It'd be fair to say that I've been very skeptical of the "New 52" released from DC. Especially with the cost of comics these days it's easy to spend $50+ on just 10 or 11 comics. These days a man can't just buy his comics all willy nilly like; he's got to pick "must haves" with care, which usually leaves little room for new stuff. Personally I picked five titles from DC's new lineup, one of which was the new Superman!
I thought issue #1 was a success! It opened up with the rebuilding event for The Daily Planet, the famous newspaper publisher and work home for Clark Kent. George Perez wrote this issue and he masterfully setup the new status quo for all of Superman's relationships, most importantly between him and Lois Lane ,which is a drastic change for Superman fans. My favorite part of this issue was the symbolic tearing down and re-building of The Daily Planet building; it was a perfect example of what they are doing with the character, breaking him down and re-building each detail to reform the life and story of Superman.
Issue 2 and 3 have been great issues both focusing on the rebuilding of the Superman mythos and reestablishing the details of his past, both as Superman and Clark Kent. They are really doing an amazing job of juggling the pace between the new story content and the current action part of the this first arch. It looks like a group of beings, speaking what may be Kryptonian, are mounting a full out attack on Superman one at a time in his home town of Metropolis. It's a little unclear exactly what Superman knows about his heritage in this new world but one thing is clear, the only thing he can understand from these attackers is that they've all said, Kypton.
With the exception of a some confusion getting used to what has or hasn't carried over into this new world from the long history of Superman continuity, this series is really turning out to be one I look forward to come Wednesday.
Here are some highlights from the first three issues:
Continuing to prove that I don't just read Spider-Man,
~Steve
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