SUPERMAN: HEL ON EARTH PDF, EPUB, EBOOK Keneth Rocafort,Scott Lobdell | 328 pages | 01 Jul 2014 | DC Comics | 9781401246129 | English | United States Superman: Hel on Earth PDF Book Superboy and Supergirl attempt to intervene, but H'El brutally knocks them out. As Superman attempts to help Superboy understand and control his powers, they are set upon by another Kryptonian refugee by the name of H'el! Superman 3rd Series 16A. Superman is attacked by Lara, his mother, who only stops when she sees the symbol of El in his armor. DC Comics crossover event publication history. Still, it was one of the better stories in N52 Superman so far and I appreciated the change of pace. And just who is the fallen angel of Krypton? Mike Johnson Writer ,. Iban Coello Illustrator ,. Feb 14, Christopher Rush rated it liked it. Post-imprint June — August Can Superman stop H'El when Supergirl is standing in the way? H'El has decided that Earth is the place to resurrect Krypton, but the price the lives of everyone on the planet! Rating details. Calm, self- assured and totally opposed to Superman, he works as kind of an oracle in his half-issue appearance in the middle of the crossover. I found this story hard to get into. His cousin Kara Zor-el came to Earth, also fought some space monsters, but had some interesting character stuff happen— include a sweet subconscious fight with a dragon—and So the first year of Superman family storylines were pretty problematic. Issue H'El even uses mental illusions to make Supergirl believe her cousin attacked her. H'El He is the villain of the story. Imprint September — June List of imprint publications. How stupid are we? Written by Lobdell, the story arc will begin in Action Comics Annual 2 and continue through the November issues Superboy 25, Supergirl 25, Superman Silva submit good work, but the arrival of Kenneth Rocafort onto the scene as the artist on Superman is a welcome alternative to the inconsistent artwork in the book during the first year. Constantine: City of Demons. And it's a disaster! Issue 15B. There was a good balance of him using brute force to get what he wanted and him using psychological trickery to inflict damage. The post office and other shippers are overwhelmed and some shipments may experience significant delays. It was nice to see all of these drastically tweaked characters in a typical, run-of-the-mill Superman story! However, Supergirl who had discovered the true extent of H'el's plan stabs H'el with a Kryptonite shard. Superman fans will likely find something to enjoy here, but this collection is far from a must-read for most. Superboy 5th Series It would have gotten more if we could have had smarter dialogue between Superman and Supergirl about what the loss of Krypton meant to them individually and why they felt that H'el's plans would or wouldn't work. Usually Supes is a bit stuffy but in this story he had great moments of humor and human-ness which ends up being a very juxtaposition of Supergirl and H'El. List of imprint publications. H'el could have potentially been a much stronger villain, playing sides against each other as he does, but in the rush to get to the action all nuance and conversation is dropped. Unfortunately, H'El has already completed his machine. Superboy travels to Argo City a week before Krypton's destruction to make sure Supergirl escapes Krypton. Superman, Superboy and Supergirl were the "Team Superman" before, but now we are in the New52 and they aren't a team at all. W Mike Johnson. View 2 comments. Instead, we got a Supergirl who bought into, not a plan, but the promise of a plan, without asking the cost of the plan. He an evil Kryptonian, his face is all scarred up, and he's got a sort of weird backward? There are a few self-aware moments in the story between Superman and Superboy, but these more often than not served to point out how thinly drawn the characterizations of these two characters are, as opposed to a jumping off place for greater depth. Later, Superman discovers a mysterious alien dragon attacking Metropolis. H'El brings Supergirl to the Fortress and asks her to help him in his plan to save Krypton. Issue 17A. Superman: Hel on Earth Writer H'El expresses his plan to save Krypton and shows Superman the unconscious body of his clone, Superboy. Shay Veritas, Superman's scientific consultant, so that he can increase his power in case Helspont returns. Issue 15A. Thanks plotters die disrespecting Aquaman who is not present and who's absence is never explained! In the epilogue, a few years before Krypton's destruction, a young Jor-El finds an injured H'El in a cave. Dec 21, Oscar Slagveer rated it really liked it. I think I managed to avoid outright spoilers in this, so I'm not going to hide the review, but I do talk about the general storytelling of this collection. Superman, Superboy and Supergirl meet up in space and discover Krypton has mysteriously returned to life. Just a moment while we sign you in to your Goodreads account. Superman and Superboy reach H'El and Supergirl. I usually do not like Supes that much as a charcter because it is so hard to write a really ggod challenge for such a almost perfect and powerful character. Want to Read Currently Reading Read. Refresh and try again. I kind of hated everyone in here with the possible exception of H'el. It was nice to see all of these drastically tweaked characters in a typical, run-of-the-mill Superman story! Read more But to me the relationships between Super girl, Super boy and the rest of the Super family is what drives the story. And I've noticed that the Batman crossovers aren't as overburdened with this repetition and arguably, there is more weight and more backstory with the Death of the Family story than here, and yet it felt easier to read individual issues. It changed the 'expression' of the story. In the new 52 they changed all his mistakes for the 'new' young comic book readers, they made his costume look cooler with the armor-like appearance and they made his person Well, I'm a young that's why my english isn't that good new comic book reader and I started with the New 52 comic book line and it's awesome to start with. After a small fight, Superboy defeats the Eradicator. Superman 3. Overall, the story comes off as unremarkable with its fairly stock Superman premise, mixing a threat against the Earth with some Kryptonian lore, and unfortunately, it evolves in a pretty traditional manner as well. Whole I intellectually understand that her desire to return to Krypton is so great that she ignores all the warnings - and she does get warned - usually one panel before someone punches someone else - but a little bit of a slowing down of the punching would have driven that home better. She says that if a Kryptonian animal is on Earth, then that means Krypton must still be alive. Maybe every time a new storyline starts but not every issue. Superman: Hel on Earth Reviews Aug 04, superhero fan rated it it was amazing Shelves: dc-favorites-excluding-vertigo. Tom DeFalco Writer ,. Which would make this a mandatory read for Superman fans. Needing some time to think, Supergirl wants to speak with her cousin first, so H'El gives her the ability to understand human language and transports her to Metropolis. I would dare to say that since H'El is Krypt Skimmed whiled looking at art. More Details In general, I have had a hard time recognizing characters in the Superverse since the reboot; everyone, I entered this an extreme skeptic because, other than the first volume of Supergirl, I haven't really loved any of the new 52 Super-family titles; however, I came out the other side of "H'el Vehicles: None known. I gave it three stars because, as an event, it could have been much worse. Supergirl reveals she has found another Kryptonian, H'El, who introduces himself to Superman. Weekly Auction ends Monday October 26! In the end, the day is saved by The Powerpuff Girls! Just wait until Rose's father enters the mix! If there is one thing I hope DC stops doing it's all of these crossovers because they don't make me want to by others books, but instead make me want to just give up on the current se The entire thing was just tedious. I kept wondering why nobody thought to blurt out that he was going to make the freaking universe explode instead of punching her?! Issue 1. It is very predictable in many ways. As others have pointed out in their reviews, there is nothing remarkably original about this crossover story. I mean, why did they make her so willfully stupid? Issue 14B. Batman and Robin Eternal. I felt bad for the guy but didn't appreciate his manipulation of Kara. Published Nov by DC. It's just irritating most of the heroes spend so much time arguing with and sniping at one another. How far will Kara go to save Krypton? Superboy is attacked by the Eradicator again, but Superboy uses a portal opened by the Oracle to send the Eradicator to Smallville in the present.