Knight Terrors: Superman #2 review

Superman’s living nightmare has been leavened by the arrival of Supergirl, a woman so strong mentally and emotionally that she can break out of her own nightmare realm cell and into Superman’s. Exit… … pursued by zombies. Kara Zor-El zombies. Still, being by her cousin’s side is a comfort, and Superman fills her in on […]

Knight Terrors: Superman #1 review

Am I dreaming? After the lovely surprise that was Knight Terrors: Zatanna #1, here’s another great tie-in to an event that sounded terribly unpromising on paper. And the set-up was exactly what I thought would result in a very dull, seen-it-all-before story. How wrong I was. Straight away, writer Joshua Williamson and artist Tom Reilly […]

Ant-Man #1 review

It’s 60 years since Hank Pym was ‘The Man in the Ant Hill’, star of a one-off suspense short in Tales to Astonish #27. Either reader response was great or someone at Marvel saw potential, but plainclothes boffin Hank Pym soon returned… as a superhero. It’s safe to say Hank has had his ups and […]

The Thing #1

It’s a while since Ben Grimm has had a solo title, but he’s back for a mini-series courtesy of noted novelist Walter Mosley, illustrator Tom Reilly and colour artist Jordie Bellaire. And it’s a rewarding read, as the ever-loving, blue-eyed Thing has a pretty bad day. It begins with him returning from a fishing trip […]