Darwyn Cooke really knows how to capture the feel of the old 60's or 70's books. Of course Tim Sale's artwork goes a long way to capture the feel the Darwyn is aiming for. We may have discovered another "Super" team here. We get to see a lot of things in this book that we haven't seen in the regular Superman titles of late. First of all, we're set in Superman's early days of his crime fighting career. So everything old is new again. We get to see the investigative journalist side of Lois. The naive, geeky, "not afraid to try anything" side of Jimmy. And the side of Clark where he wants to do good for the world, but he hasn't figured out how to balance his "hero" and private lives. Also, while he's confident in his abilities, he hasn't established the parameters or limits of his powers yet. So while he's not afraid to try anything, there are still things that happen that he becomes of afraid of getting out of. Which is what happens this issue. Also he's still at that point where he goes to Ma & Pa Kent to help him sort things out. I really like the JLA Classified, and JSA Classified series. Because they're set up in a way that they can pull a story from anywhere in their history. I get the feeling that Superman Confidential and Batman Confidential is these characters answer to that freedom. I'm digging this story and I'm seeing a lot of potential in this series. Please . . . . don't let me down.
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