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Batwoman 0

If an issue 0 (why?) has any purpose, surely it is as a promo, to entice us to add this series to our pick-list. Instead, the story deftly blends the idiotic with the dull.

THUNDER Agents 1

The perfect example of the worst of faux-clever post-Watchmen comics, not least because it’s another rethinking of a gang of old characters that DC bought in.

I read this on a whim. Even back in the days when I read superhero comics with any regularity, Supergirl was never one of my favourites. Any memories I have of the character are tied up in reprints of the Maggin/Swan stories from the 1960s, and I usually envisage her accompanied by a menagerie of super animals.

Batman Inc. etc.

The changes Grant Morrison is making now were not expected. Batman Incorporated: a whole organisation of Batmen and associated characters. It’s one of the most daring changes I’ve seen, given the huge stature of the character – but is it a good move?

Knight & Squire 2

There’s a very specific set of people that Knight and Squire is going to sell to. It’s a shame, really, that that group (UK-based superhero fans) is such a small subset of the comics-buying public as a whole – because despite its wit and charm, the series is going to leave the dominant US-based market, on the whole, somewhat baffled by its firmly British eccentricities.

Jonah Hex 61

Do not start reading Jonah Hex with this issue. It’s one of the best issues of the series.

Showcase Presents Sgt Rock 3

Getting a collection that is nearly 90% Kubert is a major treat, especially with one of comics’ stronger writers and a good character.

Superboy 1

I thought that with this new site starting, when I visited the comic shop this week I’d buy something kind of at random, and the first issue of Superboy by creators new to me seemed a suitable choice.

Cinderella: From Fabletown With Love

In the six issue Fables spin-off special Cinderella: From Fabletown With Love, writer Chris Roberson and artist Shawn McManus continue the character development that rips apart every Disney princess ideal we’ve ever seen.

the origins of Wonder Woman

One of the most extraordinary finds in the history of comics: a letter from H.G. Peter to William Moulton Marston featuring character sketches for the proposed Wonder Woman, and discussion of her costume

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