DC All In Special #1 review

Flip books. How I hate them. You’re reading a comic and you get to the middle and have to turn it upside down, usually for no good reason. It’s just a gimmick. DC All In Special does have a decent excuse for the chapters starting from opposite ends of the book, meeting in the middle […]

Batman/Superman: World’s Finest #31 review

Years ago, the Justice League of America members gathered in their space base 22,300 miles above the Earth to watch a celestial event. ‘Wow’ is speedily followed by Pow! It’s Leaguer against Leaguer, the attackers’ faces tainted by the telltale tones of Eclipso, the man who was hero and villain. How did it come to […]

Absolute Power: Ground Zero #1 review

And here it is, the start of the event I’ve been dreading – the culmination of DC’s murdering of Amanda Waller as a character. In the next few months we’re going to have a lot of comics focusing on her war on superheroes. The only reason to think we might have an enjoyable time is […]

Batman/Superman: World’s Finest #28 review

…or should that be Dimensions’ Finest, as a gaggle of imps drop onto Earth Prime? Before that happens, the cliffhanger from last issue is picked up as Jimmy Olsen, having proven himself Earth’s Mightiest Warrior, must face the unnamed Imp-Killer. Unfortunately, the powers Jimmy had last time are gone. But, good news! While Mr Mxyzptlk […]

Batman/Superman: World’s Finest #27 review

When I was a kid, reading elderly DC comics inherited from a neighbour, there was a house ad that caught my eye. It featured Superman being smashed into a wall by a massive ginger beardy fella in a mini-skirt. Take a look. Zha-Vam. Sounds a bit like Shazam. I wanted to know more about this […]

Batman/Superman: World’s Finest #26 review

Magical imps Mr Mxyzptlk and Bat-Mite felt impelled to flee to Earth after a sinister figure, powerful even by their reality-altering standards, killed off a bunch of Justice League fans. They’ve implored Superman, Batman and Robin the Boy Wonder to get ready because ‘something’s coming’. The heroes aren’t impressed as Bat-Mite bids to get everyone […]

Jay Garrick: The Flash #6 review

This mini-series, part of DC’s Golden Age project – a mini-line of books starring Justice Society characters – gets a tad meta in its final issue as villain Dr Elemental uses a familiar phrase. So yes, Judy Garrick, aka The Boom, Jay’s no-longer displaced super-speed daughter, has been kidnapped by the stinker. Otherwise known as […]

Batman/Superman: World’s Finest #25 review

Twenty-five issues. How often does a comic book of the high quality we’ve seen in World’s Finest over the last two years manage to continue being published? But here’s writer Mark Waid and guest artist Steve Pugh with an extra-length celebration story and, wouldn’t you know it, it’s thoroughly entertaining. The surprise is that instead […]

Jay Garrick: The Flash #5 review

We start with The Flash and The Boom under attack by a STAR Labs secretary who has shown her true colours. And they’re shiny. Learning that it’s offspring Judy who robot controller Dr Elemental really wants to get his hands on, Jay decides a father-daughter trip is called for. And it involves seeing his own […]

Batman/Superman: World’s Finest 2024 Annual review

I’ve been looking forward to this one since it was announced – a bunch of World’s Finest-adjacent characters in their own stories. First we have Mr Mxyzptlk, Bat-Mite and their Just-Us League of Imps meeting at the Fifth Dimensional Hall of Just-Us. Mxy has an agenda to discuss but no one is listening. I just […]