Superman #17 Review

Writer: Brian Michael Bendis / Artist: Kevin Maguire / DC Comics Lois + Clark = Relationship Goals. This month’s Superman doubles as an epilogue to the “Unity Squad” arc and a prologue to “The Truth”. The issue begins with Superman mitigating the galactic United Nations set up in the previous issues. The representatives of two alien fleets are about to go at it in a trading post dispute. My favorite line of the book is on this first page; “You listen to it . . . Because it’s Superman!!”. This begins the strength of this book. It understands that Superman is most interesting when he’s faced with a problem that won’t be solved with a punch.

Move Over, Scott and Emma The bulk of this book confirms that Superman and Lois Lane have overtaken Cyclops and Emma Frost as my favorite comic couple. My limited experience with Superman stories have always relied on the romantic tension between Lois and Clark loving each other but not being together. DC Rebirth’s take with the two in a stable, healthy relationship makes my heart swell. Here, they unpack some of the insanity between Action Comics, Superman, Year of the Villain, and Event Leviathan. Bendis walks a fine line between emphasizing that Lois is Clark’s stabilizing north star but not stripping her of her individuality and personal ambition. Both of them are frustrated but neither allows that to prevent them from reminding each other what they mean to each other.

Wait . . . Can Superman See Souls? The book rounds out with Superma…