Waid & Samnee deliver whimsical cartooniness and pitch black insight into Dick’s immediately post-adoption life. I’m not sure I know where it’s going but with art and characterisation this good I don’t care. Continue reading Batman & Robin: Year One #2 ★★★★★
The politics of truth are in Tom King’s sights in this slow but steady Watchmen sequel opener. Drawn by the sensational Jorge Fornés it has the potential to be a classic once the pace picks up. Continue reading Rorschach #1 ★★★★
Refocusing the book on Constantine himself pays countless dividends, and shows just how versatile a writer Si Spurrier is. Never knowing where or how this story is playing out is just insane, and plays to all Matias Bergara’s artistic strengths. Continue reading John Constantine: Hellblazer #10 ★★★★★
As a Batman Family detective story it’s superb, but no reference to the story’s origins is odd. It looks superb though, has disturbing undertones and hopefully there are genuine surprises to come. Continue reading Batman: Three Jokers #1 ★★★★
Dovetailing heroes’ stories broken by multiversal crises with refugees’ stories broken by Trump’s policies may have sounded good on paper but the execution ended up overblown and confusing. With Perkins’ art it looks great though. Continue reading Lois Lane #12 ★★★½
Si Spurrier’s incisive look at the royal family is no less brutal than his look at English racism and Brexity fishermen. Matias Bergara’s art is both witty and horrific in equal measure. Continue reading John Constantine: Hellblazer #9 ★★★★★
The horror increases, but all isn’t what it seems. Talk about a cure really resonates in the Covid-19 era, and Taylor and Hairsine complement one another better than ever. Continue reading Dceased: Dead Planet #2 ★★★★★
The siren’s story comes to a gruesome conclusion, with some bleak Constantine wisdom about love and magic. Comics storytelling this good only happens once or twice a generation and it’s just beautiful. Continue reading John Constantine: Hellblazer #8 ★★★★★
A clever look at diversity, switching between the real world and the Dreaming, but neither Lindy nor Ruin’s stories have taken off yet. Continue reading The Dreaming: Waking Hours #1 ★★★★
The art by Gerads and Shaner is literally second to none, and given the Black Label freedom Tom King has with his story, this could yet be insightful indeed and uncomfortable. This issue’s pacing slows down frustratingly. Continue reading Comics Review: Strange Adventures (2020-) #3 ★★★★
4 Color Dreamer 