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9.0
Superman probably 'dun goofed' in this issue. Love how it played out though. Chained looks quite promising as an enemy and there is a lot of room for some great character building. Nice start to the next arc.
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8.5
Easily my favorite book going at DC right now. Williamson is doing a fantastic job of harnessing the flavor of the animated series and classic characters while also expanding the world and introducing compelling new villains. My only concern is how awful Williamson's events have been and I really hope he doesn't drop the ball on what could be a classic run.
Also have to applaud Williamson on putting in a recap page which is needed throughout DC's line.
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8.5
This was a pretty good issue as far as modern comics go, and that's saying something. Just a note to Williamson, The "Metropolis" nickname? Never again, huh? In addition to being unfunny it made Superman look like a Lamebrain. It's bad enough you make us endure that atrocious "Smallville" one a couple of times every issue (I loathe when Lois calls him that).
Anyhoo, the Chained is a clever concept. I'll give 'em that. I look forward to seeing why he hates Lex so much and what deadly powers he has. I'm with most of my fellow reviewers that he could look a little more menacing, but Superman has taken on a lot of tough ones before who didn't look so at first. It was also a little nice to get some time off from Pharm and Graft. Let's not have to have these guys in EVERY issue, huh? They'd wear out their welcome before the big showdown that way (Remember Ruin? I was sick to death of him over a year before he was finally unmasked).
I'm hoping for a good oversized (and overpriced) #850. more
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8.5
An intriguing start to the new story arc, I have to say, Melinkov's artwork works surprisingly well with the tone of the story.
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8.5
I’m really liking this new status quo for Superman, and I continue to be engaged by the mystery of Luthor’s past. I felt the pacing of this issue was a little too quick, but I’m excited for this new arc! Oh and I really like Melnikov as a fill in artist, I wouldn’t mind seeing more from him!
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8.0
This was a nice setup issue for the new "Chained" storyline. I can't lie, I was expecting the prisoner to have a bit of a better/cooler design with him being trapped in what I'm guessing to be a high security prison, but I guess it's his powers that make him such a big threat. I'm looking forward to learning more about him in the next issue, which I'm hoping will be a good one considering it's Legacy #850. As for this issue's art, Melnikov is no Jamal Campbell, but his art isn't bad whatsoever here, and I actually thought it fit with this current story. I continue to be interested by this title and I'm looking forward to next month's over-sized issue.
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8.0
a fun issue with good dialogue, action, pacing, and interesting story where Superman has to deal with Lex Luthor in a coma.
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7.5
Decent enough issue. Superman acts a little out of character here to get to the prison. I felt he would have taken a more measured response. He’s not an idiot he’s supposed to be a Boy Scout.
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7.5
When Supes arrests someone 4life is okay, but when lex doest it Clark MUST save the person before even talking with the prisoner! Okay boy scout.
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7.0
Still not loving the price of this book and I have no idea why they feel Superman is worth $5.00. I do like Lois not adapting to corporate life easily. I did miss not seeing Jimmy and Livewire in this issue. I do think this Chained character is a little lazy in development and characterization, but let's see where it goes.
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7.0
Maybe it's the lingering bad aftertaste of Knight Terrors, but I thought the issue didn’t capture the momentum of the series after its extended hiatus. DC’s summer event derailed many Dawn of DC titles and it’s a shame it impacted the Man of Steel’s title negatively.
Was it the nightmare he was forced to endure that causes Superman to make some out-of-character and bad choices? Or was it a plot device to get us to the reveal towards the end of the book? It felt lazy and took me out of the issue. I also didn’t buy the new baddie revealed at the end and hope that Williamson can course correct soon. The series started off so strong and I’d hate to see this falter.
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