Action Comics #873 - DC

Even after everything that's happened, I still think Superman feels sorry for Alura. He honestly believes that her actions are predicated on her losing her husband, Zor. But we find out this issue that is definitely not the case. Alura is actually working in collusion with General Zod. But the big news this issue is that Kandor finally does what I knew inevitably it would have to . . . it's separate itself from our Earth. Superman and the JLA are trying to hold the Kandorians back, but they are significantly outnumbered. So they've called in their 'magical' compatriots. There's only about 12 or so of them, but . . magic, as with Kryptonite, is one of the Kandorian's weakness. Between Zatanna and Freddie they take out about 10,000 of the aliens with a single lightning bolt. That's when Alura, or as we know now Zod, decides to put their plan in place and remove Kandor from Earth. It goes out into space and somehow creates it's own planet. They put it in orbit of the sun exactly opposite of the Earth. We also see that General Lane and Luthor are still up to their plans to kill Superman. But they're beginning to argue about the methods. Somehow the New Guardian has also found out about this and has broken into the base, I would assume, to gather intel. Unfortunately, he's taken out by Superwoman who appears to be one of their guards. Also, I wondering how much of Kara's return to Kandor is because of her mother, or . . to be an inside man for Superman. It'll be interesting to see how that all plays out. There's a few other Kryptonian issues to deal with also . . . the Phantom Zone. Obvious Zod got out, but . . what about the rest? What about Bizarro, Mon-el, Chris . . and whomever else? And . . . aren't Nightwing and Flamebird Kandorian also? Or have I gotten the completely wrong read on them? Yes Kandor is now off-planet, but . . this issue, really, is in no way resolved. I'm really enjoying everything that Geoff Johns is weaving together here. There's an awful lot of stuff up in the air in Superman's world right now. And really I think we've only just begun. Pete Woods, Renato Guedes and Wilson Magalhaes share the artist chores this issue.