Mild Mannered Reviews - Lois Lane Comic Books
Lois Lane #8 [of 12]
Scheduled to arrive in stores: February 5, 2020Cover date: April 2020
"Enemy of the People" - Part Eight
Writer: Greg Rucka
Artist: Mike Perkins
Cover: Mike Perkins
Variant Cover: Kamome Shirahama
Reviewed by: Mario Bennese
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Lois and Renee have survived the explosion. A new villain named The Kiss of Death stands over a battered Lois. Renee and The Kiss engage in hand-to-hand combat while Lois recovers enough to shoot the would-be assassin in the arm. Then, without a trace, the criminal vanishes. Sometime later, a swarm of police officers arrive at Lois' hotel in hopes of catching a glimpse of Superman. In a private room, Lois tells Superman that she and Renee can find the perpetrator without his help. Superman takes a moment to visit the officers.
After the initial police investigation, the owner of the hotel drops by to inform Lois that they'll move her to a new room. During this conversation, the owner also reveals that Alejandra Ortiz never showed up for work that day. This leads Lois and Renee to investigate Ortiz's neighborhood for clues. Unfortunately for them, there's no sign of the housekeeper. Renee comes to the conclusion that The Kiss arranged for Ortiz's place to get raided in order to execute her plan.
At the Royal Wolverhampton, Sister Clarice is instructed to leave Jessica Midnight's chamber as visiting hours are over. It isn't until later that one of the guards notice that Jessica stole the nun's clothes and walked right out the door, leaving the real Sister Clarice in the cell. Having made her way to the airport, Jessica Midnight prepares to board a plane heading for Chicago.
Story - 3: I fear I'm being too harsh on this maxi-series. I genuinely love Rucka's work. He's a skilled author with a firm grasp on the characters he writes, but the more of this book I read, the less I care. The padding in both this issue and the series make it hard to get invested in the main plot. It's not even that the book is bad, it's just subpar. I feel like a broken record, but I'm just generally not impressed with this series.
The inclusion of a new super villain is a bit unnecessary, especially since Lois (normally) doesn't have powers. Whether The Kiss ends up playing a huge role remains to be seen, but right now, I'm not sure why she exists.
Art - 3: Perkins is a talented artist, but I'm wondering if he might have been rushed with this issue. The faces are the worst part. There are some good ones, but there are definitely some that frighten me.
Cover Art - 3: I love the concept and the colors, but can Perkins please stop drawing Lois Lane like Michael Keaton?
Variant Cover Art - 4: Much like the standard cover, I love the concept for this piece. The only thing I feel could use some work is the jacket. Something about the shape and coloring is off.
Mild Mannered Reviews
2020
Note: Except for digital first releases, the month dates are from the issue covers, not the actual date when the comic went on sale.January 2020
- Superman #17
- Action Comics #1017
- Batman/Superman #4
- Lois Lane #5
- Supergirl #36
- Supergirl Annual #2
- Justice League #35
- Justice League #36
- Legion of Super-Heroes #1
- Young Justice #10
- Event Leviathan #6
- Superman #18
- Batman/Superman #5
- Lois Lane #6
- Supergirl #37
- Justice League #37
- Justice League #38
- Legion of Super-Heroes #2
- Young Justice #11
- Doomsday Clock #12
- Superman Smashes The Klan #2
- Action Comics #1018
- Action Comics #1019
- Superman #19
- Batman/Superman #6
- Lois Lane #7
- Supergirl #38
- Justice League #39
- Legion of Super-Heroes #3
- Young Justice #12
- Superman #20
- Action Comics #1020
- Superman: Heroes #1
- Batman/Superman #7
- Lois Lane #8
- Supergirl #39
- Justice League #40
- Justice League #41
- Legion of Super-Heroes #4
- Young Justice #13
- Superman Smashes The Klan #3
- Superman: Man of Tomorrow #1
- Superman: Man of Tomorrow #2
- Superman: Villains #1
- Superman #21
- Action Comics #1021
- Batman/Superman #8
- Lois Lane #9
- Supergirl #40
- Justice League #42
- Justice League #43
- Legion of Super-Heroes #5
- Young Justice #14
- Superman: Man of Tomorrow #3
- Superman: Man of Tomorrow #4
- Superman: Man of Tomorrow #5
- Superman: Man of Tomorrow #6
- NOTE: Due to COVID-19 no printed comic books were published this month (April 2020)
- Superman: Man of Tomorrow #7
- Superman: Man of Tomorrow #8
- Superman: Man of Tomorrow #9
- Lois Lane #10
- Justice League #44
- Justice League #45
- Supergirl #41
- DCeased: Hope at World's End #1
- Superman: Man of Tomorrow #10
- Superman: Man of Tomorrow #11
- Superman: Man of Tomorrow #12
- Superman: Man of Tomorrow #13
- Action Comics #1022
- Superman #22
- Batman/Superman #9
- Lois Lane #11
- Supergirl #42 [Final Issue]
- Justice League #46
- Justice League #47
- Legion of Super-Heroes #6
- Young Justice #15
- Dark Nights: Death Metal #1
- Superman: Man of Tomorrow #14
- Superman: Man of Tomorrow #15
- Action Comics #1023
- Superman #23
- Batman/Superman #10
- Lois Lane #12
- Justice League #48
- Justice League #49
- Legion of Super-Heroes #7
- Young Justice #16
- DCeased: Dead Planet #1
- Dark Nights: Death Metal #2
- Superman #24
- Action Comics #1024
- Batman/Superman #11
- Justice League #50
- Justice League #51
- Legion of Super-Heroes #8
- Young Justice #17 //
- DCeased: Dead Planet #2
- Dark Nights: Death Metal #3
- Superman: Man of Tomorrow #16
- Superman: Man of Tomorrow #17
- Superman: Man of Tomorrow #18
- Action Comics #1025
- Superman #25
- Batman/Superman #12
- Batman/Superman Annual #1
- Justice League #52
- Justice League #53
- Justice League Annual #2
- Legion of Super-Heroes #9
- Young Justice #18
- DCeased: Dead Planet #3
- Superman: Man of Tomorrow #19
- Superman: Man of Tomorrow #20
- Action Comics #1026
- Superman #26
- Batman/Superman #13
- Justice League #54
- Justice League #55
- Legion of Super-Heroes #10
- Young Justice #19
- DCeased: Dead Planet #4
- Dark Nights: Death Metal #4
- Challenge of the Super Sons #1
- Challenge of the Super Sons #2
- Challenge of the Super Sons #3
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