So Bendis gives Superman's origin a newish spin.Remember when Brainiac was responsible for the destruction of Krypton? <--vaguely?Well, now there's some new dude who (to me) kind of seems like a noseless Doomsday knock-off who did it, and he's out to cleanse the universe of the Kryptonian plague. You have to respect a guy who finishes the job.But as to the reason behind it?Well, we're not sure yet. But this fucker is quite determined.Also, it looks like Jor-El may be mixed up in this somehow...S...

Here it is: Mister Marvel himself, Brian Bendis, finally made the move over to the enemy, DC, after years of writing for Marvel, and this is his much anticipated first DC book, his big debut - with the most iconic superhero of them all, no less, Superman - in The Man of Steel. Ohhhh boy! Ohhhh… crap. Unfortunately we got Blandis. I was severely unimpressed with this one. Give Doomsday an axe and you’ve got the big bad of this woefully dull story: Rogol Zaar. He hates Kryptonians. Hey, Superman’s...

Strange to see Bendis writing for D.C. Still between his writing and the solid artwork throughout this volume, this is a good comic.Is it brilliant? Nope. It's not even "VERY" good. But it is good. Superman, and Supergirl, run into Rogol Zaar. Zaar says he killed all the Kryptonians. Apparently, he missed two and has come to Earth to rectify that mistake. Meanwhile, Superman is also trying to figure out who is setting random fires.Sounds like a weird mix of epic and boring, but it works for the

Wow, what did Superman do to upset Bendis. Ok I will admit I am not a Superman fan, but I got hooked by the hype of Michael Bendis writing Superman. Unfortunately this book just reinforced my opinion of Sups, but even I felt sorry for the "Man of Steel". Short of what the Joker did to him in Injustice this total dismemberment of every aspect of Superman's life is pretty much all he need for a villain turn.3 major event are happening devouring Metropolis and especially Superman. His life professi...

Bendis brings his characteristic dialogue and twists to Superman and DC for the first time. I like the voice he gives Superman, strong and caring without treating him as a Boy Scout. My favorite scene was his interaction with Batman and the fire chief. The story though needed to be streamlined. A miniseries should stand on its own. There's the introduction of 2 new reporters. One, Robinson Goode, as having ulterior motives. The other, a replacement for Cat Grant as a gossip reporter. Neither hav...

Given that Brian Michael Bendis is like the weird lovechild of Stan Lee and a less misogynistic David Mamet, it seems sort of strange to be commenting on Bendis’s first foray into tackling iconic characters at the Distinguished Competition as we mourn the passing of The Man.Bendis had such a long and storied career at Marvel precisely because, generally speaking, he was so good at getting to the core of the human side of the company’s flagship (and lesser known) characters, even in the midst of

HOT. DAMN.In a stunning turn of events, Brian Bendis swoops in and single-handedly (well, with a little help from six of DC’s most talented artists) saves Superman from years of stagnation and trash storylines one after the other. Now that’s a nice present for the character’s 80th anniversary! And look, I am not some mindless Bendis fanboy — I fully and openly admit that his last few years at Marvel were not good. His stories felt mediocre, tired and downright hacky at times. Most of his creativ...

Boom! Bendis lands in DC Comics with a bang!Lois and Jonathan are missing, the Daily Planet is dying, villains are returning to Metropolis in droves and there's possibly a serial arsonist running rampage. This six part mini-series is more Bendis-tast-tic than the Superman book, with great dialogue, multiple arcs and great cameos from the DC Universe. Bendis comes straight in with his own super villain and a slew of supporting characters, peaking my interest and anticipation of reading his Action...

Here it is. The first major book in the DC Universe made by Brian Michael Bendis! Is it good? Actually, yeah, it's pretty fun. So this Man of Steel Mini-series starts with Superman being the hero we all know and love. He goes around the whole city, protects everyone he can, and fights for the greater good. I know after the shitty man of steel and batman vs superman movies you might have forgotten that Supes is heroic but Bendis gives a nice reminder by having him save hundreds of people in the f...

Blech! I was holding out hope for this after the last few superman volumes have been straight up abortions, but this was really lame. Ok, here we go (spoilers ahead):The villain: A one-dimensional Doomsday knock off with a bit of Lobo thrown in. His motivation starts as "Krypton is a dangerous planet, we must destroy it" and--for no reason--morphs into "I have a racial hatred for Kyptonians". Lets put this into perspective: Lets say there is an island that I believe is building a doomsday device...

3.5! A solid starts that changes the status quo (some good and bad) and makes me excited for the future of Supes.World: The art is good, there are a lot of great artists in this 6 issues series. That being said, the weekly issues and the deadlines does make the art janky, the reason there’s re so many artists is because of the deadline so the transition is not smooth at all, sometimes in issues themselves there are transitions that just hurt my eyes. The world building is solid, it’s a changing

While not the most mind-blowing, memorable start, Brian Michael Bendis debuts his DC career with freshness and optimism that is clearly reflected in The Man of Steel.The main villain in this mini-series is just one of those "destroy because it is the right thing" brutes whose personality isn't that carefully fleshed out, but hey, Superman is the main man anyway.Tomasi really did well in his Rebirth Superman run and I really didn't see the the point of having a reboot simply because some new but

Refreshing in its humanity and grimness, this Superman tale contains genocide, violence, and abandonment, but is not without its humor and upstanding morals. Those looking for repeats of tropes need not apply.

Very disappointing. Here was me hoping Bendis was going to revive his now outdated career and produce some of his old genius that he had with Daredevil and Jessica Jones all those years ago. Wrong!This is one of those outdated boring same old stories that Superman gets challenged by a new powerful Alien, do me a favour and just stop right there.What a waste.

This was a fun read!Superman under bendis so we have him fighting a new enemy or dealing with his wife and son going to space with a certin individual but the big story is what happens when this mysterious new enemy Rogol Zaar comes into his world and destroys everything he may know about Krypton and it makes for an amazing story. I love how this enemy comes out of nowhere and we find he might have something to do with the destruction of his own planet and its less talk and more action and what

An okay read. So Brian Michael Bendis has left Marvel to now write for DC. I'll admit I only ever read a couple of Bendis's Marvel stuff, he never really blew me away as a writer, but I was still slightly curious to see what he would do with Superman! So the story follows Superman as he battles against a big brute, alien villain, who hates Kryptonians because...reasons. And in the background Lois and Jon are missing, where are they? To talk about the good, I will say the story overall had its go...

3.5* I read this in single issues. I actually didnt mind Bendis with how he provided his own reworking of superman. However his usual strength of dialgoue was at times pretty cheesy. The change of art style was distracting and I hope they get someone consistent for future Superman titles.

Not as good as Bendis’ career highs, not as bad as his lazy/overworked lows. I don’t know what I was expecting - knowing what the man can do, it’s hard to see what he does and not want more of the tight plotting and quippy dialogue that I’ve seen from him.I enjoyed:- Superman doing his best to keep himself from losing control- Supes not being totally aloof and painfully unreachableI rolled my eyes at:- explicit mention of “situations Superman can’t punch his way out of” - twice- fake-out villain...

2.5 starsI was hoping for a little more with Bendis and DC. I just didn't like his chronology in this, where it skips time in the story with no heads-up. I also didn't like some of the dialogue. It just wasn't what I was hoping for from Bendis or even in a Superman comic. I didn't feel like there was any substance. Just action-packed the whole way through.

Well that was underwhelming. I was expecting Brian Michael Bendis to do something new and different with Superman, but instead I get a book that is not dissimilar from what Dan Jurgens and dozens of others have been doing for the last few decades. Super bland.The big, bad villain - who stole Swamp Thing's nose and Lobo's space motorcycle - is a super snooze who hits stuff a lot, but apparently thinks about hitting stuff five moves in advance? Mostly this means he tactically retreats every so oft...