SUPERMAN '78 THE METAL CURTAIN (TP)

SUPERMAN '78 THE METAL CURTAIN (TP)When the planet Krypton exploded, its last son was rocketed across the cosmos and came to settle in a small town in Kansas. But what else came with him, and what if a piece of his home landed somewhere we never knew about? As Superman has become a symbol of strength and pride for America, the Soviet Union looks to crush that image with a creation of their own, built by their own might and forged by their own power Metallo! Robert Venditti (Superman:

but also massive status quo changes for Superman

Mike Friedrich

There's gangs on the streets and superpowers in the suburbs and anyone you meet could be a secret double from a parallel world

Reign of the Superman kicks off here with the debut of not one but two Absolute Universe reinventions

an epic and over-the-top battle royale that will surprise you

whose side is Mothra on

Which is why this year

Join baby Garfield as he gets up to more silly hijinks in this paw-sitively delightful second issue

as well as brand-new inks on The Sandman 34 by the issue's original penciller

- Reprints 1st appearance of Krypto The Superdog

As the stage is set for an emotional disaster that's bound to tear the mission apart

they think they can ride out the storm