Superman Unlimited #10
Scheduled to arrive in stores: February 18, 2026
Cover date: April 2026
“Die Laughing – Part 2”
Writer: Dan Slott
Artists: Mike Norton
Cover: Dave Johnson
Variant Covers: Guillem March, Don Aguillo, Mike Choi, Fernando Blanco
Reviewed by: Craig Boehmer
The Prankster 2 is working out a plan to kill Clark Kent. His uncle confronts him about losing sight of Perry White, whom they have been paid to kill. Meanwhile Superman has placed Perry in a safehouse and assures him that Clark will be kept safe too. Minnie Manheim and her boys pick up Prankster 1 and threaten him for not successfully killing Perry. They even cut off one of his hands, which happens to be a fake hand he has. Hidden within the hand though is a transmitter, allowing the Pranksters to keep tabs on Intergang. Watching this is Clark, who received a tip about the Pranksters and Intergang. Unbeknownst to Clark though, a car tries to run him down. When it misses, an army of robot clowns jumps out of the car and begins to pummel him. Under the weight of the clowns, Clark switches to Superman and defeats them.
Meanwhile, Mxy keeps warning Jon about his arch-nemesis coming to face him from the 4th Dimension.
The next day, Clark seeks Steve Lombard’s help in understanding pranks. He is then contacted by Prankster 1, who, seeking Clark’s help against Prankster 2, leads Clark to their hideout. Clark is then tied up with a kryptonite snake. Prankster 1 reveals himself to be Prankster 2; he is hoping that Superman will arrive to rescue Clark. When that doesn’t happen, Prankster 2 leaves to confront Intergang. Clark then turns gold mode to free himself and then stops an Intergang team from stealing a Kryptonite reserve. This leads to the arrest of Intergang, prompting the Pranksters to go underground for a while.
Story – 3: Slott wraps up the Prankster 2 storyline while also setting up the Superboy centric stories that “Superman Unlimited” will focus on. I like Slott’s attempts to flesh out more villains for the Superman family. This issue comes across as a little silly, and that may not be everyone’s cup of tea. The resolution that prompted the Pranksters to move on from Clark and Perry felt rushed. I wish more time had been spent on the Pranksters trying to kill Clark in this issue, rather than the back and forth between the Pranksters and Intergang.
Art – 3: Mike Norton handles the art chores for this issue. While it is an improvement over previous issues, it still doesn’t provide the excitement needed in a Superman comic. It all feels very cartoony and silly.
Cover Art – 3: While nothing in this cover occurs in the comic, except for the use of kryptonite, the premise of the cover is a nod to the troubles that the prankster can cause. It presents an interesting premise of what may happen in the issue.
Variant Cover Art – 2: I am sure all connected, this cover will look great. But by itself, it doesn’t work for me.
Variant Cover Art – 3: I don’t like the bland color scheme for this cover.
Variant Cover Art – 3: I like the composition of this cover, but the colors are too washed out for my liking.
Variant Cover Art – 4: This is a fun pop art cover style. Clark has a great expression on his face here.
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