Superman #689
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| Writer | James Robinson |
| Artist | Renato Guedes |
| Cover Price | $2.99 |
What's a young man to do when he's told he's going to die? See the world while he can, of course! Experience a whistle-stop tour of Earth with Mon-El as he tastes life and fights crime with some of DC's international cast of Super Heroes.Meanwhile, back in Metropolis, a media mogul takes to the airwaves. His goal: the banning of all alien life on Earth. His name: Morgan Edge. And just what is the Prankster planning?
CRITIC REVIEWS
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8.5
Comic Book Bin - Andy Frisk
Jun 28, 2009Overall, while this issue kind of falls back into a bit of a lull, albeit a necessary one, as far as the storytelling goes, with only one major development involving Irons, the series remains a good read for Superman fans, and looks to continue to develop Mon El as its protagonist well. Read Full Review
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8.0
IGN - Dan Phillips
Jun 24, 2009That's not to say all of Robinson's work in this issue is a success. I'm still finding it difficult to care about Guardian's role in this series, and I find myself twiddling my thumbs whenever he, his mind-reading alien friend or Codename: Assassin shows up to take up some pages. Hopefully, Robinson's knack for revitalizing stale concepts will prevail with these characters as well as it has with Mon-El, but I remain skeptical. Read Full Review
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7.5
X-Man's Comic Blog - x-man75
Jul 02, 2009I like Mon-El, I like the way James has been writing him, and I hope the next issue devotes more time to Mon and less time to the secondary characters. Read Full Review
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7.0
Comics Bulletin - Charles Webb
Jun 29, 2009If you liked this review, be sure to check out more of the authors work at Monster In Your Veins Read Full Review
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7.0
Mania - Chad Derdowski
Jun 29, 2009Long story short: fun issue, bland series. Read Full Review
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