It has been a long time since the first 2 books I read in a comic week were Batman and Superman because of anticipation. With the current storylines going on Action and Superman, I feel this is the only actual Superman book coming out right now, not that the others are bad, just that they're not superman so much as mon-el and Krypteens or what have you.

This issue was pretty good. I like that the cover was just there to sell comics, not to actually happen in the story as Hal and Clark fighting would have just been some contrivance and served no purpose.

It was cool to see an actual tour of the planet instead of the limited stuff that Clark would see in day to day life. I feel that this book will actually develop the entire planet by the time it is finished, which gives it a lot more of a purpose than I originally thought it had.

I'm certain that Zod ordered the "escaped" criminal free to test the loyalties of Clark's subordinates. I wouldn't be at all suprised if he gave the criminal direct orders. Still, I did enjoy how the ending played out. It is very rare that I think of Clark as being behind in the odds, but this definitely qualifies. I was a little surprised to see Hal back off, but it makes more sense than to start a war with 100,000 Kryptonians.

The art is fine. I really enjoyed the way the fuel explosion looked, and as I was saying seeing the world was really neat.