Alexx1
01-11-2008, 09:26 AM
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Chris Kent's sick with a fever. Lois is worried as Kryptonian’s don’t get sick. She hires a babysitter to look after him while she goes to find Clark. She’s wondering the streets of Metropolis, calling out for Clark. She figures he’s either caught up in a fight somewhere or off Earth where sound doesn’t travel.
Superman is enroute to the moon. He’s deduced that the dust in Lana’s office was the same dust found in Lex Corp plant. He narrowed the chemical composition down to a particular area of the moon.. He’s not sure that’s where Lana is but that’s where he’s going.
Lana and the Insect Queen get acquainted. The IQ tells Lana her origins and states she worked with Lex Luthor, breeding workers to aid his work on the moonbase and used the facility as her hive. In return for working for Lex, he was to give her a body so that she could function on earth. But sense he did not she's kidnapped Lana and has used her as a template for a new body. She tells Lana she’s creating an army suitable to create a new empire on earth. And she’s using Lexcorp to gather the supplies she needs.
Superman is continuing his journey through space and notices papery walls of the hive, says there’s not record of it on any lunar map. Then he’s attacked by insects but has no trouble defeating them.
Lana’s being held captive in a cocoon while the IQ is away. She is being watched by two insect guards. She doesn’t panic, works her self free from the cocoon and takes out the two guards.
Superman works himself through the hive and is shocked to find it operateable.
Lana is free and can’t figure out how she overtook the guards. She feels “strange, oddly light, and strong”. She crawls through a ventilation shaft and something grabs her from behind.
Superman is flying through the hive and the IQ comes up behind him. He notes that she has Lana’s appearance: “heartbeat, pulse, and her body chemistry-although altered”. He demands to know where Lana is. He’s attacked by swarming insects. All shapes and sizes.
Lana learns that the person that grabbed her is a human. Three men are trying to find their way out of the hive as well. She notices they are wearing Lex Corp coveralls and wants to know why LexCorp technicians are there. They tell her they use to work for LexCorp and go on to explain what happened the day Lex Corp was attacked and many of the workers kidnapped. Lana realizes LexCorp has a functioning moonbase.
Lois is at the DP, gets a call from the babysitter, Chris is getting worse.
Superman is still battling the bugs. He seems to have no problems with the big ones. It’s the little ones that have caused him the most problems. Somehow they’ve subdued him and taking him to IQ’s throne.
Lois arrives home. The babysitter walks out. Then Chris shows Lois his swollen glowing arm with his red sun watch. Lois tries to take it off. Chris falls to the floor. The sitter comes back to get a book she left . Lois grabs the sitter in time and they duck for cover. The upper story apartment explodes.
IQ is holding Superman and takes to biting and feeding from his neck. Superman can feel what she’s doing but is helpless to do anything about it.
Chris Kents illness is interesting. I wonder why Lois didn't think to contact SG or PG when she didn't get hold of Clark. I liked Lana. After her initial fright, she was strong and combative and wasn't waiting around to see if anyone was going to come to her aid. She was going to get the hell up outta there. Even if she didn't know how she knew she was going to try. Those are good qualities to have if you're going run Lex Corp. It makes it a more believable that she can be successful. I'm not sure Lex's motivations or reasons for creating a LexCorp moonbase were explained or hinted at. Maybe that will be a little clear next issue. One thing I find odd is to keep reading about Lex and other's speaking for Lex when he's not a supporting character in the series. It's just wierd. The art was okay. I liked it better on the moon and in the hive than I did the Metropolis settings. It was a really really good cliffhanger.
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Chris Kent's sick with a fever. Lois is worried as Kryptonian’s don’t get sick. She hires a babysitter to look after him while she goes to find Clark. She’s wondering the streets of Metropolis, calling out for Clark. She figures he’s either caught up in a fight somewhere or off Earth where sound doesn’t travel.
Superman is enroute to the moon. He’s deduced that the dust in Lana’s office was the same dust found in Lex Corp plant. He narrowed the chemical composition down to a particular area of the moon.. He’s not sure that’s where Lana is but that’s where he’s going.
Lana and the Insect Queen get acquainted. The IQ tells Lana her origins and states she worked with Lex Luthor, breeding workers to aid his work on the moonbase and used the facility as her hive. In return for working for Lex, he was to give her a body so that she could function on earth. But sense he did not she's kidnapped Lana and has used her as a template for a new body. She tells Lana she’s creating an army suitable to create a new empire on earth. And she’s using Lexcorp to gather the supplies she needs.
Superman is continuing his journey through space and notices papery walls of the hive, says there’s not record of it on any lunar map. Then he’s attacked by insects but has no trouble defeating them.
Lana’s being held captive in a cocoon while the IQ is away. She is being watched by two insect guards. She doesn’t panic, works her self free from the cocoon and takes out the two guards.
Superman works himself through the hive and is shocked to find it operateable.
Lana is free and can’t figure out how she overtook the guards. She feels “strange, oddly light, and strong”. She crawls through a ventilation shaft and something grabs her from behind.
Superman is flying through the hive and the IQ comes up behind him. He notes that she has Lana’s appearance: “heartbeat, pulse, and her body chemistry-although altered”. He demands to know where Lana is. He’s attacked by swarming insects. All shapes and sizes.
Lana learns that the person that grabbed her is a human. Three men are trying to find their way out of the hive as well. She notices they are wearing Lex Corp coveralls and wants to know why LexCorp technicians are there. They tell her they use to work for LexCorp and go on to explain what happened the day Lex Corp was attacked and many of the workers kidnapped. Lana realizes LexCorp has a functioning moonbase.
Lois is at the DP, gets a call from the babysitter, Chris is getting worse.
Superman is still battling the bugs. He seems to have no problems with the big ones. It’s the little ones that have caused him the most problems. Somehow they’ve subdued him and taking him to IQ’s throne.
Lois arrives home. The babysitter walks out. Then Chris shows Lois his swollen glowing arm with his red sun watch. Lois tries to take it off. Chris falls to the floor. The sitter comes back to get a book she left . Lois grabs the sitter in time and they duck for cover. The upper story apartment explodes.
IQ is holding Superman and takes to biting and feeding from his neck. Superman can feel what she’s doing but is helpless to do anything about it.
Chris Kents illness is interesting. I wonder why Lois didn't think to contact SG or PG when she didn't get hold of Clark. I liked Lana. After her initial fright, she was strong and combative and wasn't waiting around to see if anyone was going to come to her aid. She was going to get the hell up outta there. Even if she didn't know how she knew she was going to try. Those are good qualities to have if you're going run Lex Corp. It makes it a more believable that she can be successful. I'm not sure Lex's motivations or reasons for creating a LexCorp moonbase were explained or hinted at. Maybe that will be a little clear next issue. One thing I find odd is to keep reading about Lex and other's speaking for Lex when he's not a supporting character in the series. It's just wierd. The art was okay. I liked it better on the moon and in the hive than I did the Metropolis settings. It was a really really good cliffhanger.