Clark Kent and Manchester Black continue to put Superman’s new team together, even though keeping Black in check seems like just as difficult a job as convincing the new recruits to come along. The pair hits different parts of the world looking for different types of heroes. While Midnighter, Apollo, and Natasha Irons only need to tie up some loose ends before getting on board, the Enchantress is going to be a little harder. Superman is going to have to set her free from a deadly illusion hell-bent on destroying her before she can help him save the universe.
Superman and the Authority #2takes a unique approach to team-building, giving each member a chance to shine as the Man of Steel builds a new team. The next issue promises to see the team escape from Hellwhich means there will be a literal trial by fire. So far, this creative team has excelled at delivering upon the promise of the series and I hope they continue to do so with the two remaining issues. Read Full Review
Buy this book. So many Easter Eggs are found from days gone by. This “A” team lead by a graying and weakened Superman (if by weak, we mean he still can bench press the equivalent of a Death Star). It is early to see if the parts do equal the sum, but I'm in for the long haul! Read Full Review
Later Midnighter even says that he has anticipated every response to this mission that Apollo could have and they all are buzz kills. This 'I can prepare for anyone and know the ultimate outcome' is the sort of invulnerable take on Batman that has kept me away from a Dark Knight comic for some time. It's funny. Morrison might have been the first 'uber bat' perpetrator way back in his JLA revamp. So maybe he's laughing at himself. Read Full Review
Grant Morrison always writes a unique script and this comic book is no different. The art by Mikel Janin is definitely his best. Overall, this is another good issue in this limited series. Read Full Review
Superman and the Authority #2 is a master class in how to assemble a superhero team in the space of a single issue. Grant Morrison, Mikel Janin, Fico Ossio, Evan Cagle, and Travel Foreman seamlessly combine multi-genre short stories with a thematically rich overarching narrative of an aging Superman and a chaotic Manchester Black trying to do this superhero thing the right way. (No genocides, please!) I can't wait to see this merry band fight through Hell, and Apollo fangirl over (hot dad) Superman some more! Read Full Review
Morrisons intensity and conceptual approach are still prevalent and stronger than ever in this issue. Plus, readers get a wide range that showcases what hes truly capable of. Yet, as strong as Morrison was this issue, its the diverse, dynamic illustrations, artistic styles, and coloring that made this issue so successful and set the tone masterfully. Im still all-in on this series and look forward to seeing what unravels as SUPERMAN AND THE AUTHORITY resumes. Let me know what you think, have a great week, and God Bless! Read Full Review
I continue to like this book as Morrison recruits his team to join Superman in his fight against Mongul and Warworld. I love the characters he has chosen for the Authority and was glad each got a little spotlight in this issue. Even if you're not reading the other Super-books, you should check this out. Read Full Review
The first issue was almost entirely a strong character piece with some great action. This is a much more eclectic issue, but one that still demonstrates Morrison's consistently strong grasp over the entire DCU. Read Full Review
Superman and The Authority #2 is compelling and interesting, pushing for something different and weirder within the strict confines of team books. Read Full Review
While the limited space and some frustrating storytelling decisions keep Superman and the Authority's second issue from matching its debut, it remains a welcomely dense comic. Read Full Review
I enjoy a reigned in Grant Morrison, and this issue is chockablock full of fun little Morrison stories as he explores some fun characters. Read Full Review
A myriad of styles are used to illustrate this issue, varying with the particular individuals focused upon. These techniques find commonality in their attention to detail and focus on either character expression or form. I appreciate how each character's arc feels like a different story. The art expertly fits the mood of the different characters perfectly and helps foster an emotional connection with them. Read Full Review
Each section taken on its own merits is appealing with problems that fit their corresponding characters in revealing fashions, as well as a mix of guest artists who create a sense of distance between their different spaces. Yet each of the three encounters included here reads as being separate from any core narrative, like ideas that could not justify their own pitches distilled into a dozen page story. Read Full Review
Superman and The Authority is off to a unique start, but with only two more issues left, its questionable just what this book will accomplish beyond setting up a new team. Read Full Review
I get good Midnighter and Apollo content, I give a ten. Nat is a great inclusion as well.
Pick of the week!
It isn't everyday you buy a comic that's worth every penny.
Give me Morrison's endless explosion of ideas that make an issue worth reading over all the crap DC is publishing nowadays while stamping it with a "Batman" logo. I live for the utilization of the actual DC universe outside of Gotham for god's sake. Sadly the only popular books on this site are the soulless stream of bat-fam content hyper-saturating the shelves.
The Empty Hand has won my friends. Enjoy oblivion, you brought it upon yourselves.
THis is an amazing book!
"World's Gayest"
Morrison is flowing throughout this book.
A slow start with the Steel story, but it picked up nicely with Midnighter and Apollo. I really enjoy their design and dialogue. I wish I could say the comic maintained that momentum, but I found the June Moone story a bit too weird for my liking. Still, I'm interested to see where this goes. It's already a decisive comic, so I can't wait to see what's next.
Gotta love how some of these characters genuinely believe in the ideal of Superman, whether it's Steel or Apollo. For that matter, they're all working for a better tomorrow especially in terms of Midnighter and Apollo's relationship. As for Enchantress, it took a few reads, but she's also looking for a better tomorrow and maybe having an aspirational figure like Superman would do that. Plus Grant Morrison found a way to make the Supermobile work!
Filled with fun and exciting ideas coupled with excruciating pacing — the series is half over and we haven't even met all the characters! I know we're coming up on the days of oughts nostalgia, but surely no one is nostalgic for the decompression era's glacial pacing. Still, even if the whole is much less than the sum of its parts, the parts are all quite good, and Morrison's clearly having a ball writing Manchester Black.
The Superman / Black parts were ok. The Nat Irons part was cringe worthy. The Midnighter / Apollo part was meh. The June Moone / Enchantress part I didn't understand. Was it all a delusion in her unwell mind?
Unfortunately this didn't really work for me. Hopefully others enjoy it more than I did
I don't know how I feel, there is some good stuff in this book, but there is also some really bad stuff
I’m done, especially at this price point.
This is just... odd. But what else can one expect from Morrison? They're just an odd writer. I really had trouble getting through this one. It's just really not as fun as they think it is.
This issue went a different direction. It doesn't really progress the story but instead, introduces the other members of the team superman & Manchester Black put together. And the shifts feel so strange. They don't really explain where these characters are, what they're doing, etc. I'm unclear what's happening with Enchantress. She's in hell??? IDK. This issue was just a wild shift away from the tone set up in #1
The amount of cringey shit Morrison spouts here really makes this a chore. He's not nearly as clever as he thinks he is. Also, we're basically at the half of this book that sets up an ambitious task, changing the world and all that, and we're still absolutely nowhere. I have serious doubts Morrison will deliver something of substance in the next two issues, if the first two were any indication. And the fact that Janin isn't drawing the whole book is another major minus for me.
Well, I’ll admit I’m not a Morrison guy, but I do feel like we could have skipped the first two issues and we would pretty much be in the same place.
Complete crap. Attempts to be clever fail badly.
Usual Morrison garbage. I've dropped this one after 2 issues.
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