Fantastic Universes

" DCeased: Dead Planet " Writer: Tom Taylor Artists: Trevor Hairsine, Gigi Baldassini, Stefano Gaudiano and Tom Derenick Color Artist: Rain Beredo Letterer: Saida Temofonte Review by Steve J. Ray The DCeased: Dead Planet  hardcover collected edition is finally here, and whoa-boy is it good! It can truly be said that I've been dying for this book to come out... sorry. The Story So Far Five years have passed since the end of the  original series , and we have an all-new Justice League. Yes, we still have a Batman, a Wonder Woman, and a Superman; but they’re Damian Wayne, Jon Kent and Cassie Sandsmark. My, oh, my… they grow up so fast, don’t they? Add in Green Arrow, Dinah Lance – The Green (Lantern) Canary, and the other citizens of a world they’ve dubbed “Earth-2” (gotta love it) and the future looks bright… at least for a couple of pages. The book starts with a recap of the original  DCeased  story, where the anti-life equation laid waste to the Earth, and made undea...

  Article by Fay Clark EXTRA! EXTRA! READ ALL ABOUT IT! Well, that's actually the point. I'm back and with a totally FANTASTIC idea, if I do say so myself. This is very exciting news, so I'm just going to jump right in. FANTASTIC UNIVERSES IS GETTING A READING CHALLENGE!!! I'm absolutely buzzing to be able to share this with you all. We have been workshopping a fitting name and we finally all agreed on; "Do It, Buy The Book" With obvious double meanings aside, it was just the perfect name for our challenge. We will be rolling this out on the 1st of May. There will be all the details you need to join in, going live on a post soon! So without further ado, watch this space for our Fantastic Universes Reading Challenge  DO IT, BUY THE BOOK coming soon to a webpage near you.

"Suicide Squad: Bad Blood" Writer: Tom Taylor Artists: Bruno Redondo, Daniel Sampere and Juan Albarran Color Artist: Adriano Lucas Letterer: Wes Abbott Review by Max Byrne Following on from the white hot success of  DCeased , a title that captured both the headlines and the imaginations of comic book fans the world over, it must surely have been the case that Tom Taylor could have had his pick of whatever DC property he wanted to write next. With his stock at an all time high, Taylor’s next move was guaranteed to be big news, so, in a move that proved mutually beneficial, both for himself and DC, he took on Task Force X,   for a critically acclaimed 11 issue run, That saga, collected in its entirety, can be found within the pages of this beautiful hardcover book; Suicide Squad: Bad Blood . It's clear that DC Comics gave  Taylor carte blanche to take any direction he saw fit, and this is darkly humorous, extremely gory, very knowing and self aware stuff. In other words, a ...

Article by Adam Ray It's a rare treat to hear this. It's time for everyone to sharpen their axes, and hollow out the skulls of their enemies to use as sippy cups. The fine people at Vault Comics have unveiled their newest title, with a brand new, angry lead character. Don't just take my word, here are some thoughts from the series' creator, a Fantastic Universes favourite, Michael Moreci . Conan + Hellboy = BARBARIC Hello, everyone. I've got some news to share with you: I've got a brand-new comic series launching with Vault Comics. B ARBARIC follows Owen the Barbarian who has been cursed to do good. His bloodthirsty, drunken weapon, Axe, has become his moral compass. Together they wander an untamed, mythic realm battling supernatural cultists, hungry giants, creatures of the night, and more in their quest to somehow, amidst all this chaos, do the right thing. Welcome to the skull-cracking, blood-splattering, mayhem-loving comic brave enough to ask: How can ...

Doctor Who:  Missy #1 Writer:  Jody Houser Artist:  Roberta Ingranata Color Artist:  Enrica Angiolini with Shari Chankhamma Letterers:  Comicraft’s Richard Starkings Review by  Steve J. Ray Summary In Doctor Who: Missy #1, the wayward Time-Lady wages war on the Doctor, but this time she’s not alone! Can the combined brilliance of the Third and Twelfth Doctor avert her deadly scheme, or will she get her hands on a secret weapon capable of wreaking havoc on the universe? This special story, celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Master’s first appearance on TV (as first played by Roger Delgado in “Terror of the Autons” – January 2nd-January 23rd 1971, until his sad passing in 1973). The series will feature more Doctors and Masters than ever before. Following on from the  Doctor Who Comic crossover adventures  (where the Tenth and Thirteenth Doctors battled villains like the Weeping Angels, and the Autons) this new story sees the series expand its h...

" Avengers: Curse Of The Man-Thing " Writer: Steve Orlando Artist: Francesco Mobili Color Artist: Guru-eFX Letterer: VC’s Clayton Cowles Review by Steve J. Ray I love surprises… well, good ones anyway. A few months back, my lovely friends and colleagues over on the DC Comics News Podcast network  interviewed the wonderful Steve Orlando , and what a great conversation it was! It seems that Mr. Orlando thought so too, as a few days back we were sent a review copy of his new project,  Avengers: Curse Of The Man-Thing . Good news/bad news. Sadly, DC Comics News doesn't review Marvel titles (yet?) The good news? Fantastic Universes covers anything we love, or think is great. This comic is great . This issue is the first part of a trilogy, with the second installment coming in three weeks’ time. Look out for  Spider-Man: Curse Of The Man-Thing  from April 28 (and the final chapter;  X-Men: Curse Of The Man-Thing , coming in May). The story centers around the creatur...

“ Joker/Harley: Criminal Sanity ” – Book Eight Writer: Kami Garcia Artists: Mico Suayan and Jason Badower Color Artist: Annette Kwok Letterers: Richard Starkings and Comicraft’s Tyler Smith Review by Kendra Hale Gordon and I Don’t Agree Anymore If there’s one series that always keeps you guessing, currently it is this one.  Joker/Harley: Criminal Sanity  #8 is here, and that means that The Joker’s getting ready to strike. All roads lead to a concert for his attack, and in this issue we get surprises, action, teasers, and a fair bit of chaos. There’s lots to unpack, so let’s dive in. Introducing Black Canary To The Stage Everything leads to the concert being the grand stage for Joe Kelly to strut out his grand finale. The GCPD and Harley are honed in too, but for different reasons, and with different plans. After all the concert goers are treated to a performance by Black Canary, the next band, Event Horizon hits the stage. That’s when Kelly’s plans are set into motion. Th...