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A review by captwinghead
Superman Reborn by Patrick Gleason, Peter J. Tomasi, Dan Jurgens
3.0
* received from edelweiss in exchange for an honest review. *
I’ll begin by admitting that I 100% don’t understand what happened between New 52 Clark and Rebirth/Pre-52 (?) Clark. I’ve read wiki articles, I’ve read two volumes of Rebirth Supes and someone tried to explain it to me on Twitter before I read this book and I feel like I know less about what transpired. As I understand it (and for the love of Rao, please correct me if I’m wrong) but New 52 Clark disappeared and Pre-52/Rebirth Clark took over? And that’s the one that married Lois and has Jon as a son? Is that right? Did I ace the exam?
All of this to say that the perfectionist in me had a hard time pushing past that confusion and just reading this book. However, I tried not to let that affect my enjoyment of the book. Onward!
So, this book centers around Lois trying to discern who this mysterious Clark Kent is. There’s a Clark Kent that seems to be an exact replica of her husband. They have a lot of the same memories, mannerisms and share a lot of personality traits. This Clark doesn’t seem to have any powers and he’s living life as a mild mannered reporter. She endeavors to figure out who he is.
Antagonist!Clark is super creepy towards Lois. Which, while unsettling, made for a pretty interesting plot. I must say that, similar to Tomasi’s Superman run, Lois is a bad ass in this book! i really liked her character. Jon was great here, as well! I’ve really come to love his character from Tomasi’s Superman run and Super Sons. Weirdly enough, the one character I didn’t get a super great read on in this book was Superman. I felt like this focused more on Lois and Jon dealing with the matter at hand and their perspectives on Clark.
Spoilers ahead!
The conclusion was a little confusing as well. Especially because, as I mentioned, I’m still not 100% on how the Clarks came to be. However, once I got past that, this was a pretty entertaining book. The art was great and I really like the characters. It's a recommend if you're enjoying Rebirth Superman and looking for more of that vibe.
3 stars.
I’ll begin by admitting that I 100% don’t understand what happened between New 52 Clark and Rebirth/Pre-52 (?) Clark. I’ve read wiki articles, I’ve read two volumes of Rebirth Supes and someone tried to explain it to me on Twitter before I read this book and I feel like I know less about what transpired. As I understand it (and for the love of Rao, please correct me if I’m wrong) but New 52 Clark disappeared and Pre-52/Rebirth Clark took over? And that’s the one that married Lois and has Jon as a son? Is that right? Did I ace the exam?
All of this to say that the perfectionist in me had a hard time pushing past that confusion and just reading this book. However, I tried not to let that affect my enjoyment of the book. Onward!
So, this book centers around Lois trying to discern who this mysterious Clark Kent is. There’s a Clark Kent that seems to be an exact replica of her husband. They have a lot of the same memories, mannerisms and share a lot of personality traits. This Clark doesn’t seem to have any powers and he’s living life as a mild mannered reporter. She endeavors to figure out who he is.
Antagonist!Clark is super creepy towards Lois. Which, while unsettling, made for a pretty interesting plot. I must say that, similar to Tomasi’s Superman run, Lois is a bad ass in this book! i really liked her character. Jon was great here, as well! I’ve really come to love his character from Tomasi’s Superman run and Super Sons. Weirdly enough, the one character I didn’t get a super great read on in this book was Superman. I felt like this focused more on Lois and Jon dealing with the matter at hand and their perspectives on Clark.
Spoilers ahead!
Spoiler
It’s revealed that Mister Mxyzptlk was posing as Clark as a disguise after he escapes imprisonment. He’s bitter that Superman didn’t come looking for him in the time the the was missing. This is a typical Joker/Batman type plot where the villain feels a connection with their heroic counterpart. I actually found this interlude form Dini to be quite entertaining. I liked the art style and the bright contrasting colors. I liked that Jon was the one to hear the story, although I wish Mxyzptlk didn’t kidnap my son to get to this.The conclusion was a little confusing as well. Especially because, as I mentioned, I’m still not 100% on how the Clarks came to be. However, once I got past that, this was a pretty entertaining book. The art was great and I really like the characters. It's a recommend if you're enjoying Rebirth Superman and looking for more of that vibe.
3 stars.