Book of Doom: Superman: New Krypton Special

Are you still undecided over whether or not you want to follow the upcoming Mega Superman crossover? The bottle city of Kandor has been released on Earth, and who knows what will happen next? All I know is that it’s going to be nine parts, and it’s going to cross through every Superman book. Come back Saturday, when we review this first chapter, and share your thoughts with us. Heck, if you fire us an e-mail with your reaction, we may even include your review with the rest of ours.

Here’s what DC’s official solicitation says:

Written by Geoff Johns, James Robinson and Sterling Gates; Art by Gary Frank and Jon Sibal, Renato Guedes and Wilson Magalháes, and Pete Woods ; Cover by Gary Frank; Variant cover by Renato Guedes and Wilson Magalháes

A “Sightings” issue! “New Krypton” Part 1 of 9! The entire Superman franchise writing team joins forces, with art by Pete Woods and others, to formally launch the Superman event years in the making! While the current threat of Brainiac may have been forestalled in ACTION COMICS #870, the repercussions will be felt for a long, long time. Superman’s greatest victory has lead to his happiest day – and his saddest. Gains are balanced by losses while Superman has to figure out what to do with 100,000 Kryptonians! Hold on to your capes as this story leads directly into SUPERMAN #681.