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Review: Superman: Lois and Clark #8
Superman: Lois and Clark #8 wrapped up writer Dan Jurgens’s and penciller Lee Weeks’s uplifting tale of the pre-Flashpoint Metropolis Marvel hiding out in the New 52 DC Universe with his wife, Lois Lane, and their son, Jonathan. T. Kyle King, ComiConverse’s Man of Steel...
Review: Superman: American Alien #7
Superman: American Alien #7 arrived last week, concluding the miniseries characterized by writer Max Landis as “the opposite of All-Star Superman.” Wrapping up his sequence of “seven stories from Clark Kent’s life” in Valkyrie, Landis delivered on his ominous promise that “the most violent, realistic...
Review: Action Comics #52
Action Comics #52 was released this week, bringing fans the most enthusiastically expected installment of Peter J. Tomasi's The Final Days of Superman. ComiConverse's Man of Steel writer, T. Kyle King, takes a look at the long awaited meeting between the pre-Flashpoint and New 52...
Review: Superman: Lois and Clark #7
Superman: Lois and Clark #7 brought readers the latest in writer Dan Jurgens’s action-packed love letter to the first couple of superhero comics. The story is picking up steam, and the series has taken on new significance since DC Comics announced that Jurgens will be...
Review: Action Comics #51
Action Comics #51, the third chapter in Peter J. Tomasi’s multifaceted run-up to DC Comics’ impending Rebirth event, was released this week. Initially billed as the audience’s introduction to the Super League, the story arc spanning several series carries the actual title The Final Days...
Review: Superman: The Coming of the Supermen #3
Superman: The Coming of the Supermen #3 escaped from the fertile mind of iconic comic book creator Neal Adams this week. As both author and artist, Adams has undertaken to carry the Man of Steel back to his Bronze Age basics. ComiConverse’s Action Ace correspondent,...
Review: Superman #51 Marks the Start of Rebirth
Superman #51 was released this week, following a palate-cleansing Wednesday on which no new issues starring the Man of Steel hit the stands. DC Comics began bridging the gap between the end of the New 52 and the coming Rebirth with the opening installment of...
Review: Superman: American Alien #5
Superman: American Alien #5 capped off a busy week for the Man of Steel. Joined by various graphic artists for a seven-issue limited series billed as the antithesis of Grant Morrison’s All-Star Superman, writer Max Landis told the story of “a guy named Clark Kent from...
Review: Superman #50 Sticks The Landing
Superman #50 was released this week, marking a major milestone for the Man of Steel. The 50th issue of the New 52 Superman’s eponymous publication featured the final chapter of the Savage Dawn saga, bringing to culmination both the long-running Truth story arc and writer...
Review: Action Comics #50
Action Comics #50, released this week, marked the end of Greg Pak's and Aaron Kuder's collaboration on DC's oldest superhero title, but the creative team went out with a bang in the 40-page special Resurrection. ComiConverse's Superman Writer, T. Kyle King, is here with a...
Review: Superman: The Coming of the Supermen #1
Neal Adams is back, and he's bringing Superman with him! The iconic comic book creator is providing both the story and the artwork for DC Comics' six-issue limited series, Superman: The Coming of the Supermen. The first issue of Adams's throwback title was released last...
Superman/Wonder Woman #26 & Superman #49 Double Review
Superman was de-powered by Truth, then he was re-energized by kryptonite, and now he’s headed for Rebirth. The Savage Dawn storyline that will close out the New 52 for the Man of Steel continued its forward momentum with two issues that were released on Wednesday,...
Review: Superman: Lois and Clark #5
Superman: Lois and Clark #5 was released this week. Writer Dan Jurgens has revived the pre-Flashpoint Clark Kent and Lois Lane, who are married, raising their inquisitive son Jonathan, and keeping themselves concealed while secretly doing good deeds in the background of the New 52...
Review: Superman: American Alien #4
Superman: American Alien, the seven-issue limited run authored by filmmaker Max Landis, continued this week with the release of the series' fourth installment. ComiConverse's Superman correspondent, T. Kyle King, is here with a review of the newest issue in the story of "a guy named...
Review: Superman: Lois and Clark #4
Dan Jurgens and Lee Weeks have teamed up to revive the pre-Flashpoint Clark Kent and Lois Lane, who are married, raising their son, and hiding out in the background of the mainstream New 52 DC Universe. ComiConverse’s Clois correspondent, T. Kyle King, brings you his...
Review: Superman: Lois and Clark #3
The pre-Flashpoint Superman is back! Hiding out in the background of the mainstream DC Universe, the older Clark Kent is married to Lois Lane and raising their son Jonathan. Superman: Lois and Clark #3 has hit the stands, and ComiConverse’s Man of Steel writer, T....
Review: Superman #46
Left with fewer powers and no secret identity by Truth, Superman has begun to track down the many enemies who are conspiring against him in Justice. On Wednesday, the story arc continued as the Man of Steel worked to locate HORDR in Superman #46 by...
Review: Superman: Lois and Clark #2
As the New 52 Superman wrestles with the challenges of the Justice story arc in the foreground of the mainstream DC Comics continuity, Dan Jurgens and Lee Weeks are telling a different tale starring the pre-Flashpoint Man of Steel, the former Daily Planet star reporter...
Review: Superman #45
Superman came through Truth with his powers diminished and his secret identity revealed. Now, in Justice, the Man of Steel is striking back at the dark conspiracy that brought him from the mountaintop to the valley. The story continued in Superman #45, and ComiConverse’s T....
Review: Bizarro #5
Heath Corson and Gustavo Duarte are sending Jimmy Olsen and Bizarro on a road trip to Canada, and their Silver Age-style buddy comedy continued in Bizarro #5. Our Superman writer, Kyle King, is along for the ride, and he reviews the mismatched twosome's most recent...
Review: Superman/Wonder Woman #22
Superman has survived the Truth story arc, and, despite the exposure of his secret identity and the reduction of his powers, the Man of Steel is now taking the fight to his many enemies. Justice continued this week in Superman/Wonder Woman #22, and our Kyle...
Review: Superman: Lois and Clark #1
While first Truth and now Justice weave their way through DC Comics' main titles starring the Man of Steel, Dan Jurgens and Lee Weeks have been given the opportunity to tell a different sort of story in Superman: Lois and Clark, which debuted this week....