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Worst of 2016: Superman, Girl, Woman

By Dustin Cabeal

What the fuck happened to Superman this year? Not only did they kill the one that didn’t suck (after they had him punch himself and kill a clone), but then they brought back a bunch of Clarks, made Lex Luthor annoying and jacked up Supergirl’s origin again… oh and one of the Lois Lanes is Superwoman.

I will be honest and tell you that I didn’t finish a single issue of Superwoman. I have tried to read every issue, but in most cases I stopped by page three. It’s just that fucking terrible. Action Comics is included in this. I don’t even remember which series had a rehash of Superman’s fight with Doomsday in it, but they fought for like half the fucking year and no one died… kinda makes it feel like Doomsday isn’t that scary anymore.

I missed married Superman until they brought him back and no one knew how to write for him. Did he live in the city or the suburbs? Because no two-series starring Superman seemed to be able to decide. His kid sucks, his wives are annoying and really the only thing good about Superman is New Super-Man and that sunk to average quickly. Even still, New Super-Man is the only “super” title worth reading at the moment. Frankly, I think this shit is broken beyond repair and I’ll never understand why they brought back all of the Superman’s. He’s already boring, now there’s a lot more boring.