With this past week’s release of “Action Comics #987” featuring Part 1 of “The Oz Effect” story, DC Comics has today released an updated verion of the artwork for the lenticular cover to Part 2 “Action Comics #988”.
PreviewsWorld.com reports that this new cover features art by the team of Robson Rocha and Daniel Henriques. The same updated art will run on the standard edition of this issue.
ACTION COMICS #988
Written by DAN JURGENS
Art by PATCH ZIRCHER
Lenticular cover by Robson Rocha and Daniel Henriques
Variant cover by MIKEL JANIN
“THE OZ EFFECT” part two! As Superman struggles with the ramifications of Mr. Oz’s identity, the mysterious figure’s origins and the long road to Superman’s doorstep finally reveal themselves.
On sale SEPTEMBER 27. Lenticular version $3.99. Nonlenticular version $2.99 US. RATED T
Kind of a tasteless idea for a cover. Do we really need to celebrate the gore factor of Superman’s birth parent’s dying in Krypton’s explosion?
It’s kind of interesting that Lara appears to be blown apart, while Jor-El looks like an x-ray. Probably an artistic choice, but maybe not… It could almost be interpreted that Jor-El is teleporting away leaving Lara to die. Or I’m overthinking it 🙂
Apparently you weren’t overthinking it. Unless Dan Jurgens is just setting us up. I don’t think that’s really Jor-El.
Yeah, it’s hard to absorb the image with it incessantly flashing back and forth like that. Looking at it again in what little way I can it almost looks like Jor-El is activating an energy attack that is murdering Lara. Like Jor-El is suddenly Dr. Phosphorous or something.