Superman 2023 Annual #1 review

It’s a day in the life of Metropolis as seen through the eyes of the Daily Planet’s crew of top investigative reporters. But it’s not the usual people looking at the usual things. Acting editor Lois Lane wants new attitudes, fresh insights. A good reporter is a good reporter and even if they don’t have […]

Superman #1 review

It’s a brand new day in Metropolis, with Superman still basking in the joy of being home after his Warworld adventure. The villains are low stakes… … the Daily Planet is ticking over… … and with Lex Luthor in prison, Lexcorp is… …Supercorp? That’s unexpected. It seems that Superman having turned down Lex’s offer of […]

Lazarus Planet: Dark Fate #1 review

Another week, another Lazarus Planet anthology, with another meaningless subtitle. May as well call it Lazarus Planet: Random Doomy Words. You know the deal by now. Magic green rain is coming down, people are getting super powers, blah blah. This one I’ve been looking forward to, though, as it brings the return of the Doom […]

Lazarus Planet: We Once Were Gods #1 review

It’s raining magic, hallelujah! And that means changes not just for the heroes and villains of the DC Universe, but for gods and monsters too. Remember the Trench from Aquaman, the big-fanged fish fellas who eat everything in their path? The Lazarus rain gives them a makeover in a nice-looking short written and drawn by […]

Action Comics #1048 review

It’s Visiting Day in Metropolis. Businessman and part-time supervillain Lex Luthor drops in on John Corben, aka Metallo, the man with the kryptonite heart. Lois Lane takes houseguests Osul and Otho-Ra to see the critters at the city zoo, which isn’t meant to be a prison… While Lois is beckoning an old pal to join […]

Batman/Superman: World’s Finest #8 review

Interdimensional orphan David Sikela, newly discovered by Superman, Batman and Robin, has been taken under the wing of the latter’s team of tyros, the Teen Titans. They’re training him in his new super powers, and while things are going well… … one Titan has concerns. Later, David is deposited with Superman, who feels an affinity […]

The New Champion of Shazam #1 review

It’s more than 70 years since Mary Marvel had her own comic book, and she’s looking fresh thanks to illustrator Evan ‘Doc’ Shaner. She also sounds fresh in Josie Campbell’s script, narrating her heroic journey to date. Current DC continuity has Mary Bromfield as one of seven foster kids, but here she goes out on […]

Justice League vs the Legion of Super-Heroes #4 review

So here were are, two thirds the way through a series titled Justice League vs the Legion of Super-Heroes and the only sense in which the teams are at odds is that they seem to be vying for the Most Useless trophy. The League wins. But only just. Batman is the only Leaguer actively confronting […]

Wonder Woman #788 review

In which Dr Psycho’s latest vendetta against Wonder Woman continues with the aid of a couple of members of the new Villainy Inc. Specifically, Sweetheart, the Bizarro Wonder Woman he’s created (via ectoplasm?), and bad old Dr Poison. They cause chaos with explosions and toxins as Checkmate agents Steve Trevor, Etta Candy and Siegfried try […]

Teen Titans Academy #15 review

And so we say farewell to the latest Teen Titans series, which has the distinction of being the most frustrating superhero series in years. Some issues have been great, more have been terrible. Which means that the book tanked and the promising new characters – Gorilla Gregg, Stitch, Summer, Diego – are likely now waiting […]