SUPERMAN: H’EL ON EARTH HARDCOVER
Clark Kent
Supergirl discovers her mother shot her father while he
was experimenting on her. She discovers her own Fortress of Solitude left by
her late father and uses it to deal with Tycho. Supergirl heads out and confronts
Superman as he is dealing with a indigenous creature from Krypton.
Meanwhile H’EL the lost child of Krypton has taken
Superboy and convinces Supergirl to go back and save Krypton become its
destruction. Supergirl wants to talk to Superman before making any decisions so
H’EL transports him to Clark ’s apartment.
Later Superman meets H’EL who is ready to snap Superboy’s neck.
Superman stops him however H’EL attacks Supergirl by
manipulating his appearance to look like Superman so she will allied herself
with him leaving Superman to seek the help of Lex Luthor. He reveals H’EL will
collapse the solar system to create enough energy to travel back in time to
save Krypton. Superman leaves and summons the Justice League to take back the
Fortress of Solitude from H’EL and stop him from destroying Earth.
SERIES HIGHLIGHTS
-
Superman saves Superboy by giving him his armor suit as H’EL arrives
-
Supergirl enters Kandor and retrieves a Quantum Crystal for H’EL
- The
Justice League and Superboy break through the Fortress of Solitude’s shields
- Both
Superman and Superboy get teleported through a series of pocket dimensions
- The
Herald of the Oracle awakens and claims the Earth shall die
- The
Flash manages to vibrate through the Fortress of Solitude however encounters
Supergirl
- The
Flash uses Superman’s armory to stop Supergirl as the Oracle heads towards
Earth
- The
Star Chamber is activated, the Oracle arrives, Wonder Woman and Supergirl fight
- Supergirl
stops H’EL by plunging Kryptonite into his chest as he travels back to
Krypton’s past
- Jor-EL
finds H’EL in the past before the destruction of Krypton
SUPERBOY ANNUAL #1
Both Superman and Superboy are teleported into
another dimension. Meanwhile H’EL and Supergirl attempt to drain the Sun’s
energy so they will have enough power to teleport them back through space and
time to save Krypton. Superman and Superboy return back to Earth from the pocket dimension after a few days but it has been minutes in the New 52 Universe.
Overall
the battle is between the Superman family and H’EL who eventually ends back
into Krypton’s past. The story will eventually continue later in the year as
the consequences of the story plays out. In Superman #0, it is shown that
Superman ends up back in Krypton’s past in a black suit. The story could have
better executed as it leaves us hanging for another crossover later in the
year.
This
hardcover collects
Superman
#0 (2011)
Superman
#13-#17
Superboy
#13-#17
Supergirl
#13-#17
Superboy
Annual #1
NEEDS IMPROVEMENT – 3 OUT OF 5
