Rudy's Realm: Superman #689 (DC Comics)

Superman #689

When Morgan Edge, owner of WGBS broadcasting, makes Mon-El the focus of his show The Edge of Reason it causes a chain reaction. Mon-El begins to worry about the scrutiny he may soon face as a result of the broadcast.




He travels around the world seeing places like Russia, England and Spain trying to help where he can, teaming with various heroes but also stops to appreciate the beauty each country has to offer. Jim Harper aka The Guardian goes on The Edge of Reason to vouch for Mon-El's heroism and is met with no resistance from Edge which arouses Harper's suspicions.

General Sam Lane enlists the talents of the Prankster to handle one Metropolis' since he'd been able to get Black Lightning away from the city. His next target: John Henry Irons, the former hero known as Steel, who's got a much larger problem weighing on his shoulders.

This issue is laying the groundwork to plots that will pay off later on but the location jumps and one page voice overs by Mon-El as he interacts with heroes like Dr. Light and Congorilla felt monotonous after the first couple of times. Guedes' art is hit or miss as well giving a lot of detail to buildings and backgrounds but overexerting some character's body proportions.

7/10
Rudy T.