THE FURY OF GENERAL LANE
Written by Dan Jurgens
Penciled by Will Conrad
Cover by Kaare Andrews
Published March 14, 2018
Jon excitedly answers the door. Granddad Lane has finally come to the Kent residence, but he doesn't waste much time to immediately dog out his daughter, Lois. Not just about blowing his cover on secret missions through the press, but about Jon's secret father, Superman.
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| Thanks for saving me, but Superman sucks! |
Meanwhile, Supes uses the opportunity to blow up some asteroids for the good of earth. Reflecting on recent events, the Phantom Zone is essentially the cruelest prison a being can be stuck in. Superman searches through the asteroid to find something... or someone.
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| Now WHERE did I leave my wallet?! |
Back in Metropolis, Sam Lane shows his appreciation for being rescued from his own prison by continuing to rail against Superman. Jon does his best to change his grandfather’s mind but it’s to no avail. His point? Just because an indestructible alien is a good guy now, won’t keep him from becoming evil somewhere down the road.
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| Apparently Sam didn't see Batman v Superman in that jail... |
At the same time, Superman works to save Hank Henshaw, who through really no fault of his own became the evil Cyborg Superman. He opens the orb that has cruelly held the mass murdering villain and hopes he’s learned a lesson. It becomes evident pretty quickly that he has not. He attacks the Man of Steel but after a brief battle, he finally decides to listen. He’s created a way to keep the Cyborg in prison but through a cool way he can just constantly relive his memories, which I guess is a lot better than the hell he’s been in. Leaving him in suspended animation, Superman rolls out.
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| Everything good here? Ok, bye. |
Back at the Kent’s, Sam has had enough and decides to bail on his newly reunited family when Clark strolls in. With goodwill on his mind, he works to heal the wounds between the estranged general and his daughter. He re-introduces them all and the fresh start warms the icy situation. They all happily enjoy the company and this one shot story of redemption comes to a happy conclusion.
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| Clark talked sense into him with the quickness. |
So just like that, the Dan Jurgens era comes to an end. To his credit, it's not easy to be the guy who's book is about to get taken over by probably one of the biggest names in the business. Especially with as much fanfare as Bendis is getting. I was never really expecting too much with Dan, as this book has been on the DC backburner for a long time. But he did pretty good, and in the end helped expand a legacy that Jerry Siegel himself would be proud of. I give this one an 8/10.
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