Superman: Earth One

I read this and [b:Superman: Earth One, Vol. 2 13532176 Superman Earth One, Vol. 2 J. Michael Straczynski http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1333579936s/13532176.jpg 19093852] in one sitting while chilling at Barnes and Noble the other day. Check out my review on volume two to see what I think of the series.

Superman is such a difficult character to write on that at times I pity the people making the effort. Unlike Batman, this is a hero who does not have any major deficiencies be it physical or psychological. Thus, creating new villains or deep diving into his moral fiber do not make interesting reading. And after reading books like thisone you wish people would stop attempting to. While some effort has been made to give this one a different perspective, it does not really break new ground. The writing is the major let down with clichés abounding. There is hope for the future though with the artwork and overall story direction perking up towards the end. Hope the next one takes us in a different direction.

A little too emo for me. The way that Superman has to reveal himself to the world also doesn't quite work. Liked the flashbacks where his Earth parents made his costume and the S-symbol though.

Basically the first 20 minutes of a Spiderman movie. Superman has super-awesome powers that make him super-awesome and he can get all sorts of super-awesome jobs, but he has to deal with the reality that maybe he's meant to do more than play sports or make buttloads of money. Then a bunch of aliens try to blow up Earth, Superman beats them down, fake interviews himself, then uses that fraudulent interview to lie his way onto the Daily Planet. In fact, this is exactly the plot of the first 20-30 minutes of the first Spiderman movie. I don't even like comic books, but even I know Superman deserves better than this.

Basically the first 20 minutes of a Spiderman movie. Superman has super-awesome powers that make him super-awesome and he can get all sorts of super-awesome jobs, but he has to deal with the reality that maybe he's meant to do more than play sports or make buttloads of money. Then a bunch of aliens try to blow up Earth, Superman beats them down, fake interviews himself, then uses that fraudulent interview to lie his way onto the Daily Planet. In fact, this is exactly the plot of the first 20-30 minutes of the first Spiderman movie. I don't even like comic books, but even I know Superman deserves better than this.