Why are we covering Superman, then, if this isn’t ? Why, Batman and Robin appear, of course. Eventually, pre-Flashpoint Lois and Clark merge with New-52 Lois and Clark, thereby merging the timelines together, establishing that everyone knows that Jon is their son, and getting Superman a fantastic new suit in the process. So, he kidnapped Jon and forced Lois and Clark to endure a battery of tests and trials to earn him back. This answered the question of just who and what the fake Clark Kent was, but his memory started seeping back in and he became insanely bitter that Superman had forgotten about him. Mxyzptlk, and to hide himself from Oz’s watchful eye Mxy fooled even himself into believing he was Clark Kent. As a brief recap: somebody had escaped from Mr. It’s not entirely inaccessible, but it does follow directly out of the recent “Superman Reborn” arc. If you haven’t been reading this title, then this may be an iffy jumping-on point. It’s been years since Clark has felt this much like Superman, and now he looks more like Superman than ever before too. Seriously, I’ve wanted the red trunks back as much as the next guy, but this new look is just about perfect: nice big S, a good color break with the belt, and no silly wrist cuffs or footie-jammies. That is pure Superman right there, inspiring others while showing off that amazing new costume from Patrick Gleason. If any titles reflect the Rebirth mission statement of returning to hope and optimism, they’re Superman’s. Superman here is, for my money, the best title DC has to offer (though the equally excellent Super Sons may give it a run for its money), and the great work Dan Jurgens has been doing over in Action Comics isn’t anything to sneeze at either. It’s impossible to look at that spread above and not think of this, or hear John Williams’ soaring score in your head.īrian and I have joked (somewhat) that we wished we wrote for, because Superman comics are just so good right now.
It feels like Superman, and all of the unabashed optimism and hope that he brings. You have no idea how hard I had to fight myself to not open the review with “look, up in the sky…”īut really, this is Superman.