Summary: The salvage team finds the crew of the Derleth is still on the island...though they may no longer be alive...
Plot: As much as I love Basket Full of Heads, Plunge continues to be my favorite title to come out of writer Joe Hill's Hill House imprint. Despite it's setting and title there’s no giant monster from the depths eating people, instead we're treated to a quieter, more psychological thriller that is the perfect mix between horror and mystery that leaves you wanting more despite it feeling a little "tropey" at times. There's the usual corporate fat cat who had an idea what they'd find on the island the whole time who you just know is going to meet a horrible end and the other crew mates seem to take the fact that these guys who've been on a deserted island off the coast of Alaska for forty years are still apparently alive and kicking a little too casually seems like a classic horror movie move but the underlying unease that Hill gives us keeps it from feeling dull.
Art:  While the back ground art by Stuart Immonen is incredibly strong here, perfectly capturing the isolated location and creating a sense of creeping claustrophobia that is facing the characters I feel like the design of the Derleth survivors is just a little too zombie like which works against how the other characters aren't terribly freaked out by them. If they looked more like your run of the mill ship-wrecked sailors I think that plot point wouldn't stick out too much and also make them a much creepier threat in the end.
Grade:8/10

Summary: With Superman down for the count, Lex Luthor steps up to show Metropolis who the real Man of Tomorrow is.
Plot: If you've been reading my reviews on the digital directs DC has been doing during the pandemic you'll know all about my love affair for this book but it really goes to another level as the B-plot with Lex that has been peppered through the preceding four stand alone issues finally came to the front.  The whole back to basics approach that Vendetti has approached the book with has really benefited this exploration of the rivalry between Clark and Lex as it conveys the sense of a much earlier adventure but without needing to provide a rehash of either's origin which really allows you to cut to the heart of the story. It's not all familiar beats that make the story work though, rather than Lex donning his usual purple and green power suit and whizzing around town we see him here using his technology to create a robotic dragnet that is capable of not only taking on threats that even Superman struggled with like Titano(more on that in a bit) but is able to monitor all crime in the city. It's an interesting concept in that it not only pits Superman against Lex but makes the reader think about the nature of criminal justice; is big brother really such a bad idea if it does protect most people? Sure, we've had better writers than Vendetti muse on that topic, and he plays his hand at it by issue's end but I think it fits Lex much better than the power suit and it gives Superman something that brawn alone won't defeat. On top of that we saw that brawn alone sometimes isn't enough as Vendetti gave us a Superman that while Super isn't a god as he struggled with the might of Titano in the opening which is a great change and really opens the character up for a larger variety of stories. 
Art: Through out my reviews of the previous chapters I've written about how I really love the almost golden age feel he brings to the physicality of Superman with his great handling of classic poses, and that's no different here as Pelletier once again delivered excellent artwork throughout the latest issue. I really loved the way he showcased the power that both Superman and Titano have in the beginning of the issue, both of their muscles bulged as the tussle with one another and you really feel the weight behind Titano's blows.  Pelletier also does a great job in adding little details like how we get the in between version of Clark, just as he is about to go from Clark Kent to Superman, that only Lois normally sees which was something I don't think I've ever seen before.
Grade:10/10