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Superman, Vol. 6: Imperius Lex by Peter J. Tomasi

My rating: 3 of 5 stars


This volume collects Issues 33-and 36 and 39-41 (Issues 37 and 38 are in the Super Sons of the Future crossover.)

Imperius Lex (33-36): Lex is taken back to Apokolips with them wanting him to become their new leader in the wake of Darkseid's death. He calls for Superman to help without providing details for his summons. When Superman goes on a family night instead, Lex sends a Boom Tube that brings the entire Super family to Apokolips. There's some really cool and fun stuff for Lois and Jon plus we get to see the long overdue falling out between Superman and Lex. There are a few holes in the logic of character actions and the way the leadership vacuum in Apokolips is addressed is a bit of a cop-out. Still, fairly fun.

Good Night Moon (39): Superman takes kids with cancer to the Justice League Watchtower. It's a sweet, funny, and touching story. Not a whole lot of action, but a lot of heart. Charming.

The Last Days (40 and 41): Guest written by James Robinson. This story finds an all-too cheerful Jon showing up at the Fortress of Solitude to commemorate the day Krypton exploded, when an alarm goes off that Superman created to warn them when a planet's about to explode. Superman and Jon go to save the planet, but they don't want saved because they believe it's the will of their god for them to perish.

The art in this story is fantastic. The colors are great and both space and the alien world come to live. The story, on the other hand, is hot garbage. The dialogue between Jon and Clark in the Fortress is stilted. Superman acts incredibly out of character in a way that ultimately leads the planet's inhabitants to turn on him so that Superman meets another character. It's an attempt to go after an aspect of belief and faith in a ham-fisted way, and the conclusion reached about religion is weak and uninteresting.

It's hard to believe Robinson is the same guy who wrote Starman. This story is easily the worst Superman story that I've read since DC Rebirth and overall, it gives the book a mediocre feel



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Batman: Detective Comics Volume 2: Arkham Knight by Peter J. Tomasi

My rating: 3 of 5 stars


I love Peter Tomasi's writing and that Robin's in this story. What I don't love is the plot. Tell me if you've seen this one before: Some rando who we've never met before comes after Batman in an effort to bring him down as vengence for something that happened off-page. And Batman is nearly brought down, not by Joker or Two Face, but by some random dude or lady. It has been done over and over and over since DC Rebirth, and this book is just that same story again. Please stop. Thank you.



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Batman: Detective Comics Vol. 6: Road to Ruin by Peter J. Tomasi

My rating: 3 of 5 stars


Peter Tomasi is a good writer, but even he's not a good enough to save his premature exit from Detective Comics. There's a lot of interesting stuff such as the Mayoral election and Damian and Bruce have some good moments, but there's a shoe-horned villain, a nonsensical plot, and another attempt to teach Batman a lesson, as well as a guest appearance by most of the Bat-family that's not handled well.

Overall, this is okay, but just underwhelming and below par for Tomasi.



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