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Superman: Earth One, Vol. 2 by J. Michael Straczynski

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


This book continues the saga of the newly emerged Superman from Volume 1. The book has several key themes: one is examining Clark's life and delving his past, this is aided by Lois' quest to find out the truth behind the new kid. Superman receives resistance to disaster relief effort from a foreign dictator. At the same time, the government is trying to figure out how they can kill Superman (Just in case) and we have the emergence of parasite.

Clark's backstory has a great deal of sadness and loneliness. Yet, there's some sweetness and tenderness mixed in, particularly with his pet cat and his friend he meets in Metropolis. At the same time, the sad suspicion that he deals with makes him someone who can be connected with.

Parasite is a fair villain. He really put Superman through his paces without distracting from the character work that makes this book so compelling. Overall, another solid outing for this series.



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