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 #4 review

In our house, there’s a rule. If someone in a thriller or horror has a dog, be ready with the channel changer to zap away at a moment’s notice. The latest issue of the Krypto mini-series, presumably commissioned due to his starring role in the recent Superman film, needs a cover blurb: ‘Warning: Contains Adorable […]

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 […]

Shazam #12 review

Last issue ended with the Shazam kids’ adoption assessment being rudely interrupted by Billy’s birth mother. Despite giving him a chaotic early upbringing, she objected to the adoption. Shazam #12 opens with a confused Billy, hours later, thrust into the Rock of Eternity where he finally figures out who he’s found himself talking to lately. […]

Shazam! #10 review

Dan Mora’s wonderful cover promises good things – just look at that cutaway shot of the Shazam Family’s new house, with all sorts of fun things happening. Inside things are actually crazier as the new property Rosa and Victor Vasquez have managed to finance for them and their foster kids proves even busier than that […]

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, […]

Justice League Incarnate #4 review

Given the events inside this penultimate issue, Gary Frank’s intense cover at first seems an odd choice. There are cataclysmic moments aplenty, but here’s new heroine Dr Multiverse in accusatory mode. As it turns out, it’s the first panel of the story, as Dr Multiverse – newly imbued with cosmic awareness – tells her Justice […]

Teen Titans Academy #9 review

Roy Harper is back from the dead. The hero who began as Speedy and has also gone by Arsenal and Red Arrow has appeared at the school his fellow Titans have named for him, right in the middle of Homecoming. Donna, Raven and co are quite interested as to how this has happened, but are […]

Are You Afraid of Darkseid #1 review

It’s October, which means another giant anthology of, hopefully, spooky tales from DC Comics. The cover doesn’t auger well – if not for the title, I doubt I’d recognise that stumpy grey thing as Darkseid – he’s more like Blok of the Legion – while the Teen Titans figures look like they’ve stumbled into the […]