Superman: Mon-El - Man of Valor (Superman Limited Gns (DC Comics R))
Mon-El, a superpowered refugee from the planet Daxam who has become Metropolis’ protector in Superman’s absence (he left earth to join survivors of his destroyed planet on a new home world), is thought to have been murdered as this story arc begins. But he has actually been imprisoned by General Sam Lane, head of a military unit devoted to ridding the world of all Kryptonians. This volume, which also includes a detailed retelling of Mon-El’s rather convoluted origin, assembles stories that originally appeared in various Superman-related comic books as part of the yearlong “New Krypton” story line, illustrated by a tag team of artists who share a basic competency but no particular distinction. Grades 9-12. --Gordon Flagg