Identity Crisis #1–7 by Brad Meltzer and Rags Morales Continuing my tradition for coming ridiculously late to important series in current mainstream superhero universes, I finally read the series that kicked off the new status in the DC universe. It was the centre of a furore among the comic book…
The ClanDestine volume 2 #1 by Alan Davis And now we come to the remarkable – the return of The ClanDestine. I didn’t think it would happen, even if Davis has been working with Marvel of late, but it would appear that the powers that be care to keep Davis…
Wisdom #1–6 by Paul Cornell and Trevor Hairsine/Manuel Garcia Paul Cornell is another one of those people who could be accused of stunt writing, if you use the cache of his writing episodes of Doctor Who, Primeval (or even Robin Hood) to pull in the punters. But Cornell has been…
The Thing (latest series) issues #1–8 by Dan Slott and Andrea DiVito and Kieron Dwyer What is it about the Thing that gets him is own series? I’ve never understood it – sure, he’s got pathos but remains down to earth, and he’s got the catchphrase, but what is it…
Jack of Fables #1–5 by Bill Willingham & Matthew Sturges and Tony Akins Vertigo has always been one for capitalising on a success, so it is no big surprise that Fables, their current bestseller, gets its own spin-off in the character of Jack of all Fables, exiled after the mess…
Catwoman (issues #53–58) by Will Pfeifer and David Lopez First off, something I get off my chest – the dichotomy of having a top cover artist only doing the covers to attract attention but then the different art inside. I always remember the great Brian Bolland covers for Animal Man…
Birds of Prey (issues #86–90 and #92–95) by Gail Simone and various artists I think it’s to my shame that I haven’t read any Gail Simone comics. Apart from reading her very funny You’ll All Be Sorry column, I haven’t picked up any of the actual comic books that’s she’s…
Marvel Zombies (#1–5) by Robert Kirkman and Sean Phillips Let's talk about one of those many library books I've been reading while I haven't been blogging. There are some story concepts that just don’t interest me – horror, continuity porn, superheroes stopping bank robbers – and to that list I…
From A Library: Neil Gaiman’s Neverwhere by Mike Carey and Glenn Fabry And so continues the strange evolution of Neverwhere – from television series to novel to comic book. Has there been a stranger path? And, to let you know where it came from (this is a Vertigo book so…
Astonishing X-Men #13–18 by Joss Whedon & John Cassaday For all of Whedon’s return to the Claremont/Byrne days, he did follow on and keep the continuity of Grant Morrison’s run on the X-Men. Which is why we get Cassandra Nova, the architect of danger from within, a traditional superhero yarn.…