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Solid

Best issue yet. Superman has all the time in the world, and he spends it with kindness, and with love for those who cannot defend themselves.

Aaron truly understands Superman and what makes him tick. I hope he stays on the title for a looong time. Ferreyra's art was fantastic, particularly his colors.

"There's a child in Thailand, body riddled with cancer. No family. She doesn't want to die alone, staring at the ceiling. I make sure she doesn't. After the child dies in my arms, I spend the next hour alone in the stratosphere, screaming so loud it knocked satellites from orbit."

This is Superman.

Oof. The tears are definitely flowing.

A great read. Really nice to see Sandoval back on the interiors, as I feel like he's such a great fit for this book. Furthermore, I really liked the developments with Kal-El here, and I'm looking forward to them, hopefully, being built upon as the series continues.

One of the best comics on the shelves continues its near perfect run.

Wow. One of the best issues thus far, in my eyes. First off, Giandomenico's art is fantastic here. Some really great pages. The story here was amazing as well. Pretty major spoiler alert right here, so don't continue reading if you haven't read the issue yet. Anyways, yeah, Talia being revealed as Primus was pretty crazy. Not where I thought they were going with the story, but I do really like it and I'm really looking forward to the next issue now. Oh yeah, the scene with Kal-El and Jor-El was really nice, as well.more

Guess I'm in the minority here. Not a big fan of the art overall, worried some might be assets lifted straight from a Star Wars comics or simply traced. The dual laser cannons that the Peacemakers are in are E-15 blaster rifles from Star Wars slightly modified but I know I have seen that exact image somewhere. Just disappointing to see and very lazy that it was used. Other panels are fantastic but not enough to make me think Di Giandomenico fits Superman well.
This is the second time I have been completely thrown by a Talia reveal. First The Dark Knight Rises, now this. I honestly don't know how I keep forgetting she's a character until they reveal her. It should have been predictable but the story threw me off the trail and I will give it the credit. Just not a fan of the Ra's plot. It could be a subconscious personal bias of Batman stuff should be with Batman, Superman stuff should be with Superman but that's not even who I am. I thought the CW appropriating the League of Assassins in Arrow was fine. Emperor Joker works well. This just doesn't feel natural.more

It was okay. The Omega Men really just bother me. I get that it's to show that no matter which side Kal chooses, Lois who wants to be genuine but is beholden to Lazarus or Jimmy who wants to prove himself to Omega but is very naive about the world he is a part of. Kal is stuck between two factions of oppression or extremism and obviously, Kal is not that person. The message is a great one, the pla yers to portray the allegory are not.

One thing that caught me off guard is that he referred to Sol as he. My brain just had Sol speaking in a woman's voice. Like Lara based the consciousness on her or something. It made sense in my brain. That'll take some getting used to.more

Not sure why Ra's was picked for the villain. I like mixing things up but it feels so far separated from anything Superman that it's hard for me to suspend even my fictional disbelief. Sandoval makes the book look great though. I do like that despite a once again more edgy Superman, he is still not matter what, a good person. He's angry, he watched his planet die. He wasn't an infant. He saw how t he corrupt and elite step on those they deem as lesser, directly impacting his family's life and will not allow that to flourish on this Earth. I love that. His rage feels believable and justified but no matter how rageful he is, he's still Kal. Not some future Super-fascist like most recent alternate universe Supermen.more

The biggest sin is the presence of Ra's. Not only does it not make sense for him to be a villain in a Superman book, but he could be replaced by another villain like Brainiac or Ultra Humanoid.

The worst part is that I really liked the rest of the chapter, we finally have focus on the protagonist and I loved Jimmy and Lois' interactions.

I will lead with not being the biggest Brainiac fan. This was a little weird for me. A bit more grotesque than I want from a Superman book. Seeing an extremely cold, horrific and disgustingly brutal Brainiac is interesting but not what I would expect or need. That being said, it was extremely engaging and giving him a somewhat tragic origin endears you to him a little, you're immediately pulled ba ck into how sadistic he is. I like it. This was really solid. One point of contention I have however is that I don't feel like Di Giandomenico's art is great for Superman. He was solid on the Flash but it just feels off.more

The Borg vibes are very interesting.