Superman #29 review

Now here’s a cover guaranteed to put this comic at the top of my reading pile – a devastated Superman mourning the loss of his old friends in the Legion of Super-Heroes. Artist Dan Mora has come up with the perfect tombstone for what looks like a headless Superman to stare at. Speaking of headless, […]

Superman #27 review

Superman is seeing red. Literally. He’s been poisoned by red kryptonite and is finding it hard not to give in to the accompanying induced anger. His state has come to the attention of the immortal guardian of Metropolis, Marilyn Moonlight. Superman wants her to help find Pharm and Graft, mortal enemies of Lex Luthor who, […]

Superman #26 review

Last time Superman fought a super-powered clone of Lex Luthor, with the original bald baddie manipulated by ex-assistant Mercy into killing his deadly doppelgänger. That puts Lex in a prison cell and daughter Lena in a rage. Art by Barrows and Ferreira… I think Lois is in a lab on the Justice League Watchtower having […]

Superman #25 review

A brilliant issue. Buy it. Too pithy? OK then, it’s the 25th issue of Joshua Williamson’s Superman series and it’s the culmination of pretty much all the ongoing plotlines. You may remember that last issue we learned that Lex Luthor’s Girlfriend, Mercy Graves, wasn’t too happy with the kinder, softer scientist of recent months. So […]

Summer of Superman Special #1 review

It’s been a while since the Superman books had a refresh, but with the new movie coming in July, DC has decided to not only spruce up Action Comics and Superman, but add a third monthly title, Superman Unlimited. And to launch the initiative, here’s a one-off story written by continuing Superman writer Joshua Williamson, […]

Superman #24 review

Oh Mercy, and you were doing so well… Mercy Graves, right-hand woman of Lex Luthor when he was evil, current manager of Supercorp, shocks Superman with the results of her R&D division. Maybe these drones can do some good, but the designs alone would scare ordinary folk. While Mercy and recovering villain Lex show what […]

Superman #23 review

Goodness me, this is a busy issue, beginning with Superwoman Lois’s confrontation with the Time Trapper – a far future, evolved version of Doomsday. He wants Lois to do what Superman wouldn’t – kill him, so he can evolve to a higher form and rule eternity. He offers to give Superman a better future than […]

Superman: Lex Luthor Special #1 review

Lex Luthor is dead. Well, the man he was is gone, anyway. The criminal scientist recently had an encounter with Brainiac, and his criminal inclinations look to have vanished along with many of his memories. Daughter Lena wants to help her Dad get back to where he was, a genius with the potential for good […]

Superman #22 review

Daily Planet legends Jimmy Olsen and Perry White have been catching up over brunch, with better halves Siobhan and Alice. When they look up, up in the sky above Metropolis they spot what undoubtedly qualifies as breaking news. Superman and Superwoman confronted by an alien armada. The crew call themselves The Aftermath, and their leader […]

Superman #21 review

After the intensity of recent run-ins with Doomsday and the Time Trapper, Superman wants a night off. With wife Lois now having Superwoman powers, she’s able to accompany him to the moon for a game of outsized darts. After that, still more fun. There’s even a team-up with Amethyst, Princess of Gemworld. It’s not all […]