Comics! Superboy #2

Superboy #2

Scott Lobdell: writer

R.B. Silva: Penciller

Rob Lean: Inker

Well, the end of last issue made you think that this issue would tie in with Teen Titans in some way, but it doesn't. Instead Superboy gets sent out on a field test where he fights some giant shark people and we get a bit of a flashback to the mid first issue.

The interior art is excellent. They have kept consistent with the previous issue and it works really well with the fight scenes. The cover of the book does not match the interior art at all, and it is a shame that it doesn't. The cover looks like total crap, but it does reflect what is happening within the book.

In the story we get to know the auxiliary characters of Red and Rose Wilson a little better. Red displays some powers that seem like she is holding back. Why this little nugget wasn't hinted at in the first issue is a little beyond me. The guy in charge of the Superboy project, or who can at least decide whether or not Superboy can come out and play, Templar is his name, comes across as a tool. I swear that everything he says is either some cliche or has been said before by other people. Thankfully, he is the only character really written like that, and the other characters come off as more human and dimensional.

I do have problems with how Superboy is written. In the first issue he didn't really seem to care for humans, and in fact was only slightly curious about them. In this issue it almost seems like a complete 180 turn and he seems like he would downright cruel for no reason. The extent of his powers seem to go to extremes as well and I'm still not 100% sure what half his powers are or just how powerful he could be or even what he can do with those powers. This is different from the previous Superboy comic where his powers were pretty clearly defined and his character was left to shine.

All in all, I'm still enjoying the fact that I am reading a good Superboy comic.

Words: 7/10

Pictures: 7/10 - an improvement from last issue.

Recommend: Hell yea, give it a go.

Buy Next Issue: Superboy was flying, so I'll be buying.