Secret Six #1 review

Jon Kent is at Belle Reve prison, stopping Bizarro from escaping. He’s a little hard on the poor schlub. Dreamer is having a nightmare about upcoming surgery – pray it’s not prophetic! And when the waking Nia Nal comes calling on Jon and boyfriend Jay Nakamura – who occasionally goes by Gossamer – the latter […]

Absolute Power: Super Son #1 review

Amanda Waller used Jon Kent as a tool against other heroes in her war on metahumans. Infected by the Brainiac Queen, he hunted down his friends, but now he’s free, recovering on Paradise Island. Jon’s belief that all cyber corruption is gone proves to be wrong. He relives things he did while under control of […]

Absolute Power: Ground Zero #1 review

And here it is, the start of the event I’ve been dreading – the culmination of DC’s murdering of Amanda Waller as a character. In the next few months we’re going to have a lot of comics focusing on her war on superheroes. The only reason to think we might have an enjoyable time is […]

Titans: Beast World Tour: Metropolis #1 review

That title needs a colonoscopy… Who’s scheduling DC Comics these days? Last week the Beast World ‘event’ kicked off and here’s an anthology with three stories showing what happened after Beast Boy went Starro, throwing off spores that turn people into creatures. Except editorial notes in all three tales tell us: ‘This story takes place […]

Lazarus Planet: Assault on Krypton #1

The second book in DC’s latest event is an anthology, with all four shorts showcasing powers being gained or changed as a result of the Lazarus weather storm. What it isn’t is anything to do with Krypton. Sure, we have this opening spiel… … but none of this comes up at all on the pages. […]

Superman: Son of Kal-El #13 review

There’s some very good news for Superman 2 Jon Kent this month. We’ll get there, but first, the lead-up. We open with Jon’s fella, Jay Nakamura, exposed as the madly masked master of The Truth, the alternative online news source. After Jay expresses a desire to get away from the unwanted attention Jon flies him […]

DC Pride #1 review

DC’s latest 100-page giant is dedicated to the company’s non-straight heroes, some well-known, others less so. The company pretty proud of this one, down to commissioning a rainbow version of the DC bullet from Daniel Qasar, the man behind the Progress Pride flag. And rather festive it is too. The issue also has an introduction […]