Superman
has rescued Earth from the Phantom Zone. It required a lot of help, but he
managed. However, its reappearance in space may have repercussions. It’s akin
to a submarine suddenly appearing from nowhere. The space it occupies was once
filled with water, and now that water must go somewhere. If that’s not enough
to confuse Adam Strange…
Meanwhile,
back in the Zone, Superman is struggling with the morality of destroying the
being that destroyed his entire planet. Like all good men, he must play the
numbers game, weighing the death of a single being against that of an entire
world. Is that justification? Will it not ease his rage? But he’s Superman, so
it’s not for him to make that choice.
However,
there is one Kryptonian who can, whose dreams of resurrecting his home world
could so easily turn to nightmare (as we see in the opening sequence?) But as
we saw recently in the pages of Hal
Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps, Zod would love nothing more than to
come face to face with anyone even partially responsible for Krypton’s
destruction.
The artwork
for this series has been extraordinary, and it is my hope that the art team
will remain in place long after the current story arc concludes. It’s like a
merging of Neal Adams and George Perez, two of comics most capable and dynamic
artists.
Rating:
10/10