Teen Titans Go! #1 review

I think we can all do with a laugh right now. If you like grins of the superhero variety, don’t miss this latest run of the TV Teen Titans Go! tie-in, which begins with Starfire, Beast Boy, Robin, Raven and Cyborg excited to be summoned to DC HQ by the editor of their comic book. […]

The Batman & Scooby-Doo! Mysteries #8 review

It’s a typical day in Gotham as a museum guide shows tourists around the Finger Memorial Museum. Yep, a typical day in Gotham. Which also means the good citizens have nothing to fear, as brave guardians abound. Of course, Shaggy and Scooby are soon reunited with Daphne, Freddy, Velma, Batman and Robin because they’ve got […]

The Batman & Scooby-Doo! Mysteries #4 review

One of the great things about comic books is that they’re educational, teaching voracious readers such useful words as ‘invulnerable’, ‘telekinesis’, ‘excelsior’, ‘tatterdemalion’ and, if you’re reading Hitman at far too young an age, ‘defenestrate’. And in this latest issue of the series teaming the Gotham Goliath with Crystal Cove’s greatest teen detectives, I learned […]

‘Twas the ‘Mite Before Christmas #1 review

Giant issues are great, I read lots of stories, often featuring obscure characters and find some gems. Giant issues are terrible, I read lots of stories, often featuring obscure characters, and find far too few gems. But this issue features a real diamond, a tale so good it sparked the punning title for 2023’s festive […]

The Batman & Scooby-Doo! Mysteries #8 review

The title of this 12-issue mini-series may have to change as Mystery Inc are decidedly on the outs with Batman this issue. They show up to help when they learn of a Bat Spirit terrorising Gotham, but Batman has a new team of dog adjacent detectives to hand. Told in no uncertain terms that they’re […]

The Batman and Scooby-Doo! Mysteries #5 review

There’s not a lot of Batman in this issue. There’s more Scooby-Doo and friends, but there’s no denying the star of ‘Rat’s All Folks’ is Batwoman. It’s a refreshing change to have another Batman Family member team up with Mystery Inc, as Batman tackles an off-panel alien invasion with the Justice League. So what’s the […]

The Batman & Scooby-Doo! Mysteries #1 review

Who says we can’t have nice things? Batman, Robin, Daphne, Fred, Velma, Shaggy and Scooby-Doo are back for a second series of team-ups. Every month for the next year we can expect expertly crafted mysteries centred on two of the greatest franchises in popular fiction. And the first riddle to be tackled begins – where […]

The Batman & Scooby-Doo Mysteries #12 review

I knew this day was coming – the day of the 12th and final issue of the superb limited series teaming the fine folk of Mystery Inc with the Caped (well, mostly) Crusaders of Gotham City. Alleviating the pain, though, is the fact that this is a surprise celebration. It turns out that 2022 is […]

The Batman & Scooby-Doo Mysteries #6 review

The Dynamic Duo and Mystery Inc have been teaming up a lot lately, and they start reminiscing about their first meeting. In a meta-moment, different people have different views – was it the adventure in Scooby-Doo Team-Up #1, the story from TV’s Brave and the Bold, the earlier New Scooby-Doo Mysteries tale… Batman reckons he […]

Sholly Fisch, Where Are You?

There aren’t many comic book writers who get me to try anything. Sholly Fisch is one of them. I first came across his work on Scooby-Doo! Team-Up, DC’s most consistently excellent series of the last decade. Grant Morrison liked Sholly’s sharp, funny, scripts too, getting him a gig writing back-ups for his New 52 Action […]