JSA #2 review

Ah, who doesn’t like a homage to All-Star Squadron #1, promising an issue in which the leaders of a Justice Society team picks the latest line-up. Well, it’s a promise that remains unfulfilled here, as there’s nothing remotely resembling such a moment. What we get is the resolution of last issue’s cliffhanger. But not straight […]

JSA #1 review

It’s a new start for the Justice Society of America. Since last we saw them there’s been a reorganisation, with some members out, others returning and a new leader. This new series begins with a quick recap of the history of the team before we join some of the current members in St Roche, once […]

Batman and Robin #14 review

Gotham City, 1892, and ritual follows the death of a man. Gotham City, 2024, and Batman and Robin are enjoying a night on the town. Gotham City, 2024, the next evening, and Bruce and Damian Wayne are not enjoying a night on the town. The tuxedos are itchy and Oracle says there’s a chance of […]

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 […]