Superman #12

If you've ever been a fan of Superman, you should be reading this title as we're getting brand new material with the "Unity Saga" that will define Superman for years to come! Read Full Review

As always,the artwork is superb. Reis, Prado, Albert and Sinclair have obviouslycommitted themselves to making The UnitySaga a genuine event. Its visually ambitious, and they collectivelymeasure up to the challenge. I just hope they still have energy left tocontinue after this particular story arc concludes. Read Full Review

Superman started relatively big, but as you'll see with issue 12, it aims to just keep getting bigger. Read Full Review

Bendis and Reis do a great job conveying the action and love of the House of El (most of it, at least). This title continues to be at its best when following Superman's thought process mid-fight. Not a lot of characters allow for Bendis' tendency for the verbose during a fight while keeping realism in mind. Reis, as always, draws some amazing action shots. The creative team has designed a crisp, colorful, fun comic to behold. The MVP panel in this book is the post-fight shot of Superman, Superboy, Supergirl, and Krypto finally getting the chance to embrace warmly in an almost full-page spread. The accompanying panels capture Jor-El's isolation from the family and a contrasting sadness. It was easily the most compelling page. Despite not really being into the "Real Death of Krypton" they keep coming back to, this creative team excels in storytelling so this is a comic I always look forward to. Read Full Review

Ivan Reis always delivers amazingly detailed and stunning art and this issue is no different. The action is breathtaking and the characters look amazing. Read Full Review

The answer is coming now that they have traveled to the site of Krypton's destruction. Nice cliffhanger. There was a lot to love here. The El family dynamic was wonderful, so much of that love and pride reflected solely in the expressive artwork. Supergirl being as big a player as Superman in this story, including her ability to get Jon out of there, was great. And the promise of closure to the Oz arc is good news. Read Full Review

Bendis is starting to shrug off the lethargy of the past few issues while Reis is just absolutely incredible. Read Full Review

Superman #12 is hard to quantify. It starts out really good, with wonderfully drawn and exciting action. Ivan Reis knocks it out of the park in these pages, showing readers how great he can be. The second half of the issue is well done, but how much a reader enjoys it will depend heavily on how much they are into Bendis Krypton retcon. This isnt at all a bad issue; far from it, really. It does a great job of setting up more things for the future, and they are all pretty intriguing. However, if the reader doesnt like what Bendis has been doing, they arent going to like what they see. Read Full Review

While this book remains the weaker of the two Bendis' Superman books due to some weird pacing issues, but it's still fun to read and is building an intriguing mystery about the destruction of Krypton, a mystery no one thought they'd want to read about. Read Full Review

An action-packed story that brings the House of El together, if only for a moment. Their bonding is short-lived after they discover an unsettling truth about their homeworld. Read Full Review

This issue had a strong focus on family, and the emotion fallout that snap judgments can have and the art team did a fantastic job of displaying those emotions of loss, confusions and having what was one lost returned to you. Read Full Review

"Unity" continues as the entire House of El stands against the Phantom Zone escapees inSuperman #12. Read Full Review

While this issue is a tad maudlin, the conversation does way it down somewhat, Bendiss hot streak on Superman continues. The art is always fantastic and the story is finally reaching a conclusion. I should mention that Clark has the funniest line in a comic book I read in months. I wont repeat it here but lets just say that as much as Clark loves Lois, he also fears her more than maybe even Doomsday. I cant wait for the next issue. Now if only Action Comics could produce the same reaction from me. Read Full Review

"Superman" #12 achieves a surrprising level of cohesion. Read Full Review

There's some great moments between our heroes in this issue and we do get a pretty big revelation, all depicted with some amazing art, but by the end of the issue I was left wanting because this whole situation feels a bit forced and we never get a reason behind why Jor-El was getting attacked in the first place.  All in all, there's enough here to keep most Superman fans happy though, I just wish we could do something more with the story, where everyone isn't hiding some kind of diabolical secret. Read Full Review

With Event Leviathan ramping up, the main story in the other Superman title starts to feel like a side story " even as it delivers a massive status quo change to the character's mythology. Read Full Review

While Superman #12 left me feeling a little underwhelmed, it has a strong start, good characterization, and overall left me with enough new information and plot hooks that I am hopeful next issue can bring the story back to the higher levels attained by the promise of previous issues. Read Full Review

Clark, Kara, and Jon continue to battle Rogol Zaar and Zod in space. Read Full Review

VerdictI don't think Brian Michael Bendis is a bad writer. I have liked his work on other comics and much of his writing in this current iteration of Superman. However, I have strong reservations about many of the choices he has taken with the direction of Superman. I don't feel that the story he has given us so far has justified these changes. Hopefully, he will wrap up this current Rogol Zaar story soon and bring the title back on track with a new story arc. Read Full Review

Superman continues to be a frustrating read that never manages to find a worthwhile hook to keep my interest. With Action Comics being key to one of DC's big events this summer there seems to be little incentive to expect anything to improve on this title. Read Full Review

It's been a year at this point and I feel like we are still stuck at the same place we began at. Read Full Review

rayonymous

Aug 24, 2019

I loved the little El family reunion here. And it's quite interesting to see how these stories crosses over with each other. Finally the truth about Krypton is about to be revealed.

JBL Reviews

Jun 15, 2019

I don’t like the retcons of Superman, but pushing that aside, it’s interesting!

Another Nerd

Jun 20, 2019

The art in this run is a joy to behold. Story wise, there's a lot to like but the ongoing throw downs with Rogol Zaar which always end abruptly are becoming a running gag. Jor-El's existence in the story line is being retconned, no longer caused by Dr. Manhatten. The course correction from Rebirth/Doomsday Clock is bumming me out.

egonnn244

Jun 17, 2019

"Lois is going to kill me" Space battles. Amazing art. Superman. And so many cool moments: - Supergirl's mean left hook; - Krypto greeting Superboy; - and the best one: whole El family (well, almost whole) coming together for one big family hug. Maybe now, we finally learn what's the deal with Krypton's destruction. Is Zaar really behind it or was he just a pawn? Nevertheless, I just want to see Kal-El and Dru-Zod team up to punch that guy in the face.

Batman Jones

Jun 12, 2019

5/5 for Reis, 1/5 for Bendis. I like Bendis but this story has been sloppy

RBL

Jun 12, 2019

“Unity” an apt name for a story where the first thing they do is split up the only recently reunited Superman family. Having the premise behind this entire story center around how Krypton was destroyed due to it being a galactic threat, at a point in time where they lacked the capacity for interstellar travel; this very action also being illegal in Kryptonian law, makes the foundation as shaky as it can get. This issue is another in a run that leaves far too much to be desired and is turning out to be decidedly mediocre.

Br'er Lapin AKA 20-Ish Ceiln

Jun 16, 2019

So this issue is practically the same as Supergirl, except some of the dialogue is changed and Supergirl has her red skirt look instead of the updated look. For that reason this book was pretty crap to read, but it does go into more detail than Supergirl in some places. I just prefer Marc Andreyko's style.

Psycamorean

Jun 12, 2019

Yawn.

InsanePeasant

Jun 12, 2019

great art, unfortunately the story continues to be an overly long mess.

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BloodyIgor - Jun 15, 2019

Yes I agree the art is good. The writing on the other hand...

CaptnAmerca

Jun 19, 2019

Bendis' rewrite of the story of Krypton's destruction continues to be bad, and only looks to get worse. The dialogue is out-of-place and inconsistent for the characters. I really hate this run. The art is pretty great, though.

BloodyIgor

Jun 15, 2019

If you are a fan of Superman you understand that this is garbage. The art is good though.

Spacey Medicine

Jul 08, 2019

I don’t think I’m supposed to agree with the villains that the heroes are annoying, buuuuut...

PeteRick

Jun 12, 2019

Don't mind me, i'm just here to pay my respects!