Adventures of Superman: Book of El #2 review

Hurled a thousand years into the future during an invasion of Earth, Superman finds people in need of help. At the side of his distant descendant, Superman rescues the little person – a green light construct – with a massive show of power. His priority now is to get back to his own time, defend […]

Lazarus Planet: Assault on Krypton #1

The second book in DC’s latest event is an anthology, with all four shorts showcasing powers being gained or changed as a result of the Lazarus weather storm. What it isn’t is anything to do with Krypton. Sure, we have this opening spiel… … but none of this comes up at all on the pages. […]

Justice League Vs the Legion of Super-Heroes #6 review

The fifth chapter of this six-part mini-series closed with the villain revealed as Vandal Savage and the removal from reality of the Legion of Super-Heroes and Justice League. The finale opens with Vandal Savage living his best life as beloved sheriff of a cowboy town, and running the world’s worst Bed & Breakfast. Who can […]

Justice League Vs the Legion of Super-Heroes #5 review

Spoiler alert! This issue the Justice League and the Legion of Super-Heroes don’t have a big old battle. But they do talk. A lot. I know. You are stunned. STUNNED. Mind, the two teams are having a proper barney on Scott Godlewski’s bonkers busy cover. Here’s how it goes inside. A heated debate after Batman […]

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 […]

Justice League vs the Legion of Super-Heroes #3 review

Things are looking black for future teens the Legion of Super-Heroes and time-tossed inspirations the Justice League. It’s a big black cloud reaching from the 21st to the 31st century, with unknown properties. Legion brainiac Brainiac 5 counsels caution – who knows what will happen if they interfere? And is it a natural or maniac-made […]

Justice League Vs Legion of Super-Heroes #2 review

In the 21st century, Legion of Super-Heroes member Gold Lantern wonders what’s happened to the rest of his team. Having come back 1000 years to warn the Justice League of America about the threat of the Great Darkness, everyone has vanished but him. In the 31st century, the members of the Justice League wake up […]

Justice League vs The Legion of Super-Heroes #1 review

In the 31st century, the Legion of Super-Heroes have been warned that a Great Darkness is coming. Today, it arrives. On a different ‘today’, in the 21st century, a Justice Leaguer also feels something dark pulling at her. And if there were any doubts the incidents were connected… Soon – in a very relative sense […]

Action Comics 2021 Annual #1 review

On Warworld, some years ago, a tiny Superman fan joins her friends to listen to the local storyteller. Feeling suitably secure, Mr Byla begins his tale on a wedding day. The Els don’t go in for all that first dance business, it’s more a matter of first fight – a member of the bride’s party […]

Superman #32 review

‘Is this the end of Superman’ asks the cover blurb? It’s a double-edged sword of a question – for several issues we’ve had Super Son Jon Kent convinced that his dad is doomed to die soon. The question could also relate to the series as this is the final issue of the latest run, thought […]