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rashthedoctor's review
4.0
Action Comics #976 - 4 out of 5 stars
Superman Reborn - 4.5 out of 5 stars
What I Liked
This was the first mega crossover event and the story started out with an absolute bang , with a return of a , let's go with eccentric , villain . This villain broke all sorts of 4th walls and even refrenced Superman the animated series . Talk about Easter eggs.
The whole event led to fixing the story line problems with Superman and combining all the memories of new 52 to the pre New 52 Superman tales.
There was also the involvement of the mysterious Mr Oz and the revelation of who the mysterious Clark Kent was .
Every part of the plot was handled real well and involving Jon in the story really gave it a emotional edge to most superman stories
What I didn't Like
The art . The art started out in a decent way but by the time we reached the concluding issues it went all sort of wayward and I can guarantee there's a mismatch in the facial sketches of all characters between the issues .
Meanwhile while the plot of the villain was explained in details , the trap he set out for Superman and Lois really wasn't given much time and what the trap was or how Superman came out of it remains the mystery despite the end of the titles.
The return and amalgamation of the new 52 stories and memories with the present Superman was also done in an incomprehensible manner
Conclusion
being the first major cross over mega event , this lived up to the expectation , however there is a feeling that things could have been done better and maybe the finale could have been explained a bit better
Superman Reborn - 4.5 out of 5 stars
What I Liked
This was the first mega crossover event and the story started out with an absolute bang , with a return of a , let's go with eccentric , villain . This villain broke all sorts of 4th walls and even refrenced Superman the animated series . Talk about Easter eggs.
The whole event led to fixing the story line problems with Superman and combining all the memories of new 52 to the pre New 52 Superman tales.
There was also the involvement of the mysterious Mr Oz and the revelation of who the mysterious Clark Kent was .
Every part of the plot was handled real well and involving Jon in the story really gave it a emotional edge to most superman stories
What I didn't Like
The art . The art started out in a decent way but by the time we reached the concluding issues it went all sort of wayward and I can guarantee there's a mismatch in the facial sketches of all characters between the issues .
Meanwhile while the plot of the villain was explained in details , the trap he set out for Superman and Lois really wasn't given much time and what the trap was or how Superman came out of it remains the mystery despite the end of the titles.
The return and amalgamation of the new 52 stories and memories with the present Superman was also done in an incomprehensible manner
Conclusion
being the first major cross over mega event , this lived up to the expectation , however there is a feeling that things could have been done better and maybe the finale could have been explained a bit better
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