Batman/Superman: World’s Finest #44 review

Batman and Superman are on a case, but there’s something else that needs superhero attention, so the Caped Crusader has dispatched Robin to look into it. It seems that like me, Superman remembers that Ardora is the name of Lex Luthor’s space wife – long story – so that’s obviously a Lex link, meaning the […]

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 […]

Knight Terrors: Night’s End #1 review

First off, why does the core story of this DC summer event play out in so many differently titled books? We’ve had Knight Terrors: First Blood, four issues of plain ol’ Knight Terrors, and now this. It should have been simply six issues called Knight Terrors. Anyway, Insomnia, who sent pretty much the whole world […]

Knight Terrors: Zatanna #1 review

As the cover makes obvious, the title of this DC summer event tie-in should be Knight Terrors: Zatanna and Robotman – Cliff Steele is as big a part of this as the Mistress of Magic. The issue begins where Knight Terrors: First Blood left Zee, with her facing an attack by the minions of Insomnia, […]

DCeased: Dead Planet #7 review

There’s a famous feature in Mad! Magazine titled Scenes We’d Like To See, and that’s just what the conclusion of this mini-series delivers. And I don’t mean simply in terms of the story, the conclusion to Tom Taylor’s cycle of adventures set in an alternate DC Universe. Not at all – if this issue’s climactic […]

Dark Nights Death Metal: The Secret Origin #1 review

It’s the end of the world(s) as we know it. The One Who Laughs has created 52 dark parallel Earths and they’re invading Earth 0, where its heroes and villains, along with those of numerous destroyed worlds, are making their last stand. Well, I think that’s what’s going on – I doubt Dark Metal would […]

DCeased: Dead Planet #5 review

With the Justice League’s more cosmic members visiting the New Gods in a bid to find the cure for anti-life, John Constantine is free to tackle another problem facing Earth. Trigon the Terrible is coming to destroy all humanity – demons are unhappy that while millions have fallen, their undead state means their souls aren’t […]

Injustice Year Zero #8 review

The Joker, newly empowered by an ancient artefact, has taken his abuse of sidekick Harley Quinn to new levels. The psychologist turned villain knows one person can provide the emotional support she needs. But first, Poison Ivy needs to be released into the wild. Requiring a bolthole, Harley takes them to her sister’s home, where […]

DCeased: Dead Planet #4 review

If you’re going to New Genesis, be sure to have a haircut and shave beforehand. In the latest issue of DC’s zombie saga, Scott Free arrives on the scene like this… And sets off for the world of his birth like this… The change goes unremarked. To be fair, companions Wonder Woman, Superboy, Mary Marvel, […]

Injustice Year Zero #1-3 review

On a Gotham rooftop, Batman broods. He thinks of the world he lives in, one ruled over by a corrupt Superman. He believes things could have been so different… A year previously, an 86-year-old prison inmate who wants only to see his grandson before he dies is refused parole. He puts the word out that […]