Lex Luthor S Power Grab

Lex Luthor teams up with the wicked Parasite to trap the Man of Steel - is this the last of the world's greatest super hero?

Superman's greatest enemy, Lex Luthor, is dead. The most powerful man in Metropolis -- bar Superman -- has been consumed by his own dark desire to see the Man of Steel destroyed. To the world at large Luthor was a businessman, a philanthropist, the man who made Metropolis. Only Superman and few others knew of the heart of darkness that beat in his breast, but now even that has been stilled. Luthor's brain, however... well, that's another matter altogether. claim to the Luthor inheritance, Superman begins to suspect that his nemesis may have found a way to reach from beyond the grave, with lethal intent

Written by PAUL CORNELL and GAIL SIMONE Art by PETE WOODS, MARCO RUDY, ED BENES and J. CALAFIORE Cover by DAVID FINCH When Lex Luthor finally regained control of LexCorp, he thought he had everything he wanted. But in BLACKEST NIGHT, he briefly became an Orange Lantern and got a taste of true power. Now he'll do anything - anything - to get that power back. In this second BLACK RING volume, collecting ACTION COMICS #896-899, SECRET SIX #29 and ACTION COMICS ANNUAL #13, Luthor's quest for the Black Lantern energy takes him to Arkham Asylum for a close encounter with The Joker, and then into direct conflict with Larfleeze, the ultra-greedy Orange Lantern. On sale SEPTEMBER 14 - 224 pg, FC, $29.99 US

Lex Luthor is up to his old tricks again. Wearing his battle suit, the super-villain sets out to steal a special chip from S.T.A.R Labs, called the Mega Module with the help of a few friends. Superman shows up just in time to stop Lex's pals, but Lex manages to insert the Mega Module into his suit before Superman can stop him. Now, with power levels similar to Superman's, Lex is looking to steal Superman's claim to fame as the real Man of Steel!