DC K.O. Superman

Superman (2023)

by Joshua Williamson, Dan Mora (Artist), Eddy Barrows (Artist)

The Man of Steel enters the ring. The fate of Krypton—and the universe—hangs in the balance, in DC K.O. Superman!

Expanding the DC K.O. blockbuster saga from the heart of the storm, Superman’s battle becomes the measure of hope itself. As the Heart of Apokolips corrupts reality and gods fall to its power, the last son of Krypton stands at the crossroads of creation—where every strike could save the multiverse or shatter it forever.

Can the Man of Steel and two unexpected allies learn what happened to the real Legion of Super-Heroes in time to secure Earth’s future? And who will protect present-day Earth when Superman enters the tournament to become King Omega?

From the bestselling team of writer Joshua Williamson (The Flash, Dark Crisis on Infinite Earths) and artists Dan Mora (Batman/Superman: World’s Finest, Justice League Unlimited) and Eddy Barrows, DC K.O.: Superman reveals a pivotal chapter in DC's All In saga —where power, destiny, and sacrifice collide at the speed of a god.

Collects Superman #28–35.

Genres: Comics, Superman, Graphic Novels, Dc Comics, Superheroes, Graphic Novels Comics

200 pages, Paperback

First published February 1, 2026

Reviews

[Subham · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was so fun and I read it over last 2 days!

Love how it starts off with like Superman reminscing about legion of superheroes and his time with them and how awesome it was and then meeting Absolute Saturn girl finally and like learning they have become evil and this connects with DC all in issue and we see him fight evil legion and what they do, how they toreture him, and like end twist.. return of Super-boy prime and their team up was so awesome and I swear when I read it in the monthly comic it hit so harder and makes you so excited because this is after death metal SBP is returning!

We get his story and team up with Superman and the twist and like learn more of whats going on and Darkseid coming and then it ties into the event really well and I love it even more!!

The DC K.O. tournament tie in was awesome seeing the story how it ties into the main event like stories focused on Clark spending time with his family and then the thing with Lex and how the villains escaped and like these small stories or moments that expands on panels in the main event and its so awesome and Josh is a master of event tie-ins honestly! I love them! The whole Lex vs Clark rivalry which got reborn here was amazing and the issue where he fought Etrigan the demon.. wow.. that just shows you how dangerous Lex is!

While the other main story during the tie-ins is focused on SBP and Lois lane who become SW again and they team up to fight evil legion and get a curcial piece of into to Superman in a Super-man robot (hey they are back!) and I love how even during tie-ins Josh shows the banter between these two and they work so well together and how SBP has changed and he has become more heroic and thats awesome! The whole reveal.. it works well.. and serves as macguffin to end the event but ties together the last 1-1.5 years of storytelling Josh has been doing on this title!

Amazing issue and one of my favorite tie-ins and one of my favorite Superman volumes infact! This is definitely one of my favorite reads of 2026!!

[Bill Riggs · Rating 3 out of 5]

Basically just a KO event tie-in but it does have its moments. I enjoyed seeing Superboy Prime and am looking forward to what his future holds.

[Khurram · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good book taking place during the DC KO event. It fills in plenty of banks. Great artwork and the story is done very well.

Superman travels to the Absolute universe to save a forgotten friend, however is this just another move in a game already won? The future has changed and so have Superman's friends. This also answers how the villains entered the tournament. Also Doomsday's final decision is explained. Also a good backup story.

A good companion book, it does it's job well. Good artwork and story and fits into the KO world perfectly. Decent side stories as well.

[Shannon Appelcline · Rating 4 out of 5]

Williamson's Superman continues to be strong.

We get interaction with the Dark Legion that really builds on & respects Clark's relationship with the originals as a teen. Then we get some nice crossovers with KO that feel meaningful but also largely intelligible without the main series.

But the star of this volume is definitely Superboy Prime. Williamson's writing of him is amazing. I'm looking forward to Reign of the Superboys and would love to see a Williamson Superboy Prime series (none that I know of planned, alas!).

[Ángel Javier · Rating 3 out of 5]

Leído mes a mes en la colección española.

A ver, espectacular es. El dibujo de Eddie Barrows y de Dan Mora es una pasada. Superboy Prime mola muchísimo, y la Legión de Darkseid es una amenaza formidable. Pero no soporto los eventos.

El hecho de tener que leer DC Ko para enterarte de qué va esto me parece una jugada sucia por parte de la editorial. Es decir, esta es, para mi gusto, la mejor colección de Superman que se está publicando en la actualidad, y la cruzan con uno de los sacacuartos más obvios y marrulleros de la DC de los últimos años. Como digo, juego sucio.

Luego está la vuelta de Superwoman, que me parece completamente innecesaria. Incluso bajo la premisa de que estamos viviendo una vuelta a la Edad de Plata (lo que me parece bien), algunas ridiculeces deberían limitarse a unos cuantos números, no surgir una y otra vez cada cierto tiempo. Lois no necesita superpoderes para molar (al igual que cierta pelirroja de la editorial de enfrente, por cierto), así que... ¿a qué viene recuperar su personalidad superheróica? De todas maneras, y pese a sus defectos, en general es una serie que me gusta muchísimo, y le habría puesto cuatro estrellas de no ser por el puñetero evento de marras. Qué poca vergüenza, por favor...

[Chris Lemmerman · Rating 4 out of 5]

Don't be mistaken, this is actually volume 6 of the ongoing Superman series, but it's all mostly DC KO tie-ins, so it's being marketed as such.

Before we can even get to DC KO though, Supes and friends have other issues to be dealing with namely the three issue Summer of Superman arc that brings in the Absolute Legion that have been menacing the timelines for a while. Oh, and Booster Gold, who's an important tool we'll use later, meme-friends.

Then KO itself unfolds across the following five issues, including an All-Fight Month issue that pits Lex against the Demon, and some fun appearances by a favourite of mine, Superboy Prime. If you're already reading DC KO, I expect you'll get a kick out of what happens here, though I don't know if reading just the Superman issues will a) make sense and b) make you want to go read the main book, so your mileage may vary.

You want to talk about an all-star line-up of artists, though? This volume has Dan Mora, Eddy Barrows, and Hayden Sherman drawing issues. I don't think DC could deliver much higher quality than that. So not only is this book a tonne of fun, but it looks amazing too.

[Ross · Rating 4 out of 5]

It's the KO series, as told through eyes of 'the world's biggest Boy Scout, Superman (and friends)...

Lex is back to his clean shaven self, after getting attacked by an Omega acolyte. He's got plans to bring the Injustice Gang on to the KO tournament. The Titans and Mercy (heading up LexCorp) team up to expedite transporting billions of humans off a Darkseid-ified Earth. Lois uses her classic superpower of JOURNALISM to...interrogate the databanks at the Fortress of Solitude(?!)

Guest appearances by Superboy Prime (in all his 4th wall breaking glory) and Darkseid's Legion (all wearing what looks like scale/stone armor).
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Bonus: Ever wanted to see who would win in a fight between Luthor and Etrigan?

[Chad · Rating 4 out of 5]

I have to say this made DC K.O. a lot better. First you have the lead in where the Legion returns but now they are all evil and converted to Darkseid's side. Really good with some very funny Booster Gold jokes snuck in there. Then there's the K.O. tie in issues which are pretty good. Eddy Barrows does those and they look great. Maybe not as great as Dan Mora previously but who is? There's a Hayden Sherman issue in there too. He needs to stay in his lane so there's no fill in issues over in Absolute Wonder Woman. This does end with a teaser into the next Superman event, Reign of the Superboys.

[Dave · Rating 3 out of 5]

There were parts I really enjoyed in this collection like the evil Legion, the moments with Lois, and some of the moments with Lex. There were parts I really did not enjoy though that felt like filler. Also, it's been forever since I read a story with Superboy Prime. Either I forgot how irritating a character he is or my patience for his particular brand of fourth wall breaking has really worn thin. Two and a hlf stars if I could rate it as such.

[George Zakka · Rating 3 out of 5]

While this volume is a tie-in, it is more necessary that this character have the tie-ins than the other runs did, and Joshua Williamson did pretty well with these. He writes Superboy Prime amazingly, and the art is always great. This also provides good context for the prelude and the continuity's future.

[Keegan Schueler · Rating 4 out of 5]

One of the best tie in books for DC KO with the art and writing just so good along with having bigger ties to the universe. Superboy Prime is a standout and the legion in this are actually interesting how they approach them.

[Donavon · Rating 4 out of 5]

Collects Superman #28–35.

enjoyed the Superboy-Prime storyline, plus love any hint of Superwoman.

[Straw Boy · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love this Superman run!

[Daniel Butcher · Rating 4 out of 5]

Second chances from old events and an interesting new take on the Legion.

[Eric · Rating 2 out of 5]

I've got nothing to say except this series really let me down in the long run.

[Corinna · Rating 5 out of 5]

I am not immune to Superboy-Prime propaganda