Christmas Past – Green Lantern/Green Arrow #113 retro review

I hope everyone is having a happy Holiday Season. Anyone for an Ollie Jolly Christmas? Let’s go back to the late Seventies, when the Green Lantern title had recently returned from an extended break – those O’Neil/Adam relevance issues looked great, but they didn’t half preach their way to cancellation. When the book got another […]

Challenge of the Super Sons #1 review

Have you ever not bothered asking for something for Christmas because you thought there was no chance of getting it? With Jon Kent now a late teenager and off in the 31st century in the Legion of Super-Heroes series, and Damian Wayne more of a loose cannon than ever over in Teen Titans, I thought […]

Nightwing #77 review

Twas the night before Christmas and all through the city, Nightwing was endeavouring to fight the self-pity Much-needed distraction comes in the shape of two cases – the weekly break-out at Arkham Asylum, and problems at a computer company. Batman takes the former, while Nightwing accepts the Dexiturn Technologies job. The blackmailer is asking for […]

Superman: Endless Winter Special #1 review

At first glance, it looks like Superman is zooming down a mountain range on this cover. On closer inspection it becomes apparent that the Man of Steel is fighting a bunch of ice monsters. If you saw last week’s Justice League: Endless Winter #1 or this week’s Flash #767 you’ll know that these are creations […]

Dark Nights: Death Metal – The Last Stories of the DC Universe #1 review

What do you do on the day before doomsday? If you’re the heroes of the DC Multiverse, you gather on the remains of a razed Earth, and find comfort in your friends. You declare love. You plan for war. You make your peace. You celebrate family. You find a way to do everything you wish […]

Justice League: Endless Winter #1 review

In Greenland, in the Arctic Circle, a Stagg Industries team is scavenging. On an island in the Arabian Sea, a cadre of criminals are catching some sun. The quiet moments don’t last, though. First, Catman, Rampage, Multiplex and Icicle are rudely interrupted by the Justice League of America. The Stagg team, though, are pleased to […]

Batman: Gotham Nights #22 review

As we all know, Santa can be everywhere at once, meaning all the world’s children get their presents on Christmas morning. Batman could do with the same ability when a toy coveted by all Gotham’s children turns deadly. Meet Benny, ‘The Hot Toy This Christmas’. The obvious thing to do is warn the citizens, get […]

Legion of Super-Heroes #11 review

It’s beginning to feel a lot like Legion… Earlier this week I was chatting on Twitter to other longtime Legion fans, saying that while I’m enjoying the latest Legion of Super-Heroes series, the team has rebooted so many times that I no longer think of any Legion beyond the original and Zero Hour versions as […]

Superman: Man of Tomorrow #20 review

Reporters Lois Lane and Clark Kent are surprised at the Daily Planet by an old friend with a new problem. Someone has claimed on a website that bar owner Bibbo Bibowski is the Man of Steel. Lois reckons Bibbo’s problem isn’t worth a story, but later, things escalate, with several dozen more people identified as […]

Dark Nights: Death Metal #5 review

If I were awarding a ‘line of the week’ award, it would go to the Penguin. I think ‘I have a very sharp rock’ is funny even without context – I’m a fan of Terra in Teen Titans Go! – but if you need such, Superman has gathered a squadron of supervillains to raze the […]