Sometimes I'm presented with work that I can't help but acknowledge and praise. A friend of mine works for an awesome website you should all bookmark called Nerdiest Kids.com. If you could have a PHD in Comic Books, Jeff "Darkspirit" Adams would be the professor who inspires you to take the education seriously. As such, I have received his permission to post a copy of his review on this blog. Keep it mind that if you follow this link back to the original review he posted, you will find a much more aesthetically pleasing and detailed article.
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Nerdiest-Kids reported earlier this year that DC Comics was embarking on a new frontier. They were going to release original graphic novels of their top characters, Superman and Batman, introducing them to the world as if they were created today. The first one released was their flagship character Superman, who is rife with revitalization techniques since his very inception. Each decade a writer seems to want to reinvent Superman for the new audience, so how did the creative team do?
Superman Earth One
Written by: J. Michael Straczynski
Pencils: Shane Davis
Inks: Sandra Hope
Colors: Barbara Ciardo
Lettered by: Rob Leigh
Publisher: DC Comics
Price: $19.99 regular; 10.79 on Amazon
Pros
The supporting cast:
JMS manages to made every single one of the supporting cast shine in this script. Pa Kent is his advising best as he tries to guide his son to his best destiny. While I might disagree on the approach, the impact of Pa Kent on Clark’s life is handled well. Ma Kent is still doting, wanting what is best for her boy but also nudging along the same ideals that her husband did. Lois, though appearing briefly, has lost none of her sass or attitude. Jimmy is likely the biggest change as he is very fearless, getting into the middle of things, and in some cases stealing a scene or two. The supporting cast truly allows the book to shine. Finally, Perry White has a few great appearances, that for readers will be both rewarding and frustrating, but he is still a great character that inspires. That is really the key thing about the supporting cast, they inspire.
Cons
Mission Statement
The Earth One books are about reexamining a myth and putting it into modern times, and I find that the book has failed at every measure on doing so. Starting with the fact that Superman is still running around in absolutely skin tight costume that is a relic from the 30′s. If you want to reinvigorate or promise a change, actually deliver and don’t wallow in the past. This goes for the Daily Planet that is “re imagined” as a struggling newspaper. If it is so bad, how do they hire such great people? There is a story reason, and it seems heavy handed and there are better ways to search for truth and justice.
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