Superman: The Kryptonite Spectrum: #3 review

New varieties of Kryptonite have arrived on Earth, and rather than toss them into the sun, Superman has been testing them on himself to determine their effects. Having survived the chaos caused by the first two, Superman is… Superboy. Cobalt Kryptonite has taken years off him, and while he awaits the results of Batman’s attempts […]

DC KO #1 review

Talk about a new title announcing itself. The cover to DC KO #1 shows heroes fighting inside the book’s excellently designed logo, and on turning the page you see the full, suitably messy image itself from artist Javi Fernández and colourist Alejandro Sánchez. Happily, it lacks is the horrible fonts used by letterer Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou, […]

Supergirl #6 review

Supergirl isn’t in Midvale anymore. And she’s not alone. The cloaked figure and demons fade, and Kara finds herself in a more familiar setting. A familiar setting, but still unsettling, as figures from her brief time as a blood-vomiting Red Lantern appears. And then she finds herself awake and on patrol in Midvale, thanks to […]

Adventures of Superman: Book of El #2 review

Hurled a thousand years into the future during an invasion of Earth, Superman finds people in need of help. At the side of his distant descendant, Superman rescues the little person – a green light construct – with a massive show of power. His priority now is to get back to his own time, defend […]

Superman Unlimited #5 review

Has someone cocked up or is the cover blurb deliberately blurry? I get that Green Kryptonite radiation could have Superman squinting, but the lettering should be sharper. And not in the centre of the image, where the eye should be considering what’s behind the door. Overall, though, I like the effect of the cover by […]

Detective Comics #1101 review

Mikel Janín’s cover is beautiful. And chilling. It hooked me into buying my first issue of Detective Comics in quite a while. The positioning of Batman promises mystery. The floating figures inspire dread. The combination of colours attracts the eye beyond events hinted at in the image. I couldn’t open this comic quickly enough. Inside, […]

Justice League Red #2 review

That’s an exciting cover from illustrator Clayton Henry and colourist Marcelo Maiolo, with Power Girl, Green Lantern Simon Baz and Cyborg fighting a Transformer-style Red Tornado. Inside the comic? No such scene. Let’s be kind and call it symbolic, because while there’s no physical confrontation with Reddy, the other heroes do have words. Last month […]

Krypto #4 review

In our house, there’s a rule. If someone in a thriller or horror has a dog, be ready with the channel changer to zap away at a moment’s notice. The latest issue of the Krypto mini-series, presumably commissioned due to his starring role in the recent Superman film, needs a cover blurb: ‘Warning: Contains Adorable […]

Action Comics #1090 review

It’s the beginning of his superhero career and Superboy is testing his limitations. Today, it’s super-speed when he’s in flight. The round-the-world trip shows our hero to be capable of 60,000mph, but there’s a price to be paid… yet another uniform in tatters. There’s better news the next day when Lana Lang agrees to a […]

Supergirl #5 review

Supergirl takes Lesla Lar to Metropolis for a spot of superheroine training, leaving Lena Luthor to mind the Midvale store. She’s also looking after Super-Pets Krypto, Streaky, Kandy and Tinytano… all of whom abscond the second the girl genius’s back is turned. Bad bunny Kandy begins trying to annoy Krypto, because they first met as […]