Superman #14

Superman #14is an excellent piece of the continuing narrative for this series. I once again find myself eagerly waiting to see where this amazing creative team will take the man of steel next. Read Full Review

My favorite part of this comic was definitely Superman and Zod fighting Rogol. Ivan Reis murdered those pages. I felt that double uppercut and the glare that they give Rogol is deliciously visceral. I had a flashback to the team-up fights with Naruto and Sasuke. It is refreshing to have a Bendis book driven primarily by the art. That's not to say I didn't enjoy Jor El continuously trying to be the voice of pragmatism just to be utterly ignored by Superman. Read Full Review

Ivan Reis provides some beautiful art in this issue. There are several beautiful pages throughout filled with characters and details especially the big group shot in the issue and towards the end. Read Full Review

Superman #14 is possibly the strongest issue of the Bendis and Reis run so far. It hasn't quite hit the highs of Action Comics, but that gap is closing faster than ever. The creative team's plans are beginning to fully form, and it's exciting. The occasional awkward bit of dialogue isn't enough to hold back an issue so full of fun and fresh ideas. Read Full Review

Read the beginning of the end of the beginning of The Unity Saga in Superman #14 (Bendis, Reis) as the United Planets is formed and some guests arrive to celebrate Unity Day! Read Full Review

And the Zaar reveal as a Kryptonian is too cryptic and confusing. We better learn more. But consider those pebbles in the shoe. The Legion is back!! Read Full Review

The problems I have with this issue are two-fold " first, Rogol Zaar is still boring, and two, the eventual decision of Jon to leave with the Legion just feels like the conclusion to Bendis' ongoing trouble with writing Superman as a dad. Still, this is one of the better issues of the run in scope and powerful scenes. Read Full Review

My main concern is that the ramifications of this arc will overshadow the mystery that mainly drove it"I want to see some resolution to this Rogol Zaar arc since Bendis has pushed it for almost a year"but I love that the ramifications of this arc to both the Superman line and the wider DC Universe. Read Full Review

Honestly, this story has been a bit of a slog to read, and I have strong reservations about many of Bendis' changes to the mythos, but Bendis ended this turbulent flight with a smooth landing. Hopefully, is signalling an improvement that will continue as Bendis moves into the next storyline. Read Full Review

Overall: Look, all that matters about Superman #14 is that the Legion of Super-Heroes is officially back! And even if it is written by Bendis and even if this is a fourth alternate version of the Legion, the fact remains that it is always a good thing to see the Legion of Super-Heroes in the pages of a DC comic book. I am really excited to see where Bendis goes from here with the Legion. Do I have my concerns? Of course. But, I prefer to remain hopeful that my beloved Legion will be the source of some fun and entertaining stories. Long Live the Legion! Read Full Review

Big, splashy, but still somehow slower than you would expect Superman #14 might need some energy, but it definitely has promise. Read Full Review

Theres another chapter to this story, which should effectively write Jon out while advancing little with Rogol Zaar even after a seemingly major bombshell gets revealed and promptly ignored this issue. Bendis has written a strong prelude for the Legion, but his Superman run on Superman still lacks any great understanding and care of its title character. Read Full Review

Superman #14 is a disjointed affair. Critical elements to the plot just seem to happen out of nowhere, and it makes the whole thing suffer. Maybe Bendis is going to reveal things down the line, but not doing it here leaves so many questions that it almost ruins the entire thing. However, the art is fantastic, and the ending is a great feel-good moment for fans of the LoSH, bringing them back in grand fashion. The ups and downs of the quality of the writing hurt this issue, though. Read Full Review

While the art seems to slip at times in my mind, it's still the highlight of this really forced issue where Brian Michael Bendis has one idea in mind and he'll jam whatever he needs in or out to get there, leaving everything we've been dealing with for months now feeling pointless. Read Full Review

Ivan Reis did a great job here and on the other issues. It's too bad too. This could have been amazing. Instead, it never felt as if it got off the ground. Read Full Review

rayonymous

Aug 29, 2019

A good conclusion, not what I expected but still good. Rogol Zaar is a Kryptonian?! That's a big reveal. Level of respect that Superman and his family receives from Thanagarian Black Squad command is on point. And the so called 'United Nations-like proposal to unite several races of advanced alien civilisations was not very touching as it should have been, it failed to relate to the obvious. I don't know what Bendis tried here but his hand at inspiration didn't work out really well. So much lost potential for a Superman comic. Legion of Super-Heroes has arrived as planned. Looking forward to Millennium, I hope it delivers.

Anotherfan

Aug 29, 2019

Yes, the Galactic Union is naive. But is it really a problem ? It is not because we are not able to make it work properly that it can't inspire other to do good. Yes, the introduction of the Legion may be too easy, but the Legion is back. Zaar story advance and the twist was clever and i'm intrigued for what comes next. Even if his writing's not that good,i like Bendis ideas and addition to the Superman mythos

egonnn244

Aug 31, 2019

"No offense, Superman" Good issue. We're one step closer to learning what exactly is the deal with this whole Krypton conspiracy and it was just a fun read all around with a really good-looking art. The ending was like a little cherry on top, that I sadly knew was coming.

Nihilist

Aug 28, 2019

If only United Nations was what Jon claims it to be - a collective defending innocent people, fighting against violence, poverty, famine and oppression. Tell that to Iraqi, Palestinians or Syrians, all being actively ignored by the UN, whom at best wages their index finger at the US and Israel, teeling them it's not very nice to perform genocides and they should stop being naughy bullies. And granted, it's a Superman comic, which should be simple and inspirational, but I can't not smirk while reading it, thinking how naive and cliche this ending is. Bendis tried to create as many comics and possible, and then connect everything, with Superman being tied to Supergirl and now Legion of Superheroes, Young Justice crossing over with Naomi... you get the idea. It's an ambitious concept, and one that we should him give credit for, but the truth is, his series seem to lack what people love about the old characters he uses. He takes what's there, and changes it to fit his big concept, and it's unclear if all of it is really worth the hassle. Seeing painful mediocrity like displayed here, I don't think so. more

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RBL - Aug 28, 2019

I am more amazed by the fact they based what is meant to be the base of a thriving galactic union on the systems of a planet that barely has their affairs in order. Earth is by many standards uncivilized compared to other planets.

Nihilist - Aug 28, 2019

Yeah, exactly. It' pretty fairy tale-ish, with the idea of one simple deciion changing the universe for better, permanently.It could have been done in a more intriguing, deep way, instead of being an obvious set-up for the Legion.

RBL - Aug 29, 2019

It’s also pretty damned ridiculous how 1) civilizations at war stopped their conflict because a child called for a “time out”. 2) Ignored the reason they were fighting due to the same, as Jor-El was not apprehended. 3) Heroes from the future just showed up there to say “you did the thing, congratulations! Join us!”. On that last point, do they not know that just by virtue of going to the past they’ve changed it? Taking away the “architect” of this idea will only further change things.

rayonymous - Aug 29, 2019

Couldn't agree more on the UNO proposal.

allenquanobi

Aug 29, 2019

I read this because I was told by my LCS that it's important to the Legion storyline coming up. There is a small tease towards it at the end, but nothing too insane. While I'm here though I'll get my thoughts about Bendis Superman. I've read the first couple issues of both Action Comics and Superman, and it has never captured my attention. Rogol Zaar might be the worst DC character since Doomsday. At least Doomsday could kill Superman in a major book. Everyone and their mom knows who Doomsday is, even people who haven't read a comic in their life. There are some people I talk to about comics who don't know who Rogol Zaar is without having to go through effort to remember who he is. That's my main complaint about this run. Another c omplaint is of course Jon being aged up. DC please listen, Super Sons was the best thing about DC Rebirth, besides the Doomsday Clock series itself. The decision to replace Super Sons with this is beyond me. The story Tomasi was telling about Superman and raising his son was so unique and provided readers with a new perspective on the greatest super hero of all time. This run is just non sensical action and Lois acting out of character for so much of it. My only wish now is for another writer to take over Superman when the inevitable reboot comes up such as Geoff Johns, who wrote a much better Legion story with Superman in it than this upcoming one will be. more

M1sf1r3

Aug 29, 2019

Prelude: Never really liked Bendis' cosmic Superman story. Let's see if this was worth the delay. The Good: Reis as always delivers on his art. But that's it. The Bad: Everything else. I'm just going to cut it short. Conclusion: While I originally liked this issue, further pondering has really diminished that opinion. There really was nothing of note here and it was delayed of all things.

Br'er Lapin AKA 20-Ish Ceiln

Sep 03, 2019

I really don't like that this is how the Legion are introduced... talk about giving yourself a tug by claiming something you wrote is the most important moment in a shared universe's future. What about all the other cosmic books where war across the galaxy still happens? Hell, Omega Men had planets already form a United Planets type deal and all it took was one fascist planet to create despair and war.

Psycamorean

Sep 03, 2019

What a stupid issue.

Spacey Medicine

Sep 05, 2019

How long do you think they rehearsed that team speech?

CaptnAmerca

Sep 01, 2019

Oh my God, I thought Action Comics was bad. This is worse. Bemdis' big lame villain, who he wasted all these issues with is, just arrested, off-panel, like a jewelry store thief. Oh, and just like Action Comics, it ends on a cliffhanger that is actually a commercial for another Bendis project.

KFuqua

Aug 28, 2019

The Legion has always been my absolute favorite and I've been anxiously waiting for their return. Now I see that the Legion isn't what I have loved for so many years. Why change the characters that have been around for so long?

RBL

Aug 28, 2019

It’s rare to see a single issue this astoundingly dumb be published. It pretty much botched the introduction of a concept and entire team of people in spectacular fashion.

PeteRick

Aug 30, 2019

Hahahaha Man i'm just waiting for those guys who said: blah you don't understand bendis blahh you have to wait until the story unfolds, it's to complex to grasp at this point, well NOW i can say i told you so, he's not a genius, he's just a moron!!