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 South Coast of England but lives in the longbox.
Latest articles by Oscar Maltby
Best Shots review - Future State: Swamp Thing #2 is dense and atmospheric
By Oscar Maltby published
Feature Ram V and Mike Perkins debate the potential of humanity at the end of civilization in Future State: Swamp Thing #2
Best Shots review - Future State: Next Batman #3 underwhelming considering the pedigree
By Oscar Maltby published
Feature Although the main event is disappointing, The Next Batman #3 is worth a read for the distinctive and absorbing pairing of 'Outsiders' and 'Arkham Knights'
Best Green Lantern stories of all time
By Oscar Maltby published
Feature The best of the best of the ring-slingin' Green Lanterns
Best Shots review - Future State: Suicide Squad #1's spectacle of it all is the draw here
By Oscar Maltby published
Feature With a back-up story starring Black Adam
Best Shots review - Future State: Dark Detective #2 picks up momentum
By Oscar Maltby published
Feature Both stories - Bruce Wayne's and Red Hood's - pick up steam in Future State
Best Shots review - Future State: Batman/Superman #1 a quality outing for the World's Finest
By Oscar Maltby published
Feature Gene Luen Yang and Ben Oliver bring Batman and Superman together for Future State
Best Shots review - Future State: Superman: Worlds of War #1 a powerful statement on Superman's impact
By Oscar Maltby published
Feature Future State: Superman: Worlds of War #1 well worth the hefty cover price
Best Shot review - Future State: Shazam! #1 reveals an isolated and troubled hero
By Oscar Maltby published
Feature Tim Sheridan and Eduardo Pansica paint a very different portrait of Shazam!
Best Shots review - Future State: Immortal Wonder Woman #1 a kaleidoscope of light and energy
By Oscar Maltby published
Feature Immortal Wonder Woman #1 offers vivid artwork and high stakes
Best Shots review - Future State: Teen Titans #1 is a competent but frustrating read
By Oscar Maltby published
Feature If you don't mind chaotic storytelling, Future State: Teen Titans #1 is a unique ride
Best Shots review - Future State: Robin Eternal #1 is one for the Tim Drake faithful
By Oscar Maltby published
Feature Future State: Robin Eternal #1 has strong character moments but a weak plot
Best Shots review - Future State: Dark Detective #1 "a solid first installment"
By Oscar Maltby published
Feature With former Batman Bruce Wayne and the Grifters
Best Shots review - Dark Nights: Death Metal #7 "an incredibly slick package, a taster of DC's year to come"
By Oscar Maltby published
Feature Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo's Dark Nights: Death Metal finale is as much a beginning as it is an ending
Best Shots review - Dark Nights: Death Metal - The Secret Origin #1 gives fans "the final rehabilitation of Superboy-Prime"
By Oscar Maltby published
Feature The Secret Origin is an oasis of calm at the apex of the roaring whirlwind that is Dark Nights: Death Metal
Best Shots review - Dark Nights: Death Metal #6 "isn't elegant and it isn't clever, but it sure is fun" - spoilers
By Oscar Maltby published
Feature The penultimate issue of Dark Nights: Death Metal
Best Shots review: Batman #105 has "well-realized character work"
By Oscar Maltby published
Feature Batman #105's low-key conclusion makes for an appealing palette cleanser after the epic start of Tynion IV's run
Best Shots review - Batman: Black and White #1 "an unusually strong anthology that encapsulates the best of the Bat"
By Oscar Maltby published
Feature This new volume of Batman: Black and White "clears the high bar set by its predecessors"
Best Shots review: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1 - #7
By Oscar Maltby published
Feature As collected in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Ultimate Collection Vol. 1
Best Shots review: Red Hood #51 "a solid foundation for the future of Jason Todd"
By Oscar Maltby published
Feature Shawn Martinbrough and Tony Akins takes over DC's Red Hood
Best Shots review: Captain America #25 "understated but impactful"
By Oscar Maltby published
Feature A milestone Captain America issue
Best Shots review - Dark Nights: Death Metal #5 a "bombastically silly blockbuster"
By Oscar Maltby published
Feature Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo gets into the thick of Dark Nights: Death Metal with #5
Best Shots review - Dark Nights: Death Metal - Infinite Hour Exxxtreme #1 "a must-have for the Lobo lovers"
By Oscar Maltby published
Feature A trio of foul-mouthed hijinks in Dark Nights: Death Metal - Infinite Hour Exxxtreme #1
Best Shots review: Crossover #1 "bold as hell" - spoilers
By Oscar Maltby published
Feature Donny Cates and Geoff Shaw presents "slick and provocative blockbuster" with Crossover #1
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