DC Comics and World Of Krypton #6 Spoilers and Review follows.
Superman Vs. General Zod, But…
…NOT How You Were Thinking In Finale?!
The promise of the issue can be gleaned from its solicit.
WORLD OF KRYPTON #6
(W) Robert Venditti (A) Michael Avon Oeming (CA) Mico Suayan (VCA) Cat StaggsThe final days of Krypton are upon us. Will the House of El survive the turmoil? One fateful battle between science and authoritarianism will decide the future!
SRP: $3.99
This is the third volume of a World of Krypton mini-series.
The first 3-part series was released in 1979 and was collected as part of a broader collected edition in 2018 called Superman: The Many Worlds of Krypton.
That collection also included the second World of Krypton mini-series, it was a 4-parter, that icon John Byrne had worked on.
2022 features the finale of the longest World of Krypton mini-series with issue #6.
It’s Jor-El vs. Dru Zod.
Friend vs. friend.
Scientist vs. General.
Scientist wins by banishing General to the Phantom Zone.
An act that allows Zod to survive Krypton’s imminent destruction.
Jor-El grieves for his friend.
However, he and his wife Lara need to think about how to save their soon-to-be-born from Krypton’s impending destruction.
Looks like Lara has found a hospitable planet with a different color sun to the one Krypton orbits.
And thus, a legends is born.
The Pulse:
The story of what happened on Krypton before a baby Superman was rocketed to Earth was always been compelling for me. This last issue remained compelling on story as Robert Vendetti gets the delicate balance of sci-fi and super-heroics. However, while I generally enjoy the interior art of Michael Avon Oeming, I just don’t think his cartoony art style worked for the grittier tone of this series. An entertaining finale nonetheless. 7 out of 10.
