Name: H'El on Earth
ISBN: 9781401243197

Tom DeFalco

Mike Johnson

Scott Lobdell

"H'El has come to Earth! A figure from Krypton's past has come to Earth, hoping to revive the dead planet--in place of this one. Superman, Superboy, Supergirl and the Justice League stand ready to fight, but whose side is everyone on? As hero fights against hero, will the Kryptonians be able to defeat H'El, who is their equal in every way? The first Super-crossover in the New 52 is here in SUPERMAN: H'EL ON EARTH, written by Scott Lobdell, Mike Johnson and Tom DeFalco, with art by Kenneth Rocafort, Mahmud Asrar, RB Silva and more. C ollects SUPERMAN #13-17, SUPERBOY #14-17 and SUPERGIRL #14-17, SUPERBOY ANNUAL 1"--

H'El on Earth

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I finished this late last night and passed out promptly after, so didn't get a chance to get my thoughts down. I continue to be disappointed by New 52 and am glad I didn't try to get back into comics until after Rebirth (though most of the Rebirth titles I'm currently reading are sliding into "wow, no thanks" territory as well). 

I kind of hated everyone in here with the possible exception of H'el. Give me an interesting baddie and I'll probably find a way to root for him. I felt bad for the guy but didn't appreciate his manipulation of Kara. Emotional manipulation of female characters is really overdone and insulting. Though, let's be honest, Kara wasn't a shining example of the best Supergirl (or female character in general) we've had. 

Pretty much everyone here was an arrogant dick, sure that they were right and everyone else should just do what they say without any kind of explanation. Meh. Still, it was one of the better stories in N52 Superman so far and I appreciated the change of pace.