As with most of the 80 page Giants and Specials lately, this issue served as an outlet for new talent. Which is cool. I'm all for giving a guy a leg up. But . . unfortunately . . it makes for a kind of boring issue. Obviously, the stories aren't going to have any relevance to any of the current story-lines going on throughout the DC Universe. They're more of like captured moments . . Hallmark moments, if you will, of some of DC's characters. So, while I appreciate the opportunity for new talent . . writers and artists alike . . overall, the issue fell kind of flat for me. But . . I'll give you a quick rundown anyways. The first story was about Clark when he was younger. He was first coming in to his powers and he made mistakes. As well as Jonathan, in the way that he confronted those mistakes. Basically it was a story about both of them dealing with Clark's emerging powers. And both of them learning as they go. It was by Mike Raicht and Charles Paul Wilson III. The second story was about Lois & Clark. Lois is sick. And while Clark can take care of the world, he has problems taking care of his wife. In that sense . . it was kind of funny. Kathryn Immonen & Tonci Zonjic supplied the talent for this one. The next story is about some alien bugs that followed Superman back to Earth on his uniform and end up infesting the Planet building. Nothing to exciting about this one. It's by Ben McCool and Matt Camp. Next we get a story from the criminal's point of view. You get the impression that they're driving home after committing a robbery in Metropolis. Actually, they're being flown to the Police station by Superman. But you don't realize that until the end. It was an interesting point of view. And I especially liked the art on this one. It wasn't overly fancy, but . . I just like the style. It's by Pat McCallum and Mike Shoyket. Next we get a story about a guy who thinks he's invincible because Superman has saved him once or twice. But he has to learn the truth about the way the world really works. Superman does change his life. Arguably for the better. But by the end he realizes that it was his choice . . not Superman's. This story is by Jason Hall and Julian Lopez. The next story shows us how much Clark can accomplish in the 5 minutes it takes for him to wait for Lois to show up for a date. It's by Rik Hoskin and Rb Silva. I thought the art in this one showed a lot of potential also. The last story shows how the rest of the world deals with being a supporting cast member for Superman. He's in a fight with Bizarro, and we see the impact it has on the people as he passes through, and how they deal with and talk about their experience. I thought this was one of the most original stories in the book. It's by Sean Ryan and Clayton Henry. Also the cover is by Aaron Lopresti. Like I said, I can appreciated the purpose of these books . . as I hope to one day write stories myself, but . . it's just not all that thrilling. However, for someone wanting to maybe get a quick read about Superman's character, without investing to much time or money into it . . or by being lost because they picked up a book in the middle of a story-line . . I can see the appeal. It just didn't do much for me. Sorry!
Sunday, March 21, 2010
Superman 80 page Giant #1 - DC
As with most of the 80 page Giants and Specials lately, this issue served as an outlet for new talent. Which is cool. I'm all for giving a guy a leg up. But . . unfortunately . . it makes for a kind of boring issue. Obviously, the stories aren't going to have any relevance to any of the current story-lines going on throughout the DC Universe. They're more of like captured moments . . Hallmark moments, if you will, of some of DC's characters. So, while I appreciate the opportunity for new talent . . writers and artists alike . . overall, the issue fell kind of flat for me. But . . I'll give you a quick rundown anyways. The first story was about Clark when he was younger. He was first coming in to his powers and he made mistakes. As well as Jonathan, in the way that he confronted those mistakes. Basically it was a story about both of them dealing with Clark's emerging powers. And both of them learning as they go. It was by Mike Raicht and Charles Paul Wilson III. The second story was about Lois & Clark. Lois is sick. And while Clark can take care of the world, he has problems taking care of his wife. In that sense . . it was kind of funny. Kathryn Immonen & Tonci Zonjic supplied the talent for this one. The next story is about some alien bugs that followed Superman back to Earth on his uniform and end up infesting the Planet building. Nothing to exciting about this one. It's by Ben McCool and Matt Camp. Next we get a story from the criminal's point of view. You get the impression that they're driving home after committing a robbery in Metropolis. Actually, they're being flown to the Police station by Superman. But you don't realize that until the end. It was an interesting point of view. And I especially liked the art on this one. It wasn't overly fancy, but . . I just like the style. It's by Pat McCallum and Mike Shoyket. Next we get a story about a guy who thinks he's invincible because Superman has saved him once or twice. But he has to learn the truth about the way the world really works. Superman does change his life. Arguably for the better. But by the end he realizes that it was his choice . . not Superman's. This story is by Jason Hall and Julian Lopez. The next story shows us how much Clark can accomplish in the 5 minutes it takes for him to wait for Lois to show up for a date. It's by Rik Hoskin and Rb Silva. I thought the art in this one showed a lot of potential also. The last story shows how the rest of the world deals with being a supporting cast member for Superman. He's in a fight with Bizarro, and we see the impact it has on the people as he passes through, and how they deal with and talk about their experience. I thought this was one of the most original stories in the book. It's by Sean Ryan and Clayton Henry. Also the cover is by Aaron Lopresti. Like I said, I can appreciated the purpose of these books . . as I hope to one day write stories myself, but . . it's just not all that thrilling. However, for someone wanting to maybe get a quick read about Superman's character, without investing to much time or money into it . . or by being lost because they picked up a book in the middle of a story-line . . I can see the appeal. It just didn't do much for me. Sorry!
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