Superman #2

Superman #1 was truly outstanding, setting a high bar for issue #2, and yet somehow issue #2 cleared it with ease. Read Full Review

With Parasite nipping at his heels (and his family), Superman has a huge challenge to deal with this month. Williamson and Campbell tackle it with all the might of a Kryptonian warrior and ensure that Superman #2 is a glorious, top tier read. Read Full Review

Superman #2 proves that Lex may have a point to everything hes been yelling in Supermans ear. Jamal Campbells art steals the show yet again, with Ariana Mahers lettering bringing the pages to life. Read Full Review

I'll admit this was a quick read. But when you review the content and plot progressions and new elements, I think it is a meaty enough read. And I'll admit that I didn't mind, at least here, for more room for the art to breathe and sink into my eyeballs. Between this book and Action Comics, I feel like the Superman books are on solid creative ground again. And I am thankful! Read Full Review

Superman #2 is everything anyone could want from a Superman comic. It tells a compelling story, sets things up for the future, and makes it all look effortless. Williamson, Campbell, and Maher are casually killing it, giving readers a Superman book like no other. Read Full Review

Williamson and Campbell are on a roll with this title so far and the early returns are very promising as they establish a fun, interesting new status quo for Superman and his family. Read Full Review

The first issue of this fantastic new series plunged us into Metropolis by dayfleshing out the city of tomorrow like we haven't seen in well over a decade. It seemed bright, alive, and filled with promisewhich makes it all the more interesting that this second issue is so intensely bleak and dark. Read Full Review

Overall, Williamson and Campbell have crafted a fast-paced and high-stakes tale that channels the best of the Man of Steel's exploits and makes the danger in his new world feel very real. Read Full Review

Superman #2 continues its story of frights as Superman faces the Night of the Parasites. Joshua Williams really nails down the danger here as it's something Superman has to use his wit, strength and know-how of Parasite to figure out a way to stop him. Jamal Campbell's art is fantastic from the designs to the facial expressions to the dynamic action, and the environment of a Metropolis during a blackout. This comic book will leave readers ready for the next issue of Superman to come out. Read Full Review

Superman #2 delivers exactly what you want from the premiere series in a franchise. The crisis caused by Parasite comes across as a big event that the entire Superman Family must deal with. In the process we see more building blocks placed that build out the long-term future of the series. Read Full Review

This second issue is almost as much fun as the first, with a lot of great character material and some really heightened superhero action and danger. Read Full Review

Campbell delivers some beautifully detailed and thrilling art throughout the issue. The action is fantastic and the character designs are amazing. Read Full Review

Superman #2 is another winner with a seemingly insurmountable threat, plenty of exciting action, emotional moments, dramatic tension, and a killer cliffhanger. Plus, the introduction of a new anti-hero shows promise. Read Full Review

"Superman #2 showcases an incredible number of villains without feeling repetitious. Read Full Review

Second issues in a new series can be fairly hit or miss, but this one is a definite hit. Superman and his villains are well utilized and Marilyn Moonlight's introduction sticks the landing. Read Full Review

Superman's opening issue was a busy bit overall but it worked despite that. This issue feels a bit tighter and flows better but it also introduces some sort of character that appears to be called Marilyn Moonlight that's got a bit of a Shadow flair about them combined with some cowboy/Zorro stuff. It's unclear where they're going with this but it's just another piece of the puzzle at this point to be solved. The main stuff with Superman is solid, I'm curious about this Secret Order of Mad Scientists, and the whole bit with Parasite was a nice change of pace from the usual design of the character and his powers. Even Lex is impressed, but that's easy to do when you're able to write the character to be impressed with your idea as the writer. Still, a solid issue that's giving me some hope for a good series. Read Full Review

This continues to be a strong start to the series, but needs to slow down a little bit. With more deliberate pacing, it can really be something special. Read Full Review

Hydro-Man

Mar 23, 2023

This book was at the top of my weekly read pile, and upon reading it… completely justified. I generally like Williamson but admit he got in over his head with Dark Crisis. His first Superman issue was fantastic and so is this one! Interesting storyline? Check. Jamal Campbell doing great art? Check. Silver Age throwbacks like Lois and Jimmy undergoing bizarre transformations? Check. I take this book and Josh’s “DC mea culpa” in the CBR interview as a sign that maybe… just maybe… there’s a chance things can get better.

Gio

Aug 09, 2025

In this ish Parasite has multiplied into millions of parasites destroying Metropolis, this ish allows for some great panels and action. This is the doing of the new villains Dr. Pharm and Grft, two men who seem capable of experimenting on super villains and turning them into something worse. You see them operating on Bizarro in some panels leaving the reader to wonder what the hell do they have planned for Bizarro to do? But that won;t be a thing for awhile. Graft and Pharm's designs are odd, strange and weirdly fit the story. Graft is like a shirtless mix of Ozzy Ozborne if he was to wear to much make up like Marilyn Manson. Pharm is like that villain from Mad Max 2014 if he didn;t have access to all the water and food. So Superman fgures out how to use Livewire and her powers to get all of Parasites in one place especially because Parasie is even multiplying by the cellular level inside everyone. The only thing that bored me a bit was Marilyn Moonlight. Here's why. A couple years ago I started reading some New 52 comics, I forgot which one it was but there was a part where one of the characters was visited by a ghost from the old west and they had to go back in time or something. That story trope bores the hell out of me everyime I can't believe they're still doing this trope... And didn't the lame mini-series based off the Gotham Knights game do this very same trope? Like when DC gets these weird story fetishes they never go away *cough* throwing around babies in the FLash and new Superman movies. But thankfully it was like only one panel of the boring Western trope so thats not enough for me to deduct any points from this perfect ish. more

daspidaboy

Mar 21, 2023

the story is getting interesting, and I like the writing from Joshua Williamson

Psycamorean

Mar 21, 2023

I liked this even more than issue one. Williamson is a hit or miss writer for me but I'm happy to say, this one seems like a hit.

Comics Code Authorities

Apr 14, 2023

Another impressive issue. Though not as much as the last it is worthy of a good review. I just wish Williamson would spare us having to see Lois call Clark "Smallville." I loathe that. It was made to be an insult, not a pet name. The plot is pretty basic. Parasite clones are contaminating everything and Luthor is eating this up because he knows Superman's options art growing slimmer and he will soon have no choice but to turn to him. I have to give Williamson credit for doing a good job at making him such a scoundrel again. I haven't seen Luthor so interesting since before his election. And Superman's mysterious visitor seems to be an interesting mystery. It's been a while since he was in a battle and someone popped up to make their prese nce known, but will save any real confrontation for another day. Let's just hope Williamson doesn't make her do this over and over for a long time making it the traditional mystery of his run. Otherwise we'll grow sick of her before we really learn anything. All-in-all Superman's new series has been one of the best I've seen since Rebirth ended. And it's only 2 issues in. If you've been passing on Superman since Bendis, as many of us understandably have, this is a great jumping back on point. Finally I have to end this review by discussing a less pleasant matter. While I can't say $5 is a good price, this issue proves I was right all along that after they felt it was long enough the books would return to 22 pages but also remain at $5 each. Superman is but the first. Expect the others to eventually follow in the resuming of single stories, but will all remain at $5. In fact knowing DC as I do they will raise the prices of ALL their titles to $5 each, probably by the year's end. This is the real Dawn of DC. The first publisher to charge $5 an issue on everything. more

wakizashireviews

Mar 21, 2023

Another good issue with some excellent art by Campbell. I'm enjoying the Parasite clone army idea. There's a great moment where we see a drained Superman temporarily lose the ability to fly and have to leap and climb his way up a tall building. He isn't able to do it "in a single bound!" I'm not sure about the new character yet, but I'm looking forward to reading more about her. Shame DC decided to keep the $4.99 price point, as we only get 22 pages of story in this issue.

Praura

Mar 29, 2023

Faster-paced than the first, but still very good. Clark's relationship with Lex and Mercy is the highlight here, the story is very simple, but the tone reminds me of Superman The Animated Series and it's cool to see him navigate a situation in full-on having to use his powers with creativity.

Reaper74

Apr 19, 2023

Fun fast read. The parasite issue happens a little to fast for my tastes could have easily been two books worth here and I like Williamson as a writer but at times this is his weakness. Jumping to a point that feels rushed or abrupt. Overall though it’s nice to see Supes being Supes.

Screaming Enigma

Sep 21, 2023

Williamson and Campbell continue to put together an intriguing story with this series. I'm not sure how I feel about Marilyn Moonlight, but her appearance was very brief and I'm assuming we'll see more of her later on. For now, I'm really enjoying this storyline with Parasite. I'm very interested to see how the ending of this issue plays out in the next one. Plus, Campbell's art is one again awesome. This series is two-for-two so far.

fzanca

Apr 02, 2023

A fun issue with parasites running amuck and a new character coming into play. I agree with everyone else that the name and cape are too much like Moon Knight. I like that Lex is vying for his release by "helping" and the end ramped up the pace that started to die out by the middle. Not sure why this book is $5.00 for 22 pages.

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Comics Code Authorities - Apr 14, 2023

That was the plan all along. Increase the pages, raise the price, then when everyone was used to it, return to the regular amount of pages, but keep the same ludicrously high price. Let's hear it for DC. DiDio taught them all well.

fzanca - Apr 14, 2023

Yeah, that's pretty sad. I like the book, but I'm not sure it's worth $5.00. As an independent publisher I charge less than that for more pages.

Comics Code Authorities - Apr 14, 2023

That's the kind of moneygrubber DC is now. It is sad indeed. I'll be staying with it for now, but may be forced to reduce myself to waiting for the collections, which will save me money if I want to keep reading.

Mout

Mar 27, 2023

Nice to see Parasite on the spotlight again

Alikee

Mar 21, 2023

Sadly, after a rather strong first issue, the pacing of this one kind of lost me. It's always a challange (no pun intended) to write challanges for Superman with all the powers he has (specially when he's got a family of Kryptonians by his side) so here the writers decide to basically make the threat have the ability to give themselves new super-powers on the fly. The supposed horror doesn't work because it starts, and then goes by, way too quickly or affects characters off-screen. The threat also feels to rushed. I really wish they'd spent a little more time building it up so that Superman's inevitable team-up with Lex felt less convenient. Also, that new character could have used a better intro than Deus-Ex-Machina Girl. She appears out of nowhere, gives Supes his charge back, then leaves jsut as quickly. Campbell's art is strong as usual. more