Superman & Robin Special #1 review

Well, here’s a surprise – a new one-shot starring Jon Kent and Damian Wayne. I don’t know why the the Super Sons title has been set aside, Damian and Jon have established their brand, and no matter that Superboy is now Superman, they’ll always be the Super Sons. Heck, when I saw the name of […]

Challenge of the Super Sons #1 review

Have you ever not bothered asking for something for Christmas because you thought there was no chance of getting it? With Jon Kent now a late teenager and off in the 31st century in the Legion of Super-Heroes series, and Damian Wayne more of a loose cannon than ever over in Teen Titans, I thought […]

Detective Comics #1009 review

That’s a heck of a cover from illustrator Doug Mahnke, colourist David Baron and the DC production department, with Mr Freeze icing up the mag’s logo to celebrate the Year of the Villain. Inside, Victor Fries barely appears – he’s confined to a two-page addendum after the meat of the issue concludes, working on his […]

Adventures of the Super Sons #12 review

Rex Luthor is on the verge of conquering the universe. Heck, he’s on the verge of remaking it, having appropriated a cube holding ultimate cosmic power. Accompanied by a gang of kid versions of Earth’s supervillains he’s going to strike out, and his enemies the Super Sons are in no position to stop him, being […]

Detective Comics #1003 review

‘Atomic batteries to power and gyro-sphere to ignition.’ Now there’s a line that will resonate with longtime fans, updating the Batman TV series’s dialogue signalling the Batmobile was about to hit the road. Mind, it’s not a car Batman and Robin are taking for a spin, it’s a new version of the Bat-Gyro, that Golden […]

Adventures of the Super Sons #5 review

Trapped on an alien world, Jon Kent and Damian Wayne have been lured into the House of Mystery and Secrets. Waiting for them are two visions of the future. Damian assumes someone is trying to dupe them, but the more open-hearted Jon is quickly convinced. Soon, they meet their hosts, Klain and Labell, who claim […]

Adventures of the Super Sons #4

Damian Wayne and Jon Kent have spent the last few issues tackling the super-brats calling themselves The Gang. Artificial red kryptonite has split Superboy into blue and red versions of himself, Robin is getting increasingly ratty, the boys are outnumbered… … enter Joker Junior, reluctant Gang member, and his new pal Space Cabbie. While the […]

Adventures of the Super Sons #1 review

‘The boys are back in town’ proclaims Dan Mora’s scrappily energetic cover, and DC isn’t kidding. Damian Wayne and Jon Kent return to publication after the editorially driven cancellation of their regular series and are more fun than ever. From the slightly meta opening… … to the electrifying final page, writer Peter J Tomasi and […]