Supreme Power, Volume 2

Supreme Power (Collected Editions) #3-4

by J. Michael Straczynski (Writer), Gary Frank (Illustrator), Dan Jurgens (Illustrator)

In High Command, Hyperion, the Blur and Nighthawk have a long-overdue showdown with the super-powered serial killer who's been terrorizing the nation. In Hyperion, Mark Milton suddenly finds himself both alone and hunted now that the world knows his dark secret.

Collecting: Supreme Power 13-18, Supreme Power: Hyperion 1-5

Genres: Graphic Novels, Comics, Marvel, Superheroes, Science Fiction, Graphic Novels Comics, Comic Book

264 pages, Hardcover

First published December 27, 2006

About the author

Joseph Michael Straczynski is an American filmmaker and comic book writer. He is the founder of Synthetic Worlds Ltd. and Studio JMS and is best known as the creator of the science fiction television series Babylon 5 (1993–1998) and its spinoff Crusade (1999), as well as the series Jeremiah (2002–2004) and Sense8 (2015–2018). He is the executor of the estate of Harlan Ellison.
Straczynski wrote the psychological drama film Changeling (2008) and was co-writer on the martial arts thriller Ninja Assassin (2009), was one of the key writers for (and had a cameo in) Marvel's Thor (2011), as well as the horror film Underworld: Awakening (2012), and the apocalyptic horror film World War Z (2013). From 2001 to 2007, Straczynski wrote Marvel Comics' The Amazing Spider-Man, followed by runs on Thor and Fantastic Four. He is the author of the Superman: Earth One trilogy of graphic novels, and he has written Superman, Wonder Woman, and Before Watchmen for DC Comics. Straczynski is the creator and writer of several original comic book series such as Rising Stars, Midnight Nation, Dream Police, and Ten Grand through Joe's Comics.
A prolific writer across a variety of media and former journalist, Straczynski is the author of the autobiography Becoming Superman (2019) for HarperVoyager, the novel Together We Will Go (2021) for Simon & Schuster, and Becoming a Writer, Staying a Writer (2021) for Benbella Books. In 2020 he was named Head of the Creative Council for the comics publishing company Artists, Writers and Artisans.
Straczynski is a long-time participant in Usenet and other early computer networks, interacting with fans through various online forums (including GEnie, CompuServe, and America Online) since 1984. He is credited as being the first TV producer to directly engage with fans on the Internet and to allow viewer viewpoints to influence the look and feel of his show. Two prominent areas where he had a presence were GEnie and the newsgroup rec.arts.sf.tv.babylon5.moderated.

Reviews

[Mary Overton]

Addictive escapism ... much like eating cotton candy or watching sit-com reruns for hours ... at the last page I felt bloated, dizzy, and on the downhill slide of a sugar crash.

[B · Rating 3 out of 5]

"Hyperion will return in . . . . "

It's weird because they set this book up to feel like the first arc of some grand story, but I don't think the grand story is there yet. That is, it doesn't feel like it was planned, right?

[Vince · Rating 4 out of 5]

Well drawn. Entertaining sorry by Babylon 5 creator, J Michael Straczynski. Four stars.

[Kurt Lorenz · Rating 4 out of 5]

Supreme Power 13-18, ☆☆☆☆☆
Hyperion 1-5, ☆☆☆☆

[Joshua Sloan · Rating 2 out of 5]

This series turned out to be just a set-up for another series that turned out to be just a set-up.

[Cyril · Rating 4 out of 5]

still good but art becomes worse through
out the 2nd half
3.75 stars

[Sonic · Rating 4 out of 5]

Brilliant handling of a Marvel take on a D.C. universe seen somewhat through a WATCHMEN type lens of "realism." So excellent one wonders why Staczynski was not seen as deserving a better artist than Dan Jurgens for the "Hyperion" part of the book! (No offense Mr. Jurgens!) And this contrast between the first part of the book and the "Hyperion" part is quite interesting, as Gary Frank's flawless art takes Straczynski's excellent writing and pushes it into the realm of genius, and then we have Jurgen's second rate art taking the writing and making it seem, well, second rate. Bottom line is, "Hyperion" deserved a much better artist, and since they did not get one it should not have been included in the collection as it just sets up a really LAME finish to an exciting read! My 4 star rating is only for the Supreme Power part of the book.

[Jesse · Rating 3 out of 5]

The first half of this book continues the amazing quality of the first volume. Then we have a total shift of artists, which I couldn't stomach. And the formation of a team. I still haven't read the second half of the book, so maybe its better than I'm giving it credit for on the surface. I hope so.

[Noah Soudrette · Rating 4 out of 5]

While the first half of this book, Supreme Power #13-18, is superb, like the previous volume, the second half, the Hyperion mini-series, is a bit crap and bit deviation from the Supreme Power story. A bit sad that.

[David · Rating 3 out of 5]

The first half was spot on and ended the MAX series in an interesting way offering many possibilities for the next chapter. It was well written and well drawn, something I can't say about the latter half of this book. Anyway, the first part of the book - and Gary Frank - saved the day!

[Raja99 · Rating 4 out of 5]

(Finished about 0:30EDT 2008-09-10)

[Brian Stillman · Rating 3 out of 5]

Dan Jurgens plus Klaus Janson does not make for a happy aesthetic marriage.

[Matt · Rating 4 out of 5]

well i wasn't planning on reading it in hardcover, but if you insist goodreads....

[Oliver Bateman · Rating 2 out of 5]

See review for volume 1. A blah finish to a potentially quite good tale. Oh well.