Superman #13 Review

Writer: Brian Michael Bendis / Artists: Brandon Peterson and Ivan Reis / DC Comic Being a relatively new Superman reader, I don’t know how much of this is a retcon, but it’s the grimiest comic I’ve read in my entire life. Superman #13 is a retelling of the Krypton’s demise from Jor El’s point of view. I think “The Science Council” is the body that is mostly used in this story but instead of a Kryptonian political group it’s a collection of representatives from other planets here. Jor El desperately tries to get them to recognize the peril that Krypton is in. When the signs of doom are no longer deniable, Jor El pleads for the council to assist relocating the Kryptonians to no avail. To intensify the shade, Jor El is suddenly attacked by a group of Thanagarians, crossbows blazing. Big daddy El is convinced as he recounts this to Superman that the Science Council is trying to assassinate him to cover up their criminal negligence. Supe doesn’t have the most sympathetic ear, blaming Jor El for his part in an unaccountable cabal responsible for Krypton’s destruction. Rogol Zaar is involved in some unclear way as well. Back on Earth, a droid comes to Lois Lane with a package from Lex Luthor. I must not have been paying attention, because I have no idea where Lex has been since he tried on the Superman moniker a ways back. Lois is understandably skeptical of a present from her husband’s arch nemesis and refuses to open it. The comic, of course, ends with her opening it with a surpri…