DC Comics & Action Comics 2021 Annual #1 Spoilers & Review: A Tragic Tale Of The House Of El, But No Clark Kent Superman?!

Spoilers

DC Comics and Action Comics 2021 Annual #1 Spoilers and Review follows.

A Tragic Tale Of The House Of El, But…

…No Clark Kent Superman?!

This continues the adventures first told in Superman: House of El #1 (full spoilers here).

We open with a wedding…

…interrupted by House of El evil black sheep Pyrrhos and…

…he banishes the House of El to the Phantom Zone!

At the same time, he usurps power from Superwoman teasing that he also rules Apokolips now.

In the Phantom Zone, the House of El is confronted by Cyborg Superman Hank Henshaw…

…who says he’ll help them as he wants to escape too.

They finally find their way to freedom via the corpse of Mister Miracle and his Mother Box.

While Cyborg Superman tries to betray the House of El, he’s not successful, as…

…the House of El escape the Phantom Zone to confront Pyrrhos..

…defeating the parademons at his disposal.

Pyrrhos is defeated, Cyborg Superman is pardoned as…

…a new Superman emerges as…

…the wedding finally concludes.

The Pulse:

This one of the more interesting parts of DC Future State along with the Next Batman. Glad DC revisited this. Decent art and compelling story. 8 out of 10.

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