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…….You do realize that Williamson is both the writer for this and DCKO right? Haha.
Superman and his allies have been thrown into a dangerous game to capture the Heart of Apokolips at the center of Earth. But what is the Heart of Apokolips? And how are its origins tied to Krypton?! And why doesn’t Darkseid’s Legion want Superman to find out?
The end ofSuperman Issue 31 does an incredible job of addressing the void left by missing heroes, providing a rewarding and satisfying surprise. Read Full Review
This is going to be one of the oddest and most entertaining tie-ins in DC Comics history, and it's another huge win for Williamson's run on this title. Read Full Review
Superman #31 keeps the pedal down on the DC K.O. story. It has a blend of action and emotion while progressing the events on our journey to the Heart of Apokolips. Have fun, comic lovers! Read Full Review
Superman #31 could have easily played out as a detailed "downtime issue that happened between panels of another story. Instead we get major insight into Clark's feelings and motivations, and a continuation of events outside the main DC K.O. title. Even if you're not keeping up with the company wide crossover, this issue is still important to the overall story Williamson has been telling the entire series. Read Full Review
Superman's KO tie-in starts off strong with a quality opening chapter with a fun twist in the final few pages that should be more than enough to avoid this arc feeling like a time-filler until the event is concluded. Read Full Review
The Heart of Apokolips hides many truths. Leave it to the worlds greatest reporter to unlock some. Williamsons writing peels away at the layers of mystery. The art team shines with balancing the emotions and action. The final page throws a K.O. all it own for New Comic Book Day. Read Full Review
Barrows and Ferreira create some beautiful art throughout the issue. I love the character designs and the hero moments for the characters. Read Full Review
Superman #31 is beautifully drawn and deeply felt but dangerously slow. The art dazzles, the character exchanges sing, and the ending promises fireworks—but as a standalone read, it's more dream sequence than knockout punch. The setup is strong; here's hoping part two actually throws the first punch. Read Full Review
Superman #31manages to juggle being a tie-in toDC K.O. and a Lois Lane-centric story, packed with action and emotion in equal measure. Read Full Review
This was a decent issue, building up the background of the story, giving us some interesting nuggets to mull over (Lara's ideas, Parasite's power up, Lois gaining power) all wrapped up in Barrow's delicious art. This book continues to fire on all cylinders. Read Full Review
Superman #31 is a strong start to the "Man of Apokolips arc. It reads quick, delivers big emotional stakes, and drops a huge Doomsday retcon that will have fans buzzing. Read Full Review
The quality of the story here sets the bar high for other DC K.O. tie-ins to match or exceed. It does this by placing a focus on the Kent Family and what it means for Superman and Supergirl to take part in a tournament that will decide the fate of the Multiverse. Read Full Review
Superman #31 is a fantastic inclusion of this years biggest comic event! This is a crucial issue for all readers that brings the perfect mix of gripping action, shocking twists, and new beginnings. This is an all-star creative team, and it feels like they are not holding back their talents at all with this arc. Read Full Review
The immaculate Williamson run endures.
This issue represents what a good superhero comic should be these days. The writing and art are top-notch. Williamson has had one of the best Superman runs in recent memory; for me, he and PKJ have taken the character back to levels not seen since the Tomasi/Gleason run.
Another outstanding K.O. crossover (along with this month’s FLASH, TITANS and JLU)! Williamson is doing a great job with Clark, Lois, Doomsday and Superboy Prime with some cool new twists and turns that should yield some cool results over the next few months. As I’ve said elsewhere, I think the K.O. crossover books are actually better than the K.O. book itself, which I found to be convoluted, rushed, exposition-heavy and a bit silly.
What I like about Joshua Williamson isn't just the writing, but also the consistent art. Even when the art switches around from Jamal Campbell to Dan Mora, and Eddy Barrows. This run still rocks hard. And his writing for Superbly Prime is actually my favorite.
The silliness of the DC KO event has slipped into the monthly DC books. Nothing wrong with the writing or the art - but conceptually it’s bonkers. The whole story is predicated on heroes having to duke it out to claim the Heart of Apokolips and become King Omega for some very convoluted reasons and now how that goofiness effects the Superman family. I feel bad for the creative team on this book having to wedge this preposterous concept into their monthly title. Evacuating the entire planet Earth … please … only in comics I guess. Also the last page reveal … meh.
Feels like if you are reading DC KO … you could skip this book.
We are still on this incredibly stupid idea of trying to evacuate the entire planet. It is purely impossible. Williamson then throws in these magical ships that have all been waiting in he winds at Lex Corp that he was running only a a month ago as Super Corp. Give me a break. It would take several months to evacuate a single city. Please abandon this idea, I hated it in TItans and I hate it here. Then we we get reveal that Superwoman is back. I celebrated when that was over, I certainly didn't want to see Lois with powers again. I knew that this DC KO might be a trainwreck, but I didn't think I would be this right.
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