I guess I was just expecting more.
I had high, high hopes after the first issue. I loved it. It had a really good nostalgic feeling of a 90's comic and it just felt great to read. It was going to interact with Teen Titans and give it a good feeling and held a lot of promise that this Superboy would take the old parts of the previous Conner Kent and make him better and...
Well, it just fell flat.
Three issues in. I should, at this point considering that a relaunch took place for this book to happen, know more about the main character and what the hell is going on. Instead I feel like I've been dragged through three issues with a promise of things being revealed, and I've yet to come across a good reason to stay on board.
Reading all three issues in a row has opened my eyes to just how little everything has progressed. I wanted more information about the character that was running the show - the one who said "Release the Superboy" with so much villainous glee. So far I've learned that catch phrases seem to be his thing to do. The deal with Red, which was hinted in the very first issue, has yet to be explained. As someone who only has a knowledge of what the character looks like from her previous Wildstorm appearances and very little else, I still feel left in the dark.
I think back to the first issue, where half of it was filled with Superboy going through a VR program. I still kinda hope that that is going on. For a title that seemed like it was going to be more interactive with another DC book and they were going to bounce off each other, there has been little to none of that.
The art seemed very good at first. It was a style that I really hadn't seen too much. But now its starting to get stale.
This book is beginning to have the feeling of watching a movie that you haven't seen in 10 years but it was your favorite so long ago but when you watch it you just see how dated and unsubstantial it is to the tastes you have now. Like stale bubblegum that's already been chewed.
It needs to ship up for me, or it will be shipped out. Right now, its looking like it might be the sole Superman title that I get, but it won't have that distinction for long.
Overall averages for Issues #1-3:
Words: 7/10
Pictures: 6.6/10
Overall grade issues #1-3: 6/10, and falling.
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