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Writer: James Robinson Artist: Javier Pina Publisher: DC Price: $2.99

Let's start with saying that the beautiful cover from Alex Ross really has nothing to do with the story. Then, let me say that the interior art is awful. It looks like it was inked with a sharpie and colored on a Commodore 64.

The solicit for this issue says "This story sets up next month's new status quo as Superman makes a tough decision, the repercussions of which will be felt for years!" That is certainly disappointing given the direction this issue is taking the book.

This issue continues right where Action Comics #874 left off, two weeks ago. The Phantom Zone has been destroyed and Mon-El was barely able to escape, before it disappeared. Longtime readers will know that Mon-El is from Daxam and is much like a Kryptonian, except that his people are deathly allergic to lead. Thanks to pollution, Earth has lead in its atmosphere, making it toxic to Mon-El. For years Superman has sought out a cure for Mon-El, so that he could leave the Phantom Zone and come to Earth. This issue introduces an annoying deus ex machina to deal with the problem and set Mon-El up to be the lead character in this book for the next year, while Superman is off trying to solve all of the social problems on New Krypton (Kandar).

To go to Kandar, Superman has to "renounce" any allegiance to Earth... Why does it feel like this story has been told many times, before? I'm not interested. I have every issue of Superman since Crisis, 23 years ago. The next several months will be the first hole in my collection.