The summer Superman crossover event, Kingdom of Zod, was recently announced and promoted on line. I wasn't expecting a Superman event but in comics this summer so it came as a bit of a surprise.
To read the whole promotional piece head here: https://aiptcomics.com/2026/05/07/kingdom-of-zod-crossover/
The main plot blurb is below:
The crossover kicks off August 12 in Supergirl #16, where a sudden military takeover throws the Kryptonite Kingdom of El Caldero into chaos. Kara responds by forming a strike team that includes Superboy-Prime, Conner Kent, Tomorrow Man, Steel, and others, only to discover the invading force has Kryptonian roots. That same day in Action Comics #1101, Superman returns to the present following the events of issue #1100 and is quickly pulled into the growing conflict.
As the story unfolds, Zod’s return and his role in the invasion become clearer, setting up a major twist tied to Kryptonite that raises the stakes across the globe.
There is a lot to unpack in even this small blurb.
For one, I like that the story starts in Supergirl and that she is the 'field commander' bringing together the team to try and stop the Kryptonian invasion. That is how she has been written in the main super-books just prior to her solo series.
Second, interesting how El Caldero is a sort of lynchpin in the whole proceedings. I have always thought the the Absolute Legion made the inertron covered K-meteor that started Dan Slott's story. But they aren't around anymore. Could it have been Zod? Perhaps he sent it to soften up the Kryptonians on Earth before his arrival? Fascinating.
And the promo art above is packed. All the supers. Steel and Natasha. Who is the flannel shirt wearing guy holding a bearded Superman? A younger Smallville Clark meeting his future self?
That has to be Ursa in the crystal coffin!
I mean we haven't seen Zod since Kneel Before Zod (reviews up on this site). It was implied that Lois' Superwoman powers came from Zod.
Crazy. But there's more.
There are foil covers by Mark Spears. The Supergirl one is a bit scary! Those eyes!
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Interesting concept. Early in the 2000s I thought there was too much Zod. So glad he is coming back to wrap up his recent stories. And really glad Supergirl has that important early role.
What do you all think?
4 comments:
Pure speculation, but flannel shirt guy looks like a younger (early twenties?) Clark to me, while the Superman he's carrying appears a bit older than usual even allowing for the beard aging him up. Time fracture shenanigans, maybe? Or yet another "Superboy" clone situation?
'll probably only read any Supergirl installments since if the Superboy in Action is over it'll be the only Super book I'll be getting. I don't follow crossovers anymore into books I've already decided I don't like. The list of heroes with Kara has me wonder (besides it being a Super Crossover) why the team to go into Kryptoniteville is so heavy with people vulnerable to Kryptonite. Why does the JLU even exist if they don't help handle stuff like this?
Thanks for comments!
Dick, I bet you're right about timey-wimey stuff.
And Steve, maybe they feel responsible for a Krypton military being there?
Feel responsible fine but for Rao's sake, have Geo Force and any other mineral manipulating hero you can find watching your back since just eyeballing Green K won't kill them.
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