Brian Bendis is leaving Superman and Action Comics this month, so I guess he didn't want to give up his last few issues to a stupid event. That's why "Endless Winter" part 3 takes place in an oddly titled Superman Special #1 book. Bendis isn't writing this, either. Andy Lanning and Ron Marz are writing all of the "Endless Winter" books. I don't even know who those guys are, but a quick search reveals that they both worked on some Marvel crossover book called Annihilation. Never heard of it. They're both in their mid 50's and have seemingly worked on a bunch of titles at every company over the years. I'm not exactly sure why all of a sudden they're writing a random DC event book now. Considering this event book isn't very good probably presents a good reason why I've never heard of them. But...this is actually the best issue so far. We finally learn the origin of the Frost King...not that anyone was actually clamoring to know it. Back in the 10th century, some dude realized he had the power to freeze things. Villagers turned on him and blamed him for harsh winters and so he struck back and became evil. After that we get to see Superman in action. He helps out Lois Lane delivering kids to a hospital then he goes to visit his parents in Smallville. When he enters his parents house he says, "You both seem pretty relaxed considering there were ice monsters right outside." So this is a comedy now? At the end of this book we return to the evil Mr. Stagg, who woke up the Frost King when he was drilling through the ice at the old Fortress of Solitude (Bendis made a new Fortress of Solitude in the Bermuda Triangle for no good reason). Mr. Stagg learns that there are three bodies frozen in the ice where the Fortress of Solitude used to be and that they're still alive. Shocking! Hmmm. Who could they be? Do I care? Part 4 is in Aquaman. Is the ocean frozen, too? That would make the Aquaman book obsolete. Right? *1/2
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