Superman: New Krypton Special - DC

This was a great in-between issue. The first part of the book wraps up some of the loose ends around the Brainiac story-line. We also get some more insight into the Atlas story-line, and who's actually behind this assault on Superman. And, we see the beginning of the New Krypton story-line, in which the world is going to become overrun by the inhabitants of Kandor once they start to absorb and feel the effects of the yellow sun. From the Brainiac story-line, we see Clark dealing with the death of his father . . again. Honestly, through the course of his history, isn't this like the 3rd or 4th time it's happened? But, regardless, it was still moving. It also displays his incredible restraint. That should be listed as one of his powers. As much as he wants to go to where Brainiac is, and beat him to a bloody pulp . . he's actually daydreaming about it . . he knows that he can't because it wouldn't be right. But he's still questioning . . "Brainiac's still alive and my father's not. My father's dead, Lois, and there's nothing I can do." This part of the story is done by Geoff Johns and Gary Frank. It's incredibly moving. We then move on to Agent Assassin and the new toy they have in their arsenal against Superman . . Brainiac. They've got him hooked up to everything they can and they're attempting to access the incredible amount of information that he has stored within his brain. But you just know that's not going to turn out well. But we do find out that the person that's actually behind this whole thing is someone we all thought was dead . . . General Lane . . Lois' father. At the end of this issue, he recruits Luthor, out of incarceration, to aid in his endeavors. This part of the story is intertwined with the citizens of Kandor adapting to their new surroundings. Superman expanded the city in the arctic, near his fortress of solitude. They're glad to finally be out of the bottle, but as they powers begin to manifest, they become more and more restless. They're ready to go out and explore New Krypton . . er . . I mean, Earth. This part of the story is brought to us by James Robinson and Sterling Gates, with art by Renato Guedes and Pete Woods. This issue was a good segue into the new story-lines that will be populating the Superman titles in the coming year. It wrapped up a little of the old, and asked some new questions for the future. I think it's going to be a good year to be a Superman fan.