After the intensity of recent run-ins with Doomsday and the Time Trapper, Superman wants a night off. With wife Lois now having Superwoman powers, she’s able to accompany him to the moon for a game of outsized darts. After that, still more fun.
There’s even a team-up with Amethyst, Princess of Gemworld.
It’s not all fun and games, though, as Superman tells Lois what’s playing on his mind.
Indeed.
And later, back in Metropolis, Supergirl introduces Mr and Mrs Superman to a more immediate problem.
The last survivors of worlds ravaged by the nigh-unstoppable monster, they want to end him.
It’s presented as an end-of-issue dilemma, a cliffhanger, but I honestly don’t see the problem. Superman doesn’t kill, but surely he can hand Doomsday over for trial and judgment?
Lois and Clark’s super date night is interrupted for the reader, but not them, by a trio of interludes.
A page each, they’re fun looks at what’s going on back in Metropolis, though the Jimmy and Siobhan one baffled me.
Eh?
From Dan Mora’s stunning full-colour cover to the intriguing final page, this is an enjoyable, visually superb read from writer Joshua Williamson and artist Dan Mora. The dialogue feels right and the pacing is good. The emotions are etched on Lois and Clark with real skill, from joy to worry to love. Little touches such as Lois putting her hair in a relaxed bun add a dose of reality, the interlude design work is a treat, and the surprise Amethyst appearance looks terrific. Alejandro Sánchez adds the glorious colours and Ariana Maher the sharp letters.
It’s good to see Superman and Superwoman having fun together, though I’d love to have seen them chatting about son Jon – he’s been through so much but rarely seems to be a priority. The recent Superwoman Special posited that Lois’s newly-acquired powers could run out at any point so I’m surprised Superman has her zapping around unnecessarily.
And talking of zapping, while it’s good to see Zatanna in this mag yet again, that bit of business she’s doing isn’t something the Mistress of Magic would show off on stage. She’s always stuck to practical magic – not just to keep her powers secret but as a matter of discipline and pride – and a fish-rabbit is far from that.
Boy, that’s a picky one, I know. But you can tell I was very pleased with this issue. How about you?
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Love the art. Loved the review. Can’t be bothered with Lois as Superwoman. There’s just nothing to be gained of it, other than her having everything on top of having it all. Lois solving the Gemworld crisis and worse, telling Superman how their day should have been spent is just enough for me. She is exactly what detractors label Superman as, “perfect”. She does nothing wrong, makes no mistakes, and has no accountability for her actions. Now she’s editor-in-chief of the Daily Planet, and has super powers????!!!! Enough. It’s ironic that when writers want to show Superman as more human, he gets depowered, beat-up, or cries ugly, but Lois? She’s human and needs to be made superhuman, rather than show any genuine humanity. Anyway, I hope this storyline either wraps up soon, or has a payoff that is worthwhile.
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The best ending for a story like this is impossible to do because no one is going to kill off Lois Lane.
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Nothing sus about Lois Lane haters at all.
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I’ve a bit more time for Lois with powers, but I can’t argue with any of your points – the whole thing with Lois is that she’s an amazing person, she doesn’t need powers to make an impression, or a difference.
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I dunno what’s going on with the Jimmy interlude either. I’m assuming it’s just to show how different the two are. What Jimmy finds enjoyable seems to bore Siobhan to death and what she enjoys seems to terrify Jimmy.
Is the changing light source to show that they’s spent the whole day in front of the tv (because the shadows on the wall change from panel to panel)? Does it show that they’re watching different tv shows and each colour is a different episode?
Is there red, blue and green kryptonite involved?
Literally – no clue.
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Maybe it’s just to show that sometimes things are nice and calm for Supes’ supporting cast.
Mind, I like the idea of Kryptonite involvement!
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The other two interludes definitely seem to be pointing to specific story points that will be coming up, so I have to imagine that the Jimmy interlude is going to lead to something as well. But to what?
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I think the gag with Jimmy and Siobhan may be simply that it’s bombastically billed as “The Adventures of Metropolis’s IT Couple,” but then they’re just sitting around watching TV endlessly like any other boring pair. Jimmy’s changing expressions may also reflect a slow realization of just how settled-in they’ve become.
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Oh, that’s clever! This is the official explanation in my head until DC tell us otherwise.
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One of the things that interests me about this storyline is the change in how comics are written. I don’t mind an investigation of what it’s like for Lois to be Superwoman, particularly the current version being married to Superman and mother to another Superman, as it should help her see their side of things and feel closer to them – it also makes sense that she’d be able to handle the powers quite quickly because she’s helped raise Jon, not to mention the times that may or may not be in continuity she’s had powers in the past. What’s interesting is, in the triangle era, say, we would have been hearing her inner monologue and getting a sense of what it means to her. Nowadays, we just bounce along without that for the most part.
But still very enjoyable!
Stu
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That’s a great point, Stu. I’m not saying a lot of comic book writing is lazier these days…
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