‘Superman’ Archives
Superman: New Krypton
Superman's titles are entering a new era. We've had some nice arcs by Geoff Johns on Action, as well as the first arc of James Robinson on Superman. But their new direction for the titles is clearly starting, and it includes the Supergirl title written by Sterling Gates. This is made more apparent with the re-introduction of the triangle [...]
Superman 677-680: The Coming of Atlas
This is James Robinson's first arc on Superman, and it's a promising start. This accomplishes two goals: it brings back Krypto as a force to be reckoned with, and it introduces long term subplots. Atlas appeared on All-Star Superman, which was the first time I read about him. Here he seems to have his first appearance in the current continuity, [...]
Action Comics 866-870: Brainiac
Johns continues to redefine Superman for a new generation of readers. He seems to be tackling some of the classic Superman characters and bring them to basics, so that we don't need to know their past history to understand them. SPOILERS!!! This time it's Brainiac. Johns basically retcons all previous Brainiac appearances and presents us the [...]
All-Star Superman
This recently concluded series has a lot going for it. It's been lauded as the best Superman story in years with many levels of subtext, and people are waiting for the inevitable Absolute edition. I liked it, but I didn't think it was the best story in years. I probably missed all the metaphors (I enjoy them, I just never get them by myself). [...]
Action Comics 858-865: Superman & the Legion of Super-Heroes
After his run with Richard Donner, Geoff Johns is finally free to really start his own run in Action Comics 585-863. This first arc starts off very nicely. I've never read any Legion comics, and knowing that there were so many reboots I was never interested in the series. This story may have changed that. I didn't feel confused at all reading [...]
Superman by Kurt Busiek (659-675)
I have previously reviewed Busiek's arc Camelot Falls on Superman, here is the rest of his run. Between 659-666 there were 5 standalone stories, each drawn by a different artist. 659 is about Barbara Johnson who believes Superman is an angel sent by God. This was an interesting story about how Superman is explained by religious people. I liked [...]
Action Comics 844-857
It's time to catch up on the Superman titles. The reason I hadn't started on Action Comics was that the conclusion to the first storyline by Johns/Donner/Kubert was delayed for a long time, so that 19 months passed between the first issue and the fifth and last part. That's pretty ridiculous. But how is the story by itself? Last Son is actually [...]
Superman: Camelot Falls
I finally got to read Kurt Busiek's Camelot Falls storyline with Carlos Pacheco, which has recently concluded after some delay. Since I am not familiar with Superman's titles, I don't really know which character is new and which is old. The main concept of the story is that the natural course for humanity is to rise and fall in an infinite [...]
Superman/Batman 1-26
Jeph Loeb had big success with this series and I always wanted to check it out. Now that I have I will share my thoghts. 1-6: World's Finest, Ed McGuiness This first arc surprised me a lot. It introduced the characters and their relationship, and it also showed them fighting many super villains as well as cameo appearances by many fellow [...]
Superman: Back in Action
This is a short story arc following the return of Superman One Year Later. This arc felt like a stepping stone for future story lines in the main Superman books. It's actually a nice short adventure that establishes Superman's return in the world's view, so that nobody will doubt the identity of Superman. This is also a nice self-contained [...]
Superman: Up, Up and Away!
This is the One Year Later storyline, right after Infinite Crisis, and it is a great jumping on point for new readers, like me. I am not familiar with Superman in general, and I haven't been reading any of the monthly titles. I prefer reading self-contained stories that do not cross over different titles and creative teams. This story perfectly [...]
Superman: For Tomorrow
This Superman story starts in a very atypical way for this character. It slowly builds on a mysterious vanishing, but it also tries to get inside Superman's head. He goes to a priest to confess his sin, and at the same time present the story to us. I have to say I was very intrigued by this new take on Superman. It goes deep into [...]