JSA #14 review

It’s summer 1940, and on the streets of Keystone City, super-speedster The Flash, Jay Garrick, stops speeders and finds a surprise consignment. Realising the guns were heading for Gotham City, Jay sets out for the address he sees. Meanwhile, under Gotham, a murder investigation finds Green Lantern Alan Scott and Spectre Jim Corrigan uneasy partners. […]

JSA #13 review

After a year-long introduction to the new Justice Society of America series that’s set today, writer Jeff Lemire, artist Gavin Guidry and friends take us back to 1940 for a look at the team’s beginnings. And that means dropping in on the various heroes who will form the group. There’s Green Lantern Alan Scott meeting […]

JSA #8 review

In a flashback tale the Justice Society of America quest for the Spear of Destiny in Berlin and find super-villains trying to use it to summon monsters from a nether realm. First of all, though, would you look at that cover? Michael Cho uses his retro style to give us an image that wouldn’t shame […]

Action Comics #1086 review

In the heart of the Arctic Circle the machine madman Kilg%re reveals himself to Superman as the mastermind of attacks on a climate change research station. Kilg%re, realising he’s not going to have an easy time against the Man of Steel, tries another approach – partnership. A chance to inherit the Earth. You can imagine […]

Action Comics #1085 review

Superman helps climate crisis scientists defend their research from sabotage, cybernetically enhanced polar bears and retro robots – and behind the scenes, there’s a classic supervillain. Doesn’t that sound fun? And it is, in parts. Oh yes, I forgot to mention, Superman dresses for Greenland. Later, after the bears have vanished – literally. It’s nice, […]

‘Twas the ‘Mite Before Christmas #1 review

Giant issues are great, I read lots of stories, often featuring obscure characters and find some gems. Giant issues are terrible, I read lots of stories, often featuring obscure characters, and find far too few gems. But this issue features a real diamond, a tale so good it sparked the punning title for 2023’s festive […]