31st Mar2022

‘Shadow War: Alpha #1’ Review (DC Comics)

by Dean Fuller

Written by Joshua Williamson | Art by Viktor Bogdanovic, Daniel Henriques | Published by DC Comics I think the days of ongoing monthly books are numbered, judging by just how many monthly books these days from Marvel and DC are one-shots, limited series, or big event books. That’s not necessarily a criticism, because a good […]

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03rd Mar2022

‘War For Earth-3 #1’ Review (DC Comics)

by Dean Fuller

Written by Robbie Thompson, Dennis Hopeless | Art by Steve Pugh, Dexter Soy, Brent Peeples | Published by DC Comics Pretty much anything related to alternate worlds, multiverses, hypertime, Elseworlds or crises is guaranteed to pique my interest when it comes to DC books. My favourite DC stories have more often than not revolved around […]

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15th Feb2022

‘Nice House on the Lake: Vol. 1’ Graphic Novel Review

by Dean Fuller

Written by James Tynion IV | Art by Alvaro Martinez Bueno | Published by DC Comics | Format: Paperback, 200pp Everyone who was invited to the house knows Walter well, they know him a little, anyway. Some met him in childhood; some met him months ago. And Walter s always been a little off. But […]

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01st Feb2022

‘Catwoman: Hunted’ Blu-ray Review

by Phil Wheat

Features the voices of: Elizabeth Gillies, Stephanie Beatriz, Kirby Howell-Baptiste, Kelly Hu, Jonathan Banks, Keith David, Lauren Cohan, Jacqueline Obradors, Zehra Fazal, Jonathan Frakes, Steve Blum, Andrew Kishino | Written by Greg Weisman | Directed by Shinsuke Terasawa Catwoman: Hunted is the latest film in the rebooted DC Animated Movie slate and is, like Batman: […]

27th Jan2022

‘Batman / Catwoman Special’ (DC Comics)

by Dean Fuller

Written by Tom King | Art by John Paul Leon, Bernard Chang, Mitch Gerads | Published by DC Comics DC of late has been absolutely flooding your monthly release lists with Batman and Batman Family titles, and I’ve been actively avoiding them. I love Batman, but I also love variety, and I think if we […]

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06th Jan2022

‘Rorschach’ Graphic Novel Review

by Dean Fuller

Written by Tom King | Art by Jorge Fornes | Format: Hardcover, 304pp | Published by DC Black Label (DC Comics) Marmite. Only way to describe any book featuring Watchmen characters, or any ongoing series with Watchmen characters. Fans either go with it, or steadfastly refuse to read or acknowledge those books existence. I think […]

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16th Dec2021

‘Tis the Season to be Freezin’ #1′ Review (DC Comics)

by Dean Fuller

Written by Various | Art by Various | Published by DC Comics Ah, the seasonal DC 80 page giant, the source of must love and dislike down the years. As I’m sure everyone does, I love the fact DC puts out these Christmas/ Holidays/ Winter Specials, but I can’t escape the feeling that they used […]

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26th Nov2021

‘The Flash #776’ Review

by Dean Fuller

Written by Jeremy Adams | Art by Fernando Pasarin, Matt Ryan | Published by DC Comics So big Flash fan that I am, and a huge Dr Fate fan to boot, that alone would be enough to make this a must read issue for this DC fanboy. What actually did make me pick this up […]

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10th Nov2021

‘Robin & Batman #1’ Review

by Dean Fuller

Written by Jeff Lemire | Art by Dustin Nguyen | Published by DC Comics This book was such a natural idea, it’s a wonder it has never been pitched before. Or maybe it has, and the time wasn’t right. Former DC boss Dan Didio certainly wouldn’t have green lit this book, he hated Dick Grayson. […]

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27th Oct2021

‘Batman: The Long Halloween Special – Nightmares #1’ Review

by Dean Fuller

Written by Jeph Loeb | Art by Tim Sale | Published by DC Comics So there I was a few days ago moaning at the lack of effort from Marvel, DC, and Image in putting out some decent quality stuff for Halloween. After all, Halloween and Christmas were the two big times of the year […]

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13th Oct2021

‘Are You Afraid of Darkseid? #1’ Review (DC Comics)

by Dean Fuller

Written by Various | Art by Various | Published by DC Comics You can tell Halloween is around the corner when the spookily-themed one-shots appear from all the comic book companies. I’m betting nobody wants to leave that money on the table. Let’s be honest, we’re all suckers for this stuff. I’ve been picking up […]

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04th Oct2021

‘Action Comics #1035’ Review

by Dean Fuller

Written by Phillip Kennedy Johnson | Art by Daniel Sampere | Published by DC Comics If someone ever said to me you can only read one character from DC going forward, everyone who knows me wouldn’t even need to hesitate before giving an answer. Clark Kent. I say Clark, as I love pre-Crisis Superboy almost […]

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28th Sep2021

‘Whistle: A New Gotham City Hero’ Graphic Novel Review

by Dean Fuller

Written by E. Lockhart | Art by Manuel Preitano | Published by DC Comics (YA) I’ve written in previous reviews just how much I like these Young Adult books. DC haven’t exactly covered themselves in glory in a lot of ways in recent times (closing down Vertigo for one) but this division has been one […]

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09th Sep2021

‘Aquaman 80th Anniversary 100-Page Super Spectacular #1’ Review

by Dean Fuller

Written by Various | Art by Various | Published by DC Comics You know the score by now with these 100 page anniversary specials. They are a celebration of some of the most iconic characters DC has on their roster, with a nice blend of multiple covers by great artists, around a dozen stories by […]

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27th Aug2021

‘Superman ’78 #1’ Review

by Dean Fuller

Written by Robert Venditti | Art by Wilfredo Torres | Published by DC Comics If ever there was a book I was guaranteed to review, it was this one. I cannot put into words how much I love the original Superman film, and the Christopher Reeve version of both Kal-El and Clark Kent. I first […]

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23rd Jul2021

‘Superman and the Authority #1’ Review

by Dean Fuller

Written by Grant Morrison | Art by Mikel Janin | Published by DC Comics When a Superman book comes out it doesn’t take much persuasion for me to pick it up. When a brand new Superman title comes out, it’s an essential purchase. When it’s written by Grant Morrison, I’d be tempted to give it […]

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06th Jul2021

‘DC Future State: Justice League/Superman/Next Batman’ Graphic Novel Review(s)

by Phil Wheat

Following the events of Death Metal andf the Generations two-issue mini-series, DC Future State spotlights the World’s Greatest Super Heroes in fresh new roles – as the title suggests all these new stories take place in the future, with all-new characters taking up their iconic mantles such as Batman, the Justice League, Aquaman, and Batman. […]

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24th Jun2021

‘Infinite Frontier #1’ Review (DC Comics)

by Dean Fuller

Written by Joshua Williamson | Art by Xermanico | Published by DC Comics So, incredible as it may seem now, there was a time when Multiverse was a dirty word. Back in the early 1980’s DC decided that having multiple versions of their characters was just too confusing for potential new readers, and so essentially […]

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11th Jun2021

‘The Joker Presents: A Puzzlebox Directors Cut #1’ Review

by Dean Fuller

Written by Matthew Rosenberg | Art by Jesus Merino | Published by DC Comics (Digital) I had promised myself I would steer away from Batman titles for awhile, as there are just too darn many of them. I love the character and his extended family of characters, but the absolute flood of bat-titles at the […]

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03rd Jun2021

‘The Nice House on the Lake #1’ Review (DC Black Label)

by Dean Fuller

Written by James Tynion IV | Art by Alvaro Martinez Bueno | Published by DC Comics So, what does this hard working comic book reviewer choose to review on one of the hottest and sunniest days of the year so far? A horror book. Yep, not the most natural choice I know, but two things […]

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01st Jun2021

‘The Joker War Saga’ Graphic Novel Review

by Phil Wheat

Written by James Tynion IV | Art by Jorge Jiménez | Published by DC Comics | Format: Hardback, 336pp As the Clown Prince of Crime battles the Dark Knight Detective head-to-head one last time. The Joker has never wanted to win before–he’s never wanted his battle with Batman to end. But now his motivation has […]

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28th May2021

‘Stargirl: Spring Break Special #1’ Review (DC Comics)

by Dean Fuller

Written by Geoff Johns | Art by Todd Nauck | Published by DC Comics Not content with currently hitting it out of the park over at Image with Geiger (check it out, it’s superb), Johns pitches up with a timely reminder that although Image are his new friends, DC are his long term best buds. […]

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