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Lois Lane (2019) #1-12
Lois Lane: Enemy of the People
She uncovered the most dangerous secret in the DC Universe...now she just has to prove it!
After a press briefing at the White House--and carrying a secret that could disrupt Superman's life--Lois Lane embarks on a harrowing journey to uncover a threat to her husband and research that reaches the highest levels of international power brokers and world leaders. Critically acclaimed and bestselling author Greg Rucka and master storyteller Mike Perkins team up for a tale of conspiracy, intrigue, and murder that tests the limits of tough-as-nails investigative journalist Lois Lane.
Collects LOIS LANE #1-12
After a press briefing at the White House--and carrying a secret that could disrupt Superman's life--Lois Lane embarks on a harrowing journey to uncover a threat to her husband and research that reaches the highest levels of international power brokers and world leaders. Critically acclaimed and bestselling author Greg Rucka and master storyteller Mike Perkins team up for a tale of conspiracy, intrigue, and murder that tests the limits of tough-as-nails investigative journalist Lois Lane.
Collects LOIS LANE #1-12
290 pages, Kindle Edition
First published November 24, 2020
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Greg Rucka
1,494 books1,924 followersGreg 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.
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December 15, 2020
Rucka absolutely nails the characters of Lois Lane and Renee Montoya (The Question). He excels in the character moments. But the story is all over the place. I couldn't even tell you what Lois was investigating. It gets dropped a third of the way through without really ever telling you what's happening in favor of an assassination plot on Lois. Then it goes off on this plot point about fractured realities and how certain people have a hard time merging their selves from other timelines. It's a cool concept but it requires a vast knowledge of the DC universe going back 10+ years to Rucka's time writing 52 and Checkmate. Mike Perkins's art is very hit or miss as well.
July 9, 2021
A Russian journalist is dead and Lois Lane cares for tenuous reasons! Also immigration stuff, someone’s trying to kill her for even murkier reasons, and an English witch, or something. Leviathan too - but mostly Lois and Superman smooching!
Cripes, Greg Rucka and Mike Perkins’ Lois Lane: Enemy of the People is an incoherent mess! And way too long - 12 issues of muddled, unmemorable and tediously bad storytelling. So basically the Rucka special.
I guess whoever killed the Russian journalist wants to kill Lois because they’re both principled journalists - the only two apparently! - but for what purpose is unclear. That’s because when Rucka does bother with this storyline it’s just to show Renee Montoya (who’s left the GCPD for reasons and become The Question - when did that happen? Ah who cares. Vic Sage is also The Question so apparently it’s a franchise) punching generic goons. Riveting.
I had no idea who the witch character was. She was sorta connected to Leviathan maybe (another pointless diversion) but maybe she was also in Checkmate? Rucka superficially attacks border control (Lois fights to save her housekeeper from being deported - CNN! CNN!) and the presidency (that naff cover with absurdly serious Lois holding up her White House press pass with the stamp “revoked” on it did make me laugh at least). It’s a simplistic representation at best.
It’s like even Rucka doesn’t know what he wants this book to be. As much as he tries to shoehorn in what he thinks are important issues, he offsets it by putting in even more scenes of Lois and Superman face-sucking and pursuing an utterly useless subplot about how Lois is “cheating” on her husband Clark with Superman. Wink wink - ooo, so cutesy-poo! It’s a serious book about journalism and ethics - but also wook at the womantic wuvvers!
I get it - Lois Lane is famous because of Superman. But if you’re going to do a Lois Lane series, then leave Superman out of it and show us why Lois deserves her own series. Putting him in this book so much only underlines how uninteresting she is without him. And she is DULL. She misspells words for Perry White to shake his head over - ohoho! Snore…
The worst is the new character, The Kiss of Death. It’s someone with a gun who has a bare skull with a lips/kiss mark on the forehead. That’s the level of imagination Greg Rucka has to offer. A skull. With a kiss mark on the forehead. And they’re called Kiss. Of. Death. Wow. This garbage got published, guys!
Boring, meandering, pointless, unimpressive tripe with horrible wavy, oily-looking art, Lois Lane: Enemy of Entertainment is a worthless pile of crap - don’t bother!
Cripes, Greg Rucka and Mike Perkins’ Lois Lane: Enemy of the People is an incoherent mess! And way too long - 12 issues of muddled, unmemorable and tediously bad storytelling. So basically the Rucka special.
I guess whoever killed the Russian journalist wants to kill Lois because they’re both principled journalists - the only two apparently! - but for what purpose is unclear. That’s because when Rucka does bother with this storyline it’s just to show Renee Montoya (who’s left the GCPD for reasons and become The Question - when did that happen? Ah who cares. Vic Sage is also The Question so apparently it’s a franchise) punching generic goons. Riveting.
I had no idea who the witch character was. She was sorta connected to Leviathan maybe (another pointless diversion) but maybe she was also in Checkmate? Rucka superficially attacks border control (Lois fights to save her housekeeper from being deported - CNN! CNN!) and the presidency (that naff cover with absurdly serious Lois holding up her White House press pass with the stamp “revoked” on it did make me laugh at least). It’s a simplistic representation at best.
It’s like even Rucka doesn’t know what he wants this book to be. As much as he tries to shoehorn in what he thinks are important issues, he offsets it by putting in even more scenes of Lois and Superman face-sucking and pursuing an utterly useless subplot about how Lois is “cheating” on her husband Clark with Superman. Wink wink - ooo, so cutesy-poo! It’s a serious book about journalism and ethics - but also wook at the womantic wuvvers!
I get it - Lois Lane is famous because of Superman. But if you’re going to do a Lois Lane series, then leave Superman out of it and show us why Lois deserves her own series. Putting him in this book so much only underlines how uninteresting she is without him. And she is DULL. She misspells words for Perry White to shake his head over - ohoho! Snore…
The worst is the new character, The Kiss of Death. It’s someone with a gun who has a bare skull with a lips/kiss mark on the forehead. That’s the level of imagination Greg Rucka has to offer. A skull. With a kiss mark on the forehead. And they’re called Kiss. Of. Death. Wow. This garbage got published, guys!
Boring, meandering, pointless, unimpressive tripe with horrible wavy, oily-looking art, Lois Lane: Enemy of Entertainment is a worthless pile of crap - don’t bother!
June 14, 2021
I'm a sporadic comic reader, and with most DC/Marvel books I can just pick up missing information as I read - this is because those books will have a strong plot I as a reader can hold on to.
This book barely has a plot. Oh, stuff happens, and the main characters only ever really react to it - there's little active participation in the plot.
Something'll happen, couple pages of action, and then just as many pages of uninteresting aftermath. Totally messes up pacing.
This did not need to be twelve issues, there's so much filler. I think we're supposed to think all those scenes between Lois and Superman are charming, and they're just boring.
Lois is a fun character, give us a good journalistic thriller, with some superheroics thrown in. What we now get is that thing where everyone says how amaaaazing Lois is, but we never get to see it.
Tell me a good story, I can fill in the blanks. Give me this Lois Lane 'maxi series' and I'm bored out of my mind.
This book barely has a plot. Oh, stuff happens, and the main characters only ever really react to it - there's little active participation in the plot.
Something'll happen, couple pages of action, and then just as many pages of uninteresting aftermath. Totally messes up pacing.
This did not need to be twelve issues, there's so much filler. I think we're supposed to think all those scenes between Lois and Superman are charming, and they're just boring.
Lois is a fun character, give us a good journalistic thriller, with some superheroics thrown in. What we now get is that thing where everyone says how amaaaazing Lois is, but we never get to see it.
Tell me a good story, I can fill in the blanks. Give me this Lois Lane 'maxi series' and I'm bored out of my mind.
July 8, 2020
Started out strong, ended up being heavy-handed and convoluted to the point where I didn't even know what was going on by the end of it. Not to mention that the series is pretty much a misnomer since it's much more of a Renee Montoya-The Question book that just happens to feature Lois Lane as one of the supporting characters, which wouldn't be such a bad thing if this wasn't the first solo Lois Lane series since 1986 (!!!). Come on, Greg, Lois is an amazing character in her own right, she deserved so much more than this and you know it.
Also, Mike Perkins' art looks like ass.
Also, Mike Perkins' art looks like ass.
September 13, 2025
I'm so sorry, but I was bored out of my mind with this one. It was a struggle to read, the storyline started off interesting, but quickly fell off the rails, and the ending wasn't worth it.
On top, the art style bugged me during certain scenes, it wasn't totally consistent. Also, it's not exactly a standalone comic, which is fine, just be aware of that going in.
Lois's character sometimes felt accurate, but other times really dull. If I didn't know a thing about her, and only read this, I wouldn't think she was a character deserving of her own story. But she is, that's the whole problem!!
In any case, I don't recommend this, I'm sure there's other much more interesting Lois comics out there.
On top, the art style bugged me during certain scenes, it wasn't totally consistent. Also, it's not exactly a standalone comic, which is fine, just be aware of that going in.
Lois's character sometimes felt accurate, but other times really dull. If I didn't know a thing about her, and only read this, I wouldn't think she was a character deserving of her own story. But she is, that's the whole problem!!
In any case, I don't recommend this, I'm sure there's other much more interesting Lois comics out there.
January 7, 2021
Rucka serves up a giant nothing burger of a story that is eleven issues of filler and one issue of who-cares revelations. I like his characterization of Lois and the people around her, but with the subjects of all her big investigations being obscured, all we have is her and her friends running around looking for evidence and dodging assassins out to kill her and her story or stories . . . and my interest in the book.
Part of the problem is Rucka is referencing obscure characters from his own DC stories from years/decades ago like Checkmate , Crime Bible: Five Lessons of Blood (a/k/a The Question: The Five Books of Blood), and Final Crisis: Revelations. These are some real deep cuts, and, even though I read them, they are not particularly memorable.
And then the big reveal falls flat for me, and its impact is barely touched upon in the closing pages.
I wish Rucka had spent more time delving into the role of the press in the age of fake news instead of just churning out a sub-par action thriller.
Disappointing.
Part of the problem is Rucka is referencing obscure characters from his own DC stories from years/decades ago like Checkmate , Crime Bible: Five Lessons of Blood (a/k/a The Question: The Five Books of Blood), and Final Crisis: Revelations. These are some real deep cuts, and, even though I read them, they are not particularly memorable.
And then the big reveal falls flat for me, and its impact is barely touched upon in the closing pages.
I wish Rucka had spent more time delving into the role of the press in the age of fake news instead of just churning out a sub-par action thriller.
Disappointing.
January 8, 2021
I have to be honest I expected more.
Greg Rucka is a fine writer, and there's moments here that are brilliant. I love Lois here, as she's strong, smart, and always two steps ahead even in a mystery. But the actual plot, side characters, and the length all go against it IMO. Nothing comes off "must read" and the whole mystery of who's doing what is kind of predictable if not bland. While I think it's written well enough and art is solid I can't say it's amazing. A decent read.
Greg Rucka is a fine writer, and there's moments here that are brilliant. I love Lois here, as she's strong, smart, and always two steps ahead even in a mystery. But the actual plot, side characters, and the length all go against it IMO. Nothing comes off "must read" and the whole mystery of who's doing what is kind of predictable if not bland. While I think it's written well enough and art is solid I can't say it's amazing. A decent read.
December 6, 2020
In many ways, I find this comic baffling.
Was it meant to be a comic about reporter Lois uncovering the scumminess of the Trump administration and their Russian handlers? Maybe, but that gets abruptly abandoned halfway through the book, the resolved largely offscreen to offer up an unsatisfactory conclusion.
Was it meant to be the story of Lois reacting to the Leviathian plotline? Maybe. There's one issue all about it, then it looks like the next issue is going to continue on before that's abruptly dropped.
Was it meant to be a story to bring Renee Montoya's Question back into continuity? Maybe, and Greg Rucka's certainly the person to do it, but the dive into Montoya is deep enough that I didn't understand some of the stuff being referred to.
Was it meant to be a story about how multiple universes are impinging on nuDC? Maybe, that gets a lot of focus in the last half, but we never get a really proper resolution, just lots of hints.
So, I love Rucka's Lois and I love his Renee and I found most of the storylines intriguing, but the lack of throughline for the plot (and a resolution for most of its plotlines) holds this comic back from greatness.
Was it meant to be a comic about reporter Lois uncovering the scumminess of the Trump administration and their Russian handlers? Maybe, but that gets abruptly abandoned halfway through the book, the resolved largely offscreen to offer up an unsatisfactory conclusion.
Was it meant to be the story of Lois reacting to the Leviathian plotline? Maybe. There's one issue all about it, then it looks like the next issue is going to continue on before that's abruptly dropped.
Was it meant to be a story to bring Renee Montoya's Question back into continuity? Maybe, and Greg Rucka's certainly the person to do it, but the dive into Montoya is deep enough that I didn't understand some of the stuff being referred to.
Was it meant to be a story about how multiple universes are impinging on nuDC? Maybe, that gets a lot of focus in the last half, but we never get a really proper resolution, just lots of hints.
So, I love Rucka's Lois and I love his Renee and I found most of the storylines intriguing, but the lack of throughline for the plot (and a resolution for most of its plotlines) holds this comic back from greatness.
May 3, 2023
An overly bloated plot that soils the amazing characterisations. Rucka has written both Lois and Renee extremely well, giving them a lot of personality and depth. However, he fumbles the plot completely, especially during the last act which feels like an extremely messy free-for-all where people just threw in ideas and they were incorporated without a second thought. It's a shame to have such great dialogue and dynamics be bogged down by other writing flaws, but Lois & Co. manage to do just enough to keep this one afloat.
June 10, 2025
Lois Lane Inimiga do Povo, escrita por Greg Rucka, é um gibi que passou longe do radar da gibisfera, com poucos canais e paginas comentando, mesmo com o quadrinho sendo muito bom escrito, com uma história cativante e com explicitas referencias a nossa realidade. Além disso, é um quadrinho de super-heróis para quem gosta, e não gosta, de gibi de herói, e eu já vou lhe explicar os motivos.
Essa série da Lois Lane é composta por 12 edições, em que o clima de mistério e investigação permeia toda a série, contendo um contexto politico que deixa o gibi com uma tensão e sentimento de conspiração durante todo o encadernado; deixando de lado também a parte “super” da DC, focando na Lois Lane - a repórter combativa - que em parceria com a Renee Montoya, protagonizam uma investigação a respeito de esquema de corrupção no governo americano.
Com base nesse contexto político-investigativo, o Greg Rucka desenvolve uma trama que explora (e funciona como uma homenagem até certo ponto) o lado dos jornalistas no contexto atual de Fake News e descrença sobre a profissão. Rucka consegue trabalhar o governo americano afastando a imagem do jornalista da verdade, descredibilizando a profissão. Além disso, é possível notar a similaridade com a conjuntura atual, quando a sociedade busca desmoralizar o jornalista, ou seja, o indivíduo, para deteriorar sua imagem, visando abalar aquilo que ele está propondo, tendo em vista que pode ser uma verdade publicada por jornalistas.
Diante os expostos acima, acredito que o protagonismo do Superman sendo substituído por uma série focada na Lois Lane, sob a ótica jornalística sendo contada como um documentário, o gibi irá agradar os fãs de super heróis e até mesmo leitores que não gostam do gênero de heróis.
Ademais, a trama faz referencias ao evento Leviatã e a própria revista do Superman da época, mas são explicadas ao longo do texto, deixando o leitor com o mínimo de contexto necessário para compreensão da trama. Ainda, a história Bíblia do Crime é retomada na trama, bem como a questão do multiverso da DC no que tange o Superman, que embora destoem do clima proposto no gibi, não estraga a leitura e agrada os fãs da DC.
Essa série da Lois Lane é composta por 12 edições, em que o clima de mistério e investigação permeia toda a série, contendo um contexto politico que deixa o gibi com uma tensão e sentimento de conspiração durante todo o encadernado; deixando de lado também a parte “super” da DC, focando na Lois Lane - a repórter combativa - que em parceria com a Renee Montoya, protagonizam uma investigação a respeito de esquema de corrupção no governo americano.
Com base nesse contexto político-investigativo, o Greg Rucka desenvolve uma trama que explora (e funciona como uma homenagem até certo ponto) o lado dos jornalistas no contexto atual de Fake News e descrença sobre a profissão. Rucka consegue trabalhar o governo americano afastando a imagem do jornalista da verdade, descredibilizando a profissão. Além disso, é possível notar a similaridade com a conjuntura atual, quando a sociedade busca desmoralizar o jornalista, ou seja, o indivíduo, para deteriorar sua imagem, visando abalar aquilo que ele está propondo, tendo em vista que pode ser uma verdade publicada por jornalistas.
Diante os expostos acima, acredito que o protagonismo do Superman sendo substituído por uma série focada na Lois Lane, sob a ótica jornalística sendo contada como um documentário, o gibi irá agradar os fãs de super heróis e até mesmo leitores que não gostam do gênero de heróis.
Ademais, a trama faz referencias ao evento Leviatã e a própria revista do Superman da época, mas são explicadas ao longo do texto, deixando o leitor com o mínimo de contexto necessário para compreensão da trama. Ainda, a história Bíblia do Crime é retomada na trama, bem como a questão do multiverso da DC no que tange o Superman, que embora destoem do clima proposto no gibi, não estraga a leitura e agrada os fãs da DC.
September 25, 2025
This is only for issues 1-7. This follows Lois Lane doing what she does best, hard hitting journalism. She is questioning shady money movement and refugee camps to a White House spokeswoman. Also at the same time, another separate person who’s been found dead with the cause being stated as “suicide”. But Lane knows this ain’t true and feels like she was killed because of what she uncovered. The book follows Lois looking into those things and was handled well by Rucka. I have enjoyed what I have read from him and this was just as good. It ties into Leviathan and has the funeral here for a death that happened in that story. Sucks I never collected past issue 7 as this story was rolling along nicely and I would have loved to see how it ended.
December 5, 2020
★★★1/2
One of the best creators in comics writing one of the best characters in comics! Greg Rucka is on a roll career-wise and he does a great job putting a spotlight on Lois Lane. This super reporter is full of drive, willpower, curiosity, independence, and wit, and she is at her best here, attacking injustices, not armed with the brawn of her husband, but with a tape recorder, her pen, and her smarts. Basically, she's the most underrated superhero in comics.
Not only is Lois dealing the fallout and gossip after a photo of her kissing Superman while being married to Clark Kent goes viral, but she is also treading in dangerous water investigating the current administration's involvement in the monetization of immigration detention at the border. She is also teamed with another wonderful DC character, Renee Montoya (currently operating as The Question), and the two must stay alive in pursuit of the truth.
Rucka clearly loves the characters of Lois and Renee, as these are some of the best portrayals for both. At this point, Rucka basically owns the character of Renee Montoya and uses this series to continue much of the stories that he's been trying to tell at DC, from Gotham Central Omnibus to Checkmate by Greg Rucka: Book 1. But he also puts his mark on Lois in a big way and touches on a lot of what is going on in real-life politics and journalism. Character-wise, I love that Rucka honors canon here and remembers Lois is not actually from this reality, but in fact from another part of the multiverse, and uses that in the story. The first half of the book is by far the strongest part, but then in the second half, the story loses much of its focus, development, and urgency and becomes a bit of a convoluted mess. But the work on the characters, themes and ideas is all fantastic, and along with Mike Perkins's textured, Michael Lark-like art, all of it helps to keep the book afloat.
Note: This series occurs at the same time as Event Leviathan, and while it is pretty unnecessary to have to read that book, issue #6 of Lois Lane spoils the ending of that event. So if you had any interest in reading that crappy book, just a heads up.
One of the best creators in comics writing one of the best characters in comics! Greg Rucka is on a roll career-wise and he does a great job putting a spotlight on Lois Lane. This super reporter is full of drive, willpower, curiosity, independence, and wit, and she is at her best here, attacking injustices, not armed with the brawn of her husband, but with a tape recorder, her pen, and her smarts. Basically, she's the most underrated superhero in comics.
Not only is Lois dealing the fallout and gossip after a photo of her kissing Superman while being married to Clark Kent goes viral, but she is also treading in dangerous water investigating the current administration's involvement in the monetization of immigration detention at the border. She is also teamed with another wonderful DC character, Renee Montoya (currently operating as The Question), and the two must stay alive in pursuit of the truth.
Rucka clearly loves the characters of Lois and Renee, as these are some of the best portrayals for both. At this point, Rucka basically owns the character of Renee Montoya and uses this series to continue much of the stories that he's been trying to tell at DC, from Gotham Central Omnibus to Checkmate by Greg Rucka: Book 1. But he also puts his mark on Lois in a big way and touches on a lot of what is going on in real-life politics and journalism. Character-wise, I love that Rucka honors canon here and remembers Lois is not actually from this reality, but in fact from another part of the multiverse, and uses that in the story. The first half of the book is by far the strongest part, but then in the second half, the story loses much of its focus, development, and urgency and becomes a bit of a convoluted mess. But the work on the characters, themes and ideas is all fantastic, and along with Mike Perkins's textured, Michael Lark-like art, all of it helps to keep the book afloat.
Note: This series occurs at the same time as Event Leviathan, and while it is pretty unnecessary to have to read that book, issue #6 of Lois Lane spoils the ending of that event. So if you had any interest in reading that crappy book, just a heads up.
May 23, 2021
Rucka’s writing is on point as usual and his grasp of Lois’ character is leagues better than Bendis’. Still, I didn’t love it. It was good but not great.
February 28, 2023
A whole lotta decent dialogue, atmospheric art, and Lois Lane being a badass journalist with a hot loverboy. What there isn't a whole lotta: plot. Ostensibly, Lois Lane knows something and people are out to get her. There are a few assassination attempts which drive the mystery (basically all twelve issues are Lois and friends vaguely investigating who might be trying to kill her). But the build-up to the big reveal completely, utterly falls flat.
So, the end of the book is a wash. And much of the book is spent tailing Renee Montoya/The Question around Chicago, or experiencing Midnight Mom (or whoever) as she rediscovers herself. These are not characters I'm familiar with or much care about! I'm sorry, Lois! I was kinda hoping the book would be about you. And I was also kinda hoping that a maxi-series like this wouldn't have such deep ties with current DC continuity (there are a good of deal of Leviathan references, sigh). Tom King probably would have done this right. Greg Rucka, honestly, does Lois Lane kinda boring.
So, the end of the book is a wash. And much of the book is spent tailing Renee Montoya/The Question around Chicago, or experiencing Midnight Mom (or whoever) as she rediscovers herself. These are not characters I'm familiar with or much care about! I'm sorry, Lois! I was kinda hoping the book would be about you. And I was also kinda hoping that a maxi-series like this wouldn't have such deep ties with current DC continuity (there are a good of deal of Leviathan references, sigh). Tom King probably would have done this right. Greg Rucka, honestly, does Lois Lane kinda boring.
August 7, 2023
Lois Lane: Enemy of the People collects issues 1-12 of the DC Comics series written by Greg Rucka with art by Mike Perkins.
Lois Lane is writing an exposé on international power brokers and world leaders that could impact every country on Earth. There are power that be that will stop an nothing to prevent Lois from publishing this story. Lois brings in Renee Montoya’s The Question to act as bodyguard and private investigator. The duo are deep in danger but have asked Superman to stay out of the way.
The character writing and interactions are fantastic but the plot itself is all over the place and is actually never resolved. I’m not sure if it gets incorporated into another series as the book weaves between multiple storylines in other titles such as Superman, Action Comics, Event Leviathan, and Checkmate. The book also gets surprisingly deep into the DC multiverse lore going back close to twenty years of DC Comics history including the 52 and Countdown weekly series from the mid-2000s. If you are fan of Superman books, give the book a read for a great character study of Lois Lane, but I wouldn’t recommend the book for casual DC Comics fans.
Lois Lane is writing an exposé on international power brokers and world leaders that could impact every country on Earth. There are power that be that will stop an nothing to prevent Lois from publishing this story. Lois brings in Renee Montoya’s The Question to act as bodyguard and private investigator. The duo are deep in danger but have asked Superman to stay out of the way.
The character writing and interactions are fantastic but the plot itself is all over the place and is actually never resolved. I’m not sure if it gets incorporated into another series as the book weaves between multiple storylines in other titles such as Superman, Action Comics, Event Leviathan, and Checkmate. The book also gets surprisingly deep into the DC multiverse lore going back close to twenty years of DC Comics history including the 52 and Countdown weekly series from the mid-2000s. If you are fan of Superman books, give the book a read for a great character study of Lois Lane, but I wouldn’t recommend the book for casual DC Comics fans.
July 2, 2023
Good characterization of Lois, but the plot was mess.
November 20, 2020
If you're giving Lois Lane a solo series, who else would write it but Greg Rucka? And if you need an artist to draw 12 issues in a row without a break, then surely Mike Perkins is the guy you call? So...why was this just...okay?
All of the pieces are here. The mystery starts out well, with Lois getting in over her head and calling in some back-up from Renée Montoya. The series really peaks around the middle, with an Event Leviathan tie-in that slots into the series nicely and a guest appearance from Superboy that shows that Rucka can write the SuperFamily unlike like almost anyone else.
But then it all just kind of falls flat at the end, which relies on some magic, some characters from Rucka's old Checkmate series, and I can't even remember if the original mystery is solved. It just kinda ends.
Perkins' art is ever reliable. There's no deviation throughout the series across all twelve issues, they're all just as good as each other. His art can be a little dark every now and then, but he's a rarity in monthly comics these days.
So, a lot of potential, a good combination of talent, plot, and characters, and then...nothing? This is fine. For a 12 issue mini-series, it'll keep you entertained, but I don't think it's as satisfying a read as it should be given everything involved.
(I do love that Lois misspelling things despite being an award winning journalist is a thing though, that's so funny to me.)
All of the pieces are here. The mystery starts out well, with Lois getting in over her head and calling in some back-up from Renée Montoya. The series really peaks around the middle, with an Event Leviathan tie-in that slots into the series nicely and a guest appearance from Superboy that shows that Rucka can write the SuperFamily unlike like almost anyone else.
But then it all just kind of falls flat at the end, which relies on some magic, some characters from Rucka's old Checkmate series, and I can't even remember if the original mystery is solved. It just kinda ends.
Perkins' art is ever reliable. There's no deviation throughout the series across all twelve issues, they're all just as good as each other. His art can be a little dark every now and then, but he's a rarity in monthly comics these days.
So, a lot of potential, a good combination of talent, plot, and characters, and then...nothing? This is fine. For a 12 issue mini-series, it'll keep you entertained, but I don't think it's as satisfying a read as it should be given everything involved.
(I do love that Lois misspelling things despite being an award winning journalist is a thing though, that's so funny to me.)
July 13, 2020
Lois Lane, for better, or for worse, has become the character that defines the classic super hero girlfriend. I mean come on, even in the old Max Fleischer cartoons she was the damsel in distress, in need of rescuing, etc. The title of her own comic was Superman's girlfriend, Lois Lane.
Thanks to Margot Kidder, who kind of gets a minor Easter Egg here, and Teri Hatcher's portrayals of Lois the character started to catch up to the 20th century. Succeeding writers have helped to redefine the character, and some have even made her marriage to Clark Kent and Superman work out (I think that is one of the most difficult writing feats to pull off-a married couple).
Rucka is a male writer who is quite capable of writng female characters well, and this 12 issue series is full of them (Jessica Midnight, Sister Clarice, Renee Montoya, etc.) Lois here is portrayed as smart, driven, and don't forget she is a world class journalist and writer. It is her skills and determination that set her on a story the leads to corruption in high places, crises both remembered and forgotten(?), and mysteries solved.
It was a lot of fun to read a series where Lois was always the smartest person in the room.
note: full disclosure read as digital floppies.
Thanks to Margot Kidder, who kind of gets a minor Easter Egg here, and Teri Hatcher's portrayals of Lois the character started to catch up to the 20th century. Succeeding writers have helped to redefine the character, and some have even made her marriage to Clark Kent and Superman work out (I think that is one of the most difficult writing feats to pull off-a married couple).
Rucka is a male writer who is quite capable of writng female characters well, and this 12 issue series is full of them (Jessica Midnight, Sister Clarice, Renee Montoya, etc.) Lois here is portrayed as smart, driven, and don't forget she is a world class journalist and writer. It is her skills and determination that set her on a story the leads to corruption in high places, crises both remembered and forgotten(?), and mysteries solved.
It was a lot of fun to read a series where Lois was always the smartest person in the room.
note: full disclosure read as digital floppies.
July 17, 2020
First, the character of Lois Lane is played to perfection, and the book starts off like gangbusters, and you can't wait to see what happens next. Then "Event Leviathan" happens and the whole book takes a nose dive. I don't know if DC sabotaged the book and made Greg Rucka rewrite the ending, but in the end, the whole book, despite all its buildup of having this giant secret for Lois Lane to expose, was a giant nothing burger. I was very disappointed to say the least.
January 13, 2021
Gosto muito do trabalho de Greg Rucka como roteirista e também costumo gostar bastante das histórias em quadrinhos que Mike Perkins se envolve como desenhista. Por isso, investir na compra de Lois Lane: Inimiga do Povo pareceu ser uma escolha acertada. Aqui neste encadernado temos a Lois Lane intrépida e destemida que aprendemos a amar dos anos 1980 em diante. A Lois que não se conforma em ser somente uma repórter investigativa, mas também quase uma detetive. E em histórias de detetive Rucka manda bem, tanto é que inseriu vários elementos de suas histórias pregressas feitas na DC Comics nesta série. O começo é arrebatador, o recheio mantém o ritmo, mas o final desanda um pouco com as tramas de Multiverso. Sabemos que não são todas as histórias da DC Comics que se dão bem com este conceito. Mesmo assim foi ótimo ver Lois Lane como uma personagem-título depois de muito tempo sem uma publicação própria, ainda mais por Greg Rucka e Mike Perkins. Uma aventura investigativa que valida a leitura tanto para velhos leitores quanto para leitores novatos.
February 3, 2021
I loved this story. It put Lois Lane front and center, with only occasional cameos by Superman. It showed the daring journalist as the fierce, unapologetic, and determined truth-seeker she is. I have always thought her character was amazing and could stand to break away from Superman's shadow. This story did a solid job of that, while not at the cost of separating her and Superman romantically. There are some great supporting characters, too, like Renee Montoya. I just enjoyed this immensely.
December 29, 2020
Ha sido una lectura rara.
Empieza fuerte y tiene un crecimiento muy intenso que hace que parezca que va a explotar todo en cualquier momento. Pero las grapas pasan y pasan y nunca explota. De hecho ha llegado un momento en el que no tenía nada claro qué estaba pasando. No porque no entendiera la acción si no porque sentía que la acción había desaparecido.
Aún así la verdad es que me ha gustado mucho, me encanta esta Lois y ya solo por su caracterización para mí se merece las cuatro estrellas.
Empieza fuerte y tiene un crecimiento muy intenso que hace que parezca que va a explotar todo en cualquier momento. Pero las grapas pasan y pasan y nunca explota. De hecho ha llegado un momento en el que no tenía nada claro qué estaba pasando. No porque no entendiera la acción si no porque sentía que la acción había desaparecido.
Aún así la verdad es que me ha gustado mucho, me encanta esta Lois y ya solo por su caracterización para mí se merece las cuatro estrellas.
July 1, 2025
I've never read a Superman comic before--I grew up on Batman--but I've always loved Lois Lane, so I was thrilled when I discovered that she had her own miniseries. While Superman does appear, this is definitely Lois' story, and she's joined by Renee Montoya. I loved that this was very much a girls' adventure. The cameo by Batman was nice; I'm glad it didn't overshadow the main story, though.
July 7, 2023
Énorme coup de cœur ! Journalisme (forcément), thriller, enquête, mini dose de super-héros et plus d’occulte que prévu : un super dosage pour une mini série passionnante, j’ai adoré de bout en bout
May 16, 2024
On suit trois enquêtes croisées de Lois Lane. Le sujet principal, c'est la journaliste, son métier, sa vie personnelle. Les personnages sont intéressants mais le scénario est très confus alors qu'il ya du potentiel dans les cas abordés mais survolés. Je me suis sentie trop souvent exclue des aventures.
November 12, 2020
This had so much potential of being great.
I love almost all of Rucka's work, and it's high-time we got a good noir-detective outing for Lois Lane, so a 12-issue series that brings all that together could've and should've been the easiest home run. But it's not. For all the promise the series shows in its first few issues, it never decides on a direction or even a narrative throughline, resulting in a confusing, aimless, and sometimes frustrating story.
Rucka obviously knows these characters well, and his dialogue is spot-on from start to finish. Lois is great, I loved the dynamic Rucka presents between her and Superman/Clark, and Renee Montoya as a co-star is a genius decision. Honestly, the character dynamics alone are almost enough to carry the series, because they really are pitch-perfect. It's just the plot that's the problem, because the plot is an absolute mess.
The central mystery of the series is muddled, unclear, and seems to change constantly. One minute it's about a murder, the next it's about exposing political corruption (which felt very timely and I wanted to see more of), then it strays into the supernatural, and somehow it all winds up being about the multiverse? Any one of those plots could've been an interesting challenge for Lois and company to go up against, but throwing them together into a melting point just doesn't work here. I appreciate the ambition on display, but when the plot and writing can't live up to that ambition, it's not worth all that much.
Perkins' art is equally mixed, too. I love his visual pacing, and he has a tremendous eye for layout, but his facial work is inconsistent and sometimes just wonky to look at. And for a series that is so dialogue-heavy, the facial features need to be sharp, and they're not. Sometimes they are, and there are plenty of moments where art and dialogue come together wonderfully, but there are just as many instances of the opposite happening.
I really am so bummed about this, if you can't tell. I really enjoyed parts of it––the first few issues are so very compelling; a mid-series tie-in to the Leviathan storyline is, oddly enough, an emotional highlight; and again, the Superman/Lois content is top-notch––but the plot tying it all together never coalesces into something meaningful or of much consequence. I'm glad I read it, at least to show my support for stories that place Lois Lane so firmly in the spotlight, but it's disappointing that the series fails to live up to its own ambitions and potential.
I love almost all of Rucka's work, and it's high-time we got a good noir-detective outing for Lois Lane, so a 12-issue series that brings all that together could've and should've been the easiest home run. But it's not. For all the promise the series shows in its first few issues, it never decides on a direction or even a narrative throughline, resulting in a confusing, aimless, and sometimes frustrating story.
Rucka obviously knows these characters well, and his dialogue is spot-on from start to finish. Lois is great, I loved the dynamic Rucka presents between her and Superman/Clark, and Renee Montoya as a co-star is a genius decision. Honestly, the character dynamics alone are almost enough to carry the series, because they really are pitch-perfect. It's just the plot that's the problem, because the plot is an absolute mess.
The central mystery of the series is muddled, unclear, and seems to change constantly. One minute it's about a murder, the next it's about exposing political corruption (which felt very timely and I wanted to see more of), then it strays into the supernatural, and somehow it all winds up being about the multiverse? Any one of those plots could've been an interesting challenge for Lois and company to go up against, but throwing them together into a melting point just doesn't work here. I appreciate the ambition on display, but when the plot and writing can't live up to that ambition, it's not worth all that much.
Perkins' art is equally mixed, too. I love his visual pacing, and he has a tremendous eye for layout, but his facial work is inconsistent and sometimes just wonky to look at. And for a series that is so dialogue-heavy, the facial features need to be sharp, and they're not. Sometimes they are, and there are plenty of moments where art and dialogue come together wonderfully, but there are just as many instances of the opposite happening.
I really am so bummed about this, if you can't tell. I really enjoyed parts of it––the first few issues are so very compelling; a mid-series tie-in to the Leviathan storyline is, oddly enough, an emotional highlight; and again, the Superman/Lois content is top-notch––but the plot tying it all together never coalesces into something meaningful or of much consequence. I'm glad I read it, at least to show my support for stories that place Lois Lane so firmly in the spotlight, but it's disappointing that the series fails to live up to its own ambitions and potential.
December 30, 2022
Lois Lane takes centre stage; probing into a fellow reporter's death she uncovers a larger conspiracy which leads her to becoming the target of a mysterious assassin...
This starts out strong with Rucka setting up a juxtaposed story of the main narrative with Lois juggling a minor scandal of a photo of her and Superman kissing leading to the public believing she is cheating on her husband, Clark Kent (the world in general unaware they are one and the same). There is also some examination of journalism and how a professional newspaper journalist operates. Lois is supported by The Question (Renee Montoya), who acts as her bodyguard as well as personal private detective. A few costumed heroes make brief appearances but Rucka wisely keeps this to a minimum where possible.
Unfortunately 2 issues in, the weight of the DC extended universe comes crashing in and much of the interesting aspects of the main storyline are jettisoned for the sake of including whatever was going on at the time. Lois and Superman's teenage son (not sure when that happened) briefly makes an apprarance, then something called Leviathan before crowbarring in the death of General Lane, enter the supernatural assassin and then an explanation of multiple world's merging - basically it gets very over complicated and too far away from Lois's original story. It's not awfully told, just a shame the journalistic angle wasnt allowed to hold the spotlight.
Mike Perkins artwork is servicible but inconsistent, sometimes great but at other times sloppy. This is a shame because he has an interesting realistic style that generally should be well suited to this type of storytelling.
Overall Lois Lane, as a character, can easily hold her own comic title - if only she be allowed to do so without all the convoluted DC baggage!
This starts out strong with Rucka setting up a juxtaposed story of the main narrative with Lois juggling a minor scandal of a photo of her and Superman kissing leading to the public believing she is cheating on her husband, Clark Kent (the world in general unaware they are one and the same). There is also some examination of journalism and how a professional newspaper journalist operates. Lois is supported by The Question (Renee Montoya), who acts as her bodyguard as well as personal private detective. A few costumed heroes make brief appearances but Rucka wisely keeps this to a minimum where possible.
Unfortunately 2 issues in, the weight of the DC extended universe comes crashing in and much of the interesting aspects of the main storyline are jettisoned for the sake of including whatever was going on at the time. Lois and Superman's teenage son (not sure when that happened) briefly makes an apprarance, then something called Leviathan before crowbarring in the death of General Lane, enter the supernatural assassin and then an explanation of multiple world's merging - basically it gets very over complicated and too far away from Lois's original story. It's not awfully told, just a shame the journalistic angle wasnt allowed to hold the spotlight.
Mike Perkins artwork is servicible but inconsistent, sometimes great but at other times sloppy. This is a shame because he has an interesting realistic style that generally should be well suited to this type of storytelling.
Overall Lois Lane, as a character, can easily hold her own comic title - if only she be allowed to do so without all the convoluted DC baggage!
June 15, 2021
It shouldn’t be any surprise that Rucka would take on Lois Lane, since he has a knack for writing strong, gritty female characters: The Old Guard, Black Magick, Lazarus. But his writing chops don’t translate as well with Ms. Lane as they do with the aforementioned books. Sure, there’s some humorous parts, and early on you assume something like a story will spill forth in this lengthy 12-issue book. That’s not quite what happens.
Rucka starts up and leaves behind numerous plot lines, none of them well-developed or even satisfactorily concluded. There’s a government corruption scandal, which is kind of vague, an assassination plot maybe related to said scandal and also confusing, and finally there’s a multiverse plot that really goes off the deep end.
Those, like myself, not as initiated in DC lore will find themselves lost with the lesser known characters and references that show up in these pages. Unfortunately, very little is explained for those not in the know. The Question, for example, plays an important role, and this is a character I’d never heard of until Jeff Lemire’s recent story. I didn’t know there were multiple Questions until this book. Seeing the Question, Renee Montoya, in action made me wish this had been her story. This may be Lois Lane’s book, but it is Montoya who brings it to life. Sadly, even she isn’t enough.
Rucka starts up and leaves behind numerous plot lines, none of them well-developed or even satisfactorily concluded. There’s a government corruption scandal, which is kind of vague, an assassination plot maybe related to said scandal and also confusing, and finally there’s a multiverse plot that really goes off the deep end.
Those, like myself, not as initiated in DC lore will find themselves lost with the lesser known characters and references that show up in these pages. Unfortunately, very little is explained for those not in the know. The Question, for example, plays an important role, and this is a character I’d never heard of until Jeff Lemire’s recent story. I didn’t know there were multiple Questions until this book. Seeing the Question, Renee Montoya, in action made me wish this had been her story. This may be Lois Lane’s book, but it is Montoya who brings it to life. Sadly, even she isn’t enough.
September 28, 2020
Lazy, unfocused propaganda disguised as a comic. Since Rucka has done so well on his own with Stumptown, it is only possible to blame the corporate masters he serves at DC for the hot garbage that fills this run.
April 24, 2022
Have you ever seen "From Dusk Till Dawn", the film by Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez? You know how about half way through that movie, something happens which completely changes the trajectory of the film? Well that pretty much sums up Lois Lane: Enemy of the People by Greg Rucka.
I first picked up this graphic novel because I'm a huge Superman fan, and thus a big Lois fan. Especially Elizabeth Tulloch's version of the character from the Television series "Superman & Lois". This graphic novel seemed an attractive reading with Lois as the main protagonist, hunting down a story involving murder and corruption at the highest level of American government. All the much better that Lois has hired Renee Montoya to have her back. This plot had me interested in where this story was going, and what role Superman would ultimately play.
And then it started happening, I found myself google searching characters and keywords such as "Charlie Sage Superman," "the question DC," and "checkmate DC" just to help understand what was going on. Before I knew it, I was so confused as to who or what Lois was even investigating anymore. Throw in a witch, a nun and a skull-faced assassin and I was officially done. The last third of the book was a haze as I just read through it as quickly as possible just to complete it.
I'm sure that there are plenty of readers out there that had a full understanding of what was occuring in the second half of the book, because they had read all the preceding arcs. But it's super frustrating for someone like me who is just looking to pick up a self contained story. For that reason, I would not recommend this graphic novel to the casual reader of DC comics.
My final score is actually a 2.5, but rounded up to a 3 because I did enjoy the artwork by Mile Perkins.
I first picked up this graphic novel because I'm a huge Superman fan, and thus a big Lois fan. Especially Elizabeth Tulloch's version of the character from the Television series "Superman & Lois". This graphic novel seemed an attractive reading with Lois as the main protagonist, hunting down a story involving murder and corruption at the highest level of American government. All the much better that Lois has hired Renee Montoya to have her back. This plot had me interested in where this story was going, and what role Superman would ultimately play.
And then it started happening, I found myself google searching characters and keywords such as "Charlie Sage Superman," "the question DC," and "checkmate DC" just to help understand what was going on. Before I knew it, I was so confused as to who or what Lois was even investigating anymore. Throw in a witch, a nun and a skull-faced assassin and I was officially done. The last third of the book was a haze as I just read through it as quickly as possible just to complete it.
I'm sure that there are plenty of readers out there that had a full understanding of what was occuring in the second half of the book, because they had read all the preceding arcs. But it's super frustrating for someone like me who is just looking to pick up a self contained story. For that reason, I would not recommend this graphic novel to the casual reader of DC comics.
My final score is actually a 2.5, but rounded up to a 3 because I did enjoy the artwork by Mile Perkins.
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