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Superman: New Krypton Saga #6
Superman: Last Stand of New Krypton, Vol. 2
New Krypton faces an attack from a newly freed Brainiac and it'll take all their might - alongside Supergirl and the Legion of Super-Heroes - to survive the onslaught!
For the past year, Superman has been living on New Krypton - a planet populated by thousands of super-powered Kryptonians just like him. But after struggling to keep their society alive in spite of numerous challenges, New Krypton faces a nightmare as Brainiac, the alien believed to be responsible for the annihilation of the original planet Krypton, attacks New Krypton, determined to recapture the city of Kandor.
Collecting: ADVENTURE COMICS #10-11, SUPERGIRL #52, SUPERMAN #699, and SUPERMAN: LAST STAND OF NEW KRYPTON #3.
For the past year, Superman has been living on New Krypton - a planet populated by thousands of super-powered Kryptonians just like him. But after struggling to keep their society alive in spite of numerous challenges, New Krypton faces a nightmare as Brainiac, the alien believed to be responsible for the annihilation of the original planet Krypton, attacks New Krypton, determined to recapture the city of Kandor.
Collecting: ADVENTURE COMICS #10-11, SUPERGIRL #52, SUPERMAN #699, and SUPERMAN: LAST STAND OF NEW KRYPTON #3.
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October 20, 2016
Brainiac and Lex Luthor believe in the old maxim: The enemy of my enemy is my friend. They’ll work together for a seemingly common goal, but each has back-up plans, escape routes, and back-up plans for the escape routes and back-up plans for the back-up plans for the escape routes….
Where was I?
You were going to post a gif.
Who else has plans?
I think the question should be: Who doesn’t have a plan? And who doesn’t have a plan that conflicts with the plans of others? Huh. Who?
Every school kid knows that asshat General Zod has a revenge-based plan against Superman and Brainiac (and the Earth. Eventually.).
And poor Brainiac Kid and the young’uns from the Legion of Super-Heroes (they’re from the distant future) just want to save Kandor, the future and Superman. Awww!
Hey, Supergirl! The apple fell pretty far from the Brainiac tree, so lighten up and curb the super 'tude.
Ergo the “good” guys conquer adversity and the villains backstab one another.
Bottom line: One more volume in this saga to go: Superman: War of the Supermen! Unleash the Kryptonian dogs of war….
Did I mention that Mon-El’s back from:
a) The future
b) The Negative Zone
c) Being sick
d) “Dead”
e) All of the above
f) None of the above (I have no idea, my library didn’t have those volumes.)
Where was I?
You were going to post a gif.
Who else has plans?
I think the question should be: Who doesn’t have a plan? And who doesn’t have a plan that conflicts with the plans of others? Huh. Who?
Every school kid knows that asshat General Zod has a revenge-based plan against Superman and Brainiac (and the Earth. Eventually.).
And poor Brainiac Kid and the young’uns from the Legion of Super-Heroes (they’re from the distant future) just want to save Kandor, the future and Superman. Awww!
Hey, Supergirl! The apple fell pretty far from the Brainiac tree, so lighten up and curb the super 'tude.
Ergo the “good” guys conquer adversity and the villains backstab one another.
Bottom line: One more volume in this saga to go: Superman: War of the Supermen! Unleash the Kryptonian dogs of war….
Did I mention that Mon-El’s back from:
a) The future
b) The Negative Zone
c) Being sick
d) “Dead”
e) All of the above
f) None of the above (I have no idea, my library didn’t have those volumes.)
October 25, 2021
This one was pretty good too and it continues the story with Superman having to fight Brainiac and he does and we see him and Zod teamup to take down this monstrosity meanwhile Valor and Superboy have to team up with the Legion to rescue the saved planets and restore them in their normal place and its an amazing finale to both their sagas as they are returned to their normal timeline which seeing it was awesome. A fitting end to them both and Clark is left in an interesting place as the war between his two planets is here!
Its a great volume with predictable twists and turns and great characterization and a fitting semi-finale to this great saga!
Its a great volume with predictable twists and turns and great characterization and a fitting semi-finale to this great saga!
September 2, 2017
The end of the war. Well, actually the next volume is the "war" this is the last stand. But not much of a last stand cause we know Brianic won't win. We also know this takes place right before New52 so this shit about to all be erased. Superman is not winning this fight by himself. We also have Superboy get some screen time, or paper time, whatever. The biggest player is Brianic's kid. Brainy? Yeah. He's the star of this.
Good: The fights are still pretty entertaining. Superboy has a cool moment here. I actually liked Brainy here. He had a cool moment as well. I like internal struggles, those scenes always help flesh out characters.
Bad: The art still falls short at times. The wrap up felt a little too neat. I also didn't feel Zod's character made any sense. All loss of progress with him.
This event for Superman is okay. I can see why they wanted to reboot his character. However, he gets a lot worse in New52 so maybe that wasn't the best idea.
Good: The fights are still pretty entertaining. Superboy has a cool moment here. I actually liked Brainy here. He had a cool moment as well. I like internal struggles, those scenes always help flesh out characters.
Bad: The art still falls short at times. The wrap up felt a little too neat. I also didn't feel Zod's character made any sense. All loss of progress with him.
This event for Superman is okay. I can see why they wanted to reboot his character. However, he gets a lot worse in New52 so maybe that wasn't the best idea.
March 5, 2012
Though it is a tragedy, this is a phenomenal conclusion to one of the best Superman stories in decades.
March 1, 2013
It was the last great pre-TheNew52 Superman storyline. It was supposed to entertain and enlighten and energize the Superman books for years to come. It was one of the most massive, interconnected tales of Kal-El ever told.
And I thoroughly enjoyed it.
And I think I was one of the few who did.
And that is a complete shame.
Superman New Krypton is a storyline that takes place over almost two years worth of Superman, Action Comics, Supergirl, Superboy, World of New Krypton, Adventure Comics and various one shots and mini-series. One of the slight modifications after Infinite Crisis to the mythos was opening the floodgates to plenty of other Kryptonians being alive and well, and this concept became a tidal wave when Superman faced off against Brainiac for the “first” time and freed the kidnapped bottled city of Kandor.
In all classic and neo-modern versions of this tale, these fellow Kryptonians become jolly good friends of Superman and benevolent helpers to him. Those stores would always bore me to tears. Even when they enlarged and got their own planet, I couldn’t have cared less.
This time, this contemporary version, they range from arrogant to somewhat ungrateful to outright hostile to all sorts inbetween. It is made abundantly clear that one of the points of New Krypton is that a great part of makes Superman “Super” is the parentage of Ma and the now late Pa Kent. Early on the now powered up Kandorians relish “their” new planet, and view the current inhabitants, namely us humans, as like pets. The part with the whale illustrates this dichotomy so precisely, it is downright prescient of what future troubles are brewing.
Tensions immediately escalate when Lois’s presumed dead father, General Lane, enacts Project 7734, with the goal of fulfilling his genocidal hatred of all things Superman. Plots within plots within plots, each met with large body counts, becomes the constant theme here. Anyone and anything that gets in the way of eliminating these filthy aliens must be abolished. The massacres the Kandorians have to endure, and their counter measures to ensure their safety, cause global tensions and bring about a huge cadre of superheroes to sort the situation out.
At this point the preamble is done, the Kandorians see the welcome mat yanked away, which makes them launch their city off into space, create a crystalline planet for themselves, and take up orbit on the far side of the sun. Goodbye you crazy humans!
At this point, Kal is still trying to fix all the myriad problems that have come about here, and so with a heavy heart he talks to wife Lois and mother Martha and goes off to outer space and New Krypton.
The stage is set and the players are now in place.
Kal-El is now world building, society changing and evil plot solving in the World of New Krypton comic by James Robinson, Greg Rucka and Pete Woods. Guest stars like Green Lantern, Adam Strange and Jemm pop up here because of the new galactic power this planet represents. We also see the creators reinvent Krypton by incorporating as many different previous versions as possible, and somehow keeping internal logic. Kal learning about how things work here does not make him a happy Superman, and brings out the social revolutionary in him.
Meanwhile, back in Metropolis, new protectors have emerged in the Superman comic, by James Robinson and Renato Geudes. Through a series of flukes, Mon-El has been plucked from the Phantom Zone and managed to be cured, while another clone of the golden age hero The Guardian has come to town. These two bring truth and justice and subplots galore here every month.
But what of all the subterfuge between the two planets? Action Comics by Greg Rucka and various artists plays with this concept by showcasing the hunt for Kryptonian infiltrators by Nightwing and Flamebird. This crime fighting duo, and potential couple, are also Kryptonians and fighting against the evil General Zod’s plans for Earth.
The tale of someone genuinely torn between the two worlds is in the Supergirl comic, by Sterling Gates and Jamal Igle. Whether she is on New Krypton endlessly arguing with her mother – and leader of Kandor, or learning about humanity while living with Lana Lang back on Earth, Supergirl is constantly challenged. She is also subjected to relentless yellow journalism by Daily Planet gossip hound Cat Grant, trying on the secret identity of Linda Lang, and recovering from Kryptonite poisoning, which by the way, is a brilliant pot device to fix the many many problems plaguing the character over the years. Supergirl 43 is the absolute best of this series, featuring her birthday and choosing a guild.
Joining in on the fun is Adventure Comics, by Geoff Johns and Francis Manapul. Starting with Superboy slowly becoming a part of everything, the series than evolves into telling the tale of how the time travelling Legion of Super Heroes are involved with this crisis.
Along the way with this sweeping storyline, we get some one shots giving us the journey of Jimmy Olsen as he investigates General Lane, and another one shot at a critical junction of everything. A personal favourite is the World’s Finest miniseries, by Sterling Gates and various artists, which has several very important plot developments. But the real reason this is a classic part of New Krypton is that these four issues have a literal whackload of Superman and Batman supporting characters teaming up, arguing, bantering, and just giving us readers a grand old adventure. Come on, Guardian and Robin Damian taking on Mr Freeze and the Parasite, what more can you ask for?
The only downside to this undertaking is the midway point. You can tell the gears behind the scenes were being shifted slightly, with some ideas, like Mon-El’s powers or what to do with Guardian’s “kid”, becoming increasing sidelined. By the time of the epic ending with The Last Stand of New Krypton comic, you can feel the lethargy kicking in. This is not to say the conclusion, which reaches its final crescendo with the War Of The Supermen mini-series, was not good and gripping and emotional, but it is obvious the fatigue from creating all those stories had taken it’s toll.
Afterall, besides everything I have mentioned, New Krypton also stars Lois Lane on a quest for the truth about her father, Perry White trying to guide her, Lex Luther being the master manipulator, Atlas being a brute, Steel helping out in Metropolis, the Creature Commandos making a comeback, Reactron being a ruthless murderer, Doomsday terrorizing everyone, Captain Atom playing a role, Daxam history getting re-explained, Codename: Assassin getting a dust-off, Silver Banshee giving a shout out, Insect Queen crawling about, Rao gaining new followers, and a partridge in a pear tree. With all this, and so much more, is it any wonder that everyone involved probably needed a nice long vacation when it was all said and done?
One issue that was present from the start, as related in interviews by writer Greg Rucka, is that New Krypton was very much behind schedule right from inception. Playing catch-up was always a present concern for all creators, who all want to do their best, but are facing a super deadline looming before them.
Because of this rushed nature of the series, and despite the promotional push from DC Comics, fans seemed slightly jaded before New Krypton even began. I myself got every issue, but only read them all last month. Because of this malaise, I firmly believe sales of the entire storyline were far below expectations, which is most likely why virtually all aspects of it were promptly ignored as soon as it ended. And this failure was also the most probable reason why the major surgery was committed on Superman’s history with The New 52 Relaunch. Think about it, this massive sweeping tale of epic proportions with far reaching ramifications vanishes from continuity a year later? Such a shame.
Everyone has a favourite Superman. Mine is the From Crisis To Crisis era. This storyline, with a nip and tuck and a bit of mental rewiring, can still fit somewhat gently into that beloved version of the Man of Steel. Yes, some leaps are harder to take than others, and I am looking at you Lucy Lane, but so many of the basic concepts are still present and accounted for.
So many thoughts and ideas are expressed here. The Clark Kent of Ma and Pa Kent faces off against the Kal-El of Krypton, nature versus nurture on a planetary scale. Earth and New Krypton on a collision course caused by madmen, people who know nothing of what Superman stands for. All this encompassing something like 150 comics in total.
A Super tale for a Superman.
And I thoroughly enjoyed it.
And I think I was one of the few who did.
And that is a complete shame.
Superman New Krypton is a storyline that takes place over almost two years worth of Superman, Action Comics, Supergirl, Superboy, World of New Krypton, Adventure Comics and various one shots and mini-series. One of the slight modifications after Infinite Crisis to the mythos was opening the floodgates to plenty of other Kryptonians being alive and well, and this concept became a tidal wave when Superman faced off against Brainiac for the “first” time and freed the kidnapped bottled city of Kandor.
In all classic and neo-modern versions of this tale, these fellow Kryptonians become jolly good friends of Superman and benevolent helpers to him. Those stores would always bore me to tears. Even when they enlarged and got their own planet, I couldn’t have cared less.
This time, this contemporary version, they range from arrogant to somewhat ungrateful to outright hostile to all sorts inbetween. It is made abundantly clear that one of the points of New Krypton is that a great part of makes Superman “Super” is the parentage of Ma and the now late Pa Kent. Early on the now powered up Kandorians relish “their” new planet, and view the current inhabitants, namely us humans, as like pets. The part with the whale illustrates this dichotomy so precisely, it is downright prescient of what future troubles are brewing.
Tensions immediately escalate when Lois’s presumed dead father, General Lane, enacts Project 7734, with the goal of fulfilling his genocidal hatred of all things Superman. Plots within plots within plots, each met with large body counts, becomes the constant theme here. Anyone and anything that gets in the way of eliminating these filthy aliens must be abolished. The massacres the Kandorians have to endure, and their counter measures to ensure their safety, cause global tensions and bring about a huge cadre of superheroes to sort the situation out.
At this point the preamble is done, the Kandorians see the welcome mat yanked away, which makes them launch their city off into space, create a crystalline planet for themselves, and take up orbit on the far side of the sun. Goodbye you crazy humans!
At this point, Kal is still trying to fix all the myriad problems that have come about here, and so with a heavy heart he talks to wife Lois and mother Martha and goes off to outer space and New Krypton.
The stage is set and the players are now in place.
Kal-El is now world building, society changing and evil plot solving in the World of New Krypton comic by James Robinson, Greg Rucka and Pete Woods. Guest stars like Green Lantern, Adam Strange and Jemm pop up here because of the new galactic power this planet represents. We also see the creators reinvent Krypton by incorporating as many different previous versions as possible, and somehow keeping internal logic. Kal learning about how things work here does not make him a happy Superman, and brings out the social revolutionary in him.
Meanwhile, back in Metropolis, new protectors have emerged in the Superman comic, by James Robinson and Renato Geudes. Through a series of flukes, Mon-El has been plucked from the Phantom Zone and managed to be cured, while another clone of the golden age hero The Guardian has come to town. These two bring truth and justice and subplots galore here every month.
But what of all the subterfuge between the two planets? Action Comics by Greg Rucka and various artists plays with this concept by showcasing the hunt for Kryptonian infiltrators by Nightwing and Flamebird. This crime fighting duo, and potential couple, are also Kryptonians and fighting against the evil General Zod’s plans for Earth.
The tale of someone genuinely torn between the two worlds is in the Supergirl comic, by Sterling Gates and Jamal Igle. Whether she is on New Krypton endlessly arguing with her mother – and leader of Kandor, or learning about humanity while living with Lana Lang back on Earth, Supergirl is constantly challenged. She is also subjected to relentless yellow journalism by Daily Planet gossip hound Cat Grant, trying on the secret identity of Linda Lang, and recovering from Kryptonite poisoning, which by the way, is a brilliant pot device to fix the many many problems plaguing the character over the years. Supergirl 43 is the absolute best of this series, featuring her birthday and choosing a guild.
Joining in on the fun is Adventure Comics, by Geoff Johns and Francis Manapul. Starting with Superboy slowly becoming a part of everything, the series than evolves into telling the tale of how the time travelling Legion of Super Heroes are involved with this crisis.
Along the way with this sweeping storyline, we get some one shots giving us the journey of Jimmy Olsen as he investigates General Lane, and another one shot at a critical junction of everything. A personal favourite is the World’s Finest miniseries, by Sterling Gates and various artists, which has several very important plot developments. But the real reason this is a classic part of New Krypton is that these four issues have a literal whackload of Superman and Batman supporting characters teaming up, arguing, bantering, and just giving us readers a grand old adventure. Come on, Guardian and Robin Damian taking on Mr Freeze and the Parasite, what more can you ask for?
The only downside to this undertaking is the midway point. You can tell the gears behind the scenes were being shifted slightly, with some ideas, like Mon-El’s powers or what to do with Guardian’s “kid”, becoming increasing sidelined. By the time of the epic ending with The Last Stand of New Krypton comic, you can feel the lethargy kicking in. This is not to say the conclusion, which reaches its final crescendo with the War Of The Supermen mini-series, was not good and gripping and emotional, but it is obvious the fatigue from creating all those stories had taken it’s toll.
Afterall, besides everything I have mentioned, New Krypton also stars Lois Lane on a quest for the truth about her father, Perry White trying to guide her, Lex Luther being the master manipulator, Atlas being a brute, Steel helping out in Metropolis, the Creature Commandos making a comeback, Reactron being a ruthless murderer, Doomsday terrorizing everyone, Captain Atom playing a role, Daxam history getting re-explained, Codename: Assassin getting a dust-off, Silver Banshee giving a shout out, Insect Queen crawling about, Rao gaining new followers, and a partridge in a pear tree. With all this, and so much more, is it any wonder that everyone involved probably needed a nice long vacation when it was all said and done?
One issue that was present from the start, as related in interviews by writer Greg Rucka, is that New Krypton was very much behind schedule right from inception. Playing catch-up was always a present concern for all creators, who all want to do their best, but are facing a super deadline looming before them.
Because of this rushed nature of the series, and despite the promotional push from DC Comics, fans seemed slightly jaded before New Krypton even began. I myself got every issue, but only read them all last month. Because of this malaise, I firmly believe sales of the entire storyline were far below expectations, which is most likely why virtually all aspects of it were promptly ignored as soon as it ended. And this failure was also the most probable reason why the major surgery was committed on Superman’s history with The New 52 Relaunch. Think about it, this massive sweeping tale of epic proportions with far reaching ramifications vanishes from continuity a year later? Such a shame.
Everyone has a favourite Superman. Mine is the From Crisis To Crisis era. This storyline, with a nip and tuck and a bit of mental rewiring, can still fit somewhat gently into that beloved version of the Man of Steel. Yes, some leaps are harder to take than others, and I am looking at you Lucy Lane, but so many of the basic concepts are still present and accounted for.
So many thoughts and ideas are expressed here. The Clark Kent of Ma and Pa Kent faces off against the Kal-El of Krypton, nature versus nurture on a planetary scale. Earth and New Krypton on a collision course caused by madmen, people who know nothing of what Superman stands for. All this encompassing something like 150 comics in total.
A Super tale for a Superman.
June 18, 2012
This part of the three part conclusion wraps up the Brainiac storyline as we head into the finale. What really works for me here is Brainiac 5's inner monologue. Why? Because he has always been one of my favorite LSH characters, and we get an explanation as to why the Dox family decided to reclaim the Brianiac title. Did I forget to mention that I like his character is based off of brain over brawn? Sure, Dox can be arrogant, it is a family trait, and here writers James Robinson and Sterling Gates pull it off.
We get a slight rewriting of how certain worlds were founded (Imsk, Durla,, etc.) but it works for me.
We get a slight rewriting of how certain worlds were founded (Imsk, Durla,, etc.) but it works for me.
April 5, 2018
Again, solid - entertaining action/adventure. Both Gates and Robinson apparently don't understand how tactile-tk works, though. As an old Kesel/Grummett Superboy fan, I found that a little distracting. Superboy's captured and placed in Kandor, again rebottled, without powers. He needs his Legion flight ring to fly (when did he get that?), but tactile-tk has always allowed him to lift himself without any other flight powers. Also, then Zod still beats him up, although his tk should protect him from any of Zod's blows harming him.
Solid adventure, like I said. A few other oddities: Brainiac saves Superman's life by giving him a blood transfusion from Superboy, as Superman's been impaled on Brainiac's crashed skullship. Umm..., what about the massive injuries to his internal organs? A blood transfusion won't fix that!
Sterling Gates write an afterword, in which he talks about restoring the classic Supergirl/Brainiac 5 relationship - and of course, that's exactly what I dislike about these stories. That relationship's been explored in so many stories already - let's explore new ones! Obviously this complaint and my tactile-tk issues are fairly minor though. It's a fun book, really.
Solid adventure, like I said. A few other oddities: Brainiac saves Superman's life by giving him a blood transfusion from Superboy, as Superman's been impaled on Brainiac's crashed skullship. Umm..., what about the massive injuries to his internal organs? A blood transfusion won't fix that!
Sterling Gates write an afterword, in which he talks about restoring the classic Supergirl/Brainiac 5 relationship - and of course, that's exactly what I dislike about these stories. That relationship's been explored in so many stories already - let's explore new ones! Obviously this complaint and my tactile-tk issues are fairly minor though. It's a fun book, really.
October 11, 2025
Como lo mencioné en la entrada que corresponde a la primera parte de esta historia, creo que fue un error garrafal el haber dividido la historia en dos. Aunque si, se siente bastante apresurado y algo anticlimático esta parte está mas emocionante ya que además de los títulos regulares ahora se incluye "Adventure Comics" donde estaban saliendo los Legionarios y esos números me encantaron. Se da un cerrojazo a la historia de Mon-El y vemos cual era la razón por la que le habían dado el antídoto para el envenenamiento por plomo. Y el último número, donde . Quizás el único número que no me gustó fue el de Supergirl, como que la sentí fuera de lo que había estado leyendo de ella y no me gustó la interacción que tuvo con Brainiac 5. Btw, aunque no tenía tanto sin leer algo de el en verdad me encanta y quisiera que saliera todo el tiempo en todo lo que leo jajaja. Lo veo prácticamente imposible, pero como me hubiera gustado que algún día James Robinson hubiera escrito a la Legion.
June 24, 2023
With New Krypton on the verge of defeat, Superman, Supergirl, Superboy, Mon-El and the Legion of Super-Heroes have to launch a last-ditch attempt to defeat Brainiac.
Much like the last book, this one it pretty much all-action, with the main characters battling robots, going toe-to-toe with Brainiac and even a confrontation between Superman and General Zod. And, much like the last book, I found all of it a bit shallow and unengaging.
It's fine as far as it goes, but everything here feels very surface-level, so that things like the subtle matching of wits between Kal-El and Zod in the earlier New Krypton books gets totally lost among the grandstanding action. It also felt like Mon-El's story was heading for a dramatic crux point, only for Superman to say "Nah, don't bother" and Mon to get whisked off into the future and out of the story.
In general, this simply doesn't feel like the epic climax of the New Krypton saga I'd hoped for. It's not bad, just disappointing.
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Much like the last book, this one it pretty much all-action, with the main characters battling robots, going toe-to-toe with Brainiac and even a confrontation between Superman and General Zod. And, much like the last book, I found all of it a bit shallow and unengaging.
It's fine as far as it goes, but everything here feels very surface-level, so that things like the subtle matching of wits between Kal-El and Zod in the earlier New Krypton books gets totally lost among the grandstanding action. It also felt like Mon-El's story was heading for a dramatic crux point, only for Superman to say "Nah, don't bother" and Mon to get whisked off into the future and out of the story.
In general, this simply doesn't feel like the epic climax of the New Krypton saga I'd hoped for. It's not bad, just disappointing.
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May 18, 2017
A shallow and stupid piece of crap is what this is, just like the whole storyline. Worst Superman story ever?
September 3, 2025
Could someone explain to me how this became a Legion of Superheroes book???
January 10, 2019
Sterling Gates continues to bring on the excitement of New Krypton’s foe Brainiac into a culmination that begins to end the saga of New Krypton.
Supposedly having failed to defeat Brainiac in the previous volume, Superman, Superboy, Supergirl, the Legion of Superheroes as well as the rest of the forces of New Krypton are defeated. All is not lost as the rest of the heroes continue to fight back, especially when Brainiac 5, the future descendant of the villain of the story does what he can to stop his wicked ancestor. But its not just him, but someone else who comes to New Krypton’s rescue.
Unfortunately, things turn for the worst as villains are exalted as heroes and other villains elsewhere plan their acts of evil. All things considered, this story and its previous volume bring back some of the necessary action that made the New Krypton story kind of dull. Truly great given how this story will end.
Very good. B
Supposedly having failed to defeat Brainiac in the previous volume, Superman, Superboy, Supergirl, the Legion of Superheroes as well as the rest of the forces of New Krypton are defeated. All is not lost as the rest of the heroes continue to fight back, especially when Brainiac 5, the future descendant of the villain of the story does what he can to stop his wicked ancestor. But its not just him, but someone else who comes to New Krypton’s rescue.
Unfortunately, things turn for the worst as villains are exalted as heroes and other villains elsewhere plan their acts of evil. All things considered, this story and its previous volume bring back some of the necessary action that made the New Krypton story kind of dull. Truly great given how this story will end.
Very good. B
March 6, 2015
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Volume 2 of this amazing story-arc leaps straight back into the action picking up right after he Kryptonian city of Kandor has once again been bottled by the knowledge-hungry Brainiac.
It's up to Superman to save the day and his people, but he's not doing it alone! Along for the ride is Kara Zor-El (aka Supergirl) Connor Kent (aka Superboy and Lar Gand. (aka Mon-El)
And if that wasn't enough, the Legion of Superheroes, a Superman-inspired superhero team from the far future have come back to prevent Superman's death at the hands of Brainiac and to set the future back on its course.
There's some fantastic moments in this book with Brainiac 5, a member of the Legion of Superheroes, meeting and interacting with Brainiac from the present who happens to be one of his ancestors.
The story of Mon-El is really fleshed out a lot here too and a lot of loose threads from the Mon-El arc are beautifully tied together. His ultimate fate was a little sad, but at the same time very fitting.
But it was General Zod who really stole the show in this book. His de-powered fight with Brainiac was amazing and to hear him say his catch-phrase was just a thing of beauty.
Overall, Last Stand of New Krypton finished on an amazing high and with one heck of a twist. I'm really looking forward to seeing what happens next
Volume 2 of this amazing story-arc leaps straight back into the action picking up right after he Kryptonian city of Kandor has once again been bottled by the knowledge-hungry Brainiac.
It's up to Superman to save the day and his people, but he's not doing it alone! Along for the ride is Kara Zor-El (aka Supergirl) Connor Kent (aka Superboy and Lar Gand. (aka Mon-El)
And if that wasn't enough, the Legion of Superheroes, a Superman-inspired superhero team from the far future have come back to prevent Superman's death at the hands of Brainiac and to set the future back on its course.
There's some fantastic moments in this book with Brainiac 5, a member of the Legion of Superheroes, meeting and interacting with Brainiac from the present who happens to be one of his ancestors.
The story of Mon-El is really fleshed out a lot here too and a lot of loose threads from the Mon-El arc are beautifully tied together. His ultimate fate was a little sad, but at the same time very fitting.
But it was General Zod who really stole the show in this book. His de-powered fight with Brainiac was amazing and to hear him say his catch-phrase was just a thing of beauty.
Overall, Last Stand of New Krypton finished on an amazing high and with one heck of a twist. I'm really looking forward to seeing what happens next
March 17, 2016
"Brainiac Revenge Squad, advance!"
Somebody actually uttered that in this book!
There's so much stuff going on in this book that it doesn't make a lot of sense. That's what I get for not reading the previous one recently. Usually they put some kind of recap at the beginning of comics but not in this one!
What's up with General Zod in this? How'd he get in the bottle city of Kandor? For that matter, how did Superboy get in there? Why is it that Mon-El is fighting in one panel and actually kicking ass and then on the next page he's all tied up and captured with no explanation? Did I miss something? Why would General Zod say, "Let's ruin Brainiacs day." That really doesn't sound very menacing does it?
I didn't hate this book by any means but I really can't recommend it unless you've read the previous one as there are simply too many unanswered questions! I didn't finish it...
Somebody actually uttered that in this book!
There's so much stuff going on in this book that it doesn't make a lot of sense. That's what I get for not reading the previous one recently. Usually they put some kind of recap at the beginning of comics but not in this one!
What's up with General Zod in this? How'd he get in the bottle city of Kandor? For that matter, how did Superboy get in there? Why is it that Mon-El is fighting in one panel and actually kicking ass and then on the next page he's all tied up and captured with no explanation? Did I miss something? Why would General Zod say, "Let's ruin Brainiacs day." That really doesn't sound very menacing does it?
I didn't hate this book by any means but I really can't recommend it unless you've read the previous one as there are simply too many unanswered questions! I didn't finish it...
December 3, 2012
I love a good time-stream cross-over with the Legionnaires.... and this one didn't disappoint. It also didn't blow my mind.
Some spectacular splash pages near the end of this volume really help to get the pulse pumping. Robinson doesn't try to do anything more than tell the story through his dialogue, which is perfectly straight forward, non-expository, and plot-forwarding, which is a welcome approach at this point in the uber-length story-line of New Krypton. Some really nice twists are had, as well as some unfortunate-yet-oh-so-convenient plot points as well. It's predictable, but of course it is predictable. It's Superman.
I'm really going to miss Mon-El in that cute red and blue Lycra outfit though. Sigh. That Daxamite sure was easy on the eyes.
To the future! 3.5/5
Some spectacular splash pages near the end of this volume really help to get the pulse pumping. Robinson doesn't try to do anything more than tell the story through his dialogue, which is perfectly straight forward, non-expository, and plot-forwarding, which is a welcome approach at this point in the uber-length story-line of New Krypton. Some really nice twists are had, as well as some unfortunate-yet-oh-so-convenient plot points as well. It's predictable, but of course it is predictable. It's Superman.
I'm really going to miss Mon-El in that cute red and blue Lycra outfit though. Sigh. That Daxamite sure was easy on the eyes.
To the future! 3.5/5
April 21, 2016
While it is clearly not the end of this epic length story, it is sort of an ending point, clearing up most of the threads that occurred on New Krypton. This just leaves the upcoming war with Earth for the final arc.
There are a few more surprises here as well as a subplot featuring the Legion of Superheroes and some history on Brainiac. It's primarily an action story and I give them points for leaving things in an unpredictable manner.
All in all this ended up being a worthwhile read. We'll see how the final act turns out...
There are a few more surprises here as well as a subplot featuring the Legion of Superheroes and some history on Brainiac. It's primarily an action story and I give them points for leaving things in an unpredictable manner.
All in all this ended up being a worthwhile read. We'll see how the final act turns out...
December 28, 2011
Shaped it self valiantly. Beautiful and active art and although the battle scenes can get a bit visually hectic and the bubbles hard to follow the lack of flow at times does not detract. Loved this arc for Supeman and Supergirl.
July 10, 2013
Better than its predecessor, primarily due to its focus on the Legion, particularly the Supergirl/Brainiac interactions. Beyond that, too much fighting all in the name of being an epic story, which unfortunately ended up short on a lot of the character & details.
October 6, 2011
Overall....eh. Nice Braniac 5 stuff though.
September 10, 2012
It is hard to fathom that the James Robinson who co-wrote this tripe is the same James Robinson who wrote the brilliant Starman. Perhaps Geoff Johns's protégé Sterling Gates is to blame?
January 22, 2013
Four stars might be generous but I'm glad to see real progress in this story. This volume has a lot coming to a head and I'm actually looking forward to the next one.
March 30, 2013
An enjoyable read with interesting use of time travel. I particularly liked the Brainiac 5 part of the storyline as he's always been a favourite re the Legion of Super Heroes.
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