Action Comics #1084 review

It’s the final chapter of the Force Majeure story, in which Superman has been trying to find out why supervillain turned Justice Leaguer Major Disaster went back to the bad. The trail has led to Intergang boss Bruno Mannheim, whose latest plot involves selling DNA from willing supervillains to parties who want to live longer. […]

Shazam! #20 review

Gleb Melnikov’s cover gives the Captain and Jon Kent room to breathe, and that turns out to be rather fitting by the end of the issue. Regular writer Josie Campbell is away this month, so stepping forward to work with regular artist Dan McDaid is Sina Grace, who takes the opportunity to give us a […]

Action Comics #1082 review

It’s a lovely day in Metropolis… until huge boulders begin shooting through the streets and the ground cracks open. Police Chief Kekoa and colleague are saved by Superman, who then catches up with the metahuman behind the devastation – but not before finding a civilian has died under a building. There’s no resistance as Superman […]

New Champions #1 review

A lovely day in San Francisco for veteran supervillains the Brothers Grimm is rudely interrupted by unfamiliar figures. Soon they’re very familiar with the quartet of teenage heroes calling themselves The New Champions. With the bad guys in the paddy wagon, the kids go home for the evening, three to their birth parents… … one […]

Shazam #19 review

There’s a lot going on as the Mr Mind storyline continues, with Mary Marvel confronting Georgia Sivana. Billy is having a heart to heart with the girl he’s been crushing on. And Freddy Freeman, also the victim of possession by the Venusian worm and cast down into the darkness, finds he’s not alone. And with […]

Batman/Superman: World’s Finest #30 review

There’s trouble in Paradise in this flashback tale, prompting Diana, princess of the Amazons, to summon some new friends from Man’s World. While Batman surveys the scene, Superman and Robin head off to find the Amazon midwife Magala, believing she may have a clue or two. But when they arrive Magala is near hysterical, babbling […]

Absolute Power: Ground Zero #1 review

And here it is, the start of the event I’ve been dreading – the culmination of DC’s murdering of Amanda Waller as a character. In the next few months we’re going to have a lot of comics focusing on her war on superheroes. The only reason to think we might have an enjoyable time is […]

Superman #7 review/Superman #850 review

Yes, Superman #7 is otherwise known as Superman #850, it’s a legacy numbering thing – add up the various series and DC counts 850 comics solo-starring Superman. But don’t try this at home – what with mini-series and so on it may not work. What does work is Joshua Williamson’s script, which continues the ongoing […]

Superman #6 review

Lex Luthor has been stabbed in prison and lies between life and death. An angry Superman is not in the mood for messing about when robbers strike. Lois Lane feels like she’s in prison as filling in for absent Daily Planet Editor Perry White keeps her away from her first love, investigative journalism. Superman learns […]

Knight Terrors: Superman #2 review

Superman’s living nightmare has been leavened by the arrival of Supergirl, a woman so strong mentally and emotionally that she can break out of her own nightmare realm cell and into Superman’s. Exit… … pursued by zombies. Kara Zor-El zombies. Still, being by her cousin’s side is a comfort, and Superman fills her in on […]