No way back! Why the superhero multiverse is a totally bonkers idea
TV review
Peacemaker review – John Cena mostly sells DC’s puerile new series
December 2021
Unmasked: the Penguin saves world from Covid in Danny DeVito’s Batman story
The actor, who played him in Batman Returns, has written a storyline for an 80th anniversary edition of the DC comic which sees him vaccinate the planet
October 2021
DC Comics swaps Superman motto ‘the American way’ with ‘a Better Tomorrow’
DC Comics reveals latest Superman as bisexual in new issue
September 2021
Marvel sues to retain control of Avengers characters
Why authors are turning down lucrative deals in favour of Substack
August 2021
Batman’s sidekick, Robin, comes out as LGBTQ+ in new comic
DC’s latest issue of Batman: Urban Legends shows the superhero’s companion accepting a date invitation from another male character
Marvel and DC face backlash over pay: ‘They sent a thank you note and $5,000 – the movie made $1bn’
As the comics giants make billions from their storylines and characters, writers and artists are speaking out about their struggles for fair payment
Is The Suicide Squad the beginning of the end for the superhero movie?
James Gunn’s gory, knowing reboot of the DC antihero adventure is part of a newer revisionist trend that suggests the genre might be going the way of the western
July 2021
The Suicide Squad review – eyeball-blitzing supervillain reboot
Guardians of the Galaxy’s James Gunn is a good directorial fit for the humour and freaky violence of DC’s bad-guy jamboree
June 2021
Solved
Power dressing: which superhero has the best costume?
From Superman’s y-fronts to Hulk’s tattered shorts, superheroes have made their fair share of fashion faux pas – but whose outfit actually works?
May 2021
Week in geek
Putting the dark into DC: what would Christopher Nolan’s Extended Universe have looked like?
¡Kapow! Batman takes holiday in Benidorm in DC Comics anthology
April 2021
Romesh Ranganathan’s midlife crisis
I love superhero movies. But can I sit through a four-hour-long director’s cut?
Regé-Jean Page ‘hurt’ to learn race was factor in rejection from Superman show
March 2021
Week in geek
New Gods and dead heroes: why Snyder's DC plans are temptingly off the wall
Week in geek
Does Zack Snyder's Justice League signal the end of the DC Extended Universe?
Peter Bradshaw's film of the week
Zack Snyder's Justice League review – four hours of geek-pleasing grandeur
Week in geek
Marvel's next wave of heroes will tear up tradition in the name of progress
