Oscar Maltby
Oscar Maltby has been writing about comics since 2015. He has also written comic book scripts for the British small press and short fiction for Ahoy Comics. He resides on the Sou꧙th Coast of England but lives in the longbox.
Latest articles by Oscar Maltby
The best Superman stories of all time
Feature It's Superman's 85th birthday, so here's our pi💟ck of 10 of his best ᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚstories
The best DC New 52 comic books
Feature Sure it was 🐻controversial but there were some good and these are the best DC New 52 comic books
Best Shots review: If you haven't read The Sandman, you should be losing sleep over it
Feature The Sand♔man worms into your consciousness and demands regular rereads
The best Judge Dredd comics of all time
Feature Mega-City One's finest🌸: the best Judge Dredd com🔜ics around
Best Shots review - Miles Morales: Spider-Man #25 is a milestone moment for the character
Feature MIles Morales gets his own 'Clone Saga'
Best Shots review: Detective Comics #1035 is the strongest Bat-book currently on the rack
Feature Along with a tragic character study 🧜of Hunt🤪ress and Mary
Best Shots review - Locke & Key/Sandman: Hell & Gone #1 is essential for fans of both franchises
Feature Hell & Gone is an elegant melding of the Sandman and Locke & Key's universes that retains ♚integrity and respect for both properties
Best Shots review: Children of the Atom #2 struggles to push past the main story beats of the first issue
Feature If you've read𓆏 Children of the Atom #1, you might feel a bit of Groundhog Day while reading Children of the Atom #🐻2
Batman's cast has expanded - meet all the new Gothamites
feature We explore Batman's ever-🔯growing cast of new allies and enemies
Best Shots review: King in Black is well-written and excellently drawn
Feature Childhood me would have worn𝕴 these King in Black issues ragged
Best Shots review: Green Lantern #1 struggles to keep reader interest despite the raw potential
News Green Lantern #1 struggles to keep reader interest despite the ♑raw potential of its 🎐core conceit and some impressive artwork.
Best Shots review: The adventurous spirit of Flash #768 is infectious
Feature Barry Allen gets into so🦂me good-natured fun as the returning Flash
Best Shots review: Detective Comics #1034 is a strong start for new Batman run
Feature A visible contrast against the fiercely authꦫoritative Batman you kno🌜w
Best Shots review: Harley Quinn #1 has a strong grasp on modern Harley's voice
Feature Harley Quinn returns (with an ext💖ra🃏 helping of Batman)!
Best Shots Review - Black Knight: Curse of the Ebony Blade #1 is a solid foundation for a breakout series
Featureﷺ A compelling introduction to the warped wor🐠ld of Dane Whitman
Best Shots review - Batman: Urban Legends #1 is Batman and Jason Todd's greatest hits
Feature ⛦A 70-page Batman anthology with a chunk of drama, a sprinkle of roma🉐nce, a slice of action, and a dash of comedy
Best Shots review: Crime Syndicate #1 is a frictionless series of unfortunate events
Feature Crime Syndicate #1 is horrible people in a horrible world doing horrib🍸le things
Best Shots review - Black Widow: The Ties That Bind is emotionally devastating
Feature The first 🃏arc of Kelly Thompso💦n an Elena Casagrande's Black WIdow run
Best Shots review - Future State: House of El #1 reframes the Superman legacy as a Game of Thrones-esque slice of cosmic fantasy
Feature Future State:💖 Superman - House of El #1 a slick-looking book spectacle
Best Shots review: Batman/Superman #2 injects a dose of body horror into Future State
Feature Future State: Batman/Superman #2 is a si🍒mple, effective, and imagin🔴ative story
Best Shots review - Future State: Dark Detective #4 unmissable
Feature The Bruce Wayne and Red Hood stories deliver
Best Shots review - Future State: Teen Titans #2 is visually impressive but frustratingly lacking in story
Feature More of a prelude to Teen Tita𝓀ns Academy than a story of its own
Best Shots review - Future State: Robin Eternal #2 turns Tim Drake into a goo-dripping demon
Feature Future State: Robin Eternaಌl #2 an affirmation for superhero comics
