Timms does a great job of bringing the sweeping cinematic action necessary for this story to life. Every page is filled with great details and action. Valentine del Landro does some good work with the keeping the visuals simple in the Mister Miracle story. Cully Hamner brings a great gritty look and feel to the Guardian story. Read Full Review

Final thoughtsyou hate to see the show end. I have zero issues with being selfish and wanting these creative teams to stick around and continue their work. The formula for these three stories are well crafted and will no doubt will be talked about for some time. If this is an example of the future for DC, the future is bright and spectacular. Read Full Review

The Superman, Mister Miracle, and Guardian stories add up for an all-encompassing read. Read Full Review

I am going to go all old man Farina here, so hold on for a second. When I was a kid, comics were about the main character and his/her city. Sure, there would be some outsized villains now and again, but the point was for the good guy or good gal to care about his/her/their people. It was awesome. There could be an annual with some bigger story, but for the most part, the hero and the city shared an identity. If it took looking at the Future of the DC Universe to take a step back and let these stories be small and local, then that is a great thing. The Guardian and Mister Miracle stories were great reminders of that and those tales really affected the main, Jon Kent story. Who knows what will happen with any of these characters after this Future State run ends, but I enjoyed my time in Metropolis. Read Full Review

When it all comes together, Future State: Superman of Metropolis #2 manages to wrap up its short storyline in a way that feels satisfying. The reader gets to see Jon experience some strong growth as he becomes a true Superman. Read Full Review

The second chapter of Jon Kent's journey is much stronger than the first. Read Full Review

On its own this story was adequate in setting up Jonathans future as Superman despite a few rough patches. For more of Jonathans Future State adventures, check in with Superman Wonder Woman and Justice League. Read Full Review

Though "Future State" might be temporary, it's stories like these that make one think that it could have easily fit in as the DCU's new status quo. Read Full Review

Future State: Superman Of Metropolis #2 built on the foundation that the first issue created to wrap up Jonathan Kent's arc. There were still problems with Supergirl and the villain Brain Cell roles in the main story coming across as rushed. But even with those problems the story of Jonathan's rise as the new Superman who is ready to step out of the large shadow of his father had a satisfying payoff. The success with that arc made this series that strengthened the quality we've seen in Future State. Read Full Review

I'm not a fan of decompressed stories but this feels incredibly compressed. Read Full Review

While I was happy that I enjoyed the Superman, Jon Kent story more this issue than I did the last, the backups continued to be weak all around and didn't match up to the things they were supposed to.... which is pretty lame. The art was a mixed bag for me and did take away some of my enjoyment of the Superman of Metropolis story, but that was still the highlight of this book to me, which is pretty damning because this is one of the weakest titles coming out of Future State. Read Full Review

Jon Kent and Mister Miracle were a bit underwhelming, but I did enjoy the Guardian's story. We really don't get enough of The Guardian.

Incredibly bland. I don't remember most of this not too long after reading it, which is, well, not a good sign.

Wasn't terrible but just wasn't really for me. The superman story was the best and the mister miracle story I just couldn't get into at all I tried but it didn't work for me personally

It's no more sensical or easy to follow than the first issue.

Not my cup of tea. Jon is a sidekick, not a very good one, but a sidekick nonetheless. He just isn't that great of a Superman and I can't put my finger on it as to why.

I Skimmed Mister Miracle. I just didn't care.

Guardian is a joke, right? A Captain America knockoff with the word 'Metro' across his chest? Come on, it's a joke... it has to be.

This is a really bland set of stories at best.

The only thing I feel after reading this comic is emptiness. I tried, scout's word, to care about anyone or anything involved in these three short stories, but I can't. I couldn't care less about adult Jon, since I don't care about his main continuity rapid aged counterpart either, I couldn't care about the second Mister Miracle, and I sure couldn't care less about Guardian. On second thought, I doubt that more than a fraction of a percent of comic readers even knows his name, let alone cares about him, but I digress.

Point is, no matter how much this comic tried to make me feel somewhat excited and engaged in Metropolis affairs, it did not do it. It feels directionless, like a soap opera, and you know you f-ed up when something as short as a 2 issue long story is already as entertaining as a coat of paint drying on a wall.

Through and through the comic is one gigantic missed opportunity. more

There is something to be said about a 46 page comic book that stops being worth the effort to read it at the 21st page. There is nothing to care about in this book. Jon is not Superman and never will be, also how he is written isn't even in line with the established character. The best thing they could do now is kill him off in the most brutal way possible, (mostly because I would find that amusing) or simply have Superman forget he ever existed. I'm not a fan of 2nd or 3rd stories in a book. Sadly, this seems to be the way DC is going to handle things moving forward as they have cut their publication titles. Add the fact that there has a been a mass exodus of talent from the company, fans are left with the dregs of the talent pool.