Superman: Last Stand of New Krypton Vol. 1 (Superman Limited Gns (DC Comics R)) [Hardcover]

James Robinson (Author), Sterling Gates (Author)

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Publication Date: November 23, 2010 | Series: Superman Limited Gns (DC Comics R)

For the past year, Superman has been living on New Krypton - a planet populated by thousands of super-powered Kryptonians just like him! But after struggling to keep their society alive in spite of numerous challenges, New Krypton faces their worst nightmare as Brainiac, the alien believed to be partly responsible for the annihilation of the original planet Krypton, attacks the planet, determined to recapture the city of Kandor! But Kryptonian General Zod has been waiting for this moment since Brainiac first attacked Old Krypton - he has a plan to save his people, but at the cost of Earth and the future as we know it! So it's up to Superman, Supergirl, Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes to stop the two madmen before they destroy everything! Over a year in the making, this thrilling collection concludes a ground-shaking change to the Superman status quo and sets in motion all the volatile elements that will combine to make the summer 2010 event WAR OF THE SUPERMAN so explosive!

Product Details

• Hardcover: 168 pages
• Publisher: DC Comics (November 23, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1401229328
• ISBN-13: 978-1401229320
• Product Dimensions: 6.9 x 0.5 x 10.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #459,954 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Sterling Gates was born and raised in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He earned a degree in Art from the University of Oklahoma, specializing in Film and Media Arts. After moving to Los Angeles, Sterling worked as writer's room production assistant on TV's "Blade: The Series," later becoming assistant to comic book industry giant, Geoff Johns.

Since selling his first story to DC Comics in 2007, Sterling has written for such DC titles as GREEN LANTERN CORPS, WORLD'S FINEST, ACTION COMICS, ADVENTURE COMICS, FLASHPOINT: KID FLASH LOST, and HAWK & DOVE, but he is best known for his critically acclaimed run on SUPERGIRL.

Alongside writers Geoff Johns, James Robinson, and Greg Rucka, Sterling co-wrote the New York Times best-selling "Superman: New Krypton Saga" graphic novel series, including SUPERMAN: NEW KRYPTON, SUPERMAN: THE LAST STAND OF NEW KRYPTON, and SUPERMAN: WAR OF THE SUPERMEN.

Sterling currently resides in Los Angeles, California, and is also a very proud Eagle Scout.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Last stand of New Krypton, last stand to make it a relevant run, December 5, 2010

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This review is from: Superman: Last Stand of New Krypton Vol. 1 (Superman Limited Gns (DC Comics R)) (Hardcover)

SUPERMAN: LAST STAND OF NEW KRYPTON marks the end of Superman's stay on New Krypton and his tenure as Commander El of the Red Shard battle unit (thank goodness). It also marks the penultimate chapter to what started out as a very promising series but has since tanked. There's only the upcoming War of the Supermen arc left to turn this wreck around. I haven't yet read War of the Supermen (which came out months ago in single issue form) because I've pretty much given up on this New Krypton saga.

SUPERMAN: LAST STAND OF NEW KRYPTON Vol. 1 collects SUPERMAN: THE LAST STAND OF NEW KRYPTON #1-2, ADVENTURE COMICS #8-9, SUPERGIRL #51 and SUPERMAN #698. This trade features Brainiac and Lex Luthor joining forces and Brainiac deploying his robot minions to attack New Krypton. This invasion is so savage that a tenth of New Krypton's population is murdered in less than a day. Throughout the slaughter General Zod continues to engage in unsavory power plays, and this after I've reassessed him as maybe not a bad sort. I take it back. General Zod is still a tool.

Superman and Supergirl try to hold the line, try to fight off as many of Brainiac's mechanical foot soldiers, but it's a losing effort. But then members of the Superman Family (Superboy and Mon-El) show up all deus ex machina, thanks to the machinations of the Legion of Super-Heroes's espionage squad. While Superman seeks a mano-a-mano with Brainiac, and the espionage squad deploys to save the bottle cities from Brainiac's collection, ahead in the 31st century, a temporal rift in space threatens to swallow the entire universe. In this future, Brainiac 5 is feeling the guilt and pressure of being a descendant of one of the most notorious villains in the galaxy. Brainiac 5 happens to be the prominent character in the two issues of ADVENTURE COMICS compiled in this trade.

I don't know what to make of this trade, honestly. I'm not sure if it's because I'm so down on this New Krypton arc now that my perspective's all askewed. SUPERMAN: LAST STAND OF NEW KRYPTON is, I guess, okay. It's fighty fight after fighty fight, and countless scenes of the Kryptonians getting massacred. On the plus side, this is an action-charged story, a welcome shift from the tediousness of the WORLD OF NEW KRYPTON mini-series. Everything falls apart, and that includes plot threads that never did come together. I'd hoped that Kal-El would rally his Red Shard soldiers. I'd hoped that we'd see a defining moment concerning the New Kryptonians' unrelenting class struggles. I'd hoped that General Zod would be a redemptive character. The scope is epic, this is a momentous historic event. I just wasn't feeling it. After the disappointment and sluggishness of past Superman issues, I'm just not invested anymore.

The stories here are well-paced, credit the writers that. The art is pretty good, excepting when Pete Woods is effing around with weird shadows on people's faces. I liked that Star Man is as daft as ever, and it's great to see Quislet, Matter-Eater Lad, and Tellus. Sensor Girl's costume has gone thru some alterations, and I don't like that. I definitely don't like that Tellus exercises his telepathic powers to rid the New Krypton guilds of their class prejudices so that they could work in concert against Brainiac's robots. It's for a good cause, but there's that old maxim about the road to Hell and whatnot. When you start swirling your telepathic finger in someone's brain, I call that a shady move. I can't wait for this whole New Krypton thing to go away. It's like the JSA's never-ending "Thy Kingdom Come" arc all over again. The New Krypton run started out so great. The let-down is so bad. Last Stand oF New Krypton is more exciting, the threat is bigger. We finally see Kal-El sporting the Big Red S instead of that austere Commander El uniform. It doesn't salvage anything.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Crisis in the 31st Century, And the 21st..., January 14, 2012

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This review is from: Superman: Last Stand of New Krypton Vol. 1 (Superman (Graphic Novels)) (Paperback)

This volume reprints Adventure Comics #8 & 9, Superman: Last Stand on New Krypton #1 & 2, Supergirl #51, and Superman #698. It begins with a Crisis in the 31st century, and the Legion of Super-Heroes must travel back to the 21st century to help Superman, Supergirl, Superboy and Mon-El avert the disaster, as Braniac and Luthor attack New Krypton and once more Kandor is imprisoned. All-out action as everyone fights Braniac, Luthor and Zod, and secrets are revealed about Braniac 5 and Mon-El's future. This is another excellent episode in the saga of New Krypton.

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5.0 out of 5 stars The Legion fan in me liked this story, July 13, 2011

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Jim Davis (St. Charles, MO USA) - See all my reviews
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I'm approaching this story from the standpoint of a Legion of Super-Heroes fan who does not follow the other parts of the Superman franchise. I had been following the Legion in their feature in Adventure Comics when this story was announced. Since it would involve a host of titles I had no interest in buying I opted to "wait for the trade". The wait was worthwhile.

The story involves the Legion, Superboy, Supergirl, Mon-El, and Superman all combining to thwart Brainiac with further designs to put the city of Kandor back in the bottle. The Legion involvement was of the most interest to me and I found it on the whole satisfactory if a little to Brainiac 5 centric. There are good sequences with Brainy trying to come to grips with the whole Brainiac legacy and a fine sequence dealing with his feelings for a Supergirl who has yet to meet him thanks to the complications of time travel. The rest of the Legion is not completely forgotten; Tellus and Quislet play important roles and Starman from his JSA stint is his goofy self. The Mon-El sequences were also of interest to a Legion fan and did not disappoint.

The story as a whole I read in one sitting. It moved very fast with plenty of twists and turns. Even though I had no Superman franchise background going in I found everything quite comprehensible except for that Luthor/Major Krull sequence which carried over from another arc. This story is quite self contained - no prior knowledge required although another story arc is setup at the end. Volume 1 and Volume 2 are not self contained, however. One is can't really be enjoyed without the other.

The only complaint is the spreading of the arc over two hardcover volumes. This was unnecessary. In protest, I'm posting the same review to both volumes.

All in all, recommended for the superhero fan, and if you're a Legion fan like me, essential reading.