The second installment on the ‘Road to Drowned Earth’ is here in the shape of Aquaman #41. In regards to the covers, Riccardo Federici provides art for the regular cover which looks stunning, however the events depicted don’t entirely marry up to the story told inside. The variant issue provided by Joshua Middleton is incredible… Read More REVIEW: Aquaman #41
Before we delve into the story, I wanted to talk about the covers for this issue of Superman. As always the phenomenal Ivan Reis did a fantastic job of capturing the intensity and rage of our villain Rogol Zaar who takes centre stage on the cover wielding his mighty axe and clutching the tattered remains… Read More REVIEW: Superman Volume 5 – #4
New Comic Book Day has geeks worldwide excited to pick up and read the latest comic books, myself included. In a new feature on my blog, I will be briefly reviewing the comic books that I pick up, and sharing my thoughts on the issue, it’s artwork and the book overall. Welcome to the first… Read More This Weeks Comics… 26/09/2018
We’ve seen the death of Superman a few times on the big screen, and this film truly gives it a good go! For me, it doesn’t quite match up to the fight in Batman V Superman… BUT it is a very, very close second. When I first heard about the animated adaption being made, I… Read More Review: The Death of Superman
Cover Artist: Leo O’Mealia Writer: Jerry Siegel Artwork: Jo Shuster The story starts with Perry White calling for Clark Kent to cover a world exclusive disaster story, but he is nowhere to be found. Instead Lois offers to take the story, but Mr White only has eyes for Kent. Of course, Lois takes matters… Read More REVIEW: Action Comics – Issue 5
Last week we finally got the explosive finale of The Man of Steel! For me, and I’m sure many others it was eagerly awaited, as the previous issue still left a lot of story lines unraveled. Here’s what I thought of the final issue and mini-series overall. First off, lets start with the cover. Finally…… Read More REVIEW: The Man of Steel #6 – Finale
As soon as this issue of The Man of Steel came out, there were tonnes of reviews online and on social media. A lot were disappointed in Bendis’ take on Clark Kent, which I was not expecting. With that, I had lowered my expectations of the issue, but I wasn’t disappointed. Although there were aspects… Read More REVIEW: The Man of Steel #5
In last weeks issue of The Man of Steel, Superman got his first glimpse of Rogol Zaar – the warrior who destroyed Krypton, The Fortress and most importantly The Bottled City of Kandor. Not only that, but we saw the sudden but brief eruption of action as Rogol visited the city of Metropolis for the… Read More REVIEW: The Man of Steel #4
Another week, another issue of The Man of Steel. Each and every issue so far has had a huge cliffhanger which has left me wanting more week by week. I’m sure that is the case for many more too! Firstly, the cover is fantastic. I love the the colours, it really brings the issue to… Read More REVIEW: The Man of Steel #3 – Superman
Since the first issue ended on such a cliffhanger for Superman fans, I have been eager to find out what happened next! Boy, does Bendis know how to peak your interest! Firstly, lets start with the cover. This artwork by Prado & Reis is spectacular, this is one of the most famous Superman moments –… Read More REVIEW: The Man of Steel #2 – Superman
