The Flash #788 review

Meet the latest lawmen of Central City. Newly crowned mayor Gregory Wolfe has freed members of the Flash’s Rogues Gallery – he was previously governor of super-prison Iron Heights – to crack down on crime. Meanwhile, super-scientists Dr Mid-Nite and Mr Terrific have news for Flash Wally West and love of his life Linda. And […]

Flashpoint Beyond #6 review

Thomas Wayne, the Batman of the Flashpoint reality, wants to erase the world in which he survived Joe Chill’s murderous attack but his son Bruce died. Bruce Wayne, the Batman of the Earth 0 reality, wants to protect a snowglobe from Rip Hunter, Time Master. OK, it’s not just a snowglobe. It’s a multiversal maguffin […]

The Flash #787 review

What I know about wrestling you can write on the back of an envelope. A very small envelope. But I know what I like and that’s fun superhero comics. And this is very much a fun superhero comic as Wally West finds himself caught in the middle as an intergalactic wrestling tournament drops in on […]

The Flash #786 review

Dark Crisis on Infinite Earths is in full swing and if you want a swinging superhero saga, this is the issue for you. It’s the most fun I’ve had with a DC book in ages. ‘High-Speed Alert’ kicks off with Titans Donna Troy and Cyborg handing out assignments as the latest reality-threatening event sends the […]

Flashpoint Beyond #5 review

We begin at the end. The end of Dark Crisis on Infinite Earths, whose fourth of seven issues appeared the same day as this comic. Oops. To cut a long story short… nah, you need to see where co-writers Geoff Johns, Jeremy Adams and Tim Sheridan go. It is exhausting! Whether you explain infinite earths […]

The Flash #1 2022 Annual

It’s been awhile, but the Flash, Wally West, finally knows wife Linda has super-speed. What neither of them know is why. A possible answer does present itself in this issue. But first, Wally has a read of the novel Linda is about to have published. It’s a romance, following its main character, Beth, in the […]

The Flash #785 review

For the last few issues we’ve had three teams from the Flash Family on three parallel Earths looking for the supposedly dead Barry Allen in a Dark Crisis tie-in. Wally and Ace are in a seemingly idyllic world where Barry Allen has indeed been exiled by the madman Pariah. Wally’s kids, Irey and Jai, are […]

Flashpoint Beyond #3 review

Thomas Wayne, the Batman of the Flashpoint timeline, is on a mission to reset reality. He wants to be dead, and his son Bruce to be Batman in his place. The Superman of this version of the DC Universe – Kal-El, Subject 1, the Super-Man – has other plans for Thomas… to lead the superheroes […]

The Flash #783 review

‘Raise your hand if you’re through with multiple universes’ says Wally West. Well, the collective DC being certainly doesn’t raise a hand, cosmic or otherwise, because the parallel world tales keep on coming, no matter how often we’re told that we’ve just read the final last ultimate Crisis, honestly. This summer it’s the Dark Crisis, […]

Justice League: Road to Dark Crisis #1 review

There’s a Crisis coming. Isn’t there always? ‘Dark Crisis’ sounds like we’re going deep into DC self-parody territory, but let’s withhold judgment until it kicks off. This one-off is the pre-match team talk, as participants gather, knowing there’s a challenge ahead but not knowing if they’ll win or lose. The cover by artist Daniel Sampere […]