The Superman of the New 52 has passed, and the original Superman takes his place in the first issue ongoing issue of the Rebirth relaunch. During a visit to his alternate-timeline-self's grave, Clark Kent bids farewell and takes up the mantle of the world's greatest superhero. The family has moved from Salinas, California, to a farm... Continue Reading →
Superman: Rebirth #1 Review
The Superman of Earth-Prime is gone, and the world comes to terms with the loss. In Superman: Rebirth #1, Lana Lang and pre-Flashpoint Superman head to the New 52's burial site to deal with his death in their own ways. For Lang, it's to keep a promise and have Kent's body taken to Smallville, Kansas,... Continue Reading →
Batman Superman #5 Review
The Toymaster Hiro Okamura has a new game, and it involves taking down superheroes. But the game, an MMORPG built around beating Batman, has a critical flaw -- it's real. Designed on technology engineered from prominent scientists' work, the video game has the ability to create avatars that form real-life threats to the heroes players... Continue Reading →
Batman Superman #4 Review
The Batman Superman pairs have to decide how to save their respective worlds in Batman Superman #4, a complicated and heavy issue with major ramifications for the New 52 storylines going forward. Last issue, Kaiyo the Chaos Bringer introduced Darkseid, an incoming threat capable of destroying both Earth 1 and 2. The reveal by Kaiyo... Continue Reading →
Worlds Collide — Batman Superman #1 Review
June sees two new titles from DC exploring two of its greatest characters. Superman Unchained released earlier this month, and it saw the formation of a dynamic-duo creative team made up of superstars Scott Snyder and Jim Lee. That series launched at an opportune time right before Man of Steel, DC's Superman movie reboot, debuted... Continue Reading →