Famed writer and reporter Lois Lane never worries about speaking truth to power—so what’s she hiding from the most powerful man on the planet (and her husband), Superman? Investigating a widening international conspiracy, Lois puts herself in the crosshairs with backup from an unlikely new ally from the streets of Gotham City.
Greg Rucka, is an American comic book writer and novelist, known for his work on such comics as Action Comics, Batwoman: Detective Comics, and the miniseries Superman: World of New Krypton for DC Comics, and for novels such as his Queen & Country series.
While it may sound like something out of a John Green novel, many special women in my life have had names starting with L. I realized that one day years ago while doing some after-Christmas shopping at my local MovieStop, when a little girl named Lori grabbed a pack of theater candy and then all of a sudden latched on to me. To this day, I wonder what happened to that kid. Later that day, I thought about how many women I've known that had a big impact on me--friends, family members, favorite teachers, beloved fictional characters, etc.--have had names starting with L. Not only do I have more than one friend named Lori(e), but I also have had close friends with first names like Laura, Linda, Lena, or Lucy, or last/maiden names such as Lee or Little. As some of you know, the show with the biggest impact on my life was Lizzie McGuire; her name starts with a L, too.
Apparently, Clark Kent has the same fascination with "L" women. Everyone knows that he and Lois Lane are an item, but, true fans also know that his boyhood crush was named Lana Lang. As both a comic book fan and a lover of women with "L" names, this was right up my alley...so, you bet I grabbed it during my local 2nd & Charles' "Buy Five Comics, Get Five Free" promotion. While I don't have the entire story on hand, I enjoyed what I did see; everyone knows how powerful Superman is, but he wouldn't be who he is if not for the women in his life...and, now, one of them gets her own comic.
As good as this is, I didn't care for the interview in the back matter; it discussed a topic about which I'd rather not read. Discerning readers would be better off ignoring that part.
Lois is getting into some deep territory and her editor is right, she's pissing off a lot of people. Don't know how she is going to explain away the "kissing Superman while married" thing, but I guess we'll find out. Interesting plot so far.