Welcome to Comic Book Reviews! Here you’ll find honest and balanced assessments of some of the most popular graphic novels and trade paperback collections on the market today.
This section is superhero-heavy at present but will grow to cover comics of all stripes…
A long time ago – the mid ‘90s, to be precise – there was a controversial Spider-Man story called the Clone Saga. This multi-year epic re-introduced a perfect clone of Spider-Man, one who hadn’t been seen since his first appearance way back in 1975, which added a whole new level to the chaos going on … Read more
2022 has really turned into my big DC Comics year, huh? Following on from recent articles on Batman and Joker, now it’s time to take a look at DC’s other bigshot – the ol’ blue boy scout himself, Superman. To kick things off we’re looking at Superman: Lois and Clark. It’s a title that feeds … Read more
Taking us right back to the beginning, Spawn Origins: Vol 1 collects issues 1-6 of the long-running Image Comics series. Created by legendary artist Todd McFarlane, Spawn is the story of Al Simmons, a CIA Black Ops agent and contract killer who is murdered in mysterious circumstances before being resurrected as a demonic Spawn. Cursed … Read more
It’s difficult to think of another supervillain who can share top billing with their superhero nemesis, let alone steal the show. Yet, in the many years since his debut, the Joker has done just that. Since his debut in 1940’s Batman #1, the Clown Prince of Crime has gone on to become a cultural icon … Read more
In the foreword to Amazing Spider-Man: Full Circle, Marvel Italia editor Massimiliano Brighel writes: “I have a feeling that Stan Lee would have liked this story”. It’s easy to see where he’s coming from. The concept is disarmingly fun: a telephone game where seven writers took turns to script a chapter before handing the story … Read more