I read through all the issues again, and thankfully it does make sense when you read them all together. BUT- and this is a big one, in installments this just falls apart. I don't know if its the fact that the first issue had more pages to develop it's story and the second two issues was shrunk to just 20, but you can tell things just fall short on an individual basis.
So for the most part, this is just a wait for the trade type of story. Its ok, this is typical of Grant Morrison and his writing. I've enjoyed reading his New X-Men comic run again, and the overall story is better. These monthly installments just slow things down.
I think I may be influenced by just having recently read All Star Superman by Morrison, which is Superman done right. It is so weird to go from that to Morrison telling an origin style story for Superman.
The art just goes downhill. It started off much better than the last issue, and its from reading them all together that brings that out. I don't like it when crossed lines is used as a form of shading in a comic. It either reflects a bad inker, and inker who wasn't given enough time to do their job, or an artist who just rushed things and told the inker to back off a little.
This book has the feel that they are just letting Morrison do what he wants. He's sold enough comics for the company, I'm sure he gets the leeway to do that. And he can tell a story, i just don't think that monthly is his way to go. And he needs an artist to keep up, and I don't see that happening with this one.
Words: 6/10
Pictures: 6.7/10
Overall Grade issues 1-3: Individually - 5/10, as a whole - 7/10
Wait for the trade, you will get more out of it.
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