Superman #42 review

It’s the penultimate part of the nine-part crossover event and things are cooking. The Green Kryptonite plague is over, giving the Superforce – Supergirl’s ad hoc allies – a chance to escape the dungeons of El Caldero. Princess Shark is first to take her chance. Superman returns from his golden voyage and learns that the […]

Superman Unlimited #17 review

Zod has a big gun, but what does it fire? Kryptonian slinkies! Supergirl’s deadliest weakness. OK, I’m kidding, they’re pretty formidable when your powers are fading. In case you’re late to the party, Supergirl and original Superboy Clark Kent pursued Mrs Zod, Ursa, into the past to stop her attempts to prevent Krypton from exploding, […]

Action Comics #1102 review

Well, I wasn’t planning on doing both Kingdom of Zod issues this week, but there’s one page in Action Comics #1102 that had me grinning madly, and I think it should be shared and gushed over. The set-up is that original Superboy Clark Kent and Supergirl Kara Zor-El managed to get into Booster Gold’s time […]

Supergirl #17 review

When you’re dealing with heroes and villains who have been around for decades it’s not often you see a new match-up. Here’s one, as shown on Lucas Meyer and Giuliano Peratelli’s terrific cover for Supergirl #17 – Supergirl vs Ursa. Brought back from the dead by husband Zod in the midst of his war on […]

Action Comics #1100 review

Now that’s a cover worthy of an anniversary issue, so thanks to Ryan Sook for getting Action Comics #1100 off to a super start. Just look at those Supermen of different eras – there’s no New 52 fella, what a shame – and details such as the Lexcorp-sponsored racing car and visual pun of the […]

Superman Unlimited #15 review

So yes, the young Jon Kent rescued from a volcano is not the version we knew, but his Earth 3 counterpart, the son of Ultraman of the Crime Syndicate. And having been ushered towards a red sun cage by Steel in the middle of a green kryptonite crisis, he’s freaking out. With Steel’s hammer. As […]

Superman Unlimited #14 review

That’s a scary young Superboy Jon Kent looming over older version Tomorrow Man in Taurin Clarke’s terrific cover illustration, just look at the levels of detail. Can the interiors possibly match the cover? The issue opens with the newest heroes of Metropolis interrupting an attempted tech theft by Superman’s old foe Professor Thaddeus Kilgrave. Big […]

Superman Unlimited #13 review

It’s morning in Metropolis, and Bibbo Bibbowski’s food cart is being observed. The question as to whether the chimpanzee has any powers is answered when thugs try to shake down Bibbo for his previous night’s takings. Across town, young Jon Kent – recently rescued from Earth 3 – is dreaming about his ordeal. If you’re […]

Superman Unlimited #12 review

That’s a very sinister Jon Kent on Taurin Clarke’s impressive cover. The Red Eyes of Anger seem rather inappropriate when your beloved mother is reaching out to you. Inside the comic, Jon hits several emotional beats, from confusion to fear to joy, but not anger. If you missed last month’s issue, or my bletherings on […]

Superman Unlimited #11 review

The Time Trapper has been all over the Superman series recently and now his super-son Jon Kent gets his very own chronal crook. After time tossing the teenager fails to rattle him, Master Txyz – the ‘arch enemy’ Jon never knew he had – tries another approach… destroying his confidence. From the past to the […]