Friday, October 2, 2026

Review: Superman Kingdom Of Zod Special #1


Superman: Kingdom of Zod Special #1 came out this week, finishing the crossover event and setting up the next arcs for all the super-titles. The writers for the main super-titles are all present to do their character specific segments while Joshua Williamson pens the main story.

In the end, I don't know if Kingdom of Zod lived up to what I expect from a crossover. I have pointed out my issues with the overall plot in every review. But it was this lack of scaffolding of a story. I didn't understand much of why Zod was doing what he was doing from the beginning. The way an overabundance of Green K only 'sort of' hurt Kryptonians, and only when the story needed it to bugged me. The use of Lena Luthor as a deus ex machina, her creating anything that was needed also concerns me.

That isn't to say there aren't good moments in this event. The side-plot back in time to Krypton was quite entertaning. 

This issue basically needs to put everything essentially back to where it was before the arc and it does it succinctly. And rather easily. 

For me, the best part of this special was getting a sneak peek into where the titles are going now. Some interesting stuff for sure.

On to the details.