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Superman: The Stranger (2026-) #2
Clark’s crusade for the downtrodden has hit some walls. He wants to do the most good, but he feels the people who need him the most are the most invisible. All of that changes when he stumbles upon Lois Lane, an intrepid reporter who’s made it her mission to make the unseen seen. With information gleaned from her articles, can Clark begin to turn the tide in his mission to uplift the people of Metropolis?!
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Published October 7, 2026
About the author
Wes Craig
252 books46 followersWes Craig is the artist/co-creator of DEADLY CLASS with Rick Remender, and the writer/co-creator of THE GRAVEDIGGERS UNION with artist Toby Cypress, both published by Image Comics.
Working out of Montreal, Quebec, he has been drawing comic books professionally since 2004 on such titles as Guardians of the Galaxy, Batman, and The Flash.
Working out of Montreal, Quebec, he has been drawing comic books professionally since 2004 on such titles as Guardians of the Galaxy, Batman, and The Flash.
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October 13, 2026
This is my type of story. I enjoy the slow burn and build up. Lex is being portrayed quite well here. Excited to see more Lois.
October 8, 2026
I’m finding this slow going. I don’t need constant action. And I like character exploration. But I’m waiting for this series to really get going. The art is beautiful and the world it’s building is too. But I’m still on the fence.
October 8, 2026
A strong, broody issue.
October 11, 2026
I adore the imagery and color work in this book, striving to encapsulate everything Superman stands for fighting for everyday people while literally handling the oppressive billionaires around like footballs. But geez DC please get your AD placement in order, it felt atrociously out of place for this book. Just shove it all at the end I’m begging you. This issue starts with Clark waking up startled from a nightmare he’s been having recently about a fire, he hears a voice while inside the fire but can’t make it out. It’s been 5 months since he started his cleaning job at the daily planet and has been running around scaring muggers and burglars. It’s been a grind so it’s fortunate he doesn’t have to sleep much. He saved up to buy a typewriter, allowing him to submit articles which piss off the chief. But as his double life continues he can’t help but feel like he should be doing more.
“Sometimes I think I’m helping…but sometimes I feel like I’m punished them for the crime of being hungry. For being human. I can do more. I have to.”
In his off hours we see Clark spend time at a jazz club, where he caught the eye of a woman named Hazel. Clark has seen her around and compliments her on her voice. Honestly the chemistry between these two are palpable, so it’s no shock when they go back to Clark’s place together. I find her commentary on how small his apartment is hilarious, like he is a bull in a china shop…”lucky for me k don’t have much stuff to worry about breaking.” The passion is intense as they take off their clothes, only to hear a crash and a scream from outside. Clark rushes off to go see what it was in case someone needs help, agitating Hazel and killing the moment. It only turns out to be some kids screwing around in the alley, but when Clark turns around he finds Hazel walking away. Clark spends Christmas alone staring at his ceiling.
One thing I also appreciate this series tackling is sexism on the workplace, a wall that Lois Lane is more than willing to spit in the face of. When one of the reporters laughs about her story of a labor leader going missing and Lois just needing a good man to reel her in…she rips him apart with words and discredits him as a reporter before putting her cigarette out in his coffee. Clark gets the feeling he should pay that guy a visit sometime as Superman, it’s not like he would be recognized as no one around here ever notices him. But as Clark looks at the papers on Lois’ desk he sees where his fight will take him next as she was wiring up a story about a slumlord forcing tenants out and into the cold to build a new high rise for the elite. Superman found them in another high rise on the balcony looking over the city as they joke about the permits being pushed through. The slumlord is ecstatic about how much he will make from this, only for a breeze to come by as he looks up to see Superman standing in the mural filled with construction workers above them. Superman leaps down and picks up the slumlord, ordering him not to tears down those apartments. The slumlord is aggressive and refuses, so Superman picks him up like a football and leaps across the city…it doesn’t take long for the man to break and agree to the demands to drop the contracts. Clark has been filled with questions lately of where he belongs and if he is doing the right thing, but that might in that moment as he leapt across the city with a grin on his face he knew who he was. But then he went to sleep and woke up drenched in sweat from the dream he had. The fire came back but this time the flames were green and the voice was a lot clearer:
“You are the superman. You can rule them all.”
I’m very curious to learn more as the mystery of that voice becomes clearer, but as the issue comes to an end we shift our focus to Lex. We find him addressing a room full of the greatest scientific minds which he has taken from their countries against their will under the guise of saving them from Europe on the brink of war. And then he addresses a team of the greatest American minds. They find what Luthor is asking for impossible and at Lear a decade away. Luthor believes in combining these two groups forming a new source of energy is within reach in what he is calling project Vulcan. A classic billionaire who comes with the “idea” he truly strips away from great minds for his own gain. But then we see Luthor address one other person…the missing labor leader, who is currently tied up in a dark room and has clearly been tortured. Lex sees this man as his enemy, that once he slays this leader his men will fall apart. Lex takes out an insanely large sword, trying to mimic the feeling of other leaders throughout history but in his case he actually gets his hands dirty. As this man is on death row Lex feels free talking of his true plans, to use a new great power built with the greatest minds to make the greatest weapons. The labor leader can see Lex is spiraling, but Lex sees his madness as divine vision. And now with one move he slits the labor leader’s throat and believes that the battle for worker’s rights are over. But Lex wasn’t listening to the final words of the labor leader, who knows that if he dies someone else will step right up to continue the fight.
“Sometimes I think I’m helping…but sometimes I feel like I’m punished them for the crime of being hungry. For being human. I can do more. I have to.”
In his off hours we see Clark spend time at a jazz club, where he caught the eye of a woman named Hazel. Clark has seen her around and compliments her on her voice. Honestly the chemistry between these two are palpable, so it’s no shock when they go back to Clark’s place together. I find her commentary on how small his apartment is hilarious, like he is a bull in a china shop…”lucky for me k don’t have much stuff to worry about breaking.” The passion is intense as they take off their clothes, only to hear a crash and a scream from outside. Clark rushes off to go see what it was in case someone needs help, agitating Hazel and killing the moment. It only turns out to be some kids screwing around in the alley, but when Clark turns around he finds Hazel walking away. Clark spends Christmas alone staring at his ceiling.
One thing I also appreciate this series tackling is sexism on the workplace, a wall that Lois Lane is more than willing to spit in the face of. When one of the reporters laughs about her story of a labor leader going missing and Lois just needing a good man to reel her in…she rips him apart with words and discredits him as a reporter before putting her cigarette out in his coffee. Clark gets the feeling he should pay that guy a visit sometime as Superman, it’s not like he would be recognized as no one around here ever notices him. But as Clark looks at the papers on Lois’ desk he sees where his fight will take him next as she was wiring up a story about a slumlord forcing tenants out and into the cold to build a new high rise for the elite. Superman found them in another high rise on the balcony looking over the city as they joke about the permits being pushed through. The slumlord is ecstatic about how much he will make from this, only for a breeze to come by as he looks up to see Superman standing in the mural filled with construction workers above them. Superman leaps down and picks up the slumlord, ordering him not to tears down those apartments. The slumlord is aggressive and refuses, so Superman picks him up like a football and leaps across the city…it doesn’t take long for the man to break and agree to the demands to drop the contracts. Clark has been filled with questions lately of where he belongs and if he is doing the right thing, but that might in that moment as he leapt across the city with a grin on his face he knew who he was. But then he went to sleep and woke up drenched in sweat from the dream he had. The fire came back but this time the flames were green and the voice was a lot clearer:
“You are the superman. You can rule them all.”
I’m very curious to learn more as the mystery of that voice becomes clearer, but as the issue comes to an end we shift our focus to Lex. We find him addressing a room full of the greatest scientific minds which he has taken from their countries against their will under the guise of saving them from Europe on the brink of war. And then he addresses a team of the greatest American minds. They find what Luthor is asking for impossible and at Lear a decade away. Luthor believes in combining these two groups forming a new source of energy is within reach in what he is calling project Vulcan. A classic billionaire who comes with the “idea” he truly strips away from great minds for his own gain. But then we see Luthor address one other person…the missing labor leader, who is currently tied up in a dark room and has clearly been tortured. Lex sees this man as his enemy, that once he slays this leader his men will fall apart. Lex takes out an insanely large sword, trying to mimic the feeling of other leaders throughout history but in his case he actually gets his hands dirty. As this man is on death row Lex feels free talking of his true plans, to use a new great power built with the greatest minds to make the greatest weapons. The labor leader can see Lex is spiraling, but Lex sees his madness as divine vision. And now with one move he slits the labor leader’s throat and believes that the battle for worker’s rights are over. But Lex wasn’t listening to the final words of the labor leader, who knows that if he dies someone else will step right up to continue the fight.
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October 8, 2026
A grim, depressing world. Very little hope. It's fine.
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