Fury of Firestorm #2 review

Illustrator Rafael De Latorre’s elegant take on Leonard Da Vinci’s Vitruvian Man is a cracking image to kick off a book that looks inside the Nuclear Man. And Marcelo Maiolo’s muted colours cleverly deny the flashy fun we associate with Firestorm. Last issue saw a cold, inhuman version of our hero using his matter rearranging […]

Retro review – House of Mystery #224

When I was a kid in the Seventies and Eighties, DC’s Mystery books were a regular part of my comic reading diet. With at least three shorts an issue, one of which was usually pretty splendid, plus the odd feature page and a lettercol – I loved lettercols! – they were good value, and often […]

Retro review: DC Super-Stars #18

It’s Hallowe’en in Rutland, Vermont, and if you’re a comics reader in the Seventies that could mean only one thing… real-life parade organiser Tom Fagan and cameoing comic creators. This time it’s, well, take a look… All bar Carla Conway are listed as involved in this issue and all are in and out before you […]