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 […]

Knight Terrors: Superman #1 review

Am I dreaming? After the lovely surprise that was Knight Terrors: Zatanna #1, here’s another great tie-in to an event that sounded terribly unpromising on paper. And the set-up was exactly what I thought would result in a very dull, seen-it-all-before story. How wrong I was. Straight away, writer Joshua Williamson and artist Tom Reilly […]

Knight Terrors: First Blood #1

Longtime Justice League foe Dr Destiny, aka John Dee, gets a taste of his own medicine as a pleasant dream turns into a living nightmare. At the Hall of Justice, super-ghost Deadman is worried by decidedly bad vibrations around Superman and Wonder Woman. Inside, Batman is alarmed by an alarm, one connected to the presence […]

Superman #5 review

An amped-up Silver Banshee has attacked Superman. The Man of Steel isn’t thrilled but it’s worse for the screaming demon – onetime supervillain Siobhan had reformed and was making a new life in Metropolis. She’s being forced to take on Superman by the happily evil Dr Pharm, who similarly manipulated the Parasite. Siobhan’s banshee scream […]

The Flash #800 review

‘A celebration of Wally West’ is what the copy atop Taurin Clarke’s slick cover illustration promises, and while this anniversary issue doesn’t always keep the focus on the third hero to ride the thunderbolt, it’s a cracking anthology. Most recent writer Jeremy Adams kicks off the issue with a villain tale, but for once it’s […]

Superman #4 review

Now this is what I want from a Superman comic. A shining hero. Colourful villains. Good friends. And a familiar backdrop that can still throw up surprises. The issue starts in the apartment of Jimmy Olsen, where we see just who the new girlfriend he mentioned a few issues back is. It’s Siobhan, the Silver […]

Green Arrow #1 review

Missing from the DC Universe since the exaggerated death of the Justice League, Green Arrow is back in the spotlight. He’s not on Earth, though. He’s somehow wound up on a sci-fi version of the island on which, long ago, a shipwrecked Oliver Queen learnt to use a bow and arrow. And his dialogue reveals […]

Superman #3 review

Parasites are popping up across Metropolis in all shapes and sizes. If Superman and the Super Family don’t contain them the world could be doomed. Unfortunately, as this issue begins a Parasite-tainted Superman arrives at Metropolis jail to absorb energy from one of the biggest power players on the planet. As it turns out, Superman […]

Superman #2 review

The Parasite is on the rampage. Actually, make that Parasites – where previously energy leech Rudy Jones would get bigger and scarier with each injection of life force, now he’s splitting into mini-mes. Think Multiplex with sharper teeth. It seems Parasite’s powers have been tweaked by the latest group of bonkers boffins to hit the […]

Superman #1 review

It’s a brand new day in Metropolis, with Superman still basking in the joy of being home after his Warworld adventure. The villains are low stakes… … the Daily Planet is ticking over… … and with Lex Luthor in prison, Lexcorp is… …Supercorp? That’s unexpected. It seems that Superman having turned down Lex’s offer of […]