Superman Family September 2018 Solicitations

[Sacred Knight]

ACTION COMICS #1003
written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
art by YANICK PAQUETTE
cover by PATRICK GLEASON
variant cover by FRANCIS MANAPUL
variant cover by DAVID MACK
How well does Clark Kent know his own city? Are the threats targeting Metropolis new or something older and more dangerous than they seem? With mobsters being killed off and the Daily Planet staff hunting for answers, it’s up to Superman to discover what lurks in the underside of the city he thought he knew so well. Who is the Red Mist, and why has Superman never heard of someone so powerful and dangerous? And what is Lois Lane doing with Lex Luthor?


ADVENTURES OF THE SUPER SONS #2
written by PETER J. TOMASI
art by CARLO BARBERI and ART THIBERT
cover by DAN MORA
Kids today, amiright? What with their vaping, texting, emoji-ing and whatnot—never mind what happens when teen villains the Gang get their hands on Gold Kryptonite! That’s exactly what the young bad guys plan to do to impress the Earth’s biggest villains! Super Sons Robin and Superboy stand face to face with Rex Luthor, Joker Jr. and other psychos pulled right from your nightmares. The Gang has already robbed Superboy of his powers, and now they’re ready to reveal their grand plan!


SUPERGIRL #22
written by MARC ANDREYKO
art by KEVIN MAGUIRE
cover by TERRY DODSON and RACHEL DODSON
variant cover by AMANDA CONNER
Who murdered Krypton? Supergirl and Krypto rocket into space, en route to the Green Lantern world of Mogo, where she hopes to find clues about Rogol Zaar and his connection to the destruction of Krypton. Instead, she finds whispers and cover-ups. What are the GLs hiding? And will they go from Green to Red when they find out she’s in possession of Zaar’s weapon of war? (Hint: yes!)

SUPERMAN #3
THE SUMMER OF STEEL CONTINUES!
written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
art and cover by IVAN REIS and JOE PRADO
variant cover by ADAM HUGHES
variant cover by DAVID MACK
Guest-starring the Justice League! Locked inside the Phantom Zone, the Earth stands poisoned and its heroes lie dying, with no idea how to escape the deadly Kryptonian trap. But an even deadlier threat invades as Rogol Zaar teams with those who have been imprisoned inside the Phantom Zone to use Earth to escape, not caring if they destroy the planet to do it.

[KC]

I am so happy that kara is bringing Krypto with her in this story arc. I am excited about this new Supergirl book.

[Sacred Knight]

Things that popped out at me:

Action and Superman are definitely operating on a different time-period. I'm guessing the events of Action are happening sometime after this first Superman arc, but who knows.
Lois and Lex working together? Interesting for a few reasons. One, it would seem to suggest Lois is home after the events of MOS. But it doesn't seem like Jon is. And Lex was supposed to be off-the-table for a while according to Bendis. Just misdirection? Or is this team up not long for the story?

Supergirl and Krypto! On top of a new, more Silver Age-inspired costume, Supergirl has a great traveling partner on her quest to find out about Rogol Zaar's history.

[Last Son of Krypton]

I'm already missing the double-shipping schedule of the past 2 years.

[Sacred Knight]

I'm torn on that. The extra content was nice. But at the same time I won't be missing the era from a story point of view.

[Last Son of Krypton]

I'm torn on that. The extra content was nice. But at the same time I won't be missing the era from a story point of view.

Yeah, it's the same for me, the double-shipping is the only thing that I'm going to miss from the Superman Rebith era.

Bendis could produce 4 Superman comics a month, it's just that he's too busy writing 6 different monthly books. But, I'd like they'll go back to that format later, maybe.

[DragonPiece]

I thought Bendis wasn't writing Lex? Interesting he's working with Lois, especially when he is a villain again.

[Robanker]

Man, after double shopping and MoS weekly, it's going to be hard to go back to monthly.

Really interested to see what's going on with Lois and Lex. What's he hiding?

Also Rex Luthor. Always thought that would be his dog's name. Hah.

[Superlad93]

Nice.

* Don't wanna make the call on Superman and Action Comics taking place at different times yet, but it's a possibility. Funny that Bendis new big bad shares a name with Chris D'Amico from Kickass lol Love the idea that the Planet staff is actively on the case, that's cool. Interested in the Lois/Lex plot point. Glad to hear that even though Lex won't be a main focus going forward, Bendis knows that every great Superman run worth its salt makes room for the acknowledgment of Lex in some form.

* Love what Super Sons sounds like. I've missed the looming specter of gold K.

* I was already sold on the Supergirl book because of what Bendis has set up with the space politics, Maguire's art, and Kara in space, but now you're telling me this is my primary source for Krypto too? Yes please.

[Superlad93]

Covers btw

Action Comics



Super Sons



Superman

[Kuwagaton]

I thought Bendis wasn't writing Lex? Interesting he's working with Lois, especially when he is a villain again.

I mean his very first scene was set outside Lexcorp tower.When he talks about getting away from Lex I think maybe it's kind of a joke.

[bigstupidjellyfish]

Well, I’m done with the X-Men (read the X-Men Gold #30 spoiler for context) so now Superman is my favorite. Excited to have more money to spend on Superman comics.

With that solicit, I’m really hoping Guy shows up in Supergirl. I’m probably not gonna read Adventures of the Super Sons, but everything else looks great.

[Superlad93]

I mean his very first scene was set outside Lexcorp tower.When he talks about getting away from Lex I think maybe it's kind of a joke.

I mean, Lex can still have a presence in the Superman comics (either directly or indirectly) without being the main antagonistic focus. That's still using Lex while very much stepping away from him. The main push for Lex's long term villain development seems to be in Snyder's hands for now.

[bigstupidjellyfish]

I mean, Lex can still have a presence in the Superman comics (either directly or indirectly) without being the main antagonistic focus. That's still using Lex while very much stepping away from him. The main push for Lex's long term villain development seems to be in Snyder's hands for now.

Bendis and Marvel did the same thing with Osborn. He got to show up in Spider-Man (and never as the Goblin), but Avengers was where he got to shine.

[MajorHoy]

And what is Lois Lane doing with Lex Luthor?

The Watusi?