There's hardly a villain in Dan Jurgens's Superman: Action Comics Vol. 2: Welcome to the Planet, and rather it largely involves the alt-continuity Clark and Lois sussing out their new lives and doppelgangers, and digging into some of the central mysteries of the Rebirth title. Through answers are scarce, the process is a lot of fun, and frankly I enjoyed Clark and Lois just knocking around here more than I did last volume's Doomsday re-hash. This is a talky trade, to be sure, and you've got to like that kind of thing, but I enjoyed Jurgens's efforts here to get a bunch of the Rebirth Super-characters on the same page.

Lex Luthor is among the multitude of folk whose chests are bearing an S now that the original Superman is nothing but vapor. The first issue in this volume is devoted to Lex, who allegedly wants to replace Superman so that his sister Lena, if she ever wakes up, will respect his newfound desire to be a do-gooder.

The next issues focus on Clark Kent, who isn’t dead, although the original Superman is, but this Clark Kent isn’t the new Superman, although the new Superman is also Clark Kent. So if he’s not the old Superman or the new Superman, who is he? He sure isn’t the Chinese Superman.

The Clark Kent story is turning out to be an intriguing mystery. Clark has an explanation for why Lois outed him as Superman and why he’s not. It all has to do with a story Clark was writing about a company called Geneticron. With a name like that, you know the company is up to something bad. Anyway, mild-mannered Clark Kent turn into an action hero as he tries to do some actual reporting, something he never had time for when he was busy being Superman.

So new Superman is just as baffled as everyone else, including the reader. The only person who isn’t baffled is the Clark Kent who is not and never has been Superman. He’s sure of that. Apparently he didn’t read the previous 900+ issues of Action. But what’s cool is that the Superman signal watch, once the proud possession of Jimmy Olson, is now Clark’s.

The issues after that give us a Lois Lane story. Except that this is the new Lois, who is trying to figure out why the old Lois disappeared. And then Superwoman, who knows the answer, gets in on the act, although Superwoman looks kinda like a fireball until she drops the fire to reveal … da-da ... her not so secret identity. (Hint: she’s not Lois Lane but she has the same initials.) But new Lois is good at being the old Lois, so maybe everything will jet along like the old days, just with lots more guys who might or might be Clark Kent.

Lois is also good at making out with Superman, which they do on the porch after Superkid goes to bed. This is not your father’s Superman.

The diversity of characters and stories, all advancing a central theme, kept this volume interesting, and the art is still strong. Gotta hand it to DC for putting their best effort into their primary Superman and Batman titles, even if some of the secondary titles are weak.

Thank you very much for approving me for this book. I have attempted to read it a few times but could not connect with it. I don't intend to review the book or comment upon it, since I don't feel that would be fair under the circumstances.

A solid trade that any fan of DC Comics can pick up and enjoy. Rebirth continues to be just that for DC and a breath of fresh air for the superhero genre.

'Superman: Action Comics, Volume 2: Welcome to the Planet' by Dan Jurgens will make you feel really confused if you haven't read Superman for a while, but come on in. The water is fine.

Superman is dead. Clark Kent is alive. Lex Luthor is Superman now. Also, there is a new Superman who is married to Lois Lane and has a son named Jon. That's just the beginning.

The new Superman wants to check out Clark Kent to make sure he isn't Superman in hiding. Lex Luthor really wants Superman's cape so he gets it the way only the super wealthy can. The new Lois Lane is on a mission from this world's counterpart to finish a book on the life and death of Superman. Did I mention that there is a SuperWoman too?

This collects Justice League 52 and Action Comics 963-966. It tells a pretty interesting story and sets things up for future stories fairly well. It will be interesting to see how Superman, Clark Kent, and Lex Luthor all play things out, and how Lana Lang fits into everything.

This volume has pretty decent art. There is also a cover gallery with some pretty striking covers. I like the one featuring alternating ribbons showing Superman and Clark Kent. There are also some pencil breakdowns for some covers and splash pages.

I received a review copy of this graphic novel from DC Entertainment and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this graphic novel.

Another great comic, featuring some of our favourite people - including Clark Kent, Superman (no, they're not the same person), Lois, Jon and even Superwoman.

Carrying on from the previous volume, we're waiting to discover who this new Superman is after the original Superman's death, not to mention the mysterious Clark Kent who's turned up too. And tying into Superwoman, Lana is still mourning the death of her friend when the replacement Lois turns up.

I've found this plot really intriguing - what happened to Superman and Lois Lane? Where have all these "replacements" come from?

The first issue(s) in this volume touch(es) on Lex becoming the new Superman, featuring several other famous heroes. Again, this ties in to Superwoman.

I love Jon, and it's nice to see Lois and Clark/Superman making themselves a little life together. And I like how the different Clarks and Lois' have their little differences as characters, despite technically being the same people. And Jon is trying to cope with the change in lifestyle, with this whole new world.

I think this is a really interesting story currently. It's a good comic in general, and I plan to keep up with it. 4 stars.

Well, now this was an interesting volume. It opens with a Lex Luthor story, then has Clark Kent and Superman interacting/interviewing each other, and finishes with the alternate earth Lois Lane pretending to be this earth's Lois Lane. Decent amount of action and intrigue. And now I need to go and get caught up on Superwoman's story!

Individually each story is interesting and fun to read but this collection has so many directions and stories that it doesn't seem to mesh well. The various characters involved, as well as the variety of locations, makes each story seem nearly epic in scale but the following book goes off in an entirely new direction and it can give a reader a bit of whiplash. The end point seems perhaps a bit clunky as it doesn't give us much in the way of resolution. While we will get that in the following books it seems the other collections do a better job of following a story arc and ending it to some extent. All of that said the individual stories were fantastic, and I use that word specifically because it has 'fan' in it and this collection did indeed make me a fan of the series. Not so clever word play aside I will read the series beyond this point based on the stories I read so it did its job. The artwork and the direction each character seems to be traveling makes this a must buy. I loved the Jon story lines and even my least favorite of the 3, lois, had a good story and when her following her own story led her to Lana Lang it got pretty fun.

ARC from Netgalley.
Volume 2 of Rebirth Action Comics focuses on the revelation of the last Volume, that Clark Kent is alive, and is not (meaning a completely separate entity) Superman! (To clarify, there are currently two men in the world identifying as Superman: Lex Luthor, and post-Crisis, Pre-Flashpoint Clark Kent (Smith) Superman.) So, Superman picks up Kent and takes him to the Fortress of Solitude for testing. He needs to know if this Clark Kent is the resurrection of New-52 Superman, (This totally makes sense to me because I've kept up. LOL) and he is not. So, how does he have very similar memories? TBC on those revelations because....
.... Lois (mother of Jon, pre-52 continuity) wants to go back to work at the Daily Planet (recently purchased by Lex Luthor), which is possible because this world's Lois is missing and has been for a while (apparently see Superwoman comics). She has an encounter with Lana Lang (who is now Superwoman) and begins to settle into her new role.
As confusing as this storyline is, the book is actually very well done. I'm enjoying Superman in the Rebirth titles much more than I did in New 52. Recommend.

Well I got to the end, which is more than could be said for Superwoman. But this is seriously awkward, and the whole franchise is going to hell in a handcart. You get the fall-out of one dead Superman, but Lex is Superman, and so is Superman, and there is a different Clark Kent, and as for the Superfemales… At least Superbratbastard doesn't ask an endless list of needless questions that explain the plot to him, as usual, but this homey, hucksterish Superman is still not welcome – we don't buy his comics to see him sitting on a porch, snogging his gal (however cute she may look). Superconvoluted, or as All-Star Batman would say – "Mess!"

I don't know where to start with this volume. I'm not an avid follower of comics, and timelines, storylines and general chronology escapes me. Despite this being the second part to Superman: Action Comics, Volume 1: Path of Doom, I still haven't understood the central premise of Superman leaving Earth with his family to set up shop on a parallel Earth. I know I'm missing something, but none of the stories excite me enough to bother digging around for more.

This particular volume must have seemed like a good idea to the writers and editors - it is essentially 100-odd pages of world-building. But even then it lacks the ability to stretch its imagination to include said world. We discover precious little about New Earth (I'm going to call it that) and instead must follow the daily goings-on at the Kent household. Parallel to this, is New Earth's Clark Kent's investigation of what killed their Superman, which has something to do with Lex Luthor, the new Superman. Yes, it is all exactly as confusing as that.

As the story meanders along, we are thrust into some family 'drama'. Lois wants her life back - she's had to give it up all these years to stay home and take of the Kent scion, but now she's found a way to do what she loves best - be a reporter at the Daily Planet on New Earth. We harp on about this difficult decision for several pages, because, even in the 21st Century, the writers of Superman comics cannot envision a scenario where Superman and Lois Lane split family duties, giving up neither of their lives in the bargain, but compromising gratefully for each other. I think there are more working class families in real life splitting domestic duties better than the greatest superhero in comic book history. Excuse me while I break something.

I feel the writers were hoping to capture the guilt of a working mother, but the dialogue came across as simpering and pedantic; encapsulating none of the true feelings many women have spoken about (the writers could have done a simple google search), instead writing the entire episode from a patriarchal viewpoint.

Given this is DC, the comic is primarily white - I don't mean the art, I mean the people. There is no diversity in ethnicity, race, sexuality, ability or body type; and next to no women of note barring Lois. It's an eye-sore. It gets so bad, there's a page of panels featuring a crowd of only white, mostly male figures. I... don't get it.

One positive is the book's art. While it isn't imaginative or creative, it is vivid and vibrant; an absolute pleasure to look at.

We now move onto some spoilers:

This volume introduces us to Superwoman, who informs Lois and Superman that Lois Lane of New Earth is dead; killed in front of her. Lois has conveniently kept a recording ready for Lois (try and keep up) asking her to continue in her stead at the Daily Planet. If we did a survey of actual people, I would like to see just how many receive videos from the recently deceased. It must be a popular method, because in 2017 itself I have come across three different media in which videos from the dead have helped the living move on (TV's Sherlock, The Summer of Impossible Things and now this one). Creepily Lois takes on the task of stepping into Lois' shoes and taking over her job.

BTW, New Earth's Lois was a Superwoman - one of two, as it were, till she died from her newfound powers. Convenient.

None of the mysteries are wrapped up in this volume, and that frustrated me no end. New Earth's Clark's investigation goes nowhere, Lois' death is not solved, Lex' underhandedness is not discovered. For that, we must get another comic book. Rolls eyes.

End of spoilers.

The volume doesn't bother to answer any of the questions it poses, neither does it move the story along in any form. One wonders why Superman even came here, because it is evident he did no research or reconnaissance before planting himself here. His life is so bizarre that he can't even meet his son's friend for fear of being recognised. Where is this story going, and what is the point of this mirror planet - the writers are stringing us along hoping we'll keep buying their comics to find out. But I don't care. These characters, this writing, the story isn't gripping enough to bother about.

More SuperLex. *sigh* I think I'm starting to realize why he needs to be in the book, but, oy vey and ugh.

We also got to know a bit more about the Human Clark Kent. Although by learning more about him, getting some of the answers, even more questions appear (it's kinda really cool I think).

And there's some really awesome stuff with the 'New' Superman wife Lois Lane (with a side of Superwoman and Jon. As an aside, if you haven't read this TPB yet, I'd suggest maybe reading the Superwoman, Vol. 1 TPB first or you'll be a little spoiled in regards to the Superwoman story which is sorta totally spoiled in this TPB, ah well...)

All in all, I still like where this story is going. Although I'm a tiny bit worried that the Super Family is starting to get as humongous as the Bat Family.

I got this ARC through Netgalley on behalf of DC Entertainment.

This was probably the most fluid volume of comic books that I have ever read. Right from the start, everything made sense and it continued like this until the final panel.

After we find out about Lex Luthor becoming the new 'Superman' of Metropolis in the previous volume, we see him in action as 'Superman'. We also find out how Superman took on the real Clark Kents identity (I am still not convinced that this is true but I will run with it) and Lois returns to The Planet.

Since the storyline was so well done, the art style was going to have a hard time keeping up with it, and it almost does. I know that this is my personal preference but I found it to be too line heavy and the colouring to be too blocky for my liking. But honestly they are just minor annoyances that I can live with, and I am sure that their will be some people who will absolutely love how the art work was done.

Whilst reading the first volume would benefit you for your understanding reading this volume, it is not completely necessary as the backstory from the previous volume does not confuse you in this volume.

The first half of the book focuses on the new Clark Kent as Superman tries to figure out who he is. He doesn't. In the second half, we find out what happened to new 52 Lois Lane and post-Crisis Lois steps into her place.

While the art by Patrick Zircher and Stephen Segovia is very good, I don't find the story interesting at all. Psuedo Clark Kent is written as a dick and keeps spouting the same BS story. Jurgens is not a very good writer and it really shows in this book which is dialogue and plot heavy.

What a title and doesn't mean what you might think. Sure we have a new Superman who shows up right as the old one on this Earth vaporizes. If you read the previous volume you know that Superman has been around for awhile but in hiding. Now this book picks up from the issues of Volume 1.

So here we have some answers to the questions raised in Volume 1. We not only have our new Superman, but we have a Clark Kent. Yes there is actually a Clark Kent on this Earth with no powers and he is just a mild mannered reporter, and Superman is standing right next to him. Lex Luthor is still wearing the Super suit and Superman's S and cape. On top of that the Lois Lane from this Earth has gone missing.

I had so many questions like how did Lex become this Superman version of himself and what is this powerless Clark Kent doing here? This book addresses those in a very interesting way. We also get to find out more of this new Superwoman who bares a striking resemblance to the Red Energy Superman.

I really liked this book and I am so hooked on this series. A big thnak you to DC Comics for bringing back everything I liked about the Superman franchise that I felt was erased with New 52 and to Netgalley for letting me read this for a review. I would highly recommend reading Vol 1 of Action comics before you read this, but if you are a fan of Superman and especially a fan of Superman. I give this book 4 out of 5 stars.

Another beautifully drawn addition to the Rebirth Universe. Clark Kent and Superman are two different people and Clark is struggling to come to terms with nobody believing him. Dan Jurgens weaves his way through a difficult plot and introduces Lex to the mix. A good set up for what's to come next.