As Brian Michael Bendis starts his run on both “Action Comics” and “Superman” this month, fans are concerned that the writer may be removing Superman’s wife and son from the picture.
With Lois and Jon currently on an intergalactic journey with Jor-El, Superman finds himself isolated from his family, with no clear idea when they’ll be back in his life.
However, Bendis explains via a tweet in response to a fan’s concerns, Lois and Jon will both be returning… in a “big bold story” that will play out in both “Action Comics” and “Superman” titles.
I totally get that. that would suck. especially since I promised I wasn’t going to do that. and, guess what? I’m not!! yay! Both Jon and Lois will be returning to both books. with big bold story you haven’t seen from them before. https://t.co/KpxnbczzV0
— BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS (@BRIANMBENDIS) July 9, 2018
Bendis’ first issue of “Superman” is out this Wednesday, July 11.
Return? They never left! They appeared in every issue of “The Man of Steel”, and both are due back in Action Comics 1001 and Superman 1. What is all of the moaning about?
In a nutshell, it’s a sign that DC still has a ways to go in terms of earning back readers trust. To an extent, so does Bendis. Though I think most would acknowledge that Rebirth/Reborn era has been a good step in the right direction so part of the worry with all the hype with bringing on Bendis on was that DC was going to just throw all that out the window with a divorce, a kill-off, or some other shocktacular tactic. With all the business about having Jon and Lois being taken away it was looking a lot like… Read more »
When the family comes back so will I. Lois and Jon are a big part of the story, and now they’re in a galaxy far far away. That makes no sense to me. Now there’s no Super Sons, and Lois didn’t get to go to Batman and Catwoman’s wedding after that nice Lois/Catwoman set-up a few months back. So far I’m not a fan of what Bendis has cooked up.
“A Bold new story”, huh?
I hope it aint the one where Jon is apparently aged up to a teenager, otherwise that just misses out on a whole lot of development/character for Jon.
I still want to see a 6-issue mini-series with Lois, Jon, and Jor-El skipping about the galaxy.