Superman Annual #14
Since Superman freed him from the Phantom Zone, Mon-El has spent all his time learning about Earth and its diverse cultures. But how much does he really know about Daxam, the homeworld he fled years ago? A gift from the Legionnaire Tellus allows Mon-El to explore the ancient history of Daxam - from its founding as a Kryptonian colony to its connection to the Mayans of Earth to its bloody civil war. Join Mon-El as he discovers that the planet he always believed to be peaceful and dull is actually anything but.
Written by James Robinson
Art by Javier Pina
Cover by Renato Guedes
Size: 48 Pages
Price: $3.99
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Probably so, I think it's just a little more backgroudn on Mon-El/Krypton/Daxam.
Posted by southbymidwest on 08/18/09 at 12:11 AM
This looks good. Robinson has really turned Mon-El into a very interesting character.
Posted by WinTheWonderboy on 08/18/09 at 02:00 AM
I am oddly excited for this. Usually I couldn't care less about an Annual...
Posted by magnum240 on 08/18/09 at 10:09 AM
Dude on the top left's nose looks funky...
Posted by SteenAR on 08/18/09 at 02:02 PM
So... that was awesome.
Posted by Slockhart on 08/19/09 at 06:54 PM
This was BRILLIANT.
James Robinson must be sick of being referred to as the-starman-guy, but this reminded me so much of his Starman stories.
Oh, so good. Mon-el is my favorite super-thing at DC right now.
Posted by Alexferrer on 08/20/09 at 12:28 AM
Fantastic! No disrespect to James Robinson, because he's a solid writer, but this was so good it shocked me. Such a huge story, spanning thousands of years in a single issue. I stand in amazement. This is why I read comics. Hats off to you, JR. Pick of the week. By miles.
Posted by jonnjonz on 08/20/09 at 03:07 AM
I'm halfway through this issue right now and I can't understand what the hell this narrator, or crystal, is talking about. I'm so dropping this title. Who needs six fucking Superman books every month anyway?
Posted by robbydzwonar on 08/20/09 at 09:53 PM
This really was fantastic! This is the best writing to come from Mr Robinson for a while. What a great issue and history lesson on Daxam and Mon-el. I would love to read a story set in space with Mon-el.
5/5
Posted by shaunbat on 08/21/09 at 06:11 AM
Sold out near me.
This is getting annoying.
Posted by MarkS on 08/21/09 at 09:42 AM
That was great.
Posted by magnum240 on 08/22/09 at 10:43 AM
Ok, I loved it until the end. My Superman knowledge is obviously somewhat weak. What happened in the last couple of pages? Was it a young Clark that was almost run over by the spaceship?
Posted by Crippler on 08/22/09 at 02:38 PM
Crippler: yes--Lar then has amnesia (at least in Silver Age he did) and he and Clark assumed he was an older brother from Krypton. They named him Mon-El becasue he landed on a Monday.
Posted by saturnmda on 08/23/09 at 05:37 PM
It is nice to get some history about Daxam.
Posted by theegreatone on 08/24/09 at 03:56 AM
That was amazing..... Loved it.
Posted by jobob247 on 09/03/09 at 12:25 AM
Haven't been following any of the current superman books except Adventure Comics #1 but loved Legion of 3 Worlds. Should I be able to enjoy this as a self contained story? Is there anything I need to know first?
Posted by Tex on 08/17/09 at 05:57 PM