codejedi reviewed Superman by J. Michael Straczynski
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5 stars
Got this book from play.google.com, really enjoyed it.
Got this book from play.google.com, really enjoyed it.
The art is intricate and detailed. The writing had some good lines. But this book reflects the destructive side of Superman. Also, I prefer my Superman to be more local, less intergalactic.
Clearly the inspiration for the Man of Steel screenplay. If you liked what that brought to the table, you'll like 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.