Fire and Ice: Welcome to Smallville #6 review

In which Tora and Bea, Fire and Ice, find Smallville menaced by two very powerful, very scary supervillains. Can they wrangle the various D-list villains they’ve brought to Superman’s hometown to help them save people and property? Meanwhile Crave, a creature who can twist minds so that ordinary people turn cannibal, is menacing Martha Kent […]

Fire & Ice: Welcome to Smallville #5 review

It’s another busy day in Smallville. Bea and Tora’s beauty parlour is hit by arson, supposedly friendly supervillains decide to rob the town blind, a new friend turns out to be an old enemy and the cannibal plague continues. Who started the blaze isn’t obvious, but Bea’s employee Tam reckons it’s her supervillain crush Honey, […]

Fire and Ice: Welcome to Smallville #4 review

Well, I have been enjoying this mini-series starring the JLI’s best gal pals, with its offbeat look at life as a C-list superhero. The set-up is that Superman has asked Fire and Ice to take a time out in his hometown after one mess-up too many. Sure, that’s leaning into the Superdickery trope, but I […]

Fire and Ice: Welcome to Smallville #3 review

Fire has started a villain rehabilitation programme at the beauty parlour she’s bought to pass the time during the unofficial term she’s serving in the open prison known as Smallville (don’t ask, it makes no sense). Fellow ‘jailbird’ Ice is helping wrangle the likes of Gentleman Ghost, Lot’s Wife and Gorilla Grodd’s sister Linka for […]

Fire and Ice: Welcome to Smallville #2 review

Taking a timeout in Smallville on the orders of a surprisingly stern, and unattractively condescending, Superman, Justice League stalwarts Fire and Ice are looking for ways to fill the dull days. Ice is thrilled when she’s taken out for the day by new pal Rocky Rhoades. Fire is a little jealous, but finds a friend […]

Fire & Ice: Welcome to Smallville #1 review

Smallville, Kansas, home of Jonathan and Martha Kent, Superman’s parents. It’s the place any Super Family member worthy of the name visits when they need some downtime. A place where smalltown values maintain. So why are sophisticated Justice League legends Fire and Ice moving there? And they’re not alone. Former Justice League International major domo […]

Wonder Woman #781 review

A catch-up lunch date with Etta Candy is curtailed when a call from Steve Trevor summons Diana’s pal to his side. Wonder Woman asks Etta for a favour. Diana isn’t at a loss for something to do, having just learnt that longtime enemy Dr Psycho has put out a book of his poisonous thoughts. She […]

Supergirl #22 review

Kara and Krypto are zooming through space in their Kryptonian spaceship, heading for Mogo, planetary headquarters of the Green Lanterns. There Supergirl hopes to find files detailing the truth of Krypton’s destruction – was it genocide instigated by the alien Rogol Zaar, as he claimed before Kara banished him to the Phantom Zone? GL Hal […]

Supergirl #21 review

Kandor is dead, destroyed by mad extraterrestrial Rogol Zaar. But Supergirl isn’t convinced he could commit something as big as genocide alone. She plans to fly out into space to find answers. Clark doesn’t want her to go. In National City, Kara tries to contact foster mother Eliza Danvers to say goodbye, but she not […]