Superman wakes up in chains and doesn't know where he is. He'll need to put the pieces together quickly if he's to survive a brutal bout in this gladiator arena! The Main Man himself, Lobo, has come to Earth chasing a bounty, but Superman thinks Lobo is just hurting the little creature. Will Superman put a stop to Lobo, or does the alien have other plans?
I continue to enjoy the variety of stories and creative that we get working on these projects that come from the DC Giants as it's a good way just to work some variety. Hell, I hope that if there are any outstanding filler stories in desk drawers from decades past that were never used that they get placed within this kind of thing because it'd be a blast to visit those times again. The two tales here are pretty standard fare stuff that handles the short-form style well enough but could use a little tweaking. At the same time, we get two stylish artists working them that helps to edge and elevate it up bit and to deliver something that we don't always get to see in the mainline books. I really liked both approaches overall and it'd be fun to see more standalone or ongoing works from either of them with this character. Read Full Review
Man, I have slept on Venditti's work apparently, because his Superman is great. This story is nothing we haven't seen before — once you've got the setup, you can pretty much guess where it's going to go — but Venditti brings real heart and joy to the execution. Whenever Bendis's hopelessly uneven run finally limps to a conclusion, I'd love to see Venditti take over one of the main titles. This comic has been one of the more pleasant surprises of the COVID schedule-filler comics
That Lobo story was a pretty good use of the character. The Mongul one is fine too, but I don't imagine it will be very memorable.
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