Josh Williamson's Superman has done a better job with fleshing out Superman's supporting cast than any writer in a long time, making Metropolis feel more alive than it has since the Triangle Era. Read Full Review

Superwoman Special #1 is a fantastic celebration of everything that makes Lois Lane the amazing character she is. With creative storytelling and incredible art, this issue is a standout that answers all the questions weve been asking. Read Full Review

The evolution of Lois Lane comes into focus with an excellent one shot. Williamsons writing brings out the hero within. Mixing in classic theme panels with an insight into Loiss new world is pulled off with ease by the Art team. The DCU had best be ready for whats next from the Woman of Steel! Read Full Review

The question of where Lois' Kryptonian superpowers come from is answered, but other than that last-page reveal, it's a story that could easily have been handled as part of the other Superman books she appears in. Read Full Review

Superwoman Special #1 feels like more of an interlude than a special as the traditional Lois Lane-trying-to-write story is turned upside down by her status as Superwoman. A lot of gaps are filled between Absolute Power and now and the reason behind her powers is revealed. Read Full Review

Superwoman Special #1 is a solid entry for fans curious about Lois Lane's transformation into a superhero, delivering engaging action and emotional depth. However, uneven pacing, art inconsistencies, and a couple of missteps in characterization keep it from soaring as high as it could. Read Full Review

Superwoman Special #1 is an example of the issues with storytelling that plague comics. Villains should be villains, not you're closest allies. Too many former supporting characters have superpowers/ costumed identities. Stories just set up other stories. Writers have forgotten how to write characters and are far too plot focused. Characters no longer drive stories. It's all too cutesy and jokey and there is a lack of substance in storytelling. The real shame is that if Williamson were writing characters there WOULD be a story here. And, potentially a great story. Jeremy Adams touched briefly on a similar situation when he gave Carol Ferris back the Star Sapphire ring. There's more to be told with her, but there was just enough to feel like the character mattered and not just the plot. Williamson just wants to tell the story he's setting up. Overall, this is a disappointing issue with poor execution. Read Full Review

This is a hard issue to rate. I like the art, and I like the basic premise of Lois getting powers. Others have written that all the side characters getting powers like Oprah giving them away is not good. I won't argue. I get their point, and they're not wrong.

But Lois getting powers opens up a lot of story potential. Instead of the cliched "woman waits at home for her man" stories, we can get two super powered spouses with equally important missions having to fight to get couple time together. Considering how DC got rid of young Jonathan, and now he's a teen who doesn't need his parents, the potential for DC to blow this situation is great. Don't blow it, DC.

I also like how Lois, through an Amazo suit (can't say I am crazy about her having an Amazo suit handy, such a plotting coincidence, so I don't love everything about this plot) steal Zod's powers. Now Lois has an arch enemy who will go after her, not because she's Superman's wife, but because she stole his powers. Lois is not a pawn in someone else's game and is someone with something to lose who will actively fight for her powers. Smart.

My complaints are around the story structure. Having it start with Lois trying to write about what happened to her, and then having Kara and Lana ask her to come out and play is weak. Having them tell her that she has writer's block because writing about oneself is different than writing about others doesn't work for me.

Lois should be hashing all this out with her husband. Also, Lana also having powers is the bridge too far for me. (See, I said I got the point about EVERYONE getting powers.) I would have preferred to have the story be more linear. That gives the story more a sense of happening right now, which, to me, always makes the story more exciting. (I am also aware of the danger of a critic dissing a story because it didn't unfold the way the critic would have done it. I just prefer linear stories because they, to me, are more in the moment creating real stakes, instead of jumping all over the place and being all confusing. I am looking at you, Tom King.)

Finally, Lois going to Mercy to get answers about what happened to her is just dumb. Dumb on Lois's part. I don't care that the writer has Lois saying Mercy earned her trust, a four-year-old can see that Mercy is playing the long game for Luthor. Come on writer, be smarter with your plotting. (I also don't care for Superman family buying into the Supercorp. built on Lexcorp. thing. We all know it's a trap. They did the same thing on Angel the Series with Wolfram and Hart. Be original folks.)

I also didn't like how we got no sense of how Jonathan or Clark felt about the new status quo. Even if it was just them saying, "wow, I don't know how I feel about this." Would have been nice. It sets up, perhaps, Clark and Jon not feeling special. Maybe there will be problems with Clark being all "I have the experience, listen to me in how you use your powers."

Maybe Jon already is sort of bothered by dad being able to check up on him, now mom can too. Man, parents are such a hassle and being a teen is hard, and I don't need them being able to monitor my every move like I'm a toddler.

Lois getting powers affects a lot of people. We don't see any of that. We don't even get a set up of that. An important element to leave out.

So, there was a lot to like, while at the same time a lot to not like. Not a bad premise, but it could have been set up better.

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This whole arc and plot point is just unnecessary.

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RKS - Dec 14, 2024

This shit won't sell. $1 bin bound.

Smithd33 - Dec 14, 2024

Especially not at 5.99

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This was a complete waste of time. This book reiterates that there are far too many members of the Super-family. Do we really need two Superwomen? I had even forgotten the stupid idea of Lana Lang having powers. We learn absolutely nothing new here outside of the last page. The idea that the suit gave her powers is completely ludicrous. The entire idea behind Absolute Power was so bad, I didn't even read it.

The reveal could have been just two pages in Superman and done.$6.99 for this is a complete cash grab. I'm glad Williamson got paid for something this bad.

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RKS - Dec 15, 2024

Liked and subscribed. DC needs to hear how bad a job they have been doing since about...Oh...2011. lol

fzanca - Dec 15, 2024

Thanks, RKS. I appreciate it. Happy Holidays.

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