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    Superman #7

    Superman » Superman #7 - To Hel and Back released by DC Comics on May 2012.

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    To Hel and Back last edited by Symlen on 09/20/20 09:58PM View full history

    The start of an insanely epic arc from the new writing team of Keith Giffen and Dan Jurgens! New love interests, new roommates, and a new foe: the wicked Helspont! What does this monster want with Superman, and how does it all connect to the Daemonites?

    Superman fights a mysterious humanoid creture across the streets of Metropolis. Using his heat vision, Superman discovers that the creature is robotic, albeit held together in mystical runes. Going at full strength, Superman defeats the creature. S.T.A.R. Labs officers place the robot under custody as Superman leaves, believing that the creature caused trouble in Metropolis just to get to him for some reason.

    At the Himalayas, more robotic creatures like the one Superman fought earlier inhabit a mysterious temple, which is run by the Daemonite Helspont. Having monitored Earth's metahuman population ever since his arrival, Helspont had determined Superman is the most powerful metahuman on Earth and sent the robot, a seeker, to test his strength. Helspont wants Superman so that he can take vengeance on those who exiled him into space. Then, he orders the seeker to bring Superman to him.

    At the Daily Planet, Clark is working on his Superman article when Lois and Jimmy come to his office and ask him favors: Lois wants him to pick up his sister Lucy from the airport while Jimmy asks him if he can stay at his place while his apartment is fumigated. Also, Perry enters his office, requesting that Clark's article places more emphasis on Superman than on the bystanders. Clark, nervous and confused, accepts all three's requests.

    Meanwhile, the seeker disappears from S.T.A.R. Labs.

    Clark continues working on his article. He is reluctant on reporting on himself and he does not like lionizing articles about himself. Then, the seeker appears at the Daily Planet and goes on a rampage, so Clark puts on his Superman suit and fights the seeker. Just as Superman takes the seeker out of the Daily Planet building to avoid collateral damage, the seeker teleports him to Helspont's base.

    There, Superman meets Helspont, who introduces himself. Helspont explains that the Daemonites rule galaxies, but decided to leave Earth out of their dominion, and Helspont believes his race to be afraid. Therefore, he will conquer Earth. He has watched that Earth's heroes have risen due to genetic mutation through spontaneous accidents (Flash), divine intervention (Wonder Woman) or through the Guardians of the Universe (Green Lantern).

    Helspont explains that he chose Superman out of all metahumans because since Superman comes from a superior race, he should help him conquer Earth. When Superman refuses, saying that Helspont is talking nonsense, Helspont attacks him with an energy blast.

    Meanwhile, Lucy is impatiently waiting for Clark at the airport.

    To be continued...

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    A fresh new start 0

    Superman starts off a new arc with a brand new creative team that breaths new life into Superman.The Good:After the less than appealing first arc by George Perez, Dan Jurgens takes over the writing responsibilities of Superman for the New 52 with Keith Griffin and Jesus Merino handling the art. Jurgens smartly chose not to continue this issue anywhere in relation to the previous arc and as comes a new creative team, truly this is a new start for the Man of Steel in the New 52. Superman still is ...

    3 out of 3 found this review helpful.

    Great new direction 0

    THE GOOD: I really like the art in this issue. I really like it more because Dan Jurgens seems to be able to have a little more freedom with how to position the characters and other things. I really liked the story in this issue. After a long and boring alien plot, we get to see Superman finally kick huge butt. I'm glad that they started with actions and ended with action with lots of development between the two. I think a Superman comic can be good if you find the balance between the two and I ...

    1 out of 1 found this review helpful.

    Just Pretend It's Superman #1 0

    Look, it's better than the Green Lantern banner because I get the point of this one. It's not hyping a movie that didn't need extra hype, and its for a good cause. But it doesn't change the fact that the "We Can Be Heroes" banner is a huge detriment to the covers its on. Or, whatever. It's blue, there's a lot of blue.... maybe I'm loosing steam at the end of the month. It's not as glaring bright as the Green Lantern banner last year. But either way, can we just NOT HAVE ANY BANNERS? They're stup...

    1 out of 1 found this review helpful.
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