Action Comics #1095 review

Ryan Sook has been providing cracking covers since Action Comics began telling the adventures of Superman when he was a boy, and here’s another. An evidence board, as seen in many a TV crime drama, with young Clark Kent at the centre, the red tape making a familiar symbol. And that title, ‘The Kent Conspiracy’, […]

DC KO: Boss Battle #1 review

When this comic was announced a few months ago, ‘intrigued’ didn’t cover it. DC Universe big names vs a whole bunch of characters from elsewhere in the Warners portfolio and other comic publishers? All in one comic book? Could the creative team pull off a coherent story? Yes readers, yes they can. This book is […]

Superman: Chains of Love Special #1 review

Seeing the Electric Superman logo on a cover again after many years made me smile. As did the nursery rhyme style cover blurb. Would it amaze you to hear there’s no killing of anyone by the Creeper or Livewire inside? It’s not really that surprising, as the literal shock jock has been on the road […]

JSA #16 review

The new secret origin of the Justice Society of America continues and guess what? It gets really rather good. So far I’ve been a little underwhelmed by the constant short scenes of paired characters all getting little bits of the storyline. This time, things come together and we get some super team magic. Before that, […]

Justice League Red #6 review

It’s the conclusion to what’s been an enjoyable mini-series so far, but does the creative team stick the landing? Justice League Red has seen Red Tornado trick Power Girl, Cyborg, Deadman and Green Lantern Simon Baz into joining a secret sub-team, supposedly to stop an ultimate threat. Along the way they’ve picked up young heroine […]

Superman #34 review

The cover says this is a DC KO tie-in, which it is to an extent, but more than that it’s a continuation of the Darkseid’s Legion storyline. And I am loving it. The issue opens with a flashback to the day Superman and Fortress of Solitude major domo Kelex assessed a new line of Superman […]

DC KO: The Kids Are All Fight Special #1 review

The latest DC KO spin-off begins in the Justice League’s moonbase, where Titans Donna Troy, Arsenal and Superboy Jon Kent have been supervising the evacuation of Earth, which is being transformed into a second Apokolips. Job done, Jon wants to fly to the planet to see if there’s anything left to do, but Donna demurs, […]

Green Lantern: Galactic Slam #1 review

That’s a pretty dramatic cover from Cian Tormey and Romulo Fajardo Jr, and the stakes are high in this DC KO tie-in featuring Green Lantern Kyle Rayner, but the actual story is soufflé light. And I’m very much not complaining. The issue opens with Kyle, Superboy Kon-El and bounty hunter pal Odyssey fighting Darkseid’s parademons […]

Batman/Superman: World’s Finest #47 review

The oddball Luthor/Joker team-up concludes, with the merged villains facing an equally merged Superman/Batman, backed up by a coterie of Justice Leaguers. Last issue ended with the Thanagarian Absorbascon having beamed the knowledge of our heroes’ secret identities into the minds of everyone on Earth. The blended Batman and Superman, nicknamed Fusion, manages to save […]

Superman Unlimited #9 review

There’s a new killer in town, and they’re ‘aving a larf You likely recognise WGBS sportscaster Steve Lombard, but the redhead, that’s Vicki Vale visiting from Gotham City, swapping stories over a drink with fellow hacks. ‘Jack’ is Jack Ryder, secretly the Creeper, while also there is Clark Kent, and he is not amused. The […]