Superboy #3
Scott Lobdell: writer
R.B. Silva: penciller
Rob Lean: inker
Superboy is trying to get a grip of his powers, understand who he is, and trying to figure out those around him. We uncover some of that in this issue, but I left the issue in the manner that Superboy did - that something is missing and we don't quite know what is going on.
Do we learn anything new in this issue? Not so much. We learn that Rose knows something about Red that we don't know or that we suspect. Rose then jumps into the crater of a field that Superboy left behind last issue.
Superboy is out in the world, somewhere. He doesn't know whats going on, he defeated an enemy in some weird way, and he learned what readers have suspected since the first issue - that he is a mix of more than just human and Kryptonian DNA. There is a funny line where Superboy says "What is a Krypton and why would I smell like one?" Heh.
There just didn't seem like much that a reader could take from the issue. It was good, I was entertained. The characters were the ones finding out information that the reader already knew. It felt mostly like a setup kind of issue. The fact that a couple of events only got a page or two and was never talked about again in the issue confirms that for me.
I noticed the art a little more for details this issue. I'm kinda mixed right now. I like the style, but now I see some details. All the faces seem to look a little alike. It just wasn't working for me.
I like this book. This issue just feels like I could have skipped it.
Words: 6/10
Pictures: 6/10
Recommend: Nah. Skip it.
Buy Next Issue: Next issue says I will have some answers, let's hope it does.
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