Issue #47: Comic Book(s) For the Week Of Wednesday, March 4, 2009

Superman: World Of New Krypton #1 (of 12) (New Krypton #16) (DC) * * * * *

This was a light week (my budget thanks me) but at least the only title I subscribe to was one I have been looking forward to. Plus, it featured my favorite character, Superman.

Starting with this issue S:WONK will be the only comic book featuring Superman as the lead character for a year. Nightwing and Flamebird will be featured in Action Comics, and Mon-El and the Guardian will take over Superman. This first issue of this mini-series picks up after the end of Superman #685, when superman decided to temporarily leave Earth because he doesn't trust Zod and Allura, and feels the people of New Krypton could use his guidance. We begin to learn about daily life on Krypton, at least in this continuity. Krypton is not the utopia Superman has always idealized his homeworld in his mind. It's not perfect. He learns a little about the various guilds It's clever how writers James Robinson and Greg Rucka and artist Pete Woods have included the Kryptonian dress from various continuities into this modern version of Krypton and its only surviving city Kandor. I enjoy Pete Wood's art. It was great to see that, even though Superman is still learning about his native people, he has a few things to show them about having super powers. This first issue is setting up a very interesting mini-series. You just know Superman is going to clash with Allura and Zod, we just don't know when or how.

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