Writer: Joshua Williamson
Artists: Eddy Barrows, Eber Ferreira & Julio Ferreira
Colorist: Alejandro Sánchez
Letterer: Ariana Maher
Cover Artists: Dan Mora, Guillem March, Rod Reis, Davide Paratore & Chris Stevens
Valentine’s Day Variant Cover Artist: Chrissie Zull-Uminga
Editors: Jillian Grant & Paul Kaminski
Publisher: DC Comics
Price: $4.99/$5.99 Card Stock
Release Date: February 25, 2026
Sun Boy gifted Lois Lane with superpowers. Superboy-Prime possesses Kryptonian abilities like her husband. Lois has downloaded crucial information about Darkseid into a robot her husband created. But the person who can most benefit from the archives is Time Trapper, who killed her husband as Doomsday.
The Superman robot follows Lois's instructions. Yet as it travels with her and Superboy-Prime, the robot asks itself, "Who am I? And what would Clark do in this situation?" But two hours can fly by when you're trying to save the planet. When Lois reaches the Justice League Watchtower, they find Time Trapper near death. Then the Omega Legion arrives, and they’re not interested in furthering Time Trapper’s interests. Will Darkseid’s heroes destroy the Kryptonian archives inside the Superman robot? And will Superboy-Prime use his power to kill his enemies? Let’s find a phonebooth, leap into Superman #35, and see!
Story
Everywhere Time Trapper looks, he sees failure. He has tried to help the Justice League save the future. Instead, he watches as the Earth transforms into Apokolips. While ostensibly working alongside him to help one of Earth’s heroes become King Omega, the Quantum Quorum helped Earth’s villains sneak into the K.O. Tournament. Time Trapper didn’t even realize that Darkseid had possessed one of his teammates.
With his hopes betrayed, Time Trapper watches Superboy-Prime, Lois Lane, and Robo-Superman confront the Omega Legion in Superman #35. As the trio fights for their lives, they also battle over their identity. Superboy-Prime yearned to compete in the K.O. Tournament. Yet he realized that defending Lois and Robo-Superman was more important than the thrill of victory. Robo-Superman knows Superman created him with Kryptonian powers and abilities. Then Superman kept Robo-Superman in storage, fearing the robot would value its life over others.
Of all of them, perhaps Lois has seen the greatest transformation. Lois has traded the freedom of being a reporter for the responsibility of running a worldwide news organization. Now, Sun Boy has gifted Lois with Kryptonian powers, transforming her identity once again.
As Joshua Williamson covers the three-pronged battle on the Justice League Watchtower, he also reveals the combatants’ hearts. Each of the characters has something to prove in Superman #35. Whether they see themselves as heroes, villains, synthetic people, or echoes of people who died long ago, each of them must decide if they will yield to Darkseid’s dominance or cling to hope for a better future.
Art
As Time Trapper reflects on his past with Superman, a two-page spread shows Superboy-Prime and Robo-Superman fighting in Clark's stead. The Omega symbol looms large on the Legion's uniforms, while Saturn Girl's glowing irises echo part of the symbol on her chest. Eddy Barrows, Eber Ferreira, and Julio Ferreira portray the fighting and death Saturn Girl envisions with a series of diagonal slashed panels. The artists counter a one-page montage of Lois and Saturn Girl fighting with a two-page collage portraying the battle taking place in their minds.
While Alejandro Sánchez paints Superman #35 with rich and powerful colors, red, pink, and orange convey the power Saturn Girl revels in. When she touches Lois’ forehead, Saturn Girl’s face appears on Lois’ purple eye. While white energy crackles from Lightning Lad’s eyes, the sheen of Superboy-Prime's pauldrons and vambraces enhances his warrior status. As they risk their lives to prove their worthiness, a red star forms in Superboy-Prime's right eye, and Robo-Superman's exposed metal eye glows red.
Time Trapper’s thoughts appear in orange boxes, while Saturn Girl’s off-camera dialogue appears in pink boxes. Ariana Maher places uppercase letters in colored narrative boxes and white dialogue balloons, while Robo-Superman speaks in bold block letters. Words grow bold for intonation and emotional intensity and shrink for lowered voices. Lois's lowercase reply inhabits a cloud with a slithering arrow when searching for the strength to carry on. While sound effects enhance the battle, the sound of sparking electronics hits the hardest. Thanks to DC Comics for sharing this story with us.
Final Thoughts
While some see hope as a character flaw, others equate it with freedom. But as heroes and villains fight for their reality, each realizes that hope is the key to getting a second shot at the life they want in Superman #35.
Rating 9.7/10
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