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Superman #18 Review |
I'm sad to say that H'el on Earth ended as kind of a dud. I don't think it was a bad story by any means. It was definitely an improvement from the first stories following the New 52 relaunch. It just feels like it fizzled out under its own weight in the end. The real problem is that instead of this being a Superman story, this is a Super-family story, with Supergirl taking most of the spotlight. While I'm generally okay with that, I feel like the Superman book deserves better. I also think that considering Superman's role in the DCU, it's time he had an appropriately great role in the New 52. As it is, most every one of his adventures have paled in comparison to everyone else's in the Justice League, and that just shouldn't be happening.
Superman #18 picks up right where Supergirl #17 left off. H'el's ship is preparing to launch, taking with it all of the EM energy from the solar system. The book opens with Superman face-to-face with Oracle, the intergalactic entity that has been barreling towards Earth since this event began. The Oracle communicates with Superman for just a moment before fading away without explanation. My assumption would be that this character will play a more important role in the future, but good lord did Lobdell and crew spend a lot of time showing this entity making its way to Earth only to have it fade away after a couple of panels and making no direct change in the story.
I'm looking forward to the next arc. Hopefully there won't be the pressure to do something huge and instead we can have just a good Superman storyline. Like I noted before, I think the real problem is that there was too much focus on including every member of the Super-family, which didn't leave a lot of space for anyone to shine (except maybe Supergirl, but she's always shining in the New 52).
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