Superman #29 is a heartfelt, emotionally impactful book from start to finish, focusing on the complex relationship between Clark and Jon as well as Metropolis and the rest of the universe. Read Full Review

In a short secondary story at the end of the issue, we get Tales From Metropolis, where Jimmy Olsen heads out into the field to interview some of the more unique citizens of Metropolis. This first story follows DC Comics' everyman, Bibbo Bibbowski. It's a pleasant and organic view of a legendary city through eyes other than Superman's.  Read Full Review

This has been such a great read and I can’t wait to see where we’ll go in Jon and Clark’s relationship. Read Full Review

Definitely a more straight-forward narrative than Lewis' previous Superman stories, and it shows he has a great grasp of old-school Metropolis continuity. Read Full Review

Superman #29 is an auspicious start for the Infinite Frontier era of the Superman titles. Phillip Kennedy Johnson's first full story hits all the right notes. I look forward to seeing what he has in store for the two Supermen. I also look forward to seeing Sean Lewis exploring Superman's supporting cast in future installments of his "Tales of Metropolis". Read Full Review

Superman #29 is the beginning of a new Superman epic, and it definitely delivers. Kennedy Johnson tells an interesting story, one of fathers and sons, and adds some more intriguing elements like what exactly Waller is up to. Hester's artworks for the action and the character acting but isn't as good when it comes to the monster's designs. The back-up story by Lewis and Basri is interesting as well, and it will be fun to see where it goes. This is a great Superman issue, a wonderful way to open up a new era for the character. Read Full Review

Overall a solid new start to Superman that features a lot of promise in what is to come. It is a quick read and the setup is there, but the payoff is still waiting. Hopefully, this is a new direction for Superman that elevates the title to its deserved iconic status. Read Full Review

A new creative team sets the Kent family on a new path that may prove to be the last Superman story! Read Full Review

All in all, a solid start to a new age of Superman. Read Full Review

Superman #29 is a promising start. Philip Kennedy Johnson, despite his relative greenness, displays an acute understanding of the form and characters. Phil Hester, who's demonstrated his value over and over again, proves he has not lost a step over the years. The plot leaves a bit to be desired, but the strong character dynamics and wonderful visuals more than make up for it. Read Full Review

Superman #29 is a great start for Clark and Jonathan Kent, with a strong emotional core. Unfortunately, the backup story doesn't live up to the potential of what Infinite Frontier can be. Read Full Review

Overall, this issue was flat and the illustrations were too cartoony for my taste. That said, I'm not giving up on this series of PKJs run by any stretch. One issue is way too early to write a creative team off. However, this opening installment wasn't anything like what readers saw from PKJ in FUTURE STATE. And if you're like me and thats what drew you into this issue, I think youll be a bit disappointed. Let me know what you think, have a great week, and God bless! Read Full Review

Between the backup and the main story, Superman #29 makes for an enjoyable read, even if it's a bit of light one. The examination on the changing relationship between Superboy and Superman by Phillip Kennedy Johnson and Phil Hester is strong, but the faster pace makes the comic feel a bit uneven since the backup is so much more verbose. There's a good chance readers may end up taking more time to read the secondary story than the main one. Superman #29 ends up being a bit like a good fast food meal " one that you get a craving for in the middle of a day on a summer afternoon. This isn't particularly filling, but it hits the spot when it counts. Read Full Review

I don't know if I like that Jon knows this stuff.But there is little time to rest.The breach is back open. And Kelex knows that the first breach originated in the STAR Labs satellite.So what do we think of STAR Labs being re-cast as an almost exclusively villainous/corrupt organization.So off the Supers go to fight once more.I'll have to see how this plays out.But I don't know if I want Jon to be further traumatized and definitely don't want him villain-ized. There is a back-up story by Sean Lewis and Sam Basri. Read Full Review

Hester's art is good but feels limited in its scope. Sami Basri's art is beautifully detailed and filled with some fun visual moments. Read Full Review

The ideas behind this Superman story are interesting, but they need to be executed better. Read Full Review

The ideas of Superman's time coming to an end and Amanda Waller testing our Man of Steel are intriguing concepts that have me interested, I just wish that they were presented in a better way that didn't take most of the issue for Superman and Jon to talk to each other, while also feeling like the story was just a redo of what we got recently with Dr. Glory. Sadly, I wasn't too fond of the art here either and just hope that things smooth out as this new era of Superman continues. Read Full Review

A good starts but suffers from baggage left over from the Bendis dumpsterfire

Not very fond of the art, but PKJ really writes a touching story, which makes me heartbroken.

Phillip Kennedy Johnson continues to show that he understands the character of Superman and what he means to the people around him as well as the readers. After a beautifully told story of what Superman means to people in his Future State book, here we get the start of a heartbreaking story of what Superman means to his time travelling son. Phil Hesters art is great, but a strange choice for this story

A solid and surprisingly emotional start to a run I've approached with some trepidation, and if Hester isn't the flashiest artist he communicates the story just fine. The backup might have been nothing special, but I couldn't tell past how excited I was to see Bibbo again.

Huge breath of fresh air. This issue felt a lot more like the action and events took the story forward rather than just the classic Bendis decompression. It feels like big events are happening. The premise is not unique, but I like the twist that Jon seems like the focal emotional point here. As others have stated, even if it does go through with its premise, it is very likely to be temporary or a fake out. Still excited to keep reading a new voice for Superman.

I had so high expectations for this comic, because Superman world of wars was great.

But I expect it would be better.

The book is not bad and the message is a good one but again, there's very little of Superman IN A SUPERMAN BOOK! And it's the fourth PKJ Superman book doing this, I can see a very disconcerting pattern here. I happen to like Jonathan though so I'll give it a pass but this has to change. The art didn't do anything for me either.

I’m just... I’m so grateful this isn’t by Bendis. I think I’m tearing up, my god.

The first story was pretty decent, even if very slow and nothing has actually happened. Backup was alright.

I think the writing in PKJ's story is good, but the art is a problem. The backup is really a waste of time.

I didn't expect anything vastly better than Bendis, especially when I learned his replacement was someone I'd never heard of. Looks like it was a good idea not to have high expectations. So far I'm no more impressed than I was with Bendis. This is only paving the way for what only DC wants. A new teenage Superman. If I've learned anything since the '90s it's that comic editors are hopelessly in love with the old "kill off the hero and replace him with a teenager" concept.
The art was equally poor. It looks straight out of the early 2000s Superman comics, which I never liked. And I'm not thrilled about the unwanted return of that bitchy balloon Amanda Waller either. God, I wish they'd kill her off.
The backup story had much better art and featured the welcome return of Bibbo. Sadly that was all I can say positively. It was a dull story and my eagerness for it's continuation is practically nonexistent.
All-in-all, I'm not pleased so far. I feel this new writer deserves a chance so I reserve final judgement. But if things continue to go downhill like they are I'll reluctantly be dropping Superman again. more

The art and colours fit Superman very well and the idea of Clark dying is interesting. The backup feature can improve. But I would like to know how is Waller controling everything. It's a formula that has already been overdone.

From what we've heard so far, Superman is going to be focused predominantly on Jon while Action Comics will feature Clark

In any case, this was an average issue

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RKS - Mar 20, 2021

Both are really bad ideas. They need to focus on stories of him as Superman, I would live to see them kill of Jon...Maybe have Superman IDing him in the morgue with an X ray showing where a villain stuffed Jon's cranium. lol

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This is an issue that seems to trip over it's own feet. The main story is horrible and I guess handing in rough sketch drawings is now an acceptable practice for comic books. Honestly, how about Phil Hester goes back to the 1990's to see how Superman should be drawn? Or better let they could look at Sami Basri's art because he at least has detail in his drawings. The secondary story outshines the main story in both interesting ideas and art work.

It was mostly just a long monologue about a son looking up to his dad. I didn’t really relate and didn’t care for it. The storyline sets up for a couple things at the end but other than that it felt like it was trying to be a Father’s Day special.

I had hoped this title would turn around post Bendis but it is as bad as ever.
DC is in big trouble when they cannot get one of the big three right.

This main story is one-note with a boring, generic villain, and the backup story is terribly uninteresting. Granted, the one note of that main story is pretty good, but there's just not near enough plot built around it.

Let's dispense with the art, which is cartoonish and awful. Three things I hated/made no sense: 1) When Supes tells his son "You're better at this than I ev-" Based on WHAT??? Modesty notwithstanding, Jon hasn't been around long enough to prove himself At All.
2) Jon telling his father he doesn't have long to live (and can't change it). Really? Is that something to tell your father - especially if fate can't be changed?
3) Since Jon lived way in the future, he also knows when HE will die, and how history will regard him. Why does looking into the past stop with 2021?

An uninteresting story and absolutely AWFUL art. Phil Hester is another artist that should not be being paid to draw comics.