Warworld Saga

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"Warworld Saga"
PublisherDC Comics
Publication dateNovember 2021
Genre
Title(s)
Superman (vol.5) #29-32
Action Comics (vol. 1) #1029-1038
Superman and the Authority #1-4
Main character(s)Superman, Mongul, Apollo (comics), Midnighter, Jon Kent (DC Comics), Enchantress (DC Comics), Manchester Black
Creative team
Writer(s), Tom Taylor, Sean Lewis
Artist(s)Sami Basri, Adriana Melo, Miguel Mendonca
Editor(s)Mike Cotton, Marie Javins

Warworld Saga is a Superman crossover story arc published by DC Comics on November 21, 2021. The series is co-written by Phillip Kennedy Johnson, Tom Taylor with artwork by Sami Basri, Adriana Melo, and Miguel Mendoca.

First announced in February 2014, the story features a confrontation between Superman and a new version of Mongul. Teased in Future State, the story arc is told in Action Comics and Superman.

Publication History[]

The story arc has been teased in Future State Superman Worlds at War where Superman is captured by Mongul and is forced to be in a gladiator match. The Superman line of books also had been developing several plot threads involving Superman's supporting characters: Action Comics #1029-1036 focuses on Superman learning the truth about Mongul. Superman and the Authority focused on Superman trying to assemble a team to confront Warworld; Superman: Son of Kal-El #3 focused on Superman's relationship with his son.[1]

Prelude[]

In an alternate timeline, Superman is captured by Mongul and is forced to participate in a gladiator match for near eternity until he is killed.[2] In the present, Superman and his son deal with enemies who enter a portal, where Jon Kent explains that he is not ready to be the next Superman, and soon Superman will disappear where he is killed.[3] Superman and Jon meet up with aliens whom Superman used to know, and after they deal with the problem, Superman deems Jon worthy of carrying the mantle of Superman.[4] When on another adventure and Superman deals with an alien problem with Jon still not ready to be Superman, it is revealed that Mongul is dying and has a secret son.[5]

A mysterious stranger goes to Mongul and brings him the severed heads of his other sons, which Mongul congratulates as there will be no more challengers left to confront his throne. Superman does a test for Batman and Ray Palmer where they tell Superman after his previous encounters with the aliens, there is cellular decay due to radiation poisoning due to the portal. Jon talks to Damian Wayne about how in the future, Superman disappears after he dealt with the breach and is afraid that his father will die. Damian consoles Jon and tells him that Jon will succeed as the next Superman. Superman meets with Lois Lane when he gets a report of an alien ship, and is shocked to see Kryptonians.[6] Superman takes the Kryptonians to the Fortress of Solitude, and he goes with Aquaman, Murk, and Nuidis Vulko where they find out the alien ship is from Mongul and it has a mysterious energy source and violent prisoners. Supergirl helps with Jon Kent on healing the mysterious Kryptonian where she reveals that Kryptonian speaks a dead Kryptonian language called Falkiri, and the Kryptonian was sent by Mongul.[7]

Superman calms the mysterious Kryptonian down, and she reveals her name is Thao-La. Vulko explains the mysterious energy source is called "Genesis". Superman realizes that Mongul is dead and there's a new Mongul around. Superman deals with an alien attack, and Steve Trevor arrives to get the Genesis.[8] While talking to the Justice League, Earth and Atlantis is about to go to war, and Superman explains he must go to Warworld to free the slaves. Mongul's forces ambush Thao-La, but Lois Lane saves her.[9] Thao-La kills the Mongul forces and is about to kill Lois Lane when Superman arrives after taking the Genesis.[10] Jon Kent and Thao-La battle, while Lois tells Superman that Mongul has her entire race captive. Superman calms Thao-La down, but Mongul kills her. The Justice League arrive and tell Superman that they cannot go to War world because Earth needs to be protected. Batman tells Superman that his power levels are dropping, but Superman promises he will be okay. After he consoles Jon and Lois, Superman goes with his team (Apollo, Midnighter, Enchantress, Manchester Black, Guardian, and Lightray) to confront Mongul.[11]

Main Plot[]

An alien named Thalros overhears from an underling name Thalric that Superman is requesting aid for every alien, but is angered when Thalric says Phaelosians and tells Thalric to leave. Superman sees multiple aliens corpses around the galaxy, and is angered and goes to Mongul's arena. Superman meets Chaytil, the servant of Mongul, and Chaytil summons the Champions of Mongul. The champions of Mongul reveal Superman's true form, which is that he is very old and getting weaker, and Mongol's son appears.[12] Thalros convinces an alien council to not help Superman due to the power vacuum that will be created once Mongol's son is defeated. During the battle, Lightray is killed, and while Superman mourns her body Mongol's son stabs him in the back with a Kryptonite spear.[13]

Superman is held prisoner by Mongol's son, and Omac tries to break free but is knocked out by Mongol's son. Mongul's son tells Superman to execute an underling name Khaljo who let Midnighter escape, and if Superman refuses then Mongul's son will come after Jon Kent. Superman refuses and is beaten to a pulp and thrown in jail where he meets another prisoner name Kryl-Ux. Midnighter tries to help Superman escape by blowing up the planet and destroying the red sun generators, but Superman refuses saying that he wont give up hope. [14] Superman still fights in the gladiator tournament and gains more respect from the prisoners, except Kryl-Ux. Kryl-Ux explains that his family was killed by Mongul and he was taken prisoner. While traveling in Warworld, Superman sees alien writing on the wall, and realizes the Warworld aliens cant read the alien writing and plans to decipher it to free the prisoners. Superman asks Kryl-Ux on how to fight like a gladiator, and Midnighter finds Apollo. [15] While fighting in Warworld, Superman starts to gain more respect from the audience, and Mongul realizes killing Superman will turn him into a martyr. Omac discovers that Lightray is in a coma, and while Superman bonds with prisoners Otho-Ra and her brother in prison he finds out that Midnight is planning to destroy Warworld. Kryl-Ux sneaks Superman out of prison to go to a tomb where Superman can gain power, but just then prison guards arrive to kill all the prisoners as punishment for Superman standing up to Mongul. [16]

Weeks past, and Midnighter starts killing Mongul's prison guards and plans to blow up Warworld to find Apollo while Omac is taken prisoner and controlled by Mongul. Just when Midnighter is about to give up hope, Superman arrives and stages a rebellion. [17]

Critical reception[]

According to Comic Book Roundup, Action Comics Issue 1036 received an average score of 7.9 out of 10 based on 14 reviews.[18] David Brooke from AIPT wrote "All in all, Action Comics #1036 begins a story that feels huge in its scope as it introduces readers to a new world and a bevy of evil characters. It also has its heart in the right place as Superman can't stand the awfulness of Warworld while setting up an adventure we've never seen Superman face since he was created 83 years ago. It's a masterclass in worldbuilding."[19] Deron Generally from The Super Powered Fancast wrote: "Mendonca delivers some blistering art throughout the issue. The art is vibrant, violent and gorgeously detailed and delivers on the dramatic tone of the story."[20]

According to Comic Book Roundup, Action Comics Issue 1037 received an average score of 8.5 out of 10 based on 12 reviews. [21]

According to Comic Book Roundup, Action Comics Issue 1038 received an average score of 8.5 out of 10 based on 12 reviews. [22]

According to Comic Book Roundup, Action comics Issue 1039 received an average score of 8.9 out of 10 based on 10 reviews. [23]

According to Comic Book Roundup, Action comics Issue 1040 received an average score of 9 out of 10 based on 10 reviews. [24]

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