Reviews

What If? 200

A 200th issue celebration, including Stan Lee’s first ever story for the series.

I don’t suppose many would argue against this being the greatest comic book work of the 1940s, given that The Spirit ran as a newspaper insert. But on the other hand, is even this still worth reading over 65 years on (these stories are from 1843-44)?

JSA All-Stars #13

The first time I read JSA All Stars 13 I was quietly impressed. It was a nice break in what is often an incomprehensible team book which itself spun off from another overpadded team book whose purpose and indeed distinction has often been unclear to me.

Legion of Super-Heroes 8

I’ve always had a soft spot for the Legion of Super-Heroes. It was a series that was always aware of its own absurdity, with its multitudinous cast of members, all of whom had ridiculous names and often even more ridiculous powers.

Yoko Tsuno: The Time Spiral

Despite being of the wrong gender and about 30 years too old to be in the target audience for this science fiction adventure, I couldn’t help but be carried away by the beautifully precise artwork, carefully considered characters and energetic plotting of this book.

Superman/Shazam! – The Return of Black Adam

Both Marvel and DC have been releasing straight-to-DVD animations of their characters for a few years now, with apparently variable results. This is the latest, a collection of shorts featuring a new Superman/Captain Marvel team up, along with previously released features starring The Spectre, Jonah Hex and Green Arrow.

Batman The Dark Knight 1

This is the first comic in a very long time that I have bought for the artist rather than writer – well, they are the same person, but I like his art a lot and had never read his writing. I guess the fact that Batman is a fresher proposition now than for ages helped incline me towards trying this, too.

FA - The Comiczine

What If? 200

Plastic Man Archives 2

JSA All-Stars #13

Legion of Super-Heroes 8

Yoko Tsuno: The Time Spiral

Superman/Shazam! – The Return of Black Adam

Batman The Dark Knight 1

Polly & Her Pals, Vol. 1: 1925-1927

Richard Stark’s Parker: The Outfit

Ultimate Doom 1