History YMMV / ManOfSteel2018

* AuthorsSavingThrow: A lot of people were unhappy when Superman returned to the red trunks and it seemed that there was no reason as to why. [[spoiler:The final issue of the series revealed that Clark gave Lois his ''ComicBook/SupermanReborn'' costume as a means to protect her while with Jor-El and he took up the old look in its stead.]]

** As it turned out, Lois and Jon were [[spoiler: simply PutOnABus , Lois choosing to accompany her son on a trip across the galaxy with Jor-El]]. Bendis also revealed in interviews his plan to reunite the Kents in the pages of ''Action Comics'' with a redefined relationship heavily influenced by ''Film/MrAndMrsSmith'' (Bendis has yet to specify whether he meant the 1941 version or the 2005 version).

** Whoo, ''boy''... Bendis' work on Superman, of all people, got fans up in arms. With the only previews being shown being the covers to the six issues to the series, fans quickly went into a panic, fearing that Bendis' first order of the day was to obliterate the Clark/Lois marriage and retcon Jonathan Kent from existence[[note]]This is due to the fact that Bendis came from Marvel, who infamously retconned the Spider-Marriage and killed off Jean Grey because Editor-in-Chief at the time Joe Quesada was not a fan of marriages due to a nasty divorce, as well as the fact that solicitations for miniseries promise that ''something'' ominous happens to Lois and Jon.[[/note]], despite the fact that he married ComicBook/LukeCage and ComicBook/JessicaJones and gave them a child (who, in one universe, would become Captain America), although he's also fond of annihilating status quos and darker writing (''Daredevil'', ''Alias'', ''Infamous Iron Man'', ''Powers''). Fans are also scared that Bendis is going to fall back on many of his usual conventions, including his seeming aversion to keeping with actual continuity and characterization, and this would be right after DC straightened out Superman and his history.[[note]]This is despite the fact that Bendis promised not to retcon anything in the interview with Mark Hughes where he announced his run, and that he ''apologised'' for ''AvengersDisassembled'' in an interview with CBR.[[/note]] Fans fearful of the fate awaiting Lois and Jon in the mini-series are relying on the fact ''ComicBook/DoomsdayClock'', set a year in advance of all other DC titles, ensures whatever Bendis has planned is only temporary as the Kents are shown to still be together in that series. Indeed, Lois plays a decent role in the story and issue #5 has Lois and Clark mention Jon.

* SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments: Looking for the arson, Superman stretches his senses and listens in for any possible clues. He comes across a young woman trying to sing a cover of a popular song to her roommate and Superman ends up eavesdropping much to his shame. He finds the cover to be pretty good and finds all the imperfections like some off-key singing to be really endearing. [[YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre Superman knows about your aspirations and thinks you're pretty good]].

* OlderThanTheyThink: A genocidal mass-murdering alien with an irrational grudge against Kryptonians turns up all of sudden, tries to kill Superman and his family and destroys Kandor is essentially the plot from 2008 story arc ''The Third Kryptonian'' by Kurt Busiek.

* BrokenBase: Either it's an interesting new era for Superman, or a bland, controversial piece of crap book which gleefully shits on the things fans loved about Creator/PeterTomasi's [[ComicBook/SupermanRebirth own Superman run]] and in true Bendis-fashion, nonchalantly chucks continuity from that run out the window in favor of telling the story ''he'' wants to tell, fan-preference and organic development be damned.

* BrokenBase: Either it's an interesting new era for Superman, or a bland, controversial piece of crap book which gleefully shits on Creator/PeterTomasi's [[ComicBook/SupermanRebirth own Superman run]] and in true Bendis-fashion, nonchalantly chucks continuity from that run out the window in favor of telling the story ''he'' wants to tell, fan-preference and organic development be damned.

* BrokenBase: Either it's an interesting new era for Superman, or a bland, controversial piece of crap book which gleefully shits on Creator/PeterTomasi's [[ComicBook/SupermanRebirth own ''Superman'' run]] and in true Bendis-fashion, nonchalantly chucks continuity from that run out the window in favor of telling the story ''he'' wants to tell, fan-preference and organic development be damned.

* BrokenBase: Either it's an interesting new era for Superman, or a bland, controversial piece of crap book which gleefully shits on [[Creator/PeterTomasi]]'s [[ComicBook/SupermanRebirth own ''Superman'' run]] and in true Bendis-fashion, nonchalantly chucks continuity from that run out the window in favor of telling the story ''he'' wants to tell, fan-preference and organic development be damned.

* CounterpartComparison: Nearly everything about Rogol Zaar, including his weapon, is more than just a little similar to Terrax, an old Marvel Universe villain.

** As it turned out, Lois and Jon were [[spoiler: simply PutOnABus , Lois choosing to accompany her son on a trip across the galaxy with Jor-El]]. Bendis also revealed in interviews his plan to reunite the Kents in the pages of ''Action Comics'' with a redefined relationship heavily influenced by ''Mr. and Mrs. Smith''

* OlderThanTheyThink: A genocidal mass-murdering alien with an irrational grudge against Kryptonians turns up all of sudden, tries to kill Superman and his family and destroys Kandor is essentially the plot from 2008 story arc "The Third Kryptonian".

* TheyChangedItNowItSucks: Whoo, ''boy''... Bendis' work on Superman, of all people, got fans up in arms. With the only previews being shown being the covers to the six issues to the series, fans quickly went into a panic, fearing that Bendis' first order of the day was to obliterate the Clark/Lois marriage and retcon Jonathan Kent from existence[[note]]This is due to the fact that Bendis came from Marvel, who infamously retconned the Spider-Marriage and killed off Jean Grey because Editor-in-Chief at the time Joe Quesada was not a fan of marriages due to a nasty divorce, as well as the fact that solicitations for miniseries promise that ''something'' ominous happens to Lois and Jon.[[/note]], despite the fact that he married ComicBook/LukeCage and ComicBook/JessicaJones and gave them a child (who, in one universe, would become Captain America), although he's also fond of annihilating status quos and darker writing (''Daredevil'', ''Alias'', ''Infamous Iron Man'', ''Powers''). Fans are also scared that Bendis is going to fall back on many of his usual conventions, including his seeming aversion to keeping with actual continuity and characterization, and this would be right after DC straightened out Superman and his history.[[note]]This is despite the fact that Bendis promised not to retcon anything in the interview with Mark Hughes where he announced his run, and that he ''apologised'' for ''AvengersDisassembled'' in an interview with CBR.[[/note]] Fans fearful of the fate awaiting Lois and Jon in the mini-series are relying on the fact ''ComicBook/DoomsdayClock'', set a year in advance of all other DC titles, ensures whatever Bendis has planned is only temporary as the Kents are shown to still be together in that series. Indeed, Lois plays a decent role in the story and issue #5 has Lois and Clark mention Jon.

* TheyCopiedItSoItSucks: Since ''Action Comics'' #1000 came out, Rogol Zaar being the one to destroy Krypton and eradicate the Kryptonians has been lambasted on the internet for reusing a twist that ''ComicBook/SupermanEarthOne'' already used for its villain and ''ComicBook/SupermanBrainiac'' already hinted at for Brainiac.

* TheyChangedItNowItSucks: Whoo, ''boy''... to say that Bendis working on Superman, of all people, rustled up some jimmies is an {{Understatement}}. With the only previews being shown being the covers to the six issues to the series, fans quickly went into a panic, fearing that Bendis' first order of the day was to obliterate the Clark/Lois marriage and retcon Jonathan Kent from existence[[note]]This is due to the fact that Bendis came from Marvel, who infamously retconned the Spider-Marriage and killed off Jean Grey because Editor-in-Chief at the time Joe Quesada was not a fan of marriages due to a nasty divorce, as well as the fact that solicitations for miniseries promise that ''something'' ominous happens to Lois and Jon.[[/note]], despite the fact that he married ComicBook/LukeCage and ComicBook/JessicaJones and gave them a child (who, in one universe, would become Captain America), although he's also fond of annihilating status quos and darker writing (''Daredevil'', ''Alias'', ''Infamous Iron Man'', ''Powers''). Fans are also scared that Bendis is going to fall back on many of his usual conventions, including his seeming aversion to keeping with actual continuity and characterization, and this would be right after DC straightened out Superman and his history.[[note]]This is despite the fact that Bendis promised not to retcon anything in the interview with Mark Hughes where he announced his run, and that he ''apologised'' for ''AvengersDisassembled'' in an interview with CBR.[[/note]] Fans fearful of the fate awaiting Lois and Jon in the mini-series are relying on the fact ''ComicBook/DoomsdayClock'', set a year in advance of all other DC titles, ensures whatever Bendis has planned is only temporary as the Kents are shown to still be together in that series. Indeed, Lois plays a decent role in the story and issue #5 has Lois and Clark mention Jon.

* AwesomeArt: The miniseries features a group of well-known and talented artists, each of them handling the pencils of one issue.

** As it turned out, Lois and Jon were [[spoiler: simply PutOnABus , Lois choosing to accompany her son on a trip across the galaxy with Jor-El]]. Bendis also revealed on Twitter his plan to reunite the Kents in the pages of ''Action Comics'' with a redefined relationship heavily influenced by ''Mr. and Mrs. Smith''

** As it turned out, Lois and Jon were [[spoiler: simply PutOnABus , Lois choosing to accompany her son on a trip across the galaxy with Jor-El]]. Bendis also revealed on Twitter his plan to reunite the Kents in an upcoming ''Superman/Action Comics'' crossover event.

* TearJerker:
** [[spoiler: Rogol Zaar murdering the citizens of Kandor. Of everything wrecked in the Fortress, the bottled city was the worst hit he could have made.]]
*** [[spoiler: Superman knows every inhabitant of Kandor by name, and he starts reciting some of them as he memorializes the city.]]
** [[spoiler: Jon breaking down in front of his parents after he reveals to them that the Teen Titans rejected him and that he may be responsible for the slaughter of millions in the future]]
*** [[spoiler: After Lois, Jon and Jor-El depart to explore the galaxy, a lonely Clark walks back into his son's room, sits down and plays with Jon's toy dinosaur]]

** As it turned out, Lois and Jon were [[spoiler: simply PutOnABus , Lois choosing to accompany her son on a trip across the galaxy with Jor-El]]. Bendis also revealed on Twitter his plan to reunite the Kents in aan upcoming ''Superman/Action Comics'' crossover event.

** As it turned out, Lois and Jon were [[spoiler: simply PutOnABus , Lois choosing to accompany her son on a trip across the galaxy with Jor-El]]

* [[spoiler: Rogol Zaar murdering the citizens of Kandor. Of everything wrecked in the Fortress, the bottled city was the worst hit he could have made.]]
** [[spoiler: Superman knows every inhabitant of Kandor by name, and he starts reciting some of them as he memorializes the city.]]
* [[spoiler: Jon breaking down in front of his parents after he reveals to them that the Teen Titans rejected him and that he may be responsible for the slaughter of millions in the future]]
** [[spoiler: After Lois, Jon and Jor-El depart to explore the galaxy, a lonely Clark walks back into his son's room, sits down and plays with Jon's toy dinosaur]]

* TearJerker: [[spoiler: Rogol Zaar murdering the citizens of Kandor. Of everything wrecked in the Fortress, the bottled city was the worst hit he could have made.]]

*** [[spoiler: Jon breaking down in front of his parents after he reveals to them that the Teen Titans rejected him and that he may be responsible for the slaughter of millions in the future]]
*** [[spoiler: After Lois, Jon and Jor-El depart to explore the galaxy, a lonely Clark walks back into his son's room, sits down and plays with Jon's toy dinosaur]]