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otter272's review
3.0
First of all, I want to say that I did enjoy reading this story. I love the idea of exploring Superman's future and telling the story of his descendants. I felt it was a bit rushed though.
The problem with this book was that, as a one shot, it leaves too many questions unanswered. There was no room for character development and the story just jumps right into a battle between the House of El, who are descendants of Superman, and the armies of the Red King, who we find out toward the end of the story is the son of Superman and Circe.
Even the arrival of Superman himself at the end of the book to redeem his son was, like most of the story, rushed.
How far into the future does this story take place? Who is Circe and why would Superman marry a witch? What happened with Lois? I'm assuming that it is far enough into the future that she would have passed but what about Jonathan? If Superman lives long enough to make it to whatever time period this is in, wouldn't Jonathan, being half-Kryptonian, be there too?
I really think that DC should have done more issues of this story. It has some great potential but being just one single issue hurt the story and made it difficult to get engaged with these characters.
The problem with this book was that, as a one shot, it leaves too many questions unanswered. There was no room for character development and the story just jumps right into a battle between the House of El, who are descendants of Superman, and the armies of the Red King, who we find out toward the end of the story is the son of Superman and Circe.
Even the arrival of Superman himself at the end of the book to redeem his son was, like most of the story, rushed.
How far into the future does this story take place? Who is Circe and why would Superman marry a witch? What happened with Lois? I'm assuming that it is far enough into the future that she would have passed but what about Jonathan? If Superman lives long enough to make it to whatever time period this is in, wouldn't Jonathan, being half-Kryptonian, be there too?
I really think that DC should have done more issues of this story. It has some great potential but being just one single issue hurt the story and made it difficult to get engaged with these characters.
bookishrealm's review
dark
emotional
hopeful
sad
medium-paced
3.0
This was interesting. I’m not a HUGE Superman fan. I know his origin story and some other stories related to his life but not as much as others so it was cool to see a one-shot dedicated to his family. However, this felt like it introduced a lot of characters that we probably won’t ever see again and that’s super unfortunate. The plot and pacing felt a little off. For me, it could have afforded to be a little longer as a one shot. This would have provided a cleaner storyline. I did like the panels towards the end where two individuals make appearances that I wasn’t anticipating. It would be interesting to see more about the conclusion of this story in feature DC books.
Now while the story was just okay the art was AMAZING. I mean it was just panel after panel of beautiful detailed art. The richness of color and the attention to detail was just perfect. I really felt like I was in space while reading this and that’s super important for any comic book. It’s not just the story that’s important but it’s also the art that should be able to transport readers to other worlds and adventures. This was done perfectly in this issue. The action shots, the frames with close ups of various descendants of Clark Kent was *chefs kiss.* If anything I would recommend checking this one out for the artwork alone.
Now while the story was just okay the art was AMAZING. I mean it was just panel after panel of beautiful detailed art. The richness of color and the attention to detail was just perfect. I really felt like I was in space while reading this and that’s super important for any comic book. It’s not just the story that’s important but it’s also the art that should be able to transport readers to other worlds and adventures. This was done perfectly in this issue. The action shots, the frames with close ups of various descendants of Clark Kent was *chefs kiss.* If anything I would recommend checking this one out for the artwork alone.
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