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STORY: Brian Michael Bendis
PENCILS: Ivan Reis
INKS: Joe Prado
COLORS: Alex Sinclair
LETTERS: Josh Reed
COVER: Ivan Reis and Joe Prado with Alex Sinclair
VARIANT COVERS: Adam Hughes; David Mack
32pp, Color, $3.99 U.S. (September 2018)
Rated “T” for “Teen”
Superman created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster
“The Unity Saga”
Superman the comic book series enters a new era with a new writer and a new #1 issue (the third in seven years). Superman is the most famous DC Comics superhero character. Created by writer Jerry Siegel and artist Joe Shuster, Superman first appeared in Action Comics #1 (cover dated: June 1938). Superman was first a baby named “Kal-El” from the doomed planet Krypton. Brought to Earth on a rocket ship (or space craft), Baby Kal was adopted by Martha and Thomas Kent, who named him “Clark Kent.”
Clark would grow up to be the superhero, Superman, and his activities and adventures were first chronicled in Action Comics. A year later, Superman would get his own eponymous title when the comic book entitled Superman #1 debuted. Now, comes a new Superman series. It is written by the new primary Superman comic book writer, Brian Michael Bendis. It is drawn by artists Ivan Reis (pencils) and Joe Prado (inks); colored by Alex Sinclair; and lettered by Josh Reed.
Superman #1 (2018) finds The Man of Steel stopping an invasion of Earth by the “Dominators” dead in its tracks. [The Dominators a.k.a. “Dominion” were first seen in Adventures Comics #361 (October 1967), but are probably best known for being the villains in the 1988-89 comic book miniseries and crossover event, Invasion!]. Then, it is time to build a new “Fortress of Solitude,” have two separate meetings with fellow Justice League teammates, save the day several times, and discover something shocking about our planet.
I really want to like Brian Michael Bendis' Superman comic books, and for the most part, I enjoyed his debut series, The Man of Steel, a six-issue miniseries. It could never live up to my ridiculously high expectations, but I actually wanted more of The Man of Steel. Well, Superman #1 starts the process of meeting my Bendis Superman needs and expectations.
Bendis fills this first issue with wonderful surprises and sub-plots. Ivan Reis' pencil art and compositions are lushly illustrated, and have a sparkling quality thanks to Joe Prado's intricate and detailed inks. Colorist supreme Alex Sinclair delivers hues that have an opulent quality. Josh Reed does some heavy lifting finding the right spots in the art to place word balloons and boxes. This is a very well put together graphics package
I get the feeling that Bendis is going to portray Superman/Clark Kent as having to confront, deal with, and manage all his persona and all aspects of his personal, private, secret, and super lives. I really like Superman #1 (2018), and I think my ridiculously high expectations might be met.
7.5 out of 10
Reviewed by Leroy Douresseaux a.k.a. "I Reads You"
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