Super Powers is a lot of things.  It's fun.  It's bright.  It's colorful. It's silly.  It's crazy.  It's funny. It's a simple, light-hearted all-ages book that advocates the virtues of goodness and heroism. It's a celebration of the entire DC Universe, with the universe itself serving as the main character. And that is precisely why…

Have I told you about Lunch Lady Darkseid?  Because I'm going to tell you about Lunch Lady Darkseid. See, Baltazar and Franco here used to have a book called Tiny Titans.  It was charming and adorable.  It ran for over fifty issues.  It spawned a few spin-offs and miniseries. And it had Darkseid.  As a…

A lone figure rises from the sea. Helmeted and dressed in black as dark as the depths below, the creature makes his way toward a solitary island. A glowing island. An island... of Kryptonite. And home to a totally raging get-together. If there lingered any doubt in your mind that Super Powers here isn't a…

Note: Batman does not appear at all in this issue.  Having said that, don't let that put you off from picking it up, because this is just as fun as any installment so far. Art Baltazar and Franco are playing in their toy box, and they've invited us to join in.  That's really what this…

"Fun" can be a dirty word these days.  With a greater push for "grittier, grounded" stories and more "realistic" depictions of dudes who can fly and the living alien computers that seek to destroy them, the idea of just good old-fashioned enjoyable comics is... well, old-fashioned. I do not care.  Comics are a form of…

Aw yeah, Super Powers! The fantastic team of Art Baltazar and Franco are back to deliver wonderful all-ages adventures for your enjoyment.  In the vein of the spectacular Tiny Titans and Superman Family Adventures, Super Powers is innocent, charming, and fun.  It may also be one of the best team books DC is publishing today, and…