Just read Grant Morrison's new 52 reboot of Superman graphic novel and it wasn't bad. However it was far from great. There is a beautiful scene at the end of #6 which was fantastic, where Superman with his new costume takes off into the sky after winning the hearts of the Metropolitans he's saved, and being given the key to the city that warmed my heart. It was nearly worth the 25 bucks I paid for the book. But, however in general i found it to be quite boring at times. I believe the thoughts of the reboot and the novelty factor of the new costume, a reboot of comicdom's most famous character, was enough to keep me engaged with this book. In truth it wasn't that bad, really. It just didn't live up to the hype that surrounded it. The story was disjointed in places and it lacked emotional impact apart from the aforementioned scene. That new costume is the business. Superman is a lot younger here and lacks the lantern jaw he always sported in earlier incarnations. Even in the main Superman title which is set 5 years later, Supes is a lot slimmer than he had been, basically this is what Smallville should have been, give me John Byrne's Man of Steel any day over this. Ambivalent towards it. Maybe in six months time I'll spot a few things in it that I didn't spot on first reading that will change my view. Bought from Sub City comics, Exchequer St.. Dublin, Ireland, a great place to hang out and browse a few issues, staff very knowledgeable and friendly too, although they maintain the erudition and coolness that sets them apart from the posse.
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