Superman (2018-) #1

by Brian Michael Bendis

[Quirky Cat]

Okay, so I haven’t actually read a ton of Superman, other than some of the (now second) most recent run. Still, I was curious about the fact that they appear to be rebooting Superman now, when the rest of the series are just passing their 50th issue in many cases. I knew they were unlikely to have dropped everything that had been done to Superman in rebirth, so I was going to be losing out on some backstory…but still I couldn’t resist.
This is one of those issues that starts out a bit slow. Admittedly I may have been missing a lot more context than I realized, and therefore wasn’t enjoying the subtleties. So take that with a grain of salt. Still, the issue starts off with flashbacks and monologues, which is actually fine for setting up a plot, so I didn’t mind.
There is an absence in this story that caught my attention though. It’s a major focus of the series, I believe, so that’s not terribly surprising. Still, the way they handled it was…intriguing. I wonder how long they’ll keep this going for?
The final revelation of this issue is what really floored me. I honestly didn’t see that coming, nor did I ever expect a twist like that to come up. I’m impressed. I don’t normally read Superman issue by issue…but I might just have to cave and do so now.