Superman #7

A true game-changer of an anniversary issue in what's becoming a strong contender for the single best book DC is putting out each month. Read Full Review

It is all very solid. All interesting. All well drawn.  Plus, some really solid Supergirl stuff. Read Full Review

The anniversary issue of this Man of Tomorrow title sets the foundation for a great reminder for the future of Truth, Justice and a Better Tomorrow. Williamson weaves a multi-layered book with many tales to be excited about. Backed by an all-star lineup on art duties and this book needs to be in your collection by the end of New Comic Book day! Read Full Review

For its 850th issue anniversary, DC's Superman didn't skimp on the content, and those who have enjoyed this new era of the series will find much to love. Read Full Review

A bunch of new, fun and creative ideas are pushed, pulled and swirled around in a really fun comic! Read Full Review

All of the artists bring awesome details and imagery throughout the issue. The visual style is great and I love the look of the characters a lot. Read Full Review

There are huge implications for Lex Luthor going forward after reading Superman #7. This extra-sized issue sets up future threats while establishing The Chained as a heavy hitter and revealing Lex's life becomes more complicated. The extra pages don't help the somewhat jarring plotting, though, as the story cuts around too much for its own good. Read Full Review

Superman #7 continues the story of the Unchained who rampages through Metropolis seeking Lex Luthor only to be confronted by Superman and his Super Family. Now, the comic does what it can to celebrate Superman in its own way, but it's juggling that with continuing the current story arc with the Unchained. On top of that, the comic is a little too focused with making some big reveals with certain characters that are definitely setup for future story arcs, but they somewhat distract from the main plot. Read Full Review

Superman #7 is not bad, but it feels disjointed and cobbled together. Williamson introduces multiple plot lines, some of which have nothing to do with the main conflict, and the eclectic art team delivers serviceable art with frequently inconsistent styles. Read Full Review

This feels like such a confused book. The main story isn't bad but it's bringing in Kara and the rest in a way that feel sudden and out of blue in comparison to previous issues and it took a beat to reconnect with it all. The actual stuff with the Chained is decent and the artwork is great with a good sense of power. But once it gets past that and some of the obvious flashback material to “celebrate” it being issue 850, get some badly done Luthor family drama both in story and visual execution and then onto a tonally different focus with Brainaic and the world of Braal. That at least looks interesting but it's such a chunk on top of an already problematic book that it becomes frustrating. Read Full Review

ResearchReader

Oct 22, 2023

Quite a solid issue. The Chained is turning out to be a rather interesting enemy. He seems to be quite involved in the old Metropolis so there is no doubt that he has a lot of relevant information of Lex and Perrys old days. Like the fight scenes, good art all around. Good display of his strength in that even the entire super family is struggling with him. The ending with Lexs family was weird but I am not sure how I feel about that. Like they are in the DC lore so they are not new characters, just current iterations. So no lore breaking here, I will just wait to see how they are written. The second story made me pause and go 'oh no more Lobo family', but it doesnt seem like it. Seems more like his people that were trapped in on of the b ottle cities that Brianiac is using for his plans. If anyone was going to bring out long dead species it would be Brainiac and his bottle cities. So at least it is character consistent. more

daspidaboy

Oct 17, 2023

call me insane. But I think Superman main series has better books than Batman or Spider-Man. Great writing, good art, and good characters with an interesting story so far.

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Comics Code Authorities - Nov 8, 2023

You'd be amazed how many agree with you. This title is all I'm getting from DC or Marvel that's not a facsimile now. Batman books have now been contaminated by Tini Howard and Spider-Man...Well, I don't even know where to start on where that went wrong (probably over the last 2 reboots). But most books featuring the Big 3 heroes are indeed doing very poorly now. The weird thing is the publishers know it but aren't doing anything to fix it-yet they're doing plenty to make it worse.

Gio

Aug 09, 2025

Good fighting scenes against Sammy but I found the Lex Luthor family reunion part to be more interesting and funny. Oh and I like the Braniac reveal at the end. Feels like some steam is being lost though here.

sawright20

Oct 19, 2023

My god there is so much going on now it’s almost overwhelming. This book is great, but it’s almost too jam packed for its own good. Still, Williamson is setting up an epic, and I’m very excited to be along for the ride.

Screaming Enigma

Jul 22, 2024

I can’t lie, I was expecting a little more from a bigger legacy number issue. This was still good, though. I wasn’t incredibly into the stuff with Lex, but I did enjoy the Superman-focused stuff, especially the beginning with Perry.

fzanca

Oct 22, 2023

The $5.00 price point is killing me. I like the book, but I'm not sure if it's worth $5.00. The artwork in the beginning in comparison to Dan Jurgens work is such a huge contrast. I love Jergens work. His faces and expressions just pop off the page. I'm not thrilled with this new villain or Supergirl's new costume and Lex's daughter and mother come out of nowhere as did the Brainiac storyline. I am interested to see how they all interlink. Check out my Comic Review Channel -https://youtu.be/XNTZCZ3u9vk

Comics Code Authorities

Nov 08, 2023

I don't know about "Oversized" but it certainly is "overpriced." But what comic isn't anymore? This was an alright issue. It would've been better if there was no "family" interference. I also hate how literally Superman and Batman seem to take that term lately. They're mostly allies or teammates, but hardly family. At least they're not all calling Superman "Dad." Not yet anyway. Supergirl came off as totally unlikable in this book. I've never resented her presence more. At least the "Let's try and compensate for aging Jon" twins and Krypto weren't there. But one thing I've found most enjoyable about this book when compared to Action is its lack of the "Family" on a regular basis. Hopefully they won't be back for a long time. These days Con ner's a bore, Supergirl is a letdown and Jon has become a totally pointless character altogether and may as well just be dead. The Chained is an interesting enemy. I can't really say I see him as a villain, but I can see him as a pretty well-deceived pawn by real villains like Pharm and Graft. As for Lex, I really have had enough over the past decade of him trying to be what he isn't, and that's a hero. I doubt I'm going to like his mother much and hope she won't become a major factor (I hate mama's boy villains whose mothers walk all over them as she seems to think she can do). The return of Lena is an interesting twist though, and it looks like it was timed pretty well. I doubt it's a coincidence that Brainiac is back at the same time. I hear that Williamson will be doing a crossover soon with Action featuring more of him, so that should be interesting. I expect Lena will have a pretty major role in that too. I'm also glad to see the original numbering being acknowledged in some way, as this and Batman never should have even relaunched at #1 in the first place (Thank you very much Dan "The moneygrubber" DiDio). Altogether, this was a satisfactory issue. Not the best yet by far, but keeping up with Williamson's record of decent issues so far. It also leaves us interested in what's going to happen next rather than the usual "When is all this going to end?" feeling that most books nowadays tend to give us. more

RKS

Oct 27, 2023

Meh...A lot of Characters that I just don't care about. Kill off the entire Super Family with the exception of Conner Kent and that would be a start. Also, Lena Luthor 1st appeared in 1998 which would make her 25 years old not a teenager, but she had tubes stuck into her by Brianiac so maybe that affected her age. Nothing like writer plot armor. Any this issue was ok, the secondary GL story wasn't needed.

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Comics Code Authorities - Nov 8, 2023

I have to agree with you about the "family." Supergirl was totally unlikable here and though Conner is a weak shell of what he was 30 years ago, he and Steel are the only ones I'd keep around. Even Jon has been reduced to nobody worth caring about and losing him would only benefit the books now. Such a pitiful waste of a once great character.