Astronaut Academy is what I might have called “insufferably cute,” except that it uses that cuteness to such great effect: enhancing punch lines, ramping up the silliness and often nonsensicalness to the Nth degree, and lending plausibility to a ridiculous, sci-fi, video-game, and manga-inspired world.

The Adventures of Dr. McNinja: Night Powers is a funny book, and its creator, Christopher Hastings, is multi-talented—solid art, solid story, and nice pacing.

After only being on store shelves for a just over 48 hours, DC announced that the Flashpoint tie-in, Booster Gold #44, was officially sold out and going back to press. The second printing will be available in June. This is a great sign that DCU’s “greatest hero you’ve never heard of” is starting to get some well-earned recognition.

Fantagraphics smartly has repackaged and republished the entire nine-issue series Yeah! in a black & white trade paperback. It’s a smart-looking book, and the choice to go color-free really allows Gilbert Hernandez’s cartooning to shine. But make no mistake: this is vintage Bagge.

Secret Six: The Reptile Brain, the latest Secret Six collection, doesn’t particularly stand out amongst the previous Secret Six books, but with good action, breezy plot, and great characterization, the book is a fine example of consistent, quality DC Comics.

The first issue of Flashpoint starts DC Comics’ big summer event on some truly shaky ground. Geoff Johns had recent homeruns with Green Lantern, Blackest Night, and parts of Brightest Day, but his attempts at transforming The Flash into a marquee star (I smell a movie in the works!) aren’t quite living up to The Scarlet Speedster’s legacy.

Joker’s twisted (and weirdly eloquent) thoughts open DC Comics’ Batman: Arkham City five-issue miniseries. The series aims to connect the hit 2009 video game Batman: Arkham Asylum and its highly anticipated follow-up, Batman: Arkham City. Veteran scribe Paul Dini (Batman: The Animated Series), who penned both video games, does an adequate job of tightening the dangling story threads from Arkham Asylum‘s foreboding conclusion like he’s wielding an ultra batclaw.

Gladstone’s School for World Conquerors is off to a promising start. The high concept is basically “Harry Potter for supervillains,” with a healthy dash of The OC —and it works.

Superman is the first superhero to race across the 900th issue mark. Such a big milestone deserves the press buzz and love its getting from DC fans. As a fitful celebration and anniversary issue, Action Comics #900 only works in spurts. There is a ton of extra content contained in this issue’s “96-page spectacular” and that’s almost worthy of the steep $5.99 price tag. The main feature’s Black Ring finale simply under-performs and nothing quite lives up to that gloriously dark cover by David Finch (Cyberforce, New Avengers, Brightest Day).