Superman Son of Kal-El - COMICSXF https://comicsxf.com The comics criticism you crave Thu, 01 Dec 2022 19:14:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://i0.wp.com/comicsxf.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/cropped-orange-favicon-2.jpg?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Superman Son of Kal-El - COMICSXF https://comicsxf.com 32 32 107498702 Heart to Hearts and Trips to the Zoo In SuperChat https://comicsxf.com/2022/12/02/heart-to-hearts-and-trips-to-the-zoo-in-superchat/ Fri, 02 Dec 2022 16:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=44052 Kal-El is back. And he’s brought change with him — change that are making a lot of people nervous. Now that he’s back home, though, Superman’s focus is clear: his family comes first, above all else. Watch him deal with the fallout of claiming Olgrun’s Fire in Action Comics #1,048, written by Phillip Kennedy Johnson,...

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]]> 44052 SuperChat is Back… And So is Kal-El https://comicsxf.com/2022/11/03/superchat-is-back-and-so-is-kal-el/ Thu, 03 Nov 2022 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=43690 After a while away on Warwold, Kal-El is finally returning home for a Kent family reunion! His return to Earth comes with more than a few complications, though, as we see in Action Comics #1047, written by Phillip Kennedy Johnson, drawn by Riccardo Federici, colored by Lee Loughridge and lettered by Dave Sharpe. The story...

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]]> 43690 Two Big Endings In This Week’s SuperChat https://comicsxf.com/2022/09/22/its-two-big-endings-in-this-weeks-superchat-warworld-apocalypse/ Thu, 22 Sep 2022 16:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=43126 All good things come to an end, but if you’re a Superman fan, all tyranny does too. We wrap up several long arcs in this month’s Superchat, beginning with the conclusion to the Warworld Saga in Superman: Warworld Apocalypse, written by Phillip Kennedy Johnson, drawn by Brandon Peterson, Will Conrad, Max Raynor and Miguel Medonça,...

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]]> 43126 SuperChat Goes from the Circus to the Space Age and to Warworld and Gammora https://comicsxf.com/2022/09/02/superchat-goes-from-the-circus-to-the-space-age-and-to-warworld-and-gammora/ Fri, 02 Sep 2022 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=42694 This week, we look at Superman through the ages! Gladiator Superman continues to fight for Warworld in Action Comics #1045 and #1046, written by Phillip Kennedy Johnson, drawn by Will Conrad and Brent Peeples for #1045 and Fico Ossio for #1046, colored by Lee Loughridge and lettered by Dave Sharpe, with back-up stories written by...

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]]> 42694 SuperDad and Dreamer In This Month’s SuperChat https://comicsxf.com/2022/07/28/superdad-and-dreamer-in-this-months-superchat/ Thu, 28 Jul 2022 16:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=42235 It’s all about the kids, really. On Warworld, we see the origin of the Orphan, and his strange connection to Genesis that’s been fuelling Mongul’s new plans, in Action Comics #1044, written by Phillip Kennedy Johnson, drawn by Riccardo Federici and Will Conrad, colored by Lee Loughridge, and lettered by Dave Sharpe, with a back-up...

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]]> 42235 It’s a Bonus Sized SuperChat with Young Clark, Jon, BatSupes, and Perry White https://comicsxf.com/2022/06/27/its-a-bonus-sized-superchat-with-young-clark-jon-batsupes-and-perry-white/ Mon, 27 Jun 2022 19:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=41710 Here at SuperChat, we don’t just talk about the Man of Steel himself — there are worlds and worlds of stories revolving around our favorite Kryptonian, and this month, we’re lookin’ at a lot of them! In the Action Comics 2022 Annual – written by Phillip Kennedy Johnson and Si Spurrier, drawn by Dale Eaglesham...

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]]> 41710 Jon Kent Stands up to Batman and Clark Faces Warworld in this Month’s SuperChat https://comicsxf.com/2022/05/31/jon-kent-stands-up-to-batman-and-clark-faces-warworld-in-this-months-superchat/ Tue, 31 May 2022 19:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=41194 As Superman leads a revolution on Warworld, something deep beneath the planet rumbles — and we find that this conflict with Mongul is a lot bigger than anyone imagined in Action Comics #1042 and #1043, written by Phillip Kennedy Johnson, drawn by Ricardo Frederici and Will Conrad, colored by Lee Loughridge, and lettered by Dave...

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]]> 41194 Lois Lane Fights for The Truth and The Doom Patrol Shines in This Month’s SuperChat https://comicsxf.com/2022/04/28/lois-lane-fights-for-the-truth-and-the-doom-patrol-shines-in-this-months-superchat/ Thu, 28 Apr 2022 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=40359 Lex Luthor is bad mouthing Superman in public as part of a deeper, nefarious scheme. It must be Tuesday. Luthor is armed with bad takes on several of Superman’s recent actions, and cinches it all with a devastating video that frames Superman for murder. Jon Kent, though? He’s got The Truth on his side. Superman:...

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]]> 40359 Even Superman Needs a Little Help From a Friend Somtimes in This Month’s SuperChat https://comicsxf.com/2022/03/31/even-superman-needs-a-little-help-from-a-friend-somtimes-in-this-months-superchat/ Thu, 31 Mar 2022 17:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=39404 Even a Superman needs help from a more street-level hero every now and again, no matter how much their methods may vary, and something both father and son are both aware of in this month’s Superchat!  Jon Kent and Dick Grayson’s team-up continues as they investigate The Rising in Superman: Son of Kal El #9,...

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]]> 39404 Plenty of Team-Ups in This Month’s SuperChat https://comicsxf.com/2022/02/28/plenty-of-team-ups-in-this-months-superchat/ Mon, 28 Feb 2022 17:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=38195 It’s a Jon Kent team-up extravaganza on this week’s Superchat! DC’s newest Superman and Aquaman deal with the leviathan threat (not THAT Leviathan threat) once and for all—but interference from Bendix’s Gamorran super task force has cost lives. How responsible is Jon Kent for the lives lost? Find out, in Superman: Son of Kal-El #8,...

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]]> 38195 Supermen of Different Worlds Face Different Problems in This Month’s SuperChat https://comicsxf.com/2022/01/31/super-chat-january/ Mon, 31 Jan 2022 17:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=37732 Things change, things end, things begin again, but one thing remains—Superman fights for a better world, no matter which world it might be.  On Earth, Jonathan Kent tries to stop a leviathan, but things get quickly out of hand when Bendix’s Gamorran task force shows up in Superman: Son of Kal-El #7, written by Tom...

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]]> 37732 Hope and Family Are at the Center of This Week’s SuperChat https://comicsxf.com/2022/01/08/hope-and-family-are-at-the-center-of-this-weeks-superchat/ Sat, 08 Jan 2022 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=37234 Though they’ve been stuck in a bad place on their respective worlds, our Supermen each rally themselves in their own ways on this week’s Superchat.  One Superman finally escapes a bottled city, taking the fight to Brainiac to save all bottled cities everywhere, in Superman ‘78 #5, written by Robert Venditti, drawn by Wilfredo Torres,...

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]]> 37234 SuperChat Catches Up with Action, ’78, and Son of Kal-El https://comicsxf.com/2021/12/18/superchat-catches-up-with-action-comics-1037-78-and-son-of-kal-el/ Sat, 18 Dec 2021 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=36168 It’s catch-up week for SuperChat, as we see what the Supermen of three worlds are up to. On Warworld, Superman and his team find themselves vastly overpowered – but what does that mean for the rest of the galaxy? Action Comics #1037 written by Phillip Kennedy Johnson, drawn by Miguel Mendonca, colored by Adriano Lucas...

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]]> 36168 SuperChat Returns with Action Comics #1036 and Son of Kal-El #5 https://comicsxf.com/2021/11/24/superchat-returns-with-action-comics-1036-and-son-of-kal-el-5/ Wed, 24 Nov 2021 16:24:57 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=35432 Two Supermen, two worlds to save. Though they’re separated by galaxies, both Clark and Jon Kent have taken on the fates of entire planets into their hands – but not even Supermen can get by without a little help from their friends. Kal-El and the Authority knew they were in for a tough time on...

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]]> 35432 We Bid a Fond Farewell to Superman. What, Really? https://comicsxf.com/2021/10/04/we-bid-a-fond-farewell-to-superman-what-really/ Mon, 04 Oct 2021 18:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=34296 Superman and his new team battle June Moon’s inner demons to get the Enchantress on the team – leaving just one member left to be recruited. Before the team can get to young icon Lightray, however, Superman’s old enemies rear their ugly heads (and uglier brains) for an all-out attack! Superman and the Authority #3...

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]]> 34296 Two Hits and a Big Miss in This Week’s Super-Sized SuperChat https://comicsxf.com/2021/08/28/two-hits-and-a-big-miss-in-this-weeks-super-sized-superchat/ Sat, 28 Aug 2021 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=33118 A triple offering of Super-comics this week, looking to the Man of Steel’s past, present, and future. Over in Action Comics#1,034, the members of the House of El are doing all they can to stop Warworld from spreading its influence on Earth, stopping both all-out war and ending a home invasion – but are these...

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]]> 33118 Jon Kent Follows in Dad’s Footsteps and War Looms in This Week’s Super Chat https://comicsxf.com/2021/07/31/jon-kent-follows-in-dads-footsteps-and-war-looms-in-this-weeks-super-chat/ Sat, 31 Jul 2021 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=32160 The time has come for Jon Kent to rise. As the son of Superman and Lois Lane, he fights for truth, justice and a better world, taking on his father’s mantle and figuring out what his legacy means for him. He may just go further than either of his parents ever have in Superman: Son...

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