Murderworld: Spider-Man #1 review

Did you know that when Arcade isn’t tossing superheroes around giant pinball machines he’s running a Squid Game-style TV show on the dark web? One hundred civilians willingly take on odds of 99-1 that they’ll survive Arcade’s twisted toys – and each other – to take home a big cash prize. We didn’t know about […]

Secret Invasion #1 review

Good news. I’m as bright as Nick Fury. That’s Nick Fury Jr, but still. I can’t tell you why or it’d spoil a plot point that comes way halfway through this first issue, but I know how impressive I am This comic is impressive too. I wasn’t expecting much – yet another new Marvel release […]

Thunderbolts #1 review

Clint Barton is restless. He wants to be on a team again. Time to telephone old pal Wonder Man. The conversation is interrupted when another hero calls in – Luke Cage, hero for hire turned mayor of New York. Soon Clint is meeting his fellow former Avenger and introduced to PR people Helen and Harris. […]

Damage Control #1 review

One day in New York, Damage Control’s Bart Rozum has a casual interview with would-be worker Gus. Before informing Gus of the current status of Damage Control, Bart impresses him with his closeness to Moon Knight. Well, tries to.. Despite not being particularly excited about working for Damage Control, Gus gets the intern position. Soon […]

Ant-Man #1 review

It’s 60 years since Hank Pym was ‘The Man in the Ant Hill’, star of a one-off suspense short in Tales to Astonish #27. Either reader response was great or someone at Marvel saw potential, but plainclothes boffin Hank Pym soon returned… as a superhero. It’s safe to say Hank has had his ups and […]

She-Hulk #4 review

Ben Grimm is in Jen Walters’ corner on Jen Bartel’s attractive cover and that’s the case inside the book too. Unfortunately, our favourite gamma-irradiated attorney doesn’t actually need the Thing to do any clobberin’ on her behalf. The fist belongs to Titania, recovering super-villain and frenemy of She-Hulk. The pair recently decided that their own […]

Captain America: Sentinel of Liberty #1 review

You can go home again. Steve Rogers is starting a new period in his life, but to do that he’s going back to the beginning. Having neglected the civilian side of him for a long time, Cap wants to get back in touch with where he came from, remind himself what his mission is all […]

Marauders #1 review

Kate Pryde is assembling a new team to rescue mutants and give them sanctuary on Krakoa. So far she has Bishop, Tempo, Somnus, Aurora, Psylocke, and Daken, now she needs a telepath. Her choice is a surprise. Cassandra Nova, kindasorta twin of Charles Xavier, murderer of millions and Norman Bates tribute act. Elsewhere, Daken, Aurora […]

Podcast Plugtime – Dial F for Flanger: Marvel and DC Health Check!

Comics, they’re not what they were, grumble grumble. Or are they? Sure, there are a fair few comic books out there that really could – really should – be a lot better. But there are also plenty of very decent books to be savoured. Hear me witter on about a few of them with the […]

The Immortal X-Men #1 review

Our host for the latest X-book of the Krakoan era is Mr Sinister, that maddest of mad scientists. At the beginning of this debut chapter he’s in 1919, immediately after the Great War has ended. In Paris, Nathan Essex, the man who will eventually go by Mr Sinister, has a rendezvous with Irene Adler, the […]