Superman #23 (DC)

 

Superman #23 (DC)

Brian Michael Bendis (w) Kevin Maguire & John Timms (a)

The latest issue of Superman continues the run of former Marvel writer Brian Michael Bendis on DC's premier superhero. A new story begins which takes Superman into the realms of magic a world where he is vulnerable but he has the new Doctor Fate to join him for the ride. 

I'm not familiar with the new incarnation of Fate but he's always an interesting choice of character to team up with.  There's guest appearances from the DEO and the Wonder Twins but it's the involvement of Agent Veronnica Bisset that is of interest to us as we are introduced to a new villain Xanadoth whom she has somehow freed.

And he seems to have a grudge.

Meanwhile as Fate and Superman muse inside The Tower of Fate which is an Hogwarts style home the danger builds outside.

This may be the last "single issue" of Superman I will be buying as my approach to the hobby changes* so it remains to be seen whether I will pick up a collected edition sometime in the future. Sad really. 

 

I've been reading Superman in his own title, Action Comics, World's Finest and Superboy since around the mid-sixties on and off. I preferred the days when you could pick up a copy at random and just read a complete story in one issue, but then these were both a lot cheaper and more easily obtainable than they are today. 

As for this story? Not bad  average fare but only the beginning of a story arc.

Rating: 3 Stars