The characters are all very segregated emotionally; Superboy locked away in his chamber, Ms. Red (as Superboy calls her) is seemingly of a different mindset than the rest of her colleagues, and the rest of the characters all seem at odds with the entire project. There isnt a lot to hold onto which makes this comic unemotionally emotional. (I know, I phrase things strangely.) There is a huge emotional disconnect that causes so much angst and darkness within the story that you wonder if any happiness will ever come over anyone! Dont allow that to turn you off as the story is incredibly well written and planned out. Its refreshingly new and different with the right amount of darkness to keep my twisted senses alive and kicking! Read Full Review

This is how you start a new series. Make the hero capable and confident. Give him an interesting situation that needs to be solved. Don't beat him up for 1/3 of the issue or more, and if the story has to be over several issues, tell as complete a story as possible in the overture. It's not rocket science, it's old school. Hell, the story even starts and ends with splash pages, and you can't get more old school than that. I'm really looking forward to the next issue, and if you pick up Superboy, so will you. Read Full Review

There is some great development, a good introduction to who the players are going to be and a great bit of mystery around each person so as no one is dull. Superboy's new power set, extreme self awareness and straight up full telekinesis, are intriguing to say the least. Funnily enough though, I'm more curious about who Red is than anything else right now. The artwork here is, as I said, amazing and did I mention the costume redesign? Right, I didn't, because it's on the last panel, but it looks awesome. I especially like the touch of the empty S-Shields on the back of the gloves. Anyhow, Superboy #1 earns itself a very well deserved 4.5 out of 5 stars. Read Full Review

The opening issue sets up some interesting potential directions for the series, and gives us a glimpse of a certain team you'd expect Superboy to be part of. It's a promising start, and hopefully future issues will make him less of a victim and more of a hero we can support. Read Full Review

I'm definitely happy to see the Wildstorm threads have been woven throughout the DCU and not just contained to those three titles that were originally a part of that line. R.B. Silva's work is good here, even if the newly-birthed hairless Superboy looks a bit unnatural. That's not unexpected or out of the ordinary for the character at this point, though. I'm definitely willing to see where this goes. Read Full Review

New readers can jump in. There is enough mystery that you don't need to know any of the back story and long time readers will enjoy the tiny hints and connections to the past. Read Full Review

This is certainly a break from what has come before in Conner's history. This isn't the cocky girl-crazy Hawaiian dude. This isn't the leader of the Titans. And this isn't the introspective, concerned young man we just read about last month. And maybe it is that lack of a unifying idea of who Superboy is, that lack of long-standing interest on my part, that makes this reboot a little more palatable. I don't know if I want to read years worth of him working for the bad guys. Heck, I might not read more than the first arc. But this issue at least asked some interesting questions ... enough to make me keep this on the short term list. And Silva's art is wonderful. Read Full Review

Superboy #1 is a pitch perfect introduction to the character that acts as a true reboot. It starts the story from scratch and gives us everything we need to know about the world it exists in. That makes this a perfect book for new readers to get into and start a new series with zero pretensions. The artwork is sufficient and offers a sort of simplicity and blandness that somehow enhances the clone theme behind the issue. But because nothing actually happens a lot of people who pick up this book may not be interested in continuing with it. Here is where my manga fandom kicks in…give it at least two more issues to see if it hooks you or not. That will probably be how long it will take to get a good idea on how the series will be. For fans familiar with the DCU, the last page alone is just enough of a teaser to get me to definitely check out the next issue. Read Full Review

The strongest compliments come when the mystery of who the human DNA donor is brought to light as "Red" believes the answer lies in inherited memories of life in a small midwestern town. Read Full Review

For me, however, I just don't think it's enough to get me interested in reading about a character named Superboy. Irrational? Entirely. Yet, it's there. The notion of an Young and Evil Superman doesn't do much for me, either. Of course, it won't be that simplistic when the story unfolds - there's enough depth in Superboy #1 to illustrate that - but it's just not exciting. At least not to me. Your mileage may vary. Read Full Review

The narration is sometimes overly formal in tone, but given it's in the voice of someone who's never interacted with people or the real world, it works. It's when it gets more colloquial that it ends up sounding a little unnatural, ironically enough. I also enjoyed the whistleblower aspect of the plot, not only because it provides a link to Superman's world but because it's the sort of development one sees in the news in "our" world. Lobdell's matured as a writer; this effort is leaps and bounds beyond his X-Men-related work, for which he's best known. Read Full Review

Story: The story is running slower compared to most titles I'm reading right now, personal opinion of course. Despite ragging on it, however, Superboy #4 is picking up the story line, and so far the solicits for #5-#7 sound exciting. Superboy still thinks too much, in my opinion. Read Full Review

Much like this week's Grifter #1, Superboy holds my interest but needs a more substantial connection with its characters to give it legs. Read Full Review

As characterizations go, it's not bad, but the writing is incredibly talky, yet none the livelier for it. Frankly, I wouldn't have minded it if the cartoon version of the character had been used as the basis for this revitalized one, because what you see here has a ways to go. Read Full Review

Overall, there isnt much that is bad about Superboy #1, but there isnt much that is appealing or new either. His origin is pretty similar, his motivation and character flaws are pretty similar as well, if at least much more self-centered at this point. Besides seemingly removing the Doomsday storylines connections, whats really the point here? Read Full Review

Since Lobdell is also writing "Teen Titans," there's a rather large nod toward that series; if nothing else, it certainly explains how Superboy can get from here to there with relative ease. But with Superboy himself a little too much of an enigma, I'm a little worried that the most interesting things are "look at these characters from the previous continuity" (like Dr. Umber's contact in the outside world) rather than what Lobdell is bringing to the table. This is a beautiful book, but the script is feeling mediocre. The story needs merits of its own to get reader interest up. Read Full Review