Well that was pretty dull. Also maybe don't call it Superman: Black Ring if Superman isn't even in the damned book.

Wow what an epic read!It starts off with Luthor wanting to feel the lantern energy again as he did during Blackest night and so for that he searches for the black ring of death and he finds these strange black spheres around earth and so he is chasing them. Also he has some android of Lois Lane to accompany him and act as his mercy graves which is weird and also to oppose his views. And the great story begins where he goes up against Mr Mind and lives up his fantasies and even trapped there figh...

Were you reading every Superman story arc in 2010/11? How about the Blackest Night storyline? ‘Cos I wasn’t and didn’t know I had to in order to understand this book! Apparently at some point in one of those arcs, Lex Luthor became an Orange Lantern (just saying that reminds me why I’m not into Green Lantern) and then he wasn’t. The Black Lanterns and their Black Rings were apparently super-powerful but then went away, for some reason (I know, if I read Blackest Night, I’d probably know - maybe

Hmmmm. I thought it was a bit weird, but I'm not always aware of the goings-on in Superman's world. Luthor is still feeling the effects of his time as an Orange Lantern, and has set out on a mission to find it's power source. And for some reason (I must be missing a chunk of the storyline) he has an Lois Lane android as his BFF/sidekick. Um, I'm gonna let that one go for now...Anyhoo, he runs all over the globe doing very Insane Genius-like stuff that went waaaay over my head. I had to force mys...

4 stars just for the part where Lex Luthor has a conversation with Death of the Endless. Girl, we've missed you!

After reading Johns Green Lantern and Blackest Night where Lex Luther becomes an Orange Lantern I ran across this story that takes place after the event with Lex trying to find a way to get the power he had back. Decent premise very focused on Lex rather than Superman.

Decent story, despite the fact that Superman is nowhere to be seen in his own book.

I read the individual issues of this incredible run (Lex Luthor: Action Comics #890-899) by Paul Cornell/Pete Woods, and still to this day, it's one of my favorite runs of all time. I'm one of those folks who truly believes that a superhero is only as good as their villains (this belief can be disputed, but at some point, heroes fade out with the fans if they're not tested) and Lex is THE villain. He's narcissistic, calculated, petty, funny, brilliant, and most importantly, he BELIEVES in what h...

Lex Luthor goes on a quest to find the illusive Black Lantern ring and along the way he talks a lot about nothing particularly interesting.

I like heroes, especially good heroes who've got their stuff together. No hero here.

Note: This review is about both Volumes of "The Black Ring."Back in one of DC Comics' massive events, Lex Luthor got hold of an Orange Lantern ring. Orange Lantern rings are powered by avrice because apparently "Greed" is too common of a word and these things have to be as complicated as possible.Anyway, Lex gets this ring, then loses it. During the event Lex also discovers this black energy that powers Black Lantern rings. Lex figures that if he can harness the power of the black energy, he can...

I didn't love this. My favourite part was definitely the section where Lex interacts with Death the Goth Teen Girl. Otherwise, it's kind of ho-hum. What is nice is to actually have all that Luthor with no Superman, but apparently the other 'villains' he runs into are just ridiculous. Guess I have to re-examine the DC baddies. Deathstroke was good, Gorilla Grodd was ridiculous. Lex having a Lois Lane sidekick was odd but explained very well. On the whole, I think this is a little weak to have as

Lex Luther as protagonist and default hero on a quest to garner the energy of the black power rings ( from Green Lantern storyline). The portrayal and development of Luther's character is very interesting and the 'villians' that try to derail his quest are rare characters from other story arcs-Mister Mind, Gorilla Grodd, Vandal Savage-even an appearance by Neil Gaiman's Death (from the Sandman series)!A fun read, but I felt that I was missing some background data that kept me from fully investin...

I really enjoyed this.

Dr. Who screenwriter Paul Cornell delivers a near-perfect comic book arc in this tale of Lex Luthor's quest for power, with Robot Lois Lane at his side. Luthor's written as she should be, as Shakepearean king,only mad "north by northwest," and otherwise sane, brilliant, and in a way heroic. Robot Lois, of course, is pure awesome. Cornell blends humor, pathos, action, drama and mystery flawlessly. Can't wait for the second and final volume.

Reading this in 2021, post Scott Snyder's Doom War Event. You can definitely see where some inspiration might have been drawn.The Black Ring is a Lex Luthor seeking godhood story that is a lot more behind the scenes and subtle compared to the Rebirth event Year of the Villain. After experiencing the power of an Orange Lantern Ring, Luthor begins a quest to unlock the power of the Black Lantern Rings.Overall not a terrible story but it's not fully developed. There's a bit of confusion as to how t...

When you make the villain the hero of their own story, you run the risk of humanizing them. That's done here to magnificent effect. This Luthor rivals Michael Rosenbaum's version for the Lex I'd most want to hang out with. Some of the best stories have no heroes and villains, no black and white, just shades of gray like the world that most of us live in. Luthor here is...well, Lex Luthor, but he's more relatable because he's not directly trying to kill Superman. He just wants to be the best and

***may contain spoilers *** what.the.f*ck.was.this.sh*t? I don't even know! It started out well, but then all of a sudden they had a tequila worm as a villain (maybe if I had had some tequila, the story would've made sense). Then they introduced a brain eating gorilla (no he wasn't a zombie. Zombies would have definitely made this story more interesting), and for good measure, they added a goth teen (who was death btw, cuz that makes total sense....NOT!). I loved the Blackest Night storyline, so...

Read this in one sitting. It was actually a bizarrely entertaining read with unexpected characters *cough* Mr. Mind *cough* and a pretty interesting look into Lex Luthor's psyche. It's a nice semi-sequel to "Blackest Night," highlighting one of the characters who was chosen by the other power rings. All in all, it's pretty darn clever to use Lex Luthor having once had an orange power ring as: (1) A look into what makes Luthor tick; (2) A follow-up to a pretty great DC major event; and (3) An arc...

Well...not much happened, that's for sure. Definitely a read I could've done without!The art is good, but it's pretty dull, and it's not a Superman book because he's not even in it. This book wastes a lot of time when Lex is "dead" and when the psychic caterpillar takes over. I'm talking pages and pages of stuff that we could've done without!