The Oz Effect Ends In Epic Fashion!

Ignore The Little Man Behind The Massacre...

Action Comics The Oz Effect DC Rebirth

This is it! “The Oz Effect” comes to an end this week in Action Comics #991. One last gorgeous lenticular cover to snatch up. One last chance to see how this will bleed into Doomsday Clock For Superman #1. And one final twist is definitely on the horizon. As gorgeous as this book has been, and as personal the stakes for Superman and the Kent family, this ending needs to hit a home run. Will it?

We do know a twist is coming. The solicits inform us that Jor-El may not be the enemy’s real name. Who is it then? Is it Ozymandias? Perhaps Superman from a far off future? Did Dan Jurgens decide he wanted to bring in Superboy Prime? Because when in doubt, assume the sniveling bad guy is Superboy Prime. I do and I tend to find a high success rate. Either way, Mr. Oz is set to make his last moves against the Man of Tomorrow. Superboy seems to be on his grandfather’s side. Will he convince Super Dad that they should in fact abandon the planet? Or will Superman find a way to convince his son that humanity always deserves their hope for a better future?

One of the best aspects of Superman’s adventures in this DC Rebirth era are that the stakes feel meaningful. Superman has become Pa Kent in many ways. The emotional conflicts within him over how his son will view his decisions has been mined for gold. With [REDACTED] standing before him as the true villain, will he finally get to punch someone? Or will he he be once again have to be the better man? And how does this all tie into the next mega story from DC Comics?

“The Oz Effect” is pushing Big Blue to the bring in a way unlike any story of the last year. Will he break?

 

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Matthew is a New York based writer and producer. He's got his own homegrown company, Reign Or Shine Productions that makes kickass theatre and podcasts. For the last couple years he's been working in sales at Valiant Entertainment, seeing comic shops and working at cons all over the country (plus Canada). He loves all things Batman, Valiant, pro-wrestling related and believes in the tooth fairy.

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