divineauthor 's review for:

Superman: Kryptonite by Darwyn Cooke

4.5

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“To my friends and colleagues, I’m just a farm boy in the big city trying to make his mark. To the rest of Metropolis, l’ve become a protector. A symbol of hope. Me? I just hope I don’t screw up.” 
—Clark Kent / Superman, #1

yet another superman story that brought tears to my eyes (not hard to do concerning him, i admit it). cooke brought in a different vibe to kryptonite that i DO enjoy: a looming, heavy presence that brings both joy and pain. paired with sale’s art—and dear god, sale always draws clark in such a friend-shaped way it makes my heart ACHE—this standalone is such a good slice of clark’s life and him always reaching out to humanity. ugh. i love him so bad.