Scott's Take: Superman: House of Brainaic by Joshua Williamson, Illustrator Rafael Blanco

Superman: House of Brainaic by Joshua Williamson, illustrated by Rafael Blanco, is a big Superman crossover event. Brainaic has returned to Metropolis bringing with him an army of Aliens. He is seeking to abduct everyone with powers in the city. It is up to the Superman family to stop him.

 

Soon the fight against Brainaic moves to outer space. To help combat the threat, Superman must recruit one of his long-term enemies to help stop him, Lobo, the alien biker outlaw mercenary. But can Superman really trust Lobo to help him stop Brainaic?

 

This is action packed read with great art. This is a pretty good standalone Superman event that should have big ramifications for the rest of the universe. It was nice to see Supergirl play a decent role in the series since she arguably has stronger ties as an enemy to Brainaic than Superman.

 

There are some tie ins collected in the read and came across to me as the weakest parts. Not because they were not well written. They are, but they throw off the read. For example, going from about to start a big fight, then the tie in focusing on the mayor race as Perry (former editor of the Daily Planet) is running for Mayor trying to stop his opponent who is running on anti-alien platform from being elected, then back to the big fight throws the read completely off for this reader.

 

Superman: House of Brainaic is a fun Superman event featuring just the Superman heroes reacting to the threat. Lex Luthor and Superman continue their team up. Superman in this latest book has surrounded himself with his enemies Lex, Lobo, Livewire, Parasite, and Mercy Graves. Can he really trust any of them? It will be interesting to see how long these alliances can last. 

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My reading copy came by way of the Hoopla App through the Dallas Public Library System. 

 

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