I don’t think I exclaimed from a final page since the end of UNCANNY AVENGERS #1. Shoppers and readers heard me exclaim across Zanadu Comics.
ACTION COMICS # is here. One of the biggest mysteries of DC Rebirth is finally revealed as Superman confronts Mister Oz!
The hooded figure has spied on the Man of Steel and his family, abducted heroes and villains as part of his master plan. This week’s jaw-dropping revelation inspires even bigger questions for the DC Universe and the future of the Superman family.
In THE OZ EFFECT Part One we learn Oz resents humanity and the Man of Steel racing around the globe stopping crisises orchestrated by Mister Oz.
The mystery man transports Kal-El to the Fortress of Solitude for a face to face meeting.
Before we continue here’s a SPOILER ALERT!
If you have not read ACTION COMICS #987 stop reading now.
Seriously.
OK.
Here it comes.
Who is Mister Oz?
Fans suspected Ozymandias. DC UNIVERSE REBIRTH #1 teased readers with characters from the Watchmen universe involved in a massive conspiracy. Superman will be the focus of the follow-up story DOOMSDAY CLOCK and a possible showdown between the Man of Steel and Doctor Manhattan.
THE OZ EFFECT hits home…literally.
Oz is JOR-EL?!?!
The alien scientist of the doomed Krypton sent his infant son to Earth so Kal-El would escape the destruction of the planet.
This Jor-El appears angry at the citizens of Earth for “choosing darkness” and regrets sending his child to be the symbol of hope for this world. This manipulative Jor-El may be not be a villain but he’s definitely Superman’s antagonist. The best villains don’t think they are, right?
The big question:
Who is this Jor-El?
Did Kal-El’s father really survive the end of Krypton?
Is this Jor-El from the past seeing what’s become of the new home world he sent his child?
With DOOMSDAY CLOCK and DARK NIGHTS METAL big epics of the moment – could this be a Jor-El from an alternate reality or the Dark Multiverse?
Why did Jor-El abduct Tim Drake? We now know we he seized Metallo – RIP.
What is Jor-El’s end game? Could he convince Superman to leave Earth or transform it into a new Krypton?
What are Jor-El’s plans for Lois and Jon?
Superman’s love for Earth and people – with all its flaws – could be tested by a twisted father determined to demonstrate humanity at its worst.
Jor-El’s shocking return is a seismic shift in Superman’s status with huge ramifications for the entire DC Universe making the ACTION COMICS one of the most important DC Rebirth titles.
By Editor