The Zod from the artificial Krypton, created by Brainiac-13, never died.

Now that the Russian is dead, did the spirit of the murdered Pocket Universe Zod find a new host?

One more thing:

Remember that the Zod that Superman killed, was in the Phantom Zone.

That was the spirit, that assisted the Russian who became Zod.

If this is the spirit of that Zod (since this is in a pocket universe, of the PZ), it's plausible, that within the PZ, he still lives.

That's my thinking.

and the spirit of the pockey universe is still hanging around, maybe they hooked up? Then again, this could be a totally diff Zod from the bottle city of Kandor, who escaped. So many people from Kyrpton seem to be doing this as of late..... well, except Kara, but then, still, so much for Supes being the last son of Krypton.

Here's what JacinB got off of the Superman Homepage website:

He posted this earlier on the General Zod thread.

I'm going to ditto recommendations for Firestorm and Deadshot.

Firestorm has been a neat little twist on the idea, and seeing ROnnie back is cool. My theory is that he was in Lorraine's head all this time, and then hooked up with Jason once he merged with Lorraine.

I'm also wondering if he's going to get a real physical body out of all of this, or just stick around in Jason's head.

Oh, Deadshot:

The fight between Deadshot and GA was great, especially the resolution. I think Ollie'd be a little less chummy with Deadshot, even if he is currently doing some good.

With what I know abotu FLoyd, I really really am worried that this series is going to take a nasty turn.

And Adam Strange is a hoot, especially if you miss DC Space Opera like I do.


....the one thig nobody's mention: Bizarro World! I only read a few stories, but they had me cracking up. Especialy the one-pager with "Marvel Family Circus"

ANYBODY who thinks the Azz/Lee Superman Arc is good needs to quit reading comics all together, i thought Chuck Austen's Superman over in Action was bad this entire arc has been vomit unducing awful from the get go

Yeah, I guess. Well, unless you're the type of person who actually likes stories that reference and rely on you knowing the background from other 'classic' stories. You know, the kind of stuff that not only follows but also builds on continuity.

It's really a pain in the arse when a writer knows more about the history of the character than you do, and then actually has the gall to reference and build that story on that history ...

Me? I much prefer lazy comics that are all fighting an no story, or are at best a flimsy plot that's an excuse for fighting. That's why War Games was so good and Identity Crisis stunk.

Both WG and IC stunk.

And I feel the Superman arc is bad is because it DRAAAAGS. I guess you could blame the need to fill the TPB 6 issue quota.

Could someone fill me in on what the current supes arc is refrencing? The last time I read Superman before the current arc was back when he had exiled himself to space. I don't need a whole run down since then, but I'd like a little more info on why this whole thing is happening. Thanks!

It interweaves a number of older Superman stories, actually.

To begin with, in the 'Return to Krypton' story, Braniac 12 used a pocket universe within the Phantom Zone to re-create Krypton. It was complete with Jor-El, Lara (who was pregnant with Kal-El), Kru-El (who wanted to resurrect Zod), and Raoist fanatics that wanted to destroy Jor-El's technological advances because Jor-El had told them that the planet was dying.

At the end of this arc, as referenced earlier, this 'new Krypton' wasn't destroyed but was preserved within the pocket universe inside the Phantom Zone. The last we saw of it, Jor-El and Lara were picnicking on a hillside with young Kal-El (the powerless Clark in the current story) playing in the fields around them.

Lois had asked Clark if he knew that Earth was going to be destroyed and he could only save one person, would he choose to save their child (who, obviously, hasn't even been concieved yet). He said that it wouldn't happen because he wouldn't ever have to make that choice.

Why? Well, as a result of what happened to his own homeworld, Superman saw saving just one person (rather than using the Phantom Zone technology to save them all) as his father's failure. So, he used that 'new Krypton' that'd been created by Braniac 12 within Phantom Zone to make a place where the entire population of earth could be evacuated to, if need be.

The place was, of course, a paradise.

However, Orr (who I think is actually Ares) or someone, came up with a 'weapon' (or got ahold of Superman's evacuation device) that caused 1 million random people to be sent to the Phantom Zone's 'new Krypton', causing 'the Vanishing'.

Well, of course, there are also a lot of people that Jor-El had 'Banished' into the Phantom Zone... including General Zod. Zod, of course, had been executed by Superman, but had continued to exist as a dark entity within the Phantom Zone (this is the same entity that helped the guy from Pokolistan become 'Zod' and nearly defeat Superman back around the time of 'Our Worlds at War').

Now, also near the end of the 'Return to Krypton' arc, Jor-El's life was saved by Kru-El whom Jor-El had promised his cloning technology to. When Kru-El sacrificed himself, with his dying words, he reminded Jor-El of his promise to resurrect (ie: clone) Zod.

He did, and Zod was the same bad guy that he's always been. Superman (with the help of Jor-El) defeated him, but Zod escaped alive (and, apparently, with the dark spirit of the original Zod within him).

So, now, we've got Jor-El and Lara on 'new Krypton' with thier grown-up son 'Clark'. They're living in Superman's 'Paradise' which he named Metropia. Jor-El is the defender of the city.

Jor-El isn't 'real', though. He and Lara are androids. Thus, when Jor-El is sent to stop Equus and Zod, Zod thinks that Kal-El is mocking him. That's also why when Jor-El asks Equus what he is, Equus replies 'Alive.' And, it why when Jor-El is torn in half, he leaks a yellow fluid rather than blood.

And, that brings us to where we are now: Superman and Lois in Metropia, with Superman preparing to throw down with the General Zod. Orr (Ares) is back on Earth trying to get a weapon that would allow him (or Zod) to kill Superman. And, Azzarello has 2 issues with which to wrap it up ...

I think that about covers it all, doesn't it?

Whoever said Adam Strange was right on the money. Good stuff right now!!!!

I must be really grouchy this week, I didn’t enjoy a single book.

Deadshot #3 Really disappointed in the resolution of the Green Arrow/Deadshot confrontation. Ollie just wouldn’t let him walk like that, not after the brutal murders he committed in the strip club last issue. I recognise that there was no other way to resolve this, other than putting Floyd in jail or have him kill Ollie, but this just didn’t ring true for me.

Swamp Thing #12 Messy end to a messy arc that looked like it might be going somewhere last issue. All we get are the needlessly returned Arcane almost winning, then being thwarted almost by chance in the last movement. Despite an attempt at flowery Moore-like prose and some over-the-top gore from the artist, this book still remains a pretender to it’s old self. (my last issue)

Superman #213 See rant above…. Things start to make more sense as we get an idea of WHAT’s been happening, but I’m still extremely unhappy with the characters and their motivations in this arc. Two issues left to surprise me and wrap it up in a satisfactory and entertaining way, or I’ll be wondering why I didn’t spend my money on a more deserving title this past year, or better yet .. Clix!!