Issue #84: Catch Up Week #19 Part IV: Comic Books For The Weeks Of Wednesday, April 14 & 21, 2010:

Comic books for the week of Wednesday, April 14, 2010:

Action Comics #888 (Last Stand Of New Krypton #37) (DC)
Adventure Comics #10/513 (Last Stand Of New Krypton #38) (DC)
Powers #4 (Icon/Marvel)

Comic book for the Week of Wednesday, April 21, 2010:

Supergirl #52 (Last Stand Of New Krypton #39) (DC)

Comic books for the week of Wednesday, April 14, 2010:

Action Comics #888 (Last Stand Of New Krypton #37) (DC) * * * 1/2

Nightwing, Chris Kent, faces life once again stuck in the Phantom Zone, while Lois has called in the Justice Society and Wonder Woman, as the cover hints at. They join the battle against the recreated Kryptonian god Rao, courtesy of Jax-Ur.Their battle has neared the India-Pakistan border, where the threat of nuclear war has become all too real. Nightwing and Flamebird's battle has intensified to the same level that the war at New Krypton has. While I prefer the New Krypton story a little more, this issue was a very enjoyable read.

Adventure Comics #10 (Last Stand Of New Krypton #38) (DC) * * * *

Superman gets a little help from his friends, while Conner Kent Superboy feels the wrath of Gen. Zod. Zod has a counterattack planned for Brainiac. The rest of the issue contains the conclusion of the three-part story Awake, about Officer Romundi, actually Car-Vex, one of Zod's sleeper agents on Earth. After the end of this second feature is a note that the story will be continued in War Of The Supermen #0, the Free Comic Book Day issue. As a whole it continues the lead-in to the conclusion of Last Stand Of New Krypton. It was still a great issue.

Powers #4 (Icon/Marvel) * * * * *

This issue is mainly the police interrogation of Erika Broglia about her murder of Walker's WWII superhero partner Z. We learn about his connection to the Broglia crime family, and more of a flashback to Walker's relationship with Z as part of a superhero brat pack in the post-war years. More about Billy Mace is revealed as well.Calista has a surprise as well. It doesn't seem to bode well for Walker, but it sure makes some great comic book reading. Better it happen to Walker than me, that's for sure.

Comic book for the week of Wednesday, April 21, 2010:

Supergirl #52 (Last Stand Of New Krypton #39) (DC) * * * * *

Zod takes his battle to Brainiac while Brainiac 5 teams up with Supergirl, as shown on the cover. Luthor starts acting on some plans of his own. And there is a a great ad for the new Legion Of Super-Heroes series beginning next month, May 2010. What I enjoyed most about this issue was the re-introduction of Brainiac 5's romance with Supergirl. Of course since he is in the 21st Century, it hasn't happened yet from her perspective. And you can imagine how their relationship begins. Isn't time travel romance grand? The last few issues of this title have made me glad I picked it up when it began to tie into the World Of New Krypton story that is now rushing to a conclusion. And it reminds me why I love the Legion.

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