Doom Patrol #1 review

Those who sigh that comic cover images today bear little resemblance to the interior stories should like this comic. Because that’s a very sombre Robotman, Elasti-Girl, Negative Man and the Chief on Niko Henrichon’s cover of this latest Doom Patrol series, and that’s a fair reflection of the contents. The World’s Strangest Heroes have become […]

The Fury of Firestorm #5 review

We open with a cracking cover from illustrator Rafael De Latorre and colourist Marcelo Maiolo, with the Firestorm of different time periods facing two of his staunchest allies. On the left, Hawkman, his onetime Justice League of America colleague. And on the right, Firehawk, Ronnie Raymond’s former girlfriend. Previous issues of this mini-series have set […]

The Fury of Firestorm #4

Lorraine Reilly, the heroine Firehawk, has tracked down Professor Martin Stein, formerly half of Firestorm, the Nuclear Man. The other 50 per cent, Ronnie Raymond – her onetime boyfriend – is currently alone inside Firestorm, but very much not in control. He’s a prisoner inside the Matrix and the now sentient Firestorm, untethered from humanity. […]

The Fury of Firestorm #3 review

Firestorm is out of control, experimenting on the folk of a small town. It makes sense that the Justice League would intervene. It doesn’t make sense that despite having known various versions of Firestorm for years, the heroes come in without a plan. The voiceover belongs to Martin Stein, the original other half of the […]

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 […]

The Fury of Firestorm review #1

I was with Firestorm from the beginning. Debuting in his own comic in the Seventies, this striking character was a breath of fresh air in the DC Universe, a hero with two secret identities who was all about fun. Sure, constituent parts Ronnie Raymond and Martin Stein had their day-to-day problems, but the soap was […]

Justice League Red #6 review

It’s the conclusion to what’s been an enjoyable mini-series so far, but does the creative team stick the landing? Justice League Red has seen Red Tornado trick Power Girl, Cyborg, Deadman and Green Lantern Simon Baz into joining a secret sub-team, supposedly to stop an ultimate threat. Along the way they’ve picked up young heroine […]

Krypto: The Last Dog of Krypton #5 review

Krypto has found his way to Kansas, but the first people who make his super-ears perk up aren’t Jonathan, Martha and Clark Kent. We don’t learn the victims’ names, just that they’re in trouble from a woman with a gun. Bullets are no match for Krypto now his powers have kicked in. He does have […]

Krypto: The Last Dog of Krypton #2 review

A sweet kid offering a hot dog to Krypto. That’s the first thing I see on Jae Lee’s lyrical image. Then I spot, behind the boy’s back, a bear trap. It seems there’s only one good boy on this cover. The story reminds those of us who were here for the first issue of this […]

Krypto: The Last Dog of Krypton #1 review

This review could be boiled down to one word – Awwwww. I’ve always been a fan of the Dog of Steel. Well, the real one anyway, not the post-Crisis lizard thing or the grumpy Super-Marmaduke. There’s only one Krypto, and he’s a small fella of indeterminate breed. And that’s official! Published to coincide with Krypto’s […]