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4.18 AVERAGE
4.18 AVERAGE
Cute!! I don't care for Superman generally but I liked this. Also, the art was real pretty.
Sub-par art work and a stupid final story mar this collection of stories. The river is flooding and all of Smallville is threatened, including the Kent farm! What will Superman do? He'll wait until the next morning until the destruction is at its height instead of acting immediately to stave off the destruction!?!?!?
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
relaxing
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Loveable characters:
Yes
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
fast-paced
Next time they make a Superman movie they should use this as inspiration.
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
*3.5*
Although the art style was not really one of my favourite ones (I just don't like Superman drawn too muscly because, then, it's almost impossible for Clark Kent to pass inadvertently around other people--I prefer something more like [book:Superman: Earth One, Volume 1|7657484]), this was a good way to start off my comics-reading year.
Just a tender exploration of Superman's first year on the job, very nice.
Although the art style was not really one of my favourite ones (I just don't like Superman drawn too muscly because, then, it's almost impossible for Clark Kent to pass inadvertently around other people--I prefer something more like [book:Superman: Earth One, Volume 1|7657484]), this was a good way to start off my comics-reading year.
Just a tender exploration of Superman's first year on the job, very nice.
adventurous
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
This is the very first comic that I have read, and I now feel sure that I will read more. It is difficult to review it as I do not have anything to compare it too. Having watched some of the films and the TV series, it was interesting to read a corresponding comic. I noticed that Superman was not as conventionally handsome as the screen portrays him to be, which really shouldn't be surprising.
"We can be grateful for the seasons, no matter how cruel or harsh they seem. For it is only through their passage that we can truly appreciate the future." -page 196-197
I am very new to superhero comics. To be honest, I always dismissed them as beneath my intellectual standards, something for teenagers and stunted adults who live in their parent's basement. How wrong I was!
Here is a really wonderful story that is as much about the moods and dilemmas which come with the passage from adolescence to adulthood as it is about the idealism and philosophical underpinnings of the man of steel. I couldn't believe the sophistication of some of the scenes in this novel. Although I have seen the films, I loved this portrayal of Lex Luthor, less egotistical mad scientist, more capitalist power monger.
I really can't recommend this novel enough to anyone.
I am very new to superhero comics. To be honest, I always dismissed them as beneath my intellectual standards, something for teenagers and stunted adults who live in their parent's basement. How wrong I was!
Here is a really wonderful story that is as much about the moods and dilemmas which come with the passage from adolescence to adulthood as it is about the idealism and philosophical underpinnings of the man of steel. I couldn't believe the sophistication of some of the scenes in this novel. Although I have seen the films, I loved this portrayal of Lex Luthor, less egotistical mad scientist, more capitalist power monger.
I really can't recommend this novel enough to anyone.
This one starts early with Clark/Superman in Smallville, leaving on his epic journey to Metropolis. It's divided into four parts, or seasons, each one told through the POV of a different character in his life.
The first section is told through the POV of Jonathan Kent, who speaks of his son and his abilities, his life in Smallville with Lana and the farm, the small town and how the father knows he may be destined for bigger things. Summer is told through the POV of Lois Lane, the reporter who catches Superman's eye. She's not in a relationship with him or Clark yet, it's still in the beginning stages where he visits the town, speaking of Superman in general as a hero and what he stands for.
Fall is told through the POV of Lex Luthor and is one of the best segments, talking about his views of the city, Superman, and his plans to undo the new hero of the city, chasing him off to reclaim what he considers his. Finally, Winter is told through the eyes of Lana Lang, his childhood and teenage love, who speaks of leaving and returning to the small town herself.
Overall it’s an interesting, if somewhat distant, concept. The artwork for some of the characters is vibrant and colorful, but Superman’s art bugs me to no end. He looks awful, bulky, butch, and just…well, horrible. His facial features seem too small for the massive head they laid on him and his body type is just overly large. He is the worst drawn of the characters. The cover also seems badly printed, almost like a cheaply done self-published work, when instead it was a decently priced graphic novel that set me back about 20 bucks.
I dug the pictures and photo album in the front and back, the nice nostalgic feel, seeing what Superman meant to people from their viewpoints, and the nods to all the beginnings of the hero. The dialogue and text is well done.
Overall I loved the POVs and the history being so involved with Lana, the father, and the town. It felt like it came alive and the difference between the small area and then the large, glamorous feel of Metropolis is powerful. I do wish more in-depth detail may have been gone into, but I guess there’s only so much room. I appreciate the bright colors and artwork for some, but Superman’s art is such a turn off it takes away from his scenes. The writing is well-done with wording choice, so this is recommended for fans of the man in red and blue.