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 […]

Superman Unlimited #9 review

There’s a new killer in town, and they’re ‘aving a larf You likely recognise WGBS sportscaster Steve Lombard, but the redhead, that’s Vicki Vale visiting from Gotham City, swapping stories over a drink with fellow hacks. ‘Jack’ is Jack Ryder, secretly the Creeper, while also there is Clark Kent, and he is not amused. The […]

Superman Unlimited #8 review

Lois Lane is going into space on billionaire Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin rocket… sorry, billionaire Sebastian Stagg’s Starliner. “The ‘man’ that built this rocket’ is indeed an unusual chap. It looks like Simon Stagg’s son is sneaking aliens onto the spaceship, and they’re not the only extraterrestrials taking an interest. No, not him, this lot. […]

Superman Unlimited #7 review

The best thing about this cover is the lettering, that ‘terror’ looks great. As for the illo by regular series artist Rafael Albuquerque, it’s not brilliant. My best guess is that the central figure is meant to be Pa Kent, who doesn’t pick up a gun this issue, but it’s hard to tell – he […]

Superman Unlimited #5 review

Has someone cocked up or is the cover blurb deliberately blurry? I get that Green Kryptonite radiation could have Superman squinting, but the lettering should be sharper. And not in the centre of the image, where the eye should be considering what’s behind the door. Overall, though, I like the effect of the cover by […]

Superman Unlimited #3 review

Timed perfectly to go with the new Man of Steel film, this third issue spotlights a Superman’s Best Friend, Krypto. In the past, young Clark Kent tried to train his unruly pup. In the present, the Superdog looks for amusement and follows the scent of Winslow Schott, the terrible Toyman. He doesn’t find the villain, […]

Superman Unlimited #2 review

What’s the definition of unconvincing? Journalists Lois Lane and Ron Troupe find out as the President of the country of El Caldero explains that he doesn’t want an official Daily Planet globe, as doled out to members of its new affiliates programme. And when the President’s punny personal guard, the Krypto-Knights, refer to him as […]