Comic Reviews

Miles Morales: Straight Out of Brooklyn – Saladin Ahmed, Javier Garron & David Guriel (Marvel)

I was forced to do a double take when I first read the title because my brain replaced ‘Brooklyn’ with ‘Compton’, which was all kinds of confusing as I panicked and thought that maybe I’d…


Crimson Lotus – John Arcudi, Mindy Lee & Michelle Madsen (Dark Horse)

Just like the heroes of the four colour universe, the villains who continually plague and harry them are forged in the fires of adversity and anguish. And the most despicable and monstrous criminals of are…


LaGuardia – Nnedi Okorafor, Tana Ford & James Devlin (Berger Books)

My father, while being far from perfect, taught me that the world belongs to no-one and everyone in equal measure. He taught me that while, sometimes, it’s important to acknowledge and remember where you come…




Dead Man Logan: Sins of the Father – Ed Brisson, Mike Henderson & Nolan Woodard (Panini /Marvel)

 To date my only exposure to an older Wolverine has been through the film ‘Logan’. I knew its conceit was based on events in the comic books but only in reviewing Dead Man Logan: Sins of…



Grant Morrison Rewrites Reality in Green Lantern: Blackstars…

Across the DC universe, come November 2019, once-familiar faces wielding Lantern power rings now wear a different uniform and enforce a new type of galactic law. The Green Lantern Corps is dead—long live the Blackstars…


Marvel and The Folio Society Team Up For Collector’s Edition…

From The Folio Society edition of Marvel: The Golden Age 1939–1949 © 2019 Marvel In celebration of the 80th anniversary of Marvel Comics #1, The Folio Society has joined legendary Marvel editor Roy Thomas to form a super-powered team-up of…


Space Bastards: Volume One – Eric Peterson, Joe Aubrey, Darrick Robertson, Gabo & Simon Bisley (Space Bastards)

Peterson and Aubrey had my full attention the moment I saw the title. I mean, come on Space Bastards? There isn’t a soul I know that would see that and think “No, that’s not for…


Conan the Barbarian: The Life and Death of Conan Book One – Jason Aaron, Mahmud Asrar, Gerardo Zaffino & Matthew Wilson (Marvel)

Unlike most of my contemporaries, I didn’t discover Robert E. Howard’s famous freebooter and adventurer via the cinematic epic that introduced most of the world to Arnold Schwarzenegger. Nor did I initially cross paths with…


Winter Soldier: Second Chances – Kyle Higgins & Rod Reis (Marvel)

Nobody knows the value, or understands the potential, of a second chance like Bucky Barnes does. He knows that the opportunity to start over again and become the person you always wanted to, and thought…