There was a time ... waaaaay back when both Marvel and DC were not relaunching their core titles every 2 to 3 years ... back when they wanted to tell a character with a twist ... they resorted to mini series or even alternate universes and thus for the purists you can follow the main publishing schedules while for the rest, like, who hardly ever buy DC, we love it as we can dip in when the storylines suite usAnd this is one heck of a storyline ... 12 issues ... Morrison and Quitely ... and so much happening in each issue that you know it is not padded ... and the artwork despite its sparse linework ... never once feels like rushed but so perfect ... same goes for colorist ... and inventive villains
So here in this first issue naturally we get a brief on Clark Kent and Superman's background but they didn't waste time so as not to drag things out ... in fact SPOILER ALERT ... they start with a huge action scene of something going wrong in the sun and dear old Superman coming to the rescue ...
And between the switch in scenes ... we get the feeling that there is something more than an exploration mission gone wrong or that an astronaut is the villain of the piece ... of course there is Luthor but what is his ultimate plan as at this point he doesn't even give a damn about being caught? But our summation here is weak ... the actual flow of the storyline has so much going on in it that you just have to download illegal copies (whoops) and read it and if you like it we encourage you to track down the floppies or the TPB
Gorgeous piece of work
Ratings: 9/10
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