Marvel Zombies Supreme #1 of 5
The concept of Marvels Zombies was a great one way back in Ultimate Fantastic 4 but they were massively overused. Every series was weaker than the last and by the final death rattle of Marvel Zombies 5 it was clear that the idea had long since run out of steam. It needed a genuinely good idea to make things interesting again. Happily Marvel seem to have realised this and so we have MZ Supreme. Squadron Supreme, that is. Yes, since every regular Marvel hero has faced and fallen to the zombies before why not see how Marvel’s JLA analogue would fare? It’s deliciously good fun for comic fans. A crack military team is dispatched to the Silo to find out why contact has been lost and the bunker sealed from the inside. Before long it’s clear that the rescue mission is A Very Bad Idea. Indeed, there’s a zombified ‘JLA’ on the loose and desperate to escape for fresh meat. Aside from the fun of figuring out which zombie is which DC hero, there’s a lot of tension around who, if any, of the soldiers is going to make it out alive. The danger is back and the excitement with it! The Squadron Supreme are out to change the world again, but will the world survive it? 4/5
Superman / Doomsday 100 Page Spectacular (one-shot)
To tie in with the Reign of Doomsday event DC have collected together some Doomsday stories you may have missed from days gone by. The largest section is a 3 part Doomsday special that takes place at some point after Superman – Doomsday (which gave him an origin) and tagged on at the end is a reprint of the 100th issue since the Death of Superman. It’s ironic that despite the dated 90s artwork, the earlier material actually holds up better than the more recent story post Our Worlds At War which suffers under Ed McGuinness’s overly exaggerated manga-influenced artwork. It looked bad at the time, and now it looks even more like it belongs in Roger Rabbits ‘Toonville. It’s just entirely distracting and feels like you’re reading something out of continuity entirely. The earlier material brings back some survivors of Doomsday’s original rampage, reveals what happened when Doomsday met Darkseid, how Doomsday inadvertently united Khundia, and yet another secret chapter (and massacre!) of the Green Lanterns Corps. The artwork is dated, but if you were reading comics back in the 90s, it’s a fun little nostalgia trip. It’s just a shame that DC sours things by including the newer story: it doesn’t sit well in the package at all and is an ugly reminder of one of the worst eras in Superman’s recent history. 3/5
Next: Batman & Robin #21, Justice League Generation Lost #21
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