Action Comics 1049 review

In his cell on Stryker’s Island, John Corben aka Metallo, receives an unwanted visitor. Working for Lex Luthor is the last thing war-weary Corben wants. Unfortunately, Lex knows where Corben’s sister lives. Meanwhile, at Metropolis Zoo, Superman is fighting to stop New Gods Orion, Kalibak and Desaad – watched by arch schemer Metron – kidnapping […]

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 […]

Action Comics #1047 review

Comics today aren’t cheap, but if Action Comics #1047 had consisted of just one particular page, I’d still have left the issue smiling. Superman saves a family from plunging into Metropolis Bay after he ends a pretty unusual car chase. Adorable. But we are blessed, because there are more terrific scenes to enjoy in the […]

Superman: Warworld Apocalypse #1 review

It’s been a long time coming, but here it is, the climax to Superman’s battle to free the prisoners of space tyrant Mongul. After many months of chapters in Action Comics, the finale comes in an extra-length special, 48 pages of Superman and his allies, the Authority, fighting Mongul and his warriors on Warworld. The […]

Action Comics #1046 review

Steel is the star of the gorgeous cover by Lucio Parrillo, bringing his technical genius to bear on the Genesis Fragment, ‘watched’ by Superman. Inside, Steel is one of the Super Family members taking on supervillain Conduit, who has grabbed the aforementioned MacGuffin needed by Steel and Lois Lane to save alien refugee Thao-La. While […]

Action Comics #1044 review

Superman’s struggle against galactic monster Mongul continues in Warworld Revolution part 2, the latest chapter of Phillip Kennedy Johnson’s ambitious story. Having escaped Mongul’s cells, Superman and his allies are moving around the Necropolis, the ever-changing city below Warworld. Last month Superman and Authority colleagues Midnighter and Natasha Irons, along with fellow Warworld prisoners, rescued […]

Action Comics #2022 Annual #1 review

Years ago, super boy Clark Kent gets some advice from mom Martha. Millions of miles away, another mother is sharing her own life lessons. Compassion will get you killed on Warworld and the woman is prepared to beat it out of her son to help him survive. Compassion is the lifeblood of Martha Kent, along […]

Justice League: Road to Dark Crisis #1 review

There’s a Crisis coming. Isn’t there always? ‘Dark Crisis’ sounds like we’re going deep into DC self-parody territory, but let’s withhold judgment until it kicks off. This one-off is the pre-match team talk, as participants gather, knowing there’s a challenge ahead but not knowing if they’ll win or lose. The cover by artist Daniel Sampere […]

Action Comics #1043 review

The Warworld revolution is underway, with Superman and his ragtag bunch of rebels determined to dismantle alien dictator Mongul’s evil kingdom. And today the target is the headquarters of Mongul’s mad scientist lieutenant Teacher, as he bids to turn the Authority’s resident mentalist, Manchester Black, into a weapon of mass destruction. Elsewhere on Warworld, another […]

Action Comics #1042 review

In his quieter moments away from the Warworld arena, Superman has been keeping a journal. Back on Earth, Lois Lane is also writing. As it turns out, Thao-La, a Phaelosian escapee from Warworld injured in battle after a Fortress rampage, is having fits and power surges as she slowly recovers. Lois intuits that a piece […]