Quick Reviews: Reign of the Supermen (2019)

Did someone ask for an Adaptation of a famous '90s Story in 2019?  Well, we got it and let me tell you what you need to know...

In the wake of Superman's death from Doomsday, 4 new people have appeared on the Scene.

There's The Eradicator (think Superman, but acting like Punisher) and the Cyborg Superman (who's name is self-explanatory)….

There's also Superboy, a clone of the original Hero.  Insert Millenial joke here.

Rounding out the group, you have Steel.  He's a bad-ass Scientist who somehow posed for this picture.  And yes, it is the iconic Cover that he debuted on.

Something is definitely up with the Cyborg, as he claims to be the real deal and is really into Lois.

When disaster strikes, can we rely on Luthor and his Superboy to rise to the occasion?

Or will the real Villain behind the whole thing end up destroying us all?

To find out, watch the Film- now on Digital and Blu-Ray.

A solid follow-up that has some nice twists.  As a reader of the original Comics (they're still in a box somewhere), I was curious how redundant this would be.  Thankfully, they mix things up a bit.  Yes, they also add a little bit of that New 52 silliness (mostly in some of the Costumes), but take the good with the bad.  As a side-note, they still didn't give Hawkman any lines.  Why even bother putting him in if you aren't going to give him a single line in TWO FILMS?!?  Back to the Plot now.  Most of the changes are solid ones.  It is funny that they pretended that it was a mystery who Steel was.  They later lamp shade it- to be fair- by having Lois Lane joke about how if *she* could figure it out, anyone could.  I'm kind of torn on the changes made to Cyborg Superman, but you may not have an issue with it.  The reveal of what's going on with Eradicator is kind of interesting too- perhaps in a cheating kind of way.  The Action is nice and they have some fun with the big moments.  The problem is that there is ALOT to try and follow here.  There's the Arcs of all 4 Superman, the stuff with The Justice League, the stuff with Luthor, the secret Villain stuff and all of the attempts to tie it together.  Simplify, guys!  Having said that, this is still fun, even with the new twists and weirdness added.  The real winner- this guy's sense of dramatic posing!

A solid Film that mixes things up enough to keep the Story fresh.  The big issue is just that there is actually *too much* Plot here to follow easily.