This is an incredible book. It's a shame that it's only going to last 6 issues. I'm really enjoying Geoff John's take on the origin theme here. It's not so much the origin of Superman as a person . . how he came here, how he got his abilities, how he was raised and defined as a person. This is more the origin of Superman the character . . the myth . . the savior of Metropolis. The latter being much to the dismay of Lex Luthor. Plus with the defining of Superman as a person, we're also piecing together the periphery characters around him . . Lex, Lois, Jimmy, Perry . . etc, etc. It's all coming into place through this book. And with the way Geoff writes the stories, develops the characters, and captures the dialogue between them . . this is a masterpiece in the making. Add to that Gary Frank's fantastic visual interpretation, and . . we may have the perfect Superman book here. But . . that's just my opinion. This issue we see Superman and Lex come face to face for the first time. Lex has met Clark before, but he obviously doesn't have a clue as to the connection. And Lex is already feeling his 'god-like' ego being boxed in a little bit. He can't even fathom that someone could be this altruistic without wanting something in return . . rewards, adulation, worship . . something! Up to this point Lex has been trying to make Metropolis, and thereby the world a better place.
Even if it is on his own agenda, and rules. But now? Now he's going to have a reason to bring all of that to a screeching halt. Now he has an excuse and a target to focus his attention on. And he's starting with the glorified piece the Lois, and the Planet has written on Superman. He controls the rest of the media, so they're following his agenda . . 'outsider' . . 'alien menace' . . 'ultimate threat'. But the Planet has gone the opposite direction . .'City's new savior'. And this causes Lex to declare war. Like I've said before, I think the strength of Superman as a character is the strength and disparity of his supporting cast . . both good and bad. Through this title . . Geoff is putting that jigsaw puzzle together. And through each issue we getting a clearer and clearer picture. It's only right that such an amazing creative team should be defining such an iconic character. If you aren't reading this . . you're really missing something.
This is an incredible book. It's a shame that it's only going to last 6 issues. I'm really enjoying Geoff John's take on the origin theme here. It's not so much the origin of Superman as a person . . how he came here, how he got his abilities, how he was raised and defined as a person. This is more the origin of Superman the character . . the myth . . the savior of Metropolis. The latter being much to the dismay of Lex Luthor. Plus with the defining of Superman as a person, we're also piecing together the periphery characters around him . . Lex, Lois, Jimmy, Perry . . etc, etc. It's all coming into place through this book. And with the way Geoff writes the stories, develops the characters, and captures the dialogue between them . . this is a masterpiece in the making. Add to that Gary Frank's fantastic visual interpretation, and . . we may have the perfect Superman book here. But . . that's just my opinion. This issue we see Superman and Lex come face to face for the first time. Lex has met Clark before, but he obviously doesn't have a clue as to the connection. And Lex is already feeling his 'god-like' ego being boxed in a little bit. He can't even fathom that someone could be this altruistic without wanting something in return . . rewards, adulation, worship . . something! Up to this point Lex has been trying to make Metropolis, and thereby the world a better place. 
Even if it is on his own agenda, and rules. But now? Now he's going to have a reason to bring all of that to a screeching halt. Now he has an excuse and a target to focus his attention on. And he's starting with the glorified piece the Lois, and the Planet has written on Superman. He controls the rest of the media, so they're following his agenda . . 'outsider' . . 'alien menace' . . 'ultimate threat'. But the Planet has gone the opposite direction . .'City's new savior'. And this causes Lex to declare war. Like I've said before, I think the strength of Superman as a character is the strength and disparity of his supporting cast . . both good and bad. Through this title . . Geoff is putting that jigsaw puzzle together. And through each issue we getting a clearer and clearer picture. It's only right that such an amazing creative team should be defining such an iconic character. If you aren't reading this . . you're really missing something.
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