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
The problem with reading comics in trade paperback is that the stories are available as single issues for months before the collected version is available. This makes visiting comic book news sites while avoiding spoilers a risky proposition – and that risk increases when it’s a high-profile book that you’re really excited to read. As … Read more