The Flash #27 review

Wally West hates time travel. Something always goes wrong, he says. He’s not wrong, which may be why I love time travel stories. This one, part of the DC KO nuttiness, but apart from the DC KO nuttiness, is pure pleasure. We have Impulse, Bart Allen, time tossed to Siberia while trying to stop Darkseid […]

The Flash #26 review

DC KO is coming, and Impulse isn’t going to sit back. He has an idea to beat Darkseid that doesn’t involve a contest of champions. It comes after a discussion with the other members of the Flash family. There’s cousin Wally, his daughter Irey, Jay Garrick and Maxwell Crandall – the Flash, Thunderheart, the Golden […]

Pocket review – The Flash #17

Writer: Simon Spurrier; Artist: Vasco Georgiev; Colourist: Matt Herms; Letterer: Hassan Otsmane-Elhoua; Cover: Mike Del Mundo; Editors: Chris Rosa, Paul Kaminski The Flash Wally West has taken his wife and kids on holiday to Skartaris. Meanwhile, The Flash Wally West is hanging out with the Justice League on their Watchtower via his new quick-cloning power. […]

The Flash #12 review

Wally West is lost Not as lost as I am. How can this dizzyingly frustrating story still be going on, it’s been a full publishing year of the Earth being assailed by weirdo geometrical beasties and the Flash Family members finding their powers glitching, their moods all over the place and Reality being somewhere to […]

The Flash #9 review

In which, gosh, so many things happen. This current storyline, which looks like it’s out to rival the Trial of the Flash for sheer length, continues to rumble on. People say confusing things, the visuals, while good looking, are almost migraine inducing… but there are definite signs that an end is in sight. But just […]

The Flash #8 review

There are a lot of superheroes in this issue, as Flash Barry Allen leads the young Flashes in a race across the world to tackle multiple incursions of extradimensional menaces. But my big hero is his wife, Iris Allen. Yes, it’s Amanda Waller, ubiquitous in current DC books, and equally annoying in every one. Here […]

Knight Terrors: Action Comics #2 review

The Knight Terrors micro-series continues. Once again we have two strips with one set-up; new villain Insomnia has forced the world into a deep sleep and is searching their dreams for something called The Maguffin Stone. Hang on, sorry, it’s the Nightmare Stone. But that’s not important right now – Insomnia motivates the tales starring […]

Knight Terrors: Action Comics #1 review

DC’s summer Halloween event continues with a look at what’s happening to the rest of the Super Family while Superman and Supergirl fight the effects of new villain Insomnia’s supernatural sleeping sickness. But first – sigh – Power Girl. What’s she doing back in Action? I thought that with a new series coming up which […]

Lazarus Planet: Legends Reborn #1 review

Legends reborn! That sounds exciting. And indeed it is thrilling for this old Firestorm fan as the Nuclear Man is thrust back into the DC spotlight. As for the other characters who get solo strips, I don’t keep up with Renee Montoya, but I guess this is the first time she’s returned to the role […]