Category: Comics Reviews

Comics Reviews: Legion of Super-Heroes Annual 2, Superman Annual 12

Legion of Super-Heroes Annual 2 coverLegion of Super-Heroes Annual #2 – “Child of Darkness, Child of Light” – Paul Levitz/Curt Swan, Keith Giffen/Larry Mahlstedt, Ernie Colon

This one starts with Darkseid taking a baby (one of a set of twins) and mutating it into a monster before sending it into the past. The story shifts to Rimbor, where Validus is on a rampage. He ends up in a cave containing a statue of Darkseid and runs into Ol-Vir, the renegade Daxamite who worships Darkseid and was a member of the Legion of Super-Villains for a while. Continue reading “Comics Reviews: Legion of Super-Heroes Annual 2, Superman Annual 12”

Comics Reviews: Batman Annual 10, Outsiders Annual 1

Batman Annual 10 coverBatman Annual #10 – “Down to the Bone” – Doug Moench/Denys Cowan/Alfredo Alcala

This one starts with three different men being pressured in three different ways to sell some stocks they own; one (Carstairs) is threatened (using a dead cat to reinforce it), one (Hersch) is beaten, and one (Hammond) is haunted by a ghost. All three of them decide to sell the stock, which turns out to be in Wayne Enterprises. Continue reading “Comics Reviews: Batman Annual 10, Outsiders Annual 1”

Comics Reviews: Firestorm 54, Vigilante 36, Warlord 112

Firestorm 54 coverFirestorm #54 – “Rock n’ Roll Fantasy” – Paul Kupperberg/Michael Bair/Bob Smith

This one is obviously filler, since it makes no reference to the ongoing storylines. It starts with a guy named Steve Brockman trying out for a rock band. The band are impressed by his cool, home-made guitar, but unfortunately Steve can’t play it worth a damn, so they tell him to get lost. Steve vows to show the world what a great musician he can be. Continue reading “Comics Reviews: Firestorm 54, Vigilante 36, Warlord 112”

Comics Reviews: Legion of Super-Heroes 29, New Teen Titans 26

Legion of Super-Heroes 29 coverLegion of Super-Heroes #29 – “No Star Shall Shine” – Paul Levitz/Greg LaRocque/Mike DeCarlo, Arne Starr

This one starts with Mon-El and Shadow Lass on Labyrinth (the new prison planet), where Lars Hanscom, the original Starfinger, has been murdered and a star-shaped burn mark left on his face. They don’t know what to make of it, but promise the authorities to report it to Legion headquarters. Continue reading “Comics Reviews: Legion of Super-Heroes 29, New Teen Titans 26”

Comics Reviews: JLA 257, All-Star Squadron 64, Infinity Inc 33

JLA 257 coverJustice League of America #257 – “Coming Down” – J.M. DeMatteis/Luke McDonnell/Bob Smith

Last issue, Zatanna and Gypsy journeyed inside the mind of Adam, the cult leader who tried to make himself a god by mixing some of Zatanna’s magical DNA with his own. He succeeded a little too well and ended up expanding his mind so much that he encountered the Godhead, the creator of the universe, which drove him nuts. Continue reading “Comics Reviews: JLA 257, All-Star Squadron 64, Infinity Inc 33”

Comics Reviews: Batman 402, Detective 569, Outsiders 14

Batman 402 coverBatman #402 – (No Title) – Max Allan Collins/Jim Starlin

This one starts with a young couple getting mugged by a couple of scumbags. Batman shows up to deal with them, but we soon realize this isn’t the real Batman, since he breaks the punks’ necks. That’s confirmed as he heads home and we see some other guy under the mask, who thinks it’s his mission to rid Gotham of criminals. Continue reading “Comics Reviews: Batman 402, Detective 569, Outsiders 14”

Comics Reviews: Firestorm 53, Vigilante 35, Warlord 111

Firestorm 53 coverFirestorm #53 – “Shades in Silver” – Gerry Conway/Joe Brozowski/Steve Mitchell

This one starts with Martin Stein being told by a doctor that he has an inoperable brain tumour and that he has eight months to live at the most. Stein has been having dizzy spells and headaches lately, which he assumed had something to do with his drinking problem, like some kind of withdrawal symptoms. Across town, a guy named Xavier Pervis taps into the city power grid to feed his natural ability to manipulate metal. The power boost lets him change large masses of metal, but he knows tapping into the city grid isn’t practical, so he’s built a suit that can gather energy from the sun. Continue reading “Comics Reviews: Firestorm 53, Vigilante 35, Warlord 111”

Comics Reviews: Legion of Super-Heroes 28, New Teen Titans 25

Legion of Super-Heroes 28 coverLegion of Super-Heroes #28 – “The Lost Hero” – Paul Levitz/Greg LaRocque/Mike DeCarlo, Arne Starr

This one starts with a handful of Legionnaires (Chameleon Boy, Dawnstar, Star Boy, Invisible Kid, and Timber Wolf) on a mission to Xanthu (Star Boy’s home planet), where they’re helping repair the huge orbit-beacon that guides incoming ships to land on the planet. The beacon was damaged by a meteor strike, so the Legionnaires have to repair it and get it back into its proper orbit. Continue reading “Comics Reviews: Legion of Super-Heroes 28, New Teen Titans 25”

Comics Reviews: JLA 256, All-Star Squadron 63, Infinity Inc. 32

JLA 256 coverJustice League of America #256 – “Back to Godhead” – J. M. DeMatteis/Luke McDonnell/Bob Smith

Last issue, J’onn J’onzz was knocked into a fireplace and since Martians are vulnerable to fire, he wasn’t too happy about it. This issue opens with the whole apartment on fire and J’onn trapped in the middle of it. He starts seeing H’ronmeer, the Martian god of death (and fire), who beckons him into the flames. Meanwhile, Gypsy is still with Pam, the hooker who she thought helped set J’onn up for a murder a few issues back. Continue reading “Comics Reviews: JLA 256, All-Star Squadron 63, Infinity Inc. 32”

Comics Reviews: Batman 401, Detective 568, Outsiders 13

Batman 401 coverBatman #401 – “A Bird in the Hand” – Barbara J. Randall/Trevor von Eeden

This is definitely a post-Crisis story, and the first Batman comic for the last few years that wasn’t written by Doug Moench. The villain in this one is Magpie, a new character introduced in John Byrne’s Man of Steel mini-series, and supposedly the first villain Batman and Superman fought together as a team. There’s also a tie-in to the ongoing Legends limited series, with G. Gordon Godfrey appearing here. Continue reading “Comics Reviews: Batman 401, Detective 568, Outsiders 13”