Rating:  -
This graphic includes Adventures of Superman #625-626, Action Comics #812-813, and Superman #202-203.
The story itself is fairly good. Not a lot of the familiar characters, although Lois shares a great moment with Perry where they both dance around Clark's other identity without outright admitting to anything. Most of the book is set in Kandor, a city Brainiac rescued from Krypton before the planet exploded and stored in a bottle, which is now in Superman's Fortress of Solitude. Superman doesn't remember his life as Clark Kent; he believes he's on Krypton as Kal-El, a glorified office worker. Add in oppressed aliens versus the True Kryptonians, a thriving underground rebellion, unpleasant security forces composed of Kryptonians, and the alien 'wife' who's controlling his thoughts, and you've got the basic plot. Eventually Clark comes to his senses. The alien 'wife,' Lyla, escapes into Metropolis, followed shortly by Clark, the heads of the alien rebellion, and an insane guard named Preus (who continues to appear in further Superman stories, including In The Name of Gog). Lyla helps Superman defeat Preus, sacrificing herself in the process, and everything goes back to normal.
My biggest qualm with this book was how much was left unexplained. It's never really made clear how Lyla got her hands on Clark in the first place, or what exactly she can do, not to mention why the guards hunted her kind down in the first place. Overall, it's decent and worth at least reading, but I wouldn't recommend spending a fortune to get it. Turner's art is good, but not the best he's ever done; fans expecting art as good as "Fathom" or other titles will be sorely disappointed.
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