Some thoughts about World's Finest #12

How will a date between Robin and Supergirl go?

Dick and Kara have finally decided to have a dinner together but they might realize that their personalities are more different than they expected.

Some thoughts about Stargirl: The Lost Children #4

What caused the time disruption?

Stargirl has made contact with a young Time Master that explains why the Golden Age sidekicks went missing. However, the person who kidnapped them won't make things easy for them.

Some thoughts about Superman #1

 

Can Superman and Lex Luthor work together?

Lex is finally in prison but that won't stop him from trying to manipulate Clark into his plans, plans that will reach the city of Metropolis and maybe even the whole world.

Superman didn't have the most consistent direction in a while. Aside from the work by Phillip Kennedy Johnson, the Man of Steel still suffers the consequences from the atrocious and mindless work by Brian Bendis and so Joshua Williamson arrives to try to fix some of the mistakes made during that forgettable era and so far, so frikking good.

The story opens with Superman protecting Metropolis as usual while we're slowly introduced to the new status quo of Lex Luthor being in jail and Lois Lane being the new Editor in Chief of the Daily Planet, both of these directions were created a few months ago but the writer does a pretty solid job at presenting them in an interesting manner, nailing the characterization of the people involved and how they deal with their respective situations.

Even more interesting though, is the brand new direction Williamson cements. Lex still wants to have a handle on the future of Metropolis and the world, even from prison and so he decides to make an offer to Clark, an offer that he's forcing on him and in a way that feels very in character for the kind of egomaniacal businessman that Lex is. Is pretty interesting to see the concept of a "Supercorp" being explored and how Lex can't help himself to play with Clark's past in a way that inflates his already inflated ego (and is one of the few instances where were see Clark genuinely mad and with good reason).

This all leads to an intriguing new choice of antagonists for the protagonist and a last trailer page that is very reminiscent of Geoff Johns' work from a few years ago (once again Williamson showing how much of a fan he is).

Jamal Campbell handles the art and of course he's amazing thanks to his vibrant style that depicts every expression perfectly and is even better at action scenes.

Promising beginning. Williamson is not perfect but when he nails it, he totally nails it.

Some thoughts about Lazarus Planet: Omega #1

How can the devils be defeated?

Damian has been witness of the awakening of different super powered beings recently but they will need their own team of superheroes to put an end to the culprits.