I wasn’t even born when Brother Power the Geek #1 first hit the stands.

I was going to title today’s column ‘Pointless Comics Books’ after reading the finale of The Last Days Of Animal Man. I said before how much I like Buddy Baker, but after reading all six issues, I feel cheated. Gerry Conway, pleasant as his writing is, is no Grant Morrison, so the appearance of [...]

Crossovers in the past have been accused of either affecting too much pointlessly, or not having enough long-lasting effects. I don’t think Dark Reign can be accused of either of these.

That’s what I like about Captain Atom/Monarch. He’s always been such a straightforward, simple character.

I’ve always liked Starro as a villain.
There’s something about a giant mind controlling starfish that you just can’t hold a candle to. My first exposure to him was during my first exposure to the entire DCU, during the CRISIS On Infinite Earths. What a jumping on point eh?
In my early teenage years, I picked [...]

These are not the X-Babies that I know.

And the award for Most Bizarre Relationship goes to:-

Zombie Watch returns today with full effect!
By far the greatest of the Blackest Night crossover series so far is Blackest Night: Titans. I said this after reading the first issue, and now the second issue has hit the stands, that claim has only been reinforced.
Now my judgement might be biased, I have been following the [...]

My heart-strings were well and truly pulled last night as I read the start of this weeks crop, and surprising enough not by a black ringed zombie trying to eat it.
However, on the matter of the Blackest Night, the latest instalment really picked up the pace. Finally out of the set-up phase, the story [...]

I’m regressing again this week.
Last week was a big week for the Marvel Zombies, but I have to confess, the Marvel Zombies Return #1 was somewhat of a disappointment. It didn’t grab me like the previous stories had done, in fact it seemed more like a sterile intellectual exercise, more a lower grade “What [...]

I feel like I’m having a second childhood. Again.

Not a lot released this week on the Big Two’s events. Blackest Night – Superman #1, the conclusion of the Dark Reign: Mr Negative mini and the penultimate issue of Dark Reign: The Hood.
I have to comment that the first two really didn’t grab me a lot. In Blackest Night – Superman we see [...]

Recruiting today! Excellent new cosmic corps with prospects. Wanted, candidates who can give their hearts to the job. Essential requirements: Dead.
Blackest Night really picks up this week with the release of the second issue and Blackest Night – Batman #1. Both of which rock, and as I thought, all of my doubts have been vanquished. [...]

get a raw deal.
If you have been reading The Last Days Of The Animal Man, you will already know that Buddy’s life has once more taken a turn for the worst.
Fortunately, #3 has revealed to me (maybe I missed it before) that this series is actually set fifteen years in the future. We also [...]

I smell a mystery.

After reading the latest issue of Green Lantern, the first Blackest Night crossover, I think my admittedly minor fears regarding this summers crossover are put to rest. We see the Flash and Hal Jordan confronted by the Martian Manhunter, now a Black Lantern, and there was no sign of J’onn simply wanting [...]

Well, it’s finally here, and it was well worth the wait.
`Of course I’m talking about the final chapter of Final Crisis: Legion Of Three Worlds. And without gushing and revealing umpteen spoilers, all I can say is it was brilliant.

I have always loved the Legion, and to see Grant Morrison write a Legion story, [...]