Written by Bryan Q. Miller
Art by Daniel HDR; Agustin Padilla; Marcelo Di Chiara; Carrie Strachan; & Saida Temofonte
Cover Art by Cat Staggs
SUMMARY:
Published by DC Comics for November 2014, this ‘Season 11’ mini-series depicts Smallville’s multi-verse under cosmic siege. Superman and Lois are trapped on a parallel Earth (dubbed Earth-Majestic) while their home Earth crumbles. With the Watchtower off-line, Professor Emil Hamilton and his S.T.A.R. Labs team desperately need a save from an Eclipso army known as ‘The Possessed.’ In Antarctica, Lex Luthor, Otis Berg, and two Sinestro Corps henchmen swipe a starship. Booster Gold and Skeets may be this reality’s last hope. An armored Hank Henshaw saves Professor Hamilton’s team.
Failing to contact his own multi-verse counterparts, Luthor intends another interdimensional phone call. Luthor’s Sinestro thugs subdue Booster Gold. Superman & Lois race towards Earth-Majestic’s equivalent of the Fortress of Solitude, as this Earth’s fate is also now sealed. At the Fortress, with Superman temporarily neutralized, Lois pleads with Earth-Majestic’s Jor-El to save them. Transported to yet another parallel Earth, Lois and Superman discover that it’s on the verge of destruction from ‘The Bleed.’
REVIEW:
Including Cat Staggs’ terrific cover image, this issue’s appealing visuals are an asset. Yet, Chaos # 2 lives up to its title, as it’s a bewildering read. Stuffed with too many sub-plots, a summary-to-date is needed to fathom this incoherent storyline. Aside from the poignant Lois/Earth-Majestic’s Jor-El sequence, far too little makes sense.
The best advice is to digest this Chaos mini-series in sequential order (i.e. in trade paperback form). Curiously, underneath all the confusion are subtle hints of a great Brian Q. Miller plot struggling to emerge.
ADDITIONAL CONTENT:
The single-page “DC All Access” column hypes the Earth 2: World’s End series.
BRIAN’S ODD MOON RATING: 4½ Stars
