Written by GEORGE PEREZ
Breakdowns and cover by GEORGE PEREZ
Art by JESUS MERINO
The new adventures of Superman begin here! What is The Man of Steel’s startling new status quo? How does it affect Lois Lane and The Daily Planet? There’s no time for answers now, because Superman must stop a monstrous threat to Metropolis – one that he somehow is the cause of!
BONUS REVIEW by PASTOR SAM
There is no worse feeling than being on the fence about something. In my line of work there is a constant pressure to be on either one side or the other, being in the middle is the worst place one can be. It is this same feeling that makes this review so challenging to write. I really wanted to cry out the death of Superman in this book, much like I did with Action Comics #1, and yet there were many little things that Perez got right about the character. Not to let him off the hook though, there were many things I was very unhappy to see…SPOILERS AHEAD: namely the destruction of the daily planet and Lois dating Ken of Ken and Barbie fame. Speaking of Ken, how creepy is it that this fool’s name is “Jonathan”, and that Clark even notes how it is a good name? Gives me shivers. That being said, the only other major things I had a problem with were the costume (dead horse beaten), the villain, and the pacing of the book. Villains make heroes, and sadly, the issue #1 villain is the most unimaginative creation I’ve seen in a while. It wasn’t even cool looking. I guess we all know what really happened to Johnny Storm now. Him aside, frankly, most of the book was just boring. It wasn’t even one of the slow builds that get really good, I just found myself asking, when is it going to start? And how does it conclude? With a couple of pages that were leaked online 2 months ago. Not the most satisfying hook. So you might be wondering, was there anything good about it? Yes. In a word: Superman. Perez manages to capture the essence of the character in spite of everything working against it. It’s much like the Beast in Beauty and Beast; you can see the wonderful heart of the character beneath, if you are first willing to look past all the ugliness.
