- Title: Superman #18
- Comic Vine: link
- Writer: Joshua Williamson
- Artist: Jamal Campbell
The Absolute Power Tie-in offers the fun pairing of Superman and Zatanna making a deal with Neron for a magical map that will allow the heroes to travel through the shadows avoiding Amanda Waller and her forces. For some reason the pair end up at the House of Heroes adding another super-hero to their ranks and briefly finding Konfusion (the Earth-3 amalgamation of Superman, Batman, and Green Lantern). We also get a separate thread of Lois and friends searching for her husband which eventually connects to the main story.
The Superman/Zatanna back-and-forth works for me, as does the comic having fun with Superman’s distrust for magic (which ends happily with it bringing him home). I don’t really understand the trip to the House of Heroes or the fight with Konfusion, but I’m guessing that will make sense to those reading the larger event. For someone picking up the issue on its own, there’s still some fun to be had.
[DC, $4.99]