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geekwayne's review
3.0
'Superman Vol. 5: Hopes and Fears'by Peter J. Tomasi and many others consists of three shorter stories. They all feel a bit disconnected from each other.
In the first story, the Kents rent an RV and take a long overdue vacation, which turns into a civics lesson for Jon. The story has moments, but overall has the feel of an educational comic and is just a bit too wordy. The bits with the family work fine, but the exposition just comes across as preachy.
The second story deals with Parallax and Sinestro and the yellow lantern power of fear as Superman tries to rescue some children as is forced to face his own fears.
The final story has Lois Lane interviewing Deathstroke. Deathstroke then gets a contract to kill Lois, but who is behind this contract?
There are different creators and artists, so the art and stories vary in consistency. I liked the latter two stories, but the first one just kind of left me wishing they'd taken a different approach to telling it.
I received a review copy of this graphic novel from DC Entertainment and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this graphic novel.
In the first story, the Kents rent an RV and take a long overdue vacation, which turns into a civics lesson for Jon. The story has moments, but overall has the feel of an educational comic and is just a bit too wordy. The bits with the family work fine, but the exposition just comes across as preachy.
The second story deals with Parallax and Sinestro and the yellow lantern power of fear as Superman tries to rescue some children as is forced to face his own fears.
The final story has Lois Lane interviewing Deathstroke. Deathstroke then gets a contract to kill Lois, but who is behind this contract?
There are different creators and artists, so the art and stories vary in consistency. I liked the latter two stories, but the first one just kind of left me wishing they'd taken a different approach to telling it.
I received a review copy of this graphic novel from DC Entertainment and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this graphic novel.
albertico66's review
1.0
Liked the Tomasi issues, unfortunately that was only the first half of the book
wesleyboy's review
1.0
A mish mash of two parters, none of which are memorable or important. Skip this volume.
violet_reads's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
3.75
jhstack's review
3.0
An alright Superman collection, but I'm not sure if I liked how Deathstroke was incorporated into the issues in this trade paperback. (e-galley from NetGalley)