I have been less consistently sour on Bendis's Superman than most here - I'll never understand spending all that money on something you know you'll hate - but wow this is absolutely incoherent. The only good thing in the issue was just a restatement of the conclusion to Fraction & Lieber's Jimmy Olsen, and if there was ever an issue that did not benefit from reminding you of better Superman stories, this is it.

I never expected Superman to be a title that played to Bendis's strengths as a writer, but this is such a mess that it's hard to remember that it was done by a writer who HAS strengths — or an artist, for that matter. What happened to JRJR's once-considerable storytelling skills? There's one panel that's impossible to see as anything other than Supergirl holding Superman's shed skin — which might be creepy, but it's hard not to wish I was reading that story instead, it couldn't be worse than this shambling catastrophe. more

No one cares about rogol zaar

Oh, this is just so poorly written. I don't understand. But I also don't care. The resolution of the Daily Planet stuff has already been known for literal months. And I still hate the Multiverse concept from Lois Lane, which I guess must be resolved now even though we get barely any answers? Whose terrible idea was that? Bendis or Rucka? This is just the worst and there's another whole issue after this! Ugh. more

Almost there... Just one more

I really don't know what they tried to do, a Black Justice? It is a bad job that DC has been doing with their series, instead of making a good presentation of a group or a new character they make everything so boring and really that Tim is Robin is a total throwback for the character, Tim is already beyond of that mantle, it is an insult to wear it again when it has evolved so much.

I’m not sure this could have been worse.

This was just awful. Both story and art. Bendis needs to move on.

That opening splash page.......no words (unlike Bendis).

This really must be one of the worst runs of Superman ever.

Can't wait for him to be gone, and I don't think I'll ever get used to romita's drawing

Bendis + Superman = Terrible Comics...

This issue is worthless. The Superman family pages are spent mostly regurgitating a plot synopsis at us, or repeatedly telling us the current situation as though we'd forget between pages. And then the stuff at the Daily Planet is genuinely pointless. Nothing is revealed. Ms. Leone just continues saying the same things over and over again, as if she knew she had to cue up the cliffhanger, but couldn't time it correctly. The only reason to read this issue is to find out how Superman and the others defeat that monster, and it's not worth it. You can skip this issue and not miss a thing. more

Jesus Christ Bendis

*Spoilers*

Oh where to begin? Where to begin? Alright, right out on front street this issue is garbage with no redeeming qualities what so ever. The art continues to be something that I could do after downing a bottle of rye and falling down the stairs breaking my hand and blurring my vision. If anyone thinks John Romita Jr can draw well then they are sadly mistaken. Cross hatching and drawing lines on the bodies and faces doesn't constitute adding detail or artistic value. As for the story Bendis continues to beat the reader over the head with the concept of strong female characters while the male characters have been dumbed down to an almost absurd level in order for the female characters to solve everything or assume a leadership role. If you don't believe me we have a female FBI agent leading the investigation, Ms. Leone as leader of the Invisible Mafia, Supergirl figuring out how to defeat whatever the hell they are fighting in this issue, then she assumes a leadership role ordering Superboy(s) and Brainiac around. We also have Superman needlessly upset at Red Cloud for "killing his friend"...He knew her for what 5 issues? I'm not sure what how long an issue is but 5 months doesn't justify that kind of reaction, other than to allow Bendis to Bendis. This leads us to the conclusion that I could care less about Lois being arrested. Ok, adds nothing to the story. So all an all the issue is par for Bendis's run. Garbage and I can't wait until he's gone and takes Romita with him. more

Ugh, really, nobody cares about rogol zaar, but in order not to always be negative I will say that I like this new gold lantern character. Finally: although jon kent was aged up it is still way too soon to ship him with anyone

In each and every single issue of this run there is always a summary of what happened, I don't know if Bendis thinks that people don't have enough memory to remember what happened in the previous issues or if he just wants to fill a page. He always emphasizes that he is writing LOSH, the fight is anticlimactic and the invisible mafia is not as interesting as he thinks it is