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Action Comics #999 reunites Sam Lane and his daughter's family while Superman looks to have another encounter with Cyborg Superman. Is it a good read?

Superboy is smitten with a girl in Kansas, and it leads him to minor conflict with his family. Superman #42 cover by Patrick Gleason and John Kalisz While I do have a great love for Bizarro and how he and his kind speak, boy is it difficult to follow all the inversions when it's only Bizarro characters[...]

The Booster Shot of Action Comics comes to an ending, as Superman and Booster Gold must escape execution from the Zod Family. Can they survive? Is Action Comics #998 a good read?

[rwp-review-recap id="0"] Superman, Superboy, and Klain speed to Klain's compound in the hopes of escaping the religious zealots of Galymayne Klain reveals his plan to send an egg pod of his species to another planet to survive Unfortunately, the religious overlords of Galymayne are not too far behind and still intend to stop any plans of[...]

Superman and Booster Gold face the Zod family in this issue of Action Comics. Meanwhile, Lois and Jonathan finally find General Sam Lane. Is it a good read?

[rwp-review-recap id="0"] It's the anniversary of Krypton's destruction, and Superman has brought his son, Jonathan aka Superboy, to the Fortress of Solitude to observe the occasion While the two men of Krypton are there, the Fortress' computers detect another planet undergoing the same processes which Krypton experienced before its destruction Superman goes to help, and Superboy[...]

Plus, Jonathan is staying with the Waynes for the weekend! However, Talia al Ghul is in town and wants to bring her son in for an assassination contract. Super Sons #13 cover by Giuseppe Camuncoli and Adriano Lucas The odd couple friendship between Superboy and Robin really binds this comic together Peter J Tomasi gives the Super Sons[...]

Little does the reporter know that her son, Jonathan Kent, aka Superboy, is not far behind her. Action Comics #996 cover by Dan Jurgens, Trevor Scott, and Hi-Fi I've not commented on the issue-to-issue artist shifts in my reviews of the "Booster-Shot" arc of Action Comics This is due to the fact that the previous artists have[...]

Action Comics #995 brings Superman and Booster Gold to the latter's time period — along with an angry Eradicator bot. Plus, Booster is wanted in this time period. Does this make for a good read?

DC Legends, the mobile game where players gather a team of up to four heroes and villains from across the DC Universe to face off against Nekron and his Black Lanterns and Manhunters, has confirmed the upcoming characters that will be added to the game in January 2018. And it's all a bit Superman-themed to begin[...]

Is a little tell rather than show, but without a larger space to tell the story, it kind of makes sense to have a small info dump here. Moreover, the issue suggests some major changes for Superboy, which will be intriguing to see just how those play out. The issue ends with another bombshell moment, and a[...]

The Devastator comes from a world where Superman betrayed everyone. He infected himself with the Doomsday virus to stop him, and now he's on our world.

This past week's Superman #28 and Batman #28 both look at war in a way. They approach it in similar fashion, but display it in completely different manners.

Superman #28 is pretty U.S-specific in its content, but if you can get on board with some payment of respect to veterans, then you might enjoy this comic.

Superboy and Damian Wayne a.k.a Robin airing their grievances with each other in a scuffle in the Batcave, we get a take on the classic formula of superheroes meet, fight and then come to an understanding. Cover by Jorge Jimenez and Alejandro Sanchez It does all this without any kind of deep political allegory (not that there[...]

The latest DC Versus is another showdown that I never would've thought of… mainly because I'm a little behind on my reading and I'm not too familiar with Jonathan Kent, the new Superboy and I'm not the biggest Damian Wayne fan That said… I am fascinated by the potential of this particular battle[...]

Jimenez talks about finding the inner Superboy even when he's not in costume and how much Peter Tomasi's scripts make him laugh. Super Sons #1 is on sale now. https://youtu.be/D9JWJnfN9wkVideo can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Super Sons: Birth of a New Super Team (https://youtu.be/D9JWJnfN9wk) [...]

We've seen all manner of boy wonders and amazing friends in comics over the years, but has an indestructible, tech-enhanced canine ever buddied up to a

By Brian Goldberg Tom DeFalco spun many comic tales and created universes and characters that have stood the test of time.  The illustrious former Marvel Editor-in-Chief is responsible for creating Spider-Girl and the M2 Universe, an alternate Spider-Verse with a strong fan following.  Some of the other titles he has written include Amazing Spider-Man, Dazzler, Firestar,[...]

This week, Batgirl: Futures End #1 is all about the fanservice. In a good way, of course.... Welcome to the League Of Batgirls, from Gail Simone and

Barbiere and drawn and coloured by Ben Caldwell… With one new member… Superboy. Are we expecting a Superboy And Gen-13 title to be announced at San Diego? Comics courtesy of Orbital Comics in London With Blood And Roses about to happen…   That's the cover tag, announcing the reintroduction of Gen-13 in today's Supergirl #33[...]

Joining Batwing, Birds Of Prey and All Star Western on the scrapheap in August are Phantom Stranger, Pandora and Superboy… though most like Birds Of Prey, Phantom Stranger, Superboy, Pandora and Batwing have another 3D cover Futures End issue listed for  September Could they be due a relaunch? Or were they planned before the books[...]

I wonder if that's just a coincidence? Superboy shows that if you have telekinesis, you can basically do every super power there is if you try hard enough.   Sneaky sneaky…did Matt Kindt just unveil a new X-O Manowar in Unity #2?! Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water, Harbinger #19 brings you…KARDASHIAN[...]

That Superboy Dies! rumour is still running around willy nilly Well folks, he still seems to be around in February 2014 You may have to wait a little bit longer Possibly forever. SUPERBOY #28 Written by MARV WOLFMAN Art by ANDRES GUINALDO and MARK IRWIN Cover by RAFAEL SANDOVAL and NORM RAPMUND On sale FEBRUARY 12 • 32 pg, FC,[...]

Okay, we've had food, drink and clothes, what else is out there? Justin Jordan's issue of Superboy definitely tries for the Everything You Knew Was Wrong angle Who does he think he is, Alan Moore? His beard is nowhere near luxurious enough yet. Marvel seems to rediscover continuity Not only is Wolverine in the blue and yellow,[...]

He'll be writing Superboy #26 and the arc that kicks off with that issue. And Tony Bedard, last seen on Green Lantern: New Guardians and Blue Beetle, will be writing a new Supergirl arc, a comic he'd previously written fill-ins for, also starting with #26. Not only that but he'll be guest starring the new-look Lobo in[...]

He was created by Cary Bates and Don Heck as a foil for Superboy in issue #84 1960 So even though he is most closely linked to the Scarlet Speedster, he was not originally meant to be part of the Rogues Like another character I already highlighted, Doctor Spectro, Rainbow Raiders powers were partly based[...]

That really builds an audience for a creator, and Justin Jordan is an excellent example of that phenomenon. Rumors were flying at San Diego Comic Con that Jordan had, or was intending to walk off working on Superboy, but would continue on other DC titles like Green Lantern: New Guardians, and then another rumor popped up[...]

At San Diego, we broke the news that Justin Jordan had walked off Superboy but would remain on Green Lantern: New Guardians Was to be an upcoming writer on Crossed. And we also learned of his new Image series Dead Body Road It was very much his San Diego Comic Con, despite him not actually going. Some[...]

The world transitioned from Comic Book Day to Comic Con Week yesterday, with Justin Jordan at the top of the list. From chitter chatter in the San Diego bars last night, news that Luther Strode creator Justin Jordan has chosen to leave Superboy. Most-Read Comic Stories Wednesday: Justin Jordan Walks Off Superboy From chitter chatter in the San Diego[...]