THE GOOD:

-The art. Ryan Sook is a great artist who deserves your attention.

-I think I would genuinely enjoy a Perry White spinoff series from Bendis more than his Superman stories.

-Bendis is pretty good at capturing the chemistry between Lois and Clark. Now I have more problems with how that relationship was handled, but he does do a good job of capturing strictly the relationship only.

THE BAD:

-I cannot stand the way that Bendis writes Lois. Clark is at least decently well-written in this issue. He's a bit one sided but still he doesn't seem to veer as far from where his character should be as Lois. Lois strikes me as kind of selfish, and annoys me for other reasons which will be stated below.

-It annoys me how Jon is just left with Jor-El like that. It seems like a crappy excuse to not have to explain where Jon is now that Lois and Clark are reconnecting. Now, I'm not opposed to Jor-El being redeemed, however the lack of that redemption being mentioned or addressed makes it seem like poor parenting, since the last we saw Jor-El and Lois/Clark in the same room, it was not a positive confrontation.

-The excuse for Lois and Clark not being together (but still being together, because why not?) is unfortunately crappy. "I have a book to write, and my son and husband don't need me anymore." What?! Then Lois goes on about not being a normal family. Bendis fails to understand that what made the Tomasi/Gleason series one of the best Superman runs in recent memory is that it was a family story made unique and interesting BY it's abnormalities.

-The meeting between Lois and Clark was unfortunately underwhelming. Sook's art was beautiful in that crowded street scene, but Bendis' writing was so weak not to mention he makes it seem like Lois and Clark are meeting after Lois just got back from the freaking grocery store, not a huge, long trip to space without Clark.