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A review by hopeevey
Superman, Volume 1: Before Truth by Gene Luen Yang, John Romita Jr.
3.0
This book was given to me for free from a Goodreads Giveaway.
I told my nephew that I was expecting a Superman book and a romance novel in the mail. He decided it was worth the risk to open the package for me. Once I got this book back from him, he explained (again) how much cooler Batman is than Superman, and I got to read it :)
I enjoyed this book. As my nephew reminded me, I am inclined to like anything with Superman in it. I'm not sure how I feel about some of what's going on in the story line.
And since it's massive spoilers, I'll leave some space and use a cut tag.
I'm very, very curious as to how the flare/flare out thing is going to develop. Will he learn to control it? Will they explore the implications of Superman being able to become temporarily totally human? It's a development with a lot of potential.
The publication of Superman's Secret Identity thows some definite curve into the mix. I'm not sure I'm really thrilled about it. People are suffering, including Superman, because of Lois' impulsive action, which muddies the tone I prefer for Superman. I'm afraid this foreshadows an ongoing change of tone, which would be a shame. If I wanted to read gritty noir, I'd read Batman.
Never the less, it was a fun read :)
I told my nephew that I was expecting a Superman book and a romance novel in the mail. He decided it was worth the risk to open the package for me. Once I got this book back from him, he explained (again) how much cooler Batman is than Superman, and I got to read it :)
I enjoyed this book. As my nephew reminded me, I am inclined to like anything with Superman in it. I'm not sure how I feel about some of what's going on in the story line.
And since it's massive spoilers, I'll leave some space and use a cut tag.
The publication of Superman's Secret Identity thows some definite curve into the mix. I'm not sure I'm really thrilled about it. People are suffering, including Superman, because of Lois' impulsive action, which muddies the tone I prefer for Superman. I'm afraid this foreshadows an ongoing change of tone, which would be a shame. If I wanted to read gritty noir, I'd read Batman.
Never the less, it was a fun read :)