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merlin_reads's review
3.0
I'm going to preface this by saying that I'm not the biggest Superman fan. I mean, Smallville was my jam, but that was about the extent of that. But this came highly recommended to me by one of my best friends so I had to check it out.
First, let me just say that I loved the artwork. This was also my first Michael Turner so I was really excited about that. He's held in very high regards among my comic friends, so I knew I was in for a visual treat. And I was. The colors and the imagery really elevated this story for me.
The story itself was interesting but hard for me to grasp at first. But that's what I get for starting something in the middle of a story. So I did feel like I was playing catch-up for most of the story. But once I had a handle on what was happening I could start to really feel the emotion of the piece. And there were a lot of emotions going around.
I'm really trying to up my graphic novel/comic game and I thought this was a good start to that.
First, let me just say that I loved the artwork. This was also my first Michael Turner so I was really excited about that. He's held in very high regards among my comic friends, so I knew I was in for a visual treat. And I was. The colors and the imagery really elevated this story for me.
The story itself was interesting but hard for me to grasp at first. But that's what I get for starting something in the middle of a story. So I did feel like I was playing catch-up for most of the story. But once I had a handle on what was happening I could start to really feel the emotion of the piece. And there were a lot of emotions going around.
I'm really trying to up my graphic novel/comic game and I thought this was a good start to that.
booknooknoggin's review
3.0
One of those stories were a prior explanation would be great. Why was Clark in the bottle? I understand that the one character changed his memories. More background would have made this better.
squidbag's review
3.0
A little disjointed and weird, but that could be one of the assets of the thing from some people's perspective. There's a spoiler inherent, so I won't say too much. I enjoyed seeing Michael Turner's art again (RIP, Mr. Turner) and am not sure what I was reading instead when this story unfolded across all of the Superman titles more than 13 years ago. Good, inasmuch as it shakes the Man of Steel out of his status quo to tell an interesting story, but not great because of the twist-that-isn't and the too-rapid coming together of plot elements and boring villain. Lyla's awesome, though, despite getting around in her underwear a lot.
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