuman to the relative safety of their HQ. Their charge […]

Action Comics #1055 review

The Metallo storyline that’s occupied the Superman feature over the last few months morphs into a Cyborg Superman storyline, as Hank Henshaw’s latest incarnation heaps trouble on the Super Family. It turns out he’s the one who instructed Metallo to turn the anti-alien protestors of Metropolis into a rampaging ‘Necrohive’. Having declared himself, the Cyborg […]

Justice Society of America #4 review

Per Degaton is trying to destroy the Justice Society, as per usual. He’s travelling down the timeline destroying the jSA of each generation. ‘Why’ is the question that’s haunted Huntress Helena Wayne since a mysterious snowglobe began plonking her in the Golden Age villain’s footsteps. While Helena, who’s from 2049, tries to warn the JSA […]

Lightning round reviews – Avengers #1, Cyborg #1 and Batman/Superman: World’s Finest #15

Some weeks it’s tough to find something to look at here. Very occasionally, though, the shelves are packed. I’ve done three reviews already this week, but have a few stray thoughts on other new issues, so here we go. AVENGERS #1 We’ve not had an Avengers #1 for a few years, and after the latest […]

Superman #4 review

Now this is what I want from a Superman comic. A shining hero. Colourful villains. Good friends. And a familiar backdrop that can still throw up surprises. The issue starts in the apartment of Jimmy Olsen, where we see just who the new girlfriend he mentioned a few issues back is. It’s Siobhan, the Silver […]

The Flash #799 review

The Flash and friends are travelling through space and time to find his newborn son Wade, stolen by the living nightmare that is Granny Goodness. It’s a dire situation by any estimation, but as much as he’s the living personification of speed, Wally West embodies optimism. And with Mr Terrific, Hourman, Kid Flash, Metamorpho, Phantom […]

Titans #1 review

It’s the big reveal of the new Titans Tower. The latest incarnation of the much-destroyed heroes’ headquarters is in Blüdhaven, home of team leader Nightwing. And Batman fans might notice some nostalgic detail. Those internal trees just scream ‘Wayne Foundation’ and I’m good with that, I love that iconic Gotham building. How the Titans are […]