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A review by just_fighting_censorship
Superman: H'el on Earth by Scott Lobdell
4.0
Despite the fact that I have not read any of the Superman, Supergirl, or Superboy New 52 comics I was still able to follow the story line of this crossover event. This book collects issues from the 3 previously mentioned titles and intertwines them seamlessly to tell the story of H'el a survivor of Krypton who wants to use the energy from Earth's sun to travel back in time to before his planet was destroyed.
The first half of this comic was flawless while the second half did tend to drag on a bit. I was also hoping for some type of huge reveal at the end and felt a little disappointed.
I did, however, really enjoy the characterization of Superman in this adaptation. Usually Supes is a bit stuffy but in this story he had great moments of humor and human-ness which ends up being a very juxtaposition of Supergirl and H'El. I also appreciated the attempt to make Supergirl more than just a pretty face and loved seeing her and Wonder Woman battle.
Superboy, didn't really bother me, despite his forced snarkiness HOWEVER it did bother me that Superman gives him his suit and spends the rest of the story battling in a t-shirt and jeans...wtf
Overall, very entertaining but not nearly as epic as it could have been.
The first half of this comic was flawless while the second half did tend to drag on a bit. I was also hoping for some type of huge reveal at the end and felt a little disappointed.
Spoiler
Throughout the story we see H'el take advantage of Supergirl and do a number of unsavory and manipulative things and there is always this overtone, this hinting, that this guy is super evil. Except he's really not. I wanted this epic villainous ending and that is not really how it goes down.I did, however, really enjoy the characterization of Superman in this adaptation. Usually Supes is a bit stuffy but in this story he had great moments of humor and human-ness which ends up being a very juxtaposition of Supergirl and H'El. I also appreciated the attempt to make Supergirl more than just a pretty face and loved seeing her and Wonder Woman battle.
Superboy, didn't really bother me, despite his forced snarkiness HOWEVER it did bother me that Superman gives him his suit and spends the rest of the story battling in a t-shirt and jeans...wtf
Overall, very entertaining but not nearly as epic as it could have been.