Comics Explained: Jon Kent, Superman/Superboy

It is Pride Month 2023 and to mark the occasion we are looking at one of the recent superheroes to come out of the closet – Superman’s son Jon Kent. Originally introduced as Superboy, he is now the current Superman which marks him as the first canonical LGBTQ+ Superman. Despite having a very recent debut

Comics Explained: Superman

His whole planet was destroyed. He’s the last of a holocaust. He grew up in the dirt. Finding out slowly how different he was. A stranger discovering every day how strange he was. He has the power to tear the world apart. And he could. With a pinkie. It’s not his world. We’re not his

Comics Explained: The Flash (Barry Allen)

The second Flash marked the beginning of the Silver Age of Comics and has become one of the most iconic DC characters. If DC had to turn its Trinity (Batman, Wonder Woman, and Superman) into a Quadrant then Barry Allen would be at the front of the queue for the fourth figure. In Justice in

Comics Explained: The Court of Owls

Beware The Court of Owls, that watches all the time, ruling Gotham from a shadow perch, behind granite and lime. They watch you at your hearth, they watch you in your bed, speak not a whispered word of them or they’ll send The Talon for your head. In Gotham City there was a mystery that even the famed Batman

Comics Explained: Reverse Flash

I haven’t managed to talk much about the Flash much, so let’s talk about one of his most infamous villains: the Reverse Flash. There have been several versions of the Reverse Flash, but today we’re looking at the main one – Eobard Thawne. Sometimes called Professor Zoom, he was not a major villain for the

Comics Explained: Wonder Woman

One of the most iconic characters in comic book history, and one of DC’s Trinity is Diana of Themyscira, Wonder Woman. First appearing in 1942, she was created as a feminist answer to Superman, and has evolved over the years to reflect changes in society. Being one of the most iconic characters in comic books

Comics Explained: Catwoman

As I am writing The Batman is currently in cinemas, and it is the first time that Catwoman has appeared in a live action movie since The Dark Knight Rises. One of the most famous anti-hero/anti-villains of comics, and a longstanding love interest of Batman, Catwoman has made a mark on the history of comics.

Comics Explained: Aqualad

It’s LGBTQ+ History Month here in the UK, and it’s Black History Month in the US, so I thought we could look at a recent edition to comic books which combines the two: Aqualad. There have been two Aqualads, and we’re looking at the second one – Kaldur’am, aka Jackson Hyde. Other than being black

Comics Explained: Green Lantern (Hal Jordan)

Since his debut in 1959 the Green Lantern Hal Jordan has been a major part of the DC Universe. Rising and dipping in popularity, and seeing a lot of different writers, has meant that a lot has happened to him within the world of comics. Recently, it has become a meme on r/DCcomics to include

Comics Explained: Polka-Dot Man

I was writing this week’s post when the trailer for James Gunn’s The Suicide Squad was released which stopped me in my tracks. My first thought was ‘Polka-Dot Man is unironically has a clearer place in cinema than Superman right now‘ and my second one was ‘Who actually knows about Polka-Dot Man?‘. So that is