Batman/Superman: World’s Finest #26 review

Magical imps Mr Mxyzptlk and Bat-Mite felt impelled to flee to Earth after a sinister figure, powerful even by their reality-altering standards, killed off a bunch of Justice League fans. They’ve implored Superman, Batman and Robin the Boy Wonder to get ready because ‘something’s coming’. The heroes aren’t impressed as Bat-Mite bids to get everyone […]

Batman/Superman: World’s Finest #25 review

Twenty-five issues. How often does a comic book of the high quality we’ve seen in World’s Finest over the last two years manage to continue being published? But here’s writer Mark Waid and guest artist Steve Pugh with an extra-length celebration story and, wouldn’t you know it, it’s thoroughly entertaining. The surprise is that instead […]

Batman/Superman: World’s Finest 2024 Annual review

I’ve been looking forward to this one since it was announced – a bunch of World’s Finest-adjacent characters in their own stories. First we have Mr Mxyzptlk, Bat-Mite and their Just-Us League of Imps meeting at the Fifth Dimensional Hall of Just-Us. Mxy has an agenda to discuss but no one is listening. I just […]

Shazam! #7 review

This issue the newly christened Captain fights not one, but two powerhouses. There is, of course, Black Adam, right there on Dan Mora’s dramatic covers, while in the opening sequence there’s a surprise new character. While Cap uses his newly boosted wisdom of Solomon to deal with Bizarro Marvel, over Kahndaq Black Adam encounters the […]

World’s Finest: Teen Titans #6 review

Last issue the Teen Titans fell foul of a new hero team… or, at least, a hero team in their own minds. For Haywire, Artemis, Toyboy and the Ant like to get rough, even lethal, in the cause of crimefighting. The clue’s in the name – Terror Titans. They caught Robin, Wonder Girl, Speedy, Bumblebee, […]

World’s Finest: Teen Titans #5 review

This flashback mini-series has been terrifically entertaining as it reframes the early years of DC’s premiere teen team. We’ve seen a slightly different line-up, new villains and a lot more tension than previously. And this issue those dodgy dynamics explode as the mystery bad guy who’s been forming a ‘Terror Titans’ in the background is […]

Shazam #5 review

The Captain has been on the moon battling Queen Bee, Garguax and a gang of reprobates from Gorilla City. Transformed back into Billy Batson, he’s been thrown into airless space. Luckily, a rescuer arrives. Having made a breathable area for Billy, the red streak slows down and urges Billy to say his one magic word. […]

Batman/Superman: World’s Finest #20 review

Several years ago, the Flash of Earth 0, Barry Allen, is exploring the Multiverse. He’s looking for someone in particular. And he spots him, very, very briefly. David Sikela, Boy Thunder, Superman’s shortlived sidekick from a parallel Earth who faded back into Hypertime. That was years ago, but Barry pimps a Cosmic Treadmill so Superman […]

World’s Finest: Teen Titans #4 review

Wally West has invited a couple of pals home to Nebraska for the weekend – Roy Harper and Garth. Parents Mary and Rudy are welcoming, but what they don’t know is that their son is Kid Flash and his pals are teen archer Speedy and aqua lad Aqualad. Cue a weekend of hanging out, hijinks […]

Shazam! #4 review

The Captain has gone into space, having been told by Ted from Gorilla City that the Emperor of the Moon has plans to attack Earth. Which seems reasonable. After all, it’s Tuesday in the DC Universe. As it turns out, longtime Doom Patrol annoyance Garguax is being misrepresented in terms of his intentions. What he’s […]