Relatively sophisticated and understated for Johns, at least in parts. Read Full Review

Some readers may find the pacing on Superman too slow and plodding right now. Perhaps this book will read better in collected form. But it offers plenty of enjoyment already despite the methodical storytelling approach. Johns is succeeding in molding Ulysses into a worthy Superman ally, and it looks as though he'll be able to do the same for The Machinist. Read Full Review

Overall, I suggest you pick up this issue as well as the rest of the arc, but I'm still hoping that it will get better as it goes along. The arc is good, but I was treating this book as the second coming of Christ as I am a huge fan of Geoff Johns and Superman, I'm just building the book up too much. It's still better than half of Johns' Action Comics run, but I'm just going to have to wait patiently for the issues to come out (And it's not enough that I have to wait ANOTHER month because of the Futures End one-shots). Read Full Review

Fun, with a decent story and better than average visuals. Read Full Review

I enjoyed this issue more when I read it the second time. It moves the story forward. But it felt like a baby step. And I was hoping for a stride. I know. I can't have it both ways. I can't like the long character scenes and then bemoan the lack of story progression. But I thought the first issues by this team struck that perfect mix. Read Full Review

A beautifully crafted story that really gets the essence of Superman in personality and dialogue, but loses its way in the final rendering, Superman #34 gives us some moments that could easily be defining for the Man of Tomorrow. Its a hard decision for me whether Ill be back next month to see what comes of Ulysses and Clarks friendship. I want to. I really do. But more than ever before, I really see how important story AND art are to a storys success, and the latter is really holding me back. My hope is that it doesnt for you. Read Full Review

Superman #34 continues the rehabilitation of Superman's character.  Geoff Johns is giving the reader a Superman you can get behind because he's just a damn nice guy.  We get more of Ulysses back story and a mysterious Villain I really want to see more of.  I can't wait to see what happens next. Read Full Review

The Men of Tomorrow continues to be a brilliant story arc for Superman and delivers on the premise of an iconic creative collaboration. Geoff and Johns talents and sensibilities mesh very well together and allow readers to truly immerse themselves in the narrative and relate to Superman, which has always been a problem. These guys make it look easy. Read Full Review

If there is one thing lacking in this story it is a lack of testing Superman's hope. With all the talk about the limits of hope in this issue I would have expected to see his limit pushed. There are still a few more issues, so I'd say there's a good chance that's still on the way. Read Full Review

As Johns and Romita Jr. continue their first arc on this title, next month's Future's End issue notwithstanding, reader faith has been rewarded. This arc is a perfect jumping-on point for the New 52 version of the character, boiling him down to the essentials, although signaling some changes on the horizon for one of DC's flagship character. This is your daddy's Superman - just turned up to 11. Read Full Review

Superman is a tough character to get behind. He seems too boring and doesn't really have that great of a rogues gallery. However, Johns is giving us his carbon copy and is putting the pair through a few gates together to see how they differ in their reactions. Things seem to be heating up in this issue. I recommend checking it out. Read Full Review

Superman#34 is a well-conceived entry in theMen Of Tomorrow saga, rife with moments imbued with real emotion (the time spentbetween Superman and Ulysses' biological parents made this writer yearn for the return of Ma and Pa Kent in a very potent way), and real intrigue (who is the Machinist, and how is he connected to Ulysses?). The cover blastsThe Machinations Of The Machinist!, and though the book does a fine job of introducing this new threat, real answers look like they will have to wait. With this much going on at once, Superman's life isvery busy all of a sudden, and the adventures going on inSuperman are the most thrilling the Man of Steel has faced since DC underwent their chaotic company-wide reboot.Men Of Tomorrowshows that in order to improve Superman in this post-Flashpoint universe, it's time to inject new ideas. To continue clinging to the past – and everything that goes with it – means that the Superman books are already doomed. Read Full Review

"Superman" #34 is fun, and the book is clearly in good hands. Now that we're three issues in, I think we should all have a good feel for what the Johns, Romita, Janson and Martin run on the title will be like. And based on that, I'm sticking around. You may see what's coming before it actually appears, but it's executed with skill in a way that you won't really mind. Read Full Review

This issue marks a continued stride towards a brighter future for "Superman" in the hands of Geoff Johns and John Romita Jr. While there are times in this issue that the storyline could come off as clich, the fact that there hasn't been a really strong story in the pages of "Superman" in over thirty issues means a clich story is better than nothing. Even if that wasn't the case, at least Johns is bringing back shades of the writing from his run on "Action Comics" with a focus on exploring the humanity and duality of Clark Kent and Superman. Teaming him with John Romita Jr. would have made this a run to take notice of, even if it hadn't lived up to the expectations; thankfully it did, as both Romita and Johns seem to be putting their all into making this the run that brings Superman back to the fore of DC's publishing. Read Full Review

Next month's issue will tell readers quite a bit of what Geoff Johns has planned for Ulysses and how Superman reacts to his new friend's use of deadly force. (Zack Snyder suggests a high five.) Too by-the-numbers for my taste, “Men of Tomorrow” seems to have taken its expected dark turn leaving the continued bromance between the new friends in serious doubt. For fans. Read Full Review

I want to read a comic about Superman, not about Geoff Johns' bland neworiginal character. At least the art remains as legendary as its artist. Read Full Review

The first good Superman story of the Nu 52!

Well, this is certainly better than the first two issues of Geoff's run, but the Machinist and Ulysses still feel like very random characters. I am also stating to think that Geoff is a little bit of a tree-hugger (no offense). Not buying supers being nanite-controlled...