Bizarro: Year None #2 Preview

 

Perry White thinks the Daily Planet is the greatest news organization on Earth. And Jimmy Olsen agrees. Still, he has some reservations about the Planet's direction. Sadly, Perry White's not interested in how the coffee boy would modernize his beloved institution. But when Bizarro abducts them via the breach created by Dr David Dalton's duplicator machine, Jimmy points out, "In space, no one can hear you scream 'seniority.'" 

Now, they're on an alien planet. Bizarro has placed Jimmy in charge of his version of the Daily Planet. Will Perry White get Jimmy his daily coffee and cruller? And how stable is this new reality Bizarro has created?

Here's all the info from DC Connect:

 

Bizarro: Year None #2 Preview

Writers: Kevin Smith & Eric Carrasco

Artist & Cover Artist: Nick Pitarra

Variant Cover Artists: Martín Morazzo & Ibrahim Moustafa

Publisher: DC Comics

Issue Length: 32 Pages

Price: $4.99 US/Variant $5.99 US (card stock)

Release Date: June 24, 2026

 

 

Goodbye, Bizarro World!

 

 

Trapped on a backward planet of backward doppelgängers doing backward versions of everything they would normally do, the extremely frontward Jimmy Olsen and Perry White find themselves wondering: Will we ever get home again? At least their host—a backward version of Superman—seems to be accommodating of their stay. But if everything is backward on this planet, then what’s the opposite of accommodating? Uh-oh.

 

 

Now, let's take a look inside:

 

 

 

 

 

Thanks to DC Comics for sharing this preview with us.

 

For how this series started, see my review of Bizarro: Year None #1.

For more Bizarro fun, see my preview of Batman/Superman: World's Finest #43. 

Bizarro: Year None #1 Review

 

Bizarro: Year None #1 Review

Writer: Kevin Smith & Eric Carrasco

Artist: Nick Pitarra

Colorist: Michael Garland

Letterer: Dave Sharpe

Cover Artists: Nick Pitarra & Michael Garland; Frank Quitely; Fernando Pasarín, Oclair Albert & Arif Prianto; Ibrahim Moustafa

“Totally Normal” Al Yankovic Cameo Variant Cover Artist: Dan Mora

Editors: Jillian Grant & Paul Kaminski

Publisher: DC Comics

Price: $4.99/$5.99 Card Stock

Release Date: April 1, 2026

 

Jimmy Olsen loves the Daily Planet. And everyone in Metropolis loves him, except for Perry White. That's unfortunate, because Jimmy's dream is to become a reporter for his beloved newspaper. Can Jimmy convince Perry White to elevate him from his "coffee boy" status? And why is the wind roaring through the shattered windows of the editor-in-chief's office? Let’s leap up, up, and away into Bizarro #1 and see!

 

Story

As Jimmy Olsen strolls through Metropolis, chatting with people he knows and those he meets, a crowd gathers before a taped-off crime scene. A new statue has appeared, far taller than the one in the nearby park. And this statue, a giant toy soldier, has plunged its bayonet into the Daily Planet. Amid the debris and scattered papers, Perry White is unhappy about the cold wind blowing through the shattered windows of his office. He’s even unhappier that all the other newspapers will be covering his story. So, as the reporters pitch story ideas, Perry White looks for angles to connect the Daily Planet’s misfortune with readers’ lives.

 

As Perry White and Jimmy Olsen’s careers reach a crucial intersection in Bizarro: Year None #1, their reality also connects with another. The link between them is a Daily Planet newspaper and a failed experiment. Professor Dalton has built a duplication machine that can send any object into another realm. A year ago, a copy of the Daily Planet failed to return with its twin. This first chapter of Perry White and Jimmy Olsen’s journey together begins with Professor Dalton's second attempt to produce a second copy of the Daily Planet without using a printing press. Then, it fast-forwards to the event that will determine their futures.

 

Kevin Smith and Eric Carrasco’s story occurs eighteen months after Superman’s first visit to Metropolis. Clark Kent and Lois Lane are out of town, leaving Ron Troupe, Cat Grant, and Steven Lombard to help Perry White get the news out on time. While the harried editor realizes he needs help, he wants seasoned professionals. And in an era when videos and the internet seem more relevant to people than his newspaper, Perry White holds a grudge against the up-and-coming generation that is threatening everything he's devoted his life to. But as often occurs in life, unexpected events will force Perry White to reevaluate his jaded resistance to working with influencer-youngsters like Jimmy Olsen in Bizarro: Year None #1.

 

Art

A rolled-up copy of Perry White’s pride and joy floats through the starry void, as Bizarro stands at the edge of his world looking out. Two-page horizontal layouts introduce readers to Jimmy Olsen and Bizarro’s lives, while a statue in a Metropolis park pays homage to recent events in Superman Unlimited. The tip of the Toy Soldier’s bayonet fights for people’s attention as Perry White tries to wrangle his reporter’s attention from a Pac-Man-shaped table.

 

As Nick Pitarra uses tall panels to portray movement via time-release images, Michael Garland lavishes a loaded palette on the hyper-detailed art in Bizarro: Year None #1. Yellow links Superman, Bizarro, and Professor Dalton with the Daily Planet, while green bonds Jimmy Olsen with the gateway between dimensions. Yet an earthen color, embracing pink, red, orange, and brown, represents the desire to reshape the world.

 

As the narrator’s words fill yellow boxes, Dave Sharpe fills white dialogue balloons with black uppercase text. Italicized letters indicate intonation and shrink for lowered voices, while words grow bold and swell for raised voices. Sound effects amplify travel between worlds, and the ordinary sounds of operating the conveniences that enhance our lives in any world. Thanks to DC Comics for sharing this story with us.

 

Final Thoughts

Some people know what they want to do with their lives. The rest of us make it up as we go along. But if we keep trying and never give up, eventually we settle upon a fulfilling life, where everything suddenly makes sense, as occurs in Bizarro Year None #1.

 

Rating 9.4/10

 

To look inside see my preview of Bizarro Year None #1.

Bizarro: Year None #1 Preview

 

Jimmy Olsen loves the Daily Planet. And everyone in Metropolis loves him, except for Perry White. That's unfortunate, because Jimmy's dream is to become a reporter for his beloved newspaper. Can Jimmy convince Perry White to elevate him from his "coffee boy" status? And why is the wind roaring through the shattered windows of the editor-in-chief's office? 

Here's all the info from DC Connect:

 

Bizarro: Year None #1 Preview

Writers: Kevin Smith & Eric Carrasco

Artist: Nick Pitarra

Cover Artists: Nick Pitarra, Frank Quitely, Fernando Pasarin & Ibrahim Moustafa

Totally Normal Al Yankovic Cameo Variant Cover: Dan Mora

Foil Variant Cover Artist: Nick Pitarra

Publisher: DC Comics

Issue Length: 32 Pages

Price: $4.99/$5.99 Card Stock

Release Date: April 1, 2026

 

Kevin Smith, Eric Carrasco, and Nick Pitarra tell the indefinitive origin of Superman’s bestest enemy ever!

 

This am how Bizarro got finished! Kevin Smith and Eric Carrasco team up with visionary artist Nick Pitarra to tell the definitive, indefinitive origin of the beloved backward bad boy! When Superman’s pal Jimmy Olsen and Clark Kent’s boss Perry White leave the Planet for a strange adventure in outer space, they discover a dimension that mimics Metropolis and reveres its legendary newspaper as an article of faith! But is the being behind it all a Superman fan, a creature of chaos, or is he no one at all! Don’t be a square: buy Bizarro: Year None!

 

 

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 Thanks to DC Comics for sharing this preview with us.

 

Giant-Size Amazing Spider-Man #1 Review

 

Writer: Kevin Smith, Al Ewing, Chip Zdarsky & Mitsuyasu Sakai

Artist: Giuseppe Camuncoli, Daniele Orlandini, Mark Buckingham, Cafu & Gerardo Sandoval

Colorist: Erick Arciniega, Rachelle Rosenberg, David Curiel & Israel Silva

Letterer: Joe Caramagna & Joe Sabino

Cover Artists: Greg Capullo & Alex Sinclair; Lee Bermejo; Mark Bagley & Edgar Delgado; Scott Hepburn & Rachelle Rosenberg

Designer: Gabriel Mata

Editors: Kaitlyn Lindtvedt, Nick Lowe & CB Cebulski

Publisher: Marvel

Price: $7.99

Release Date: June 11, 2025

 

Peter Parker has a long and distinguished career as the Amazing Spider-Man. But who does he turn to when he pulls a Janet Jackson? How does Spider-Man nurture new heroes as they arise? And with new spider-heroes constantly occurring in the multiverse, what makes our friendly neighborhood Spider-Man unique? To learn these answers (and more), let’s thwip into Giant-Size Amazing Spider-Man #1 and find out!

 

Unstable: Story

Kevin Smith begins with Spider-Man taking on the Sinister Six. When he thwips away Mysterio's gauntlet, Spider-Man discovers the special effects wizard is alone. But as the cops drag Mysterio away, the illusionist gets the last laugh. So, Spider-Man seeks help to hide his "Peter Tingle."

 

"Unstable" boasts playful dialogue and suggests Spider-Man enjoys his celebrity status. The story also illustrates a temptation that police, military, self-appointed vigilantes, and anyone entrusted with a position of power should resist.

 

Unstable: Art

Erick Arciniega adorns Giuseppe Camuncoli and Daniele Orlandini’s detailed art with a loaded palette of colors. Inventive layouts enhance the story’s rockstar quality. After combating the Sinister Six, Spider-Man beholds a page packed with foes in Giant-Size Amazing Spider-Man #1. The characters and setting of these introductory pages evoke recent Spider-Man movies. The crowd's reactions and Mr Fantastic’s factory remind us that perceptions often matter as much as our abilities. 

 

 

 

616 Day: Story

After Kevin Smith’s lighthearted story, Al Ewing peers into the heart of the Marvel Universe. As Spider-Man learns what makes his world tick, he also realizes how it relates to other realities in the multiverse. Wyn introduces Spider-Man to the numerology and concepts underlying the 616 Universe. Characters who have supported Marvel's popularity in comics, TV, and movies join Spider-Man on his journey into the past to save the future. Thankfully, no one sucks the joy out of everything or forces anyone to beat up grass. 616 Day celebrates the marvelous possibilities that await us as we take an active role in shaping our realities.

 

616 Day: Art

Rachelle Rosenberg paints Mark Buckingham's art with a loaded palette. The coloring grows more constrained as Wyn takes Spider-Man to the epicenter of the Marvel Universe. Buckingham’s Old School art and Rosenberg’s four-coloring mastery energize Spider-Man’s fight to save the 616 universe. A preponderance of globes, worlds, and colored circles surrounding a battle form an intriguing link with Mysterio's villainy in Giant-Size Amazing Spider-Man #1.

 

Rapid Advancements: Story

Chip Zdarsky introduces a new character who could race into readers' hearts. Roger doesn't view himself as a hero. Like Valerie Bertinelli, he takes life one day at a time. Roger works hard and cares for his family while struggling to meet his financial obligations. The chink in Roger’s armor is his father. His name is Earl.

 

Earl's focus on work evokes the lyrics to “Cat’s In The Cradle.” Roger's no "I hate everything about you" Ugly Kid Joe. Still, he can't count on his dad to be there for him, so he pushes Earl away. But when Roger discovers his father in peril, he drops everything to protect him.

 

Chip Zdarsky's story reveals the past while bringing readers up to speed with Roger and his father. After Spider-Man communicates with Roger, he conceives a plan to assist him. Roger may not regard himself as a hero. But his attempts to save his father evoke Spider-Man's race to help Mary Jane escape an alternate dimension, while Roger’s reactive nature mirrors Spider-Man’s approach to life.

 

Rapid Advancements: Art

Roger’s hair and attire evoke Tom Cruise in “All The Right Moves,” while a scene in his kitchen echoes his admonition to his father. An erupting time bubble continues the theme of worlds or globes from the previous stories. The police watch Spider-Man thwip away to investigate. His most poignant action highlights one of Spider-Man’s defining traits while echoing a similar incident in Joe Kelly's ASM #1.

 

Pink plays a significant role in Rapid Advancements, defining both Roger's costume and his father's research. A villain in green forges another link with the first story in Giant-Size Amazing Spider-Man #1. As David Curiel lavishes a loaded palette on Cafu's sophisticated art, Roger's blue pants and red truck enhance this spectacular origin story. 

 

 

 

Prelude To The New Dimension: Story

Mitsuyasu Sakai provides a teaser for the upcoming Kid Venom Team-Up series. Kid Venom has traveled to the 21^st Century. Kid Venom worries about the threats facing his friends and his country, but Spider-Society doesn't know how to send him home. While grounding this prelude story with staples like Peter Parker and Miles Morales, Sakai includes popular characters from Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse.

 

Prelude To The New Dimension: Art

Israel Silva's dark tones imbue Gerardo Sandoval's art with a haunting aspect. Kid Venom's spiky hair and blue and white coloring make him stand out from the spider-heroes. One panel reveals the threat dominating his homeland, while the characters Kid Venom meets in the final scene echo another story in Giant-Size Amazing Spider-Man #1.

 

Lettering

Joe Caramagna and Joe Sabino thwip uppercase black and colored letters into white and yellow balloons. They employ a variety of fonts, balloon shapes, and arrow designs. White words fill narrative boxes that would make Spider-Gwen jealous. Black balloons threaten a deluge. Musical notes adorn red banners. Enlarged colorful dialogue and sound effects heighten the action, humor, and explosive storytelling in Giant-Size Amazing Spider-Man #1. Thanks to Marvel for providing a review copy.

 

 

 

Final Thoughts

Humor becomes a weapon. Heroes succumb to “righteous” anger. New heroes arise to defend the multiverse in Giant-Size Amazing Spider-Man #1. And when they're most needed, Spidey and his iconic friends remind us why Earth-616 remains the brightest star in Marvel's sky.

 

Rating 9.5/10

 

To look inside see my review at Comic Book Dispatch.